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July 30, 2012
WOONSOCKET, R.I., -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), the nation's largest pharmacy innovation company, will exhibit at the National Urban League's 2012 Annual Conference in New Orleans this week and engage attendees with information on the company's diversity programs, including...
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July 19, 2012
Des Monies, IA – Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today that it has hired a diverse group of 77 college students to participate in Wells Fargo Home Mortgage’s Diversity Internship this summer. The successful program, now in its fourth year, exposes the interns to responsibilities...
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July 18, 2012
BALTIMORE-- The Maryland Public Service Commission met on Tuesday (July 17) with Verizon and several other companies to discuss supplier diversity initiatives statewide. The following statement should be attributed to Karen I. Campbell, Verizon's Mid-Atlantic vice president of state...
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July 17, 2012
FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines, in partnership with The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), announces the launch of the travel industry's first gift card that supports education. When an American Airlines UNCF Gift Card is purchased, $5 of every $50 will be...
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July 12, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS--WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) announced today that its Hispanic employee group SOMOS has been recognized by the Association of Diversity Councils as a 2012 Top 25 Diversity Council Honors AwardTM recipient. This marks the second year WellPoint has been included in this list of...
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July 11, 2012
WASHINGTON--GE (NYSE: GE) Employees from the General Electric Company began gathering today for the 21st Annual Global Diversity Symposium. While in Washington, D.C., they will volunteer alongside the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), to introduce 300 local middle-school students to...
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June 22, 2012
NEW YORK, -- The New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council (The Council) honored partnerships between corporations and minority businesses with the Appreciation Award, Evolve Awards and Mission Accomplished presentations at the 2012 Business Opportunity Expo luncheon...
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June 20, 2012
NEW YORK, -- American Airlines and Broadway will join forces to celebrate LGBT Pride at Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with special performances from Bette Midler's outrageous Broadway musical, Priscilla.
The cast of Priscilla will perform a...
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June 18, 2012
MONTVALE, N.J.-- The KPMG Foundation announced it has awarded a total of $470,000 in scholarships to minority accounting doctoral students for the 2012-2013 academic year.
The recipients include 12 new recipients and 35 students whose scholarships have been renewed. Each scholarship is valued...
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June 18, 2012
WASHINGTON, -- Last week, the GE Hispanic Forum, a General Electric employee resource group numbering more than 3,500 members, hosted an executive leadership symposium focused on developing business leaders and building professional and personal networks as a springboard for growth. The event...
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