Susan Katz, owner of The Growth Coach in Baltimore, was recently honored as the recipient of the 2010 Coach of the Year Award by The Growth Coach, a North American franchise system of small business coaches in more than 140 markets. Presented at The Growth CoachâEUR s annual convention on October 13, 2010 in Las Vegas, the Coach of the Year Award honors the franchise owner who excels at client service and satisfaction, achieves substantial growth in their coaching business, positively impacts their community and continuously strengthens the franchise system with their ...

Olalah Njenga, CEO, author of 37 What Were They Thinking Moments in Marketing and creator of the Marketing With Ease system, accepted the appointment to serve as a Business and Industry Services advisory committee member for the 2010-2011 academic year at Wake Technical Community College. This is the third year Njenga brings her expertise in business and marketing to assist current and prospective business owners and operators in the Wake County area to succeed. In a letter thanking her for agreeing to serve, Wake Tech President Dr. Stephen Scott said, "Your participation ...

School grounds will be a cooler place to be for 72 students of Tonto Basin Elementary School when the solar array that shades their playground will be commissioned this week. SKY Renewable Energy installed an elevated ground mount solar array of 30kw over the Tonto Basin Elementary School playground to shade play equipment such as slides and swings. "Thirty kilowatts was the largest we could install because according to the ARRA contract, the school cannot produce more power than they can consume on an annual basis," said SKY Renewable Energy General Manager Shawn Stutzman. In ...

Last week, The California Academy of Sciences used Guide by Cell text message technology during the museum's SuperNatural Halloween 2010 party. Visitors were able to text in and vote for one of five contestants in the Halloween costume contest, with poll results projected in real-time on a 12-foot screen during the event. The California Academy has also utilized Guide by Cell text message polls during their regular Thursday NightLife event, a weekly party for guests 21-and-over to enjoy special exhibits over cocktails, music and entertainment. Visitors used their ...

Continuing to set the bar as the leader in the visual communications industry, FASTSIGNSÂ , the worldâEUR s premier business-to-business marketing solution franchise with more than 530 locations, announces the signing of a new conversion franchise in Victorville, Calif. The deal is part of a national growth strategy focusing on expansion through a combination of new center development and conversions of existing independent sign shops. As part of the conversion initiative, FASTSIGNS offers the dominant brand name in the visual communications industry, the highest average ...

Simulation-modeling specialist Lanner Group is urging state criminal justice stakeholders responsible for "justice reinvestment" to implement simulation-enabled process improvements after research across the Atlantic identified the potential for at least $440 million worth of efficiency savings in the UK alone. The data, compiled by Lanner Group, proposes that all 43 regional law enforcement organizations in England and Wales apply its simulation-enabling process improvement PRISM software as adopted by Cambridgeshire Constabulary. The conservatively analyzed results ...

In light of Diabetes Awareness Month, many people are showing increased interest in the topic of sugar and sugar alternatives. With the various forms of sugar available, such as table sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, agave, and honey, understanding the differences between sugars and their effects on the body is not all sweet. Dr. Isaac Eliaz has some insightful news about these effects, providing those who already suffer from diabetes, those who are at risk, and those who need to become better equipped with the tools to stay healthy this holiday season. Any form of sugar ...

ARXX Corporation has been recognized by Corporate Knights Magazine as one of the Next 10 Emerging Cleantech companies. Since the Cleantech 10's inception in October 2007, the companies on the list have outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite index by eleven percent. Corporate Knights Magazine is the magazine for clean capitalism, making it easier for people to know the environmental and social impacts of their marketplace decisions, showcasing leaders and innovators and bringing together key decision makers from all sectors to identify common sense solutions that make the ...

The CIO Summit team announced today the complete list of participants for the technology event's cloud computing panel discussion, "TCO of the Cloud: A Hybrid Environment of On-premise, Private Cloud and Public Cloud Services." Panelists include representatives from the City of San Antonio, Texas; First Citizens Banks; Prestige Brands; Wipro and Box.net. Brian Babineau, Senior Consulting Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, will moderate the "TCO of the Cloud" panel discussion. Babineau's research activities focus on regulatory compliance and corporate governance, as ...

Sean R. Sullivan, a business and appellate litigator with Bucks County law firm Curtin & Heefner LLP, served as a co-course planner and faculty member for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's "Advanced Issues In Civil Practice: Judicial Review" continuing legal education (CLE) program. The event was held on Oct. 12 in Philadelphia. Sullivan and his fellow presenters addressed dispositive motions, issue preservation, appellate waivers, post trial motions, judicial review of non-judicial arbitration and justiciability doctrines. Sullivan is slated to present this same seminar ...

Wisconsinmade.com carefully selects only the finest-quality products made in Wisconsin and offers them for sale on the Internet. "Barry epitomizes the true artist," said Linda Remeschatis, owner of Wisconsinmade.com, "His mastery of the technical details of his art enables him to transpose his most imaginative designs into clay. Barry infuses a spiritual thoughtfulness into every piece of stoneware he creates. He is truly one of the finest artisans in Wisconsin. And we are so very fortunate to offer his work on Wisconsinmade.com." About Barry Weiss: Weiss explains that ...

Bayview Construction Corporation has joined the Florida East Coast Chapter of the South Florida Associated General Contractors. "AGC is known as the 'voice and choice' of the construction industry," said Ken Ringer, president of Bayview Construction. "Today's economic environment, where budgets and reduced costs are very critical, makes it even more important to align with like-minded construction professionals to ensure quality levels of construction and to protect public interest." The Associated General Contractors of America is the nation's largest and oldest ...

