Paragon BioTeck, Inc. Hosts Pearl Buck Preschool Holiday Event
PORTLAND, Ore. /ScoopCloud/ -- Paragon BioTeck announces holiday event, "A Night to Remember," scheduled Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. in Eugene, Ore. The event delivers a magical night of holiday sights and sounds for the families of Pearl Buck Preschool.
Bindable announces an investment round led by EPIC, Motive Partners and Wafra
BOSTON, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Bindable, an insurance technology company whose goal is to transform the affinity distribution of insurance, today announced an investment from EPIC Holdings, the corporate parent overseeing investments across the entire EPIC platform, including EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, and a Wafra advised fund, in conjunction with Motive Partners, a global private equity firm focused on investing in financial technology companies.
SecuGen to Showcase the U10, the World’s Smallest FBI Certified Optical Fingerprint Sensor at CES 2019
SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen Corporation, the world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will be showcasing the U10 optical fingerprint sensor, at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Real Life Urban Superhero DangerMan Will Tribute Comic Book Legend Stan Lee at Third Annual DangerMan Hero Awards
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- An evening of celebration will mark the 20th anniversary for DangerMan, America's Real Life Urban Super Hero at the Third Annual 2018 DangerMan Hero Awards, taking place on Saturday, December 8 at the California African American Museum (CAAM). During the affair, DangerMan will pay homage to his friend and recently departed mentor, comic book legend, Stan Lee.
EPIC Buys Direct Retail Wine Industry Business From Paragon Insurance Holdings
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today the purchase of a retail wine industry book of business from Managing General Agency (MGA) Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC. The accounts in question came to Paragon in the fall of 2017 when they acquired wine industry specialist John Sutak Insurance Brokers, along with two winery programs from the Argo Group.
Paragon Insurance Holdings to Sell its Direct Retail Wine Industry Business
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC today announced the sale of the firm's direct retail wine industry business to retail insurance broker EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants. The accounts in question came to Paragon in the fall of 2017 when they purchased wine industry specialist John Sutak Insurance Brokers, along with two winery programs from the Argo Group.
Utama Spice Celebrates First Anniversary of Entering North American Market with Huge Holiday Sale
JACKSON, Wyo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Utama Spice, a leading maker of all natural beauty, skin care and aromatherapy products based in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, announced today the Company will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its official North American market product launch by holding a huge holiday sale.
RMA’s Redevelopment and Revitalization Plans Adopted by West Columbia, South Carolina
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- RMA (www.rma.us.com), a Florida-based consulting firm is expanding their client base beyond the Sunshine state. The economic development, redevelopment and business attraction experts were hired last year by the City of West Columbia in South Carolina to create a Citywide Redevelopment Plan and a Community Revitalization Plan for the municipality; both were unanimously accepted by the city council this month.
Edupoint Selects Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska for Third Annual Partner for Life Award
MESA, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- Edupoint(R) Educational Systems, creator of the industry-leading Synergy(R) Education Platform for K-12 student information and learning management, is pleased to announce that its 2018 Partner for Life Award has been awarded to Lincoln Public Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska.
SSD Drive Data Recovery can be Easily Realized with Wondershare Recoverit
SHENZHEN, China /ScoopCloud/ -- Wondershare has once again provided an update of their Recoverit data recovery program for Q4-2018. This product is regarded as a powerful and effective SSD data recovery program with advanced algorithms that helps recover deleted files from SSD, and even recover data from a dead SSD.
Bank of Southern California NA Hires Juliana Rowland as Managing Director in Orange County
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Bank of Southern California, N.A. (OTC Pink: BCAL / OTCMKTS:BCAL), a community business bank headquartered in San Diego, has announced the appointment of Juliana Rowland as Managing Director in Orange County. She will be responsible for cultivating new client relationships for the Bank with a focus on Orange County's business community.
Michael Power Joins Frenkel and Company – an EPIC Company in New York
NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Frenkel & Company - an EPIC Company announced today that risk management and insurance professional Michael Power has joined the firm's operations in New York as a Principal. Power will be responsible for new business development; management of property/casualty insurance programs; and providing risk management strategies and solutions.
Magnifi Group, Inc. Joins WYSE Travel Confederation
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Magnifi Group, a leading provider of educational technology solutions, has joined membership of the WYSE Travel Confederation. WYSE Travel Confederation is a world-renowned not-for-profit organization serving the youth, student, and education travel industry. WYSE membership enables Magnifi to serve the Student and Youth Travel Industry with its state-of-the-art eLearning platform, Learn-WiseGo.
