Nevada Business News, Entertainment, and Technology News (U.S.)
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RENO, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — Smart Fog, Inc. announced this week that its top seller – a commercial and industrial humidifier – the ES100 – is 90 percent more energy efficient that steam for building and duct-mount applications.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — VCubate announced it is opening a high technology venture incubation facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility will serve as an office space for local software and internet start-ups, with an option to provide equity funding of up to $20,000 per company.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — Extensoft announced today the immediate availability of Artisteer 3 for Windows. The newest version of its Web design automation software, Artisteer 3 distinguishes itself by enabling website owners to create professional looking websites from start to finish. Artisteer now delivers a single solution for web design, content management and web hosting.
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RENO, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — For the second year in a row, Naan & Kabab has earned the prestigious CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award, garnering a 4.5-star rating in the Restaurant category in both 2010 and 2011. The award is presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News magazine and Celebration Media U.S.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — Sher Fertility Institute announced that it is donating free In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments at upcoming fertility education seminars on May 1 and 2, dates that fall between the conclusion of Infertility Awareness Week (April 24-30th) and Mother’s Day on May 8.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — In a downturned market, REALTORS® and small businesses continue to seek ways to cut cost without sacrificing quality and services. And, Veterans First Supplies (VFS), a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, has helped.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — OneTravel is giving away grand prize trips to Istanbul during its ‘Tweet Your Way to Turkey’ contest. Lucky winners will be awarded a grand prize trip consisting of two roundtrip tickets to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines and a five day, four night stay at the new, 4-star Edition Hotel.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — Dr. Geoffrey Sher of the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) applauded the selection of Britain’s Robert Edwards, recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Edwards’ work led to the first ‘test-tube’ baby, Louise Brown, born in July 1978 in Britain. Since her birth, more than 3 million children have been conceived worldwide with the aid of in vitro fertilization.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ — The Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) announced the release of a new song and video inspired by and dedicated to couples dealing with infertility. The song, entitled ‘I Believe,’ was co-written and produced by Darren Sher, son of SIRM Founder and Executive Director Geoffrey Sher, MD.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation have stepped up enforcement to reduce undeclared and illegal hazmat shipments via airline, truck, rail, and ship. Undeclared shipments of hazardous materials are predominately aerosols and flammable liquids, as well as batteries, fireworks, dry ice, perfume products, and cigarette lighters.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Lion Technology Inc., a nationally recognized regulatory compliance training firm, will present its two-day Hazardous/Toxic Waste Management workshop series during the month of September. The course is designed for compliance professionals who must be trained annually under the RCRA hazardous waste regulations. Workshops will be held in Seattle on Sept. 13-14; Las Vegas on Sept. 16-17; and Phoenix on Sept. 20-21, 2010.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — In Travel Weekly’s esteemed Power List, released today, OneTravel enjoyed significant advancements over last year’s standings, moving 14 spots from number 59 to number 45. This advancement positions OneTravel among the top 50 travel companies, ranking it alongside leading organizations.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — From the Interop Business Technology Expo, Telezygology Inc. (TZ) today announces the TZ Centurion system has joined the TZ Praetorian system to address the increasing demand for permissions-based physical security, environmental sensing, and audit-trail capabilities at the cabinet and individual object level. TZ’s patented and network addressable electronic sensor locks allow industry leading scalability to reduce overall system cost and retrofit into a wide range of cabinet systems.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) is donating free In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments at upcoming fertility education seminars on May 11 and 12, in celebration of Mother’s Day on May 9, 2010. The donated treatment cycles are part of the Sher Institute ‘Giving Back’ Program.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) is donating free In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments at upcoming seminars in New Jersey, Texas and Pennsylvania. The initiative reflects Sher Institute’s desire to help patients who are in need of treatment but can’t afford it during these tough economic times. Sher Institute plans to roll out the free cycle program to all of the SIRM centers around the country.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — 50 bands from the U.S. and Ireland have taken their battle to YouTube to claim the title of “Best Irish Band 2009.” Organizers of this online battle of the bands competition – Strangford Lough Brewing Company (SLBC) and Diablo’s, of the [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Strangford Lough Brewing Company (SLBC) and the Monte Carlo Casino Las Vegas Resort and Casino are launching a ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition for bands who play Irish music. The prize is an amazing chance to play at Diablo’s in the [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Extensoft today announced a new 2.3 version of its automated Web design product, Artisteer, now with support for Google’s Blogger(TM). Artisteer (www.artisteer.com) enables non-technical users to create great looking Web designs in minutes. Thousands of Web design professionals already use Artisteer [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The numbers for foreclosure filings for the first half of 2009 are being released and ForeclosureDeals.com is on top of them. This foreclosure home Web site not only provides an extensive databank of properties, it also provides prominent foreclosure statistics and [...]
