Government Agencies Newswire
1 - The Ethisphere Institute Announces TARP Investment Performance Index
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - The Ethisphere Institute, a non-partisan research think tank, announced today the establishment of the Ethisphere TARP Index, a new financial monitor that tracks the U.S. Federal Government’s return on its investments under the capital purchase...
2 - Oerlikon Solar’s Statement on Stimulus Package
TRUBBACH, Switzerland-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Jeannine Sargent, CEO Oerlikon Solar: “Oerlikon solar applauds the speed and effectiveness that the House, Senate and the Obama administration has demonstrated in passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As the global leader in...
3 - Prominent U.S. Government Intel Tool Now Available For Unlocking Secrets of Complex, Disjointed Information
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - In the world of information, there aren’t many organizations with greater needs for clarity and insight than U.S. government intelligence agencies. At the cutting edge of research, these groups specialize in bringing meaning to millions...
4 - viaRadio Corp. Awarded State Emergency Management Communications Contract
MELBOURNE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - The State of Florida Division of Emergency Management awarded Melbourne-based viaRadio Corporation an annual contract worth $419,533 for a County Warning System Pilot Program following a competitive bid. Beginning March 1, 2009, the pilot program...
5 - Recession, Job Losses Hit Those with Disabilities Hard, Reports Allsup
BELLEVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Whether forced out of work by layoffs or severe health problems, people with disabilities are among the hardest hit during tough economic times, according to Allsup, a leading provider of Social Security disability, financial and...
6 - AXENTIS Announces Two New Offerings
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - AXENTIS, a leading provider of enterprise-wide governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced two new AXENTIS Enterprise® solution offerings to support every compliance office: AXENTIS Policy Manager and AXENTIS...
7 - Critical Response Networks Awarded Alternative Housing Contract from FEMA
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Critical Response Networks (CRN), the exclusive dealer of the ReadyShelter, manufactured by Ready Corporation headquartered in Indiana, today announced it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
8 - Alion Awarded $1.1M Army Subcontract to Replicate Real-Life Events on the Battlefield to Train Deploying Soldiers
MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, is providing simulation tools to the Army and serving as an integrator between the Generating and Operational Forces under a one-year, $1.1 million contract through the...
9 - Lumigent Drives Down Compliance Costs for ISVs’ Customers
ACTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Lumigent Technologies, Inc., the first to market with GRC business control systems, today announced its partner program to help Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) drive down the costs of compliance for their customers. Responding to the business...
10 - OriginOil Signs Cooperative Agreement with Department of Energy
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, announced that it has signed a Cooperative Agreement with The United States...
11 - Demand Surges for POPickup Mailbox Notification Service
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - PerSage, Inc., market innovator and leading provider of automated, wireless PO mailbox notification services, reported a surge in demand for its popular POPickup™ service that sends automated email and/or text message alerts directly to...
12 - COPAN Systems Announces an Additional $18.5m in Funding
LONGMONT, Colo.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - COPAN Systems, the industry leader in cost-effective storage solutions for the protection and management of persistent data, today announced that it has secured $18.5 million in new capital financing. The round was led by new investor Westbury...
13 - Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Misleads SEC Over Ecuador Lawsuit, Assert Rainforest Residents
QUITO, Ecuador-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Chevron is deceiving shareholders and the financial markets by filing misleading information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to downplay its $27 billion potential liability in a environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, representatives for...
14 - Carrollton Bancorp Completes Sale of $9.2 Million in Preferred Stock under the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Carrollton Bancorp, (NASDAQ:CRRB) the parent company of Carrollton Bank, announced that on February 13, 2009, it completed the sale of 9,201 shares of Preferred Stock, Series A under the TARP Capital Purchase Program for $9,201,000 from the U.S...
15 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Tuesday, February 17
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Profile America for the 17th day of Black History Month. Thurgood Marshall, the first African- American to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, was born in 1908 in Baltimore, where the international airport now bears his name. As an attorney, he argued 32...
16 - ACLJ Hears from More Than 230,000 Americans Opposing Return of Fairness Doctrine; Prepares Litigation Strategy Just in Case
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, said today it is preparing a litigation strategy should the Fairness Doctrine – or a similar regulatory measure – be brought back to muzzle Christian broadcasting. The...
17 - American Public Education to Present at the 11th Annual Credit Suisse Global Services Conference
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) – parent company of online learning provider American Public University System, which operates through American Military University and American Public University – announced that President and...
18 - ON Semiconductor Introduces GreenPoint™ Reference Design for an Integrated LCD TV Power and Inverter Supply
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN), a leading global supplier of high-performance, energy-efficient, silicon solutions, today released its latest GreenPoint™ open reference design for LCD TV power supplies. This 180 watt (W) High Voltage LCD Integrated...
19 - Trust for Architectural Easements Sponsors Sustainability and Historic Preservation Thought Leader Series
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - A series of discussions sponsored by the Trust for Architectural Easements, Island Press and the US Green Building Council brings together experts from the financial, real estate, architecture, preservation, planning, and policy worlds to discuss how to...
20 - New Company Announcement: Encore Health Resources LLC
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Encore Health Resources LLC (Encore) has been formed by healthcare veterans Ivo Nelson and Dana Sellers to provide information technology consulting services to the provider segment of the healthcare market. “The new administration’s economic...
21 - State Utility Commissions Lay Competitive Framework for Delivering Cutting-Edge Energy Demand and Supply Solutions
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - On the occasion of NARUC's annual Winter Committee Meetings, the National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) recognizes the significant achievements by State Public Utility Commissions across the country to ensure that consumers have competitive options...
22 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 16: For the Birds
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Profile America — Monday, February 16th. When you hear that something is “for the birds,” it’s not meant as a compliment. But February is literally for the birds and in a positive way. First, today winds up the Great Backyard Bird Count — in...
23 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 16
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Profile America for the 16th day of Black History Month. One of the earliest African-American singing stars made her first recording on this date in 1923. Bessie Smith’s “Down Hearted Blues” sold 800,000 copies and started her on the road to fame...
24 - MOPH Supports Advance Appropriations for Veteran’s Health Care
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 15, 2009 - The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is proud to support bipartisan legislation introduced this week by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) and House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA) that will...
25 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Sunday, February 15
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 15, 2009 - Profile America for the 15th day of Black History Month. Daisy Bates is best remembered as the mentor of the Little Rock Nine during the high school desegregation crisis in the Arkansas city in 1957. While the situation unfolded into one of national...
