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DALLAS, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael P. Lyons, Robert A. McNiel, and Robert J. Bogdanowicz of the Dallas, Texas based law firm Deans & Lyons, LLP have successfully concluded the aggressive pursuit of claims on behalf of multiple townhome owners in Denton County, Texas, in a complex commercial construction dispute. In a settlement accomplished prior to trial, Deans & Lyons reached a combined settlement of the case for more than $2.1 million in connection with alleged...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) today announced the results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which was held this morning in New York City. Election of Directors: Shareholders elected Bernard de La Tour, William Engels, L. Patrick Lupo, and Soren Schroder as directors for a three-year term. Bunge's Board now has 11 directors. Appointment of Independent Auditors: Shareholders approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche...
PITTSBURGH, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a $0.03 per share regular quarterly cash dividend on its issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable Friday, June 21, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 7, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101222/MM21387LOGO) There are currently approximately 10.2 million shares outstanding....
Existing Core Licensee MEE Apparel LLC (MEE) To Continue To Operate Retail Stores and International Distribution For Ecko Unltd., and Marc Ecko Cut & Sew NEW YORK, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICON) (the "Company") announced today that it has purchased the 49% minority interest in IP Holdings Unltd LLC ("IPHU"), owner of the Ecko Unltd., Marc Ecko Cut & Sew and related trademarks. Previously, the Company held a 51% controlling interest in IPHU....
ATLANTA, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that June 24 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Michigan as a result of the excessive rain on Aug. 4 - 22, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110909/DC65875LOGO) These loans are...
ATLANTA, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that June 24 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans. These loans are available in Minnesota as a result of the drought that began on Oct. 16, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110909/DC65875LOGO)...
PHOENIX, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Avella Specialty Pharmacy today announced that founder and CEO John Musil has been selected as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(®) 2013 Award in the Mountain Desert region. Musil is included in an elite group of business leaders from the region encompassing Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130524/CG20439) The awards program recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs who...
Proven LTCi leaders join guaranteed acceptance home care provider to support growth of True Freedom II product ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Senior Services Incorporated (ASSI) (http://www.truefreedomhomecare.com) today announced it has expanded its senior leadership team to further strengthen its positioning and growth in the home care service contract industry. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130524/NY20676LOGO ) "Mark Goldberg was...
SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), healthcare's workforce innovator and largest provider of staffing services, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Jefferies 2013 Healthcare Conference taking place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, New York. Susan R. Salka, Chief Executive Officer of AMN Healthcare, will be presenting at the conference. An audio webcast, as well as a copy of the...
SOLANA BEACH, Calif., May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MarcomCentral®, a leading marketing asset management and distributed marketing solution by PTI Marketing Technologies® Inc., announced the addition of PowerPoint to its set of dynamic marketing assets that utilize an organization's corporate templates, pre-approved content and intelligent rules to produce personalized marketing pieces. The new PowerPoint functionality allows an organization's marketing group to control the text,...
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Seed drilling is a method used by farmers in order to have a more unified, crop-yielding season. The first known use of seed drilling was in 1500 BC by the Sumerian. At this time, they were using a single tube. Later, in the 2nd Century BC, the Chinese developed a multi-tube iron drill. This facilitated in a larger crop planting allowing them to feed their large population. The first recorded patent of a sowing machine was in 1566 by the Venetian Senate, attributing Camillo Torello. In the...
Image Caption: Three 155 Mbps dishes on top of the Oil & Gas Commerce Building, Fort Worth TX. Credit: RockyDallas/Wikipedia Wireless broadband is a technology that gives users a high speed internet connection or a connection to a computer network covering a wide area without the use of a wired connection. Broadband is instant access to the Internet or a network at data rates greater than 1.5 Mbps. Originally wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) could only be accessed in...
A social networking service is an online service provided to the public for social interaction between families, friends, and also for gaining new friends over the internet. These networks often include such services as e-mail and instant messaging. Social networks are found worldwide and used by half of the world’s population in some form or another. In 2011 a survey revealed 47 percent of adults and 73 percent of teens use a social networking service. You can use these services to...
Cloud computing is a term for using resources like hardware and software that are delivered as a service over the internet. The name stems from the use of a cloud shaped symbol for the complex infrastructure that is contained in the system diagrams. A user’s data, software and computation are entrusted to the cloud computing remote services. Types of public cloud computing are as follows: Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), Software as a service (SaaS),...
An internet service provider or ISP is an organization or company that provides access to the internet through copper wires, phone lines, wireless, or fiber-optic cables. There are two types of ISPs, hosting and transit. The hosting ISP is like a co-location center where it will lease server space to people and smaller businesses. The transit ISP provides a large amount of bandwidth to connect hosting ISPs to access ISPs. The ISP can be community owned providing the service as non-profit...
