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Just in time for the holidays, new Mobile Concierge technology helps guests make the most of their visit

Smarthinking, Inc., the market leader in online tutoring and academic support, has announced the launch of a new discipline of support – reading. On Thursday, Dec. 1, Smarthinking will begin providing live, online tutoring with expert educators in the areas of vocabulary, reading comprehension and pronunciation. Available to all customers, both institutional and consumer, reading will complement writing and mathematics support services to complete Smarthinking’s lineup of complete support solutions for developmental education within higher education and college success programs for K-12 students.

Diane Kuehn, president and CEO of VisionPoint Marketing, has announced that Diana Tong has joined the company as a senior project manager on the account services team. In this role, Tong will serve as the day-to-day contact for clients while providing strategic guidance in web marketing and online outreach. As a senior project manager, Tong will be responsible for managing client relationships and ensuring the timely completion of projects on budget for various clients, particularly in the field of higher education. Previously, Tong worked as an account executive at The Stone Agency, a manager at Brooks Bell Interactive and a freelance strategist and account manager, all in Raleigh. In addition, she co-owns a music-inspired art gallery and boutique called Amplified Art in historic City Market in downtown Raleigh.

Jeff Hatley, vice president of sales at Excel Moving & Storage, a moving and storage company with locations in Raleigh and Greensboro, N.C., and Charleston, S.C., has announced that the company has achieved Green Plus certification from the Institute of Sustainable Development in Durham, N.C. Green Plus certification involves a two-year process of education, networking and recognition in which applicants must first become Green Plus Certified Movers. In order to achieve final certification, Excel Moving & Storage proved support of triple bottom line sustainability practices in the areas of people, planet and performance.

Melanie Black Dubis, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, has been reappointed to the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee for the second consecutive year. Working with various local educational groups, including the Wake County Public School System, the education committee focuses on the sharing of ideas between local business professionals in an effort to improve the overall school system. Dubis, who is involved in educational improvement as an attorney for the firm, provides legal counsel on the Hoke County Board of Education v. State case. Currently in appeals court, Dubis represents low-wealth school districts on a case in what has been described as one of “the most important North Carolina Supreme Court rulings in living memory.”

Dan Fields, AIA, principal and CMO at BJAC, pa, an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced the release of a podcast on physician practice design concepts. In the podcast, principal architect Fred Wolters discusses the evolving models used for primary healthcare practice design, the industry trends influencing the evolution of practice models, the different types of practice models and the impact of the Affordable Care Act and other legislative influences on the evolution of healthcare practice models.

Bryant & Stratton College Online and SalutetoSpouses.com host free webinar highlighting job search, resume and interview tips for military spouses on December 8

Clean Green Nation announces the newest authorized partner in Rochester, New York, Paul Pompeii. The company and its partners focus on affordable energy saving products and green living education.

Evert business has to struggle hard to extract the best performance out of employees. While some companies use the mix of various managerial tools, there are others who believe in the process of earning from learning. As a matter of fact, learning is one of the simplest ways to improve the performance of human resource of an organization. For those organizations, which seek to find cost effective ways of imparting learning process, e-Learning is the best tool at hand.

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.”

The American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) and Direct Benefits, Inc. have partnered together to provide identity theft protection and bundled consumer savings to all AAUCM members.

PersonalCashAdvance.com, a site devoted to providing information on loans, has posted the data from a new study out of Utah that flatly contradicts the popularly held belief that lower-income people cannot afford cash advances. The results were drawn from data provided by Utah payday lenders as a result of new laws mandating the disclosure of certain information.

Berhane Marko is now an authorized Clean Green Nation partner in Alberta, Canada. Business and home owners interested in saving energy in Calgary can contact him for more information on the power of renewable energy sources. Clean Green Nation is the leading resource of sustainable energy for Alberta. The company focuses on providing affordable energy-saving products and green living education to consumers throughout Canada and the United States. As a new partner with this innovative company, Berhane Marko is the best resource for solar and wind energy information. The primary focus of this company is to teach the advantages of wind power.

The combination of ongoing political tensions and a weak economic outlook is taking its toll on consumer confidence in Bahrain, and on the country’s food and drink sector.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) hosted tree lighting and decorating ceremony officially lit by Dallas' own, Mayor Mike Rawlings, and 3 year old Frisco native, Ellie Stiernagle.

CarInsuranceRates.com, a site offering free quotes on car insurance, reports information gathered from its affiliated insurers that indicates a dramatic spike in the number of claims stemming from accidents involving deer. Most commonly, the insurers report, the claims result from collisions with deer, but many also related to accidents caused by drivers swerving into another vehicle to avoid hitting a deer.

Dennis Tubbergen is a financial advisor, advisor to financial advisors, author and host of The Everything Financial Radio Show. It comes as no surprise to his many readers that he gets a lot of joy out of spreading the latest news of the U.S. and global economies through his financial blog and his weekly newsletter Moving Markets which can be viewed at moving-markets.com.

Peter Ryan, Senior Analyst for Ovum, Announces that he will share new research on Social Media and Mobility at the 3rd Global Contact Forum, focusing on Digital, Mobile and Social Media for Contact Center professionals.

Author Solutions, Inc. launches its first imprint in Asia with new self publishing company, Trafford Publishing Singapore

Annadine Smart is now an authorized Clean Green Nation partner in Lake Charles Louisiana. Clean Green Nation is an innovative company that focuses on affordable energy saving products and green living education throughout the United States and Canada.

Understanding the language of time in hours, minutes and seconds is not difficult but it is also a well-known fact that time passes quickly so it is better to match its pace, and be punctual.

The third installment of the ETO Streamline Systems blog, focuses on how AX 2012 enhances the ETO Supply Chain . ETO manufacturers faces several unique supply chain challenges, such as Multi-site supply chain, Material requirements pegged to project or project task (WBS), and unique, one-of-a-kind materials for specific product or project.

Kelley King, Associate Director of The Gurian Institute, explains how some of the problems of boys can be traced to an inadequate knowledge of the differences in the brains of boys and girls and what parents and other adults can do to help boys.

Slowing economic growth could mean a stagnation in Algerian petrochemicals imports in 2012, while capacity expansion over the medium-term will make the country more self-sufficient, according to BMI’s latest Algeria Petrochemicals Report.