State: Georgia

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Ring Collective, an Atlanta based interactive development company, today announced the launch of its new Fliptease app for the Android. The app celebrates pin-up girls with beautiful photography and adds a modern twist. The app encourages fans to suggest what they want to see in future updated versions and also invites women to model for the app.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, was recognized as a 2010 Client Advisor Awards winner in the Small Client category during a ceremony on Dec. 8, 2010. The Client Advisor Awards is the country's only award program honoring the economic impact of professional services firms, advisor professionalism and clients of choice.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Four of CMI's marketing research experts were featured speakers at industry and university educational events in November. CMI is a full-service marketing research company dedicated to industry thought leadership, education and professional development in its field.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Georgia Humanities Council and the Digital Library of Georgia won the Helen and Martin Schwartz Prize for their partnership on the Civil Rights Digital Library. This marks the second time the Georgia Humanities Council has won the Schwartz Prize. Their first prize recognized their success with the online New Georgia Encyclopedia.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Selling a business is much easier when business owners have accurate and organized records, say two Georgia financial experts. They will discuss how due diligence can help or hinder a business sale during the Nov. 30, 2010 meeting of the Georgia Association of Business Brokers.

NORCROSS, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Disk Doctors released a new version of its most popular photo recovery software just before the beginning of the holiday season when people indulge in taking photos and videos. The software now offers a new interface with more advanced options, recovery support for more photo, audio and video file types.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Georgia Humanities Council, in partnership with the PBS series American Experience, joins organizations in Albany, Atlanta and Savannah to screen 'Freedom Riders,' a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Christina Liao, vice president, marketing science for CMI, a full-service marketing research company, will present a pathway modeling approach to understanding factors that influence consumers' decisions to renew insurance products. Liao will explain how companies can use results from pathway modeling to develop strategies to convert single line customers into buyers of multiple products.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- For the second year, Pathbuilders will manage the Mentor of Excellence program for GSU's Executive Master's of Science, Managing Information Technology program. Through the mentoring overlay component of the MS MIT degree program, students benefit from real-life experiences and professional development through the insights of a mentor.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, will be speaking and participating in a variety of sessions at IIR's The Market Research Event in San Diego, CA on Nov. 8-10, 2010. In addition to presenting a new segmentation methodology, CMI will be extensively involved in the Segmentation Symposium, chairing, and moderating the sessions.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, is taking consumer insight to the next level by offering NetBase social media understanding and analysis of online consumer opinion, emotion and behavior to its marketing research clients.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Depth Public Relations (DepthPR), an Atlanta provider of public relations and marketing strategies for the mortgage lending and financial services industries, has pledged its financial support in a fundraising challenge presented by document preparation vendor International Document Services at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) 97th Annual Convention and Expo.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- The economy may be in the doghouse, but Georgia businesses that pamper pooches and caress kittens are doing well. Last year, top Georgia business broker Loren Marc Schmerler, of Bottom Line Management, Inc., helped owners sell two pet-centered businesses, and says such businesses are bucking the economic trend.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- The ballot power of women will be the focus this Saturday as actress, singer and activist, Sheryl Lee Ralph; chair of the National Congress of Black Women, E Faye Williams, Esq; former Atlanta Mayor, Shirley Franklin; and women from across the state assemble for 'Women in Power Multicultural Forum,' a nonpartisan event hosted by sclc/Women's Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. and the Georgia Coalition of Black Women.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- CMI, a full-service marketing research company, has been chosen for the second consecutive year to present a session at The Fourth Annual Meeting of the PMRG Institute in Boston, Mass., on Oct. 24-26, 2010. The theme for this year's conference is 'Navigating Healthcare's Shifting Currents: Essential Techniques for the Healthcare Marketing Researcher.'

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Many skilled but unemployed workers have taken advantage of tax laws that enable them to use funds from retirement accounts to buy a new business, and the Georgia Association of Business Brokers (GABB) will hear an industry expert describe the process at their Oct. 26 meeting.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, and Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, one of the top producers of affordable home ownership opportunities among U.S. Habitat affiliates, have teamed up to challenge attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) 97th Annual Convention and Expo to raise $10,000 for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- White Horse Advisors, LLC, an independently-owned provider of financial advisory services to owners of closely-held businesses and retirement plan sponsors, announces that Stephen Griner, COO of White Horse Advisors, has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Griner was one of only 42 percent of investment professionals to pass the June 2010 CFA exam.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- Lift361 debuts, a newly formed data analytics company. Lift361 is a spin-off of database marketing provider Integrative Logic. Ed Higdon, formerly the executive vice president and chief analytics officer for Integrative Logic, will serve as president and CEO for Lift361.

SAVANNAH, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Savannah Economic Development Authority's (SEDA) Board of Directors voted unanimously today to approve the recommendation from SEDA's Succession Planning Committee to name Steven W. Weathers the Authority's next president and CEO.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- CMI has begun offering a new proprietary Decision Pathway Modeling Simulator that enables its clients to evaluate the potential impact of hypothetical strategic business decisions and competitive scenarios. This new desktop application puts Decision Pathway Modeling insights in the hands of clients, furthering CMI's commitment to delivering research that drive results.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Inc. magazine has ranked Integrative Logic 1,967 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy-America's independent-minded entrepreneurs.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Political and economic uncertainty are hampering small businesses in Georgia, says Patrick Gartland, a former official of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Administration, who will speak on Sept. 28 to the Georgia Association of Business Brokers.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Pathbuilders, Inc. is a Silver Sponsor of the 20th Annual SHRM-Atlanta HR Conference on Oct. 18-19 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. On Oct. 19, Pathbuilders will sponsor the Talent Management Track, during which they will host industry-leading speakers as they deliver exciting new insights and strategies for managing talent in the new economy.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- In a continued effort to create lifelong learners and make high quality tutoring services available to students throughout the United States, Crown Tutoring, a leading national provider of in home tutoring and test preparation services, is now offering significantly discounted rate plans.