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Harris County Public Library Closes Branches in Accordance with Stay Home, Work Safe

In accordance with Harris County’s Stay Home, Work Safe order, Harris County Public Library (HCPL) will close all branches and suspend all at-library services effective at 11:59 PM, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 and running through Friday, April 3, 2020. - March 27, 2020 - Harris County Public Library

Harris County Public Library Temporary Building Closure

Harris County Public Library (HCPL) transitions to online services to stop the spread of COVID-19. - March 21, 2020 - Harris County Public Library

The Best Political Website 2020 Will be Named by Web Marketing Association in 24th Annual WebAward Competition

The Best Political Website 2020 Will be Named by Web Marketing Association in 24th Annual WebAward Competition

This presidential election year, the Web Marketing Association is looking for the best political websites of 2020 as part of their 24th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.WebAward.org. The deadline for political web sites to enter is May 29, 2020. - March 18, 2020 - Web Marketing Association

Home Health Sector Urges Flexible Use of Home Health Clinical Expertise and Regulatory Relief to Address COVID-19 Crisis

Home health leaders release guidance regarding needed waivers and regulatory relief to ensure home health’s nimble and flexible response. - March 17, 2020 - Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare

Pelton Graham LLC Calls on Governments to Act to Protect Working Class Americans Impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic

Pelton Graham LLC calls on federal, state and local governments to take significant action to protect the rights of all Americans adversely impacted by the spread of COVID-19. If significant steps are not taken immediately to support the millions of Americans impacted by the pandemic, our county risks a social and economic devastation of the type not seen since The Great Depression. - March 16, 2020 - Pelton Graham LLC

The Voice of Reform and Wrongful Incarceration, Curtis Ray Davis, II Speaks Volumes in New Book, "Slave State: Evidence of Apartheid in America"

The Voice of Reform and Wrongful Incarceration, Curtis Ray Davis, II Speaks Volumes in New Book, "Slave State: Evidence of Apartheid in America"

Curtis Ray Davis speaks at various institutions on the topic of wrongful incarceration with his book "Slave State - Evidence of Apartheid in America" giving examples and mentions of overwhelming amounts of incarcerations, in particular, in the state of Louisiana as evidence that Louisiana is undeniably a slave state. Curtis Ray Davis demonstrated that these incarceration statistics from Louisiana are firsthand evidence that there is indeed Apartheid in America. - March 16, 2020 - Mindfield Publishing

Weinstock Continues Campaigning Despite Coronavirus Challenges

Weinstock Continues Campaigning Despite Coronavirus Challenges

Weinstock campaigns hard in Queens and Long Island - despite the dangers of Coronavirus. - March 13, 2020 - Law Offices of Michael Weinstock LLC

Stealth-ISS Group® Inc. Awarded SLED Opportunity for Security Assessment

Cybersecurity company announces first SLED win for a complete information security assessment. - March 13, 2020 - Stealth - ISS Group Inc.

Hempton Farms to Host Free Hemp Town Hall in Chatham, Virginia

Hempton Farms to Host Free Hemp Town Hall in Chatham, Virginia

Speakers and industry experts align to help farmers considering hemp as a crop. - March 05, 2020 - Hempton Farms

Michele Briscoe Honored with the Distinction Award for the First Quarter of 2020 by P.O.W.E.R.

Michele Briscoe Honored with the Distinction Award for the First Quarter of 2020 by P.O.W.E.R.

Michele Briscoe of Brooklyn, New York has been honored with the Distinction Award for the first quarter of 2020 and will be featured in the spring issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and... - March 04, 2020 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized

FreeEliza: A Father's Rights Organization - Kansas Supreme Court Grants Petition for Review of Father's Case

FreeEliza: A Father's Rights Organization - Kansas Supreme Court Grants Petition for Review of Father's Case

In a case of contested adoption, a Kansas man's legal battle for the right to parent his daughter will go before the Kansas Supreme Court. - March 03, 2020 - FreeEliza Father's Rights Organization

More Research Funding for Adult Autism and Pressing Housing Issues Pushed by 87 Organizations Led by Autism Housing Network and First Place Global Leadership Institute

More Research Funding for Adult Autism and Pressing Housing Issues Pushed by 87 Organizations Led by Autism Housing Network and First Place Global Leadership Institute

With the exponential increase in the population of children with autism transitioning to adulthood annually and following the investment of billions of dollars in research, early diagnosis, interventions and education, a road map to understanding how best to impact life course outcomes is needed... - March 03, 2020 - Autism Housing Network

GeoComm Providing Critical GIS Element in the State of California’s NG9-1-1 System Transformation Project Through Partnership with Atos Public Safety LLC