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — ServiceFlags.com announced today its support of a measure introduced in Congress that would allow service flags to be flown by home owners without restriction. U.S. Representative, John Boccieri, recently introduced this bill that would ban neighborhood or homeowners’ associations from restricting [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Centaur Art Galleries is pleased to present the art work of Andy Warhol, who passed away in 1987, and his former assistant, Steve Kaufman. The exhibition of the “Master” and his “student,” reunited at last and exhibited together, is Centaur Art [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — OneTravel, DBA of WK Travel, is proud to announce the official launch of their new travel affiliate program. The affiliate program is a major value-add to websites. Unlike other travel affiliate programs, OneTravel affiliates will benefit from all of OneTravel’s travel [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — FlagMag.com, an interactive web site for flag football and touch players in the U.S. and around the world, is accepting teams for its Flag Football National Tournament scheduled for January 17 and 18, 2009 at Anthem Hills Park in Henderson, Nev. [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Obsello, an authentic award-winning absinthe verte along with award-winning, world-renowned French restaurant Bouchon in Las Vegas, are giving guests the opportunity to travel back in time and place – back to 1845 Paris, France at the height of the absinthe revolution [...]
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PAHRUMP, Nev. — A device from JBL Innovations called the Wallmarker may be the answer for couples who cannot hang pictures for holiday decorating without arguing or calling a handyman. For couples who are not handy, just hanging a picture may require help from a [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM(R)) announced today that their physicians across the country will offer free fertility consultations in support of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), which runs October 19-25, 2008. Conceived by Resolve: the National Infertility Association, NIAW [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Extensoft has announced the release of Artisteer, its Web design automation software to create professional blog themes and Website templates. The product eliminates the need to learn Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS or other Web technologies to produce original Website designs. The [...]
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CARSON, Nev. — Home Shopping Latino, a Delaware Corporation (OTC: HSPL), dba Viva Telecompras, announced today that they are launching their nationwide media campaign for the company and its subsidiary, Viva Telecompras. In addition, the network intends to offer its own credit card and payment [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Finding a date in Las Vegas just got easier thanks to a new dating service, Las Vegas Speed Date. Las Vegas singles have notoriously experienced dating difficulties. In part, this is due to the large transient population. Very few people seem [...]
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PAHRUMP, Nev. — Throw away the laser! The Wallmarker eliminates the need for meticulous measuring and guesswork while hanging pictures. The Wallmarker, a patented product, will save time and money. It is designed to make it easy to hang pictures precisely without having to measure [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine(R) announced today that Pamela Madsen has been named as Director of Client/Practice Relations to service its 15 offices across the United States. Additionally, Ms. Madsen will be representing ReproCure, a reproductive genetics laboratory, to help [...]
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PAHRUMP, Nev. — Hanging pictures can cause headaches and if not done properly can cause unsightly holes and misaligned lines. No worries. JBL Innovations has designed a piece of hardware – the Wallmarker – that makes it easy for anyone to hang pictures without the [...]
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PAHRUMP, Nev. — A new device from JBL Innovations called the Wallmarker may be the answer for couples who cannot hang pictures without arguing or calling a handyman. For couples who are not handy, just hanging a picture may require help from a handyman. Not [...]
