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Rent-A-Center Donates to Atlanta Children's Cancer Center |
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Rent-A-Center Opens 40th Arkansas Store |
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Rent-A-Center to Donate to 10 U.S. Army Garrisons |
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Rent-A-Center and Aaron's Headed to Court |
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Video: Rent-A-Center Adds Hulk Hogan as Spokesman |
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Rent-A-Center Raises 2010 Guidance |
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Former Thorn Exec to Lead Rent-A-Center Human Resources |
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Rent-A-Center to release Q4 Results Feb 1 |
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Rent-A-Center Opens
172nd Florida Store |
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Wichita Senior Wins Barton Scholarship |
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Rent-A-Center Names Trey Feiler VP Development |
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Rent-A-Center to Extend Term of Senior Credit Facility |
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Rent-A-Center Same Store Sales Plunge Six Percent on fewer stores |
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Rent-A-Center Opens First RTO Store in Cary NC |
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Rent-A-Center Opens 35th Mississippi Store |
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Rent-A-Center Q3 Conference Call Set for October 27 |
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Rent-A-Center Furnishes 20th RAC Room This Year |
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Rent-A-Center Opens 35th West Virginia Location |
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Rent-A-Center Approaching 300 Texas Locations |
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Rent-A-Center Q2 Same Store Sales Drop 6.2% |
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Bill Short Resigns as Executive VP Ops Rent-A-Center |
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Rent-A-Center Q2 Webcast Scheduled |
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VIDEO: Rent-A-Center Massachusetts Supreme Court Hearing Today |
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Rent-A-Center Opens 106th Michigan Location |
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Rent-A-Center Prepares Strong Case for High Court |
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Rent-A-Center Opens
Sixth Wyoming Store |
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Aaron's Versus Rent-a-Center; Q1 2009 Comparison |
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Rent-A-Center Same Store Sales Drop 2.5% |
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Rent-A-Center's DeMoss to Update NRC |
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2008 Weak Growth Year for RTO Industry |
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Rent-A-Center Opens 45th Colorado Store |
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Rent-A-Center Settles West Virginia Lawsuit |
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Rent-A-Center Reports Flat Q4 Same Store Sales |
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Rent-A-Center Opens 21st Wisconsin Retail Outlet |
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Rent-A-Center
Q4 Webcast Scheduled |
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Rent-A-Center Celebrates Caldwell Idaho Grand Opening |
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Rent-A-Center Names Xavier Dominicis VP Public Affairs |
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Former Trade Commission Chairwoman Named to Rent-A-Center Board |
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RAC Opens 32nd West Virginia Location |
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Rent-A-Center Celebrates
Flurry of Grand Openings |
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Rent-A-Center Responds to Brooklyn Protest |
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New York Group Plans Friday Rent-A-Center Protest |
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Rent-A-Center Launches New Ad Campaign |
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Dumler Replaces DeMoss as Rent-A-Center Rep on APRO Board |
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Rent-A-Center Q3 Same Store Sales Up 3.4%; Warns on Q4 |
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Rent-A-Center Opens 59th Arizona Location |
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Rent-A-Center Q3 Webcast Set For October 28 |
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Rent-A-Center Signs $34 Million Deal With Verizon |
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Rent-A-Center Revenue, Earnings Down on Fewer Stores |
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Dwight Dumler to Head Rent-A-Center Government Affairs |
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Rent-A-Center Webcast Set For
July 29 |
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Rent-A-Center Exec VP York Climbs Mountain for Store Manager |
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Laday Joins Rent-A-Center Board |
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Rent-A-Center Coalition Prepares Supreme Court Challenge |
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Wall Street Journal Shanks Another One |
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Rent-A-Center Same Store Sales Increase 2.8% |
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Rent-A-Center Opens 23rd Nevada Location In Pahrump |
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Rent-A-Center Testing Bill Pay Kiosks In Two Markets |
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Rent-A-Center
Webcast Set For April 29 |
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Rent-A-Center Promotes Becky Crawford To VP Field Human Resources |
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Rent-A-Center Reports Q4 Loss; Settles California Wage Suit For $11 Million |
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Korst Named Rent-A-Center Executive VP Ops; DeMoss Senior Counsel, Eichelberger VP
Development |
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Rent-A-Center Webcast Conference Call Set For February 5 |
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Copses Resigns From Rent-A-Center Board |
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Rent-A-Center Closes 280 Stores In 40 States |
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Rent-A-Center Same Store Sales Drop 1.8%; Settles Walker Class
