University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014 – Experience three classic American operas in one special afternoon at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University in “An Afternoon of One Acts” on March 30 at 4 p.m. “The Telephone.” “A Hand of Bridge.” “The Old Maid and The Thief.”It’s like[Read More…]
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Playtex Announces the Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain AC/DC Power Adapters Used With the Playtex® Nurser Deluxe Double Electric Breast Pump
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014. Energizer Personal Care – Playtex Manufacturing, Inc. announced it is initiating a voluntary nationwide recall of certain AC/DC power adapters that are used with the Playtex® Nurser Deluxe Double Electric Breast Pump. Consumer safety is a primary objective of Playtex and we are taking this[Read More…]
Statement by US Secretary of Labor on Veterans’ Employment, March 20, 2014
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today issued the following statement regarding the release of the 2013 Employment Situation of Veterans report by the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Today’s veterans’ employment report for 2013 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an encouraging drop in[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 15, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 320,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 315,000. The 4-week moving average was 327,000, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Salutes Downtown Chicago Development and Workers Making it Happen
Related Midwest’s $180 Million Investment in Long-Vacant Building Has Created More Than 1,000 Construction Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today saluted the developers and workers on the 111 W. Wacker project in downtown Chicago. The $180 million project by Related Midwest has employed more than 1,000 skilled construction[Read More…]
Marubeni Corporation Agrees to Plead Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges and to Pay an $88 Million Fine
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading company involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors around the world, including power generation, entered a plea of guilty today for its participation in a scheme to pay bribes to high-ranking government[Read More…]
Tonawanda Coke and Manager Sentenced for Violating the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. Tonawanda Coke Corporation was sentenced in federal court in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday to pay a $12.5 million penalty and $12.2 million in community service payments for criminal violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Justice Department and[Read More…]
North America’s Largest Acid Manufacturer and Its Subsidiaries Agree to Slash Emissions and Reduce Air Pollution
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. LSB Industries Inc. (LSB), the largest merchant manufacturer of concentrated nitric acid in North America, and four of its subsidiaries have agreed to reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by meeting emission limits that are among the lowest for the industry in the nation at[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Criminal Charge Against Toyota Motor Corporation and Deferred Prosecution Agreement with $1.2 Billion Financial Penalty
Toyota Motor Corporation Admits to Misleading Consumers and U.S. Regulator About Safety Issues Related to Unintended Acceleration in Its Cars Independent Monitor to Be Appointed to Oversee Toyota’s Public Statements and Reporting of Safety Issues Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx,[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 19, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2014 – 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here. Thank you for your patience. Before I take your questions, I have some exciting news at the top. Some of you may have noticed that we have a new White House[Read More…]
