Stewardship Council Awards $225,000 to Organizations Dedicated to Getting Youth Outdoors

Stewardship Council Awards $225,000 to Organizations Dedicated to Getting Youth Outdoors

San Mateo, California, June 27, 2011 – A Richmond organization connects urban youth to overnight rural farm experiences, an Auburn program for Native teens encourages environmental stewardship and leadership, and a Central Valley initiative helps improve teen literacy within outdoor adventure – these are just a few of the projects recently awarded Impact Fund grants […]

Kirsten Lynch New Chief Marketing Officer for Vail Resorts

Kirsten Lynch New Chief Marketing Officer for Vail Resorts

BROOMFIELD, Colo.– Vail Resorts, Inc. announced the appointment of Kirsten A. Lynch as the new chief marketing officer for the Company. Lynch will assume responsibilities for the Company’s marketing functions, including brand marketing, advertising, CRM, market research, pricing, e-commerce, online marketing and strategic alliances. She will oversee the Company’s marketing efforts in its Mountain, Hospitality […]

They Were Mixing and Mingling Tonight in Incline. Pictures and Video Enclosed

They Were Mixing and Mingling Tonight in Incline.  Pictures and Video Enclosed

[nggallery id=23] Incline Village, NV….The North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce’s Members and Guests mixed and mingled and celebrated the Grand Opening of Rainbow Printing’s new location with a ribbon cutting. The Incline Village Corporate Center was rocking and rolling tonight with live music by “Jacked Up” and much more. The event was sponsored by […]

Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar Earns Concept Car of the Year Award

Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar Earns Concept Car of the Year Award

MAHWAH, N.J.– The high-performance Jaguar C-X75 received top honors last night at the 10th annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards in Detroit, MI, where the stunning range extended supercar was named the Most Significant Concept Vehicle of 2011 in addition to receiving the Concept Car of the Year award. The C-X75 received […]

US Supreme Court Limits Wal-Mart Discrimination Case

US Supreme Court Limits Wal-Mart Discrimination Case

Washington, DC…The Supreme Court has ruled for Wal-Mart in deciding that the sex discrimination lawsuit cannot proceed as a class action suit. This reverses a 9th Circuit decision that would have allowed up to 1.6 million women to sue that retail giant in a single class action case. Now the cases will have to be […]

California’s unemployment rate decreases to 11.7 percent

California’s unemployment rate decreases to 11.7 percent

SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate decreased to 11.7 percent in May, and nonfarm payroll jobs decreased by 29,200 during the month, according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two separate surveys.  The U.S. unemployment rate increased in May to 9.1 percent.  In April, the state’s unemployment rate was a […]