Excitement builds as the world counts down to the Beijing Olympics, now just little more than a month away. More and more US companies are expanding and venturing into China and the greater Asia-Pacific region; Asian companies are also coming here. Where companies go, PR follows.

HAGATNA, GUAM: Burson-Marsteller is helping the Guam Visitors Bureau develop a new branding campaign that will launch this fall to boost tourism from its key Asia Pacific markets as well as the emerging travel markets of Russia and China.

STOCKHOLM: Cyril Acquisition withdrew its offer to acquire Cision. Cyril said it did not acquire enough Cision stock by the offer's deadline.

Solar energy providers have had to adjust their communications strategy as they seek to educate and engage consumers.

The "official" first day of summer is this Friday, June 20. Traditionally, summer is the time for family vacations and long weekend escapes. This year, the recession and the rising prices of virtually every consumer product seem to have Americans strapped and thinking about staying closer to home this summer.

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The Minneapolis-St. Paul region provides many opportunities for PR professionals.

OAKLAND, CA: Kaiser Permanente selected GolinHarris for a six-figure AOR account to help the healthcare organization communicate the benefits of its operating model, database, and research to a wider audience.

Blake Cahill, SVP of sales and marketing for Visible Technologies, answers a few questions about social media and social media measurement in this week's Expert Q&A.

Much of the 2004 election coverage focused on the the differing concerns and electorates of "red" states and "blue" states, those considered to be solidly Republican or Democratic. So, Dow Jones Insight took a look at how the coverage by mainstream media in those states differed on some of the more controversial domestic "wedge" issues: the environment, same-sex marriage, immigration, abortion, and faith.