Christopher Simmons

NEWS: (TOLEDO, Ohio) Three Ohio cities, including Toledo ranking fourth, were reported by the Economic Innovation Group as being among the country's most distressed communities. In an effort to provide a catalyst for change Residential Renovations launched the official 'Home and Neighborhood Revitalization Day' at their Toledo, Ohio showroom on Saturday Feb. 27, 2016 with an Official Proclamation from Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson.

NEWS: (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Tallahassee Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram (DCJ) in Tallahassee, Florida. has awarded their advertising account to Sokal Media Group of North Carolina. Chuck Urban, who is a familiar face as spokesperson and dealer principal for the independently owned store, made the decision in February 2016.

NEWS: (SARASOTA, Fla.) John Cannon Homes was the most recognized home builder in this year's Parade of Homes 2016, sweeping the competition with sixteen awards including four in the category of 'Best Overall,' in a presentation held Thursday by the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association.

NEWS: (TOLEDO, Ohio) The Ohio-based roofing company, 4 Guys And A Roof announced this week they have been hand-selected to join the premier Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) Roofing Platinum Preferred Contractor Network, based upon its commitment to service, installations, reliability, and unparalleled craftsmanship.

NEWS: (POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) ARMCO (ACES Risk Management), a leading provider of web-based quality control software for the financial services industry, announced it has been included in the 2016 HousingWire HW TECH100(TM) list for the second year in a row. In addition, ARMCO received special recognition as the winner of the 'Elegant Implementation' category for its development of the ACES Analytics quality control (QC) benchmarking tool.

NEWS: (ASHLAND, Ohio) Hedstrom Fitness is excited and proud to announce internationally recognized trainer, presenter and programmer, Keli Roberts as the new Kamagon(R) Ball Brand Ambassador. The Kamagon Ball is a revolutionary product that changes the paradigm of functional training.

NEWS: (MORRISVILLE, N.C.) Manhattan Jeep Chrysler Dodge at 678 Eleventh Ave. and Alfa Romeo Fiat of Manhattan, 629 W 54th St. have awarded their advertising accounts to Sokal Media Group of North Carolina. Founded in 1988 by John Monninger, the family-owned and operated dealer group has a long history of providing exceptional sales expertise and service to their customers.<br/>

NEWS: (SARASOTA, Fla.) The Reader's Choice Awards 2016, an annual event presented by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, was held last Thursday evening. John Cannon Homes once again received the first place award for Best Residential Builder in both Sarasota and Manatee Counties for the 24th consecutive year.

NEWS: (PROVO, Utah) Simplifile, a provider of collaborative technology for lenders, settlement agents and counties, announced it has been named to HousingWire magazine's 2016 HW TECH100 list. In its March issue, HousingWire noted Simplifile's dominance of the e-recording space and the release of its Collaboration and Post Closing solutions for lenders and settlement agents as reasons for the company's inclusion on this year's list.

NEWS (Washington, D.C.) -- The U.S. Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking released its first annual Progress Assessment today, on "World Wildlife Day." The...

NEWS: (HOUSTON, Texas) In collaboration with Smith Bits - A Schlumberger Company, Sharewell HDD Services announces its new Gemini HDD product line of ultra-premium pilot hole bits and hole-opener cutters. Available in both milled tooth and tungsten carbide, these new products are the result of Sharewell HDD's significant underground experience combined with the advanced technology and bit design expertise of Smith Bits.

NEWS: (MORRISVILLE, N.C.) Hill-Kelly Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram in Pensacola, Florida recently announced that effective January 1, 2016 Sokal Media Group became the dealership's new agency of record. Founded in 1950, Hill-Kelly is one of the leading Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram dealers in Western Florida.

NEWS: (CATONSVILLE, Md.) Rejuvatek Medical Inc. officially announces the Tatt2Away(R) non-laser tattoo removal system is once more in the Baltimore, Washington D.C. metropolitan area with Best of Time Tattoo's co-founders Kathy Kelley and Shane Heil. Their Catonsville location has come on board to offer to all its clientele certified tattoo removal as the first Tatt2Away Center in the city.

NEWS: (MESA, Ariz.) Edupoint Educational Systems, a leading student information and learning management solutions provider for the K-12 market, has been chosen by Lake Havasu Unified School District in Arizona to replace its existing PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) solution with Synergy(R).

NEWS: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced the company will celebrate 30 years in business in 2016. The company plans to celebrate with various promotions and events throughout the year.

NEWS: (KIRKLAND, Wash.) ACSIA Partners, a national distributor of long-term care insurance and education, recommends preemptive action against the impact of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. 'Cognitive decline is a big and growing reason Americans need long-term care,' says Denise Gott, CEO, 'and the best time to plan for it is before symptoms arise.'

NEWS: (PORTLAND, Ore.) Long-time environmental activist Erin Brockovich is joining with Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., attorney Robin Greenwald to investigate claims from Portland, Oregon area residents who may have been harmed by chemical emissions released into the air by art-glass companies in the region.

NEWS: (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) 'Chasing Freedom' (ISBN: 9780578164373) is a newly-released book authored by Ella Miriam that details her personal and compelling story from bondage to freedom. Born during the gruesome Nazi siege of Leningrad, Miriam's childhood and early adulthood was spent in the grim Soviet Union of Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev.

NEWS: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) On March 7, 2016, Laura Gould Crandall, Executive Director of the SUDC Foundation and 2016 FACES Gala Honoree, actor and film producer Harrison Ford, and esteemed medical professionals will attend an exclusive evening at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers featuring dinner and both a live and silent auction to benefit the mission of FACES (Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures) and NYU Langone's Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.

NEWS: (TAMPA, Fla.) Tom Krueger, owner of Brayfield's Farm, recently provided the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa with a rare French Poitou Donkey named Geraldine. The livestock conservancy lists the Poitou Donkey as critically endangered. In fact, in 1980, it was estimated that there was fewer than 80 of these delightful animals in the world.

NEWS: (RICHMOND, Va.) Bestselling author and award-wining songwriter Thornton Cline will bring his latest published children's book, 'The Amazing Magical Musical Plants' (ISBN: 978-1574243253), to Central Virginia for a free multimedia book event tour of the Richmond Public Library, the Blackstone Public Library, one Richmond Public School and an autograph event for Classical FM radio station, WCPE in Raleigh, N.C. March 8-12, 2016.

NEWS: (PLANO, Texas) Nancy G. Pratt, VP of Partner Strategies and Government Affairs at real estate technology company Pavaso, was elected to serve as co-chair of the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) eMortgage Workgroup at the organization's Winter Summit in January.

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- The U.S. State Department will launch the first segment of its “American Innovation Roadshow” across Asia next month, as announced...

NEWS: (ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) Attorney Bernard Walsh of the Florida personal injury law firm Shapiro Goldman Babboni and Walsh, gave opening remarks and lectured to students and guests at the Florida Justice Association's student outreach event, held at Cooley Law School.

NEWS: (HOUSTON, Texas) Victory Packaging and Move For Hunger are proud to announce their continued partnership in 2016, to help fight hunger and provide much-needed food to local food pantries across the United States. As a proud partner of the national hunger-relief organization for the past four years, Victory Packaging supports Move For Hunger's efforts to reduce food waste and fight hunger.