By Emil Protalinski | May 18, 2012, 7:59am PDT Summary: Facebook is now a public company. Will the stock go up, or down? The social networking giant has started trading shares on the Nasdaq under the “FB” ticker. Be honest: you're a little excited.

Cooparaiso, International Quality Crown Award, is classified as the fifth largest cooperative in Brazil according to its revenues, its growth level and its exploitation profits.

Ansaldo Energia, BID International Century Quality Award, is proud to have signed a 100 million euro-contract with Power Machines, the main producer of electric generation systems in Russia.

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By Maeve Reston HILLSBOROUGH, NH -- Mitt Romney rounded out a week focused on what he views as overspending by the federal government with a critique of President Obama's stimulus program during a speech in front of what opponents call New Hampshire's ...

By ALLEN G. BREED, AP – 21 minutes ago ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case dumped a mountain of evidence on the public this week. In many criminal cases, that would bring clarity, start answering the basic questions.

Turner Construction Company, one of the largest and most important construction management companies in the United States, is in charge of the project management of the impressive Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower. On January 4, 2010, the world's highest building was inaugurated.

Sebelius heckeled – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was interrupted by anti-abortion protesters Friday during her commencement speech at Georgetown University, where religious opposition to her appearance had been building for ...

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BID Award for Quality

Business leaders from over 100 countries will attend the International Quality Conventions which are organized every year by Business Initiative Directions in Geneva, Frankfurt, New York, Paris and London.
BID is proposing the nomination of Prof. Bohdan Zakiewicz for the Nobel Prize for a lifetime career dedicated to scientific solutions for saving energy in the coming centuries.