New $25,000 Set in Production for “In Love with Tyrone” Tour

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New $25,000 Set in Production for “In Love with Tyrone” Tour

Gospel stage play scenery 40 feet wide by 14 feet tall with state-of-the-art lighting

Cincinnati, OH — August 26, 2011 — Urban theatre playwright Ericka Nicole Malone is putting the finishing touches on a $25,000 set for her play “In Love with Tyrone” in time for its Cincinnati debut and subsequent national tour this fall. Upgrades to the set that is 40 feet wide and 14 feet tall include additions such as state-of-the-art lighting, a kitchen backsplash and an illuminated cross in the newly expanded church scene. The set also includes a kitchen and a living room. “In Love with Tyrone” is Malone’s tenth gospel stage play that conveys the story of a successful lawyer’s rediscovery of her faith following the heartache of her husband’s affair.

 “When people watch a play, their understanding of the work extends beyond the words and movements of the actors,” Malone said. “A beautifully designed set creates context, establishes mood and adds to the meaning of the piece.”

“In Love with Tyrone” will debut at the Aronoff Center for the Arts on Oct. 14 and 15 before heading to Dayton, Columbus, Akron, Cleveland, Toledo and Chicago. Tickets for the Cincinnati performance are available at www.CincinnatiArts.org.

“What I love about gospel theatre is that it is often a reflection of that which we experience in our everyday lives,” Malone said. “An all-too-familiar plotline of the right woman falling in love with the wrong man becomes even more identifiable as it is played out at church, at the salon and even in the kitchen.”

For more information about Ericka Nicole Malone and “In Love with Tyrone”, visit www.InLoveWithTyrone.com.

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About Ericka Nicole Malone

You’ve seen Tyler Perry’s hilarious work and David Talbert’s gripping plays, but the buzz of an emergence of a female voice is beginning to be heard around the country. Ericka Nicole Malone has written, directed and produced more than 9 stage plays including “I Feel Like Praising Him” and “You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down.” Her latest project and tenth stage play, “In Love With Tyrone”, is making a seven city tour in fall of 2011. For additional information, visit www.ErickaNicoleMalone.com.

Top Cincinnati Janitorial Services Taps The Eisen Agency for Brand, Business Development

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Top Cincinnati Janitorial Services Taps The Eisen Agency for Brand, Business Development

JANCOA Joins Leading Professional Services Firms Under Eisen PR Umbrella

Cincinnati, OH — August 16, 2011 – The Eisen Agency, Cincinnati’s most award winning fully integrated public relations and investor relations firm, has added JANCOA Janitorial Services to its client roster. JANCOA offers complete janitorial services for Class “A” office space, medical facilities and schools with more than 50,000 square feet of space. Eisen’s work with JANCOA will consist of developing a marketing communications campaign that includes branding, media relations, speaking opportunities, interactive and sales strategy.

JANCOA CEO Mary Miller, recently an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award finalist, said she wanted to take the next step with her organization and build upon the positive reputation of Cincinnati’s leading janitorial services provider. “Our firm is all about image – the image our clients project because their office space is well kept, neat and clean. We are the crisply pressed shirt and the polished pair of shoes to a business. We needed a professional firm that understands the unique business challenges of professional services firms. We have that with Eisen.”

Founded in 1972 by Tony Miller Sr., JANCOA has since grown from a one-man operation to a company with sales exceeding $10 million and a staff of 300 employees. JANCOA services many of the top businesses and office buildings throughout Greater Cincinnati, and seeks to share its story of success, growth and of their commitment to their employees.

“We are thrilled to be a part of JANCOA’s vision for taking the company to the next level,” The Eisen Agency President Rodger Roeser said. “We understand JANCOA’s obstacles and how to most effectively engage other professional services businesses to drive sales. We are hired to help businesses grow more effectively and efficiently through our engagements and communications, and lift a non core competency off the backs of our clientele so they may focus on what they do best. We are honored to work with such a well led and inspiration organization in JANCOA.

