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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and AUSTIN, Texas, March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced today that Jeremy “Jez” Lawson has joined the firm as Managing Principal of its expanding Contingency Risk Practice group.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Hospitality businesses including dining establishments, the event industry, and the rest of New York City’s businesses are not only poised for a strong comeback, it’s already underway. The Academy for Hospitality Arts (AHA) will be presenting on COVID-19 safety at a free virtual conference next week as a part of this mission.

LAKEVILLE, Mass., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Lift & Care Systems is happy to announce that they earned accreditation to accept Medicare and Massachusetts Medicaid for patient lifts. The certification, granted by the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA), allows Lift & Care Systems to sell and service SureHands ceiling lifts for Medicaid and Medicare customers.

GREAT NECK, N.Y., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Instagram and Facebook accounts of the Giving Everyday Charitable Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting American unity and societal healing via simple (but profound) acts of kindness, are achieving immense audience engagement rates, far surpassing industry standards.

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — AMI Expeditionary Healthcare announces its partnership with the state of Pennsylvania and for its special initiative to help vaccinate all schoolteachers, child-care worker and school staff. Pennsylvania expects to receive an initial allocation of 94,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) single-dose vaccine this week and AMI Expeditionary Healthcare will begin vaccinating on March 10.

ATLANTA, Ga., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. (SBA) today announced the launch of a bi-monthly Lightning Benefits Survey series designed to help plan sponsors understand where their peers stand on a variety of timely employee benefits topics. Participation in the series – and access to survey results – is limited to plan sponsors.

ATLANTA, Ga., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Top of Mind Networks (Top of Mind), a leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing automation software for the mortgage lending industry, today released a new feature designed to aid mortgage lenders with the recruiting process.

AUSTIN, Texas and BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Pure Transplant Solutions, LLC (PTS), a collaboration driven biotechnology company focused on the development of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-based diagnostics and therapeutics within the field of transplantation, is proud to announce that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), a leading institution in transplant research.

FORT MYERS, Fla., March 11, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida (PPSWCF) is excited to announce highly anticipated speakers for its large-scale virtual fundraising series – “The Naked Truth.” The series of events begins in March with a variety of Revealing Conversations and culminates with a virtual gala on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Now that limitations and changes to CA Proposition 58 property tax breaks became active Feb 16, 2021 due to Proposition 19 – popular estate & trust lender Commercial Loan Corp in Newport Beach is offering heirs and beneficiaries inheriting a home from parents a Free Consultation & Estimate of Property Tax Savings – to keep their parent’s low property tax base.

NEW TOWN, N.D., March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now is excited to partner with New Town Public Schools to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer. New Town Public Schools is the first school district in North Dakota to partner with Kids Read Now to eliminate learning loss and close the opportunity gap for their students.

BOSTON, Mass., March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — While the trendy term “Microbrewery” may have been the proper terminology for new craft beer breweries and startups, they no longer remain “micro” in revenue, says ICS Tax, LLC (ICS). Growth in the craft beer industry in the U.S. has steadily grown to almost $30 billion.

PLANO, Texas, March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — SAY Soccer, a recognized leader in recreational soccer support and programming, has extended its partnership with the participation growth platform, U.S. Soccer Connect. SAY Soccer was searching for a true business partner to collaborate with on their new initiatives supporting recreational soccer and found one in the Stack Sports powered U.S. Soccer Connect team.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), announced today it has entered into an partnership agreement with eNotaryLog, a leading remote online notarization (RON) company.

ATHENS, Ga., March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — FormFree today announced the election of serial entrepreneur, mortgage banking executive and author James Deitch, CPA, CMB, to its board of directors. Deitch, a mortgage industry veteran of three decades, has counseled over 200 financial services businesses, served as president and CEO of five federally chartered banks and served on advisory panels for Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA), Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC), Truist (NYSE: TFC) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC).

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mocha Media, a Black Woman Owned Multi Media Publishing Company, announces the season two launch of the “Literary Lounge by Mocha@MLK” in partnership with the MLK Library in Washington D.C.

AUSTIN, Texas, March 10, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Zeteo Biomedical, a privately held, biomedical device company, announced today it has been awarded a United States Patent for its “Oral Delivery Device and Methods” (US Patent 10238577). This latest patent expands the capabilities of Zeteo’s ZEO Delivery Platform to systemically deliver drugs or biologics, into the body non-invasively via the sublingual route.

NATICK, Mass., March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As states and communities begin to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Natick Family Dental’s patients are benefitting from a touchless experience to reduce the rate of transmission and ensure their personal safety. Prior to their appointments, all patients receive links (by email) to intake and screening forms that they can fill out electronically.

RICHMOND, Va., March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Renowned author and US Laughter Ambassador Slash Coleman announced today that he will offer a webinar on a new form of addiction treatment entitled “Redefining Addiction and Recovery Through Laughter Yoga.”

CLEARWATER, Fla., March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Florida’s Best Reverse Mortgage Company, a Clearwater based reverse mortgage firm, has announced the launch of a new interactive website. The website’s centerpiece is an interactive qualifier that can calculate a homeowner’s available equity.

