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02-23-09
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Gives More Than $650,000 in 2008
HUDSON, Ohio, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In honor of International Corporate Philanthropy Day, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. announces that the company donated $656,000 in cash and products to non-profit organizations in 2008. Additionally, Jo-Ann customers and Team Members aga...
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02-23-09
BD Ranks 23rd on EPA's Fortune 500 List of Green Power Purchasers
Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- BD, a leading global medical technology company, announced today that for the first time it appears on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Fortune 500 list of green power purchasers. BD is purchasing green power in support of EPA’s For...
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02-23-09
VillageReach Selected as Finalist for Rio Tinto Sustainability Prize
SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/23/09 -- VillageReach, the Seattle-based international organization that increases developing nations' access to healthcare, today announced it has been short listed for the US$1M Rio Tinto Prize for Sustainability 2008. The prize i...
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02-23-09
Significant Years for Ingeo Natural Plastic Bottles Made From Plants, Not Oil
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. - February 23, 2009 - From early 2007 through 2008, NatureWorks LLC, maker of Ingeo(TM) natural plastic resin, and the packaging and recycling industry made significant strides toward the adoption of bottles made from renewable resources rather than import...
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02-23-09
Abbott Employee Giving Sets New Records for Employee Participation and Total Donations
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. - February 23, 2009 - In 2008, Abbott's employee giving in the "¨United States set new company records both in terms of number of participating employees and total dollar contributions, despite difficult economic times. Nearly three out of every four Abbot...
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02-23-09
Learning Links Centers Opens Second Dallas-Based Resource Center for Underpriviledged Youth Wednesday, March 11 at 4:00pm
LOS ANGELES, CA. - February 23, 2009 - Learning Links Centers(R) (LLC), a unique socially responsible real estate investment company, has scheduled the grand opening ceremony for its second Resource Center in Dallas on Wednesday, March 11th at 4:00 PM. The new Resource Cente...
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02-23-09
World's First Portable, Battery-Operated, Equine-Dedicated CT Solution Installed at Penn Vet's New Bolton Center
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Medical Systems, Inc. (UMS) of Ohio, the leading worldwide supplier of innovative veterinary computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, recently unveiled EQUUS One -- the world's first equine-...
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02-23-09
The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy Leads the Celebration of International Corporate Philanthropy Day
NEW YORK, NY. - February 23, 2009 - Today leading companies and organizations around the world celebrate International Corporate Philanthropy Day, a day designated to showcase strategic corporate philanthropy initiatives and encourage further cross-sector partnerships in sup...
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02-21-09
The Aspen Institute Launches Middle East Leadership Initiative
DEAD SEA, JORDAN. - February 21, 2009 - The Aspen Institute today announced the launch of the Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI). Modeled after the Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellowship Program, MELI’s mission is to foster enlightened leadership, the appreci...
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02-20-09
Siemens Sponsors Northeast Florida Education Consortium Visit to Austin Texas School District's Engineering Career Academy
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past few years Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., through its Building Education program has developed a strong relationship with Lake Travis School District in Austin, Texas by helping the District establish an Enginee...
