OriginOil Signs Cooperative Agreement with Department of Energy

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL

Demand Surges for POPickup Mailbox Notification Service

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:00:00 0500

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...

COPAN Systems Announces an Additional $18.5m in Funding

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:30:00 0500

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...

Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Misleads SEC Over Ecuador Lawsuit, Assert Rainforest Residents

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:29:00 0500

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...

Carrollton Bancorp Completes Sale of $9.2 Million in Preferred Stock under the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:47:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Tuesday, February 17

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

ACLJ Hears from More Than 230,000 Americans Opposing Return of Fairness Doctrine; Prepares Litigation Strategy Just in Case

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:05:00 0500

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...

American Public Education to Present at the 11th Annual Credit Suisse Global Services Conference

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:01:00 0500

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...

ON Semiconductor Introduces GreenPoint™ Reference Design for an Integrated LCD TV Power and Inverter Supply

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:55:00 0500

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...

Trust for Architectural Easements Sponsors Sustainability and Historic Preservation Thought Leader Series

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:00:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - A series of discussions sponsored by the Encore Health Resources LLC (Encore) has...

State Utility Commissions Lay Competitive Framework for Delivering Cutting-Edge Energy Demand and Supply Solutions

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 16: For the Birds

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 16

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

MOPH Supports Advance Appropriations for Veteran’s Health Care

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:50:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Sunday, February 15

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, February 15: A Startling Crime

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, February 14: Valentine’s Day

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Saturday, February 14

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Offers 30-Second Spanish Language Radio Public Service Announcement for Consumers Regarding the Peanut Products Recall

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:51:00 0500

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...

Former CIVPOL Employee with DynCorp International Receives DoD Defense of Freedom Medal

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:10:00 0500

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...

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit Concerning the Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:49:00 0500

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Coughlin Stoia”) (NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 13

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, February 13: First Presidential Picture

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

The Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale, FL Confers Membership to Leo Hinkley

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:04:00 0500

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...

Digital Angel’s McMurdo Unit Launches New FAST FIND™ Range of Personal Locator Beacons at Miami International Boat Show

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:15:00 0500

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...

Motorcycle Industry Council Launches HELMETCHECK.ORG

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:04:00 0500

IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - HelmetCheck.org, developed by the

Earth Class Mail and Swiss Post Preparing to Launch Swiss Post Box™ Service in Six European Countries

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:00:00 0500

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...

SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Virginia

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:56:00 0500

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...

NRF Says Stimulus Bill Would Help But Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Boost Consumer Spending

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:55:00 0500

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...

U.S. Treasury Plan Prompts Reaction from UMB Chairman and CEO

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:54:00 0500

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Wednesday, February 11: First U.S. Hospital

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Pharmacy Stakeholder Groups Collaborate to Draft Pharmacy Principles for Health Care Reform

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:33:00 0500

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...

eGovernment Services in South Carolina Help Promote Green Information Technology “Green IT”

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:25:00 0500

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://FedSources, a

Solace Systems to Improve Cross-Agency Communication for Homeland Security

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

InFocus Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:30:00 0500

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...

Voucher Programs Grow by 8 Percent in 2008-09, National Report Shows

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:30:00 0500

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...

Positive Rating of SEC Plunges 42 Points

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:00:00 0500

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...

Virginia Senator Jim Webb Presented MOPH Inspirational Leadership Award

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:00:00 0500

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.

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Tuesday, February 10: Famous Play’s 60th

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Tier Reports Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:05:00 0500

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...

SBA’s Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations Is March 10

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:14:00 0500

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...

Kaseman LLC Appoints Jeremy McGonigle As President and Chief Operating Officer

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:31:00 0500

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 9^th, 2009. Mr. McGonigle will report directly...

Ringler Associates Annual Golf Tournament Turns to Fund Raising for AAPD and to Its President-CEO Andrew Imparato for Keynote

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:11:00 0500

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Ringler...

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

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:57:00 0500

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.

Greener Technology Helps Create Auto Sector Jobs in Kitchener, Ontario

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:29:00 0500

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...

Republican Meg Whitman, Former eBay President and CEO, Announces Formation of 2010 Gubernatorial Campaign Exploratory Committee

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:04:00 0500

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...

Ramsell Public Health Rx Unveils AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Data Management System

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 0500

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...

TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid Nearly 585,000 Low-Income Households in Pennsylvania

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:01:00 0500

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...

