Category «News»

Business Success With No Boundaries, Buildings, Or Fear

Irving, TX, November 15, 2012 – Technology and changing business practices have fundamentally changed the way we work, build careers and search for talent. While other parts of the world have caught on to this movement, the U.S. seriously lags behind when it comes to understanding this revolution and what to do about it. Fortunately, …

Infrasafe Inc. CEO Todd Flemming Succeeds Tom Tauke as Chairman of the BIPAC Board of Directors Executives Discuss the Pending Fiscal Cliff

Washington, DC – Todd Flemming, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Infrasafe, Inc. has been elected Chairman of the Business Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) Board of Directors. Flemming succeeds Tom Tauke, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Policy & Communications for Verizon Communications. “Todd Flemming is a highly regarded industry leader and a well-respected …

A new economical food model : The ‘home bistro’ is born. Another step in the direction of a differently organized society.

Brussels, Belgium (November 15, 2012) – CasaMeals.com: a brand-new social platform – offering an even newer concept – aims at hobby cooks of homemade meals. CasaMeals.com will launch a home-made meals platform. It is the first, global C2C (Consumer-to- Consumer) bistro platform. Thanks to CasaMeals, people can not only eat meals prepared with love’ but …

University of Edinburgh study finds Cash cut smoking deaths risk increase for world’s poor

Proposed funding cuts within the international body responsible for tobacco control will leave the world’s poorest countries more vulnerable to smoking-related diseases, a study suggests. As many as 80 countries from the developing world, such as India, Vietnam, and the Philippines, could effectively be excluded from the forum tasked with reducing global tobacco use should …

Xstrata plc – Statement Re Lonmin’s proposed Rights Issue

Zug, 15 November 2012 Xstrata plc has today written to the Chairman of Lonmin plc to notify him of Xstrata’s decision to support Lonmin’s proposed rights issue and subscribe in full for its rights. The letter also set out Xstrata’s requirement for changes to be made to the board and management of the Company promptly …

HEINEKEN completes acquisition of F&N’s direct and indirect interests in APB

Amsterdam, 15 November 2012 – Heineken N.V. (‘HEINEKEN’) today announced that Heineken International B.V. (‘HIBV’) has completed the acquisition of Fraser and Neave, Limited’s (‘F&N’) direct and indirect interests in Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (‘APB’) and F&N’s interest in the non-APB assets held by Asia Pacific Investment Private Limited (‘APIPL’) (the ‘Transaction’). As a result, …