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WARRINGTON, Pa., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSCO), a specialty biotechnology company dedicated to advancing a new standard in respiratory critical care, today announced the release of two peer-reviewed publications related to SURFAXIN®...

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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Releases First Ad Featuring Newtown Family Members Demanding Political Leaders Pass Commonsense Reforms

More than 120 Events Taking Place Across the Nation – and The White House – to Drive Largest Day of Advocacy in U.S. History to Address Gun...

PITTSBURGH, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a leading provider of  electrical and industrial MRO products, construction materials, and advanced integrated supply procurement outsourcing services, will announce first quarter 2013 earnings...

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine today announced a workers' compensation rate reduction that will go into effect next week. The overall decrease of 4.01 percent is effective April 1, 2013.

"We are very pleased...

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett was joined at the Lehigh Career & Technical Institute today by faculty and students to tour the facility and to announce an initiative with the Manufacturers Resource Center to create a regional student...

HAVERFORD, Pa. and BALTIMORE, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chimicles & Tikellis LLP announces that a Motion seeking to temporarily restrain the merger of Christopher Cole's company, Cole Holdings Corporation ("Cole Holdings"), with Cole Credit Property...

PHILADELPHIA, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ: DEST), the world's leading maternity apparel retailer, will open the first Destination Maternity® superstore in Canada on Thursday, March 28 in Langley, a suburb of Vancouver, at The Corner...

FORT WASHINGTON, Pensilvânia e TÓQUIO, 28 de março de 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services Inc. ("RPS"), uma organização de pesquisa de contrato (CRO) líder mundial e a Asklep Inc. ("Asklep"), uma das maiores CROs do Japão, anunciaram...

FORT WASHINGTON, Pensilvania y TOKIO, 28 de marzo de 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services Inc. ("RPS"), una destacada organización global de investigación por contrato (contract research organization, CRO), y Asklep Inc. ("Asklep"), una de las...

FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania und TOKYO, 28. März 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services Inc. („RPS"), ein führendes globales Auftragsforschungsunternehmen (CRO), und Asklep Inc. („Asklep"), eines der größten CROs Japans, gaben...

MECHANICSBURG, Pa., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vibra Healthcare, LLC ("Vibra"), an owner and operator of Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) hospitals and Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals (IRF) throughout the country has entered into an interim management agreement through an...

PHILADELPHIA, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ARAMARK, the award-winning food and ho more»

March 30 Powerball Jackpot Rises to $50 Million

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One Powerball ticket worth $1 million from the March 27 drawing was sold at Sunoco, 12 Deatrick Drive, Gettysburg, Adams County.

The ticket correctly matched all five...

PITTSBURGH, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund (NYSE: FTT) today paid a distribution per share of $0.052.  The fund employs a managed distribution plan to support a level distribution to shareholders that may be comprised of income, capital gains...

FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvanie et TOKYO, 28 mars 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (« RPS »), un organisme de recherche sous contrat de premier plan (ORC) et Asklep Inc. (« Asklep »), le plus important ORC...

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FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. and TOKYO, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services Inc. ("RPS"), a leading global contract research organization (CRO), and Asklep Inc. ("Asklep"), one of Japan's largest CROs, today announced the creation of a Joint Venture Company (JVC)...

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KENNETT SQUARE, Pa., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Words that move from left to right or up and down, words that are blurry or come in and out of focus or words that appear to float on the page, seeing double words or double sentences, re-reading the same lines - these are some of the...

CLEVELAND, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Self Storage, LLC, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, is proud to announce the purchase of a self storage property located at 1300 Belmont Avenue in Philadelphia, PA. The new storage center represents over 100,000 net...

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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition Announces More than 100 Events Across the Country as Part of Largest Field Campaign in U.S. History to Address Gun Violence

Vice President Biden to Participate in Call with Supporters Today Ahead of Advocacy Day;...

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania today launched one of the nation's first adoption mobile websites, providing easier access for those looking to adopt one of the nearly 2,500 children waiting for a permanent home. 

Thirty-eight percent of...

PA Justice Network and Department of Public Welfare Recognized in Global Competition

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) and the Department of Public Welfare have been named 2013 Laureates by IDG's Computerworld Honors...

PITTSBURGH, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) today announced that it has repurchased $541,898,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2014 (the "2014 convertible notes"), reducing the outstanding principal...