The two most successful organizations serving the craft and hobby industry, the Hobby Industry Association (HIA) and the Association of Crafts & Creative Industries (ACCI), joined together to form the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA). Together as CHA, the new Association forms a single more dynamic and powerful force to drive the craft industry into the future. CHA's vision, simply stated, is to create a vibrant industry with an exciting image, an expanding customer base and successful members. The goal is to stimulate the sales growth of the craft and hobby industry worldwide by creating consumer demand, helping members succeed and leading the industry.

While on the roads in Marseille, France, sometimes the shortest (and fastest)distance between two points is the Prado-Carenage tunnel. The tunnel is operated by Soci t Marseillaise du Tunnel Prado-Carenage (SMTPC), a private company (consisting of a group of construction companies and lenders) formed in the early 1990s to transform the tunnel, then a 110 year old disused railway tunnel, into a toll-based tunnel connecting the city's busy A50 and A55 highways. The SMTPC, which also has a long-term contract with the City of Marseille to manage and provide security and other services for the tunnel, earns its revenue primarily from toll fees. Completed in 1993, the tunnel is 2.5 kilometers in length.

Avis Rent A Car System maintains more than 2,260 locations, primarily in the US and Canada but also in Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The company owns about 1,300 of its locations; franchisees operate the rest. A separate company with rights to the Avis name, UK-based Avis Europe, operates in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. Together with sister company Budget Rent A Car System, Avis Rent A Car System has a fleet of more than 380,000 rental cars. The premium Avis fleet averages about 217,500 vehicles. The company is a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, the remaining unit of the former Cendant conglomerate.

Auerbach Associates helps find leaders for institutions that want to make a difference. The company specializes in providing executive search and consulting services for colleges and universities, as well as for not-for-profit and health care organizations throughout the US. Auerbach Associates offers searches for positions such as president, CEO, provost, dean, executive director, and general counsel. Among its clients are Harvard, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the March of Dimes, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the New York Public Library. President Judith Auerbach founded the company in 1986.

CEA's mission is to grow the consumer electronics industry.The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) unites 2,000 companies within the consumer technology industry. Members tap into valuable and innovative members-only resources: unparalleled market research, networking opportunities with business advocates and leaders, up-to-date educational programs and technical training, exposure in extensive promotional programs, and representation from the voice of the industry, CEA, promoting and advancing member needs and interests. Invest in the Consumer Electronics Association to strengthen your business' future. CEA is the industry authority on market research and forecasts; consumer surveys; legislative and regulatory news; engineering standards; training resources and more.

Danube Technologies helps software development companies improve their management and engineering practices. Specializing in Agile software development methodologies (an iterative development process), the company provides training, mentoring, staffing, and other professional services to development teams for enterprises and government organizations around the world. Danube Technologies also publishes its own lifecycle management tool, ScrumWorks, to help clients using Scrum (another iterative development process). Danube company offers public and private Scrum and ScrumWorks training and certification. In early 2010, Danube Technologies was acquired by collaborative software provider CollabNet.

CEVA Logistics is recognized by its customers for superior supply chain management processes that make their business flow. With a strong commitment to the success of our customers, CEVA focuses on a diverse range of market sectors including automotive & tires, technology, industrial, retail & consumer goods, health care, publishing, aerospace and oil & gas. CEVA Logistics UK Ltd. offer our customers increased efficiency and reduced transit times, thanks to our ongoing focus on operations excellence and the visibility and control that we create in the supply chain. As a leading global logistics company, we provide end-to-end design, implementation and operation of logistics solutions in contract logistics, freight forwarding, distribution management and transportation management for large and medium-sized national and multinational companies.

For over 75 years and servicing well over 100 countries, Sirchie has been THE source for criminal investigation products, custom vehicles and accredited training to the worldwide law enforcement community. Combining first class customer service and adhering to strict manufacturing quality standards enables Sirchie to support and assist a demanding forensic market.Sirchie is a comprehensive manufacturer and distributor of crime scene investigation and forensic evidence collection supplies. The Company’s products are used by law enforcement agencies around the world to identify, collect, record, analyze, evaluate and archive physical evidence. Sirchie’s expansive offering extends beyond fingerprint powders and brushes to include forensic light sources, evidence drying cabinets and forensic workstations, optical enhancement equipment, narcotic and blood alcohol test kits, sexual assault and DNA evidence collection kits, gunshot residue collection, personal protection equipment and proprietary law enforcement software. Sirchie also fabricates and assembles vehicles for evidence collection, mobile command, SWAT, bomb rescue, underwater rescue, prisoner transport, arson investigation, campus police and undercover surveillance through our Vehicle Division in Medford, NJ. In addition, Sirchie’s Education and Training Division has graduated over 100,000 students, enabling officers to launch or advance their law enforcement career. Established outside of Philadelphia in 1927 by Francis Sirchie, the company specialized in the fingerprint recording market. Early projects included the rolling of thousands of World War II factory workers’ fingerprints per a federal initiative. In 1976, the Company relocated the corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations to Raleigh, NC. Sirchie has resided at its scenic 125 acre campus featuring 103,000 square feet of manufacturing space in Youngsville, NC since 1992. Acquisitions over the years include Premier Crown in 1979, Law Enforcement Associates in 1981, ACE Fingerprint Equipment in 1984, the American Institute of Applied Science in 1991 and Faurot Forensics in 2001.Whether it’s a jar of fingerprint powder, a Reflected Ultra Violet Imaging System, fully equipped mobile crime laboratory or custom hands-on training, Sirchie is committed to provide the global law enforcement community the tools and solutions to fight crime.

Sterling Autobody Centers (formerly Sterling Collision Centers) is now in the "good hands" of Allstate. Sterling operates 60-plus body shops in about 15 states, repairing and restoring cars to their pre-accident glory. The repair chain was acquired by Allstate, a top car insurer in the US (along with rival State Farm) in 2001, an insurance-industry first. Sterling was founded in 1997 with cash from investment firms Conning Capital Partners and Berkshire Partners. The company grew through acquisitions to more than 30 shops in less than two years. Sterling now operates as a subsidiary of Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings.

Stevens Graphics is a printer of catalogues and directories that produces 60 billion printed pages a year. Stevens Graphics, Inc. churns out some 56 million directories and 550 titles. Its products have included telephone directories, health and medical guides, and home-improvement guides. Stevens Graphics also offers mailing services, ink-jet labeling, and automated job data collection and billing. Stevens Graphics is a unit of communications giant BellSouth. Stevens Graphics, Inc., which was started by H.G. Hastings in the late 1880s to publish the Hastings Seed Catalog, has locations in Atlanta and Birmingham, Alabama.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.