Clients in the News
Beer Institute President Discusses Beer’s Special Place in the Holiday Season
WTVN
December 22, 2011
Beer Institute President Joe McClain discusses beer’s special place in the holiday season with WTVN radio-Columbus, Ohio.
Kenya UN envoy seeks US help on Somalia
AFP
November 15, 2011
Kenya’s UN envoy on Tuesday courted support from Washington for his country’s campaign against Islamist Shebab rebels in southern Somalia. “We would love to see the international community, with the US right up there, engaging in Somalia in ways in … More →
World wine regions, chefs and consumers support truth-in labeling efforts
Napa Valley Register
October 20, 2011
Napa Valley Vintners joined representatives from Paso Robles, Sonoma and 12 other international wine regions gathered in New York Wednesday to announce a growing consumer demand for truth-in-labeling on wine labels. The wine regions are all signatories to the Joint … More →
The Lessons of Prohibition
The Hill
October 19, 2011
Television viewers are being treated to another fascinating documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns, which focuses on one of the worst public policy decisions of the last century: Prohibition. The series illustrates how the 18th amendment – in outlawing the manufacture, … More →
Magid: Kenya seeks high-tech solution to poverty
Huffington Post
October 10, 2011
With an average salary of under $800 a year, Kenya is ranked near the bottom when it comes to per capita income. But, if Bitange Ndemo has his way, the country will use technology as its ladder to prosperity. Ndemo, … More →
88% in poll say they’re worried about retirement
USA TODAY
October 6, 2011
Retirement worries continue to grow, and the cloud of pessimism has blanketed all Americans. Last month, 88% of 800 registered voters said they were concerned about maintaining a comfortable standard of living in retirement, up from 73% last year, says … More →
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on the Famine in Somalia
Foreign Affairs
September 30, 2011
East Africa and the Horn of Africa are experiencing a devastating drought — the worst in 60 years. This emergency presents both a challenge and an opportunity. The United Nations estimates that 750,000 people in Somalia alone could die without … More →
Kenya’s Answer To Corruption In Government: Digitalization
The Wall Street Journal
September 22, 2011
Laws and good intentions may only go so far in eliminating corruption from government, while digitization packs a more potent punch, according to a Kenyan government official. Though there was some resistance to the idea of opening up official records … More →
Robots are a boon for the economy
Politico
August 19, 2011
Manufacturing made the United States a global economic superpower over the past 50 years. Most people don’t realize that a key reason for this success was the early advances in robotic technology that allowed U.S. factories to produce more quickly … More →
A New Prohibition?
Food and Drink Quarterly
July 18, 2011
EVERY DAY, MORE THAN ONE million Americans who make up our nation’s beer industry go to work and help drive what has become one of the most successful sectors of our nation’s economy. More than 1,800 brewing related establishments – … More →
