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AT&T Drives Home a Win for One Lucky Sweeps Winner and Three Friends for VIP Access to AT&T National |
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With one quick text message, die-hard golf fan Don Landrum of Texas was today named the winner of the AT&T* “Favorite Foursome” AT&T National Sweepstakes, granting him and three friends front-row access to watch golf’s finest tee off over July 4 weekend.
“I enjoy watching PGA tournaments on TV and I’ve always wanted to see the players live in action,” said Landrum of West, Texas. “Thanks to this opportunity from AT&T, my wife, two friends and I are making my dream a reality. And what’s cooler is that I was able to enter using text messaging — which I use several times a day.”
Between June 8 and June 22, AT&T invited golf-lovers to enter for the chance to win four VIP tickets to the final two days of the 2009 AT&T National Tournament. Landrum, who entered the sweepstakes via text message, along with three friends will receive VIP tickets to the AT&T National, round-trip travel to and from the event, hotel accommodations, $400 spending cash to purchase merchandise on-site, and exclusive access to tournament events between June 30 and July 5 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.
Connecting fans with the technology they love most, AT&T offered a variety of ways to enter to win the “Fan Favorite Foursome” sweepstakes, including entry through AT&T’s page on Facebook and via text message, in which all wireless users across carriers could enter to win by texting TRIP** to 21234 from their wireless phone. Alternative free methods not requiring texting were also available through mail-in participation.
“We’re pleased to give Don and his friends VIP access to a premier golf tournament this year – the AT&T National,” said Tim McGhee, executive director, AT&T Corporate Sponsorships. “We opened the contest to text message entries and notified Don about the exciting news via e-mail. Using these channels, we have been able to engage and excite more golf fans than ever before, and we’re excited to continue to use them to bring our fans closer to the action in the future, too.”
**No purchase necessary. Standard text messaging rates apply. For details and the Official Rules of the Sweepstakes, including alternate method of entry, visit www.att.net/golf.
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Galloway Research Service is YOUR Voice in San Antonio |
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For over forty years, Galloway Research Service has directed many of the businesses that service San Antonio. Now Galloway wants you to know that the driving forces behind the decisions these businesses make come from the opinions you voice.
Both national and local entities that have an impact on you come to Galloway Research Service, and with good reason. Galloway has the cutting edge technology that their clients are looking for, as well as the status of being South Texas’ oldest and largest full service marketing and opinion research firm. Most importantly, Galloway has an unmatched company personality that keeps clients coming back.
The point of contact between these companies, and your opinion is what Galloway calls the Opinion Center. There are myriad reasons for San Antonian’s to appreciate Galloway, all of which can’t be covered in one article. However, one of the most impressive is the Opinion Center experience.
For starters, you’ll walk into a comfortable environment with complimentary food, drinks, snacks and a professional, friendly staff. Once the session starts, you enter a facility where you can relax and let your thoughts flow. You will be introduced to products and new initiatives that no one else in San Antonio, or perhaps the nation knows about. Once you’ve finished, there’s a good chance you’ll leave with an envelope of money for your time.
The complete Opinion Center experience is not just fun and games. While you are expressing yourself, CEO’s and upper level representatives of the companies that serve you are directly recording your opinions. A Galloway Research representative expressed the importance of your voice: “Galloway Research makes sure your opinions are heard and we want to hear from every one so that the decisions made by executives of companies or even by the government is a reflection of what people truly think and how they feel.”
Do you qualify? Chances are if you’re reading this, you do. In fact, there is a study for everyone. To get in, you can call Galloway or go on-line. They have a website dedicated to those who want to become respondents without talking on the phone. That’s why, if you want your voice heard, Galloway Research Service is the avenue for you.
