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Connect connects Iowa Iowa Association of Regional Councils, access to high-speed Internet to improve acceptance and use by the State

Des Moines, IA (Nasdaq) 20 January 2012

Today Connect Iowa and Iowa Association of Regional Councils (IARC) has to raise a new partnership announced to launch a state “Connected” Community Involvement Program to broadband access, adoption and use. High-speed Internet is the key to gaining quality jobs, improving education, the people is in contact with state services and the quality of the buildings all around better life. In collaboration with Connect Iowa, members of the Iowa Association of Regional Councils taking over the expansion of the reach of broadband in their communities.

Last week

took the staff of the Regional Council of Governments (COG) from around the state an intensive week of training Connect Iowa and began, teams of local leaders who contribute to the plan for the expansion of broadband would shape their community. These leaders to return home this week with a new mission-critical. Revitalize their communities through the expansion of broadband

“Getting all of Iowa, coupled with high-quality broadband communications is vital for the economic development of our country. Iowa councils of government, in collaboration with IARC, will get up the engine of the initiative and Iowa Connect operating system in each of their regions,” says Iowa Association of Regional Councils Executive Director Nichole Warren. “You reach community leaders and asked them to local planning teams.”

Iowa announced last week

Close the formation of a new advisory board of the broadband that help guide and support this new initiative.

“We are pleased to join together with the IARC working in the communities,” says program director Amy cooler Connect Iowa. “Change is happening locally and through the development of our relations with suppliers and local leaders and combination that have the intelligence we have collected through our programs and research, we can identify solutions that best fit the community.”

Connected is an initiative in the community based on broadband access, adoption and use to accelerate. The advantages which helps the certification process for communities through a process of evaluation, benchmarking and planning, participants to identify the technological strengths of their community and the challenges and help local community members in the game options.

“Connected Connect Iowa Community program is a great opportunity for cities and regions by the state to assess its scope and to find real solutions,” said cooler. “The goal is to put the tools in the hands of the community to help provide a detailed assessment of what local needs are real, and then create a plan for the information to the community as efficiently as possible. It could be updated school network or access to a community without services, but the best part is that each plan is tailored to the specific needs of each region and its landscape. “

Who better

with interest in bringing broadband households and local businesses are invited to join in the efforts of community planning. For more information on participating, please contact akuhlers cooler in (a) connectiowa (dot) org or 515-421-2561.

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About Iowa: Iowa Connect is a subsidiary of Connected Nation and operates as a non-profit organization in the state of Iowa to promote broadband access, adoption and use. The Economic Development Authority Iowa (Ieda) is leading the initiative to access broadband Internet services in rural Iowa Iowa Connect rise was working through the state with all broadband providers in Iowa to create maps commissioned detailed broadband and the development of a state plan for the deployment and diffusion of broadband. For more information, see:. Http: / / www.connectiowa.org

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Compromising is a very important part of life without which it is very difficult to sustain happiness in our lives. But is it right to compromise in situations which can be improved without much hassle? Such is the situation of our living space. If we want to improve our

IKEA Unveils 2012 Catalog with Focus on New, Innovative Solutions to Help Improve Life at Home

IKEA 2012 Catalog Cover

Conshohocken, PA (PRWEB) July 19, 2011

IKEA, the Life Improvement Store, today announces the launch of the IKEA 2012 Catalog in the United States starting this August. Understanding the many factors influencing how people live and use their homes today, IKEA has filled this year’s catalog with innovative ways to improve life at home by offering new solutions to life’s everyday challenges, including smarter use of space. Additionally, to make it even easier to find inspiration and ideas for updating one’s personal space, IKEA is introducing new digital tools, including a Catalog iPad application and a new design-focused Twitter handle, @DesignByIKEA. IKEA also plans to launch a design blog and photo-sharing community in August to further inspire and engage with home design enthusiasts.

“Whether looking for solutions to save time or money, create space for family, or to be more sustainable, IKEA is committed to helping meet various design needs and dreams by making one’s space do more,” says Marty Marston, Product Public Relations Manager, IKEA U.S. “As the Life Improvement Store, our goal is to provide tools, products and solutions, at an affordable price, to help our customers address their unique challenges and to better enjoy life at home.”

In the 2012 catalog, readers will find a strong focus on the IKEA commitment to create a better life at home through:

    Functional (and affordable) design: Double duty products that deliver more function such as KIVIK sofa and seating series (page 57, loveseat and chaise $ 978.00) that offer built-in storage in addition to durability and good looks. The KIVIK even comes in “easy to take home” packaging, saving more on transport and delivery.

    Sustainable design: Innovative production techniques call for fewer resources and help reduce waste. The materials for STUVA storage boxes (page 275, storage bench with box $ 99.00 each) are produced using the innovative “board on stiles” production method, making them not only faster to manufacture but also lighter in weight, resulting in fewer shipments and more savings passed along to the customer. Speaking of savings, our new expanded LED lighting range, including our TIVED work lamp (page 349, $ 29.99), help reduce household energy use (LED lighting is about 85% more efficient than incandescent lighting).

    Smart design: Creative storage and organization solutions to help organize even the smallest spaces, such as the LILLÅNGEN smart sink (page 204, single bowl sink $ 49.99) with specially designed plumbing components that maximize space for storage underneath bathroom cabinets. IKEA also helps you work in new pieces with your current style, with products like the HEMNES secretary with add-on unit (page 245, $ 449.00 for grey/brown), combining traditional looks in a cozy workstation – complete with built-in cable management for collecting cables and cords out of sight – that fits right in with your living room.

