Florida Business

NEWS: (DELRAY BEACH, Fla.) Spodak Dental Group ('SDG'), announced their partnership with best-selling author, Tony Robbins, and Feeding America today, with the mission to feed America's hungry. In honor of Spodak Dental Group's 40th Anniversary, Dr. Craig Spodak is launching a '40 Days of Giving' Campaign to raise $40,000 in 40 days, and will donate all monies to Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization.

NEWS: (MIAMI, Fla.) Rational Spirits' new Santeria Rum made in Charleston, South Carolina, was awarded a Gold medal for Premium Aged Rum from the prestigious RumXP International Tasting Panel at the world's top rum festival in Miami, Florida: The Miami Rum Renaissance. The festival is held once a year and brings together the most respected and experienced experts in the industry, as well as enthusiasts, to sample and judge hundreds of rums from around the world.

NEWS: (VENICE, Fla.) HVAC company Mahle Cool Air and Heating introduces a new and innovative duct cleaning service that removes mold, reduces bacteria, and eliminates odors. Mahle Cool Air and Heating is now offering a fogging service for its customers and residents of Sarasota and Charlotte Counties.

NEWS: (RUSKIN, Fla.) Dream Merchants Entertainment LLC announces production of the 140 minute feature film, 'The Kamasutra Garden,' which takes viewers on a journey to a brothel in Nevada where the girls earn their money by pleasuring men using the Kamasutra techniques. The feature film is based on the acclaimed novel by Riju R. Sam.

NEWS: (FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.) Gratitude Wellness, a health and fitness product manufacturing company, recently announced that it is raising funds via Kickstarter to help manufacture the goods and purchase the equipment necessary for the production of its patented GRATITUDE Roller.

NEWS: (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) OpenClose, an enterprise-class, multi-channel, end-to-end loan origination system (LOS) provider, announced that industry veteran Michael Falce has been hired as a vice president, enterprise account executive. In this role, he will work with lending entities of various types and sizes to utilize OpenClose's LenderAssist LOS and additional software solutions.

NEWS: (BRADENTON, Fla.) Bradenton personal injury lawyer, and Florida Justice Association board member, Bernard F. Walsh took note of the successful effort by Florida Justice Association members to block extreme reduction in personal injury claim awards.

NEWS: (WESTON, Fla.) Biggrey Trust takes the best of what other consumer protection services have to offer and combines them all into one winning solution. Being trustworthy is key to increasing sales. In fact, 62 percent of all consumers look for trusted stores before making a purchase decision. It's all about making an emotional connection and Biggrey helps stores do just that.

NEWS: (MIAMI, Fla.) Kim Briesemeister and Chris Brown's new book, 'Reinventing Your City - Eight Steps to Turn Your City Around' (ISBN: 9780986086007), is the essential guide for every city and business leader striving to make their community a better place. Authored by the co-founders of Redevelopment Management Associates, their approach to helping cities grow has resulted in $1 billion in private sector investment.

NEWS: (POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) Alyona Ushe, who helmed the critically acclaimed Arts Garage in Delray Beach for five years, has announced her resignation as President and CEO of the cultural venue in order to focus on managing and programming venues in Pompano Beach, including the amphitheater and the upcoming cultural center.

NEWS: (ORLANDO, Fla.) Attorneys from the southwest Florida personal injury law firm Shapiro Goldman Babboni and Walsh attended the Florida Justice Association's annual "Workhorse" seminar held at the Orlando World Trade Center Marriott.

NEWS: (NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.) The C Diff Foundation announces that it has been selected to receive the annual J.L. Simmons NonProfit PR Grant for 2016. Each year the PR Grant, launched in 2000 by Neotrope, helps selected worthy causes raise visibility to media and public for the charity's good works.

NEWS: (DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.) RedFin POS, a leading provider of secure payment applications and payment gateway solutions, has launched SharkSwipe: a mobile app that allows for mobile transactions utilizing the super-compact, Bluetooth MSR/Chip & PIN SharkSwipe device. The free app is available today by visiting the Apple iTunes App Store, or Google Play Store.

NEWS: (SARASOTA, Fla.) The Westcoast Center for Human Development celebrated their 44th Annual Heart of Gold Awards Banquet at the Polo Grill in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Shapiro, Goldman, Babboni and Walsh are longtime supporters of this organization and were one of the major sponsors of this event.

NEWS: (MIAMI, Fla.) The International Downtown Association (IDA) has selected Kim Briesemeister, co-founder of RMA, Redevelopment Management Associates, to serve on the Top Issues Council for Public-Private Partnerships. IDA is the premier association of urban place managers who are shaping and activating dynamic downtown districts, connecting all the stakeholders in a downtown area, and bridging the gap between the public and private sectors.

NEWS: (TAMPA, Fla.) C Diff Foundation, 'C. diff. Spores and More,' Global Broadcasting Network - innovative and educational interactive healthcare talk radio show discusses taking aim at 'superbugs' and the latest Vital Signs Report results with guest Dr. Clifford McDonald, MD on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel.

NEWS: (DANIA BEACH, Fla.) The Dania Beach Arts and Seafood Celebration (DBASC) is seeking volunteers for the exciting fourth annual event from April 2-3, 2016. This two-day celebration, held in the heart of downtown Dania Beach in Frost Park at 300 NE 2nd Street, will feature numerous local and regional artists showcasing their unique creations.

NEWS: (DANIA BEACH, Fla.) The Fourth Annual Dania Beach Arts and Seafood Celebration 2016 has raised the bar for entertainment, boasting an electrifying performance line-up featuring it's first-ever Grammy Award-Wining National Headliner, provided by the Casino at Dania Beach: Survivor.

NEWS: (POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) Leading web-based financial services quality control software provider ACES Risk Management (ARMCO) announced the release of a major upgrade to its flagship QC software system ACES Web Audit Technology (ACES) to improve overall functionality, while supporting lenders and originators still struggling with TRID compliance.

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: (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: (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: (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: (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: (DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.) RedFin POS today announced the launch of a web-based electronic bill payment and presentment (EBPP) platform to its payment gateway. The new platform allows merchants to generate and email secure payment links to customers who can then make payments through a secure payment form and/or make donations online. When done, vendors will receive direct deposit of funds into their bank.