CLEVELAND, Aug. 20 -- The Precision Metalforming Association issued the following news release: According to the August 2010 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report, metalforming companies expect business conditions to remain fairly steady during the next three months. Conducted monthly, the report is an economic indicator for manufacturing, sampling 130 metalforming companies in the United States and Canada. The August report shows that 25% of participants ant  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla. (11th CD), has issued the following news release: Congresswoman Kathy Castor joined Commerce Undersecretary and Tampa native Frank Sanchez today at a roundtable to discuss the importance of exports to Florida's economy and jobs. Castor emphasized that the more goods and services exported from the Tampa Bay region, the more jobs will be created and sustained in our community. "Goods and services leaving the Port of Tampa touch every corner of  more

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 20 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-Calif. (5th CD), issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) announced that Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Services has received $750,000 to help provide financing for low-income housing projects in Sacramento. Awarded through the Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institution Program (CDFI), this funding is awarded to nonprofit certified community development financial institut  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: For more than 30 years Guillermo Kuitca (Argentinean, b. Buenos Aires, 1961) has forged a distinctive path as an artist, creating visually compelling works that reflect his intense and often ambivalent relationship to his primary medium: painting. "Guillermo Kuitca: Everything, Paintings and Works on Paper, 1980-2008," on view Oct. 21-Jan. 16, 2011, presents over 45 canvases and 25 works on paper, spanning t  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news release: This fall, thousands of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds will begin to migrate from Canada towards their winter home in Mexico and Central America. Some will travel down along Highway 61 south of Memphis, stopping to refuel at the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, near Holly Springs, Mississippi. Last year 9,000 visitors to the Center got to see these tiny titans before they continued their daunting journey, which   more

MIDLAND, Mich., Aug. 20 -- Northwood University issued the following news release: Northwood University recently announced the addition of four faculty to various departments. These faculty members are: Patricia "Patti" Hart, assistant professor of accounting; Nasim Hosein, assistant professor of marketing; Mark Lund, assistant professor of mathematics; and Diana Webb, assistant professor of finance. According to Academic Dean Dr. Lance Lewis, "We are delighted to have these new faculty me  more

INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Aug. 20 -- Independence Community College issued the following news release: Registration continues for Professional Playwriting Certificate program at Independence Community College, which begins Thursday, September 9th. The class concludes November 18 and features a rehearsed reading of the students' script. The course runs every Thursday from 2-4 p.m. until the week of November 1-18. At that time, two playwrights of national accomplishment, including a past William I  more

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Embassy in Mauritius issued the following remarks: Honorable Devanand Virahsawmy, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Distinguished guests; Good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight to welcome Dr. Woodrow Clark II to Mauritius. Dr. Clark is an author, teacher, filmmaker and Nobel Prize Winner. In 2007, Dr. Clark shared the Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore, in recognition of his contributions to th  more

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Aug. 20 -- Mary Washington University issued the following news release: Chris Kilmartin, professor of psychology at the University of Mary Washington, was named the Researcher of the Year at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention held recently in San Diego, Calif. The award was given by the Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity (SPSMM), Division 51 of the APA. This honor recognizes outstanding published r  more

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 20 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release: Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today announced a cross-border effort is being undertaken to place a rotating team of international observers in northern Mexico's city of Cananea to monitor the presence of 3,000 illegal federal police who are intimidating striking copper miners of the Los Mineros independent union. "We are in full support of the Los Mineros strike that  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Association of Wheat Growers issued the following news release: NAWG Second Vice President Erik Younggren has added a duty to his farm season schedule - blogging. The Hallock, Minn., producer is sharing his farming season not just with his business partners and family, but also with readers online at www.mywheatfarm.com. Younggren was spurred to start the blog by his work with wheat association boards, which has allowed him to meet many in the public   more

LAS CRUCES, N.M., Aug. 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Travelers in New Mexico who drive across bridges have good reason to be assured of their safety: the state's bridges are routinely inspected by engineers who have been trained by nationally renowned experts from New Mexico State University's Bridge Inspection Program. In fact, many bridges throughout the United States have been inspected by transportation professionals who have been trained at NMSU.   more

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 20 -- The United Steelworkers issued the following news release: Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today announced a cross-border effort is being undertaken to place a rotating team of international observers in northern Mexico's city of Cananea to monitor the presence of 3,000 illegal federal police who are intimidating striking copper miners of the Los Mineros independent union. "We are in full support of the Los Mineros strike that  more