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10-15-01
Panasonic Digital Document Company Builds Upon Environmental Efforts of Parent Company
Panasonic Digital Document Company (PDDC) has been a strong advocate of Panasonic's landmark environmental charter, which the company established in 1991.
Many eco-friendly initiatives have been launched as a result of the charter, through which PDDC and the oth...
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10-15-01
Nike Releases First Corporate Responsibility Report
Nike today released its first Corporate Responsibility Report in an attempt to assess and communicate the impact of how the company runs its business. The report includes a series of detailed reports of Nike's efforts at developing environmental sustainability; its efforts t...
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10-12-01
Fresh Brands Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan
Fresh Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRSH) announced that its Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan. The shareholder rights plan, which is similar to one that was adopted by the company in 1989 and expired in January 1999, includes the declaration of a dividend of one ...
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10-12-01
EarthShell Packaging to be Introduced in Select Retail Markets; Test Market with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to Begin Next Month
EarthShell Corporation (NASDAQ: ERTH), an environmental packaging technology company, announced today that EarthShell Packaging(R) plates and bowls will be introduced at select Wal-Mart stores in Portland, OR and Baltimore, MD.
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10-12-01
Williams Memphis Refinery Prepares to Produce Cleaner Gasoline
A unit of Williams (NYSE: WMB) today announced plans for its Memphis refinery to produce even cleaner gasoline for the Memphis area by Jan. 1, 2004. That date could move ahead by several months, say the energy company officials, if Williams obtains timely approval of the ap...
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10-11-01
WageWorks Selected by GE to Administer Its Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Program
WageWorks, the premier provider of commuter benefits options to employers, today announced that GE has selected WageWorks to administer its pre-tax commuter benefits program. WageWorks commuter benefits program allow employees to pay for transit to and from work and for park...
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10-11-01
Trex Company Wins First Place in Virginia Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards
Trex Company manufacturers Trex(R)decking, which is made primarily with recycled plastic grocery bags, reclaimed pallet wrap and waste wood.
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10-10-01
Safeway Conducts Company-Wide Fundraising and Educational Campaign
To coincide with October as "National Breast Cancer Awareness Month", Safeway stores across the U.S. and in Canada will begin a company-wide fundraising and educational campaign to raise critical funds for research, education, screening and treatment of breast cancer. Partic...
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10-09-01
Trammell Crow Company Names Rebecca McDonald to Board of Directors
Trammell Crow Company (NYSE: TCC) today announced the appointment of Rebecca A. McDonald to its Board of Directors.
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10-09-01
100 Best Companies for Working Mothers Cited by Working Mother Magazine
Amid the fears and economic cutbacks facing corporate America comes a glimmer of good news. Working Mother magazine on October 9 released its 16th annual list of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," a compilation of corporations that best recognize the value and nee...
