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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 9, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Nationally Syndicated Radio Host Tony Katz, Blend Bar Cigar proprietor Corey Johnston and Crossroad Vintners' Nolan Smith have raised over $15,000 for hospitality workers in Indiana with the 2020 release of their rye whiskey, "Recovery Rye."

NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ZenTek Consultants, a leading consulting firm that provides services and training for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction companies, is excited to announce that it has been awarded the status of Procore Certified Consultant.

DENVER, Colo., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACES Quality Management (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the release of several key features and enhancements to its ACES Quality Management & Control Software. The updates are designed to improve reporting through the system and create a highly customizable, easy-to-use experience.

ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Top of Mind Networks, a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today announced the widespread availability of educational content from its 2020 Surefire Summit user conference. Designed to teach mortgage marketers how to earn clients for life, the conference originally aired as a users-only virtual event.

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Retail expert Ms. April Sabral is a coach and entrepreneur with nearly three decades of excellence in global retail leadership among brands such as Starbucks, Apple, Gap, Banana republic and DAVIDsTEA; and is the founder of Retailu. Her new book is 'The Positive Effect: A Retail Leader's Guide to Changing the World' (ISBN: 979-8639638503).

MANDEVILLE, La., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sunpro Solar, a leading residential solar energy company in the U.S., announced today that they are expanding to bring affordable solar to homeowners in the states of Nebraska and Illinois. The company's expansion to new markets in the Midwest will help satisfy the demand for lower electricity bills and to create more renewable energy jobs.

EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Starting in 2016, global vanilla prices skyrocketed when below average harvests in Madagascar and Indonesia coincided with increased consumer demand for natural flavors and "clean" labels, notes Singing Dog Vanilla.

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Nutritional and Behavioral Care, a licensed nutritionist and dietitian, in Ridgefield, Connecticut, is pleased to announce that they have recently updated their website. This was to ensure that the website is up to date, can easily be navigated, and is mobile responsive.

DANBURY, Conn., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Promontory MortgagePath LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive digital mortgage and tech-driven fulfillment solutions, announced today it has recruited Elisha Werner as chief compliance officer, mortgage operations.

DENVER, Colo., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Doctors of optometry across Colorado, 2020 Eyes Colorado, and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) are addressing nutrition and eye health in the December awareness theme Eating Your Way to Better Eye Health.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Back by popular demand Wellness expert Beth Shaw's organization, YogaFit, for which she is the CEO and founder, is starting a new course, Aging In Reverse, which is for the older adult population looking to stay in great health. The 8-week course starts December 11, with a free YogaFit chair class on Wednesday, December 9 at 5 pm EST to kick off the course.

NEW BRIGHTON, Minn., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- According to Guardian Property Management, now is the ideal time for property investors and owners to hire a property management company to help them manage their investments.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Dream A World Education®, a Los Angeles-based non-profit that delivers virtual and in-classroom arts-based social-emotional learning to young children, announced that their Secrets of the Heart™ TV program has been honored with an Academics' Choice Award.

ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - MEDIA ADVISORY -- Just a day before they must fight in court against the purging of Georgia voters, the Transformative Justice Coalition and Rainbow PUSH Coalition will join the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, community leaders and organizers from across the state for a press conference to kick-off the John Lewis "Good Trouble" March and Votercades to mobilize voters for the U.S. Senate runoff races and Public Service Commission race on Jan 5, 2021.

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- North Texas Performing Arts announces that Plano resident Darrell Rodenbaugh, who has played the title role of Scrooge since the tradition began in 2011, is again taking the stage in its 10th annual Christmas celebration of "Scrooge - The Musical" presented by Transamerica.

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J., Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Capacity LLC, trusted leaders in modern order management and direct-to-consumer eCommerce fulfillment, has launched with two fast-growing, diverse beauty brands: Rizos Curls and Bubble Skincare.

FLINT, Mich., Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Local businessman, Shane Moore, is excited to announce a new and exciting entertainment experience in the Genesee County region - Escape Quest - a Spymaker Escape Rooms' brainchild. December 27 marks the date for this escape room/treasure hunt challenge that take places in the great outdoors. And, there's big prize money too.

MANDEVILLE, La., Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sunpro Solar has been named to the annual Vet100 list which acknowledges the nation's fastest growing veteran-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. The ranking is composed of honorees who have also landed on the iconic Inc. Magazine 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S and created in partnership with Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LA's newest talk radio station, KBLA Talk 1580, is scheduling open on-air auditions for its 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. weekday host lineup. The station will discover and introduce to the Southern California talk radio market new voices yearning to be heard at this critical time.

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky., Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A medical aesthetics practice in Northern Kentucky is branching out from its typical daily operations to offer a vital service amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. Candace Reusch, RN, BSN, and Jennifer Crane, RN, owners of Zero Gravity Med Spa, recently added COVID-19 testing to their business repertoire with the inclusion of the Oral Rapid SARs-Cov-2 Antigen Rapid Test.

