LAS VEGAS, June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), a global leader in creating the games players love and network systems that improve the player experience, announced today that it will be presented the Employer Above and Beyond Award by the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) on Thursday, June 24th at Indian Springs Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nev.

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MEDICAL LAKE - Eastern State Hospital has been recognized for its commitment to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act for supporting staff and their family members who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyle's Integrated Science and Engineering Group, headquartered in Houston, Texas, has been honored with an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Above and Beyond Award for efforts to its employees serving in the national guard and reserves of the armed forces.

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Three northwest Ohio companies have received awards from the Ohio Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve organization for their support of National Guard and Reserve service members.

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Ann and I were privileged to spend this weekend in the presence of patriots. We attended the annual training for a program known as ESGR for which I volunteer. ESGR! Obviously it is military connected for whom other than the American Military could more love acronyms -- this one standing for Employer Support for the Guard and Reserves. Unpronounceable we simply call it by the four letters E S G R.

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MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Approximately 30 local employers and four representatives for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve took a flight on a KC-135 Stratotanker with a 927th Air Refueling Wing crew here today as part of an ESGR Bosslift.

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Forty three employers of the 445th Airlift Wing reservists had the opportunity to spend the June 5 unit training assembly with their reservists during this year's Employer Appreciation Day.

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When employees of private companies or municipalities are activated by the National Guard and Reserve, they can be off the job for months at a time.

To read more, go to New Haven Register

ATLANTA (June 17, 2010) - Nominated by an Army Reserve first lieutenant employee, Southern Company was selected as one of only 30 finalists for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award for going beyond the federal law requirements in support of Guard and Reserve members.

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ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has appointed Major General (Ret.) Ronald G. Young as Executive Director of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).

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Anita DiPrizio Pasquale, controller and partner with CB Richard Ellis/NE Partners, has been recognized for her support of the Massachusetts National Guard and Reserve.

To read more, go to Banker & Tradesman

Dallas, Texas -- Ryan, the leading tax services firm in North America, with the largest transaction tax practice in the United States and Canada, today announced that the Texas Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, presented Ryan with the Above and Beyond Award that recognizes employers who support a strong National Guard and Reserve force.

To read more, go to Ryan.com

As part of an initiative called Boss Lift, O’Connell flew from McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey via an Air Force KC-135 tanker to Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. His mission: to experience firsthand what military life is like for Technical Sgt. Brian Belk, chief lineman, and Master Sgt. William A. Price, Jr., meter technician.

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Eagle Ridge Junior High School has been selected to receive the "Above and Beyond" Award from the Minnesota Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.

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Clearly up to no good, two bad guys in a dark alley are shouting and swearing at two approaching soldiers.

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The Vermont Field Office of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognized over sixty outstanding Vermont companies who have gone “Above and Beyond” in providing their employees who are members of the Guard and Reserve with the highest level of support in protecting their civilian jobs while serving as members of the Guard and Reserve. This support is critical as the Vermont National Guard is in the midst of a deployment that is their largest deployment since World War II.

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyle's Integrated Science and Engineering Group, headquartered in Houston, Texas, has been honored with an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Above and Beyond Award for efforts to its employees serving in the national guard and reserves of the armed forces.

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Job Fair June 23 in Overland Park, KS.

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Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks Monday at an awards banquet honoring workplaces that are friendly to National Guard and Reserve employees.

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May 13 was Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Day in Florida. To highlight this event, the Florida Highway Patrol joined forces with the Department of Defense Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve to host a series of ceremonies statewide where numerous state law enforcement agencies signed Statements of Support to demonstrate the agencies’ commitment to employees who serve in the National Guard and the Reserve.

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Within months, the Idaho National Guard and Reserve will deploy overseas.

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Crystal Lake, IL, June 2, 2010 – The Illinois Committee for Employer Support and the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced Monday, May 10, 2010, that Dave Hubbard, President and Founder of Exemplar Financial Network, was honored with an ESGR “PATRIOTIC EMPLOYER CERTIFICATE” in recognition of their extraordinary support of an employee who serves in the United States Army Reserve in Illinois.

The Vermont Field Office of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve recognized over sixty outstanding Vermont companies who have gone “Above and Beyond” in providing their employees who are members of the Guard and Reserve with the highest level of support in protecting their civilian jobs while serving as members of the Guard and Reserve. This support is critical as the Vermont National Guard is in the midst of a deployment that is their largest deployment since World War II.

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LINDEN – Infineum USA L.P. was recently honored for the extraordinary support the company provides to employees who serve in the NJ National Guard and Reserve.

To read more, go to NJ Today