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Air Products Leads Large Chemical Companies in Safety

Posted: May 17, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 17 /CSRwire/ - Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) had the best safety record of large-scale chemical manufacturers in the U.S. for 1999, according to Responsible Care® performance measure data recently released by the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA).* The company's frequency of...

Bank of America wins 2000 Family Friendly Business Awards

Posted: May 16, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Work/Life Initiatives For Associates Are Recognized

Weyerhaeuser Grande Prairie/Grande Cache, Alberta, Forestlands Achieves ISO 14001 EMS Registration

Posted: May 16, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 16 /CSRwire/ - Weyerhaeuser Companys Grande Prairie/Grande Cache Forestlands division has achieved certification to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) standard. Registration followed a thorough independent audit by the Quality Management Institute, a division of the Canadian Standards Association. Weyerhaeusers Grande...

$300,000 Foundation Grant to Help Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect and Promote Strong Families

Posted: May 16, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Grant to the National Association of Counties Research Foundation Launches Three-Year Project in Partnership with Prevent Child Abuse America

3M Phasing Out Some of its Specialty Materials

Posted: May 16, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 16 /CSRwire/ - 3M today announced it is phasing out of the perfluorooctanyl chemistry used to produce certain repellents and surfactant products. The affected product lines represent about two percent of 3M's nearly $16 billion in annual sales. These include many Scotchgard...

Weyerhaeuser Publishes 1999 Annual Environment, Health and Safety Report

Posted: May 15, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 15 /CSRwire/ - Weyerhaeuser Company today announced the release of its 1999 Annual Environment, Health and Safety Report. For the first time in the seven years that the company has produced this report, information about health and safety performance has been included....

Patients From the AFLAC Cancer Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Head Out to the Ballgame

Posted: May 15, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 15 /CSRwire/ - Children being treated for cancer will enjoy a night at the ballpark Tuesday with the Atlanta Braves as part of AFLAC Cancer Center Night at Turner Field. More than 120 patients, family members and medical staff from the AFLAC...

Patients From the AFLAC Cancer Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Head Out to the Ballgame

Posted: May 15, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 15 /CSRwire/ - Children being treated for cancer will enjoy a night at the ballpark Tuesday with the Atlanta Braves as part of AFLAC Cancer Center Night at Turner Field. More than 120 patients, family members and medical staff from the AFLAC...

Sears Donates More Than $200,000 for New Mexico Wildfire Relief Activities

Posted: May 12, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 12 /CSRwire/ - Sears, Roebuck and Co. (NYSE: S) pledged $225,000 in cash and merchandise donations to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army for relief activities during the devastating wildfires raging through Los Alamos since last Thursday. Today, Sears presented...

Target Stores and Mervyn's California Donate $15,000 to Help Victims of Los Alamos Fire

Posted: May 12, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

May 12 /CSRwire/ - Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced that Target Stores and Mervyn's California together have donated $15,000 to the American Red Cross to help victims of this week's fire in Los Alamos, N.M. The fire has destroyed more than 280...