http://www.mbma.com: The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) approved a new Executive Committee at the MBMA Annual Meeting held in December 2010 in Dallas, TX. Chuck Haslebacher, Chairman Varco Pruden Buildings John Hodson, Vice-Chairman Chisum Site & Steel, Inc. Randall Paul Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. Brad Robeson NCI Building Systems, Inc. Jeff Carmean Nucor Building Systems Jimmy Worley Ruffin Building Systems, Inc. Fred Koetting Schulte Building Systems, L.P. Patrick Kern Steel Built Corporation Phil Raimondo, Ex-Officio Behlen ...

Contemporary impressionist painter Bruce Wood is a new Associate Member of the The Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, Connecticut. His acrylic painting "Heading In" was juried into their "Deck The Walls" show for 2010. Inclusion in Members' shows is not guaranteed. Each painting is juried by a committee of senior "Elected Artist" Members. As such, the inclusion of a new Associate Member's work is an honor. Bruce Wood is a Boston native who moved to Chicago in the 1970's to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received a Master of Fine Arts ...

As more and more businesses seek opportunities with partners and colleagues outside of the country, it was only a matter of time before OnConference offered the opportunity for clients to avail of international conference calling services. OnConference, however, is no stranger to the communication needs and demands of even the biggest of business firms. Although the business related conference call isn't new technology and is considered one of the oldest forms of business communication, it is these very conference calling services that have lasted as long as they have ...

About Build A Bed: Build A Bed is a new and unique way to personalize the way you sleep. They were founded on the principle that optimal health begins with the quality of rest you get each night. The Build A Bed concept was developed to revolutionize the industry and empower consumers by giving them more control. With Build A Bed, you now have the ability to customize your mattress to your comfort level. Never again do you have to succumb to a ready-made mattress that was made without you in mind. Build A Bed is located at 5601 Basswood Boulevard in Fort Worth Texas ...

ATG Stores, an online retailer that owns and operates over 500 online stores which sell everything for the home and lifestyle, has achieved growth and profits for the eleventh year in a row since the company was established in 1999. "This year we had a huge emphasis on implementing new features on our sites to help customers have a better shopping experience," says Luke Geoff, Director of Business Development at ATG Stores. "We have been upgrading our search tools and are adding more selection every day." In 2010 ATG Stores not only improved their websites and product ...

Programming Sunrise has released Smart Diary Suite v. 4 Medical Edition, a powerful Windows application that lets you keep track of the important information in your life. It is a completely customizable Personal Information Solution that makes it easy to track key factors that affect your health. Unlike simple Personal Information Managers (PIMs) or diary programs, Smart Diary Suite Medical Edition has introduced a unique way to keep a journal of your life. Track your diet, exercise, health, and fitness. Use Smart Diary Suite to plot all of your health and lifestyle ...

The recent $9M award from North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services requires GL Solutions to make significant investments in order to increase stafff and relocate prior to meeting contract obligations. In addition to hiring for (39) new positions, GL Solutions is moving to a new office location in the Awbrey Village commercial space later this month. The Business Development Forgivable Loan Fund was created to increase employment and capital investment in Deschutes County and help offset the cost of business relocation to and within the region. These ...

Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes, disposable bags that they throw away without much thought. But where is "away?" Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to the environment, marine life and human health? Bag It follows "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world, Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. Jeb's journey in this documentary film starts with simple questions: Are plastic bags really necessary? What are plastic ...

Jump To The Cloud, a centralized online portal where you can find resources for any job size, has announced the launch of its new portal to locate cloud computing consultants, service providers and other related information. Jump To The Cloud was created to help businesses of various service domains get in touch with cloud consultants or providers. The purpose of the site is for everyone to participate and educate each other on the ever evolving concepts of the IT cloud. "Cloud computing is a hot topic and many businesses are trying to understand the benefits it could ...

2011 marks the 15-year anniversary for Botanicare (http://www.botanicare.net). Botanicare was founded on an innovative product owner Treg Bradley originally brewed in the back of his retail store in 1992. Known as "PURE BLEND ," retail customers initially brought in their own containers for refills. As the product grew in popularity, Bradley knew he had found a niche market. American Agritech, now better known by the brand name BOTANICARE, continues to create cutting-edge hydrogardening products. In honor of Botanicare's 15th anniversary, the company is advertising ...

Films about the Middle Ages have become increasingly popular in the past few years. The trend continues with the new Lionsgate film, "Season of the Witch," starring Nicolas Cage and featuring his honorable comrade, Ron Perlman. The film depicts the stars as 14th Century Knights, returning home from a grueling Crusade battle. The Medieval thriller stars Cage as the medieval knight, Behemen. When Behemen and his comrade, played by Ron Perlman, return to their homeland after a crusade, they find their city destroyed by the malicious the Black Plague, now referred to by ...

Cedar Rapids Tire (CRT), a Marion, Iowa-based specialty tire distribution company, began receiving their spring 2011 Carlisle tire shipments in October of 2010. CRT wanted to ensure an adequate supply of Carlisle tires for their customers in the wake of Carlisle's recent tire shortage. The trouble began when Carlisle Tire & Wheel Company decided to move plants in China and close a plant in Pennsylvania, relocating it to Tennessee. The relocation of a plant has a direct impact on production, and Carlisle decided to relocate two at once. The transition of molds set Carlisle's ...

Jay Nolan Community Services, the largest provider of individualized services for people with autism and other developmental disabilities in California, is launching its 2011 Webinar Series with a nationally recognized leader in the field of autism and neurodiversity. Ari Ne'eman is the founding president of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN), a national advocacy organization run by and for autistic adults and youths. He was recently appointed by President Obama as the first autistic person to serve on the National Council on Disability. The Webinar, titled "Why ...

