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iFranchise Group Senior Advisor, Leonard Swartz, to Join Board at Annual IFA Convention

HOMEWOOD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- iFranchise Group (www.ifranchisegroup.com), a leading franchise consulting firm, proudly announced that Leonard Swartz, a Senior Advisor for the firm, has been named a Member of the Board of Trustees for the International Franchise Association’s Educational Foundation.

Mr. Swartz’s accepted nomination was first confirmed by John R. Reynolds, CFE and President of the IFA Educational Foundation, in the fall of 2011. Mr. Swartz will formally join the Board and begin a three year term at its next meeting, held during the IFA Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida this month.

According to the IFA website, the mission of the Educational Foundation, founded in 1983, is to advance franchising by increasing the knowledge and professional standards of all members of the franchising community, educating the next generation of franchising practitioners, increasing recognition of franchising's key role in the free enterprise system, and providing comprehensive information and research about important developments and trends in franchising.

During Mr. Swartz’s career of more than 48 years in franchising, he has worked or lived in over 45 countries, including the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. He has been the president of six different firms and a senior executive at four more, including prominent franchisors such as Dunkin’ Donuts, a temporary help division of Snelling & Snelling, ADECCO (Adia Services), Dunhill Personnel, Postal Instant Press (PIP Printing), Chicken Delight, and a division of ITT.

His specialty at the franchise consulting firm iFranchise Group is in Strategic Planning and International Development. Before joining iFranchise Group as a Senior Advisor and franchising consultant, Mr. Swartz also spent a decade heading the franchise consulting arm of Arthur Andersen, and was also an international franchising advisor at Horwath International. Mr. Swartz has provided franchise consulting services to dozens of large, multi-national companies, as well as to hundreds of smaller franchisors.

Mr. Swartz is originally from Boston and currently lives in New York with his wife, Brenda. He is a 1960 graduate of Northeastern University. A CPA and a Certified Franchise Executive, he is also a noted authority on franchising, both in the U.S. and internationally, and has authored numerous articles on franchising.

“We continue to be extremely proud to have Leonard on our team,” states iFranchise Group CEO, Mark Siebert. “This latest appointment by the IFA further highlights what an asset Leonard is to our group, and to the franchise community as a whole. We think Leonard will bring much value to the IFA’s Educational Foundation.”

Says Mr. Swartz, “I am honored to be joining the IFA’s Educational Foundation Board of Trustees, and look forward to continuing my work in franchising in this new and exciting role.”

About iFranchise Group: iFranchise Group (www.ifranchisegroup.com), is a leading franchise consulting firm that offers the skills of the nation's top professionals in franchise strategic planning, operations training and documentation, franchise marketing and sales, advertising fund management, franchise recruitment, and development of Internet-based applications for emerging and established franchise companies worldwide. Since its inception in 1998, iFranchise Group has dedicated its efforts to establishing long-term, strategic relationships with franchisors, both new and established, and other companies seeking consultative guidance with business expansion strategies. With a staff of franchise consultants with a combined 450+ years of experience in franchise development and implementation, iFranchise Group has worked with over 30 Fortune 2000 companies and with 98 of the world’s top 200 franchisors as rated by Franchise Times magazine. Clients include companies from the United States, Canada, as well as dozens of countries in Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

iFranchise Group, Inc.Ms. Judy Janusz, VP of Operations708-957-2300jjanusz@ifranchisegroup.comwww.ifranchisegroup.com

Source: iFranchise Group

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/10/12 -- Today, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada's Labour Minister, congratulated Air Canada and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) for reaching a tentative collective agreement.

"I am very pleased that Air Canada and the IAMAW worked closely together to reach a tentative collective agreement," said Minister Raitt. "I look forward to the official ratification of this collective agreement and applaud both parties for maintaining strong labour-management relations during a period of economic fragility."

The IAMAW represents a unit of approximately 8 200 technical, maintenance and operational support employees whose previous collective agreement expired on March 31, 2011. The tentative agreement, reached with the assistance of Justice Louise Otis, a conciliation commissioner appointed by Minister Raitt, will be submitted to IAMAW members for a ratification vote.

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WEST POINT, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Knology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KNOL) will provide an online, real-time webcast of its conference call discussing 2011 fourth quarter and year-end financial results on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A simulcast of the conference call will be available on the Internet at www.knology.com or www.earnings.com.

About Knology

Knology Inc., headquartered in West Point, Georgia, is a leading provider of interactive communications and entertainment services in the Southeast, upper Midwest and Kansas regions. Knology serves both residential and business customers with one of the most technologically advanced broadband networks in the country. Innovative offerings include over 200 channels of digital cable TV, local and long distance digital telephone service with the latest enhanced voice messaging features, and high-speed Internet access, which enables consumers to quickly download video, audio and graphic files using a cable modem. Knology’s fiber-based business products include iPlex, which delivers Ethernet connections to an IP-PBX using Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) technology, Passive Optical Network (PON), which supplies IP architecture with segmented voice and data bandwidth, and Managed Integrated Network Solutions (MATRIX), an integrated IP-based technology which converges data and voice. For more information, please visit www.knology.com.

Knology, Inc.M. Todd Holt, President, 706-645-8752todd.holt@knology.com

Source: Knology, Inc.