Frisbee Sonic by Wham-O Named One of the Best New Toys of 2018 by Fatherly
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CARSON, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Frisbee(R) Sonic, the new "square" Frisbee by Wham-O, has been added to the Fatherly list of 100 Best New Toys of 2018. The designations, compiled by a team of editors, dads and kids, honor the manufacturers who harness technological advancements, imagination and product design to churn out play products that inform, inspire, develop and entertain. Wham-O reinvented the way Frisbee(R) and all discs will fly in the future with the introduction of the Frisbee Sonic.
Integrity Home Care and Hospice Exceeds National Averages for Patient and Family Experience
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Integrity Home Care and Hospice exceeded the national and regional averages in each of six areas of distinction for patient and family experience, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMMS).
Tandis Nili Joins Frenkel and Company – an EPIC Company as Global Services Division Leader
NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Frenkel & Company - an EPIC Company announced today that risk management and insurance professional Tandis Nili has joined the firm's operations in New York as Senior Vice President and leader of the Global Services Division. Nili is based in Frenkel's New York, NY office at 350 Hudson Street and reports to John F. Kelly, President and CEO of Frenkel & Company.
Rarely seen Strindberg play, ‘The Father’, a diabolical battle of the sexes, is presented by Strindberg Rep at historic Gene Frankel Theatre NYC
NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- LanDan Consulting announces that Brad Fryman is taking on the title role in Robert Greer's new translation of August Strindberg's "The Father" at Strindberg Rep. Translated and Directed by Robert Greer.
South Central Iowa Manufacturer Digs Into Storm Safety
OSCEOLA, Iowa /ScoopCloud/ -- Osceola, Iowa's SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. took steps this week to address the risks surrounding dangerous weather - specifically tornado incidents like those seen in Pella and the Vermeer plant recently. With over two dozen employees housed in a steel-frame building, along with tons of manufacturing equipment, you can imagine what a similar incident would do to SIMCO.
MCT Hires Industry Veteran Rhiannon Bolen as Regional Sales Manager to Satisfy Increasing Demand for its Product and Service Offerings
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, announced that Rhiannon Bolen has joined the company's sales team as one of its Regional Sales Managers and will be responsible for overseeing the Southern territory.
Orlando Moving Company Rescues 68,000 LBS. of Food and Drinks from Ironman Triathlon
ORLANDO, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Move For Hunger announced today that Ace Relocation Systems of Orlando rescued 68,000 pounds of leftover food and beverages from the IRONMAN Florida triathlon on November 4. The race, which was originally supposed to be held in Panama City Beach, was relocated to Haines City due to the impact of Hurricane Michael.
Cuban Art Show in South Bronx Gallery – We Have Ire: Afro-Cuban in the United States
BRONX, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Casita Maria Center For Arts & Education in partnership with Pregones Theater are proud to present "We Have Ire: Afro-Cuban in the United States." This exhibition and multi-disciplinary theater project will be produced by Cuban-American writer, performer, Doris Duke Artist and San Francisco resident Paul S. Flores, with collaborating Puerto Rican filmmaker and photographer Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi.
How Much Does It Cost to Open a Restaurant? 350 Independent Restaurant Owners Share Their 2018 Startup Costs and Financial Performance
PHOENIX, Ariz. /ScoopCloud/ -- RestaurantOwner.com has released the report of their 2018 Cost to Open a Restaurant Survey. The report summarizes input gathered from over 350 independent restaurant owners and operators regarding their startup costs as well as their financial performance.
SafeChain Adds Blockchain to SafeWire to Further Safeguard Real Estate Wire Transactions
COLUMBUS, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- SafeChain, the industry leader in wire fraud prevention software for land title, announced today it has added blockchain to its wire fraud prevention platform SafeWire(TM), making the company the first in the industry to do so. The addition of blockchain to SafeWire provides increased security for real estate wire transactions by ensuring fraudsters cannot tamper with wiring instructions undetected.
Former Roostify exec joins Cloudvirga as chief customer success officer
IRVINE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cloudvirga(TM), a leading provider of digital mortgage software, today announced the appointment of Jesse Decker to the role of chief customer success officer. Decker will lead the company's customer success division and work collaboratively with its product development and marketing teams to help leading mortgage lenders leverage the full potential of Cloudvirga's revolutionary point-of-sale (POS) products.
