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PETALUMA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today the North Bay Business Journal has recognized EPIC as a ‘2013 Healthiest Company in North Bay.’ The North Bay office of EPIC participates in a companywide wellness program, led by a volunteer committee that has garnered impressive results over the last four years.

PALM DESERT, Calif., Dec. 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bank of Southern California (FBBN) today announced that Irwin Golds, long time Coachella Valley banking and business executive has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Whiteflash Inc., a leading retailer of ideal diamonds and fine bridal jewelry, announced today that their retail store has been granted membership in the prestigious American Gem Society. Recognized for the success of their first retail store, and for a continued reputation for excellence in the domestic and international jewelry market, Whiteflash joins an organization comprised of some of the finest jewelers in the world.

CHICAGO, Ill., Dec. 2, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Cogensia announced today that Craig Bettmann has joined Cogensia as Vice President, Client Solutions and Joel Schiltz has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Client Solutions.

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 25, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Whiteflash, internationally acclaimed retailer of ideal diamonds and fine bridal jewelry, announced today that they have become Platinum level distributors for industry-leading jewelry designer Tacori.

DURANGO, Colo., Nov. 25, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — U.S. Cable and Satellite service providers are losing three quarters of a million residential video subscribers each year, but investors are not panicking, as the losses are offset by growth in broadband and business services. According to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation, U.S. Cable MSOs are on track this year to reach $8.8 billion in annual revenues providing telecommunications services to small and medium-size businesses, despite competition from entrenched telco providers, who have owned this segment for the past thirty years.

DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 25, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — November is National Caregivers Appreciation Month; and Right at Home Dayton In-Home Care and Assistance is making sure their experienced and well-trained caregivers are recognized for their dedication and compassion. National Caregiver Appreciation Month aims to acknowledge those who dedicate their time to caring for others.

MARSHALL, Mo., Nov. 18, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Missouri Valley Community Action Agency is pleased to announce the fifth annual MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition. This year’s event will be launched by MVCAA and the Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a leading retail insurance broker headquartered in California, announced today that funds managed by global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) have agreed to acquire a controlling equity stake in the company. Carlyle’s investment will enable EPIC to continue to execute its organic growth strategy and support strategic acquisitions of complementary insurance distribution platforms throughout the United States.

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 8, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Leading biopharmaceutical company Paragon BioTeck, Inc. announced today that it plans to launch its new line of products, known as Ilast(R), at the Annual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans. Paragon signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Horus Pharma to supply Ilast(R) ocular care products in the U.S. last month, and the company is excited to release these products to ophthalmology professionals.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EaseUS, with ten-years of research and development experience in the field of data recovery, now newly promotes a brand new product – EaseUS PhonTunes – an iTunes music transfer software which enables all Apple device users to transfer music from Apple devices to iTunes, a computer and to import music from other devices to Apple devices.

TIPP CITY, Ohio, Nov. 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Michael Lamb, Superintendent of Shawnee Local Schools, is pleased to announce that the district is implementing an energy conservation project, to be implemented by Energy Optimizers, USA, to improve four existing academic buildings, reduce over-all energy usage, and save taxpayer resources.

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TeamSnap, the world’s leading web and mobile team and activity management service, released research today confirming that participating in youth sports requires a major time commitment and financial investment, according to their recent user study.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., Oct. 30, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A respected hospice care provider in North Carolina for almost a decade, Four Seasons Compassion for Life leads the western region of the state for its significant percentage of patients served.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 24, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), has been named a finalist for Mortgage Technology’s 2013 Lenders’ Choice Award. IDS was the winner of the 2012 Lenders’ Choice Award.

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 24, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In a recent article, Silicon Valley Business Journal highlighted the region’s fastest growing companies, proving that for innovators, there is always opportunity to grow. EPIC, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage based in San Mateo, was one of 52 companies to receive this recognition. This is the fourth consecutive year that EPIC has made the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Private Companies list.

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has been recognized for a fourth year as a ‘Best Place to Work in Insurance’ by Business Insurance Magazine and survey co-sponsor Best Companies Group.

CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Cogensia announced this week a strategic collaboration with Infutor Data Solutions, Inc. to provide the auto industry with improved business intelligence in order to gain more market share. So, now with two powerful sets of data, information can be provided as early as 12 months before a buying decision is made.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 16, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — American Fidelity Administrative Services, LLC (AFAS), the recent addition to the American Fidelity family of companies and established in response to great demand from American Fidelity Assurance Company’s (AFA) customers, now offers a tool to assist employers with the complicated Health Care Reform law that requires employers to track employee hours constantly to determine their eligibility for health care coverage.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 16, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today EraNova Institute announces a Kickstarter crowdfunding project, ‘Smile, You’re Living Longer!’ When completed, it will be an eBook of Long-Term Health CareToons(TM) that clarify life-improving choices for today’s longer-living seniors and working-age adults.

