NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 10 / V-Newswire/ — Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) to support Project Get Ready, an initiative to aid U.S. cities preparing for widespread adoption and use of electric vehicles (EVs) in [...]

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Among Women, Facebook Dominates and Twitter is Growing Rapidly; But Study Reveals Important Differences in Social Network Usage
NEW YORK, March 10/ V-Newswire/ — Women have truly integrated social media into every part of their lives, from friends and family, to networking, to shopping. A recent SheSpeaks study revealed 86% of women are now using popular [...]

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– Consumers who’re eager to convert to solar energy, have found that they can use a good self-help guide to install the solar system themselves at far less cost. But how does a consumer determine which guide is any good? This study provides the answer
BROOKLYN, NY, March 10/ V-Newswire/ — A new research study by [...]

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CHICAGO, March 10 / V-Newswire/ — With what appears to be the worst of the recession behind us, many corporate meeting planners are still challenged with delivering quality meetings on reduced budgets.  While companies recognize the importance of face to face interaction, everyone is looking to do meetings in a more cost effective way.  One [...]

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ATLANTA, March 9/ V-Newswire/ — In an effort to empower consumers to improve their financial well-being, Equifax launched Equifax Debt Wise(TM), an innovative product that uses information from the Equifax Credit Report(TM) to enable consumers to create a plan for paying off their debt faster–without paying more in monthly payments than they already do! The [...]

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IRN announces The Hope Process, a revolutionary program which provides charitable organizations with a steady stream of donations.
WESTBURY, N.Y., March 5 / V-Newswire/ — IRN Payment Systems (IRN), a leader in the credit card processing industry, announced a revolutionary program designed to provide charitable organizations with a steady stream of donations. Named “The Hope Process,” [...]

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-Inaugural Group of Philanthropic Youth to be Inducted at the AllyKatzz Tween Town Hall Meeting, March 13th, 2010-
 
NEW YORK, March 5 / v-Newswire/ — AK Tweens, the nation’s leading tween girls’ marketing/consulting firm and AllyKatzz.com, the largest COPPA compliant tween girl social networking site today announced the launch of the A.L.L.Y. Awards and CertifiK.A.T.’s of [...]

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 5 / V-Newswire/ — The SFN Group Employee Confidence Index decreased by 1.2 points to 48.9 in February. The Index, which measures workers’ confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the economic environment, shows that fewer workers are confident in the strength of the economy and in job availability. [...]

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Nationally-recognized Nettelhorst Elementary School named 2010 champion
CHICAGO, March 5 / V-Newswire/ — Nettelhorst Elementary School students had much more to celebrate today than just the end of ISATs. Along with Congressman Mike Quigley (D-5) and Alderman Tom Tunney (44th), more than 150 U.S. Cellular associates stunned the North Side school with news that they are [...]

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WASHINGTON, March 5 / V-Newswire/ — The new design for the $100 note will make its debut on Wednesday, April 21 during a ceremony at the Department of the Treasury’s Cash Room. The U.S. government redesigns currency in order to stay ahead of counterfeiters and protect the public. Decisions about the redesign of each denomination [...]

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