Press Releases by Category Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
INSIGHT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ROLLS-OUT FULL-SERVICE ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS FOR SM …
DENVER, CO (February 15, 2010) – Insight Professional Services announces the roll-out of its affordable full-service accounting solution for small businesses. From virtual accounting models to accounting professionals who work in your office, Insight reduces costs and provides meaningful results. By combining CFO-level expertise and oversight, standardized procedures and reporting with trained accountants and bookkeepers, Insight’s clients receive big-company benefits at small-company prices.
Insight’s virtual accounting system with a personal touch…
HVAC Products Manufacturer to Expand under Offshore Group Shelter Plan
Schofield, Wisconsin - based Greenheck Fan will soon enlarge its manufacturing footprint in Saltillo, Mexico.
The company has signed an agreement with The Offshore Group to expand the leased space at the La Angostura Industrial Park from its current 35,000 to 70,000 square feet. The doubling of production space will eventually result in a proportional increase in the plant's workforce.
According to the company's General Manager, Dave Kallstrom, "The decision to expand…
Plimsoll Report Ranks Language Connect #1
Language Connect, a London-based translation, localisation and interpreting provider, today announced that it was ranked the UK’s most efficient translation services provider in a recently published Plimsoll report. ‘The UK Language Translation Services Industry’ report produced by Plimsoll ranks the top 272 UK-based translation companies on trading stability, profitability, growth and working capital. The report is widely used by the public sector and private companies to source reliable translation and…
Eagle Industries announces OpticsPlanet as a new Authorized Dealer
Northbrook, IL, February 15, 2010-- OpticsPlanet Inc., the world’s leading online retailer of sport optics, rifle scopes, tactical and tactical gear, announced today that it will team up with Eagle Industries of St. Louis, Missouri to begin carrying their entire line of nylon tactical products including: tactical belts, nylon pouches, hydration systems, and tactical holsters. Eagle Industry’s tactical nylon products are known for their superior quality and their incredible…
SMR Legal Search Expands its Services to Include Paralegal Recruiting and Placem …
In keeping with SMR Legal Search’s commitment to providing excellent customer service to its clients, it has expanded its services to include recruiting and placement of paralegals. SMR Legal Search’s clients asked, and it delivered.
Now, SMR Legal Search provides full service permanent legal recruiting to law firms and corporations. Its services include lateral partner recruiting, lateral associate recruiting, practice group moves, mergers, paralegal recruiting and…
Blue Sky International & Liberty Sports’ Initiative for Haiti’s Children
Blue Sky International and Liberty Sports LLC announced today a joint initiative to donate multiple synthetic turf soccer fields, as well as provide hundreds of soccer balls and other sports related equipment to L'Athlétiqued'Haïti, an after-school sports programs that serves as a positive outlet forover 1500 children from ages 6 to 17 in Cité Soleil and Bel Air, the poorest slums of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. One ofL’Athletique's soccer fields is now…
Gloria Berthold Larkin named as one of Enterprising Women magazine’s 2010 Enterp …
President of Elkridge, MD based firm TargetGov, Gloria Berthold Larkin is thrilled to be included in the prestigious list of honorees.
Feb 3, 2010 Washington, DC Gloria Berthold Larkin is honored as one of Enterprising Women magazine's 2010 Enterprising Women of the Year. Enterprising Women is a national magazine for women business owners. This is the eighth year the publication has paid tribute to North America’s top women…
Technical Foam Services Announce Business Growth Over Last Three Years Of Tradin …
Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (February 11, 2010) - Technical Foam Services, Europe's leading, engineering-biased foam suppliers and manufacturers, have today announced consecutive growth and turnover in their last three years of trading.
Figures released by the company show that Technical Foam Services' turnover in 2007 was £1 million, which increased to £1.3million in 2008. That figure was eclipsed by a turnover of £2million in 2009. Figures also show that Technical Foam Services'…
Interstate Title Solutions Announces Carfax Integration for DMV Nationwide
New Partnership allows dealers to access Carfax directly from DMV Nationwide
DMV Nationwide (dmvnationwide.com), the newest web solution that allows dealers to instantly calculate fees and taxes for all 50 states through their secure website, has integrated access to Carfax Vehicle History Reports seamlessly into its process. Dealers can quickly and easily obtain valuable vehicle history information from Carfax without ever leaving the DMV Nationwide Web site.
“DMV Nationwide’s…
Blog Series Helps Resolve Conflict in the Workplace
Conflict in the workplace can cripple teamwork and stifle progress. But it doesn’t have to. Karen Black of Insight Edge helps leaders and their teams solve their conflicts and get back to work.
