Americans for Insurance Reform (AIR), a coalition of over 85 consumer and public interest groups representing more than 50 million people, sent letters today to insurance commissioners in all 50 states, asking what they "plan immediately to do to help those who are being gouged now and need your assistance right away." ...
The University of San Francisco 2004 International Business Plan Competition is one of the most competitive events of its kind, with over 150 graduate student entrepreneur team applications from 100 universities in 18 countries around the world. A Wharton School Team, MicroMRI, took first place, with a team from the Univ. of Georgia, ThruSkin Technologies, coming in second. Please find complete results at http://www.BusinessPlanCompetition.org.
Montgomery’s Florist will sponsor the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Business Awards. The award celebration, scheduled for May 18th at 5:15 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention and Conference Center, will honor recipients of the First Citizens Bank Amazing Customer Service Award, the Pinnacle Individual Award, and the Steady Growth and Profitability Award.
When 2,000 poorly supplied but dedicated Mexican troops defeated three times as many French soldiers in the May 5, 1862 Battle of Puebla, they proved size does not ensure success...