Client News - page 11

Through our expertise in media relations and the many relationships we have built, we have received media coverage for our clients in a variety of local, regional and national publications.

Ocean Honda Opens Up Shop in New 42,000-Square-Foot Home

Publication: The Santa Cruz Sentinel
March 18, 2009

Ocean Honda moved from the Capitola Auto Mall to a brand new location on Soquel Drive. This front page story was a result of our pitch to the Santa Cruz Sentinel and focused on the new location, complete with green building concepts, a 28 bay service [...]

Manning, Griffey Jr. Coming to AT&T

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
January 21, 2009

A press release was sent out with information for the shuttle that will be stopping at Cannery Row, Fisherman's Wharf and Downtown Monterey during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The information was perfectly positioned in an in depth article [...]

Salinas Sees Boronda Meadows as a Boon

Publication: The Salinas Californian
January 12, 2009

This story explains the benefits the City of Salinas will gain from Nestech's development, Boronda Meadows. It also writes on the status of the development and the project team. The article includes two colored pictures of the Boronda Meadows [...]

In New President, MIIS Also Gets an Economist

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
January 8, 2009

This article introduces MIIS' new president, Sunder Ramaswamy. It provides a brief overview of his expert opinion on the current economic situation and then goes on to explain the relationship between Middlebury University, MIIS and Ramaswamy's role [...]

Santana Ranch Vision Shared with Public

Publication: The Weekend Pinnacle
December 19, 2008

This front page story provides an overview of the proposed Santana Ranch master community. It discusses the community meetings that were held, the resulting opinions of the community and the status of the project. The article also includes two large [...]

Holiday Party Brightens a Rainy Day

Publication: The Santa Cruz Sentinel
December 15, 2008

The resort's Cultural Committee held a special holiday party for 30 members of the Boys & Girls Club just before Christmas. The article outlines the details of the party, which included stocking and cookie decorating, pictures with Santa Claus and a [...]

Substance Abuse Can Hide

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
November 20, 2008

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded a grant to the Natividad Medical Center to develop and implement a substance abuse training program for the hospital's resident physicians and other community health care providers [...]

Natividad ER Cuts Wait Time

Publication: The Salinas Californian
November 2, 2008

APR distributed a press release regarding the change in wait time at the Natividad Medical Center, which resulted in this article. Over the past year the hospital has implemented changes in the Emergency Room that have decreased the wait time for [...]

Panel Analyzes Candidates

Publication: The Salinas Californian
October 31, 2008

Four experts from the Monterey Institute of International Studies participated in a panel discussion and broke down the economic, social and policy differences between candidates Obama and McCain. The lone republican on the panel got the most [...]

Natividad Starts Its Own Literacy Program

Publication: The Salinas Californian
September 24, 2008

In an effort to improve the well being of patients at Natividad Medical Center outside the hospital the Natividad Medical Foundation launched a new hospital wide literacy program – "Natividad Reads!". The article included information about how the [...]

Out of the Shadows

Publication: The Santa Cruz Sentinel
September 18, 2008

Boyhood Shadows: "I swore I'd Never Tell" is a documentary film produced by Terri DeBono and Steve Rosen of Mac & Ava Motion Pictures. This groundbreaking documentary sheds light on just how common male childhood sexual abuse is, the secret these [...]

Checking Out

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
September 9, 2008

This feature article highlights Robert DeVoe's career as he approaches his last days before retiring at General Manager of the Portola Hotel and Spa. It discusses his 15 years at the hotel, the changes that have taken place during his tenure and [...]

A MIIS Opportunity – The Herald's View Opinion Page

Publication: The Monterey County Herald
August 31, 2008

The Ladies Professional Golf Association announced that they would require that the players on the women's tour know how to speak English. This announcement stirred up quite a bit of discussion in the golf community. The Monterey Institute of [...]

Race Nights on Cannery Row

Publication: Monterey County Weekly
July 17 - 23, 2008

Race Nights on the Row is an annual tradition that coincides with the MotoGP races at the Madza Laguna Seca Raceway. This two-night block party on Cannery Row was chosen as a Monterey County Weekly "Hot Pick." Race Nights on the Row features vintage [...]

Cooking up a hot career

Publication: Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
June 2008

Keriann Von Raesfeld is interviewed in this in-depth feature storyabout what it's like to be a young, award-winning culinary student. She discusses her two most recent victories, the National Young Chef Rotisseurs and the Best Young Cook in the [...]