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Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida announces 2013 Advisory Board for Business Hall of Fame, Lee County

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida announces the members of its 2013 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County, Advisory Board. The advisory board selects Laureates for the 2013 Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, Lee County who are recognized for serving as positive role models and contributing to the local business community. Led by board chair David Hall, executive vice president and CFO of Sanibel Captiva Community Bank and vice-chair Gary Tasman, founder and executive director of Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest Florida, the advisory members selected to this year’

DESOCIO JOINS XRS AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, FIELD OPERATIONS

Technology industry veteran will lead sales recruitment and performanceMINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 5, 2013)—XRS Corporation , (formerly Xata Corporation; NASDAQ: XRSC), the leader in mobile fleet optimization software, today named James DeSocio executive vice president, field operations. DeSocio will oversee the company’s field sales team and will serve on the XRS executive committee. DeSocio brings more than 20 years of technology, software and communications leadership experience to XRS. Most recently, DeSocio served as executive vice president – sales and business

Veidekke ASA: Veidekke to build student homes in Oslo

Today Minister of Education and Research Kristin Halvorsen broke the first ground for the 160 student­ bedsits Veidekke is building for Studentsamskipnaden (the student welfare organisation) in Oslo and Akershus (SiO). This will be a turnkey contract valued at NOK 100 million, excluding VAT. The student homes  will be built in the Grünerløkka district in the centre of Oslo, and the project comprises eight floors of student bedsits, a ground floor for commercial activities and parking in existing neighbouring buildings. The building will be built directly on bedrock and with a structure

Find County’s Best Bites from Your Armchair

News release 05th February 2013The county’s top food and drink producers, cafes, bars, restaurants and tea shops will be named on Thursday (7th February) at the Select Lincolnshire Food and Drink Awards – and you could win a goody bag by watching it online! For the first time ever, people will be able to watch the awards ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln from the comfort of their living room via a live stream filmed by Lincolnshire County Council’s onlincolnshire team. To win the Select Lincolnshire goody bag, people are being invited to watch the live stream which will

Raisio plc 2012 Financial Statements will be published on 12 February 2013

Raisio plc will publish its Financial Statements 2012 on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at about 10 a.m. Finnish time (8 a.m. UK time). We will arrange a press and investor meeting in Finnish on 12 February 2013 at 2 p.m. Finnish time in hotel Scandic Simonkenttä, Simonkatu 9, Helsinki. We will also publish CEO Matti Rihko’s video where he sums up the year 2012. The video will be published at www.raisio.com. RAISIO PLC Heidi HirvonenCommunications and IR Managermailto:heidi.hirvonen@raisio.comtel. +358 50 567 3060

Nolato’s best year yet

In todays year-end report, Nolato reports an increase in sales by 30% to SEK 3,874 million (2,977) for the full year 2012. Operating profit (EBITA) rose by 52% to SEK 303 million (199) and earnings per share were SEK 7.68 (5.02). Cash flow after investments was strong an amounted to 317 million (112), excluding acquisitions. The Board proposes a dividend of SEK 6.00 (5.00), of which 2.50 (2.00) constitute an extra dividend due to the Group’s strong financial position.“2012 was Nolato’s best year yet,” comments Hans Porat, President and CEO of Nolato. Nolato Medical’s sale rose 26% to SEK

Businesses losing millions to ageing servers

Business servers older than five years are costing businesses all over the UK millions of pounds every year, warn Coventry IT experts Netmetix Limited. Physical servers are increasingly incurring costs for support and maintenance charges and often lead to decreased levels of productivity when systems are down. Industry guidelines suggest that businesses consider implementing a server refresh policy activated every 3 to 5 years. Cloud computing is one area that could help businesses overcome hefty refresh schedules on office based server equipment. Greig Schofield, business development

Driftwood takes pride of place at Stockholmsmässan

Today, Tuesday 5 February, the doors will open to the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. One of the exhibitors is the young designer duo Linda Hagberg and Thomas Impiglia. Their chosen contribution Driftwood is an attractive furniture series inspired by natural structure of wood. The raw material comes from Helsinge spruce sawn by Setra in Färila.“The idea was born from an interest in wood as a living material,” Linda Hagberg. “I like the fact that wood is compliant and can be formed into so many different structures and shapes. This combined with new digital design possibilities using

