Lucas Group to Host Military Hiring Conferences in Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, Norfolk, VA and San Diego, CA. Lucas Group's Military Hiring Conferences are avenues for companies seeking former military as part of their hiring initiatives. These are invitation-only events that give progressive companies an opportunity to proactively interview the U.S. Military's best leaders. - 2008-04-02

Parents' Choice Announces 2008 Television Awards Science, history and democracy reign in Parents' Choice Awards in Television. - 2008-04-02

Alliance for Work-Life Progress Announces 2008 Work-Life Rising Star Honorees Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP), an entity of WorldatWork that defines and recognizes innovation, best practices and work-life thought leadership, recently announced the recipients of the AWLP Work-Life Rising Star recognition program. - 2008-04-02

Gain More Lines of Coverage with Zywave’s New Broker Briefcase Personal Lines Communication Tool for Property and Casualty Agencies In a soft P&C market, the more products and services an agency can offer its clients, the harder it is for those clients to leave. The marketing of personal lines coverage can take a great deal of time and money. Zywave's new web-based library of personal lines templates allows brokers to be proactive in marketing materials easily and efficiently, reducing clients' liabilities and keeping their costs low. - 2008-04-02

Bemz, the Best Web Destination for Slipcovers That Fit IKEA Sofas and Chairs, Makes It Easy to Find a Stunning Style To Complement Your Decor Bemz, the Swedish company that sells slipcovers for IKEA armchairs and sofas, has just changed the way people can view and select Bemz slipcovers with "Lifestyles" -- different collections of Bemz' gorgeous fabrics, patterns and textures, combined to convey unique 'design languages' for the home. - 2008-04-02

Valtera Experts to Speak at 23rd Annual SIOP Conference in San Francisco William H. Macey, Benjamin Schneider to speak on employee engagement at the 23rd annual convention of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology held in San Francisco on April 10-12. - 2008-04-02

Surrogates Nationwide Dismayed and Denounce Misleading Media Reports on Military Wives, Following Newsweek's Surrogacy Article John Weltman, Circle's president, disputes reports by NBC and ABC News that 'Military Wives Dominate the Surrogacy Business.' In fact, Mr. Weltman calls for people not to lose sight of the altruistic feelings revealed by Newsweek to be the principle motivation of most surrogates. - 2008-04-02

i-Sight HR Complaints Tracking Software Implemented at Siemens AG to Improve Global Productivity and Corporate Culture Customer Expressions, www.customerexpressions.com the leader in web-based hr complaint tracking software, announced today that Siemens BT has implemented the i-Sight complaint tracking software to improve handling of HR complaints and feedback. With more than 36,000 employees globally, BT has a presence in 51 countries. The Building Technologies Division leads the market in providing products, solutions and services for more secure, comfortable and efficient buildings and environments. - 2008-04-02 Friend of PRWeb - 16

Merk Launches Asian Currency Fund including Chinese Yuan Mutual fund seeks to protect against a declining US dollar relative to Asian currencies - 2008-04-01

The Ben Hogan Foundation Hires First Full-Time Executive Director A former aerospace executive takes the lead - 2008-04-01

60 Percent of Physicians Surveyed Fear Dramatic Increase In Patient Wait Time under a Universal Health Care Plan Physicians polled on their opinions of the healthcare debate favor McCain's plan slightly over Obama or Clinton - 2008-04-01

Beaumont Hospitals in Michigan Selects Halogen Software for Pay for Performance System With employee performance module implemented in just few months, organization kicks off culture shift to promote, reward organization and personal growth. - 2008-04-01

Novotus and Superior Energy Services Announce Full-Scale Talent Acquisition Partnership Superior Energy Services, a global provider of specialized oilfield services and equipment, selects Novotus, a leader in recruitment process outsourcing, to outsource their entire recruiting and staffing function. - 2008-04-01

Trans-Logic Executive Search Grows Business by Using HireDesk Talent Technology Corporation, the award-winning provider of the HireDesk recruitment technology solutions, today announced the selection of its HireDesk Professional recruiting system by Trans-Logic Executive Search. Since implementing the HireDesk system, Trans-Logic has increased the number of client opportunity engagements by 9000% and seen a 1200% growth in overall revenues. - 2008-04-01

AARP and NCOA Launch On Line Tool to Help Older Americans Access Economic Stimulus Payments Applying for economic stimulus payments easier for more than 20 million Americans thanks to the development of a new online tool developed jointly by AARP Tax-Aide and the National Council on Aging's (NCOA) BenefitsCheckUp®. - 2008-04-01

ARAG Study Reports Seven Out of 10 Employees Suffer Personal Legal Woes For many workers, their family, financial, home or automobile legal woes compete for time and attention - resulting in lower job performance, productivity and morale. - 2008-04-01

Cyber-Rain Expands Distribution Network, Now Available Through Home Automation Retailer Smarthome Award-winning sprinkler control system saves users 30-70% on watering bills. - 2008-04-01

Broadlane Announces 2008 Pharmacy Portfolio; Offers Clients Significant Value - 2008-04-01

NeboWeb’s TimeTravLR to Integrate with Google’s gDay NeboWeb embraces the future and past of interactive marketing with its planned integration of its proprietary project management tool, TimeTravLR, with Google’s gDay. - 2008-04-01

Approva CEO to Present at the Prestigious America’s Growth Capital Conference - 2008-03-31

New GPS Based Warning System Alerts Drivers to Red-Light Cameras and Speed-Traps Database of red light cameras offered free to all GPS users. - 2008-03-31 Friend of PRWeb - 10