Action for $3.6 Million |
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Rent-A-Center Rescues Vandalized Buffalo, New York Club; Buffalo
Mayor Brown Recognizes RAC For Community Involvement |
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Rent-A-Center Schedules Webcast Conference Call For October 30 |
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Rent-A-Center To Webcast
2nd Quarter 2007
Conference Call |
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Rent-A-Center Same Store Sales Increase 2.9%;
Agrees To Settle New Jersey Class Action For $109 Million |
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Rent-A-Center To Webcast 1st Quarter 2007 Conference Call |
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Jeffery Jackson Replaces Berg on Rent-A-Center Board of
Directors |
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Rent-A-Center Reports Net Loss For Q4 On Charges;
Same Store Sales Increase 1.0% Company Establishes $58 Million
Reserve for Hilda Perez Litigation |
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Update;
View All Five 30 Second Spots From Rent-A-Center's New Ad
Campaign; Coordinated effort by Launch Agency,
RAZOR, Company Jones |
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Rent A
Center Launches New Ad Campaign; Don't Get Mad, Get Rent A
Center; Includes Spanish Only Spots - See Video |
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Man Gets
30 Years For Rent-A-Center Shooting; Guilty on two counts
attempted murder |
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Rent-A-Center Completes Rent-Way Acquisition |
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Rent-A-Center Completes Refinance Documentation |
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Rent-A-Center
Same Store Sales Up 3.6% |
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Rent-A-Center To Refinance Debt; $1.32 Billion |
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Rent-A-Center
To Webcast Q3 Conference Call October 31 |
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Rent A Center Adds Former Radio Shack CEO Leonard Roberts To
Board |
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Rent-A-Center, Rent-Way Announce Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino
Waiting Period |
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Former
Rent-A-Center President Bud Gates To Speak At WSU
Entrepreneurship Forum |
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Rent-A-Center
Settles California Suit For $4.95 Million |
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Rent-A-Center Acquires Rent Way
For $567 Million |
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Detroit Pistons And Rent A Center Unveil New “RAC Room” For Boys
and Girls Club |
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Rent-A-Center Reports Same Store
Sales Up 1.1%; Raises 2006 Guidance |
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Rent-A-Center
Completes Refinance; New Structure To Facilitate Entry Into
Financial Services |
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Rent-A-Center Acquires Aaron's Puerto Rico
Locations |
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Rent-A-Center Q2 Conference Call Set For
July
25th |
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Rent-A-Center
To Refinance $725 Million In Senior Debt |
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Moody's Upgrades Rent-A-Center; "Outlook Positive" |
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Rent-A-Center Reports Same Store Sales
Up 1.8%; Cites Slight Uptick In Customer Traffic |
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Rent-A-Center Q1 Conference Call Set For
April 25th |
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Rent-A-Center's IT Director David Oles Named "Best In Class" By
ComputerWorld |
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Rent-A-Center
2005 Same Stores Sales Down 2.3%; Speese "Cautiously Optimistic"
About 2006 |
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Miami HEAT
Unveils New RAC Room; First Of Three Miami Area Boys And Girls
Clubs Remodeled By Rent-A-Center |
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Rent-A-Center Q4 Conference Call Set For
February 7 |
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Frank Barton Scholarship Goes To Wichita
Senior |
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Rent-A-Center Implements Manager Assessment Tool |
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Cavaliers and Rent-A-Center
Launch Recreation Room Remodeling Program;
Forward Drew Gooden to Unveil Cavaliers “RAC
Rooms” at Cleveland’s Boys & Girls Clubs |
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Rent-A-Center Stops Same Store Sales Slide;
Hurricane, Other Charges Hurt Earnings |
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Family Of Rent-A-Center Co-founder Frank Barton Make $8.5
Million Gift To WSU; Largest Donation In School History |
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Rent-A-Center Q3 Conference Call Set For
October 24 |
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Carolina
Panthers And Rent-A-Center Team Up For Boys and Girls Club
Remodeling Program |
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Rent-A-Center
To Outsource Procurement |
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RAC CIO To
Present At IT Conference |
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Rent-A-Center
To Close 162 Stores; Cites "Over penetration" |
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Rent A Center Redesigns Website |
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Rent-A-Center Completes Advertising 'Unbundling'; Awards
Creative To 'Launch Agency' |
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Rent A Center To Outfit 33 Boys and Girls Clubs With "RAC
Rooms"; Dodgers And RAC Launch First Room This Week In LA |
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Rent-A-Center
Lowers 2005 Expectations; Same Store Sales Still Red |
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Rent-A-Center
Q2 Conference Call Set For July 26 |
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Rent-A-Center CEO Mark Speese Named
Southwest Entrepreneur Of The Year 2005 |
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Rent-A-Center Announces
Apollo Management Sale of 7.2 Million Rent-A-Center Shares |
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Rent A Center
Appoints Marketing Guru To Board |
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Rent-A-Center Reports Third Quarter Of
Declining Same Store Sales; Company
Cites "Difficult Retail Environment" |
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Rent-A-Center Schedules 1st Quarter Conference Call |
