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Coalition Makes Pet Industry History – Pet Bloggers Break Records with Reduction of Waste

THORNTON, Colo., Aug. 25, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Going green is not only the right thing to do but also cool, hip, environmentally responsible, and ripe for disruption. Shaking things up with a near zero-waste successful initiative, BlogPaws, in conjunction with Pet Industry Sustainability Coalition (PISC) and Only Natural Pet, recently surpassed goals and made pet industry history.

Verify Smart Corporation Acquires Controlling Interest in Surf Smart Solutions, LLC

FERNLEY, Nev., Aug. 25, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Verify Smart Corporation (OTCBB: VSMR / OTCMKTS:VSMR), a global innovator in financial fraud prevention and digital content distribution to the mobile channel, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 55 percent of Surf Smart Solutions, LLC a Wyoming based online software security company.

U.S. Government Approves EB-5 Investment for Caffe Primo San Diego

COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- PDC Capital Group announced that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has approved an I-526 petition filed by an investor in a new Caffe Primo restaurant in San Diego.

Auction at USS-POSCO Industries Offers Excess and Disused MRO Spares Opportunities in September Online Auction

PITTSBURG, Calif., Aug. 24, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- USS-POSCO Industries (UPI), a large West Coast steel mill, has announced that it will be selling a variety of excess and disused MRO items through a second upcoming online auction, according to IAAS Worldwide who is presenting the auction.

Mulch Manufacturing Inc. Selects Katz Marketing Solutions as Marketing Agency-of-Record

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 24, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mulch Manufacturing Inc., a leader in packaged mulch manufacturing and distribution, announced the selection of Katz Marketing Solutions to provide brand marketing strategy and brand expansion services.

DocMagic’s Melanie Feliciano Makes MReport’s 2015 Leading Ladies List in Mortgage and Housing

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions, announced that its chief legal officer, Melanie Feliciano, Esq., has been named to the MReport's 2015 Leading Ladies list. MReport is a leading B2B trade publication serving the broader mortgage field.

ReverseVision Announces Credit Report Integration with CBCInnovis

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 21, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ReverseVision, Inc. today announced their newest credit report partnership with CBCInnovis, a leading provider of credit and risk management solutions headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. This integration within RV Exchange (RVX), ReverseVision's flagship reverse loan origination system (RLOS) platform, increases RVX users' choice of automated credit report services.

ReverseVision Hosts 2016 Inaugural User Conference in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 20, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ReverseVision, Inc. today announced it would host its 2016 inaugural user conference January 20 - 22, 2016, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California. More reverse mortgages are originated monthly using ReverseVision's RV Exchange platform than all other systems combined.

The Mortgage Collaborative Names New Board Members to Cooperative and Management Company

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 20, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Mortgage Collaborative, an independent lending cooperative serving small- to mid-sized mortgage lenders and community-based lending institutions, has implemented several changes to the Board of Directors of the Cooperative as well as the Board of Directors of the Management Company, announced the Collaborative's Chairman, John Robbins, CMB.

Sports Documentary Film Premiere: ‘Muerte O Gloria: The Rise of the American Soccer Fan’

WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 20, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Resulting Impact Film Productions presents 'Muerte O Gloria: The Rise of the American Soccer Fan,' a documentary film about the Barra Brava, the fan supporter group for the DC United Soccer Club from Washington, D.C. The Barra Brava was the first supporters group of its kind in Major League Soccer.

Silicon Valley Technology to Fuel a Craft Spirits Revolution Inspiring Innovation against Beer and Wine

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 19, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Lost Spirits Technologies announces today that it has successfully scaled its experimental distilled spirits aging system and is preparing to begin a nationwide roll out of the revolutionary new technology in October 2015. The system will be implemented through the use of small, portable aging reactors dubbed the THEA One. THEA One offers a revolutionary, state of the art way of designing and engineering the quality of aged spirits, and will be installed in craft distilleries across the country.

ARMCO Executives to Address Mortgage Pre/Post-Funding QA, Loan Defect Rates at MBA Risk Management, QA and Fraud Prevention Forum

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 19, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Leading web-based financial services quality control software provider ACES Risk Management (ARMCO) announced two of its top executives will participate in panels at the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Risk Management, QA and Fraud Prevention Forum 2015, Sept. 9-11 in Dallas.

DocMagic Appoints Gavin T. Ales as Chief Compliance Officer

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions, announced that it has named Gavin T. Ales as chief compliance officer (CCO).

Eco-Friendly Sprinkler Systems Save Water and Avoid Drought Violations

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 17, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sprinkler Repair Guy keeps customers green by being green. How? They set customers up with automated sprinkler systems that are 100 percent water efficient and ensure that residential and commercial customers are not in violation of California drought violations.

Iowa-Based Clothing Company Bassackwards Tees Expands its Lineup

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 17, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bassackwards Tees(TM), a Des Moines based clothing company, has announced that due to increasing customer demand, they have just released an additional four state T-shirts to their lineup, which include Illinois, West Virginia, Arkansas and Georgia. The company already offers their unique, increasingly popular and 'crazy soft' shirts for eight U.S. states bringing the total now to twelve states overall.

AMMCO-Hennessy Handed First Asbestos Defeat by Weitz and Luxenberg

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 14, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury this month handed Hennessy Industries, Inc. as successor to AMMCO Tools, Inc., its first-ever loss in an asbestos-exposure lawsuit despite the defendant company's self-assurances that the grieving family of an Army veteran and automotive parts store owner who died of mesothelioma had no chance of winning, victorious plaintiffs' law firm Weitz and Luxenberg, P.C., today announced.

DocMagic’s SmartCLOSE Production Ready – Receives High Scores from Lender and Settlement Providers

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, compliance, eSign and eDelivery solutions, announced that after extensive testing by lenders, settlement providers and other relevant parties, SmartCLOSE(TM) has been honed to perfection and been moved to a secure cloud-based production environment for its official release date of Aug. 15, 2015.

EPIC Climbs 13 Spots to No. 12 in the Insurance Journal’s ‘Top 100 Independent Property Casualty Agencies’ Ranking

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 13, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has been ranked #12 among the Insurance Journal's 'Top 100 Independent Property Casualty Agencies.' The ranking is based on total property and casualty agency revenue for 2014 and includes only those agencies whose business is primarily retail not wholesale.

ARMCO COO Urges Mortgage Lenders to Tailor QC Reviews for Niche Mortgage Products

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 12, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Phil McCall, COO of leading web-based financial services quality control software provider ACES Risk Management (ARMCO), advises mortgage lenders to develop unique quality control audits for each of the niche mortgage lending products they may offer, including jumbo, USDA, VA and HECM/reverse.

Android and iOS Users: FonePaw Mobile Transfer V1.0.0 Has Been Launched

HONG KONG, China and NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Many times, you curse the cumbersome ordeal of mobile data transfer and prepare to shake with fury. This time, you don't have to just get a hammer, smash your phone and start over. FonePaw has launched a handy files migration tool called Mobile Transfer to help users transfer contacts, videos, photos and music from phone to phone with one click.

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