The National Conference Center (NCC) announced the hiring of Gregory Spiller as director of group sales. Spiller is a 15-year hospitality sales veteran with experience at conference centers, hotels, resorts, and convention bureaus. He has worked with Hyatt Hotels, Marriott, Inter-Continental Hotels, Benchmark Hospitality and Ritz-Carlton. "We are delighted to add Greg to our group sales team," stated Kurt Krause, general manager at NCC. "His extensive experience in sales and marketing, particularly in the group sales arena, will be a tremendous asset to NCC." Spiller ...

When it comes to holiday travel, there are two undeniable facts. First, by the time the holiday season rolls around, most people are way overdue for a vacation. Second, the unfortunate reality of holiday travel is that it is largely miserable, wrought with challenges and a big price tag. In the end, most people who return from a holiday vacation feel like they need a vacation by the time they get home. There are, however, options that fly in the face of conventional holiday travel options. Not every vacation requires you to stuff your clothing, toiletries and personal ...

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, why not give your best buds the gift of Zipbuds , the first earbud system to incorporate tangle-resistant, zipper-integrated, braided nylon cabling? Zipbuds, created by Digital Group Audio (DGA), are perfect for on-the-go listening, whether exercising at the gym, studying, road tripping, laying out at the pool, or traveling because they allow music lovers to enjoy unrivaled sound quality and a secure and comfortable fit without the hassle of constant cable untangling. DGA, best known for "Perfecting Portable Sound ", recently ...

EquatorTrekking.com, premier tour operators specializing in personalized tours of Ecuador and the rest of South America announce their newest Amazon tour opportunity allowing visitors to participate in river expeditions through the beautiful Huaorani territory, extending from the Napo River to the Curaray River. The Huaorani have long inhabited the headwaters of the Amazon, living as nomadic hunters and gatherers with no outside contact until the end of the 1950s. With a population numbering approximately 2,400, the Huaorani maintain a largely traditional lifestyle living ...

ClearNow (http://www.ClearNow.com) will now enable landlords/property managers, sellers, condo associations, and HOAs to download payment data with its online payment service. "The ability to download data in a universal format that may be imported to another program or viewed and analyzed through spreadsheet software is helpful for data management," explains Justin Yung, a Vice President with ClearNow, Inc. "Our customers who are landlords/property managers, sellers, condo associations, and HOAs have a choice of either downloading a CSV file or printing a professional-looking ...

SBCoupons.com, the leading Santa Barbara Coupon website, has announced inclusion of a new coupon category titled, Private Instruction. This category will allow people in Santa Barbara, and people traveling all over the world too Santa Barbara to find Santa Barbara coupons and Santa Barbara deals for private instructors of any kind. Private instructors may include anyone from guitar teachers like Chris Vallee, to piano teachers, tutors, pilates instructors, dance instructors, tennis instructors, and more. SBCoupons.com has fast become the leading source for Santa Barbara ...

It's rush hour, but the D train platform is dead silent, save the sound of footsteps and the slight buzz emanating from the earbuds of college kids headed downtown. Commuters are on the way home after work, school and errands, when out of the dim echo comes a voice: "What's up New York!? Good evening everybody; how's it going?" Heads turn and eyes flick toward the direction of the lively Brooklyn accent. "My name is Jeff. I'm not here to ask you for money tonight. Instead I want to give you something..." At first glance, the young man looks like any other ...

"Clifbar is a strong dose of human nutrition," states Will Marre, CEO of Realeadership Alliance and author of Save the World and Still Be Home For Dinner (Capital Books). Marre has included Clifbar among such companies as FedEx and Ben and Jerry's in a special blog series entitled Giving is Winning in which Marre is bringing attention to companies that give big. According to Marre, giving and winning go together. "The companies on the list are making industry leading profits and growing at a healthy clip," he contends. "When giving becomes an essential part of your ...

