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Edgar Perez Faces off Burning Cybersecurity Crisis in NYC, London, Dubai, Bangkok, Jakarta & Sydney

Edgar Perez brings Cybersecurity Boardroom Workshop 2015, seminars in New York City, London, Dubai, Bangkok, Jakarta, Sydney, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo that are specifically designed for board members, senior executives and entrepreneurial business professionals looking for new ways to gain and maintain competitive business advantage in one of the most critical subjects for corporations and governments worldwide.

New York City, NY, USA (September 11, 2015) — Edgar Perez, the published author, business consultant for billion-dollar private equity and hedge funds and Council Member at the Gerson Lehrman Group, and subject matter expert in cybersecurity, investing, trading, financial regulation (Dodd-Frank Act) and market structure, faces off burning cyber security crisis with seminars in America, Europe and Asia. He has presented his workshops in cities around the world, including Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing and Shanghai. He contributes to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News and Sina Finance.

Cybersecurity Boardroom Workshop 2015 (http://www.cybersecurityboardroomworkshop.com), How Boards of Directors and CXOs Can Build the Proper Foundation to Address Today’s Information Security Challenges, is specifically designed for boards of directors and CEOs of public and private firms looking for new ways to gain and maintain their competitive advantages. Business executives with responsibility for IT, finance, compliance, risk management and procurement as well as entrepreneurs and innovators are welcome to add their points of view to the debate.

As cyber attacks become more common, companies are increasingly investing in cyber security protections. But even with the best systems in place, hackers can still easily break into a company’s network if workers aren’t also being diligent about security. Cyber criminals have gotten much better at disguising malicious email to make it look more legitimate. So employees need to be vigilant and ask questions about all of the email they receive that raises even the slightest suspicion, which is most likely not what happened at some of the high-profile cyber security breaches that have been in the headlines recently: Adobe, ADP, E*Trade, Fidelity, Home Depot, JPMorgan Chase, Nasdaq, Neiman Marcus, Sony, Target and Wal-mart.

Cybersecurity Boardroom Workshop 2015 is a must-attend forum for board members, CEOs, CFOs, COOs and executive managers in New York City, London, Dubai, Bangkok, Jakarta, Sydney, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo who need to become more educated about cyber security in order to ask questions that are strategic yet granular enough to address company specifics. Cybersecurity Boardroom Workshop 2015 is targeted at corporate decision-makers for whom cybersecurity readiness is a relatively new yet critically important area to be intelligently conversant about.

ABOUT EDGAR PEREZ
Mr. Perez is the author of Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets (2013), and The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), Published in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012), and Investasi Super Kilat, published in Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012).

Mr. Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Cyber Security World Conference 2014 (New York), Inside Market Data 2013 (Chicago), MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor’s Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), Emerging Markets Investments Summit 2013 (Warsaw), CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference 2012 (Naples Beach, FL), Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London). In addition, Mr. Perez has been engaged to present to the Council on Foreign Relations, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (Kiev), Quant Investment & HFT Summit APAC 2012 (Shanghai), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions.

Mr. Perez has been interviewed on CNN’s Quest Means Business, CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Worldwide Exchange, Cash Flow and Squawk Box, FOX BUSINESS’s Countdown to the Closing Bell and After the Bell, Bloomberg TV’s Market Makers, CNN en Español’s Dinero, Sina Finance, BNN’s Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia’s Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Mr. Perez has been featured on Sohu, News.Sina.com, ifeng.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea Herald, The Star, The Malaysian Insider, BMF 89.9, iMoney Hong Kong, CNBC, Bloomberg Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, Yicai, eastmoney, Caijing, ETF88.com, 360doc, AH Radio, CNFOL.com, CITICS Futures, Tongxin Securities, ZhiCheng.com, CBNweek.com, Caixin, Futures Daily, Xinhua, CBN Newswire, Chinese Financial News, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Valor Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Previously, he managed Operations and Technology for Peruval Finance. Mr. Perez has an undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, New York, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Mr. Perez resides in the New York City area with his wife Olga, son Edgar Felipe and daughter Svetlana Sofia.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders
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JC Arms & Ammunition Launches New Online Marketplace for Ammunitions and Firearms

JC Arms & Ammunition, a Minnesota based ammunition and firearms manufacturer, has launched its online marketplace.