New study by UNC-CH researchers finds that walking while listening to Walking Classroom podcasts improves student learning, retention, and mood
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Walking Classroom Institute has released results of a research study conducted in spring 2018 by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and funded by the Oak Foundation, confirming that walking while listening to The Walking Classroom podcasts improves student learning as well as retention of information, student mood, and attitudes toward learning.
EyeBuyDirect Introduces SightRelax, Enhanced Digital Protection Prescription Lenses, Starting at Just $81
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- A recent survey of over 1,000 individuals conducted by EyeBuyDirect, the fastest growing online prescription eyewear retailer, found 4 in 5 people spend five or more hours a day looking at a screen, with a third in front of a screen for eight hours or more. The company recently introduced SightRelax(TM), a new line of digital-protection lenses with the blue-light filter, scratch-resistant and anti-glare coatings, and UV protection.
Large Number of Medical Residency Applicants Receive Rejections
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- This year marked the 16th consecutive increase in the number of medical residency positions offered and Residents Medical, an educational and residency placement organization, is taking notice.
New Survey Finds More Than 75-percent of Travelers Experience Travel Mishaps, Yet Few Protect Themselves with Travel Insurance
NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- A new survey conducted by travel insurance comparison site TravelInsurance.com found that even though travelers are concerned with travel disruptions and many have experienced mishaps while on vacation, fewer than half of those surveyed have purchased travel insurance. Of those who didn't purchase travel insurance, only a third even considered it.
Simplifile’s Nancy Alley Lauded as One of Mortgage Banking’s Most Powerful Women by National Mortgage Professional
PROVO, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- Simplifile, a leading provider of real estate document collaboration and recording technologies for lenders, settlement agents and counties, today announced that Vice President of Strategic Planning Nancy Alley was recognized by National Mortgage Professional Magazine on its 2018 list of Mortgage Banking's Most Powerful Women.
Outreach Veteran Elliot Cohen Revolutionizing How Governments Communicate
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Government communications expert Elliot Cohen says he is changing the way cities tackle resident outreach. The former head of communications for both public agencies and cities says government needs to shift its mentality away from passive public relations and towards a new model mirroring pro-active private sector communication.
Bank of Southern California, NA Announces Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results (OTC:BCAL)
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Bank of Southern California, N.A. (OTC Pink: BCAL) announced quarterly net income of $874,988 for the third quarter of 2018, compared to $1,088,043 for the third quarter of 2017. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, net income was $3,253,441, compared to $2,830,295 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Results for the quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2018, include approximately $1.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively, in expenses related to the acquisition of Americas United Bank (OTC Pink: AUNB), which was completed on July 31, 2018.
Magnifi Group, Inc. to Host the 8th Annual Spine IEP Fellows and Young Surgeons’ Course in San Francisco, CA
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Over 60 Spine Fellows and Young Surgeons from the United States' top spine centers and hospitals across the U.S. will attend the 8th annual Spine IEP Fellows & Young Surgeons' Course, to be held in San Francisco, Calif., November 16-18, 2018, Magnifi Group announced today.
Digital insurance agency Matic named a Central Ohio ‘Best Place to Work’ by Columbus Business First
COLUMBUS, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- Matic, a digital insurance agency whose technology enables borrowers to purchase homeowner's insurance during the mortgage transaction, has been named one of Central Ohio's top employers by Columbus Business First.
Rapid Business Growth Prompts Energy Optimizers, USA Relocation to Downtown Dayton, Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- The newly renovated facility is located at 620 East 1st Street, Dayton, OH 45402 and will benefit Energy Optimizer's customers by offering better and more convenient access for their clients in the education, institutional and commercial industries. Clients will continue to work with their same Energy Optimizers, USA sales associates and energy engineers throughout and after this relocation.
EyeBuyDirect Launches New Line of RFLKT Glasses – Premium Winter Eyewear
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- EyeBuyDirect today announced a new line of RFLKT glasses designed with the winter months in the forefront. New styles released include Planete, Illusion, Resonance, Luminous and Era, and will be available starting November 12, 2018. The five new frames in EyeBuyDirect's premium line reflect the best winter has to offer when it comes to colors - clear blue, pink golden and brown striped.