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John Hancock Expands LTC Training Effort with ClearCert High Usage By Producers and Streamlines Process for Insurers

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John Hancock Life Insurance Company (John Hancock) is reinforcing its commitment to helping producers meet new long-term care insurance (LTCI) training requirements through an affiliation with the ClearCert Clearinghouse. John Hancock began validating courses through ClearCert earlier in the year and effective January 1, 2009 will only accept training courses approved through the clearinghouse.
Since beginning [...]

Unique Scholarship Helps People Affected by Epilepsy Fulfill Life Ambitions

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UCB, The Epilepsy Company(TM), will honor 31 recipients of the 2008 UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship(TM) at a reception in Seattle, WA on Sunday, December 7 during the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting. The scholarship is awarded to inspiring people whose lives have been affected by epilepsy, and who seek personal growth through higher learning.
Each year, [...]

Military Money Magazine Shows Families How to Detect – and Avoid – Financial Scams

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America’s military families are the latest target of financial scams. Military personnel are often young and transient, but they earn a regular paycheck from Uncle Sam – making them prime targets for shady sales practices and financial scammers. The Winter 2008-09 issue of Military Money® magazine uncovers common scams aimed at the men and women [...]

Ben Franklin to Invest $1,144,400 to Support Northeastern PA Economic Development

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The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s (BFTP/NEP) Board of Directors has approved the investment of $1,144,400 in support of regional economic development. BFTP/NEP is a state-funded economic development organization that links early stage technology companies and established manufacturers with experts, universities, funding, and other resources to help them prosper through innovation.
BFTP/NEP plans to [...]

University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Institute Kicks Off 2008-2009 Business Plan Competition Season Awarding Students More Than $50,000 in Grants

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The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies/Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance, announced the recipients of the Fall 2008 Eugene Applebaum Dare to Dream Grant Program, where students apply for funding to advance their innovative, high-potential business concepts toward launch. Grant recipients were awarded funding and resources totaling [...]

Attachmate Verastream Eases Registration Pains for College, Students

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Attachmate Corporation announced that the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) in New York City is using Verastream® Host Integrator software to enhance the reliability and scalability of its online student registration and information system. Faced with a growing number of complaints about the slow and frustrating online registration process, BMCC turned to Attachmate’s [...]

UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders: Gains in Politics Not Seen in Board Rooms or Executive Suites

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Half of California’s 400 largest public companies have no women in top executive offices, according to a study reported by University of California, Davis, researchers. Almost half do not have a woman on the board of directors. Nearly a third — including household names McAfee, Quicksilver and Hansen Natural — do not have a [...]

Former Oxford College of Marketing Student Launches PR Agency

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The Oxford College of Marketing, one of the UK’s leading private colleges for Marketing professionals, has supported and endorsed the launch of Jargon Public Relations, a business-to-business technology PR agency, lead by former student and lecturer Simon Corbett.
Corbett studied at the Oxford College of Marketing from 2005 – 2006 and completed the Charted Institute [...]

MSN Money Launches Educational Webisodes to Help Protect Military Service Members From Financial Fraud

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Microsoft Corp., a worldwide leader in software, services and solutions, announced along with “MoneyTrack” that it will launch a new, three-part webisode series on MSN Money aimed at educating military members and families about the latest financial scams, the importance of staying debt-free and alternatives to borrowing.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)
The webisode series was created just in [...]

Alpine Access University Established to Offer Employees a Virtual, Learner-Driven Environment

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Alpine Access, the premier provider of contact center solutions for brand-conscious companies, announced the launch of Alpine Access University (AAU), a state-of-the-art virtual learning institution to develop best in class customer care representatives. John Kruper, a 15-year veteran of distance learning, has been appointed president and is responsible for managing all aspects of the [...]

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