Kansas City, Mo. – If there’s one thing that is inevitable in the workplace, it is conflict between people. Wherever there are diverse groups of people with different motivations and agendas, there will be differences of opinion. While…
Celtic Bank Hires Dan O’Meara as Regional Vice President/SBA Business Developmen …
Denver, CO – February 12th, 2010 – Celtic Bank recently announced that it has hired Dan O’Meara as regional vice president/SBA business development for Colorado. “Moving into Colorado was an easy decision, knowing that Dan O’Meara would be helping Celtic Bank accomplish that,” said Reese Howell, Jr. chief executive officer of Celtic Bank.
Being raised in Colorado, O’Meara has a sound understanding of the State’s economy and its drivers. O’Meara has…
LeadMaster Celebrates Twelfth Year of Business
LeadMaster – A Leader in Sales CRM & Lead Management
ROSWELL, Georgia -- February 10, 2010 LeadMaster, a leading provider of cloud computing solutions for Sales Lead Management, Lead Tracking, Online CRM tools and Sales Force Automation solutions celebrates twelve years in business.
Founded in 1998, LeadMaster became a true pioneer in the provision of online sales and marketing tools long before the terms customer relationship management and software-as-a-service became common parlance.…
Summer Street Advisors, LLC Opens Office in Westport, CT
Commercial Real Estate Advisory Firm Establishes Presence with National Clients Involved in All Facets of Commercial Real Estate
Westport, CT (February 11, 2010) – Summer Street Advisors, LLC (SSA), has opened its national headquarters in Westport, CT. The firm specializes in providing objective, market driven analysis and consulting for private equity groups in today’s distressed commercial real estate (CRE) market.
According to Jack Mullen, Senior Partner, SSA is a unique and…
Premier Fine Wines Offer The Ultimate Alternative Investment
Leading wine consultancy Premier Red Fine Wines are show casing latest wine investment performance figures, clearly indicating that wine really is one of the leading alternative asset classes for investors looking for a high return and long term reward from their investments.
Richmond, UK, February 12, 2010 -- Leading wine consultancy Premier Red Fine Wines are show casing latest wine investment performance figures, clearly indicating that wine really is one of…
Research Report Ranks 16 Global Content Management Systems
Common Sense Advisory outlines the functions that matter most in managing multilingual websites and documents, and which CMS vendors do the best in implementing these critical features
Lowell, MA - February 12, 2010 -- Which content management system (CMS) delivers the best support for multilingual and multiregional use? Most organizations turn to some form of CMS to handle authoring, transforming, publishing, and storing their multilingual content assets.
In its latest content management…
Announcing Vistage Information Event (Atlanta)
Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executive organization, and Lauch McKinnon, Group Chair, Vistage International, will be hosting a complimentary, informational event for visionary business leaders at the Ravinia Club, Two Ravinia Drive in Atlanta on Tuesday, February 23. Seating is available for the morning session from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. (complimentary breakfast served) and the afternoon session from noon to 2:00 p.m. (complimentary lunch served). One must…
Jolly Granted ISDA Membership
SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Feb 10, 2010 – Today Jolly Technologies announced that it had been awarded membership to the Identification Systems Dealers Association (ISDA)
ISDA is a select group of ID and security dealers and manufacturers united to investigate and discuss the latest technology and products in the identification field. This exchange of ideas and expertise guarantees the availability of the best and most current products and support from amongst…
Liquidity and Prime Rates are the adjustment screws for the equity market in 201 …
Investment24 Research Underlines Influence of the Upcoming U.S. Federal Funds Rate Decisions
Baech (Switzerland), February 10, 2010 – Market’s reaction to the recently published predominantly good U.S. company news remained cautious. Although almost three quarter of the U.S. companies beat the Street’s expectations for the last quarter of 2009, S&P 500 is clearly revising downwards since the middle of January. Along with good company news, the possibility of an increase of…
Global Markets Direct: Top Ten Global Energy Trends in 2010 on reports-research. …
Global Markets Direct’s new report Top Ten Global Energy Trends in 2010 provides an in-depth analysis of the top global trends in the energy sector in 2010 with challenges and future prospects for the overall industry. The report provides critical analysis of the various trends in the different segments of the energy industry including oil and gas upstream and downstream, unconventional and offshore oil and gas sectors, nuclear energy, alternative…
Business Mission to China 2010: Berlin-Brandenburg will meet Beijing, Tianjin, H …
Berlin/Beijing (trem). “Berlin-Brandenburg meets China in June at EXPO 2010 fair” is one of events this summer to intensify the existing relations between Asia and Europe. A Business Mission to China (Beijing, Tianjin, Harbin & Shanghai) is part of the preparation of various meetings, conferences and presentations of German governmental institutions such as the Ministry of Economics of Brandenburg and it`s related Chambers of Industry and Commerce Potsdam and East-Brandenburg.…
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. - IT Sales Opportunities – 2008 Reports Now …
Dallas, TX: ReportsandReports announce to have Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. - IT Sales Opportunities – 2008 Market Research Report in its store
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG), formerly Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. (MTFG), is a bank holding company formed through the merger between MTFG and UFJ Holdings, Inc. MUFG is the holding company for The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB),…
Analysis: Mobile Banking - Made in Munich.