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Rent A Center Class Action Dismissed In
Arkansas |
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Rent A Center Chief Information Officer To Speak At Mobile
Technology Conference |
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Independent
Media Company Awarded Rent A Center Account |
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Addison
Texas Company Awarded
Lead Agency Role for Rent-A-Center Marketing |
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Rent-A-Center Restructures Advertising; Some
Functions To Be In-House |
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Rent-A-Center Kicks Off Big
Brothers Big Sisters Fund-Raiser; Donations Accepted in Stores
February 28-March 26 |
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Rent-A-Center Reports
Revenue Up But Same Store Sales Down For Second Straight Quarter |
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Rent-A-Center
Announces Preliminary Court Approval of the California Class
Action |
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Rent-A-Center Schedules Q4 Conference Call; Call to Be Broadcast
Live Via the Web |
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Rent A Center Receives Technology Award
For Wi-Fi Deployment |
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Rent A Center To Get In On Dell Referrals |
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Rent-A-Center Reports -5.5% Same Store Sales;
Takes $47 Million Charge To Settle California Class
Action |
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Rent A Center Q3 Conference Call
Scheduled |
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Rent A Center Expects -5% Same Store Sales;
Investigating Alternate Revenue Streams Including Payday Loans |
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Rent
A Center Warns |
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Former Rent a
Center Chief Security Officer Moves To Frontier Airlines |
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Rent A Center
Q2 Conference Call to Be Broadcasted Live Via the
Web |
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Rent-A-Center Announces Completion
Of Refinancing |
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Former Thorn
Americas VP Bob Bloom Named President Of ColorTyme |
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Rent-A-Center Announces
Plans to Refinance Debt |
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Standard & Poor's
Raises Rent-A-Center Rating |
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Rent A Center Completes Rainbow Acquisition; RAC Storecount
Exceeds 2,800 |
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Rent Rite Acquisition Has Far Reaching Effects |
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Rent-A-Center
Completes
Acquisition of Rent Rite |
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Rent-A-Center
to Acquire Rent Rite For $58 Million |
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Rent-A-Center Reports Record Diluted Earnings per Share;
Same Store Sales Down 1.3% |
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Rent A Center Conference Call to Be Broadcasted Live Via the
Web |
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Rainbow Rentals Shareholders to Vote on
Rent a Center Merger |
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Analyst Upgrades Rent a Center As Company
Acquires First Canadian Locations |
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Rent-A-Center
To Match Donations Up To $100,000 During Fund-Raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America |
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Rent
a Center Wins System Integration Achievement Award |
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Rent A Center Reports
7% Revenue Increase In Q4; Same Store Sales Flat |
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Rent A Center Completes
Wireless Network Upgrade |
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Rent A Center to Acquire
Rainbow Rentals For $94.9 Million Plus |
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Rent-A-Center Conference Call Scheduled |
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Rent a Center Chief Information Officer Sees Security As Focus
In 2004 |
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Class Action Status Granted In California
Case; Rent A Center Responds |
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Rent a Center
to Supply Widescreens For
"Survivor #9" Auditions |
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Jackson Hewitt
Details Strategic Alliance With
Rent-A-Center |
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Rent-A-Center
Chooses Plateau
Systems to Manage Online Training For All Employees |
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Rent A Center
Gets Roughed Up |
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Rent a Center Acquisitions Drive Revenue Up
11.2%; Same Store Sales Up Modest 3.4% |
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Rent-A-Center Q3 Conference Call to Be Broadcast Live Via the
Web |
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Rent-A-Center Deploys Wireless Network Across
All Stores |
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Rent a
Center Revamps Website |
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Rent-A-Center Announces Dismissal of Securities Lawsuit |
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Rent a
Center Stock Jumps On S&P Announcement |
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Rent a Center "Customer Appreciation Days" Aug 29-30 |
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Rent a Center Customers Donate $116 K to Big Brothers Big
Sisters; Total With Company Match $216,000 |
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Rent-A-Center Repurchases Additional 440,000 Shares |
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Rent
A Center Q2 Conference Call Summary |
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Rent a Center
Continues to Set New Highs |
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Rentacenter.com Misses the Mark |
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Winstead
Assists Rent-A-Center in the $900 Million Refinancing of Its
Debt And Equity Structure |
Rent-a-Center Announces Preliminary Results of Tender Offer
Company to repurchase 2.5 million shares @ $73 |
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Rent-A-Center to Redeem $84.4 Million in 11% Notes |
Rent a
Center Increases Purchase Price;
Extends the Stock Buyback Expiration Date |
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Rent-A-Center Announces Refinancing of Its Senior Debt |
Class Action
Denied!