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality (http://www.rockytophospitality.com), has announced that 510 Glenwood Ave., location of Bogart's American Grill, Hi5 Sports Restaurant & Bar and The Red Room Tapas Lounge will be a drop-off point for the Pepsi Caniac Coach, a free-to-fans luxury bus program. The bus will take fans from any of the 510 Glenwood Ave. restaurants to the game. The bus leaves the RBC Center 20 minutes after the event to return back to the bus stops. For a detailed schedule, please go to http://www.caniaccoach.com/index.html. QUOTES: "This is an excellent ...

BabyStuffGifts.com, a popular online retailer of personalized baby gifts and personalized baby toys today announced that they've expanded their holiday shipping service to meet the demands of the last minute Christmas shopper. "We' re very excited to be able to provide our holiday shoppers the option of having their personalized baby gifts shipped directly to them, or to the recipient, the day after their online order has been received by us," states Nancilyn Gray Scott, founder of BabyStuffGifts.com."This new Rush Order Shipping service, effective December 13th thru ...

Randy Velarde, founder and president of The Plaza Group, will be a featured speaker at the 8th annual Phenol / Acetone & Derivatives Markets conference in Singapore. The event is sponsored by the Centre for Management Technology, the world leader in petrochemicals, energy and renewables conferences. Presenting for a second consecutive year, Velarde will address the conference with an update on the ever-changing acetone market, including strategies for managing acetone surplus in an improving phenol market. "I am truly honored to once again address my international ...

Lovegreen Risk Management, LLC announces that its updated product catalog is now available. The new, 32 page, color catalog features a large variety of machine safeguarding products and services designed to make your work place safer. The catalog is an easy-to-use reference for sourcing machine-safeguarding products. Products include chip shields, barrier guarding and motor controllers. Also featured in the catalog are process controls, including interlocks, light curtains and rope pull switches. Each product page contains product photos and descriptions to help you ...

Streaming live on the Co-Creator Radio Network on Tuesday, December 14, at 11 a.m. Pacific time/2 p.m. Eastern time, on her show "Why Shamanism Now?: A Practical Path to Authenticity," shaman and founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing Christina Pratt welcomes Jonathan Horwitz, co-founder with Annette Host of the Scandinavian Centre for Shamanic Studies. Horwitz says, "The shaman works by asking for help. We never get anywhere alone. We're always being helped, although often we do not recognize... The shamanic path is excellent for learning to re-connect with ...

In a letter sent to the members of the San Francisco Chapter of NAFA, Chapter Chair Chris Burgeson, CAFM, announced that the chapter has officially changed its name to the NorCal/Northern Nevada Chapter. The impetus for the change was a perceived disconnect between the previous chapter name, San Francisco, and the actual region covered by the chapter. NAFA defines the chapter boundaries as "the northern two-thirds of California, and all of the State of Nevada except for the Las Vegas, Nevada area". That said, the chapter board felt the chapter name should better define ...

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has chosen Wright City to be the location of its newest production and distribution facility, a capital investment of nearly $8 million that will create 14 new full-time immediately and a total of 25 as the facility progresses. Operations at the new facility, located at 15990 East Veterans Memorial Parkway, are scheduled to begin in March 2011. "The decision by Scott Miracle-Gro to invest just under $8 million and create 25 new jobs is excellent news for the economy ...

The One Stop Promo Stop of the Miami-Dade Area has become the region's first choice for all items relating to Miami, its rebirth, and continuous support in the recovery of the local economy. The spark for this surge in business is most likely due to the company's revamped pricing strategy launched earlier in the quarter. Throughout Florida there are numerous options for pride apparel and promotional items, but One Stop Promo Stop is the Miami-Dade Area's own promotional marketing central plaza at cut-rate pricing. The locally owned company is far and away the leading vendor ...

