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WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A bold new approach to discipline at Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, Washington, has revolutionized the lives of its students. The film Resilient: The School Discipline Revolution in Walla Walla, WA, tells the story of how Lincoln High School, a small alternative school in Walla Walla, was able to reduce its suspension rates by 85 percent, almost entirely eliminate expulsions, and increase graduation rates. Follow...

WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Organix, Inc. of Walla Walla, Washington announced today that it has been awarded a USDA, National Food and Agriculture grant to develop a combined anaerobic digestion and aerobic conditioning system. The project will include oversight by Utah State University digester veteran Dr. Conly Hansen. "To have Conly helping us with our concept is a real privilege and I look forward to his insight in the process", says Russ Davis, Organix...

WALLA WALLA, Wash., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Organix, Inc. of Walla Walla, Washington announced today that Gerry Hood has been added to its Advisory Board to help oversee the final development and national rollout of the company's RePeet(TM) brand soil amendment. The Board is comprised of officers at Organix, financiers and industry experts. Mr. Hood was the president of the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA) for twenty years - from inception in 1988 until retiring...

WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Organix, Inc. of Walla Walla, Washington announced today that it has hired Kevin Anderson to its management team in the role of Chief Operating Officer. "Kevin's experience dovetails nicely with where we are about to go as a company," explains Russ Davis, President of Organix. "I have known Kevin for 25 years and I know he has very valuable growth-company experience. Having him on board will allow me to focus more on new markets and product...

WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- (Nasdaq: KTEC) -- Key Technology, Inc. announced today that David Camp, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jack Ehren, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 40th Annual AeA Classic Financial Conference at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California on November 9, 2010 at the following times: Tuesday, November 9, 2010 ------------------------- 8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m....

TEL AVIV, Israel, August 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Net Profit Attributable to Shareholders in Q2 2010 Rose 17.9% Year-Over-Year to NIS 638 Million - EBITDA in Q2 2010 Increased 12.0% Year-Over-Year to NIS 1.34 Billion, for a Consolidated EBITDA Margin of 44.9% - Revenue in Q2 2010 Increased 3.8% Year-Over-Year to NIS 2.98 Billion - Bezeq Recommends Cash Dividend to Shareholders Totaling NIS 1.28 Billion Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp., Ltd....

GREAT RIVER, N.Y., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced an agreement with the Walla Walla (Wash.) County Department of Human Services to implement Netsmart's Avatar(TM) and Connect product suites. Walla Walla selected Netsmart's Avatar behavioral health software suite as its electronic health record (EHR) to manage key clinical, financial and management...

A longtime volunteer at a Washington state animal shelter said it was about time he formally adopted the troubled dog he had regularly walked for two years. Scott Davis became the official owner of Xena after a six-day holiday trial run at his home, ending the one-time stray's long stint as the most un-adoptable mutt at the Blue Mountain Human Society in Walla Walla. I couldn't take it any longer, Davis told the Walla Wall Union-Bulletin. The newspaper said Xena, a Rottweiler-mix, displayed...

By Bill Rautenstrauch, The Observer, La Grande, Ore. Jul. 30--The recent closure of the Community Living Center at the Jonathan Wainwright VA Medical Center is the subject of a meeting Thursday in Walla Walla. Public Affairs Officer Jake Shaw said administrators are looking to assure veterans that the Wainwright campus, located in Walla Walla and serving veterans from Southeast Washington, Northeast Oregon and parts of Idaho, is staying open even though the Community Living Center -- the...

By Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Jul. 21--WALLA WALLA -- Walla Walla schools are joining a growing number in the Mid-Columbia offering more students the chance to take classes online. The district is starting a virtual program in the fall aimed at home schoolers. An information meeting for families is planned at the end of the month. "We think there's a lot of opportunity for expansion in the future," said Mark Higgins, district spokesman. "This is a great way for us...