Judge denies certification in RAC wage case |
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Zacks Issues
'Strong Buy' on Rent-A-Center |
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Rent-A-Center Announces $50 Million Reduction in Senior Term
Debt Sought |
Flash
Rent a Center Reports Record Q1 |
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Rent-A-Center
Commences Modified Dutch Auction |
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Rent-A-Center $650 Million Refinance; Repurchase of up to 2.2
Million Shares at $60 - $66 per Share |
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Rent-A-Center, Inc. Announces Intention to Offer $250 Million in
Senior Subordinated Notes |
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"Under Promise, Over Perform" |
Mark Speese provides detailed glimpse of Rent a Center's
business model
Audio |
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Rent-A-Center Sponsors Fundraising Campaign for Big Brothers Big
Sisters of America |
Score One
For the Good Guys
Judge denies "class-action" in California Rent a Center wage
case |
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Rent-A-Center Introduces New National Broadcast Campaigns
for 2003 |
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Zacks Issues Strong Buy Recommendation on Rent-A-Center |
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Rent
a Center will close 177 of the 295 stores purchased from Rent
Way |
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Rent-A-Center Reports Record Q4 and Year End 2002 Results |
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SALE
FINAL! |
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Accounting irregularities rumor unfounded |
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No Word Yet On Deal Close |
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Rent-A-Center Donates $25,000 to FloridaChild |
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Rent A Center
Schedules Q4 Earnings Release and Conference Call |
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Rent Way Non Compete Agreements |
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Mark Speese Interview |
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Rent Way Sells 295 Stores to Rent a Center |
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Calendar Year Stock Performance Review |
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Rent-A-Center Selects NetScreen to Securely
Connect Sites and Field Operations |
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Rent A Center Pays off Doyle In Time For
Inauguration |
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Rent-A-Center, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2002
Results; Same Store Sales Increase 6.9% |
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Rent A Center Doubles Stock Buyback
Authorization |
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 These types
of donations enable our child life specialists to provide fun
and entertaining activities for our patients, which helps them
cope with their treatment and their fight against childhood
cancer or a blood disorder.
Diane Vaughan, Children's senior development officer
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Photo/Rent-A-Center |
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Representatives of Rent-A-Center and the Aflac
Cancer Center. |
Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) is donating $20,000 in video game equipment and
televisions to the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders
Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
The equipment and televisions will be used primarily in the teen
room at the cancer center.
Related:
RTOonline.com has been widely
publicizing the rent-to-own industry's history of community
support for more than a decade.
See links to all stories
2003 to present by year below.
"We are pleased to support the important work undertaken by the
dedicated staff at the Aflac Cancer Center of Children's," said
Xavier Dominicis, Rent-A-Center vice president of public
affairs.
Among the donated items will be 52 Xbox 360s, six Wii bundles
and 11 televisions.
"We are delighted that Rent-A-Center chose the Aflac Cancer
Center to give these incredible game units and televisions for
our facilities," said Diane Vaughan, Children's senior
development officer. "These types of donations enable our child
life specialists to provide fun and entertaining activities for
our patients, which helps them cope with their treatment and
their fight against childhood cancer or a blood disorder."
