National Lending Associates, Inc. Launches the TuitionFlex Program

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National Lending Associates, Inc. (“NLA”) is formally announcing the launch of its TuitionFlex(SM) tuition payment program. The TuitionFlex Program is a highly flexible and customizable tuition payment program for schools and colleges which currently do or do not offer this low cost financing option to their students and families. TuitionFlex is designed to be [...]

USA TODAY and the National Milk Mustache “got milk?(R)” Campaign Name the 2009 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award Winners

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USA TODAY and the National Milk Mustache “got milk?®” campaign named 25 scholar athletes to the 12th annual Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award.
The 25 outstanding high school athletes will be awarded a $7,500 college scholarship, attend a SAMMY 2009 weekend June 26-28 at the Walt Disney World Complex in Orlando, Fla. [...]

Mar-Bal, Inc. Introduces the Fire-Gard(TM) Product Family

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Mar-Bal, Inc., a Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based leader in the thermoset industry, introduces the Fire-Gard(TM) Product Family. This new line of products includes Mar-Bal’s current fire resistant wastebaskets, branded as Waste-Safe(TM).
An industry leader for almost 40 years, Mar-Bal, operates manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Virginia and Missouri. The new Fire-Gard family of products will be manufactured in [...]

Dominion to Honor Nine Leaders in 19th Annual Strong Men & Women: Excellence in Leadership Educational Series

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Dominion, one of the nation’s largest energy producers, will honor nine prominent African-Americans selected for their accomplishments and leadership through its 19th annual Strong Men & Women: Excellence in Leadership educational series.
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will be one of the speakers at the awards gala Thursday at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Richmond.
“Preparing [...]

Students’ Cautionary Views of Global Warming and Water Pollution Take Top Honors in Pearson Foundation and Nokia’s Mobile Learning Institute Earth Day Challenge

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A visually arresting look at the plight of the Polar Bears, and a fact-filled journey through the deterioration of our water supply, earned Grand Prize awards in the 2008 Mobile Learning Institute Earth Day Challenge, sponsored by The Pearson Foundation and Nokia. The Challenge is a global, environmental filmmaking competition that provides young people the [...]

Longhorn Fans Crowned Champions of Tostitos ‘Race to the Bowl’ Winning $200,000 Scholarship

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The Tostitos brand crowned six die-hard University of Texas fans champions of this year’s Tostitos “Race to the Bowl” competition and awarded them $200,000 for their school’s general scholarship fund during the national broadcast of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Starting on New Year’s Eve in New York City, a team of fans from Ohio [...]

Ohio Prepares Next Generation of Green Collar Workers With New Masters Degree Program

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Ohio is pioneering the development of “green collar” workers and creating new business opportunities by offering the state’s first masters degree program in advanced energy. According to the Ohio Business Development Coalition, the nonprofit organization that markets the state for capital investment, Ohio’s universities and colleges are preparing a gearing up to meet the need [...]

Local Students Join Worldwide Research Project to Study Earth’s Climate

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Students in Ohio are participating in a worldwide research project that will focus on the effects that snow and ice have on the Earth’s temperature.
December 1-19 students and teachers from 38 Ohio schools will be taking measurements of the Earth’s surface temperature, snow depth and cloud type and coverage to help scientists understand how humans [...]

Owens Corning Launches Alliance to Provide Holistic Energy Efficiency and Carbon-Reduction Solutions for Sustainable Communities

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Global building materials and composite solutions leader Owens Corning announced the formation of a strategic alliance to provide solutions that help communities reduce energy use by up to 50 percent and CO2 emissions by up to 80 percent versus standard developments. The Alliance, which is focused on developers, campuses and entire communities, includes Owens Corning, [...]

Owens Corning Launches Alliance to Provide Holistic Energy Efficiency and Carbon-Reduction Solutions for Sustainable Communities

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Global building materials and composite solutions leader Owens Corning announced the formation of a strategic alliance to provide solutions that help communities reduce energy use by up to 50 percent and CO2 emissions by up to 80 percent versus standard developments. The Alliance, which is focused on developers, campuses and entire communities, includes Owens Corning, [...]

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