Aquilent President and CEO David Fout Selected as a Member of the SmartCEO Magazine’s Smart100

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:30:00 0500

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...

AeroVironment Launches Production of Its New Digital Data Link with $16.8 Million Order for Raven® Systems

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:10:00 0500

MONROVIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ: AVAV) has...

Bling Nation Receives CORFO Grant in Partnership with Chile-based Micrologica

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:01:00 0500

PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Bling Nation, a payments network provider for community...

NSI Launches Stimulus Opportunity Roadmap

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

NVIC Vaccine Risk Report Reveals More Serious Reaction Reports After Gardasil

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:30:00 0500

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 (Benaissance, announces the launch of the first Blog...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 9

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 9: Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show"

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, February 8: A Gathering of Corvettes

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, February 7: USO

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

-(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...

State Closes County Bank

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:37:00 0500

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...

State Closes Alliance Bank

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:35:00 0500

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...

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates 460,000 Alaskans Could Be Affected by Mount Redoubt Eruption

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:55:00 0500

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...

Better Informed Doctors to Provide Quality Medical Care for Alabama Medicaid Recipients

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:29:00 0500

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...

U.S., Global Economies Won’t Return to High Growth of Past, Economists and Portfolio Manager Tell Financial Practitioners

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:18:00 0500

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...

American Legion Extends Operation Comfort Warriors

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:31:00 0500

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...

Money Mart Believes Proposed Ontario Rate Will Balance Industry Viability with Consumer Protection

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:21:00 0500

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...

Leon E. Panetta Resigns from Zenith’s Board of Directors; Jerome L. Coben Appointed as His Replacement

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:49:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, February 6: Golf on the Moon

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Cal-Atlas Clearinghouse Web Site Launched

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:12:00 0500

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 (DeTect, Inc., the world leader in development...

Pending GAO Study on Off-Highway Vehicles Fatally Flawed

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:30:00 0500

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...

UPS Picked for U.S. Project to Reduce Diesel Air Emissions

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:00:00 0500

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 Worldport^SM global...

TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid Nearly 500,000 Low-Income Households in Georgia

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:00 0500

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...

TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid 424,000 Low-Income Households in Massachusetts

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:00 0500

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...

CNFO To Bid on Navy Contracts

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:00:00 0500

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...

Two in Five Americans Anticipate Obama Will Do a Good Job in Iraq, Afghanistan

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:00:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Thursday, February 5

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Sequoia Voting Systems’ Advantage Electronic Voting Equipment with Enhanced Software a Success in New Jersey Elections

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:00:00 0500

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...

Pharmacy Groups Seek Changes to CMS DMEPOS Surety Bond Rule

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:20:00 0500

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...

SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Rhode Island

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:02:00 0500

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

Delta Solutions & Technologies Awarded $450 Million BPA from DOI’s National Business Center for Momentum Implementation and Operations & Maintenance Services

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:31:00 0500

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...

ToxServices Approved as Third Party Profiler for EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) Program

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:08:00 0500

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.

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

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:38:00 0500

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...

NSTAR Sponsors MIT Clean Energy Competition

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:15:00 0500

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...

BBC World News America/The Harris Poll®

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:02:00 0500

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...

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%

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:00:00 0500

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^®.

UnitedHealth Group Makes It Simpler for Physicians to Administer Health Care with Updated Customer ID Cards

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

Digital Angel’s Destron Fearing Unit Opens New Website Demonstrating r.Tag Dynamic™ System

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

Vucci Launches New Company; Positions Itself as a Leader in Virtualization

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:55:00 0500

SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - In an economy where every cent matters, Vucci Technology Solutions...

Experts Provide Best Practices for Compliance in SEC Investigations

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:00:00 0500

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

BASF Honors Pioneers in Energy-Efficient Home Building

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:00:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Wednesday, February 4: Lindbergh

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Wednesday, February 4

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Alelo Selected to Prime in Army PEO STRI STOC II Contract

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:06:00 0500

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...

American Public Education to Present at Deutsche Bank Small and Mid-Cap Growth Conference

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:01:00 0500

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...

Beacon Power Signs Contract with U.S. Navy Valued at up to $3 Million

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:45:00 0500

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...

WHO Designates Coldpack™ Antifreeze Vaccine Backpack as Approved Cold-Chain Transportation System

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:50:00 0500

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Coldpack, an innovative insulated packaging solutions leader...

Research and Markets: The FDA Seeks More Power for Better Regulation of Medical and Healthcare Products

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:25:00 0500

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Research and Markets (Acxiom

SafeNet Experts to Participate in AFCEA West

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:30:00 0500

BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in information security, today...