Rent-A-Center has 10 metro Atlanta locations. It is the
largest rent-to-own operator in the United States with
approximately 3,000 company-owned stores nationwide and in
Canada and Puerto Rico.
The Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service of
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is committed to providing its
pediatric patients a brighter future through advanced medical
treatment, family-centered care, a child-friendly environment
and innovative research. Recognized as one of the top childhood
cancer centers in the country by U.S.News & World Report, the
Aflac Cancer Center treats more than 370 new cancer patients
each year and follows more than 2,500 patients.
Rent-to-Own Industry
Community Support through the years:
2010
Rent-A-Center Donates to Atlanta Children's Cancer Center
Rent-A-Center to Donate to 10 U.S. Army Garrisons
ACE Cash Express Makes $500K Donation to Breast Cancer Foundation
Rent-A-Center to Exceed $2 Million in Big Brothers Big Sisters Fundraiser
ColorTyme Manager Goes the Distance for Charity
Rent-A-Center Donates Computers to Texas Counseling Center
2009
Twin-Star International Gives Back
NY Assemblyman Hoyt Praises Rent-A-Center
Rent-A-Center Furnishes Homes Rebuilt After Katrina
Aaron's Driver Reutimann and 2008 Playmate Team Up to Benefit Troops
Gainesville ColorTyme Takes Donations for Accident Victim
Rent-A-Center Furnishes Brooklyn Boys & Girls Club
Rent-A-Center Furnishes Ohio Domestic Violence Shelter
Rent-A-Center Furnishes Bronx Teen Center
Aaron's NASCAR Drivers Support of the Armed Forces Foundation
Rent-A-Center Supports Buffalo Mayor's Literacy Program
Rent-A-Center Furnishes Texas Care Center
Rent-A-Center Outfits Atlanta Salvation Army Fuqua Boys & Girls Club
Whirlpool and Habitat Kick off Fourth Annual Building Blocks Program
Rent-A-Center Outfits St. Louis Boys & Girls Club
Rent-A-Center Furnishes Harlem Teen Center
New York Rent-to-Own Dealers Increase Special Olympics Fundraising Goal
LG Electronics Commissions Happiness Index Poll
Rent-A-Center Donates $12,000 to Bronx Community Center
Amscot Donates $5,000 to 100 Black Men of America
RTO Supplier Twin-Star
Supports No-Kill Animal Shelter
Maryland ColorTyme Announces Essay Contest Winners
Rent-A-Center Donates $10,000 to Harvest Hope Funds
Hanover ColorTyme Celebrates Successful Fundraising Campaign
Rent-A-Center Donation Lights Up Summer Camps
Hanover ColorTyme Rallies Support for 10 yr Old's Heart Transplant
Connecticut RTO Dealers Promote Business Through Community Events
Rent-A-Center Makes $10,000 Donation to Detroit Goodwill
Rent-A-Center Furnishes Fort Knox Rec Area
Louisiana ColorTyme Holds Customer Appreciation Easter Egg Hunt
Dayton Premier Rental Purchase Rewards Student Achievers
Rent-A-Center Helps Furnish Albany Drug Treatment Facility
Rent-A-Center Donates Computers to New York Literacy Project
NASCAR Goes Pink For Aaron's 499 at Talladega
UK RTO Employees Support Breast Cancer Awareness
Rent-A-Center Donates to Coatesville PA Fire Victims
Rent-A-Center Donates $14,000 to PLAN Fund
Rent-A-Center
Restores Flooded Gulf Coast Big Brothers Big Sisters Office
Big Brothers Big Sisters Benefits from Rent-A-Center Fund-Raiser
Economy to Slash 2009 Corporate Giving
Aaron's to Host Youth Group at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Aaron's Furnishes Tampa Area Home for Dunn Foundation
Learning Foundation
Receives $25,000 Grant
