AUSTIN, Texas /eNewsChannels/ -- FirstClose, an aggregator of mortgage settlement services, announced that it recruited Dave Widmoyer to manage and grow its Midwest territory. The addition of Widmoyer establishes a regional footprint in the Midwest to offer its settlement services and technology solution to lenders headquartered in that region.

TAMPA, Fla. and BOSTON, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- Advanced Resources Marketing (ARM), one of the country's largest distributors of Long Term Care Insurance (LTCi) announced today the opening of a satellite distribution office in Tampa, Fla. This location joins the main office in Boston, and satellite offices in Merion Station, Pa., and McLean, Va., as a growing part of ARM's distribution network.

RALEIGH, N.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- Accounting software specialist, Massey Consulting continues its educational webcast series with the session '5 Ways to Get More Likes on Your Facebook Page' presented by Randy Vaughn, principal of Marketing Twins.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added Janice Stanger as an account executive on their Los Angeles benefits consulting team. Stanger brings 27 years of experience in healthcare, benefits consulting, human resources, compliance, wellness and client relationship management to EPIC.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- The global financial services industry is expected to spend just over one trillion dollars over the next five years on telecommunications services and equipment, says a new market analysis report from Insight Research Corp. According to the new market study, spending on telecommunications by Wall Street companies, banks, insurance companies and others in the global financial sector is expected increase at compounded rate of 9.9 percent.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. /eNewsChannels/ -- LiifGroup, LLC is the first crowdfunding platform created in Minnesota. LiifGroup believes crowdfunding is best done when it matches innovative projects tailored toward diverse marketplaces. Liifsport is the world's first and only crowdfunding platform centered on sports innovation and ideas to help revolutionize the sports and recreation industry.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Quandis, Inc., a leading provider of default management technology solutions, and Adeptive Software, the developer of ResWare(TM), announced that they have with integrated Quandis' interface to the government's Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) database for bankruptcy searches.

CULVER CITY, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- DAX LLC and its parent company, Sample Digital Holdings LLC, announce today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for 'a system and method for media content collaboration throughout the media production process,' as U.S. Patent No. 8,218,764.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Accurate Imaging Resources announced this week its launch of Accurate Films - screen protectors for cell phones, tablets, laptops, monitors, PCs, and LCD TVs. 'These new multipurpose and multifunctional screen protectors will work for Apple iPhones, Samsung Galaxy 3S phones, Apple iPads and more,' Michael Doyle, Director of Sales for Accurate Imaging, says.

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- The Boddie Law Firm, LLC, an Atlanta-based criminal defense, personal injury and family law practice, has opened its newest office in the Douglasville, Ga. area at 8333 E. Office Park Dr., a short distance from the Douglasville County Courthouse.