Utah Business News, Entertainment and Technology News (U.S.)
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — Progressive Finance, a merchandise lease to own financer, is announcing the launch of a new online customer account management system. ‘This has been something we know our customers have been looking forward to, and we’re extremely excited about everything this new system will be providing,’ said Progressive Vice President Nate Roe.
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FARMINGTON, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — GoDavis announces the launch of their new and improved website GoDavis.biz. This site, focused on Davis County, Utah, offers consumers a centralized place to search for and find local businesses and services. Additionally, consumers are able to read about local upcoming events, entertainment and even search classifieds.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — Progressive Finance, a merchandise lease to own financer, has recently integrated click-sign functionality with their online contracts. This new system will allow for stores to forgo the process of printing contracts for the customers to physically sign, and instead allow the customers to digitally sign their contracts from a computer, tablet, or smart phone.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has hired Molly Terry as its western regional sales director, covering Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — According to statistics calculated by the company, International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, found that 2011 was the company’s biggest year to date for initial disclosure documents.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has compiled the results of its 2011 annual client survey to determine lender experiences and expectations regarding initial disclosure documents, an element of mortgage origination targeted by new regulations in recent and coming years.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — A recently launched business, Uprize, LLC, is already experiencing rapid growth. In its first week in business, Uprize already has customers and affiliates in more than 10 countries – including the U.S., Canada, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Australia, and the Philippines.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — IDS Inc., a mortgage document preparation vendor, has installed a SaaS-based social customer service platform from Assistly, a recent acquisition by Salesforce, into its back-office operations to improve responsiveness to customer inquiries.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, announced that a new disclosure relating to flood insurance is now available through the idsDoc doc prep platform.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has announced that eight IDS customers were featured on the 2011 Mortgage Technology Magazine ‘Top Tech-Savvy Lenders’ list.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — IDS Inc., a mortgage document preparation vendor, has released the first phase of improvements to its web-based idsDoc doc prep platform. The system improvements are designed to allow IDS to better serve their customers through faster implementations of new features, easier development and a more intuitive user interface.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, and Avista Solutions, a leader in sophisticated Cloud-based loan origination systems, have enhanced their partner interface to centralize data entry and create a seamless interaction between their respective systems.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — IDS Inc. (International Document Services), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has made its first appearance on the 2011 Top Service Providers list issued by Source Media’s Mortgage Technology magazine.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has been selected to provide closing documents and initial disclosures for Guaranty Trust Company, a full service mortgage company based in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — The Interactive Health Group of PCE Fitness, and Exercise is Medicine, a multi-organizational initiative coordinated by the American College of Sports Medicine, are revolutionizing the way physicians prescribe exercise to their patients. An innovative online system developed by the Interactive Health Group will link healthcare providers, patients and exercise professionals and make physical activity a standard part of disease prevention and treatment.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services, a mortgage document preparation vendor, has promoted National Sales Director Mark Mackey to vice president. As company vice president, Mackey will guide operational aspects of IDS’s businesses, leading the company in day-to-day operations and reporting directly to IDS president Curt Doman.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — In response to the changes to loan originator compensation issued by the Federal Reserve Board, International Document Services, a mortgage document preparation vendor, has provided its wholesale customers with a Broker Anti-Steering Loan Option Disclosure within in the idsDoc system so that brokers can certify that they have provided the borrower with the necessary information to achieve safe harbor under the changes to Regulation Z.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — Curt Doman, president of International Document Services, Inc., a mortgage document preparation vendor, says that while the resurgence of home equity loans and lines of credit is ultimately a good thing for both borrowers and the mortgage industry, there are specific document-related challenges lenders should address before re-entering the HELOC market.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — The LifeSpan TR3000i treadmill, made by PCE Health and Fitness, is the Best Budget Treadmill as chosen by voters in About.com‘s annual Readers’ Choice awards. The LifeSpan TR3000i treadmill was selected over all other treadmills, including other leading brands.