We Are Soldiers; Son of ColorTyme's Deering is Second Generation Airborne
2008
Aaron's Grants Christmas Wish
Rent-A-Center
Outfits Rooms at Ohio Oncology Center
Aaron's Donates Furniture to
Struggling Atlanta Firehouse
Rent-A-Center Gives $20,000 Makeover to Special Needs Home
Wichita
Senior Receives Clay Barton Scholarship
Video: Construction Wraps on Whirlpool Building Blocks Blitz
Rent-A-Center Donates Gift Cards to Military Families
Weakening Economy Means Less Spending But More Generosity
Rent-A-Center Salutes America's Greatest Generation
ColorTyme of Charlottesville Sponsors Boys and Girls Club
Samsung Commits $5 Million to Breast Cancer Research
Rent-A-Center Renovates Staten Island Firehouses
Check City
Honored for Public Service by FISCA
New York Rent-to-Own Dealers Make Special Olympics Donation
Rent-A-Center Donates to Special Needs Youth Baseball League
RNR Sponsors Fireball Run; Race to Recover Missing Children
Rent-A-Center Donates $21,000 to Buffalo Summer Reading Program
Central Rent-to-Own Supports 2009 Special Olympics World Games
Payday Loan Provider Amscot Raises $80,000 for Local Education
Foundations
ACE Cash
Expands Charitable Partnership With March of Dimes
La-Z-Boy
to Provide Furniture for Ronald McDonald House Charities
Rent-A-Center Supplies Textbooks to Clinton Nursing College
High Touch Honored for Wellness Program
Amscot Launches Campaign to Support Local Education
Foundations
Sony August Promo Supports Operation Smile
Aaron's Founder Loudermilk's Learn And Earn Program Judged Success
Rent-A-Center Outfits Toledo Latino Resource Center
Rent-A-Center Treats 300 New York Kids to Sky Chiefs Game
Rent-A-Center Exec VP York Climbs Mountain for Store Manager
High Touch Hosts Special Olympics Tourney
Son, Grandson of RTO Dealers Becomes U.S. Marine
Rent-A-Center Brightens Cleveland High School
Rent-A-Center Donates 2,000 Brooklyn Cyclones Tickets
Rent-A-Center
Furnishes Queens RAC Room
Rent-A-Center Outfits Rochester Boys and Girls Club
Rent-A-Center Expands Buffalo Boys and Girls Club RAC Room Program
Rent-A-Center Donates to Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Rent-A-Center Gives Harlem Hospital Makeover in Latest Random Act of Caring
Rent-A-Center Offsets Rising Fuel Costs for New York Community Volunteers
Whirlpool Foundation Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners
Rent-A-Center Donates Technology To Alan County Ohio Red Cross
Aaron's Founder Charlie Loudermilk to Unveil Tribute to Andrew Young
Whirlpool Supports Habitat for Humanity Jimmy Carter Gulf Coast Project
Rent-A-Center Donates Computers, TVs to Ohio
Special Needs Academy
Rent-A-Center Hands Out 10,000 Transportation Passes in Rochester New York
Big Brothers Big Sisters Benefits from Rent-A-Center Fund-Raiser
Rent-A-Center Provides 400 New York Families With Heating Bill Credit; Rolls Our RAC in State
Rent-A-Center Launches RAC - Random Acts of Caring
Bradenton, Florida Premier Rental Purchase Supports Meals on Wheels
Aarons Founder Charlie Loudermilk Funds Learn and Earn Program
Paying it Forward; Rent-A-Center District Manager Kevin Osborne
Rewards Good Deed
Payday Loan Operator Amscot Contributes to Orlando Homeless Mission
2007
Frigidaire Partners With 'Rescue Me' Star Denis Leary to Rescue New Orleans Firehouses
Dexter
Missouri Rent One Hosts Coat Drive
ColorTyme of Alaska Rescues Goose Bay Boys and Girls Club; Donates Entire Budget Shortfall