26 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, February 15: A Startling Crime
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 15, 2009 - Profile America — Sunday, February 15th. Newspapers across America carried big, lurid headlines on this date in 1929 — about the gang shooting in Chicago the day before which became famous as the “Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre.” Seven men...
27 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, February 14: Valentine’s Day
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 14, 2009 - Profile America — Saturday, February 14th. Today may not be an official holiday, but Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular on the year’s calendar. Its origins are a mix of legends involving two Christian martyrs, a Roman fertility rite, and...
28 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Saturday, February 14
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 14, 2009 - Profile America for the 14th day of Black History Month. When Maurice Ashley was 14, he was soundly beaten in a pickup game of chess. He picked up a paperback book on the game, intending to learn a trick or two. Instead, he was stunned by the beauty and...
29 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Offers 30-Second Spanish Language Radio Public Service Announcement for Consumers Regarding the Peanut Products Recall
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: What: Thirty-second Spanish language PSA in .MP3 audio format and matching live-read script Why: The number of recalls related to products containing ingredients produced by Peanut Corporation of America has been rising and is now more than 2,000. The...
30 - Former CIVPOL Employee with DynCorp International Receives DoD Defense of Freedom Medal
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - The Defense of Freedom medal was presented to William “Ron” Little, a former civilian police advisor with DynCorp International who was wounded in Iraq in 2006. The presentation was made in Washington, DC on February 10, 2009 by Robert B...
31 - Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit Concerning the Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Coughlin Stoia”) has more information about the firm.
32 - BankUnited Announces Temporary Suspension of Home Foreclosures
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - BankUnited Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:BKUNA), parent company of BankUnited FSB, announced today that effective immediately it will temporarily suspend foreclosures on owner-occupied homes until the Treasury Department's Financial Stability...
33 - March 13 Is Deadline To Apply For SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Wisconsin that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are still available to small businesses economically impacted by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred from June 5 through...
34 - New Study Measures Effects of Medicare Part D on Prescription Drug Use, Cost Sharing for Senior Beneficiaries
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School, and Adheris, Inc., an inVentiv Health company, announce today a new study highlighting the effects of Medicare Part D coverage on the use of selected essential drugs and...
35 - NTT America Highlights Success in Global IP Network’s Key 2008 Initiatives
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) and a global IP network services provider, today announced results and achievements in Global IP Network business for 2008. The last year was distinguished by...
36 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 13
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Profile America for the 13th day of Black History Month. Lorraine Hansberry — the first African-American woman to have a play produced on Broadway — was greatly influenced by her realtor father. His landmark suit to overturn restrictive covenants...
37 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, February 13: First Presidential Picture
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Profile America — Friday, February 13th. It’s rare for a day to go by in which the president of the United States is not seen in multiple newspaper and magazine photographs. The “clack” of shutters and the accompanying burst of light from camera...
38 - The Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale, FL Confers Membership to Leo Hinkley
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - The Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale, Lodge #31, announced today it has conferred membership to Leo Hinkley into its associate lodge. “We are pleased that Leo has agreed to become a member of the Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order of...
39 - Digital Angel’s McMurdo Unit Launches New FAST FIND™ Range of Personal Locator Beacons at Miami International Boat Show
SO. ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Digital Angel (NASDAQ:DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today the launch of FAST FIND™, a new range of personal locator beacons produced by its...
40 - Motorcycle Industry Council Launches HELMETCHECK.ORG
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - HelmetCheck.org, developed by the Motorcycle Industry Council’s (MIC) Helmet Task Force for riders to verify that a helmet they own, or are considering for purchase, complies with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s safety standard (FMVSS...
41 - Jon Walker Rejoins Prison Health Services as Senior Vice President of Business Development
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Prison Health Services (PHS) President and Chief Executive Officer, Rich Hallworth, has announced that Jon Walker will be re-joining the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Walker will head up the company’s business...
42 - EnOcean, Inventor of Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensors, Announces Partnership with EPA’s Energy Star® Program
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - EnOcean announced today a fundamental commitment to protect the environment by becoming an Energy Star partner. EnOcean, through its voluntary partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Program, is helping to sustain green...
43 - The GEO Group Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Results
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) (“GEO”) today reported fourth quarter and full-year 2008 financial results. GEO reported fourth quarter 2008 GAAP income from continuing operations of $20.2 million, or $0.39 per share, based on 51.7 million diluted...
44 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Thursday, February 12
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Profile America for the 12th day of Black History Month. One of the nation’s major civil rights organizations is 100 years old today — the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, much better known as the NAACP. The group has...
45 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Thursday, February 12: Lincoln’s 200th Birthday
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Profile America — Thursday, February 12th. When historians look back on the men who have been president of the United States, one name is almost always mentioned as among the best in the nation’s history — Abraham Lincoln, born on this date 200...
46 - PSE Goes to Capitol Hill to Push for Full Funding of Low-Income Heating Assistance
BELLEVUE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Puget Sound Energy today joined other utilities and representatives of social service agencies from across the country on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to sustain funding to help low-income households pay their heating bills through the federal Low...
47 - Williams Kastner Announces Formation of Law & Government Practice Team
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Law firm Williams Kastner is pleased to announce the formation of a Law & Government practice team that will focus on representing clients before governmental entities and regulatory agencies. The newly-formed Law & Government team is comprised...
48 - Earth Class Mail and Swiss Post Preparing to Launch Swiss Post Box™ Service in Six European Countries
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Earth Class Mail announced today that Swiss Post, the government-owned national postal operator of Switzerland, is licensing the company’s Internet-powered postal-mail delivery platform on a non-exclusive basis. The integration to support the Swiss...
49 - SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Virginia
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the Commonwealth of...
50 - NRF Says Stimulus Bill Would Help But Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Boost Consumer Spending
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - The National Retail Federation told Congress that economic stimulus legislation being negotiated between the House and Senate today would provide assistance to consumer spending but still doesn’t do enough to provide the jumpstart that would bring...
51 - U.S. Treasury Plan Prompts Reaction from UMB Chairman and CEO
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UMB Financial Corporation, Mariner Kemper, issues the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Stability Plan announced Tuesday, February 10. “The swift actions by the U.S...
52 - KBR CEO Comments on DOJ and SEC Settlement Agreements in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - KBR (NYSE:KBR) Chairman, President and CEO William P. Utt today commented on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) settlements related to KBR’s violations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) occurring between...
53 - Halliburton Announces Settlement of Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigations
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) Halliburton announced today the resolution of the previously disclosed Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These...
