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American Express Travelers Cheques and AAA Sign Exclusive Agreement: AAA Members Can Enjoy Convenience and Peace of Mind of Traveling with American Express(R) Travelers Cheques American Express and AAA, North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, announced that AAA has agreed to exclusively endorse American Express Travelers Cheques, which are now available at participating AAA and Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) offices in the United States and Canada. - 2008-02-27

ShotPak, Inc. Announces On Target for Best Ever First Quarter Results ShotPak, Inc. (Pink Sheets:SHTP) today announces its first quarter results for 2008 are on target for the best the Company has had in its seven year history. - 2008-02-27

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC (OTC: MMAB.PK) The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have been brought on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC ("MuniMae" or the "Company") (OTC: MMAB.PK) between May 3, 2004 and January 28, 2008, inclusive (the "Class Period"). - 2008-02-26

New Kauffman Foundation Paper Advances Regional Policies for Fostering Entrepreneurially Driven Economic Growth;Paper Provides a Roadmap for How Regional Economies Can Grow by Forming and Growing New Firms Rather Than Chasing after Existing Ones: The Report Also: -- Examines the best approaches to creating business clusters -- Sheds light on the connections between entrepreneurial activity and urban success -- Reviews seven areas of government policy that could conceivably affect entrepreneurial activity Creating the next Silicon Valley, Research Triangle or any of the other successful entrepreneurial business clusters around the country calls for economic development policies aimed at fostering entrepreneurially driven growth. That is according to a new report issued today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which advises local, state and regional policy officials to eliminate regulatory hurdles to forming new businesses, among other recommendations. - 2008-02-26

Wells Fargo Offers New Online Foreign Exchange Resources: 24/7 Foreign Currency Exchange Helps Companies Do Business Internationally Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) today announced that it has extended its Foreign Exchange Online service to small businesses. This service allows businesses to send and receive foreign currency wires in more than 90 currencies using an internet connection. This 24/7 service is offered through Wells Fargo Business Online(R) Banking, Wells Fargo's web site serving small- to medium-sized businesses. Wells Fargo's Foreign Exchange Online service previously was only available to Wells Fargo's larger commercial clients through the Commercial Electronic Office(R) business portal. - 2008-02-25

ACH Seminars Offered Free by ACH Direct and UMACHA ACH Direct will host a series of webinars on automated clearing house (ACH) topics, produced and presented by the Upper Midwest ACH Association (UMACHA), beginning March 11, 2008. - 2008-02-25

James D. Floyd Named Chief Financial Officer of Outsource Partners International Outsource Partners International, Inc. (OPI), a leading provider of finance, accounting and tax business process outsourcing (BPO) as well as related services, today announced the appointment of James D. Floyd as Chief Financial Officer. Floyd is based in OPI's New York, NY office and reports to Kishore Mirchandani, OPI's President. - 2008-02-25

As Recession Looms, CFA Capital Partners 'CFA' Aggressively Funding Multifamily Assets CFA Capital Partners 'CFA', a leader in private bridge financing, announced today that they plan to fund $250m in multifamily bridge financing in 2008. As recession looms and the housing market continues to decline, CFA forecasts that the market for multifamily units will strengthen and provide greater opportunity. - 2008-02-25

Roth 401(k) Analyzer Version 3.0 Released by ERISA Expertise ERISA Expertise LLC, providing tools and technology for advisors, plan sponsors and plan service providers today announced the formal release of the Roth 401(k) Analyzer V3.0. - 2008-02-25

Better ATM Services Announces Better ATM Lights -- A New Way to Increase Promotional Zing of ATM Advertising Signs: Better ATM Services Unveiling New High-Impact POS Lighting Technology at ATMIA Conference East Booth #100 Better ATM Services, a company with patented technology that enables the dispensing of pre-paid gift cards, premiums, and incentives from ATMs, announced today that it will be the exclusive ATM industry distributor for electroluminescent signage in the U.S. and Mexico. The exciting technology, Better ATM Lights(TM), turns ATMs at any financial or retail location into a dazzling promotional venue for products, services, location awareness, or events. The visual impact and attention created from this technology makes this an extremely valuable partnership to light up and animate ATMs. - 2008-02-21