Harris, MN, USA (September 1, 2015) — JC Arms & Ammunition, a Minnesota based ammunition and firearms manufacturer, has launched its online marketplace at: http://www.jcarmsandammo.com. The veteran and family-owned company specializes in the manufacturing and sale of high-quality ammunition, as well as the design and manufacturing of battle-grade rifles and shooting range accessories. Owners Chris and Nicole Aronson take pride in their company’s industry-leading customer service that helps law enforcement, tactical training entities, DOD critical contractors, and recreational shooters increase their training and perfect their craft.

JC Arms & Ammunition offers high-quality pistol and rifle ammunition in various calibers, as well as authentic brand apparel via the company’s e-commerce website. Within the next 6 months, the growing company plans to increase its offerings to include: fully customizable battle-grade rifles, suppressors, and shooting range supplies and accessories. JC Arms & Ammunition will only ship products within the continental United States and abides with all federal, state, and local laws as they apply toward the shipment of ammunition and firearms.

To compliment the company’s line of products, JC Arms & Ammunition plans to offer professional firearms services as well. Performed by a qualified gunsmith in the JC Arms & Ammunition Machine Shop, services will include firearm design and production, repair and modification, Cerakote application, and the creation and application of hydrographics. Firearm services are expected to be available for online customers by spring of 2016.

As a veteran-owned company, JC Arms & Ammunition is dedicated to honoring military personnel, defense contractors, law enforcement, and the fallen along with their families. The company is involved in and supports various causes that assist veterans suffering from service related disabilities and ease the transition of service men and women returning to civilian life. Every month, the JC Arms and Ammunition Hero of the Month initiative honors a service member and celebrates their professional and personal accomplishments on the company’s social media pages.

“As a military family, we understand firsthand how valuable these causes are for service members and their families,” said Nicole Aronson, Co-Owner of JC Arms and Ammunition. “Respecting and giving back to those who defend our great country and local communities is at the heart of everything we do.”

Visit the JC Arms & Ammunition marketplace at: http://www.jcarmsandammo.com.

About JC Arms & Ammunition
Founded in 2014, JC Arms & Ammunition provides high-quality ammunition, custom firearms, and firearm supplies for law enforcement, tactical training, and recreational shooters via the company’s online marketplace. The Harris, MN based company places a strong emphasis on customer service and is heavily involved in various causes that assist veterans suffering from service-related disabilities and ease the transition of military men and women returning to civilian life.

Media Contact:
Nicole Aronson
JC Arms & Ammunition
651-674-5878
info@jcarmsandamoo.com
http://www.jcarmsandammo.com

FINDitKC, the Ultimate Lifestyle Website for Seizing the Best of Kansas City

Overland Park, Kansas (realtimepressrelease) August 31, 2015 – As a video guide, FINDitKC offers people authentic and up to date information about all the things in Kansas City. The website is a complete guide to exploring town, offering everything from popular bars to emergency health care and spas.

People can easily discover the best of Kansas City restaurants on the website with detailed information about every eatery, retail outlet and more. This lets consumers make the right choice for corporate dinners, dates or even special events. The company exists to facilitate the entire experience for citizens by letting people circumvent bad shopping and eating experiences. Patients can look forward to locating local dentists, chiropractors or doctor offices that cater to eminent needs.

“Want to see a restaurant or bar before you try it with friends? We do our best to give you an inside look to your locality by introducing you to boutiques, let you explore things to do; allow you to meet dentists, doctors, chiropractors, business owners and much more. We’ll even buy you a beer from time to time, so cheers to you, savvy shopper! Join our family and we will help you discover it, watch it, try it,” says a company representative.

The recently launched mobile app lets people take the FINDitKC experience to a whole new level. The app lets individuals as well as families look at menus and reviews of places before visiting so as to plan well in advance. People interested in Kansas City retail can download the mobile app to stay local with a special loyalty program. The more the purchases, shares and check-ins by a family member’s establishment; the more points individuals stand to earn along with the chance to grab fun freebies.

Tourists can look for things to do in Kansas City so as to experience the best there is on offer. The offerings include fitness centers, performing arts centers and hospice in addition to sports facilities essentially making FINDitKC the comprehensive city guide.

