WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The U.S. Department of State has named Daniela Munca of Moldova, an alumna of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program, as State Alumni Member of the Month. Throughout January, her leadership and promotion of mutual understanding will be recognized on [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Boston Home magazine has named Cambridge-based Charlie Allen Restorations as the region’s best restoration contractor of 2010. The magazine’s editors describe the winning firm as follows: “When your contractor is frequently compared to Honest Abe, you know you’re working with someone special. [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — ENow, Inc., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in high-end Exchange consulting and the development of software to simplify Exchange system management, announced today that its award-winning monitoring and reporting solution Mailscape was selected as the winner in the Exchange Server [...]

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The new compact LifeSpan TR200 folding treadmill, made by PCE Health and Fitness (www.LifeSpanFitness.com), was highly praised by treadmill review groups in recent reviews of the best treadmills for 2010. The compact TR200 folding treadmill received awards for Best New [...]

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — New compact LifeSpan Elliptical Trainers, made by PCE Health and Fitness (www.lifespanfitness.com), were highly rated in annual fitness equipment reviews of best treadmills and elliptical trainers for 2010. The LifeSpan EL3000i elliptical trainer received a Best New Elliptical award from [...]

BOSTON, Mass. — Phoenix Construction Group, Inc. (PCGI – www.pcgiboston.com), one of Boston’s leading residential and commercial design/build firms, has been awarded two Gold PRISM Awards from the Builders Association of Greater Boston. The awards, which recognize housing industry professionals for excellence in building, design, [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Girls Write Now, a New York City organization that matches at-risk high school girls with professional women writers for mentoring and writing training, has been nationally recognized as one of 15 youth arts and humanities programs to receive the prestigious 2009 Coming [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Robert Harter, owner of the Home Helpers and Direct Link in Brentwood, Tenn., was recently honored as the recipient of the 2009 Rookie of the Year Award for Home Helpers, the nation’s leading senior care franchise specializing in non-medical and personal care [...]

SUNRISE, Fla. — Physical therapists Ed Onofrio of Tucson, Ariz., and Nina Van Beaumont of Omaha, Neb., have been named the 2009 Interim HealthCare Therapists of the Year. Interim (www.interimhealthcare.com) is the nation’s largest combined home health care and medical staffing provider, employing more than [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Tsoi/Kobus & Associates received a Special Mention award at the American Institute of Architects New England Chapter’s 2009 Design Awards on Saturday, October 3 for its design of the Center for Life Science | Boston, the first speculative, privately-owned, high-rise, multi-tenant laboratory [...]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — PivotPro announces that its newly-launched golf training aid, the PivotPro, was the recipient of the prestigious “Best New Product” award at the recent PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas. Out of hundreds of exhibitors, only three companies were nominated for this award. [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH) has earned a 2009 “Best of New York” award for its Consumer Information System (CIS) application, developed with Libera, Inc. (www.libera.com) of Jamestown, NY, a government contractor and software development [...]

LEAGUE CITY, Texas — Learning magazine has selected the DynaNotes(TM) SmartClings(TM) – Graphs instructional kit as a winner of the Learning(R) Magazine 2010 Teachers’ Choice(SM) Awards for the Classroom. According to Heather Crews, Learning magazine Award Coordinator, the teacher-judges from across the United States evaluated [...]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — 1st Advantage Mortgage, DocuTech and Del Mar DataTrac (DMD) have been named Mortgage Technology magazine’s Synergy Award finalists, recognizing “technology initiatives and alliances that show exemplary interoperability in a production setting to advance the cause of automation and e-commerce,” according to [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The leading urban fashion retailer in the eastern United States, Jimmy Jazz, is now the proud recipient of an Interactive Media Award (IMA). The privately held company was awarded the “Best In Class” prize for its new eCommerce / Lifestyle Web [...]

TORONTO, Canada — North Plains Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) and rich media asset management (MAM) software solutions, today announced that KMWorld has named North Plains’ TeleScope(TM) as one of the magazine’s “Trend-Setting Products” of 2009. TeleScope was selected [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — As the economy struggles, LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) reports continued rapid growth. This month Inc. Magazine ranks LTCFP No. 1,970 among all companies, and No. 16 among insurance companies, in its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the nation. [...]

