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WORCESTER, Mass., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Tech, a contract manufacturing division of Coghlin Companies, has stated that they are committed to social and environmental responsibility in their supply chain in regards to conflict minerals and the Conflict Region. There has been increased awareness of violence and human right violations in the mining of certain minerals from the "Conflict Region", an area in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and...

‘Tis the season for freezing – frozen water in pipes can cause them to burst, resulting in tremendous and costly damage for homeowners. The owner of structureMEDIC, Atlanta water damage service, was recently interviewed about what homeowners can do to prevent pipes from freezing. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 While winter weather brings the beauty of freshly fallen snow, low temperatures can also cause indoor plumping pipes to freeze if they are also exposed to the cold....

In response to the SEC's ruling on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1502, concerning the assessment and reporting requirements of public companies whose products contain conflict minerals, TPP announces its Conflict Minerals reporting capabilities. Fort Walton Beach, Florida (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 In response to the SEC's ruling on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1502, concerning the assessment and...

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Resources Global Professionals ("Resources"), a leading multinational provider of professional services and the operating subsidiary of Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN), announced today that the company has launched a Conflict Minerals Solution under the Supply Chain practice area to assist companies with meeting their new conflict minerals compliance and disclosure requirements under the recently adopted SEC reporting rules....

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- User feedback on the deployment of the EICC-GeSi Version 2.0 package, which includes a template and dashboard offered tantalizing insights into the different ways in which it helped data interchange and monitoring of supplier compliance. One highlight is that using Microsoft's Skydrive along with the EICC-GeSi template offered an easy method of cloud deployment of the EICC-GeSi template while the MRPRO dashboard sitting on a desktop or...

Most people are aware of the notoriously dangerous driving conditions that occur on icy roads during the winter, but fewer know about the hazards of participating in winter recreation such as ice skating, fishing and hockey, or simply walking on ice. All Hands Fire Equipment offers some important guidelines that should be remembered when dealing with ice during outdoor recreation in the winter months. (PRWEB) January 23, 2012 The big question that comes up regarding winter sports is...

CLEVELAND, March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Resilience Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, announced its investment in Completion Industrial Minerals. This transaction marks the third under Resilience's industrial minerals platform, North Coast Minerals. Completion Industrial Minerals is in the process of completing the build out of its processing and distribution infrastructure to produce and provide silica sand from its reserves for utilization as a fracturing sand for the...

COOS BAY, Ore., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial Minerals Corp. (Pink Sheets: ILMCY), a minerals processing company focused on developing the Southern Oregon Mineral Sands project, announced today that is has selected Allen & Caron Inc as its agency for investor relations and corporate communications. With offices in New York City, Irvine, CA and London, Allen & Caron will help Industrial Minerals develop an effective outreach program to increase visibility in the investment...

HOUSTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE: NRP) announced today that it has closed three acquisitions in the aggregates sector. The combined investment for NRP on all three transactions will be approximately $31 million, $21 million of which was paid at closing and $10 million of which is anticipated to be funded later in 2010. A portion of the proceeds from the recent equity offering were used to fund the transactions. "Including the previously...

SEQUIM, Wash., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Paleo Lithic Art, specializing in artistic mountings of gem quality dinosaur bone and petrified woods, announces a new art form for discriminating collectors. The studio, owned by collector and artist Don Bradley, offers a limited series of fossil material mounted on exceptional metals and woods. Colorful, agatized dinosaur bone considered gem quality will appeal to private collectors and corporations with unique art exhibits. Paleo Lithic Art...