New Columbus, Ohio location part of strategic plan to better serve client demands.

Peritus, primarily a public relations and public affairs firm and one of the largest agencies in the region, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Columbus, Ohio as part of a strategic plan to expand services across the Midwest. Opening its doors yesterday, the office is located at 35 North 4th Street, 3rd Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Peritus is headquartered in Louisville, Ky. and has offices in Lexington, Ky.; Nashville, Tenn. and Indianapolis, Ind.

As the saying goes, there's a new sheriff in town.

A walking dead one.

According to legend, The Dead Sheriff was a lawman forced to watch the murders of his family before he was killed. His need for vengeance would not allow him to rest, and he rose from the grave to avenge himself upon his killers. Now he travels across the west, dispensing justice for those in need and sending the wicked to their graves.

He can never return to the grave until the western frontier is free of evil and tyranny.

The reality, however, is a little different….

As the saying goes, there's a new sheriff in town.

A walking dead one.

According to legend, The Dead Sheriff was a lawman forced to watch the murders of his family before he was killed. His need for vengeance would not allow him to rest, and he rose from the grave to avenge himself upon his killers. Now he travels across the west, dispensing justice for those in need and sending the wicked to their graves.

He can never return to the grave until the western frontier is free of evil and tyranny.

The reality, however, is a little different….

Cincinnati’s outdoor lighting professionals, NiteLites, to showcase the latest in LEDs and low voltage outdoor lighting system technology at the Cincinnati Home and Garden Show, March 6th- 7th and March 10th -14th. Cincinnati’s largest and longest running show of its kind, offers a wide range of the best in the home and garden business. Landscapers, outdoor illumination designers, retailers, contractors, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and service companies all come together to showcase their opportunities.

Cincinnati’s outdoor lighting professionals, NiteLites, to showcase the latest in LEDs and low voltage outdoor lighting system technology at the Cincinnati Home and Garden Show, March 6th- 7th and March 10th -14th. Cincinnati’s largest and longest running show of its kind, offers a wide range of the best in the home and garden business. Landscapers, outdoor illumination designers, retailers, contractors, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors and service companies all come together to showcase their opportunities.

PinHawk LLC, the leading publisher of aggregated daily emails for professionals, has introduced an “Intraday Alert” service to deliver information from any web news source soon after it is published.

Over two hundred professionals from companies in and around Ohio gathered at The Conference Center at NorthPointe in Lewis Center, Ohio on October 13, 2009 for Aspire 2009, Socius’ annual conference.

Tampa, Florida-based Thermablok announces that Team California – consisting of students from the California College of the Arts (CCA) and Santa Clara University (SCU) – took top honors in the Architecture category of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2009 Solar Decathlon competition in Washington, DC.

=John Finnessy, CMP, Executive Director the National Portable Storage Association (NPSA), a nonprofit membership association dedicated to the advancement of the portable storage industry, issued the following statement today honoring Dale Payne, past-president of the organization, who passed away on September 28, 2009 from heart complications.

PINC Solutions, the leader in cost-effective real-time asset visibility technology, announced today that Transfreight has implemented PINC Solutions’ Yard Hound at its Toyota-dedicated crossdocking facility and the adjacent manufacturing plant located in Woodstock, Ontario. Yard Hound added automated real-time visibility for asset tracking to an existing yard management and shunt control solution.

Two Animators! LLP (2A!) has been hard at work designing “KidzChores.com.” The site is a brand new avatar game dedicated to teaching kids as young as age six about the importance of being responsible. Parents register their children for an account where they can play games, read stories, and set up "virtual chores" for them to perform. When the children perform a chore they earn coins for their piggy bank and can use those coins to purchase virtual goods, or they can print out a check and have their parents cash it in for real money. Tom Costantini, the Creative Director at 2A!

Two Animators! LLP (2A!) has been hard at work designing “KidzChores.com.” The site is a brand new avatar game dedicated to teaching kids as young as age six about the importance of being responsible. Parents register their children for an account where they can play games, read stories, and set up "virtual chores" for them to perform. When the children perform a chore they earn coins for their piggy bank and can use those coins to purchase virtual goods, or they can print out a check and have their parents cash it in for real money. Tom Costantini, the Creative Director at 2A!

A Special Edition of Thoroughbred horse racing’s book of the year, The Untold Story of Joe Hernandez: The Voice of Santa Anita by Rudolph Alvarado, will be released on September 1. The Special Edition will be available in soft cover and hard cover and will include a foreword by Father Frank Hernandez, a Jesuit priest and Joe’s son. The book’s cover has been redesigned and the volume has been enlarged to 6” x 9”. Some of the added features include twenty additional photographs, as well as prompts within the text that refer readers to specific race calls on the audio CD accompanying the book.

A Special Edition of Thoroughbred horse racing’s book of the year, The Untold Story of Joe Hernandez: The Voice of Santa Anita by Rudolph Alvarado, will be released on September 1. The Special Edition will be available in soft cover and hard cover and will include a foreword by Father Frank Hernandez, a Jesuit priest and Joe’s son. The book’s cover has been redesigned and the volume has been enlarged to 6” x 9”. Some of the added features include twenty additional photographs, as well as prompts within the text that refer readers to specific race calls on the audio CD accompanying the book.

The new website provides visitors with easy-to-navigate access to Hughes Environmental’s services and access to two different studies on Indoor Air Quality. “We think it’s important to reiterate to our clients that we are experts in HVAC Systems Cleaning, Commercial Duct Cleaning, Ceiling and Rafter Cleaning and other Industrial Cleaning Services”, said Chuck Cooper, Business Development Manager for Hughes Environmental.

Lincoln Maly Marketing has introduced a new company blog as a new page on the LincolnMalyMarketing.com website. The company’s blog, "Simply Said", will celebrate excellence, creativity, inspiration, and leadership in business with an eye for compelling marketing and communications. Lincoln Maly Marketing is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based integrated marketing, media relations, PR and corporate communications firm.

Qaran Financial Express LLC's has opened new office in Louisville, Kentucky. The new Qaran Financial Express office will serve customers in Louisville and surrounding cities. The new office has been licensed by the State as Money Service Business authorized to do business in the State of Kentucky.

Qaran Financial Express has completed compliance training for the new office staff. The training materials covered include:

· Customer Identification Program
· Suspicious Activity Monitoring
· SAR and CTR filing
· OFAC handling

Southwest Florida – Linda Gross of advice, a privately owned well entrenched advertising, media relations and business solutions company announces that builders are visiting by phone and the web. Phone contact and web interest are up and shares can be attributed to builders. Web hits are up more than 45% this year and 22% of the total hits are attributed to home builders and developers. The builder segment of this multi-category experienced and highly respected company is a sure sign that consumer confidence is rising.

Today,MaximumASP, www.maximumasp.com, proudly announced it has been selected as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards winner in Hosting Solutions. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.

"We are thrilled to be recognized from among thousands of Microsoft partners to receive the 2009 Microsoft Partner of the Year award in the Hosting Solutions category," said Wade Lewis, co-founder and Managing Partner of MaximumASP.

Astor & Black’s founder and CEO David Schottenstein was announced last night as the recipient of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award for South Central Ohio & Kentucky. Mr. Schottenstein will now be considered for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year national award which will be announced this November in Palm Springs, California.

“I am proud to accept the award on behalf of the hard work and dedicated team at Astor & Black Custom Clothiers. I am looking forward to many years of continued success with all my co-workers.”

Astor & Black’s founder and CEO David Schottenstein was announced last night as the recipient of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award for South Central Ohio & Kentucky. Mr. Schottenstein will now be considered for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of the Year national award which will be announced this November in Palm Springs, California.

“I am proud to accept the award on behalf of the hard work and dedicated team at Astor & Black Custom Clothiers. I am looking forward to many years of continued success with all my co-workers.”

EMG Donates Time and Professional Pieces Through Operation: Outreach Grant Program.

Eisen Marketing Group, the largest public relations firm in Greater Cincinnati, awarded The Center for Rural Development pro bono professional public relations and marketing services through their Operation: Outreach grant program. The Operation: Outreach grant will provide The Center for Rural Development with brand development and counsel, professional quality pieces, marketing strategy, public relations and creative communication solutions.