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San Antonio Importer Establishes Pilot Project from China to San Antonio via Lazaro Cardenas |
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – GrassRoots Imports, a San Antonio importer of furniture from China, has successfully begun a pilot project moving twelve 40-foot containers from the Ports of Ningbo, Shenzhen, Dalian, and Yantian, China to San Antonio, Texas. "We are pleased with the results of this pilot thus far,” said Lorena Oliva- Guillén, import manager for GrassRoots Imports. "An additional ten containers are now being processed for the pilot shipment through this corridor.” "We are excited for GrassRoots Imports," commented Jorge Canavati, Vice President of Business Development for Port San Antonio. “We have been working with this company for over two years on this project. Our efforts are now bearing fruit. The Lázaro Cardenas-San Antonio corridor is proving to be a good niche for small and medium sized shippers and receivers in San Antonio and our region. This is globalization at its finest.” Port San Antonio recently developed a new intermodal service serving the China-Lázaro Cardenas-San Antonio corridor. This is in addition to what has already been in place for over two years. It is operated by LIT Comercio Internacional, a logistics company located in San Luis Potosí, México, and H&T International, a logistics company based in Hong Kong, China. “We are proud of the fact that our customer, GrassRoots Imports, is satisfied with the pilot.” said Alejandro Ortiz-Aviña, Vice President of Sales for LIT Comercio Internacional. “We will soon be making an announcement at Port San Antonio to formally launch the new service.” For more information please contact Rafael Aviles, Public Information Officer for Port San Antonio at (210) 362-7805. |
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Wells Fargo and Wachovia Merger Completed |
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Creating North America’s Most Extensive Financial Services Company, Coast-to-Coast in Community Banking San Francisco — Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) said today it has completed its merger with Wachovia Corporation, effective December 31, 2008, creating North America’s most extensive distribution system for financial services with 11,000 stores, 12,260 ATMs, wellsfargo.com and Wells Fargo PhoneBankSM. Beginning today, Wells Fargo and Wachovia customers have free use of all of the company’s combined ATMs.
Wells Fargo now has community banks in 39 states and the District of Columbia and is #1 in deposit market share in 18 of those states plus the District of Columbia.* It also is #1 in the U.S. in community banking presence (6,650 stores), small business lending, middle market commercial banking, agriculture lending, commercial real estate lending, commercial real estate brokerage, and bank-owned insurance brokerage. It is #2 in banking deposits in the U.S., home mortgage originations and servicing, retail brokerage (number of financial advisors), and debit card. Wells Fargo is one of America’s largest private employers with 276,000 team members.
“This merger creates what we believe will be a very compelling value proposition for our team members, customers, communities and shareholders with significant potential for even more market share growth,” said Wells Fargo President and CEO John Stumpf. “Our team members can benefit from even more professional development opportunities across a much broader geography. Our customers can benefit from greater convenience and a better value for entrusting us with more of their business. Our communities can benefit because we want to be a leading contributor of financial, human and social capital in every community in which we do business. Our shareholders can benefit because of the exciting growth opportunities created by this merger. We’re being very thoughtful and deliberate in our three-year merger integration. Just as we did with the very successful Norwest-Wells Fargo merger integration a decade ago, we’ll take the time to do it right for our customers, always putting their interests first by seeking to satisfy all their financial needs and helping them succeed financially.”
Pat Callahan, an executive vice president and head of the Company’s merger transition, said Wachovia customers will continue to see the Wachovia brand in their banking stores and communities for the near future. “The key to a successful integration will be our ability to provide outstanding customer service throughout the integration,” said Callahan. “So we’re going to take our time and do this right. Wells Fargo and Wachovia customers should continue banking as they do today — using the same bank accounts, payment coupons, online sign-on, credit cards, ATM cards and check cards, checks and banking stores. We’re committed to keeping customers informed of all significant changes before they happen.”
At closing, Wells Fargo acquired all outstanding shares of common stock of Wachovia in a stock-for-stock transaction. Wachovia shareholders received 0.1991 shares of Wells Fargo common stock in exchange for each share of Wachovia common stock they owned. Shares of each outstanding series of Wachovia preferred stock were converted into shares (or fractional shares) of a corresponding series Wells Fargo preferred stock having substantially the same rights and preferences. As a result of the transaction, Wells Fargo acquired all of Wachovia Corporation and its businesses and obligations, including all of its banking deposits.
With Wachovia, Wells Fargo for the first time has a Community Banking presence in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington D.C.
Wachovia’s stock symbol “WB” was retired effective December 31, 2008. Wells Fargo stock trades under the symbol WFC. For more information about the merger, visit www.wellsfargo.com.
Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.4 trillion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through almost 11,000 stores and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has the highest possible credit rating, “Aaa,” from Moody’s Investors Service and the highest credit rating given to a U.S. bank, “AA+,” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
* Deposit data as of June 30, 2008 (pro forma for acquisitions; excludes deposits greater than $500mm in a single banking store.) |
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