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Responding to strong industry demand, payvia, a Silver Lake Sumeru portfolio company, creates the first-ever solution combining mobile payments, user targeting and mobile marketing on a directly connected carrier platform allowing companies to seamlessly target, transact and engage with consumers LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- payvia, the leader in direct carrier billed mobile payments, today announced its strategic acquisition of Mogreet, an innovative mobile...

PHILADELPHIA, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sparks, a global event marketing agency, continues their expansion on the West Coast by opening two new facilities in the Los Angeles area. In July of 2012, Sparks hired Mike Garrity to be the General Manager of the Western Region and since then, he has been leading the charge behind a massive development plan. The most recent expansion is the movement of the creative team as well as various account management and customer service...

Revenue in the Global Music Production and Distribution industry fell over the five years to 2013 because many of the industry's largest companies have failed to leverage a crop of potential new revenue streams to compensate for the extreme drop in physical album sales over the past five years; unfortunately, over the five years to 2018, industry revenue is expected to continue contracting. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Global Music...

Uncertain economic conditions have hindered demand for industry products during the past five years as advertisers tightened spending on billboard and sign placement as total advertising expenditure fell amid falling corporate profit. Fortunately for manufacturers, the outlook is much brighter and for these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Billboard and Sign Manufacturing industry to its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 18,...

LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's the training ground for L.A.'s most promising young talent and the alma mater of the likes of recording artist Josh Groban, actor Corbin Bleu and playwright Josefina Lopez. But since its founding in 1985, the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts has never really had a home of its own, having always shared facilities on the Cal State L.A. campus. So it marked a milestone for "LACHSA" and arts education when the school's...

Over the next five years, health insurance and reinsurance companies will face substantial changes, as most provisions of healthcare reform will come into effect: to meet rising demand, industry operators will continue to expand their capacity and pursue alternative reinsurance structures. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Health & Medical Reinsurance industry to its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013...

Superb Safety supports the National Safety Council (NSC) to promote June as 2013 National Safety Month. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Superb Safety, Inc., http://superbsafety.com, a leading provider of the latest and highest quality of Industrial & Personal safety products on the market today, is pleased to support June as 2013 National Safety Month. According to the United States Department of Labor, OSHA is responsible for the health and safety of 130 million workers,...

The Wire and Spring Manufacturing industry has been under strain since 2008; however, the downward trend will slow as exports pick up due to a recovery in downstream US markets. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has added a report on the Wire and Spring Manufacturing industry to its growing industry report collection. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Although springs are known for resistance, the drops in international trade and the recessionary strain on the Wire...

Between May 17 and May 31, 2013, Dr. Avi Ishaaya will offer free screening and assessment for sleep apnea, an identifiable cause of hypertension. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Dr. Avi Ishaaya, a nationally recognized sleep specialist and the founder of the I AM Sleep Program, specializing in portable home diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea, will offer free sleep apnea assessments and $100 off the regular price of the home sleep test beginning May 17, World Hypertension Day, and...

A nose job gone wrong can be a serious problem, but an outstanding plastic surgeon can get you the nose you want and may often need LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It's always a huge disappointment when plastic surgery fails to achieve the desired results. The outstanding plastic surgeons of Beverly Hills Physicians know that unsuccessful nose jobs - doctors prefer to call it rhinoplasty - can be even worse than some other surgeries. The nose is obviously much more than a...