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Tech deals see modest gains in 2013, though economic uncertainty remains. SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech dealmakers are cautiously optimistic that M&A activity will increase in 2013, according to the third M&A Leaders Survey issued by global law firm Morrison & Foerster and syndicated technology research and advisory firm 451 Research. Slightly more than half of the respondents (54 percent) predicted their M&A activity would increase this year,...
Could Impact More Than 500 Million Hospital Meals Annually ATLANTA, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Morrison today announced it has become the first healthcare food service contract company to commit to The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and its Hospital Healthy Food Initiative. Morrison's commitment along with that of its clients could impact 41 million patients served annually and 403 million guest meals sold in cafes, vending areas and kiosks annually....
TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - President and Chief Executive Officer of Morrison Hershfield Group Inc., Anthony Karakatsanis, is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Karakatsanis, M.E.Sc., P.Eng., FCAE, to Chief Operating Officer, responsible for company operations in Canada and internationally. Catherine will provide business leadership, oversee operations, and engage staff in a manner that leverages their collective strengths. Catherine joined Morrison...
ATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlanta-based Morrison announced today it has become the industry's first healthcare food service company to commit to implementation of its comprehensive wellness platform across all of its healthcare business. The move is designed to make healthcare institutions models of healthful eating and to encourage behavioral change in the hospital environment and beyond. Serving approximately 550 hospitals and integrated healthcare systems across the...
GLENVIEW, Ill., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced that E. Scott Santi, vice chairman, has been promoted to president and chief operating officer. In addition, Mr. Santi has also been appointed acting chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Santi's appointment as acting CEO follows the decision by David Speer, chairman and chief executive officer, to take a leave of absence in order to fully focus on his health. As...
NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At its seventh annual Awards for Excellence dinner June 7, Chambers USA presented its 2012 "Lifetime Achievement Award" to Kate H. Murashige, senior partner in Morrison & Foerster's San Diego office. Chambers honored Dr. Murashige for her significant and continued accomplishments in patent prosecution work. She was one of only three attorneys recognized individually for Chambers' Special Awards during this year's event, and...
Led by Dietician Andrea Corbett, the Food and Nutrition Services group is named Morrison’s Regional Unit of the Year Kemptville, Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) January 21, 2012 Kemptville District Hospital is committed to a patient-focused approach to healthcare in every department, and recently the dietary unit was honored with an award for demonstrating that approach. KDH’s Food and Nutrition Services group was named Regional Unit of the Year by Morrison, the healthcare division of Compass...
Tracks of a Running Bipedal Baby Brontosaur?Staff at the Morrison Natural History Museum have again discovered infant dinosaur footprints in the foothills west of Denver, near the town of Morrison. Dating from the Late Jurassic, some 148 million years ago, these tracks were made before the Rocky Mountains rose, when Morrison was a broad savanna full of dinosaurs.The fossil tracks represent infant sauropods, according to discoverer Matthew Mossbrucker, the museum's director. Sauropods are...
LANSING, Ill., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE) today announced that Compass Group North America is now utilizing NPE's new Salmonella-free Safest Choice(TM) cage-free pasteurized shell eggs in their Morrison Health Care Foodservice and Morrison Senior Dining Facilities, serving 350 acute care and 250 senior dining facilities nationwide. The move to cage-free eggs for the Morrison division is in line with Compass Group's sustainability policy, announced in 2007, that...
MORRISON, Colo., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDIA Reporters must send all interview and media-credential requests through Diane Amdur or Kirsten Ritter. Sept. 1 through Sept. 17 - Phone interview with Greg MortensonScheduled upon request during his two weeks of travelFriday, Sept. 18, 10-Noon - Media Briefing at Oxford Hotel, DenverIntimate, lively conversation and tea with Greg Mortenson and teen activistsSunday, Sept. 20, 5-10 p.m. - "Journey of Hope" Event at...
