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NYSERDA-Funded Website Helps Homeowners, Contractors and Builders Design Quality, Efficient Lighting to See Better, Save Money. Albany, NY (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the first interactive website to help homeowners, contractors and builders choose the right light bulbs, fixtures and controls to maximize energy savings, calculate lighting costs and achieve lighting effects to meet a wide range of needs in their...

GURNEE, Ill., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Go Big. Go Backwards! For a limited time only, the world's first suspended looping coaster, BATMAN: The Ride, is more intense than ever when riders dare to take on an all new experience - going backwards! To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/batman-the-ride-backwards-now-open-at-six-flags-great-america-207068901.html As the roller coaster climbs the 10-story...

MAUMEE, Ohio, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANDE) today announced the completion of its newly-constructed, 27,300 square-foot railcar paint facility in Maumee, Ohio. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081104/CLTU081LOGO ) "Our new state-of-the-art facility will help to alleviate the current shortage of services of this kind as well as meet the industry's expected growth in demand for quality railcar painting," says Rasesh Shah, President, Rail...

TUCSON, Ariz., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC), a leader in home and community based social services and non-emergency transportation services management, today announced that Warren Rustand has been appointed Chief Executive Officer effective May 7, 2013. Mr. Rustand has served as interim Chief Executive Officer since November 2012. "Warren has overseen a smooth and constructive transition of Providence's management team over the last...

TOMY Master Builder will attempt to set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title for Tallest Toy Train Track with innovative Chuggington StackTrack(TM) on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at New York City's Grand Central Terminal OAK BROOK, Ill., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TOMY, the maker of the innovative Chuggington StackTrack(TM) Railway System, announces a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title attempt scheduled for Saturday, May 11, 2013. Chuggington StackTrack is a durable die-cast railway system...

WILMERDING, Pa., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) received an additional order to provide electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking equipment for freight cars and locomotives operated by Rio Tinto, a leading international mining company, in Australia. The order, valued at about $15 million, includes equipment and software. Previously, Wabtec received orders to provide ECP equipment for Rio Tinto to retrofit its fleet of iron ore freight cars and...

Mineta Transportation Institute's terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins leads investigation into attacks, offers analysis and strategies SAN JOSE, Calif., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As high-speed rail (HSR) planning in the U.S. comes closer to reality, issues regarding security become more critical. To help identify and address those issues, the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has just published a research report, Formulating a Strategy for Securing High-Speed...

DUBLIN, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets announces the addition of "Global Traction Transformer Market, By Type, Rolling Stock, Voltage Network & Geography (2013-2018)" to its catalogue.      (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) Electric traction is a highly advantageous substitute to conventional fossil fuel-based traction systems. The traction transformer is an integral part of the electric traction system. Traction transformers present...

First-ever “Most At-Risk” list from NRHS includes irreplaceable stations, rare locomotives and other railroad resources threatened with imminent demise Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Once-majestic train stations, iconic steam and diesel locomotives, a vintage Pennsylvania farming railroad, and the nation’s oldest narrow-gauge railroad are among the top endangered U.S. railroad landmarks named by the National Railway Historical Society in April 2013. The NRHS Most At-Risk...

TUCSON, Ariz., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Providence Service Corporation (Nasdaq: PRSC) today announced that it is scheduled to report financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013 on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, after the market closes. Providence will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. EDT (9:00 a.m. MDT and 8:00 a.m. Arizona and PDT) Thursday, May 9, 2013 to discuss its financial results and corporate developments. Interested parties are invited to listen to...