Credit scores and debt issues are plaguing consumers these days. For example, credit scores, with more restrictive lender guidelines and confusion over calculation, are resulting in fewer mortgage approvals and homeowners unable to take advantage of record low refinancing rates. Debt collection companies are illegally harassing consumers to repay debt, often when there is no legal obligation to do so.
Debt issues: If debt collection companies keep calling you, politely tell them to stop and if they don’t, a complaint will be filed. There are so many complaints filed these days that reporting harassment probably won’t help. But do not be intimidated by anything the caller...
Posted at 01:03 PM ET, 02/16/2012
More small employers are seeking credit – and more are being turned away
By J.D. Harrison
Substantially more small business owners sought credit from financial institutions last year than in the year prior, but the number that actually obtained it remained virtually unchanged, according to a new study. That means an increasing number of employers watched the doors to the credit market slam in their faces in 2011.
Despite increased demand, the number of small...
BUTTE VALLEY Brad Dressen, a Butte College automotive instructor, was honored recently with a national award recognizing him as college automotive Instructor of the Year.
I was really surprised when they called me, Dressen said in a phone interview. I was just amazed.
He and his wife, Denise, went to Charlotte, NC, to receive the award at a ceremony.
The award was presented by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, which evaluates and accredits automotive programs at high schools and colleges.
His receiving the award was based on test scores and community service, Dressen said.
The tests he took are the ones given to automotive technicians...
The Lake Area Career and Technology Center and Lake Region State College will take a tag team approach to celebrating Career and Technical Education Week this week.
February is Career and Technical Education Month. This years theme is CTE: Careers Through Education. The Lake Area Career and Technology Center (LACTC) along with neighboring Lake Region State College (LRSC) will be celebrating CTE week from Monday, February 13 through Friday, February 17.
LRSC and LACTC programs will be highlighted throughout the week. Minnewaukan and Devils Lake High School students will have the opportunity to not only visit with CTE teachers but also participate in daily prize drawings.
Students...
Technicians Service Training (TST) will hold its 9th Big Event on March 24, 2012, from 8 am to 6 pm at the Ramada Conference Center in Fishkill, NY
The 9th Big Event, sponsored by Motor
Age, will feature seminars covering
Toyota Hybrid Case Studies, P0420
Diagnostics, and Ignition Waveform
Diagnostics, with a keynote address by
Pete Meier, technical editor of Motor
Age.
In 2011, Motor
Age formed a content
partnership with TST to produce four
technical webinars. Aimed at automotive
technicians, each webinar is 60 minutes
in length and presented in a live and
interactive video format through Motor
Ages web portal, SearchAutoParts.com.
Four...
LIVERMORE, Calif. Epicor Software Corp. has announced that Precision Tune Auto Care will offer its franchisees the opportunity to use the web-based Epicor Integrated Service Estimator (ISE) solution to help optimize front-counter efficiency, sales and customer satisfaction.
Based in Leesburg, Va., the Precision Tune network services an estimated 2.5 million vehicles annually through its 350 locations in six countries. Each Precision Tune location employs ASE-certified automotive technicians and offers a range of automotive services, from brake, A/C and cooling system maintenance to tune-ups and complete engine replacement.
Epicor says integration of the web-based ISE solution...
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 16, 2012
The Porsche Premier Dealer Program identifies the top 25 Porsche Dealers in North America. It recognizes and rewards those Porsche Dealerships that best embrace the ‘Porsche Business Model’ – achieving the highest performance among their peers in Brand utilization, product representation and the development of key Porsche business drivers and in doing so, exceed the expectations of their Porsche customers.
A commitment to excellence and performance above industry standards is expected at Porsche as a baseline for conducting business. The Porsche Premier Dealer program is dedicated to rewarding authorized Porsche dealers...
In his State of the Union Address last month, President Barack Obama talked about ways education and training can pave the way to not only an economic recovery, but a strong economic future.
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Training, he said, can ensure Americans are there to fill American jobs that are going let unfilled, something that is baffling when the country has an unemployment rate above 8 percent.
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One of the ways the United States can start down that road, according to local officials, is through support of places like the Wright Technical Center.
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St. Michael-Albertville School Board member and longtime nurse Jeanne Holland is living proof.
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Holland,...
Interesting guests and timely topics will be on AM 740 WSBR the week of February 6th and The Credit Report with Bill Lewis.
After seven plus years on AM talk radio in South Florida, Bill Lewis will discuss his long anticipated move from morning drive time on AM 1470 WWNN to AM 740 WSBR.
Former prosecutor and Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorney Jim Lewis will appear and discuss his candidacy for Broward State Attorney as the only Republican for this countywide office in 2012.
Chairman Richard DeNapoli of the Broward Republican Party will appear and discuss initiatives to expand candidate awareness through social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Former...
Carbondale PA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012
Prova Systems, a leading developer of free-wireless vehicle fleet management systems, announces the launch of its Fleet Genius Affiliate Program.The new program provides affiliates with a 10% referral commission on all products sold through Prova Systems Fleet Genius on-line store. Fleet Genius and Fleet Manager in a Box are designed for SME fleets and SOHO fleets and also support consumer vehicles. Fleet Geniuss free-wireless operation guarantees the lowest operating costs of any fleet management system available.
Anyone in an associated vehicle management and maintenance industry can become a Fleet Genius Affiliate and make money...
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