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MILWAUKEE, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its approach to the disclosure of climate change information. For the fourth year, Johnson Controls is featured in CDP's "Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index." This index, a key component of CDP's annual S&P 500 report, highlights companies within the S&P 500 Index which have...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) has been notified of an unsolicited "mini-tender offer" made by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares, or approximately 0.58 percent, of Johnson Controls' outstanding common stock at a price of $25.60 per share. TRC Capital's offer price is $1.33, or approximately 4.94% percent, below Johnson Controls' closing share price of $26.93 on August 27, 2012, the date prior to the date of the offer....

LOS ANGELES, August 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Stephen Ridella, Director of Vehicle Safety Research-U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA, will share the Government Perspective on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and automotive plastics with major automakers and plastic manufacturers at the Lightweighting AutoPlastics conference, on November 14 - 15, 2012 in Troy, Michigan USA. For more information, visit http://www.lightweightautoplastics.com...

LONDON, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Solutions (GWS), a leading provider of facilities, corporate real estate and energy management to many of the world's largest companies, has signed a new global contract with Agilent Technologies Inc. The third-generation contract, which takes the companies' relationship to 2017, was awarded to Johnson Controls GWS due to its proven ability to meet the changing needs of Agilent Technologies, the world's premier...

AZUSA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Contour Energy Systems, Inc., innovator of next-generation battery systems, announces the appointment of Louis E. Lupo as President and CEO. Lou will guide Contour's strategic vision and direction in pursuit of significant growth opportunities in existing and new applications for the company's market-leading Lithium/Carbon Fluoride (Li/CFx) battery technology, combined with future corporate acquisitions of complementary technologies....

DALLAS, August 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RnRMarketResearch.com adds a new market research report China Automotive Electronics Industry Report, 2012 to its store. Following the rapidly growing demand for automobiles as well as the increasing requirements on automotive intelligence, Chinese automotive electronics market has witnessed robust development, with an AAGR of 29.5% in 2003-2011 and market size expected to outnumber RMB320 billion in 2012. Browse Complete...

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it expects to save more than $264 million and reduce fossil fuel use by 72 percent at its Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) through energy and operational efficiency measures over the 25-year performance period. Through an energy savings performance contract with Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering energy solutions, the project is expected to deliver these results through the...

MILWAUKEE, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI), a global diversified company in the buildings and automotive industries, has authorized a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share. The dividend is payable October 2, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 7, 2012. Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1887. About Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls is a global...

CHICAGO, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for BIDU, COF, WYNN, JCI, and PCYC. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120712/CG39046) To see what our analysts have discovered about these stocks read the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alerts at http://www.investorsobserver.com/pr/71920120 (Note: You may have to copy this link into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks:...

SOMERSET, Pa., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Corrections officials today dedicated a cogeneration plant at the State Correctional Institution at Laurel Highlands that generates electricity and steam using methane gas from an area landfill. "We look forward to protecting our state's environment through the operation of this state-of-the-art plant while, at the same time, reducing utility costs at our prison," Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said. Officials dedicated...