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Con-way Announces Winners of 2008 Scholarship Program
Paying for college just got a little easier for 151 children of parents employed by Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) and its operating companies. A total of 51 new students -- along with 100 continuing students -- have won financial grants through this year's Con-way Scholarship Program. Founded in 1991, Con-way...
Tags: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, SOFTWARE, Transportation, University of Wisconsin
Research articles 2008-10-09
SBA Stands Ready to Assist Illinois Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding
WASHINGTON -- Following the announcement of the Presidential disaster declaration in Illinois for several counties affected by severe storms and flooding on September 13, 2008 and continuing, Acting Administrator Sandy K. Baruah of the U.S. Small Business Administration issued the following statement: "The U.S. Small Business Administration is strongly...
Tags: FINANCE, homeowner, Illinois, INTERNET, MARKETING, SBA, SOFTWARE, U.S. Small Business Administration
Research articles 2008-10-06
Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University and Illinois Technology Association Announce Newly Formed Education Partnership
Newly formed partnership will create additional educational opportunities for ITA members. CHICAGO -- The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center and the Illinois Technology Association ITA have announced a new partnership in which the Coleman Center will provide quarterly educational events for ITA members to attend with a focus on common strategic...
Tags: DePaul University, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, FINANCE, Illinois, partnership
Research articles 2008-09-30
PrivateBancorp, Inc. Selected as Winner of 18th Midwest Annual Report Awards Competition
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI-Chicago) announced today that PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVTB) of Chicago was selected as the winner of the 2008 award for the best annual report at the 18thannual Midwest Annual Report Awards competition. The competition has honored the finest in...
Tags: Chicago, FINANCE, Illinois, Midwest, National Investor Relations Institute, PrivateBancorp Inc.
Research articles 2008-09-25
Illinois Supreme Court Denies Sprint's Petition to Appeal
Ruling Requires Sprint Nextel to Cease Owning, Operating, and Managing the Nextel Network in iPCS Wireless's Territory SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- iPCS, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPCS) today announced that the Supreme Court of Illinois has refused to hear Sprint Nextel's (NYSE: S) appeal of a ruling by the Appellate Court of...
Tags: Clearwire Corp., Company, Illinois, Litigation, Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., U.S. Circuit Court, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS
Research articles 2008-09-24
Prime Group Realty Trust Announces that Continental Towers Earns the ENERGY STAR for Turning Energy Use into Savings
CHICAGO -- Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE: PGEPRB) (the "Company"), announces that its Continental Towers office and retail complex in Rolling Meadows, Illinois has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy performance. Continental Towers joins approximately 3,200...
Tags: Chicago, Company, Continental, Illinois, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2008-09-24
SBA Disaster Loans Available Following Secretary of Agriculture Disaster Declaration in Illinois
ATLANTA -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes located in the State of Illinois as a result of excessive rain and flooding that occurred on January 1,...
Tags: Illinois, SBA, U.S. Small Business Administration
Research articles 2008-09-22
ICPR Welcomes Rejection of Governor's Veto of Pay-to-Play Reform Legislation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate on Monday rejected Gov. Rod Blagojevich's veto of House Bill 824, legislation banning political contributions by state contractors to the officeholder awarding the contract. Because the House previously voted overwhelmingly in favor of overriding the veto, the Senate approval is final action, and the...
Tags: Government, Governor, Illinois, Leadership, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-09-22
Mortgage lenders feel the wrath of a Federal Judge and Attorneys General: a District Court judge in Wisconsin grants class-action status to plaintiffs, and attorneys general file suit against Countrywide
It's a case that's got bankers and other mortgage lenders and brokers quivering in their collective wing tips because the exposures could run into the hundreds of millions, if not the billions, of dollars. A lawsuit filed in 2005 by a Cedarburg, Wis., couple alleging deceptive lending practices on...
Tags: attorney, Countrywide Financial Corp., FINANCE, Illinois, mortgage, Mortgages, Wisconsin
Research articles 2008-09-15
14th Annual Search Under Way for Illinois' Top Youth Volunteers
State Honorees Receive Cash Awards, Medallions and Trip to Washington, D.C., for National Events Belleville and Blue Island Youth Were Illinois' Honorees in 2008 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to nearly 3,000 middle and high school students...
