Costa Mesa, CA, July 28, 2005 – http://www.testedandproven.com/DDL-West.html – DDL West, a CA-based package, product and material testing laboratory, today announced that it has added Hazmat testing expert, John Koch, as a Project Manager to its quickly growing team.
Koch joins the DDL West team with a strong package testing industry background and particular expertise in Hazmat Testing.
“I am looking forward to helping DDL West expand its service offerings into Hazmat testing,” said Koch. “With the current saturation of the Californian package testing marketplace, it is really important to develop a competitive advantage.”
Koch, who is certified by the Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials, will lead DDL West in the development of a Hazmat testing services department.
“Hazmat testing is just one avenue that DDL West plans to pursue in the expansion of its testing services,” said Mike Foster, Package Engineer, DDL West. “Adding John Koch to the DDL West team now puts us in a position to compete with other leading package testing labs in California.”
Since opening its DDL West test lab facility in 2003, DDL Inc has consistently proven itself to be a leader in the package testing industry with the ongoing growth of its team of tenured package testing engineers and its ability to penetrate the highly competitive California market.
Minneapolis, MN, July 21, 2005 – Watermark Learning (http://www.watermarklearning.com), a business analysis and project management skill development company, has today announced that its CEO and Principal, Elizabeth Larson, has been honored by the Twin Cities Business Journal as a “2005 Woman to Watch”.
Elizabeth Larson, who is a Peace Corps Veteran turned business professional, has been named one of the Business Journal’s 2005 Women to Watch for her professional achievements in business analysis and project management. Her leadership qualities and drive highlight her as one of the women who has helped shape the business world during her career.
“I am thrilled to receive this award,” said Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CEO and Principal of Watermark Learning. “It has been wonderful to see the company grow over the past thirteen years into one of the leading skill development companies in the industry.”
Since joining Watermark Learning, Elizabeth Larson, along with her husband and business partner, Richard Larson, has grown the company into a multi-million dollar company. Elizabeth is recognized as a thought leader in the areas of project management and business analysis, a sought after international speaker and published author with articles appearing in leading industry publications such as ComputerWorld and CIO. In 2005, Elizabeth also received the “Outstanding Peer” award, from the Minnesota Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI-MN).
The National Arbitration Forum offers information and perspective on new developments and trends in the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) field.
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) July 20, 2005 — National Arbitration Forum (NAF) staff attorneys will speak at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, August 4-9th. They will provide attendees with information about arbitration and mediation and offer an administrator’s perspective on how ADR can help solve disputes in a cost-effective and timely manner.
“NAF is pleased to be participating in ABA’s Annual Meeting,” said Curtis Brown, general counsel at the National Arbitration Forum. “Arbitration, mediation and other forms of ADR continue to grow as valuable ways to settle a variety of disputes. The ADR panels at ABA Annual are excellent ways for attendees to learn how to best resolve legal disputes without incurring the high costs of lawsuits.”
Healthcare ADR: The Tidal Wave Arrives Panel
National Arbitration Forum Director of Healthcare and Insurance ADR Services Keith Maurer will lead a panel entitled “Healthcare ADR: The Tidal Wave Arrives” on August 7 from 1:30 –4:00 p.m at the Drake Hotel. Maurer will serve as moderator and present information on how parties with healthcare disputes can best resolve disputes efficiently and cost-effectively, outside of the courtroom.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, July 18, 2005 – Watermark Learning, a leading provider of business analysis, project management and business requirements analysis training, in association with Auburn University, today announced their joint offering of Business Analysis and Project Management Masters Certificate Programs to business professionals.
Individuals who desire to enhance their management and business analysis skills will receive Continuing Education Credits (CEU’s) from Auburn University, one of the leading Business and Engineering schools in the country.
“There is a growing need by companies to go beyond offering intermittent skill training to their employees,” said Richard Larson, PMP and Principal of Watermark Learning. “They are looking to have their employees participate in a structured certification program that offers them the opportunity to not only gain the best practices for their business but know their employees are fully trained and competent in their field of expertise.”