Better ATM Services Engages Gift Cards, Premiums, and Incentives Firm to Lead Channel Growth: Industry Veteran Peter Friend Will Lead Team Better ATM Services, a company with patented technology that enables the dispensing of pre-paid gift cards, premiums, and incentives from ATMs, announced today that gift cards, premiums, and incentives industry veteran, Peter Friend, has joined Better ATM Services as a consultant to the firm. Working through his highly regarded incentives and travel incentive firm, Pier 35 Events, Friend adds Better ATMs Services to his existing client roster of leaders in the Gift Cards, Premiums, and Incentives marketplace. Friend and his team will be following up on the high volume industry interest expressed since Better ATMs Services launched late last fall. - 2008-02-20

Personal Finance Writer Scott Burns Applies, Extends Famed ''Couch Potato'' Investing Philosophy with Web Startup: Dallas-Based AssetBuilder Offers Low-Cost, Risk-Managed Index Investing Through Pre-Constructed Portfolios Grounded in Financial Science Nationally syndicated personal finance writer Scott Burns has long been skeptical of Wall Street's high-priced stock pickers and fund managers. Burns developed the widely praised "Couch Potato Portfolio" to demonstrate that diversified index investing could be just as effective as managed-fund investing over the long term - with less risk and at far lower cost. - 2008-02-20

Connotate Named 2008 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist in Two Categories: Agent Community(TM) GEN2 named finalist for Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution and Best Content Aggregation Service Connotate, the leading provider of solutions which transform information from the Web and enterprise into user-empowered on-demand applications and actionable intelligence, today announced that Agent Community GEN2 has been named a finalist in two prestigious CODiE Award categories. - 2008-02-20

Baird Hosts 15th Annual Business Solutions Conference: Senior Business Services Research Analyst Mark Marcon Shares Outlook for Sector Baird Equity Research will host its annual Business Solutions Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston on February 27-28. More than 60 leading public business services companies will present, including executives from sectors such as customer care, education, facility services, financial technology services, human capital services, information technology, marketing and CRM services, and professional services. Baird anticipates several hundred to attend, including institutional and private equity investors. - 2008-02-20

Kiplinger.com Highlights: March 2008 Kiplinger.com (www.Kiplinger.com), the leader in personal finance advice and business forecasting, announces its online editorial content for the month of March 2008: - 2008-02-19

Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC Continues to Expand its National Presence Imperial Finance & Trading, LLC, a leader in premium finance for life insurance and life insurance sales, continues to expand its national sales team. - 2008-02-19

Risk & Insurance Announces 2008 Power Broker Winners Risk & Insurance(R) has published the 2008 Power Brokers(TM) Awards - an annual listing of the most influential commercial insurance brokers in 26 industry practice groups. A total of 151 individual brokers were named to this year's list including brokers from the following companies: Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:MMC), Aon Corp. (NYSE:AOC), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co (NYSE:AJG), Integro, Willis Group (NYSE:WSH), Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. (NYSE:HRH). A complete listing of winners names can be viewed at http://www.riskandinsurance.com - 2008-02-14

Woodbridge Group Wins ''Most Active Intermediary Firm 2007'' Award Woodbridge Group, Inc. is delighted to announce its recent acceptance of the Connecticut Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth's (ACG) award to the state's most active investment banking firm in 2007. The "Deal Awards ceremony was held at Stamford's Marriott Hotel & Spa on Feburary 8. - 2008-02-14

``Celebrity Apprentice'' Star Nely Galan Inspires Women Entrepreneurs at Make Mine a Million $ Business(TM) Event in Hollywood: 10 High-Potential Woman Business Owners Receive Resources to Grow Million-Dollar Companies The Make Mine a Million $ Business program launched an ambitious 2008 with a red carpet event at The Globe Theatre in Universal Studios Hollywood on January 23. More than 1,200 women from across the country applied to compete in Los Angeles of whom 20 were chosen as finalists. After delivering electrifying "elevator pitches" to a panel of judges and a packed audience, 10 received awards based on their poise, business acumen, and growth potential. - 2008-02-13

Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund Achieves Top Ranking in Category for 2007 According to Lipper, Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund was ranked number 1 of 158 intermediate term municipal bond funds for the one year ended December 31, 2007. In addition, all of the Baird Bond Funds with track records of at least 5 years were ranked in the top 25% of their respective categories. Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund is among five bond mutual funds managed by Baird Advisors, the fixed income asset management team of Baird, an employee-owned international financial services firm. - 2008-02-13

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