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Organizations announce guidelines for sustainable tourism (USA Today)
A coalition of 27 organizations called the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria Partnership issued criteria for sustainable tourism.
Official: Great potential for energy saving in China's state-funded organizations (People's Daily)
China has great potential to cut energy consumption in its state-funded organizations as the overall consumption level remains high, according to a senior official on Tuesday. Wang Weidong of the Government Offices Administration of the State Council said in an on-line interview at gov.cn the average per capita energy consumption in state-funded organizations, including central government ...
China to honor outstanding individuals, organizations in quake relief (People's Daily)
The Chinese government is to hold a grand ceremony on Wednesday to honor organizations and individuals for their contribution to relief work after the May 12 earthquake. China Central Television (CCTV) will broadcast the 10 a.m. event live on six channels including the English, Spanish and French services and its website. Leading news websites xinhuanet.com and people.com.cn, Radio China and ...
Two business organizations recognize Tracy (Quincy Herald-Whig)
State Rep. Jil Tracy, R-Mount Sterling, has been recognized by two business organizations in recent weeks. Tracy was named outstanding freshman by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and received the Guardian of Small Business award from the National Federation of Independent Business.
aPriori v6 Reduces Product Costs and Direct Material Spend for Discrete Manufacturing Organizations (Centre Daily Times)
aPriori today announced the availability of aPriori v6, the newest version of its market-leading Product Cost Management software platform. With innovative capabilities that provide real-time, predictive and precise product cost assessments, aPriori v6 empowers manufacturing organizations to significantly reduce product costs and direct material spend by identifying quantifiable savings in ...
Donating your money do's and don'ts (USA Today)
Americans are expected to donate more than $300 billion to non-profit organizations this year, says Bob Ottenhoff, president of GuideStar, a Washington, D.C.-based clearinghouse for the USA's more than 1.7 million non-profits. With all that money at stake, some fraudulent groups will try to take advantage of unsuspecting donors' generosity.