BBB to Ring NYSE Bell to Celebrate Centennial

7/27/2012

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BBB to Ring NYSE Bell to Celebrate Centennial

100 years of trust in the marketplace

AUSTIN, Texas - July 27, 2012 – Carrie A. Hurt, president and CEO of Better Business Bureau serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin and interim president and CEO at Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB), will have the special privilege of ringing the New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell today, July 27.

This bell-ringing event celebrates 100 years of BBB efforts to advance trust in the marketplace, and honors the high standards upheld by BBB Accredited businesses and charities.

Hurt will be accompanied by Metro New York BBB President and CEO Claire Rosenzweig; Metro New York BBB Board Chair Rhonda J. McLean, Deputy General Counsel of Time Inc.; members of the CBBB management team; and members of the Metro New York BBB Executive Committee and Board of Directors.

The ringing of the bell will be filmed by NYSE Euronext and uploaded to their YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/nysetv1) soon after the 4:00 pm EST market close. A live webcast of the event can be watched by going to: http://www.nyse.com/about/Video/newsbriefings.html.

To check the reliability of a company and find trustworthy businesses, visit bbb.org.

About Better Business Bureau:
BBB's mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. BBB accomplishes this mission by creating a community of trustworthy businesses, setting standards for marketplace trust, encouraging and supporting best practices, celebrating marketplace role models and denouncing substandard marketplace behavior.

 

Businesses that earn BBB Accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organization's high standards of ethical business behavior. BBB is the preeminent resource to turn to for objective, unbiased information on businesses and charities.

 

Contact BBB serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin at (512) 445-4748.

 

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