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INDIANAPOLIS – A northwest side bar that was the site of a deadly shooting has been operating without a liquor or food license, police say.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, JD’s Pub lacked both a liquor license and a health department license for serving food.
The business is closed indefinitely. IMPD Deputy Chief Kendale Adams said the Pike Township Fire Department and IMPD’s Nuisance Abatement Unit issued a closure order preventing the business from operating “for the foreseeable future.”
IMPD has asked the Marion County Public Health Department to make sure the pub follows the proper guidelines for reopening. A “Forbid to Occupy” order was posted on the door over the weekend.
Deja Morse, 27, died following a shootout in the parking lot outside the business, located in the 6900 block of Eagle Highlands Way.
Police were dispatched to the location around 2 a.m. Saturday. However, they didn’t find a shooting victim. Officers learned Morse was being taken to an area hospital; shortly after that, a crash was reported on I-65 southbound near mile marker 116.
The car ended up in a ditch, police said. Morse was taken to a hospital but later died. The Marion County Coroner’s Office said Morse died from gunshot wounds and ruled her death a homicide.
Three other people in the vehicle were taken to the hospital for evaluation.
The case remains under investigation, IMPD said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk is joining Twitter’s board of directors a day after disclosing that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.
Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it entered into an agreement with Musk on Monday that will give the billionaire a seat on its board, with the term expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting.
Musk, either alone or as a member of a group, won’t be allowed to own more than 14.9% of Twitter’s outstanding stock for as long as he’s a board member and for 90 days after.
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One Indianapolis restaurant is joining the University of Kansas in the winners’ circle! La Margarita has been voted as the winner of IndyEater’s “Munch Madness” contest.
16 local restaurants entered the competition and faced off in a head to head competition on the IndianapolisEater Instagram page.
This year’s theme was “Go-to Restaurants that Never Let You Down.” According to IndianapolisEater, the 16 restaurants were selected based on follower recommendations.
The first round came with some near impossible choices: downtown Latin hot spot Livery versus Fletcher Place’s brunch king Milktooth; Cajun mainstay Yats against SoBro pub Twenty Tap; and Fountain Square’s metal burger joint Kuma’s battling SoBro’s Fat Dan’s.
Some faceoffs were so close, only a vote or two separated the winner from the runner up like in the Dugout vs. Keystone Sports Review battle and the Baby’s vs. Lovehandle bout.
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The Elite Eight included Kuma’s, Bazbeaux, Milktooth, Keystone Sports Review, Yats, Chatham Tap, La Margarita, Baby’s.
La Margarita, Yats, Milktooth, and Kuma’s made the Final Four.
The final two standing: La Margarita vs. Milktooth with La Margarita taking the win in a 65% to 35% vote.
IndianapolisEater is a social media account created to highlight Indy’s ever growing and evolving food scene.
The Munch Madness challenge was created in 2021 as a “fun way to blend the NCAA Tournament being held in Indy and our love for Indy food,” according to IndianapolisEater.
La Margarita will receive this year’s “Golden Fork.” The Mexican restaurant has been part of Fountain Square since 1984.
Last year, the Munch Madness theme was “Bang for your buck, Best value in Indy.” The Historic Steer-In on Indy’s east side was crowned the champion.
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INDIANAPOLIS – April is usually a busy severe weather month across the U.S. Well, April was a busy severe weather month just 5 years ago here in Indiana.
April 5 Daviess County tornado
A low-pressure system brought damaging winds and hail to central Indiana as well as one tornado.
An EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 6 p.m. on April 5, 2017. This touched down east of the city of Washington, near Cannelburg in Daviess County, Indiana, just northeast of Evansville. Peak wind gusts topped off at 100 mph. This tornado was on the ground for 1.3 miles and was about 90 yards wide.
No injuries or fatalities were reported but this tornado did cause roof damage to a home, destroyed two barns, two outbuildings, a silo, and snapped wooden power poles.
April 10 severe thunderstorms
A few rounds of showers and storms moved across Indiana on April 10 as a cold front moved into the area. Golf ball-sized hail fell across parts of the state along with heavy rain.
Local storm reports for April 10, 2017; Courtesy: NWS Indy Rainfall totals for April 10, 2017; Courtesy: NWS Indy
April 20 Decatur County tornado
Thunderstorms impacted Indiana during the afternoon of April 20, 2017. Many storms produced gusty winds and hail up to the size of nickels. One storm produced a tornado.
An EF-1 tornado touched down around 7:35 p.m. about 2 miles northeast of Millhousen in southern Decatur County. Peak winds gusted around 95 mph. This storm was on the ground for 2.8 miles and was about 40 yards wide.
This tornado caused damage to a few farm outbuildings, destroying one of them.
April 26 severe thunderstorms
Storms developed during the afternoon hours and brought hail and damaging winds to parts of central Indiana.
April 28-30
A front and area of low-pressure stalled over the Ohio Valley from April 28-30. This brought severe weather and heavy rain; some areas picked up over 5″ of rainfall.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s oldest candy company has been making candy since it was delivered by horse and buggy! For National Caramel Day, Abbott’s Candy came to celebrate!
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INDIANAPOLIS – A local camp is reuniting kids who’ve been separated from their siblings in foster care. ‘Camp to Belong Indiana’ stopped by to talk more about this camp coming up this summer.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Ryan Hussey and Phillip Crawshaw are the owners of “Pup and The Pepper”, a new hot sauce company in Indy! They are a new Indianapolis-based hot sauce company currently offering three flavors.
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INDIANAPOLIS – If you’re not an expert at ordering the right wine to go with your meal, Oliver Winery is here to help you mix and match your wines with your food.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Jack Phipps with Allisonville Garden joins the show to share planting tips and advice for growing hydrangeas. You can also find more gardening tips on their website, allisonvillegarden.com.
Countdown to the
2022 Tax Filing Deadline
2022 Tax Filing Deadline
April 18 2022 12:00 am
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Delaware Co., IND — Prom is a big deal for high school students. Lynne Hatfield and Mindy Kemper are the co-founders of the Delaware County Special Needs non-profit, who currently need help in pulling off the dance on May 21st. For information on the special needs prom and how you can help, visit their website here.
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INDIANAPOLIS — April is known as Pet Aid Awareness Month. Dr. Chris Robinette is a veterinarian with Pet Wellness Clinics with some first aid tips for your pets at home. For more information on aid for your pets, visit petwellnessclinics.com.
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2022 Tax Filing Deadline
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CARMEL– Things are looking up for those who’ve waited for a reality TV chef’s restaurant to open up. Sherman is giving us a look at where food by Fabio Vivani is finally being served.
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CARMEL– Things are looking up for those who’ve waited for a reality TV chef’s restaurant to open up. Sherman is giving us a look at where food by Fabio Vivani is finally being served.
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LONDON (AP) — Two of naturalist Charles Darwin’s notebooks that were reported stolen from Cambridge University’s library have been returned, two decades after they disappeared.
The university said Tuesday that the manuscripts were left in the library inside a pink gift bag, along with a note wishing the librarian a Happy Easter.
The notebooks, which include the 19th-century scientist’s famous 1837 “Tree of Life” sketch, went missing in 2001 after being removed for photographing, though at the time staff believed they might have been misplaced. After searches of the library’s collection of 10 million books, maps and manuscripts failed to find them, they were reported stolen to police in October 2020.
Local detectives notified the global police organization Interpol and launched an international hunt for the notebooks, valued at millions of pounds (dollars).
On March 9 the books reappeared, left in a public area of the building, outside the librarian’s office, which is not covered by security cameras. The two notebooks were wrapped in clingfilm inside their archive box, and appeared undamaged. The accompanying note said: “Librarian Happy Easter X.”
Darwin filled the notebooks with ideas shortly after returning from his voyage around the world on HMS Beagle, developing ideas that would bloom into his landmark work on evolution, “On the Origin of Species.”
The university’s director of library services Jessica Gardner said her feeling of relief at the books’ reappearance was “profound and almost impossible to adequately express.”
“The notebooks can now retake their rightful place alongside the rest of the Darwin Archive at Cambridge, at the heart of the nation’s cultural and scientific heritage, alongside the archives of Sir Isaac Newton and Professor Stephen Hawking,” she said.
The notebooks are set to go on public display from July as part of a Darwin exhibition at the library.
Cambridgeshire Police said its investigation was continuing, “and we are following up some lines of inquiry.”
“We also renew our appeal for anyone with information about the case to contact us,” the force said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Police said a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento.
Smiley Martin, 27, faces charges on suspicion of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and possessing a machine gun.
Martin was hospitalized with serious injuries after he was shot at the scene of the shooting on K and 10th streets, police said.
He has been under the supervision of officers. Once he is discharged from the hospital, the police department said he will be booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail.
Martin’s 26-year-old brother Dandrae has already been arrested as a “related suspect.” He faces felony charges on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and being a convicted person carrying a loaded firearm.
“This individual has not been arrested for any homicide related to this incident. The investigation is highly complex involving many witnesses, videos of numerous types and significant physical evidence. This is an ongoing investigation and we anticipate more arrests in this case,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said of Dandrae Martin’s arrest.
Eighteen victims were wounded early Sunday morning, sparking chaos in an area of downtown known for its nightclubs and entertainment scene. Six people died.
At the scene, investigators said they found over 100 shell casings and a stolen handgun that had been converted into an automatic firearm.
SWAT team members and detectives have since served search warrants at three homes.
The Sacramento Police Department is gathering video and photo files from witnesses through its evidence portal. A QR code was also created for people who may have captured the mass shooting on their smartphones.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 26-year-old man was arrested after police found a stolen U-Haul with $250,000 in new Adidas shoes.
The U-Haul was stolen sometime Saturday night, the Portland Police Bureau tweeted. Inside the truck were 1,100 pairs of “Yeezy” shoes. The Kanye West-designed Adidas sneakers are priced from $200 for the cheapest model to $585 for the most expensive one, according to sneakernews.com.
Rupert Crosse was arrested and taken to the Multnomah County Jail on charges of aggravated theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.
No further information was immediately available.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact PPB and reference case number 22-74652.
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For months, Twitter has been building out a new safety tool aimed at making it easier for users to tune out harassment, including by automatically blocking "uninvited" messages.
But the social network is still grappling with whether those protections should extend to politicians, who free speech advocates fear could use the features to silence critics.
The dynamic highlights a tricky trade-off for platforms: oftentimes the same tools that could be used to shield public officials from violent or hateful posts could serve to muzzle dissenting viewpoints.
The issue crystallized over the weekend after a prominent health-care activist, Laura Marston, reported being automatically blocked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's campaign account.
Marston had repeatedly tweeted at the account criticizing a House bill to cap the monthly cost of insulin. A spokesman for Pelosi's campaign declined to comment.
The move appeared to conflict with Twitter's stated policies.
In September, Twitter announced it was testing a new "Safety Mode" that users could enable, which "temporarily blocks accounts for seven days for using potentially harmful language - such as insults or hateful remarks - or sending repetitive and uninvited replies or mentions."
Article 19, a prominent digital rights group, called it "another step in the right direction towards making Twitter a safe place to participate in the public conversation without fear of abuse."
At the time, spokesperson Trenton Kennedy told The Washington Post that Twitter would initially be "excluding official political organizations, elected officials and political candidates" from using the feature, citing concerns about "the potential for silencing of counter-speech."
Twitter spokesperson Tatiana Britt confirmed Monday that Pelosi's campaign account was granted access to the feature "in error," and that this access "has since been reversed."
The company said its policy remains the same as it continues to test and expand who has access to the feature: that politicians and political groups won't be allowed to use them.
"Throughout the beta, we'll explore ways to evaluate the feature's impact before making it available to everyone," Britt said in a statement to The Post.
Twitter's "Safety Mode" rollout has revived the debate about whether public officials should be able to block users from seeing and reacting to their posts online.
Kate Ruane, who served as senior legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union at the time, told me in September that while the safety feature "could be a really good thing for most Twitter users," public officials using it would raise concerns about citizens being cut off from information provided by their government leaders and unable to respond.
If politicians used the tools to block reactions to controversial decisions, she said, it "triggers constitutional scrutiny and is likely going to fail constitutional scrutiny."
But online safety tools can be crucial for women and people of color, particularly those in the public sphere who often face a barrage of hateful and threatening messages online.
Free speech advocates have already notched major legal wins against politicians who block users. Most prominently, a federal judge ruled in 2018 that President Donald Trump violated the Constitution by blocking users on his personal Twitter account, which the judge ruled constituted a "designated public forum" protected under citizens' First Amendment rights.
In Pelosi's case, the account that automatically blocked users was a campaign account, not her official congressional account.
"It's perfectly constitutional for candidates for office to use blocking tools while they're campaigning, because campaign speech is not subject to First Amendment limitations," Alex Abdo, litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute, told me.
He added, "But it would be a shame if these tools were used not just to block harassment but to silence political disagreement."
On the other hand, by blocking politicians from utilizing the new safety features, it leaves them exposed to more harassment and vitriol online.
Some studies have found that social media can be an especially hostile environment for women and people of color, and so government officials from those underrepresented groups may be particularly vulnerable to harassment without added safeguards.
While Twitter is standing pat on its policy for now, it notably has declined to say whether it will continue to exclude politicians from using the tools after it finishes testing them.
If Twitter reverses course, it could spawn more legal challenges against public officials that use the features. If it doesn't, politicians will have one less way to try to escape harassment on the site.
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A federal jury resumed deliberations on Tuesday in the trial of four men charged with a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, weighing whether they are guilty of domestic terrorism or victims of entrapment and prosecutorial overreach.
In closing arguments on Friday, a government prosecutor described the defendants as "paranoid" and bent on sparking a civil war by abducting Whitmer and holding her accountable for placing restrictions on social and business activities due to COVID-19.
Defense attorneys said their clients were coerced into discussing the plot by FBI informants and never made concrete plans on their own.
The case has cast a spotlight on two of the militant right-wing organizations that have emerged in the years since former President Donald Trump's election in 2016. It also highlights the extent to which the pandemic and government efforts to control it have become a wedge issue in U.S. politics, pushing some people to extremes.
All four of the defendants - Adam Fox, Brandon Caserta, Barry Croft Jr. and Daniel Harris - have been charged with kidnapping conspiracy. Fox, Croft and Harris were also charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.
If convicted the men could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
On Monday, the 12-person jury ended the first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
At about 3 p.m., jurors asked U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker, "What's a weapon?" - an apparent reference to the weapon of mass destruction charge.
Jonker answered that a weapon is anything that can be used to "destroy, injure or kill someone or something, as opposed to something you would use for fun," the Detroit Free Press newspaper reported.
Two other men who were initially charged - Ty Garbin and Kalen Franks - struck plea deals and served as star witnesses for the prosecution during the trial. Garbin is currently serving a six-year sentence, while Franks awaits sentencing.
The four men on trial, plus Garbin and Franks, are among 13 who were arrested in October 2020 and charged with state or federal crimes in the alleged kidnapping conspiracy. Seven of them are facing charges in state court.
The FBI said it had begun tracking the group's movements after seeing online discussions that included posts about the violent overthrow of some state governments. The group's goal was to end curbs on social and business activities imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. Prosecutors have also accused them of wanting to start a second American civil war.
Harris, Caserta and an undercover informant who testified at the trial were members of the Wolverine Watchmen, a militia group, prosecutors say. Croft and Fox were members of the "Three Percenters," a similar far-right organization.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Mark Porter)
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KOSIV, Ukraine - Sitting stage left in an empty auditorium at School No. 2 in this sleepy village about 30 miles from the Romanian border, a woman and her adult son described to a Ukrainian prosecutor how Russian tanks arrived in their village outside Kyiv on March 25, how part of their roof collapsed from Russian bombing and how they helped bury an elderly neighbor in his own front yard while munitions screamed over their heads.
Olga Gazhurova, a 34-year-old prosecutor from the bombarded city of Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, typed their account into her laptop, pausing for clarification.
"From which street, exactly, did the tanks enter?" she asked.
Before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, Gazhurova was a criminal prosecutor in Kharkiv, more than 500 miles from Kosiv, a village of about 8,400 people that has seen little of the war's violence but a significant chunk of its consequences. Hundreds of displaced people have bunked in Kosiv's schools or with its residents. Millions of Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes, and more than 4.2 million Ukrainians have left the country as of April 3, according to the United Nations.
The prosecutor general's office estimates the country is using about 50,000 investigators from five different law enforcement agencies to investigate war crimes. They are conducting interviews across the country and meticulously documenting evidence that they hope to use in war crimes prosecutions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the military force he sent to invade Ukraine.
So they have fanned out across Ukraine, addressing small groups of mostly female and elderly displaced people in churches, classrooms and auditoriums like this one in Kosiv. They explain that one day, there may be compensation for their lost loved ones, personal injuries and property losses, and that Russia can only be held accountable if its victims tell their stories in painstaking detail.
Gazhurova and her colleague from Kharkiv, Olga Petrova, 47, last week stood in front of a stage featuring a painted backdrop of sweeping, lush Ukrainian fields and explained the process of collecting testimony and digital evidence from the nine displaced people scattered about auditorium seats, as a toddler bounded across the room in a diaper.
Petrova explained that under international law, military forces are required to target only military infrastructure and armed combatants, not civilians. "As a result, what the Russian Federation, the aggressor country, is currently doing in Ukraine is considered a crime . . . and we are trying to prove that," she said.
The prosecutors, dressed in sneakers and boots, jeans and deep pink and dark green turtlenecks, were not dressing down for any strategic purpose; these are the clothes they grabbed before fleeing Kharkiv. In panicked minutes stuffing belongings into bags, snappy professional attire did not make the cut.
"In that moment," Petrova said, "you cannot act in a proper way."
Petrova and Gazhurova began their stay in Kosiv interviewing displaced people at School No. 1, where Halyna Hrymaliuk is director. With in-person classes suspended, the 48-year-old has taken on the responsibility of housing and feeding up to 88 displaced people at a time since March 1.
"The conditions here are bad for these people, but we are doing as well as we can," Hrymaliuk said.
At first, she said, the government circulated fliers asking displaced people to call a phone number if they were willing to speak to a prosecutor or to upload photos and videos of potential Russian war crimes to a state website. But the displaced were often either exhausted, confused, scared, skeptical or some combination of those. In late March, prosecutors began going to displaced people rather than waiting for them to reach out.
"I thought the judicial system was lagging before this invasion," Hrymaliuk told The Washington Post in English. "I work at a state-owned school, so when I heard prosecutors were coming here, to be frank, I didn't believe this."