Navistar Demonstrates Readiness with 2010 Emissions

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

USDA Rural Development Accepts LSX Fiber Panel Products

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:00:00 0500

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) (www.adc.com), a leading supplier of infrastructure...

Florida Health News Launches New Website

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:03:00 0500

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 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...

Premier Service Bank Receives Preliminary Approval to participate in the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Program

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:55:00 0500

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...

NCPA Launches Fight4Rx Online Grassroots Community

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:22:00 0500

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...

NeighborWorks America Works to Thwart Foreclosure “Rescue” Scams

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:30:00 0500

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...

Foss’ Green Assist™ Hybrid Tug Joins Foss Maritime’s Fleet in Long Beach and Los Angeles

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:00:00 0500

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...

RSDL® Receives European CE Mark and Approval by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:32:00 0500

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...

CORT to Furnish 2010 Census Offices Nationwide

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:20:00 0500

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...

Alion Awarded Contract Valued at up to $391M for Acquisition and Design Support of Navy’s Shipbuilding Programs

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:02:00 0500

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...

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

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:50:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Eurasia Group is proud to announce that

Elemental Technologies Secures Strategic Partnership and Development Agreement with In-Q-Tel

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Elemental Technologies, the leading...

Informed Truck Customers Choose EGR over SCR to Meet 2010 Emissions

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

ACS Given Performance-Based Award by Department of Education for Student Loan Contract

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

MOPH: America’s Wounded Warriors March on Washington, DC

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:00:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 2: American Heart Month

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 2

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, February 1: Black History Month

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, January 31: Three Baseball Greats

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:01:00 0500

-(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...

PennFuture Condemns Loss of Mercury Pollution Rule by Commonwealth Court

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:05:00 0500

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...

Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on Mississippi Higher Education Assistance Corp. 1999 Trust

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:15:00 0500

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...

OGC(R) Requests Comments on GeoLinking Service Standard

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:47:00 0500

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...

California Employers required to Post Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:39:00 0500

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.

California ISO Symposium Sheds New Light on Integrating Solar Power

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:20:00 0500

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...

USDA Gives Food Safety Advice to Kick off Your Super Bowl Party

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:06:00 0500

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...

Amid Massive Peanut Butter Recall, Marler Clark Files Second Salmonella Lawsuit

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:03:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - One day after the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) initiated one of the largest food

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, January 30: Historic Jazz Recordings

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

AHF Applauds Senator Harkin for Championing HIV Testing in Stimulus Bill

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:21:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the...

AHF: Abbott Censors AIDS Activists on YouTube?

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:33:00 0500

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.

URS Awarded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:30:00 0500

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...

Navistar First to Earn EPA Certification as Both Transport Partner and Truck Manufacturer

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

Multi-Polar World Challenging Governments to Invest and Act for Long-Term Success, New Accenture Report Finds

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 0500

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...

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Thursday, January 29: Seeing Eye Dogs’ 80th

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:01:00 0500

-(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...

Program Administration Contract For New York State Motorcycle Safety Program Awarded to Motorcycle Safety Foundation

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:05:00 0500

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...

Fitch U.S. Muni Surveillance: Chandler (AZ) Street & Highway User Revs Affirmed at 'AA-'

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:41:00 0500

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...

Macro International Awarded National Adult Tobacco Survey Contract

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:41:00 0500

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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The Ethisphere Institute Announces TARP Investment Performance Index

Oerlikon Solar’s Statement on Stimulus Package

Prominent U.S. Government Intel Tool Now Available For Unlocking Secrets of Complex, Disjointed Information

viaRadio Corp. Awarded State Emergency Management Communications Contract

Recession, Job Losses Hit Those with Disabilities Hard, Reports Allsup

OriginOil Signs Cooperative Agreement with Department of Energy

Demand Surges for POPickup Mailbox Notification Service

COPAN Systems Announces an Additional $18.5m in Funding

Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Misleads SEC Over Ecuador Lawsuit, Assert Rainforest Residents

Carrollton Bancorp Completes Sale of $9.2 Million in Preferred Stock under the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Tuesday, February 17

ACLJ Hears from More Than 230,000 Americans Opposing Return of Fairness Doctrine; Prepares Litigation Strategy Just in Case

American Public Education to Present at the 11th Annual Credit Suisse Global Services Conference