FRANKLIN, Mass., March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — RYPOS, Inc., a developer, and manufacturer of advanced exhaust filtration systems that reduce harmful emissions from diesel engines, is pleased to announce the first shipments of their Rypos DPF for Carrier X4 series Transport Refrigeration Units. A fleet located in Central California received the first shipment of filters in January and production is ramping up to meet an increase in early sales.

NEW YORK, N.Y., March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — DataNumen company, the creator of top-level data recovery solutions, announces the release of DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery 8.5 – a powerful tool aimed at the repair of PST files of Microsoft Outlook. The new version boasts a multilingual user interface: it is available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese.

MACON, Ga., March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LBA Ware, a leading provider of incentive compensation management (ICM) and business intelligence (BI) software solutions for the mortgage industry, today announced that AmCap Home Loans (AmCap) has implemented LBA Ware’s LimeGear™ BI platform across its 143 branch locations. AmCap also uses LBA Ware’s ICM platform CompenSafe™ to manage incentive pay for its 600 loan originators.

DALLAS, Texas, March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Leading industrial property investment management firm Dalfen Industrial (DI) has chosen Pereview Software to support its growing portfolio and data strategy.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — When selling dreams wasn’t a choice, William (Champ) Geoffrey Morgan, chose to focus on pairing people with “man’s best friend.” In this case, man’s best friends are miniature French bulldogs and Champ Kennels, a luxury dog service, shows that hard work breeds opportunity.

VASS, N.C., March 9, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — China Rescue Dogs is a 501(c)(3) organization committed to rescuing and saving dogs from the slaughterhouses, meat trade, abuse and neglect in China, and finds them forever homes here in the United States. Once these rescue dogs arrive in the New York, they need to be transported to their forever homes across the country.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kids Read Now has partnered with school districts across Michigan, including Brighton Area Schools, Grand Haven Public Schools, Forest Hills Public Schools, and Coopersville Area Public Schools, to mail books directly to their students’ homes over the summer.

DESTIN, Fla., March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It’s time to break out that fishing gear. AJ’s Seafood and Oyster Bar is hosting its Spring Fling Cobia Tournament from April 2-3, 2021. And, this year’s event benefits two of its favorite non-profits, the Destin Fishing Museum and Kids on the Coast Foundation. Proceeds from the tournament will be split between the two.

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After more than ten years of success, JewelryBund Inc. continues to become one of the biggest professional fashion and jewelry manufacturing and wholesaling business. In its service to the wholesale jewelry industry, the company shows distinct leadership to the brand with JewelryBund’s customer-oriented mindset that gained the trust of over 600,000 customers across 200 countries.

TRENTON, N.J., and PLANO, Texas, March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Stack Sports, the largest and fastest-growing provider of sports technology, today announced a two-year extension of its strategic partnership with New Jersey Youth Soccer, the governing body for US Youth Soccer in New Jersey.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 8, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — United Private Cloud, a global leader in software-defined hybrid cloud management, announced that its Cloud Infrastructure Brokerage & Orchestration Services has been named as a “Leader” in the latest NelsonHall NEAT analysis, within the Cloud Orchestration Services market segment.

BLUE BELL, Pa., March 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Wellness Coaches has contracted with Abbott to immediately offer ​ the BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 test. Wellness Coaches now offers this 15-minute self-contained rapid test kit for $5 with low-cost administration to existing and new clients.

SILVER SPRING, Md., March 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization extended the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife into 2021 in Europe, to celebrate and recognize the hard work of nurses and midwives fighting the pandemic. The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) supports this decision and hereby extends this recognition to the United States.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., March 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Whether an inspection application requires a small diameter borescope to enter a narrow access port or one that can articulate as it navigates through lengthy piping, ViewTech Borescopes VJ-3 video borescopes are utilized and relied upon throughout every industry.

SAVANNAH, Ga., March 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A global pandemic may have cancelled all of the shows, but nothing could cancel The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra’s creativity and desire to make music. With a newly unexpected empty calendar, The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra focused its attention on recording.

QUEENS, N.Y., March 4, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — After being shut down for one-year, Main Street Cinemas, a Queens movie theater, is re-opening on Friday, March 5. Staff is excited to welcome everyone back and is looking forward to rekindling the in-person movie-goer experience.

ADDISON, Texas, March 4, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mid America Mortgage, Inc. (Mid America) announced today it has launched Click n’ Close Title, a digital-first residential title insurance company, to deliver more comprehensive digital mortgage closing services to the residential real estate market.

CHICAGO, Ill., March 4, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — College presidents, corporate leaders and students will lead an Associated Colleges of Illinois’ virtual event March 9, at 11 a.m., focused on how educators and the business community are working together to offer solutions to economic challenges faced by Illinois’ companies, schools and students.

GROTON, Conn., March 4, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Chelsea Groton Bank is pleased to introduce Chelsea|LIVE Video Banking, a new digital personal experience that gives members the flexibility to bank when, where and how it’s most convenient.

PASADENA, Calif., March 3, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Olga Kambod, a Pasadena, California resident, was the victim of a brutal acid attack which scarred the right side of Her face. And while she may have been the victim in the incident, her attitude is far from someone who’s giving in to her attacker.