She decided to quietly sit in on interviews, hoping to understand the prosecutors' goals. They worked from early morning until late at night, Hrymaliuk said. They asked specific questions as they created a timeline of events, and then, after some time passed, returned to those same questions to judge if interviewees had the same answers. They carried maps of Ukrainian cities and oblasts, or provinces, asking displaced people to assign precise locations to their memories.
They were far more efficient than Hrymaliuk had expected. "I was impressed," she said.
Before moving to Kharkiv last year, Gazhurova lived and worked for eight years in Donetsk, a region mired in conflict with Russian and separatist forces since 2014. She transferred to Kharkiv for a safer existence, yet one year after beginning her new role there, Gazhurova was forced to leave because of the Russian invasion. She might have held out longer, she said, but for her fears for her young daughter.
"As a child, that is something you cannot delete from your brain for the rest of your life," Gazhurova said.
At School No. 1 last week, children from Irpin and Bucha, towns north of Kyiv that were the sites of heavy fighting, played soccer on the artificial turf field behind the schoolhouse. Inside, Vira Kovtun, a 71-year-old from Bucha, described through tears and panicked breaths how Russian forces arrived on Feb. 25 and sprayed machine gun fire at homes, concentrating on windows through which residents could be seen filming on their phones.
"We were witnessing people killed," Kovtun said. "The corpses were just scattered around the street."
Tanks passed by her single-story home close enough for Kovtun to hear the soldiers' voices, she said. Then Ukrainian forces arrived and engaged the Russian column. Hunkering down beneath the crossfire, Kovtun heard a Russian fuel truck explode, hurling another vehicle into her front yard. She said she suffered cuts on her face and an eye injury from the blast. Kovtun said she escaped through her front door frame after the door was blown off its hinges, hiding behind brick walls on her way to safety.
Kovtun shared her experience with prosecutors for more than three hours on March 29. At first, she said, she was surprised anyone wanted to hear her account: "It seemed like what happened was obvious, but then we realized that we need to prove this crime against peaceful people."
Days after Kovtun spoke to The Post, Ukrainian forces liberated Bucha and dozens of other Ukrainian cities in the north and center of the country, and investigators and journalists soon shared images of dozens of dead Ukrainians in civilian clothes.
Iryna Venediktova, Ukraine's top prosecutor since March 2020, called Russia's assertion that the atrocities are fabrications "ridiculous."
During an interview with The Post, Venediktova showed a photo of a 14-year-old boy on an autopsy table, his chest apparently sawed open by investigators to reveal a cylindrical munition the size of a soda can resting in a pool of blood next to his heart. His left arm was mangled, amputated near the elbow. The dead boy, they said, was killed by Russian forces near Kyiv in the early days of invasion. Prosecutors last month shared a cropped version of the photo with media.
"This is a chest. Inside is a piece of projectile," Venediktova said. "It's without words, actually. All the evidence is inside the chest of the boy."
"They bombed day after day, hospitals, schools, places of education - destroyed. And you look at the number of refugees. What is this? What is this?" Venediktova said, gesturing at more photos from recently liberated Ukrainian cities, showing mass graves and Ukrainians in civilian attire who died with their hands tied behind their backs. Venediktova also showed The Post photos of undetonated cluster bombs she said were collected in Kherson - munitions banned by more than 100 countries in 2010.
"Russians live in their own world. They are zombies," she said. "If they can look at these pictures, I'm very interested in what they can say after this."
There is a possibility that no Russian official will ever be forced to defend against the accusations in court, said David Bosco, an associate professor of international studies at the University of Indiana who studies war crimes prosecutions.
Any future investigation would likely be in one of two legal venues, Bosco said. The International Criminal Court based in The Hague and the Ukrainian judicial system may each issue indictments, but it is typical for the ICC to prosecute major players - presidents, generals and the like - and for individual countries to prosecute the people of lower rank.
"The big question in both cases is how do you actually get your hands on people," Bosco said. "All they can do is issue arrest warrants and have those out there; then the case is just kind of frozen. It may be that these people who are indicted can simply remain in Russia beyond the reach of international justice."
The ICC has the ability to issue sealed arrest warrants without disclosing the name of the target publicly, to be executed when the accused travels to one of the court's member nations. But those are not a sure thing. In many cases, member countries have declined to cooperate with the court. In many war crimes cases, decades pass without trial. Chances are good, Bosco said, that Ukrainians who are judged to be war crimes victims would receive monetary compensation before any offenders are prosecuted.
"Victims in Ukraine probably have a better chance of getting remuneration than other conflicts around the world just because there's so much international sympathy and attention," Bosco said. "There's a lot of support for an investigation. And in many other investigation situations, they have much less information. Here, it's just going to be a deluge."
The prosecutor general's office says it has "registered" 4,204 individual war crimes, including the deaths of 161 children.
Venediktova praised the bravery of the nation's investigators, some of whom have requested to be as close to the front lines as possible to make first contact with victims. Many investigators, like Petrova and Gazhurova, were forced from their own homes.
"We cannot think of ourselves as refugees," Venediktova said. "We do not have military rank but we act as military, and we are soldiers in our hearts. We serve people, so we don't need to be motivated. We are doing our jobs. We have no choice: We should believe in victory. If they will be scared, they will not be good prosecutors."
When speaking to audiences of people who have become accustomed to living in a conflict zone, Gazhurova and Petrova are calm and matter-of-fact. Gazhurova stressed that the definition of war crimes covers a broad range of violence.
Victims' homes need not have been destroyed to make them war crime victims, Gazhurova told the group at School No. 2. She said that even if a Russian attack only broke their windows or damaged personal belongings, they could still be considered victims of a war crime.
In Kosiv, the prosecutors encountered what is becoming a routine obstacle: People displaced from regions where conflict with Russian and Russian-backed forces began in 2014 struggle to understand why the prosecutors are only interested in Russian war crimes committed in recent weeks.
One 65-year-old woman from Donetsk stood and asked the prosecutors for permission to speak.
"I have documents, photos. My house was destroyed eight years ago, and for the last eight years no one provided us any compensation," she said.
"We are not authorized to deal with anything that happened before Feb. 24," Petrova responded. She noted that control of Donetsk has been unclear for the past eight years, and Russia currently claims it as part of its territory.
"In 2014 it was still Ukraine," the woman countered.
"No one was helping us at that time," Petrova told the woman. "Now, all countries support us."
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The Washington Post's Kasia Strek contributed to this report.
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AUGUSTA, Georgia -- Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he's planning to play this week in the Masters.
The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision, but will be doing so with the intention of playing Thursday.
"As of right now," Woods said, "I feel like I'm going to play."
There had been plenty of signals in recent days that Woods was on the cusp of deciding it was time to play again. He came to Augusta National for a practice round last week, then returned Sunday - saying he'd be "a game-time decision" - and Monday for more. On Tuesday morning, with bad weather in the forecast, he spent plenty of time in the practice areas.
"It's great to be back," Woods said.
Woods played in December at the PNC Challenge, a 36-hole scramble on a flat Florida course where he and his son Charlie finished second to John Daly and his son. Woods was allowed to use a cart in that event, and when those rounds were over he flatly dismissed any notion that his game was tour-ready again.
"I can't compete against these guys right now, no," Woods said on Dec. 19. "It's going to take a lot of work to get to where I feel like I can compete at these guys and be at a high level."
About 3-1/2 months later, Woods apparently feels differently. If he plays, he'll be in the Masters for the 24th time; he's finished in the top five 12 times in his previous 23 appearances.
Thursday's opening round would mark the first time Woods competes against the world's best players since Nov. 15, 2020, which was the final round of that year's pandemic-delayed Masters.
He had his fifth back surgery two months later and was still recovering from that on Feb. 23, 2021 when he crashed his SUV over a median on a suburban coastal road in Los Angeles and down the side of a hill.
Woods' injuries from that crash were so severe that doctors considered right leg amputation, before reassembling the limb by placing a rod in the tibia and using screws and pins to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.
"It's been a tough, tough year ... but here we are," Woods said.
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CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. — Wildlife officials responded to an adult gray whale that was found dead on the west side of Camano Island.
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA) West Coast Region posted photos of the 39-foot-long whale on Facebook Friday saying a necropsy would be performed on the animal.
The nonprofit Cascadia Research Collective examined the whale, which was found on the beach last week, and said the whale "exhibited signs of malnutrition, which was likely a significant factor to its mortality.”
The gray whale will stay on the beach “for land-based natural decomposition” so nutrients can be returned to the marine ecosystem, according to NOAA.
The Cascadia Research Collective said the whale is not part of the group of Pacific gray whales known as the “Sounders,” but it “may have been a hungry whale that broke from the northbound migration searching for food.”
The Sounders represent about a dozen individual whales that are part of the larger population of Eastern North Pacific gray whales, according to Cascadia Research Collective. They usually feed in North Puget Sound waters for two to three months each spring and then continue north to the Bering and Chukchi seas for summer feeding.
This is the third gray whale stranding in Washington state so far in 2022.
Since 2019, gray whales along the West Coast and Alaska have been experiencing an “unusual mortality event.” Since then, more and more of the animals have been getting stranded and dying. That includes a 42-foot-long gray whale that washed ashore in Everett in 2019.
According to NOAA data, there have been 259 gray whale strandings in the United States since 2019. Another 251 occurred along Mexico and another 21 in Canada during the same time period. Researchers are still trying to figure out what’s behind the deaths.
Anyone who spots a stranded or floating whale on the West Coast can make a report by calling the West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network at 1-866-767-6114.
All marine mammals are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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CAMAS, Wash. — The parents of a Camas teenager don't have to worry about prying the phone out of his hands. That’s because he spends his spare time on typewriters. No scrolling, but plenty of tinkering and he recently turned his hobby into a business.
Last year, 15-year-old Benjamin Hromodka launched Camas Typewriter Co. He runs the business out of his family’s home, giving what some may call relics rebirth. He also buys, restores and sells typewriters.
“It's almost ironic in a sense,” Hromodka said. “Most typewriter repairmen are older and they learned how to type on typewriters… It seems like I was born in the wrong generation.”
The Camas High School sophomore still does most of his homework on a laptop but said if he can use a typewriter he will. He believes they spark a unique type of creativity.
“You think about the past of a typewriter, like, where has this come from? Who used it and why?” Hromodka said. “That gives you a lot of ideas to write.”
Hromodka has 22 typewriters in his collection but it all started with one: A 1937 Royal Model O. His father gave it to him when he was 6 years old.
“I didn't know what I was starting,” said Hromodka’s dad, Ted Hromodka. “I was just getting him something to play with. He really latched onto it.”
To keep his fleet of typewriters in good repair, Hromodka taught himself how to fix them, which he said can be challenging.
“A typewriter can have over 3,000 moving parts and so I always think of it as a chain reaction,” Hromodka said. “If one thing goes wrong, a lot of others can break, too.”
Despite the challenges, Hromodka said he stands by his craft.
“A lot of people are like, why do you invest into these things? They're outdated,” Hromodka said. “While they are outdated, there's a lot of benefits to using a typewriter still. I believe that so I don't really listen to them.”
It’s also worth mentioning that most old typewriters don’t have a delete button, forcing people to really think before they write.
“It's generally advised to get it right the first time,” Hromodka said.
Quite a concept for these modern times.
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BOTHELL, Wash. — A 3-year-old Bothell girl at the center of an AMBER Alert was found safe in Snohomish County Tuesday morning.
The AMBER Alert was issued around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday and canceled just before 6:45 a.m. after the girl was found. The girl was reunited with her mother by 7 a.m.
According to the Washington State Patrol, the girl was in a 2001 gold Honda Accord that was stolen on the 9800 block of Northeast 190th Street in Bothell.
Police said the girl’s mother was returning from a friend’s house early Tuesday morning and took her first child into her apartment unit. While she was inside, police said she heard “a screeching sound from tires.” When the mother returned outside, police said she realized her car was gone and that her 3-year-old was still inside the vehicle.
The girl was found in a residential neighborhood a few miles from where the vehicle was stolen. The Honda Accord was also located.
No word on a suspect description at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Editor’s note: The video above about laser strikes near Sea-Tac Airport was originally published on Feb. 10, 2022.
SEATTLE – The FBI is asking for the public’s help finding the person or persons responsible for pointing lasers at aircraft near Sea-Tac International Airport. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
Pointing a laser at airplanes is a safety threat and could potentially cause pilots to experience flash blindness or obscured vision, endangering the lives of those on the flight. Shining a laser at aircraft is a federal crime, punishable by fines of up to $11,000 per violation and up to $30,800 for multiple incidents.
The uptick in incidents previously prompted the FAA and Port of Seattle to ask for the public’s help in February to find the person or persons responsible for shining lasers around Sea-Tac Airport.
According to the FBI, there has been a “dramatic increase of laser incidents involving arriving commercial aircraft” in Washington state. As of March 9, over 100 incidents involving lasers being pointed at planes around Sea-Tac Airport had been reported.
The FBI said incidents have been reported in neighborhoods around SeaTac, South Park, Highland Park, White Center, Burien, Normandy Park and Des Moines.
The FBI said it is working with “multiple” local and federal agencies to identify and locate those responsible.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-225-5324 or online at tips.fbi.gov.
Laser strikes have been on the rise nationally, with an all-time high of 9,723 laser strikes reported by the FAA in 2021.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A program vital to clearing the rape kit backlog — and finding justice for victims of sexual assault — will come to an end in Portland this fall.
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) got millions in federal funding to clear the backlog of untested kits in 2015, and cleared the backlog by late 2018. PPB's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Investigator Matt Irvine said that was the first important step in a process to get justice for the survivors of this abuse.
"We started getting the first DNA results back and we began to take a look at the underlying cases, reach out to victims, determine if they wanted their cases to proceed," Irvine said. "And if the evidence and the law allowed us to do that, then we started investigating cases, we started prosecuting cases."
More than 20 years ago, Irvine began working sexual assault cases in Los Angeles County. He said a lot has changed since then when it comes to investigating these cases.
"We had so many bad ideas about sexual assault," he said. "We were doing our best in good faith but it was just a lot that we didn't understand."
Clearing PPB's backlog of untested kits led to reopened cases, arrests and 12 convictions. Detectives said five cases are still pending trial and two investigations are currently active.
One of the latest guilty pleas was from Frank Hall, Jr. Last month, he was sentenced to 18 years behind bars for multiple rapes stretching back 10 years, involving two victims.
"I think that it was a good step for them towards healing," Irvine said. "I talked to both of them since the plea and it's a step towards trying to be whole again."
Submitting a sexual assault kit is an invasive process, one that can further traumatize survivors.
"These are folks who didn't think that anybody would ever come back to them. They thought their cases were cold and gone, and frankly, we could've done a better job by them a decade ago," Irvine said, "And they nonetheless trusted us and took a chance that we would do something differently and things will turn out better this time."
Irvine said the dedication to clearing the backlog and seeing the cases through until the end has helped everyone involved when investigating these crimes, from patrol officers and detectives, to victim advocates and prosecutors.
Though the SAKI project will end, and the grant money will run out this fall, Irvine said it permanently reshaped the process for the better.
"We used to look at things like mental illness, addiction, criminal involvement and homelessness as things that somehow made the victims more culpable in what happened to them," Irving said. "What we understand now is it just makes them more vulnerable and the people that prey on these folks, they know that.
"The advantage of having looked at something like 2,500 cases now, is that we have learned a lot about how better to serve victims of sexual assault and bring accountability to offenders."
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Publishers Clearing House has become famous over the decades for its many sweepstakes in which company employees personally deliver massive checks to grand prize winners, as depicted in its familiar TV commercials.
But several viewers reached out with concerns that texts, emails or phone calls purportedly from Publishers Clearing House were scams. According to the viewers, the messages asked the person to send money to someone else to receive their prize.
THE QUESTION
Are messages asking for cash in exchange for Publishers Clearing House prizes scams?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, if a message asks for cash in exchange for a Publisher Clearing House prize, then it’s a scam from an imposter.
WHAT WE FOUND
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is a marketing company that has run monetary sweepstakes for more than 50 years.
According to PCH, it gives away between $3 million to $13 million each year, with individual prizes ranging from $1 Amazon gift cards to $10 million grand prizes.
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) says PCH is a legitimate sweepstakes, but there are many scams that use the company’s name and logo in an attempt to take people’s money.
“If you are ever contacted by someone claiming to represent PCH, or claiming to be one of our employees, and asked to send or wire money (for any reason whatsoever, including taxes); or send a pre-paid gift card or Green Dot Moneypak card in order to claim a sweepstakes prize — DON’T! It’s a SCAM,” PCH warns on its fraud protection page. “If you are sent a check, told it’s a partial prize award, and asked to cash it and send a portion back to claim the full prize award, DON’T. The check is fake, but the SCAM is real!”
PCH says scammers will use the name of real employees to make their deception more believable. It says the company would never ask a person to pay to receive their cash prize, and it does not send emails requesting personal banking or financial information in connection with a prize. The Better Business Bureau warns that these scammers may try to get the victim to pay multiple times.
An important piece of PCH’s brand is that it surprises winners of large prizes by sending its “Prize Patrol” to meet the winners in person. When PCH does this, it does not give advance notice by phone or email.
PCH says it may notify winners of $10,000 or less by overnight express mail with UPS, FedEx or the postal service, and “occasionally” by email. But PCH stresses that “major prize award and SuperPrize winners are not notified via email.”
“You may be contacted by mail, but PCH never calls in advance,” USPIS says. “If you receive a call from someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House — just hang up! You haven’t heard from the real PCH.”
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says scammers typically ask victims to send money by Western Union or MoneyGram, or through reloadable debit cards or gift cards because it’s nearly impossible to trace the money this way.
Even when it comes to other prizes, sweepstakes and lotteries, the FTC says to never send money to claim a prize. “If you have to pay, it’s a scam,” the FTC says.
“Anyone who says, ‘You’ve won. Now pay us,’ is always [a] scammer. Period,” the FTC said in another warning.
More from VERIFY: 5 tips to spot scam text messages
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SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — Experts hope the latest storm will be a boon for Washington state's below-average mountain snowpack.
Snowpack usually peaks around April 1. As of April 4, mountain snowpack was still below average throughout the state.
University of Washington Assistant State Climatologist Karin Bumbaco said she and other scientists who track snowpack will be watching the storm closely after high snowfall - at times - in December and January were followed by a relatively dry February and March.
"As of April 1, which is usually when we consider to be the peak in our snowpack, averaged across Washington state we were only at about 80% of normal snow," Bumbaco said.
While welcome, Bumbaco said the April snowfall is not necessarily "abnormal."
"It's not that unusual. Typically April 1 is our peak statewide, but we've seen plenty of seasons where through like April 15 we can still get some pretty significant snow in the mountains. So, not that unusual and I think it does have a chance to add, especially in the basins that are borderline [to snowpack]," Bumbaco said. "This could hopefully help build the snowpack so we have more of those reserves coming into our dry season."
