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Organizations always seek to build widespread and sustained visibility for its local launch of a new service. Southwest Airlines' [LUV] approach to this task is to hold press events months in advance, as well as… Continued

Aug. 14: Congressional Quarterly, "Using Internet to Find Free or Low-Cost Federal Info," Washington, D.C., 202/887-8620. Aug. 14: National Investor Relations Institute, "Annual Report Seminar," Chicago, 703/506-3570. Aug. 15: National Investor Relations Institute, "Issues in… Continued

Robert Heath, professor of communication and director of the Institute for Issues Management at the University of Houston, Texas, won first place in the research paper competition of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)… Continued

Is your organization facing a brewing disagreement with customers or the community? If litigation is looming, you may wish to consider a less adversarial, and usually less expensive approach: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). In line… Continued

Hundreds of organizations have joined the rush to create Web sites for internal and external audiences. At times overlooked in those efforts are the resources required to maintain sites: to keep content fresh, add new… Continued

Padilla Speer Names 4 VPs Padilla Speer Beardsley (PSB), Minneapolis, promoted four staffers to vice president: Paul Batz, Kathy Burnham, Steve Sterling and Sandy Swanson. (PSB, 612/871-8877) Ketchum Names Associate Directors Ketchum Public Relations named… Continued

Sink To Helm of Wichita Firm Vaughn Sink, president of ad/PR agency Sullivan Higdon Sink, will become chairman and CEO of the firm. The move comes as a result of the decision by agency founder… Continued

Politis Communications, Sandy, Utah, a marketing PR firm specializing in high-tech and bio-medical accounts, has moved to: 65 E. Wadsworth Park Drive, Suite 102, Draper, UT 84020, 801/523-3730. Integrated marketing communications firm Zynyx Marketing Communications,… Continued

Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., had a formidable vision for the future: to re-establish its credibility and pronounce itself a leader in medical excellence. After an 18-month strike over employee contracts at the hospital… Continued

Aug. 6: Amer. Soc. of Ass'n Execs, "Media Relations: Getting Your Message Out for Political Purposes," Washington, 202/626-2713. Aug. 8-9: Public Relations Soc. of Amer., "Building Employee Communication Programs," San Francisco, 212/460-1408. Aug. 10-13. Association… Continued