BETHEL, Connecticut, July 10 -- The Society of Plastics Engineers issued the following news: SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals recently announced Accede Mold & Tool Co., Inc. as an SPE Preferred Partner. An SPE Preferred Partner is a converter, manufacturer, solutions provider or product distributor that has been recognized by SPE for demonstrated leadership and innovation in the plastics industry. "We are excited about adding a Preferred Partner that offers injection molding services." sai  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, July 12 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that AmmoReady/CoreStore POS has signed on to be a Supporting Sponsor of its 2019 Range-Retailer Business ExpoTM. This new combined ecommerce/POS is a joint effort between AmmoReady.com and CoreWare. "With more of our industry members embracing advanced technologi  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 10 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: John Vinson, PhD, assistant vice president for campus and community safety at the University of Washington-Seattle, was sworn in as IACLEA's 62nd president during the Annual Business Meeting June 28 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His term began immediately. AVP Vinson weighed in on his new role: "I'm extremely humbled and honored to have been elected to serv  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, July 9 -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued an Invitation to Comment (ITC) seeking stakeholder input on the accounting for certain identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination and subsequent accounting for goodwill. Stakeholders are asked to comment on the ITC by October 7, 2019. Private companies and not-for-profit organizations currently have accou  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, July 9 -- The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued the following news release: The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has proposed guidance addressing various accounting and financial reporting issues identified during the implementation and application of certain GASB pronouncements. The issues covered by the Exposure Draft, Omnibus 20xx, include: * The effective date of Statement No. 87, Leases, to address concerns regarding interim financial repo  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, July 11 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry and the owner of the annual trade-only SHOT Show(R) (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show(R)), is pleased to announce several changes to its sponsorship and exhibits sales team. The first change to the team is the appointment of a new Senior Director, Sales. Kenneth G. Andres joined the  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, July 9 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that it has presented its highest Five-Star rating for range excellence to Magnum Shooting Center. Located in the thriving metropolitan area of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Magnum Shooting Center sports 30 indoor firearms lanes, including six that stretch to 100 yar  more

DARIEN, Connecticut, July 10 -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Exploiters of elephants spotlighted this week in the New York Times Magazine presented the plight of pachyderms in binary terms. They either had to be shot, or sent to live out their lives in captivity in the limited space of zoos, on display to the public and away from their social and community herds. But that simply is not true, according to Friends of Animals. The NYT piece "Zoos Called it a 'Rescue.' But  more

TORRINGTON, Connecticut, July 8 -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation issued the following news: Individuals and foundations in Connecticut gave $4.97 billion in charitable contributions during 2016*, according to the Connecticut Giving Report, an annual publication of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP). As in past years, the Connecticut Giving Report documents charitable giving by individuals, bequests, and foundations as well as philanthropic trends and insights. This  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, July 10 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Save the Children International, the umbrella organization for Save the Children US and the broader Save the Children movement, announces the appointment of Inger Ashing as its new Chief Executive. A dedicated advocate for the world's most marginalized and deprived children, Ashing will serve as the head of Save the Children International, one of the world's leading independent organizations for children. In  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, July 12 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Four months after two deadly cyclones swept through northern Mozambique, the food security situation is increasingly worsening. At least 433,000 families have had their farming land destroyed, robbing them of their primary source of food and an income. People have now been forced to rely on food handouts to survive. As the UN Secretary-General visits cyclone-affected areas today, aid agencies Save the Child  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: Nearly seven million people, or 61 percent of the population, face acute food insecurity in South Sudan, the highest number of people ever in the country, warns Save the Children/i. This is an increase of nearly one million people facing acute food insecurity, based on the IPC classification, since the signing of a revitalized peace deal in September 2018. Unlike its regional counterparts Ethiopia, Kenya and  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, July 8 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: * * * - At least 193 cholera-related deaths reported among children * * * The battle against cholera in Yemen is far from over, Save the Children warns: the first six months of 2019 have already seen more suspected cases than the whole of 2018, including 203,000 children under 15. At least 193 children have died of cholera-related illnesses in 2019./1 The warning comes at a critical moment. The rainy seas  more