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services, Inc., a mortgage document preparation vendor, has enhanced the e-signature options for the idsDoc platform. Changes were made based on the feedback and demand of customers and reflect the growing demand for more sophisticated e-signature capabilities that also keeps the process simple for borrowers and lenders alike.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — According to Curt Doman, president of International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, 2010 marked the second year in a row the firm saw significant growth in the number of document packages prepared.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, integrated risk-based pricing notices into the idsDoc system on January 1, 2011, per the deadline set in the December 2009 final ruling by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — The 2011 models of LifeSpan compact elliptical trainers, made by PCE Health and Fitness, were highly praised in fitness equipment reviews of best elliptical trainers for 2011. The LifeSpan EL1000 and EL3000i elliptical trainers received positive reviews from fitness equipment review groups Treadmill Doctor and Fitness Professor Review.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services, a mortgage document preparation vendor, and Del Mar DataTrac, Inc., the leading provider of affordable mortgage lending automation solutions, and an industry pioneer in business intelligence, paperless lending, and loan process workflow tools, have rebuilt their partner interface to improve mortgage lenders’ experience with the idsDoc platform and the DataTrac loan origination system of record.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — Supreme Lending, a full service mortgage banker, has selected International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage doc prep vendor, as its vendor of record for closing documents. As a full service mortgage banker with multi-state licenses, Supreme is able to provide customers with a wide variety of loan products, lower interest rates and closing costs and faster turnaround time.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — Curt Doman, president of International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, says lenders who have not adopted the Model Privacy Form are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk. Lenders are not required to adopt the Model Form and may, in fact, develop their own form to use.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, announced it has begun to phase out the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) in response to an October 15 directive from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stating that the HVCC will no longer be the standard bearer for the protection of the home appraisal process beginning in 2011.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — The LifeSpan TR1200i folding treadmill was named ‘Best New Treadmill’ by Treadmill Doctor in their 2011 fitness equipment reviews. Fitness Professor Review also selected the LifeSpan TR1200i, made by PCE Health and Fitness as its choice for ‘Best Treadmill under $1000.’
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, raised more than $6,000 for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity during the IDS Cycling Challenge at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 97th Annual Convention and Expo in Atlanta. IDS staff members, partners and conference attendees pedaled for a combined total of 202.06 miles over two days.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has been approved by Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) to provide mortgage documents via e-delivery to loan applicants. The approval covers e-delivery for all mortgage documents, but typically, initial and pre-disclosures are the primary documents submitted to loan applicants electronically.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, experienced another high-volume month in August and hit a new single-day record on August 26 due to record low mortgage rates and an increase in new clients.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Curt Doman, president of International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, warns interim change to Regulation Z, also known as the Truth in Lending Act (R-1366), could make it more difficult for lenders to accurately calculate an APR for closed end real property transactions.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, would like to recognize and congratulate four IDS lenders for appearing on Mortgage Technology Magazine’s 2010 Top 25 Tech-Savvy Lenders list.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, congratulates Inlanta Mortgage for being named a finalist in the Customer-Focused Lender category for the 2010 Mortgage Technology Awards.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, reached a corporate milestone in June – an all-time record volume of document packages processed in a single month.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Shopping Nanny provides a personalized online service for grocery shoppers to get store specials and coupons combined to maximize their savings. This newly available solution is well received by customers, press and bloggers, but the exciting additional news is that the company is providing financial support to Starlight with a portion of every subscription fee – equaling a minimum unrestricted $50,000 donation each year for two years.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing documents, initial disclosures and reverse documents, has completed RESPA-related disclosures updates to its idsDoc doc prep platform to accommodate changes in the GFE and HUD-1, and evaluated responses from its Q2 customer survey.
