Yieldex Wins Second Annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge, Receives $100,000 in Cash and Services Credits Plus Investment Offer from Amazon.com - Business Wire - Fri 12:58 am ET
SEATTLE----Amazon Web Services LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. , today announced that Yieldex is the winner of the second annual Amazon Web Services Start-Up Challenge. Yieldex, a company providing forecasting for online advertising inventory, will receive $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web Service credits and an opportunity for an investment offer from Amazon.com.

Second Annual Fore A Cure Golf Tournament Raises $225,000 to Fund Cystinosis Research - Business Wire - Thu 7:54 pm ET
IRVINE, Calif.----The second annual âEuro˜Fore A CureâEuro™ Golf Tournament, a benefit for the Cystinosis Research Foundation of Irvine, Calif., raised $225,000. The Nov. 10, 2008 event at the Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club drew 144 golfers and raised the money through individual and corporate sponsorships, donations and auctions.

Ligand Collaborator GlaxoSmithKline Receives FDA Approval for PROMACTA® - Business Wire - Thu 7:03 pm ET
SAN DIEGO----Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval of GlaxoSmithKlineâEuro™s PROMACTA® for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura who have had an insufficient response to corticosteroids, immunoglobulins or splenectomy.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation Reports Preliminary Approval to Participate in the US Department of Treasury Capital Purchase Program - Business Wire - Thu 3:58 pm ET
GLADSTONE, N.J.----Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation reported that it received preliminary approval as of November 17 from the US Department of Treasury to sell $28,685,000 of preferred stock to Treasury in the Capital Purchase Program.

Skins Closes Private Placement - Business Wire - Thu 2:20 pm ET
NEW YORK----Skins Inc. , a developer of revolutionary, patented, two-part interchangeable footwear, today announced that the Company has accepted subscription agreements for private placement units totaling $811,968 of which $475,000 cash proceeds have been received, $83,218 is derived from offsets against Board fees and consulting fees payable to members of the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors, and anticipated, but not yet received, cash proceeds of $253,750.

Teach for America Chicago and Philadelphia Sites Receive $200,000 Grant from Exelon Foundation - Business Wire - Thu 1:24 pm ET
CHICAGO----The Exelon Foundation awarded $200,000 to Teach For AmericaâEuro™s Chicago and Philadelphia sites. The grant will support Teach For AmericaâEuro™s math and science initiative, which brings outstanding math and science teachers to some of the country's lowest-income communities.

All Pain, No Gain for Convertible Arbitrage Funds in 2008 - Business Wire - Thu 10:25 am ET
NEW YORK----The Convertible Arbitrage sector started the year strong with over half of the funds in the space posting positive returns as of June 1. Today, all funds are in negative territory as Convertible Arbitrage managers have seen six years of performance wiped out in less than six months.