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COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus is now home to a select group of cherry trees after today's Centennial Celebration of the Gift of Trees at Franklin Park Conservatory. "City, state and international leaders gathered to plant 20 cherry trees as a sign of unity and friendship between the United States and Japan," said Mark Corna, President of the Board of Trustees, Japan-America Society of Central Ohio (JASCO). Corna said Columbus is the only city in the state...
WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, MARCH 8: FIRST STATE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Profile America -- Thursday, March 8th, noting Women's History Month. The first state college for women was created this month in 1884 in Mississippi. Known as the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, classes opened in the fall...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) will host its annual meeting of shareholders Tuesday, April 26, in Columbus, Ohio, with remarks by Michael G. Morris, chairman and chief executive officer. Reporters interested in attending should contact Melissa McHenry, AEP Corporate Media Relations, 614-716-1120. For those unable to attend, a live webcast will be accessible at the URL listed below. WHAT: American Electric Power Annual Meeting...
Expedient Communications, a colocation, managed services, and connectivity provider, announces the opening of its eighth data center in Columbus, Ohio. An open house will be held on December 9th, 2010 from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Visit Expedient online and register today. Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) November 23, 2010 Expedient Communications, a leading provider of colocation, managed services and connectivity announced they will be hosting the Grand Opening of their Columbus data center on...
FAIR OAKS, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Instead of Columbus discovering America, what if an inhabitant of the Western Hemisphere - "Chief Submuloc" (Columbus backward) - discovered Europe? And what if these explorers were Caribbean cannibals? Award-winning author William H. Holden's book "Between Heaven and Hell" (published by Trafford Publishing) takes this premise and advances to contemporary times - after 500 years of tyranny, the Caribs, and the Indians (Native Europeans) finally...
EAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) Foundation mobilized hundreds of volunteers this month in its 13th annual statewide effort to help provide basic comforts to those living in Michigan's domestic violence shelters. Participants volunteering with MSMS go into their communities, distribute plastic bags and ask that they be filled with basic necessities such as over-the-counter medicines, disposable diapers, new socks and...
A dispute over whether Columbus Day is a holiday for California state workers is raising tensions between the state and the employees, union officials say. Service Employees International Union Local 1000, which represents some state workers, has told members to stay home on Columbus Day -- the second Monday of October -- as called for in the union's last contract and the law. But California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger disagrees, The Sacramento Bee reported Sunday. The governor's office has...
EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) and the Wayne County Medical Society of Southeast Michigan (WCMS) congratulate their candidate in the J.H. Kanter Prize competition, Herbert C. Smitherman, Jr., M.D., who will receive a runner-up award of $25,000 for his work in improving access to care and addressing disparities among the underserved in Detroit. "Doctor Smitherman has given his time, toil, sweat and tears to improve health...
MAYS LANDING, N.J., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbus City Schools has selected Global Connect to provide automated communications services to parents, students and staff members. Global Connect won the Columbus City Schools contract in July through a competitive bid process. Columbus City Schools will use Global Connect's Parent Notification System for routine announcements, such as absence notifications and school board meeting reminders, as well as emergency messages, such as weather...
EAST LANSING, Mich., April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard E. Smith, M.D., an obstetrician/gynecologist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, was installed as the 144th president of the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) on Saturday, April 25, at the annual MSMS House of Delegates meeting in Grand Rapids. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090428/DC06114) Doctor Smith, the first African American to serve as MSMS president, will serve a one-year term and act as...