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PARK CITY, Utah — This summer, Park City residents are sure to reminisce about the year they hosted the Olympics as Olympic medalist figure skater, Peter Carruthers, takes to the ice to coach people of all ages at the Park City Ice Arena.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing documents, initial disclosures and reverse documents, now offers its mortgage lender customers e-signature options through its flagship idsDoc platform.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing documents, initial disclosures and reverse documents, has announced the successful completion of its full company SAS 70 Type I audit. The audit was performed in late February and will be followed up by a Type II audit in July, which will be repeated on a perpetual basis.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services (IDS) and Primary Capital Mortgage have teamed up to minimize the lender’s RESPA-related initial disclosures and closing document challenges. IDS is a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing documents, initial disclosures and reverse documents. Primary Capital Mortgage is an Atlanta based residential mortgage banking firm.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing documents, initial disclosures and reverse documents, announced that Ali Knudsen has joined the company to lead its marketing communication efforts. As marketing communications manager, Knudsen is responsible for internal and external communications, tradeshow marketing, public relations and media relations.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Based on feedback received at the Lenders One Mortgage Cooperative Winter Member Conference in Orlando earlier this month, mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services (IDS) learned that when it comes to doc prep functionality, compliance review capabilities and document delivery mechanisms are at the top of lenders’ wish lists.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Curt Doman, president of International Document Services Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing docs, initial disclosures and reverse documents, calls for common sense to guide new 2010 regulations in light of persistent difficulties with RESPA interpretation and [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing documents, initial disclosures and reverse documents, expects state mandated high-cost audits to become a more time-consuming concern for mortgage lenders in 2010 and is advising lenders to test [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Interactive Health Partner, developed by PCE Health & Fitness, recently expanded exercise logging and fitness tracking capabilities by integrating with Garmin (NASDAQ-GS:GRMN) running and fitness devices. Now users can quickly upload workout data from Garmin Forerunner devices into their [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing docs, initial disclosures and reverse documents, in 2009 marked a record-setting year for document processing volume. The IDS flagship solution, idsDoc (www.idsdoc.com), is the doc prep solution of [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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REDMOND, Wash. — The Utah Education Network (UEN) has selected Respondus LockDown Browser to reduce common methods of cheating and copying during online assessments. The UEN consortium, which includes the 10 public universities from the Utah System of Higher Education, uses the Blackboard Vista course [...]
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OREM, Utah — Global Access, a worldwide technology provider, announced the launch of My Memories Cafe (www.MyMemoriesCafe.com). This easy to use site allows people to choose from different themes and templates to create photo books, photo prints, posters, mugs, t-shirts, calendars, puzzles, mural tiles, and [...]
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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, [...]
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SANDY, Utah — Grandfather to father, father to son: Most small businesses fail within their first three years, according to the SBA. So if you beat those odds – you’re doing pretty good. But to be a local, family-owned small business for 30 years… well [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The second novel in the Iron Dragon Series by author Paul Genesse has been released by Five Star Books. The first novel, “The Golden Cord,” became the best selling fantasy book that Five Star has ever had; and book two, [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Can a high-energy diet pill really save your job? It seems that many people think so. Even as car manufacturers, clothing makers and other retailers are seeing a significant drop in sales due to the declining economy, diet pill maker [...]
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OREM, Utah — Card Cafe, a global technology provider, today announced that all cards ordered from CardCafe.com will meet the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards. Card Cafe takes all cards ordered online then prints and mails them for the customer. “We believe Card Cafe is [...]
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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 [...]
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OREM, Utah — Card Cafe, a global technology provider, has announced the launch of Charity Builder. Charity Builder is a tool which enables non-profit organizations throughout the United States to leverage the vast greeting card industry to help them raise money. “From the beginning, Card [...]
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OREM, Utah — Card Cafe, a global technology provider, today announced the promotion of Kira Case to Vice President and General Manager. She will oversee and manage all operating aspects of the company. “Kira has been with Card Cafe since the inception and has been [...]
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PROVO, Utah — Lumos Inc. announces the launch of Light Shield(TM), the first, light-based mosquito abatement device that repels mosquitoes from illuminated areas without chemicals or other expensive equipment. Its low-energy consumption and chemical-free composition make it an environmentally-friendly product that really works. According to [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — PCE Health and Fitness, maker of LifeSpan fitness equipment, is teaming up with The Heart Truth to encourage women to exercise and live in good health to lower their risk of heart disease. To support The Heart Truth, PCE is [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Keeping the forces of darkness away from his patients for the past twelve years has given cardiac nurse and published author, Paul Genesse an insight into what it takes to be a hero. He is constantly inspired by the strength [...]
