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Award recognizes exceptional ethical leadership across continents and industries. Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 WPS Health Insurance, Wisconsin’s leading not-for-profit health insurance company serving state, federal, and commercial markets, announced today that it has once again been recognized by the Ethisphere® Institute, the leading business ethics think-tank, as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2012. This is the third year in a row that WPS has been...
COLUMBUS, Ga., March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the number one provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, serving more than 466,000 employers across the nation and protecting more than 50 million people worldwide, has once again been named a World's Most Ethical Company. This marks the sixth straight year that Aflac has appeared on this prestigious list compiled by Ethisphere® Institute, a leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement...
LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- April 20th-May 6th, 2012 Artists include Peter Coffin, Benjamin Jones, Mike Mills, Tom Sachs 17-day festival celebrating and presenting contemporary art, design, music, film, and food Hosted at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles Plans for weekend concerts, DJ nights and pop-up restaurant underway Free admission The Avant/Garde Diaries, a global online interview magazine, is hosting "Transmission LA: AV CLUB curated by Mike...
Those motivated to actively change bad habits may be setting themselves up for failure, a new study suggests. The study, described in an article in the journal Motivation and Emotion, found that people primed with words suggesting action were more likely than others to make impulsive decisions that undermined their long-term goals. In contrast, those primed to “rest,” to “stop” or to be inactive found it easier to avoid impulsive decisions. “Popular views of self-control...
Toronto Stock Exchange: G New York Stock Exchange: GG VANCOUVER, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - GOLDCORP INC. (TSX: G, NYSE: GG) announces that the Appellate Court of Antofagasta issued a decision dated February 16, 2012 granting the petition of the Agricultural Community of the Huascoaltinos. The petition challenges the validity of the Resolution of...
Hugh Ross speaks about theistic implications of big bang cosmology Glendora, CA (PRWEB) March 08, 2012 According to astronomer Hugh Ross, human beings live at a unique time and place allowing them to observe the whole of cosmic history, all the way back to the cosmic origin event. Observations by today’s scientists firmly establish the hot big bang model as an accurate depiction of reality. However, thousands of years before astronomers or physicists made observations and developed...
Boston Scientific renews agreement with Lumenis to deliver innovative laser products to treat urologic conditions. Yokneam, Israel (PRWEB) March 08, 2012 Boston Scientific Corporation and Lumenis, the market leader in holmium laser technology, announced the signing of a five-year contract extending the existing commercial agreement between the two companies and promoting continued investments in laser and fiber product development for urologic applications. Under the agreement, Boston...
ATLANTA, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BWAY Corporation, a leading North American supplier of general line rigid containers, today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell the Company's blow molded plastic bottle business to Ring Container Technologies, Inc. The business includes a variety of plastic bottles generally ranging in size from one gallon to ten liters primarily serving the agricultural and other chemicals markets, and various other end-use markets. BWAY...
NEW YORK, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grandparents.com, Inc. (OTCBB: NWTH), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), announced today that it has obtained approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to change its trading symbol from "NWTH" to "GPCM." The Company's new trading symbol will become effective as of the opening of trading on Friday, March 9, 2012. The change in the Company's trading symbol is being effectuated in connection with the change in the...
NATICK, Mass., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) and Lumenis, the market leader in holmium laser technology, announced the signing of a five-year contract extending the existing commercial agreement between the two companies and promoting continued investments in laser and fiber product development for urologic applications. Under the agreement, Boston Scientific will continue as the exclusive U.S. distributor for Lumenis Holmium Laser Fibers,...
