BancVue (www.BancVue.com), the leading provider of innovative products, dynamic marketing, and data-driven consulting solutions to community financial institutions around the country, has been named one of Austin's fastest growing private businesses by the Austin Business Journal. BancVue, which topped the list of fastest growing companies with over $10 Million in revenue, ranked number three on the full Fast 50 list. The firm was also recognized by the Austin Business Journal in 2009. "We're pleased, of course, to be recognized for BancVue's remarkable and continuing ...

Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, held a pep rally for hundreds of enthusiastic teenagers at Marlborough School in Los Angeles November 5th. The Girl Up campaign is reaching out to American girls, drawing on their compassion and energy to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations dedicated to helping adolescent girls in developing countries. The Los Angeles pep rally was one in a series of rallies which will be hosted nationwide. All participants in the rally were given a Girl Up passport and traveled around the room to the countries ...

The Institute of Management Consultants USA has granted the accreditation of CMC, or Certified Management Consultant, to Jennifer Leake. Achieving the status of CMC indicates a consultant is a leading expert in their field and has a track record of significant accomplishments in their consulting engagements. The CMC designation was awarded to Jennifer Leake following a rigorous process of examination. Candidates for the CMC must have demonstrated a history of substantive results for clients, shown adherence to the IMC USA Code of Ethics and professional practice ...

Go ahead and satisfy that sweet tooth: Isabella's Cookies are the ultimate gourmet excuse to indulge in a time-honored guilty pleasure. With decadent flavors ranging from "The Muffy" (it's like a blueberry muffin in a cookie!) to the "Maui Wowie," Isabella's Cookies are the fresh baked treat that adults and kids alike are constantly craving. Made from the finest ingredients and never containing additives or preservatives, Isabella's Cookies are honestly good and positively sinful. Using unique and fun ingredients such as sweet Bourbon vanilla and chocolate covered raisins, ...

Executive search firms should educate and encourage clients to embrace diversity, believes Kenny. Her comments follow reports in the Financial Times that the chairmen of Centrica, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC Holdings, J Sainsbury, Aviva and the UK units of KPMG International and Deloitte & Touche are backing an initiative aimed at raising the proportion of women on boards to 30% in the next five years. Kenny told Recruiter: "It's not just the board; there is still the element of the old boys' network, based on who the male directors know, where appointments are made ...

Join the Auxiliary Board of A Silver Lining Foundation (ASLF) for its 3rd Annual Naughty or Nice Party , 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 at District Bar (170 W. Ontario, Chicago). Proceeds will fund no cost mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women. Tickets can be purchased online for $50 at http://www.asilverliningfoundation.org/tickets or at the door. Guests who attend ASLF's 3rd Annual Naughty or Nice Party not only will have the chance to enjoy four hours of premium bar, appetizers and live entertainment provided by the band 'Sorry For Partying', while supporting ...

U.S. Synchronized Swimming (USA Synchro) is proud to name Ludus Tours as its official Hospitality and Travel partner throughout the Summer Games in 2012. As part of the alliance, Ludus Tours will provide hospitality, accommodations, and tour package opportunities to the members of USA Synchro to various international events. "We're thrilled about being able to work with USA Synchro and its athletes," Adam Dailey, Ludus' Managing Director, said. "We look forward to supporting the National Team in their build up to London and beyond." Ludus Tours is an American company ...

Sullins Connector Solutions, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of RoHS-compliant board level interconnect products, expanded their comprehensive offering of high-temperature devices to include a full series of double-row, Dual Edge Connectors. The new series is specifically engineered to facilitate board-to-board extensions, and to serve as board savers in board stacking and board extension applications without desoldering. The standard dual-row, 0.100" (2.54 mm) pitch connectors accept a 0.062" (1.57 mm) thick PC board in both slots and are offered with from ...

