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05-30-00
Herman Miller Reduces Energy Costs Through EPA Program
May 2000 marked the end of Herman Miller's first full year of participation in the Energy Star Buildings Program. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-sponsored program encourages energy-efficient upgrades to existing facilities.
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05-30-00
Microsoft Sponsors New Science and Technology Scholarships for Hispanic Students
"I was getting kind of worried," recalled 18-year-old Jose Barraza, Jr., salutatorian of his senior class at Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, Calif. Barraza had decided to turn down the full scholarships offered to him by Stanford and Cal Tech and focus instead on pursuin...
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05-30-00
A Class Act: Microsoft, the American Red Cross and Houston-Area Schools Provide Disaster Relief to Schoolchildren
Microsoft Corp., working closely with the Greater Houston Area Red Cross and the Houston Independent School District (HISD) in a joint project known as "A Class Act," recently helped provide school supplies for children in foreign countries ravaged by war or natural disaster...
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05-30-00
Power Systems' Schenectady Facility Becomes Largest GE Plant to Receive OSHA'S Highest Safety Award
GE Power Systems' Schenectady
facility has received the federal Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's (OSHA) highest recognition for safety and health management,
the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status.
GE Schenectady is one ...
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05-29-00
Coca-Cola Presents Incubators to Shanghai Children Medical Centre
The Coca-Cola Company today presented two incubators to Shanghai Children Medical Centre as part of the company's ongoing support of the centre, which opened two years ago. Executive Vice President of Coca-Cola Carl Ware joined Madam Xie Lijuan, Chairperson of the Shanghai R...
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05-26-00
Starbucks, Alliance for Environmental Innovation Release Report Regarding Environmental Impacts of Serving Coffee
Starbucks and the Alliance for Environmental Innovation today released the results of a partnership that began in August 1996 to reduce the environmental impacts of serving coffee in Starbucks retail locations.
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05-26-00
Make a Difference Receives Roadway Express Donation
Roadway Express' Corporate Sales Organization teamed up in Phoenix, Arizona to build support for communities by participating in a charitable event coordinated by Make A Difference, an organization that benefits various charities throughout the Phoenix area. On May 10, forty...
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05-25-00
MichCon Completes Record Giving Season
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
(MichCon) has completed its Legacy Grant Program, in which the MichCon
Foundation contributed $1.75 million to nonprofit organizations throughout
Michigan in honor of MichCon's 150th birthday.
The program had two ...
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05-25-00
Detroit Edison Wins National Award for Its Partnerships with Minority - And Women-Owned Companies
Detroit Edison received the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI) Minority Business Development Chairperson's Award for minority- and women-owned business development. The award was presented recently to the utility at EEI's national conference in Raleigh, N.C.
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05-25-00
Compaq Supports Twelve Teachers for Summer Environmental Studies Program in Colorado
Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) has funded twelve teachers from across the country to attend week-long summer sessions at the Key Issues Institute in Silverthorne, Colorado. The teachers for the Year 2000 Compaq program are:
