Press Releases on October 27, 2010 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on October 27, 2010 - 20:10 GMT

USDA Supports Beginning Farmer and Rancher Training at Ohio State University

CLEVELAND, Oct. 27, 2010 – Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced $740,096 in funding for Ohio State University to train beginning farmers and ranchers to develop small farming operations while supporting the Cleveland Urban …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 19:12 GMT

USDA Announces Grant for the Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that it is awarding $203,962 in grant funding to the Boys and Girls Homes of North CarolinaFarmer's Outreach and Education Project to develop and educate socially and …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 19:12 GMT

Wireless Communications: Funtalk China Offering Slated

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news .) – Funtalk China Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTLK) said that it plans to offer around seven million ordinary shares in a public …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 19:11 GMT

NOAA-Funded Tagging of Narwhals Finds Continued Warming of Southern Baffin Bay

October 27, 2010 An expedition to the narwhal summering grounds in Melville Bay, West Greenland was launched on board on this ship (MV Sila ) in September 2006. Narwhals were captured and tagged with satellite transmitters that collected …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 19:11 GMT

Is Soda Higher in Fructose Than Previously Thought?

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson October 27, 2010 If the findings of new laboratory analysis of popular soft drinks can be replicated, the soda industry will have a lot of explaining to do. The study, fittingly published in …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 19:10 GMT

Mowers Equipped with Foot Lift Option and Foot Lift Options Kits Recalled by John Deere Due to Injury Hazard

Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 October 27, 2010 Alert #11-706 Mowers Equipped with Foot Lift Option and Foot Lift Options Kits Recalled by John Deere Due to Injury Hazard The …

Distribution channels: Consumer Goods

Published on October 27, 2010 - 19:10 GMT

Automotive Watch: MAM Software Closes $2 Mil Loan

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news .) — MAM Software Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MAMS) said that it has closed a 1,324,550 pound Sterling, three-year term loan with HSBC Bank plc. …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 18:46 GMT

Europe and Eurasia: The Czech Republic's National Day

Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC October 27, 2010 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Czech Republic as you celebrate the anniversary of your independence on …

Distribution channels: Politics

Published on October 27, 2010 - 18:12 GMT

Buybacks: QED Connect Completes 30% Of Repurchase

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news .) — QED Connect, Inc. (OTC: QEDN) said that it has completed 30% of a buyback program of QED's outstanding common stock that was …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 18:11 GMT

Alternative Fuels: China Integrated Acquires Gas Station

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news .) — China Integrated Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEH), a non-state-owned integrated energy company in the People's Republic of China, …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 18:10 GMT

Dividends News: Arkansas Best To Pay 30 Cents

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news .) — The board of directors of Arkansas Best Corp. (NASDAQ: ABFS) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of three cents per share to …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 17:10 GMT

Tech Acquisitions: Broadcom To Buy Percello

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( Go to http://www.financialwire.net/?s=ftrdnwswnd for all of today’s featured news .) — Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM), a maker of semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, said that it has signed a definitive …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 17:10 GMT

Oil & Gas Companies: Gibson Named Willbros COO

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( http://www.financialwire.net/ ) — Willbros Group, Inc. (NYSE: WG) has promoted James L. Gibson to chief operating officer of the company from his present position as president of its downstream business …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 16:12 GMT

USDA Community Food Projects Work to Build Community Food Systems and Improve Food Security

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced 27 awards today to local organizations to build community food systems and fight hunger and food insecurity. These awards were made through USDA's National Institute of …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 16:12 GMT

China In-Focus: QKL Expands Hypermarket Stores

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( http://www.financialwire.net/ ) — QKL Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: QKLS), a regional supermarket chain in Northeastern China, said it has opened its eighth hypermarket store. The store, which is the company's …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 16:11 GMT

Software Watch: SuccessFactors Opens New Office

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( http://www.financialwire.net/ ) — Software firm SuccessFactors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFSF) said it has opened a new location in Shanghai, China, to accommodate its engineering and product management staff. The SuccessFactors …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 16:10 GMT

Communications: Charm Renews Satellite Contract

October 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) ( http://www.financialwire.net/ ) — Charm Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRM), an advertising agency in China, said that it has renewed its exclusive agency agreement with Tianjin Satellite TV for advertising rights …

Distribution channels: Banking, Finance & Investment Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 16:10 GMT

USDA Official Visits Missouri, Announces Grant for the Center for Rural Affairs

MISSOURI, October 27, 2010 – Rural Housing Service Administrator Tammye Trevino today announced that USDA is awarding $305,263 in grant funding to the Center for Rural Affairs to improve the use of USDA programs among Hispanic and Latino farmers and …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 16:10 GMT

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Recovery Act Support to Improve Health Care, Library Services and Create Jobs in Rural ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced community facility investments in four states that will create jobs and improve needed infrastructure in rural communities across the nation. The projects are funded through …

Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry

Published on October 27, 2010 - 15:09 GMT

$2 Million Grant to Improve Food Safety

Oct 27, 2010 /EIN Presswire/ -The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $2 million grant to a Kansas State University lab to help improve food safety in beef and dairy farms. Kansas State's department of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology …

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