54 - NCPA Statement About the Conference Committee on “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009”
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) submitted the following statement today to the Conference Committee members on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA...
55 - SecureInfo Announces 2009 Information Assurance Training Curriculum
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - SecureInfo® Corporation, a market-proven provider of Information Assurance solutions, today announced the company’s 2009 Information Assurance training curriculum, featuring new classes in the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) and the new...
56 - Participatory Web Site on Stimulus Spending at http://stimulus.Virginia.gov Developed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and NIC
OLATHE, Kan.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Virginia is among the first states in the nation to open the stimulus investment selection process to public participation. eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) partnered with the Commonwealth to develop and launch this new site which is powered by a...
57 - NYC Bar Association Selects Link Translations to Provide Language Translation and Interpretation Services to Members
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Leading provider of language translation services Link Translations, has announced that it will now offer New York City Bar Association members a 10% discount on translation, interpretation and apostille services under the ‘Member Benefits’ program of...
58 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Wednesday, February 11: First U.S. Hospital
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Profile America — Wednesday, February 11th. Among his many achievements, Benjamin Franklin played a leading role in the founding of America’s first hospital. Together with Dr. Thomas Bond, he obtained a charter for a hospital to serve the poor, sick...
59 - Pharmacy Stakeholder Groups Collaborate to Draft Pharmacy Principles for Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - As the new administration embarks on one of its top priorities—reforming the nation’s healthcare system—twelve pharmacy stakeholder groups have collaborated to form the Pharmacy Principles of Health Care Reform which will be announced during a...
60 - eGovernment Services in South Carolina Help Promote Green Information Technology “Green IT”
COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - eGovernment services, or government services that are provided online, can save you time and help save the environment. A new tool at http://www.SC.gov allows citizens to calculate their savings from using an online service by entering a few...
61 - TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid 1.5 Million Low-Income Households in New York
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Today, TracFone Wireless, Inc., America’s leading prepaid cell phone provider announced its launch of SafeLink Wireless® in New York. SafeLink Wireless will serve as the company’s distribution of Lifeline - a U.S. government supported program for...
62 - Participant Media's and River Road Entertainment's Food, Inc. Opens 3rd Annual Culinary Cinema of the Berlin International Film Festival
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Participant Media's and River Road Entertainment's documentary Food, Inc., directed by Robert Kenner, opened the 3rd annual Culinary Cinema of the Berlin International Film Festival on Sunday, February 8. At the sold-out event, the film was screened in...
63 - Cheryl & Co. Announces Voluntary Recall of Select Peanut Butter/Peanut Cookie and Dough Products Containing Peanuts Supplied by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) as Part of the PCA Expanded Recall
WESTERVILLE, Ohio-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Cheryl & Co. today announced it is voluntarily recalling a limited and identifiable number of Cheryl & Co. peanut style cookies and cookie dough products produced prior to September 16, 2008 because they contain peanuts from Peanut...
64 - SPACEHAB Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPAB), a leading provider of commercial space services, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2008 of its fiscal year 2009. Second Quarter Results SPACEHAB posted a second quarter fiscal...
65 - Zumbox Launches the First All-Digital Alternative to Traditional Postal Systems
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Zumbox, which provides the first all-digital online alternative to traditional paper postal systems, has launched a limited public beta. For the first time, all physical street addresses in the United States can receive free digital...
66 - FedSources Releases “Agency Drivers” for the Department of Health and Human Services
MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - FedSources, a Washington Management Group company, today issued the latest figures in its “Agency Drivers” series – a series of monthly releases that provide high-level budget information as well as a list of the top-funded information technology...
67 - Hospitals Eligible for up to $53,000 More for CardioWest™ Artificial Heart Implant Than for Subsequent Human Heart Transplant
TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - For Medicare’s 2009 fiscal year, hospitals will be eligible to be reimbursed up to $53,000 more when they implant a CardioWest™ temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) than when they subsequently transplant a donor heart, according to a shift in...
68 - Solace Systems to Improve Cross-Agency Communication for Homeland Security
OTTAWA-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Solace Systems, the leading supplier of messaging middleware and content networking hardware, today announced support for the Emergency Data Exchange Language Distribution Element (EDXL-DE) specification. Ratified by the Organization for the Advancement...
69 - InFocus Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results
WILSONVILLE, Ore.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - InFocus® Corporation (NASDAQ:INFS) today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results. For the fourth quarter, the Company reported revenues of $51.4 million and a net loss of $13.1 million, or $0.32 per share, compared to...
70 - Voucher Programs Grow by 8 Percent in 2008-09, National Report Shows
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - More than 171,000 children are benefiting from school voucher and scholarship tax credit programs this year, according to the national nonprofit Alliance for School Choice. The Alliance today released its School Choice Yearbook 2008-09, the school...
71 - Positive Rating of SEC Plunges 42 Points
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - In 2007, The Harris Poll® found that fully 71% of the public who understood what the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) did rated the job it was doing positively (i.e., excellent or pretty good). A new Harris Poll finds that only 29% of...
72 - Virginia Senator Jim Webb Presented MOPH Inspirational Leadership Award
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Each year, the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is honored to pay special recognition to a National leader who best demonstrates inspirational leadership and distinguished service to our nation’s veterans. This year’s Special Leadership...
73 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Tuesday, February 10: Famous Play’s 60th
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Profile America — Tuesday, February 10th. A play considered by many critics to be an American classic opened on Broadway on this date 60 years ago — Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” The story of a man’s professional and moral failure...
74 - Tier Reports Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results
RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Tier Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIER) today announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 and provided updates on continuing strategic growth initiatives. “Following our strategic review of the company in late 2007 we committed to...
75 - SBA’s Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations Is March 10
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds eligible Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) of the March 10, 2009 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe storm and flooding that occurred from December 11 through 29...
76 - Kaseman LLC Appoints Jeremy McGonigle As President and Chief Operating Officer
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Kaseman LLC (“Kaseman”), a company controlled by DC Capital Partners, LLC, announced today the appointment of Mr. Jeremy McGonigle as President and Chief Operating Officer effective February 9th, 2009. Mr. McGonigle will report directly to David...
77 - Ringler Associates Annual Golf Tournament Turns to Fund Raising for AAPD and to Its President-CEO Andrew Imparato for Keynote
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Ringler Associates®, the nation’s oldest and largest structured settlement firm, turned the company’s 34th annual meeting and golf tournament in Newport Beach, California, into a fund-raising event February 5th, collecting over $8,000...
