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Savor the Surprise: Claremont Culinary Scene Is a Foodie's Delight

2012-04-25 02:29:24

CLAREMONT, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Claremont's unique and wide selection of restaurants has long been "on the map" for many in Southern California and for the frequent international guests to the Claremont Colleges. With several hip, new restaurants and dozens of locally famous eateries keeping the food scene fresh, foodies and vacationers are discovering this Los Angeles-area hamlet as a delicious dining destination. "A famous college town with international visitors...

Unitil Reports First Quarter Earnings

2012-04-25 02:26:37

HAMPTON, N.H., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unitil Corporation (NYSE: UTL) (www.unitil.com) today announced Earnings Applicable to Common Shareholders (Earnings) of $9.0 million for the first quarter of 2012, an increase of $0.3 million over the first quarter of 2011. Earnings per common share (EPS) were $0.83 for the first quarter of 2012, an improvement of $0.02 per share over the first quarter of 2011. "Earnings in the first quarter were up slightly year over year, reflecting...

New Hampshire Legislators Want To Constitutionally Force Congress to Balance The U.S. Budget

2012-04-23 10:22:59

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New Hampshire House of Representatives recently passed a resolution (HCR 40) that, if approved in the Senate, would make New Hampshire the 18th of 38 states needed to draft and ratify a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Representative Ulery (District 27), the House Sponsor, stated, "a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) will force Congress to do what they seem incapable of doing, that is reduce...

Vulcan Flex Circuit Corporation Receives MIL-P-50884 Recertification

2012-04-23 02:21:01

LONDONDERRY, N.H., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Flex Circuit Corporation (VFCC), a division of Vulcan Electric Company, announced today that it has recertified to fabricate flexible printed circuit boards (FPC) in accordance with the requirements of MIL-P-50884. This particular certification addresses double-sided FPC - also known as Type 2 - and is the second in a series of recertifications to this specification that VFCC has recently obtained. In September of 2011 VFCC...

Unitil Shareholders Re-elect Directors at Annual Meeting

2012-04-19 06:23:33

HAMPTON, N.H., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unitil Corporation (NYSE:UTL) (www.unitil.com) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today at the corporate office in Hampton, New Hampshire. Shareholders re-elected William D. Adams, Robert G. Schoenberger and Sarah P. Voll to the Board of Directors for three-year terms. Additionally, shareholders approved the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Plan, and ratified the selection of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as the...

Ektron Webinar to Provide Storytelling Tips for Digital Marketing Teams

2012-04-16 02:26:31

NASHUA, N.H., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ektron, the company that empowers organizations to fully realize their websites' marketing and revenue-generating potential, today announced that it will host an exclusive webinar focusing on ways to make your content and web experiences more effective and engaging with storytelling techniques and best practices. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100709/MM19483LOGO ) The session, called "Storytelling Tips for Digital Marketing...

Gulf Coast Residents Say BP Oil Spill Changed Their Environmental Views

2012-04-12 11:24:22

University of New Hampshire researchers have found that residents of Louisiana and Florida most acutely and directly affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history -- said they have changed their views on other environmental issues as a result of the spill. "If disasters teach any lessons, then experience with the Gulf oil spill might be expected to alter opinions about the need for environmental protection. About one-fourth of our respondents...

Genworth's 9th Annual Cost of Care Survey Shows Long Term Care In-Home Services Costs Remain Unchanged in New Hampshire

2012-04-10 02:29:35

RICHMOND, Va., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Genworth's (NYSE: GNW) 2012 Cost of Care Survey, the cost to receive care in the home through home health aide services in New Hampshire has remained unchanged over the past five years. "Overwhelmingly, Americans prefer to receive long term care in the home and the relatively muted rise in home care costs nationally over the past few years can be viewed as a positive for consumers in New Hampshire," said Steve Zabel,...

Eastern Mountain Sports to Open New Stores in Connecticut, Maine, and New Jersey

2012-04-04 02:25:52

PETERBOROUGH, N.H., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern Mountain Sports Inc., one of the nation's largest outdoor retailers, today announced plans to open three new stores during the next three months. An existing location at the Plaza at Buckland Hills in Manchester, Connecticut is moving approximately 12 storefronts down the plaza into a new, 18,831 square foot space next to PetSmart. South Portland, Maine will be the home of the company's second location in the greater...

Amy Smart Honors Claremont as a California Green Community

2012-04-03 02:22:39

CLAREMONT, Calif., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Claremont, which has embraced numerous environmental standards and practices in recent years, is the first California Green Community to receive the "Silver" award for its achievements in sustainability. Claremont is one of only four cities to be honored by the California Green Communities program for its efforts. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120403/LA81178) Actress Amy Smart, a leader in young Hollywood...