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The Issue Management Council, Leesburg, Va., an information clearinghouse on issues management topics, expanded its “Issue Management Bibliography.” It now lists more than 150 articles, books, newsletters and research papers on issues management. The 15-page… Continued

The profitable intersections between business and social progress are explored in Aiming Higher. In the Amacom book, David Bollier of The Business Enterprise Trust chronicles 25 companies’ experiences addressing social issues while turning in profitable… Continued

Broadcast distribution firm Medialink, New York, acquired PR Data Systems Inc., Norwalk, Conn., a news release distribution and media coverage analysis firm. Announced on July 26, the move marks Medialink’s first foray into print media… Continued

Hundreds of organizations have joined the rush to create Web sites for internal and external audiences. At times overlooked in those efforts are the resources required to maintain sites: to keep content fresh, add new… Continued

Media directory and monitoring firm Burrelle’s Information Services, Livingston, N.J., last month combined with PR software company SpinWare Software Publishing to form a new software company, Public Affairs Technologies LLC, (PAT) Lanham, Md. PAT promptly… Continued

Padilla Speer Names 4 VPs Padilla Speer Beardsley (PSB), Minneapolis, promoted four staffers to vice president: Paul Batz, Kathy Burnham, Steve Sterling and Sandy Swanson. (PSB, 612/871-8877) Ketchum Names Associate Directors Ketchum Public Relations named… Continued

How times have changed. It used to be that a city-to-city media tour was singularly defined as travelling from city to city to meet the media. Whether by train, plane or automobile, you and your… Continued

Sink To Helm of Wichita Firm Vaughn Sink, president of ad/PR agency Sullivan Higdon Sink, will become chairman and CEO of the firm. The move comes as a result of the decision by agency founder… Continued

Motorola’s Inc.’s July 9 announcement of lower-than-expected earnings resulted not only in a dip in its stock; it also dragged down the entire technology sector. After a torrid six months in which technology issues had… Continued

Buffalo Firm Hits 10 Years Crowley Webb & Associates, a Buffalo, N.Y. ad/PR agency, celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. Agency founders Joseph Crowley, CEO and John Webb remain on board as CEO and chairman… Continued