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NEWS: (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Tallahassee Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram (DCJ) in Tallahassee, Florida. has awarded their advertising account to Sokal Media Group of North Carolina. Chuck Urban, who is a familiar face as spokesperson and dealer principal for the independently owned store, made the decision in February 2016.

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: (TOLEDO, Ohio) The Ohio-based roofing company, 4 Guys And A Roof announced this week they have been hand-selected to join the premier Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) Roofing Platinum Preferred Contractor Network, based upon its commitment to service, installations, reliability, and unparalleled craftsmanship.

NEWS: (PLANO, Texas) Pavaso, Inc., a provider of collaborative real estate technology, announced it has been named to HousingWire magazine's 2016 HW TECH100 list. The magazine selected Pavaso for this honor for its ability to connect 'all parties in the real estate lifecycle - consumers, REALTORS, lenders and investors - to participate in a unified process that transforms the consumer's experience and meets the CFPB's customer service expectations.'

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: (ASHLAND, Ohio) Hedstrom Fitness is excited and proud to announce internationally recognized trainer, presenter and programmer, Keli Roberts as the new Kamagon(R) Ball Brand Ambassador. The Kamagon Ball is a revolutionary product that changes the paradigm of functional training.

NEWS: (ALISO VIEJO, Calif.) Platinum Data Solutions, a provider of valuation data and analytics solutions, has been included on HousingWire's 2016 HW TECH100 list for the third year of the three year old awards program. Since hiring eLynx co-founder Phil Huff as CEO in 2012, Platinum Data been focused on consistent innovation.

NEWS: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) Covert Entertainment's 23-year-old powerhouse performer, Rahccy is packing pain, pushing power, igniting love and stirring the fever in her every verse with the release of her debut single, 'Miss Jill on 108th.' Young, gifted and unapologetically gay, Rahccy is knocking down musical walls and rebuilding them her way, single-handedly revamping hip hop and restructuring its current status quo.

NEWS: (MORRISVILLE, N.C.) Manhattan Jeep Chrysler Dodge at 678 Eleventh Ave. and Alfa Romeo Fiat of Manhattan, 629 W 54th St. have awarded their advertising accounts to Sokal Media Group of North Carolina. Founded in 1988 by John Monninger, the family-owned and operated dealer group has a long history of providing exceptional sales expertise and service to their customers.<br/>

NEWS: (SANTA CLARA, Calif.) SecuGen, world leading manufacturer of optical fingerprint technology and products together with XTec Incorporated, the industry leader in secure identity solutions, today announced a low-cost, dual factor fingerprint and smartcard reader, the Hamster(TM) Pro Duo/SC.

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: (PROVO, Utah) Simplifile, a provider of collaborative technology for lenders, settlement agents and counties, announced it has been named to HousingWire magazine's 2016 HW TECH100 list. In its March issue, HousingWire noted Simplifile's dominance of the e-recording space and the release of its Collaboration and Post Closing solutions for lenders and settlement agents as reasons for the company's inclusion on this year's list.

NEWS (Washington, D.C.) -- The U.S. Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking released its first annual Progress Assessment today, on "World Wildlife Day." The...

NEWS: (HOUSTON, Texas) In collaboration with Smith Bits - A Schlumberger Company, Sharewell HDD Services announces its new Gemini HDD product line of ultra-premium pilot hole bits and hole-opener cutters. Available in both milled tooth and tungsten carbide, these new products are the result of Sharewell HDD's significant underground experience combined with the advanced technology and bit design expertise of Smith Bits.

NEWS: (MORRISVILLE, N.C.) Hill-Kelly Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram in Pensacola, Florida recently announced that effective January 1, 2016 Sokal Media Group became the dealership's new agency of record. Founded in 1950, Hill-Kelly is one of the leading Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and Ram dealers in Western Florida.

NEWS: (CATONSVILLE, Md.) Rejuvatek Medical Inc. officially announces the Tatt2Away(R) non-laser tattoo removal system is once more in the Baltimore, Washington D.C. metropolitan area with Best of Time Tattoo's co-founders Kathy Kelley and Shane Heil. Their Catonsville location has come on board to offer to all its clientele certified tattoo removal as the first Tatt2Away Center in the city.

NEWS: (HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.) When it came to selling real estate in Huntington Beach in 2015, nobody did it better than the Malakai Sparks Group. As the top team at Coldwell Banker in Huntington Beach, Calif., Malakai and his associates constantly set one record after another. Always setting new price records in the areas in which they sold, the Malakai Sparks Group knows what it takes to sell a property quickly and at the best possible price.

NEWS: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) EaseUS has officially released Todo Backup Software 9.1, a professional PC/laptop/server backup project to protect data from destructive threats. Meanwhile, Backup Center 9.1, centralized backup management solution, is carried out to keep control of all backup clients with little time and cost consumed for business option.

NEWS: (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a unique and innovative national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, announced today that Steve Hall has joined the firm as a property and casualty insurance broker/producer.

NEWS: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) Five years of funny is no small feat when you are a female in a male dominated industry coordinating an annual comedy fest. In fact, it is literally not a joke. But comedienne Hope Flood has handled it with amazing finesse and style as her Comics Rock! Convention returns, April 26 to 30, 2016 at J. Anthony Brown's JSpot Comedy Club.

NEWS: (CONCORD, Calif.) EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a unique and innovative national retail insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, announced today that Trish Drew has joined the firm's Northern California Construction Practice.

NEWS: (MESA, Ariz.) Edupoint Educational Systems, a leading student information and learning management solutions provider for the K-12 market, has been chosen by Lake Havasu Unified School District in Arizona to replace its existing PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) solution with Synergy(R).

NEWS: (SALT LAKE CITY, Utah) Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced the company will celebrate 30 years in business in 2016. The company plans to celebrate with various promotions and events throughout the year.

NEWS: (KIRKLAND, Wash.) ACSIA Partners, a national distributor of long-term care insurance and education, recommends preemptive action against the impact of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. 'Cognitive decline is a big and growing reason Americans need long-term care,' says Denise Gott, CEO, 'and the best time to plan for it is before symptoms arise.'

NEWS: (NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.) DearMob's 5KPlayer makes a quantum leap into Version 3.6 for Windows and Mac upon the announcement of Oscars(R) 2016 winners, offering an ideal choice for users to watch Oscars 2016 best pictures including 'Spotlight,' 'The Revenant' and more with the free video player. For refined video quality, this upgrade involves major improvements in playing encrypted online videos and AirPlay to Apple tvOS 9.2 released on Feb. 23, the previous bug of playing videos without sound also gets addressed on both Windows and Mac.