The new market player VoiceCash makes mobile banking a reality
Munich, 11.02.2010. What’s in a location? It’s a good question when someone sets out to change the way the world banks. In fact if Michael Kramer was talking from a marble clad penthouse in Frankfurt or London it might sound more convincing. But Munich? But after a few minutes of Mr Kramer’s company the unimposing office suddenly becomes one of the…
ChooseWhat.com Launches “How to Build a Website” Guide
“How to Build a Website,” a guide on everything a new website owner needs to know before creating their site, was launched by ChooseWhat.com this week.
“We aimed to create a resource tool that was easy for users who have little to no background in building websites,” says April Coburn, designer of “How to Build a Website.” “We give them a starting point on the best tools to use and…
HansaWorld Exhibiting at Macworld 2010
STOCKHOLM, February 8, 2010 – HansaWorld is excited to invite you to Macworld 2010, taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, USA on february 11-13, 2010. HansaWorld will be introducing Books by HansaWorld 6.1 as well as the Enterprise by HansaWorld 6.1 to the tech savvy Macworld visitors at their booth 1453.
This year marks the third Macworld Expo for HansaWorld. While the atmosphere might not be the same…
Thermphos Taps Atrion International’s Product Compliance for SAP EH&S Integratio …
Montreal, Canada –February 10, 2010 – Atrion International announced that it has signed an eight year agreement with Netherlands-based Thermphos International BV, a world leading chemical company in phosphorus, phosphoric acid, phosphorus derivatives, phosphates and phosphonates, for Atrion’s Product Compliance for SAP® EH&S. The Atrion solution will assist Thermphos in the regulatory analysis of complex product formulations and generate hazard communication documents such as the MSDS or SDS.
“Thermphos decided…
SGS to sponsor the 2010 Projects & Infrastructure International Conference
For the fourth time, SGS will sponsor the main conference at Projects & Infrastructure International 2010 from March 16-17, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. In addition, two supplementary dates are dedicated to discussions regarding issues such as Oil, Gas and Chemicals (on the 15th) and raising and structuring finance for infrastructure projects (on the 18th).
The conference is a one-stop opportunity to learn and debate the factors affecting the development and finance…
WorldLink, Inc. Takes Home Top Honor in Frisco, TX
The Frisco Chamber of Commerce honored the city’s best at this year’s 26th Anniversary Annual Awards Celebration featuring Frisco’s Got Talent. The event took place on January 29, 2010 at the Embassy Suites in Frisco, TX.
Following the theme of the popular show “America’s Got Talent”, Frisco’s most talented individuals and businesses were honored in fourteen different categories. Qualification was based on eight criteria including a business profile, growth and…
Direxxis Expands with Opening of Midwest Office
Direxxis, a leading provider of distributed marketing solutions, has expanded its operations by opening a Midwestern office in Independence, Missouri
Needham, MA, February 9, 2010 – Direxxis, Inc. (www.direxxismarketing.com), a leading provider of distributed marketing solutions, today announced that it has expanded its operations in the United States and has opened a new office in Independence, Missouri to service the growing need for distributed marketing solutions.
Leveraging strong business performance and an…
Perfect Translations Launches Updated Website
Miami-based global linguistic and communication company unveils new look
Miami, Florida – February 9, 2010 – Perfect Translations, a leading international linguistic and communications provider has launched its revamped website. “We wanted to get the message out ASAP; it features a cleaner, simple, easy-to-navigate design, and an updated look that is more consistent with our corporate identity” – said Amiel Moskona, President and Chief Communications Officer…
HealthPass NY Enhances Small Employer Health Insurance Plans with Medical Cost A …
NEW YORK, February 9, 2009 – HealthPass, the New York City-based non-profit health insurance exchange for small employers, today announced a partnership with Medical Cost Advocate Inc. to provide advocacy services to employees who participate in any of its health insurance plans.
