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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — VLP Law Group is pleased to announce that it has received an Award for Excellence in Maternal Health and Equity from the Healthy Mothers Workplace Coalition. VLP was honored at the September 9, 2013 awards ceremony in San Francisco for promoting a mother-friendly workplace.

CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 10, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CAC Group, Inc. announced this week that it is now Cogensia. The name change is the result of a 12-year process that has now come to be realized. Since its founding, CAC Group has provided premium analytical consulting for some of the country’s largest marketers.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — US enterprises are expected to spend more than $49 billion over the next five years on Ethernet services provided by carriers, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. Ethernet metro area and wide area services are ubiquitous, available from all major data service providers, including cable/MSOs, who are building a formidable base around Ethernet services in the small to mid-sized business market.

DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — HeartIT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation, announced today that it has received a $2.5M grant from the NIH in order to develop the ‘Cloud Based Corelab of the Future.’

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Aug. 30, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management technology solutions, announced that it hired technical staff members across the board to prepare for a growing demand for its Web-based software applications.

PETAULUMA, Calif., Aug. 22, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today that the North Bay Business Journal has named the company a 2013 ‘Best Place to Work.’

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — VLP Law Group LLP announced today that Dianne Reed has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Ms. Reed has nearly 30 years of experience in private practice and has worked extensively in virtually all aspects of patent practice for many different types of clients, including start-ups, established companies, investors, nonprofit organizations, and universities.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that property brokerage veteran Josh Ream has joined the firm as Vice President/Property Broker.

MARSHALL, Mo., Aug. 16, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The finals for the 2013 MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition were held on August 12 at the Missouri State Fair. This is the fourth annual event sponsored by the Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship. Its goal is to celebrate and recognize the importance of locally owned businesses and provide a venue to assist them toward becoming successful.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 13, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultancy, announced today their release of the third in a series of Healthcare Engagement Videos, ‘Wellness Behaviors.’ The video provides a simple, practical, easily understood view of the importance of nutrition, activity and rest in promoting overall health and happiness.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 12, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Zak Lee Guarnaccia Actor/Stuntman, Executive Producer at LightRow Pictures and Paul Lupi, Producer of Mill Reef Films, are developing a feature film in the martial-arts, action-thriller genre entitled ‘Kalm.’ In addition, Guarnaccia is in talks for a role in another Lupi production ‘WASTED,’ written and produced with brother Daniel Lupi (‘Lincoln,’ ‘The Master,’ ‘There Will Be Blood,’ ‘Catch Me If You Can,’ ‘Boogie Nights’).

ONTARIO, Calif., Aug. 12, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Dawn Jeffery as a property and casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire division. Dawn brings 28 years of experience in risk management and commercial insurance program development and management to EPIC. Her industry expertise includes construction, transportation and non-profit clients.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 9, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a recognized leader in mortgage pipeline hedging and risk management services, announced that it has been named to the San Diego Business Journal’s (SDBJ) 2013 Top 100 annual fastest-growing private companies list, with a specific ranking of 24. Organizations that earned a spot on the list were honored at a recent awards ceremony held at the Paradise Point Resort and in San Diego, California.

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Orange County Business Journal has announced that EPIC has been recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work’ in Orange County. EPIC is one of only 34 Orange County companies with 250 or more employees to receive this honor and is ranked 4th in the large company category.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today it has acquired SafeHarbor Risk Management.

LANSDALE, Pa., Aug. 1, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Global DMS, the leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that its president and CEO, Vladimir Bien-Aime, was named to National Mortgage Professional Magazine’s ‘Top 25 Most Connected Mortgage Professionals’ list.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 29, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today that Jim Gillette has been selected by Business Insurance magazine as a ’40 Under 40 Regional Broker Leader’ award winner. Gillette is one of only eight to receive this honor in the Western Region.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., July 26, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management technology solutions, announced its tenth anniversary of being in business in the mortgage industry. Quandis was founded in June of 2003 with the mission of engineering innovative software applications for a variety of organizations in the default servicing space.

FLAT ROCK, N.C., July 24, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Janet Bull, M.D., chief medical officer of Four Seasons Compassion For Life, is a nominee for American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine’s list of top 25 visionaries in the field.

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 24, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Charles M. ‘Chuck’ Cushner as a principal and property and casualty insurance producer. Respected and well-connected in the San Francisco Bay Area business community, Cushner brings decades of experience to EPIC in risk management with a focus on construction, consumer services, transportation and manufacturing.

STRATFORD, Conn., July 18, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In its 5th year of business and hundreds of bed bug inspections performed, Bed Bug Finders LLC announces a service option for eradication of bed bugs by means of a unique heat treatment process.

DURANGO, Colo., July 16, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Insight Research projects that the aggregate market for a key group of data services will grow two to three times the rate for basic transport services over the next five years. With many voice and legacy data services declining, these advanced strategic services represent the highest growth areas for telecom services targeted to U.S. businesses.

DURHAM, N.C., July 16, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Heart IT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation, announced today the release of Version 8 of their flagship products: WebPAX(R) PACS and Universal Viewer.

