Florida Business

ORLANDO, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Stetson Mansion Tours and Events announced today that it has been named a finalist in the first annual 'Bright House Networks Regional Business Awards' in Central Florida. Stetson Mansion was named a finalist in the Small Business category for the awards, which honor the companies, organizations and people who have impacted, with their products, services, and thought leadership, the Central Florida community.

COOPER CITY, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Forever Young MedSpa, South Florida's go-to establishment for medical aesthetics and plastic surgery, is one of only a very few centers in the entire United States to offer the brand-new Flex applicator for BTL's Vanquish 'fat busting' system. Vanquish uses radio frequency energy to target and destroy fat cells.

MIAMI, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The inventor of the original 'selfie stick' for smartphones and GoPro cameras, Wayne Fromm, is setting the record straight and is furious at all the misreporting of the invention's origin. It was named 'invention of the year' by TIME magazine, as if it was an anonymous invention, and is touted as an Asian invention in other press reports including the New York Post.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Spodak Dental Group is now open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is accepting current and future patients who are interested in routine, preventative and emergency dental care. Spodak Dental Group is a full-service practice that is conveniently equipped to meet all dental needs.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: OpenClose, an enterprise-class end-to-end loan origination system (LOS) provider, announced that Pacific Union Financial, LLC signed with the company to implement its multi-channel, 100 percent browser-based LOS platform, LenderAssist(TM). The comprehensive solution will automate Pacific Union Financial's wholesale lending functions from start to finish and establish complete data control and visibility over processes.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: This holiday season, give the gift of a healthy, straight smile. Invisalign(R) takes a modern approach to straightening teeth, using a custom-made series of aligners created personally for each patient. Spodak Dental Group is an Elite Invisalign Provider, placing the company in the top 5 percent of providers worldwide.

TAMPA, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Noemi Bosques has dreamed about fighting for a world title since her father laced on her first boxing gloves at the tender age of three. On December 13 at the Florida State Fairgrounds, the St. Petersburg native will have her wish come true when she fights Pueblo, Colorado's Chantel Cordova in a 10-round bout for the vacant WBU (World Boxing Union) World Super Flyweight Championship, PPR Management announced today.

WILLISTON, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, Inc., is pleased to announce it is one of 10 recipients for 2014 of Neotrope's annual J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant award. With this commitment, Neotrope will provide public relations and cause-related-marketing support to Guardian Angels over the next year to raise awareness around its programs and accomplishments.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce celebrated business excellence and leadership at this year's Luminary Gala 'Dazzle Delray - Awarding the Stars in Our Town,' held at the Delray Beach Marriott on October 24, 2014. The Chamber of Commerce paid tribute to Dr. Tiffany Peterson of Spodak Dental Group and presented her with the 2014 Ken Ellingsworth Community Service Award.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Florida's Spodak Dental Group wins the Dental Office Design of the Year for a Group Practice from the 15th Annual Dental Office Design Competition. The winners were selected from more than 40 entries nationwide and were announced at the American Dental Association 2014 - America's Dental Meeting this month.

NAPLES, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Southwest Florida NAPA Auto Care Centers is adding to their Veterans Day tribute this year by sponsoring 40 Teddy Bears to be given to deployed military through Teddy Bears for the Troops, Inc. They are also inviting the public to contribute toward sending more teddy bears to our deployed military by visiting any of their seven locations which are serving as collection sites, where any size donation is encouraged for this cause.

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Earth Conscious Apps today announced the release of 'Landscape Lighting Toolkit' for Android and iOS mobile devices. Landscape Lighting Toolkit is a collection of electrical calculators and tutorials that assist landscape lighting designers and DIY enthusiasts in creating efficient outdoor LED and halogen lighting systems at lower installation costs while increasing long-term safety.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: OpenClose, an enterprise-class end-to-end loan origination system (LOS) provider, announced that it is adding technical staff to effectively manage a growing demand for its browser-based LOS platform, LenderAssist(TM), and accompanying solutions. Amid a down market, OpenClose is having its best revenue growth year in company history.

NAPLES, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Southwest Florida NAPA Auto Care Centers plan to honor local veterans this Veterans' Day, November 11, by providing free oil changes at their seven (7) Naples, North Naples and Bonita Springs, Fla., NAPA Auto Care Center locations.

NAPLES, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The Bible Life Church in Florida is donating three mobile homes on its property to the East Naples/Golden Gate Fire Control and Rescue District. It's a win-win partnership and the fire department has already used the trailers for smoke drills, confined space training and cross-training paramedics with Collier EMS.

ORLANDO, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Is the Republican Party planning a coup d'etat for the 2014 election cycle? George L. Fouke questions this in his newly-released book, 'Who is Killing the Republican Party? An Old Professor's Jolly Rant' (ISBN: 978-1502512499). In a satirical account of the GOP, this politically-independent author takes the Republican Party to the woodshed.

TAMPA, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Florida-based Joshuacord, a Christian, nondenominational non-profit organization, is hosting its second annual 5K Joshua 1:9 Religious Freedom Run. It's scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 8 to 10 a.m. The race will start and finish at Al Lopez Park, 4810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa.

MIAMI, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: When Jhasmidah Alexandre, founder, president and CEO of Philanthropy from the Heart, Inc., overcame homelessness, she made a promise that she would give back to help those less fortunate and in need. And that's exactly what she's doing. On Friday, September 26, a free fundraising event will be held at Joe Celestin Center in North Miami, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

VERO BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Natalia Alexandria, highly sought-after life coach, unveils her latest book 'Your Life IQ' (ISBN: 978-0578138107). This new book helps readers develop their innate ability to solve life challenges and provides all the tools necessary to ignite a thriving mind-body-spirit.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: XVALA, the L.A. artist who planned to display the newly leaked images of celebrities Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, along with other celebrity compromised images, will, instead, feature the artist's self-shot, life-size, nude images next month at Cory Allen Contemporary Art (CACA) in Florida.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: ARMCO - ACES Risk Management, a leading provider of web-based audit technology for the financial services industry, has announced the launch of ACES Analytics(TM), a business intelligence tool that will, for the first time, allow mortgage professionals to benchmark quality control results against industry peers. The benchmarking service is now available to ARMCO clients.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Cory Allen Contemporary Art (CACA) today announced that the recently leaked nude images of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence will be the latest additions to L.A. artist XVALA's 'Fear Google' campaign and will be on display to the public, unaltered, in the artist's upcoming show 'No Delete' next month at CACA's The Showroom; located in the Warehouse Arts District in Saint Petersburg, Fla.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A new book, 'Science Proving Creationism' (ISBN: 9780961809850), by Professor Solomon Huriash, is the only work of its kind on the market that literally proves each and every verse of the Biblical story of creation is in sync with the teachings of modern science. Published by Land Publishing Corporation, a project like this has never been done before.

PENSACOLA, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: According to Republican Florida District 1 Congressional candidate John Krause, the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act squanders millions on bonuses and 'consultant' handouts and pushes serious issues off until after elections. Poor leadership and nonexistent oversight allowed veterans issues to worsen for years.

MIAMI, Fla. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Today, professional sports organizations are clamoring to retain their true fans. If an organization has true fans and would like to retain them while adding more, reward them. True Fan Sports, a product development firm in Miami, has created an all-new loyalty rewards campaign, 'The True Fan Experience.'