About FINDitKC

FINDitKC expedites life for a number of individuals who can simply watch a video to discover things to do, places to eat at or health care clinics in an emergency. To know more, visit http://FINDitKC.com

Contact Number: Chris Olsen

Address:

8833 Bond Street
Overland Park, Kansas
USA – 66214
Phone Number: 816-559-7002

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UglyDeck.com Announces Expanded Service Territory – Now Serving the Greater Northeast Metro Area

UglyDeck.com has expanded its service territory to include the greater Northeast Metro area, and is proud to announce the addition of Dave Kodet to their team to serve this new expansion.

Burnsville, MN, USA — The Minnesota deck builders at UglyDeck.com are pleased to announce the expansion of their services to the greater Northeast Metro. The primary towns in this newly expanded service area are: Blaine, Shoreview, White Bear Lake, Lino Lakes, North Oaks, Mahtomedi, Stillwater, Hugo, Forest Lake, Stacy, Scandia, Circle Pines, and Centerville.

Just like the other areas that UglyDeck.com currently serves, this new territory will also have access to UglyDeck.com’s full range of services – from building decks to replacing existing decks and railings to enhancing decks and outdoor living spaces with accessories and more. UglyDeck.com’s maintenance free decking materials give peace of mind to its customers through getting high quality decking materials that will stand the test of time.

UglyDeck.com is also proud to officially introduce Dave Kodet to the team. Kodet will be serving customers in this newly expanded Northeast Metro area, and brings years of experience building decks, homes, kitchens and baths. Originally from western Minnesota, Kodet first found his love of carpentry from his grandfather, a go-to general contractor in Redwood County. Kodet has worked with Bill and Josh of UglyDeck.com since its start, and believes that trust and quality are two of the most important characteristics he can bring to customers. Kodet says, “I love it when you can offer folks so many options, but even better is the fact that these quality products will last.”

Kodet will make house calls to homeowners to meet with them to discuss their options and to help them figure out which decking solutions will work best for them. Allison, a previous customer of Kodet’s, said, “I recently had a large project that involved remodeling my business, and Dave was an outstanding builder who listened and provided exactly what I needed and more. He was professional, reliable and efficient. I would definitely hire him again!”

Richard, another customer, said, “[Dave] was quick to respond to our requests and managed the team of workers to get great results… I encourage anyone interested in quality work from a friendly contractor to call Dave!”

To get started on a deck quote or to find out more about UglyDeck.com’s maintenance free decks for the Northeast Metro area, contact Dave Kodet by calling 612-877-0764 or email him at dave@uglydeck.com.

Media Contact:
Bill Barton
UglyDeck.com
12277 Nicollet Ave S.
Burnsville, MN 55337
952-736-3308
info@uglydeck.com
http://www.uglydeck.com

Edgar Perez Leading Cybersecurity Workshop for CEOs in NYC, London, Dubai, Bangkok, Jakarta & Sydney

Edgar Perez brings Cybersecurity Boardroom Workshop 2015, seminars in New York City, London, Dubai, Bangkok, Jakarta, Sydney, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo that are specifically designed for board members, senior executives and entrepreneurial business professionals looking for new ways to gain and maintain competitive business advantage in one of the most critical subjects for corporations and governments worldwide.

New York City, NY, USA (August 28, 2015) — The extramarital affair website Ashley Madison has been served with a US $578 million lawsuit following a breach that resulted in data concerning 39 million of its members being leaked online, including usernames, messages and email and home addresses. Furthermore, it was recently disclosed by Gizmodo editor-in-chief Annalee Newitz that most of the female accounts were fake. The official numbers from the site showed that 31 million of the accounts belonged to men while 5 million supposedly were linked to females. However, Newitz found that 10,000 accounts were created with the ashleymadison.com email, implying that they were test subscriptions. Nine thousand of those 10,000 belonged to women, while the remaining numbers were either categorized as male or no gender specified.

Firms like Avid Dating Life and Avid Media, the Toronto-based companies that run Ashley Madison, now begin to view cyber attacks as existential threats to their survival; ignoring cyber security issues can have the most dangerous and lasting consequences for global and local corporations. They join now an ever growing list of large companies that have suffered high-profile cyber security breaches that include Adobe, ADP, E*Trade, Fidelity, Home Depot, JPMorgan Chase, Nasdaq, Neiman Marcus, Sony, Target and Wal-mart.

