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08-16-06
Microfinance Pioneer ACCION Reaches Milestone of Assisting Two Million Poor Annually
Boston, Mass.-- ACCION International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced that the number of poor entrepreneurs it reaches annually with small loans and other financial services through its network of global partners has surpassed two million.
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08-16-06
First Neutral CO(2) Global Warming Biodiesel Plant To Be Built
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) (Website: GreenStarUSA.com) will build the first biodiesel plant to emit almost zero net Global Warming Gases (GWG)(CO(2)) from direct plant production of biodiesel.
It is an establ...
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08-16-06
Dell to Serve as Title Sponsor for 2007 Dell East-West Shrine Game; College All-Star Football Game Benefits the Shriners Hospitals for Children
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) has signed on as the title sponsor of the 2007 Dell East-West Shrine Game, the premier annual college all-star football game benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children, scheduled for Jan. 20, 2007, a...
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08-16-06
Alcoa Foundation and Mercy Ships Partner In New Youth Health Center in Ghana
TEMA, Ghana--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--Alcoa Foundation announced today $68,000 funding for Mercy Ships creation of a new youth health and recreation center in Ashaiman, Ghana, a sub district of the Tema municipality in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Mercy Ships, a...
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08-16-06
Backdating Stock Options Session Added to SCCE's Compliance & Ethics Institute
Minneapolis, MN - The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) announced today that a new session "Option Backdating: An Open Discussion" has been added to the SCCE 5th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute program agenda. .Alan D. Jagolinzer, Ph.D., Assistant Pr...
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08-15-06
New BSR Learning Series Debuts in San Francisco, Sept. 27-28, 2006
New BSR Learning Series Debuts in San Francisco, Sept. 27-28, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is pleased to announce a new Learning Series, designed to provide a space where practitioners in c...
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08-15-06
Microsoft's Alejandra Calatayud Listed Among 2006 LISTA Awardees Executive wins prestigious award for corporate citizenship efforts to increase the number of U.S. Hispanics in the IT industry
NEW YORK -- Alejandra Calatayud, general manager of the Small, Midmarket Solutions & Partners & East Region Emerging Markets at Microsoft Corp., has been named recipient of the prestigious Corporate Citizen Achiever Award by LISTA (Latinos in Information Sciences and...
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08-15-06
Dow's Freeport, Texas Marine Terminal Wins Premier Environmental Award
Freeport, Texas (August 15, 2006) - The Dow Chemical Company achieved the 2006 William M. Benkert Environmental Award's highest level of distinction given by the U.S. Coast Guard in recognition of its Marine Terminal in Freeport, Texas. Receiving the OSPREY distinction, the...
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08-15-06
Macy's North Awards Community Grants to Detroit Area Non-Profit Organizations
DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2006--Macy's North has awarded $62,000 to 35 local nonprofit organizations in the Detroit metro area through the division's community giving program Macy's Gives. The division also announced new programs during a ceremony honoring these org...
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08-15-06
Macy's North Awards Community Grants to Local Non-Profit Organizations
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2006--Macy's North has awarded more than $92,000 to 44 local nonprofit organizations in the Chicago metro area through the division's community giving program Macy's Gives. The division also announced new programs during a ceremony hono...
