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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla., Feb. 18, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Industrial SalesLeads announced today the January 2025 results for the new planned capital project spending report for the Industrial Manufacturing industry. The Firm monitors planned industrial capital projects across North America, encompassing facility expansions, new plant construction, and major equipment upgrades. Research confirms 129 new projects in the Industrial Manufacturing sector for the start of the new year.

BARDSTOWN, Ky., Feb. 18, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Bellewood Designs, the maker of beautiful handcrafted cabinets that securely and discreetly store your firearms and other necessary gear and valuables of Bardstown, Kentucky, was noticed by members of the team at MAGLITE® at the 47th annual Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas Nevada in January and has been chosen to participate in the February “Best in Show” sweepstakes put on by MAGLITE.

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 17, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — System4 Facility Services Management (“System4”), a leading company in facility management solutions that specializes in customized commercial cleaning, disinfection and repair and maintenance services announced that a new office has opened in Austin, Texas. System4 of Austin will be servicing Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties.

WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 17, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kiosk Association: Come see us in booth 3165 (HIMSS site) at the Venetian for the HIMSS Healthcare conference. Say hello, make connections and setup meeting. Patient check-in, accessibility tools for UX and usability, visitor registration and even wristband printers. We have a full portfolio of pictures, contacts and more on our Kiosk Industry page as well. We have international companies.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — System4 Facility Services Management (“System4”), an industry leader in facility management solutions with a focus in customized commercial cleaning, disinfection and repair and maintenance services announced that a new office has opened in Nashville, Tennessee. System4 of Nashville will be servicing Davidson and twelve surrounding counties.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 14, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Hearts On Fire, a coalition of nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists, is hosting a charity drive at A Divine H2O on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. to provide essential aid to victims of the recent California wildfires. This collaborative effort is led by Divine Project, Mekdela Global Outreach Foundation, KTM Events (Kiss The Monkeys), GoGirl Worldwide, and Assuaged Foundation.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), a leader in data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries, has acquired MonitorBase, a borrower monitoring and predictive analytics platform. This acquisition, following MMI’s recent addition of Bonzo, a CRM and conversation platform, unites data intelligence, borrower monitoring, and automated engagement into a seamless, end-to-end system for mortgage professionals.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — StarKnightMT, a leading UTV accessories brand, proudly announces its title sponsorship of UTV Offroad Adventures to expand brand exposure and engage with the off-road community. This partnership reflects StarKnightMT’s commitment to providing high-quality gear for adventure seekers. As the brand’s slogan says: “Your trail, your gear.”

NEPTUNE, N.J., Feb. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Move For Hunger, the national nonprofit turning relocation into a lifeline for families facing hunger, is proud to announce a powerful new partnership with United Van Lines, further strengthening a mission that has already delivered over 2.5 million meals through the UniGroup network.

SHARONVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Vandalia Rental, a trusted name in construction equipment solutions, is thrilled to invite contractors and community members to celebrate the grand opening of its newest location in Sharonville. Join us on Thursday, March 13, from 3 to 7 p.m. at 3739 Hauck Road, Cincinnati, OH 45241, to experience everything this new branch offers.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) is excited to announce the launch of its Quarter Millennial Project, a multi-pronged initiative marking the 250th anniversary of the United States in the lead up to July 4, 2026. Through digital exhibits, story telling, and events, the project will examine the nation’s history through the lens of innovation as we approach this important milestone for the country. Today, two centerpieces of the project, a “Life in 1776” digital exhibit and an interactive “Innovation Timeline,” go live for public access on CSPC’s website.

DENVER, Colo., Feb. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the release of its quarterly ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report covering the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The latest report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 13, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today released its January 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report, revealing a sharp rise in year-over-year (YoY) refinance activity alongside a drop in purchase lock counts. The decline in purchase lock counts marks the lowest January count since Optimal Blue began tracking this data in 2019. Meanwhile, refinance lock volume surged even though the Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices (OBMMI) 30-year ticked above 7% for the first time since May.

