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BRIDGEWATER, MA /PRAvenueNW/ -- For more than two decades, Coneco Engineers and Scientists...

/PRAvenueNW/ -- Paul Griffin has been named the new Peter and Angela Dal Pezzo Department Head Chair...

/PRAvenueNW/ -- ISF 10+2 Interim Final Rule went into effect January 23, 2009. Today, five months later importers are still struggling with the impact, costs and challenges of Importer Security Filing (ISF) compliance.

Prescott, AZ: November, 2008 /PRAvenueNW/ -- Headsets Direct, an authorized distributor for Plantronics, a publicly held company (NYSE: PLT) sells numerous wireless headset options, offering companies multiple solutions that gives them the freedom to grow.

Tallahassee, Florida (PRAvenueNW) - Do Kim, P.E., a member of the Florida Buiding Commission, was issued a "Letter of Guidance" after being found negligent in the practice of engineering by a Probable Cause Panel on July 15.

University Park, Pa. (PRAvenueNW) – The Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering has recently introduced its five-year strategic plan for global leadership which details goals that will enable the program to be internationally recognized for excellence in education and research. 

HOUSTON, TX - May 6, 2008 (RapidPressReleaseNW)  – Pate Engineers, Inc. (PATE), in line with the goals established within its 1998 Strategic Plan to transition ownership of the firm to the next generation, has named five new shareholders.  PATE’s Board of Directors approved a plan to acquire owner Gerry E. Pate’s remaining shares over a four-year period (now in its second year).  A portion of the stock will be added to PATE’s ESOP Trust and a portion will be purchased by Direct Shareholders.

Transoft Solutions Creates Scholarship for University of Calgary Graduate Students

March 13, 2008 - Vancouver, BC, Canada (PRAvenue) Aiming to further bolster enrollment and support for transportation engineering programs, Transoft Solutions, developers of AutoTURN - the dynamically powerful engineering design software used by thousands of designers in over 120 countries - today announce the formation of the John F. Morrall Scholarship in Transportation Engineering.

Named for one of the University of Calgary's most popular professors, the John F. Morrall Scholarship was created by Milton Carrasco, Transoft Solutions CEO and President, as an acknowledgement for Morrall's lifelong commitment to transportation engineering, education, and his student's potential.

Econolite Celebrates 75 Years and Highlights 2008 as its "Diamond Anniversary 75 Years of Innovisioneering"

Anaheim, California - February 28, 2008 (PRAvenue) The year 2008 marks Econolite's 75th Anniversary in the transportation management industry. The company's diamond anniversary theme will focus on the "Econolite Family" - the employees, distributors, agents, and partners who throughout the years have had the vision to make the company's innovations possible and whose inspiration comes from their valued customers.

Mike Doyle, Chief Executive Officer, remarks, "The strength of Econolite has always been in the people and the human capital that we develop now and in the future. (The people) will create the new innovations, the new products, and the new markets that will take us into the future and ensure that Econolite continues to make a positive impact on our driving public."...

(PRAvenue) Oakland, California -- Hurricane Katrina taught the world that reducing disaster impacts and speeding recovery requires not only the latest techniques in engineering design and construction, but also the ability to understand and respond to complex urban economic, cultural, and social realities.

Beginning Wednesday evening, February 6th, the 60th Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Annual Meeting opens at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel. The conference will feature three days of technical sessions in which the nation's foremost earthquake engineers, scientists, land use planners, and policy experts will survey lessons from Hurricane Katrina for earthquake risk reduction, and the political realities that engineers, planners, and policy makers must understand in order to reduce the vulnerability of our largest cities.

(PRAvenue) The Watershed Land Trust (WLT) is pleased to announce the addition of former Division of Water Resources Chief Engineer David Pope to its Board of Directors.  “David brings an element of expertise and guidance to the Watershed Land Trust that is supported by a lifetime of expertise in water resources.  He is one of the most respected water policy experts in the Midwest if not the country.  His insight is invaluable to the Watershed Land Trust”...Frank Austenfeld, Executive Director of the Watershed Land Trust....

LTI Aquires Mahr Linear 2000 for Additional Calibration Capacity and Accuracy

(PRAvenue) Hatfield, PA, December 11, 2007 -- LTI Metrology, the calibration lab at Laboratory Testing Inc., recently added a Mahr (Helios) Linear 2000 for dimensional calibration of tools, gages, length standards and other measuring instruments. The equipment can measure items with lengths up to 2 meters or 78 inches.

(PRAvenue) Hatfield, PA, December 11, 2007 -- Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) has been re-accredited for Nondestructive Testing by PRI/Nadcap (Performance Review Institute's industry-managed program for special processes in the aerospace industry. The scope of the approval includes liquid penetrate, magnetic particle, and ultrasonic inspection methods. The new certificate is valid through July 31, 2009.

IN-FLIGHT INTERNET LAUNCHES TODAY – Laptop Stand Transforms Seat Back Tray Tables into Mile High Workstations

(RapidPressRelease) Austin, TX – December 11, 2007 - Today, JetBlue offered passengers the first in-flight internet / email service over US territory. Keynamics LLC, the company that invented the AVIATOR Laptop Stand, anticipated this historic launch when it introduced its patented stand in April of 2006 . The AVIATOR is the first and only laptop stand designed specifically for use on airplane tray tables, as well as desktops....