December is a time for giving, and Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway patrons will have plenty of gifts throughout the month to celebrate the holiday season including the "Young At Heart" Oleg Cassini Christmas ornaments on Wednesdays and holiday shopping events for Elite Club Members on December 15-17. For those looking to share the spirit of the holidays, Empire City's annual coat and toy drive will take place from December 11-17. Laughfests: If the winter cold has you singing the blues, some say laughter is the best medicine! Get your dosage of comedy ...

Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Public Relations (http://www.mmipublicrelations.com), a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that the company will serve as a sponsor for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Elected Officials Holiday Reception taking place Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, located at 2 E. South St. The reception is being held to honor and thank elected leaders for another year of dedicated service. Attendees will include mayors from Wake County, members of the Raleigh ...

CWD is excited to announce that Electrohome EAKAR535 Portable Karaoke System has been awarded the PTPA Winner's Seal of Approval. PTPA Media has North America's largest volunteer parent testing community, with over 40,000 parents. Consumers looking for high-quality products and services can rest assured when they see the PTPA Winner's Seal; it's evidence of product excellence as evaluated by unbiased parent consumers. "We're excited that this product has been recognized as a great product by the parents who've tested it" said Michael Reles, Brand Manager ...

Steamboat Motors is known as the preferred Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep dealer of the Steamboat Springs area. However, they are proud to announce that they offer more than just cars to their greater Colorado community. Steamboat Motors is introducing a number of organizations that they pledge their time, money, and support to, in order to improve and benefit Routt County. Firstly, Steamboat Motors is proud to support governmental and city-sanctioned associations, including the Steamboat Springs Chamber and Resort Association and the Steamboat Springs Economic Council. ...

The company has introduced many new exciting home accents for this fall, including soft furnishings and European tapestries. Their range of comfy cushions and beanbag chairs are perfect for snuggling up with your loved one after a lovely evening enjoying the gorgeous show of colourful fall leaves. Lie back with a glass of wine or your favourite drink, and allow yourselves to just relax and enjoy this time of year. The fabulous floor or table-standing lanterns that Global Home Accents has offer you will provide warm glowing light to accentuate the yellows, oranges and ...

Shoeboxes for Military Spouses, the nation's only program dedicated to collecting and distributing shoebox gifts to military spouses, is the flagship program of Support Military Spouses, a North-Carolina-based nonprofit. From Nov. 25 through Dec. 17, 17 locations across North Carolina will serve as collection sites for gift boxes. The goal is to assemble, collect and distribute shoeboxes filled with gifts that are pampering and encouraging in nature to every wife or husband whose spouse is active duty. Currently, there are over 1 million active duty armed forces ...

Operation: Coming Home (http://operationcominghome.com), a joint volunteer project by the Triangle Veterans Association, Royal Oaks Building Group, Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA), and Gaines & Company, among others, has announced that Sgt. Carlos Evans, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and his family will be the recipients of the third house donated by the organization in a ceremony to be held in Cameron, N.C. on Friday, Dec. 2. Operation: Coming Home volunteers and local dignitaries will be on hand to present Sgt. Evans with the key to his new house, ...

The Greater Raleigh-Durham Chapter 105 of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) announced their officers for 2012 at their Annual Officer Installation held on November 9th at The Angus Barn. The 11-member board is comprised of the following real estate professionals: President - Gary Triplett, CPM President-Elect - Crystal Hall, CPM Treasurer - Chris Stigall, CPM Secretary - Bonnie Moser, CPM Counselor - Brenda Brantley, ARM /CPM Candidate Counselor - Glenn French, CPM Emeritus Counselor - Gina Ide, CPM Counselor - Tracey Johnson, CPM Counselor ...

Jason Konesco, president of Harrison College (http://www.harrison.edu), a post-secondary, proprietary educational institution aimed at business, industry, and the public sector, has announced that Shelley Hunter has joined the institution as associate provost for student services. In this role, Hunter will provide strategic vision, leadership and direction for the college's student affairs, career services and alumni services groups. She comes to Harrison College from the Indiana University Foundation, where she spent more than seven years as special giving programs director ...

Cookies.com, a website whose name says it all, has created a list of its Top 5 Holiday Gifts for Caramel Lovers. No matter who you are shopping for, this list has something for everyone with a sweet tooth! Top 5 Gifts for Caramel Lovers: 1. Gourmet Caramel Corn - 3 Gallon Tower - $38.00 2. Caramel Lover's Giant Fortune Cookie - $29.99 3. Classic Caramel and Chocolate Pretzel Twists - $24.99 4. Caramel Pecan Chocolate Gourmet Caramel Apple - $24.99 5. Banana Caramel Cream Cake - $47.95 Photos and samples are available upon request. About Cookies.com: Based ...

With this week's announcement that national replacement window retailer Window Depot USA was acquired by competitor Clear Choice USA, consumers get the advantage. By joining forces, both companies are expanding their national footprint; but more importantly, by combining staff efforts, dealer expertise and best business practices, both companies emerge stronger than ever before, and better equipped to offer homeowners an unbeatable combination of low prices and high-level service. Best yet, with ever-increasing public visibility, these companies must continue to raise their ...

Great Hotels of the World (http://www.ghotw.com), the global hotel sales and marketing alliance, has announced the launch of a brand new trade directory combining their Meetings, Incentive and Corporate Travel collections for 2012. The new Meetings, Incentive and Corporate Travel Collection 2012 will be officially launched at next week's Exhibition for the Incentive Business Travel and Meetings (EIBTM) in Barcelona, Spain, where Great Hotels of the World will be exhibiting on stand E320. The 2012 edition includes over 130 of the world's best MICE and corporate properties, ...

Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (http://www.cbctmp.com/), has announced that Mike Wright has been promoted to Senior Investment Advisor in the Advisory Services division of the firm. In his new position, Wright will specialize in investment sales with a focus on multi-family and "value added" real estate opportunities. Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark properties in 2008, he worked for four years in residential real estate sales in Cape Coral, Fla., specializing in investment real estate and foreclosures. ...

Health care company, Mölnlycke Health Care, has been awarded Class A status by business improvement specialists Oliver Wight, after implementing Integrated Business Planning (advanced S&OP) and almost eliminating forecast bias as a result. Recognised as one of the world's great innovators in the design and manufacture of single-use surgical and wound-care products, Mölnlycke Health Care, has been working closely with Oliver Wight in redesigning its business management flows to achieve integration across the organisation's complex structure. As well as improved ...

Laura Powers, Vice President of Marketing for strategic planning, marketing and public relations agency Furia Rubel, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Central Bucks Rotary. An active member of the Bucks County community, Powers is engaged in outreach with regional, national and international communities through the Central Bucks Rotary, an affiliate of the service organization, Rotary International. "I am honored to serve on the Board of Directors of the Central Bucks Rotary. I believe strongly in Rotary International's motto, 'Service Above Self,' ...

Now through November 28, 2011, the Crowne Plaza Hotel-Seattle invites future guests to register for the Black Friday "Gotta Get 100" Twitter promotion presented by the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). Participants will have the chance to earn $100 off any flight, as well as win additional $100 gift card giveaways. IHG has named this offer the "largest Twitter-exclusive travel deal in the hotel industry," and the Crowne Plaza Hotel-Seattle invites future guests to save just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Twitter users can participate ...

Driver's Alert is Kentucky's top provider of driver monitoring, on-line safety training program, data management and GPS vehicle observation throughout the fleet management industry. Based on many years of experiences coupled with data, Driver's Alert in many cases can predict what is going to the root cause of a large amount of your fleets at-fault accidents as well as accident-related costs. Driver's Alert's thorough Smart Risk fleet risk management strategy supplies you with the resources to support FMCSA compliance, uncover difficult areas and take action to improve ...

Jewelry Fresh launches its online superstore with a collection of more than 5000 items hip hop jewelry, a perfect choice for those who wish to make a style statement, iced out jewelry for those who wish to follow their favorite celebrity and bling jewelry for the ones who are fond of high-end pieces made from genuine diamonds. This super store has everything under one roof. You can get products from all levels of quality. The entry level items for instance start at $ 10.The collection of items is endless and the choices are plenty. This site is a shopping haven for both ...

The original industrial-focused virtual marketplace IndustrialSAVER, commonly called I-SAVER announced plans Tuesday to help the Idaho manufacturing and business community as partner of the American Machine Shops Network at http://MFGpartners.net The company said its B-to-B marketplace increased offerings from prototype makers, plastic manufacturers, machining specialists and producers of small and large parts and components as well as powder metal parts, precision CNC machining services, lathing work, casting, metal spinning, ceramic products and custom fabrication services. Domestic ...

On November 22nd The Better Business Bureau announced Advanced Basement Systems as the winner of the Western Ontario BBB Integrity Award. Advanced Basement Systems was one of three finalists competing for one of the most sought-after awards there is for a business. This was the 14th Annual BBB Business Integrity Awards presentation. Owner & President Martin Bates accepted the award at the London Convention Centre in front of hundreds of local business people. After receiving the award Bates said, "Thank you to all my great employees for working as hard as ...

Starjack Entertainment welcomes its new Marketing and Publicity Coordinator. Ms. Ella Louise Annie Robinson joins British film producer, director, and screenwriter Deborah Louise Robinson and her business partner, American published author and film producer Pamela S. K. Glasner, as they complete and prepare to launch their feature-length documentary, Last Will and Embezzlement, which is scheduled for release in January of 2012. In addition to several years of working successfully in a fast-paced office environment, Ms. Robinson brings with her a nearly-obsessive love ...

Cre8 Joinery Solutions is the new trading identity for Essex-based Washroom Joinery LLP. We may have new branding, but with over 100-years' combined experience between the distinguished members of our team, our client commitment and job fulfillment remains the same. Plus, as part of our push to provide increased prominence for all joinery aspects of our business - including innovative products such as Qubewall (also known as Storewall) and Duraglas - to better meet your own demands, we also have a new website. Our online presence has been engineered to keep you ...

Whether we are ready or not, Christmas and the Holidays are upon us, and it's time to start making your gift list and checking it twice. Family and friend shopping is something we are all familiar with, but companies too are preparing their lists and deciding who to send a gift to this holiday season. The holidays are the most popular time that businesses send a thank you gift to their clients and employees, and more and more companies are realizing that a simple gesture such as a holiday gift can go a long way in maintaining great client and employee relations. One ...

Knexus, the Cloud technology company specialising in Social Engagement Tools for leading brands, today announced its Social Content Exchange v4.0 release. Social Content Exchange is a social place for sharing video, images & other content, to generate profitable conversations. It helps organizations communicate, engage & educate colleagues more effectively & economically. The latest release features an all new Engagement Console with a simple & easy to use interface, powerful permissions functionality, extended social interactions & upgraded cloud ...

Auslogics Software Pty Ltd has been awarded the Intel Software Premier Elite Partner status. The Premier Elite Partner status is the highest possible partner level with Intel , recognizing Auslogics for its dedication to developing highly effective computer software and bringing real value to its customers. The Intel Software Partner Program provides partner software developers with support and resources to help them develop, optimize, and market commercial applications running on Intel platforms and technologies. It has three membership levels - Registered Partner, ...