Cybersecurity Boardroom Workshop 2015 (http://www.cybersecurityboardroomworkshop.com), How Boards of Directors and CXOs Can Build the Proper Foundation to Address Today’s Information Security Challenges, is specifically designed for boards of directors and CEOs of public and private firms looking for new ways to gain and maintain their competitive advantages. Business executives with responsibility for IT, finance, compliance, risk management and procurement as well as entrepreneurs and innovators are welcome to add their points of view to the debate.

Cybersecurity Boardroom Workshop 2015 is a must-attend forum for board members, CEOs, CFOs, COOs and executive managers in New York City, London, Dubai, Bangkok, Jakarta, Sydney, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo who need to become more educated about cyber security in order to ask questions that are strategic yet granular enough to address company specifics. Cybersecurity Boardroom Workshop 2015 is targeted at corporate decision-makers for whom cybersecurity readiness is a relatively new yet critically important area to be intelligently conversant about.

The presenter is a published author, business consultant for billion-dollar private equity and hedge funds and Council Member at the Gerson Lehrman Group, with subject matter expertise in cybersecurity, investing, trading, financial regulation (Dodd-Frank Act) and market structure. Mr. Perez has presented his workshops in cities around the world, including Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Warsaw, Kiev, New York, Singapore, Beijing and Shanghai. He contributes to The New York Times and China’s International Finance News and Sina Finance.

ABOUT EDGAR PEREZ
Mr. Perez is the author of Knightmare on Wall Street, The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets (2013), and The Speed Traders, An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, published in English by McGraw-Hill Inc. (2011), Published in Mandarin by China Financial Publishing House (2012), and Investasi Super Kilat, published in Bahasa Indonesia by Kompas Gramedia (2012).

Mr. Perez has been interviewed on CNN’s Quest Means Business, CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Worldwide Exchange, Cash Flow and Squawk Box, FOX BUSINESS’s Countdown to the Closing Bell and After the Bell, Bloomberg TV’s Market Makers, CNN en Español’s Dinero, Sina Finance, BNN’s Business Day, CCTV China, Bankier.pl, TheStreet.com, Leaderonomics, GPW Media, Channel NewsAsia’s Business Tonight and Cents & Sensibilities. In addition, Mr. Perez has been featured on Sohu, News.Sina.com, Yicai, eastmoney, Caijing, ETF88.com, 360doc, AH Radio, CNFOL.com, CITICS Futures, Tongxin Securities, ZhiCheng.com, CBNweek.com, Caixin, Futures Daily, Xinhua, CBN Newswire, Chinese Financial News, ifeng.com, International Finance News, hexun.com, Finance.QQ.com, Finance.Sina.com, The Korea Times, The Korea Herald, The Star, The Malaysian Insider, BMF 89.9, iMoney Hong Kong, CNBC, Bloomberg Hedge Fund Brief, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, Valor Econômico, FIXGlobal Trading, TODAY Online, Oriental Daily News and Business Times.

Mr. Perez has been engaged to present to the Council on Foreign Relations, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University (Kiev), Quant Investment & HFT Summit APAC 2012 (Shanghai), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington DC), CFA Singapore, Hong Kong Securities Institute, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, University of International Business and Economics (Beijing), Hult International Business School (Shanghai) and Pace University (New York), among other public and private institutions. In addition, Mr. Perez has spoken at a number of global conferences, including Cyber Security World Conference 2014 (New York), Inside Market Data 2013 (Chicago), Emerging Markets Investments Summit 2013 (Warsaw), CME Group’s Global Financial Leadership Conference 2012 (Naples Beach, FL), Harvard Business School’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference (Boston), High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum (New York, Chicago), MIT Sloan Investment Management Conference (Cambridge), Institutional Investor’s Global Growth Markets Forum (London), Technical Analysis Society (Singapore), TradeTech Asia (Singapore), FIXGlobal Face2Face (Seoul) and Private Equity Convention Russia, CIS & Eurasia (London).

Mr. Perez was a vice president at Citigroup, a senior consultant at IBM, and a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. in New York City. Previously, he managed Operations and Technology for Peruval Finance. Mr. Perez has an undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Lima, Peru (1994), a Master of Administration from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Peru (1997) and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School, New York, with a dual major in Finance and Management (2002). He belongs to the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Mr. Perez resides in the New York City area with his wife Olga, son Edgar Felipe and daughter Svetlana Sofia.

