Press Releases on August 12, 2014

New American Funding Wholesale Has Five Consecutive Record Breaking Months

Since February of 2014, New American Funding Wholesale has increased production by 159%. TUSTIN, CA, USA, August 12, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Since February of 2014, New American Funding Wholesale has increased production by 159%.Over the past five …

PathXL's First Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey Results Revealed

88% of customers 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with PathXL’s products and services. BELFAST, UK, August 12, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PathXL unveil results of their first annual customer satisfaction survey and are celebrating the …

Skyline Exhibits, A Leader Among Trade Show Display Companies, Is Manufacturing Award Finalist

Skyline Exhibits is a finalist for the 2014 Minnesota Manufacturer of the Year Award. The company manufactures exhibits and banner stands for use worldwide. EAGAN, MN, USA, August 12, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Skyline Exhibits is a finalist for the 2014 …

Prentice Capital Anticipates Retail Growth Even As Shopper Numbers Shrink

Michael Zimmerman's fund Prentice Capital predicts that retail sales will grow faster than expected during the second half of this year. NEW YORK, USA, August 12, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Prentice Capital, the Michael Zimmerman fund specializing in …

Fry's Electronics Adds ABR Industries' Coaxial Cables to Retail Stores, Online Catalog

ABR Industries announces a distribution deal with retail electronics giant Fry’s Electronics. HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA, August 12, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ABR Industries, a value-added manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) coaxial cable assemblies, today …

Energy Department Joins Farm to Fly 2.0

During Biomass 2014, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Danielson announced that the Energy Department is joining Farm to Fly 2.0 to support the development of sustainable biofuels that require no jet engine modifications …

EIA Predicts Increased Wind Power Capacity in 2015

Date: 8/11/2014 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that wind power capacity will increase by 8.6% in 2014 and 13.9% in 2015. Electricity generation from wind is projected to contribute 4.5% of total electricity generation in 2015 …

Renewable Northwest Releases New Energy Imbalance Market Outreach Materials

Date: 8/11/2014 Renewable Northwest produced new outreach materials to help inform the public and utilities about the broad benefits that could be achieved through the creation of an Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) in the Northwest. The materials reflect …

Economic Impacts from Indiana's First 1,000 Megawatts of Wind Power

Date: 8/1/2014 The magnitude of Indiana's available wind resource indicates that the development of wind power infrastructure has the potential to support millions of dollars of economic activity in the state. The Jobs and Economic Development Impact ( …

U.S. Offshore Wind Development Moving Forward

DOE Announces Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project Awards

Date: 7/24/2014 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently announced funding for the second round of the Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) that will help drive down the cost of small and medium- …

Honda Partners with Hispanic Scholarship Fund to Award Assistance to Hispanic College Students

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) today announced the awarding of scholarship assistance to 16 outstanding Latino undergraduate students from around the country at today's Scholar Awards Breakfast in Columbus, Ohio …

Africa: Response to the Ebola Virus

The United States is working with the World Health Organization and other international partners to help West African governments respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus as quickly as possible. The full range of relevant U.S. Government …

Excessive Running or Walking May Eliminate Health Gains in Heart Attack Survivors, Finds Berkeley Lab Research

Photo By: Roy Kaltschmidt, Berkeley Lab Heart attack survivors who exceed 30 miles of running per week may lose the health benefits accrued by running less, according to new research by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory life …

Everything You Need to Know About EA at gamescom 2014

We are ready for gamescom 2014, and youll have a front row seat to check out all the action! Everything kicks off with our gamescom 2014 press briefingon Wednesday, August 13 at 10 AM CET, live from Cologne, Germany. You can watch our show streamed live on …

IMF Commodity Prices Update, August 2014

Rabah Arezki and Ritwik Banerjee Finance Development, March 2014, Vol. 51, No. 1 In recent years many developing economies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have found a new source of homegrown wealth that offers the same type of budgetary assistance as …

Islamic Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Status and Prospects

Summary: Islamic finance is a fast growing activity in world markets. This paper provides a survey on Islamic Finance in SSA. Ongoing activities include Islamic banking, sukuk issuances (to finance infrastructure projects), Takaful (insurance), and …

Readout of the President’s Call with Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 11, 2014 President Obama called Dr. Haider al-Abadi today to congratulate him on his appointment as the Iraqi Prime Minister-designate. The President expressed his support for the …

Remarks by the President at a DSCC Event -- Tisbury, MA

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 11, 2014 Private Residence Tisbury, Massachusetts 6:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Well, first of all, can we all thank Roger and Linda for …

Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on Humanitarian Aid to South Sudan

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 12, 2014 Today, the United States will provide approximately $180 million to help feed the people of South Sudan, who now face the worst food security situation in the world. This …