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — MyKidisSafe, LLC announced today overwhelming industry response to its new Mobile Phone Software which was demonstrated for the first time at CTIA. Carriers, handset manufacturers and resellers were excited by the simplicity yet powerfulness of the software. The revolutionary software has many features including restricting use of a mobile phone while driving.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — In today’s global marketplace, business communication and collaboration can be a challenge. That’s why iConference, Inc. announces a new service that uses innovative software technology to make business communication easier and more cost effective.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Every year around end of October and beginning of November political yard-signs dot your neighbors lawn and street medians as campaigns try to increase name recognition and push to Get-Out-The-Vote on Election Day and with the 2008 elections now less than a year away, social networking sites and blogs will soon be cultured with electronic yard sign widgets.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — La Tortilla Oven has been invited by Distinctive Assets Entertainment Marketing to participate in the Gift Bag program for the 8th Annual Latin GRAMMY(R) Awards at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The appreciation of Latin music and food has always been a part of La Tortilla Oven and the driving force behind its success.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. and LAS VEGAS, Nev. — At this week’s annual meeting of the DirectEmployers Association in Las Vegas, Doug Berg, Chief Gigster of HotGigs, Inc. will present a case study reviewing the results achieved by a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company that implemented HotGigs’ Jobs2Web career site optimization solution.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — After the all-inclusive social network frenzy, some ultra-exclusive investment groups choose to exclude individuals who don’t meet pre-defined financial criteria, experience level, or have the ability to qualify for today’s loans. For real estate investors, the dream is finding the largest alluring incentives and discounts for the best projects in the markets with the most staying power. A leading Web 2.0 community, Investment Riches is using their social network to filter off high-level investors for their private group, The Investor Nexus.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Lawyer Support Services of America, LLC announces the launch of a new web site that connects consumers with experienced lawyers licensed to practice in Nevada. While Nevada is new to the network, the network is not new. Lawyer Support Services of America has been helping consumers to find lawyers in all 50 states.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Mr. Hefley, CEO of the Hefley Engine Company, has announced a new more efficient engine. The current automotive engine design developed over 125 years ago is no longer capable of delivering the performance and economy demanded in tomorrow’s automobiles. The Hefley X2 can adjust to all current fuels.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Meckley and Associates announces that near-death survivor and company founder, Ilene Meckley forms new division of her company, Highway of Success. A business dedicated to providing the tools necessary to navigate through the bumps and roadblocks along the way and continue cruising down the highway of success.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — LUMA Entertainment has patented a device – the Slingerzz(TM) – that promises to replicate some of the coolest aspects of a certain wall-crawling, web slinging, crime fighter. Not only does it snare and retrieve objects like the hero’s webbing, but it can be shot up to a distance of 25 feet, securing itself to a chosen target.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) gives network users better performance for existing applications and flexibility to divert and route traffic around link failures, congestion, and bottlenecks at 10-40% savings over Frame Relay, according to Alain Nguyen of ShopforBandwidth.com.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – CA WORLD — HostBridge Technology, the provider of HostBridge software for XML-enabling CICS, today announced that CA has certified the HostBridge integration software as interoperable with CA Telon Application Generator (CA Telon) and CA Gener/OL, enabling organizations to integrate their mainframe applications with Web services platforms, application servers, or other host applications.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Award-winning adult performers, Otto Bauer and Audrey Hollander, have struck a deal with AmericanVice.com to offer their secret stash of Otto Bauer’s Supercore adult clips to the innovative streaming video newcomer, it was announced today by Rebel Enterprises.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — In a time when several states are facing critical shortages of school-based SLPs, progressive districts like Clark County are finding creative ways to attract and retain their talent. With over 300,000 students in more than 300 schools, Clark County School District (CCSD) in Las Vegas, is the 5th largest and fastest growing school district in the country. Caselite Software specializes in online therapy scheduling for school-based Speech-Language Pathologists and analytical reporting for their District Administrators.
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