Included in the recent release of several new home phases, Brookfield is offering single-story residences at its Carlsbad and San Marcos neighborhoods. "The demand for our homes in North County continues to be strong," said Lora Heramb, vice president of sales and marketing for Brookfield Homes. "Many of our buyers are specifically shopping for a single-story residence, so we're pleased to have these available." With up to $10,000 in incentives and a low tax rate of 1.21 percent, Rockrose at The Foothills in Carlsbad has new homes available, including lot #3, a single-story ...

Amafruits , a leading supplier of Brazilian açaí pulps and purees in the Midwest, announced today the beginning of their first Amafruits Açaí Photo Contest. They were so inspired by all the wonderful purple smiles on kids at the Orland Park Kids Turkey Trot that they decided to make it a photo contest. All ages are welcome - the only requirement is that the pictures show people enjoying Amafruits' açaí or showing their açaí smiles. So get a little creative and show off your best açaí smile! The photos submitted should be as high resolution as possible. Photos can be ...

Adams County Economic Development (ACED), a non-profit corporation dedicated to expanding the economy of Adams County, today announced that Coda Coffee has been recognized as This Week's Colorado Company to Watch. Governor Ritter's economic development team selected the six-year-old company to receive the honor because of its outstanding growth, job creation, commitment to the environment, unique company culture, social responsibility and quality goods. Colorado Companies to Watch is a dynamic program honoring second-stage growing companies that are developing valuable ...

It's never too early to start thinking about taxes, especially when tax moves you make right now could save you cash in the New Year. To help taxpayers gain a better understanding of tax savvy moves to make before Dec. 31, 2010, Bob Meighan, CPA and VP of TurboTax, recently released a new video (To learn more about maximizing your refund for 2010, view Bob Meighan's video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eomiSFIRo0U) providing tips for taking advantage of end-of-year tax deductions and credits. According to tax expert, Bob Meighan, the following are smart tax moves ...

Established in 2000, the old LogoBee site was simple and effective, but, as company president Pavel Rokhmanko explains, it was time to move with the times. "Internet consumers expect a lot more from websites now than they did a decade ago," he says, "so we felt we needed to update our look and functionality to reflect the fact that even after 10 years, our logo, graphic and stationery design services are still modern, innovative and creative". Retaining the trademark LogoBee colors of yellow and black, the newly launched website now incorporates more color and gradient ...

Gary Lang Auto Group announced it will be donating $100 for every new and used vehicle sold between December 20th and 23rd. Operation Care Package is an Illinois organization that gathers supplies and letters to send to our troops overseas. "Gary Lang Auto Group wants to help support our trips by donating funds to this worthwhile organization," stated Dixie Gilmore, Vice President/General Manager, "By donating $100 per vehicle sold, our customers can help, as well." Gary Lang Auto Group is also an official drop-off point for Operation Care Package. The items needed ...

Band Together NC, a Triangle-based organization whose mission is to raise funds and awareness for select charities through events that showcase and support musical talent, has announced that Carol Wagoner, SPHR, Eileen Hendren and Blaine Smith will serve as event co-chairs for 2011. Wagoner, Hendren and Smith will lead fundraising and public awareness efforts on behalf of Alliance Medical Ministry, Band Together's charity partner for 2011. Alliance Medical Ministry is a faith-led nonprofit organization dedicated to providing affordable healthcare to the working uninsured ...

Josh Brown, Vice President of National Accounts at Incentive Solutions was honored by the Southeast Chapter of Site for "Outstanding Service to the Chapter". He was selected by his peers for seeking new and innovative approaches in education, events, and strategic initiatives and for his efforts to promote the message, brand and image of Site SE regionally and globally. He was presented the award at the 2009 Site Southeast Annual Meeting held in Savannah, GA. Josh serves on the Site Board of Directors, overseeing the chapter Ways & Means and Community Outreach efforts. ...

