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CANTON, Mass., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of The Dunkin' Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation (DDBRCF), comprised of local franchise owners and Dunkin' Brands corporate employees, today announced $127,500 in grants to support 13 organizations throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The focus of The DDBRCF is to serve our neighborhoods by taking care of their basic needs - safety, hunger relief and children's health. The...
Importance of Reliable Emergency Power Is Especially Vital For Hospitals, Emergency Response Centers and Other Critical Facilities WASHINGTON, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As communities throughout the Midwest and Eastern United States continue to recover from this weekend's devastating storms and blistering heat wave, diesel-powered emergency backup generators are providing vital power to hospitals, water and sewage plants, and other critical facilities. (Logo:...
ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to Mid-Atlantic utilities dealing with massive power outages, PPL Electric Utilities has sent dozens of line crews today to help restore power in nearby states where hundreds of thousands of customers have been coping during the summer's first extended stretch of oppressive heat. Thirty three PPL Electric Utilities employees gathered late this morning in Harrisburg and departed for Williamsport, Maryland, to assist First...
ERIE, Pa., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This March, Erie Insurance (Nasdaq: ERIE) announced its honor as a J.D. Power and Associates' Customer Service Champion for the second year in a row. ERIE now builds on that momentum by receiving the highest customer satisfaction rating in the Mid-Atlantic region on the J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 U.S. Auto Insurance Study(SM). The Mid-Atlantic region includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,...
SAN DIEGO, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Council on Exercise (ACE), a leading authority on fitness and the world's largest nonprofit fitness and training organization, today announced a partnership with Town Sports International (TSI), a leading owner and operator of fitness clubs in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, which operates the New York, Boston, Washington and Philadelphia Sports Clubs. The two companies have come together to create...
DENVER, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today BioSpace, the leading life sciences employment and news Web site, launched the 2012-2013 BioCapital(TM) Hotbed Campaign, marking the campaign's 12th edition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040907/CLTU006LOGO ) The campaign promotes biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device companies in the Mid-Atlantic. Participating companies' logos and building images are featured on a map displayed online and on branded items...
PRINCETON, N.J., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospitals and medical facilities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region are joining the ranks of economically-minded American consumers in an effort to be more cost-conscious by utilizing group purchasing power as a strategy. Specifically, medical libraries that supply their respective hospitals with the latest medical information, research, journals and databases, have joined forces as a consortium heralded for its innovative approach....
COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), a Gigabit Point of Presence organization (or GigaPoP) led by the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, and The George Washington University, announces the deployment of its 100G fiber optic network. The network is among the nation's first to be built on industry-standard 100G technologies. This milestone follows a successful test period by MAX, and the upgraded network meets the large...
Expands Footprint of Leading Regional Bioscience Conference BETHESDA, Md., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mid-Atlantic Bio conference announced today that the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech) has joined the Virginia Biotechnology Association (VABIO), Tech Council of Maryland (TCM), and Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA) as a 2012 strategic partner. The addition of North Carolina to the Mid-Atlantic Bio geography solidifies the conference's position...
LA PLATA, Md. and BALTIMORE, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- outsourceIT, a large regional based Managed Services Provider, providing outsourced IT services to the SMB market place, announced today they have merged with GoBeyondIT, a Cloud Services Provider, with customers in both the SMB and large Enterprise market. The combined company has office locations spanning the mid-Atlantic and South Eastern parts of the country, with offices as far north as Philadelphia, PA and as far...
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July 5, was an active day for severe weather with well over 400 wind damage reports extending from the Southeast all the way back into the Mid-Atlantic Region. The heat was present again in many places from the Gulf Coast northward into the Ohio River valley seeing temps surpass the 100F with Heat index values near 115F. This extreme heat needs to be taken seriously as it can have huge implications from power outages to dehydration and also long exposure to the sun and heat can have health...
The American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), is a species of ibis in the Threskiornithidae family. It occurs from the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States south through most of the New World tropics. Its habitat is marshy wetlands and pools near the coast. It also common in some city parks and on mowed grasses. Adults are 25 inches long with a 37.5 inch wingspan. They have all-white plumage except for black wingtips (visible in flight) and reddish bills and legs. The red bill blends into...
