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Resolution passed at meeting of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association PHOENIX, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribal leaders passed a resolution supporting Governor Jan Brewer's Medicaid Expansion Effort at the May 17, 2013 meeting of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association (AIGA). A quorum of the leadership voted unanimously to pass the resolution. "We thank Governor Brewer and members of the Arizona legislature who braved the opposition and stood up for expanding Medicaid in our...
World No Tobacco Day, May 31, Calls for Ban of Tobacco Advertising and Promotion PHOENIX, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona teens have united this month in the global fight to end tobacco use. As members of the statewide anti-tobacco youth coalition STAND (Students Taking a New Direction), they are working to shed light on the dangers of tobacco use and will host a variety of events to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31--led internationally by the World Health Organization (WHO),...
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sierra Vista, Ariz., Chamber of Commerce named Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) its 2013 Large Business of the Year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The award was given in recognition of Northrop Grumman's active role in the community, which includes the 2011 establishment of Innovation Campus in Sierra Vista. This community outreach program supports science, technology, engineering and...
PHOENIX, Ariz., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tranzbyte Corporation (ERBB:OTC:PK), announced today that it has purchased the YO! Debit Card Network. The card is currently available to those signing up for it online at www.yomastercard.com. Currently, the YO! Card is accepted worldwide anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Customers can add money to their cards through 1000's of outlets nationwide. In additional to acquiring the existing debit card network, Tranzbyte is designing and...
"This terrible decision from the 9th Circuit ignores the growing body of evidence that late-term abortions are dangerous for women" noted AUL's Dr. Charmaine Yoest. "And yet a woman receiving an abortion at 20 weeks is 35 times more likely to die than she was in the first trimester." WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ignoring the growing body of evidence detailing abortion's harms to women, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Arizona's prohibition of...
Will Scott, co-founder and CEO of Search Influence, a national online marketing company, will speak to Arizona Interactive Marketing Association members about local search tactics on Thursday, May 23 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas. New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 National online marketing company Search Influence’s CEO and Co-founder Will Scott will provide his expertise on the power of using local search tactics for online marketing campaigns to...
Business intelligence critical to brand success SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Axxess Unlimited, Inc. (OTC: AXXU), today announced the launch of MAD AVE GLOBAL, a global business development firm. As a result of the announced Letter of Intent with TDG, Axxess Unlimited has announced that the founders of TDG, Inc., an Arizona-based marketing firm, will head up the new Axxess Unlimited Company. "We're very excited about the launch of MAD AVE GLOBAL. MAD AVE...
CHANDLER, Ariz., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the latest webinar from Infusionsoft, learn how to "spring clean" your small business' CRM solution so you can sell more efficiently and work more productively. The free webinar is scheduled for Thursday, May 30th, at 10 a.m. PDT. Register for the webinar to learn how to use your small business' CRM solution to increase sales and boost productivity: http://insft.co/10AU7pZ During the webinar, Wes Schaeffer, owner of The Sales...
The Phoenix Business Journal and the Business Marketing Association of Phoenix recognize IDS Technology Marketing for its creativity, leadership and community involvement SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IDS Technology Marketing, a business-to-business (B2B) lead generation and marketing agency dedicated to helping technology companies and startups grow, was named Agency Marketer of the Year by the Phoenix Business Journal and the Business Marketing Association of...
Infusionsoft Sync for Gmail(TM) helps small businesses increase productivity and save time CHANDLER, Ariz., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Infusionsoft, creator of the all-in-one sales and marketing software for small businesses, today announces it has added a new free feature with the introduction of Infusionsoft Sync for Gmail(TM). The Gmail integration was acquired from an Infusionsoft Marketplace Partner, Benji Rabhan and the team at AutomationCore. (Logo:...
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Petrified Forest National Park is located in the state of Arizona in the United States. The park holds 221,552 acres of land, of which 50,260 acres are comprised of a designated wilderness. The area was once inhabited by Native American tribes including the basket maker and pueblo peoples. The first American explorers to enter the area arrived while searching for good routes leading from east to west. This group, led by Army Lieutenant Amiel Whipple, surveyed the northern area of the...
Saguaro National Park is located in the southern region of Arizona in the United States. The park contains 91,442 acres of land, of which 70,905 acres comprise a designated wilderness, and is divided into two areas. Both sections of the park contain portions of the Sonoran Desert and the Rincon and Tuscon mountains ranges. The park received its name from the endemic saguaro cacti that occur throughout the area. In 1933, President Herbert Hoover designated the area as a national monument and...
Grand Canyon National Park is located in the American state of Arizona and is the country’s fifteenth established park. The main feature of the park is the Grand Canyon, which is a gorge of the Colorado River, and is often thought of as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The park contains 1,217,262 acres of land. It was established as an official national park in 1919, but the area was already well known as a landmark for thirty years. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt...
The white-throated woodrat (Neotoma albigula) can be found in a range that extends from Central Mexico in the South to Colorado and Utah in the North. Its western range extends from Texas to southeastern California, but it does not occur in the eastern areas of the United States. Populations of these rats occurring east of the Rio Grande in New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas are classified as the white-toothed woodrat. The white-throated woodrat holds fifteen subspecies that occur throughout...
Abert’s squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a tree squirrel that is native to the North America. It is also known as the tassel-eared squirrel. Its range extends from the Rocky Mountains all the way into Mexico, with large populations appearing in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and the Grand Canyon. Its range is slightly fragmented, with most populations being isolated to the Rocky Mountains, but the introduced populations in the Graham and Santa Catalina mountains of Arizona are stable. There...