Snoqualmie Pass received about 6 inches of snow between 6 a.m. on April 3 and 6 a.m. on April 4. More is expected to fall through at least Tuesday morning.
The latest data from the United States Department of Agriculture shows that while the north and central Cascades have nearly reached 100% of average snowfall, it's well below in the south Cascades at 68% of average. Snowpack in the Olympics was 84% of average as of April 4, according to the data. The Central Columbia basin has 76% of average snowpack, while the Yakima Basin's snowpack ranges from 36% to 58% of average.
Snowpack is essentially water stored for later use. The more snowpack we have in the winter the more water that will be available heading into the summer.
Meanwhile, a drought emergency declaration in July 2021 is set to expire in June. However, it's "very likely" that will be extended for parts of the state, according to the state's Department of Ecology. Only portions of Snohomish and King counties, and Tacoma, were not included in the drought emergency.
Though conditions have improved since last summer, several streams are forecast to have low flows, according to Ecology.
A drought emergency can be declared when an area's water supply is less than 75% of normal.
At this point, it's hard to say what, if anything, the snowpack means for the wildfire season. Instead, Bumbaco said, it will be important to see what happens with rainfall, temperatures, and overall conditions in the months to come.
"We have to wait and see what our spring and summer weather are going to be like, but it doesn't seem to play that big of a role for Washington state in particular," Bumbaco said. "There are other parts of the West where it's a bit more meaningful. If we had much lower snowpack at this point in the season that would mean it would melt sooner so that would lead to more of a longer fire season or indications it would be longer, but I'm not seeing it at this point."
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Els Center for Autism breaks ground in Jupiter
Published: Apr. 5, 2022 at 11:06 AM EDT|Updated: 50 minutes ago
Golf legend Ernie Els broke ground Monday for a new building for adults with autism.
The 21,00 square foot building will be located on the Els Center of Excellence in Jupiter.
The $7.1 million facility will provide the tools and guidance adults on the autism spectrum need to navigate their futures.
The center is expected to be completed in 2023.
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Family gives update on woman mauled by dogs, says ‘prayers are working’
ABBEVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WHNS/Gray news) – A South Carolina woman continues to fight for her life at a local hospital after being attacked by three dogs, including two pit bulls, last month.
The Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office said Kyleen Waltman was viciously attacked outside of a home in Abbeville County on March 21.
WHNS reports she was walking from a friend’s home to her mother’s house when the attack happened.
She had to be airlifted to a medical facility. Both arms were amputated and part of her colon was removed after the attack. She may have to have her esophagus removed as well, her family said.
Waltman has been sedated so she doesn’t aggravate her spinal cord by trying to move, but family members said she was fully awake Monday and was told about the injuries to her arms.
Family members said the news gave her a lot of anxiety, so she was sedated again.
“The Lord has brought her this far for a reason. Her story is not done... She’s still fighting. Prayers are working and she’s healing slowly,” Waltman’s sister, Shenna Green, wrote in an update on GoFundMe.
Waltman was scheduled to get a prosthetic on her right arm. However, according to her family, doctors had to remove her arm to her shoulder due to an infection detected.
The woman’s sister said Waltman is a mother of three and recently became a grandmother.
“She just found out she’s a grandma and she can’t even hold the grandbaby,” Green said. “That’s going to be devastating.”
The dogs in the attack were seized by Abbeville County Animal Control, and police said their investigation remains ongoing.
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Ivanka Trump set to testify before Jan. 6 panel, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump’s daughter and among those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is set to testify Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee, according to three people familiar with the situation.
Ivanka Trump is expected to testify virtually as the panel works to compile a record of the attack, the worst on the Capitol in more than 200 years, when the former president’s supporters interrupted the Electoral College count and tried to halt the certification of the 2020 election for Joe Biden.
Ivanka Trump was with her father much of that day, and the panel has focused much of its time on Trump’s actions in the White House as his supporters were breaking into the Capitol.
Ivanka’s decision to cooperate is significant for the committee, which has been trying to secure an interview with her since late January. The panel has conducted some 800 interviews, but the one Tuesday with the former president’s daughter, a trusted aid, is among the most high profile as the committee races to complete its work.
Her testimony, like others before the committee, will be private. Public hearings are expected to begin this summer. The people who spoke about her interview were granted anonymity to discuss it.
Lawmakers have said they want to discuss what Ivanka Trump knew about her father’s efforts, including a telephone call they say she witnessed, to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject those results, as well as concerns she may have heard from Pence’s staff, members of Congress and the White House counsel’s office about those efforts.
Her appearance comes less than a week after her husband, Jared Kushner, testified to the nine-member panel in a virtual meeting that lasted more than six hours. Members of the committee said his testimony was helpful and are hoping to further fill in the gaps with Ivanka Trump’s help.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Judge: Jury can tour school building where 17 murdered
Published: Apr. 5, 2022 at 10:56 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The jury that will decide whether Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz gets a death sentence will tour the blood-stained, bullet-pocked building where he murdered 17 people four years ago.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer rejected a defense argument that a jury tour of the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School isn't necessary because there are videos and photos of the crime scene.
Cruz's lawyers said the tour was particularly unnecessary since he pleaded guilty in October and the jury will only decide if he's executed.
But Scherer disagreed, agreeing with the prosecution that the tour "remains useful and proper."
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Jury selection resumes for ex-officer’s Capitol riot trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection resumed on Tuesday in the trial of a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer who could be a key witness for federal prosecutors.
The federal judge presiding over former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson’s trial in Washington, D.C., questioned prospective jurors for several hours on Monday, the first day of jury selection.
Two other Capitol riot defendants already have been tried on federal charges arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, siege. The first two trials both ended with convictions, although a judge acquitted one of those defendants of a disorderly conduct charge.
One of Robertson’s former colleagues, Jacob Fracker, also was arrested on riot-relate charges. Fracker pleaded guilty last month to conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Fracker agreed to cooperate with authorities and is listed as a potential trial witness.
Robertson is charged with six counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.
Robertson and Fracker both served as police officers in Rocky Mount. The town, which is about 25 miles south of Roanoke and has roughly 5,000 residents, fired both of them after their arrests.
Robertson and Fracker drove with a neighbor to Washington on the morning of Jan. 6. Robertson brought three gas masks for them to use, according to prosecutors. After listening to speeches near the Washington Monument, Fracker, Robertson and the neighbor walked toward the Capitol, donned the gas masks and joined the growing mob, prosecutors said. Robertson used a large wooden stick to impede police officers who were trying to hold off the mob, according to prosecutors.
Defense attorney Mark Rollins has said Robertson was inside the Capitol for only 10 minutes and didn’t assault anybody or break anything.
Robertson has been jailed since U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in July that he violated the terms of his pretrial release by possessing firearms.
Robertson’s trial will be the first for somebody accused of entering the Capitol building during the riot.
On March 8, a jury decided the first Capitol riot trial by convicting a Texas man, Guy Reffitt, of storming the Capitol with a holstered handgun. In the second trial, a judge who heard testimony without a jury convicted New Mexico county official Couy Griffin of illegally entering restricted U.S. Capitol grounds but acquitted him of engaging in disorderly conduct.
Reffitt and Griffin entered restricted areas outside the Capitol but not the building itself.
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Losing Riviera Beach council candidate sues for new election
In the March 8general election, city council candidate Marvelous Washington was almost 700 votes behind incumbent Shirley Lanier, and only 100 votes ahead of a third candidate for the district.
But because Lanier only received 44% of the vote, Washington faced Lanier in a March 22 runoff.
This time, Washington ran a stronger campaign and finished less than 100 votes behind Lanier.
Washington believes election rules weren’t followed and has filed suit, asking a judge to call for a new runoff election.
Washington actually received more votes than Lanier in the predominantly African America third district. But voters all over Riviera Beach vote on each district and Lanier’s margin of victory came from Singer Island — the city’s wealthiest district — where turnout was stronger than the mainland.
In her lawsuit, Washington claims 104 votes were excluded because they were received after the deadline, enough to potentially make a difference in the race.
Washington also alleges almost all ballots challenged were on the mainland and not Singer Island. The suit also alleges the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office failed to mail vote-by-mail ballots for those who requested them by the March 12 deadline.
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NY mobster who escaped federal custody rearrested in Florida
Published: Apr. 5, 2022 at 11:01 AM EDT|Updated: 56 minutes ago
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York mobster who escaped federal custody in Florida has been rearrested.
The U.S. Marshals Service says 64-year-old Dominic Taddeo was apprehended “without incident” in Hialeah on Monday.
Taddeo was in the final year of his sentence when he escaped from a federal halfway house in Orlando on March 28.
The federal Bureau of Prisons said he failed to return from an authorized appointment and “was placed on escape status.”
Taddeo pleaded guilty in 1992 to racketeering charges that included the killings of three other mobsters.
A federal judge denied Taddeo’s request for compassionate release last year.
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Tiger Woods says he's planning to play in Masters
Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he's planning to play this week in the Masters.
The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning.
"As of right now, I feel like I'm going to play," Woods said.
He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision, but will be doing so with the intention of playing Thursday.
Thursday's opening round would mark the first time Woods competes against the world's best players since Nov. 15, 2020, which was the final round of that year's pandemic-delayed Masters.
He had his fifth back surgery two months later and was still recovering from that on Feb. 23, 2021, when he crashed his SUV over a median on a suburban coastal road in Los Angeles and down the side of a hill.
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Ye no longer performing at Coachella
(CNN) - Ye, who changed his name from Kanye West, will no longer be performing at Coachella this month.
Ye had been set to be one of the headliners at the upcoming music festival, along with Billie Eilish and Harry Styles.
A source close to the rapper said Ye did not want to take the stage amid his divorce from Kim Kardashian.
Ye has also been in a feud with “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah. He was suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after posting a racial slur aimed at Noah, who is South African.
According to multiple sources, Ye’s performance at Sunday’s Grammy Awards was canceled. He did not attend the event, but he did win two Grammys.
Coachella is held over two weekends at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. This year, it’s set to take place April 15-17 and April 22-24.
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Patriots' Mac Jones makes a surprise visit to Brockton Boys and Girls Club, donates $100K
BROCKTON — New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones surprised children at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South last week with a donation of $100,000, along with a two-hour session of games and advice.
Jones, whom club officials said made a positive impact on the children, also made sure to listen to the hopes and dreams of the next generation.
Aspiring rapper and Brockton Clubhouse attendant Youngnae displayed her "super talented rap game," Jones said in an Instagram post, while posing next to the teen. Jones shared the post with his 663,000 followers.
The young rapper gave Jones a mini-concert with her latest rap about life and trust.
"Our kids were in their glory today, and we're so glad Mac and Sophie Scott enjoyed themselves too," said Monica Lombardo, vice president and chief advancement officer at the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South.
Groups of children crowded the gymnasium at 255 Warren Ave., taking pictures and smiling with joy as Jones played rounds of ping pong, shot hoops and engaged in quality conversation time.
In an Instagram post, Jones said he had a "great day" at the Brockton event.
"Amazing kids and an awesome organization," Jones wrote. "May have to retire the Griddy for a little bit though…"
Lombardo said the club was "truly grateful" to Mac for taking the time to visit the Brockton Clubhouse on March 29.
"In addition to his incredible surprise $100,000 donation to our Clubs, Mac was so generous with his time and attention, and that's the greatest gift you can give a child! It was a day our kids and staff will never forget," she said.
Derek Heim, Boys and Girls Club of Metro South president and CEO, accompanied Jones on a tour around the clubhouse. On the tour, Heim described the variety of enriching programs the organization offers for kids ages 5 to 18.
"Along the way, Jones handed out mini foam footballs to Club members, making each child and teen feel seen and heard as he toured the Clubhouse taking pictures with members, signing autographs, and sharing his wonderful energy with everyone," Kristin Gonzales, marketing coordinator for the club, said in a statement.
Last year, Jones became the official spokesperson for HarborOne bank, whose headquarters are in Brockton and are one of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro South's longest and most impactful partners, Gonzales said.
"Our friends at HarborOne have been so good to us through the years, and we're very fortunate that they've added Mac as a partner for their organization and have connected him with ours," Heim said. "When great people like Mac and great organizations like HarborOne come together and really leverage their collective impact, everyone wins. That was certainly the case with this visit and with this incredible donation."
Enterprise staff reporter Alisha Saint-Ciel can be reached by email at stciela@gannett.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @alishaspeakss and Instagram at Alishaatv. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Enterprise today.
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PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Virtual learning, it's something that took off during the pandemic and has now changed the classroom forever.
For most of the schools across Arkansas, virtual academies are staying for the coming school years.
We spoke with parents and districts about what the future holds.
Latisha Whitfield's daughter, Jordyn, spent all of ninth grade learning through a computer screen.
"She did just fine. She actually made straight A's. I think she had one B the entire year," she said.
While Jordyn was thriving academically, that wasn't the case mentally, according to Latisha.
"She was missing her friends, she was missing that peer to peer contact, and it weighed heavy on her. And that was a major decision in us putting her back in school," she said.
Jordyn's been back in-person for the past year, but there's parts about virtual her mom likes.
Specifically the flexibility with AMI days and Latisha hopes the option to pivot if there's another surge.
"The only way I will go back virtual if it was pertaining to her health, if it was detrimental to her health. Otherwise, she's gonna go to school, that's her choice. She wants to go to school," she said.
That's how majority of the students at Pulaski County Special School District feel too.
According to Executive Director of Communications Jessica Duff, out of the over 12,000 kids, 595 are in the Driven Virtual Academy and right now 135 have said they want to stay virtual for next fall.
"That doesn't mean that the other 450 are going to go back to in-person, they haven't responded yet," she said.
While the numbers are unsure, Duff said something that isn't unsure is AMI days because they're to stay; whether it's used for weather or a COVID outbreak.
"The ability to not have to add that in at the end of the year and come back after Memorial Day is a huge factor for a lot of our teachers," she said.
Duff said if parents decide in the middle of the year they want to pivot their kids to virtual, it won't be that easy.
"If we experienced a surge in COVID, or some other sort of pandemic, we would have to adapt accordingly, so that we had the teacher to student ratio," she said.
This Friday, April 8, letters of intent are due to the Pulaski County Special School District. That way the district knows where students are going in the fall; whether that's staying virtual or moving to in-person.
Duff said this is so that they know how many teachers to assign to each school.
Most schools still have registration open for their virtual learning option.
If you are in the North Little Rock School District and are interested in virtual academy for the upcoming school year, there is an informational session on Tuesday, April 12 at 4 p.m.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The brother of a man already in police custody has been announced as a second suspect in Sunday's mass shooting in downtown Sacramento.
The shooting along Sacramento's K Street Sunday morning left six people dead and 12 injured.
According to a press release from the Sacramento Police Department, Smiley Martin, brother to Dandrae Martin, was one of many taken to an area hospital with gunshot injuries following Sunday's shooting. However, he was "quickly identified as a person of interest and has remained under the supervision of an officer at the hospital while his treatment continues."
Smiley was taken into custody Tuesday morning. However, he's still in the hospital. Once he is healthy enough, police say he will be charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun.
Dandrae Martin, 26, was arrested on suspicion of assault and illegal firearm possession on Monday. Martin is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday. He is being held without bail.
Neither has been charged with homicide.
Police also note in the press release that so far during the investigation, three homes in the Sacramento area have been served search warrants, where one gun was seized. Police have received nearly 200 submissions of photos or videos, in relation to Sunday's shooting.
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Sacramento police chief discusses gun violence prevention plan
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Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors a day after disclosing that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.
Twitter Inc. said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it entered into an agreement with Musk on Monday that will give the billionaire a seat on its board, with the term expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting.
Musk, either alone or as a member of a group, won't be allowed to own more than 14.9% of Twitter's outstanding stock for as long as he's a board member and for 90 days after.
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said in a tweet that the company had been talking to Musk in recent weeks and “it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board."
“He’s both a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is exactly what we need on @Twitter, and in the boardroom, to make us stronger in the long-term," Agrawal continued.
Putting Musk on Twitter's board and limiting the amount of stock he can acquire while as a director may be a strategic move on Twitter's part, as Musk became its biggest shareholder and openly questioned the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment.
Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers, purchased 73.5 million shares, worth about $3 billion. He has also raised the possibility with his massive and loyal Twitter following, that he could create a rival social media network.
Musk has not spoken specifically about any Twitter rule changes he might push. He tweeted Tuesday that he wants to make “ significant improvements to Twitter in coming months! ” Late Monday he launched a poll asking whether users want an edit button, misspelling “yes” as “yse."
In March, Musk told his millions of followers on Twitter that he was “ giving serious thought ” to creating his own social media platform, and has clashed repeatedly with financial regulators about his use of Twitter.
Musk is locked into a bitter dispute with the SEC over his ability to post on Twitter. His lawyer has contended in court motions that the SEC is infringing on the Tesla CEO’s First Amendment rights.
Shares of Twitter rose more than 6% before the market open.
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SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods will be giving away more than 300,000 meals to those impacted by last week's EF-3 tornado in Northwest Arkansas.
As part of the company's one million meal commitment, around 80,000 pounds of protein, equivalent to 320,000 meals, will be given to the community.
The drive-thru donation event is free and open to the public.
You can pick up your meals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 7 at CL Charlie and Willie George Park, located at 4023 Hylton Rd. Springdale.
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Publishers Clearing House has become famous over the decades for its many sweepstakes in which company employees personally deliver massive checks to grand prize winners, as depicted in its familiar TV commercials.
But several viewers reached out with concerns that texts, emails or phone calls purportedly from Publishers Clearing House were scams. According to the viewers, the messages asked the person to send money to someone else to receive their prize.
THE QUESTION
Are messages asking for cash in exchange for Publishers Clearing House prizes scams?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, if a message asks for cash in exchange for a Publisher Clearing House prize, then it’s a scam from an imposter.
WHAT WE FOUND
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is a marketing company that has run monetary sweepstakes for more than 50 years.
According to PCH, it gives away between $3 million to $13 million each year, with individual prizes ranging from $1 Amazon gift cards to $10 million grand prizes.
The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) says PCH is a legitimate sweepstakes, but there are many scams that use the company’s name and logo in an attempt to take people’s money.
“If you are ever contacted by someone claiming to represent PCH, or claiming to be one of our employees, and asked to send or wire money (for any reason whatsoever, including taxes); or send a pre-paid gift card or Green Dot Moneypak card in order to claim a sweepstakes prize — DON’T! It’s a SCAM,” PCH warns on its fraud protection page. “If you are sent a check, told it’s a partial prize award, and asked to cash it and send a portion back to claim the full prize award, DON’T. The check is fake, but the SCAM is real!”
