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08-11-06
'Henry Schein Comfort Cart' Rolls out at Schneider Children's Hospital; Henry Schein Cares Initiative Provides Parents and Siblings with Some of the Comforts of Home to Help Families Focus on Caring for Hospitalized Children
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2006--Henry Schein, Inc.
(NASDAQ: HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, today launched the "Henry Schein Comfort Cart"...
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08-11-06
A Year after Katrina: Recognizing the Signs of PTSD in Children; Clinical Experts Recommend Heightened Awareness of Children's Behaviors to Anniversary
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2006--As the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina nears, clinical experts at Harcourt Assessment, Inc., a leading test developer and publisher, and associated psychologists suggest increasing awareness and identification of signs of P...
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08-10-06
Green Builder(R) Media Announces Dramatic Expansion of VISION House Series, Demonstration Homes Showcasing Best Practices in Green Building; VISION House Projects Underway in St. Louis and Orlando, Rhys Stucker to Head Program
MONTPELIER, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2006--Green Builder(R) Media today confirmed the growth of its VISION House Series, a sequence of showcase homes that demonstrate the benefits of sustainable design, construction techniques and products. Each VISION House will h...
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08-10-06
SunEdison, LLC Acquires Team Solar, Inc. to Become the Nation's Largest Solar Electric Contractor
BALTIMORE & SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2006--SunEdison today announced that it has acquired Team Solar, Inc., one of Northern California's largest installers of photovoltaic (PV) solar electric systems. Combined with SunEdison's operations in all other...
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08-09-06
Stakeholders Reach Agreement in Principle on the Future of the Yadkin Project
BADIN, N.C.- Alcoa (NYSE:AA: Federal and State Agencies, Local Governments, Catawba Indian Nation, Environmental Organizations and Homeowner Groups Support Agreement That Will Protect More Than 6,000 Acres, Expand Recreation Opportunities and Improve Water Quality
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08-09-06
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08-09-06
GSPI Consortium Commits to Five Biofuel Plants
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) (Website: GreenStarUSA.com) announced today that funding commitments have been made by its Consortium of partners (see press release dated June 28, 2006) to purchase one ethanol plant and to build...
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08-09-06
Environmental Defense looking for Wal-Mart Project Manager
Corporate Partnerships Project ManagerEnvironmental Defense, a leading national nonprofit organization, represents more than 400,000 members. Since 1967, Environmental Defense has linked science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships to create breakthrou...
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08-09-06
FedEx Donates $5.5 Million to Save Sight with ORBIS International; Record Commitment Will Deliver the Gift of Sight to More People Worldwide
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--FedEx Corp. (NYSE:
FDX) today announced it plans to donate $5.5 million over the next five years to ORBIS International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of blindness worldwide. This pledge represents t...
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08-09-06
Fundacion Cisneros Launches Flagship Visual-Arts Education Initiative in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--The Fundacion Cisneros has announced the launch in Mexico City of Think Art (Piensa en Arte), its new international visual-arts education program based on the Coleccion Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC--www.coleccioncisneros.o...
