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Red Wing Shoe Company to Keynote at Intershop’s Annual E-Commerce Dinner During IRCE

2013-05-29 23:18:59

Guest speaker Joe Topinka, Chief Information & Digital Commerce Officer for Red Wing Shoe Company details how he is leveraging the power of IT business partnerships to drive results in the digital age. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2013 Provider of e-commerce solutions, Intershop, will host a complimentary dinner on the eve of IRCE 2013. The dinner features keynote speaker Joe Topinka, Chief Information & Digital Commerce Officer for Red Wing Shoe Company. The dinner will...

Sound Physicians Presents 2013 Summit Award to Chief Hospitalist Rana Tan, MD

2013-05-07 08:30:01

Harrison Medical Center's Chief Hospitalist, Rana Tan, MD, earns honor at national leadership conference TACOMA, Wash., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, announced that Rana Tan, MD, Chief Hospitalist at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., is the recipient of Sound Physicians' 2013 Summit Award, which honors...

Wet'suwet'en First Nation Issues Stop Work Order Against Huckleberry Mines

2013-05-01 08:23:01

WET'SUWET'EN TERRITORY, BROMAN LAKE, BC, May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - The Wet'suwet'en First Nation formally notified international mining company shareholders today that it plans to use all legal means at its disposal to halt a $455 million expansion of the Huckleberry Mines Ltd. operation in northern BC. Despite negotiations that have dragged on for more than a year with the mine's owners (Imperial Metals Corporation and a Japanese consortium consisting of Mitsubishi, Marubeni,...

Gift of Life Donor Program Names New Officers and Members to Governing and Medical Advisory and Policy Boards

2013-04-01 16:24:16

PHILADELPHIA, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gift of Life Donor Program has announced the addition of new officers and members to its Governing and Medical Advisory and Policy Boards to help guide the organization's operations. Gift of Life is the region's non-profit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) serving the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. Gift of Life's board members come from varied backgrounds, including...

Law Enforcement Leaders Demand That Congress Act Now to Reduce Gun Violence

2013-03-19 12:25:33

New Ad Features Police Chiefs and Other Law Enforcement Leaders from Across the U.S. Saying Now is the Time for Common-Sense Reforms Like Background Checks for All Gun Sales Background Checks Save Lives and Help Police Catch Criminals; Polls Show Overwhelming Support for Background Checks; www.DemandAction.org NEW YORK, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns today released a new ad featuring law enforcement leaders from across the country calling on...

Former FCC Public Safety/Homeland Security Chief Jamie Barnett Joins Venable to Lead Firm's Cybersecurity Initiatives

2013-02-07 16:28:32

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Enhancing its leadership in communications and cybersecurity law, Venable LLP announced that James Arden Barnett, Jr., Rear Admiral, USN (Retired), has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, DC. Mr. Barnett is the former Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission. He becomes co-chair of the Telecommunications Group and a partner in the firm's cybersecurity practice. With a...

Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Board of Directors promotes Key Personnel to the following Positions: Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Operations Managers and Chief Estimator

2013-01-04 16:22:22

GREELEY, Colo., Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey K. Wenaas, President and CEO announced that the Board of Directors of Hensel Phelps Construction Co. (Hensel Phelps) has made the following Key Personnel promotions: Jon W. Ball DBIA, LEED AP as Executive Vice President and Richard G. Tucker, LEED AP as Executive Vice President; Allan J. Bliesmer DBIA as Vice President and Plains District Manager; Bradley A. Jeanneret DBIA as Vice President and Pacific District Manager; Sean L....

AFCEA/U.S. Naval Institute Defense and IT Conference and Exposition Returns To San Diego

2012-12-18 12:20:44

Chief of Naval Operations, Marine Corps Commandant and Coast Guard Commandant Among Featured Speakers FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The largest defense and IT conference and exposition on the West Coast returns to the San Diego Convention Center, January 29-31, 2013. At West 201e, senior military leaders and defense industry experts will address the theme "Pivot to the Pacific: What are the Practical and Global Implications?" The 22(nd) annual conference,...

Newseum Presents Staged Reading of 'Waaxe's Law'

2012-12-04 12:24:03

Performance will feature dramatic retelling of the first federal court decision to declare Native Americans to be "persons" under the law WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Newseum will host a performance of "Waaxe's Law" in the museum's Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. In 1879, a Ponca Indian chief stood up, extended his hand, and made one of the greatest arguments for equality under the law in the history of the...

Chesapeake Urology Associates Physicians Named to the Super Doctors® 2012 List

2012-11-19 16:29:28

BALTIMORE, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, four urologists from Chesapeake Urology Associates, PA have been named to the Super Doctors® 2012 List for the Maryland/Washington, D.C., area. These physicians are among just five percent in the region to be honored with inclusion on the Super Doctors 2012 List. Each year, Key Professional Media undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a survey of doctors, independent evaluation of...