Under the arrangement with Medical Cost Advocate (MCA), employees and families enrolled in any of HealthPass’ portfolio of coverage options will have access to the services of MCA’s advocates.…
MINNESOTA BANKERS TO VISIT LEGISLATORS DURING BANK DAY AT THE CAPITOL
(EDEN PRAIRIE, February 8, 2010) – The Minnesota Bankers Association (MBA) will welcome banking professionals from around the state to St. Paul on Tuesday, February 16, for the MBA Bank Day at the Capitol. The MBA holds the event annually to provide bankers an opportunity to hear legislative leaders speak about current industry and state issues, and meet with their elected officials. Natasha Schroeder, Executive Vice President, Compliance, Security and…
Carol Hengel Celebrates 42 years at Americana Community Bank, Sleepy Eye
January 18, 2010 –– Americana Community Bank of Sleepy Eye is proud to announce that Carol Hengel of Sleepy Eye celebrated 42 years of service with the bank on January 15, 2010. At the time Hengel was hired, the bank was known as the State Bank of Sleepy Eye. The bank name was changed and the existing bank building was completed in 1985.
Attached is a photo of ACB, Sleepy…
Ashley Law Crawley Independent Financial Advisers Finalists in Gatwick Diamond A …
Ashley Law Crawley has fought off tough competition to make it through to the final coveted three places in the hotly contested category of “Employer of the Year” in the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards.
Tracey Evans, Associate Partner at Ashley Law Crawley said “We are thrilled to have been selected as one of the three finalists in the Employer of the Year category. It is so important that each member…
“Strong” MetraTech Shines in Gartner BSS Report
MetraTech Corp., the innovative charging, billing, settlement and customer care product provider, has been awarded a “strong” rating by leading technology research and advisory company Gartner in its Dataquest Insight: Business Support System Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2009 report. This is the second year running that the Microsoft billing specialist has earned acclaim in the Gartner BSS report.
The accolade is based upon an extensive survey of telecom…
Succession Planner Upgrade Now Available for Businesses of All Sizes
Melbourne, Australia, February 05, 2010 – The succession planning software market is saturated with highly complex, expensive and difficult to learn systems. Until now, small businesses and medium-sized businesses have not been well served. This week, Business Performance P/L answered their call with the release of the new version of their popular Succession Planner software.
Succession Planner Version 2.0 is designed to benefit anyone who needs to track their leadership potential…
Iraq Economic TV and SAK forge Strategic Alliance to launch global campaign
In a follow up to their recent visit to SAK Commodities’ Baghdad Headquarters, Iraq Economic TV’s Managing Director, Abbas Kamel Al Essawi and Production Editor, Shaamel Abbas Al Essawi returned to SAK to extend a helping hand and offered access to a broader platform. Abbas Kamel Al Essawi invited SAK CEO, R.M.Hultz and Project Director, L. Sowell to review several communications products and formats. Initially Abbas Kamel Al…
SAS revenue jumps 2.2% to record $2.31 billion
IDC ranks SAS India as the leader in Advanced Analytics
(February 5th, 2010) – SAS, the leader in business analytics, achieved global revenue of US$2.31 billion in 2009, up 2.2 percent over 2008 results. Despite poor economic conditions, SAS maintained its unbroken chain of growth and profitability for 34 years since the company was founded.
“Our continued growth in 2009 is further proof that investing in long-term relationships with customers and employees…
Audit Concept becomes correspondent firm of Russell Bedford International in Mor …
Audit Concept has joined Russell Bedford International as the global accounting network's correspondent firm in Morocco. Coming just days after the appointment of correspondents in Libya and Algeria, this addition completes Russell Bedford's coverage in the five key countries of North Africa.
Audit Concept was established in 2001 by the current principal, Rachid Boubakry. The firm is a public accounting and audit practice based in the centre of Casablanca, the…
New U.S. Real Estate Crisis threatens Global Economic Condition
Price Decline and Non-Performing Loans: Investment24 Research Advises Caution
Baech (Switzerland), February 3, 2010 – New doom is threatening after the consequences of the subprime-crisis have hardly been overcome: U.S. commercial property could be the cause for a new sub-prime crisis from 2010 onward. The whole extent can hardly be estimated but also affects European banks.
According to Moody’s current CPPI-Index, the prices of U.S. commercial property tumbled by 34.8 percent since…
MATCHPOINT ANNOUNCES NEW VP OF MARKETING
(Toronto, ON)---Toronto-based franchise consulting network MatchPoint is pleased to announce the addition of Victoria I. Conte to its corporate team as vice president of marketing.