Storebrand ASA: Invitation to Storebrand Investor and Analyst Update 2013

Storebrand will hold an Investor and Analyst Update in London 15. March 2013. The presentations held by Storebrand senior management will centre on how Storebrand works to improve operations and strengthen the market position in a period of regulatory changes. For registration please go to Storebrand investor homepage www.storebrand.no\ir .Please register before 28. February. Lysaker, 5 February 2013 Contact person: Head of Investor Relations Trond Finn Eriksen: Mobile (+47) 99 16 41 35

Leading Scientists and Organizations Urge Reforming the Violence Against Women Act: SAVE Calls for Prompt Congressional Action

WASHINGTON / February 5, 2013 – A group of scientists, victim advocates, and 15 leading organizations have endorsed a series of reforms to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a law that is currently up for reauthorization in Congress. The endorsers include many of the acclaimed scientists who have elucidated the causes and dynamics of intimate partner violence. The VAWA Reform Principles are endorsed by the Independent Women’s Forum, National Coalition for Men, Washington Civil Rights Council, 60 Plus Association, Able Americans, and many others. The endorsing organizations

The Roasterie Announces Fourth Semifinalist for 20th Anniversary Photo Contest

Local air-roasted coffee company The Roasterie announces the fourth semifinalist for The Roasterie Adventure photo contestKANSAS CITY, MO—February 5, 2013—In honor of its 20th anniversary, Kansas City air-roasted coffee company The Roasterie  has launched The Roasterie Adventure , a photo contest in which participants are entered to win trip for two for coffee bean-picking in Costa Rica and has announced the contest’s fourth semifinalist.  The Roasterie Adventure asks participants to submit a

Millicom & EPM in exclusive negotiations for a potential combination of their telecom businesses in Colombia

Stockholm, February 5, 2013 – Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) (Stockholmsbörsen: MIC) announces today that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with EPM regarding the possible combination of their Colombian telecom operations.EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) is an industrial and commercial conglomerate owned by the municipality of Medellín. It is the largest shareholder of UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones (‘UNE’) which provides cable TV and fixed telephony services across the region encompassing Medellín, the second largest city in Colombia. UNE owns 25% of Colombia

Unique Alvis up for auction

A 1967 Alvis Burns Special – the only one of its kind in the world – will be offered for sale by Silverstone Auctions at the Race Retro and Classic Car Sale on 23rd February. Estimated at between £60,000 to £70,000, this unique model will line-up alongside an extensive collection of stunning road-going classics, race and competition cars. There is also a variety of automobilia for auction over the Race Retro weekend at Stoneleigh Park. “The history behind this unique Alvis Burns Special is truly fascinating,” comments Nick Whale, managing director, Silverstone Auctions. “Aside from

Fabege issues a SEK 1,170m secured bond

Fabege AB has today issued a SEK 1,170m bond secured on the property Solna Uarda 5 in Arenastaden. The three year bond is divided into two series, SEK 300m carries an interest of 3.70 per cent and SEK 870m carries an interest of STIBOR 3 months plus 2.15 per cent. Fabege AB will apply for the bond to be listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. The prospectus will be published on Fabege’s website www.fabege.se. Swedbank has acted as financial advisor and sole lead manager in connection with the bond issue. Fabege AB (publ)

Tethys receives MUSD 10 bonus payment from Mitsui

Tethys Oil has received the bonus payment of MUSD 10 from Mitsui after theconditions, in accordance with the farmout agreement signed with Mitsui in May2010, have all been met.Tethys Oil AB’s wholly owned subsidiary Tethys Oil Blocks 3 & 4 Ltd. (“TethysLtd.”) and Mitsui E&P Middle East B.V., a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.(“Mitsui”), in May 2010 entered into a farmout agreement whereby Mitsuiacquired a 20 per cent interest in Blocks 3 and 4 onshore Oman. Asconsideration for the interest, Mitsui paid MUSD 20 cash with a bonus paymentof MUSD 10 to follow once commercial production

Don’t get steamed up about energy prices

Winterhalter’s UC Energy machines keep warewashing costs down as energy prices riseTraditionally, warewashing has been a huge consumer of resources. With energy prices expected to rise by some 8% in 2013 (according to MoneyExpert.com) pubs, bars and restaurants will be looking at how to cut their energy bills - especially when it comes to warewashing. With this in mind Winterhalter developed the UC Energy undercounter dishwasher and glasswasher. It not only offers users substantial savings in energy costs but also improves the working environment around the warewasher, through its

SYLVIA DAY’S CROSSFIRE SERIES SELLS OVER FIVE MILLION BOOKS IN ITS FIRST SEVEN MONTHS!

