H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C., a leading global private equity firm, announced today the successful sale of Stream Holdings Corporation (“Stream”) to Global BPO Services Corp. (now known as Stream Global Services, Inc.), a publicly traded company for $200 million in cash plus adjustments.
Stream is a leading global provider of technical support and other business process outsourcing [...]
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida’s (BCBSF) philanthropic affiliate, recently awarded UNIDAD/Miami Beach Hispanic Community Center a two-year grant totaling $80,000 to support children’s oral health. The Miami Beach Children’s Oral Health Initiative, sponsored by the North Beach Health Coalition, will administer the program. Organizers designed the [...]
New College announced Monday its students have received three Fulbright Fellowships and one alternate for 2006. This year’s winners bring the college’s total to 23 awards in 12 years.
Two current students and an alumnus have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for Germany in 2006-07 and a fourth student has been named an alternate for a Fulbright [...]
Hazelwood Christian Church has awarded 14 C. Darrell and Edith L. Jones Scholarships to local students for the 2006-07 academic year.
The scholarship is named for C. Darrell Jones, a longtime local insurance agent and well-known high school and collegiate athlete who died in 1981, and Edith L. Jones, his wife and longtime local teacher who [...]
Being a twin or a triplet is not always easy. But it can have advantages, such as sharing close-knit bonds, confusing people who cannot tell you apart — and even earning a discount toward college expenses.
Beginning in the fall, Wilson College of Chambersburg will offer undergraduate scholarships for twins and triplets. The scholarships will cover [...]
The Greater North Miami Chamber of Commerce and city of North Miami are sponsoring a pageant next month where contestants will vie for scholarships and gifts.
The Miss North Miami Pageant USA event April 1 will feature women ages 18 to 24 who live within a 75-mile radius of the city. It will include a [...]