Amscot Financial Supporting Programs for At-Risk Girls In
Florida
Veterans Day is November 11th; Veterans Day History, Facts
Rent’N Go Supports
National Beat the Heat, Cops & Kids Program
Whirlpool Sends 35 Employees and $250,000 To Support Habitat for
Humanity's Jimmy Carter Project in Los Angeles
New York ColorTyme
Collects Canned Goods To Feed Over 800 People
ACE
Cash Express Donates $50,000 to Junior Achievement of Dallas
Rent-A-Center Rescues Vandalized Buffalo, New York Club; Buffalo
Mayor Brown Recognizes RAC For Community Involvement
Amscot Customers Raise More than $50,000 to Support Local
Education Foundations
New York Rental Dealers Donate Computers
To Learning Centers
Rent-A-Center Sponsors Child Safety Event In New York; Program
endorsed by National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
easyhome CEO Delivers Backpacks In Big Yellow Bus; Event Caps
Another Successful Backpack Challenge
Aaron's
"Lucky Dog" Helps Bring Smiles to Children With Cancer
easyhome Raises Over $50,000 During 2007 Backpack Challenge;
Employees Summit Mount Kilimanjaro To Support Fundraising
SEI Aaron's
Donates To Special Olympics Through Aaron’s Community Outreach
Program
PLS Payday Loan Store Kicks Off Back-to-School Donation Program
Brand
Source Sponsors New Orleans Fund Raiser
Stratford
Connecticut Aaron’s And Bridgeport Police Join Forces to Support
Special Olympics
High
Touch Sponsors Special Olympics Softball Tourney
Rent-N-Roll
Adopts House Of Hope As National Charity; Kicks Off Relationship
With $15,000 Gift
Rentcash
Donates
$10,000 Habitat For Humanity - Women Build Winnipeg
Whirlpool
Wins Golden Halo Award
Whirlpool And Habitat for Humanity Building 9 Homes in 5 Days
History Of Mother's Day
Aaron Rents
Founder Charles Loudermilk Honored For Community Leadership
Rent to Own Entrepreneur Gloria Homeier-Schwien Receives 2007
Kansas Small Business Award
Rent-A-Center Begins National Big Brothers Big Sisters
Fundraising Campaign
Rent-A-Center Supports Children's Advocacy Center
Dell Named Among Top 20 Corporate Citizens
Buddy's Home
Furnishings Promotes Child Safety In Tampa
Rent-A-Center Grants Junior Achievement $800K To Fund Financial
Literacy2006
ColorTyme
Franchisees Bring Good Cheer As They Give Back To Their Hometown
Customers
Kurt Warner, Aaron’s Surprise Single Father With Furniture
Donation
Frank Barton Scholarship Goes To
Trinity Academy Wichita
Senior
Rent King
Donates Nearly 3 Tons Of Food To Tampa Charity
Aaron’s, Warrick Dunn Surprise Three Tampa Families With
Fully-Furnished Homes
Nations Rent to Own Sponsors Toy Drive for California community
Aaron’s And Warrick Dunn Foundation Award Four Single Mothers
Fully-Furnished Homes
Aaron's
Founder Honored By University of North Carolina
World
Market Center Donates $250,000 In Furniture To Local Vegas
Charities
Sofa
Mart Raises $195,000 For World Vision’s Mexico City Street
Children Program
Bestway Rent to Own To Host "Bestway to Child Safety" Event In
All Locations
easyhome Completes Second Annual Backpack Challenge; Raises
$52,000 And Delivers 2,000 Backpacks, School Supplies To Needy
Kids
Ashley
Furniture Honored As Top Refugee Employer
Dell
TechKnow Gears Up For Largest Class Ever; 10,000 Students
Expected Nationally
ACE Cash Express Donates 1 Million Book Covers to Schools Across
Texas
Rent-2-Own Employees Hatch Clothing Drive
Aaron’s
To Give Away Hooked on Phonics Program With Every Computer
Rental
Aaron’s Associates Show Support for U.S.