78 - City of American Canyon Announces $7.59 Million Settlement With AMCAN Beverages, Inc., a subsidiary of The Coca Cola Company, Over Alleged Wastewater Discharge Violations
AMERICAN CANYON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - AMCAN Beverages, Inc. (AMCAN), a subsidiary of The Coca Cola Company, will pay a total of $7.59 million to the City of American Canyon in Napa County to address violations under AMCAN’s wastewater treatment permit. The settlement, which...
79 - Greener Technology Helps Create Auto Sector Jobs in Kitchener, Ontario
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Ontario is helping an innovative auto supplier invest in new technology that will boost productivity while reducing its impact on the environment. The province is investing $1.5 million in Mitchell Plastics, supporting the company’s investment of $10...
80 - Republican Meg Whitman, Former eBay President and CEO, Announces Formation of 2010 Gubernatorial Campaign Exploratory Committee
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Republican Meg Whitman, former President and CEO of eBay, today announced the formation of an Exploratory Committee to seek the nomination for Governor in 2010. Former California Governor Pete Wilson will serve as Campaign Chairman joining...
81 - Ramsell Public Health Rx Unveils AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Data Management System
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Ramsell Public Health Rx, a pharmacy benefit manager and information management company, today announced the availability of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Data Management System, a highly configurable, web-based system designed to assist...
82 - TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid Nearly 585,000 Low-Income Households in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Today, TracFone Wireless, Inc., America’s leading prepaid cell phone provider, announced its launch of SafeLink Wireless® in most of Pennsylvania. SafeLink Wireless will serve as the company’s distribution of Lifeline - a U.S. government supported...
83 - Aquilent President and CEO David Fout Selected as a Member of the SmartCEO Magazine’s Smart100
LAUREL, Md.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Aquilent, the recognized leading provider of Web-based solutions shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government, today announced that CEO David Fout has been selected as a member of the Washington SmartCEO magazine 2009 Smart100...
84 - AeroVironment Launches Production of Its New Digital Data Link with $16.8 Million Order for Raven® Systems
MONROVIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) has received an order from the U.S. Army valued at $16,758,776 for the production of 50 new Raven® (RQ-11B) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with AV’s Digital Data Link (DDL). Announced by the U.S...
85 - Bling Nation Receives CORFO Grant in Partnership with Chile-based Micrologica
PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Bling Nation, a payments network provider for community banks nationwide, announced it received a $500,000 grant from CORFO, the Chilean economic development agency. The grant will subsidize Bling Nation’s partnership with Santiago...
86 - NSI Launches Stimulus Opportunity Roadmap
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - National Strategies (NSI), a nationally recognized business-to-government consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC announced today its newest offering, the Stimulus Opportunity Roadmap, for businesses looking to evaluate and enter or expand...
87 - NVIC Vaccine Risk Report Reveals More Serious Reaction Reports After Gardasil
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Comparing serious adverse event reports to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) following Gardasil (HPV) and another vaccine for meningococcal (Menactra), the National Vaccine Information Center (www.NVIC.org) found that there...
88 - FEMA Awards Accenture $58 Million Contract to Help Manage Flood Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning Program
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded Accenture (NYSE: ACN) a $58 million contract to provide program-management and business-architecture services for the agency’s Flood Risk Mapping...
89 - Benaissance, a Leader in Solutions for COBRA Administration, Launches blog.benaissance.com
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Benaissance, announces the launch of the first Blog site dedicated to supporting COBRA, HIPAA and Direct Billing administrators. Contributing authors to the Blog site are subject matter experts in customer service, custodial cash management, COBRA...
90 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 9
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Profile America for the ninth day of Black History Month. One of the pioneers who moved West in 1844 was an African-American named George Washington Bush. His hope was to escape the discrimination of Missouri, but when he arrived in the Oregon territory...
91 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 9: Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show"
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Profile America — Monday, February 9th. An event now looked on as a cultural milestone occurred on this day 45 years ago — as the British rock group the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan television show. Preceded by a huge wave of publicity...
92 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, February 8: A Gathering of Corvettes
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 8, 2009 - Profile America — Sunday, February 8th. Corvette fans from across the country are focused on the town of Puyallup, Washington, where the annual Corvette and High Performance meet is winding up its 35th gathering today. Some 10,000 fans of the...
93 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, February 7: USO
-(Business Wire)-February 7, 2009 - Profile America — Saturday, February 7th. A lot of cars display the yellow ribbon decals declaring “Support Our Troops.” One organization that has been doing just that for years all over the world is the United Service Organizations — far better known...
94 - State Closes County Bank
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 7, 2009 - The California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced today that it has closed County Bank, citing inadequate capital. Immediately following the closure, the DFI named the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver of...
95 - State Closes Alliance Bank
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 7, 2009 - The California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced today that it has closed Alliance Bank, citing inadequate capital. Immediately following the closure, the DFI named the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver of...
96 - U.S. Census Bureau Estimates 460,000 Alaskans Could Be Affected by Mount Redoubt Eruption
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - The U.S. Census Bureau calculates that as many as 460,000 people in 11 boroughs in Alaska, including Anchorage, could be affected by the volcanic ash fallout of Mount Redoubt. According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, the volcano alert level has...
97 - Better Informed Doctors to Provide Quality Medical Care for Alabama Medicaid Recipients
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - The Alabama Medicaid Agency is one step closer to transforming the delivery of care for its recipients, thanks to the development of an electronic health information exchange and clinical support tool that links Medicaid, state health agencies, providers and...
98 - U.S., Global Economies Won’t Return to High Growth of Past, Economists and Portfolio Manager Tell Financial Practitioners
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - More pain lies ahead for the U.S. and global economies as they adjust from a long period of credit-fueled prosperity to a new era in which both economic growth and investment returns are likely to be lower, three highly respected experts told...
99 - American Legion Extends Operation Comfort Warriors
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - The nation’s largest veterans organization will continue its fundraising to purchase comfort items for hospitalized troops recovering in U.S. military hospitals around the world after doubling its $50,000 goal for the holiday season. “The...
100 - Money Mart Believes Proposed Ontario Rate Will Balance Industry Viability with Consumer Protection
BERWYN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - National Money Mart Company, a subsidiary of Dollar Financial Corp (NYSE:DLLR) and Canada’s leading convenience financial services provider, today said it believes that the upper limit on the total cost of borrowing for payday loans of $21 per $100...
