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What if someone told you that markets representing trillions of dollars were being all but virtually ignored? Markets with tremendous production and distribution potential along with a growing workforce and supplier base? What if you were told these markets were in domestic ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--Cereplast Inc. (OTCBB:CERP) today announced a deal to provide the San Francisco School District's "Food to Flowers!" program with compostable plastic bags. Cereplast is the producer of renewable and biodegradable plastics, which...

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Charities@Work and CreateHope, Inc. have formed a partnership to support and promote strong, effective and efficient workplace-giving campaigns. The full-service package provided through the partnership enables companies and employees to support th...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--ESP (Environmental Software Providers) has announced that its Fall 2006 North American opsEnvironmental User Group Meeting and workshop, to be held on September 11-14 in Houston, will be hosted by ConocoPhillips.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--Fifty community-based organizations and schools across the U.S. have received grants totaling $500,000 to support innovative programs that equip children with the tools they need to live healthy, balanced and active lives.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--The Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program today announced significant reductions in administrative and investment fees for qualifying donor-advised fund accounts, as well as a lower threshold that will allow more partici...

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2006--On June 17 and 18, more than 200 Vons employees, friends and family will volunteer their time as part of the Company's commitment as Gold Medal Sponsor and Official Food Supplier of the 2006 Special Olympics Southern Califo...

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2006--The Wal-Mart Foundation today announced the expansion of the Wal-Mart Kids Recycling Challenge, a private/public partnership between Wal-Mart and elementary schools that helps students earn money for their schools by recycli...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2006--The Board of Directors of FHLBank Pittsburgh has approved $6.58 million in grants under its Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The grants will help finance 28 housing projects across Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virgi...

ALAMEDA, Calif.- To help children and their families learn to better manage diabetes, Abbott Diabetes Care, a division of Abbott, is sending 135 children who are newly diagnosed with diabetes to camp this summer as part of its "Send a Kid to Camp" program. This year marks t...