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LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- C.R. England Global Transportation, one of the nation's leading transportation companies, has donated 500 backpacks and school supply vouchers to the children in Laredo's United Independent School District. This marks the second consecutive year the transportation company has provided assistance to children in need in the district,becoming one of the District's most generous donors. The announcement was made by the UISD Board of Trustees...

Aid to help treat 35,000 children to prevent blindness LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a gift of US$30,000, The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) continues to contribute to the cost of eye care for children in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This is TPRF's fourth grant to the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJJEH), which this year expects to provide services to more than 35,000 young people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)....

HACKENSACK, N.J., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Steinreich Communications Group, Inc., an international public relations firm based in New Jersey, said today that it was awarded an 18-month contract to serve as agency of record for the City of Jerusalem in Israel, to promote tourism through the municipality's Jerusalem Development Authority. The campaign will be anchored around the key calendar events, kicking off with the Second Annual Jerusalem Marathon in March, the first...

TULSA, Okla., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Laredo Petroleum, Inc. ("Laredo") announced today that it completed an offering of $200 million of senior unsecured notes to eligible purchasers in the private placement market. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110303/DA58668LOGO) The senior notes were issued under the same indenture and are part of the same series as Laredo's outstanding senior notes issued on January 20, 2011. The senior notes carry a coupon rate of 9.5% and will...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Press Club on Monday called on authorities in Mexico to vigorously prosecute the murders and disappearances of journalists there. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 30 reporters have been killed or gone missing since 2006 in a nation plagued by drug-related violence that affects all its citizens. CPJ documented on Sept. 30 what it called the...

HOUSTON, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prolamsa USA announced that it has opened a new warehouse in Laredo, TX, which will add additional storage and shipping capabilities, and support its current Laredo manufacturing and warehouse operations. The company produces mechanical tubing in square and rectangular shapes from 1/2" to 2 1/2" and stocks mechanical and structural steel tubing, and metal building shapes and components in Laredo. Jean-Marie Diederichs, Prolamsa USA's...

TULSA, Okla., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Laredo Petroleum, Inc. is canceling its conference call scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2011 and will not issue a financial results news release. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110303/DA58668LOGO) About Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Laredo Petroleum, Inc. is an exploration and production company with headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Laredo's strategy is to explore for hydrocarbons, make strategic acquisitions and participate in drilling...

AUSTIN, Texas, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Laredo Oil, Inc. ("Laredo Oil") (OTC Bulletin Board: LRDC), an exploration and production company specializing in Enhanced Oil Recovery techniques, today announced that it has added three new members to its Board of Directors and plans to soon add an additional member bringing the number of Board members to five. "We are pleased to welcome these new additions to our Board of Directors," said Mark See, President and CEO of Laredo Oil, Inc. "I...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, a grant for $25,000 from The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) will help St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital (SJJEH) provide eye care to children in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. With one of the world's fastest growing and economically poorest populations, this area is also one of the world's most difficult environments in which to provide services of any kind due to political strife. According to St John Eye...

ALPHARETTA, Ga., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Beginning of the End," the first book of the trilogy, opens after nuclear strikes explode in the Middle East. Distraught, the nations who blame Israel, force her to the Peace table. The story of the first book opens with the Peace Conference in Washington, D.C. where delegations from both the Palestinians and the Israelis meet under the arbitration of the U.S. Christian leaders also attend because of the holy sites in the Old City. Jerusalem,...