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SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 27, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Bank of Southern California N.A. (OTC Pink: BCAL / OTCMKTS:BCAL) announced today that it has signed a stock purchase agreement for a private placement of $7 million of the Bank's common stock with Castle Creek Capital, based in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter, subject to regulatory approvals and other standard closing conditions.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 27, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Leading web-based financial services quality control (QC) software provider ACES Risk Management (ARMCO) announced the release of ACESXPRESS(TM), an implementation and service package for the ACES Audit Technology platform designed specifically for small to mid-sized lenders.

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 27, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Massey Consulting will be co-hosting an event, "ASC 606 - Ensure Your Growth By Being Compliant" in Research Triangle Park on Oct. 19, 2016. The morning event will focus on the upcoming accounting changes ASC 606 and IFRS 15 and will feature speakers from Hughes Pittman & Gupton LLP, Massey Consulting and River Cities Capital Funds.

LONDON, U.K., Sept. 26, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Scientists from London-based UltraCap Ltd. are in the final stages of developing a "green" solid state battery for electric vehicles that they claim will be 40 times lighter than current Lithium-Ion batteries. UltraCap founders, Professor Vladimir Krstic and Nico Van Dongen, say their new battery, the UltraCapacitor, will be able to charge within minutes and that, eventually, a pocket-sized version of the battery will bring us one step closer to emission-free transportation.

(*REDACTED*) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 26, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MAG Stickers, a new, innovative knife holder, was recently announced by Ez Fix. This is an easy to use, new product that allows people to store their knives anywhere for easy access. MAG Stickers(TM) use an incredible, magnetic vinyl, so when a person places the sticker on a kitchen cupboard, they can stick their knife right on the magnetic vinyl.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 23, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- MetaSource, the leading provider of mortgage quality control (QC), risk management, and workflow automation solutions, announced it has launched Mortgage.MetaSource.com, a new, integrated web site for its suite of mortgage-related products and services.

BRADENTON, Fla., Sept. 23, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Florida Justice Association has inducted Bradenton Personal Injury Attorney Bernard F. Walsh to the Board of Governors. Formed to aid the Florida Justice Associations efforts to protect the rights of citizens and consumers against political lobbying efforts from large corporations.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 22, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Join Brandy Vaughan, former Merck pharmaceutical rep and founder of LearnTheRisk.org, a campaign of the Council for Vaccine Safety, for a FREE talk on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 at 1 p.m. in San Francisco, as she exposes the dark side of today's 'health'care system and explains how we can stay healthy in a system that wants to keep us sick.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and LONDON, U.K., Sept. 22, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Wilson Long of the firm's Birmingham-based National Energy Construction Practice is one of only 35 young insurance and risk management professionals from the U.S. and Canada selected to participate in the 2016 Andrew Beazley Broker Academy in London.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 21, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The key purpose of the "Live a Bigger Life" project is to empower people that living a healthy, active lifestyle is fun and can be accomplished with relative ease, says Joseph M'Mwirichia, Health Coach and founder of 24 INSPIRED, LLC.

WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 21, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today, RoweBots Ltd announced the availability of its Unison RTOS for Renesas Electronics' RZ/A Series of microprocessors (MPUs). Designers working with the Renesas Starter Kit+ for RZ/A1H, the Renesas High Resolution Embedded GUI Solution Kit for RZ/A1H YLCDRZA1H evaluation board, or customized RZ/A1 hardware running the Unison RTOS can take advantage of off-the-shelf "Instant On" or near zero boot time with an embedded Linux-compatible applications programming interface (API).

ATLANTA, Ga. and LONDON, U.K., Sept. 21, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Risk Management Consultant Thompson (Tom) Mackey is one of 35 young insurance and risk management professionals from the U.S. and Canada selected to participate in the 2016 Andrew Beazley Broker Academy in London, England.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leader in mortgage risk management providing pipeline hedging, best-execution loan sales and centralized lock desk services, announced that it has earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list for the sixth straight year. MCT had a three-year growth rate of 62 percent and annual revenue of $11.4 million for 2015.

DENVER, Colo., Sept. 19, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Altavera Mortgage Services (Altavera), the premier provider of third-party residential mortgage origination and closed loan review services, announced today that it has been named a preferred provider for Capital Markets Cooperative, LLC (CMC), a nationwide alliance of mortgage bankers.

DUNCAN, S.C., Sept. 19, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ACE Solutions - a leader in Automotive Dealership Management System equipment - in conjunction with manufacturer AMT Datasouth Corp, announces new capability of the powerful ACE 7450 flat-bed printer that allows for the printing of barcodes on the DMV form, enabling automatic document archiving to the electronic deal jacket.

KIRKLAND, Wash., Sept. 19, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As the cost of long-term care (LTC) continues to rise, the ability to pay for it becomes more critical. But LTC protection is carried by only about 10 percent of those who could benefit from it, according to industry estimates. To serve a larger percentage, ACSIA Partners is expanding its asset-based LTC offerings by representing an A+ rated insurance and financial service organization, OneAmerica(R).

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 16, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Kazzit(R), the wine industry's most all-inclusive online community, today announced the launch of a new, redesigned version of its website, www.kazzit.com. Still 100 percent free to consumers, key features of the site include a sleeker, more attractive design, a more engaging user experience with enhanced search and navigation, and a new mobile app.

LANSDALE, Pa., Sept. 15, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, a leading provider of web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that its vice president of marketing, Jody Collup, has again been designated to the MReport's 2016 "Leading Ladies" in Mortgage and Housing list.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 15, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Director of Retirement Rob Massa, Benefits Strategy Consultant Suzannah Gill and Principal Rosemary Manning Hughes will present at the 35th Annual ISCEBS Employee Benefits Symposium at the Hilton Baltimore.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 15, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Edupoint(R) Educational Systems, creator of the industry-leading Synergy(R) Education Platform for K-12 student information, learning management and assessment, has been selected by Elk Grove Unified School District to implement the company's Synergy Student Information System (SIS). The district required a state-of-the-art SIS that could comply with increasingly demanding external mandates.