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Heritage Woods of Freeport, a BMA Management affordable assisted living community, will be opening for occupancy on June 28. The community is being developed by BMA in partnership with the Stephenson County Nursing Center Foundation. Bradley, IL (PRWEB) June 10, 2013 Heritage Woods of Freeport, a BMA affordable assisted living community, will be opening for occupancy on Friday, June 28. The community, which will be located at 1500 S. Forest Rd. in Freeport, Illinois, will serve older...

KapStone Investor Conference Call at 4:15 P.M. ET, June 11, 2013 NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) and Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. jointly announced today that they have signed an agreement for KapStone to acquire the stock of Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. from Brookfield Capital Partners II, a private equity fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. in a cash free, debt free transaction...

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Legacy Transportation Services announced today that it has hired John Otten to the new position of Vice President Business Development. (Photot: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130610/SF29456-a) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130610/SF29456LOGO-b) Mr. Otten joins Legacy from Allied Van Lines in Naperville, IL, where he held a range of positions over his 30-year career there, including Marketing Manager, Regional Sales...

WARRENVILLE, Ill., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerard Design, an award-winning strategic branding and integrated marketing communications agency in Chicago's western suburbs, is shortening its name to "Gerard," with a tagline that emphasizes its branding and marketing expertise, as well as the comprehensive range of services that it offers. Gerard's rebranding campaign will focus on the company's evolution from an outstanding graphic design firm to an agency that offers a wide...

CRM and Loyalty Program Leader's New Name Reflects Advanced Services; Patented New Technology Delivers Significant Retail Marketing Cost Reduction OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SHC Direct LLC, a leading customer loyalty program and CRM services provider, is changing its name to Inte Q(TM) and introducing a patented new technology enabling retailers to fund gift and loyalty reward cards at the time of use instead of funding when cards are issued. Launched in...

Heritage Woods of Belvidere, a BMA affordable assisted living community, is hosting a Father's Day Cook-Out on Jan. 14. The community is the only senior living community in Boone County, Illinois, that is certified to operate through the Illinois Supportive Living program. Bradley, Illinois (PRWEB) June 09, 2013 Heritage Woods of Belvidere, a BMA affordable assisted living community, is hosting a Father's Day Cook-Out from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, June 14. The community, which...

New book takes in-depth look at Hebrew symbol CARBONDALE, Ill. (PRWEB) June 10, 2013 With her new book, “The Cube of Space Workbook” (published by Trafford Publishing), author Joy Nur enlightens readers to the Cube, a symbol that illuminates the esoteric meaning of the Hebrew alphabet and the major arcana of the Tarot. As Nur worked with this symbol, she found correspondences with directional attributions in a variety of traditions. This workbook is designed to deepen the student’s...

Heritage Woods of Benton, a BMA Management affordable assisted living community in Franklin County, Illinois, is hosting an afternoon of line dancing on June 14. The community serves seniors of all incomes, including those on Medicaid. Bradley, Illinois (PRWEB) June 08, 2013 Heritage Woods of Benton, a BMA affordable assisted living community in Franklin County, Illinois, is hosting an afternoon of Line Dancing at 2 p.m. on June 14. The community, which is located at 1305 Bailey Lane in...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Spending twenty minutes in one popular form of yoga is better for your brain than participating in vigorous exercise over the same amount of time, researchers at the Exercise Psychology Laboratory (EPL) at the University of Illinois have discovered. According to Glamour.com Health Writer Lexi Petronis, the researchers had 30 female participants go through a single 20-minute Hatha yoga session, and then spend 20 minutes working...

Edward J. Murphy and Bradley C. Nahrstadt have been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine in the field of products liability defense Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) June 07, 2013 Lipe Lyons is pleased to announce that name partners Edward J. Murphy and Bradley C. Nahrstadt have been recognized in the most recent issue of Super Lawyers Magazine, a publication from Thomson Reuters and the publishers of Chicago magazine. Both have been identified by their peers as Super Lawyers in the field of...