TULSA, Okla., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire officially opened its
35th bureau today with a new office in Tulsa, expanding its operation to
provide even better local customer service to the businesses, corporations,
agencies and institutions in Oklahoma, PR Newswire announced today.
The new bureau, located in the Bank of America Center at 15 West Sixth St.
in downtown Tulsa, has two full-time staff members and reports to the Dallas
regional bureau.
John M. Williams, PR Newswire's executive vice president, said the
creation of the 35th bureau reflects PR Newswire's continued commitment to
become part of the communities it serves. The Tulsa bureau joins a roster of
29 other bureaus in the United States and five in Europe and Asia.
"Public relations and investor relations are global industries with local
roots, and we mirror that to provide companies with cutting-edge tools to
effectively communicate their messages to all key audiences," he said.
Tulsa was selected as the next area for expansion due to its diversity of
industries and potential for growth.
"We recognize Tulsa as having a vibrant and growing business community,"
said Jerry Mitchell, PR Newswire's vice president for the southern region.
"For years, PR Newswire has worked with a majority of the companies
disseminating news releases in Oklahoma. We feel we can better serve them now
and assist them with future growth by being next door."
The bureau's main account executive will be Rhonda Tilson, formerly a
sales manager for Fresno-based Wolco Business Systems, a division of Toshiba
Inc. Tilson, who is a graduate of California State University at Fresno, has
nearly 10 years of sales experience. Frances Scott, who has been a
PR Newswire editor in Dallas for the past year and is a graduate of Texas
Womans University, is the area's new sales support representative.
"We want to give our Oklahoma clients the best of both worlds -- the most
technologically advanced news distribution and superior hometown service,"
said Derek Farley, PR Newswire's Dallas bureau manager who will oversee the
Tulsa bureau.
PR Newswire is the world leader in the electronic delivery of information
directly from companies, institutions and agencies to the media, financial
community and consumers through its vast wire, fax, satellite, e-mail and
Internet network. PR Newswire provides a complement of traditional and new
media public relations and investor relations services, including: the
delivery of news releases and photos to a broad or targeted audience; the
creation of online investor information; the cybercasting of events; and the
interactive connection between experts and the media.
PR Newswire's main web site, http://www.prnewswire.com, attracts more than
six million visitors each month, while more than 13,500 leading journalists
access information from the PRN Press Room, http://www.prnmedia.com.
For more information, please contact: Renu Aldrich, PR Newswire, Manager
of Public Relations, +1-212-282-1929, 800-503-2654 (pager),
Renu_Aldrich@prnewswire.com; Jerry Mitchell, PR Newswire, Regional Vice
President, 800-998-9806, Jerry_Mitchell@prnewswire.com
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CONTACT:
Renu Aldrich, Manager of Public Relations,
212-282-1929, 800-503-2654 (pager), Renu_Aldrich@prnewswire.com,
or Jerry Mitchell, Regional Vice President, 800-998-9806,
Jerry_Mitchell@prnewswire.com, both of PR Newswire
NOTE TO EDITORS: The photo will be available later today at the
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