PCH says scammers will use the name of real employees to make their deception more believable. It says the company would never ask a person to pay to receive their cash prize, and it does not send emails requesting personal banking or financial information in connection with a prize. The Better Business Bureau warns that these scammers may try to get the victim to pay multiple times.
An important piece of PCH’s brand is that it surprises winners of large prizes by sending its “Prize Patrol” to meet the winners in person. When PCH does this, it does not give advance notice by phone or email.
PCH says it may notify winners of $10,000 or less by overnight express mail with UPS, FedEx or the postal service, and “occasionally” by email. But PCH stresses that “major prize award and SuperPrize winners are not notified via email.”
“You may be contacted by mail, but PCH never calls in advance,” USPIS says. “If you receive a call from someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House — just hang up! You haven’t heard from the real PCH.”
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says scammers typically ask victims to send money by Western Union or MoneyGram, or through reloadable debit cards or gift cards because it’s nearly impossible to trace the money this way.
Even when it comes to other prizes, sweepstakes and lotteries, the FTC says to never send money to claim a prize. “If you have to pay, it’s a scam,” the FTC says.
“Anyone who says, ‘You’ve won. Now pay us,’ is always [a] scammer. Period,” the FTC said in another warning.
More from VERIFY: 5 tips to spot scam text messages
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Columbia Water eyes more contractors as some customers wait 7 months for fixes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - If you call Columbia Water for service, department data shows you may be in for a wait for the issue to be fixed.
WIS submitted a Freedom of Information request for Columbia Water service call data between June 1, 2021 and Jan. 13, 2022.
The data shows some calls are taking more than seven months to close.
WIS spoke with Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, Assistant City Administrator Clint Shealy, and Columbia Water customers about the delays.
Shealy told WIS a short-staffed department is having to choose which leaks are more pressing to address, leading to delays. Rickenmann laid out his vision of Columbia Water, namely partnerships with local contractors.
The data
Columbia Water provided WIS with two spreadsheets of information for Columbia Water service calls.
The first spreadsheet reflected information on the 5,862 calls for service opened and closed within the June 1, 2021 to Jan. 13, 2022 timeframe.
The closure of the calls signifies the problem has been fixed or no problem was found.
The second spreadsheet reflected data on the 2,284 calls dispatched within the same timeframe but had not yet been closed by the department.
The data does not reflect any work done by private contractors.
Assistant City of Columbia Administrator Clint Shealy oversees Columbia Water.
He said there may be calls within the “dispatched” portion which have been completed, but not formally closed out in Columbia Water records.
Shealy explained the department keeps two sets of data on work needs identified within the city.
The first is the service calls (the data in WIS’ possession), and the second is work-orders.
Multiple calls for service on a problem may generate a single work order.
The 2,284 dispatched/open calls are different than the 4,000 workorder backlog referenced in other publications and in a February news conference.
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The service call data reflects a limited timeframe and a different data set.
The spreadsheets include addresses, the date opened, the date closed (if applicable), and a description of the issue and a priority level.
Closed calls
WIS used the data to calculate the delays between the calls being received and closed, if applicable.
The data shows that when Columbia Water closed calls, it was doing so quickly on average.
38 percent of the time, calls were closed within a day.
The average time between dispatch and closure was 10.67 days.
WIS found call closure lasted 31 days or longer 9.6 percent of the time.
The data includes two calls which lasted over 200 days to close.
The longest call was a 208-day period until closure for a water property restoration (i.e. landscaping after water work was completed).
Open calls
Calls that had not been closed reflected significantly longer delays.
70 calls had been open for 106 days as of Jan. 13, 2022.
81 percent of the calls had been open for 31 days or longer.
2.1 percent of the calls had been open for a day or less.
The average time calls had been open was 100.15 days as of Jan. 13, 2022.
Five dispatched calls maxed out at 226 days, the full window of time.
Where, what and their importance
For both closed and dispatched calls, the 29203 zip code was a leader in the number of calls for service.
The 29229 zip code and the 29036 zip code led all areas in average wait time for dispatched and closed calls respectively.
The graphic below only includes addresses for which zip codes were provided.
Leak checks led all other issues in both closed and dispatched calls. Water property restoration (i.e. landscaping after the water work was done) was a leader in average wait times.
The calls are given a 1 through 7 ranking in terms of priority. Columbia Water provided this breakdown:
1-Emergency
2-Critical
3-Management
4-Standard
5-Follow Up
6-After Hours
7-Project
Standard calls make up the majority of both closed and dispatched calls. It leads all dispatched calls in average length of time open, with at 103 days.
Emergency calls lead the closed calls in average time until closure, at 15.4 days.
What it looks like in the field
Irmo resident Don Bobeng contacted WIS about a leak and significant delays in getting it addressed.
WIS visited his home on March 18, where water had visibly been flowing into his driveway and part of his front yard and backyard.
He said the water made part of his yard useless and a “muddy mess.”
“Can’t do anything. I figure this is what, 35, 40 percent of my yard? I can’t do a thing with,” he said.
Bobeng gave WIS a tour, at times getting mud splatters up to his knees as a result.
He forwarded WIS several email chains dating back to Sept. 13, 2021 between himself and Columbia Water staff about the issue.
The first email from Sept. 13 read in part:
There is an underground leak somewhere which needs to be found and fixed. The side of my lot is soaked because of it.
WIS tallied 28 more emails Bobeng sent to Columbia Water customer care, staff and city administration from Sept. 2021 through March 2022 asking Columbia Water for assistance.
“People at customer care were very nice, but they couldn’t really tell me anything. They told me they were going to report it to the maintenance department, heard nothing from the maintenance department and like I said the customer care people couldn’t really give me any indication of when somebody was coming out, when it would be fixed,” Bobeng said.
Initially, Bobeng’s emails kept a running tally of how long the issue had gone without correction. Bobeng said Columbia Water personnel did come out in October and February to view the problem, but it remained unresolved.
“We did have one person from the city come one day. He came, he looked, he said yep there’s a leak, but he could give me no indication of when he could get to it,” Bobeng’s wife Cheryl said.
The emails reflect Bobeng’s frustration when workers wouldn’t show up when he had been told they would.
“To be honest with you I’m thinking this is not the greatest service. I come from Raliegh, North Carolina and the town I was in in Raliegh, this probably would’ve been taken care of in a week,” Bobeng said.
On March 21, Bobeng emailed WIS stating Columbia Water may correct the problem that week.
WIS emailed Columbia Water’s spokesperson about the Bobeng’s situation on March 23, ahead of the March 24 interview with Shealy.
Bobeng contacted WIS on March 24 that Columbia Water had fixed the leak.
On March 30, he sent WIS an email reading in part:
The ground is drying out so I do believe they fixed the leak. However no one has returned to remove the cones and fix my neighbors yard.
During the March 24 interview, Shealy said the driveway restoration was “forthcoming,” aiming for the week of March 27.
He said after multiple trips, staff found the leak under a driveway, describing the project as “particularly difficult” requiring specialized leak detection equipment and staff.
“When you’re looking for a leak in underground buried infrastructure, if you’ve done that, it’s not always ‘hey it’s exactly right here,’” Shealy said.
WIS asked why it took seven months to get the leak addressed.
“Priorities. Workforce and priorities,” Shealy said.
He said major leaks on major thoroughfares take precedence.
“We often tell customers it is our intention to be out on say, Wednesday. If we have more emergency, high priority work that we have to repair, that sometimes gets in the way of honoring that commitment,” he said.
The Bobeng’s address was present twice in the closed calls data. Both service calls were opened on Sept. 13, 2021.
The first was closed on Oct. 27, 2021 and the second was closed on Oct. 11, 2021.
The first call was listed as a priority 2 (critical) while the latter was priority 4 (standard).
Shealy said he doesn’t know why the service requests were closed, but there was an open workorder for the case.
He said the designation of priorities in the service calls are based on customer descriptions of the situation.
“Our folks go take a look and then they assess and say it’s a slow leak, it’s a standard repair,” he said.
Shealy said there is a claims process for the city to provide yard restoration work, and Bobeng told WIS he would be submitting a claim.
WIS also visited a leak at the Columbia intersection of Colonial Drive and Prescott Road, in the 29203 zip code on March 18.
WIS found water bubbling up from a hydrant, pooling near a daycare, and flowing into the road.
Dr. Constance Lorick-Walker is a Prescott Terrace resident and said leaks at the intersection have been ongoing for 2 to 3 years.
“What they’ll do, the city will come out and they’ll patch it versus bringing up, taking up the cement, fixing the pipes underneath the ground,” she said.
She expressed concern about the standing water’s location near the daycare children.
“This water is polluted. It’s a danger to the children themselves, let alone adults, their parents. It’s an eyesore as well for our community, no one seems to care,” she said.
Lorick-Walker said she had been in communication with Columbia Water about the issue and provided a service request number which is not present in WIS’ data. WIS also searched for the intersection among the addresses in the data, and could not find it.
“They could give me a ticket number, and that’s it. No follow-up if the work’s been done, nothing like that,” she said.
As of March 30, she told WIS the leak has not been fixed and she’s received no word from Columbia Water on its completion.
On March 18, Shealy said Columbia Water has contacted local utilities to identify areas to avoid. He said he was hopeful the work would be done the week of March 27.
“Certainly, we don’t want standing water around from water leaks, mosquito breeding grounds and those types of things, we don’t want that. We try to address those as we can,” he said.
Shealy said he wasn’t sure about the specific history of the pipe at the intersection, however Columbia Water is battling old infrastructure.
“You do run into that, where you’ve got really old infrastructure and you make a repair, and then three weeks later you’ve got a leak 10 feet down stream and so the ultimate solution is you’ve got to replace that infrastructure, you’ve got to replace that pipe.”
Manpower solutions and the future of Columbia Water
On Feb. 17, Shealy, Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann and Columbia City Manager Teresa Wilson spoke in a news conference outlining the city’s customer service plan moving forward.
The city leaders put emphasis on the re-vamp of Columbia Water’s call center, shifting staff, and bringing in a private call center to improve the communication with customers.
Rickenmann also made a point of addressing landscaping delays. He said the city has worked to eliminate prohibitive insurance requirements, allowing contractors to bid on smaller projects .
“By eliminating those, and making the correct adjustments, it allows to take advantage of the private sector out there that can help us,” he said.
A March 10 update on the plan included a series of action items and status updates on solutions. They included contracting with local businesses, alternative marketing, an April 26 career fair and adding Columbia Water field staff.
Columbia Water data as of Feb. 15 shows it’s budgeted for 133 possessions for its Water Distribution & Maintenance team (i.e. those “in the field”), and only had 74 positions filled.
During the March 24 interview, Shealy described Columbia Water’s staffing as being on a “slow decline” that began with the onset COVID-19 pandemic.
He said a pile-up of service calls followed.
“A lot of quarantining, a lot infection and then we have a lot of staff vacancy in that area. We actually had to collapse two of the water districts, and have one crew serving both districts there for a period because we just didn’t have the manpower,” Shealy said.
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During the news conference, Rickenmann put emphasis on partnering with local businesses to help fill the demand.
“Let our team do what we do best at the city, which is deal with the major problems. Our crews are fantastic with that, it’s all these little ancillaries” he said.
The city currently partners with four contractors to aid with Columbia Water projects.
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They include:
- Carolina Tap and Bore, Inc.
- Lake Murray Utility Company, Inc.
- G. H. Smith Construction, Inc
- North American Pipeline Management (NAPM)
A spokesperson for Columbia Water confirmed to WIS that NAPM and Carolina Tap and Bore, Inc.’s work has been targeted for the 29203 zip code.
The March 10 project update indicates the city council will be asked for additional funding for three contractors to “to perform accelerated leak repair work through the end of the fiscal year.”
In a March 23 interview, Rickenmann reiterated his desire to put more service calls in the hands of contractors.
“Let me be very clear, I’m not interested in filling all those [Columbia Water] positions. I want to make sure that we’re filling the positions that are critical for us to do our best job and the other parts we want to make sure we can use that money to pay for hiring small businesses and other business to fill the gap,” Rickenmann said.
Rickenmann said there will be some new hires “to build up to full staffing,” aided by contractors.
“I think it’s going to be a blend, I’ll be honest with you. I don’t know what the percentage would be, but you’ve got to remember every one of these projects we’re doing, we’ve have a project manager that’s at the city that’s embedded into it too, so we’re working hand in hand,” he said.
Rickenmann said he thinks the city will be in a position by July to expand its partnerships with contractors.
“What we’re doing now is identifying the opportunities and evaluating those,” he said.
Shealy described the existing partnerships with contractors as “very successful,” but also stressed a nucleus of workforce needs to be built up.
“We certainly have to [expand contractor work] right now, we just don’t have enough of our own staff to do it,” Shealy said.
“I do see the role of the private contractor helping us is something that is going to continue for quite some time.”
To aid with city staffing, Rickenmann pointed to the need for increased salaries.
“Why aren’t we using some of [the unused salary funds] to deal with those retention issues. To deal with recruitment, to allow us to pay competitive wages? Look, we have folks that are probably making less than $15 an hour, that’s not, we got to get them to a living wage here,” he said.
The March 10 update states work on adjusting city pay rates is “in progress.”
Additionally, it states “staff training and retention incentives are scheduled to be implemented in April 2022.”
Rickenmann said there are metrics for administration to meet moving forward.
“We want to know on a monthly what’s [administration’s] goal on hiring, what’s [administration’s] goal on completion of work orders. We’ve got to have some kind of measure to hold not only you accountable, but to hold us accountable, because if we’re not taking the barriers out of the way for you to use your job then that’s my fault, 100 percent,” he said.
Shealy said getting work done, response times and hiring metrics fall on him.
He said getting the water distribution team from roughly 40 percent vacancy to 25/20 percent in 2023, “that looks like success.”
Columbia Water’s financial moves
The ratepayer consequences (if any) of increased reliance on contractors are unclear. Shealy said the issue is being studied.
“We’ve been refining the process every step, every time we learn a little bit more,” he said.
Shealy was equally opaque about any rate increase request for city council, telling WIS Columbia Water is still studying the financials.
The city implemented a rate increase of just over 5 percent in 2021.
Rickenmann voted against the increase, citing the costs on the public during the pandemic.
“I think we should be looking at our rate, and we should provide the best water for the least expensive price for our citizens,” he said.
In the March interview, he did suggest charging ratepayers for the complimentary 300 cubic feet of water that for now is covered in the meter’s base fee.
“I’ve always been a proponent of why do we give away free water?” he said.
He estimated it would be $8 million a year coming in. When asked about it, Shealy did not disagree with Rickenmann’s estimate.
“Particularly in times where you’ve got escalating cost and inflationary pressures, everything that we’re buying as consumers and as a utility, the price is going up. Anything we can do to be more efficient and also improve our revenue gives us more money that we can invest in the system. Multiple ways to do that, when you look at rate structures, that’s certainly a way to do that, " Shealy said.
Columbia Water currently has an $182 million operating budget.
It has a $1 million budget for 2-inch pipe replacement. Shealy said the department will be asking to bump that to $4 million in the coming budget.
For scale, the first phase (of two) of the Shandon neighborhood’s water main replacement was budgeted at $7.5 million.
The city is also responsible for funding the work mandated by the EPA consent order.
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2nd man arrested on gun charges in Sacramento mass shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A second suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection to the mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people in California’s capital, and police said he is the brother of the first suspect.
Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested while hospitalized with serious injuries from the gunfire. When his condition improves enough for him to be jailed, he will be booked for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of a machine gun, a police statement said.
More than 100 shots were fired early Sunday in downtown Sacramento, creating a chaotic scene with hundreds of people trying desperately to get to safety. In addition to the dead, 11 people were wounded along with Smiley Martin.
A day later police announced the arrest of Dandrae Martin, 26, as a “related suspect” on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and being a convict carrying a loaded gun. His first court appearance was set for Tuesday.
Detectives and SWAT team members found one handgun during searches of three area homes. Smiley Martin was located at the scene and taken to a hospital, police said.
“Smiley Martin was quickly identified as a person of interest and has remained under the supervision of an officer at the hospital while his treatment continues. Based on information developed during this investigation, Smiley Martin was taken into custody by Sacramento Police Department detectives on April 5, 2022,” the statement said.
The arrests came as the three women and three men killed were identified. The shooting occurred at about 2 a.m. Sunday as bars were closing and patrons filled the streets near the state Capitol. The fallen included a father of four, a young woman who wanted to be a social worker, a man described as the life of the party, and a woman who lived on the streets nearby and was looking for housing.
The Sacramento County coroner identified the women killed as Johntaya Alexander, 21; Melinda Davis, 57; and Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21. The three men were Sergio Harris, 38; Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 32; and De’vazia Turner, 29.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg read their names during a vigil Monday evening attended by grieving relatives, friends and community members.
“So we gather here to remember the victims and to commit ourselves to doing all we can to ending the stain of violence, not only in our community but throughout the state, throughout the country, and throughout the world,” Steinberg said.
Turner, who had three daughters and a son, was a “protector” who worked as the night manager at an inventory company, his mother, Penelope Scott, told The Associated Press. He rarely went out, and she had no reason to believe he would be in harm’s way when he left her house after he visited Saturday night.
“My son was walking down the street and somebody started shooting, and he got shot. Why is that to happen?” Scott said. “I feel like I’ve got a hole in my heart.”
The burst of gunshots sent people running in terror in the neighborhood just a few blocks from the arena where the NBA’s Sacramento Kings play.
Police were investigating whether the shooting was connected with a street fight that broke out just before gunfire erupted. Several people could be seen in videos scrapping on a street lined with an upscale hotel, nightclubs and bars when gunshots sent people scattering.
Detectives also were trying to determine if a stolen handgun found at the crime scene was connected to the shooting, Police Chief Kathy Lester said. Witnesses answered her plea for help by providing more than 100 videos and photos of evidence.
District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert noted that Dandrae Martin was not arrested on suspicion of homicide, but suggested investigators were making progress.
“The investigation is highly complex involving many witnesses, videos of numerous types and significant physical evidence,” Schubert said in a statement. “This is an ongoing investigation and we anticipate more arrests in this case.”
Dandrae Martin, who was held without bail, was freed from an Arizona prison in 2020 after serving just over 1 1/2 years for violating probation in separate cases involving a felony conviction for aggravated assault in 2016 and a conviction on a marijuana charge in 2018. Court records show he pleaded guilty to punching, kicking and choking a woman in a hotel room when she refused to work for him as a prostitute.
It was not immediately clear Tuesday whether the Martins had attorneys who could speak on their behalf.
Four of those wounded suffered critical injuries, the Sacramento Fire Department has said. At least seven of the victims had been released from hospitals by Monday.
