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Interactions Corp. Interfaces With its First GC

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:13:26 GMT

Interactions Corp. Interfaces With its First GC
Corporate Counsel - Jun 12, 2013

Building a legal department at a rapidly expanding company is something that's familiar to Breda, who most recently held the GC post at Zipcar Inc. “I'm the first general counsel and the only attorney, which is pretty similar to how it's been at most ...

LA Breaks Driving Addiction as Bike-Train Commutes Grow: Cars

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:54 GMT

LA Breaks Driving Addiction as Bike-Train Commutes Grow: Cars
Businessweek - 1 hour ago

... combustion-engined and gasoline-powered, is under assault from an array of options: electric cars, hybrids and alternatives like bikes, light-rail and car-sharing plans such as the one operated by Avis Budget Group Inc. (CAR)'s Zipcar Inc. Los ...

Case Says Better to Invest Outside Silicon Valley

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:29:58 GMT

Case Says Better to Invest Outside Silicon Valley
Bloomberg - Jun 17, 2013

Revolution, based in Washington, has invested in coupon-site LivingSocial Inc. and car-sharing provider Zipcar Inc., which Avis Budget Group Inc. (CAR) acquired for $491 million earlier this year.

Case Backs Clothing Startup That Sells Through Facebook

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:45:40 GMT

Case Backs Clothing Startup That Sells Through Facebook
Bloomberg - Jun 13, 2013

Revolution, based in Washington, has also invested in car-sharing service Zipcar Inc. and LivingSocial Inc., the daily deal coupon site.

General Electric named New England's top brand

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:13:18 GMT

General Electric named New England's top brand
Boston Globe - Jun 11, 2013

Zipcar debuted at 23 and was named the company with the most momentum. ... Playskool, a brand of Hasbro Inc. of Pawtucket, R.I.

Enterprise buys I-Go, a car-sharing service

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:13:28 GMT

Enterprise buys I-Go, a car-sharing service
Automotive News - Jun 3, 2013

In January, Avis Budget Group Inc. agreed to buy car-sharing company Zipcar Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., for $491 million. Feigon told Crain's Chicago Business, a sibling publication of Automotive News, that the I-Go deal "will be good for our members ...

Avis Budget Stays Neutral

Wed, 29 May 2013 21:29:37 GMT

Avis Budget Stays Neutral
Zacks.com - May 29, 2013

Avis Budget's urge to exploit new avenues was evident from the recent acquisition of Zipcar Inc., wherein the company widened its offerings from car rental to car sharing.

Ask The Accelerators: Dads in Tech

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:44:26 GMT

Ask The Accelerators: Dads in Tech
Wall Street Journal (blog) - Jun 12, 2013

May 8: Buzzcar CEO and Zipcar co-founder Robin Chase describes how families can balance their fear of risk with their ambitions of starting a company; Angie's List co-founder Angie Hicks discusses how to inspire girls and young women to seriously ...

Enterprise to acquire IGO CarSharing business

Tue, 28 May 2013 19:56:57 GMT

Enterprise to acquire IGO CarSharing business
SouthtownStar - May 28, 2013

The move follows rival Avis Budget Group Inc.'s acquisition of car-sharing service Zipcar Inc. for $491.2 million, which expanded its offerings to include car-sharing.

Enterprise Holdings buys Chicago-based IGO CarSharing - St. Louis Business Journal
Enterprise buying Chicago's I-Go car service - Chicago Tribune

Facebook tackles hate speech as violent images hurt business

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:19:47 GMT

Facebook tackles hate speech as violent images hurt business
The Detroit News - May 29, 2013

In tweets posted on the group's website, companies including Zipcar Inc., Zappos.com Inc. and Unilever Plc's Dove brand responded by saying they were working with Facebook to resolve the issue.

Activists demand Facebook remove posts depicting violence against women - Toronto Sun
Facebook agrees to block sexual assault 'humor' - NBCNews.com (blog)