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 12, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ProNotary, a leading provider of remote online notarization (RON) technology, has launched a new comprehensive training program designed to help businesses seamlessly integrate remote notarization into their operations. This initiative aims to streamline onboarding, reduce knowledge loss due to turnover, and make RON adoption more accessible than ever. [UPDATED]

VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada, Feb. 12, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Leadership coach and workplace performance consultant Laura Dowling releases her new book, “The Everyday Leader: Inner Mastery, Outer Impact” (ISBN: 978-1779623645; Tellwell Talent), an insightful guide that redefines leadership as an accessible and essential practice for individuals at every level. Recently recognized as an Amazon #1 Hot New Release in Career Guides, “The Everyday Leader” has also earned an IndieReader Approved designation for its well-crafted, engaging approach to leadership development. [UPDATED]

BATAVIA, Ohio, Feb. 12, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Snappy Tomato Pizza, a beloved community favorite known for its fresh ingredients, excellent service, and award-winning pizza, is excited to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Batavia, Ohio. Located at 501 West Main Street, this expansion brings Snappy’s signature flavors and commitment to quality to even more pizza lovers.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 11, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Casino Party Planners is proud to partner with the Companion Animal Rescue Endeavor (CARE) for their eighth annual Casino Night Fundraiser, set to take place on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Shiloh Farms. This exciting event promises an unforgettable evening of entertainment, camaraderie, and philanthropy, all in support of CARE’s vital work to assist sick and injured animals.

KOWLOON, Hong Kong, Feb. 11, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Coupert, a leading online platform for discovering and sharing discounts, today announced the most frequently used promotional codes in 2025. As shopping habits evolve and consumer preferences shift, these codes continue to dominate across various industries, providing substantial savings for shoppers and boosting retailer sales.

GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Feb. 11, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Informative Research, a premier technology provider delivering data-driven credit and verification solutions to the lending community, today announced its integration with Thomas & Company, a leading provider of value-added employer services and innovative solutions to support employee relations programs. The integration adds Thomas & Company’s Wage and Employment Verification service to Informative Research’s verification platform.

ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Millionaire Mastermind Academy (MMA), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization, has released its 2023-2024 Annual Impact Report, underscoring its proprietary entrepreneur curriculum and the power of strategic national partnerships in creating pathways to financial independence for minority women entrepreneurs. MMA has supported over 8,000 entrepreneurs, empowering them with the education, mentorship, and resources needed to build and scale successful businesses.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Apparo opens their 2025 Mission Possible Award Program, a nonprofit accelerator sponsored by Accenture that takes nonprofits on ideation journeys to envision how technology can solve nonprofits’ most pressing challenges.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Argyle, a service provider automating income and employment verifications for some of the largest mortgage lenders in the United States, today announced significant enhancements to its integration with nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO), the leading provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions. [UPDATED]

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 7, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Stack Sports, the trusted leader in sports management technology, is honored to share the stories of 27 extraordinary individuals whose dedication and passion for youth sports have left a lasting impact on their communities. The Stack MVP Awards shine a spotlight on the unsung heroes of sports-coaches, volunteers, officials, athletes, and leaders.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT®), the de facto leader in innovative mortgage capital markets technology, announced today a 0.12% decrease in mortgage lock volume compared to the previous month. Industry professionals and market enthusiasts are encouraged to download the complete report for a deeper understanding of the latest market trends and dynamics.

RICHMOND, Va., and BALTIMORE, Md., Feb. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. announces the successful sale of PMI Lubricants (“PMI” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Dunne Manning, to Wallis Lubricants, LLC. PMI is a leading Mid-Atlantic provider of lubricants, diesel exhaust fluid, and ancillary products to retail, commercial, and industrial customers throughout Virginia and parts of Tennessee, West Virginia, and North Carolina.

DENVER, Colo., Feb. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, has announced that Bill Cleary, vice president of Single-Family Credit Risk Loan Quality at Fannie Mae, will speak at the ACES ENGAGE conference at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 18-20, 2025.

ADDISON, Texas, Feb. 6, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Click n’ Close (CNC), a multi-state mortgage lender, today announced its SmartBuy™ Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM) program now features a 30-year, fixed-rate conventional option approved by Freddie Mac.

