CHICAGO Commodity and Ingredient Hedging, LLC (CIH), the purveyor of customized price management consulting and educational services, today announced that all of their educational seminars qualify attendees to receive accounting CPE credits through the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).

ATLANTA Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) announced today that Wiley-Sybex will be the exclusive, worldwide publisher of the Official CWNP Program Study Guides. The first releases of the series are the CWNA® – Certified Wireless Network Administrator Study Guide, 2^nd Edition and the CWTS® - Certified Wireless Technology Specialist. Both of these releases will be available Q1 of 2009.

GOLDEN, Colo. Coors Light announced today that it will sponsor the 29^th Annual Florida Classic presented by State Farm. As part of its sponsorship, Coors Light will create game excitement for Classic fans who are 21 and older with the Florida Classic FanFare-Coors Light Zone. The Zone will be open on game day and features an interactive EA Sports MADDEN gaming center.

GOLDEN, Colo. The nation’s first aerospace business incubator opened it doors today at the Colorado School of Mines, positioning the state as a global economic center for the commercialization of space-derived technologies.

LOS ANGELES In an effort to improve the quality of health communication and health journalism in Los Angeles and across the country, The California Endowment has awarded two major grants to programs directed by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.

NORFOLK, Va. Thirty students at the Culinary Institute of Virginia, the School of Culinary Arts at ECPI College of Technology, will race against the clock—and each other—in a Mystery Basket culinary competition November 21, from 8 am until 12:30 pm. Two-person teams will have 90 minutes to prepare a three-course meal that will be judged by local culinary professionals. And what will they be cooking? Not even the competitors know!

AUSTIN, Texas Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AAA' rating to the Bryan Independent School District, Texas' (BISD, or the district) $28 million unlimited tax school building bonds, series 2008, based on a guaranty provided by the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF), whose insurer financial strength is rated 'AAA' by Fitch. In addition, Fitch has also assigned an underlying 'AA-' rating to the series 2008 bonds and affirms the underlying 'AA-' rating on the district's approximately $137 million in outstanding unlimited tax bonds. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Murad, Inc. announced today that it has joined the El Segundo Chamber in offering a grant donation as part of the region’s Teacher Mini-Grant Program. Designed to fund the purchase of special materials not allocated in school budgets, Murad’s donation will help fund a teacher’s request for important classroom resources.

CINCINNATI Carew International, a leader in sales training and development, has announced its 2009 schedule for open enrollment training seminars:

PORTLAND, Ore. The creators of www.MrsP.com, a technologically-innovative children’s entertainment website celebrating books and reading, announced today that they selected Oregon-based talent to build the majority of their new site. MrsP.com stars actress Kathy Kinney, who played Mimi on the hit sitcom “The Drew Carey Show,” and is created by Kinney, Clay Graham, a Hollywood writer and producer, and Dana Plautz, a former executive at Hanna-Barbera. Both Graham and Plautz currently reside in Portland and felt it was important to tap into local talent to help www.MrsP.com come to life.

CHICAGO Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and BTS have won awards from both Training magazine and Brandon Hall for their jointly developed Accenture Enterprise Senior Manager Core Program.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. The MIT Media Laboratory today announced the creation of the Center for Future Storytelling, made possible through a seven-year, $25-million commitment from Plymouth Rock Studios, a major motion picture and television studio, which will open in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 2010.

PHOENIX The lack of available credit and desire to spend in today’s economy has caused individuals to hold on to their cars longer. JD Power & Associates recently reported that consumers are keeping their vehicles four months longer in 2008 compared with 2007, up from 67 months to 71 months.

NEW YORK The World Business Forum (www.wbfny.com) is proud to announce that George Lucas, legendary producer, director and screenwriter, has joined an already impressive assembly of global leaders to speak at the 2009 World Business Forum being held on October 6-7, 2009 at Radio City Music Hall ® in New York City.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. As the college football season enters its most exciting time of the year, students and fans don school colors and cheer as their teams go helmet to helmet on the field. Celebrating this competitive spirit, especially as traditional rivals like Michigan and Ohio State play for the 105^th time later this week, Coldwell Banker^® jumps into the fray. The real estate company released its own set of rankings outlining the most expensive and affordable college towns across America in its fourth annual College Home Price Comparison Index (HPCI).

SMYRNA, Tenn. It is always around this time of year when children ask questions parents just can’t answer. Now you can answer how Santa learned to fly: Santa started flying with a Discovery Flight Gift Certificate from Pilot Journey!

HERNDON, Va. K12 Inc. (NYSE:LRN), a leading provider of proprietary, technology-based curriculum and education services created for online delivery to students in kindergarten through 12th grade, today announced its schedule to present at the following investor conferences in November 2008.

DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas The preliminary schedule of sessions and speakers has been announced for the Controversies in Childbirth Conference (www.birthconference.org), the first-ever open forum for voicing diverse opinions in timely discussion and debate, to be held March 27-29, at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

DENVER Friday marked the start of the 2008-2009 University of Colorado men’s basketball season, and for the first time, the “Winning Attitude” program will continue during the season. The program, developed by Qwest Communications, FSN Rocky Mountain and the University of Colorado (CU) will honor four middle school students for their winning attitudes at a CU basketball game in addition to the six honored during the CU football season.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. The importance of planning ahead for higher education has never been more apparent than in 2008, with budget shortfalls impacting education, unemployment rates increasing, and once prosperous industries closing across the country. In light of National Education Week, we encourage you to help your own children start thinking about college and their future NOW, regardless of how far off college might seem. Unfortunately, making plans about college and establishing goals are typically left for middle school and high school age students. Research shows that the earlier you introduce the goal of a college education, and start planning, the more likely your child is to succeed at their higher education. Here are some tips to get your child on the fast track to college: