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Facebook Video Application Allows Fans to 'Create The Invincible You' For a Chance to Win the Ultimate Man of Steel Getaway HERSHEY, Pa., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The world is waiting for a hero and Twizzlers® candy has teamed up with Warner Bros. and its expected summer blockbuster, Man of Steel(TM), to help fans become superheroes this summer. Now through July 6, 2013, fans can visit www.Facebook.com/Twizzlers to create and star in a personalized Man of Steel-inspired video. In...

DONGGUAN, China, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 10, Dongguan Hershey Spring Manufacture Co., Ltd signed the first contract and established a business relationship with ABC Medical Equipment Co., Ltd, which is Hershey's 32(nd) customer in the medical equipment fields. Months ago, one of ABC's new surgical instruments was near ready for test but only lacked a constant force spring (a spring that exerts the same degree of force throughout its range of motion), which plays a very...

THE POP MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR SECOND YEAR AND WILL HOST SOME OF TODAY'S BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC! HERSHEY, Pa., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following last year's summer blow out, Mixtape Festival is returning for the second year, bringing some of music's top acts to the world famous Hersheypark Stadium on Friday, July 26(th) and Saturday, July 27(th). Presented by Live Nation and VH1, Mixtape Festival 2013 will feature platinum-selling marquee acts, icons and pop...

HERSHEY, Pa. and ROCKVILLE, Md., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunomic Therapeutics, Inc., ("ITI," Hershey, PA), a leading developer of novel allergy immunotherapies, announced the preliminary results of a Phase I Study to treat individuals with an allergy to Japanese red cedar ("JRC"). The Company is pleased to report that the immunotherapeutic vaccine, JRC-LAMP-vax(TM), appears to have met all of its primary safety end points. In addition, preliminary allergic marker results...

Fair World Project Believes that Diluted Labeling Policy Hurts Farmers, Misleads Consumers, and Creates Market Disadvantage for Truly Committed Fair Trade Brands PORTLAND, Ore., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fair World Project (FWP), a project of the Organic Consumers Association, the nation's largest network of green and ethical consumers, opposes Fair Trade USA's recent changes to its labeling policy, which undermine fair trade farmers, consumers and committed fair...

Fans 'Sense' Excitement with the New 4D Experience HERSHEY, Pa., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hershey's(® )Chocolate World(® )Attraction is excited to announce that a new 4D Show will open in early May. As the first and only show of its kind, The Hershey's Great Chocolate Factory Mystery in 4D(TM) features groundbreaking digital technology from Jim Henson's Creature Shop(TM)( )and the largest year-round team of digital puppeteers in the world. The new show also offers a...

StateGames2013.com HARRISBURG, Pa., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Event officials today announced registration has opened for the 2013 State Games of America (SGA) taking place this summer in Pennsylvania's Hershey Harrisburg Region (HHR) from July 30 - August 4, 2013. Qualifying winners from individual State Games are eligible to compete in the biennial Olympic-style event this summer featuring over 30 sports. Athletes interested in competing in this national...

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechQuest Pennsylvania, the statewide trade association representing Pennsylvania's technology industry, today announced that its 2013 PA Tech Awards Celebration will be held on Tuesday, April 9 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This annual event honors Pennsylvania's leading technology companies, professionals, entrepreneurs and educators and showcases the significant innovations being...

HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Corbett today met with children and their families during a tour of the new Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital at the Hershey Medical Center and spoke about the need to increase outreach and enrollment for the state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). "Just like the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital was built to take care of the needs of children and families, our CHIP program continues to be here for...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation announced today that the RUSH Clockwork Angels Tour will visit an additional 15 cities from June to August across North America, following the previously announced spring dates. The second leg will begin in Hershey on June 21st and complete in Kansas City on August 4th. Tickets for the newly announced dates will go on sale starting February 22nd in select markets at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Entering the charts at...