101 - Leon E. Panetta Resigns from Zenith’s Board of Directors; Jerome L. Coben Appointed as His Replacement
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Zenith National Insurance Corp. (NYSE:ZNT) announced today that Leon E. Panetta has resigned from its Board of Directors effective February 2, 2009 in order to accept appointment as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He had served...
102 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, February 6: Golf on the Moon
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Profile America — Friday, February 6th. Occasionally, when someone hits a really good golf shot, a partner will exclaim “out of this world.” The first and only golf shots really made out of this world occurred on this date in 1971. Astronaut Alan...
103 - Cal-Atlas Clearinghouse Web Site Launched
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Natural Resources Agency Secretary Mike Chrisman and State Chief Information Officer Teri Takai today announced the launch of a new Web site data and where agencies can place their data to share with others Tools to make it easy to find GIS data...
104 - PLx Pharma Receives $730,000 in Funding from U.S. Army in SBIR Phase II Award
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - PLx Pharma announced the award of a U.S. Army contract totaling $730,000 as part of the Army’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The award funds continued development of PL 4500, a molecular complex of indomethacin and phosphatidylcholine...
105 - WWF Applauds Ban on Commercial Fishing in U.S. Arctic Waters
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - World Wildlife Fund officials today applauded the decision by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to ban commercial fishing in U.S. Arctic waters until the potential impacts of such activities are better understood. Recent melting of the...
106 - Aquilent Congratulates the Department of Veterans Affairs and My HealtheVet for Winning the 2009 TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) Award
LAUREL, Md.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Aquilent, the recognized leading provider of Web-based solutions shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government, today congratulated the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) My HealtheVet (MHV) program (www.myhealth.va.gov) for...
107 - CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - The national average annual percentage rate on new credit card offers remained unchanged this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report. The national average credit card APR is comprised of every card found at...
108 - SBA’s Deadline to Apply for Physical Damage Disaster Loans Is March 6
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds certain Private, Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe winter storm and...
109 - Fitch Affirms Homer City Funding's Pass-Through Bonds at 'BBB-'
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB-' rating on Homer City Funding, LLC's (HCF) $830 million ($747 million outstanding) senior secured pass-through bonds due 2019 and 2026 and assigns a Stable Rating Outlook. HCF is a special purpose vehicle indirectly owned...
110 - DeTect Issues ‘Bird Radar’ Fact Sheet
PANAMA CITY, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - DeTect, Inc., the world leader in development, manufacture and delivery of bird radar systems, has issued a “Bird Radar” Fact Sheet to clarify and correct recent alleged FAA misstatements about bird detection radar systems that have appeared...
111 - Pending GAO Study on Off-Highway Vehicles Fatally Flawed
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Nine national off-highway vehicle (OHV) groups today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noting that an ongoing GAO study on OHV use is flawed in such a way that any findings will be skewed against OHV use on federal lands. A...
112 - UPS Picked for U.S. Project to Reduce Diesel Air Emissions
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction National Program has selected UPS for an award of $473,939 to reduce particulate matter generated by diesel engines at the company’s WorldportSM global all-points air...
113 - TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid Nearly 500,000 Low-Income Households in Georgia
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Today, TracFone Wireless, Inc., America’s leading prepaid cell phone provider announced its launch of SafeLink Wireless® in most of Georgia. SafeLink Wireless will serve as the company’s distribution of Lifeline - a U.S. government supported program...
114 - TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid 424,000 Low-Income Households in Massachusetts
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Today, TracFone Wireless, Inc., America’s leading prepaid cell phone provider, announced its launch of SafeLink Wireless® in Massachusetts. SafeLink Wireless will serve as the company’s distribution of Lifeline - a U.S. government supported program...
115 - CNFO To Bid on Navy Contracts
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Centriforce Technology Corp. (Pink Sheets:CNFO) announced today that it has been invited by the Office of Navy Research to present its technology in response to the “Advanced Shipboard Desalination Systems” development program of the U.S. Navy. Company...
116 - Two in Five Americans Anticipate Obama Will Do a Good Job in Iraq, Afghanistan
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Many U.S. adults are cautiously optimistic about Obama’s handling of Iraq and Afghanistan even though they remain skeptical of the situation in those countries. This compares to the strong majorities who in Bush’s final days as president gave...
117 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Thursday, February 5
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Profile America for the fifth day of Black History Month. Many homes have a hide-a-bed to accommodate extra visitors. Those guests have Sarah Goode to thank for their comfort. Goode lived in Chicago, where she started a furniture store. Noting that...
118 - Sequoia Voting Systems’ Advantage Electronic Voting Equipment with Enhanced Software a Success in New Jersey Elections
MARLTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Sequoia Voting Systems’ Advantage Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines equipped with updated – and New Jersey-certified – software and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) printers were leased by the New Jersey Secretary of...
119 - Pharmacy Groups Seek Changes to CMS DMEPOS Surety Bond Rule
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), and Food Marketing Institute (FMI) recently sent a letter to Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS...
120 - SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Rhode Island
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the entire State of...
121 - Delta Solutions & Technologies Awarded $450 Million BPA from DOI’s National Business Center for Momentum Implementation and Operations & Maintenance Services
HERNDON, Va. & DENVER-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Delta Solutions & Technologies, Inc., a Virginia-based management and technology consulting firm, was awarded a $450 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) National Business...
122 - ToxServices Approved as Third Party Profiler for EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) Program
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - ToxServices LLC, a scientific consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., is pleased to announce that it is now providing services as an approved third party profiler for the Design for the Environment (DfE) Formulator Program. The U.S...
123 - Conservation and Environmental Coalition Calls for Part of Gas Severance Fee to Be Reinvested in Pennsylvania’s Natural Resources; Going in to Budget Address, Conservation Programs Have Suffered Larger Cuts Than Others
HARRISBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Members of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Restoration and Conservation (PARC) today called on Governor Rendell and the General Assembly to invest a portion of the proposed severance fee on drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania to environmental...
124 - NSTAR Sponsors MIT Clean Energy Competition
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - NSTAR and the United States Department of Energy are teaming up once again with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to sponsor the MIT Clean Energy Prize – a national student competition to accelerate the pace of clean energy entrepreneurship. This...
125 - BBC World News America/The Harris Poll®
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The first BBC World News America/The Harris Poll of American public opinion addresses five topics related to the new Obama administration – public priorities among all the issues facing the president, climate change, Iraq, Afghanistan and...
