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Computer Associates Named "Private Sector Employer of the Year" by Careers & The disABLED Magazine

Posted: May 02, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA), the worlds leading provider of eBusiness management solutions, announced today that CAREERS & the disABLED magazine named it the Private Sector Employer of the Year. CA received the honor from magazine editors, who evaluated the disability-related initiatives and...

DuPont Makes Polymer Ingredient from Corn Instead of Petrochemicals

Posted: May 02, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

DuPont has successfully manufactured a critical ingredient for its newest polymer, Sorona, using a fermentation process based on corn sugar, a renewable resource. Before this development, the substance could only be produced from petrochemicals. Scientists produced the chemical, PDO, also known as 1,3...

McDonald's Offers $50,000 in Grants to Help Teachers Promote Family Involvement in Education

Posted: May 01, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

New York Tri-State teachers looking for money to fund activities that encourage family involvement in education can turn to their local McDonald's restaurant for help. Through the Together In Education Grants Program, New York Tri-State McDonald's Owners are offering $50,000 in grants to...

U.S. Bank Opens Banking Office in Boyle Heights; Residents and Businesses Have New Banking Option for the First Time in 30 Years

Posted: May 01, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

Residents and businesses in Boyle Heights have a new banking option with the opening of a U.S. Bank branch at 2708 East 1st Street. It is the first time that a commercial bank has opened in the community for what local leaders say...

BOC'S Kittery, Maine Facility Recognized for Environmental Excellence

Posted: May 01, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

Air Separation Plant Receives Compressed Gas Association's First Environmental Leadership Award

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Mayor Anthony M. Masiello Join CitiMortgage and Fannie Mae to Announce New Partnership to Provide $200 Million in Affordable Mortgage Lending to Families in Erie and Niagara Counties

Posted: Apr 30, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

Hundreds of low- and moderate-income, minority, new immigrant, and other underserved households in Erie and Niagara Counties will benefit from a new partnership announced today by Wilbur A. McKesson, Jr., national sales director of emerging markets for CitiMortgage, Inc., a subsidiary of Citigroup...

UTC Invests More Than $200 Million to Send Employees College, Graduate School

Posted: Apr 24, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

HARTFORD, Conn., April 24, 2001 - United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) has surpassed the $200 million mark in spending on college and graduate school education for its employees, the company reported today. UTC paid for 13,449 employees to attend college in 2000, raising the...

Williams Receives Southern Gas Association’s 2001 Community Service Award

Posted: Apr 24, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

TULSA, Okla. Williams (NYSE:WMB) gas pipeline unit was honored today with the Southern Gas Associations Community Service Award for 2001 at the associations annual Management Conference in Charleston, S.C. The award is given to the SGA member company with the most outstanding community...

Green Earth Center and Toyota Team Up Against Desertification in China

Posted: Apr 24, 2001 – 12:00 AM EST

Green Earth Center and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today they will initiate this month a three-year joint reforestation project aimed at hindering the expansion of deserts in China. The project will involve planting trees over 1,500 hectares of land in Fengning Man...