Fullbridge, Inc. Raises $5.5 Million to Fuel Growth of Educational Programs for Career Success
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fullbridge, Inc. (fullbridge.com) announced today that the company has raised a $5.5 million investment round through top investors, including GSV Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GSVC), the investment fund headed by Michael Moe. Top education proponent and industry veteran, Moe, will also be joining Fullbridge’s Board of Directors. The funds will fuel the rapid expansion [...]
NFTE Philadelphia Receives $30,000 Grant from Fox Chase Bank
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–During a ceremony at its headquarters in Hatboro, PA, Fox Chase Bank officials presented the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Philadelphia Program Office with a $30,000 grant. The funds will be used to support the NFTE curriculum “Entrepreneurship: Owning Your Future” in Greater Philadelphia high schools at which NFTE is currently being taught. “The [...]
In Iraq, a clash of treasures past, present and future
By Aseel Kami BABYLON, Iraq | Wed May 23, 2012 12:39pm EDT BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) – In the ancient city of Babylon, once home to the fabled Hanging Gardens, an extended oil pipeline has churned through the dirt and dug up a conundrum: which takes precedence, preserving Iraq’s heritage or developing its oil wealth? The [...]
Trainer filmed abusing horses banned from show for life
By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee | Wed May 23, 2012 9:50pm EDT NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – A Tennessee walking horse Hall of Fame trainer was banned for life from the most important horse show for the breed after ABC News showed a video of him abusing horses and he pleaded guilty in federal court to [...]
The Coca-Cola Foundation Donates $500,000 to Abyssinian Development Corporation to Improve Educational Opportunities for Harlem’s Youth
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, today awarded a $500,000 grant to the Abyssinian Development Corporation (ADC), a Harlem-based not-for-profit community and economic development organization, to establish a student media center within Bread Roses Integrated Arts High School. “It is our most profound desire, in all we do, [...]