Redcort Software has released new free online resources that provide businesses with handy reference tools. Resources include overtime rules for each state and calendars with the dates of common business and federal holidays. These free time and and attendance resources join Redcort's free time card calculator that provides employees with an easy way to total daily and weekly hours in a convenient printable timesheet. "Our free employee resources are a way to give back to our loyal Virtual TimeClock software users," said Keith DeLong, CEO and founder of Redcort Software. ...

Wingspan Seminars Radio Show, Conflict Corner, continues its series of special programs highlighting several young business leaders during November Global Youth Entrepreneur Month. Wingspan CEO Priscilla Dames will lead discussions with Omoruyi Guobadia, President of Graduation Jerseys, Inc. Mr. Guobadia will share tips on how he made his business plan work. "As an educator and businesswoman I'm honored to have many opportunities to shape the business acumen of young adults," stated Priscilla Dames, "In addition to highlighting South Florida young professionals on Conflict ...

Adeptol, a leader in document viewing technology, today announced a comprehensive update to its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) document viewing platform, CloudConnect 2.0. With this new version, Adeptol delivers a radically improved experience for end users along with several new features for developers including AES encryption, extended API set and better control over loading documents into viewer. Adeptol On Demand CloudConnect technology is being used by several SaaS application providers/publishers and enables providers to link the documents from their servers to the ...

Citrin Cooperman, a leading regional accounting and business consulting firm, announced today that the partners and staff of Rose, Dratch & Gilbert, P.A., of West Caldwell, have joined the firm's Springfield, N.J., office, effective Nov. 15. The addition of the two partners and eight staff of Rose, Dratch & Gilbert expands Citrin Cooperman to more than 390 people, including 93 partners, and more than $100 million in estimated annual revenue. The firm's New Jersey office now includes 45 partners and staff. The business combination is the fourth for Citrin Cooperman since ...

The law firm of Icard Merrill is proud to congratulate four of its attorneys who were recently named to the 2010 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. This listing is published annually after a rigorous selection process and represents no more than five percent of the attorneys in the state. The Icard Merrill attorneys who were chosen for this year's list include: • Thomas F. Icard, Jr. Category: Construction Litigation Member of Icard Merrill since 1995 • Arthur D. Ginsburg Category: Family Law Member of Icard Merrill since 1988 • Robert G. Lyons Category: ...

Feeling ill when abroad is always a worry, especially if language is a barrier. The first hurdle is arranging an appointment with a local doctor then visiting the surgery for the diagnosis. The condition may also require the prescription of medicines, which will have to be paid for. For those minor illnesses (such as cystitis, ear infections, sore throats, back pain and toothache) that affect a high number of people when abroad, the process can be complicated, frustrating and in some cases, very expensive. Expats are most vulnerable when it comes to healthcare ...

SkillStorm, a national IT solutions and managed project services firm, today announced that it will be hosting a test automation webinar. The webinar will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. CST and will be hosted by Glen Noesen, SkillStorm Vice President of Project Solutions. The webinar, entitled "Testing the Speed of Business," will discuss and demonstrate a testing and acceleration platform for Hewlett Packard QTP and Microsoft. Presenters will discuss topics such as eliminating the testing bottleneck that prevents the timely release of high-quality ...

Chris Otto, CEO of Halo Monitoring, maker of the most advanced fall detection alarm system, will be interviewed on the popular "Coping with Caregiving" Internet radio program on Saturday, November 20th. Otto will share creative tips to help seniors age in place as well as how a fall detection alarm can bring peace of mind to seniors and their caregivers. The program features four healthcare professionals and is broadcast live worldwide from 3-4:00 pm Pacific Time, with Otto's interview at 3:00 pm PT (6:00 pm ET) segment 1. To listen in, simply click on the correct "On ...