Media Contact:
Julia Petrova
Media Relations Coordinator
The Speed Traders
+1-414-FORUMS0
jpetrova@thespeedtraders.com

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Michelle Dumas Elected 2017 President of The NRWA

The National Resume Writers’ Association Selects Founder of Distinctive Career Services President-Elect and Ethics Chair for 2016.

Wakefield, NH, USA — Michelle Dumas, founder of Distinctive Career Services LLC, career and resume consultants for professionals and executives for nearly 20 years, has been elected President of the The National Resume Writer’s Association (NRWA) for 2017. In the interim, she will serve The NWRA as President Elect and Ethics Chair beginning January 1, 2016.

The NRWA is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the support of professional resume writers. The Association is responsible for increasing market visibility for resume writers, promoting standards of excellence and best practices, and providing peer marketing, training, and certification. Michelle has been an active member of The NRWA since shortly after its inception in 1997. Michelle has served on the The NRWA Certification Commission, has been a member of the Certification Commission Advisory Board for seven years, and has most recently served two terms on the Board of Directors as Director of Industry, Experienced Business Owners. She has also been a speaker at The NRWA annual conferences.

“Since inception, The NRWA has been an important force for creating standards and best practices for professional resume writers,” said Dumas. “I am honored to have been elected and look forward to continuing to work with my peers to develop a plan of action that will promote the continued growth and success of The NRWA. Working together, we can continue to promote the highest ethical standards for our profession, and continue to cultivate new benefits for our members.”

A large percentage of The NRWA members are self-employed or small business owners. Other members work in state employment offices, college placement offices, and military placement offices. The members are committed to professional development and many have earned professional credentials. The NRWA offers its own certification and education programs, including the Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW) credential.

Michelle is one of only a handful of professional resume writers to hold both Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW) credentials. She also is a trained career coach and a Certified Personal Branding Strategist (CPBS). Michelle also has credentials as a Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP) and a Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC).

Michelle created Distinctive Career Services to offer a range of career support services to executives, including resume writing, cover letter writing, Linkedin profile development, job search assistance, personal branding strategies, and more. All the firm’s services are tailored to each job seeker’s needs and are highly customized.

In addition to founding Distinctive Career Services, Michelle is the author of “101 Before and After Resume Examples” and “Secrets of a Successful Job Search.” She also is a contributor to more than a dozen books on resume writing and job search. Michelle works personally with executive clients through her exclusive career marketing program, http://www.100kcareermarketing.com.

About Distinctive Career Services

Founded in 1996, Distinctive Career Services, LLC (formerly Distinctive Documents) offers professional resume writing and consultation, design, and distribution services to job hunters worldwide. Using a proprietary methodology, Distinctive Career Services provides its clients with all the tools necessary to promote and market themselves, and shows them how to open new doors to reach their highest career aspirations. The firm’s clients include thousands of job seekers at all professional levels to the highest C-level executives. Clients come from all industries and include working professionals looking to advance or change their careers as well as under- and unemployed workers looking to shorten their job search.

For more information, visit Distinctive Career Services online at http://www.distinctiveweb.com.

Contact:
Michelle Dumas
Founder and Executive Director
Distinctive Career Services, LLC
(800) 644-9694
mdumas@distinctiveweb.com
http://www.distinctiveweb.com

Medical Design Briefs Explores Silicone Alternatives, Northwire’s Impact on Life Sciences

The cable and wire manufacturer’s BioCompatic represents their second feature in Tech Briefs.

Osceola, WI, USA (August 26, 2015) — Cable engineering company, Northwire, Inc., (NWI), lends their materials expertise to the increasingly popular conversation challenging traditional silicone. Striving to deliver cutting-edge solutions to customers, the cable manufacturer participates in Medical Design Briefs’ August issue featuring silicone alternatives.

Medical Design Briefs: Tech Briefs focuses on design and technological advancements in the area of medical manufacturing innovation. As part of this mission, the publication seeks out industry leaders and R&D professionals to contribute articles, white papers, videos, and other resources to educate and inform readers. This is the second consecutive year that the magazine has asked Northwire to provide an article highlighting the next-generation medical cable and wire solutions.