GeoComm today announced its partnership with Atos Public Safety LLC and their contract as Prime Network Service Provider (PNSP) with the State of California to transform the state’s 9-1-1 system to a leading-edge broadband communication platform. GeoComm, in partnership with Atos, will serve... - February 29, 2020 - GeoComm

Charles I. Mitchell Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Charles I. Mitchell Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Charles I. Mitchell of Windsor Mill, Maryland has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of public safety and corrections. About Charles I. Mitchell Charles Mitchell has... - February 27, 2020 - Strathmore Worldwide

WasteTrakr Cannabis Clients Divert Nearly Three Tons of Waste to Recycling in 2019

Cannabis company focuses on helping clients meet sustainability and State recycle goals with a SaaS solution for compliance. - February 17, 2020 - WasteTrakr

Coolfire Completes Department of Homeland Security St. Louis Smart City Pilot and Delivers

Coolfire’s technology plays a central role in a successful St. Louis Smart City pilot. - February 13, 2020 - Coolfire

Chews A Puppy Receives Community Award

Chews A Puppy Receives Community Award

Chews A Puppy is a specialty pet retailer located on West Colonial Drive in Ocoee that specializes in dog related merchandise including food, toys, and of course all things “chew” related. The retail location also offers a variety of puppies looking for good homes and on any given day,... - February 12, 2020 - Chews A Puppy

Axiom Medical Receives Veteran Hire Employer Recognition Award

Axiom Medical Receives Veteran Hire Employer Recognition Award

Axiom Medical, a leading incident case management and occupational health services provider in North America, has received the “We Hire Vets,” employer recognition award. “Axiom Medical believes that our values as a company start from within, and no one embodies that as much as... - February 10, 2020 - Axiom Medical

President Trump's Former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer Releases an Advance Copy of a Non-Partisan & Diverse YouTube Video & Heritage Collection

President Trump's Former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer Releases an Advance Copy of a Non-Partisan & Diverse YouTube Video & Heritage Collection

President Trump’s former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, has released an Advance Copy of a Non-Partisan & Diverse YouTube Video and Audio Collection of “Great Moments In History” to Honor our Founding Fathers on President’s Day, February 17, 2020. - February 06, 2020 - Sounds of 76 Company Music, LLC

SALI Alliance Announces LMSS 1.0 of Legal Matter Standard

Matter standard version 1 release provides a foundation for driving efficiency and enabling change for the legal industry. - February 04, 2020 - Association of Legal Administrators

Michele Briscoe Showcased on the Back Cover of the Spring 2020 Issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)

Michele Briscoe Showcased on the Back Cover of the Spring 2020 Issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)

Michele Briscoe of Brooklyn, New York is being showcased on the back cover of the Spring issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of real estate investment, city transit... - February 04, 2020 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized

DOJ Issues "Statement of Interest" in Stanford Health  Billing Fraud Case

DOJ Issues "Statement of Interest" in Stanford Health Billing Fraud Case

The Department of Justice just lodged a “Statement of Interest” in Federal Court in support of the first publicly litigated false claims action (“FCA”) against Stanford Health Care (formerly Stanford Hospitals & Clinics) in more than two decades. The case is captioned United States vs. Stanford et. al. Case No. CV 17-08726-DSF. It is a live case in the Central District Federal Court. The Complaint alleges Stanford engaged in massive government fraud in excess of $468 Million Dollars. - January 30, 2020 - GJLaw

Public Charge Receives Green Light from U.S. Supreme Court

Public Charge Receives Green Light from U.S. Supreme Court

NYC Immigration lawyer Alena Shautsova provides comments on the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to lift the stay of implementation of the D.H.S. public charge rule. - January 29, 2020 - Law Office of Alena Shautsova

The Honors of Inequality: Why Colleges Work for Some and Not for Others

The Honors of Inequality: Why Colleges Work for Some and Not for Others

Honors of Inequality: How Colleges Work for Some, the latest work from historian Joseph H. Wycoff, Ph.D, delves into the origins and key contributions to the scholarship about American higher education during the last half of the twentieth century. - January 24, 2020 - Historia|Research

Robert Cherry Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Robert Cherry Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Robert Cherry of Denison, Texas has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of crime prevention and criminal justice. About Robert Cherry Robert Cherry is a Master Peace... - January 22, 2020 - Strathmore Worldwide

FreeEliza: A Father's Rights Organization - Kansas Man, Supporters, to Rally at Statehouse for Father’s Rights

FreeEliza: A Father's Rights Organization - Kansas Man, Supporters, to Rally at Statehouse for Father’s Rights

A Kansas man’s fight for the right to parent his daughter ramps up. In a case of contested adoption, the unwed father appeals to the Kansas Supreme Court after his rights are terminated by the District Court and the Court of Appeals. - January 20, 2020 - FreeEliza Father's Rights Organization

