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• AFGE president blasts VA Secretary Shulkin's taxpayer-funded European vacation

  29-09-2017 23:51 via prnewswire.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees J. David Cox Sr. released the following statement in response to a Washington Post report regarding Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin's travel expenses:"Veterans Affairs...
  
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• Molly A. Sinclair is recognized by Continental Who's Who

  29-09-2017 23:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Molly A. Sinclair, R.N., M.S.N., is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in the Nursing field.    Sinclair's professional title is Manager: Enhanced Complex Care at Highmark Health, which specializes in Healt...
  
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• Michelle Marshall is recognized by Continental Who's Who

  29-09-2017 23:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  DORAL, Fla., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle Marshall is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in the Healthcare field.  Marshall's professional title is President and CEO of Neucare Health Services. She brings over eight years of career experience...
  
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• Linda Lee Strong is recognized by Continental Who's Who

  29-09-2017 23:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Linda Lee Strong, Ed.D., M.S.N., B.S.N., R.N., is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a 2017 Pinnacle Professional of the Year in the Nursing field.  Dr. Strong serves as the Director of the R.S.N.-B.S.N./M.S.N. Nursing Programs at S...
  
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• Karen Musarra is recognized by Continental Who's Who

  29-09-2017 23:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Karen Musarra is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in the Health and Beauty field.                Musarra's professional title is CEO...
  
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• Die China IQS 2017 von J.D. Power Asia Pacific setzt GAC Motor im fünften Jahr in Folge auf ersten Platz unter den chinesischen Marken

  29-09-2017 23:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  GUANGZHOU, China, 29. September 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- GAC Motor, Chinas am schnellsten wachsender Autobauer, hat zum fünften Mal in Folge den ersten Platz unter den chinesischen Marken im Ranking der China Initial Quality Studysm (IQS) 2017 von J.D. Power Asia Pacific errungen und konnte...
  
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• The Home Depot Foundation aumenta a $3 millones su compromiso de ayuda para catástrofes

  29-09-2017 23:43 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, 29 de septiembre de 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Home Depot Foundation® anunció hoy que destinará $500,000 adicionales para apoyar las actividades de ayudas relacionadas con el huracán María, aumentando su apoyo económico total a $3 millones para las comunidades...
  
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• Young Musician Puts His Gifts to Work to Support Wounded Warrior Project

  29-09-2017 23:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) relies on the support of donors, including individual supporters, corporate partners, and even groups of students. Recently, some of WWP's supporters have shared their artistic talents as a way to...
  
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• Invesco to Close and Liquidate Four ETFs in December

  29-09-2017 23:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco (NYSE: IVZ), a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that it will close and liquidate the following four ETFs in December 2017: PowerShares Contrarian Opportunities Portfolio (NYSE...
  
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• Magna Announces Settlement of KS Centoco Litigation

  29-09-2017 23:19 via prnewswire.com
  
  AURORA, ON, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG; NYSE: MGA) today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs in the KS Centoco Ltd. ("KS Centoco") legal proceedings. Under the settlement agreement, Magna will relinquish its 23%...
  
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• Utilimaster, A Spartan Motors Company, To Showcase New Walk-In And Cargo Van Specialty Service Vehicle Concepts At ICUEE 2017

  29-09-2017 23:13 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, Mich., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Utilimaster, a leading go-to-market brand of Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) within its Fleet Vehicles and Services business unit, will display two Walk-in Van concepts and a Ford Transit Cargo Van concept, specific to the utility and...
  
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• Olin Lifts Force Majeure For Product Shipments From Freeport, Texas

  29-09-2017 23:13 via prnewswire.com
  
  CLAYTON, Mo., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN) announced that it is lifting the Force Majeure declared on August 31, 2017 for all product shipments, except phenol, acetone, methyl chloride, methylene chloride and chloroform, from its Freeport, Texas facility....
  
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• BetterInvesting Top 100 Returns 14.1 Percent Annually for Past Five Years Through August

  29-09-2017 21:18 via prnewswire.com
  
  MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At the end of August, the BetterInvesting Top 100 Index (BIXX), reflecting the portfolios of Main Street investors, increased 14.1 percent annually for the previous five years, versus annual growth of 14.9 percent for the Standard...
  
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• Carolien Niebling gana el Hublot Design Prize, Jessi Reaves recibe una mención especial del jurado

  29-09-2017 21:17 via prnewswire.com
  LONDRES, 29 de septiembre de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- En su tercera edición, el Premio de Diseño de Hublot se ha concedido a Carolien Niebling por su trabajo magistral "The Future Sausage". Una mención especial para Jessi Reaves con una dotación de 25.000 CHF. Como en el caso de los...
  
