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Shell forests receive Forest Stewardship Council approval

Posted: Jan 23, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Shell Forestry has been awarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its 159,000 hectares of forests in Latin America. Shells performance was measured against the 10 Principles and 56 Criteria of the FSC. These cover economic, social and environmental factors and acknowledge Shell...

Bank of America Banking Centers Will Accept Cash Donations For Salvadoran American Health Foundation

Posted: Jan 22, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Bank of America has set up an account in response to the January 13 disastrous earthquake in El Salvador. Anyone across the United States may make a cash donation to the Salvadoran American Health Foundation (SAHF) at Bank of America banking center locations....

Reliant Energy Minnegasco Announces New Contribution to the Salvation Army HeatShare Program

Posted: Jan 22, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Contribution to Aid Minnesotans Most Directly Affected by Current Natural Gas Costs Customers Urged to Participate in Program

A Lesson in Corporate Giving, Scientific-Atlanta Gives Sizeable Endowment to Future Georgia University

Posted: Jan 22, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Reflecting Its 50 Years of Giving, Scientific-Atlanta Will Present Endowment Check to Gwinnett University Center at Local Chamber of Commerce

Spire Solar Chicago Helps Power Nature Museum

Posted: Jan 22, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Spire Corporation today announced that its Spire Solar Chicago operations have successfully installed and commissioned a solar electric system on the roof of Chicago's Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. The system will provide up to 30 kW of electricity or 40,000 kWh annually.

Capital One Ranks on Fortune's Best Place to Work List Three Years Running, Fortune Magazine Ranks Top 100 Companies in the Country

Posted: Jan 17, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

For the third year in a row, Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) ranked in Fortune's listing of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America." Capital One ranked 52. "We created Capital One with the vision of being a great place...

VIATRU™ Unveils Website to Level the Playing Field

Posted: Jan 17, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Visible Commerce Technology Will Help Advance Sustainable Global Business; Leaders Say a New Industrial Revolution is Needed

Fannie Mae Announces $4 Million Commitment to the City of Pittsburgh for Housing Development

Posted: Jan 15, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

The City of Pittsburgh and Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nations largest source of financing for home mortgages, today announced that Fannie Mae will provide the city with a $4 million line of credit designed to provide funding for neighborhood development projects that address...

Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy Joins Fannie Mae and the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group to Celebrate the Availability of the $50 Million Low Down Payment Home Mortgage Initiative Through an Expanded Group of Lender Partners for City of Pittsburgh/All

Posted: Jan 11, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy today joined Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nations largest source of financing for home mortgages, and the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) to celebrate the availability of the National Training and Information Centers $50 million Low Down Payment Home Mortgage...

Bank of America to Hire 850 Former Welfare Recipients in 2001

Posted: Jan 09, 2001 – 11:00 PM EST

Bank of America this year plans to hire approximately 850 former welfare recipients in a wide variety of jobs as part of the company's Welfare-to-Self-Sufficiency program. Since the program's inception in 1998, more than 3,000 former welfare recipients have been hired by the...