The State of West Virginia, a customer of software design and business solutions provider DBA Technologies, LLC, presented a stellar review of DBA Technologies custom software product at the Community Action Partnership 2011 Annual Convention in San Francisco, Calif. Shelly Woda, an Information Specialist with the W.Va. Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, praised the efficiency and success of West Virginia's statewide data system and DBA Technologies copyrighted product, DBA FACSPro . Woda, along with other Community Action professionals, spoke on a "Statewide ...

Your dreams of becoming a children's writer can be had through the children's magazine market. Breaking in with nonfiction articles for kids helps set you apart from the sea of submissions editors receive on a daily basis. For nonfiction is a much sought area for most children's magazines. But where does one begin in navigating the wealth of children's publications without drowning in the wealth of "how to information" available at our fingers? Have no fear, the Working Writer's Coach herself, Suzanne Lieurance, is here to help. According to Lieurance, "establishing ...

Methods Machine Tools, Inc. and Matsuura Machinery Corporation have announced a new appointment for Matsuura in the USA. Mr. John Schwartz has been hired by Matsuura Machinery Corporation as Product Manager in the U.S.A., a newly created position to support increased demand for Matsuura products. http://www.methodsmachine.com "We're pleased to have John work with the Methods' team," commented Mr. Bryon Deysher, President and CEO of Methods Machine Tools, Inc. "He is in a strategic position to work closely with customers, while collaborating with Methods' ...

Larue Pest Management, a Cape Coral lawn care company, has released their latest free eBook entitled, "11 Ways to Ensure You Have the Greenest, Healthiest Lawn in Your Neighborhood", providing tips and resources to maintain a healthy, beautiful lawn. This includes ways to protect a lawn from pests, as well as proper lawn care and irrigation tips. This eBook is the latest addition to Larue Pest Management's library of resourceful eBooks. Recent eBooks include, "7 Tips to Prevent Termites from Eating You Out of House and Home" and "12 Things to Know ...

Paws2Help is pleased to announce the inaugural Pup Crawl - THINK PUB CRAWL with your dog - which will take place Saturday, October 8 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on the 200 block of Clematis Street. This exciting new downtown event will feature food and drink specials at all the restaurants on the 200 block, and kick off with a pet parade down Clematis Street. There will be a full day of music, food, face painting for the kids, vendors including pet bakeries, pet apparel, pet services and more! Each restaurant on the 200 block of Clematis Street will be offering specials throughout ...

We all know that Last.fm serves to discover new music, but it does so much more than that. Each day the social network is used by a vast audience of concert goers to trade tickets or discuss live shows. People get to know each other on concerts and post photos or reviews of the show. The database is continuously updated by dedicated fans and has become the reference for live music experiences all over the world. Last Concerts is an iPhone app that concentrates on the live concert aspect of Last.fm. It will keep a copy of all your activities offline, serving as an agenda ...

The organisers of the Big Bear Festival feared that their event would have to be cancelled after the previous venue had been closed down due to a business decision made by the company that owned the buildings and surround lands. The Bear Fest organisers then put out the word that they needed a new venue to hold their event in. Hedingham Castle were more than happy to offer to host the Big Bear Festival 2011 and support such a worthy cause. The festival is to be held in remembrance of Sam Bearman, the organiser's son who tragically died from meningitis. The organisers ...

Hurricane Grill & Wings , a restaurant chain famous for its 32 flavors of wings, opens its first location in Syosset, NY today. After great success with 41 locations, Syosset residents and visitors will now be able to experience Hurricane Grill & Wings' unique food and atmosphere for themselves. Offering award-winning jumbo sized chicken wings in 32 original flavors, Hurricane Grill & Wings prides itself on big flavor, quality food and a relaxed beach atmosphere with something for everyone on the menu. The restaurant is jam packed with delicious trademark ...

Business IT Professionals, Inc. (Biz IT Pro), a premier Microsoft Gold Certified CRM consulting & training firm, is now offering a CRM training boot camp for the newly released CRM 2011. This boot camp, to be held in the Atlanta Metro area beginning on October 17, 2011, is the latest in a popular nationwide series of BizITPro boot camps, and the first in an upcoming series of BizITPro boot camps covering the exciting new features of CRM 2011. Biz IT Pro's certified Microsoft Dynamics CRM instructors will teach both customer relationship management professionals and ...

Scribbler, retailer of original and unique greeting cards and gifts, has appointed SiteVisibility to design and implement an integrated social search campaign focusing on further promoting their online presence and increasing eCommerce revenue. Continually refreshing their stock and sourcing the most creative and humorous cards, Scribbler attracts a wide variety of clients who are looking for unique and edgy greeting cards and gifts. With a strong high street presence, Scribbler is looking to increase its reach online, through their wide variety of gifts and cards which ...

Recognizing a growing trend in the United States in which consumers want to limit their exposure to advertising, OverApps launched today in beta providing consumers the first opportunity to not only block online advertising, but also replace it with apps of their choice. The new - and completely free - browser add-on replaces annoying, distracting, unnecessary or just unwanted advertisements and empowers the consumer to customize that space to their own liking. Offering "the web the way you want it," OverApps users can choose from a gallery of fully functioning ...

Just in time for the new school year, Mackin Educational Resources has launched a new ebook and online database management system called MACKIN VIA . MACKIN VIA will allow students, librarians, teachers and administrators to simultaneously use and manage all their ebooks and online databases with one simple login. Provided free of charge to Mackin eResource customers, MACKIN VIA is whiteboard compatible, can be used on any computer or device with Internet access, and eliminates the need for educators and students to use multiple logins from different publishers to ...