126 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 42.9%; January Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 44.2%; New Orders Index at 41.6%; Employment Index at 34.4%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in January, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
127 - UnitedHealth Group Makes It Simpler for Physicians to Administer Health Care with Updated Customer ID Cards
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Consistent with its ongoing commitment to make it easier for physicians to administer health care, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is the first to apply new industry standards to customer health care ID cards across all its businesses. This gives...
128 - Digital Angel’s Destron Fearing Unit Opens New Website Demonstrating r.Tag Dynamic™ System
SO. ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Digital Angel (NASDAQ:DIGA), an advanced technology company in the field of animal identification and emergency identification solutions, announced today that it has made a link available through the Destron Fearing website that provides a...
129 - Vucci Launches New Company; Positions Itself as a Leader in Virtualization
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - In an economy where every cent matters, Vucci Technology Solutions, is working to change the way businesses interact with IT. Offering virtual utility computing services, managed service applications and virtual desktops, Vucci takes the...
130 - Experts Provide Best Practices for Compliance in SEC Investigations
BELLEVUE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Applied Discovery®, a leader in comprehensive electronic discovery products and services, today announced that it will offer a webinar to help corporations and legal firms prepare actionable strategies to address changes to the updated SEC...
131 - BASF Honors Pioneers in Energy-Efficient Home Building
FLORHAM PARK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - On Jan. 21, 2009, BASF, the world's leading chemical company, presented three industry leading homebuilders with the first annual BASF Builders' Challenge Award. The awards ceremony, conducted with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), highlighted...
132 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Wednesday, February 4: Lindbergh
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Profile America — Wednesday, February 4th. Today marks the birthday of one of the most famous Americans of the 20th century — Charles Lindbergh. The shy young man from Minnesota became an instant world celebrity when he made the first solo flight...
133 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Wednesday, February 4
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Profile America for the fourth day of Black History Month. Paul Williams was orphaned at the age of 4 and no one paid much attention to the child’s artistic talent. But he earned his engineering degree, and against all advice, opened his own...
134 - Alelo Selected to Prime in Army PEO STRI STOC II Contract
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Alelo Inc., a developer of advanced language and culture learning products, announced today that it has been selected as a prime contractor by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), for both Lot I...
135 - American Public Education to Present at Deutsche Bank Small and Mid-Cap Growth Conference
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) – parent company of online learning provider American Public University System, which operates through American Military University and American Public University – announced that Executive Vice...
136 - Beacon Power Signs Contract with U.S. Navy Valued at up to $3 Million
TYNGSBORO, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Beacon Power Corporation (Nasdaq: BCON), a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, announced that it has signed a contract with the U.S. Naval Sea...
137 - WHO Designates Coldpack™ Antifreeze Vaccine Backpack as Approved Cold-Chain Transportation System
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Coldpack, an innovative insulated packaging solutions leader, announced that it has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an approved vaccine transportation provider. Coldpack was selected based on its AntiFreeze Vaccine Backpack’s...
138 - Research and Markets: The FDA Seeks More Power for Better Regulation of Medical and Healthcare Products
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Research and Markets , procedure numbers, pricing trends and competitive landscape Viewpoints provide in depth analysis of market drivers, restraints and trends impacting the future of the sectors and sub-sectors Viewpoints are analytical alerts...
139 - Labor Commissioner Secures Nearly $750,000 in Prevailing Wage Settlements, Debars Contractor
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - In an ongoing enforcement effort of California’s public works laws, the State Labor Commissioner’s Office secured nearly $750,000 in wages and penalties as part of a settlement of two substantial “prevailing wage” enforcement actions in southern...
140 - State Legislative Group Targets New Ways to Fund Education
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - A majority of students in American public schools failed to meet proficiency levels in fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics and reading, and SAT and ACT scores stagnated, despite decades-long increases in public-school spending, according to a new report...
141 - HuntMountain Announces High-Grade Results from Infill Drilling at La Josefina
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - HuntMountain Resources Ltd. (OTCBB:HNTM)(FWB:MPT) is pleased to release new high-grade assay results from twenty diamond core holes drilled within the Veta Norte, Veta Amanda, and Veta Sur targets at the La Josefina gold-silver project in Santa Cruz...
142 - “Colorado Conversation” to Be Hosted By Transpartisan Alliance in Denver 11-15 February
DENVER-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - In seven days concerned citizens and activist leaders from across politically-diverse groups in Colorado will gather at the Sheraton Premier in Denver for a Colorado Conversation. Interacting with the Colorado delegations will be national and regional...
143 - Citizen Satisfaction with e-Government Hits All-Time High
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Federal websites continue a trend of improving satisfaction, reaching a new all-time high in the fourth quarter according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Government Satisfaction Index. The report, released today from the...
144 - Acxiom Obtains FBI Certification for Channeling Services
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Acxiom® Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) announced today it has been authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide channeling services to companies required to obtain FBI fingerprint-based criminal background checks before hiring for...
145 - Launch of New Business Express Web Site at http://www.colorado.gov/cbe is One-Stop Source for Colorado Businesses
DENVER-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Gov. Bill Ritter and Secretary of State Bernie Buescher today officially unveiled Colorado Business Express, an exciting new web service that puts Colorado at the forefront nationally of state-of-the-art online business assistance. “In these tough economic...
146 - SafeNet Experts to Participate in AFCEA West
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, today announced that it will participate in The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) West conference in San Diego, CA, February 11-13, 2009. SafeNet will unveil the new 10G...
147 - Navistar Demonstrates Readiness with 2010 Emissions
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - One step closer to meeting the stringent emissions standards required for 2010, Navistar (NYSE: NAV) today unveiled its 2010 MaxxForce 13-liter Advanced EGR engine at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas. “Our strategy of 2010 emissions compliance...
148 - USDA Rural Development Accepts LSX Fiber Panel Products
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) (www.adc.com), a leading supplier of infrastructure solutions for fiber deployments, announced today its LSX Fiber Panel product family is now accepted by the USDA Rural Development for use in telecommunications systems. ADC’s...
149 - Florida Health News Launches New Website
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Florida Health News (FHN), a not-for-profit, independent online news service, announces the re-launch of its website at www.floridahealthnews.org, with new and expanded content. As financially struggling newspapers shrink coverage of serious...
150 - Evogen Launches Affordable, Ultra-rapid PCR Instrument for High Sensitivity Molecular Diagnostics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. & WHITE MARSH, Md. & BATH, UK-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Evogen, Inc., announced today the launch of its first molecular diagnostics and detection instrument providing innovative ultra-rapid PCR amplification and analysis. The compact EvoCycler™ HD12 is...