LAS VEGAS, Nev., Oct. 15, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ace World Wide Moving and Storage, an agent of one of the nation’s leading movers Atlas Van Lines, is joining The Mob Museum in partnership with Three Square and Downtown 3rd Farmers Market to benefit Move For Hunger, a non-profit that fights hunger across the United States. In coalition with these organizations, Ace World Wide Moving and Storage will be co-sponsoring a local food drive from October 21 to November 10, 2013, at The Mob Museum in Las Vegas.

LANSDALE, Pa., Oct. 15, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that it launched AMCmatch.com, a search engine that allows lenders, servicers and other users of valuation products to efficiently locate and qualify the best fit appraisal management company (AMC) for their needs.

TIPP CITY, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — David Brand, Superintendent of South Central Local Schools, is pleased to announce that the District is implementing an energy conservation project with Energy Optimizers, USA to improve the High School and K-8 School facilities, reduce over-all energy usage, and save taxpayer resources.

DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 15, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Heart IT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation, announced today the release of the OsiriX interface for the WebPAX(R) image management system.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EaseUS Software, a leading software developer with ten years of experience in partition management, data recovery and backup solution, announces the new updated Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 partition manager – EaseUS Partition Master 9.2.2. This update brings the latest Windows operating system support and better function experience.

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 9, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Paragon BioTeck, Inc. today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Horus Pharma for rights to supply the Ilast(R) range of its medical-grade ocular hygiene and lid care products within the United States; it begins on an exclusive basis this month.

LANSDALE, Pa., Oct. 8, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that its eTrac Enterprise platform is now integrated with Ellie Mae’s loan origination system (LOS), Encompass360(R). The integration is seamless and allows the entire appraisal process to be efficiently and compliantly completed directly from within Encompass360.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., Oct. 8, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Janet Bull, M.D., chief medical officer of Four Seasons Compassion for Life, has been named a Top 30 Visionary by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Paraphrase, LLC and author Arnold Rudnick have pledged all net profits from book sales of ‘Little Green’ (ISBN: 978-0981587974) for the month of October 2013 to Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission, which supports the ‘hungry, homeless and hurting of the San Fernando Valley.’ They’re also donating 100+ copies of the children’s book ‘Little Green’ to the first grade of Roscoe Elementary School.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that is has been chosen as one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in San Diego, California by the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ).

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Neotrope, a 30-year old innovative marketing and technology firm, has announced a new program in cooperation with its Send2Press Newswire unit, to help public relations agencies and solo PR firms adopt a local 501(c)3 charity and promote it for free.

BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 1, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — VLP Law Group LLP is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its East Coast corporate practice with the addition of Timothy R. Bowers, who joins as partner based in Boston.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., Sept. 26, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Rural and medically underserved populations of eight western North Carolina counties will now have improved end of life care, thanks to a model education and training program of Four Seasons Compassion for Life.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 25, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — SecuGen is pleased to announce that it has filed an application for a new patent at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This new patent allows for the development of much more compact optical fingerprint readers and incorporates both scattering and absorption methods of fingerprint imaging in unique ways.

LANSDALE, Pa., Sept. 24, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that it has been chosen by Mortgage Technology magazine as a finalist for its 2013 Transforming Valuations Award.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 23, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) offers alliance opportunities to 1,000 independent advisers who wish to help longer-living Americans prepare for upcoming long-term care (LTC) needs. The aim is to handle an expected glut of clients by leveraging, through the advisers, LTCFP’s expertise, solution set, and outreach tools.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), and end-to-end loan origination system provider LendingQB announced the development of a joint interface designed to create a fluid integration between the LendingQB LOS and idsDoc.

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TeamSnap, the world’s leading web and mobile team and activity management service, announced today they are working with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), one of the largest non-profit sports organizations in the U.S., to provide AAU with promotional resources and content for advocating youth sports.

PALM DESERT, Calif., Sept. 16, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bank of Southern California today announced that former Palm Desert National Bank CEO and Chairman, Kevin McGuire has been appointed to lead the bank’s Coachella Valley region. After spending twenty years at Palm Desert National Bank, Mr. McGuire currently serves as Special Assistant to the Chancellor at UC Riverside, Palm Desert Campus.

MARSHALL, Mo., Sept. 10, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Missouri Valley Community Action Agency is one of four Community Action Agencies (CAAs) working to alleviate poverty in America to receive the 2013 Community Economic Development Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award. The awards, administered by the Community Action Partnership, were presented August 29, 2013 at the organization’s Annual Convention in Chicago.