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04/30/2009
Relying on reports from online security experts, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent e-mails and Web sites trying to take advantage of the current swine flu outbreak.
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02/05/2009
Congress has approved a four-month delay in plans to switch to all digital television transmission. The deadline was delayed over concerns about a shortage of converter boxes and lingering consumer confusion. Now, on June 12 broadcasters will be required by law to turn off their analog signals.
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10/21/2008
WORCESTER, MA — October 21, 2008 — Chris Hansen, correspondent for NBC News’ Dateline NBC, will share advice on avoiding online identity thieves, scammers, and other predators as the keynote speaker for Better Business Bureau of Central New England, Inc.’s annual Torch Awards Banquet on Oct. 29 at the Crowne Plaza in Worcester. Hansen will share tips culled from his well-known investigative reports for Dateline NBC including “To Catch an ID Thief” and other international investigations.
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10/14/2008
October 14, 2008 – Better Business Bureau (BBB) announced today that it will begin using an updated version of its BBB Reliability Reports™, which will feature a revised ratings scale, replacing the current scale of “satisfactory” and “unsatisfactory” with a more detailed A+ through F letter-grade scale in January.
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10/08/2008
Limited sponsorship opportunities for the 2008 BBB Torch Awards Banquet featuring Dateline NBC-s Chris Hansen still exist, but time is running out. The BBB Torch Awards Banquet is an annual celebration of local businesses, recognizing two BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics winners, a BBB Student Ethics scholarship, and long-term BBB Accredited Businesses celebrating milestone anniversaries of their commitment to ethical business practices when joining BBB. Hansen will deliver a timely address on "Protecting Yourself from Online Predators," educating audience members on avoiding scams and keeping teens safe on the Internet. This year-s event will be held Oct. 29 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Worcester.
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10/01/2008
Chris Hansen, correspondent for Dateline NBC, will enlighten attendees at BBB’s Torch Award Banquet on how to avoid online predators. Hansen is well known for his Dateline series “To Catch a Predator” tracking sexual deviants who target teens online, as well as for reports tracking identity thieves and other online scammers. His experiences and advice on avoiding these criminals will be the focus of his keynote address at the BBB banquet, which is open to the public, on Oct. 29 at the Crowne Plaza in Worcester.
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09/25/2008
Brendan Burke, a senior at Burncoat High School in Worcester, has been chosen the 2008 winner of Better Business Bureau of Central New England, Inc.'s prestigious Student Ethics Award Scholarship recognizing his high commitment to school and to the community. Mr. Burke, along with BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics winners Home Staff, LLC of Worcester and JM Remodeling of Webster, will be honored at the annual BBB Torch Awards Banquet on October 29 at the Crowne Plaza in Worcester. The public is invited to attend the dinner and speech by Dateline NBC Correspondent Chris Hansen to celebrate the award winners’ commitment to ethical practices.
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09/10/2008
BBB of Central New England announced today that two area businesses have been chosen to receive the distinguished and coveted Torch Award for marketplace ethics. They are Home Staff, LLC, of Worcester, and JM Remodeling of Webster.
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08/27/2008
Dateline NBC is famous for straightforward news and investigative reporting - especially under the prowess of Chris Hansen, a super-sleuth investigative reporter who uncovers the seediest operators known to society. On October 29, 2008, Hansen will address what will be a capacity business crowd at the Crowne Plaza Hotel about what it takes to track and find such social deviants and expose them to the public. You might say he's going to educate the crowd on what it takes to sniff out and avoid such characters. It's all part of the 2008 BBB Torch Awards, hosted by Better Business Bureau of Central New England (BBB).
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08/26/2008
The Better Business Bureau of Central New England is pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy B. Cahalen as the new President and CEO.
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08/13/2008
The Better Business Bureau of Central New England, Inc. (BBB) announced today that Dateline NBC's Chris Hansen will visit Worcester to honor a local business from the Worcester area for its strong ethical treatment of consumers in the marketplace. The event will take place on October 29, 2008, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Worcester.
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04/23/2008
2008 Western Massachusetts Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics winner and Student Ethics Award winner announced.
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03/18/2008
A number of Better Business Bureaus (BBBs) throughout the United States are reporting that they are receiving calls from concerned seniors regarding questionable telemarketing pitches they are receiving from a company calling itself Pronto Medical.
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03/07/2008
Save the date, and now's the time to nominate! BBB Western Massachusetts Torch Awards and Golf Tournament: May 12, 2008.
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03/04/2008
Wednesday March 5, 2008, 5-7 p.m.
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