Accend Networks Achieves NASPO Value Point Cloud Solutions Partner Agreement for Better Expansion Scopes

Accend Networks Achieves NASPO Value Point Cloud Solutions Partner Agreement for Better Expansion Scopes

Accend Networks, a leading IT solutions provider company whose clients get technical assistance and network consulting services from seasoned IT consultants, achieves NASPO Value Point Cloud Solutions partnership to expand its cloud solutions to clients throughout the states. - January 15, 2020 - Accend Networks

2020 Election Political Infographic

2020 Election Political Infographic

LBDigital created a timely, relevant and informative infographic covering details on the 2020 United States election. From the accomplishments of the current administration to the policies of the Democratic presidential candidates, this infographic is all you need to stay informed this election... - January 13, 2020 - LBDigital

The Montana Department of Labor & Industry and Indico Solutions Announces New Searchable Guidelines Website and Mobile Apps

Indico Solutions transforms dense, complex workers compensation treatment guideline documents into robust, key word searchable web and mobile applications. - January 08, 2020 - Indico Solutions

VTown Insider is Excited to Keep Build Town Apps

VTown Insider has been busy designing custom town apps for places like Vermilion and Sandusky, OH. They look forward to working with their clients in 2020. - December 22, 2019 - VTown Insider

California Mayor Moves Into Shelter for the Homeless

Riverside, CA Mayor Rusty Bailey has already spent 15 nights in the shelter to raise awareness for meaningful short-term and long-term housing strategies in the city. - December 20, 2019 - Pallet

MITA Commends Senate Lawmakers for Voting to Repeal Device Tax as Part of End-of-Year Spending Package

MITA Commends Senate Lawmakers for Voting to Repeal Device Tax as Part of End-of-Year Spending Package

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today commended Senate lawmakers for approving a provision to permanently repeal the medical device tax in the year-end spending agreement recently passed by the House of Representatives. Immediately after the vote, Dennis Durmis, SVP –... - December 19, 2019 - Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance

Shackelford Law Firm Hires Three Attorneys for Affordable Housing Team

Dallas-based law firm Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP, has added three attorneys to its affordable housing team. Donald Cunningham, Jr. will head up their new Baton Rouge, Louisiana office. Kara Hargrove and Esther Lee will work in Dallas. Mr. Cunningham has vast legal expertise in... - December 19, 2019 - Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP

"The John Fresolo Saga" Nominated for 2019 Benjamin Franklin Book Award

NEB Publishing today announced its new book, "The John Fresolo Saga," by author Richard F. Wright has been nominated in the category of Politics and Current Events of the 2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award program. - December 18, 2019 - NEB Publishing

Heroes Aim for Zero: Houston Area Leaders Collaborate to End Traffic Fatalities

Houston Area leaders being recognized for their collaborative efforts to end traffic deaths. Vision Zero was adopted by TXDOT and by Mayor Sylvester Turner in 2019 in an effort to end roadway fatalities and address the dangers that impact our area. In 2017, 3,727 Texans died on the roads and another 17,535 people sustained serious injuries. On average, 640 people die on Houston-area roads every year, making the region the deadliest in the country. - December 10, 2019 - SAFE 2 SAVE

Forensic Expert Shares Experiences, Lessons on Richard Jewell and 1996 Olympic Bombing

Forensic Expert Shares Experiences, Lessons on Richard Jewell and 1996 Olympic Bombing

John M. Collins was a key player on the forensic team that helped solve the 1996 Olympic bombing. Now an executive coach and leadership strategist, the lessons he learned from Atlanta still shape how he encourages his clients. - December 10, 2019 - Critical Victories, LLC

Desktop Alert Inc. Garners Record Six Platinum Awards at 2019 "ASTORS" NYC Homeland Security Awards Conference Event

Desktop Alert Inc. Garners Record Six Platinum Awards at 2019 "ASTORS" NYC Homeland Security Awards Conference Event

American Security Today’s Annual "ASTORS" Awards program is the largest and most comprehensive in the industry, highlighting the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today. - December 09, 2019 - Desktop Alert

Stop Fuel Card Fraud with the New BlueArrow Fuel App

BlueArrow Telematics is proud to announce the release of their proprietary fuel card integration App, BlueArrow Fuel that automates and monitors fuel card use and abuse with one simple, convenient application. - December 06, 2019 - BlueArrow Telematics

Percussion Play Launches a New Landscape and Nature-Inspired Collection of Outdoor Musical Instruments

Percussion Play Launches a New Landscape and Nature-Inspired Collection of Outdoor Musical Instruments

Percussion Play, the world’s leading outdoor musical instrument manufacturer, has launched a new botanically based range of instruments inspired by nature and a love of the great outdoors. - November 21, 2019 - Percussion Play Ltd.