At the scene where the chaos erupted, memorials with candles and flowers grew on the same sidewalks where video showed people screaming and running for shelter as others lay on the ground writhing in pain.
A small bouquet of purple roses was dedicated to Melinda Davis, who lived on the streets for years, with a note saying “Melinda Rest In Peace.”
Politicians decried the shooting, and some Democrats, including President Joe Biden, called for tougher action against gun violence.
California has some of the nation’s toughest restrictions on firearms, requiring background checks to buy guns and ammunition, limiting magazines to 10 bullets, and banning firearms that fall into its definition of assault weapons.
But state lawmakers plan to go further. A bill getting its first hearing Tuesday would allow citizens to sue those who possess illegal weapons, a measure patterned after a controversial Texas bill aimed at abortions.
Other proposed California legislation this year would make it easier for people to sue gun companies and target unregistered “ghost guns,” firearms made from build-it-yourself kits.
The California Assembly held a moment of silence Monday in honor of the victims. Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, a Democrat who represents Sacramento, noted lawmakers could see the crime scene from the building’s balcony.
“Tragic is too small of a word to describe what occurred just two nights ago as a devastating loss for our city,” McCarty said.
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Associated Press writers Stefanie Dazio, Brian Melley and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles, Don Thompson in Sacramento, Jacques Billeaud in Phoenix and News Researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York City contributed to this story.
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Dad, daughter survive lightning strike at Yankees spring training game
(WFTS) - A father and daughter are miraculously OK after being struck by lightning Saturday at a baseball game in Florida.
Ashley Moberg, 19, and her father John Moberg were attending a New York Yankees spring training game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. They were visiting from their hometown of Chicago.
When the game was canceled early due to a thunderstorm and sent fans running for their cars, the Mobergs found themselves standing under a tree in a parking lot, unable to find their vehicle.
“And there was a bright flash and the loud boom that I heard,” Ashley Moberg said. “The next thing I knew, I was flying out of my shoes and my ears were ringing, and my dad hit his head on the ground and then I hit the ground. I thought my dad was dead for about 10 seconds while I was lying on the pavement trying to figure out whether I had died.”
John Moberg was knocked unconscious and broke his cheekbone when he hit the ground. The necklace Ashley was wearing burned her neck.
A bystander called 911 for help. Both Ashley and John Moberg were taken to the hospital. They were discharged Monday morning, just in time to catch their flight back home to Chicago.
Before heading to the airport, they went back to the spot where they were struck by lightning to commemorate their visit with a photo, walking away with smiles and a sense of humor.
“For everyone who is asking, yes, we got superpowers, and no, we are not allowed to talk about them,” Ashley Moberg said.
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Ivanka Trump set to testify before Jan. 6 panel, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump’s daughter and among those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is set to testify Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee, according to three people familiar with the situation.
Trump’s daughter, who was with her father much of that day, is expected to speak to the committee virtually, according to the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss it.
Ivanka Trump is one of more than 800 witnesses the committee has interviewed as it works to compile a record of the attack, the worst on the Capitol in more than two centuries. She the first of Trump’s children known to speak to the committee and one of the closest people to her father.
Her decision to cooperate is significant for the committee, which has been trying to secure an interview with her since late January. It comes less than a week after her husband, Jared Kushner, testified to the nine-member panel in a virtual meeting that lasted more than six hours. Members of the committee said his testimony was helpful and are hoping to further fill in the gaps with her help.
Her testimony, like others before the committee, will be private. The panel is using the interviews to compile a comprehensive record and will begin to release information in the coming months as it holds public hearings and releases a series of reports on the insurrection.
Lawmakers have said they want to discuss what Ivanka Trump knew about her father’s efforts, including a telephone call they say she witnessed, to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject Joe Biden’s 2020 election win as part of his ceremonial role overseeing the electoral count. Pence rejected those efforts.
The committee is also interested in any concerns she may have heard from Pence’s staff, members of Congress and the White House counsel’s office about Trump’s pressure on Pence.
Ivanka Trump’s cooperation stands in contrast with some of her father’s other top advisers, several of whom have refused to cooperate as the former president has fought the probe. Trump has tried to exert executive privilege over documents and interviews, but in many cases has been overruled by courts or Biden, who has that authority as the sitting president.
The House is expected to vote this week to recommend contempt charges for Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, both of whom the committee says have been uncooperative. The committee previously voted to recommend contempt charges against longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon, who defied a congressional subpoena, and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who ceased cooperating with the panel.
Bannon was later indicted by a federal grand jury and is awaiting prosecution by the Justice Department. The Justice Department has not taken any action against Meadows.
Other witnesses who are still close to the former president — and several who were in the White House that day — have declined to answer the committee’s questions.
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Now-deceased man IDed in 1980s slayings of 3 motel clerks
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana State Police have identified a now-deceased man as the suspect who raped and killed three women in Indiana and Kentucky in the late 1980s who worked as motel clerks.
Sgt. Glenn Fifield of Indiana State Police says Tuesday a laboratory analysis of crime scene samples positively identified Harry Edward Greenwell, who died in January 2013, as “the I-65 killer.”
Fifield says evidence linked Greenwell to the Feb. 21, 1987, killing of Vicki Heath and the March 3, 1989, killings of Mary “Peggy” Gill and Jeanne Gilbert.
Fifield says Greenwell was also linked by crime scene evidence to a Jan. 2, 1990, attack on a woman who was a clerk at a Days Inn in Columbus, Indiana.
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NY mobster who escaped federal custody rearrested in Florida
Published: Apr. 5, 2022 at 11:01 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York mobster who escaped federal custody in Florida has been rearrested.
The U.S. Marshals Service says 64-year-old Dominic Taddeo was apprehended “without incident” in Hialeah on Monday.
Taddeo was in the final year of his sentence when he escaped from a federal halfway house in Orlando on March 28.
The federal Bureau of Prisons said he failed to return from an authorized appointment and “was placed on escape status.”
Taddeo pleaded guilty in 1992 to racketeering charges that included the killings of three other mobsters.
A federal judge denied Taddeo’s request for compassionate release last year.
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Tiger says he plans to play in Masters this week
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Golf superstar Tiger Woods told reporters Tuesday morning that “as of right now,” he plans to play in the Masters this week.
And he feels like he can win.
It’s been the question on everyone’s minds since he arrived in town a couple of days ago to practice and prepare. He’s on the player list for the Masters but has been mostly on the sidelines of golf for the past year since suffering injuries in a February 2021 car accident.
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He’d said it could be a game-day decision whether he’d compete in the Masters.
But that changed Tuesday morning.
“As of right now, I feel like I am going to play,” he said.
He said the question hasn’t been whether he can hit the ball but whether he can handle getting around the golf course after suffering injuries that almost cost him a leg.
But in testing the situation at Augusta National Golf Club and at home, he feels like he can play the 27 holes.
And not just that. When a reporter asked whether he thought he could win, his reply was, “I do.”
“My recovery has been good. I’ve been very excited about how I’ve recovered each and every day, and that’s been the challenge,” he said.
He’s glad to be back in Augusta.
“It’s been a tough, tough year and a lot of stuff that I had to deal with that I don’t wish on anyone, but here we are, Masters week,” he said.
“It’s great to be back and to feel the energy and excitement of the patrons again,” he said.
If he could sum up his thoughts after what he’s been through for the past 14 months, he said the word would be “thankful.”
“Thankful for just everyone’s support, everyone who’s been involved in my process of the work that I’ve put in each and every day, the people I work with, my whole team,” he said, not to mention. “All the support from the players out here.”
If anyone can overcome the injuries, it’s Tiger Woods.
“If I can still compete at the highest level, I’m going to,” he said.
“And if I feel like I can still win, I’m going to play.”
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Tiger Woods says he’s planning to play the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods says, for now anyway, he’s planning to play this week in the Masters, a little more than a year after nearly losing a leg in a car crash.
The five-time champion at Augusta National made the announcement Tuesday morning. He will play nine more practice holes on Wednesday before making a final decision, but will be doing so with the intention of playing Thursday.
“As of right now,” Woods said, “I feel like I’m going to play.”
Woods was asked if he believes he can win this week. “I do,” he said.
“I can hit it just fine,” Woods added. “I don’t have any qualms about what I can do physically from a golf standpoint. It’s now, walking’s the hard part. This is not an easy walk to begin with. Now given the condition that my leg is in, it gets a little more difficult. And 72 holes is a long road. It’s going to be a tough challenge and a challenge that I’m up for.”
There had been plenty of signals in recent days that Woods was on the cusp of deciding it was time to play again. He came to Augusta National for a practice round last week, then returned Sunday — saying he’d be “a game-time decision” — and Monday for more. On Tuesday morning, with bad weather in the forecast, he spent plenty of time in the practice areas.
“It’s great to be back,” Woods said.
He’s scheduled to tee off Thursday at 10:34 a.m. with Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann. That threesome plays again Friday starting at 1:41 p.m.
Woods played in December at the PNC Challenge, a 36-hole scramble on a flat Florida course where he and his son Charlie finished second to John Daly and his son. Woods was allowed to use a cart in that event, and when those rounds were over he flatly dismissed any notion that his game was tour-ready again.
“I can’t compete against these guys right now, no,” Woods said on Dec. 19. “It’s going to take a lot of work to get to where I feel like I can compete at these guys and be at a high level.”
About 3-1/2 months later, Woods apparently feels differently. If he plays, he’ll be in the Masters for the 24th time; he’s finished in the top five 12 times in his previous 23 appearances.
“I love competing,” Woods said. “I feel like if I can still compete at the highest level, I’m going to. And if I feel like I can still win, I’m going to play. But if I feel like I can’t, then you won’t see me out here.”
Thursday’s opening round would mark the first time Woods competes against the world’s best players since Nov. 15, 2020, which was the final round of that year’s pandemic-delayed Masters.
He had his fifth back surgery two months later and was still recovering from that on Feb. 23, 2021 when he crashed his SUV over a median on a suburban coastal road in Los Angeles and down the side of a hill.
Woods’ injuries from that crash were so severe that doctors considered right leg amputation, before reassembling the limb by placing a rod in the tibia and using screws and pins to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.
“It’s been a tough, tough year ... but here we are,” Woods said.
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Ye no longer performing at Coachella
(CNN) - Ye, who changed his name from Kanye West, will no longer be performing at Coachella this month.
Ye had been set to be one of the headliners at the upcoming music festival, along with Billie Eilish and Harry Styles.
A source close to the rapper said Ye did not want to take the stage amid his divorce from Kim Kardashian.
Ye has also been in a feud with “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah. He was suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after posting a racial slur aimed at Noah, who is South African.
According to multiple sources, Ye’s performance at Sunday’s Grammy Awards was canceled. He did not attend the event, but he did win two Grammys.
Coachella is held over two weekends at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. This year, it’s set to take place April 15-17 and April 22-24.
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BOULDER, CO and LONDON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MiQ has announced that 350bcf of U.S. produced Independently Certified Gas (ICG) is currently available on its Digital Registry ready for trading.
The development marks a step-change in the potential for methane abatement across the oil and gas industry, by creating the transparency needed to enable buyers and producers to differentiate gas based on its methane emissions.
The volume of ICG, which has been issued over the last six months, equates to over 100 LNG cargoes. It includes both MiQ and EO100TM certificates - the only credible and independent standards on the market for certified natural gas.
This comes as the entire gas supply chain opens for certification, with the launch of MiQ's Certified Supply Chain. Each stage of the supply chain, from production to boosting and gathering, processing, transmission and storage, liquefaction, LNG shipping and regasification is given a methane intensity grade that feeds into the overall grade for the final MiQ Certificate.
This model allows buyers to compare, for the first time, the upstream methane emissions of purchased gas on a level playing field globally.
The transparency this system creates on methane emissions ensures that environmental concerns can be considered alongside cost and supply issues.
Georges Tijbosch, MiQ's CEO, said:
"With 350bcf of Independently Certified Gas ready for transacting on MiQ's Digital Registry, we have succeeded in creating a market capable of rewarding better methane emissions performance.
"This shows that certification is moving into the status quo, and with the entire supply chain now available for certification, there really are no limits to the rapid abatement of methane emissions from oil and gas"
As global demand for gas increases, MiQ provides a ready-made solution for assessing the methane emissions.
The MiQ Registry is the single source of truth on MiQ Certificates, tracking certified gas from production through to the retirement by the end user. The Registry creates transparency about methane emissions, preventing double-counting and enabling end users such as utilities to claim the environmental credentials for their GHG reporting.
MiQ has implemented an ultra-low fee structure for its Registry, meaning traders and buyers can use it to both transact and retire certified gas at near zero cost, while producers pay a nominal fee for certification. The low-cost is designed to accelerate the development of the market for certified gas and ultimately drive huge reductions in methane.
Following the launch of the Certified Supply Chain, MiQ is poised to announce the first agreement with LNG exporters.
Notes to Editors
MiQ is the fastest growing and most trusted methane reduction accelerator. MiQ pioneered the use of Independently Certified Gas (ICG) to accelerate the wholesale reduction of methane emissions and is working with the world's biggest oil and gas companies to provide the data to drive change.
MiQ's Standard is:
✅Independently assessed by third party auditors
✅Transparent with a publicly viewable standard
✅Technology neutral
✅Globally applicable
✅Granular with certification at asset level
The oil and gas industry alone emits over 84 million tons of methane each year. This equates to the emissions from the world's on-road transport fleet or more than the entire industrial sector's CO2 emissions. According to the IEA, 75% of methane emissions from oil and gas production can be technically abated today. As such, preventable methane emissions from the oil and gas sector present a significant opportunity to reduce emissions this decade.
MiQ Certification will, for the first time, credibly differentiate gas based on its methane emissions performance to provide a market mechanism that incentivizes methane reduction. MiQ's vision is to create a market where certified natural gas can be traded like other historical commodities ultimately creating pricing differentials and thereby incentives to drive down methane emissions across the board.
MiQ has also announced partnerships to certify natural gas with several of the world's largest producers.
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FAIRFAX, Va., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) and the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) announced today that they will work together on an approach to the responsible transition from gas to zero-emission equipment in the landscape industry.
Landscape contractors care for America's green spaces which provide incredible environmental benefits, including producing oxygen, sequestering carbon, providing energy savings, and helping to manage stormwater run-off. The adoption of zero-emission equipment will only increase the environmental benefits of managed landscapes. However, the transition isn't without challenges and can't be done overnight.
"The industry is committed to making a transition to zero-emission equipment in a time frame that is feasible," said Britt Wood, NALP CEO. "Unfortunately, this is not just a light switch to turn on and off as landscape businesses will have to invest in new and more expensive equipment and build the infrastructure required to power the batteries needed for commercial operations."
AGZA and NALP believe that the transition to zero-emission equipment will require:
- education and workforce development training,
- infrastructure support including the capacity to charge the equipment within the community electric grid and at contractor's facilities and in vehicles,
- the knowledge and capacity for equipment dealers to maintain the equipment in a timely manner is in place,
- the availability of battery-powered landscape equipment without supply-chain issues, and
- proper funding through tax credits and rebate programs.
"The American Green Zone Alliance is neutral on regulation, bans, and restrictions, but instead prefers a solutions-based approach that involves the carrot versus a stick approach to help the landscape industry transition into lower-impact technologies," said Daniel Mabe. American Green Zone Alliance president. "We think this collaborative approach with the landscape industry is the fastest path to help us reduce emissions from outdoor power equipment."
NALP and AGZA will work together with federal, state, and local policymakers to provide landscape industry companies with the resources and training needed to transition to battery-powered equipment.
"There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach as different geographic regions of the country have different landscape equipment needs," said Wood. "This transition will take time, and we look forward to working with AGZA, the landscape industry, and policymakers on solutions that lead to widespread commercial usage of zero-emission equipment."
About AGZA
The AGZA alliance helps promote and facilitate lower impact operations and sustainable land care through peer-to-peer engagement, training, and certification with the landscape maintenance industry. For more information, visit www.agza.net.
About NALP
The National Association of Landscape Professionals represents an industry of approximately 1 million landscape, lawn care, irrigation, and tree care experts who create and maintain green spaces to benefit society and the environment. The association provides education, training, certification programs, and industry advocacy. For more information, visit www.landscapeprofessionals.org.
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LAS VEGAS, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alkame Holdings, Inc. (OTC PINK: ALKM), is pleased to provide a corporate update.
Valued shareholders,
As the first quarter of 2022 has come to an end, we would like to take this opportunity to provide an update of what has been happening with our company since our last corporate update for the fourth quarter 2021.
There are several exciting and positive updates that we are pleased to share with you.
As we mentioned in our last corporate update, one of our goals was to continue to reduce our corporate debt and we continue to do so. We recently settled a $500,000 + dispute over an equipment transaction for the West Salem Facility. We replaced that debt with a new third party $100,000 UCC-1 assumption on the equipment under the terms of our credit facility note. We also structured a deal to buyout $280,000 of equipment for the West Salem Facility and have already paid $100,000 towards that purchase. The remaining balance is to be paid by end of august 2022. Our corporate debt has been reduced by over $1,000,000 this past quarter.
We continue to work hard to increase our revenues, enabling us an opportunity to further reduce our debts from cash flow. The heightened demand for Food & Beverage co-packing and contract manufacturing line time space currently plays very well for us. With line time scarce in the industry, we are in a unique situation to be selective in the inquiries that we continue to receive from small to medium size companies, to even large major household name brands. This leads us to another of our corporate goals of increasing our revenues and cash flow situation to further reduce debt obligations.
We made major changes to our operational model this year. We no longer act as the "bank" for our customers or clients. Previously, we were purchasing our clients supplies and ingredients which constantly put a strain on our cash flow. While we will forgo top line revenue, our commitment to bottom line revenue will increase as we no longer need to finance the materials and ingredients for our clients. We still provide our clients with assistance in the sourcing and procurement with our vendors for the purchasing of these items, we no longer have to outlay the cash for those purchases.
At the end of last year we established a $1,000,000 credit facility which allows us to improve our manufacturing capabilities and footprint, as well as finance any operational requirements based on purchase orders. With that facility we have been able to reduce debt, increase our footprint, and improve our operations and production capacity.
On New Year's Eve we purchased too long-established Jam and Jelly brands, Maury Island Farms Jams and Quinn's Pepper Jellies. We have just recently begun production and have already been receiving orders and getting product ready to ship. We are very excited about entering this new market segment.
We are looking to increase our production space at the West Salem facility to expand out hot pack capabilities to compliment both our Bell Food & Beverage Plant as well as accommodate the influx of business we are currently getting for hot packed products. After a lot of hard work and investment, this facility started production in December of 2021, and we look to have hot pack capabilities in that facility by the end of 2022.
