Bass Pro Shops Gift Card Receives Top Ranking From ScripSmart

Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) November 17, 2011

Gift cards are once again set to be a holiday favorite with consumers. The Bass Pro Shops? gift card program has received top marks from consumer gift card rating service ScripSmart?. Both Bass Pro Shops' traditional plastic gift card and virtual e-gift card have received a Gift Card Score? of 99; the company is the first to obtain a 99 for both a physical and electronic gift cards. There are no other retailers of gift cards with a Gift Card Score higher than 99 and over 600 gift cards from leading national merchants have been rated by ScripSmart.

ScripSmart's Gift Card Score is generated by an algorithm, based on a 100 point scale and reflects the overall consumer friendliness and usability of a gift card. ScripSmart's founder, Judd Lillestrand said: "Just five gift cards currently have a Gift Card Score of 99 and Bass Pro Shops represents two of those five." Mr. Lillestrand continued, "Not all gift cards are created equal; we developed Gift Card Score to help consumers easily identify the best gift cards. Bass Pro Shops is a leader when it comes to offering consumers a best of breed gift card." There are over 30 factors included for each Gift Card Score including expiration dates, fees, balance inquiry options, replacement policy and redemption restrictions.

Greg Thompson, Bass Pro Shops Corporate Incentives Manager said "We have worked very hard to create a gift card program that is consumer friendly. We?re pleased that ScripSmart is offering this service to consumers and have recognized us as one of the friendliest gift cards available". Bass Pro Shops Gift Cards never expire, have no fees, offer free online shipping and can also be redeemed at Big Cedar Lodge, Top of the Rock restaurant, Hemingway?s Blue Water Cafe, Islamorada Fish Company restaurants and even towards a boat purchase or service through Tracker Marine.

About Bass Pro Shops?

Bass Pro Shops? operates 58 retail stores in 26 states and Canada visited by over 112 million people annually. Bass Pro Shops? also conducts an international catalog and internet retailing operation, American Rod & Gun? wholesale division sells to over 7,000 independently owned retail stores worldwide. Outdoor World? Incentives also sells Bass Pro Shops? gift cards through over 132,000 retail outlets across America. The Bass Pro Shops? restaurant division with 26 locations. The company?s Tracker Marine Group? (http://www.trackerboats.com) manufactures and sells Tracker?, Nitro?, SunTracker?, Tahoe?, Grizzly? and Mako? boats through Bass Pro Shops? retail stores and over 400 dealers worldwide. The Resort Group (http://www.bigcedar.com) includes Big Cedar Lodge? and other resort properties including restaurants and golf courses. For more information regarding Bass Pro Shops? store locations, products or special events, please visit http://www.basspro.com. To request a free catalog, call 1-800-BASS PRO. Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/bassproshops.

About ScripSmart?

ScripSmart, Inc. (http://www.scripsmart.com) is the most comprehensive consumer guide to gift cards. The company reviews and ranks gift cards based on features, limitations and financial stability. Each gift card review on ScripSmart is supplemented with a Gift Card Score, a 100-point scale, reflecting the overall consumer friendliness of a gift card program. The company also offers free services to alert consumers of expiration dates, bankruptcy filings and allows consumers to share their most desired gift cards with friends and family. ScripSmart?s mission is to make gift cards better.

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Build Group Earns Ranking on Inc. 500 List

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 22, 2011

Build Group, Inc. today announced that the company is included in the Inc. 500 ranking of the nation?s fastest growing private companies. The annual list, deemed by the magazine ?America?s Hottest Entrepreneurial Superstars? provides a comprehensive overall ranking of privately held companies in the US and a separate ranking for each company by industry category. This is the first time the four-year old general contractor has made the prestigious list.

With an impressive 3-year growth rate of 2,104.4%, Build Group placed 131st on the overall list. They are the only Northern California general contractor that made the Inc. 500 and are ranked 4th fastest growing company within the construction industry. With revenues of $ 100 million projected for 2011, Build Group attributes its rapid growth to focusing on client retention, implementing innovative financial strategies and aggressively pursuing new markets, such as solar energy.

?We started our business during such a difficult economic time. Being chosen for this honor means a great deal to our team.? said Ross Edwards, Build Group CEO. ?It validates that we are on the right path as a company.?

Edwards and his partner, Eric Horn, founded the Build Group of Companies in 2007. Long-time colleagues, the two had worked together for over 20 years in key executive positions for one of largest construction companies on the West Coast. Both are structural steel and concrete experts responsible for building some of the most prominent and challenging high-rise buildings in the Region. Notable Build Group projects currently under construction include: Base building renovations at Westfield?s Metreon in San Francisco, a new parking garage for Pacific Union on Sutter St. in San Francisco, Grace Fellowship Church in San Francisco, a mixed use development at 240 Third St. in Los Altos and a new Tory Burch store in Westfield?s San Francisco Centre in San Francisco.

Build Group?s efforts in the solar market have paid off exponentially. The company designs and installs solar support structures across the country and has 30 MW built, in design or under construction across the Nation with clients such as the Veterans Affairs Hospitals with REC Solar, the U.S. Marine Corp Naval Facilities Command at Camp Lejeune with RQ/Berg and at school districts throughout California with Solar City. They also recently launched an innovative product called Solumbria (http://www.solumbria.com), which is the first adaptable, upgradeable solar array for parking structures available in today?s marketplace.

?Our breath-taking and profitable growth in this very trying economic time is attributable to investment in good honest people and focusing on what we do best, innovation?, said Jason Berry, Build Group?s Chief Financial Officer, ?We will continue to innovate within our core markets and capture market share in a controlled scalable fashion.?

About Build Group

Established in 2007, Build Group is a privately held California Corporation with more than 230 employees in San Francisco. The company provides general contracting services to a diverse clientele and specializes in multifamily residential, mixed-use, office buildings, solar support structures, parking garages, retail and restaurants. Build Group self-performs structural concrete and provides service to other general contractors through its sister company, Pacific Structures. For more information please visit http://www.buildgc.com.

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