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• ACLA Expresses Serious Concerns with Proposed PAMA Medicare Payment Rates for Clinical Laboratory Tests; Renews Call for Delay and Reform

  22-09-2017 23:48 via prnewswire.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) president, Julie Khani, issued the following statement today in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publication of proposed CY2018 Medicare...
  
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• University of Colorado at Boulder Wins Tech Accelerator of the Year at FSTEC

  22-09-2017 23:47 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHICAGO, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The campus dining services department of University of Colorado at Boulder was named Restaurant Business' 2017 Tech Accelerator of the Year, an honor recognizing the foodservice industry's leading innovator in technology. The advances in CU...
  
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• Celebrity talent agency Kruger Cowne partners with JH Public Relations - PR Week

  22-09-2017 23:41
  
  Celebrity talent agency Kruger Cowne partners with JH Public Relations  PR Week
  
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• Kroger Launches Kroger.Com/WeAreLocal, Invites Local Suppliers to Join the Kroger Family of Companies

  22-09-2017 23:16 via prnewswire.com
  
  CINCINNATI, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today launched a new website to welcome local and emerging brands to partner with the company, called Kroger.Com/WeAreLocal."Kroger has always had a commitment to supporting small-business owners and local...
  
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• VeloReality Releases Largest 4K RLV Collection Now on Shippable USB 3.0 Drive for Riding Reality Indoors With OLED and Curved Big Screen TVs.

  22-09-2017 23:15 via prnewswire.com
  
  TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- VeloReality CEO and co-founder Gary Bauer today officially launched the company's new 4K Real Life Videos on shippable 1TB or 2TB USB.3 hard drives. The collections add heightened reality with 60 new 4K RLVs including Europe'...
  
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• Facebook Shareholders Secure Total Win on Eve of Trial as Company Drops Plan to Issue Separate Class of Non-Voting Stock - Shareholders Represented by Grant & Eisenhofer and Kessler Topaz

  22-09-2017 23:12 via prnewswire.com
  WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In a stunning shareholder victory on the eve of trial, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced it was dropping plans to issue a new class of stock that would have allowed CEO Mark Zuckerberg to retain a voting majority of the company's shares e...
  
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• Tronox Completes Senior Notes Offering and Announces Closing of New Credit Facilities

  22-09-2017 23:07 via prnewswire.com
  
  STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tronox Limited (NYSE: TROX; the "Company") announced today that (i) it completed its offering by its wholly owned subsidiary, Tronox Finance plc, of 5.750% senior notes due 2025 for an aggregate principal amount of $450,000,000, the net...
  
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• Papa John's Creates Hip-Hop Anthem To Root For The Cowboys

  22-09-2017 23:06 via prnewswire.com
  
  DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Face paint, season tickets, and tailgating rain or shine—Cowboys fans have plenty of ways to show their love for America's Team. Now, Papa John's has created an unforgettable new hip-hop anthem that will have crowds cheering "Cowboys20" all season...
  
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• Weatherford Announces Registered Exchange Offer For Previously Issued 9.875% Senior Notes Due 2024

  22-09-2017 23:02 via prnewswire.com
  
  BAAR, Switzerland, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Weatherford International plc (NYSE: WFT) (the "Company" or "Weatherford") announced today that Weatherford International Ltd. ("Weatherford Bermuda"), a Bermuda exempted company and indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the...
  
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• USCF Announces Changes To Product Line

  22-09-2017 23:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- USCF, a leading-edge provider of exchange traded product innovation, announced today that it plans to close and liquidate two of its products as a result of a decision and vote by the Board of Trustees of USCF ETF Trust that approved the...
  
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• Galileo Group's tech-based services ready to assist in advanced recovery efforts in Florida and beyond caused by hurricanes Irma & Harvey

  22-09-2017 23:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Fla., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As residents continue to sort through their storm-battered communities – complicated by flooding, rain, heavy debris or simple logistics – Galileo Group, an advanced technology company specializing in applied airborne hyperspectral imaging...
  
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• Amgen Foundation Pledges Up To $5 Million To Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts

  22-09-2017 22:53 via prnewswire.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that the Amgen Foundation has pledged $3 million to support urgent Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico. The Foundation also has committed up to an additional $2 million for longer-term rebui...
  
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• Chemours Files Appeal Concerning SNAP 20 Rule to Regulate HFCs

  22-09-2017 22:50 via prnewswire.com
  
  WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts, and chemical solutions, announced today that Chemours and Honeywell filed a petition for...
  
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• Allergan Receives Refusal to File Letter from FDA for Vraylar® (cariprazine) Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the Treatment of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

  22-09-2017 22:49 via prnewswire.com
  
  DUBLIN, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) today announced that it received a Refusal to File (RTF) letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Vraylar (cariprazine) for treatment of negative...
  
