Press Releases on May 1, 2014

Commercial Property Price Indexes: Problems of Sparse Data, Spatial Spillovers, and Weighting

Summary: Transaction-price residential (house) and commercial property price indexes (RPPIs and CPPIs) have inherent problems of sparse data on heterogeneous properties, more so CPPIs. In an attempt to control for heterogeneity, (repeat-sales and hedonic) …

Public Investment, Public Finance, and Growth: The Impact of Distortionary Taxation, Recurrent Costs, and Incomplete ...

A Peek Inside: Germany Business Unit

A Peek Inside: North West Europe and Nordics (NWEN) Business Unit

A Peek Inside: Iberia Business Unit

Pitch-Perfect Photo Opp: Coke’s ‘Happiness Flag’ Gives Fans the Chance to Join the Action in Brazil

A Peek Inside: Central and Southern Europe (CSE) Business Unit

J. Crew Recalls Baby Coveralls Due to Choking Hazard (Recall Alert)

Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 01, 2014 Recall number: 14-732 Recall Details UnitsAbout 8,700DescriptionThis recall involves …

Coveney Welcomes Approval for Irish Dairy Companies to Export to China

€170M PER ANNUM EXPORTS SET TO GROW FURTHER Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD today welcomed the results of an audit of Ireland’s dairy sector by the Chinese authorities, which means that Irish plants have been found to fully …

Press Release - FAA and GA Community to Launch Weather Safety Campaign

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and general aviation groups will launch an eight-month national safety campaign titled, Got Weather? #GotWx, to help general aviation (GA) pilots prepare for potential …

Club for Growth PAC Endorses Chad Mathis For Congress

05/01/2014 Link to Article: http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/pr/?postID=1295  Club for Growth President Chris Chocola: “The choice is clear: Dr. Chad Mathis is the constitutional conservative running in Alabama’s sixth Congressional district who will …

Toyo Tires is the Official Tire of SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road in 2014

Africa: Remarks During Visit to Gandhi Memorial Hospital

SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. How are you? AUDIENCE: Good morning. SECRETARY KERRY: What an incredible, incredible energy I can feel here. You all are amazing in the work that you are doing. And in …

Africa: Press Availability in Addis Ababa

SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m really pleased to be back in Africa and to be back in Addis Ababa, a city of enormous energy, and in a country that is really changing and on the move. I had a series of very productive meetings this morning …

Africa: Remarks at the U.S.-African Union High-Level Dialogue

Well, Mr. Deputy Chairperson, thank you very, very much. Thank you. First of all, we do feel at home. We’re very grateful to you for another generous welcome. We’re happy to be here. I’m personally happy to be back. And I appreciate the detail and breadth …

Africa: Remarks at Embassy Addis Ababa and the U.S. Mission to the African Union

AMBASSADOR HASLACH: Salam’no. I’d like to welcome you all today. Thanks for coming in. We’d like to welcome Secretary Kerry back to our Embassy here. Secretary, about a week ago we had an awards ceremony here for all of our employees and that we were all …

Amsterdam Film Festival Awards Van Gogh to Calvin Thomas, Jr. for "The Trouble with TQ"

Calvin Thomas, Jr. garnered a Van Gogh Award, "World Cinema: First Time Director" for "The Trouble with TQ" NORFOLK, VA, USA, May 1, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- 2014 AMSTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARDS The Amsterdam Film …

EPA Put Out Smoldering Tire Fire at Penuelas, Puerto Rico Site; EPA Spends $400,000 to Eliminate This Air Pollution Threat

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the fire burning underground at the Integrated Waste Management Tire site in Penuelas, Puerto Rico is now fully extinguished and the potential health risks from the smoke have …

INGREDION INCORPORATED NAMES WILSON TREASURER

WESTCHESTER, Ill., May 1, 2014 - Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announces the appointment of Kevin Wilson to vice president and corporate treasurer effective today.  Wilson …

Press Release: IMF Launches “How to Build a Better Future” Essay Contest for University Students in Latin America

Press Release No. 14/192 May 1, 2014 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched today an essay contest for undergraduate and graduate students in Latin American universities under the theme "How to Build a Better Future for Latin America.…