PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Wire will celebrate its 50th anniversary on October 2nd, and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter encourages all Philadelphians to join him in congratulating Business Wire on their Golden Anniversary.
The Mayor presented George Mucci, Business Wire’s Regional Manager for Philadelphia, with a citation congratulating Business Wire on the work they’ve done locally and globally.
“Business Wire is a company that truly thinks globally and acts locally,” said Mucci. “It’s extremely rewarding to have been part of such a dynamic organization for the past 15 years, to serve the business community of Philadelphia and to be able to bring the support of a global company like Business Wire to clients in our region.”
Lee Marshall, Business Wire VP for Industry Alliances added: “Through our close relationships with industry associations, both nationally and locally, like NIRI (National Investor Relations Institute), PRSA (Public Relations Society of America), PPRA (Philadelphia Public Relations Association), PBPRS (Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society), IABC (International Association of Business Communicators), Pennsylvania BIO, BIO NJ, and others, Business Wire has positioned itself as a valuable partner in the communications industry. This is evident in the consultative approach we take with our clients, and prospective clients.”
To commemorate the anniversary, Business Wire's Philadelphia bureau will co-sponsor a program with the Philadelphia chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) on October 6th.
Today, Business Wire, the only remaining press release wire with a full-service presence in Philadelphia, provides local sales and editorial support, top-notch client services, in-house technical support for online newsroom products, NewsHQ and InvestorHQ, and an editorial staff that averages over 8 years experience.
Business Wire was founded in San Francisco on October 2, 1961 by Lorry I. Lokey. The Philadelphia office opened its doors in 1989. Business Wire Philadelphia serves public and private companies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The company was purchased by Warren Buffet and became part of The Berkshire Hathaway companies in 2006.
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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