1st Quarter of 2013 Produced Record Leisure Hotel Occupancy; Key Metrics Reach Levels Not Seen Since 2008 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Choose Chicago today announced exceptional hotel performance numbers, including record hotel occupancy for the month of March, supported by strong performance from leisure visitors as a[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Interagency Working Group Calls for Integrated Management and Planning for a Rapidly Changing Arctic
Launches new Arctic Science Portal; Underscores need for streamlined, ‘whole of government’ approach with stakeholder, Alaska Native engagement WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. An interagency working group chaired by Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes today released a report that calls for an integrated management strategy for the rapidly changing Arctic.[Read More…]
Interior Department Releases Final Environmental Analysis on Klamath River Dam Removal
Identifies removal of four dams as preferred alternative; Congressional authorization required before a public interest determination from the Secretary of the Interior Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. The Department of the Interior today released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluating the potential removal of four privately owned hydroelectric facilities on[Read More…]
New Report Explores Getting Top Talent into America’s Schools
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress explores the ways in which human-capital-management reform holds the potential to dramatically improve student achievement and solve major challenges in America’s public-education system. “America’s education system has hired and tenured thousands of teachers and principals[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces Five-Year Renewal of Funding for Bioenergy Research Centers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. The U.S. Department of Energy today announced it would fund its three Bioenergy Research Centers for an additional five-year period, subject to continued congressional appropriations. The three Centers —including the BioEnergy Research Center (BESC) led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC)[Read More…]
Illinois Partners with Export-Import Bank to Make Export Financing More Accessible to State Businesses
Partnership Will Support Small Business Expansion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the state of Illinois has entered a new marketing partnership with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) that is expected to accelerate export business and create job growth. Today’s announcement is a[Read More…]
Joint Statement on the Meeting Between Attorney General Eric Holder and European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding, April 4, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding met today in Washington, D.C. They had cordial discussions on a wide range of fields of collaboration between the Department of Justice and the European Commission. Among the topics discussed were victims’ rights, rights[Read More…]
Rich Products Corporation Expands Voluntary Recall to All Products Produced at Its Waycross, Georgia Facility Due to Possible Contamination with E. Coli O121
Buffalo, New York–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo, New York, which previously announced a voluntary recall of certain Farm Rich® and Market Day® products is expanding its voluntary recall to include all products produced at its Waycross, Georgia plant with “Best By” dates ranging from January 1, 2013[Read More…]
UN Reaffirms Commitment to World Free of Mines and Remnants of War
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated the importance of eliminating the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war as a crucial endeavour that advances peace, enables development, supports nations in transition and saves lives. “United Nations mine action programmes continue to create space for humanitarian[Read More…]
Breakthrough Pew Poll: Marijuana Legalization Wins Majority Support Nationwide
72% Say the Federal Government’s Efforts Against Marijuana “Cost More Than They are Worth” NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. For the first time in more than four decades of polling by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans supports the legal regulation of marijuana. According to the nationwide poll of[Read More…]