151 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Tuesday, February 3: Income Tax
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Profile America — Tuesday, February 3rd. Today is the anniversary of a major event in modern U.S. history — one that is not marked by celebration. It was on this date in 1913 that the 16th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, authorizing...
152 - AllRegs Introduces Government Loan Underwriter Certification
Underwriting is the key activity in the mortgage decision-making process. Sound loan decisions not only benefit the homebuyer, they help reduce the lender’s risk of default. AllRegs, the leading information provider for the mortgage industry, introduces a new certification focused on...
153 - Premier Service Bank Receives Preliminary Approval to participate in the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Program
RIVERSIDE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Premier Service Bank (OTCBB:PSBK) today announced that the Bank received preliminary approval on January 28, 2009 for an investment of $4 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program. The...
154 - NCPA Launches Fight4Rx Online Grassroots Community
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has launched Fight4Rx.org, which is dedicated to recruiting and transforming patients into grassroots activists for community pharmacies by educating them on the vital role pharmacists play and...
155 - NeighborWorks America Works to Thwart Foreclosure “Rescue” Scams
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Today NeighborWorks® America announced that it filed two trademark complaints with online search engines in an attempt to protect consumers from falling prey to foreclosure rescue scams. The trademark complaints filed by NeighborWorks sought to remove...
156 - Foss’ Green Assist™ Hybrid Tug Joins Foss Maritime’s Fleet in Long Beach and Los Angeles
LONG BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - On Friday, January 23, around 300 leaders from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the state of California, and Foss Maritime Company gathered with business, government and media representatives to welcome the world’s first true hybrid...
157 - RSDL® Receives European CE Mark and Approval by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - RSDecon, a business of Bracco Diagnostics, Inc., announced today that its RSDL® Chemical Warfare (CW) agent skin decontamination lotion has received both the European CE Mark and approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA...
158 - CORT to Furnish 2010 Census Offices Nationwide
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - The U.S. Census Bureau has selected CORT to manage and provide all office furnishings for the 2010 census. The three-year project will involve establishing more than 500 offices across the nation with more than 165,300 pieces of office furniture...
159 - Alion Awarded Contract Valued at up to $391M for Acquisition and Design Support of Navy’s Shipbuilding Programs
MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, announced that it has been awarded a contract to support the Naval Systems Engineering Directorate (SEA 05) in providing technical and management services in all technical...
160 - David F. Gordon, Former Director of Policy Planning at the US State Department, Joins Eurasia Group as Head of Research and Director, Global Macro Analysis
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Eurasia Group is proud to announce that David F. Gordon, former director of policy planning at the US State Department and vice chairman of the US National Intelligence Council, has joined the firm as head of research and director of global macro analysis...
161 - HydroPoint Going to Capitol Hill to Speak About Green Job Creation
PETALUMA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., provider of the WeatherTRAK® Smart Water Management solution, today announced its participation in an interactive panel briefing for Members of Congress, their staffs and Congressional Committees on February 3, 2009...
162 - Elemental Technologies Secures Strategic Partnership and Development Agreement with In-Q-Tel
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of massively parallel processing (MPP) solutions, today announced a strategic partnership and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies...
163 - Informed Truck Customers Choose EGR over SCR to Meet 2010 Emissions
WARRENVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Commercial truck customers knowledgeable on the 2010 emissions changes being mandated next year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prefer EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) to SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) technologies. In a...
164 - ACS Given Performance-Based Award by Department of Education for Student Loan Contract
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced an extension to its contract with the U.S. Department of Education to support servicing and collections for the federal government’s direct student loan program. The award is valued at $190...
165 - MOPH: America’s Wounded Warriors March on Washington, DC
SPRINGFIELD, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Responding to President Obama’s call for all Americans to get more involved, America’s Wounded Warriors from across the country will converge on Washington, D.C. the second week of February, 2009 to meet with their Senators and Members of...
166 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 2: American Heart Month
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Profile America — Monday, February 2nd. To most people, February means Valentine’s Day and the romantic needs of the heart. But it’s also a time with a more serious theme — it’s American Heart Month. This year’s observance focuses on heart...
167 - Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 2
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Profile America for the second day of Black History Month. Phyllis Wheatley was brought to Colonial America as a young slave from Senegal and was purchased by a Boston tailor. Unusual for the time, he allowed her to learn to read and write, and she wrote...
168 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, February 1: Black History Month
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 1, 2009 - Profile America — Sunday, February 1st. This is Black History Month — a time to recall and celebrate the positive contributions to our nation made by people of African descent. Started as a special week 83 years ago by historian Carter G. Woodson...
169 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, January 31: Three Baseball Greats
-(Business Wire)-January 31, 2009 - Profile America — Saturday, January 31st. This is a big day for fans of major league baseball — three members of the Baseball Hall of Fame share this date as their birthday. Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to enter the major leagues with the...
170 - PennFuture Condemns Loss of Mercury Pollution Rule by Commonwealth Court
HARRISBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) today expressed disappointment that the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has declared the state’s strong mercury rule unlawful and unenforceable. This decision means there is no protection for...
171 - Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on Mississippi Higher Education Assistance Corp. 1999 Trust
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed 20 classes of senior bonds and seven classes of subordinate bonds remain on Rating Watch Negative. The bonds were issued by Mississippi Higher Education Assistance Corporation 1999 Trust. The class B notes were initially placed...
172 - OGC(R) Requests Comments on GeoLinking Service Standard
WAYLAND, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) is requesting comments on the candidate standard OpenGIS® GeoLinking Service (GLS) Interface. The candidate GLS standard defines an interface for services that provide the ability to...
173 - California Employers required to Post Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DIR/DOSH) reminds all California employers to post at their place of business a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses during 2008. “The summary must be...
174 - California ISO Symposium Sheds New Light on Integrating Solar Power
FOLSOM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The California Independent System Operator Corporation (California ISO) hosted an international symposium at its Folsom headquarters to learn more about how to reduce barriers for solar power projects hoping to compete in the ISO energy markets...
175 - USDA Gives Food Safety Advice to Kick off Your Super Bowl Party
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The history of the Super Bowl dates back to January 15, 1967, with the playing of the inaugural Super Bowl. An agreement between the National Football League (NFL) and its younger league, the Atlantic Football League (AFL), united the two leagues in...
