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The demand for business insurance in Bristol and Chilhowie, Virginia, has steadily increased due to the growing number of small businesses in the area. As a result, insurance providers have been expanding their offerings to cater to the specific needs of these local businesses, ensuring they are adequately protected against potential risks and liabilities.

The need for insurance for various aspects of life, such as home, auto, and health, is crucial to protecting individuals from unexpected financial burdens. Insurance provides peace of mind by offering coverage for potential risks and liabilities that may arise in everyday life.

Dallas Contracting Co., Inc. (Dallas Contracting), an expert demolition and salvage contractor, recently completed the sale of three (3) fire pumps that were salvaged from several demolition projects. Salvaging used and obsolete equipment and then selling these items helps Dallas Contracting and their clients offset their demolition costs on a typical project. The fire pumps salvaged and sold included:

Ten of thousands of families lost homes, personal property and much more during hurrican Katrina. Homes are being re-built and lives are being put back together again along the Gulf Coast. But homes aren't the only thing needing replaced for these families who have lost so much says Bruce Goldwell, author and success coach. Children need to have a way to escape the trials that they are surrounded with on a daily basis and a way to insure that their futures will be bright. Goldwell believes that one of the ways to do this is through the gift of books.

BMC Capital announced on Monday, November 13, 2006, that it originated a $1.7 million loan for the acquisition of East Country Line Center, a 7,527 sq. foot two-tenant shopping center located at 940 East County Line Road in Ridgeland, Miss. The center is currently 100% occupied by a Honey Baked Ham and a Verizon Wireless store.

Released just in time for Christmas, “Vocal Warm-Up” guides singers through easy-to-follow techniques that get immediate results.

Icefall Lodge, British Columbia’s newest backcountry ski lodge, will start its first full winter of operation this December. Located on the continental divide and bordered by Banff National Park, the lodge perches at treeline in the shadow of some of the highest peaks in the Rockies. The nearest town is Golden, B.C., some 60 km to the south. Winter access is by helicopter only, leaving 12 lucky skiers with 200 km2 of skiing terrain for their exclusive use - the largest terrain of any ski touring lodge in Canada.

Today, kanetix (http://www.kanetix.ca), Canada's insurance marketplace, announced the addition of a new critical illness insurance product which offers Canadians an option to get quotes, apply for coverage, and purchase a policy all online. The express critical illness insurance offering, available through http://www.kanetix.ca/critical-illness-express-insurance, does not require a medical and means your approved policy will be in the mail to you within days.

American Balloon, a hot air balloon company, has been providing the Champagne Voyages for the past the 35 years. The aerial adventure has been one of the most popular among the New Jersey area.

vayu.mobi the Mobile site for VAYU - a popular rock group in Mumbai has been selected as dotMobi's first "Site of the Week". "This is a huge honor and we are thrilled that the site was chosen" said Nelson Rebello, the designer of the site and president of SynthSys. "We are glad that our site was chosen as the first site worldwide to be showcased on the dotMobi site".

Just in time for Christmas, HobbyTron.com today announced the availability of the Picco Z micro remote control (r/c) helicopter through its Web site, www.hobbytron.com.

HandHeld Entertainment™ (NASDAQ: ZVUE, ZVUEW) today announced that the company and Newbridge Securities Inc., the lead underwriter in HandHeld Entertainment’s August 2006 secondary offering, have released the market standoff provision which allows the common shares issued in HandHeld Entertainment’s PIPE financing transaction completed in February 2006 to trade prior to the 180-day restriction imposed under the registration rights agreement previously entered with the PIPE investors.

Executives of HandHeld EntertainmentÔ (NASDAQ: ZVUE, ZVUEW) yesterday disclosed that the company expects to achieve cash flow positive results in 2007 based upon recent steps taken by the pioneer of the portable video player (PVP) industry.

Worldwide Industrial Marketplace, an international buyers' guide for engineers and manufacturers and division of the Industrial Network, today announced the launch of its new rubber, glass and plastic molding directory.

The Junior Board Shop at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury introduced Bella's Cookies to the employees and visitors of the hospital this week. Bella’s Cookies is an organic and vegan cookie company from Milton, DE. and is named after company founder, Kelly Leishear’s 5 year old daughter Bella.

BMC Capital announced on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, that it originated a $4 million loan for the acquisition of The Fountains, a 45,000 sq. foot mixed-use property located at the corner of South Fretz Avenue and Edmond Road in Edmond, Okla.

Craig Benson of Hi-Stat Lexington Division of Stoneridge, Inc. commented that, “The company has been on a lean journey for about the past two years. During that period of time inventory has been reduced significantly due to manual kanban system and the re-defining of acceptable inventory levels by management. In 2005, Hi-Stat Lexington received the Stoneridge, Inc. Presidents Award for improvements in inventory turns. As we eliminate the waste, communication issues have become prevalent causing stock-outs and expedite freight shipments. We believe that an e-kanban system is necessary for Hi-Stat Lexington to reach the next level in our journey.”

Bridgestar, a nonprofit initiative of the Bridgespan Group dedicated to attracting, connecting and supporting senior leaders for the sector, today introduced a new area on Bridgestar.org designed specifically for nonprofit chief operating officers (COOs), offering ideas, tools and resources for prospective and current leaders as well as hiring managers.

The Scottsdale real estate market for large, ornate, luxurious homes continues to surge in Arizona's Valley of the Sun. Whether these luxury homes be new builds featuring spacious lots, multiple pools and the latest technological touches or classic stately manors featuring old southwest charm, homes in Scottsdale with seven- and even eight-figure price tags are selling at a brisk pace throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Alt-N Technologies today announced the latest release of its trusted, Windows-based email platform, MDaemon 9.5. With this release, users will benefit from over 50 feature enhancements that have been incorporated into the platform and the addition of an enhanced security plug-in designed to thwart new email security attacks.

Visible Shops is pleased to announce the launch of GayGevalt.com! GayGevalt.com is a national community event calendar for GLBTQ Jewish related events.

Legends of Mernac, now in its third month of operation, is conducting its first "Write-In" group activity for both experienced writers and those who may never have written non-fiction before, but are interested in learning in a fun, exciting, and supportive atmosphere.

BMC Capital announced on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, that it originated a $4.3 million loan for the acquisition of Lumberton on the Lake, a 100-unit apartment complex at 187 South LHS Drive in Lumberton, Texas.

According to Bob Meyer at TSS, “We were interested at the time in a system that was fully integrated and could tie the manufacturing with the financials. We wanted to be able to better track inventory and job costing. We wanted the ability to know where the parts were at all times on the shop floor and to account for the actual costs for more effective cost analysis.”

ForeignTradeExchange.com, an import and export industrial supply portal and publisher of multiple international industrial directories announced today the launch of its new processing equipment buying guide and directory.

In another bold move, Julian Joffe, president and founder of Pad Print Machinery of Vermont, announced this week that his company will be taking the wraps off its 6 color non-pad based industrial printing machine. Scheduled for first “public” unveiling at the Pad Print showroom during December, the new machine, named XD-400-6, is expected to draw the attention of many of the companies existing client base as it is designed to fill an important niche in the product decorating market that has been dominated by more traditional analog printing techniques. The catch phrase Joffe brings up is “Digital direct”.

An interesting new service has been launched by www.orientalpearls.net and has been used by companies with success. They are selling freshwater pearls directly from pearl farms in China to businesses and corporations as promotional or employee gifts s worldwide.