Posts Tagged ‘California’

Zulu Tattoo Kicks off Holiday Season With December 3rd Benefit for Aid for AIDS

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Luthier PR — Zulu Tattoo is launching its inaugural calendar featuring 12 clients and their body art, photographed by 12 local photographers, at a red carpet event in Silver Lake on December 3, 2008. All proceeds from calendar sales and the event will benefit Aid for AIDS (AFA). The event will be held at Medusa, [...]

AECOM Awarded $163 Million in Task Orders to Support U.S. Military

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

AECOM Technology Corporation a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has won its first three task orders for Contract Field Teams (CFT), which are valued at $163 million.
The CFT contract is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S [...]

UAW-GM Grants 10,000th Wish Through Sponsorship of Make-A-Wish Foundation(R)

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

The Make-A-Wish Foundation and national sponsors International Union, UAW and General Motors Corporation are celebrating a momentous wish milestone this month — granting the 10,000th wish of their decade-long partnership.
To mark this achievement, the 10,000th wish recipient, Brandon, 10, of Rodney, Mich., and his family will ride on UAW-GM’s float in America’s Thanksgiving Parade in [...]

Ambassadors International, Inc. Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Ambassadors International, Inc. announced that Ms. Laura Tuthill, Chief Accounting Officer and a six year veteran of the Company, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Blake Barnett resigned his position as Chief Financial Officer, which will be effective December 15, 2008 and he will transition his responsibilities to Ms. Tuthill over [...]

Virgin America Wins High Ratings in the 2008 Zagat Airline Survey

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Virgin America, the airline on a mission to make flying good again, thanked the almost 10,000 frequent fliers participating in the 2008 Zagat Global Airline Survey who ranked the San Francisco-based airline best domestic mid-sized airline in premium class and second among mid-sized domestic airlines in economy class.
“Virgin America was launched in 2007 with the [...]

Clear Lanes to Hit Two Million Milestone this Week

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Clear®, the leader in airport security fast lanes, announced that the number of trips through the nationwide Clear Lanes since the service began is expected to hit two million over the next week. Clear had announced that it reached one million uses just six months ago. And, this past week, Clear processed over 10,000 [...]

Horizon Airs New Schedules Boost Connections, Convenience

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

In January, February and March, Horizon Air is changing flight schedules on several routes in its network to better align them with its travelers’ current needs.
“We never stop listening to our customers. We’re always factoring in what we hear to ensure our flight schedules work well for them, whether they’re traveling solely within our own [...]

Fleetwood Announces Restructuring of Manufacturing Operations

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. announced the consolidation of several manufacturing facilities in coordinated actions designed to match current production to market demand and improve capacity utilization.
The Company has notified its associates of the closures at its manufactured housing plants in Woodland, Calif.; Auburndale, Fla.; Willacoochee, Ga.; Benton, Ky.; and Pembroke, N.C. All of these [...]

West Virginia Soaring Eagle Lodge Condominiums to Sell at Real Estate Auction

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

J. P. King Auction Company, the nation’s leading auction marketing firm specializing in high-value properties, is selling seven Soaring Eagle Lodge condominiums at absolute auction, to the highest bidder in Snowshoe, West Virginia on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 1 p.m.
“The area features more than 60 trails and is considered one of the East’s largest [...]

Virgin America Brings Gogo(r) Inflight Internet and YouTube Live to the Skies

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

On November 22nd, Virgin America is launching Gogo(r) Inflight Internet, via the first air-to-ground video stream during YouTube Live-YouTube’s first official real-world user event on November 22nd. The carrier’s first Wi-Fi enabled plane will circle the skies above San Francisco during the event and a segment of the YouTube Live show will be streamed from [...]

Union Pacific to Be Exclusive Sponsor of Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition at Library of Congress

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Union Pacific will be the exclusive sponsor of the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial exhibition, which opens at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., February 12, 2009, in celebration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday. America’s 16th president, Lincoln was a great railroad advocate and is considered the father of the transcontinental railroad. He signed the Pacific Railroad [...]

Travel+Leisure World’s Best Reader Survey Names Omni San Francisco Hotel as One of the Best Business Hotels

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The Omni San Francisco Hotel was recently listed as one of the Best Business Hotels in California in Travel+Leisure Magazine’s 2008 World’s Best survey. The award came from readers who rated hotels based on how well they serve the business traveler.
“We are so proud to be recognized for our exceptional commitment to business travelers,” said [...]