Washington, D.C. More than a dozen penny stock promoters and their companies have been charged with securities fraud for their roles in various illicit kickback schemes to manipulate the volume and price of microcap stocks and illegally generate stock sales.…

Washington, D.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Chicago-area company and its owner for perpetrating a Ponzi scheme in which they promised investors extraordinary returns generated from a purportedly successful real estate business. The SEC alleges that Robert R.…

PHOENIX The Arizona Department of Housing has announced that it has launched the new Save My Home AZ program, designed to assist homeowners facing foreclosure. The primary component of the program is a principle reduction that will bring the current…

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2010As world leaders gather at UN headquarters next week to review MDGs progress to date, the World Bank Group has announced that it will mobilize significant new funding for health, education, and agriculture to help countries achieve…

MIAMI - Traditionally considered a curse for a nationËœs development, commodity wealth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) couldon the contraryrepresent a foundation for prosperity, according to a new report released today by the World Bank. The increased demand…

Expanded Category Rights Highlights Deal To Continue Presence In The Sport CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 3M, a diversified technology company serving customers with innovative products and services and a long-time partner of NASCAR, have announced the renewal of the companys official…

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department is seeking additional area nonprofit organizations interested in operating and maintaining city facilities that have been closed due to budget reductions. This is the second stage of a three-phase process that began earlier this…

Nearly $17 million in assistance provided in 2010. PHOENIX The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Arizona is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), with an application deadline of Oct. 1. NRCS…

Bankruptcy filings rose 20 percent in the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. A total of 1,572,597 bankruptcy cases were filed in federal courts in that period,…

Phoenix Workforce Connection is seeking applications from laid-off workers to receive one of 25 scholarships for project management certification. The scholarships, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will cover the cost of the project management education from approved…

Paula West, city of Phoenix International Relations Office executive director, was elected to her second three-year term on the board of directors of Sister Cities International and also elected to the boards executive committee at the recent Sister Cities International…

SACRAMENTO, California (AFNS) -- Officials from the Air Force and Sacramento County, together with McClellan Business Park and environmental regulators celebrated the largest property transfer to date Aug. 12 at the former McClellan Air Force Base here. The ceremony marked…