Alpharetta Mayor Arthur Letchas has proclaimed October 2, 2011 to be "Business Wire Day" in Alpharetta
Business Wire will celebrate its 50th anniversary on October 2nd, which Alpharetta Mayor Arthur Letchas has proclaimed "Business Wire Day" in the City of Alpharetta.
Business Wire Atlanta with proclamation from Mayor Arthur Letchas. Front row: Avis Marshall, Neal Wells, Lisa Beckham, Rebecca Rose Back row: Laura Kahn, Steve Robinson (Photo: Business Wire)
To commemorate the 50th anniversary, Business Wire's Atlanta bureau will host a panel discussion and champagne toast the week of November 7th. The topic will be on The Next 50 Years: What is the Future of PR and Communications. As with all Business Wire offices, Business Wire Atlanta has always supported and been actively involved with local professional organizations, including NIRI, PRSA, and others.
"I am honored that Mayor Letchas has honored Business Wire with an official proclamation marking our Golden Anniversary," said Business Wire Chairman and CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz. "We take pride in knowing that Business Wire has been recognized with proclamations by the mayors in many of the markets we conduct business. It is truly an historic moment for our company."
Business Wire was founded in San Francisco on October 2, 1961 by Lorry I. Lokey. The Atlanta office opened its doors in 1985 in Atlanta's CNN Center. Business Wire Atlanta serves public and private companies in Georgia.
Today, the office boasts a full-service sales and newsroom team, including three staff members with over a decade of service each: Neal Wells at 20 years, Laura Kahn and Avis Marshall at 12 years each. "We are so proud to be a part of such a great company," commented Wells. "Berkshire Hathaway's acquisition of Business Wire in 2006 is a further testament to the quality of the company."
As part of the Business Wire Gives Back 2011 initiative, Newsroom Supervisor Laura Kahn volunteered at Atlanta Community Food Bank; and, Senior Editor Avis Marshall volunteered at Alameda County Food Bank and Project Open Hand in her hometown in the Bay Area, California.
The Atlanta office actively supports many local and national organizations, including Atlanta Community Food Bank, ASPCA, Habitat for Humanity, Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry, International Refugee Committee, Make-a-Wish, the Shepherd Center, Toys for Tots and the Wounded Warrior Project.
About Business Wire
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011 as the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Public relations and investor relations professionals rely on Business Wire for both broad-based and targeted market reach. A recognized disclosure service in the United States, Canada and a dozen European countries, Business Wire handles XBRL tagging, document formatting and regulatory filing into EDGAR, SEDAR and other systems. Business Wire provides online newsroom hosting and integration services as well as search engine optimization, mobile distribution and detailed measurement on every press release. Its patented NX delivery platform provides simultaneous full-text posting of Business Wire content to news systems and websites in virtually any country or language. With 31 bureaus worldwide, Business Wire offers local service and global reach.
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