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International competitors

Socastee High School#x2019;s Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) team took first place in the Carolina Regional ROV competition hosted by Coastal Carolina University in conjunction with the Academy for Art, Science and Technology. The team now will take its work with underwater robotics to Orlando, Fla., to compete with students from around the world at the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center#x2019;s International Competition this June.

Seniors Kyle Beale, Stephanie Hetzer, Chris Hess, Peter Strauss and junior Tim Young will be representing their high school and the district. The SHS ROV team is raising funds and seeks community support...

Digital First Media’s chief says newspapers have key advantages in the …

The man leading the charge to transform print newspapers into online powerhouses told newspaper publishers Friday in San Jose that theres not a lot of time left to do it, but they have a couple of key advantages.

The newspaper industry already has what all of our competitors want — scale, said John Paton, CEO of Digital First Media, which has moved swiftly to repurpose its many newspapers, including this one, as digital publishers.

Its a level of scale that Patch and other startups are now finding out to their chagrin is a huge barrier for entry into the business of local news reporting and advertising sales, said Paton, addressing a California Newspaper Publishers Association...

Branding made accessible

SINGAPORE – When people leave their jobs, they often hand over their responsibilities to an appointed colleague, say their thank yous and goodbyes, and leave.

For Mr Dennis Lee and Mr Soh Jit Seng, the connections they had made at their previous workplaces kept seeking them out for branding advice even after they had left their jobs.

Realising the business potential from their extensive network, the duo decided to form their own branding firm, Leftfield Concepts, in 2005.

Celebrating its seventh year of operations this August, the company counts small and medium enterprises, multinational corporations and listed companies among their clients....

Gov. Rick Scott creates task force on higher education

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that he was creating a task force to reform higher education in Florida.

#x201C;The state has a vested interest in ensuring its higher education system produces world-class talent to serve as engaged citizens and meet the demands of Florida#x2019;s emerging knowledge-based economy,#x201D; said Scott in a a statement. #x201C;It#x2019;s time to assess the progress of prior reform efforts and identify strategies to improve efficiencies and enhance the system#x2019;s effectiveness as an economic catalyst.#x201D;

The Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform will focus its attention on the State University System#x2019;s governance...

Sunpeaks Ventures to Launch Clotamin Radio and Internet Advertising Campaign …

SILVER SPRING, Md., May 3, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Sunpeaks Ventures, Inc.#xA0;(OTCBB: SNPK) (PINKSHEETS: SNPK) (the Company or Sunpeaks Ventures) and its wholly owned subsidiary Healthcare Distribution Specialists, LLC (HDS) are pleased to announce that HDS has entered into an advertising agreement (the Agreement) with Pulse Advertising LLC (Pulse) for the marketing of Clotamin through a campaign of recorded radio commercials and premium online advertising.#xA0; The Agreement is part of a new marketing initiative to#xA0;promote the benefits of Clotamin in the Washington DC area.

Under terms of the Agreement, HDS has engaged Pulse to air a series of commercials on WTOP-FM...

Bank Of America Selects A Team At WPP As Its Branding And Advertising Agency …

Bank of America began an evaluation of its current and future branding
and advertising needs in January to position itself to better
communicate the significant changes that have taken place at the company
as well as continually adjust to the dynamic external environment.

Under Brian Moynihan’s leadership, we have fundamentally transformed
into a stronger, more straightforward company that serves three groups
of customers with distinct financial services, said Anne Finucane,
Global Strategy and Marketing officer, Bank of America. These agencies,
led by Team Bank of America at WPP, will help us better...