| Business Briefs: Chamber organizes annual trade show
The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the annual Business Expo on March 27 at The Classic Center. Organizers for the 2008 Business Expo have adopted the theme "Let's Make a Deal" and will provide activities throughout the day. The day will start with a networking event, Business Before Hours, and end with award presentations at 4 p.m. The awards will include the annual Small Business Person of the Year. Trade show organizers are expecting more than 100 exhibitors, said Rich Cary, the chamber's vice president of member services. Exhibition booth costs are $475 for members and $575 for non-members. For more information, visit the chamber's Web site at www.athensga.com or call (706) 549-6800. Toccoa company plans $1M expansion Combat Training Solutions, a Stephens County company that manufactures simulated explosives for the military, announced that it plans to add more than 30 jobs and invest $1 million to expand a facility in Eastanollee.
LeaseWeb Launches Windows Express Server
Business hosting provider LeaseWeb, in collaboration with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), has announced a new low-cost dedicated hosting service targeted at small and midsize businesses. LeaseWeb Dedicated Windows Express Server allows customers to be online within 24 hours with a proprietary start-up server and broadband package. Dedicated hosting -- as opposed to shared -- offers companies a complete system without the threat of negative performance caused by other users. The Windows platform guarantees continuity of the solution through upgrades. LeaseWeb's network has been shown to have a realized uptime of 99.99 percent, according to a WatchMouse study in 2006. LeaseWeb is based in the Netherlands with offices throughout Europe and in New York. « Back to Critical News « Get more advice every month.
ITema Named a Preferred Web Site Provider for REBNY and ResidentialNYC ...
NEW LONDON, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- ITema, Inc., a leading provider of dynamic Web sites and associated on-line productivity tools for the do-it-yourself business owner, and ResidentialNYC.com, the public listings portal recently launched by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), have entered into a preferred supplier agreement.
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Preschool to Grade 4
Neither the story nor the art has instant child appeal. This wordy but heartfelt tale about patience and hope may take some selling, but libraries that want to build their multicultural collections should consider it.—Barbara Katz, Parish Episcopal School, Dallas, TX ANDERSON, Sara. Fruit. ISBN 978-1-59354-188-0. ANDERSON, Sara. Vegetables. ISBN 978-1-59354-189-7. ea vol: illus. by author. unpaged. Handprint. 2007. BD $8.95. LC number unavailable. PreS-Gr 1—Bright images of fruits and vegetables pop off the spreads of these cheerful board books. The text on most pages is simply the name of the featured food. Together, the words set up a rhythm and rhyme: "huckleberry/strawberry/watermelon/plum/apricot/mango/Let's have some!" The books give children the opportunity to identify known foods and learn new ones, count them, discuss their uses, and identify colors, making both titles fun and attractive additions.—Amelia Jenkins, Juneau Public Library, AK ANHOLT, Laurence.
Tax cut adds fuel to fire services’ budget crunch
My grandkids like to look at the fire trucks.. so when we get a chance we visit the stations and the kids ask questions. As far as over staffed due to the amount of fires they have.. give me a break.. If that is all you think they do.. then I understand why your name is joker.. cause you didnt pay attention to get the right information.. Alot of the fire departments around here are now crossed trained as paramedics.. So they dont just sit around until a fire happens.. They also goto calls if some one is having a heart attack or injured.. Most of the fire departments in Lee County have paramedics on the fire trucks now.. I found out why too.. because the ambulance is not always in the area to respond.. but the fire department is staffed with the men and women with the same training..
Teachers leave Houghton for classrooms on Alaskan island
Literally it is right in the middle, but it's also where people go for their recreation," Nikki Lishinski said. Movies are shown there. School carnivals are a big draw. Sometimes, the school has Pizza Hut pizzas flown in for fund-raisers and these command hefty prices. "People will pay $25 for a pizza, easily," Williams said. Crowds come out for high school basketball games, too, though the Sea Parrots have to be creative to find opponents so far from the mainland. "The high school basketball team will play the Coast Guard, they'll play the teachers," Steve Lishinski said. The big rivalry is with the Seal Pups, the team from St. George. "The competitive spirit is definitely there," Steve Lishinski said.
Local tennis: Naples Bay Resort hosting ASG Calcutta Pro-Am
The new Naples Bay Resort will be the site of the 2008 ASG Tennis Pro-Am Calcutta on March 6-9. Presented by Naples Bay Resort and Kraft Construction, this will be the eighth annual event. Organizer Carlos Perez says the fun will involve three days of community participation. Tennis professionals from around the world as well as top local professionals will be involved. Some of the familiar names are Jesse Witten, Johan Kriek, Diego Hipperdinger, Brenda Schultz, Henry Adjeiko, Alejandro Falla, Yaser Zattini, Nicolas Pereira, Blaine Willenborg, Pablo Arraya, Nicolas Boecker, Jitcham Zattini, Juan De Armas, Juan Carlos Bianchi and Naples' own JoAnne Russell. Top local pros committed are Ido Abougzir, Carlos Huerta, Itai Abougzir, Kevin Long, Tripper Carleton, Carlitos Perez, Warren Eber, Jorge Falla, Bog Badiu, Larry Turville, Sal Proccaci, Fernando Maynetto, Daga Sellers, Nestor Nunez, Alejandra Aguilar, Manuel Encalada, Seth Fogelman, Tyler Manring, Daniel Riess, Sarah Witten, Regner Azevedo, Fred Kangwa, Denny Rager, Alejandro Perez, Hernan Nunez, Troy Rush, Sean Spelberg, William Chela, Jose Costello, Bryan Twente, Humberto Costa, Scott Harrington, Amy Grossklag and Franco Mata.
Local Notices and Information
Lenten Fish Fry will be held every Friday, starting this Friday 8 February, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, until Friday 21 March at the St Ignatius Catholic School Cafeteria. Served with fries, coleslaw and festival. Adults: $10; Children: $6. All proceeds toward World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia in July. St Ignatius Catholic Community Fish Fry The St Ignatius Catholic Community wishes to inform the public that their annual Lenten Fish Fry will be held every Friday, starting this Friday 8 February, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, until Friday 21 March at the St Ignatius Catholic School Cafeteria. Served with fries, coleslaw and festival. Adults: $10; Children: $6. All proceeds toward World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia in July. New Paintings at the Wharf Posters International Fine Art & Princess Cruise Lines artist & former Cayman resident Lois Brezinski presents new paintings on "Oil & Water" at the Wharf on Saturday 9 February (one night only) from 6:00 – 10:00 pm.
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