We have many more good things in the works to announce shortly, including but not limited to production and development deals with several new clients. Stay tuned.
About Alkame Holdings, Inc.
Alkame Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded health and wellness technology holding company, with a focus on patentable, innovative, and eco-friendly consumer products. The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries manufacture products with enhanced water utilizing a proprietary technology to create products with several unique properties. The organization is diligently building a strong foundation through the launch and acquisition of appropriate business assets, and by pursuing multiple applications by placement into several emerging business sectors, such as consumer bottled water and RTD products, household pet products, horticulture and agriculture applications, hand sanitizers, and many other various water-based treatment solutions to both new and existing business platforms.
Disclaimer/Safe Harbor: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act. The statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Among others, these risks include the expectation that Alkame will achieve significant sales, the failure to meet schedule or performance requirements of the Company's contracts, the Company's liquidity position, the Company's ability to obtain new contracts, the emergence of competitors with greater financial resources and the impact of competitive pricing. In the light of these uncertainties, the forward-looking events referred to in this release might not occur. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
For more information, visit www.alkameholdingsinc.com.
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All Weather Launches Thermally Broken Series 9200 Bifold Doors
VACAVILLE, Calif. , April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the industry leader in designing and manufacturing high quality custom aluminum window and doors, All Weather Architectural Aluminum (All Weather) has launched the all new Series 9200, a thermally broken bifold door system.
Recognizing the need for larger, higher performing custom aluminum folding doors for both the residential and commercial segments, the Series 9200 is the company's latest energy efficient design. The Series 9200 Bifold Door system completely transforms space from the inside out by dramatically expanding interiors filled with natural light and open air and maximizing views.
Available to order from All Weather's network of knowledgeable dealers, the new Series 9200 Bifold door system:
- Features a narrow 2 1/16" stile & rail profile for a contemporary aesthetic, robust 2 3/8" thick panels for structural integrity, a pinch proof child safe design for safety and is top hung for smooth and effortless operation
- Utilizes a thermal strut system with 1" OA insulated dual glaze units for increased energy efficiency
- Offers endless configuration options, an unlimited number of panels, a max panel size of 42" x 144", TDL & SDL options, multiple threshold and contemporary handle hardware options, and anodized effect powder coating and Class I clear and bronze anodized finishes for maximum design flexibility.
"The new Series 9200 reflects our commitment in responding to our customer needs and market feedback for a more energy efficient and contemporary bifold door system." commented Bert DiMauro, President, All Weather. "The addition of the innovative Series 9200 is All Weather's latest product offering designed to enhance how our customers experience the world around them."
To learn more about All Weather's new thermally broken Series 9200 Bifold Door System, go to https://www.allweatheraa.com
About All Weather Architectural Aluminum
Now under third generation family ownership, All Weather Architectural Aluminum has hand crafted exceptional custom window & door systems for over 50 years. Utilizing the highest quality materials and applying the superior workmanship of true artisans, All Weather's fixed, casement, awning, hopper windows and swing, sliding and folding doors have breathed life into thousands of residential and commercial projects up and down the entire West Coast and beyond. Over the decades, All Weather's ability to provide creative solutions and custom products remain as one of the company's cornerstones and continues to set All Weather apart from the competition.
Business Inquiries Contact: sales@allweatheraa.com, (800) 680-5800
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter), the nation's largest provider of residential heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and plumbing services, today announced it has acquired ESCO Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electric in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ESCO Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electric has been serving residential customers in the greater Salt Lake City and Park City areas since 1977.
"As Mark Baker and I were looking into the future for our company, finding the right partner was extremely important to us," said Brian Templin, ESCO President. "ARS/Rescue Rooter, as the largest operator of HVAC and plumbing businesses in the country, has a proven track record of acquiring and integrating companies like ours and offers us access to many centers of excellence in areas such as recruitment, marketing, and operations. Keeping the local culture and brand while allowing our teams to be part of a national organization providing opportunities for advancement across the United States seems like the best of both worlds to us."
"Acquiring ESCO Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electrical are consistent with our strategic vision for continued growth in the West," said Scott Boose, CEO, ARS/Rescue Rooter. "I'm pleased to have the team join the ARS network. Their dedication to customers along with years of experience in the industry will be a successful partnership for our company."
ABOUT AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES (ARS):
Based in Memphis, Tenn., privately-owned ARS operates a network of more than 70 locally-managed service centers in 24 states, with approximately 6,000 employees. ARS serves residential and light commercial customers by providing heating, cooling, indoor air quality, plumbing, drain cleaning, sewer line, radiant barrier, insulation, and ventilation services. The ARS Network features industry-leading brands including 4 Eco Services, Air Experts, A.J. Perri Aksarben ARS, Allgood, Andy's Statewide, ARS, Aspen Air Conditioning, Atlas Trillo, Beutler, Blue Apple Electric, Blue Dot Services, Blue Flame, Bob Hamilton, Brothers, Columbus Worthington Air, Comfort Heating & Air, Conway Services, DM Select Services, Efficient Attic Systems (EAS), Elite Air, Florida Home Air Conditioning, Greenstar Home Services, Hauser Heating & Air Conditioning, McCarthy Services, My Electric Works, Rapid Repair Experts, Rescue Rooter, Rescue Rooter / Jack Howk, RighTime Home Services, Roger the Plumber, RS Andrews, The Irish Plumber, The Rooter Works, Total Comfort, Unique Services, Will Fix It, and Yes! Air Conditioning and Plumbing. Providing exceptional service and ensuring the highest quality standards, ARS has the experience to do any job right – the first time, with all work fully guaranteed. ARS: "Making it work. Making it right." For more information, visit www.ars.com.
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HOUSTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Residential Services (ARS)/Rescue Rooter, the nation's largest provider of air conditioning, heating and plumbing services, has named 9thWonder Agency its media agency of record.
The new engagement between 9thWonder, a national independent marketing agency, and ARS focuses on securing broadcast paid media and offline paid media opportunities to promote local brand awareness, supporting many of ARS's network of locally managed service centers in 26 states under 34 different brand names. 9thWonder will provide ARS with a full spectrum of services, including media strategy development, and broadcast buying. 9thWonder's media efforts will serve as a key source of lead generation for ARS in 40 media markets across the nation.
"We are thrilled to support ARS in helping the company achieve its goals and objectives," said Scott Thaler, 9thWonder chief marketing officer. "We look forward to helping build ARS and drive appointments for its established brands."
The Memphis-based company that offers repair, installation and emergency heating and cooling services initiated a partnership with 9thWonder because the agency's demonstrated ability to offer collaborative services as well as holistic and strategic thinking about its marketing performance across all channels. 9thWonder is an award-winning agency that provides brand strategy, media planning, creative, research, digital strategy and social media services to clients across the globe.
"After an extensive RFP process, we selected 9thWonder Agency as our national media agency of record because of its proven performance with building brands and driving traffic," said Mike Midgett, ARS Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. "The 9thWonder team understood our brand and business needs, and the agency focuses on the return on investment that will drive profitable business growth in our markets."
For more information on 9thWonder Agency, please visit 9thWonder.com.
9thWonder is a minority-owned independent marketing agency comprised of diverse thinkers committed to harnessing the power of difference. 9thWonder has offices spanning North America, South America and Asia, with capabilities including: brand strategy, media planning, creative, research, digital strategy and development, public relations, social media and more. With clients across a wide-range of industries, 9thWonder knows how to market to a diverse America and generate real marketplace results.
Based in Memphis, Tenn., privately-owned ARS operates a network of more than 70 locally-managed service centers in 24 states, with approximately 6,000 employees. ARS serves residential and light commercial customers by providing heating, cooling, indoor air quality, plumbing, drain cleaning, sewer line, radiant barrier, insulation, and ventilation services. The ARS Network features industry-leading brands including 4 Eco Services, Air Experts, A.J. Perri Aksarben ARS, Allgood, Andy's Statewide, ARS, Aspen Air Conditioning, Atlas Trillo, Beutler, Blue Apple Electric, Blue Dot Services, Blue Flame, Bob Hamilton, Brothers, Columbus Worthington Air, Comfort Heating & Air, Conway Services, DM Select Services, Efficient Attic Systems (EAS), Elite Air, Florida Home Air Conditioning, Greenstar Home Services, Hauser Heating & Air Conditioning, McCarthy Services, My Electric Works, Rapid Repair Experts, Rescue Rooter, Rescue Rooter / Jack Howk, RighTime Home Services, Roger the Plumber, RS Andrews, The Irish Plumber, The Rooter Works, Total Comfort, Unique Services, Will Fix It, and Yes! Air Conditioning and Plumbing. Providing exceptional service and ensuring the highest quality standards, ARS has the experience to do any job right – the first time, with all work fully guaranteed. ARS: "Making it work. Making it right."
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WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest Healthy Minds Monthly* poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), 58% of adults believe climate change is already impacting the health of Americans and nearly half (48%) agree that it's impacting the mental health of Americans. Half of adults (51%) are anxious about climate change's impact on future generations.
Among the 2,210 adults in a nationally representative sample polled by Morning Consult between March 19-21, 2022, more were worried about the impact of climate change on the planet (55%) than on their mental health (39%). They were split on how news about climate change affected their mood, with 42% saying it affected them some or a lot, and 43% not much or not at all.
"When you read about an ice shelf the size of the island of Manhattan breaking off Antarctica, it's a very tangible, dramatic representation of climate change's impact," said APA President Vivian Pender, M.D. "But there are so many unseen mental health impacts as well, whether it's in the anxiety over our children and grandchildren's future, or the trauma to those who are physically displaced by fires or violent storms."
Young people were more anxious about climate change. Of those aged 18-34, 66% were anxious about its effect on the planet, 51% were worried about its impact on their mental health, and 59% worried about its impact on future generations. They were also more likely to believe it was already having an effect on the health (64%) and mental health (57%) of Americans.
"Climate change is a public health emergency, and we can't neglect mental health when we call it out," said APA Committee on Climate Change Chair Elizabeth Haase, M.D. "Our care for the planet is our care for ourselves, and by taking action we help ourselves with its mental health effects."
White people were the least likely to report anxiety over the impact of climate change on the planet (52%) versus Hispanics (62%), Black people (65%) or people of other ethnicities (66%). Those in the northeast (57%) and western region (58%) of the country reported being more worried about the effect of climate change on the planet than those in the Midwest (50%) and the South (54%).
Among those polled, 53% believe climate change is caused by human activity, 16% believe the cause is not yet determined, 13% believed it's caused by something other than human activity, 8% don't believe in climate change, and 11% had no opinion.
Those who rated their mental health as either fair or poor increased to nearly one-third of adults (31%) compared to 27% in February.
*APA's Healthy Minds Monthly tracks timely mental health issues throughout the year. APA also releases its annual Healthy Minds Poll each May in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month.
Learn more about climate change and mental health in a new video from APA.
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Ahead of National Pet Day, the LendingTree survey explores the metro areas that are the most pet-obsessed
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree®, the nation's leading online loan marketplace, released its study exploring pet ownership across the U.S. With April 11th marking National Pet Day, the survey found that women, baby boomers, and Cincinnati residents are the most pet-obsessed. Women spend more on pets than men, baby boomers spend more on pets than any other generation, and the Cincinnati metro area has more pet stores than any other metro area in the U.S., per capita. Additionally, the study uncovered that American households spend an average of $690 on their pets.
- Cincinnati is the most pet-obsessed U.S. metro. A breakdown of data from the 50 largest U.S. metros shows the Ohio metro has 1.93 pet stores per 1,000 businesses — the most in the nation. Bridgeport, Conn. (1.89), and Buffalo, N.Y. (1.83), rank next.
- Birmingham, Ala., is the least pet-obsessed U.S. metro. The Alabama metro has 0.77 pet stores per 1,000 businesses. San Jose, Calif. (0.90), and Oklahoma City (1.02) are just ahead.
- Pet spending has risen 50% and households spend an average of $690 on pets, up from $460 since 2013. From 2013-to-2020, overall spending rose 20%, meaning pet spending grew 2.5 times faster.
- Women spend more than men on pets. Single women spend an average of $504 a year on pets while men spend an average of $381.
- Baby boomers spend the most on pets. People born between 1946 and 1964 spend an average of $834 on pets. Gen Xers spend $700, millennials spend $695, and Gen Zers spend $42 on their pets.
The Most Pet-Obsessed Metro Areas:
- Cincinnati, OH
- Bridgeport, CT
- Buffalo, NY
- Columbus, OH
- Seattle, WA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Portland, OR
- Tampa, FL
- Hartford, CT
- Providence, RI
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LendingTree researchers analyzed U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Expenditure Surveys from 2013 through 2020 to find out how much Americans have spent on their pets over time and by various demographics.
Note that the gender data looks at 2019-2020 two-year averages from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys, while the generation data looks at 2020 — both based on the latest available information.
We defined generations as the following ages in 2020, according to the BLS data:
- Generation Z: Birth year of 1997 or later
- Millennial: Birth year from 1981 to 1996
- Generation X: Birth year from 1965 to 1980
- Baby boomer: Birth year from 1946 to 1964
- Silent generation: Birth year of 1945 or earlier
LendingTree researchers also analyzed U.S. Census Bureau 2019 County Business Patterns Survey data — the latest available — to rank the most pet-obsessed metros.
Specifically, researchers compared the number of pet stores to the total number of businesses in each of the 50 largest U.S. metros. We then ranked these metros based on which had the most pet stores relative to the total number of businesses.
LendingTree is the nation's leading online marketplace that connects consumers with the choices they need to be confident in their financial decisions. LendingTree empowers consumers to make smarter financial decisions through choice, education and support. Consumers can compare multiple offers from a nationwide network of over 500 partners in one simple search, and can choose the option that best fits their financial needs. Services include mortgage loans, mortgage refinances, auto loans, personal loans, business loans, student loans, insurance, credit cards and more. Through the logged-in experience, consumers receive free credit scores, credit monitoring, recommendations to improve credit health, and notifications when the proprietary algorithm identifies a savings opportunity. LendingTree, LLC is a subsidiary of LendingTree, Inc. For more information, go to www.lendingtree.com, dial 800-555-TREE, like our Facebook page and/or follow us on Twitter @LendingTree.
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GETTYSBURG, Pa., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OPEN MINDS has announced that M. Lauren Sims, Behavioral Health Director, Behavioral Health Operations, Anthem Inc. will keynote The 2022 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute, taking place in Newport Beach, CA, August 30-September 1, 2022. Wendy Martinez Farmer, Beacon Health Options, and CEO of Georgia Collaborative ASO, will also deliver a keynote address on August 31, 2022.
Ms. Sims keynote address, "Scratching The Surface Of What Value Based Performance Can Be: Anthem's Proposed Path Forward," will outline how Anthem has approached partnerships with specialty provider organizations to identify and develop service lines within the system of care and appropriate metrics for evaluating value-based arrangements. Anthem is a leading health company serving more than 118 million people through its affiliated companies. Ms. Sims was a key leader in launching the first behavioral health value-based payment program for Anthem and continues to lead program expansion and initiatives focused on improved treatment outcomes.
Ms. Farmer's keynote, "988 Is The New 911: Beacon Is Answering The Call In The Crisis Response Movement," focuses on the approach Beacon Health Options is taking to help create a road map to the ideal crisis response, and support organizations can follow in the launch of 988—the new three-digit national suicide prevention hotline.
The 2022 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute (MPBI) is focused on driving organizational excellence and world class performance in serving consumers with the most complex needs. The institute goes past theory and policy—and provides a deep dive into the field—tested management best practices needed for sustainability and success.
"Sustainability in today's health and human services field requires executive teams to know and understand the latest management best practices needed to address the evolving needs of payers and complex populations," said Richard Louis, institute co-chair and OPEN MINDS Vice President. "Attendees at this year's MPBI will have the opportunity to hear success stories from payers and providers who will share their best practice models and the strategies for success in this changing landscape.
As part of the institute, OPEN MINDS will also be holding two topical seminars, and one executive summit:
The 2022 OPEN MINDS Children's Services Leadership Summit
Full agenda coming soon at: https://management.openminds.com/agenda.
Registration for the MA&A Summit is $300. The All-Access Institute Pass to The 2022 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute includes both the summit and seminars.
Registration is included in Elite-level subscriptions to the OPEN MINDS Circle market intelligence service. For more information on the program, sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education and Events team, at 717-334-1329 or events@openminds.com.
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Up-Listing of the Company's Common Shares to OTCQB Coincides with Receipt of DTC Eligibility, Enhancing Ability of Investors to Become Shareholders
DALLAS, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Armm Inc. ("Armm" or the "Company") (OTCQB: ARMM), a firearms lifestyle platform that is at the intersection of technology, Self Reliance and responsible gun ownership, is pleased to announce that its common shares have been successfully up-listed (the "Up-Listing") from the OTC Pink Sheet Open Market to the OTCQB Venture Market (the "OTCQB") by the OTC Markets Group Inc. ("OTC Markets"). The Company's common shares began trading on the OTCQB under the symbol "ARMM" as of the opening of the market on April 4, 2022. The Up-Listing complements the Company's previous receipt of DTC Eligibility.
Operated by OTC Markets, the OTCQB offers transparent trading in entrepreneurial and development stage companies that have met a minimum bid price test, are current in their financial reporting and have undergone an annual verification and management certification process. The OTCQB is recognized by the United States ("US") Securities and Exchange Commission as an established public market providing public information for analysis and value of securities. These standards provide a strong baseline of transparency, as well as the technology and regulations to improve the trading experience for investors.
Armm Inc. has a verified profile and is 12g3-2(b) Certified by OTC Markets. Investors or other interested parties in the US can obtain real-time quotes and access its most current news and other information at www.otcmarkets.com. Shareholders also now have greater access to information via the OTC Disclosure and News Service and transparent prices through full depth-of-book with Real Time Level 2 quotes.
"We are excited for Armm's common shares to be accepted onto the OTCQB by OTC Markets. We are firearms meets Facebook (Meta) meets masterclass without the big tech overreach and are uniquely positioned to strategically fill the educational void for the close to 10 million Americans that just bought a gun for the 1st time in the last 18 months. Given that we are part of an autonomous ecosystem that includes private servers, this mitigates our risk of being de-platformed. The listing of our shares on the OTCQB is important step forward for the Company as it makes it easier for investors to obtain information about our securities and the purchase of our common shares. Combined with DTC Eligibility, the Up-Listing enables investors who want exposure to the firearms and rugged outdoor sector to become shareholders and participate in our growth," said Mark Lawson, Chief Executive Officer of Armm Inc.