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• Mindshare North America Wins Big At The Digital Trading Awards, SMARTIES, And More

  29-09-2017 21:16 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindshare North America, the global media agency network that's part of WPP, won big at The Drum's U.S. Digital Trading Awards last week, taking home the prize for Best Digital Trading Team for its work with Kimberly-Clark on programmatic buying....
  
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• Huntsville, Alabama-Based Company Awarded $28.5 Million FEMA Contract

  29-09-2017 21:15 via prnewswire.com
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- GSH of Alabama, LLC, a Huntsville-based Disaster Relief Construction Contractor, announces a new contract with FEMA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to build state-of-the-art modular homes supporting Hurricane Harvey relief...
  
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• Real Estate Auction Firms Align for Upcoming Sale of Luxury Estate in Kelowna, BC

  29-09-2017 21:09 via prnewswire.com
  
  KELOWNA, British Columbia, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- On the evening of October 5th, a luxurious estate in Kelowna, BC will be offered for sale at a live auction, to be held on the property site. Originally asking as much as $6.5 million CAD, the single-family home will now be sold to...
  
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• Telemundo's "Todos Unidos" And Company-Wide Relief Efforts Raise Over $12.9 Million For Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas And Florida Natural Disasters

  29-09-2017 21:05 via prnewswire.com
  
  MIAMI, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Telemundo announced it has raised more than $12.9 million for the Red Cross relief efforts for the victims of the recent natural disasters in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida and the Caribbean islands. Under the banner of "Todos Unidos" (All To...
  
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• Deer Jet zum „2017 Seven Star Private Jet" der Welt ernannt

  29-09-2017 21:03 via prnewswire.com
  BEIJING, 29. September 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Am 23. September 2017 ernannte The Luxury Panel of the Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards (SSLHLA) in Athen unter den Kandidaten, zu denen Vista Jet und Qatar Executive zählten, Deer Jet zur außergewöhnlichsten Marke....
  
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• Boca Raton Law Office Hosts Halloween Event for Charity on October 19, 2017

  29-09-2017 21:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Local South Florida law office, The Berman Law Group, is hosting their annual Fright Night Fundraiser. They are raising money for the benefit of Pet Haven Rescue. The charitable organization helps alleviate the suffering, neglect, and...
  
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• Mind Map Inventor Tony ‎Buzan Announces New Direction

  29-09-2017 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  LONDON, September 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Tony Buzan today announced that he has severed all professional connections with his former associates, Mr Chris Griffiths, Open Genius and ThinkBuzan.Tony Buzan, best selling author on the Brain, Inventor of the mind enhancing technique...
  
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• Luis Pagani optimista sobre la reforma laboral: "los sindicatos saben adecuarse a los momentos" (entrevista exclusiva en InfoNegocios)

  29-09-2017 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  CÓRDOBA, Argentina, 29 de septiembre de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "El mundo está cambiando y adecuar las relaciones (laborales) también es algo que se debería dar. Habrá que adecuarse a las nuevas realidades y si tu mayor mercado cambia las normas no podés estar desatento de eso. Creo que en...
  
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• Habitat for Humanity California hails signing of affordable housing bills

  29-09-2017 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The housing bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown will put a down payment on restoring the state's commitment to taking on the affordable housing crisis, Habitat for Humanity California said today. More than 40 local Habitat...
  
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• Georgia Power names Xia Liu executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer

  29-09-2017 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Georgia Power's Board of Directors has elected Xia Liu as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, effective October 1. In her new role, Liu will be responsible for overseeing the company's accounting and financial fu...
  
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• Estudo de qualidade inicial da China de 2017 realizado pela J.D. Power Asia Pacific nomeia GAC Motor principal marca chinesa pelo quinto ano consecutivo

  29-09-2017 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  GUANGZHOU, China, 29 de setembro de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A GAC Motor, fabricante de automóveis de mais rápido crescimento da China, consolidou sua posição de dominância na indústria automobilística ao reter sua posição como principal marca chinesa de acordo com o Initial Quality Studysm...
  
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• Barceló Bávaro celebra la última noche del año en una de las mejores playas del mundo

  29-09-2017 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  RÍO DE JANEIRO, 29 de septiembre de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- La víspera de Año Nuevo, esperada por jóvenes y ancianos por igual, es indudablemente la noche más disfrutable del año. Para celebrar esta festividad de una forma especial, Playa Bávaro en Punta Cana se ofrece como destino...
  
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• Barceló Bávaro celebra a última noite do ano em uma das melhores praias do mundo

  29-09-2017 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  RIO DE JANEIRO, 29 de setembro de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aguardada tanto pelos mais jovens como pelos mais velhos, a véspera do Ano Novo é sem dúvida a noite mais divertida do ano. Para celebrar esta festividade de um modo especial, a Playa Bávaro, em Punta Cana, oferece um destino...
  
