Hearts & Homes for Youth, the Maryland agency focused on helping at-risk youth today announced the appointment of Fred Gober, Principal of Bernstein Global Wealth Management, to its Board of Directors.
Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) will host its 5th Annual Plastics Processors Conference & Polyolefins Industry Workshop on September 29-30, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Marriott Downtown and for the first time in Europe on November 5-6, 2008 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Commonwealth Business Media (http://www.cbizmedia.com ) is proud to announce that William Armbruster, editor of Shipping Digest, won Silver in the 2008 Tabbie Awards (TABPI: Trade Association Business Publications International).
The Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS) today announces the approval of 22 research projects partnering Maryland companies with university researchers to develop high-tech products.
Richard Perez, an international expert in the science behind solar energy, is the recipient of the Daylight and Building Component Award for 2008. Perez will receive 100,000 Euro from The Villum Kann Rasmussen Fonden and The Velux Fonden for his contributions to the study of daylight and sustainable energy.
Chindex International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDX), an independent American provider of international healthcare services and Western healthcare products in the People's Republic of China, today announced that its Healthcare Services division has formally launched its noncommercial China travel health information website, China Health Watch.
MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading supplier of information systems to the hospitality and retail industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of an additional 2,000,000 shares of its Common Stock over the next three years. This follows the 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock (post split) approved by the MICROS Board of Directors in November 2007 for repurchase, which has now been substantially completed. Shares will be purchased from time to time in the open market as business conditions warrant. This stock buyback will take effect immediately.
BullMarket.com (http://www.bullmarket.com), an online investment newsletter focused on long-term growth and income-generating stocks, announced today that it has provided subscribers with reports on several Chinese stocks, including Longtop Financial Technologies (NYSE: LFT), CNinsure (Nasdaq: CISG), Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA), and Noah Education Holdings (NYSE: NED), among others.
911 Marketing Help, a new online service from MarketingProfs, launched June 30. 911 Marketing Help is designed to make the know-how and advice of top marketing experts available to small business owners, solo consultants and entrepreneurs on an affordable, per-question basis.
Provident Bankshares Corporation (Nasdaq: PBKS), the parent company of Provident Bank, today announced that it will issue its earnings release for the second quarter of 2008 on Thursday, July 17, 2008, before the market opens. The earnings release and supplemental financial data will be posted on the Company's website (www.provbank.com) on the same date. To access the earnings release, follow these links:
24-7 Press Release (http://www.24-7pressrelease.com), a leader in press release distribution and search engine optimization, announced today the successful launch of its innovative Video Enhanced Press Release service, enabling users to attach rich multimedia video to previously text-only press releases.
LEGO Systems Inc. today awarded five creative children, ages seven to 13, with $5,000 each as part of the second annual LEGO(R) Creativity Awards. From March 5, 2008 to May 23, 2008, more than 1,000 children from across the U.S. and Canada submitted essay responses highlighting a breadth and depth of creativity. LEGO Systems funds the awards to recognize and encourage children's individual creativity as part of LEGO Creation Nation, a program that unearths, celebrates and cultivates people who embrace lifelong creativity. The five winning award recipients are: Luke M., 9, of Manchester, CT; Richard P., 7, of Hodgenville, KY; Kaitlyn B., 13, of Mint Hill, NC; Stephen V., 13, of Tucson, AZ; and Max W., 12, of Natick, MA.
ImQuest Life Sciences announced today the successful acquisition of funding from the National Institutes of Health to define the mechanism of action of their dual-acting pyrimidinedione HIV inhibitor IQP-0410. The objective of this one-year Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award will allow ImQuest scientist to further understand how the pyrimidinediones inhibit the replication of HIV. IQP-0410 has been determined to primarily inhibit the function of the virion reverse transcriptase, but the clinical candidate also possesses a novel second mechanism of action which functions to prevent the entry of HIV into human target cells, extends the range of action of the compound to HIV-2 and results in enhanced levels of activity against multi-drug resistant virus strains. The SBIR award will allow ImQuest to better define the putative entry inhibition target, thus allowing the eventual development of an entirely new class of virus entry inhibitors. Dr. Robert W. Buckheit, Jr., Dr. Todd Parsley, and Ms. Tracy Hartman lead the research project.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) today announced its Martha Stewart Crafts line is expanding into Wal-Mart stores in the U.S. and Canada. Two new assortments -- Martha Stewart Create and Martha Stewart Celebrate -- are debuting in the majority of Wal-Mart stores across the U.S. and Canada this month.
Located in the heart of Soho, surrounded by signature cast-iron buildings and avant-garde neighborhood vibe, 350 West Broadway, between Grand and Broome Streets, is set to become Manhattan's most iconic residential condominium. Developed by Aby Rosen of RFR Holding LLC, which owns such properties as Lever House and the Seagram Building, 350 West Broadway will house eight full-floor residences that combine Downtown loft living with Park Avenue-inspired layouts.
Now in its second year, the International Mature Marketing Network (IMMN - http://www.immn.org) is expanding its membership with the appointment of its 2008-2009 officers, board and corporate members.
iJET Intelligent Risk Systems, a leading provider of global intelligence and business resiliency services, today announced the launch of Worldcue(R) Critical Contact(SM), an enhancement to Worldcue Global Control Center. Critical Contact enables users to communicate seamlessly with employees via SMS, phone and e-mail messages; request and track responses from employees; and initiate a conference call from the Worldcue platform -- improving response time during critical events.
March Second, Inc., a marketing technology consulting company, announced today that it has signed an alliance agreement with Unica Corporation and is launching a new mid-market solution for BtoB marketers. The new solution is powered by Unica Affinium(R) software and includes an integrated suite of applications designed to help mid-market BtoB companies improve marketing effectiveness and sales productivity.
Perfect Market, Inc., a marketing services firm for publishers that specializes in "lighting up" underutilized content and creating additional revenue from these assets, announced today that it has raised $15.6 million in new venture funding. The financing is from Trinity Ventures, based in Menlo Park, CA and Rustic Canyon Partners of Santa Monica, CA, with additional participation from Square 1 Bank and founding investor Idealab of Pasadena, CA. The new funds will be used for company operations and to further the company's product development initiatives. Larry Orr of Trinity Ventures and Nate Redmond of Rustic Canyon Partners have joined the company's board of directors.
