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Starkey's Zon™ Wins the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum's 2008 People's Design Award
MINNEAPOLIS -- Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is proud to announce that its ZonTM hearing aid is the winner of the 2008 People's Design Award presented by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Zon, the best-in-class receiver-in-canal line of products that was launched this...
Bernhardt signs Smithsonian (Furniture Today)
Lenoir, N.C.-- After the success of its Martha Stewart Signature line, Bernhardt is expanding in licensed furnishings by partnering with the Smithsonian Institution. Historically inspired case goods and occasional furniture under The Smithsonian Collection by Bernhardt name will debut at the March High Point Market....
After five years and 21 saved landmarks, Hampton Hotels—due to its Save-A-Landmark program
After five years and 21 saved landmarks, Hampton Hotels--due to its Save-A-Landmark program--is the first hotel brand to be nationally recognized for its preservation efforts by receiving the Smithsonian Magazine/Travelers Conservation Foundation Sustainable Tourism Award in the preservation category. Hampton is a brand of Hilton Hotels Corp. Compiled by...
HarperCollins Publishers and the Smithsonian Institution Announce Co-Publishing Venture
NEW YORK -- The Smithsonian Institution and HarperCollins Publishers today announced the formation of a broad and long-term publishing partnership. This co-publishing venture combines the strengths of two venerable brands to create a distinguished line of high quality popular reference and adult non-fiction books: approximately 100 Smithsonian branded titles a...
Smithsonian turns new page
NEW YORK -- Two years ago, literary agent Ron Goldfarb was seeking a publisher for an authorized biography of Sargent Shriver, the Peace Corps founder and Kennedy in-law. The original publisher, HarperCollins, had been expecting a memoir, but Shriver was unwilling to write one. Now 88, he was...
Colombian emerald. (Jewel of the Month).
A gemstone's country of origin suggests to the jeweler/gemologist a certain quality or perceived quality. For colored gems, that generally means top color, and so it is with emeralds: More often than not, emeralds of the finest color have come from Colombia. History. Colombian...
Supersize McD takes off at Air and Space Museum
WASHINGTON -- McDonald's Corp. has high hopes for its newest and most unusual unit, actually a restaurant multiplex that includes the company's core burger brand and two nonburger sister concepts. The 1,000-seat McDonald's, which opened in May at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum here, is expected to...
Bulova Corp. (Changing Times).(Brief Article)
Bulova Corp., owned by U.S.-based Loews Corp., in 2001 retook control of its foreign sales to expand global business and create a single brand image worldwide. Rather than renew foreign licensees, Bulova is setting up its own distribution. It already has distributors in Mexico and Brazil,...
Bulova Corp. (Watch Industry Update).(Brief Article)
Bulova Corp., owned and operated by the U.S.-based Loews Corp., marked its 125th birthday in 2000, but 2001 was the year worth celebrating. The company took control of foreign sales to expand business and create a single brand image worldwide. Rather than renew foreign licensees, Bulova...
KMART PUTS TOE IN THE "WATER" RETAILER UNDERWRITES $2 MILLION COST OF SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC.
WASHINGTON -- Kmart is underwriting the $2 million cost of a new traveling Smithsonian exhibit on the history of African-American music. The exhibit, "Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions 1871-2001," examines the importance of music in the lives...
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