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• Horizon Technology Finance Corporation To Redeem 7.375% Senior Notes Due 2019

  29-09-2017 20:57 via prnewswire.com
  FARMINGTON, Conn., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: HRZN) (the "Company" or "Horizon") announced today that it will redeem its 7.375% Senior Notes due 2019 (NYSE: HTF) (the "Notes"). The Company will redeem 100%, or $33,000,000 aggregate princi...
  
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• MiMedx Publishes Document on its Website Exposing False and Misleading Information Distributed By Viceroy Research and Aurelius Value

  29-09-2017 20:55 via prnewswire.com
  
  MARIETTA, Ga., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading biopharmaceutical company developing and marketing regenerative and therapeutic biologics utilizing human placental tissue allografts and patent-protected processes for multiple sectors of...
  
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• FEMA's Diesel Fuel Delivery Enables Hospital San Juan Capestrano to Remain Operational

  29-09-2017 20:55 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital San Juan Capestrano would like to commend FEMA for its fast response in delivering much needed fuel to our hospital. Serving 150 men and women with acute behavioral health needs, Hospital San Juan Capestrano was one day from...
  
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• PLM's Sherrie Reish Named President of CATRALA

  29-09-2017 20:52 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Car and Truck Rental and Leasing Association of Georgia (CATRALA) has named Sherrie Reish, Regional Account Sales Executive for PLM, President for a 2-year appointment.  CATRALA is comprised of both regional and national professionals in the car...
  
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• ATA, Spireon Announce Corporate Partner Agreement

  29-09-2017 20:52 via prnewswire.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations announced Spireon, a leader in connected vehicle intelligence solutions, as an ATA Corporate Partner. "Maximizing efficiency and productivity while being able to maintain safety is the larg...
  
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• Can the latest Equifax apology regain public trust?

  29-09-2017 20:00
  The gravity of the problem is finally sinking in at Equifax.Now that former CEO Richard Smith has stepped aside, interim CEO Paulino de
  Rego Barros Jr. would like a clean slate. Previous apologies for exposing
  millions of consumers’ data to hackers have been
  risible and ineffective.The new CEO is trying to apologize again—this time putting his company’s
  money where his mouth is.
  NPR reported:
  "On behalf of Equifax, I want to express my sincere and total apology,"
  Barros wrote i
  
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• 3 PR lessons from ‘Inside Out’

  29-09-2017 18:00
  “Inside Out” is about a girl and her emotions as she experiences life’s
  triumphs and struggles.The 2015 Pixar release is also loaded with PR lessons.
  Riley’s emotions—Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust—help her respond to
  various situations and guide her toward maturity via her “Islands of
  Personality.” When she moves away from her childhood home, all of them
  (particularly Joy) learn that the only way to grow is to let go of old
  ideals and accep
  
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• Deer Jet premiada como "2017 Seven Star Private Jet" do mundo

  29-09-2017 17:46 via prnewswire.com
  PEQUIM, 29 de setembro de 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- No dia 23 de setembro de 2017, o The Luxury Panel dos Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards (SSLHLA) selecionou a Deer Jet como a marca mais excepcional entre as indicadas, incluindo a Vista Jet e a Qatar Executive em Atenas....
  
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• U.S. Concrete to Acquire Polaris Materials Corporation

  29-09-2017 17:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  EULESS, Texas, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCR) ("U.S. Concrete" or "USCR") announced today that it has entered into an arrangement agreement (the "USCR Arrangement Agreement") with Polaris Materials Corporation (TSX:PLS) ("Polaris"), pursuant to which U.S....
  
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• Polaris Announces Arrangement Agreement with U.S. Concrete and Termination of Arrangement Agreement with Vulcan Materials

  29-09-2017 17:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  VANCOUVER, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Polaris Materials Corporation (TSX:PLS) (the "Company" or "Polaris"), announced today that it has entered into an arrangement agreement (the "USCR Arrangement Agreement") with U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCR) and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary...
  
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• Birch Century International Expands Alternative Investment Platform With Launch of Long/Short Global Equity Fund

  29-09-2017 17:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Birch Century International, an independent provider of alternative investment solutions, today announced the launch of the Long/Short Global Equity Fund aimed at providing retail investors and institutional clients with an alternative exposure to...
  
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• Cambridge Analytica Announces Launch of New TV Targeting Product at Advertising Week in New York

  29-09-2017 17:43 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Analytica's brand-focused division, CA Commercial, today announced the launch of its new TV targeting product SelecTV at Advertising Week in New York City.SelecTV offers 100 percent target audience density through the one-to-one...
  
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• Pulmonary Fibrosis Walk Surpasses Participation And Fundraising Goals

  29-09-2017 17:42 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHICAGO, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 1,000 patients, families, caregivers and health care professionals from 40 states joined the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's (PFF) inaugural PFF Walk on Saturday, Sept. 9. The event raised over $234,000, three times the original...
  
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