Troops; Company Puts Marketing Muscle Behind “Red Friday”
Campaign
Time Or Money? Volunteerism On The Rise
Rent One
Charity Event Raises Over $15,000; Ronald McDonald On Hand For
Autograph Signing
Titan
Vince Young Supports Dell's Youth Technology Program
History of
Memorial Day
Corporate
Giving To Worthy Causes Focusing On Meeting Business Objectives;
Measuring Impact Difficult
Texas Governor Perry Appoints M-Rentals' Mamie Salazar Harper To
Council
Miami HEAT
Unveils New RAC Room; First Of Three Miami Area Boys And Girls
Clubs Remodeled By Rent-A-Center
ColorTyme's
Third Annual Charity Golf
Tournament Scheduled; Players and Sponsors Wanted; Proceeds To Benefit Juvenile Diabetes
Research
Guinness
Book of Records Attempt Asks Americans to Send Messages to
Troops Stationed Abroad on Valentine's Day
Rent One Matches $19,000 In Employee Contributions To United Way
Kathy Windsor Heads Drive To Donate 500 Beds For Needy Kids
ColorTyme
Racing Donates Money to Kids Across America
2005
Frank Barton Scholarship Goes To Wichita
Senior
Rent
King Partners with Metropolitan Ministries
Rent One Sponsors Holiday Food Drive
Aaron’s
And NFL Players Warrick Dunn and Dante Hall
Present Deserving Women With Homes Filled With
Aaron’s Merchandise
Rent One Donates
Van To Youth Center
Aaron’s Helps NFL Players Make Dreams Come
True for Deserving Single Moms; St. Louis Ram Torry Holt
surprises Missouri mother of 4
with complete house of furniture
Cavaliers and Rent-A-Center
Launch Recreation Room Remodeling Program;
Forward Drew Gooden to Unveil Cavaliers “RAC
Rooms” at Cleveland’s Boys & Girls Clubs
Aaron Rents To Give 30 Deserving Kids VIP
Treatment At This Weekend's IROC
Family Of
Rent-A-Center Co-founder Frank Barton Make $8.5 Million Gift
To WSU; Largest Donation In School History
Carolina Panthers And Rent-A-Center Team Up For Boys and
Girls Club Remodeling Program
Rent-Way
Offers Employee Assistance In Wake Of Katrina
Aaron's Guarantees Displaced Workers Jobs
Sealy
Donates $1 Million To Katrina Relief
Rent A
Center To Outfit 33 Boys and Girls Clubs With "RAC Rooms"; Dodgers And RAC
Launch First Room This Week In LA
Whirlpool Will
Support Every Habitat For Humanity Home Built Around The World
By 2011
Aaron's Associates Raise $100,000 for Victory
Junction Gang; Aaron's Dream Machine driver Michael Waltrip
makes $1 million donation
Rent-One Raises $15,000 For Ronald McDonald
House
Rent-A-Center Collects
Over $250,000 For Big
Brothers Big Sisters of America
Over 100 Players Help ColorTyme Charity Golf Tournament Raise $15,000 To
Fight Juvenile Diabetes
Rent-A-Center Kicks Off Big
Brothers Big Sisters Fund-Raiser; Donations Accepted in Stores
February 28-March 26
ColorTyme's Second Annual Charity Golf
Tournament Approaches
2004
Clay Barton
Scholarship Awarded
HP Honored with 2004 New Freedom Initiative
Award by U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
Aaron's Community OutReach Program (ACORP) To
Host International Students At Atlanta Motor Speedway
Chappy's Rent
to Own Holding Fundraiser; Donating Half Of Saturday's New Revenue!
ColorTyme's Second Annual Charity Golf
Tournament Scheduled; Proceeds To Benefit Juvenile Diabetes
Research
Ace Cash Express Donates $25,000 To Assist
Hurricane Victims
Amscot
Payday Advance Aids Charley Victims; Extends Repayment Dates For All
Outstanding Advances To October 15
Whirlpool and Reba McEntire Help Build Momentum and Raise
Awareness of Habitat for Humanity
Rent to Own
Industry Online Auction To Raise Funds For Scholarships
Advance
America Cash Advance Partners With National Non-Profits to Register Over 50,000 Voters
Rent
One Raises $14,000 At Charity Golf Outing
Rent A Center
Customers And Employees Raise
$244,415 For Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
MSU
Students Develop Talking Whirlpool Appliances To Aid Blind
Rent a Center Funds Code Amber Child Safety
Videos
10th Annual Rent One
Charity Golf Outing June 24th
Rent-A-Center
To Match Donations Up To $100,000 During Fund-Raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
ColorTyme Charity Golf Tournament Raises $12,000
Rent-A-Center Contributes to Code Amber In Memory of Carlie Brucia
ColorTyme's Bob Kogler Sponsors Golf Tournament; Proceeds To
Benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research
2003
CORT Furniture Rental Aids
Southern California Fire Victims
Rent a
Center Customers Donate $116 K to Big Brothers Big Sisters; Total With
Company Match $216,000
Louisiana
Rent a Center MM James Hashimoto Coordinates Donation of "Houseful of
Furniture" For Fire Victims
Jobs
for Progress and RentWay Launch Job-Skills Computer Training for Hispanic
Americans
Rent Way
Coordinates "Support the Troops Rally" in West Virginia
Local Rent Way Supporting Citizen Soldiers
In Perspective
Rent-A-Center Sponsors Fundraising Campaign for Big Brothers Big
Sisters of America
Rent-A-Center Donates $25,000 to FloridaChild
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