ADDISON, Texas, Feb. 5, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mortgage Machine™ Services (Mortgage Machine), an industry leader in digital origination technology to residential mortgage lenders, announced that it has been selected by HousingWire magazine for its annual TECH100 award, marking Mortgage Machine’s first-ever inclusion on the premier list of mortgage and real estate technology providers. The magazine chose Mortgage Machine for its high efficiency, dedication to security and outstanding client growth outcomes.

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 5, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Cloudvirga, a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale platforms, has been named to HousingWire’s 2025 Tech100 Mortgage list, marking its eighth consecutive year receiving one of the industry’s top technology awards. The recognition reflects Cloudvirga’s ongoing commitment to innovation, from enhancements to its Horizon suite of point-of-sale solutions to investments in a next-generation platform that will introduce new levels of speed, flexibility and customization for lenders. [UPDATED]

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — iEmergent, a forecasting and advisory services firm for the financial services, mortgage and real estate industries, today announced its selection to HousingWire’s 2025 Tech100 Mortgage list. The prestigious recognition honors iEmergent’s flagship platform, Mortgage MarketSmart, for equipping mortgage lenders with the insights to serve diverse and underserved communities. [UPDATED]

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today unveiled a series of new products and features, alongside its major Ask Obi AI assistant announcement, at its Summit user conference in San Diego. These innovation announcements underscore the company’s commitment to delivering high-impact solutions, at no additional cost, that tackle real-world challenges and help lenders maximize profitability.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today announced Ask Obi, an AI assistant designed to provide mortgage lending executives with instant, actionable insights from their Optimal Blue products and data. Unveiled during Optimal Blue’s inaugural Summit user conference in San Diego, Ask Obi gives lenders the power to view their operations holistically with data aggregation across Optimal Blue’s comprehensive capital markets platform.

DENVER, Colo., Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the mortgage industry, has been selected for the 11th consecutive year by HousingWire magazine for its annual TECH100 honors list. The magazine chose ACES for the continual innovation of its flagship ACES Quality Management & Control® software.

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and a pioneering provider of remote online notarization (RON) and identity verification/authentication technology for real estate and legal transactions, today announced its inclusion in the prestigious Tech100 awards program. Now in its 13th year, HousingWire Magazine’s Tech100 program honors the most innovative and impactful organizations in the mortgage and real estate industries.

GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Informative Research, a leading technology platform that delivers data-driven solutions to the lending community, announced today the company has been named to the prestigious HousingWire Tech100 annual list. Informative Research’s solutions have driven measurable impacts for lenders and consumers alike.

WASHINGTON D.C., and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Teal, a sophisticated managed service provider supporting forward-thinking small and medium-sized businesses, is proud to announce that it has achieved ISO 27001 certification – a testament to its unwavering commitment to data security, privacy, and operational excellence.

BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LenderLogix, a leading provider of mortgage automation software and application programming interfaces (APIs), today announced it has been named to HousingWire magazine’s annual mortgage Tech100 list. The Tech100 award aims to spotlight innovative technology companies across the housing sector. LenderLogix is recognized for its tightly integrated, white-labeled solutions built to empower lenders of all sizes to lend more efficiently while delivering outstanding borrower experiences.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Argyle, a platform providing automated income and employment verifications for some of the largest lenders in the United States, today announced its second consecutive appearance in HousingWire’s annual Tech100 Mortgage list, which recognizes the most innovative technology companies in housing finance. The recognition highlights Argyle’s significant contributions to the mortgage industry through its delivery of real-time, cost-effective income and employment verification (VOIE). [UPDATED]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter®), an innovative new leader in mortgage technology, today announced it has been named to HousingWire’s 2025 Tech100 Mortgage list of companies shaping the future of the housing finance sector. The recognition acknowledges ongoing investments Dark Matter has made to its Empower® loan origination system (LOS), the addition of the NOVA LOS to Dark Matter’s product lineup, and advances in productivity and accuracy Dark Matter is making with the AIVA® suite of AI virtual assistants.

ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 4, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry authority on homebuyer assistance program data and solutions, today announced that its Founder and CEO Rob Chrane has been named a RISMedia 2025 Real Estate Newsmaker. RISMedia Newsmakers are individuals whose efforts are positively impacting the consumers and communities they serve. This is the second year in a row Chrane has been named to the Newsmakers list.