News by subject: CONTESTS AND AWARDS

amplifire, a scientifically proven, adaptive, elearning software solution used by healthcare, education, and Fortune 500 companies like UCHealth, Partners Health, Time Warner, United Airlines, CompTIA, Mastec, and The Princeton Review, honors an...

Hearst Health, a division of Hearst, and the Jefferson College of Population Health of Thomas Jefferson University, today announced that Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare is the winner of the 2017 Hearst Health Prize. Intermountain was awarded the...

MetroHealth System (MHS) was honored with the Integrated Benefit Institute's 2017 Enterprise Health Management & Business Performance Award at the IBI Annual Forum in San Francisco. The award recognizes leadership in the area of health and...

The National Pro BBQ Tour, the biggest, most competitive barbecue tournament in America, kicked off its seventh season with plans to visit almost 30 states in America thanks to Sam's Club, the official sponsor and supplier to the Kansas City Barbeque...

National Mortgage Insurance Corporation (National MI), a subsidiary of NMI Holdings, Inc., was today named to Fortune Magazine's list of the "40 Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance."Fortune Magazine partners with Great Place to Work to...

Wedbush Securities is pleased to announce that its Marketing Department was honored with a prestigious American Advertising Award, by the American Advertising Federation's Los Angeles Chapter, for its concept and design of the Lime Brokerage exhibit...

Accident Fund Insurance Company of America is proud to recognize its President's Club Award honorees. President's Club qualifications for 2016 included written premium exceeding $2 million, a cumulative loss ratio of 50 percent or less, and premium...

Avaya today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Avaya Equinox as a recipient of the 2016 Unified Communications Excellence Award presented by TMC's INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine."We are honored that Avaya Equinox has been...

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) congratulates Magda Yrizarry, Verizon's Senior Vice President of Talent and Diversity, on making People en Espanol's list of the 25 Most Influential Latinas in America. She has spent more than...

U.S. Global Investors, Inc. , a boutique registered investment advisory firm with longstanding experience in global markets and specialized sectors, is pleased to announce positive recognition for its gold-oriented fund by Lipper. The U.S. Global...

Opes Advisors, a financial advisory firm headquartered in the Silicon Valley and known for innovative mortgage lending, today announced its recognition for a "trifecta" of honors, as it was named by Mortgage Executive Magazine as one of the "50 Best...

Lacthosa received the award "Premio Orquídea Empresarial" (Business Orchid Award) in the category Greatest Exporter to Central America, for their effort, creativity and innovation, especially after distributing 100% Honduran products to international...

Each year, the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is honored to pay special recognition to a Congressional Legislative Assistant who best demonstrates exemplary service to our Nation's Veterans. On March 22, 2017, National Commander Hershel...

Each year, the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is honored to pay special recognition to a National leader who best demonstrates inspirational leadership and distinguished service to our nation's veterans. On March 22, 2017, National...

Gabriella's Kitchen is pleased to announce that, following a nation-wide consumer vote, skinnypastatm SUPERFOOD TEFF fresh pastas have been voted winner in the pasta category of the 2017 Product of the Year Canada awards. The Product of the Year...

The Calgary Airport Authority has once again been recognized as a leader in creating one of the best places to work in Alberta.The Top Employer designation presented by Mediacorp recognizes employers that are committed to creating a vibrant and...

School districts investing in tools for next-generation digital learners; launching STEM academies; and encouraging the innovative use of drones, solar panels and robotics clubs and camps earned top rankings in the annual Digital School Districts...

ZE PowerGroup Inc. (ZE), the global leading software company specializing in enterprise data management and analysis solutions for energy and commodities markets, today announced it has won the Commodity Business Awards 2016 in the category of Data...

Rackspace® today announced it has been ranked 74th on the 2017 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, according to global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work®. Fortune has named Rackspace as one of America's top "100 Best Companies to...

Cloudnine Realtime (Cloudnine), a division of AbacusNext, has won two prestigious rankings in The CPA Practice Advisor 2017 Readers' Choice Awards. The company, which was acquired by AbacusNext in early February, won first place in the Outsourced...

The American Indian College Fund honored 34 American Indian tribal college students of the year, tribal college president Dr. Laurel Vermillion, and U.S. Department of Education employee John Gritts on March 19 at the 2017 Student of the Year and...

What would you do with $10,000 in Trex materials? One lucky fan is about to find out. In conjunction with the first day of spring -- and the official start of the 2017 outdoor living season -- the world's #1 brand of wood-alternative decking and...

With record-breaking attendance of over 5,000 innovators, strategists and academics, the B.C. Tech Summit proved just how unified the province's entrepreneurs are. "The sold-out #BCTECH Summit underscored the dedication, passion and success of B.C.'s...

The people have spoken, and we couldn't be more delighted! For the third year in a row, Houzz, the leading online platform for architecture, design and home improvement, has honored Trex with the "Best of Houzz" Design Award. This distinction,...