Chula Vista child care center, Montessori American School, is proud to announce the debut of a free eBook, "12 Tips for Choosing a Montessori School". This eBook clarifies for parents what a Montessori school is, describing the origin of Montessori schools and the kinds of benefits children receive from attending a Montessori school. It explains the philosophy behind Montessori schools including how children repeat activities until they've been mastered and how the calm and orderly classroom atmosphere fosters children's attention and concentration. "12 ...

Apps Genius Corp (OTCBB: APGS) (www.appsgenius.com), developer and publisher of social games and mobile apps, today announces a distribution agreement with Wizard World, Inc. (WIZD.pk), producer of Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America and the launch of its celebrity gaming division that will build mobile and social applications around celebrity branded personas. "We are excited to launch our Celebrity Entertainment division and our through our agreement with Comic Con we will be able to reach a large existing market of loyal consumers for ...

The National Adoption Weekend is proudly sponsored by PetSmart, Purina Pro Plan and Purina Tidy Cats. The goal of this event is to help find thousands of pets a lifelong, loving home. The event is part of PetSmart Charities' National Adoption Weekend. In the 20 years that PetSmart has been hosting such events; over 4.5 million pets have been adopted. "It is part of PetSmart's mission to serve as an avenue for rescue agencies to place dogs and cats in loving homes," says Puyallup store manager Steve Hollis. During the event, PetSmart expects to place ...

Myworkwear (trading name of JM Worthington & Co Ltd), is a family run business that manufactures and supplies a complete range of business, corporate and workwear. The company has been established since 1984 and has had an internet presence since 1995. They have been manufacturing and supplying workwear for the past 20 years from their Telford base. The company can supply all types of garments and accessories for the office right through to the shop floor. Thanks to their many years of expertise this company knows exactly what workwear needs there are and prides ...

Melanie Black Dubis, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, has been named by Triangle Business Journal as a recipient of the 2011 Women in Business Award, which honors area women who have proven to be dynamic and outstanding leaders with established track records of significant accomplishments in business and/or community service. Award recipients were honored at an Aug. 25 event at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, N.C. Dubis has been recognized as one of the state's top business litigators, as well as an advocate for numerous nonprofits throughout the ...

iGoDigital, the market and technology leader in personalized product recommendations and guided selling tools, announces Eric Tobias, president of iGoDigital, and iGoDigital client Kevin Ertell, CMO of OnlineShoes.com, will be participating in a Vendor-Retailer Case Study Roundtable Discussion at Shop.org 2011 Annual Summit. The roundtable entitled "Tips to harness and pitfalls to avoid when implementing product recommendations" will take place September 14th from 12:30-1:45 p.m. at the EXPO Hall of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. In addition to ...

The Learning House, Inc., an online education solutions partner, received recognition as a high-growth company at both the national and local level. Learning House was recognized at the national level by earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 annual rankings for the second year in a row. Learning House grew revenue 88 percent over the past three years, earning the position of 2,631 on the annual list. In addition to national recognition, Learning House was recognized locally by Louisville Business First as a "Fast 50" company for the third consecutive year. The ...

Dan Fields, AIA, principal and CMO at BJAC, pa (http://www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced the release of a podcast onusing Prezi as a creative presentation tool.In this podcast, marketing coordinator Sarah Barrett discusses how architects can use Prezi to get across ideas in a nonlinear manner. Launched in April 2009, Prezi is a web-based, interactive presentation platform that allows users to easily move around multiple parts of a presentation and zoom in and out to see details ...

TopQuote.ca, a premier online service, announced the expansion of its service to Barrie, Kitchener, Ottawa, London, and Hamilton today. TopQuote.ca assists drivers by helping them find the best auto insurance rates offered by Ontario insurance providers. The new locations complement TopQuote.ca's existing network in the Greater Toronto Area, and extend savings opportunities to more Ontario drivers. There are more than 30 auto insurance providers in Ontario and, in the past, it has been cumbersome and time-consuming for drivers to compare insurance rates from different ...

Washington Urgent Care, an Urgent Care clinic in Fremont, CA, has achieved Urgent Care Center Accreditation from the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM). Washington Urgent Care treats a wide array of injuries and illnesses, routinely providing easily-accessible, high quality, compassionate care for their patients. Accreditation is a voluntary process through which an Urgent Care Center is able to measure the quality of its services and performance against nationally recognized standards. The AAUCM Urgent Care Center Accreditation (UCCA) Program recognizes ...

DataMentors LLC, the industry-leading, full-service data quality and management solutions company, announced the release of its drive time analysis solution, DataDrive. Drive time analysis identifies drive time from point A to point B based on actual drive time (minutes) versus radius (miles). It also takes into consideration urban and rural areas, construction zones and roads. Drive time calculators, offered by several vendors in the market today, are often limited by speed and the number of locations which can be analyzed at one time. DataMentors' DataDrive offers ...

It's never too late to claim part of the $2.2 billion in unclaimed property currently being held by the Texas Comptroller's office. In fact, according to the Comptrollers office in Texas, "One if four Texans has money and items from old bank accounts, royalty and payroll checks, insurance policies, safe-deposit boxes and other sources." On average unclaimed property amounts to $1,000 per claim. These are better odds then most lotteries says Edward Palonek, founder of foundmoney.com, which was the first company to allow people to search for money on the internet. ...

Bill Horne, CEO of Laser Spine Institute (http://www.laserspineinstitute.com), the leader in endoscopic spine surgery, has announced that the company was named to the Gulf Coast Business Review 2011 Gulf Coast 500, a compilation of the largest headquartered companies on the Gulf Coast of Florida, from Tampa to Naples. Analyzed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, companies were ranked by 2010 annual gross revenue according to each company's fiscal year results. QUOTE: "We are proud to maintain company headquarters in Florida and are pleased to be recognized ...