BDA is pleased to announce the following promotions. The promotions reflect an increased level of business activity across BDA's offices. These professionals will play a greater role in managing BDA client projects over the coming years.

Arun Bagchi, Mumbai, Director
Jim Lau, Hong Kong, Director
Lydia Xu, Shanghai, Director
Heejun Yang, Seoul, Assistant Director
Shan Yue, Shanghai, Assistant Director
Jay Shin, Seoul, Senior Associate
Tanya Wang, Shanghai, Senior Associate
Sherry Zhou, Shanghai, Senior Associate

The Daisy Trading Company of York Maine announces that they have launched a new website design with easy online shopping of their unique collection of gifts, furniture, home and garden décor, clothing and accessories. Their website, located at http://www.daisytrading.com, features an e-commerce shopping cart with a full checkout system that accepts all major credit cards. It also features sale items and offers gift card purchases.

W. Dennis Gilligan: Biography of Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

After graduating from the University of Maryland with a dual major in economics and urban studies, W. Dennis Gilligan worked in a management capacity for Washington Homes and Pulte Homes. In 1983, he founded Gilligan Development Incorporated, then a local developer and home builder.

W. Dennis Gilligan: Biography of Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

After graduating from the University of Maryland with a dual major in economics and urban studies, W. Dennis Gilligan worked in a management capacity for Washington Homes and Pulte Homes. In 1983, he founded Gilligan Development Incorporated, then a local developer and home builder.

Jeff Majewski, president and owner of TCG Graphics (www.tricg.com/), has announced that Brant Chesner has joined the company as its operations manager. In his role as operations manager, Chesner supervises all manufacturing jobs and ensures that all production employees and supervisors are functioning as a team and produce work that exceeds customer expectations.

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts announced today that Michael Tully, Principal, Transaction Advisory Services/Valuation and Business Modeling, Ernst & Young LLP will speak at The Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “FAS 141R Understanding Fair Value for Business Combinations”. This two-hour event is scheduled on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET.

Even the least enthusiastic kids are excited for their first day of school. New teachers and new classes, new friends with whom to recount tales of summer’s fun, and new school supplies shape the excitement of that first day. Unfortunately, many families can’t afford the supplies necessary to begin a new school year successfully. As an active community participant, Mary Kraft Staffing & HR Solutions was asked to fill that need for those families who could not.

AllSearch Professional Staffing, Inc. has announced that its corporate headquarters have relocated from the Baltimore, MD area to York, PA. Based in the Hunt Valley/Timonium area of Baltimore County for the past seven years, the company decided to move their corporate office because of their local ties to York County. AllSearch’s new corporate office, located at 2056 Springwood Road, houses their corporate Recruiting and Sales Teams as well as their Accounting, Marketing and support staff.

According to Accredited Radon Mitigation, radon gas is a major problem throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. Call (610) 489-4501 for information about reducing your home’s levels of radon gas. Accredited Radon also has measurement options available to test your home’s radon levels.