Verifications, Inc. Enhances Executive Screening Package for Insurance Industry Enhancements streamline NAIC Biographical Affidavit Verification - 2008-03-29

HireAbility.com™ and Akken™ Integrate Social Networking with Powerful Staffing and Recruiting Software Today, HireAbility.com, LLC, the leader in recruiter networking technologies and Akken, Inc., a leader in On Demand Staffing and Recruiting Software announced their agreement to integrate Akken Staffing™ and HireAbility’s Recruiter Network. Executives from both companies say the union of social networking and applicant tracking technologies breaks new ground in the features and tools available to recruiters and staffing professionals. - 2008-03-29

PeopleScout and Jenny Craig to Present at Talent Management Superconference, April 2, 2008 in Orlando, FL. Conference session will focus on best practices in recruitment outsourcing for increased employee and client retention. - 2008-03-29

GRAS Announces, Browser-Based, Interactive, On-the-Fly, Photometry tool, Photometrica Photometrica is the first Browser-based Photometry Analysis Tool that is seamlessly integrated into the GRAS global network system at New Mexico. Photometrica is a GRAS proprietary, browser-based, scientific software analysis application; a tool that provides the ability for GRAS subscribers to perform instant photometry of images taken with the remote telescopes at GRAS on the fly. Unlimited access to this service is provided as a monthly subscription at extra cost. - 2008-03-28 Friend of PRWeb - 250

Infohrm Launches 2008 Survey to Benchmark "The Value of Workforce Planning" Will Demonstrate How Organizations Around the World Link Workforce Planning to Financial and Strategic Outcomes - 2008-03-28

New Study Recognizes Halogen Customer for Best Practices in Employee Performance and Talent Management Halogen Software Inc., a leading provider of web-based employee performance and talent management software, has sponsored an IDC case study which profiles Florida-based CPA firm, O'Sullivan Creel. - 2008-03-28

Berkshire Certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise. Recognized for Commitment to Fostering Diversity Recognized for commitment to fostering diversity. - 2008-03-28

A Spoonful of Sugar -— Berkshire Expert to Give Presentation on the Sweeter Side of Applicant Tracking Management Berkshire expert presenting at the 2008 SHRM Staffing Management Conference & Exposition. - 2008-03-28

iCIMS Unveils iRecruiter™ 8.1 Pre- and Post-Hire Talent Management Tools, Enhanced International Capabilities, and Improved User Interface Delivered in New Release, available for viewing at the upcoming ERE Spring Expo - - 2008-03-28

Lucas Group's Nancy Neal Places President at International Environmental Management in Atlanta, GA Lucas Group, an executive search firm, recently placed Andrew Goldstrom as President at International Environmental Management (IEM) headquartered in Atlanta, GA. IEM is a subsidiary of Oakleaf Waste Management. - 2008-03-28

Survey Results Detail What Top Entry Level Employers Want Most CollegeGrad.com releases top hiring criteria for college grads. CollegeGrad.com today released the results of its survey on what employers want most in hiring new college grads. According to the survey results, the answer may surprise you. - 2008-03-28

American Community Names Two Key Executives American Community names two key executives. - 2008-03-28

Cytiva Named to the Branham 300 List of Top Canadian Technology Companies High-growth Cytiva debuts on the Branham Group’s annual listing of the largest software companies in Canada. - 2008-03-28

No. 1 Best-Selling Book on Amazon (Kindle): '8W8 - Global Space Tribes' by R. Hirt Ralf Hirt's newly released novel that looks at a future in a flattened world and beyond the digital natives of Facebook and Google now top on Amazon in three Kindle categories: #1 in Globalization, # 3 in Essays and Travelogues, # 25 in Computer and Internet - 2008-03-27

Home Based Business Entrepreneurs Must Decide if They Are a Growth Maven or Lifestyle Guru If They Want to Succeed, Says Author of New Book In Jeff Landers' new book about running a successful home based business, he asks work from home entrepreneurs to make a critical decision. Do they want to be a Lifestyle Guru(TM) and make a comfortable six figure salary, have more leisure time and go to work in their pajamas or do they want to be a Growth Maven(TM) and build a mini-empire, move into a real office, hire staff and follow in the foot-steps of entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos? - 2008-03-27

AspireHR’s TalentScout Resume Parsing Achieves SAP® Certified Integration Status AspireHR, an SAP® services partner and a leading implementer of the SAP E-Recruiting application, announced today that its TalentScout Resume Parsing 6.0 has achieved SAP Certified Integration status for use with the SAP E-Recruiting Resume Parsing 603 application. - 2008-03-27

State and Local Governments Propose Bills Covering Sick Leave While current policies vary from state to state, the Benefits USA 2007/2008 survey of more than 5,400 benefit plans found employers offer exempt workers 8.4 sick days on average and non-exempt 7.6. - 2008-03-27

Hummingbird Signs on with Virgin HealthMiles as Coaching Vendor Virgin HealthMiles chooses Hummingbird Coaching Services as their health coaching vendor - 2008-03-27

HRmarketer Webinar to Highlight 'Marketing to HR' with Traditional and Web 2.0 Integrated Strategies Following the successful launch of HRmarketer's latest Marketing to HR eBook, the HRmarketer.com team will present a free one-hour marketing and PR Webinar on Thursday, April 10, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PST. The seminar will highlight how to create a successful marketing and PR strategy that generates more visibility, website traffic, sales leads and improved search engine rankings - 2008-03-27