ABOUT ARMM
ARMM is a firearms lifestyle platform focused on SELF RELIANCE, and is disrupting the $51 Billion consumer firearms and rugged outdoor recreational market. The platform includes an app in which users can take safety & training course via the ARMM Academy, access firearms insurance products, firearms related apparel and accessories, and engage with like minded outdoor enthusiasts while gaining exposure to your favorite brands.
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This news release contains statements that involve expectations, plans or intentions (such as those relating to future expansion or financial results), and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's OTC Markets filings. These statements are forward-looking and are subject to risks and uncertainties, so actual results may vary materially. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as "may," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "plan" and other similar expressions. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors not within the control of the company. The company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The company disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
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AviaGames' "Bingo Clash Gas Giveaway" Event Gives New Mobile Players Chance to Fill the Tank and the Wallet with Gas Gift Cards and Prize Giveaways Totaling $50,000
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. , April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AviaGames, the leader in mobile, social competitive gaming and developer of top-rated free games on the Apple App Store and Samsung Galaxy Store, today kicked-off its new "Bingo Clash Gas Giveaway" in-game event offering new players opportunities to win fuel gift cards and prizes. As gas costs surge across the U.S. at $4.22 per gallon compared to $2.87 per gallon at this time last year,1 the event's "Gas Giveaway" tournament runs in 12-hour increments, two times per day from April 7-20, offering new users multiple chances to win the grand prize of a $500 gift card to help kick rising gas prices.
"With the cost of gas reaching all-time highs, we recognize that it can be a challenging time for people across the country," said Vickie Chen, CEO and founder, AviaGames. "With the 'Bingo Clash Gas Giveaway' event our goal is twofold – to help lighten a little of the burden associated with rising fuel costs and to help brighten gamers' days with a social outlet for playing a classic title that everyone loves."
AviaGames is hosting two, 12-hour tournaments per day from April 7-20 to give mobile gamers who download the "Bingo Clash" mobile app and register to play the "Gas Giveaway" tournament three chances per event to earn their highest score, which will be submitted for the chance to win the daily gas card giveaways. Top scoring players will be rewarded and notified via an in-app message. With the special event feature, "Spinning Wheel," new players also have an additional opportunity to win a $50 or $500 gas gift card and other prizes throughout the event.
The "Bingo Clash" mobile app has topped Apple App Store and Samsung Galaxy Store charts and is part of the AviaGames Pocket7Games unified gaming platform of casual, mobile games for competing with other real players for fun or in skill-based cash tournaments. AviaGames has an install base of more than 15 million users, has hosted over one billion tournaments and awarded more than $714 million in cash prizes to its players.
New players can download the "Bingo Clash" mobile game app on the Apple App Store or Samsung Galaxy Store and register on April 7 to play in the event.
About AviaGames, Inc.
Founded in 2017 by Vickie Chen and Ping Wang, AviaGames is a mobile, social competition gaming company and publisher of Pocket7Games, a unified gaming platform. The platform features 15+ unique games linked to a single membership and wallet, allowing players to seamlessly switch among casino, puzzle, action, card, math and brain games. AviaGames is committed to providing an inclusive competition platform where everyone can play, make money, and have fun. To date, AviaGames has awarded more than $714 million in cash prizes to its players. Select titles are available as individual apps for download, including Bingo Clash, Bingo Tour, Cooking Clash, 21 Gold, Yatzy Craze, and Match 'n Flip.
1 According to AAA National Average Gas Prices as of March 30, 2022: https://gasprices.aaa.com/
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Masks No Longer Mandatory
BELIZE CITY, Belize, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Belize Tourism Board (BTB), the official tourism marketing organization for Belize, has announced that all previous COVID-19 regulations within the nation have been lifted.
As of April 1, 2022, the country of Belize has removed all remaining COVID-19 restrictions for visitors and citizens alike. Effective immediately, the following guidelines are now in place:
- Masks are no longer mandatory both indoors and outside
- All curfews have been removed
- Social distancing is no longer required
- All clubs, bars, restaurants, and casinos are fully reopened to maximum capacity
- And, there are no limits on any forms of social gatherings
"Thanks to the steady decrease in COVID-19 cases at both the district and national levels, there is no longer a threat of community spread due to the virus," said Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health and Wellness for Belize.
Nevertheless, while most restrictions have been lifted, it is still necessary to control and prevent any possible spread of COVID-19 from persons entering any port by air, land, or sea, therefore certain protocols for travelers entering Belize are still in place.
- Although fully vaccinated travelers, who can show proof of vaccination, are no longer required to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry to Belize, proof of a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours of arrival or a negative Antigen Rapid test taken within 48 hours of arrival must be presented if unable to show proof of vaccination, or if the traveler is unvaccinated.
- Mandatory testing will be administered at land border points and sea ports for unvaccinated travelers. No test result taken prior to arrival will be accepted at the land borders or sea ports.
- All international visitors must purchase Belize Travel Health Insurance and complete the Customs and Immigration form provided on all flights to Belize.
- If not fully vaccinated, or unable to show proof of vaccination, children ages 5 and older will be subjected to SARCoV2 testing for entry to Belize.
About Belize Tourism Board
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is a statutory body within the Belize Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, and it is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations. The BTB works in conjunction with members of the private sector – including the Belize Hotel Association, Belize Tourism Industry Association and Belize National Tour Operators Association – and is dedicated to building tourism in the most economically and environmentally sustainable manner. As a part of its responsibilities, the BTB promotes Belize as a premier tourism destination to both in-country and international consumers. Among its outreach to the international travel market, the BTB markets the country's unique attractions to travelers, members of the travel trade industry and media outlets in key markets. The BTB is also dedicated to developing and implementing tourism programs that will help strengthen and grow the Belizean tourism industry; promote good destination stewardship, and instill high-quality standards for accommodations and travel experiences. For more information on the BTB and its services, visit www.travelbelize.org.
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GREENWICH, Conn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 1993, Reagan Consulting, an Atlanta-based management consulting firm, and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big "I") have joined forces to produce the Best Practices Study, a comprehensive examination of the top performing agencies across the country. The Study compiles benchmarking data on the key metrics of agency performance and value, including revenue growth and profitability, financial stability, expense management, and sales and operations productivity.
This year, these two organizations have teamed up with ennabl, a leading provider of technology solutions to insurance brokers, to enhance the experience of study participants through ennabl's broker data platform. Nominated agencies are now able to log onto a dedicated Best Practices Study platform, where they can enter agency information to participate in the Best Practices Study, see how they perform relative to their peers, and download their specific Agency Performance Analysis (APA) reports.
"The Reagan Consulting & Big 'I' Best Practice Study is a fantastic resource for agencies to understand how their organizations compare to other top-performing peers and find opportunities to improve their businesses. We are thrilled to be working with ennabl to provide an updated and streamlined experience for our Study participants," said Tom Doran, a partner at Reagan Consulting.
Kabir Syed, CEO and founder of ennabl, stated, "We are very honored to be working with Reagan, whose reputation as the premier consulting partner to the world of insurance distributors is unmatched and we are excited to be a part of this year's Reagan & Big 'I' Best Practices Study."
About Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA)
Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I") is the nation's oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing more than 25,000 agency locations united under the Trusted Choice® brand. Trusted Choice independent agents offer consumers all types of insurance—property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans and retirement products—from a variety of insurance companies. Visit the Big "I" at www.independentagent.com.
About Reagan Consulting
Reagan Consulting is a financial and management consulting firm specializing in services to the insurance distribution system. Clients include the leading brokers, agents, and bank-insurance programs in the United States. They provide thought leadership to the banking and insurance industries through perennial research, seminars, and other industry forums. Visit Reagan Consulting at https://reaganconsulting.com/.
About ennabl
ennabl is a platform that unifies data to enhance the ability of insurance brokers to source, advise and manage clients. Former Marsh managing director and founder of RiskMatch, Kabir Syed, put his 20-year insurance industry experience to work to fix significant issues plaguing the industry. Syed assembled a world-class team of engineers, data experts, interface designers, and industry veterans to build a platform that will transform how insurance brokers do business. Visit ennabl at www.ennabl.com
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SAN DIEGO and ADELAIDE, Australia, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCina, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $3.0M AUD grant under the Federal Government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants scheme to fund work with its industry partners to further develop RNA vaccines and therapeutics.
The grant has been awarded by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources and supports a three-year collaborative project with a total value of over $11.9M AUD with industry and academic partners, Cytiva and the University of Adelaide.
The project, commencing in March will help BioCina address the post-pandemic mRNA demand for specific and essential attributes of new RNA products. It's anticipated the market will prioritize sophisticated LNP (lipid nanoparticle) formulations that optimize delivery and therapeutic efficacy of the mRNA cargo. There will also be increasing demand for next-generation RNA constructs such as circular RNA (circRNA) that circumvent limitations of conventional first-generation mRNA products.
BioCina will collaborate with the University of Adelaide and established industry leaders at Cytiva to address these emerging challenges. "We will determine the critical process parameters for the production of LNP-mRNA complexes using a Quality by Design (QbD) approach to develop a template of activities that can be systematically applied to any RNA molecule that a customer would require, to specifically bridge gap facing late-stage clinical trials here in Australia. Working with our industry partners, we aim to build a new expert capability to speed RNA-based product development, and to make them more stable, accelerating progress to clinical trials, for future vaccines we well as for other diseases including cancer", said BioCina CEO Ian Wisenberg.
BioCina Chairman, Rick Hancock added "BioCina has extensive pharmaceutical development and manufacturing experience, augmented with the recent acquisition of Pfizer's facilities in Adelaide, Australia. It's extremely exciting to be in a position to advance our expansion in this arena with such an esteemed group of experts in their field from highly respected Australian and International companies and institutions. We have state-of-the art facilities supported by our high-quality systems and standards that have allowed us to receive multiple international regulatory body approvals."
The University's Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), Professor Anton Middelberg commented "BioCina has the only facility that currently has the registrations needed to make mRNA vaccines onshore in Australia. mRNA vaccines will impact a huge number of diseases in future, and the key will be speeding translation of discoveries from bench to market. It's about more than just COVID."
About BioCina
BioCina Pty Ltd. is a multi-product biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), focused on the development and cGMP manufacture of microbial-based biological pharmaceuticals, including proteins, pDNA, mRNA, vaccines and biosimilars, from early development through to commercialization. The BioCina Adelaide facility, formerly the Pfizer/Hospira plant, has a physical footprint of almost 60,000 ft2 for GMP manufacturing, process development, warehouse, and administration. The team has over 35 years of experience and extensive capabilities in microbial process development and manufacturing, with expertise from early process development to commercial manufacturing. Unique to Australia, the BioCina Adelaide site is currently the only TGA, EMA, Health Canada and US-FDA approved commercial facility of its kind in Australia. BioCina is a Bridgewest Group portfolio company.
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BioCina:
Ian Wisenberg, CEO BioCina: iwisenberg@biocina.com / +61 4 7919 6225 or +1 858 722-2552
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LiquidScan™ at the 2022 American Association for Cancer Research Meeting in New Orleans
BioFluidica LiquidScan Harnesses the Power of Microfluidics
SAN DIEGO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Biofluidica, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, today announced they will be introducing their new biomarker isolation platform, LiquidScan™, at the annual AACR Conference on April 10-13 in New Orleans. The novel platform isolates and enhances biomarker population directly from a blood draw replacing the need for surgical biopsies and making available potential tests for tissues not available for biopsy.
LiquidScan harnesses the power of microfluidics to isolate and enhance the three main categories of biomarkers from whole blood, rare cells like circulating tumor cells and fetal cells, exosomes, cfDNA, as well as infectious disease agents.
"LiquidScan is a novel platform that enhances the ability to perform diagnostic testing applied to many diseases, including several types of cancer, prenatal diagnostics, stroke, and infectious diseases," said Rolf Muller, BioFluidica CEO. "Our technology is automated allowing for high-throughput and the potential for lower-cost testing than current surgical biopsy procedures. There is a win-win scenario here for patients, physicians and the health-care system. Because LiquidScan uses a 10 ml blood draw, non-invasive screening, patients can receive closer monitoring of treatment regimens, physicians can attain higher quality and earlier results, and expensive and time-consuming surgical procedures will be removed from the health-care system".
LiquidScan does not require cold storage of samples. The development of patented microfluidic chips allows for this leap in technological advantages, enabling improved commercial research diagnostics at lower costs. The chip offers efficient capture, release, and enumeration of key biomarkers and enabling downstream molecular analysis
Muller continued, "Our hope with LiquidScan is to be able to facilitate and revolutionize early disease diagnosis and management. Thanks to its flexibility, it can be readily adapted for various applications. The system is ideal for those applications where the ability to conduct frequent tests inexpensively and deliver results quickly for point-of-care testing is critical."
About BioFluidica
BioFluidica is a privately held biotechnology company that has developed a revolutionary liquid biopsy platform. The Biofluidica platform can precisely capture and isolate disease biomarkers. LiquidScan is designed to capture three important biomarkers (rare cells, exosomes and cfDNA) as well as infectious disease agents on one fully automated instrumentation platform. The ability to scan blood for the first signs of a disease, finding the rarest biomarkers with unmatched sensitivity, means fulfilling the promise of a true liquid biopsy. For more information please visit https://www.biofluidica.com/
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Brent Keller
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Ready-to-assemble smokeless fire pits with updated ash catch help create memorable outdoor experiences with family and friends
ROMEOVILLE, Ill., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In time for patio season, Blue Sky Outdoor Living announces additions to its line of outdoor products. The new, ready-to-assemble Square Peak Smokeless Patio Fire Pit and improved Peak Smokeless Patio Fire Pit, allows users to enhance their backyard spaces and enjoy time outdoors with family and friends, creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Blue Sky's patent-pending square smokeless patio fire pits are the only ready-to-assemble fire pits on the market. They are square in shape, smokeless, and available in two sizes: the 22-inch Square Peak Smokeless Patio Fire Pit and the 28-inch Square Mammoth Smokeless Fire Pit. With a quick assembly of 10 minutes or less, these square fire pits are ready for entertaining in any outdoor space. The sturdy steel construction and maximum airflow design create a smokeless burn, preventing any lingering campfire smell from clothes and hair. It's square shape easily fits standard-length firewood—no need to chop! And the fire pit's unique shape creates more capacity, allowing users to pile in the wood and generate a significant amount of heat for outdoor fun in every season.
The improved Peak Smokeless Patio Fire Pit makes outside gatherings more enjoyable by reducing smoke, sparks and embers. The fire pit includes a lift-out ash catch and grate insert with handles that is fully removeable and accessible from the top of the fire pit, which simplifies clean up. A wider bezel on top and dual fuel capabilities promote a more efficient, smokeless burn with either firewood and/or wood pellets.
"The square smokeless patio fire pits simplify the backyard fire pit experience, right out of the box," said Blue Sky Outdoor Living Marketing Manager Maegan Sadocha. "Users can quickly and confidently achieve a smokeless fire in minutes. And when the night is done and the fire pit has cooled, users can easily remove any leftover ash with the improved ash catch."
Blue Sky Outdoor Living's ready-to-assemble Square Peak Smokeless Patio Fire Pit with updated ash catch is available now and the Square Mammoth Smokeless Fire Pit will be available in late summer 2022. The improved Peak Smokless Patio Fire Pit with a lift-out ash catch is available for preorder now, and will be available for shipping in late spring 2022.
Please visit blueskyoutdoorliving.com for more information and to locate our retailers. Visit Blue Sky Outdoor Living on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Pinterest. For product photography and instructional videos, visit the press page.
As a global manufacturer with an ever-expanding product line, Blue Sky Outdoor Living provides a variety of innovative outdoor products—from fire pits to gas patio heaters—that enhance the experience of any outdoor gathering or adventure. Blue Sky Outdoor Living is a wholly owned brand of Quality Craft. For more information, visit blueskyoutdoorliving.com.
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Limited Quantities of Omni-Protocol Gateways, Outdoor, and Indoor Small Cells Now Available for Purchase
WARMINSTER, Pa., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CalChip Connect, Inc., (CCC) the leading IoT and Helium distributor nationwide, has launched the first Plug-and-Play Helium 5G solutions store, in collaboration with FreedomFi and other key ecosystem partners.
The Helium 5G gateway and small cells, powered by FreedomFi firmware, provide a way for users to build their own cellular network, which will allow dedicated connectivity across end devices, and also eventually give the ability to mine cryptocurrency. This is all accomplished at a fraction of the cost of a standard cellular deployment and is easy to setup through the FreedomFi Plug-and-Play Experience. In addition, these solutions all include LoRaWAN® capability, allowing customers who deploy to quickly connect LoRaWAN® sensors and drive additional data with better efficiencies all in one solution.
"We're excited to support CalChip Connect in launching their online store. Powered by Magma open-source project, FreedomFi Gateway coupled with certified, plug-and-play CBRS small cells offers the easiest and most cost-efficient path for anybody to own and operate their dedicated private cellular network," said Boris Renski, Co-founder and CEO at FreedomFi.
To kick off the launch of the store, customers will have the option to purchase just the FreedomFi LoRaWAN® and 5G-Ready Miner alone, which is the only HIP-19 approved 5G gateway, or bundle the gateway with an indoor CBRS small cell - the FreedomFi One - or an outdoor CRBS small cell - Baicells NOVA 430i-pre-provisoned with FreedomFi software.
"The Helium 5G movement offers a unique opportunity for people to finally build their own network and make some money along the way. As this network builds, it will create additional opportunity for devices to scale and solutions to be deployed. We look forward to the continued collaboration with FreedomFi and others in the ecosystem, as we look to build the world's largest 5G and LoRaWAN® decentralized network together," said TJ Rancour, CalChip Connect Co-Founder and President.
About CalChip Connect, Inc.
CalChip Connect (CCC) is the nation's leading IoT distributor. They offer the highest performing devices in the market today, available through a modern eCommerce shopping experience. CCC helps IoT Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) achieve scalable distribution, by providing global warehousing, high-tech sourcing, supply chain management consulting, and upstream component sourcing.
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SAN DIEGO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cardea Bio, Inc. - the world's only mass producer of biocompatible semiconductors - announced a significant milestone with the launch of CRISPR QC Inc. as a separate business using Cardea's CRISPR-chip™ technology for a range of quality control services for CRISPR gene editing. This milestone is an important move for Cardea Bio on its mission to realizing real-world applications of their BPU™ (Biosignal Processing Unit) Platform.
After recently establishing dedicated lab facilities and office spaces, as well as completing the initial investor funding, CRISPR QC is now ready to offer analysis services for R&D groups in therapeutics, animal breeding, plant biology, and academics in need of advanced insights to their CRISPR efforts.
