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StartingBloc announced today six Class of 2005 StartingBloc fellows have been accepted for deferred admissions into the MIT Sloan School of Management's two year MBA program. The new recruitment program, created in partnership with MIT Sloan, is an effort to develop t...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2006--Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) today celebrated the grand opening of the 150-suite Embassy Suites Hotel(R) - Fort Myers/Estero in Florida, representing the 1,000th hotel opened by the company since Hilton's highly...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2006--Cyber bullying did not exist a few years ago. Camera cell phones, instant messaging, online social networking sites and a host of other technologies now can be exploited with relative ease to create 24/7 harassment.

Troy, NY. Change Round-Up, Inc., a cause-marketing service for online retailers, recently announced the launch of their e-commerce fundraising program that brings retailers and charities together to generate change for good causes. Change Round-Up's service takes th...

EW YORK--Alcoa announced today that it has received formal environmental approval by the Western Australia government to proceed with the expansion of its Wagerup alumina refinery south of Perth, Australia.

The Wagerup expansion plan involves bu...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., - Abbott has once again been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) in recognition of the company's leading economic, social and environmental performance.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index is the wo...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2006-- More than 700 employees of the Premier Inc. healthcare alliance will participate in a volunteer event in Charlotte on September 27 in conjunction with Premier's annual Values Conference.

Such volunteerism is a...

An equine vaccine developed by Akzo Nobel's animal health business Intervet, which is indicated for use in horses at risk from West Nile virus has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for use in the United States.

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Richmond, VA - Genworth Financial recently announced that grants totaling $473,000 were awarded to nine Richmond, Virginia charities focused on at-risk youth. The grants will be made from the proceeds of the Genworth Children's Advantage Classic tennis extravaganza f...

BOSTON - Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) today called for submissions to the Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting 2006. The deadline for submissions is October 27, 2006.
 
The purpose of the awards p...