BOLDplanning Inc. Announces Naming of Rick Wimberly as Chief Executive Officer; Fulton Wold as Chairman of the Board

BOLDplanning Inc. Announces Naming of Rick Wimberly as Chief Executive Officer; Fulton Wold as Chairman of the Board

BOLDplanning Inc., the nation’s frontrunner in preparedness planning consulting and software, announced today the naming of Rick Wimberly as Chief Executive Officer and Fulton Wold as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Wold, an original company co-founder and majority shareholder, will head an... - November 20, 2019 - BOLDplanning

Army Veteran and Business Leader Talks About Veterans Day

Army Veteran and Business Leader Talks About Veterans Day

Make a commitment to serve others this Veterans Day. - November 11, 2019 - Leading Points Corporation

Miura Board(TM) Debuts in City of Gainesville Public Park

Miura Board(TM) Debuts in City of Gainesville Public Park

Miura Board(TM) was chosen by the City of Gainesville after thoroughly evaluating and testing several alternatives to wood. Don Musen, Natural Areas Maintenance Supervisor of the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department stated the following, “I can finally build ramps and boardwalks... - November 06, 2019 - Athyron LLC

AMMI Managed Hotels Are Honoring Veterans Nov. 11 with Free Hotel Room Stay

AMMI Managed Hotels Are Honoring Veterans Nov. 11 with Free Hotel Room Stay

Our veterans are important to us! Five hotels with the American Motel Management Group are honoring our veterans this Nov 11. Each of their five (5) hotels are providing traveling veterans with a hotel guest room for one night, (50) fifty free hotel room nights total will be given to veterans that stop at AMMI hotels. Free freshly made breakfast buffet and more. First 10 Veterans to check-in November 11 get free guest room for one night. *American Motel Management Inc. - November 06, 2019 - American Motel Management

AppIt Ventures Announces Its Partnership on the myColorado™ App

AppIt Ventures Announces Its Partnership on the myColorado™ App

AppIt Ventures is proud to announce the public release of the myColorado™ app, the official digital ID and digital wallet application for the State of Colorado. myColorado™ provides residents with secure and convenient access to state services anytime, anywhere. The Colorado Digital ID, enables citizens to create an electronic version of their Colorado driver license or state identification (ID) card and display it on their smartphone for proof of identification, age, and address within CO. - October 31, 2019 - AppIt Ventures

ComSec LLC to Exhibit at 56th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention

ComSec LLC to Exhibit at 56th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention

ComSec LLC, a world-class Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Company, will be participating in the Association of Old Crows 56th Annual AOC International Symposium & Convention in Washington, D.C. This three-day event will be held from October 28 to October 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. - October 25, 2019 - ComSec LLC

Indiana State Senator Karen Tallian and State Representative Pat Boy Coming to Discussion Over Dinner

The public is invited to attend a free community conversation with Indiana State Senator Karen Tallian and State Representative Pat Boy. - October 24, 2019 - The Pax Center

New Blockbuster THE SERPENT’S THRONE Claims to Leak Secret Intelligence on the Coming Collapse of the Biosphere and Civilization

New Blockbuster THE SERPENT’S THRONE Claims to Leak Secret Intelligence on the Coming Collapse of the Biosphere and Civilization

International author V.S. Marlowe has just released THE SERPENT’S THRONE, a new blockbuster book claiming to leak secret government intelligence that shows the battle to save earth’s climate -- and human civilization -- has been lost. Marlowe, who previously surfaced THE LAST MESSIAH,... - October 23, 2019 - Sinbad Books

Rishi Kumar Proposed Municipilization of PG&E

Democratic Candidate for United States Congress in California District 18 Rishi Kumar issued the following statement on recent citizen concerns regarding PG&E’s power outages across the state: “Public Safety power shutoffs have become a PR nightmare for PG&E while creating a... - October 19, 2019 - Rishi Kumar for Congress 2020

Nobel Systems and Multi-Energy Group Announce Strategic Partnership

Nobel Systems, a leader in Real-Time Map-based Water/Wastewater Operations and Asset Management solutions and Multi-Energy Group, a leading program management with over twenty years of experience in the water and wastewater treatment industries, have announced a strategic partnership to provide... - October 19, 2019 - Nobel Systems Inc.

Immigration Voice Announces Disappointment in Senator Durbin’s Blockade of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

Immigration Voice, a national non-profit organization with over 130,000 members that advocates for the alleviation of restrictions on employment, travel, and working conditions faced by legal high-skilled immigrants in the United States working as doctors, researchers, scientists, and engineers at... - October 18, 2019 - Immigration Voice

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