CT Communications News

ACN Inc. has expanded its services into Latin America with the launch of VoIP service and video phone capabilities in Puerto Rico.

Rob Clancy - Sr. VP & Treasurer Jeff Gardner - President and CEO Brent Whittington - EVP and CFO Analysts Jonathan Levine - Jefferies and Company Jonathan Chaplin - JPMorgan Patrick Ryan - Lehman Brothers Jason ... via Seeking Alpha

“Windstream continues to deliver strong operating and financial results in a challenging economic environment that, to date, does not appear to be having much effect on our business”

Windstream Corporation delivered a strong financial performance in the first quarter, posting higher revenue and operating cash flow. via Customer Interaction Solutions

“Our core business is change management, and you need to create a brand, not just sell.”

Ad agency thriving after recovery from two crises Charlotte Business Journal - by Bea Quirk Contributing Writer Alaine Hines Bollinger and Tom Day revamped the management structure of Barnhardt, Day & ... via Charlotte Business Journal

TPE, a new submarine cable network that will use cutting-edge technology, is being built jointly by a consortium that now consists of NTT Com, AT&T, China Netcom , China Telecom , China Unicom, Chungwha Telecom ... via Light Reading

TOKYO, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NTT Communications today announced that it signed a construction and maintenance agreement to participate in a consortium building a new optical fiber cable system -- the ... via Earth Times

“Built on the proven technology of the 900 series, the 950 is the next generation in this line”

Plainville CT - Gems Sensors & Controls , a global leader in liquid level, pressure, and flow sensors, miniature solenoid valves, and fluidic systems, introduces the new miniature, low cost 950 Electro Optic ... via Chemical Online

“We're excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for our growth and involvement in the area.”

ACN, which touts itself as the "largest direct selling telecommunications company in the world," is looking to hire some 300 people at its new headquarters in Concord. via Local Tech Wire

“I think it would have a lot of potential ... and would allow us to save our auditorium”

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ACN Communications recently closed on its purchase of the former CT Communications headquarters building in Concord. The purchase price was $13.9 million, according to county records. Windstream of Arkansas bought CTC last year.ACN is receiving local and state incentives to move its headquarters from Michigan. The company will do some remodeling, then will move about 500 people to Concord between May and September, said Allan Van Buhler, ACN global vice president of marketing. Read more

INCENTIVES

Cabarrus County leaders voted Monday to approve up to $187,110 in tax incentives for ACN Communications, a Michigan company looking to buy the former CT Communications headquarters in Concord. ACN has operations in Charlotte and elsewhere, according to its Web site, and has more than 1,000 workers companywide. The company sought a $300,000 incentive package from Concord, the county and the state.Company officials plan to move their headquarters to the CT Communications building and could employ 300 people, according to Concord city officials. Read more

“Management looked to us for our expertise”

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“If it's as good as it seems, it could be a very good way to end 2007.”

A Michigan company is interested in buying the former CT Communications Inc. building overlooking Interstate 85 in Concord and could bring 300 employees to the facility. via Bizjournals

Concord's City Council will consider an incentives package this month for a Michigan telecommunications company looking to buy the former CT Communications headquarters building. via News Observer

“I'm delighted to again expand our board and welcome Mike to the Centennial family”

Centennial Communications Corp. today announced that it has expanded its board of directors from ten members to eleven members and appointed Michael R. Coltrane as a new director. via Market Wire

“It's kind of like a family reunion; all the songs are either sisters or brothers or children”

After three successful albums of high-profile collaborations, Carlos Santana is preparing for a different endeavor for 2008. via Billboard.com

“CTC was the largest investor in our Series B round. However they do not want to disclose the amount they invested in AvidXchange.”

AvidXchange Inc. has secured $1 million in venture capital, bringing its total to $3.5 million raised since it was launched in 2000. via Local Tech Wire

“There's an enormous pipeline that we've built up, and we just want to take advantage of that momentum”

AvidXchange, which has developed a Web-based purchasing management system for the commercial real estate industry, is expected to announce today that it has closed on its second round of venture funding. via Local Tech Wire

“It's going to be sellers determining there's a better market environment for them to get the best price in 2008 versus now.”

While integrating its acquisition of CT Communications, executives of Windstream Communications reiterated the case for future acquisitions this week, and some analysts say recent changes in the market could ... via TELEPHONY Online

“It's not a rational thing that if you like Cat Stevens that you'll like Bon Jovi but we hope (people) will”

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Oct. 25--Staff Writer ROCK/POP Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Fairfield Theatre Company, 7:30 tonight "It's not a rational thing that if you like Cat Stevens that you'll like Bon ... via Customer Interaction Solutions