AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from February 2007

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Eco-Flower Market to Grow Over 600 Percent by 2012; OrganicBouquet.com Predicts Record Sales This Valentine's Day.
February 1, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- By Valentine's Day 2012, the U.S. market for environmentally-friendly roses and flowers will exceed $100 million, predicts OrganicBouquet.com, the leading retailer...

Investment Through Offshore Financial Centres Increases Trade for Canadian Firms.
February 5, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- While the beneficial links between trade and overseas investment have been stated before, a new study says that investment by Canadian companies to third markets,...

Budgeting for Spending on Education and Health Care Draw Most Support Among Americans.
February 5, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Overall, the American public favors more government spending, particularly for education and health, areas that have consistently lead the public's spending priorities in...

Bon Appetit Management Company Proves Buying Local Food Is Scalable for Business With Landmark of $55 Million in Purchases; 80 Percent Increase in Purchases From Small Farms Is Major Milestone for Food Service.
February 6, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demonstrating that buying from small local farms is a scalable business model for food service, Bon Appetit Management Company announces that annual purchases...

Sustainable Technology Award Added to McGinnis Venture Competition at Tepper School; Tepper Alum Sponsors New Sustainable Award and Travel Scholarships to Attract Global Teams.
February 8, 2007... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new Sustainable Technology Award has been added to the 2007 McGinnis Venture Competition at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, joining the...

1.8 Million Uninsured Children Are Eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
February 9, 2007... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The decade-old State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has signed up close to 70 percent of its target population, a new Urban Institute report estimated, but...

Consumer Action Announces California-Based Telecommunications Education Campaign; Release Marks National Consumer Protection Week.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Consumer Action SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Action (CA), a San Francisco-based national non-profit education and advocacy organization, today announced a Telecommunications Community Education Project to...

Xap, Bridges Recognize School Counselors During National School Counseling Week.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Xap Corporation CULVER CITY, Calif., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Xap Corporation and Bridges Transitions, the leaders in education and career planning solutions, have recognized three individuals for National School Counseling...

Rochester Institute of Technology Brings Its 'A' Game; University Offers Bachelor's in Game Design and Development; Bachelor of Science Degree Complements Existing Master of Science Degree.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rochester Institute of Technology has a new game plan. From inside the classrooms at RIT to the boardroom at Microsoft to family rooms around the...

Data on U.S.-China Trade Deficit Often Deceptive, Misused, Duke Professor Says.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Last yearas record trade deficit between the U.S. and China should not be seen as the result of a "nefarious Chinese strategy," says a Duke University expert on global...

UNC Kenan-Flagler Hosts Conference and Competition in Real Estate Development Feb. 22-23.
February 16, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A conference for real estate professionals and an MBA competition with teams from 15 top business schools will be hosted by the...

Energy Providers Coalition for Education and Thomas Edison State College Offer Online Bachelor's Degree in Energy Utility Technology; Program Offered to Workers Nationwide to Help Energy Industry Meet Serious Labor Shortages Expected in Next 15 Years.
February 20, 2007... Byline: Thomas Edison State College DENVER, Colo., Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) has partnered with Thomas Edison State College to offer the nation's first online Bachelor of Science in...

Harvard Business School Kicks off Annual Executive Education Program for NFL Players.
February 21, 2007... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- On February 25, more than thirty NFL players representing teams from across the league, including the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers,...

TSX Invests Additional $750,000 In Capital Markets Institute at The Rotman School.
February 21, 2007... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO,Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Canada's only independent institute for capital markets research received a $750,000 boost in funding today from its founding sponsor, the Toronto Stock Exchange....

'Borrowing to Stay Healthy': Findings From New Research That Links Medical Costs to High Credit Card Debt.
February 21, 2007... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demos, a national, non-partisan research and advocacy organization, today released the following media advisory. - - - - A Capitol Hill Briefing for Members of Congress /...

Getting Green Tech Into the Marketplace: University of California, Davis Hosts Academy.
February 21, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Davis today released the following media advisory. - - - - March 26-30, Monday-Friday -- UC Davis experts will lead...

International Open Finance Association Announces Launch of Online Capital Formation Course for College Students.
February 21, 2007... Byline: International Open Finance Association MIAMI, Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- John K. Romano, Executive Director of the International Open Finance Association Inc., announced today the debut of Capital 101, an online course for...

'Borrowing to Stay Healthy': Findings From New Research That Links Medical Costs to High Credit Card Debt; Capitol Hill Briefing for Members of Congress and Their Staff, and Press Feb. 26.
February 26, 2007... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demos, a national, non-partisan research and advocacy organization, today released the following media advisory. - - - - SPONSORS: Representative Pete Stark, Chairman of the...

Endowment to Saint Mary's College of California Set To Help Take Financial Accountability Worldwide; Elfenworks Center for the Study of Fiduciary Capitalism Named.
February 26, 2007... Byline: Saint Mary's College of California MORAGA, Calif., Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Saint Mary's College of California announced today that the Elfenworks Foundation has granted an endowment to the College's Center for the Study of...

UC Berkeley Conference Focuses on Innovation as an Approach to Women's Career and Lifestyle Choices.
February 27, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: How...

Steve Forbes, President and CEO of Forbes Inc., to Speak at University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management Commencement.
February 27, 2007... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes, Inc. and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, will serve as the commencement speaker for the University of Minnesota...

Venture Capitalist John Doerr Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Silicon Valley venture capital luminary John Doerr, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, received the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award in...