Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the seventh of nine new manufacturing institutes underway will invest $171 million in advancing next-generation flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing, fostering American leadership in manufacturing technologies from smart bandages to self-monitoring weapons systems to wearable devices. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2015. Secretary of Defense Ashton[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
White House Press Gaggle by Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force One, Aug. 27, 2015
En route New Orleans, Louisiana–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015 – 11:33 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I have brought with us today — typically I begin these gaggles by talking about what the President is planning to do and what he’s going to plan to see when we land. But[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Reaches Settlement for Illegal Herbicide Treatment
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today her office has reached a settlement with two Illinois companies for environmental damage caused by herbicides sprayed near the Short Fork Seep Nature Preserve in McDonough County. Under the terms of the settlement, McDonough Power Cooperative and Spoon River Electric[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Syria Travel Warning, Aug. 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against all travel to Syria and strongly recommends that U.S. citizens remaining in Syria depart immediately. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated March 3, 2015, to remind U.S. citizens that the security situation remains dangerous and[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Discovery Of Original Paintings From 1893 World’s Fair
Three Japanese sliding door paintings were originally displayed in the Phoenix Pavilion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Park District General Superintendent and CEO Michael Kelly yesterday announced that three original Japanese sliding door paintings from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition were discovered in a Park District storage[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel And Gogo Open New Global Headquarters
Global Leader of Connected Aviation Adds More than 730 Jobs in Chicago; 111 North Canal Renamed The Gogo Building CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading provider of in-flight connectivity, today announced that Gogo has officially landed in the loop with the opening of the[Read More…]
Cybex International Recalls Arm Curl Machines Due to Impact Injury Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015 VR2 Model Recall Summary Name of product: Arm Curl Machines Hazard: The swivel handles can break off from the frame causing users to hit themselves in the face or head, posing an impact injury hazard. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: Cybex International toll-free at 888-678-3846[Read More…]
Owners And Nurses Of Chicago Home-Healthcare Company Among Seven Indicted In Medicare Fraud And Kickback Scheme
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. The husband-and-wife owners of a Chicago home-healthcare business paid kickbacks to employees and marketers in exchange for referring elderly and disabled patients to the company for unnecessary or non-existent treatment that was funded by Medicare, according to a 23-count federal indictment unsealed today. HCN Home Healthcare[Read More…]
Three Convicted Felons From Chicago Area Indicted On Federal Firearm Offenses
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Three Chicago-area men with prior felony convictions have been indicted on federal gun charges for illegally possessing semiautomatic weapons. THADDEUS JIMENEZ, 36, of Des Plaines, was arrested in Chicago last week while in possession of a loaded Kimber, Sapphire-model, .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol. He was charged with[Read More…]
Parent Feeding Practices are Linked to Children’s Weight Status
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 27, 2015. Because child and adolescent obesity is linked to a number of health problems, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, it’s important to recognize factors in a child’s home environment that could be modified to prevent overweight and obesity. One modifiable factor is how[Read More…]
