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• Virginia Commonwealth Bank Welcomes Ashley Smith

  08-01-2018 23:07 via prnewswire.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Randal R. Greene, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. (OTCQB: BAYK), holding company of Virginia Commonwealth Bank and VCB Financial Group,  welcomes Ashley Smith  as Vice President, Audit Manager. ...
  
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• Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP Announces L. Ruth Clark Promoted to Partner

  08-01-2018 23:04 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- L. Ruth Clark has been named a partner at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. Ms. Clark joined BAL in 2010 and practices from the Houston office, where she concentrates on all U.S. employment-based corporate immigration matters, with a...
  
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• BioPosture Names Savio Chan Chairman of Asian Operations

  08-01-2018 23:03 via prnewswire.com
  
  GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- RV Winkle LLC, (RVW) owner of the BioPosture brand, a United States manufacturer of mattresses and pillows marketed exclusively through the US healthcare community, announced today an agreement with US China Partners to market and sell its...
  
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• Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP Announces Stephanie Wolf Promoted to Partner

  08-01-2018 23:03 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephanie Wolf has been named a partner at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP.  Ms. Wolf joined BAL in 2007 and concentrates on U.S. business immigration matters.  She counsels clients with respect to key changes in immigration l...
  
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• Nordstrom Rack President Karen McKibbin to Retire

  08-01-2018 23:02 via prnewswire.com
  
  SEATTLE, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- After three decades marked by expansion and success, Karen McKibbin, president of Nordstrom Rack, will be retiring from Nordstrom in March. Karen joined Nordstrom in 1985 and has held many leadership roles within the company, including president of...
  
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• Alpha Natural Resources Announces Planned Capital Streamlining; Joint Annual Meeting to be Held on February 15, 2018

  08-01-2018 23:02 via prnewswire.com
  
  KINGSPORT, Tenn., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ANR, Inc. ("ANR") and Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings" and together with ANR, "Alpha") today announced the release of a Joint Proxy Statement/Offering Memorandum associated with Alpha's joint annual meeting of stockholders...
  
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• New Richmond American Communities At Highland Hills In Las Vegas

  08-01-2018 23:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc., a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is excited to announce two new neighborhoods—each gated and boasting a versatile lineup of ranch-style homes—at the popular Highland Hills masterplan:...
  
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• Columbia Banking System Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Earnings Release and Conference Call Date

  08-01-2018 23:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. ("Columbia" NASDAQ: COLB) expects to report fourth quarter and full-year 2017 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Management will discuss these results on a conference call...
  
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• Maurice Sporting Goods, LLC Primed for Successful 2018

  08-01-2018 23:00 via prnewswire.com
  NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Maurice Sporting Goods, LLC, one of North America's largest distributors of outdoor sporting goods, announced today that the Company is now fully capitalized following its acquisition by Middleton Partners.Maurice is primed to...
  
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• CONSOL Coal Resources Schedules Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Release and Conference Call

  08-01-2018 23:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  CANONSBURG, Pa., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CONSOL Coal Resources LP (NYSE: CCR) will issue its fourth quarter earnings release before the market opens on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. This will be followed by a conference call hosted by members of the management team at 11:00 a.m. Eastern...
  
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• Bright Scholar Schedules Unaudited First Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Earnings Release on January 23, 2018

  08-01-2018 23:00 via prnewswire.com
  FOSHAN, China, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited ("Bright Scholar" or the "Company") (NYSE: BEDU), the largest operator of international and bilingual K-12 schools in China*, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the...
  
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• Ballard CFO to Present at 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York City

  08-01-2018 23:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  VANCOUVER, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) has announced that Tony Guglielmin, Chief Financial Officer, will present during the 20th Annual Needham Growth Conference at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, January 17th,...
  
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• FDC, Waste Pro Announce Offender Employment Program

  08-01-2018 22:58 via prnewswire.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is proud to announce a new employment program, in partnership with Waste Pro, for offenders under state supervision.Secretary Julie Jones said, "The Department is incredibly proud of this...
  
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• Tuya Smart is to announce the new website at CES2018, a breakthrough for the world-wide "smart" platform

  08-01-2018 22:51 via prnewswire.com
  
  HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuya Smart, the global intelligent platform, is officially announcing the worldwide release of its official website at CES at Las Vegas. www.tuya.com will topple the understanding and experience of overseas markets in AI (Artificial Intelligenc...
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines Carries Record 11.5 Million Passengers in 2017, Updates Expected Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Metrics

  08-01-2018 22:51 via prnewswire.com
  
  HONOLULU, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA) ("Hawaiian" or the "Company"), welcomed a record 11,505,324 guests in 2017, a 4.1 percent increase over the previous year.  Hawai'i's largest and longest-serving airline tod...
  
