CARY, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SciQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQI) today announced it was named Software Company of the Year by the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) and included in the Triangle Business Journal’s Fast 50.

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MILWAUKEE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Johnson Controls is proud to launch Campus Green Scene, a video contest to promote energy efficiency and sustainability efforts on colleges and university campuses across the U.S.

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ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–More than 200 Orlando-area Girl Scouts will enjoy a day of hands-on engineering experiments at Invent It. Build It., a collaboration of ExxonMobil Foundation, SWE, Girl Scouts and Design Squad.

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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American Express Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth I. Chenault today announced an extension of the company’s philanthropic commitment to developing emerging leaders within the nonprofit sector with a five-year, $25 million funding commitment. The announcement was delivered today as part of Mr. Chenault’s remarks to the 48 emerging nonprofit leaders selected to participate in the fifth American Express Leadership Academy, taking place this week in New York. T

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BOCA RATON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP (“Robbins Geller”) (http://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases/washingtonpost/) today announced that a class action has been commenced on behalf of an institutional investor in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of The Washington Post Company (“Washington Post” or the “Company”) (NYSE: WPO) between July 31, 2009 and August 13, 2010, inclusive (the “Class Period”), seek

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SEATTLE & PULLMAN, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verdiem, the leader in enterprise PC power management software, today announced that Washington State University’s College Of Business is the first department at WSU to deploy Verdiem’s PC power management software and reports a more than 40 percent reduction in energy consumption based on an initial pilot implementation. The Washington State Department of Information Services has negotiated a master contract with Verdiem to make its software available

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COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Environmental Law And Policy Center invites supporters of Ohio passenger rail to Rock the Rails, a rally and concert on October 23rd. Featuring Jen Miller, Josh Krajcik, Billy 2 Shoes and Eric Nas

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LEICESTER, Angleterre–(BUSINESS WIRE)–une étudiante ghanéenne est arrivée au Royaume-Uni afin d’étudier à l’Université De Montfort (UDM) pour la nouvelle année scolaire après avoir dépassé des centaines de sollicitant de la bourse d’études du Commonwealth. Le Département du développement international, relié au programme d’attribution des bourses d’études au sein de l’Université De Montfort, a choisi pour la première fois cette année Yaa Ackor, âgée de 26 ans, originaire d’Accra afin de contin

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SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Washington Roundtable releases annual Chair’s Report, underscores opposition to Initiative 1098 and supports state government reset efforts.

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OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Students in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana improved state test scores, increased reading proficiency, and narrowed the achievement gap after using Scientific Learning’s Fast ForWord and Reading Assistant

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