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 9, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EaseUS Software, a leading provider of affordable backup, data recovery and storage management solutions for Windows environment, is pleased to announce its official distribution agreement with Lifeboat Distribution. Under the agreement, Lifeboat will distribute EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, EaseUS Todo Backup, and EaseUS Partition Master to its multinational network of resellers in the world, including U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, Russia, etc.

NEW YORK, N.Y., July 8, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — VLP Law Group is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its East Coast corporate practice with the addition of Conrad Everhard, who joins as a partner in New York. Mr. Everhard is a senior corporate and transactional attorney with over twenty years of private practice experience and three years as General Counsel.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 8, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — VLP Law Group is pleased to announce that Darius Kharabi has joined the firm as Partner in the Technology Transactions practice. Darius will be based in Los Angeles.

IRVINE, Calif., July 1, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — PowerGuard(R) Specialty Insurance Services announced today that more than one million insured solar panels have been reported to the PowerGuard Third Party Warranty Program and delivered into the Japanese marketplace.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 28, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today, Torrance Calif.-based Neotrope(R), an advertising, marketing and PR firm launched in 1983, announced the recipients of its annual Non-Profit PR Grant for 2013. Each worthy cause is a U.S.-based 501(c)3 charity ‘doing good’ on a local, or national level. As part of this in-kind grant program, Neotrope is providing PR solutions, news dissemination (through its Send2Press(R) Newswire service), online advertising, and social media marketing for the charities.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., June 26, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Alegria Fresh announced today it has partnered with Orange County Produce, LLC, to offer a locally grown, certified organic, freshly harvested summer vegetable box. Delivering on its promise to offer the freshest produce available, Alegria’s vegetable box is delivered within 24 hours of harvest and can be customized to suit individual tastes.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., June 24, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EaseUS Software, as an innovative software developer for providing cost-effective solutions for storage management and data protection, today announces an important event by introducing the world’s first and the most powerful iPhone data recovery freeware – EaseUS MobiSaver Free. It allows iPhone users to freely recover mistakenly deleted photos, videos, text messages, contacts and more.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., June 18, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management technology solutions, announced that PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (PennyMac), is using its short sale technology to assist in effectively and efficiently managing the short sale process.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultancy, announced today their release of the second in a series of Healthcare Engagement Videos, ‘Understanding Healthcare Reform.’ The video provides a clear overview of the Affordable Care Act, simplifying its many elements into a straightforward, easily understood review.

HOUSTON, Texas, June 17, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Whiteflash Inc., internationally acclaimed retailer of ideal diamonds and designer engagement rings, announced today a new promotion on the wildly popular social networking site Pinterest. In celebration of recently becoming an authorized retailer for top jewelry designer Tacori, Whiteflash will be giving away a fabulous Tacori fashion necklace to one lucky ‘pinner.’

MESA, Ariz., June 11, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A strong commitment to the Virginia market has resulted in continued success for Edupoint(R) Educational Systems, as five former Star_Base districts representing over 177,000 students have recently selected the Synergy(R) Education Platform – a leading student information system solution for the national K-12 market. As a successful solution already serving numerous districts in the state, Synergy’s industry leading functionality – combined with Edupoint’s proven and established transition approach – have proven a favorable solution for districts seeking a new SIS.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., June 10, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EaseUS Software, a leading provider of desktop applications on data backup and disaster recovery and storage management, now enters the mobile market by introducing iPhone recovery software – EaseUS MobiSaver 2.0. This application is as easy to use as it is effective; simply launch our program, connect your iDevice and with a few clicks, preview recoverable items and select items for recovery. The whole process is extremely simple and easy.

ONTARIO, Calif., June 5, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Joe Cotugna as a property and casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire Division. Cotugna brings 23 years of experience in risk management, with a focus on the food industry and construction to EPIC.

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — VLP Law Group LLP is very pleased to announce that Patrick Lawler and Jacob Dy-Johnson have joined the firm’s Commercial Lending Practice. Mr. Lawler joins VLP as a partner from the Corporate Finance group of the Los Angeles office of O’Melveny and Myers. Mr. Dy-Johnson joins VLP as counsel (he was previously in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati).

DENVER, Colo., June 4, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Titan Capital Solutions (TCS), a wholly owned correspondent lending subsidiary of mortgage outsource services provider Titan Lenders Corp., has announced the addition of Mike Eberl to the TCS sales team as correspondent regional sales director. Eberl brings more than 35 years’ mortgage sales experience to his new role at TCS.

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa., June 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Multi-Flow Industries announced that it has completed the acquisition of one of the largest Independent Fountain-Dispensed Beverage Distributors in Ohio. This acquisition affords Multi-Flow Industries the distribution opportunity to directly service customers in Central Ohio, building upon their current distribution in Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 3, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultancy, announced today a partnership with Dowling Capital Partners (DCP) and Premier Insurance Services, focusing on the personal insurance needs of the Hispanic market in the West and Southwest regions of the United States.