Tags: Illinois, Leadership, Prudential Insurance Company of America
Research articles 2008-09-02
Senator stealth: how to advance radical causes when no one's looking
AFTER hearing about Barack Obama's ties to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, Fr. Michael Pfleger, and the militant activists of ACORN the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, it should be clear to everyone that his extremist roots run deep. But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee...
Tags: ACORN, America, CAREER, Chicago, church, Government, ideology, Illinois, Manufacturing, Obama, PRODUCTIVITY, SOFTWARE, Strategy, U.S., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-09-01
Caterpillar
Caterpillar was awarded a $397.1 million contract from the U.S. Army for two types of dozers with armor kits. The Department of Defense DoD said the agreement also included a five-year requirements contract with one five-year option. Work will be performed in East Peoria, Ill., and should be completed by...
Tags: Caterpillar Inc., Illinois, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2008-09-01
Democrats name Obama first black major US party nominee
DENVER, Colorado AFP — Democrat Barack Obama Wednesday made history as Democrats formally nominated him by acclamation as the first black presidential nominee of a major political party. Obama's defeated rival Hillary Clinton dramatically halted a roll-call vote at the Democratic National Convention and proposed the Illinois senator be...
Tags: Democrat, Democratic Party, Illinois, nominee, Obama, president, senator, unity
Research articles 2008-08-27
Democrats name Obama first black major US party nominee
DENVER, Colorado AFP — Democrat Barack Obama Wednesday made history as Democrats formally nominated him by acclamation as the first black presidential nominee of a major political party. Obama's defeated rival Hillary Clinton dramatically halted a roll-call vote at the Democratic National Convention and proposed the Illinois senator be...
Tags: Democrat, Democratic Party, Illinois, nominee, Obama, president, senator, unity
Research articles 2008-08-27
Democrats make history, and Obama the nominee
DENVER, Colorado AFP — In a deafening moment of history, Democrats made Barack Obama the first black major-party nominee for president, as they rode a delirious outpouring of unity, hope and tears. Obama took his stunning political rise to new heights as his primary foe Hillary Clinton dramatically halted...
Tags: Democrat, Denver, FINANCE, Illinois, nomination, nominee, Obama, president, senator, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, unity, White House
Research articles 2008-08-27
McCain camp seeks early points against Biden
WASHINGTON, AFP — John McCain's Republican attack machine quickly turned its fire on Democratic vice presidential pick Joseph Biden, billing his selection as a failed bid to mask Barack Obama's inexperience. The Republican Party immediately launched a web-based "Biden Gaffe Clock" to highlight the veteran Delaware Senator's reputation for...
Tags: Cable, Illinois, Obama, Republican, senator, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TVs, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-08-23
Obama says he has chosen his VP pick
CHESTER, Virginia AFP — Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said in an interview Thursday he had chosen his running mate, and had sought out an independent thinker who was ready to be president. "Yes" Obama said, when asked in an interview with USA Today here if he had...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Illinois, INTERNET, Obama, president, senator, Virginia
Research articles 2008-08-21
Obama keeps world guessing on VP pick
CHICAGO AFP — Democrat Barack Obama stoked furious speculation by holding fire on his running mate announcement, on a day of intrigue also featuring barbed attacks on his Republican rival John McCain. A long-awaited text message unveiling Obama's vice presidential pick will be sent Saturday morning, a few hours...
Tags: Branding, Chicago, Democrat, Illinois, MARKETING, NBC Universal Inc., Obama, senator, TVs, VP
Research articles 2008-08-21
U.S. District Court rules Metro not subject to open records laws
A federal judge in St. Louis threw out a local television station's lawsuit against Metro, the area's public transportation agency. KMOV-TV, Channel 4 on the dial, sued Metro after the agency refused to provide investigative reporter Steve Chamraz with free, unredacted records of complaints against Metro employees. Chamraz...
Tags: agency, Illinois, MARKETING, Metro, Missouri, U.S. District Court
Research articles 2008-08-20
Rich Lowry: Nothing indicates Obama is a post-partisan healer
BARACK OBAMA HAD a mini Bob Dole moment after the Saddleback presidential forum the other night. Asked on the Christian Broadcasting Network about a controversy over his opposition to legislation in Illinois protecting infants born alive after surviving abortions, an irked Obama replied, "I hate to say that people are...
Tags: Benefits, CAREER, E-mail, HEALTHCARE, Illinois, Obama, SOFTWARE, TVs, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-08-20
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