This year, Kevin DePratter, PMP® and Northwire’s Director of R&D, lent forty- two years of industry expertise to the article titled, “Silicone’s History – and Future – in Medical Manufacturing.” Exploring silicone’s versatility and its subsequent rise in popularity as a useful material in a number of medical device designs, DePratter demonstrates its inherent limitations as compared to the extreme performance properties of innovative alternatives. The silicone polymer’s applications range from valves and tubing to cable jacketing and beyond. Its adaptability to extreme environments, ability to meet biocompatibility standards, and durability against sterilization made silicone the popular selection for many years.

As silicone has many proven advantages, it is often viewed as the traditional go-to material for coating cables used in implantable medical devices, surgical tools and more. However, medical-grade silicone jacketed cable can be costly to produce, and most silicone suppliers require long lead times. Combined with Northwire’s materials science and industry expertise, recent technology enables field-proven silicone alternatives featuring more robust resistance to crush, cut and chemicals. Options for medical device cable materials such as Northwire’s BioCompatic are quickly growing. Leading the shift and meeting customers’ demands, Northwire is currently working on BioCompatic’s product family extension to serve the next phase of unique engineering requirements of medical device design.

Learn more by reading the article online at http://www.medicaldesignbriefs.com/mdbfeatures or by clicking here. For more information about Northwire’s publications or its work with The LEMO Group on highly resilient, cost-competitive, USP Class VI silicone alternatives, contact Customer Care at 800.468.1516, cableinfo@northwire.com, or via Live Chat.

About LEMO

LEMO is an acknowledged leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection and cable solutions. LEMO’s high quality Push-Pull connectors are found in a variety of challenging application environments including medical, industrial control, test and measurement, broadcast, and telecommunications.

LEMO has been designing custom connectors for over six decades. Offering more than 100,000 combinations of products that continue to grow through tailored, specific designs, LEMO and its affiliated sister companies REDEL, NORTHWIRE and COELVER currently serve more than 100,000 customers in over 80 countries around the world. In 2014, LEMO Group acquired Northwire, Inc. as part of its vision to provide a full range of interconnection solutions and services to niche markets.

About Northwire

Cable manufacturer, Northwire, Inc., celebrating over 43 years of innovation, has corporate headquarters and manufacturing in Osceola, Wisconsin and engineering and manufacturing in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The cable engineering company is the premier partner for the design, manufacture and contract services of custom technical products including custom technical wire and cable, retractable cable, cable assemblies, connectors, harnesses, injection molding and over-molding. Extensive test and development, contract engineering and rapid OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) services offered. Serving a wide range of markets with diverse applications in broadcast, life sciences, energy, MIL-Spec defense, industrial, machine vision, architectural lighting, underwater and beyond.

In addition to ISO 13485:2003, ISO 9001:2008, SAE AS9100C:2009 certifications and qualification to ISO 17025:2005, Northwire is a member of NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association), NCMA (National Contract Management Association), RIA (Robotics Industries Association), AIA (Automated Imaging Association), FieldComm (aka Foundation Fieldbus), ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendors Associations) and WAI (Wire Association International), among others.

For more information, visit http://www.northwire.com.

Media Contact:
Katina Kravik
Northwire
110 Prospect Way
Osceola, Wisconsin 54020
715-294-2121
cableinfo@northwire.com
http://www.northwire.com

T5 Data Centers Fills T5@Dallas Facility with New Lease to Global Data Center Service Provider

Success of T5@Dallas Prompts T5 Data Centers to Seek Expansion in Dallas.

Dallas, TX, USA (August 10, 2015) — T5 Data Centers™, innovators in providing state-of-the-art, customizable and highly reliable computing support environments, today announced that the company has signed a lease for a new 6 MW data center service tenant at its T5@Dallas facility. With the signing of this lease, the T5@Dallas wholesale data center campus now is 93 percent occupied.

In addition to the current lease, the new tenant also has obtained rights to install a customized data center of 20-25 MW on the adjacent 16-acre site owned by T5 Data Centers. As a byproduct of the new lease, the new tenant will bring more robust metro fiber connectivity and interconnection services into the building.

T5@Dallas now has tenants in all of its four independent data centers with leases to a financial services company, a telecommunications provider, and now a data center service company. Texas-4 is housed inside the T5@Dallas wholesale data center facility, a purpose-built, 315,000 square-foot building on a 20-acre site located in Legacy Business Park in Plano, Texas. The entire T5@Dallas facility is LEED-Silver Certified and built to withstand winds up to 221 miles per hour. It has dual primary power feeds connected to two separate substations, and is concurrently maintainable (mechanically and electrically) and fault tolerant (electrically).

