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01-04-12
Green America Applauds President’s Appointment of Richard Cordray, First Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumers and small businesses achieved an important victory today with President Obama’s appointment of Richard Cordray to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB was created despite immense opposition from Wall Street and from many Republicans who then also blocked the ...
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01-04-12
Singer Debbie Gibson to Appear on "Celebrity Apprentice" to Help Poor Children
/PRNewswire/ - Singer songwriter Debbie Gibson will appear on season five of Celebrity Apprentice, and has announced she will play for the charity Children International.
Celebrity Apprentice is a reality television show where celebrities compete in weekl...
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01-04-12
General Mills' First Production Facility Earns LEED(R) Certification
An expansion at General Mills’ Albuquerque, N.M., facility was today awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Gold certification during a celebration attended by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. This is the first General Mills’ production facility, and the fourth company building, to earn ...
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01-04-12
Zumba Fitness Instructors Raise More Than $1 Million to Support Breast-Cancer Research Through Global 'Party in Pink'(TM) Initiative
/PRNewswire/ - During the months of August, September and October, thousands of instructors from the largest branded-fitness company in the world rallied Zumba®Fitness enthusiasts from around the globe to raise more than $1 million for Susan G. Komen for the Cure®...
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01-03-12
Scientific Certification Systems Earns B Corporation Certification
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has earned Certified B Corporation status, and in a ceremony today in Sacramento, was officially recognized as a California Benefit Corporation under the recently enacted AB 361 legislation.
“We’re proud to be part of the growing community of comp...
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01-03-12
Chevron Fraud Scandal In Ecuador Implicates Rice University Professor
A prominent environmental engineering professor at Rice University has been implicated in a fraud scandal in Ecuador's courts after submitting a report defending Chevron that appears to be the product of fabricated evidence, say lawyers for the plaintiffs.
The professor, Dr. Pedro J. Alvar...
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01-03-12
Edmonson County (KY) High School Wins Inaugural "Fight Like Dylan Award"
/PRNewswire/ - Russell Athletic announced today that Edmonson County High School in Brownsville, KY, has been named winner of the inaugural "Fight Like Dylan Award," which memorializes the late Dylan Rebeor of Columbia, TN, a high school football player who waged a valiant battle with colon...
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01-03-12
Patagonia Registers as First California Benefit Corporation
Today, Patagonia became the first company in California to elect benefit corporation status. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard led the largest group of businesses to register on the legislation’s first effective date among the 7 states that have passed benefit corporation laws. The dozen CEOs fi...
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01-03-12
CSRwire Welcomes New VP Of Product And Business Development, Marisa Rice
CSRwire welcomes Marisa Rice as the new Vice President of Product and Business Development. A seasoned public relations professional, Rice brings with her a wealth of industry knowledge derived from her experience with a variety of clients in Chicago and New York City.
"We...