DENVER, Colo. — Titan Lenders Corp, an outsource services provider for mortgage lenders and their warehouse line providers has been named a 2009 Top 50 Service Provider by Mortgage Technology magazine. Back office outsource provider added warehouse lending platform to encourage alternative liquidity sources among [...]

TORRANCE, Calif. — Neotrope, a leading brand identity, content publisher, public relations, SEO/SEM, and entertainment technology company, today announced its first appearance on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the top 5,000 fastest-growing private U.S. companies. Between 2005 and 2008, Los Angeles-based Neotrope achieved [...]

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Health Magazine awarded the LifeSpan TR4000i treadmill “Best Treadmill” for its innovative features; most notably its ability to save exercise data and transfer results to a personal online health and fitness management account to track progress. The LifeSpan TR4000i treadmill, [...]

SUNRISE, Fla. — Interim HealthCare Inc., the nation’s largest provider of home care and supplemental health care staffing services, is pleased to recognize Interim HealthCare of the Eastern Carolinas for their 25 years of service and their three local caregivers who received awards at the [...]

HOUSTON, Texas — Momentum Transport, the nation’s premier auto and freight transport provider, recently earned the Better Business Bureau’s highest ranking possible – receiving a grade of “A+.” After a recent change in the BBB grading system (replacing grades of “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory” with grades [...]

GRAHAM, Texas — Routinely recognized as an industry leader for their implementation of cutting edge technologies and delivering exceptional value, Southern Bleacher and project partner Aztec Galvanizing Services recently received their 3rd Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing award. The award, bestowed annually by The American Galvanizers [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An 1870s Shingle Style home that was renovated and restored by Charlie Allen Restorations (CAR), the Cambridge, MA-firm specializing in remodeling period homes, has been awarded a Historic Preservation Award from the Cambridge Historical Commission (CHC). The Washington Avenue property is the [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Girls Write Now (GWN), New York’s first and only creative writing and mentoring program for high school girls, is proud to announce that 14 of the winning entrees in the prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Awards-including a national award-were written by [...]

HOUSTON, Texas — For the second straight year, Momentum Transport — the nation’s premier auto and freight transport provider — has earned the Better Business Bureau’s coveted Winner of Distinction award, presented in recognition of Momentum Transport’s superior commitment to ethics, overall excellence, and quality [...]

ATLANTA, Ga. — Despite economic turmoil, 14 members of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers (www.gabb.org) earned membership to the prestigious Million Dollar Club for 2008. Each year the GABB, the state’s only professional association dedicated to buying and selling business, recognizes the state’s outstanding [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Jonas Roeser, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations of LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), has been chosen to be a judge in round 1 of the 2009 International DMA ECHO Awards. The judging will take place May 19th-21st in New York [...]

BERLIN, Germany — Red Herring has selected Napatech as a winner of the Red Herring 100 Europe, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year. “We are extremely honored to receive [...]

IRVINE, Calif. — Affiliate Media, Inc. (AMI), a recognized leader in the worldwide online affiliate marketing space, has been named among the winners of the 2008 Presidential Awards by prominent management consulting organization MAP (Management Action Programs). MAP, a Los Angeles-based firm specializing in leadership [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) recently awarded JIT Toyota-Lift the Silver Circle Award for its performance in 2008. JIT Toyota-Lift is one of 10 elite recipients of this distinguished award and was selected from TMHU’s nationwide network of 68 dealers and [...]

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — “To spirited applause by the ‘phenomenal’ female champions honored at the ’35th Annual Sportswomen of Colorado Hall of Fame Benefit’ in Denver on March 8, Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee received the prestigious ‘Pioneer Award’ for helping their dreams come true. In [...]

DENVER, Colo. — Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee will be honored at the 35th Annual Sportswomen of Colorado Hall of Fame Awards banquet at Denver’s Marriott Tech Center Hotel on March 8. “Suzy deserves the ‘Pioneer Award’ for birthing freestyle skiing, Title 1X and inspiring ski [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Starlight Children’s Foundation (starlight.org) will present Teri Hatcher with its 2009 “Heart of Gold Award” at the organization’s annual “A Stellar Night” gala, presented by California Pizza Kitchen, on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 7 p.m. at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Maximum Entertainment – a New York based boutique commercial advertising production company – is celebrating an Oscar(R) win for one of its directors, James Marsh. Marsh received the Academy Award on Sunday for best documentary for his film “Man on Wire.” [...]

