CAS Enterprises, Inc. and TheAwristocrat.com Named Small Business of the Year   CAS Enterprises, Inc. was recently recognized by its local community in Columbus, NE, as the Columbus Telegram's 2007 Power and Progress Small Business of the Year. Clark Swihart, CEO, and Melodee Brunken, Vice President, were present at the Second Annual Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame Banquet to accept the award. Presenting the award was Mike Johanns, former Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 2007-12-20

The Woman Who Wants 1,000,000 Pay Rises
One Woman Is On A Mission To Help One Million Underpaid People Earn More Money At The Same Job. A New Online Training Solution Tutors Employees In The Skills Needed To Successfully Conduct Salary Negotiations That Result In A Pay Raise. 2007-12-20

New State-of-the-Art Mass Calibration Facility Meets Highest Specifications
METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce the addition of in-house weight calibration to its current product and service offering. The new state-of-the-art facility meets NIST Echelon 1 standards as a high accuracy environment and is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited through A2LA. The lab has the ability to calibrate both ASTM and OIML weights. 2007-12-20

100 Black Men of America, Inc. Announce Sponsorship of Upcoming Presidential Debate on African American and Hispanic Issues
100 Black Men of America, Inc. and The Nevada Democratic Party, along with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, IMPACTO and the College of Southern Nevada have partnered to hold a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas. This marks the second debate held in Las Vegas. The January 15, 2008 debate will be telecast live by MSNBC and comes just four days before Nevada's January caucus, which is positioned between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. 2007-12-20

Best-selling Activism Author Predicts US People Power Revolution in 2008
The Progressives' Handbook: Get the Facts and Make a Difference Now, Volume 1, hit #1 on Amazon's political activism charts last week. Volume 2 of the series also soared to Amazon's top ten list for political activism. 2007-12-19

JibJab Premieres 2007 Year in Review
From Lindsay Lohan to Larry Craig - No One is Safe in JibJab's Third Annual Year in Review! 2007-12-19

The Presidential Election Game Could Change the Way You Think About Presidential Elections and American Politics in General
Steven Brams uses game theory, a branch of mathematics that examines the smartest choices for people in strategic situations, to shed new light on the dynamics at work in a U.S. presidential election. Both compelling and timely, The Presidential Election Game presents mathematical models to help readers better understand campaign victory and failure in today's political climate. 2007-12-19

Counter-Terrorism Expert And GOP Presidential Candidate Launches Campaign Ad
Dr. Hugh Cort's 30 second campaign ad, "An American Hiroshima," starts on cable today. The ad will air in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. 2007-12-19

The Industry Measure Has Released the Latest Edition of Its Twice-Yearly Design & Production Market Survey Report
The Industry Measure has released the latest edition of its twice-yearly Design & Production market survey report. Winter 2007/2008's Design & Production #24 is the company's 24th consecutive survey of the graphic design and creative markets--graphic designers, ad agencies, corporate design departments, and commercial photographers--and provides a detailed look at the status of establishments in these markets, including business conditions (current and expected), top business challenges, top new business opportunities, investment plans and projections, and current media, technology, and business trends. 2007-12-19

Ethics Ranking On Government Contractors to Promote Positive Influence   Ethisphere Institute to conduct first annual Ranking of the Ethical Programs, Practices of US Government Contractors. 2007-12-18 (Friend of Issues Wire: 10)

Objectivity, Inc. Partners with TRS Consulting, Inc. to Provide Solutions to Complex Data Management Challenges   Companies join forces to deliver fusion, information sharing, and complex data management solutions to Defense and Intelligence Community customers 2007-12-18

WebCopier for Mac -- Get a Copy of Your Favorite Websites and Browse Them Offline at Any Time
Have you ever wanted to have a copy of your favorite websites or browse sites even when your computer isn't connected to the Internet? If the answer is yes, then try WebCopier -- the program that downloads websites to your computer, and allows you to view and print them at any time. 2007-12-18

Single Dad Attempts To Get the Dying American Family Placed on the 'Endangered Species' List: This Could be History and a First
Terry Harris, a single dad has asked members of congress to assist him in having the dying "American Family" placed on the endangered species list. Harris, who has spent many years in education, got the idea while teaching chapters on the decline of the American Family. Harris sent the enclosed letter (see page 3 of this release) to the following members of congress: Jim Matheson, Nancy Pelosi's, Orrin G. Hatch, Robert F. Bennett, Rob Bishop, Chris Cannon, Trent Lott, Roger F. Wicker, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edward M. Kennedy, Jim Costa, Loretta Sanchez, Susan A. Davis, Elizabeth Dole, Barack Obama. 2007-12-17

VideoCentric First to Achieve RADVision Accreditation for New Scopia HD MCU
VideoCentric is the first UK integrator to be granted full accreditation to sell the new range of Scopia servers by RADVision, manufacturers of the world's leading multipoint conferencing bridges (MCUs) and Gateways for H.323, SIP and 3G networks. 2007-12-17 (Friend of Issues Wire: 5)

Atlantic Partners, Inc. Announces Release of Their "Green Mail" Calculator
Atlantic Partners, Inc. announced today its release of the "Green Mail Calculator"; a tool designed to enable organizations to better understand the impact their mailing practices have on the environment. 2007-12-17

Zrinity Announces Behavioral Email Marketing Strategy With Google Analytics Support   Zrinity Inc, a Utica New York based email delivery firm announced its Behavioral Email Marketing Strategy and the integration of Google Analytics to further bolster metrics and data gathering from email campaigns sent using Zrinity's email delivery server and systems. 2007-12-16 (Friend of Issues Wire: 13)

Ron Paul Song Released by Camelot Castle, England - To Celebrate Boston Tea Party
Ron Paul's message of freedom is inspiring hope internationally. Camelot Castle in England releases a song today - Inner Truth - and a statement that shows just how far the Ron Paul support is traveling and the broad international support for his Boston Tea Party. 2007-12-16

Leading Carbon Trading Broker Uses EBay to Offer Carbon Offsets Direct from Brazil   Emissions trading brokerage CantorCO2e assists Pop!Tech's unprecedented carbon initiative by using eBay Giving Works. 2007-12-16

Spring 2008 Set For Launch of The Counter Terrorist Magazine
Security Solutions International (SSI) eyes Spring 2008 as launch date for their new print publication, The Counter Terrorist. SSI began with the help of real-world operators from Israel's elite units; individuals committed to providing state-of-the-art training to organizations throughout the world to combat terrorism. 2007-12-16

Empire State Building Lights Went Dark for Asian Americans
The new management company of the Empire State Building rejected the Asian American Business Development Center's request to light the building in the colors of the Lunar New Year, breaking with tradition, marginalizing the Asian American community and insulting New York City's multicultural spirit in the process. 2007-12-16

CCN on the Road: Huckabee Gives Revealing Politics/Pulpit Perspective
Huckabee talks candidly about background, politics, and pastoral perspective in first "CCN on the Road" online video segment. 2007-12-15

The Media House is Changing
They are pleased to announce the addition of 240 New Vendors and a full line of Consumer Electronics. 2007-12-15

Association for Strategic Planning Announces 2008 Conference 'Strategic Planning & Action: Driving Growth from Change'   The Association for Strategic Planning announces that its annual conference for strategic planning professionals will take place on February 24-26, 2008, in Marina Del Rey, California. 2007-12-15

Professor Carol M. Swain Announces New Website and Blog, CarolMSwain.net   National spokesperson on immigration, race relations, evangelical politics, elections and more. 2007-12-14