Hoboken, NJ (February 2012)—Just a few years ago, globalization was in full swing, and the world seemed to be bursting with an infinite supply of business. All this bounty lulled us into taking our customers for granted, maintains Andrew Sobel—until the economy tanked and shattered the illusion of endless prosperity. Suddenly, the old-fashioned “trusted relationship” started to look good again. “In ... read more

Bull & Lifshitz, LLP announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed sale of SureWest Communications (NASDAQ: SURW) (referred to as "SureWest" or the "Company") to Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. ("Consolidated"), in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $340.9 million, exclusive of debt. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120119/MM38805LOGO ) Under the terms of the agreement, SureWest's shareholders may elect to exchange each share of SureWest common stock for either $23.00 in cash or shares of Consolidated common stock ... read more

Parallon Business Solutionssm, which offers healthcare providers a complete range of industry-leading business solutions, today announced the appointment of Roger P. Rydell to the newly formed position of vice president of Marketing & Communications. He will be responsible for developing and expanding the Parallon brand and ... read more

During the first two weekends in February, over 10,000 cyclists from across the country teamed up with friends, family and coworkers in New York City, Chicago, Long Island, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and at satellite events worldwide to participate in Cycle for Survival. Cycle for Survival is a national, indoor relay-style team cycling event that has raised more than $14 million in support of lifesaving research on rare cancers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and in the ... read more

The acquisition of Arby's Restaurant Group in early July by the Roark Capital Group required the newly formed Arby's technology team to establish a computing environment for all technology services that support the Arby's brand in a very compressed period of time. As part of the new Arby's Information Strategic Plan, they made the decision to search for and source a business partner that could initially implement and then provide ongoing managed services for their Oracle E-Business suite of ... read more

Mzinga® (http://www.mzinga.com), a pioneer in social intelligence solutions, services, and analytics for business, today announced that Mike Merriman, Director of Strategic Services, will participate in the “Social Media Ninja Rodeo” on February 13 at Training 2012. The Training Conference & ... read more

Epizyme, Inc., a company leading the discovery and development of personalized therapeutics for genetically-defined cancer patients based on breakthroughs in the field of epigenetics, today announced its participation in three upcoming conferences being held during February. ... read more

Groupon (http://www.groupon.com) (NASDAQ: GRPN) announces its latest once-in-a-lifetime epic deal with today’s feature from 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell, featuring entry for two in McDowell’s mini-golf tournament in New York City on February 15, 2012, a putting clinic and a meet and greet with the ... read more

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), a global branded play company, is once again leading innovation across the gaming industry with the launch of Hasbro zAPPed Gaming. These new games will allow players to combine traditional analog, face-to-face gaming with the increased functionality of today’s consumer technology. ... read more

Accent on Integration® (AOI®), a leading provider of integration software and medical device connectivity solutions, today announced it was selected to assist America’s Blood Centers’ member blood centers in sharing blood banking inventory and transfusion-related data. The systems integration, facilitated by AOI, will enable ... read more

The cast of Skylanders Spyro's Adventure is expanding at Toys"R"Us locations nationwide and online at Toysrus.com with the release of three brand new items introduced exclusively. This spring, gamers visiting The World's Greatest Toy Store® will discover a Legendary version of fan-favorite Trigger Happy, the new Dragon's Peak adventure set and a translucent blue version of the popular dragon Bash. Additionally, enthusiasts will be excited to learn that the highly sought-after Skylanders Spyro's Adventure Legendary 3-pack is making a return ... read more

Wells Fargo celebrates the one year anniversary of the launch of Beyond Today, a retirement site for women and announces that Pamela Mitchell, recognized as one of the nation’s premier career reinvention professionals and Julie Morgenstern, an internationally renowned organizing and time management consultant and New ... read more

In honor of the service and sacrifices made by police officers, sheriff's deputies, firefighters and paramedics every day to protect the public's safety, Rasmussen College today announced the launch of a new grant program designed to help these dedicated public servants pursue an advanced degree to enhance their career. One of the few programs of its kind designed specifically for the public safety professional, the Rasmussen College American Heroes Grant will offer 100 grants worth up to $2,500 each in direct ... read more

The Poynter Institute, in partnership with PR Newswire, is hosting a new conference and workshop series entitled "Creating Credible Content" that will focus on teaching corporate communicators and digital content providers how journalism skills and values can help build trusting relationships with their audiences. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110719/NY37427LOGO ) "Creating Credible Content" will be held April 11th through 13th at Poynter's campus in St. Petersburg, Fl, and will feature notable speakers and presentations from top experts in journalism, corporate communications and social media. ... read more

Viztek, the digital radiology solution provider, has installed its Opal-ORTHO PACS and ViZion DR U-Arm at Edison Metuchen Orthopaedic Group (EMOG) in Edison, NJ. The orthopaedic facility has eleven orthopaedic surgeons and a psychiatrist with onsite x-ray and access to an MRI facility and an ambulatory surgery center in the same building. EMOG performs between 65 and 85 x-ray procedures daily and previously used two traditional analog x-ray rooms to accommodate the high throughput. With Viztek's complete DR plus PACS digital ... read more

A jury in Suffolk County Supreme Court returned a $15,000,000.00 verdict against Paul R. Fisher M.D. The jury found in favor of Stephanie Tesorioro, a breast cancer victim who went to the Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Center with a complaint of a lump and was wrongly told that everything was okay. Her Attorney, Robert V. Fallarino, reported that Dr. Paul R. Fisher failed to see abnormalities on mammography and failed to do a simple test, a sonography, of the ... read more

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN) today announced that Dr. Leonard Bell, Chief Executive Officer of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, will present at the Leerink Swann 2012 Global Healthcare Conference in New York City at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, February 16, 2012. ... read more

Leostream Corporation, a leading developer of virtual hosted desktop software, today announced the general availability of Leostream™ Connection Broker 7.5 with support for Citrix® XenDesktop® 4.x installations and Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization 3.0. In addition, version 7.5 adds to Leostream’s already comprehensive suite of ... read more

TriMas Corporation (NASDAQ: TRS) - a diversified manufacturer of engineered and applied products - announced today that it will host its fourth quarter and full year 2011 earnings conference call on Monday, February 27, 2012. The conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will follow the Company's release of fourth quarter and full year 2011 earnings results at 8:00 a.m. that day. To participate on the earnings conference call, please dial: (800) 554-8801 (Conference ID #5496282) and ... read more

Paralan now provides US customers with a wide range of modular computers and computer boards for industrial, networking and telecom applications. Feb 9, 2012 - San Diego, CA Paralan - http://www.paralan.com today announced that they are now offering Compact PCI, CompactPCI Serial Boards and PMC boards from the German manufacturer EKF. EKF provides complete solutions for industrial applications by using the latest in technology, with a focus on high reliability and long-term availability of all products. Paralan and EKF ... read more