Timberline Vacation Rentals (www.explorethesummit.com) is excited to announce their new partnership with Mountain Managers of Summit County, CO. Mountain Managers has been providing quality ski vacation rentals for over 35 years and has joined with Timberline Vacation Rentals to offer expanded services to their customers. Mountain Managers brings with it a strong Home Owners' Association presence & offers vacation rentals, from studio condos to 5 bedroom luxury private homes, as well as long term rentals. Timberline Vacation Rentals has a strong presence in vacation ...

Founding members of the AV Global Alliance, AVM and AVI-SPL, today announced they will be expanding their relationship to include joint delivery of video managed services. The AV Global Alliance has historically been focused on designing and installing world class audio and video integration projects and currently has more than 26 leading AV integrators from around the world as member companies. The increase in demand for managed services to support Telepresence and video conferencing for large multi-national customers is the leading driver in expanding the relationship ...

What started as a popular Thursday afternoon tweeting session has grown into a new book launched December 1 by ZipSetGo.com. "Travelers' Night In - A ZipSetGo.com Phenomenon" is a compilation of the most insightful tweets, curious questions, useful tips and often hilarious photos that Travelers' Night In addicts and followers shared during ZipSetGo.com's weekly Tweet-up each Thursday from 3:30 - 5:00 PM (ET). Travelers' Night In (#TNI) has seen phenomenal growth since its launch last spring, and became a Twitter "Trending Topic" in August. On average each week, 500 people ...

The world's first standard for collaborative business relationships - known as BS 11000 - was launched at an event at the House of Lords on 7th December. The standard, developed by BSI with Partnership Sourcing Ltd (PSL) - a self-financing not-for-profit organisation which helps organisations of all sizes, in both the public and private sectors - along with government and procurement professionals, is helping organisations to establish, manage and improve strategic partnering both within and across the public and private sectors. BS 11000 provides a consistent framework ...

The Eco-Index, being developed in tandem by the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) in the USA and the European Outdoor Group (EOG) is being designed as an industry standard index. This follows independent sustainability measures introduced by particular companies, including the "Green Index" introduced by Timberland in 2007 and Nike's apparel index. The Nike index was intended as a an aid toward better environmental choices for Nike product development teams, while the Timberland index was consumer directed, aimed at providing a guide for consumers wanting information about ...

Social Media Marketing help is now available in the form of a structured program that utilizes the most effective ways for a business or personal brand to successfully participate in social media. The system has been designed and released because individuals and small business owners who have had no social media training have requested a process to market their product or service on the internet. Social Media Marketing consultant Vicki Zerbee states, "I constantly get questions from business owners about how they can use Social Media to get more prospects and sales for ...

Oasis Moving and Storage, a Las Vegas-based company offering local and long distance moving services, storage services and moving insurance formally launched its newest locksmith business in Las Vegas Nevada last December, 2010. The company operates a total of five moving and storage business hubs in California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Maryland. This week, marked the formal opening of Oasis Locksmith Las Vegas and officially opened the doors of its newest business endeavour into the professional locksmithing industry. Oasis Locksmith is Oasis Moving and Storage's ...

Kitchen Intuitions, New Jersey, begins offering builders, contractors and homeowners, an unparalleled showcase of kitchen & bath design and cabinetry. Consumers, designers, and architects in New Jersey are now able to experience upscale, elegant and affordable kitchen products in a real-life setting, as Kitchen Intuitions unveils their new Kitchen and Bath showroom located at 242 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928 (in the heart of downtown Chatham). The new showroom opening for business as of December 18th, 2010, features elegant kitchen displays, each unique in styles ...

Stark Logic and Hot Dish Advertising announced a strategic partnership designed to mutually benefit both companies while providing better services to the franchise community. The partnership will allow Hot Dish Advertising to provide its clients with a higher level of internet marketing services including; Web Site Design ( http://www.starklogic.com ), Custom Software Programming and Search Engine Optimization and Marketing. Through this partnership, Stark Logic will achieve a greater presence in the franchise industry. After 14 years creating internet strategies for ...