Put on a sweater, light the fireplace, and make yourself a cup of tea. Brenda Chapman's new book In Winter's Grip will reach out with icy fingers and take hold of mystery lovers everywhere. Ontario author Brenda Chapman will be in Saskatoon on Thursday, November 4, chilling listeners with a reading and book signing at the McNally Robinson bookstore. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Having grown up in a small town on the north shore of Lake Superior, Chapman knows winter. "I wanted readers to feel the bone-chilling cold and the creeping fear along with Maja Cleary as ...

Swan-Matic, a bottle capping equipment manufacturer, recently unveiled their new and improved website. "The new website provides access to the same quality products that Swan-Matic has always offered its customers but with a fresh, updated look," explains President Kevin Smith. Web pages have been reorganized and pictures have been updated so that customers can find the information they are looking for faster and more efficiently. "We know that we only have a few seconds for visitors to decide whether they are going to stay on our website or go somewhere else," ...

Gateway Analytical, a new quality-focused analytical testing and consulting services company, will be exhibiting its pharmaceutical testing services at booth number 2801 at the FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences 2010 World Congress in Association with the AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, Nov. 14-18, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. A subsidiary of ChemImage Corporation, Gateway Analytical opened its doors for business last month at 4156 Kenneth Drive, Gibsonia, Pa., to expand ChemImage's contract service offerings. With a focus on quality, the company's scientists ...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts today announced its latest campaign in the Middle East, which is aims to protect the environment and raise money to provide wheel chairs to children with disabilities. From November 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011, Starwood properties across the Middle East will come together to support the cause by collecting plastic caps from bottles used at their hotels and raising funds by selling them to plastic recycling companies in the region. Along with that, hotel associates will also collect caps from their homes and neighbourhoods to contribute to the ...

Enliven Production Group is pleased to announce that Andrew Hutchinson has joined its growing staff as a Phoenix based Project Manager. "With more than 20 years of experience as a lighting designer and project manager, Andrew brings a first class work ethic that exemplifies the values Enliven fosters - creativity, having fun and enjoying the process of producing seamless events," says Ian McElfish, Enliven Production Group's president. As Project Manager, Hutchinson is responsible for the overall flow of an event - everything from choosing and shipping equipment ...

All Pro Science and its Co-founder and President, Tony Gonzalez donated nearly $5,000 in protein supplement products earlier in October to Santa Margarita Catholic High School's football team as part of its new high school outreach program. In September, Gonzalez and APS had donated $5,000 of similar products to underprivileged Buena Park High School as a reward, incentive, and as encouragement for their current undefeated season. Santa Margarita represents a continuation of this outreach program, by now showcasing APS products on the highest level, at one of Orange County's ...

Readers love to read about regular people working to be liberated from their demons while searching for personal salvation. In The Identity Man, Edgar Award winning author Andrew Klavan puts a new twist on the time-honored topic of redemption. In this newly released thriller, petty thief John Shannon gets a shot at redemption forced upon him when a mysterious man gives him a totally new identity. How Shannon handles his compulsory deliverance is tested by his own past (as well as by the fact that someone is trying to kill him). Klavan is a great writer, so you're ...

Ace Relocation Systems, Inc., a comprehensive relocation solutions company with offices throughout the U.S., is providing its services to the San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB) in the transfer of its 13 bloodmobiles from its previous Aero Drive location to a new, state-of-the-art building on Gateway Center Ave. "The bloodmobiles operate seven days-a-week, which requires them to be refreshed with supplies daily," said Peter Heldreth, Ace's Project Manager for the SDBB project. "This presented a unique challenge, as we had a limited window of time to relocate these vehicles ...

Cutting Loose Salon is pleased to announce Lisa Goswick and Tom Palmer will be available for Thai Massage at the Honore Avenue location. Lisa and Tom hold more than 15 years experience in the massage industry. Thai massage can be thought of as the manipulation of a person's physical structure and form, using pressure on energy lines and points and a large variety of stretching movements. The stretching movements affect the entire body by increasing flexibility, releasing both deep and superficial tension, while helping the body's natural energy to flow more freely. ...

newScale, rPath, Eucalyptus Systems and MomentumSI, members of The NRE Alliance (NRE), a coalition focused on bringing self-service private and hybrid clouds to the enterprise, are sponsoring an interactive online panel discussion in which CEOs of the four companies will exchange views on present-day enterprise cloud computing. The panel will be moderated by James Staten, vice president, principal analyst at Forrester Research, Inc. Today's enterprise IT organizations are under pressure to transform from bottleneck to business enabler. The rise of public cloud services ...

In the midst of a hyper-growth phase, Access Media 3, one of the country's top ten multi-dwelling unit digital and telecommunication providers, today announced its investment in an upgraded call center and an AM3 Customer Relationship Team. The new Team will act as the company's primary point for each property, specifically interacting with the property manager or building owner for every building that AM3 serves. The upgraded call center is led by newly appointed Access Media 3 Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations, Ines C. LeBow. Under Ms. LeBow's new ...

In an effort to assist schools, churches and other non-profit organizations raise extra funds, Everfunds.com has recently been launched. Everfunds provides an online, stress free, perpetual fundraising solution to organizations of all kinds. Branded storefronts with an organization's logo, message, and colors are created after signup to provide a familiar environment to all potential contributors. No contracts and no minimums are required for enrollment. All accounting, analytics, and customer service is conveniently handled by EverFunds. In addition, personalized promotional ...

Oklahoma born promotional item boutique Free Spirit Promotional Products is proud to be Oklahoma's largest supplier of promotional marketing items and now able to fulfill the needs of all the small business owners throughout the state. Prior to the opening of Free Spirit Promotional Products there were nearly no options for promotional advertising supplies to those in need throughout Oklahoma, and because of this those who searched found themselves having to travel outside the area. But now the traveling can be kept to their own office or home as Free Spirit Promotional ...