2013 TO BE EVEN BIGGER WITH THE RELEASE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED NOVEL OF THE YEAR, ENTWINED WITH YOUNEW YORK, NY: February 5, 2013 – #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series, which includes #1 international bestsellers Bared to You and Reflected in You, has sold over five million books in the English language in its first seven months of publication.  After the overnight success of Bared to You, the Crossfire series firmly established itself as one of the most popular series in the nation when its second book, Reflected in You, easily took the #1 spot on The New

Conference call to present financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2012

Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ.) (‘MTG’ or ‘the Group’), the international entertainment broadcasting group, will publish its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2012 at 13:00 CET, on Wednesday, 13 February 2013. MTG will hold a conference call at 15:00 CET the same day, hosted by Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, President and CEO, and Mathias Hermansson, CFO.To register for the conference call, please use the following link: http://www.mtg.se/en/Investors/Conference-calls/Registration/  The dial-in number will be available upon registration. The conference call will also

K3 joins the Business Intelligence Elite

Leading software provider K3 has been appointed as an Elite partner by QlikTech, a leader in Business Discovery – user-driven Business Intelligence (BI). K3 is a leading authority in delivering ERP, CRM, and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions and has been supplying QlikView for many years. The company has over 150 customers using QlikView to solve critical business problems and implements the software on any scale from a five-user system to an enterprise deployment of over 350 users. QlikView can be used for all types of reporting, forecasting and general data analysis and allows

DICKIES SPONSOR SOMERSET BOY’S DREAM

He may still only be at the tender age of ten but Tom Canning, from Gurney Slade, Somerset, has already been tipped to become the next big name in Formula One. ‘Turbo’ Tom Canning, who is sponsored by, the internationally renowned workwear brand Dickies, recorded a string of strong results throughout the year in the Honda Cadet category, on his way to winning the most prestigious competition in the South West. Tom, who was first introduced to the world of motorsport at the age of seven by his father Pete, is being compared to the likes of Jenson Button, who also started his

WWF Welcomes APP Announcement to Halt Clearing, Urges Paper Buyers to Wait for Proof

JAKARTA – WWF welcomed the announcement by the Sinar Mas Group’s Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) stopped clearing Indonesia’s tropical forests and peatlands to allow an assessment of their conservation and carbon values. But the conservation organization urged paper buyers to wait for confirmation of the claims through independent monitoring by civil society before doing business with APP.  “APP today committed to most of WWF’s calls. If the company follows through on this, it could be great news for Indonesia’s forests, biodiversity and citizens,” said Nazir Foead, Conservation Director of WWF-

DICKIES SPONSOR FORMULA ONE HOPEFUL

He may still only be at the tender age of ten but Tom Canning, from Gurney Slade, Somerset, has already been tipped to become the next big name in Formula One. ‘Turbo’ Tom Canning, who is sponsored by the internationally renowned workwear brand Dickies, recorded a string of strong results throughout the year in the Honda Cadet category, on his way to winning the most prestigious competition in the South West. Tom, who was first introduced to the world of motorsport at the age of seven by his father Pete, is being compared to the likes of Jenson Button, who also started his

Stop bankrupting our oceans: citizens, fishermen and industry call on Europe to make the right decision for the future of fish

Strasbourg, France: Citizens, fishermen, industry leaders and WWF urge Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to end 30 years of ocean mismanagement and overfishing and endorse ambitious reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). For the first time MEPs have a say in CFP reform. In December last year the Parliament's Fisheries Committee voted 13 to 10 in favour of a draft report on the CFP Basic Regulation, the cornerstone of the reform package, that would allow fish stocks to recover and create the basis for sustainable fisheries in the European Union (EU). The whole Parliament

FIRST LINE SECURES SALES MANAGER FOR WESTERN EUROPE

Andrew McCluskeyIf there was any doubt that First Line is committed to its European expansion agenda, the appointment of Andrew McCluskey will dispel the notion as he joins the company as its export sales manager for Western Europe. Andrew is responsible for the company’s sales in a huge market that stretches from Scandinavia to Malta and from Portugal to Germany, but he has at his disposal some formidable brands, not least the highly regarded Borg & Beck brake and clutch programmes. Andrew joins the team after five years with ADL, where he began by providing market analysis of the

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