As more and more people move to the Austin TX area, the housing supply is quickly diminishing. The decreased amount of new homes being built due to recent economic conditions is causing the increased population to fill up every available property. "It's time to buy again," said real estate expert Kenn Renner. "Because of the lack of new home building, we're going to run into a housing shortage. This means that investors can start raising rents." Several parts of Austin are seeing less than one month's supply of available homes, which means conditions favor rent increases ...

Starr Tincup, a full-service marketing agency dedicated to the human capital management (HCM) software and services industry, is proud to announce a record-breaking first quarter. The firm booked more than $5 million in capitalized billings between Jan. 1 and March 31 and is well on the way to exceeding its 2011 goal of $20 million. "Operational initiatives begun in the second half of 2010 along with a burgeoning economic recovery in the HCM market segment have provided us with an opportunity to grow our revenue," said Bret Starr, partner at Starr Tincup. "But the real ...

Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC (THT) and KIC today announced an agreement to form a strategic business alliance to speed up the optimal thermal process setup of THT belt furnaces through the use of KIC thermal profilers. Under the terms of the agreement, THT will introduce KIC thermal profilers to its current and prospective furnace customers, while KIC will perform all sales and service support associated with the profilers. "KIC is recognized as the market leader for thermal profilers," said Joyce Zhang, THT's Marketing Manager. "We welcome their technical expertise, ...

Stephen W. Stewart, founder of The Stewart Law Firm, P.L.L.C. in Austin, Texas, announces that The Stewart Law Firm, P.L.L.C. will be a sponsor for the Second Annual 2011 Jam 4 Justice, an annual benefit concert/crime victim's rights campaign. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Noon at Hill's Cafe, an Austin, Texas landmark known for great food and music. Featured performers will include the Jeff Lofton Quartet, Kalu James, Hector Ward and The Big Time, and Bill Rice. April is National Crime Victims' Rights Month, marking a time that ...

Randy Goins, President of TriMark Solutions, has announced that the firm has received the 2011 Pinnacle Business Award for Steady Growth and Profitability from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Goins and his team will accept this award at the Chamber's Pinnacle Business Awards Celebration held May 3, 2011 from 5 to 8:45PM at the Raleigh Convention Center located in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The award recognizes Chamber members that have maintained or increased profitability and growth during challenging economic conditions. The Greater Raleigh Chamber ...

World renowned healthcare publication, HSJ, has launched a new free resource for its users thanks to the technology of SIMUL8 simulation software. The Simulation Lab is a toolkit of online simulations of topical healthcare issues that allow users to experiment with improvement ideas in a risk free environment. The simulations allow users to enter their own data and experiment with different scenarios to evaluate which option will work best for their health system. Whether you're a manager or a clinician, you can take on the role of decision maker and find answers ...

On March 31, 2011, Philadelphia legal recruiter SMR Legal Search sponsored a cocktail reception to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Lawyers on the Fast Track Awards, and all previous winners were invited. The event was held at the law firm of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky in Philadelphia. The reception was organized by Donna Lee Jones, Esq. a partner at Saltz Mongeluzzi, and prior winner of the award. Ms. Jones is one of Philadelphia's top plaintiff's medical malpractice and catastrophic industry attorneys, frequently obtaining multi-million dollar verdicts ...

Surado Solutions, the developer of sensible On-premise and Cloud SaaS CRM solutions for more than a decade announced Sundip R. Doshi, Surado's Founder and CEO will share his experience and his thoughts on the business climate in the Inland Southern California region. Mr. Doshi will be speaking at the inaugural Inland Empire Quality of Life Summit, taking place at California State University, San Bernardino and presented by the Inland Empire Economic Partnership. More than 90 distinguish speakers will address participants over a two day period on topics like the Business ...

Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP, one of the top 30 accounting firms in the United States, announced today that David Kells has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer. He will be working closely in all aspects of operations with the firm's managing partner and other partners. Kells has more than 20 years of experience in managing operations, human resources and internal finance issues most recently at CBIZ/Mahoney Cohen in New York. As Chief Operating Officer, Kells will report to Managing Partner Joel Cooperman. "David brings an engaging and results-oriented ...

Cole Sileven, Owner of Low-Insurance.org's insurance quote service, was amazed by the results found throughout the week. Sileven states, "Out of the responses received there were many who haven't shopped for years. One person in fact has never shopped for insurance. He was placed on his Parent's policy and has been with the same Agent for over 20 years. " Another contributor mentioned how they never shop because they love the service offered by their current Insurer and price wasn't really a concern for them. Even today service still will outweigh price for many. Most ...

Secure-24, Inc. announced today that 20-year industry veteran Joe Szmadzinski has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer. Szmadzinski will lead advancement of market and technology positioning, as well as development of key partner service alliances and new products. "We are thrilled to have Joe join our executive team," said Volker Straub, Secure-24's Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer. "He brings deep experience and knowledge along with impressive, repeatable success in change management and business transformation. Joe will play a key role in developing ...

FreightCenter.com officially announces the launch of TMS proprietary technology aimed to offer a more complete solution than other TMS systems currently on the market. Packaged as an on-demand TMS service, clients can leverage the benefits of FreightCenter.com's advanced freight technology to streamline their supply chain. In addition and unique to this TMS platform is an entire front-end website packaged to help customers maintain control of their identity and quickly bring their business online. "Our goal is to provide clients the ability to better manage their transportation ...

If the federal government shuts down due to a budget impasse, companies with government contracts should take steps to protect themselves and their federal projects before and during a shutdown. "If Congress and the president fail to pass a continuing resolution or a budget and the federal government shuts down, everyone working on a government contract faces a lot of uncertainty," said Veronica Eyenga, president and CEO of VBP OutSourcing, Inc. "There are things government contractors should do before and during a shutdown to protect themselves and their projects." Eyenga, ...

The Neighborhood Service Organization's Youth Initiatives Project (YIP), in conjunction with its Provocative Woman Campaign, will host its fourth annual Female Teen Summit and Resource Fair on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Brenda Scott Academy of Theater Arts (18400 Hoover, Detroit). Open to girls 12 to 18 years old, the Summit will address important issues concerning young women including employment, education, healthy relationships, cyber bullying, entrepreneurship and mentoring. State Representative Lisa Howze, of the Second District, will serve as ...

RGL Forensics, an international forensic accounting, consulting and financial investigation firm, announced today they will respond to business insurance trends in the market with two keynote speakers at the annual Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) Claims Conference. Insurance claims professionals understand that claims are often times challenging and complex. Both builder's risk soft cost claims and fidelity claims involving Ponzi schemes are two prime examples of these complexities. Now add into the equation a troubled economy and it makes determining quantum even ...

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) (http://www.cbh.com), one of the largest regional public accounting and consulting firms headquartered in the Southeast, has announced that firm partner and Director of State and Local Tax (SALT) Services Cathie Stanton will serve as a panelist during East Coast Game Conference 2011. Stanton's panel will address new interactive digital media (IDM) tax credit on Wednesday, April 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center, located at 500 S. Salisbury St. The panel will consist of legislative, legal and tax experts ...

KindredSole.com welcomes Spring 2011 with United Nude Mono Jane Wedges. Ticking the key Spring trend boxes; Colour Blocking and Wedges, United Nude Mono Jane Wedges are the must have shoe of the season. The 9cm wedge heel is made practical and comfortable with a platform sole. They are made from an ultra light weight material called Eva which also makes Mono Jane wedges a vegan shoe. United Nude Mono Jane wedges are available in three key colours for the season: Beige, Light Blue and Peach and cost GBP79.99. All UK customers receive free next day delivery on all orders. Director ...