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PRICE, Utah — This year, Santa can’t wait for Christmas. A small, but dedicated group of rock art preservationists in Utah – the Nine Mile Canyon Coalition and their allies – are fighting to preserve what may be the original Santa Claus. Nine Mile Canyon: Located high on the side of a sheer cliff in a rugged place in central Utah is an ancient petroglyph that dates back over 1,000 years.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Wildly popular among 30-somethings who don’t want to look a single day older and just as popular with 50-somethings who’d like to look 40 again, StriVectin(R)-HS Hydro-Thermal Deep Wrinkle Serum(TM) from Klein-Becker has now been singled out as the only “great” beauty serum for older complexions by The Independent, a leading British newspaper, in a just published “beauty serum” ranking.
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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.”
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — With its key compound touted as “The Dream Cream” by none other than the famed Washington Post, no one should have been surprised when Tummy Flattening Gel(TM) (TFG), from Sovage Dermatologic Laboratories(TM), began flying off the shelves at prestige retailer, Nordstrom, but they were.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Network executives from ABC, NBC and CBS seem to have lost their sense of humor when it came to broadcasting what’s affectionately been dubbed the “alli… Poopy-In-Your-Pants” ad from rival diet pill distributor Generix Labs, makers of Leptopril(TM).
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Universal Accounting Center will present the Universal Practice Builder (UPB) workshop in Secaucus, New Jersey on June 14th and 15th. The two-day workshop was held exclusively in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2006. The effort marks Universal Accounting Center’s first initiative to make the UPB workshop more accessible to financial experts nation wide.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — If the overwhelming response to the Libutol(TM) ad is any indication, it seems American women are more tired, distressed and unhappy than most experts (and women themselves) are willing to admit. That’s the logical conclusion drawn from the phenomenal reaction women are having to Libutol, “The Little Yellow Pill That Makes Life Better” from Blackett Pharmacal.
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BOUNTIFUL, Utah — FATPOT Technologies, Inc. has announced that Northrop Grumman Corporation has selected a FATPOT solution for a data interoperability pilot in the Silicon Valley region. Northrop Grumman, the prime systems integrator and contractor for the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Project (SVRIP) will deliver an interoperable software solution .
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PARK CITY, Utah — The Images of Nature(R) gallery at 364 Main Street announces the release of Thomas D. Mangelsen’s latest book “The Natural World” (ISBN-13: 978-0977467259) with an artist reception and book signing Saturday, March 10th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tom Mangelsen will be making a personal appearance at the Park City Images of Nature gallery and will be signing books and sharing stories of his travels.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The View recently featured the award-winning LifeSpan TR2000 treadmill, from PCE Health and Fitness, for its unique downhill walking feature. Not only is downhill-walking excellent for cardiovascular fitness, it also provides health benefits that help reduce the risks and effects associated with diabetes.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Universal Accounting Center (UAC), the leader in small business tax training has been approved by the California Tax Education Council (CTEC) to offer the Professional Tax Preparer Program (PTP) as a distance learning course in the state of California. UAC’s recognition from CTEC authenticates the PTP course, showing it is within the “standards, guidelines and procedures” of instruction specific to California tax laws.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The LifeSpan TR2000 wins big in Treadmill Doctor’s 2005-2006 Best Buy Awards. The TR2000 is featured in the “Best New Product” category, for its great design and excellent value. According to Treadmill Doctor, the LifeSpan TR2000 is “A great looking treadmill and one of the best values we have seen this year.” The review went on to recommend the TR2000 treadmill as the choice for those looking to save space without sacrificing quality. With an MSRP of $1299, the TR2000 from PCE Fitness is $1000 — $2400 less than the other products in this category!
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