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About The Eisen Agency

The Eisen Agency is the largest, fully integrated investor and public relations firm in Greater Cincinnati, and works with organizations to assist them in their growth initiatives. One of the nation's foremost innovators in public relations and social media, The Eisen Agency develops, implements and manages the growth and reputation of brands in the retail, restaurant, automotive, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, financial, real estate, healthcare, construction, industrial, professional services, and government sectors. More information can be accessed at www.TheEisenAgency.com or by calling 859.291.4302.

Aurora Casket Company Proud Sponsor of “Meet the Mentors” Event

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Aurora Casket Company Proud Sponsor of “Meet the Mentors” Event

Fifty selected participants to gain key industry insight at inaugural program

Aurora, IN – Aug. 16, 2011 – Aurora Casket Company, the largest family-owned funeral service supplier in the United States, is a proud sponsor of the National Funeral Directors Association’s “Meet the Mentors” program to be held Sept. 13 at the Harvard Faculty Club on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass. Held in cooperation with the Funeral Service Foundation (FSF), the inaugural event gives 50 randomly selected NFDA members under the age of 40 the opportunity to learn from four of the top funeral directors in the nation.

“There is no replacement for the role mentors have in our profession,” said Tim Dugan, Aurora Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Regardless of how the field may change, the quality of funeral service professionals rests on the training they receive from their predecessors.”

Presenters include John Carmon, CFSP, of Carmon Community Funeral Homes in Windsor, Conn., Diana Kurz, CFSP, of Newington Memorial Funeral Home in Newington, Conn., Thomas Lynch of Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors in Milford, Mich., and William McQueen, CFSP, former owner of Anderson-McQueen Funeral Home in St. Petersburg, Fla. The featured speakers will address business operations, community relations, effectively communicating the value of funerals, and cremation. Afterwards, each mentor will host round table discussions to elaborate on his or her area of expertise and interact personally with attendees.

“I anticipate we will see this event for several years to come,” Dugan said. “We appreciate all NFDA does to promote professional development and that we can be a part of this program.”

For more information on Aurora Casket Company, visit www.auroracasket.com.

  

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About Aurora Casket

Aurora Casket is the largest family-owned funeral supplier in America. Founded in 1890, the company operates five manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Canada, and provides a full range of burial, cremation, and technology products to funeral home clients across America. Aurora is a fifth-generation family business, owned and operated by the Barrott and Backman families. For more information, visit www.auroracasket.com.

MLR Waiver Request Encouraging, Says Agents Association

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Texas Association of Health Underwriters applauds phased-in approach for medical loss ratio requirements

Dallas, TX — August 4, 2011 — The Texas Association of Health Underwriters today applauded Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin for requesting a phased-in approach for insurance companies in meeting the medical loss ratio requirements (MLRs) required by the federal health care reforms adopted last year by Congress.

TAHU is an association of professional health insurance and employee benefits experts across Texas.

“The one-size-fits-all-right-now-right-here approach used by the federal government for MLRs has directly resulted in more people losing their insurance in the last six months as insurance plans are taken off the market, leaving people fewer choices and higher prices,” said Joanna Antongiovanni of San Antonio, president of TAHU.

“Commissioner Geeslin made the accurate point that there are so many moving parts to the complex health insurance market that great care – and patience – must be exercised when putting in any new rule for Texans and Americans,” Antongiovanni added.

Geeslin’s letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathryn Sebelius requested that requirements be phased in over the next three years to accomplish the final goal that insurance companies spend 80 percent of each premium dollar on medical claims.

“Every time you make what looks like a small adjustment in one area of the market, it will always cause changes in the rest of the market,” Antongiovanni said. “TAHU members work with individual insurance consumers and employers every day and are seeing up close and personal how higher prices and fewer plans are causing people to drop their insurance. That’s going in the wrong direction. We can get the same desired result – making sure more of people’s health insurance premium is used for medical care costs – but slowing down how we do it gives us time to make critical adjustments along the way while assuring we accomplish that goal.”

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About the Texas Association of Health Underwriters

A state chapter of the National Association of Health Underwriters, TAHU is a professional organization of agents and insurance company representatives aiming “…to inform and protect the consumer by enhancing the professional growth of its members.” Since its founding in 1930, there are now over 200 state and local chapters of the NAHU servicing the insurance needs of millions of Americans. More information can be accessed at www.TAHU.org.