In the past four weeks, shoppers have moved quickly to purchase homes at Brookfield's Carlsbad and San Marcos neighborhoods, resulting in 13 sales for the San Diego homebuilder. "Our limited time adjustment in pricing has given shoppers the opportunity for new homeownership at unfathomable rates," said Lora Heramb, vice president of sales and marketing. Brookfield has sold 13 single-family detached homes in its North County neighborhoods including six homes at Rockrose at The Foothills in Carlsbad, and seven homes at Mahogany at Old Creek Ranch in San Marcos. The ...

"Keywords from yesterday: School drop-off, work, school pick-up, dinner. Keywords from today: Blood transfusions, bone marrow aspirations, spinal taps, neutropenia." Mickey Guisewite describes the time when she discovered her son had Leukemia—when her world was turned upside down with panic and uncertainty as he fought for his life. Although her son has since successfully completed his treatment, the memory of the experience still remains. And her mission is now to support the experience of others through her nonprofit organization, "The Bottomless Toy Chest" (www.bottomlesstoychest.org). ...

Hype Group, a full-service marketing, advertising and public relations company based in St. Petersburg, is pleased to welcome its newest client, The Dressing Room. Hype Group will be responsible for all of The Dressing Room's social media initiatives, while also handling their public relations and special events. "We're very excited about beginning this partnership with The Dressing Room," said Brooke Gast, President of Hype Group. "Their standard of excellence in the bridal industry is unsurpassed and we look forward to a long-lasting relationship." The Dressing ...

After 25 years in the death care business, funeral director and mayor, David Storke is still amazed with the huge amount of money spent each year on flowers as expressions of sympathy. Storke knew first hand of the senders good intentions, but was frustrated by the lack of choices available in the area of "sympathy gifts." So, he started his company Sympathy Food in 2006 as a way of promoting the Southern custom of bringing home-cooked "comfort" food to families who have experienced a death or loss. According to the Grief|Recovery Center's Annual Grieving Statistics, ...

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, is sponsoring Internet Summit 2010 (www.internetsummit.com). The third annual event is being held November 17-18, 2010 at the Raleigh Convention Center. More than 100 industry leaders will present thought leadership on the Internet economy and Web-oriented technologies. Conference topics include social media, online video, cloud computing, online advertising, e-commerce, mobile and real-time technology and Web analytics. "The ...

Rx-IT, the leading provider of comprehensive business IT support in the Washington, DC Metro area, recently announced new data recovery services for its extensive corporate and non-profit client base. With more than 30 years of expert experience, Rx-IT Solutions addresses the unique IT needs of small, medium or non-profit businesses. Rx-IT combines personalized local service with all the technical resources of a large national company, offering clients the products, partnerships, and 24-7 technical support that many other local competitors can't provide. "We all ...

bd's Mongolian Grill guests will go walking through a "Mongo Wonderland" this season. The world's leading create your own stir-fry concept is spreading some tasty holiday cheer with creative twists on classic holiday season dishes. Through December 26, 2010, diners can feast on holiday favorites: Ham with Cranberries, Montreal Garlic Steak and Orange Glazed Ham. In more detail, the distinctive "Mongo Wonderland" holiday recipes include: • Montreal Garlic Steak: Montreal seasoned strip steak, broccoli, mushrooms, green onions blended with Shiitake Mushroom sauce, ...

Surado Solutions, the developer of CRM solutions for 15 years, announced that Surado CRM Online editions will support the global demand for localized language and features. Each version will have a functional language translation and will also include localized regional features. Initial language support will include Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian. This will be followed by French, Arabic and other languages used in the Middle East and Asia. Surado's current users in more than 64 countries worldwide use English language versions of Surado CRM Online and Surado ...

Analysis by the UK car-buying website shows that business contract hire and fleet car registrations were at their lowest ebb in 2009. Askaprice also found that the scrappage scheme did not affect the dip in these new-car sectors as had been suggested by various sources at the time, including the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO). The motor industry was at its lowest point generally in 2008. However fleet car registrations were not hit fully until 2009, when other sectors of the industry were recovering off the back of stimuli like the scrappage scheme. As ...