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — The Medical Records Institute last week awarded iChart(TM) EMR from Caretools as one of the most innovative healthcare information technology products of the year. The award was presented at the 2009 TEPR+ meeting held in Palm Springs California. TEPR Awards identify [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The winners are in! Chop Shop’s Alexandra Patsavas, Live Nation’s Creighton Burke and Universal Music & Video Distribution’s Jim Urie won by a landslide in the 2009 Best of the Biz List from NARIP (National Association of Record Industry Professionals), which recognizes [...]

BALTIMORE, Md. — Jimmy Jazz, a leading urban clothing and shoe retailer, was recently voted as “Best Place to Buy Sneakers” in the City Paper’s annual Best of Baltimore issue. “Your achievement helps highlight the strength of Baltimore’s vibrant and expanding economy and the superior [...]

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Philatron International and CEO, Founder, and Owner, Phillip M. Ramos, Jr. were honored with yet another award for its outstanding business. On November 19th, Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) awarded Philatron International, Medium Size Family Owned Business of the year. During [...]

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Thursday evening in Copenhagen, Napatech received the prestigious national Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008″ award in the category “Venture Backed Innovation.” The award was based on Napatech’s success in establishing itself as a leading vendor in the important US [...]

WATERTOWN, Mass. — Phoenix Construction Group, Inc. (PCGI), one of Greater Boston’s premier residential and commercial design/build firms, has won two 2008 Contractor of the Year (COTY) Awards. In a ceremony held on November 5, the Watertown-based company received the COTY Gold Award for Best [...]

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The LifeSpan rowing machine, made by PCE Health and Fitness received the Seal of Excellence award in a review of best fitness equipment for 2008-09. In its annual review of fitness equipment, ShapeYou .com awarded the top rated LifeSpan Rowing [...]

SUNRISE, Fla. — Interim HealthCare, the nation’s largest provider of home care and health care staffing services, announced the recipients of the “National Quality Awards” for 2008 at their annual National Clinical Symposium meeting in Savannah, Georgia. The awards recognize Interim home care offices for [...]

SEATTLE, Wash. — Sales Talent Inc. was named a Fastest-Growing Private Company by the Puget Sound Business Journal at an invitation-only event which drew more than 500 people to Qwest Field on Oct. 23. At the awards event, all 100 companies that made the list [...]

MEDFIELD, Mass. — Mitchell Construction Group, Inc., a multi-award winning design and renovation firm located in Medfield, is pleased to announce they are the recipient of two 2008 Gold Contractor of the Year (CoTY) Awards from the Eastern Massachusetts National Association of the Remodeling Industry [...]

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Because of Moonlite’s stunning set of victories, the Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn, a Kentucky Tradition in Owensboro Kentucky since 1963, will be inducted into the Kentucky’s Best Hall of Fame; the category of Kentucky’s Best Barbecue will be retired from the magazine’s reader [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapOair Wins Hitwise U.S. Top 10 Award for the quarter ending July – September 2008. During this period, CheapOair ranked No. 10 based on market share of visits among all U.S. websites in the Hitwise Travel Agencies industry. The Hitwise U.S. [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — This October 26th, on the printing industry’s equivalent of Oscar(R) night, Jonas Roeser rose to enthusiastic applause to accept a “PIXI” — one of the coveted 2008 “Printing Innovation with Xerox Imaging” awards. The PIXI’s are handed out once a year to [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Altergate Publishing announced this week that author Dee Dee Phelps’s “Vinyl Highway” (ISBN: 978-1934321751) is a finalist in the National USA Book News Best Book Awards Autobiography category. Vinyl Highway goes on tour across the 1960′s in this humorous chronicle of [...]

SUNRISE, Fla. — Interim HealthCare, the nation’s leading provider of home care, hospice and health care staffing, was recognized at the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) Annual Meeting by opening keynote speaker, Author, Broadcast Journalist with CNN, Inside Politics, NBC, CBS and [...]

LANCASTER, Texas — The Green Stone of Healing(R) epic fantasy website is among the finalists of the 2008 National Best Books Awards sponsored by USABookNews .com, HealingStone Books announced today. The award-winning website, greenstoneofhealing.com, is honored in the Best Website Design category. The site provides [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Premium authentic Obsello Absinthe Verte, which became available to U.S. consumers in August of this year, was awarded a Gold Medal from the Beverage Tasting Institute (BTI). Based out of Chicago, the BTI is known for its experienced tasting panel, made [...]