Home Care Assistance St. Louis, a leading international provider of non-medical, in-home senior care, recognizes Mia Hale this month for her compassion and commitment to her client. The client, Pete, was a 56-year-old man with disabilities that lived alone, felt abandoned and disconnected since his mother had recently moved into a skilled nursing facility and did not have any reason to change this attitude. Relying on training she had received in the Balanced Care Method , Mia was able to re-instill hope and happiness in Pete's life, primarily because of her diligence and ...

Island Powersports, located in Massapequa, has announced a new way they plan to communicate with their customers all over New York. They started an online newsletter that will reward those customers with discounts that are not available anywhere else. These registered readers will also get access to all critical news and information that motorcycle riders expect from their local dealer, and now it will arrive immediately in their email inbox. "As we continued to grow the motorcycle business here on Long Island, we felt a need for an information source that could reach ...

SYSTEMATICS, http://www.systematics.biz, one of the nation's leading providers of storage and information management systems, has been honored with a 2010 Best of Business Award by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA). A National Office Systems (NOS) company, http://www.nosinc.com, SYSTEMATICS was selected in the SBCA's Filing Equipment Systems and Supplies category in acknowledgement of the firm's outstanding products and services and exceptional commitment to its local community. The SBCA's Awards Program recognizes the top 5% of small businesses throughout ...

Configure One , a leading provider of web-based product configurator and electronic catalog software, today announced that Rand Diversified--a leading full-service promotional and merchandising solutions company--selected Configure One's Concept Enterprise Product Configurator after a comprehensive evaluation. Rand Diversified is a privately owned, full-service promotional and merchandising solutions company that prides itself on outstanding service. The company was looking for a way to help its clients better interact with their customers and streamline the quote-to-order ...

Apple Computer sold over 14 million iPads in 2010. They expect to sell 60 million more in 2011, and many of those will be for business use: According to AppleInsider.com, "Over 65 percent of the Fortune 100 are already deploying or trying the iPad, including Procter & Gamble, Lowes, NBC Universal and Hyatt." Introduced just last January, the iPad has defined the tablet computer and ushered in a growing wave of web browsing devices or "user agents" optimized for viewing web pages with Flash-free, W3C-compliant HTML5 and CSS3 source. Profit is Apple's motive, of course, but ...

Residents of Country Lakes Villages, a two-park manufactured home community in Palmetto, have successfully completed their bid to purchase their parks for a final sale price of $31 million. With a combined 444 lots between the two properties, this sale represents one of the largest real estate sale transactions in Southwest Florida during the third quarter of 2010. The park residents were represented in the transaction by attorney James A. Staack of Clearwater, while the seller - Country Lakes MHP Communities, LLC - was represented by Richard S. Webb, IV, a shareholder ...

Have you ever been one of those people who go on a diet, lose a few pounds, get to a place where you plateau, and then in discouragement give up? You are not alone. That is a common complaint among dieters in the United States. Why is the happening? We are told by the media, medical field, and fitness industry that we just aren't disciplined enough. We need to exercise more and eat less. That will solve our weight loss problems. But is this really the reason? One doctor named Dr. A. T. W. Simeons studied obesity for years in the 1940s and 1950s. He was one of the greatest ...

Meridian Cable today has announced that Adolf Seitz has been named Technical Sales Manager. Adolf will be responsible for managing technical sales and working with electrical engineers. He will also be traveling to the Meridian Cable factory located in China, near Beijing to coordinate the production of cable assemblies to the United States. "Adolf brings new energy to Meridian Cable and its employees. He has extensive knowledge of the custom cable industry and background in conducting business with foreign factories," said Bud Kinzalow. Adolf has over 30 years of ...

Famed music video director LIL X who has worked with artists such as Usher, NeYo, P. Diddy, Rihanna and Ludacris to name a few now wants to be known as "Director X". In a recent interview with TheCelebrityCafe.com, the video director said that the reason behind the name change was simply one of growth - both musically and professionally. "Director X sounds more grown up" he says "it's time to be a grown up." Director X also took the time to talk about his annual fundraiser for his friend Lincoln Russell, a video stuntman who has been diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory ...

Paciugo Gelato & Caffè was ranked 285 in Entrepreneur's 32nd Annual "Franchise 500," the world's most comprehensive franchise ranking. It's the brand's fourth appearance on the list. The national gelato chain is known for delighting consumers' taste buds with authentic, handcrafted, artisanal Italian gelato, sorbet and hot/cold specialty drinks, and has steadily increased its ranking every year. "The fact that we have steadily moved up in the Franchise 500 rankings year after year is a testament to our economic strength and our stability as a franchise system," said ...

Stephen Pierce's super cash system approaches 10,000 member milestone in 2010. Stephen Pierce, the Internet's #1 wealth advocate, announces that his MRMI SuperCash system, created in 2008 to help people start their own online business, now has had almost 9,000 members sign up and is poised to reach the 10,000 member milestone this year. "This is a significant achievement given the state of our economy today," says Pierce. "But more importantly, it shows that people are willing to rise above their circumstances and take back control of their lives by starting learning ...

A group of nationally renowned, board-certified ophthalmologists have teamed up to create a new website dedicated to providing consumers with the most up-to-date, comprehensive eye care information possible. All content on the website, http://www.eyes.com, gets reviewed by board of ophthalmologists to ensure accuracy and timeliness of the information. The 11 board-certified ophthalmologists of the Eye Center of Northern Colorado will be regular contributors to Eyes.com, providing informational blogs on the Fort Collins Vision Blog. Other participating ophthalmology practices ...