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ADA, Okla., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Holcim (US) Ada cement plant located in Ada, Oklahoma is participating in a year-long community service initiative to mark the centennial anniversary of its parent company, Holcim Ltd. Holcim (US), one of the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of cement and mineral components, is celebrating this 100-year anniversary by participating in Together for Communities, an initiative in which Holcim employees lead local volunteer...
WALTHAM, Mass., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Holcim (US) Inc. (www.holcim.us) today announced the names of the five recipients of the 28th Annual Gygi and von Wyss Foundation Scholarship, an award open to children of Holcim (US) employees. Winners of this year's scholarship are, Christopher Lumpkin, Fort Collins, CO; Wamika Kumar, Ada, OK; Samantha Yurjevic, Sylvania, OH; Hunter Morrical, Bozeman, MT; and Erin McConchie, Glendora, NJ. "I'd like to congratulate each of the winners...
ADA, Okla., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Determined Ada High School students spent weeks knocking on doors, handing out fliers, sending emails, talking to friends, family members - anyone who would listen - about the dangers of texting and driving and urging community members to pledge to X the TXT(SM) in a national competition. When the votes were tallied, Ada High School accomplished what hundreds of high schools across America could not: rallying the highest percentage of participation...