MEDFIELD, Mass. — Mitchell Construction Group, Inc., a multi-award winning design and renovation firm located in Medfield, is pleased to announce they have been named to the 2008 Top 500 list of remodeling firms in the country by Qualified Remodeler Magazine. This marks the fifth [...]

SCRANTON, Pa. — Because of David Blaine’s Houdini-esque stunts the Board of Directors of The Houdini Museum in Scranton has decided to place David Blaine up for nomination for the first ever Houdini Award to be given out by the prestigious museum. When David Blaine [...]

ATLANTA, Ga. — USMotivation today announced that it has been named to the second annual “CMI 25″ list of the industry’s largest and most influential full-service independent meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the corporate market. Complied by Penton Media’s Corporate Meetings & [...]

AUSTIN, Texas — Cognitive Technologies, an IT consulting firm specializing in project and program management for the Federal Government and Fortune 1000 companies, has been chosen “Rookie of the Year” by Microsoft Federal, the unit of Microsoft that provides the Federal Government with Microsoft software [...]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Two residential kitchen remodels designed by Arclinea San Diego have won prestigious national design awards. The kitchen design firm has won a “Grand Award” in Remodeling magazine’s “2008 Remodeling Design Awards,” for their bold, contemporary design for an 1898 historic Victorian- [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — “Hi y’all, we a blues band!” And a profound silence fell over the room. Lead singer Sugaray of Aunt Kizzy’z Boyz said, “I’m gonna say that again ’cause the room always gets real quiet – we a blues band!” But within one [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash. — This month Inc. Magazine ranks LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) No. 1,353 among all companies, and No. 12 among insurance companies, in its annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the nation. Among insurance companies, LTCFP is the fastest-growing one focusing [...]

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Though they didn’t wear Speedos like Michael Phelps, the band Starving For Gravity brought home the gold and won the LAMN Jam Grand Slam Rock Artist of the Year title. The Los Angeles Music Network competition – held during June, July and [...]

BOSTON, Mass. — Chrisicos Interiors, a leading interior design company serving discerning clients throughout New England, is pleased to be honored with Notable Recognition in the fourth annual ReBrand 100 Global Awards competition. This distinction is for Chrisicos’ rebranding campaign, designed and implemented by JDCommunications, [...]

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — With the boating market facing some of the most difficult economic conditions in recent history, it is of vital importance that boating consumers are directed toward the most stable and professional dealers to buy and service their boats. Thanks to Boating Industry [...]

OMAHA, Neb. — Images of Nature(R) is proud to announce that Thomas D. Mangelsen’s latest book “The Natural World” (ISBN 978-189031042-4) was a winner at the PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards. The book took top honors in the Coffee Table/Large [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Charlie Allen Restorations, the Cambridge, MA – based full service design-build firm, has won a 2008 Chrysalis Award for the best residential interior renovation in the Northeast United States. The company previously won Chrysalis Awards for Best Historic Renovation Design-Build in 2006 [...]

BOSTON, Mass. — A North Kingstown, Rhode Island kitchen designed by Arclinea Boston has won a Chrysalis Award for Best Kitchen Remodel in the Northeastern United States. “To win an award in this highly competitive category is quite an achievement,” says Ken Kanline, director of [...]

MAMARONECK, N.Y. — On Wednesday June 11, 2008, Jon A. Dorf, founder of The Dorf Law Firm, LLP, proudly collected the 2008 “Family Friendly Employment Policy” Award. Presented by the Westchester Women’s Bar Association, this award honors and recognizes Jon’s commitment for creating and instilling [...]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The NewsChannel 5 Investigators, northeast Ohio’s largest investigative team, captured four awards from the Associated Press. Each member of the investigative team (Duane Pohlman, Ron Regan, and Joe Pagonakis) was recognized for their exceptional work in the Large Market television categories. “I [...]

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Lockdown Co. is excited to announce that, after undergoing extensive testing, their Steelcore Spa Security Safety Straps won the iParenting Media Award for the 2008 Excellent Products Call. iParenting.com is a Disney Internet Group media property, and a premier media site focused [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Charlie Allen Restorations, the Cambridge, MA firm specializing in the meticulous restoration of period homes, has been named to Remodeling magazine’s annual Big50 List. The company was specifically recognized for “Fine Design,” a category honoring remodelers with particularly high aesthetic standards. “We [...]

