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    Children from New Mexico to New York Learn How to Eat Healthy and Stay Fit With the General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Program Image

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    06-19-06

    Children from New Mexico to New York Learn How to Eat Healthy and Stay Fit With the General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Program

    MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--Fifty community-based organizations and schools across the U.S. have received grants totaling $500,000 to support innovative programs that equip children with the tools they need to live healthy, balanced and active lives.

    The Coca-Cola Company Posts Continued Progress on Environmental Performance Image

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    06-15-06

    The Coca-Cola Company Posts Continued Progress on Environmental Performance

    ATLANTA -- The Coca-Cola Company today announced a fourth year of reductions in energy use, water use and solid waste generation, while it continued to increase its recycling rates.

    The 2005 Environmental Performance Measures Re...

    The Principal Family Fun Fest Arrives at Jordan Creek Town Center on June 15, 2006; Fans Can See the Most Extensive Traveling Baseball Festival in History Image

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    06-14-06

    The Principal Family Fun Fest Arrives at Jordan Creek Town Center on June 15, 2006; Fans Can See the Most Extensive Traveling Baseball Festival in History

    DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2006--A one-of-a-kind baseball tour is coming back to Des Moines and making its first ever stop at the Jordan Creek Town Center on Thursday, June 15. Sponsored by the Principal Financial Group(R) and produced by Entertainment &...

    Employees Embrace New Automated, 'Do-It-for-Me' Retirement Services; Yet Americans Remain Overly Optimistic About the Income Their Retirement Savings Will Provide, According to Latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index Image

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    06-12-06

    Employees Embrace New Automated, 'Do-It-for-Me' Retirement Services; Yet Americans Remain Overly Optimistic About the Income Their Retirement Savings Will Provide, According to Latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index

    DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2006-- Working Americans are embracing new "do-it-for-me" automated retirement savings solutions such as automatic 401(k) plan enrollment, deferral step-up programs and simplified lifecycle funds. According to the latest Pri...

    The Next Generation of Science Stars: Five Female Scientists Honored With 2006 L'Oreal USA Fellowships Image

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    06-08-06

    The Next Generation of Science Stars: Five Female Scientists Honored With 2006 L'Oreal USA Fellowships

    New York, NY, June 8, 2006 -- L'Oréal USA announced today the recipients of its esteemed 2006 Fellowships for Women In Science at an awards ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Five young women, all on the cutting-edge of scientific ad...

    MMA Renewable Ventures and 3 Phases Energy Services Deliver Innovative, Affordable Solar Energy Solution for Fetzer Vineyards Image

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    06-08-06

    MMA Renewable Ventures and 3 Phases Energy Services Deliver Innovative, Affordable Solar Energy Solution for Fetzer Vineyards

    San Francisco, Calif. -- Fetzer Vineyards will place the wine industry's largest solar array atop its winery bottling facility in Hopland, generating 1.1 million kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually, enough to offset more than 960,000 pounds of carbon dioxide ...

    Anheuser-Busch Releases 2005 Environmental, Heath and Safety Report Image

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    06-05-06

    Anheuser-Busch Releases 2005 Environmental, Heath and Safety Report

    St. Louis-- Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. today released its 2005 Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) report, detailing its efforts to protect the environment and promote workplace safety. The 2005 report highlights a significant decline in workplace injuries as ...

    The Coca-Cola Company Announces Adoption of HFC-Free Insulation in Refrigeration Units to Combat Global Warming Image

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    06-05-06

    The Coca-Cola Company Announces Adoption of HFC-Free Insulation in Refrigeration Units to Combat Global Warming

    ATLANTA--The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it has completed the transition to HFC-Free insulation for 98% of all new purchases of refrigerated sales and marketing equipment. This milestone is the result of significant multi-year efforts by The Coca-Cola Comp...

    Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation Donates Eco-Friendly 'Denim' Insulation for Housing Rehabilitation in the Bronx Image

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    05-26-06

    Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation Donates Eco-Friendly 'Denim' Insulation for Housing Rehabilitation in the Bronx

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2006--The Polo Ralph Lauren foundation through its G.I.V.E. campaign(Get Involved. Volunteer. Exceed.) today announced the donation of eco-friendly UltraTouch "denim" insulation to be used in the rehabilitation of an historic 19th ce...

    America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and Hormel Foods Corporation Forge Partnership to Fight Hunger and Raise Awareness Image

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    05-23-06

    America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and Hormel Foods Corporation Forge Partnership to Fight Hunger and Raise Awareness

    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and Hormel Foods Corporation today announced the signing of a two-year partnership agreement to work together to combat hunger in the United States.

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