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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Department of Agriculture and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell and a diverse group of corporate, education, nonprofit and government leaders to kick off the Texas No Kid Hungry® Campaign. The Texas No Kid Hungry Campaign is a public-private partnership with the nation's leading child anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength® and the Texas Hunger Initiative, a capacity-building...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Science, public health, and regulatory highlights from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Information in this document is designed for credentialed journalists. Release dates and times for items are current as of October 10, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO ) FDA News & Notes does not contain any regulatory or enforcement actions due to legal limitations. Events and Speeches for the...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., today released a blueprint containing immediate steps that can be taken to drive biomedical innovation, while improving the health of Americans. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO ) Titled "Driving Biomedical Innovation: Initiatives for Improving Products for Patients," the blueprint addresses concerns about the sustainability of the medical product development...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Science, public health, and regulatory highlights from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Information in this document is designed for credentialed journalists. Release dates and times for items are current as of October 3, 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090824/FDALOGO) FDA News & Notes does not contain any regulatory or enforcement actions due to legal limitations. Events and Speeches for the...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell has often noted that decreasing the burdens of onerous or unnecessary regulations increases investment, spurs innovation, accelerates competition, lowers prices, creates jobs and serves consumers. He has also expressed his view that the FCC should approach its statutory mission through a deregulatory lens, as Congress intended. Hudson Institute's Center for Economics of the Internet is pleased to host a...
Genesee County Drain Commissioner Water and Waste Services go live with Continental Utility Solutions, Inc. UMS Utility billing solution to Increase Operational Efficiency, Increase Revenue, and Improve Data Management. Jonesboro, AR (PRWEB) September 14, 2011 September 14, 2011 - Continental Utility Solutions, Inc. (CUSI) announced today that Genesee County Drain Commissioner Water and Waste Services (GCDC) went live with the UMS Utility Billing Software solution. CUSI was selected...
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell delivered the keynote address at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan's annual energy conference, held yesterday at the law firm's New York offices. The day-long seminar, "2011 Evolving Energy Industry Directions," focused on a range of issues impacting the power sector, including challenges in project financing; mergers & acquisitions; the potential effect of new and proposed rules...
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources recognized the Patriot Surface Mine at the Bluegrass Complex in Henderson County, Kentucky, for its reclamation efforts. The Commissioner's Reclamation Award is presented annually to acknowledge exceptional reclamation activities in the state of Kentucky. "We are very pleased to receive the Commissioner's award for outstanding reclamation. In...
GREEN BAY, Wis., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aluminum Association today announced that the Commissioner of Tailgating Joe Cahn and a team of Green Bay area residents achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD® for the world's largest chain of aluminum cans by stringing together 66,343 cans in 24 hours - a chain that spans nearly five miles in length - at the Brown County Fairgrounds in DePere, Wis. The new record of 66,343 cans surpasses the former record of 66,129, set by Hillcrest...
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Seniors for Safety ("SFS") and Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes ("NBBL") sent a letter to DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan demanding removal of the Prospect West bikeway and compliance with a court order to turn over all internal documents about the lane. The "demand" letter comes on the heels of a State court decision issued on Tuesday by Judge Bert Bunyan in an "Article 78" case filed by both groups in March. In his...
