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10-18-01
Enterprise Rent-A-Car donates $25 million to Washington University to Endow Scholarships for African-American and Financially Disadvantaged Students
African-American and financially disadvantaged students nationwide will have the opportunity to apply for scholarships at one of the country's premier universities thanks to a $25 million donation Enterprise-Rent-A-Car Company has pledged to Washington University in St. Loui...
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10-18-01
Shanghai Hormel Foods Co. Named a ''Best Employer'' in China
Hormel Foods, (NYSE:HRL), announced today that the company's operation in Shanghai has been named one of the 10 best employers in China, and one of the 20 best employers in Asia.
Shanghai Hormel Foods Co., Ltd., of Hormel Foods' International division, was honore...
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10-16-01
GE Goes Around The Globe and Around The Corner; Local GE Employees Participate in GE's Day of Caring
More than 550 employees from General Electric (GE) businesses in Kansas City will participate in GE's Day of Caring on Thursday, October 18. A company-wide initiative, GE's Day of Caring involves GE businesses around the world joining together to serve their respective commu...
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10-15-01
International Fuel Technology Reaches Product Development Milestone With Multiple Fuel Blends
International Fuel Technology, Inc. (OTC BB: IFUE - news), a clean fuel formulation company, announced today that it has completed final research and development steps on its fuel additive formulae. The testing at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) showed that fuel blends c...
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10-15-01
Panasonic Digital Document Company Builds Upon Environmental Efforts of Parent Company
Panasonic Digital Document Company (PDDC) has been a strong advocate of Panasonic's landmark environmental charter, which the company established in 1991.
Many eco-friendly initiatives have been launched as a result of the charter, through which PDDC and the oth...
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10-15-01
Nike Releases First Corporate Responsibility Report
Nike today released its first Corporate Responsibility Report in an attempt to assess and communicate the impact of how the company runs its business. The report includes a series of detailed reports of Nike's efforts at developing environmental sustainability; its efforts t...
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10-12-01
Fresh Brands Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan
Fresh Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRSH) announced that its Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan. The shareholder rights plan, which is similar to one that was adopted by the company in 1989 and expired in January 1999, includes the declaration of a dividend of one ...
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10-12-01
EarthShell Packaging to be Introduced in Select Retail Markets; Test Market with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to Begin Next Month
EarthShell Corporation (NASDAQ: ERTH), an environmental packaging technology company, announced today that EarthShell Packaging(R) plates and bowls will be introduced at select Wal-Mart stores in Portland, OR and Baltimore, MD.
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10-12-01
Williams Memphis Refinery Prepares to Produce Cleaner Gasoline
A unit of Williams (NYSE: WMB) today announced plans for its Memphis refinery to produce even cleaner gasoline for the Memphis area by Jan. 1, 2004. That date could move ahead by several months, say the energy company officials, if Williams obtains timely approval of the ap...
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10-11-01
WageWorks Selected by GE to Administer Its Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Program
WageWorks, the premier provider of commuter benefits options to employers, today announced that GE has selected WageWorks to administer its pre-tax commuter benefits program. WageWorks commuter benefits program allow employees to pay for transit to and from work and for park...