NEW YORK., N.Y., Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Cleopatra Fitzgerald is a New York City native and she's announcing her 2021 run for mayor. The Cleopatra Fitzgerald For The Five Boroughs campaign message is: "Back to life to real solutions."

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance, and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that its chief eServices executive, Brian D. Pannell, has received HousingWire's 2020 Tech Trendsetters award.

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga., Dec. 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Logistics, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions, has streamlined the unloading payment process by implementing a Direct Bill program that reduces driver dwell time at their partners' distribution centers by an average of 30 minutes.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 4, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- PARAGON Wealth Strategies, a Fee-Only Registered Investment Advisor and comprehensive wealth management firm, has acquired Mellen Money Management - a fee only financial planning firm specializing in investment management and life-stages planning for growing families.

MESA, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- GCON, Inc. the construction management company leading Mesa Hangar, a major addition to Falcon Field Airport, announces enhanced safety measures as part of a proactive approach to on-site Health and Safety. These measures are key to keeping construction professionals healthy and working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 4, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Fanplayr, a leader in online behavioral personalization and AI for the past 10 years, recently closed a funding round from Partners for Growth (PFG) to support significant growth in its business and customer base.

GREENSBORO, N.C., Dec. 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- While the pandemic continues to shatter businesses and the world is urged to stay at home, Allie Petrova, founder of Bellani, a luxury merino wool blanket maker, decided to bring warmth into people's homes and lives. Like many other professionals, Petrova, a North Carolina tax attorney, replaced in-person, client meetings with virtual ones.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department is proud to present the 3rd Annual Exit 36 Slam Poetry Festival, an enriching and entertaining showcase of the best local and national spoken word artists and writers. While poets will be competing live at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center from December 10-12, due to COVID-19, the festival will be live streamed to the public.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Author/Educator and Chiropractor based in Santa Monica, Dr. Todd Gewant, today announced the release of his 2nd book in the "What I Wish I Was Told" children's book series, "What I Wish I Was Told: Part 2: A Poetic Guide To Unite Us All" (ISBN: 979-8696235394).

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec. 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, debuted upgraded MCTlive! Pool Optimizer functionality at its MCT Exchange client conference last month. The technology enables secondary marketing managers to use actual cash window execution for optimization on each individual loan rather than using a dealer survey for spec pay-ups.

LEHI, Utah, Dec. 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced a two-way integration with Unify's Business Growth Platform that streamlines the loan application process to improve efficiency and help mortgage lenders reduce application abandonment.

NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 3, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Synergy is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with recent Ernest N. Morial Small Business of the Year Award winner Airware. Airware is a minority certified business with a long track record of introducing innovation at the local, state and Federal government level.

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Authorization Board (JAB), consisting of the Chief Information Officers from the Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration, and Department of Defense, has selected, from the latest round of FedRAMP Connect, Synergetics Inc. of Fort Collins as one of just eight Cloud Service Providers to be reviewed for a Provisional Authority to Operate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Galway Insurance Holdings ("Galway"), the holding company for EPIC Brokers & Consultants ("EPIC") and JenCap Holdings ("JenCap"), which together represent one of the nation's largest insurance distribution firms, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with vehicles controlled by Harvest Partners, LP and its affiliates ("Harvest") for a majority interest of Galway.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Current Builders (www.currentbuilders.com) is pleased to announce that Eric Seminara has been promoted to Vice President of Construction and will also become the director of the firm's operations on the west coast of Florida. Seminara joined the award-winning general contractor in 2011 and made partner in 2019.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Spodak Dental Group ("SDG") recently provided complimentary dental services to the men and women of the US' Armed Forces and their family members as part of the Eighth Annual Freedom Day USA. Freedom Day USA is a "Day of Free" to thank military personnel and their families for the sacrifices they make each day to ensure our freedom.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Healient Physician Group and Kansas City's newest Medicare-approved diagnostic imaging vendor, New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics, have announced a partnership to improve access to care for seniors put at risk by the Covid-19 health crisis.

NEW YORK and HONG KONG, Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DataNumen company, the developer and vendor of professional data recovery programs, announces the release of DataNumen Word Repair 3.5. It is the new version of a powerful recovery tool, which uses AI technology to analyze damaged Word documents and restore data with maximum efficiency.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Housing Finance Strategies President Faith Schwartz today announced that industry leader and award-winning mortgage executive Dana Dillard will join her firm as leader of its diversity and inclusion practice and a principal in its expanding advisory services practice.

LAKEWOOD, N.J., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Alliven Group, a leading New Jersey-based real estate firm, has named Ari Rosenblum Vice President of Asset Management. Mr. Rosenblum will play a crucial role in strategy execution for joint venture partners and The Alliven Group's investment portfolio of multifamily properties across the United States.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- NotaryCam, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that Henry Smith, Director of Notary Operations, has been named a 2020 Tech Trendsetter by housing finance trade publication HousingWire as part of its second annual HW Tech Trendsetter Awards program.