GARLAND, Texas — DaveCo Industries recently received their second supplier award from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. After initially being inducted into Preferred Supplier Program in 2003 at Silver status, Lockheed now recognizes DaveCo as a Gold status Preferred Supplier. Representatives from Lockheed visited [...]

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp.’s Pacific Regional Planning Group has named Robert G. Dillow, CFP(R), CFS, MBA, as the 2007 Planner of the Year. Bob was chosen out of a group of over 80 planners. He ranked in the top 1% of [...]

HOUSTON, Texas — Momentum Transport – the nation’s premier auto and freight transport provider – walked away from this year’s event with the 2008 Winner of Distinction, the award presented in recognition of Momentum Transport’s superior commitment to ethics, overall excellence, and quality in the [...]

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Eisenhower Fellowships has announced that it will present the 2008 Dwight D. Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell. Eisenhower Chairman General Colin L. Powell USA (Retired) will present the award to Senator Mitchell [...]

PRINCETON, Mass. — X Cafe LLC, a manufacturer of coffee extracts, has received the 2008 Award for Innovation in Business by the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE). The company was recently honored at a dinner on May 7 in Waltham with the prestigious [...]

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Arclinea San Diego, and its full-service kitchen design showroom, has won a national design award by Nielsen’s Kitchen and Bath Business (K+BB) magazine in the publication’s annual awards program. In evaluating new showrooms from around the country for design excellence, the [...]

BOSTON, Mass. — Arclinea Boston, the Italian kitchen design showroom, has won a Watermark Grand Award for kitchens it designed for D4, the luxury condominium development in Boston’s South End. Produced by BUILDER and Custom Home magazines, the Watermark Awards honor excellence in kitchen and bath design. Jurors for this year’s competition reviewed nearly 150 entries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It has been a very, very good spring for John Bosworth and Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc., the steel erection company he heads. Innovators in steel construction and modification, Bosworth Steel Erectors just won class III project of the year honors at the recent SEAA Convention (Steel Erectors Association of America) for steel erection on the new Nationals Ballpark in Washington, D.C.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — LTC Financial Partners (LTCFP) was honored for marketing excellence at the 2008 conference of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, held in Atlanta, Georgia. Taking home four awards, the agency shared the limelight with leading insurance carriers that were also honored. The awards follow a spectacular growth in LTCFP’s size and national impact.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Management Dynamics, a leading provider of global trade management solutions, today announced its receipt of two distinctive industry honors. The company has been selected to the 2008 START-IT 125, a listing of the most influential technology providers in the manufacturing space.

INDIANA, Pa. — Gorell Windows & Doors has again been recognized as the only window manufacturer in the country to receive the prestigious ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year “Sustained Excellence” Award. Gorell received the award for the third consecutive year-from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency.

DUXBURY, Mass. — One informs the other; the other informs the one. “As an abstract painter, I am very influenced by my life’s work as a graphic designer. Alternatively, my approach to painting impacts my design work in a way that makes it richer and more interesting,” explains artist Robert Cipriani, whose abstract painting, Red 2, received an honorable mention award at the Cambridge Art Association’s “Red” show.

BOSTON, Mass. — Arclinea Boston, the area’s premier contemporary custom kitchen design firm, has been voted best in the “Home Decor” category by visitors to Citysearch’s Boston website for the second year in a row. Arclinea’s contemporary kitchen designs have been recognized worldwide as the standard for meticulous craftsmanship and technological innovation.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Delta Airlines presented its yearly sales award to Travelong.com in recognition for its Outstanding Performance in 2007. A spokesperson from Delta noted that the award is rarely granted and Travelong is one of only seven companies this year to receive this notable achievement.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Health Magazine says the LifeSpan VP1000 Whole Body Vibration Plate gives “…the best workout for the better price.” The PCE Fitness LifeSpan VP1000 Vibration Plate was the clear favorite in a review of vibration trainers in Health’s Jan/Feb 2008 issue. “With three-way vibration and handles, the LifeSpan VP1000 delivered.”

