Press Releases
NAPCO Promotes Warehime to VP, National Accounts
Napco Security Technologies, Inc, Amityville, NY, is pleased to announce that long-time employee, Duane Warehime has been promoted to VP, National Accounts for Napco Security Technologies.
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BSIS Seeks Subject Matter Experts for Development Workshops, QM Exam Prep
The Bureau is looking for new Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) within the private security, private investigator, alarm, collateral recovery, and locksmith industries. As an expert, you will have the opportunity to contribute to your profession by assisting the Bureau in its Occupational Analysis and Exam Development processes.
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Avantguard Rolls Out Improvements to AG Mobile App Based on User Feedback
Avantguard is proud to have just released a new version of the AG Mobile Technicians App on the Google Play Store.
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simPRO to Host Webinar “Complete Project Management for Security Integrators”, moderated by SecurityInfoWatch.Com
Join us to discover how simPRO’s single software solution helps take the stress out of managing your projects by tracking and keeping your team on the same page.
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West Hollywood Ordinance Significantly Expands Guaranteed Leave
As of July 1, 2022, West Hollywood employers are subject to a new ordinance that establishes significant changes to citywide guaranteed leave provisions.
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SIAC, TMA Co-Sponsoring Sheriff/Private Security Partnership Award
SIAC, along with The Monitoring Association (TMA), is sponsoring the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) “Sheriff/Private Security Partnership Award.” NSA announced its various annual awards recently on its web site, which you can access here.
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New Study: Communities Find Success with Model Alarm Ordinance Most Alarms Protect Life and Property but Generate No Calls for Service
A new study by a professor at the UNC Charlotte, Criminal Justice & Criminology Department shows that most electronic security systems in the communities studied protect life and property without generating calls for police services.
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The New 350 Area Code is Coming to the California 209 Area Code Region
To ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers, the California Public Utilities Commission has approved an all-services overlay for the 209 area code region.
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Making Lemonade: A Message From The Board President
San Francisco, where nearly 80% have received at least one vaccine shot, has implemented vaccine requirements for meetings beginning in mid-September. We know from the actions government has taken in the past year that this may change at any time. So, when we get lemons, we make lemonade.
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Governor Newsom defeated the effort to recall him resoundingly. Here’s why.
Governor Newsom defeated the effort to recall him resoundingly. The September 14 election saw 44% voter turnout, lower than the 61.2% turnout seen in the 2003 recall of Governor Davis. Ultimately, 63.8% of those who voted chose to keep Newsom in office while 36.2% voted to oust him.
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Cultivating A Disruptor Mindset in the Security Industry
Change is integral to business development, however, if done right you can disrupt the established order in your area. And that is the key to a successful security business.
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Infrastructure Bill Would End the Employee Retention Credit
The infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. Senate on August 10, 2021 would end the employee retention credit (ERC) early, making wages paid after Sept. 30, 2021, ineligible for the credit (except for wages paid by an eligible recovery startup business).
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