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John Webb Elected CATA Chairman and 2014 Chicago Auto Show Co-chairman alongside Kurt Schiele CHICAGO, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John Webb, of Packey Webb Ford in Downers Grove, was recently elected to become the 2013-2014 Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) chairman and the 2014 Chicago Auto Show co-chairman. Webb will lead a board of 15 dealers and succeeds Kurt Schiele, who becomes chairman of the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. Webb brings more than 30 years of...
PHILADELPHIA, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) will release its earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, July 18, 2013. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are (212) 519-0813 or toll-free (888) 994-8798 and the access password is "packaging." A replay of...
Logo change symbolic of evolution for a new insurance marketplace HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross today unveiled a new company logo, symbolic of the company's evolution for a new insurance marketplace. While Capital BlueCross' logo is evolving, its name and essential mission as the leading health insurer in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley is not changing. "This is a truly transformative time in health care," said Gary D. St. Hilaire,...
Next Auction Planned for September 11 HARRISBURG, Pa., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and the Department of Environmental Protection, along with financial information services company Markit, held the second "forward" auction in 2013 on June 12 for the sale and purchase of nutrient credits in Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay watershed. In a forward auction, certified credits sold will be delivered later and...
-The $160 million investment was built within aggressive 12-month timeline and is designed to transport up to 425 million cubic feet per day of Marcellus Shale production- HOUSTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource Midstream Services (NMS), LLC, a Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) company and a wholly owned entity of NiSource Inc., announced today that its Big Pine Gathering System has initiated service in support of its long-term gathering agreement with XTO Energy Inc. The Big...
DETROIT, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The DTE Energy Foundation today announced plans to partner with the city of Detroit and other agencies to fund up to 600 summer and year-round jobs for youth. The Foundation's expanded Youth Employment Initiative includes a $1-million commitment to support city of Detroit recreation centers over the next four years. The summer and year-round jobs are filled and will begin in early July. "Young talent will drive Michigan's growth," said...
Findings Reveal Chicagoans Head to River North to Meet the Hottest Singles and That Summer is the Most Romantic Time of the Year in the City DALLAS, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Match.com, the world's largest dating website, has released results from a dating survey taken by over 1,100 single Chicago residents which reveals that River North - already one of the hippest areas in the Windy City - is the best neighborhood for a date. It's no wonder, considering that it was...
Hutchinson Public Library, in partnership with RBdigital from Recorded Books, is pleased to offer OneClickdigital, an online service that allows patrons to download a wide range of audiobooks. Hutchinson, KS (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Hutchinson Public Library (Hutchinson, KS), in partnership with RBdigital from Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD), is pleased to offer OneClickdigital, an online service that allows patrons to download a wide range of audiobooks, including best-sellers,...
La Isla Magazine donates a portion of the proceeds from the New River Auto Mall Fiesta de Mayo to the Children’s Center of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton. (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 On Wednesday, June 19th La Isla Magazine is proud to announce that a donation from the New River Auto Mall Fiesta de Mayo event will be presented to The Children’s Center of Hilton Head Island and Bluffton. The presentation will take place at the La Isla Magazine office at 4:30pm. All Media outlets are...
“We have a commitment to big data journalism. We are constantly investing in information that creates value to our users about the quality of their communities,” said Josh Fenton, CEO and Co-Founder of GoLocal24. Providence, RI and Worcester, MA (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 GoLocalProv.com and GoLocalWorcester.com will be respectively releasing comprehensive rankings of “Rhode Island's Best Communities 2013" and “Massachusetts’ Best Communities” starting on Monday, June 17....
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Wrangell- St. Elias National Park and Preserve is located in the southeastern portion of the American state of Alaska. The park holds 13,175,799 acres of land, divided between the park and preserve, which was once inhabited by Native Americans like the Ahtna and Tlingit peoples. Although Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867, American citizens did not move into the area until the 1880’s, when gold was discovered in the Yukon Territory. It is thought that George Holt was the...
Mammoth Cave National Park is located in the state of Kentucky in the United States. The park holds 52,830 acres of land that was once inhabited by Native Americans. Many mummies and artifacts have been found in Mammoth Cave and surrounding caves to support this. It is thought that first man of European descent to visit the area was John Houchin or Francis Houchin. The legend says that one of the brothers was hunting a wounded bear that entered the cave to hide. The first documented discovery...
Petrified Forest National Park is located in the state of Arizona in the United States. The park holds 221,552 acres of land, of which 50,260 acres are comprised of a designated wilderness. The area was once inhabited by Native American tribes including the basket maker and pueblo peoples. The first American explorers to enter the area arrived while searching for good routes leading from east to west. This group, led by Army Lieutenant Amiel Whipple, surveyed the northern area of the...
Mount Rainer National Park is located in the state of Washington in the United States. The park holds 236,381 acres of land that was once inhabited by Native American tribes including the Puyallup and Yakama tribes. Many sites were found throughout the park showing evidence of older tribes including rock shelters and projectile points. The establishment of the park began in 1893, when the Pacific Forest Reserve was established. This area included a national forest as well as Mount Rainer and...
The Great Basin shrub steppe ecoregion, located within the Deserts and xeric shrublands Biome, incorporates a variety of xeric shrub-steppe sub-ecoregions in the area of the Great Basin in the Western United States. It’s within the North American Desert area, and includes a great deal of Nevada, northeastern and eastern California east of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range rain shadows, and some parts of Utah and Idaho. The Great Basin Desert and semi-arid non-desert xeric shrubland...
