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LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced its support of Rare Disease Day, an annual, worldwide initiative that calls attention to rare diseases as a public health issue and highlights the need for more understanding and awareness about these diseases. Observed annually on the last day of February, Rare Disease Day is coordinated at the international level by the European...
LEXINGTON, Massachusetts, February 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has approved the production of VPRIV(R) (velaglucerase alfa) in its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at 400 Shire Way in Lexington, MA. The European Commission's decision is expected imminently. "We welcome the...
Two Organizations Unite to Strengthen Volunteer Service and Community Engagement in Greater Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Greater Philadelphia Cares have signed an agreement to merge, effective January 1, 2012. This merger of missions will provide meaningful volunteer and community engagement opportunities for individuals, community groups and corporations alike throughout the region. As a result of...
QUAKERTOWN, Pa., Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR), one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announces the construction of new single family homes at Richland Greene in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, priced from the $250's. Built by NVR's Ryan Homes division, these are the lowest-priced new single-family homes in Bucks County. Richland Greene recently announced the Grand Opening of their newly decorated Milan model home. Richland...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ground was broken today for Lardner's Point Park, a riverfront project offering visitors improved access to -- and enhanced appreciation of -- the rapidly rebounding Delaware River. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources invested $760,000 in the design and construction of the new 4.5 acre-park, located north of Center City and just south of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in the historic Tacony neighborhood of Northeast...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett today expressed his disappointment in the decision to cancel the Nov. 21 meeting of the Delaware River Basin Commission, or DRBC. The cancelation came after members of the DRBC failed to agree on a final regulatory package to oversee the responsible development of natural gas within the Delaware River basin. "Pennsylvania is ready to move forward now," Corbett said. "The final regulatory...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Greening of vacant urban land may affect the health and safety of nearby residents, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week. The team, led by senior author Charles C. Branas, Ph.D., associate professor of Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, found in a decade-long comparison of vacant lots and improved vacant lots, that greening was linked to...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New state investments approved by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) will support the creation and retention of more than 225 jobs in Blair, Bucks, Northampton and Westmoreland counties. "The Corbett administration is committed to policies that encourage economic growth and job creation in Pennsylvania," Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary C. Alan Walker said. "The...
CHESTER, Pa., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Home Remodeling Group, the nation's fourth largest home improvement company, has been named to The Philadelphia Business Journal's "Best Places to Work" list. The "Best Places to Work" program ranks the top employers in the Delaware Valley according to scores given to the companies by their own employees. With more than 300 full-time employees in the region, Power was named a finalist in the large company category, and was honored at a...
DUBLIN, Ireland, October 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, will announce third quarter 2011 earnings on Friday October 28, 2011. Results press release will be issued at: 12:00 BST / 07:00 EDT Investor conference call time: 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT Live conference call for investors: Angus Russell, Chief Executive Officer and Graham...