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• AC OCEAN WALK ogłasza nabycie hotelu i kasyna Revel w Atlantic City

  08-01-2018 22:49 via prnewswire.com
  
  Nieruchomość zmieni nazwę na Ocean Resort Casino ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey, 8 stycznia 2018 r. /PRNewswire/ -- Firma AC OCEAN WALK ogłosiła dziś nabycie dawnego hotelu i kasyna Revel w Atlantic City za kwotę 200 milionów dolarów. Nieruchomość zmieni nazwę na Ocean Resort Casino w...
  
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• Fellow, Inc. Partners With Canon To Showcase At CES The Integration Of Its Advanced Imaging Technology For Enterprise Retail Scanning

  08-01-2018 22:46 via prnewswire.com
  
  BURLINGAME, Calif., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fellow, Inc., a leader in inventory optimization and shelf intelligence, today announced it has partnered with Canon at CES to demonstrate its solutions to digitize the retail industry. Fellow's software solutions, paired with the power of...
  
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• School Bus Monitors And Drivers In Wright City, Mo. Join Teamsters Local 610

  08-01-2018 22:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  WRIGHT CITY, Mo., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With more than 85 percent of the bargaining unit participating in the election, drivers and monitors at Durham School Services in Wright City, Mo. have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 610."Despite Durham's...
  
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• Federal Realty Investment Trust Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2017 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

  08-01-2018 22:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) will announce fourth quarter and year-end 2017 earnings in a press release to be issued after market close on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, February...
  
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• MediaTek präsentiert KI-Plattform & KI-Technologie mit Edge für plattformübergreifende Verbrauchergeräte

  08-01-2018 22:35 via prnewswire.com
  
  Auf Smartphones, in intelligenten Häusern und in selbstfahrenden Fahrzeugen wird MediaTek KI mit Edge ermöglichen und eine KI-Effizienz bei Verbrauchergeräten des täglichen Gebrauchs erreichen LAS VEGAS, 8. Jan. 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek, ein weltweit führendes...
  
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• Glosfer betritt Japans Markt für Kryptowährung

  08-01-2018 21:02 via prnewswire.com
  
  Glosfer unterschreibt Vertrag mit Lapurema Holdings für eine breiter gefächerte Umwechslung in die Kryptowährung in JapanSEOUL, Südkorea, 08. Januar 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Glosfer, ein in Seoul ansässiges Blockchain-Unternehmen, hat einen Vertrag mit Lapurema Holdings zur...
  
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• MidWestOne Names David Lindstrom As SVP Retail Banking

  08-01-2018 21:01 via prnewswire.com
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOFG), parent company of MidWestOne Bank, today announced the appointment of David Lindstrom as Senior Vice President, Retail Banking. Lindstrom joins MidWestOne after most recently serving nearly four...
  
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• International Literacy Association's Latest Brief Promotes Best Practices And Policies In Early Literacy Education Programs

  08-01-2018 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEWARK, Del., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Too often, strategic planning in early literacy education is ineffective because programs are fragmented, inconsistent and underfunded, according to the International Literacy Association's latest brief, What Effective Pre-K Literacy...
  
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• Carlos Wizard assina acordo de Master Franquia para as marcas Pizza Hut e KFC no Brasil

  08-01-2018 21:00 via prnewswire.com
  SÃO PAULO, 8 de janeiro de 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- O empresário Carlos Wizard Martins e seus filhos Lincoln Martins e Charles Martins; e a Yum! Brands - maior empresa de restaurantes do mundo, detentora de três marcas reconhecidas internacionalmente, como KFC, Pizza Hut e Taco Bell –...
  
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• Tricia Szurgot, Chief Marketing & Retail Officer at First Commonwealth FCU Receives CMO of the Year Officers Award

  08-01-2018 20:58 via prnewswire.com
  
  BETHLEHEM, Pa., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tricia Szurgot, Chief Marketing & Retail Officer of First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union, was recently honored at an awards ceremony in New York City with the 2017 CMO of the Year Officers Award by The CMO Club.The CMO Club Awards...
  
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• Steward Partners Continues to Attract Top C-Suite Talent, Adds Stuart A. McFarland to Board of Directors

  08-01-2018 20:57 via prnewswire.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Steward Partners Holdings, LLC (Steward), the holding company for Steward Partners Global Advisory, announced today that Stuart A. McFarland, has joined as the ninth member of the firm's board of directors. McFarland has extensive experience...
  
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• RE/MAX Co-CEO Adam Contos' Outlook on the 2018 Housing Market

  08-01-2018 20:56 via prnewswire.com
  
  DENVER, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, RE/MAX Co-CEO Adam Contos offered his perspective on what's ahead for the 2018 U.S. real estate market including a continued shortage of the number of homes for sale which, in part, led to more home sales and increasing home prices last year....
  
