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IRVING, Texas, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cash Store, a Texas based consumer financial services provider, announced today that it is an Iron Spur Sponsor for the 26(th) annual ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run on Sat., Feb. 23, 2013 in Houston, Texas. All race entry fees will be donated to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund, which awards college scholarships to high school students in Texas. More than 20,000 participants are expected to turn out for the 5K and 10K...

HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials announced today that the organization has surpassed the $330 million mark in educational commitment to Texas students since its beginning in 1932. "The Show's founders could never have imagined this phenomenal level of support for the youth of our state," said Skip Wagner, president of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. "It is a testament to the devotion and big hearts of our volunteers,...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Some of the best livestock in the nation will be on display at the 56th Keystone International Livestock Exposition, or KILE, held Sept. 29 - Oct. 7, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. "I am honored to welcome nearly 1,000 exhibitors to Pennsylvania to the largest livestock show on the East Coast," said Secretary of Agriculture George Greig. "KILE offers Pennsylvania livestock producers the...

Largest Livestock Show in Eastern U.S. to be Held in Harrisburg HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Agriculture Secretary George Greig today invited the public to visit the 55th Keystone International Livestock Exposition, or KILE, to be held Oct. 1-9 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. "I am honored to welcome 870 exhibitors to Pennsylvania for what is the largest livestock show on the East Coast," said Greig. "For more than half a...

Harrisburg Hosts Largest Livestock Show in Eastern U.S. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding today invited the public to visit the 54th Keystone International Livestock Exposition, or KILE, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg from Sept. 27 - Oct. 3. KILE is the largest livestock show on the East Coast. "It is an honor to host a major livestock show that, each year, continues to grow--now attracting more...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO) FRIDAY, JANUARY 22: WESTERN STOCK SHOW Profile America -- Friday, January 22nd. Two of the nation's largest and oldest livestock shows are under way now in Denver and Fort Worth. The National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver is expected to have drawn 650,000 people by the time it closes this...

PA Farm Show Complex Hosting Largest Livestock Show in Eastern U.S. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today invited the public to visit the largest livestock show on the East Coast as the 53rd Keystone International Livestock Exposition, or KILE, is held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Sept. 28 - Oct. 4. "Some of the finest livestock in the world has been shown over the years at the Keystone International...