“Auburn University continues to build its highly acclaimed certification programs around the needs of business professionals. Watermark Learning adds to that high standard by offering their effective hands-on training classes that continue to get some of the highest accolades in business analysis and project management skill development,” said Dr. George Blanks, Director Business and Engineering Continuing Education Auburn University. “Auburn University is proud of its association with Watermark Learning and we anticipate a long and prosperous relationship.”
St. Paul, MN, July 14, 2005 – http://www.the-allengroup.com – The Allen Mortgage & Real Estate Group, a leading Minnesota Mortgage Broker has been recognized by Lenders Who Care, a non-profit national network of residential mortgage lending professionals, for its commitment to educating first time home buyers as demonstrated through its series of educational home buying seminars and Webinars.
Lenders Who Care provides a directory of certified lenders, who have been screened and approved in terms of their experience levels in the residential mortgage lending business, degree of education with regard to affordable lending products, and commitment to an agreed upon Standard of Conduct.
“Lenders Who Care specifically selects its members for their ability to educate and train consumers about the affordable housing loan programs available in their state,” said Cindy Allen, principal, Allen Mortgage & Real Estate Group. “We pride ourselves in being viewed not only as a mortgage lending company, but moreover as a first time home buying educational
resource.”
The Allen Mortgage & Real Estate Group, who joined Lenders Who Care when the organization was founded in July 2004, offers monthly home buying seminar boot camps, and is readying its launch for a series of online educational Webinars, designed to provide comprehensive home buying tips and building information for first time and new homebuyers.
Chicago, IL , July 12, 2005 — http://www.toprankresults.com - Lee Odden, President of TopRank Online Marketing and author of the Online Marketing Blog, has been selected to “blog” this week’s AD:TECH conference in Chicago.
Odden, who joins fellow bloggers, Steve Hall of the Adrants blog, Erin Bradley of Reprise Media & SearchViews blog and David Berkowitz of icrossing.com & Reverse Direct Marketing blog, will be covering five of the AD:TECH conference sessions which range from “Brand Humanity: How Social Technologies are Changing the Way We Do Business” to “Achieving Balance in Your Search Mix”.
“I am very privileged to have the opportunity to participate in blogging the AD:TECH conference with such talented bloggers. Adrants, SearchViews and the articles David Berkowitz writes for MediaPost are some of my favorites.”
Since founding TopRank Online Marketing in 2001, Lee Odden has been consistently recognized as a thought leader in search engine optimization and online marketing. Since March 2005, TopRank has been listed five months in a row as a TopSEOs.com Top 30 SEO firm and for the past 2 years as the only Minnesota based SEO firm included in Marketing Sherpa’s Guide to SEO Firms.
Beaverton, OR , July 7, 2005 –- Pacific Security Capital (http://www.pacificsecuritycapital.com), a leading commercial real estate investment bank providing commercial real estate loans, structured finance, investment sales and advisory services, is expanding its PacificElite™ client loyalty rewards program to incorporate all service lines.
PacificElite, the commercial real estate industry’s first client loyalty program designed to reward those clients who place substantial amounts of transactional volume with Pacific Security Capital, has received overwhelming response since its launch in January 2005.
“We are thrilled by the enormous success of PacificElite,” said Mike Myatt, Executive Managing Director, Pacific Security Capital. “By expanding the program to include all lines of service, Pacific Security Capital can now reward customers that engage with us for investment sales and commercial real estate advisory services, and not just commercial real estate loans and structured financing.”
Pacific Security Capital customers will now be able to receive PacificElite points for engagement in professional services including investment sales; commercial real estate advisory services, capital markets, development services, and more.
For a complete list of Pacific Security Capital’s professional advisory services, visit http://www.pacificsecuritycapital.com/index.cfm?action=hom.data&pageid=172