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The latest honor for “Peege” may be its greatest ever: The 1972 production, distributed by St. Louis’ Phoenix Learning Group, was named in December to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, alongside such better-known classics as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and “12 Angry Men.” Randal Kleiser planned to get his start in filmmaking with something edgy and avant-garde.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Relios Jewelry, a company nationally recognized for its customer focus, merchandising teamwork, innovation, and operational excellence, now has more accolades to boast – this time in the arena of “Good Environmental Practices.” The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Department’s Pollution Prevention Staff has awarded America’s largest manufacturer of authentic American-made jewelry with not one but two prestigious honors.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A master bathroom designed and built by Charlie Allen Restorations for an 1853 Greek Revival home in Cambridge has been named “Bathroom of the Year” in Boston Globe Magazine’s “Dream Home 2007″ competition. The new bathroom was praised for its “imaginative use of space and light,” and a “classically styled yet high tech” design.

JACKSON, Wyo. — Thomas D. Mangelsen of Thomas D. Mangelsen, Inc. is no stranger to photographic accolades; he now has the honor of adding American Photo Magazine’s Image of the Year Award for their nature category to his list. The award-winning photo captures images of King Penguins.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Under the gray skies of today’s troubled economy, it’s critical now more than ever that boating consumers find reliable, reputable dealers with the staying power to guide them through a lifetime of boating journeys. These consumers now have a trusted source they can turn to, thanks to Boating Industry magazine’s third annual Top 100 Dealers.

ELM SPRINGS, COLUMBIA, Tenn. — Sons of Confederate Veterans Commander-in-Chief Christopher M. Sullivan will present the Stephen Dill Lee Award to Congressman Virgil Goode of Virginia at a ceremony sponsored by the Jefferson Davis Camp, #305, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Social Platform LLC, a leading provider of white label social networking software, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the niche players quadrant in the “Team Collaboration and Social Software, 2007 Magic Quadrant” report.

BOSTON, Mass. — Charlie Allen Restorations has been recognized with the Contractor of the Year (CotY) Gold Award for Residential Interiors for its meticulous renovation of an 1853 Greek Revival home in Cambridge, MA. The Eastern Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (EM-NARI) presented the award on Wednesday, November 7.

BOSTON, Mass. — Technology Insight Corporation (TIC) was recently acknowledged for their product excellence. Wabash National Corporation, a leading manufacturer of semi-trailers in North America, awarded TIC the National Supplier Recognition Award.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — CheapOair, a top budget travel website dedicated to leveraging the latest technology to deliver cheap flights, is proud to announce that it has won the Hitwise Top 10 Award for the third time consecutively; ranking #9 by visitors among all U.S. Websites in the Travel Agencies Category for the Quarter ending July – September 2007.

NEW YORK, N.Y. and AUSTIN, Texas — Inc. recognized Bantam Electronics, Inc., a leading provider of high mix electronics manufacturing services for emerging companies, on its inaugural Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. The Inc. 5,000, an extension of Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500.

BOSTON, Mass. — Arclinea Boston is the winner of two 2007 PRISM Gold Awards, for Best Remodeling of a Kitchen Over $100,000 and Best Remodeling of a Kitchen $50,000 – $100,000. Presented by the Builders Association of Greater Boston (BAGB), the PRISM Awards honor exceptional building, design, sales, and marketing.

GREENVILLE, N.C. — LBA Group, Inc. announces that it has made Inc. magazine’s list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing businesses in the nation with a ranking of 3,613 and a three-year sales growth of 80 percent. Inc. 5,000 lists companies, that when put together, represents the backbone of the U.S. economy. LBA Group is a CMSDC certified small disadvantaged Hispanic business.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — ResortsandLodges, a leading niche portal Web site providing advertising for the hospitality and travel industry, has received a WebAward for excellence in Web site design and development from the Web Marketing Association (WMA). The company was chosen from among 2,400 entries from more than 40 countries during the WMA’s annual WebAward competition.

INDIANA, Pa. — Gorell’s new Armor Max Plus(TM) hurricane window was awarded a Crystal Achievement Award in the “Most Innovative Window” category by Window & Door magazine. Armor Max Plus(TM) windows are designed to protect homeowners and their homes from airborne debris during hurricane-strength storms and other forms of violent weather.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Altergate Publishing announced today that former TV anchor, author, and celebrity presenter Kelly Lange will give the Best Pop Campaign Award to Dee Dee Phelps for her 2007 promotion of “Vinyl Highway, Singing as Dick and Dee Dee” (ISBN: 978-1-934321-75-1).