Clasma Events, Inc. and SmartGridCareers.com are pleased to announce a two-day career development workshop on May 25 and May 26 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Hosted in conjunction with ConnectivityWeek 2011 — a weeklong conference focused on the application of Information Communication Technology (ICT) for energy management and efficiency, this two-day workshop will help high-tech job seekers capitalize on emerging opportunities within the Smart Grid Industry. In response to growing interest in this evolving industry, this powerful and informative workshop ...

Quite a few things have changed in the SEO field since 2005, the year when SEO PowerSuite by Link-Assistant.Com saw the light of day. But many stay the same, such as high quality and reliability of this very special SEO bundle. Great products make the word go out quickly, so it comes as no surprise that today, 6 years past, SEO PowerSuite celebrates 200,000 happy users from 153 countries across the globe. Given rapid company growth and global acclaim of SEO PowerSuite, many more will follow suit, Link-Assistant.Com predicts. What is SEO SEO, or search engine optimization, ...

Snodgrass-King Pediatric Dental Associates has once again been recognized as the leading pediatric dentists in Williamson County, Tennessee. "We were very honored to receive this accolade from Franklin Is and Southern Exposure Magazine," said Dr. David Snodgrass, co-founder of Snodgrass-King. This is the fourth year in a row that the Franklin based Snodgrass-King has been recognized for excellence in pediatric dentistry in Williamson County. The Sizzle Award conferred upon Snodgrass-King was determined by an online poll. "That's what makes this award all the more special," ...

According to the already established tradition StampNews.com is resuming the philatelic outcome of the year. As usual, the site has prepared a new rating of the most touching stamps according to the results of 2010. This is the list of stamps having the most touching design by the opinion of the portal's editorial board. Last year quite a lot of stamps worthy of entering this list have been issued, in part due to the theme of 2010 EUROPA stamps "Children's books". StampNews had a really difficult choice to make, but still we decided in favor of several stamps from this ...

Pacific West Capital Group CEO Andrew Calhoun appeared on the radio program The Best of Investing on March 12. The program airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. on FOX News Radio 910AM in the San Francisco Bay area. The Best of Investing is hosted by Edward E.N. Brown, Kenneth G. Winans, Mark Hanf and Jeremy Forcier. The program covers financial and investment topics in a discussion format on a weekly basis. In the segment featuring Mr. Calhoun, he talks with the hosts about the life settlement industry, its history, and its rapid growth in recent years. He details the mechanics ...

Israel HiTech Ventures (www.IsraelHTV.com/biomed.html) has officially opened registration for its upcoming week of exclusive meetings with founders of Israel's leading healthcare and medical sectors players. Israel HiTech Ventures is quickly emerging as the preeminent provider of exclusive, limited access tours for investors and other interested parties to Israel's most innovative and forward-thinking hi-tech, bio-tech and cleantech companies. The meetings will take place May 22 - 29, 2011 and will focus on ILSI-BioMed 2001 (www.kenes.com/biomed). Israel HiTech Ventures ...

Is it possible to make an eternal difference in the lives of those we meet every day? Can an ordinary conversation over a cup of coffee with a friend, or a random encounter with a stranger in the supermarket, have an impact on their lives that will last forever? Pastor Lloyd Pulley, author and senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Old Bridge, believes that it can. In his latest book, Everyday Conversations, Eternal Impact: Lessons Drawn From Jesus And The Woman At The Well, he outlines some practical guidelines that will help believers share their faith more effectively. Personal ...

Robin McCrink, General Manager, reports that accreditation comes just a few months after embarking on the assessment process. "Our focus has always been on creating a culture where people know that they are valued because they are absolutely fundamental to our continued success," says McCrink. "We decided to put ourselves through the stringent assessment process towards IIP to enable us to look at the organisation anew and identify opportunities for improvement that were perhaps not immediately obvious" he continues. Having decided to put themselves forward for assessment ...