2012 marks the 61st anniversary of the first IKEA catalog. This year, the catalog will be available in 59 printed editions, in 31 languages and in 39 countries. Starting in August, consumers can request a copy of the 2012 catalog, as well as sign up for inspirational emails and mobile text messages, at http://www.getmycatalog.com/2012; view the catalog online at http://onlinecatalog.ikea-usa.com/US/en/2012/IKEA_Catalog/; or download the new iPad application to browse on the go.

For additional inspiration, consumers can visit the new design-focused IKEA Twitter handle, @DesignByIKEA, “Like” IKEA on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/IKEAUSA, and starting in August, visit “Design by IKEA,” the new IKEA design blog, and “Share Space,” a new photo-sharing community (more information/link coming soon!).

For Press: Please visit our multi-media release at http://www.Catalog2012.com for downloadable press information on the IKEA 2012 catalog, select hi-res product images, an embeddable catalog widget, and additional background materials.

ABOUT IKEA

IKEA strives to be ‘The Life Improvement Store,’ and since its 1943 founding in Sweden, has offered home furnishings of good design and function, at low prices so the majority of people can afford them. There are currently more than 320 IKEA stores in 38 countries, including 37 in the U.S. IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings company, incorporates sustainable efforts into day-to-day business and supports initiatives that benefit children and the environment. For more information, go to IKEA-USA.com.

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Conshohocken, PA (Business Wire) 14 September 2010

IKEA Store Best Quality of Life, today announced the launch of Consumer Project Better Quality of Life, a program designed to educate, inspire and empower people, their lives and the lives of others in their community to . improve The national program consists of the Life Improvement sabbatical competition to which a person has the chance to win a year off * one year (worth $ 100,000) to improve the lives of others, a series of free seminars Life Improvement Store for Consumers to stay at IKEA in the U.S., and a better quality of Life Challenge staff, the employees of IKEA (employees) can come away from participating in local initiatives. From today, people visiting the website of Project Better Quality of Life (www.thelifeimprovementproject.com) for more information about these programs and start a better life for themselves.

Life Improvement Project supports the platform of the new company, Life Improvement Store, an idea developed to communicate the core business vision and mission to create a better everyday life for many people. This approach will also apply to the public through a national advertising campaign, “made by” that began on a national cable line, and print media and local media on 29 introduced August 2010.

as “The Little Shop of Better Quality of Life” to deepen, our relationship with consumers and offer new opportunities – beyond our products and services – to support projects to life in the country and also improve “Leontyne, said Green, Marketing Manager, IKEA North America. ” We are happy the project is The Best Quality of Life Start – competition, seminars and employee Challenge – so really this new initiative into being a tangible way.

Details

better quality of life are part of the project:

Life Improvement Contest Gap: Understand that people may be the desire to create a positive force in their community, but not the time or resources to do this is IKEA offers a unique competition for a person taking a sabbatical to win * (a value $ 100,000) to advance a project that the lives of others and share your experience with the world improved. From 14 September to 8 November 2010, interested parties submit their proposals for the improvement of living conditions in Online www.thelifeimprovementproject.com. Five finalists will be applications that will be by a jury and the winner determined by public voting and to 31 January 2011, announced selected.
* NOTE: The Grand Prize winner is not required to take a leave of absence from work. If the Grand Prize winner chooses to take leave from his job to work on your project, you may use part of the award for living expenses.

Life Improvement Seminars Store: IKEA understands the challenges that people in their daily life at home and a series of free seminars 51 Life Improvement Store in host stores across the country to customers with the tools, inspiration and ideas for products offer to help people improve their lives at home. These seminars will be conducted by experts from 13 publications, including Family Circle and its partners the University of Essen, cooking light, Ready Made and This Old House. In addition, the seminars will be offered in select stores, provided expert coaching for O, The Oprah Magazine. The free seminars, on the kick-off stores 9th October 2010 and runs until 24 July 2011. Information Seminars Life Improvement Store – published in www.thelifeimprovementproject.com – including dates and places.

Life Improvement staff task: the vision of the company commits to creating a better everyday life for many people, IKEA employees are dedicated to a positive force in their communities. IKEA is proposed to support a better quality of life of employees to 10,000 € per internal challenge to the five winners of the community projects by teams of employees across the country. This challenge IKEA gives employees the opportunity to earn more resources and support a local charity / cause of your choice. This challenge was launched 8th September 2010, and reached more than 13,000 employees in the U.S. IKEA The five winning projects of the municipality to determine the 8th December 2010.

“made by” Campaign Advertising: The Advertising Agency of IKEA and the idea behind the concept of Quality of Life Store, Ogilvy & Mather created shows an integrated marketing campaign, like normal people – The Johnson, Garcia and others – create opportunities for individual life “made by” and IKEA “designed for” help, your home life better. The new campaign, titled “Made by” began on 29 August 2010 on national cable and will run throughout the year in the national press, online media and local.

More information about the life of Improvement Project, including visit of the Life Improvement Gap Competition and Life Improvement Store seminars, www.thelifeimprovementproject.com.

About IKEA

It currently has more than 300 IKEA stores in 38 countries, including 37 in the U.S. Since its founding in 1943 in Sweden, IKEA, the world’s leading furniture companies have home furnishings and accessories of good design and quality at prices so low that most people can afford offered. TIME Magazine list of IKEA as one of the eight corporate awareness of the global environment. IKEA sustained efforts in the daily business and continuously supports initiatives that benefit such children and environmental causes. For more information go to IKEA-USA.com.

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