The founder of ThumbPeople, Mark Arens, will be featured on Life Talk Christian Radio on Tuesday, December 14 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. central time. (Preceding James Dobson.) The voice of ThumbPeople, Mark Arens, will talk about seeing your children through heaven's eyes and the power of a parent's words. This radio segment will encourage parents to be very intentional about the words they speak to their children. ThumbPeople helps parents recognize that they can wound their children with careless words and can heal and empower their children to reach their greatest potential ...

Logistic Dynamics, Inc. (LDi) a Buffalo, NY based third party logistics provider, launched a new freight broker agent recruiting website, http://www.LDiAgent.com. The new website is LDi's latest and most in-depth resource designed specifically to educate experienced freight brokers on the reasons why agents choose LDi and are amongst the highest paid in the industry. Visitors to the new site are greeted with an eye-catching spokesperson that highlights LDi's role and competitive advantages. In addition, the site provides extensive information related to LDi's comprehensive ...

Raleigh based Meredith Communications is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for WOAMTEC, a national women's networking group based out of Longwood, Florida. WOAMTEC, which stands for, Women on a Mission to Earn a Commission, launched in October 2007 and has grown at an amazing rate and now consists of 50 chapters nationwide. The new WOAMTEC website (www.woamtec.com) was designed to create an eye catching and easy to navigate site to appeal to both prospective members and current members of WOAMTEC. This premiere networking group was designed to attract ...

ITWorx teamed with Al Khaleej and Baud Telecom Company (BTC) to deliver the Saudi Ministry of Labour (MOL) a state-of-the-art web-based solution including e-services, internal applications, centralized data repository and portal. In this project, ITWorx shouldered the portal delivery along with 8 core e-services to be connected to Yesser GSB. Saudi employers and citizens are now empowered with enhanced government services that include employment, Saudization and expatriate labor requests in addition to work permits. Spanning 38 offices throughout the kingdom, connecting ...

Sandy Rosen, CEO of Roseville-based Great Lakes Recycling, has become a member of Vistage Michigan, a chapter of the world's leading chief executive organization. Vistage Michigan provides business leaders with access to new business perspectives, innovative strategies and actionable items. Vistage Michigan includes more than 150 Chief Executives throughout southeast Michigan. The organization's members engage in ongoing peer workshops, one-to-one business coaching, speaker presentations from top industry experts, social networking, webinars and an extensive online ...

Paying a premium for every child who gets free school meals would do more for social mobility than keeping student tuition fees down, insisted deputy prime minister Nick Clegg. The Pupil Premium will help children from disadvantaged backgrounds improve their Maths attainment levels by making money available to provide the right kind of solution. The Pupil Premium is not ring-fenced, which means schools and head teachers are able to decide themselves what to spend money on. This is great news for innovative learning and teaching opportunities - such proven online learning ...

Deskey has named Matthew Baughan to the position of Creative Director. With this promotion, Baughan assumes management of all creative and production staff members, as well as recruiting and hiring for the department. Reporting to Chief Creative Officer Doug Sovonick, Baughan's new position elevates his role within the organization, adding to his leadership and vision of many of the company's key clients and brands. Baughan has more than 20 years of marketing and design experience and has worked with global brands such as Pringles, Bush Brothers, IBM, Samsung, and ...

Christopher Mundie, author of The Jerk, is ready to launch his book on February 2nd, 2011. The young author will conduct book signings in Michigan on February 2nd, The Jerk explores a day in the life of a special kind of guy, the kind of guy you wouldn't want to have at your party or end up owing any favors to. You know the type: he's cynical, sarcastic, self-centered, lying and conniving—he's The Jerk. Being a Jerk isn't so bad though; it can get you free coffee, wads of cash and a gigantic fish, if you're lucky. You can definitely hate him, but there's one thing you ...

iMagic has taken the hassle out of the holidays in releasing a new version of iMagic Hotel Reservation, a Windows application that makes it easier than ever to take reservations from guests. iMagic Hotel Reservation uses new technology to help solve the issues faced by many small business owners. Reducing the effect of the economic down turn iMagic Hotel Reservation has been able to help small business owners increase customer satisfaction and help increase customer sales. Small business owners get a break this holiday season from the burden of administration tasks. ...