GLENDALE, Ariz., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- World of Illumination - the world's largest drive-through animated light show - is joining forces with Subaru to present "Share the Love," a socially safe drive-in concert and light show experience to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The event, which is produced in conjunction with iHeart Media and Mix 96.9, is scheduled for December 3, 2020 at 6 p.m. at Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 2, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- This Sunday, December 6, AJ's Grayton Beach will be holding a special holiday photo event with "Santa Paws." Santa will be on site at AJ's Grayton Beach from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. for guests to take pictures with their fury four legged friends.

ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Ongoing efforts to suppress and invalidate the voices of Black voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia have galvanized the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda (Peoples' Agenda), Clayton County Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) and other groups to register, educate and mobilize voters for the upcoming Senate runoff elections.

RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that the International Paper Company - Richmond Container in Richmond, Virginia, has been re-approved as a STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Pureloan.com confidently demonstrates that, for the average home purchaser, its mortgage search engine provides on average $15,335 of lifetime savings in reduced interest payments by comparing loans.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Beth Shaw recently released "Healing Trauma With Yoga: Go from Surviving to Thriving With Mind-body Techniques" (Blue River Press, Paperback; $18.41; ISBN: 978-1681577777).

JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- KLLM Transport Services (KLLM), one of the leading temperature-controlled, truckload carriers in North America, is set to roll out one of the largest driver pay increases in company history over the coming weeks.

MACON, Ga., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- LBA Ware, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence (BI) software solutions for the mortgage industry, announced today that company Founder and CEO Lori Brewer has been named a 2020 HousingWire (HW) Tech Trendsetter.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It is rare to hear about a business that just opened this year, and actually seeing an increase in revenue, growth, and recognition - but that is exactly what has been the Kansas City Wellness Club. Inside the elegant and glamorous Kansas City Club building, is the Wellness Club - a modern day health club, new age spa, salon, coaching & healing wellness center in downtown K.C.

RESTON, Va., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI) is contracted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers on college campuses and what can be done to slow the spread of the disease.

MADISON, Wis., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- AirDeck, Inc, an online platform that helps users create narrated presentations and documents for on-demand viewing, announces the company has raised $3.4 million in venture capital funding led by Rock River Capital Partners and Cultivation Capital with participation from Rise of the Revolution's Rest Seed Fund and Winnebago Seed Fund.

MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity announced today that Samuel Patterson, III, has been selected as a 2021 Rhodes Scholar. Patterson, a graduate of Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia, participated in the foundation's nationally recognized College Planning Cohort Program.

SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The number one garage door spring repair in Seattle, Seattle Garage Door Repair Central, has the best team of experts who know how to deal with every type of garage door and its parts. From broken rollers, defective garage door openers, curved door tracks and damaged garage door springs, they know how to fix it rapidly and efficiently.

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Perfection Garage Door Repair the best garage repair and installation in Arlington, TX. The company offers a wide range of garage door services for residents in Arlington.

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- For the past four years Hireshield, a Dallas firm serving small to medium companies undertake background checks that assure the quality of new hires, has been responsible for undertaking more than 750,000 candidate checks. As of 2021, that number is projected to climb.

PINELLAS PARK, Fla., Nov. 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Premier Nursing Academy, an institution offering free, state-approved training to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA), has launched its second Florida location in Bradenton. The new Bradenton location is expected to train as many as 500 students in 2021 from the broader Bradenton and Sarasota metro area.

LEHI, Utah, Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has been recognized as a 2020 Best Company to Work For by Utah Business magazine. SimpleNexus earned recognition as one of the top employers in the state on the basis of employee evaluations.

ATHENS, Ga., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FormFree today announced that Founder and CEO Brent Chandler has been named a HousingWire Tech Trendsetter for a second consecutive year. The list honors executives, product leaders and technology professionals bringing the latest digital lending technology to market for their mortgage and real estate clients.

TRAVERSE City, Mich., Dec. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ViewTech Borescopes will go back to exhibiting in-person for the first time since COVID-19 halted tradeshows. The 2020 National Agricultural Aviation Association Expo will be taking place December 7 - 10 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. and AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Pure Protein, LLC (Pure Protein) an HLA company that has developed comprehensive analytical capabilities in the field of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) immunology and an approach to produce soluble forms of the HLA molecule (sHLA), is proud to announce the launch of its new website.

CHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 30, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Aaron Ozee, celebrity author of the bestselling children's book, "Regulus" (ISBN: 978-1387010790), and revered director of the "Regulus" movie, has received an eight-figure acquisition offer from a private investment group for the literary empire constructed around his infamous rat king character.

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Carbon Credit Cart LLC today announced a new service that provides an easy and affordable way for consumers to purchase carbon credits for themselves or to give as gifts. Carbon Credit Cart offers the simplest way to balance carbon-generating activities at home, work, and from leisure activities with carbon credits that fund registered carbon mitigation projects.

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that Dominion Energy Surry Power Station in Surry, Virginia, has been recertified as a Virginia STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition.

NEW YORK and HONG KONG, Nov. 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DataNumen, a software company specializing in professional data recovery tools, announces the release of DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery 7.6. This program performs exhaustive recovery of Outlook data in case of permanent deletion by mistake, hard drive formatting, or hardware failure.