ON Semiconductor Introduces GreenPoint™ Reference Design for an Integrated LCD TV Power and Inverter Supply

Trust for Architectural Easements Sponsors Sustainability and Historic Preservation Thought Leader Series

State Utility Commissions Lay Competitive Framework for Delivering Cutting-Edge Energy Demand and Supply Solutions

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 16: For the Birds

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 16

MOPH Supports Advance Appropriations for Veteran’s Health Care

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Sunday, February 15

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, February 15: A Startling Crime

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, February 14: Valentine’s Day

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Saturday, February 14

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Offers 30-Second Spanish Language Radio Public Service Announcement for Consumers Regarding the Peanut Products Recall

Former CIVPOL Employee with DynCorp International Receives DoD Defense of Freedom Medal

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit Concerning the Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Friday, February 13

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, February 13: First Presidential Picture

The Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale, FL Confers Membership to Leo Hinkley

Digital Angel’s McMurdo Unit Launches New FAST FIND™ Range of Personal Locator Beacons at Miami International Boat Show

Motorcycle Industry Council Launches HELMETCHECK.ORG

Earth Class Mail and Swiss Post Preparing to Launch Swiss Post Box™ Service in Six European Countries

SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Virginia

NRF Says Stimulus Bill Would Help But Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Boost Consumer Spending

U.S. Treasury Plan Prompts Reaction from UMB Chairman and CEO

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Wednesday, February 11: First U.S. Hospital

Pharmacy Stakeholder Groups Collaborate to Draft Pharmacy Principles for Health Care Reform

eGovernment Services in South Carolina Help Promote Green Information Technology “Green IT”

Solace Systems to Improve Cross-Agency Communication for Homeland Security

InFocus Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results

Voucher Programs Grow by 8 Percent in 2008-09, National Report Shows

Positive Rating of SEC Plunges 42 Points

Virginia Senator Jim Webb Presented MOPH Inspirational Leadership Award

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Tuesday, February 10: Famous Play’s 60th

Tier Reports Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results

SBA’s Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations Is March 10

Kaseman LLC Appoints Jeremy McGonigle As President and Chief Operating Officer

Ringler Associates Annual Golf Tournament Turns to Fund Raising for AAPD and to Its President-CEO Andrew Imparato for Keynote

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

Greener Technology Helps Create Auto Sector Jobs in Kitchener, Ontario

Republican Meg Whitman, Former eBay President and CEO, Announces Formation of 2010 Gubernatorial Campaign Exploratory Committee

Ramsell Public Health Rx Unveils AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Data Management System

TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid Nearly 585,000 Low-Income Households in Pennsylvania

Aquilent President and CEO David Fout Selected as a Member of the SmartCEO Magazine’s Smart100

AeroVironment Launches Production of Its New Digital Data Link with $16.8 Million Order for Raven® Systems

Bling Nation Receives CORFO Grant in Partnership with Chile-based Micrologica

NSI Launches Stimulus Opportunity Roadmap

NVIC Vaccine Risk Report Reveals More Serious Reaction Reports After Gardasil

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Monday, February 9

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Monday, February 9: Beatles on the "Ed Sullivan Show"

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Sunday, February 8: A Gathering of Corvettes

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Saturday, February 7: USO

State Closes County Bank

State Closes Alliance Bank

U.S. Census Bureau Estimates 460,000 Alaskans Could Be Affected by Mount Redoubt Eruption

Better Informed Doctors to Provide Quality Medical Care for Alabama Medicaid Recipients

U.S., Global Economies Won’t Return to High Growth of Past, Economists and Portfolio Manager Tell Financial Practitioners

American Legion Extends Operation Comfort Warriors

Money Mart Believes Proposed Ontario Rate Will Balance Industry Viability with Consumer Protection

Leon E. Panetta Resigns from Zenith’s Board of Directors; Jerome L. Coben Appointed as His Replacement

Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, February 6: Golf on the Moon

Cal-Atlas Clearinghouse Web Site Launched

Pending GAO Study on Off-Highway Vehicles Fatally Flawed

UPS Picked for U.S. Project to Reduce Diesel Air Emissions

TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid Nearly 500,000 Low-Income Households in Georgia

TracFone Wireless Launches SafeLink Wireless® to Aid 424,000 Low-Income Households in Massachusetts

CNFO To Bid on Navy Contracts

Two in Five Americans Anticipate Obama Will Do a Good Job in Iraq, Afghanistan

Census Bureau Black History Month Feature for Thursday, February 5