AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from June 2009

AScribe Business & Economics News Service archives from June 2009

Bon Appetit Management Company Leads Food Service Industry in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Food Waste.
June 9, 2009... Byline: Straus Communications PALO ALTO, Calif., June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- From the nation's first experiment with trayless dining in 2005 to a 20 percent total reduction in food waste in 2009, Bon Appetit Management Company is first in...

Stanford Business School Secures New Source of Loans for International Graduate Students.
June 9, 2009... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stanford Graduate School of Business today announced the launch of a new private loan program through Star One Credit Union to provide financial...

Rotman NeXus Provides Socially Innovative Consulting Services to Non-Profit Sector.
June 9, 2009... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- With doom and gloom reports of the economy and jobs, the non-profit sector has been highlighted recently as an area where business school students can use their...

Scholarly Publishing Association Gathers for Annual Meeting; University Presses Focus on New Models, Collaboration, Innovation; Publication Design Show Premieres.
June 10, 2009... Byline: Association of American University Presses NEW YORK, June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The 2009 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia June 18-21. Sharing insights into new distribution technologies and passing on the best practices of the...

Study: Ads Attacking Supreme Court Nominees Damage Public Support of High Court.
June 16, 2009... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nasty, politicized Supreme Court nomination battles may erode public support of the high Court, according to a study of public reactions to the Samuel Alito...

Executives Graduate From University of North Carolina's Global OneMBA Program.
June 18, 2009... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School graduated its sixth class of OneMBA, the global...

Health Care Reform and Race: News Source.
June 22, 2009... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Reporters working on stories about how racial politics may affect President Obama's campaign for health care reform should consider Lester Spence, an assistant...

Stanford Hosts Silicon Valley Roundtable for White House Office of Social Innovation.
June 23, 2009... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- White House Office of Social Innovation officials gathered today with Silicon Valley philanthropy, business, and nonprofit leaders in a roundtable...

RAND Corporation Board of Trustees Elects Four New Members.
June 29, 2009... Byline: RAND Corporation WASHINGTON, June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four leaders with backgrounds in government service and private enterprise have been elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees, RAND President and CEO James A....

Florida's Consumer Confidence Drops as Bad Economic News Persists.
June 30, 2009... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Florida's consumer confidence fell three points in June to 68, possibly because of new and increased state fees for residents, General Motors' bankruptcy and a...

Stanford Professor Peter Henry Named to White House Fellowship Commission.
June 30, 2009... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Peter Henry is among 28 accomplished individuals appointed to President Obama's Commission on White...