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• $180 Billion U.S. Medical Device Industry Reckons With Return of Tax

  08-01-2018 20:53 via prnewswire.com
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A bipartisan two-year suspension of a medical device tax in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has expired, forcing companies will to pay that tax as there was no legislation reversing it. This has sparked concerns from several members of the device...
  
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• MediaTek vyvíja svoju platformu domácej zábavy na podporu línie zariadení inteligentnej domácnosti na báze umelej inteligencie

  08-01-2018 20:42 via prnewswire.com
  
  MediaTek uvádza do života 4K Dongle MT8695, so systémom MT8516 založenom na module a inteligentnej zobrazovacej technológii na podporu vyspelých hlasových a obrazových aplikácií na báze umelej inteligencie LAS VEGAS, 8. januára 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek, líder v oblasti vývoja...
  
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• 10 Jahre in Folge die großzügigste Region in den Vereinigten Staaten

  08-01-2018 20:42 via prnewswire.com
  
  Gift of Life bricht 2017 zwei nationale Rekorde bei OrganspendenPHILADELPHIA, 8. Januar 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Das Gift of Life Donor Program ist, mit der erfolgreichen Vermittlung von lebensrettenden Organen von 565 Organspendern im Jahr 2017, im 10. Jahr in Folge die führende...
  
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• Quantcast mianuje Roberta Horlera na stanowisko głównego dyrektora operacyjnego

  08-01-2018 20:36 via prnewswire.com
  
  Starszy dyrektor Dentsu Aegis Network z 19-letnim doświadczeniem na tej rangi stanowiskach dołączy do kadry zarządzającej i zarządu firmy Quantcast w celu wsparcia firmy w dążeniach do poszerzenia zasięgu na skalę globalną wraz z rosnącym zapotrzebowaniem na rozwiązania firmy w zakresie...
  
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• 3PL Central Innovates the Third Party Logistics Industry With the Next Generation of 3PL Warehouse Manager

  08-01-2018 20:35 via prnewswire.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 3PL Central, the leading software provider of the first cloud-based Warehouse Management System (WMS), announced today its release of SmartView. This release is the next generation of its Warehouse Management Platform, 3PL Warehouse...
  
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• Virgin Hyperloop One Shares First Look at the Hyperloop End-to-End Passenger Experience and Publicly Unveils Test Pod Fresh from Historic Test Run

  08-01-2018 20:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Hyperloop One, the only company in the world that has built a full-scale hyperloop system, is sharing its vision for a seamless travel experience through the first-ever hyperloop passenger application demo, powered by HERE Technologies, and...
  
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• CV Squared and Astak to Launch CV2 (Computer Vision + Connected Vehicle) Platform in CES 2018

  08-01-2018 20:30 via prnewswire.com
  SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Through CV Squared's vision and technical expertise and Astak's market leadership in consumer and industrial connected cameras and dashcams, the Astak-CV Squared partnership is proud to announce the upcoming release of the CV2 platform. The CV...
  
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• Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter to share insights from new political biography at National Press Club Headliners Event, Feb. 15

  08-01-2018 20:26 via prnewswire.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter will appear at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 15, to discuss his new biography, Mayor: The Best Job in Politics. In Mayor, Mayor Nutter...
  
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• 12 Months of Progress: Leadership and Evolution

  08-01-2018 20:26 via prnewswire.com
  
  RESTON, Va., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is by Matt Caesar, Executive Vice President – Product & Technology, GTL: The last 12 months have been particularly significant for the GTL team. As the needs of our industry changed, we spared no effort to remain the...
  
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• Supermicro da a conocer sus nuevas soluciones de sobremesa, gaming y de estaciones de trabajo en el CES 2018

  08-01-2018 20:24 via prnewswire.com
  
  - Supermicro da a conocer sus nuevas soluciones de sobremesa, gaming y de estaciones de trabajo de alta gama en el CES 2018 La primera miniplataforma ITX basada en la serie Intel® 300, una plataforma de la serie X299 que admite la potencia eléctrica más elevada de los procesadores...
  
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• IBM helping to increase volunteer impact in schools

  08-01-2018 20:23 via prnewswire.com
  
  DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- VolunteerNow received IBM's Strategic Planning Impact Grant for a second time, valued at $56,500, and the technology nonprofit worked alongside IBM consultants to develop a five-year plan to connect communities with local schools through...
  
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• Ronald Blue Trust Names New Managing Directors to Help Ensure Continued Excellence

  08-01-2018 20:21 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronald Blue Trust has promoted three of its leading advisors to managing director roles, to ensure continued excellence as it helps clients make financial decisions in keeping with their faith and values.Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the appointments...
  