176 - Amid Massive Peanut Butter Recall, Marler Clark Files Second Salmonella Lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - One day after the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) initiated one of the largest food recalls in American history, foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit in the Salmonella outbreak linked to their products. The lawsuit was...
177 - City of Harrah Announces New Online Bill Payment Options
HARRAH, Okla.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The city of Harrah is pleased to offer residents and businesses the opportunity to pay a number of bills online, including bond/citation payments, pavilion and amphitheater deposit/rent payments, and utility payments. Harrah residents and businesses...
178 - Utah Launches Nations First Public Meeting Notice Web Site at http://www.utah.gov/pmn
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - With the help of a new Web site, Utahns can now easily search and locate details about public meetings. By visiting the new Public Meeting Notice Web site at http://www.utah.gov/pmn, citizens can search by topic or government organization and find...
179 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, January 30: Historic Jazz Recordings
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Profile America — Friday, January 30th. The first jazz recordings in history were made on this date in 1917. The original Dixieland Jazz Band was causing a sensation at a New York night club and Columbia invited the band to record two numbers but...
180 - AHF Applauds Senator Harkin for Championing HIV Testing in Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest AIDS organization, today lauded Senator Tom Harkin (D, IA) for championing the funding of HIV testing in the current Senate stimulus bill. The Senate bill allocates $400 million of the over $800...
181 - AHF: Abbott Censors AIDS Activists on YouTube?
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - A video parody criticizing Abbott Laboratories Inc. for its AIDS drug pricing mysteriously disappeared from YouTube today after 36 hours and 902 views. Parody: AHF Slams Abbott AIDS Drug Pricing, includes the PETA commercial recently banned from...
182 - Letter to Digital Angel Stockholders from CEO Joseph J. Grillo Pre-Announcing 2008 Revenues
SO. ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The following is a letter to the stockholders of Digital Angel Corporation (NASDAQ:DIGA) from CEO Joseph J. Grillo: Dear Digital Angel Stockholder: We thought that this would be a good time to announce our expected revenue for 2008. We won’t...
183 - CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Annual percentage rates on new credit card offers headed lower this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve, unable to cut interest rates further, outlined some new strategies designed to...
184 - Scientific Systems Names New Vice Presidents for Strategy, Research & Development, and Systems Engineering
WOBURN, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI), a leading developer of technology solutions for defense and industrial suppliers, strengthened its senior management team with the promotion of three executives responsible for strategy and business...
185 - DNI and DIA’s Analyst Space Collaboration Tool Named One of the Top 50 Inventions of 2008 by Time Magazine
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT) announced today that Analysts Space, or A-Space, an application that ManTech developed for the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), has been named one of...
186 - Study Hails DPA’s Economic Impact
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Down Payment Assistance (DPA), a unique economic empowerment program pioneered by Sacramento-based Nehemiah Corp. of America, had a major beneficial impact on the U.S. economy last year, generating $38.6 billion in revenues and creating 235,000...
187 - Movie, Video Revenue Climb 7 Percent to $66 Billion in 2007
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Revenue for the motion picture and video production and distribution industry increased 7 percent in 2007, reaching $66 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Revenue from Web search portals increased 25 percent for a total revenue of $12.1...
188 - U.S. Companies Make Deeper Cuts in Pay Programs as the Economic Crisis Continues
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - A new Towers Perrin survey shows that the vast majority of U.S. companies are making multiple adjustments in their pay programs for executives and other employees in response to the deepening economic crisis. Overall, the modifications will mean...
189 - Ocean Conservancy Disappointed by Gulf Council’s Vote to Open Federal Waters to Aquaculture without National Standards
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The vote last night by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council opens up federally managed oceans to aquaculture expansion without the necessary national environmental, socio-economic, and liability standards. In spite of vast public...
190 - Littler Mendelson Advises Employers on Impact of Signed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - President Obama has announced that he signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (Ledbetter Act), a bill which amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and addresses salary bias in the workplace. According to Littler Mendelson (Littler)—the...
191 - Small Business Gains When The Regulatory Flexibility Act Is Followed
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration saved American small businesses $10.7 billion in foregone regulatory costs in fiscal year 2008, by helping federal agencies comply with the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The RFA requires...
192 - Rentech Announces Sale of its Synthetic Jet Fuel to the United States Air Force
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Rentech, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: RTK) announced today that the United States Air Force has purchased ultra-clean synthetic jet fuel produced at the Company’s fully-integrated synthetic fuels and chemicals facility in Commerce City, CO. The Air...
193 - Profile of Older Workers: 2004 — Alabama
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The Census Bureau has been releasing a series of state reports on workers 55 and older. Alabama's report is the latest release in the series and is available at http://census.gov/prod/2009pubs/ledow04al.pdf. Previously released reports are available at...
194 - URS Awarded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that the Company is one of three firms that has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District to provide security...
195 - Navistar First to Earn EPA Certification as Both Transport Partner and Truck Manufacturer
WARRENVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Navistar (NYSE: NAV) continues to distinguish itself as an industry leader in environmental responsibility by becoming the first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to receive dual certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
196 - Multi-Polar World Challenging Governments to Invest and Act for Long-Term Success, New Accenture Report Finds
DAVOS, Switzerland-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The rise of the multi-polar world is challenging governments to think and operate in new ways to protect, maintain, and enhance national and individual citizen economic conditions and opportunities, according to a The Challenges to Government...
197 - Census Bureau Daily Feature for Thursday, January 29: Seeing Eye Dogs’ 80th
-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Profile America — Thursday, January 29th. The nation’s first guide dog school — The Seeing Eye — was founded on this date 80 years ago in Nashville, Tennessee. The idea came from a magazine article by Dorothy Eustis about a guide dog program in Germany and...
198 - Program Administration Contract For New York State Motorcycle Safety Program Awarded to Motorcycle Safety Foundation
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The Motorcycle Safety Foundation has been deemed the winning bidder for a five-year contract by the state of New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles to administer the state’s motorcycle safety program beginning this spring. Established in 1996...
199 - Fitch U.S. Muni Surveillance: Chandler (AZ) Street & Highway User Revs Affirmed at 'AA-'
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AA-' rating on the $34.7 million outstanding street and highway user revenue bonds of Chandler, Arizona (the city). The Rating Outlook is Stable. The 'AA-' rating reflects solid debt...
200 - Macro International Awarded National Adult Tobacco Survey Contract
CALVERTON, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Macro has been awarded a $4.5 million contract to conduct the 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS), a telephone-based study that provides data for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC's) National Tobacco Control...
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