“The Legacy Business Park continues to be the location of choice for the discerning corporate user,” said Pete Marin, President and CEO of T5 Data Centers. “With only one data hall of 1.5mw remaining in T5@Dallas available for lease, we are excited to be expanding our presence in Dallas very soon.”

All of T5 Data Centers’ regional facilities are designed from the ground up to support wide-ranging workloads including high-performance computing for applications such as big data and hybrid cloud deployments to allow flexibility for future needs. For more information about T5’s retail colocation and data center services, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.

About T5 Data Centers
T5 Data Centers (T5) is a leading national data center owner and operator, committed to delivering customizable, scalable data centers that provide an “always on” computing environment to power mission critical business applications. T5 Data Centers provides enterprise and wholesale colocation data center services to organizations across North America using proven, best-in-class technology and techniques to design and develop facilities that deliver the lowest possible total cost of operations for its clients. T5 currently has business-critical data center facilities in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Charlotte with new projects announced in Portland, New York, and Colorado. All of T5’s data center projects are purpose-built facilities featuring robust design, redundant and reliable power and telecommunications, and have 24-hour staff to support mission-critical computing applications. For more information, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.

Contact:
Aaron Wangenheim
T5 Data Centers
415-292-7700
aaron@t5datacenters.com
http://www.t5datacenters.com

Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. to Offer Equity Shares to Investors Under New Crowdfunding Laws

Local brewery launches unique opportunity to invest in new Minneapolis craft brewery and tap room.

Minneapolis, MN, USA — Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. is offering accredited investors the opportunity to invest in the production, design, and creation of its full-production brewery and tap room. Taking advantage of new Federal equity crowdfunding laws, the Minneapolis craft brewery is seeking local residents and beer lovers anywhere in the country to invest and receive Series A Preferred Membership Units in its startup venture. This unique investment opportunity gives accredited investors a strong potential for a lucrative return on their investment while supporting a local business and its community.

Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. is seeking to raise $1,225,000 with a minimum investment of $20,000 per investor. The financing of preferred equity will be conducted through the brewery’s holding company, Utepils Investments LLC. Investors will receive accelerated cash distributions based on profitability of the brewery, which is projected to occur within three years of opening. Along with returns on their investments, Bryn Mawr Brewing Co.’s investors will also benefit from exclusive perks in the tap room and priority access to the annual Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. Beer Trip program.

Accredited investors interested in learning more about investing in Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. should visit the brewery’s investment portal at http://www.breweryinvestors.com. The secure investment portal contains comprehensive investing guidelines, relevant brewery information, and instructions for how to complete the investment transaction.

According to the Brewers Association, craft beer sales in Minnesota in 2014 averaged less than 9% of all beer sales, while the national average was 17.6%. This disparity has led to high demand for quality, locally produced beer and created explosive growth potential for new breweries entering the Twin Cities market. This ongoing growth trend presents an auspicious opportunity for investors looking to grow and diversify their portfolio by investing with Bryn Mawr Brewing Co.

“This publicly announced private placement is truly a unique way to fund the start up of a brewery,” said Dan Justesen, Co-Owner of Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. “We plan to brew finely crafted beer for our neighbors while also putting money back in their pockets. Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. will be a welcoming place where friends, families, and neighbors can get together to share stories, laughs, and great beer.”

About Bryn Mawr Brewing Co.
Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. is a craft beer brewery located in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of west Minneapolis. The full-production brewery and taproom is set to open in late 2015/early 2016 and will specialize in classic European beer styles that can be enjoyed again and again with those closest to you. The upstart brewery is currently seeking investments from accredited investors and conducting a separate perk-based crowdfunding campaign through the brewery’s VIPer Program. Through this program, supporters purchase MemBEERships that come with a Host Of Privileges (HOPs) including free beer, special event programing, and a VIPer custom stein.

About Dan Justesen
Dan has over a decade of experience working in the Twin Cities craft beer industry. As a former Co-Owner of St. Paul’s Vine Park Brewing Co., he lead the once struggling nano-brewery to triple digit growth over the course four years. Dan is actively involved in the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild and currently serves as Vice-President of the Guild’s Board of Directors.