Following the recent release of its Content Hub Appliance, EntropySoft, a specialist of content integration and connectivity, announces a partnership with information management company Iron Mountain. Electronic documents coming from as many as 35 document repositories can now be archived easily to Iron Mountain's cloud-based storage archive, increasing EntropySoft's ability to link the enterprise and the cloud. Iron Mountain provides information management services for helping organizations to realize greater value from their paper and digital records. The company's ...

Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com/), a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services, has announced the firm will be featured in The New Small: How a New Breed of Small Businesses is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies. In this newly published book, author and independent technology consultant Phil Simon profiles eleven small businesses from a wide variety of industries and contrasts the way they use emerging technologies to save money while growing their customer base. ...

Ladies and Gentlemen of the press, we proudly present the 2010 VERYBEST.COM AWARDS for the WORLD'S VERY BEST LUXURY HOTELS and would like to extend our congratulations to all Winners. 307 Hotels throughout 77 countries comprise the winners list displaying excellence and quality of service. Below is an excerpt of the list. For more info please visit our website. ANGUILLA Cuisinart Resort And Spa, Rendezvous Bay ANTIGUA Hermitage Bay, St MaryâEUR s ARGENTINA Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires Park Hyatt Buenos Aires Sofitel ...

Pacific West Capital Group will host seminars on December 15th and 16th at the Larchmont Grill in Los Angeles. The topic will be investing in the Life Settlement market. Pacific West Capital Group specializes in the sale of interests in life settlements. The life settlement market is the secondary market for life insurance. It is considered an alternative to traditional investments because returns are not tied to stock market performance, interest rate fluctuations or economic policies. The Pacific West Capital Group educational seminars are an opportunity for serious ...

Golden Systems Middle East (GSME), the leading distributor of IT products in the Middle East, today announced that they, along with their local partner - Master Tech International, are holding a ZOTAC seminar for customers and partners on December 14, 2010 at the Intercontinental Citystars Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Technology experts from ZOTAC and Golden Systems Middle East will be flying in to meet the delegates as well as demonstrate the features and benefits of ZOTAC's extensive range of award-winning graphics cards and mini PCs. "Golden Systems is pleased to hold a ...

Fundeon - a consultancy centre for the building and construction industry in the Netherlands - wants to ensure that Dutch industry professionals are effectively prepared for future needs of the industry and that they have the most up-to-date knowledge on technical solutions. To achieve this, a complete learning solution was needed. To be able to implement a complete solution for focused training to fill specific knowledge gaps and keep industry professionals aligned with new working methods and technologies, it turned to the leading learning content management and digital ...

Martin Herdina (34) is the new CEO of Mobilizy (www.mobilizy.com). Only two years after its foundation, the Austria-based company and maker of 'Wikitude' has been established as one of the world's leading providers for augmented reality on smartphones. Recently, in May this year, Martin Herdina has successfully sold the start-up company fatfoogoo, which he co-founded, to Digital River, a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions. With Martin Herdina the further global expansion of Wikitude will be under the responsibility of a successful entrepreneur and experienced ...

During their stay, the winner also gets to enjoy 'The Ultimate Sunday Drive' via an exclusive VIP test drive in Tesla Motors' amazing all-electric roadster. The Ritz-Carlton's award-winning Sunday Brunch is also included in this prize. And after lunch, this lucky traveler is invited to cruise the hotel's 'Signature Drive', which winds from the rugged beauty of California's world-famous Highway 1 and through quaint coastal villages before ascending to the scenery and serenity of the Santa Cruz Mountains' towering redwoods. Jason Scott, CEO, stated "people take a lot of ...