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• Honeywell Seeks Rehearing of D.C. Circuit Court Decision Regarding EPA's SNAP Program

  22-09-2017 22:48 via prnewswire.com
  
  MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell and Chemours today filed a petition for rehearing of the August D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling regarding the EPA's Significant New Alternative Policy (SNAP) program. The Court's decision ignored the original intent to...
  
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• About Kitsy Rose PR: - What Now Atlanta

  22-09-2017 22:45
  About Kitsy Rose PR:
  What Now Atlanta
  At Kitsy Rose PR, we understand that as a small to medium-sized business, you don't have the budget, time or resources to manage an effective PR program that delivers results. Most likely, you understand the benefits of raising your company profile ...
  
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• Hornet Becomes First Gay Social Network to Present at Advertising Week New York

  22-09-2017 20:11 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hornet, the world's premier gay social network, today announced that president and co-founder, Sean Howell will be speaking at Advertising Week New York, the world's leading event for marketing, brand, advertising and technology professionals....
  
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• HENGTONG se classe 7e dans la liste des 100 premiers producteurs mondiaux de fils et de câbles publiée par Integer Research

  22-09-2017 20:08 via prnewswire.com
  
  SUZHOU, Chine, 22 septembre 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- En ce mois de septembre, Integer Research a publié la liste des 100 premiers producteurs mondiaux de fils et de câbles pour l'année 2017. Hengtong Optic-Electric (600487. SH), un fournisseur mondial de services pour réseaux informatiques et...
  
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• No Kid Hungry to Receive Nearly $400,000 from Church's Chicken®

  22-09-2017 20:07 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Church's Chicken® has set a company fundraising record with approximately $400,000 raised in donations for No Kid Hungry in 2017. The figure is almost $85,000 more than 2016 and brings the total raised over the last...
  
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• PRAESIDIAD Transformation Continues With Move to London, UK

  22-09-2017 20:06 via prnewswire.com
  
  GHENT, Belgium, September 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --PRAESIDIAD, market leader of security systems and solutions, relocates corporate headquarters from Ghent, Belgium, to London, UK as part of their global access and communication strategy.      (Logo: http://mma.prne...
  
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• Kim’s ‘dotard’ insult spurs laughs, highlights words’ power

  22-09-2017 20:00
  Seldom do fire-and-brimstone threats offer laughs or communication lessons.
  North Korea’s bellicose leader, Kim Jong Un, offered both yesterday when he
  threatened, in a statement directed at President Donald Trump, “I will
  surely and definitely tame the deranged U.S. dotard with fire.”
  Yet it was the word “dotard,” that caught fire, in the form of a trending
  #DotardTrump hashtag and a flurry of internet users educating themselves on the burn
  heard ’round
  
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• John Gallagher's the Networker From Stanulis Productions and the Orchard

  22-09-2017 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanulis Productions is delighted to announce The Orchard's worldwide launch of The Networker, directed by indie veteran John Andrew Gallagher.The feel-good indie comedy boasts an impressive cast, including Steve Stanulis (HBO's The Deuce),...
  
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• David Feldman Using Successful Track Record Background to Advise Top Companies

  22-09-2017 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- David Feldman has a track record of turning companies that were losing money into a profitable company. After over eight years as the CEO of Katy Industries, which saw him improve Katy's earnings more than $20 million and bring them to...
  
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• Custom Apparel From The North Face Available in October From LogoSportswear

  22-09-2017 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  WALLINGFORD, Conn., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Coming in October, custom apparel company LogoSportswear has expanded its brand selection by becoming an authorized seller of a top outdoor apparel brand. On October 2nd, LogoSportswear will begin offering customizable jackets, vests, and...
  
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• BBVA Compass branches to host Amazon's Treasure Truck

  22-09-2017 20:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  HOUSTON, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass is today announcing that some of its branches in Houston and Dallas will serve as offer day pick-up locations for Amazon's Treasure Truck.The news comes seven months after BBVA Compass announced a collaboration with Amazon to...
  
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• Colgate-Palmolive and Black Girls CODE to Host Second Hackathon in San Francisco

  22-09-2017 19:57 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Colgate and Black Girls CODE (BGC), a non-profit on a mission to teach one million girls of color computer programming by 2040, will culminate its 2017 CODE a Brighter Future Hackathon Workshop Series this weekend, September 22–24, 2017,...
  
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• City of Simi Valley Celebrates Energy Program Expected to Save $15.5 Million and Power One Third of All Facilities

  22-09-2017 19:54 via prnewswire.com
  
  SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Simi Valley celebrated the energization of a city-wide solar program during a ribbon cutting event at the Simi Valley Police Department yesterday. The Police Department is one of five City locations with new rooftop solar,...
  
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• College of the Desert deploys JLM Energy's Foldrz renewable energy solution

  22-09-2017 19:49 via prnewswire.com
  
  PALM DESERT, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- College of the Desert today deployed a first-of-its-kind, renewable energy mobile unit made by JLM Energy, a California-based renewable technology company. The school will use Foldrz in sustainability education programs and as a...
  
