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Vice President Joe Biden Visited Cree to Discuss Green Technology and American Innovation
Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden visited Cree (Nasdaq: CREE) to discuss the Obama administration’s commitment to fighting for issues important to America’s middle class families, including creating well-paying manufacturing jobs and building the clean energy economy. Cree, based in Durham, North Carolina, is a market-leading manufacturer of LED (light-emitting diode) products. Vice President Biden toured Cree’s facilities with Chuck… continue reading »
MoneyGram International Announces $250,000 American Red Cross Grant for Ongoing Relief in Haiti; Sets 2010 Priorities
MoneyGram International (NYSE:MGI), a leading global payment services company, announced today that its MoneyGram Global Giving program has expanded its support for recovery in Haiti to include a minimum $250,000 grant to the American Red Cross. Through June 30, MoneyGram will donate $2 from every transaction sent to Haiti as a donation for relief services. “Recovery in Haiti will be ongoing and remittances to family members will… continue reading »
FUJIFILM Begins LTO Ultrium Generation 5 Media Production
FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc., a division of Fujifilm Corporation the leading global manufacturer of data storage media1, today announced it will be one of the first manufacturers in the world to be certified by the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Technology Provider Companies (TPCs) as successfully completing compliance testing. Fujifilm plans to immediately begin mass production of LTO Ultrium Generation 5 data cartridges. The Fujifilm LTO Ultrium… continue reading »
American Claims Evaluation, Inc. Announces Name Change to American Learning Corporation
American Claims Evaluation, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMCE) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company changed its name from American Claims Evaluation, Inc. to American Learning Corporation, effective March 18, 2010. The Company filed an information statement on Schedule 14C with the Securities and Exchange Commission to furnish shareholders with notification of the name change to "American Learning Corporation" on February 17, 2010. A… continue reading »
Samurai Guitarist "MIYAVI" Ready for North American Tour! New Single, SURVIVE, to Be Available Worldwide on iTunes(R)!
EMI Music Japan is jointly sponsoring online promotions for MIYAVI, the artist who made a name for himself as a world-standard samurai guitarist, to coincide with the worldwide release of his new single on iTunes® and the announcement of his North American tour. MIYAVI used the Internet to release information about himself and his music and in so doing he became known throughout the world as the "samurai guitarist." His incredible… continue reading »
Bellarmine Unveils Sobrato Center for Humanities and the Arts
Bellarmine College Preparatory: WHEN: Saturday, March 20 from 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. WHERE: Bellarmine College Preparatory (960 W. Hedding St. San Jose) WHAT: Formal dedication of the Sobrato Center for Humanities and the Arts, a new building that includes a 440-seat theatre, black box theatre, state-of-the-art music center, and 11 classrooms for fine arts and English courses, located on Bellarmine’s campus. … continue reading »
Tim Tebow to Make Signing Appearance at Palm Beach Autographs in Downtown at the Gardens, Palm Beach Gardens, March 27
Tim Tebow will make his first public autograph appearance in Palm Beach County on Saturday, March 27, at Palm Beach Autographs at 1 p.m. at Downtown at the Gardens (on the center boulevard behind Whole Foods). Tebow recently signed an exclusive memorabilia contract with Palm Beach Autographs, the leader in signed and unsigned Florida Gators collectibles. His signing appearance at Palm Beach Autographs in Jacksonville two weeks ago was a… continue reading »
Coca-Cola Partners with Special Olympics to Host First-Ever “Unity Cup”
Special Olympics athletes, playing alongside football legends and other celebrities, will compete in the inaugural match of the “Unity Cup” presented by Coca-Cola, on the same pitch that just hours later will host a FIFA World Cup™ match. The Coca-Cola Company, in partnership with Special Olympics, today announced details of the event which will take place at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, on July 3, prior to a quarterfinal match of… continue reading »
PRC Community Care Supports Haiti Relief & Recovery Effort
PRC, LLC (www.prcnet.com), a premier provider of outsourced customer contact management services, announced today that the employees of PRC and the firm have held associate fundraisers that donated $15,000 to the American Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Relief & Recovery effort. Organizers of PRC Community Care, the company’s community outreach program, began coordinating fundraisers within hours after the devastating 7.0 quake struck. … continue reading »
ArrayComm and Sumitomo Electric Collaborate to Supply Advanced Radio Head Technology to the WiMAX Market
ArrayComm and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) today announced a collaboration to supply advanced remote radio head technology to the WiMAX market. Sumitomo Electric’s multi-antenna system integrates seamlessly with ArrayComm’s A-MAS™ multiple-antenna baseband processing software, which combines MIMO, beamforming, and interference cancellation to improve system capacity and throughput, while reducing network cost. … continue reading »
Baby Boomers Making Unexpected Car Buying Choices, Notes Edmunds.com in Presentation to What’s Next Boomer Business Summit
Baby boomers comprise about a third of the United States’ driving population and purchase almost half of all new cars sold, but automakers are somewhat surprised about the choices they are making today, according to Edmunds.com. “It was once thought that when baby boomers could put college tuition payments and other parenting expenses behind them, they would reward themselves with expensive luxury cars,” commented Edmunds.com Senior … continue reading »
Universal Partnerships & Licensing Announces Corporate Alliance between Universal Pictures and DonQ Rum
Universal Partnerships & Licensing Vice President, Corporate Alliances Stephanie Testa announced today that Universal Pictures and DonQ Rum, Puerto Rico’s leading rum brand, have entered into a corporate alliance. As the “Official Rum of Universal Pictures,” the partnership also provides for DonQ’s brands to be integrated into Universal Pictures premieres and events, develop joint programs at retail and create marketing activation across social… continue reading »
Radio Disney and Nintendo Team Up to Offer Oceans of Fun at Georgia Aquarium
Nintendo: WHAT: Radio Disney and Nintendo are giving Atlanta-area residents a chance to go to the beach without leaving town! To help launch the newest game for the Wii™ console, Endless Ocean™: Blue World,… continue reading »
Presidio Debuts Historic Cannon... with a ‘BANG!’ Previews Recent Renovation; Details Living History Program
Presidio La Bahia, the 261-year-old “Fort of the Bay” National Historic Landmark near Goliad, TX, welcomed -– “with a bang” -- a new member to the walled bastion’s arsenal yesterday. http://www.presidiolabahia.org/index.html Thanks to the generosity of a group of undisclosed private citizens known as “The Cannoneers,” the Presidio took delivery of and fired its newly acquired, solid bronze, Verbruggen-style cannon, believed to be of the type… continue reading »
EA’s Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight Deploys Worldwide
The beginning of the end is here. Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that Command & Conquer™ 4: Tiberian Twilight is now available on retail shelves worldwide. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight offers gamers a revolutionary take on the classic real time strategy (RTS) gameplay and unforgettable twists to conclude the 15-year long Tiberium saga. “For the last decade and a half, fans have followed the twists and… continue reading »
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