Starkey® Hearing Technologies is excited to announce that its Halotm 2 hearing aids were named the winner of the "Wearable Tech" category at the 2017 SXSW® Interactive Innovation Awards. The Interactive Awards ceremony took place Tuesday evening at...

Agosto Inc., a cloud services and development company and tier 1 Google Cloud Premier Partner, today announced that it has received the Google Cloud 2016 Americas Partner Award for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Customer Success. The award recognizes...

Rackspace® today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant of its new Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Managed Service Providers, Worldwide.The Gartner assessment, performed by the firm's IT...

Capital Power's Bloom Wind project was recognized by infrastructure journal and project finance magazine, IJGlobal, as the North American Wind Deal of the Year. The annual IJGlobal Awards, which recognize and celebrate the best in energy and...

American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. (APFS), a privately-held, independent broker/dealer that services financial advisors across the country, hosted the finals for the seventh annual Long Island Virtual Enterprises International (VEI)...

360 Vodka was recently named a Finalist in the prestigious Ultimate Spirits Challenge, earning a score of 93 and the accolade "Excellent, Highly Recommended". 360 Vodka was additionally awarded the "Great Value" designation by the judging panel, an...

Avaya today announced that it has received the NorthFace ScoreBoard Awardtm from Omega Management Group Corp in recognition of achieving excellence in customer service and support in 2016. Since 2000, the award has been presented annually to...

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Sodexo Canada are pleased to announce Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation as the recipient of the CCAB 2017 Aboriginal Development Corporation (AEDC) of the Year Award.Six...

Smartronix, a leading provider of secure Managed Cloud Services and solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the Leader's quadrant of the March 2017 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Managed Service Providers,...

Clarkston Consulting, a leading management and technology consulting firm specializing in the life sciences and consumer products industries, has announced the recipient of the 2017 Clarkston Scholars Program scholarship. The Clarkston Scholars...

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), the largest health insurer in the mid-Atlantic region, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" in 2017. This year's honor marks the fifth consecutive...

Avaya announced today that Avaya Surgetm (formerly SDN FX Healthcare) has received a 2016 Telehealth Award from HealthTechZone.com, a leading healthcare technology news source. "With rapid changes in technology affecting the healthcare industry and...

Clarkston Consulting is proud to recognize Sean Burke as the recipient of the Rising Star of the Consulting Profession award for Excellence in Retail by Consulting Magazine. As the specialty retail lead, Sean has provided strategic expertise to...

AdvancedMD, a pioneer in cloud technology for independent physician practices, has earned a Leader spot on Gartner's FrontRunners quadrant for the Electronic Medical Records (EMR). The Leaders quadrant includes all-around strong products, offering...

Malibu Boats continues to lead the industry with dedication to innovation, quality and performance. We are very honored and proud to have been recognized for the 'Innovation of the Year' award at the 2017 WSIA Summit Leadership Awards last week for...

Today the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) presented 26 honorees at its Annual Educational Conference with awards, including the DeWitt C. Baldwin Jr. Award presented in partnership with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, and...

In the news release, "Guaranteed Rate Leads Mortgage Executive Magazine's Top Loan Originators List" issued earlier today by Guaranteed Rate, we are advised by the company there is an updated version. Complete corrected text follows.Guaranteed Rate...

Guaranteed Rate, the eighth largest retail mortgage lender in the nation, congratulates its 38 loan originators named to Mortgage Executive Magazine's annual list of the "Top 200 Mortgage Originators in America." This is the fifth consecutive year...

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. (SEER) , a provider of environmental, renewable fuels and industrial waste stream management services, has announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Paragon Waste Solutions, has been awarded an air...

Bright Horizons Family Solutions®, a leading provider of high-quality child care, early education and other services designed to help employees and families address the challenges of work and life, today announced that it has been named to FORTUNE's...

Eagle Professional Resources Inc. (Eagle), one of Canada's top staffing companies, is thrilled to announce that it was once again recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. The program is led by Deloitte and additionally sponsored by...

eMaint Enterprises LLC, a Fluke company and the leader in Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) solutions, was awarded a Bronze Stevie Award in the Customer Service Department of the Year category for the fourth consecutive year.Over...

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) is proud to name Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn Legislator of the Year in 2017."From John's days on the Texas Supreme Court, to his days as Attorney General of Texas and representing the state...

We are advised by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, "USHCC names Sen. John Cornyn Legislator of the Year 2017 at Legislative Summit" issued earlier today over...

hubbub health, an evidence-based corporate wellness technology company in the Cambia Health Solutions family of companies, has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan's 2017 North American Customer Value Leadership Award for Employee Health Engagement...

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) is proud to name Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn Legislator of the Year in 2017."From John's days on the Texas Supreme Court, to his days as Attorney General of Texas and representing the state...