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05-16-07
Eight Microenterprise Organizations Selected for New "Scale Academy"
Washington, DC, May 16, 2006"“"“ Eight organizations that help low-income entrepreneurs start and grow businesses have been selected to be part of a new project through which they will receive a range of services designed to help them expand their operation and serve more cl...
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05-16-07
Social(k) and Fidelity Out of Sudan Target Companies to Divest Retirement Funds from Fidelity Investments Over Sudan
SPRINGFIELD, MA - May 15, 2007 "“ Springfield, MA-based Social(k), the nation’s most diverse socially responsible retirement plan, today is day-lighting the names of 29 major companies each with more than two billion dollars of retirement assets in Boston-based Fidelity Inve...
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05-15-07
Access Capital Strategies Opens Its Community Investment Fund to All Investors
BOSTON - May 14, 2007 "“ Access Capital Strategies LLC (Access Capital), a pioneer in the development of a high credit quality nationwide community investment vehicle, announced it has received regulatory approval to open the $500 million Access Capital Strategies Community ...
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05-14-07
Akeena Solar Announces First Quarter 2007 Results
LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2007--Akeena Solar, Inc. (OTCBB:AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Net sales for the first quarter o...
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05-11-07
Akeena Solar Announces Attendance at Two Industry and Investor Events
LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2007--Akeena Solar, Inc. (OTCBB:AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, announced Barry Cinnamon, CEO, will present on the solar panel at the Cleantech 2007 Conference: Renewable Power Generation on Wednesda...
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05-08-07
Akeena Solar Scheduled to Report First Quarter 2007 Results On May 14, 2007
LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2007--Akeena Solar, Inc. (OTC BB: AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, will announce its first quarter 2007 financial results before the market opens on Monday, May, 14, 2007. The company will host a confe...
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05-07-07
IFC and Aureos Launch New Initiative to Promote SME Sustainability
WASHINGTON DC.- May 7, 2007 "“ IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and Aureos Capital Limited, a private equity fund management company based in Mauritius, have launched an initiative to help small and medium enterprises in emerging markets improve their env...
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05-07-07
Grameen Foundation Announces a $1 Million Landmark Financing for Nigerian MFI LAPO
WASHINGTON, D.C. / LAGOS, NIGERIA - May 7, 2007- Grameen Foundation has announced its first Growth Guarantee transaction in Sub-Saharan Africa: US$1 million for Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), a leading microfinance institution (MFI) in Nigeria. Citibank, acting thro...
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05-07-07
Akeena Acquires Solar Power Company in Santa Rosa, CA
LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2007--Akeena Solar, Inc. (OTCBB:AKNS) -- one of the largest solar installers in the country -- acquired certain assets of Alternative Energy Inc. (AEI) of Santa Rosa. Under the terms of the agreement, Akeena will assume AEI's backlo...
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05-04-07
Corporate Responsibility Experts Lead 200+ CROs in Reaching the $2 Trillion Shareholder Market for Sustainability
NEW YORK, NY- May 4, 2007- Twin Fortune 500 keynotes from Cummins CEO Tim Solso and Ecolab CEO Doug Baker kick off the CRO (Corporate Responsibility Officer) Conference in New York City May 10. The event comes on the heels of reports that shareholders with $2 trillion in ca...
