SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2011. The 2011 Illinois State Fair Grandstand entertainment will feature music, comedy and the return of Lady Antebellum! This year’s fair theme “We’ve Got a Good Thing Growing!” compliments the diverse Grandstand line-up. “I’m very excited about this year’s line-up. We switched it up a bit to[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Urges Pabst to Reduce Dangerous Alcoholic Level in New Drink ‘Blast’
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter today to Pabst Brewing Company, based in Woodridge, Ill., urging the company to lessen the alcohol concentration in its new malt beverage marketed under the name Blast. Madigan is especially concerned over the product’s potential danger to minors. “Alcohol abuse[Read More…]
DOE and HUD Announce Lenders to Help Homeowners Pay for Energy Improvements to Their Homes
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011. Eighteen national, regional and local lenders will participate in a new two-year pilot program that will offer qualified borrowers living in certain parts of the country low-cost loans to make energy-saving improvements to their homes. Backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), these new PowerSaver loans will[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 21, 2011, (11 AM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11 A.M. EDT. Please note that the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) updates are no longer be posted on a daily basis, but as significant events occur at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. As workers continue to pump cooling water into the[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 21 April 2011 (16:25 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–21 April 2011 – UPDATE 16:25 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status (Note: Unless there are significant developments, no further written brief will be issued until Tuesday 26 April.) On Thursday, 21 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in[Read More…]
Half of All States Have Smoke-Free Worksites, Restaurants and Bars
Atlanda, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011. By 2020 or sooner, the entire nation could have laws banning smoking in all indoor areas of private sector worksites, restaurants and bars, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found. These places are major sources of secondhand smoke exposure. The projection[Read More…]
Southwest’s Bob Jordan Expected to Guide AirTran Through Integration with Southwest Airlines
Bob Jordan (PHOTO SUPPLIED) DALLAS, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) said today it intends to close on its transaction to acquire AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), on May 2, 2011. Upon close, Southwest also said it anticipates that Bob Jordan, Southwest’s Executive Vice President Strategy and[Read More…]
Amazon to Launch Library Lending for Kindle Books
Customers will be able to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 local libraries to read on Kindle and free Kindle reading apps Whispersyncing of notes, highlights and last page read to work for Kindle library books SEATTLE, Apr 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — (NASDAQ: AMZN)– Amazon today announced Kindle Library[Read More…]
EEOC Files Its Largest Farm Worker Human Trafficking Suit Against Global Horizons, Farms
LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2011. In its largest human trafficking case in agriculture to date, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) yesterday announced that it filed lawsuits in Hawaii and Washington against Global Horizons Inc., a Beverly Hills-based farm labor contractor, and eight farms. The EEOC contends that Global Horizons[Read More…]
Bahrain: UN Official Urges Probe After Media Professionals Die in Detention
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 April 2011 – A senior United Nations official today called for an investigation into the deaths of two media professionals in Bahrain who died earlier this month while held in detention. Karim Fakhrawi, the co-founder of the country’s only independent newspaper Al-Wasat, died in custody on 12 April,[Read More…]
