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Superior Capital And Plymouth Ventures Partner To Provide Growth Financing For Higher Ed Custom Publishing Platform

2013-04-15 08:25:46

DETROIT, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Superior Capital Partners, LLC, a Detroit-based private equity firm, and Plymouth Venture Partners, an Ann Arbor-based venture capital firm, announced today a joint investment in XanEdu Holdings, LLC. XanEdu is a division of NAPC Holdings, LLC, a platform that was created by Superior in 2009 to affect the acquisitions of XanEdu and NA Publishing, Inc. XanEdu is a leading publisher of customized course materials for the higher education...

Plymouth Rock Assurance Launches Charitable Campaign on Twitter for Hurricane Sandy Relief

2012-12-21 08:20:20

RED BANK, N.J., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New Jersey auto insurance group Plymouth Rock Assurance has announced that it will donate $1, up to $10,000, for every tweet that contains the hashtag #SandyForgiveness to the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, a charity benefiting victims of Superstorm Sandy. Plymouth Rock's Twitter donations are part of the company's larger "Sandy Forgiveness" movement to support New Jersey residents affected by the storm. (Logo:...

New Jersey Insurance Company Plymouth Rock Assurance Offering Hurricane Sandy Forgiveness

2012-12-17 16:21:43

RED BANK, N.J., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Plymouth Rock Assurance has announced that it will waive all auto comprehensive insurance claims due to Hurricane Sandy for existing customers and new customers. Under the company's new program called Sandy Forgiveness, these claims will not be factored into the rating algorithms used by Plymouth Rock Assurance and Plymouth Rock Assurance -- Teachers' Insurance Plan of NJ. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110628/NY27400LOGO )...

"Warming Hearts & Homes" Invites People to Use Technology, Social Media to Help Make a Difference

2012-11-30 16:20:35

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Area residents are invited to use cell phone technology and social media to help make a difference this holiday season during Community Financial Credit Union's "Warming Hearts & Homes" program. Community Financial announced the program today, which will contribute $30,000 to local non-profit organizations that help people in need stay warm through the winter. The program, running from December 3 through December 21, encourages...

Fasting and Feasting -- The Puritan Way

2012-11-19 04:21:26

MILLERSVILLE, Pa., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first Thanksgiving was in 1621, right? According to Dr. Francis J. Bremer, professor emeritus of history at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Puritans were fasting and feasting way before that time. "Indeed, they were so common that many such fast and thanksgiving days were never recorded - they simply weren't noteworthy enough," explained Bremer. "The Europeans who came to America in the sixteenth and...

Christopher's Haven And The 5th Annual Cape Cod Bay Challenge: Funding Family Housing For Kids Receiving Proton Beam Therapy

2012-08-21 02:27:53

BOSTON, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Christopher's Haven, a home for kids when cancer hits home, has been named the beneficiary of funds to be raised by the Cape Cod Bay Challenge (CCBC) event for the fifth straight year. Stand Up Paddlers will make the trek across the Cape Cod Bay on Saturday, August 25(th), 2012, raising money to help fund Christopher's Haven, apartments and supportive community for families with kids receiving proton beam therapy at Massachusetts...

NASA And Smokey Bear Team Up In Massachusetts

2012-08-09 10:20:29

HOUSTON, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Join Smokey Bear as he explores the stars with NASA's Cosmo astronaut mascot August 15 at Myles Standish State Forest near Plymouth, Massachusetts. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) This event commemorates Smokey Bear's historic journey into space, as he accompanies NASA astronaut Joe Acaba aboard the International Space Station. The public is invited to attend this free event and learn about space,...

Heightened Concerns about Pilgrim Nuclear Safety Heading into Popular Fourth of July Holiday

2012-07-03 06:22:30

PLYMOUTH, Mass., July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Local workers and concerned citizens have expressed heightened concerns about the safety of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant heading into one of the most densely populated days in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth hosts one of the Commonwealth's largest annual Fourth of July celebrations, with tourists flocking to the region for a variety of events, including fireworks, live music and a parade. Questions and concerns about the safety of...

Plymouth Rock Receives Zero Valid Auto Insurance Consumer Complaints for the Year of 2011

2012-07-01 22:20:22

RED BANK, N.J., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Plymouth Rock Management Company of New Jersey received zero valid complaints in 2011 according to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) 2011 Auto Insurance Consumer Information Report. Plymouth Rock is proud to have the lowest customer to complaint ratio among all NJ car insurers. In 2011, Plymouth Rock insured 507,104 vehicles. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110628/NY27400LOGO) "Achieving the lowest...

NJ Insurance Group Leads Efforts to Support Charities

2011-10-18 13:18:00

RED BANK, N.J., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For many years, Plymouth Rock employees and their families and friends have had a long-standing company tradition opening their hearts to raise money for a cause that is near and dear to Plymouth Rock - the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). On Sunday, October 9, over 170 Plymouth Rock employees participated in or volunteered for the 27th annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes on the Avon-by-the-Sea Boardwalk, raising approximately $35,000...