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Baxter International Inc. will donate $5 million over five years to support Chicago Public Schools district science initiatives. |
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The Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) are hosting an event entitled, "Smart 2020 USA: How ICT can enable a low-carbon economy." |
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Dow Chemical launched the second annual Arab American Business Fellowship (AABF) program in the Middle East. |
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Bill Shore, director of U.S. Community Partnerships for GlaxoSmithKline, was appointed chair of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards President’s Roundtable. |
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Investors' Circle Announces Conference Agenda To Focus On:"The Crisis on Wall Street: How Social Investing Can Shape The Financial Future" |
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NIKE, Inc. debuted Nike Considered Design, its latest products which combine sustainability principles with the newest innovations for sport. |
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 Can CSR Lead Us Through Tough Times? by Stephen Jordan - As we look back at 2008, we’ve seen three bubbles pop: housing, energy, and finance. We had an unusually heavy disaster year, with wildfires in southern California, floods in the Midwest, hurricanes affecting the Gulf Coast, and an earthquake and cyclone hitting China and Myanmar, respectively. We are also in the midst of an election year and an incipient recession.
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Small-Business Expo a Success in Ike-Affected Galveston, by Gerald McSwiggan - Friday, October 17 was a big day for the City of Galveston. The Galveston Chamber of Commerce hosted a recovery expo for local businesses to provide disaster-related information from all the relevant organizations. |
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Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner to Focus on Service - The theme of BCLC's 9th annual Corporate Citizenship Awards Dinner on November 18th is "Service." BCLC is inviting returning military veterans, emergency responders, and the President’s Council on Service and Civic Engagement to join finalists, board members, and contributors as special guests at this year’s event.
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Notes on Economic and Community Development, by Gerald McSwiggan - On Oct. 20 & 21, I attended the International Economic Development (IEDC) conference at Atlanta's downtown Hyatt Regency. For those of you who missed the event, here's what I think you should know.
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An Example of Partnering for Disaster Response - Q&A with Hamlin Metzger, Best Buy and Gina Spagnola, Galveston Chamber of Commerce
BCLC: Hamlin, Best Buy has been involved in responding to Hurricane Ike, and has specifically been of great assistance to the Galveston Chamber of Commerce. What did you do?
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Industry Award Opportunities
- Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Awards (CECP)
- Critical Impact Award for Corporate Grantmakers (Council on Foundations)
- Siemens Sustainable Community Awards (BCLC)
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