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June 18, 2012
MONTVALE, N.J.-- The KPMG Foundation announced it has awarded a total of $470,000 in scholarships to minority accounting doctoral students for the 2012-2013 academic year.
The recipients include 12 new recipients and 35 students whose scholarships have been renewed. Each scholarship is valued...
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June 18, 2012
WASHINGTON, -- Last week, the GE Hispanic Forum, a General Electric employee resource group numbering more than 3,500 members, hosted an executive leadership symposium focused on developing business leaders and building professional and personal networks as a springboard for growth. The event...
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June 15, 2012
PLYMOUTH, Mich.,-- Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, interiors and electronics, has been honored by Chrysler Group LLC with its 2012 Supplier of the Year Award in the Diversity Supplier Development category. Top-performing suppliers were recognized during Chrysler's...
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June 8, 2012
BETHESDA, Md., -- Global lodging leader, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today announced a new marketing campaign aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) travelers, friends and families – "Be You, With Us".
The "Be You, With Us" campaign launches in...
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June 5, 2012
NEW YORK--Pride + Joy is something to celebrate at Macy’s (NYSE:M) this June as the retailer joins millions in commemoration of National LGBT Pride Month. From joyful marches in a 29-city parade of Pride to in-store celebrations and merchandise, Macy’s Pride Month events are a highlight of the...
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June 4, 2012
NEW YORK, -- Effective June 3, Deloitte will adjust salaries to offset the imputed income charged to its professionals who cover same- and opposite-sex domestic partners on their medical and/or dental plans.
Deb DeHaas, chief inclusion officer, Deloitte LLP, states, "This decision is great...
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June 1, 2012
PITTSBURGH, -- The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE: PNC) joins the nation in commemorating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month throughout the month of June, with sponsored programs and activities planned in Baltimore, Md.; Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio...
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May 26, 2012
June 1 marks the start of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, established to acknowledge the contributions of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people. The month of June was chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York’s Greenwich Village, which launched the modern LGBT...
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May 24, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS--WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced today that it has joined Hero Health Hire, a coalition of companies and other entities in the health care industry that are united with the goal of employing wounded warriors and veterans. Launched in Washington, D.C., at a 2011 industry...
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May 21, 2012
NEW YORK -- In an affirmation of its leadership in and commitment to diversity and inclusion, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) is proud to support the UN-sponsored World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, which raises awareness of the richness of world...
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