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Dani Flaming’s home-based business is growing quickly both in terms of sales and prestige.
A popular massage therapy chain in Ammon has undergone a series of changes.
Battelle Energy Alliance announced Wednesday that it is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2019 Community Giving and Technology based Economic Development campaigns.
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The City of Idaho Falls has been named one of the nation’s best affordable mountain towns, according to the online website, Livability.com.
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A new haunted house is opening in Idaho Falls, aimed at providing residents their “fix of fear” as fall looms around the corner.
Idaho National Laboratory has been honored with two Federal Laboratory Consortium Awards in 2018 in the Far West Region.
BOISE —A multinational agricultural company based in Idaho has acquired gene editing licensing rights that could one day be used to help farmers produce more crops and make grocery store offerings such as strawberries, potatoes and avocados stay fresher longer.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BEIJING, China, Dec. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer, anno…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California moved Friday to eliminate climate-changing fossil fuels from its fleet of 12,000 transit buses, enacting a first-in-the-nation mandate that will vastly increase the number of electric buses on the road.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by The Yield Growth Corp., please note that in the fourth and fifteenth paragraphs, it should read "Vice President" rather than "president". The corrected release follows:
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 14, 2018--Bank OZK and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) today announced Bank OZK was awarding $7,500 to Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks staggered to eight-month lows Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe set off more worries about the global economy. Mounting tensions in Europe over Britain's impending departure from the European Union also darkened traders' moods.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BEIJING, China, Dec. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer, anno…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative federal judge in Texas has ruled the Affordable Care Act "invalid" on the eve of the sign-up deadline for next year. But with appeals certain, even the Trump White House said the law will remain in place for now.
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SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 14, 2018--In a sweeping final judgment order, Federal Judge Robert E. Payne today ordered JELD-WEN, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE:JELD) to divest itself of its Towanda, Pennsylvania, interior molded doorskin-manufacturing pl…
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International Olympic Committee Launches the First Olympic Store for Chinese Fans with Alibaba Group
ZHANGJIAKOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 14, 2018--The International Olympic Committee and Worldwide TOP Partner Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) announced today the launch of the first-ever Olympic store on Tmall, China’s largest B2C marketplace for brands and retailers. The new Olympic store will…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California moved Friday to eliminate climate-changing fossil fuels from its fleet of 12,000 transit buses, enacting a first-in-the-nation mandate that will vastly increase the number of electric buses on the road.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative federal judge in Texas has ruled the Affordable Care Act "invalid" on the eve of the sign-up deadline for next year. But with appeals certain, even the Trump White House said the law will remain in place for now.
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IHT THIRD FISCAL QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS IMPROVE
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Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two important actions took place this week that will help provide relief for America’s families, businesses, farmers and ranchers, and small communities.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 14, 2018--Dr. A. Wesley Burks, who has served as executive dean for the UNC School of Medicine and as a member of UNC Health Care’s senior leadership team, has been named CEO of UNC Health Care, Dean of the UNC School of Medicine, and Vice Chancellor f…
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LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Eye Care Institute, located at 1536 Story Avenue in Louisville, KY went live on Clearwave Corporation’s patient access solutions including self-service registration and eligibility verification via kiosk, desktop and mobile pre-check™ in …
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BEIJING, China, Dec. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer, anno…
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SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 14, 2018--In a sweeping final judgment order, Federal Judge Robert E. Payne today ordered JELD-WEN, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE:JELD) to divest itself of its Towanda, Pennsylvania, interior molded doorskin-manufacturing pl…
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RYE BROOK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 14, 2018--Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, announced plans to partner with Imagine H2O, a non-profit organization that helps entrepreneurs build and scale so…
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International Olympic Committee Launches the First Olympic Store for Chinese Fans with Alibaba Group
ZHANGJIAKOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 14, 2018--The International Olympic Committee and Worldwide TOP Partner Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) announced today the launch of the first-ever Olympic store on Tmall, China’s largest B2C marketplace for brands and retailers. The new Olympic store will…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 24, 2018.