Conte, a former Toronto resident, comes to MatchPoint with more than 20 years experience developing unique marketing and sales strategies for several well-known companies. As the president of The Victoria Group Marketing, Inc.,…
Appia Sees Increased Adoption of Virtual Call Centers
More organizations are taking advantage of Appia’s managed call center services, which allow agents and supervisors to operate from anywhere.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – February 4, 2010 – Is the call center decentralizing?
Appia Communications believes it is. The provider of managed communication and networking services reports that its customers are increasingly deploying “virtual” call centers — in which agents are located at home or in small offices — rather than…
Russell Bedford Costa Rica appoints Audit Director
Russell Bedford Costa Rica continues to grow and has welcomed on board Sergio Calderón as the firm's Audit Director.
Sergio has more than 20 years of audit experience. He spent 12 years in the audit department of a Big-4 firm and 11 years as Internal Audit Director in various important regional companies in the retail and agro industries.
Sergio Calderón has a degree in Business Administration with emphasis on accounting…
44 States Show Positive Job Trends in January
January’s jobs report from the Department of Labor is scheduled to be released later this week and based on data released this morning by LinkUp, Friday’s report will show that the job market improved sharply during the month. LinkUp, a job search engine that indexes jobs from over 20,000 company websites throughout the U.S., reported that new job listings on company websites rose by 69,082 (18%) from December. Total job…
New Steel for 2010 - SAK Commodities seals another Iraq Contract
New Steel for 2010 - SAK Commodities seals another Iraq contract
In what is shaping up to be a very active year for SAK Commodities, project director Larry Sowell closes another landmark deal with Iraq’s Ministry of Trade - State Company for Construction Materials. The latest of a series of contracts with the Ministry is for the importation of steel construction components.
The initial requests are for quantities of…
Strategic Post-Disaster Recovery For Small Businesses
NEW YORK, NY, JANUARY 20, 2010 -- Lesia Bates Moss, president of Seedco Financial Services, is to present on the topic of "Supporting Small Businesses Post-Disaster,” a seminar at the International Economic Development Council's Leadership Summit on January 31 at 10:30 a.m. in Houston.
Ms. Bates Moss is an award-winning executive and sought-after presenter at industry and professional development conferences. As president of Seedco Financial Services, Ms. Bates Moss…
Isuzu Picks Apriso for Manufacturing Operations Management
Combined solution targets manufacturers seeking to accelerate innovation and new product introductions by integrating manufacturing operations with process planning applications.
(LONG BEACH, CA – February 3, 2010) – Apriso®, a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions for sustained operational excellence, today announced Isuzu has selected and implemented Apriso’s FlexNet to manage production of their KD (knock-down) parts at overseas factories. The implementation is now live, after being put into operation…
icubic presents the newest release of iQrepos – the efficient solution for tradi …
icubic AG, the innovative German producer of software solutions for international finance, has improved and further developed their iQrepos trading platform. The current 1.7 Version now enables a daily, fully-automatic comparison of financial instruments and instrument data against the markets as well as trading of repos with spread quotes and quoting and monitoring of requests for quotes over MTS Repo.
iQrepos has increased its user friendliness through the ability to…
Americana Community Bank Promotes Quast
(Medford, Minn., January 21, 2010)—Americana Community Bank (ACB) has promoted Brent Quast to Vice President-Business Banking Manager. Quast, with seven years banking experience, manages the ACB Medford branch. Specializing in business development, customer service, employee development and branch leadership, he most recently served as commercial lender for ACB Medford.
“Brent is an outstanding addition to Americana Community Bank,” said Adam Dittrich, Americana Community Bank President and CEO. “His knowledge and…
Iraq's pro-active approach to Foreign Investment for 2010
In an effort to continue its outreach to sources of foreign investment funds, Ali Hati Mohammed Al Mousawe - the General Director of the National Media Center (NMC) for the Prime Minister’s office invited SAK representatives: Larry Sowell, Ammar Mahdi and Ahmed Radi Hadi to the Council of Ministers Headquarters in Baghdad’s International Zone to discuss ways in which the Prime Minister’s Office and the Council of Ministers can coordinate…
KP TECH Analysis: Cutback in M&A transactions in the European technology sector …
Acquisition activity in 2009 declined 8% compared to 2008. There were 2,603 acquisitions involving European technology companies in 2009, compared to 2,941 deals announced the year before. The combined value of all deals in 2009 decreased 51% to $81 billion compared to $158 billion a year earlier.
There was encouraging activity from North American buyers (USA and Canada) with a jump of 67% in Q4 2009 compared to Q3 2009. They…