Media Contact:
Dan Justesen
Bryn Mawr Brewing Co.
225 Thomas Ave. N, Suite 700
Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-721-5131
dan.justesen@brynmawrbrewing.com
http://www.brynmawrbrewing.com

Watsonville Based Green Environment Landscape Does More Than Just Design Landscape and Plant Vegetation

One of one of the Few Green-Certified Landscapers in Central California that can virtually assure a savings of 40-50 percent on Water Consumption Using His Certified Green Landscaping Techniques

Watsonville, CA, August 03, 2015 – Francisco Cortes started his business with a passenger car and a shovel. Twenty-eight years later, he’s the owner/operator of a thriving green-certified landscape contracting business with nine full-time employees, Green Environment Landscape, Inc.

But Watsonville-based Green Environment Landscape does more than just design landscapes and plant vegetation. Cortes’ concept for the business is to incorporate the design and implementation of the entire outdoor landscape of a home or structure, from plants, lighting and waterscapes to patios, decks, stamped and stained concrete, irrigation, drainage and arbors. And do it while saving water and adhering to certified green landscaping techniques.

Green Environment Landscape is one of the few green-certified landscapers in Central California that can virtually assure a savings of 40-50 percent on water consumption. And to accomplish it without having to turn your green yard or garden into a parched desert landscape.

Cortes is able to accomplish this by using biosoils (which require less fertilizer and pesticides, thus reducing water use), innovative irrigation and drainage design, using more drought-resistant native plants, and incorporating various tried and true xeriscaping techniques such as zoning plants and mulching.

“People panic and they kill their plants. They don’t know how to manage their landscaping, so they let it die,” said Cortes about the strict water-tightening regulations imposed by the state during this severe drought. “But we can do a lot of things to save water. We can save at least 40 percent, even more. We just have to be more efficient.”

After starting out doing strictly residential landscaping projects, the last several years Cortes and his company have been busy on the commercial end of the business. But Cortes wants to return to his roots, so to speak, get involved in more residential projects and strike a balance between residential and commercial.

Cortes, 56, was born in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, where tequila originated, but moved to the U.S. when he was 18, to work in the fields around Oxnard, in Southern California.

A few years later he saw an opportunity to get our of the fields and work for himself.

“I started with a shovel and my first project was a yard cleanup,” says Cortes, laughing at the thought. “I didn’t even have a truck. All I had was a car!”

Thus was born Francisco Landscaping, which mostly focused on yard and garden cleanup, jobs that could be done by one person. Within two years he had his first employee and slightly bigger jobs came along, but the business struggled. Cortes, whose advertising consisted simply of handing out business cards, putting flyers on car windshields and advertising in the local shopper publication, knew he couldn’t take on the truly big jobs that could boost his business.

Bigger projects meant more employees, more paperwork, more management and more complex designs and implementing them, something Cortes was not prepared for at this stage in his career.

“If I got a lot of business I wouldn’t be able to manage it,” he says candidly. “So I decided to go to college — Cabrillo College (in Aptos, just south of Santa Cruz) — and saw that I had a lot to learn, so I took a lot of classes and attended a lot of seminars.”

But the hard work and long hours paid off. He was able to hire more employees, take on bigger projects and 10 years ago, expanded his offerings to include green landscaping, water-saving measures and what he calls “hardscapes,” the more rigid and permanent parts of a landscaping project.

“I like hardscaping, working on arbors, waterfalls, retaining walls, patios and working with lighting. It’s a challenge,” says Cortes, who also changed the name to better reflect what his business offered. He sees landscaping and hardscaping going hand in hand in the ultimate design and success of a project.

After spending half of his life in the landscaping industry, Cortes’ motto is simple, but highly effective: “Do the job right the first time. If the client still isn’t satisfied, make it right.” Rarely has he had to redo a project.

“If I do a job, there’s not going to be any callbacks,” Cortes says with a confidence built on 28 years of hard work and honesty. “If it’s not right, no excuses, I’ll take care of it. I will make sure the client is satisfied.”

There’s nothing more important in business to Cortes than gaining the trust of his client and doing quality work.

Address: 115 Paseo Dr, Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone:(408) 227-0808

“That’s one reason I’ve been in business so long — trust. They have trust in me,” says the plain-spoken Cortes. “Everyone wants to be successful, but the most important thing in being successful is quality. If you always do quality work, you’ll never go out of business.”

Contact:
Marci Bracco
Chatterbox Public Relations
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 747-7455
http://www.greenenvironmentlandscapeinc.com