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Free Classified Ads Website Kedna.com Adds San Juan Classifieds and Guaynabo Classifieds to its Growing Puerto Rico Classifieds Section. Advertisers can Post Free Ads and Enhance them with Twitter, YouTube, Social Media Sharing and More. (PRWEB) July 15, 2012 Buyers, sellers, employers and job seekers in Central and Southern Puerto Rico can now connect easier, more efficiently and at absolutely no cost, now that leading free classifieds website Kedna.com has added San Juan classifieds and...
Although a walkout by disgruntled activists may have grabbed headlines, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro last month did produce hundreds of individual commitments from participants with potential for having major impacts. That's the topic of the cover story of this week's Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. C&EN Senior Correspondent Cheryl Hogue...
PHILADELPHIA, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today announced that commonwealth support will enable Braskem America to acquire a portion of Sunoco's Marcus Hook refinery, preserving hundreds of jobs and keeping the company's operations and North American headquarters in southeast Pennsylvania. "Braskem could have left Marcus Hook and consolidated its operations to one of the company's existing plants in Texas or West Virginia, including its U.S....
SHENYANG, China, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- International Automotive Components (IAC) Group today celebrated the opening of its newest manufacturing facility, the company's ninth facility in China, in the northeast city of Shenyang. Located in the Shenbei New District, the new facility represents a key milestone in IAC's continued growth in China, where it began operations just over five years ago in Shanghai. IAC's Shenyang facility is part of IAC Songjiang, a joint venture...
Watersong, a retirement community located in Melbourne, Fla., announced today that the community has hired Anna Harpster as Lifestyle Advisor. Melbourne, Fla. (PRWEB) July 01, 2012 Watersong, a retirement community located in Melbourne, Fla., announced today that the community has hired Anna Harpster as Lifestyle Advisor. Harpster is an experienced sales and marketing professional who most recently served as Account Executive for Mederi Caretenders Home Health in Melbourne. In her new...
SHANGHAI, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Shanghai is on track to become an international financial center (IFC), an objective declared by China's State Council in March of 2009, but faces challenges to achieving this goal by 2020, finds a report issued today by The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai) and the Brookings Institution titled, "Achieving 2020: An assessment of Shanghai's plan to become an international financial center by 2020."...
MOSCOW, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Itera International Energy Company is known to consumers throughout Russia, Eastern Europe, and the United States, largely for its production and distribution of natural gas, as well as involvement in real estate, lumber production, and more. More recently, however, the company has been involved with a project of a different kind -- namely, the construction of a new Russian Orthodox Church building, located in Cyprus. The historic building's...
C40 Chair New York City Mayor Bloomberg, President Clinton, Rio Mayor Paes and 33 C40 Cities Convene in Rio C40 Cities' existing actions will reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by 248 million tonnes in 2020; potential reduction could be over 1 billion tonnes by 2030 C40 launches Solid Waste Network in partnership with the World Bank and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition C40 and United States Environmental Protection Agency announce web platform to facilitate knowledge and best...
iKC, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and Think Big Partners’ premier conference on innovation and entrepreneurship, has unleashed the list of speakers and Fire Up presenters for the event which will take place on June 20, 2012 at the H&R Block World Headquarters. Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) June 15, 2012 iKC, Kansas City’s premier event on innovation and entrepreneurship, has announced its list of speakers, panelists and Fire Up presenters for the event on June 20, 2012 at...
European Wax Center League City Ups the Ante on Unlimited Waxing League City, TX (PRWEB) June 05, 2012 European Wax Center League City is proud to show appreciation to their guests by improving upon one of their already incredible loyalty programs. Now they are offering the Unlimited Wax Pass, making waxing in Dickinson, League City, Texas even easier and more affordable. The Unlimited Wax Pass is available for eyebrow, underarm, full face services, even Brazilian bikini waxing. Guests...