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• MediaTek revela su plataforma de IA periférica y tecnología de IA para dispositivos del consumidor en plataforma cruzada

  08-01-2018 20:21 via prnewswire.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, 8 de enero de 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek, un líder mundial de semiconductores, detalló hoy su actual estrategia de plataforma de IA (inteligencia artificial) para posibilitar computación periférica de IA con su plataforma NeuroPilot de IA. Mediante una combinación de...
  
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• 4 reasons for PR pros to stay home if they’re sick

  08-01-2018 20:00
  Do you have a co-worker whose cough sounds like she belongs in a hospital?
  Given all that we know about how colds, flu, and other nasty viruses spread
  (particularly in January, the height of flu season), and given that many
  companies now allow employees to work from home, not to mention laws that
  many employees get paid time off for illness, why do so many professionals
  go to work sick?
  For those who need convincing, here are four reasons to stay home:
  1.You can make others sick.
  via GIPHYCover
  
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• DoubleVerify obtient l'accréditation MRC pour la détection et la filtration SIVT intégrée à une application mobile

  08-01-2018 18:27 via prnewswire.com
  
  LONDON, 8 janvier 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DoubleVerify, le principal fournisseur indépendant de logiciels de mesure et d'analyse marketing, a annoncé aujourd'hui avoir reçu l'accréditation Media Rating Council (MRC) pour sa technologie de détection et de blocage du trafic SIVT pour les...
  
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• Crummer Enhances Experience and Extends Reach with the Launch of its Redesigned Executive MBA Program

  08-01-2018 18:22 via prnewswire.com
  
  WINTER PARK, Fla., Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflecting the school's mission to provide innovative, global, and responsible business education to experienced executives across Central Florida and beyond, the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College will launch a...
  
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• DoubleVerify erhält MRC-Akkreditierung für SIVT-Erkennung und Filtrierung in mobilen In-Apps

  08-01-2018 18:19 via prnewswire.com
  
  BERLIN, 8. Januar 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DoubleVerify (DV) gab heute die MRC Akkreditierung für ihre Technologie zur Erkennung und Blocking von Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT) in mobilen Apps bekannt. Die Technologie erlaubt dem Werbetreibenden eine genaue Analyse von Werbevideos und...
  
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• ACC's Innovation Roadmap Provides Framework for Future of Care Delivery

  08-01-2018 18:19 via prnewswire.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a new health policy statement, the American College of Cardiology identifies how to best support health care advances in three arenas—digital health, big data and precision health. Health care transformation is the product of a...
  
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• Event Services Professional Association (ESPA) Selects Events DC's Lachelle J. Harrison, MPA, CMP, As Convention Services Manager Of The Year

  08-01-2018 18:17 via prnewswire.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Events DC, the official convention and sports authority, announced today that Events DC Convention Services Manager Lachelle J. Harrison, MPA, CMP, was awarded 2018 Convention Services Manager of the Year during the Event Services...
  
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• 12 excellent tools to power PR efforts

  08-01-2018 18:00
  The time-intensive tasks on a PR pro’s to-do list often outnumber the hours
  in a workday.
  That’s where tools can come in, but with so many providers vying for your
  attention (and budget dollars), how do you know which will significantly
  help you achieve your objectives?
  Here are 12 that can help you perfect your media relations, boost your
  social media success, write better copy or craft outstanding content:
  Media relationsAnewstip
  Tailoring pitches to the right publications and rep
  
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• How the #MeToo movement dominated the Golden Globes

  08-01-2018 15:58
  At the Golden Globes, black made a #MeToo statement on the red carpet—and
  beyond.
  From the first line of Seth Meyers' opening monologue, it was clear this
  year’s awards show wouldn’t shy away from the sexual harassment scandal
  that has shaken the power structure of Hollywood and rippled across other
  industries.
  Many female attendees wore black, not in mourning, but as a sign of their
  solidarity in standing up for women in the industry.
  Many moments highlighted the resolve of w
  
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• NYT memo highlights eternal struggle between editors and writers

  08-01-2018 10:00
  Every writer, whether a journalist or corporate communicator, knows the
  familiar dread we feel when a heavy-handed editor begins monkeying around
  with our copy. [Russell—that’s two clichés in one sentence.—ed.]
  We can’t shake the secret conviction that our approach is best, no matter
  how many times editors save our bacon [now a third. And why bacon, come to think of it? Why not jelly beans or
  kumquats?—ed.].
  That sentiment is captured [passive—ed.] in
  
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• What is the best time to post social media?

  08-01-2018 07:00
  When and how often you post can often be as important aswhat you post.
  Of course, great content will shine through no matter when you post it, but
  let’s be honest—few brands are peddling winners every time they hit their
  channels. How can you make the most of your posts by pushing them at
  strategic times?
  Different audiences will respond at different times to a wide variety types
  of content, and audiences will also differ in the number of posts they’ll
  tolerate in a given day,
  
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