State: New Jersey

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- While U.S. business spending on wireline telecommunications services are expected to grow in low single-digit percentages over the next five years, spending on managed services is expected to grow at a compounded rate of 12 percent over the period, says a new market study from Insight Research.

WAYNE, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- This week Ballantine Corp. announced the launch of its new iDirect service, an integrated direct marketing program that combines direct mail, e-mail marketing, personalized URLs and the Intelligent Mail Barcode.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- New Jersey's new Anti-Bullying Law is one of the strongest in the country. In an effort to help school districts meet the law's new challenges and responsibilities, the 2011 N.J. Anti-Bullying Conference will bring together key state and national scholars and practitioners to present their expertise and knowledge about bullying prevention.

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Donald M. Toresco, a pioneer of automotive retailing and founder of Autoland in Springfield, N.J., passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011; he was 71. Known as 'Mr. T' to friends and colleagues, Toresco operated numerous auto dealerships throughout the Mid-Atlantic and launched many automotive sales and management careers.

WALL, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial Sports & Entertainment Management Company, Atlantic Avenue, announced today that mortgage industry expert and Broadway Producer Barry Habib, as well as former Deputy Attorney General Robert F. Munoz, have joined the company's corporate advisory board.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- MBD Consulting announced this week the pending release of 'My Email to God Bounced' (ISBN: 978-1-4560-5627-8). This is the second book authored by its managing director, Timothy A. Sawyer. His first book, 'A Patzer's Story' (ISBN: 978-1-4560-3797-0), was published in December 2010.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Despite the unsteady state of the domestic US economy, the worldwide telecommunications industry is expected to continue expanding over the next five years as continued spending by consumers and businesses for wireless services, especially in emerging markets, drives industry revenue growth, says a new market analysis report from The Insight Research Corp.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Despite a sluggish economy and little or no hiring in many industries, the US telecommunications industry revenue prospects appear bright with total spending by all US businesses on telecommunications services forecasted to exhibit double-digit growth over the next five years, says a new market research report from Insight Research.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- MBD Consulting announced this week the release of a new book, 'A Patzer's Story' (ISBN: 978-1-4560-3797-0), authored by its managing director, Timothy A. Sawyer, and published by PublishAmerica.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Though the $36B private line services market is expected to show little growth in 2011, demand for new private lines is expected to rebound in the years ahead as new 4G wireless applications increase demand, says a market analysis study from Insight Research.

WAYNE, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Ballantine Corporation remains on the cutting-edge of direct marketing trends. Its latest addition to its growing collection of direct marketing reports is, 'Direct Marketing Trends for 2011 - Marketing with a Technological Upgrade.'

BRIDGEPORT, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Value Recovery, Inc. announced today that Guadalupe Cooling of Nipomo, CA has obtained a license to use Value Recovery's methyl bromide emissions control technology for its new Quarantine and Pre-shipment fumigation operation. The facility will be constructed by Controlled Environments Construction of Tustin, CA.

SOMERSET, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- From the blogosphere to mainstream media, there's been a recent-and disturbing-buzz on a connection between hormone replacement therapy and a higher risk for advanced-stage breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The recent media focus stems from a study published in the Oct. 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Practitioners from Belvidere Pharmacy and Balancing Health, both experts in women's health, examine the issue.

WALL, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Market and economic commentator Peter Grandich has long stated that one of the biggest maladies with the American economy is our obsession with 'stuff.' The boom in the self-storage industry, he says, is symbolic of our addiction to excess.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Pending release, 'A Patzer's Story,' by Timothy A. Sawyer, managing director of Morristown-based MBD Consulting, uses chess as a metaphor for life. In 'A Patzer's Story,' Sawyer draws comparisons between his passion for chess and his ongoing battle with depression.

WALL, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Peter Grandich, dubbed the 'Wall Street Whiz Kid' on national television for calling the 1987 'Black Monday' market crash, has been making major top and bottom calls for 26 years. Now, Grandich has his bear suit back on, and is calling for a new top.

SPRINGFIELD, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. This year's theme, 'Get Seizure Smart,' encouraged Dominick and Kristina Toresco of Readington, New Jersey, to share their son's experience with his neurological impairment. The Torescos are generous fund raisers for the Epilepsy Foundation, through their New Jersey auto dealerships.

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- For the second time in its history, Belvidere Pharmacy of North Plainfield has secured the coveted Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board's (PCAB) Seal of Accreditation. Registered in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, Belvidere was the first and is still the only accredited PCAB pharmacy in the New York metro area. It has held this distinction since 2007.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Over the next five years, the U.S. cable TV industry is expected to generate nearly $700 million in new revenue by providing telecommunications services to small, medium and large enterprises, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation.

CLIFTON, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- In an effort to expand small business financing to businesses previously ignored by business cash advance companies, FastUpFront has changed its financing qualifications and removed its funding limit.

WAYNE, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Ballantine Corporation, a leading, full-service direct marketing production firm, announced this week that they have added a new client service to its roster - imprinted promotional products.

WALL, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Peter Grandich, editor and publisher of the Grandich Letter, has authored the foreword in Michel Faulkner's new book 'Restoring the American Dream' (ISBN 13: 978-1-936314-30-0), which is being released nationally today. Grandich, an internationally-followed financial commentator and markets expert.

PARAMUS, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Paul Granito, First Vice President, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney was one of approximately 500 financial advisors who were selected by their firms to attend the sixth-annual Barron's Winner's Circle Top Advisors Summit, hosted by Barron's magazine to promote best practices in the industry and the value of advice to the investing public.

BEDMINSTER, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) will be donating free In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to two couples at upcoming seminars in Branchburg and Lehigh Valley. 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.

WALL, N.J. -- 'Wall Street Whiz Kid' Peter Grandich, who works with current and former NY Jets and NY Giants, has come to the aid of Jets Superfan 'Fireman Ed,' who may be facing assault charges for allegedly shoving a Giants fan at the August 16 Giants-Jets preseason game at the new Meadowlands Stadium.