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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft, National Semiconductor, NVIDIA, REI, RHI, SanDisk and Yahoo are joining forces on Saturday to plant more than 400 trees in a single day at Green Oaks and Cesar Chavez Academies on Ralmar Street in East Palo Alto - part of an initiative to plant more than 1,000 trees in the coming months. In partnership with Canopy, a local non-profit group dedicated to planting healthy trees for a healthier community, this program will...
OAKLAND, Calif., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Area residents will begin a public discussion about the region's future growth at a series of public workshops being held in all nine Bay Area counties beginning April 21 and continuing through May 19. Participants will use a fun, interactive web-based visual simulation tool to understand some of the challenges and trade-offs associated with the housing and transportation needs of our growing region. The discussion results and feedback...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Old electronics piling up in the garage or basement? Now is your chance to do something about it. GreenCitizen will offer free e-waste recycling at its eco-centers in San Francisco, Burlingame and Palo Alto from April 16 - May 31, 2011 and at its newest location grand opening in downtown Berkeley from April 22nd through the end of May. Items accepted for recycling include monitors and television sets, desktop and laptop computers, printers,...
Hallmark Construction, a leading general contractor in Northern California, marks its tenth anniversary as an active member of the Silicon Valley Auto Dealers Association. Santa Clara, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 07, 2011 Hallmark Construction, the general contractor of choice for auto dealers in Northern California and the Central Coast, today announced its tenth year with the Silicon Valley Auto Dealers Association (SVADA). "Our membership with SVADA has helped us better serve our...
Alfred Gelacio, founder of Fresh Service and Green Restoration Inc., demonstrated his great tricks of the trade on Adobo Nation. Campbell, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 02, 2011 San Francisco carpet cleaning expert Alfred Gelacio prides himself on his expert team and great customer service. He has spent years in the industry learning about safe and green ways to keep homes clean and healthy - starting with the carpets. In a recent interview with the news personalities of Adobo Nation Alfred...
Computer Courage Computer Repair and Web Design has opened a new office in Berkeley, California, serving the San Francisco Bay Area with IT support, computer repair, and web design services. Berkeley, California (PRWEB) March 31, 2011 Computer Courage, a computer repair and web design company in Berkeley, California, has moved to a new office at 2093 Rose Street in North Shattuck area of Berkeley. From this beautiful new location, Computer Courage will provide the same quality computer...
Hallmark Construction, a leading builder of office and R&D spaces in the Silicon Valley, has completed construction of Diamond Systems Corporation's new headquarters. (Vocus/PRWEB) March 25, 2011 Northern California's leading general contractor, Hallmark Construction, announced Thursday the company has completed construction of new corporate offices for Diamond Systems Corp. "This project was on a fast-track schedule and faced a dynamic program design," said Hallmark's project...
Many businesses put off IT checkups for fear of finding something serious. Bay Area IT support service provider Tierra Technology makes the procedure less scary by making it free for potential new customers. San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 25, 2011 Companies that know they need technical help but don't have full-time IT staff are often scared of even finding out what problems they may have. Bay Area IT consultants Tierra Technology are assuaging this fear by offering a free...
OAKLAND, Calif., March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today approved a $10 million anchor commitment through its Transportation for Livable Communities program to establish a new $50 million revolving loan fund for affordable housing developers to finance land acquisition in select locations near rail and bus lines throughout the Bay Area. Other investors in the Bay Area Transit Oriented Affordable Housing Fund include Morgan Stanley and Citi...
NEWPORT, Ark., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Curtner Lumber Company today announced that Building Products Inc. (BPI) of Iowa will distribute the company's Ozark Natural Paneling, a new line of hardwood planks for walls, ceilings and wainscot throughout the Midwest through its Council Bluffs, Iowa, location. Since December 2010, the product has been gaining momentum with its rich, rustic beauty for walls, ceilings and wainscot. This is not the typical paneling of years ago, which was a...
