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Dr. John, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Angelique Kidjo, Red Baraat, Boston Landmarks Orchestra and Carlos Nunez Among Scheduled Performers BOSTON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Globe, WGBH and Citizens Bank are teaming up again to host the 2(nd) annual Boston Globe WGBH Summer Arts Weekend. The 2013 event will celebrate and promote Boston's arts community with a free festival on Copley Square in the Back Bay on July 26-28, special offers around the city, and a series of...

Company Will Hire 100 Software Professionals in Boston's Innovation District in 2013 LUXEMBOURG, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Altisource(TM )(Nasdaq:ASPS), a global provider of high-value, technology-enabled services, today announced it is opening Altisource(TM) Labs in Boston, immediately bringing 100 technology jobs and strengthening the position of Boston's Innovation District as one of the world's top technology centers. Altisource evaluated various global sites for growing...

Conducts online survey. BOSTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Market Directions announced today that it is conducting a study about people's reactions to the Boston Marathon bombings. Market Directions is a Boston based market research firm that has been collecting data about people and places for over 20 years and whose family was close to the incidents of April 15, 2013. "There are heroic and tragic stories that have been and will continue to be told about the people...

Tickets remain to May 16 celebration that will honor six Big Brother and Big Sisters from Greater Boston Area; Event includes live and silent auctions with chance to win golf with Bruins legends or sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands BOSTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay (BBBSMB) will host its annual "Bigs of the Year" Gala at the Hynes Convention Center Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Open to the public, the event...

Jill Zarin is happy to announce that she has signed an endorsement deal to serve as a spokesperson for the age-specific skincare brand Stages of Beauty. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Jill Zarin is happy to announce that she has signed an endorsement deal to serve as a spokesperson for the age-specific skincare brand Stages of Beauty. Zarin will act as the face of Stages of Beauty and promote the brand across a wide variety of media. Her personal experience as an enthusiastic user of the...

Encourages Others to Support Boston Marathon Participants and Families. ST. LOUIS (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 yurbuds®, a company rooted by its strong connection to the running community, is showing support for those affected by the tragic events at the Boston Marathon by donating all website proceeds on May 8 to The One Fund, at a minimum of $10,000. Benefitting the athletes and their families, The One Fund was created by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino and...

Nursing@Simmons designed to prepare graduates for high-demand careers BOSTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Responding to the national shortage of nurses and nurse practitioners, today the Simmons College School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SNHS) announced the creation of a new online master's degree program for aspiring Family Nurse Practitioners called Nursing@Simmons. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/DC08511LOGO) The online Master of Science in...

Clinicians document decreased costs, improved care BOSTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A quality improvement platform developed at Boston Children's Hospital could help health care provider groups continuously improve their medical practice, curbing costs and improving patient outcomes. Successful outcomes associated with the platform, called Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plans (SCAMPs) and supported by a consortium of Massachusetts payers, are featured...

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged state and federal law enforcement authorities to bring hate crime charges against two suspects who allegedly verbally and physically assaulted a Muslim student in Boston, Mass. CAIR said the alleged victim, a 23-year-old American citizen of Algerian heritage, was assaulted Saturday evening by the two...

Cites His Commitment to Issues Important to Nurses, their patients and the state-wide labor movement CANTON, Mass., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Nurses Association National Nurses United (MNA/NNU), the largest union of registered nurses and health professionals in the commonwealth, today announced that it has endorsed State Representative Marty Walsh for Mayor of Boston. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060525/NETH016LOGO ) "Our endorsement of...