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• Attorneys David Perecman and Peter Rigelhaupt Named to the 2017 List of Super Lawyers

  22-09-2017 19:48 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys David Perecman and Peter Rigelhaupt have committed their careers to fighting for their clients both in the courtroom and at the negotiation table, and we are excited to announce that they have both been selected to the 2017 list of Super...
  
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• Web Content Management Market 2017 by Solution, Service, Deployment Type, Organization Size, Vertical, and Region - Global Forecast to 2022

  22-09-2017 19:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  DUBLIN, September 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --The "Web Content Management Market by Solution (Digital Marketing Management, Mobile & Social Content Management, Web Experience Management), Service, Deployment Type (On-Premises, Cloud), Organization Size, Vertical, and Region - Global...
  
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• HTI Plastics Hires Frank Carnahan as Tool Room Manager

  22-09-2017 19:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- HTI Plastics is pleased to announce the recent addition of Frank Carnahan, who was recently hired as HTI Plastics' Tool Room Manager.  Frank brings with him an impressive background in the field, holding a number of related positions in the man...
  
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• Skyworks Appoints Chief Development Officer

  22-09-2017 19:41 via prnewswire.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyworks, the global leader in gyronautics, announced that Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Biagio "Ben" Colandreo has joined the organization as the Chief Development Officer. In this role Colandreo will be responsible for business...
  
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• MSA Safety Takes Fall Protection to New Heights

  22-09-2017 19:40 via prnewswire.com
  
  PITTSBURGH, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For industries that require men and women to work at heights, such as wind energy, utilities, construction, telecommunications and transportation, the demand for high-quality fall protection equipment has never been greater. That's because fall pr...
  
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• Steep Hill Study Provides Evidence of Substantial Pesticide Contamination in California Cannabis Clones

  22-09-2017 19:33 via prnewswire.com
  
  BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Steep Hill Labs, Inc., the global industry leader in cannabis testing and analytics, today released a study, entitled "Study of Pesticides in Cannabis Plant Clones" (see http://landing.steephill.com/cleanclones for the full white paper) whic...
  
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• David Feldman Brings Success From Previous Endeavors to Current Business

  22-09-2017 19:32 via prnewswire.com
  MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- After over eight years at Katy Industries as CEO and more than 20 years in senior management positions, David Feldman is utilizing his many years of success in establishing DJF Enterprises, LLC a consulting/management company....
  
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• Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Blackmon to speak about his new documentary "The Harvest"

  22-09-2017 19:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- September 28, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas Blackmon and Rose Scott, WABE's host of "A Closer Look," will be at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library to discuss Blackmon's new documentary, The...
  
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• 4 ways PR newbies can rock their first job

  22-09-2017 18:00
  Securing and acing your first PR position can be daunting.
  There is no red flashing arrow pointing you to the job that’s the right
  fit, and once you’re settled into your position, your journey on the path
  to success has just begun. For PR pros fresh out of college, learning about
  new clients also means learning about new industries and taking on tasks
  that exercise and grow your skillset.
  Though there is no direct road map for your first year in the PR industry,
  there are a few tips
  
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• New, game-changing TV middleware platform eliminates need for set top boxes

  22-09-2017 16:56 via prnewswire.com
  
  RIDGELAND, Miss., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- C Spire and MobiTV, a global leader in live and on-demand video delivery solutions, are hosting a free workshop on Oct. 4 with interested pay TV operators to showcase a new IP video delivery platform that powers a revolutionary in-home...
  
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• Give Up Accelerated Depreciation For Lower Corporate Tax Rate, Say KPMG Poll Respondents

  22-09-2017 16:54 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As President Trump takes his tax reform message on the road and members of Congress continue to debate the structure and timing of a proposed bill, repeal of accelerated depreciation is the revenue raising provision that most tax, financial and othe...
  
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• Smart Building Automation Company 75F Ties for First Place in GreenBiz VERGE Accelerate Entrepreneur Pitch

  22-09-2017 16:52 via prnewswire.com
  
  BURNSVILLE, Minn., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- After a video submission, crowd-sourced voting and a judge review process, 75F was chosen as one of 14 finalists to take the stage in the Accelerate Pitch at the GreenBiz VERGE Conference in Silicon Valley. The attendees and live-streaming...
  
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• NARADA Chief Scientist - Herbert Giess presented Lead Industry Award

  22-09-2017 16:49 via prnewswire.com
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On 20th September, the chief scientist of NARADA - Herbert Giess was presented the top award, International Lead Award, of Lead-acid battery industries at the 17th Asian Battery Conference in Malaysia.   International Lead Aw...
  
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• Wyndham Worldwide Recognized in Europe and North America for Corporate Social Responsibility; Releases Annual CSR Report

  22-09-2017 16:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- In addition to a half decade of recognition in North America by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) is for the first time being named a socially responsible leader in Europe through the FTSE4Good Index Series....
  
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