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Nationally renowned science-fiction author Alan Dean Foster will help celebrate the opening of the new Library in the Integrated Education Building at GateWay Community College as part of National Library Week, April 14-20. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) April 04, 2013 Nationally renowned science-fiction author Alan Dean Foster will help celebrate the opening of the new Library in the Integrated Education Building at GateWay Community College as part of National Library Week, April 14-20. On April...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center solutions, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of two properties. The first property is an operating data center totaling 61,750 square feet located in Dallas, Texas, approximately 3.5 miles from Digital Realty's Digital Dallas Datacenter Campus. The single-tenant facility is leased on a long-term basis to a leading provider of business,...

PHOENIX, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Average citizens cannot appreciate the challenges facing military veterans as they transition into civilian life. In the military, officers and enlisted personnel operate within a matrix of expectations and deliverables that is far different than any comparable system in the private sector. Rather than a financial bottom line as the impetus behind all decisions, military personnel are focused on duty, efficiency, discipline and tradition. With...

Under the Affordable Care Act, certain preventative services for women must be fully covered under most health insurance plans, meaning no copay, deductible, or co-insurance. Learn more about what is covered. Phoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 When it comes to health, women are often the primary decision-maker for their families and the trusted source in circles of friends. They are also key consumers of health care. Under the Affordable Care Act, certain preventative services for...

Deadline to apply July 1 TEMPE, Ariz., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Airways Education Foundation will award $270,000 in grants this year to nonprofit organizations in the airline's hub cities of Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Organizations may apply for a minimum of a $10,000 grant from the Foundation's Community Education Grant program at usairways.com/corporategiving starting April 1. Grants will be awarded to children's educational programs...

The addition of Alfalight's highly efficient, wavelength-stabilized laser diode components to the Compound Photonics technology portfolio enables tiny, bright and efficient projection light engines and simplifies the supply chain for mobile device manufacturers PHOENIX, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Compound Photonics, the engineered light technology company that is changing the world of modern projection, has purchased certain assets of Alfalight, a leading manufacturer of...

Club and school teams from all over the country play in week-long tournament in Phoenix PHOENIX, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Known as one of the largest volleyball tournaments in the world, Volleyball Festival will be celebrating its 30th anniversary of good competition, sportsmanship and fun this June in Phoenix, Ariz! The weeklong volleyball event is for young female athletes competing in 12- to 18-year-old age...

Although it’s known that construction of homes in suburban areas can have negative impacts on native plants and animals, a recent study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst ecologist Susannah Lerman suggests that well- managed residential development such as provided by homeowners associations (HOA) can in fact support native wildlife. For their recent study published in Ecology and Society, Lerman and her colleagues Kelly Turner and Christofer Bang of Arizona State University...

PHOENIX, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- IO, the leading provider of Data Center 2.0 technology for the world's largest enterprises, governments and service providers, today announced the company has been awarded a contract by Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), one of Fortune's "100 Fastest Growing Companies" and a leader in debt management and recovery solutions. IO will provide Encore with Data Center as a Service (DCaaS) which leverages IO's proprietary technology -...

Trenna Morris, President of America's Discount Accounting & Tax Services, Phoenix, AZ joins TaxConnections Worldwide Directory of Tax Professionals. Ms. Morris has experience in individual tax return preparation, small business tax returns, real estate tax returns and much more. La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) March 24, 2013 TaxConnections.com announced today the addition of Trenna Morris, new tax professional member listed in the Worldwide Directory of Tax Professionals and based in...