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MMI Public Relations, a Raleigh-based, full-service public relations firm, has announced that Emily Packard has joined the firm as an assistant account executive. In this position, Packard will leverage both traditional and emerging media to gain positive results for clients in a wide range of industries, including real estate, engineering, the arts, law, printing and more. Prior to joining MMI, Packard worked at a local marketing services company in Wake Forest, N.C. She earned bachelor’s degrees in journalism and mass communication, as well as political science, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then completed a master’s degree in communication at NC State University.

dinCloud, a leading cloud services provider of hosted virtual desktops, announced today the addition of industry veteran Travis Cella as head of cloud sales. Cella will oversee the sales and channel strategy for dinCloud.

Nakisa Inc., a developer of software solutions for organization and talent management and SAP software solution and technology partner, is proud to announce that they have won the SAP Ecosystem Innovation Award, presented at SAPPHIRE NOW in Madrid.

Rinox Pavers, LLC, manufacturer of concrete paving stones and retaining wall systems, took part in the Philadelphia regions The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Light The Night® Walk as part of its Rinox Cares program. This program is the charitable arm of Rinox Pavers and includes an ongoing effort in support of the LLS. The event was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on October 22, 2011, and featured perfect weather, lively entertainment and a sea of illuminated balloons carried down Martin Luther King Boulevard. “Team Rinox” set an ambitious fundraising goal of $20,000, and is ever so close to achieving it, having raised over $19,400 to date. This total currently ranks Team Rinox an impressive third overall for all fundraising teams in the region. With the deadline for donations being December 30, 2011 they remain hopeful that they will reach their goal before year’s end.

SixsigmaZ is an online resource for quality assurance and operational excellence in the workplace. Quality departments and Six Sigma Blackbelts in nearly every industry realize the value of a good Andon System. At its core, an Andon System consists of a group of visual products and systems that interact in order to communicate information to stakeholders on status and problems within a facility. By quickly delivering information through visual and audible cues, resource loss in the forms of equipment downtime and personal hours is minimized.

KOM Networks, creator and world leading provider of storage management solutions for secure archiving compliant data protection and retention, today announced that KOMpliance has been selected as a finalist for KMWorld’s 2011 KM Promise Award.

Income Tax Preparation can be a hassle. It is important to make sure the preparer known all the new rules, laws, and allowable deductions . Help is on the way. In November the On Target Tax & Bookkeeping firm will be operating a new website to help people with tax preparation.

Ranked as the nation’s leading manufacturing journalist and a contributing editor for hundreds of publications annually, Thomas R. Cutler, has been writing extensively about manufacturing and industry for more than twenty years. According to Cutler, “The dynamic stories of manufacturers create a bounty of interesting and important business strategies…from re-shoring to ERP, from Six Sigma to material handling, from lean manufacturing to food quality the best-practices of manufacturers create a never-ending stream of feature articles and important, newsworthy content.”

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a Juried Art Contest with a theme of “Countryside” in which 2D artists from around the world are invited to make online submissions for inclusion into the Gallery’s December 2011 online group art exhibition.

Users of Aligned Assets’ gazetteer management systems have dominated this year’s National Gazetteer Exemplar Awards.

Scapa Group (LON:SCPA), has announced the launch of a website dedicated to its Renfrew™ Hockey Tape and Renfrew Athletics brands. Renfrewhockeytape.com has been designed with hockey players and athletes in mind, offering an interactive product guide, pictures, and an illustrated history of the Renfrew brand.

Doron Ofir Casting, the epic star making company behind Jersey Shore, A-List, and FriendZone, in association with Stone & Company Entertainment and MTV News and Docs announce the search for the most captivating, fun and intriguing girls who are innate story tellers in Southern California for the internationally acclaimed documentary series, “Connected.”

Lift’n Buddy is committed to reducing injuries from repetitive lifting, lowering, and moving. Aaron Lamb created this important and cost-effective electric hand truck to drive improved safety and lower the high cost to North American businesses. The cost of back injuries alone costs millions of dollars each year. According to Lamb, “Lift'n Buddy automates those tasks, significantly reducing the potential for injuries and costly downtime.”

ETO ERP Blog by Streamline Systems Looks at AX 2012 Project Management for Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers

When financial advisor Dennis Tubbergen isn’t advising his clients or acting as a financial advisor to other financial advisors, he can frequently be found writing his blog at dennistubbergen.com or his weekly newsletter at moving-markets.com. On November 8, Tubbergen compared the woes of our currency to those of the Euro.

Dermatologists at Albany Dermatology Clinic in Albany, GA use Practice Website to Educate Patients and Community about Acne, Psoriasis, Rosacea and Skin Cancer.

Shanesia Winston, CEO of an elite Atlanta based private coaching company Savvy Business Makers, unveils her latest plan to feature fast rising lady business owners and the story behind the success of their business, for a month at her website.

OpenXcell Technolabs is one of those companies that have gained trust of its clients scattered across the globe. Read to know about interesting facts of its new in-house iPad game “Sky Fighter”.

IndiGo has plans to connect more Indian cities with the international destinations it is currently flying to and also increase frequency on the existing routes. “This is our plan for the next seven-eight months. For example, Delhi-Dubai/Mumbai-Dubai we plan to have two or three flights a day and Muscat seven flights a week from the existing four,” said Aditya Ghosh, president, IndiGo during the inaugural flight from Mumbai to Muscat on October 10, 2011. IndiGo also plans to connect Muscat with Mangalore and Thiruvanathapuram in the future and Dubai to Hyderabad, Kochi, Thiruvanathapuram and Kolkata. Singapore that is presently connected to Mumbai and Delhi, would also be connected to Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. And similarly, besides the just launched Delhi-Kathmandu flight, Nepal's capital will also be connected to Kolkata.

Yadkin County was one of those 92 counties with decreased unemployment rate at 8.8 percent in September.g

Erado the nation's leading compliance and archiving firm in electronic communication, formally announces its exclusive multi-year agreement to provide social media compliance services to Investacorp, Inc.

Seegrid Corp. recently the company announced the hire of David Sheaffer as Project Manager. “Seegrid will certainly benefit from Sheaffer’s expertise, success and leadership, as we continue to develop innovative solutions for warehouse management,” stated John Mazock, VP of Manufacturing.

For fans of online bingo this time of year is known for being incredibly exciting and it seems that free bingo gaming site City Bingo have every intention of furthering this tradition with the recent announcement of their new mid week game.

ETO ERP Blog by Streamline Systems Looks at AX 2012 Technical Sales Support for Engineer-to-Order Manufacturers

Showplace Cleaning Service is a family owned non-franchise business since November 1983. They began servicing their first clients with their residential maid service, replacing the dying profession of domestic day workers. They have been recognized because of the growing need for home cleaning service by working couples, busy mothers, and professionals. Since they had begun servicing, the company’s objective is to provide residential cleaning at an affordable cost.