"One of the challenges for successful CRISPR gene editing is a lack of understanding and standardization of processes around predicting and optimizing CRISPR assay outcomes. At CRISPR QC, we work with scientists to improve the quality of life for all. That's why we're excited to work with the Chief Scientific Officer of Cardea Bio, Dr. Kiana Aran, who recently received NIH funding to help set some of the US quality control standards for CRISPR therapies," states Ross Bundy, President of CRISPR QC, and continues, "In addition to this, CRISPR QC provides previously unavailable data and insight into the CRISPR editing process, resulting in significant time-savings and first to market application opportunities for our customers, including CRISPR/Cas technology-driven solutions which are commercially available as of now."
"With CRISPR QC going into business with valuable first-of-a-kind services in the growing CRISPR space, we can now showcase a distinct example of what our BPU Platform can enable our partners to do - products and applications otherwise not possible. That in turn drives growth opportunities and revenue for Cardea Bio, unlocking significant value for both CRISPR QC's and Cardea's stakeholders," says Michael Heltzen, CEO at Cardea Bio, and adds, "I'm anticipating that CRISPR QC will get a number of near-term opportunities to help its customers bring transformative gene-editing insights and solutions to scientists and researchers working on CRISPR therapies, as well as other market changing applications."
About CRISPR QC Inc.
CRISPR QC is a biotechnology company dedicated to improving the capabilities of scientists and researchers to improve their CRISPR assay designs through technological innovation. Using market-leading solutions, we can identify CRISPR activity in amplicons and genomic DNA and model results of the CRISPR process In vivo vs. In vitro. Our service is available to therapeutic companies and academic researchers to help them accelerate the development of their CRISPR-based therapies and to animal breeding and plant biology scientists who seek to improve the food chain for humankind. To learn more about CRISPR QC, visit www.crisprqc.com
About Cardea Bio
Cardea Bio is the world's only mass producer of a biocompatible semiconductor, the BPU™ (Biosignal Processing Unit). The BPU is the first and only semiconductor capable of translating real-time streams of multiomics signals into digital information.
Through the BPU™ platform, Cardea's long-term vision is to democratize access to the biosignals and insights behind the most advanced technology on our planet: Nature and biology. The Internet of Biology is that way becoming possible.
Cardea is headquartered in San Diego and has additional activity in Los Angeles. Cardea is a 100% American developed and built biocompatible semiconductor technology for applications across a variety of sectors including human health, agriculture, molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, environmental monitoring, and animal health.
Contact CRISPR QC
Tom Gallanis, VP of Marketing
CRISPR QC
619-884- 7801
tgallanis@crisprqc.com
Contact Cardea
Lasse Görlitz, VP of Communications
US phone: +1 858 319 7135
EU phone: +45 2758 2601
publicrelations@cardeabio.com
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- Lyons plant boosts manufacturing of eco-friendly cement that can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 10%
HOUSTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CEMEX USA announced today as part of its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, the company has increased production of Portland limestone cement (PLC) at its plant in Lyons, Colo., with the environmentally friendly, lower carbon building material expected to become the plant's primary product by this summer.
CEMEX USA has been ramping up production of PLC across the U.S. as part of a suite of solutions to reduce the carbon footprint throughout its operations and products. PLC can offer CO2 emission reductions of up to 10% when compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). In PLC, finely-ground limestone replaces a portion of the clinker, cutting clinker factor by about 10% and reducing CO2 intensity when compared to OPC. Extensive testing and customer feedback have shown PLC offers the same or better performance in durability and resilience when compared to OPC.
"CEMEX is committed to being a leader in climate action, and we have aggressive emission reduction goals designed to positively affect our industry and our world," said CEMEX USA President Jaime Muguiro. "The increased production of Portland limestone cement is just one element of our plan to reduce our carbon footprint, and by making the lower carbon solution more available for our customers, they can help provide an even broader and effective impact."
Though PLC has been produced at Lyons cement plant for more than 15 years, CEMEX is ramping up production to better align with the company's ambitious carbon reduction goals and meet increased demand for lower carbon materials. In addition to Lyons, CEMEX USA has also increased PLC production at its Brooksville, Fla., and Demopolis, Ala., cement plants, and plans to step up production or start manufacturing the eco-friendly product, at other U.S. cement plants in the coming months.
Just last year, CEMEX implemented its Future in Action program to reduce CO2 throughout its value chain and announced updated climate goals. The aggressive targets include reducing the company's CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 baseline levels and working to deliver net-zero concrete globally by 2050. As part of its commitment to climate action, CEMEX joined carbon neutrality roadmaps from the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and Portland Cement Association (PCA). CEMEX is also a founding member of the First Movers Coalition, an initiative that unites more than two dozen companies worldwide to spur innovation and the use of decarbonization technologies.
To learn more about Portland limestone cement, visit the website: www.cemexusa.com/PLC.
About CEMEX USA
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high-quality products and reliable services with a rich history of improving the wellbeing of those it serves through innovative building solutions, efficiency advancements and sustainability efforts. Its U.S. network includes 10 cement plants, close to 50 strategically located cement terminals, nearly 50 aggregate quarries and more than 280 ready-mix concrete plants. CEMEX USA has been repeatedly recognized for its efforts in sustainability and energy management, including earning U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
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– Fast casual concept celebrates opening on April 19th with free chicken salad for a year to the first 100 guests –
ATLANTA, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicken Salad Chick, the nation's only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today the opening of its newest company-owned restaurant in Smyrna, Tennessee. On the heels of the brand's debut in Gallatin in January, this Smyrna location is now the 20th Chicken Salad Chick in Tennessee and the seventh overall for the Nashville metro area. Located at 372 West Sam Ridley Parkway, the Smyrna Chick offers a drive-thru as well as indoor dining options to guests. The community is invited to celebrate the grand opening on Tuesday, April 19, when the restaurant will offer free chicken salad for a year to the first 100 guests.
"We are grateful for our fans in the Nashville area who support Chicken Salad Chick's growth and have encouraged us to expand to Smyrna," said Scott Deviney, CEO of Chicken Salad Chick. "We can't wait to open our doors to this vibrant community and get to know our new neighbors. Whether they are enjoying the hospitality of our dining room or picking up a Quick Chick to feed their group on the go, we will have their made-from-scratch chicken salad favorites ready and are here to serve them."
During grand opening week, guests will experience the Southern hospitality that Chicken Salad Chick is known for, with giveaways and specials that include:
- Tuesday, April 19 – Free Chicken Salad for a Year – The first 100 guests will receive one large Quick Chick of chicken salad per month for an entire year, with one of those lucky guests randomly selected to win one large Quick Chick of chicken salad per week.* Guests can arrive starting at 7am for grand opening day only.
- Wednesday, April 20 – The first 50 guests at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to purchase a Chick Trio will receive a free Chick Tote Bag. **
- Thursday, April 21 – The first 50 guests at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to purchase a Chick Trio will receive a free Chick Tumbler. **
- Friday, April 22 – The first 50 guests to purchase two Large Quick Chicks will receive a free Large Chick Cooler. **
- Saturday, April 23 - The first 50 guests at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to purchase a Chick Trio will receive a free Chick Wooden Cutting Board.**
Chicken Salad Chick in Smyrna will be open Monday – Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.chickensaladchick.com. Follow Chicken Salad Chick on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest news and trends.
* Guests should start arriving at 7 a.m. to get checked in. The first 100 guests will be assigned a number and a designated return time between 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Upon return, guests will make a purchase of "The Chick" or anything of greater value and enter a code on the Chicken Salad Chick app to officially secure your spot. If you are late, or miss return time, your spot will be awarded to next in-line. Guests will receive their first free Large Quick Chick electronically to your App the Monday following Grand Opening Day.
**Must download the CSC App and be 16 years or older to purchase. Not valid with any other offers. Limit 1 reward per guest present.
For more information on giveaways and specials, visit https://www.facebook.com/ChickenSaladChickSmyrnaTN/.
About Chicken Salad Chick
Chicken Salad Chick serves full-flavored, Southern-style chicken salad made from scratch and served from the heart. With more than a dozen original chicken salad flavors as well as fresh side salads, gourmet soups, signature sandwiches and delicious desserts, Chicken Salad Chick's robust menu is a perfect fit for any guest. Founded in Auburn, Alabama by Stacy and Kevin Brown in 2008, Chicken Salad Chick has grown to more than 200 restaurants in 17 states. Today, under the leadership of Scott Deviney and the Chicken Salad Chick team, the brand is continuing its rapid expansion with both franchise and company locations. Chicken Salad Chick has received numerous accolades including rankings in the 2022 Entrepreneur Franchise 500, Franchise Times' Fast & Serious for the second consecutive year, Fast Casual.com's top Movers and Shakers from 2018 to 2021, QSR's Best Franchise Deals in 2019 and 2020, and Franchise Business Review's Top Food Franchises in 2020. See www.chickensaladchick.com for additional information.
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CAMP HILL, Pa., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Progressive Dental Concepts, LLC, the largest locally owned and community-focused general dentistry group serving Central Pennsylvania, today announced that Chris Kelliher has been named Chief Financial Officer for the organization.
Most recently as an Executive Consultant, Kelliher focused on working with fast-growing healthcare companies in developing managed services to substantially improve clinical practices and deliver high quality support services while developing platforms for scalable growth through acquisition, organic and de novo strategies.
"Chris brings a broad base of financial and operational expertise to Progressive Dental Concepts," said Dr. Charles J. Foer, Chief Operating Office at Progressive Dental Concepts. "We look forward to working with him to continue our fast growth, support our practices and deliver excellent patient care in the most efficient manner possible."
Kelliher said, "Progressive Dental is an exciting opportunity. I get to bring a wealth of financial experience and broader health-care perspective to an already fast-growing dental group with strong clinical practices and revenue-cycle management leadership. Dental health delivery is changing significantly, and I believe Progressive is strategically positioned to be a leader of this change."
Kelliher replaces Helen Marsteller, who announced her retirement mid-year 2022.
"Helen has been a tremendous asset to our company," Dr. Foer said. "She helped a start-up organization grow to 13 offices in less than three years, with a full suite of support services, including Finance, HR, Centralized Services, IT, Marketing and Practice Management Guidance. We wish Helen all the best in her retirement."
Kelliher holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Franklin & Marshall College. Kelliher, his wife and their family reside in Central Pennsylvania, where they support their local church and community.
About Progressive Dental Concepts
Owned and operated by and for dentists, with member practices in Camp Hill, Carlisle, Harrisburg, Hershey, Marysville, New Cumberland, Palmyra, Shiremanstown and York, Progressive Dental Concepts is a community-focused dental support group dedicated to the growth, values, and lifestyle of dental professionals, advancing practices through educational, business management, marketing and other essential support tools. By creating efficiencies and adding value on the clinical, administrative and operational sides through innovative technology and best-in-class customer service, Progressive Dental Concepts empowers practitioners to focus on their core reason for choosing dentistry: delivering comprehensive, high-quality oral health care with an exceptional patient experience.
For photo, video, or interview opportunities, contact Ashley Cherry at 717-852-7171 or acherry@progressivedentalconcepts.com. For general information about Progressive Dental Concepts, visit progressivedentalconcepts.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In December 2021, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project (cip-project.org) released the first 5.10-based version of its super-long-term stable (SLTS) kernel. The 5.10-based release made official the third CIP kernel series available after 4.4-cip and 4.19-cip. It demonstrates how CIP remains committed to maintaining all SLTS versions for a minimum of 10 years after the original release.
With the recent discontinuation of the 4.4 LTS kernel by its maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman, the CIP project now requires organized backports to one of its kernels for the first time, independently of the LTS project. The CIP kernel team already expanded its capacity last year and is well prepared to handle this task.
The CIP kernel developers will remain involved in the review process of patches targeting related LTS kernels. CIP is actively engaged in enhancing the test infrastructure for the Linux Kernel, both through its work on the CIP SLTS Kernels and CIP's participation in the KernelCI project.
About The Civil Infrastructure Platform ("CIP")
The Civil Infrastructure Platform ("CIP") is a collaborative, open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation. The CIP project is focused on establishing an open source "base layer" of industrial grade software to enable the use and implementation of software building blocks in civil infrastructure projects. Currently, civil infrastructure systems are built from the ground up, with little re-use of existing software building blocks.
The CIP project intends to create reusable building blocks that meet the safety, reliability and other requirements of industrial and civil infrastructure. By establishing this 'base layer', CIP aims to:
- Speed up implementation of civil infrastructure systems;
- Build upon existing open source foundations and expertise without reinventing non-domain specific technology;
- Establish (de facto) standards by providing a base layer reference implementation;
- Contribute to and influence upstream projects regarding industrial needs;
- Motivate suppliers to actively support these platform / provide an implementation;
- Promote long term stability and maintainability of the base layer of code; and
- Adopt the security standard IEC 62443
With respect to project governance, a Governing Board is responsible for financial matters while the Technical Steering Committee oversees the technical direction of the project.
For more information, please visit https://www.cip-project.org/
About the Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world's top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and commercial adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.
The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page:https://www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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LOS ALTOS, Calif., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contrast Security (Contrast), the leader in code security that empowers developers to secure-as-they code, announces Co-Founder and CTO Jeff Williams' upcoming session "Defending APIs from the Inside-Out" and sponsorship of APIsecure, which is taking place virtually April 6-7, 2022. Jeff Williams will also host a workshop titled "Hands-on Testing and Protecting APIs" at APIsecure, which is the world's first conference dedicated to API threat management.
"API Security testing and vulnerability analysis has continued to become more complex due to the growing number of cloud and on-prem ecosystems being leveraged by organizations looking at digital transformation. Unfortunately, traditional tools can no longer properly assess and gather the context needed from these multitudes of systems, resulting in massive numbers of both false positive and false negatives," said Jeff Williams, Co-Founder and CTO at Contrast Security. "I'm looking forward to attending APISecure and encouraging developers to think about security from the inside out as this is the best approach to building security into your APIs and to create safeguards from vulnerabilities."
What: Jeff Williams' speaking session "Defending APIs from the Inside-Out" will educate attendees on how to improve API Security as well as how to leverage modern tools to gain context of how APIs work across interconnected APIs, microservices, web apps, frameworks, libraries, and serverless functions across multiple cloud and on-premise environments in order to properly deploy security testing and vulnerability analysis. During the fast-paced "Hands-on Testing and Protecting APIs" workshop attendees will see how a modern code security platform can make security easy, fast, and fun while learning how to:
- Automate API Security Testing
- Ensure your APIs are using open source safely
- Detect API attacks
- Prevent API vulnerabilities from being exploited
When: Thursday, April 7, 2022, at 11:05 am EST (speaking session) Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 2 pm EST (workshop)
Register: To register for APIsecure and Jeff Williams' speaking session or workshop, please visit https://hopin.com/events/apisecure-2022?utm_source=Contrast%20Security&utm_campaign=Contrast%20Security.
Contrast Security accurately monitors and continuously tests for any API security vulnerabilities within customers' applications. To learn more about Contrast Security's API security testing capabilities, please visit https://www.contrastsecurity.com/solutions/api-security.
About Contrast Security:
Contrast Security secures the code that global business relies on. It is the industry's most modern and comprehensive Code Security Platform, removing security roadblock inefficiencies and empowering enterprise developers to write and release secure application code faster. Embedding code analysis and attack prevention directly into software with instrumentation, the Contrast platform automatically detects vulnerabilities while developers write code, eliminates false positives, and provides context-specific how-to-fix guidance for easy and fast vulnerability remediation. Doing so enables application and development teams to collaborate more effectively and to innovate faster while accelerating digital transformation initiatives. This is why a growing number of the world's largest private and public sector organizations rely on Contrast to secure their applications in development and extend protection to cloud and on-premise applications in production.
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Laura Asendio
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CRED iQ's Overall Delinquency Rate Declined from 4.02% to 3.84% in April 2022
RADNOR, Pa., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CRED iQ overall delinquency rate for CMBS declined for the 22nd consecutive month with all major property types exhibiting improvements compared to the prior month. The delinquency rate, equal to the percentage of all delinquent specially serviced loans and delinquent non-specially serviced loans was 3.84%, which compares to the prior month's rate of 4.02%.
Lodging has shown the most improvement in individual delinquency rates by property type with a 46% decline over the trailing 12 months. The outstanding balance of delinquent lodging loans decreased by more than $450 million compared to the prior month. The lodging delinquency rate was 7.99% this month, which compared to 8.46% a month ago and 14.73% a year ago.
The delinquency rate for office moved nominally to 1.88%, compared to 1.89% as of February 2022. A subplot to the nominal month-over-month decline is the industry's anticipation of a special servicing transfer for the $308 million 1740 Broadway loan. Commercial Observer first broke the news of Blackstone handing back the keys to 1740 Broadway in a March 21, 2022 article. The property's largest tenant, L Brands, had a lease expire in March 2022 and the company vacated, relocating to 55 Water Street.
CRED iQ's special servicing rate, (includes delinquent and non-delinquent loans), declined month-over month to 6.09% from 6.43%. A combination of workouts, liquidations, cures, and mortgage rehabilitations resulted in the decline of the special servicing rate for the fourth consecutive month. That said, the $80 million Chicago Ridge Mall was among the largest loans to transfer to the special servicer this month. The loan has a near-term maturity date in July 2022 and a timely payoff appears to be unlikely.
Aggregating the two indicators of distress – delinquency rate and special servicing rate – into an overall distressed rate (DQ + SS%) equals 6.19% of CMBS loans that are specially serviced, delinquent, or a combination of both. Distressed rates declined across all property types, and the overall distressed rate declined compared to the prior month rate of 6.40%.
About CRED iQ
CRED iQ is a commercial real estate data, analytics, and valuation platform providing actionable intelligence to CRE and capital markets investors. Access your free CRED iQ trial here.
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Historic Hypersonic Flight
PALMDALE, Calif., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) team successfully flight tested the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). This historic flight reached speeds in excess of Mach 5, altitudes greater than 65,000 feet and furthers the understanding of operations in the high-speed flight regime.
"Our work with DARPA and AFRL on the HAWC program demonstrates that air-breathing hypersonic systems are a cost-effective solution to address rapidly emerging threats in the global security arena," said John Clark, vice president and general manager Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®. "The success of this flight test is evidence that a strong partnership between government and industry is key to solving our nation's most difficult challenges and enabling new capabilities to counter threats to U.S. and allied forces."
Lockheed Martin is proud to support multiple hypersonic systems development projects and is leveraging resources, talents, and lessons learned across the corporation to positively influence outcomes. Additionally, Lockheed Martin is weaving a digital thread throughout the design, test and manufacturing process to ensure it can produce hypersonic systems at the rates required to meet the warfighter's need.
Lockheed Martin's Background in Hypersonic Systems
Lockheed Martin has played a significant role in the research, development and demonstration of hypersonic technologies for close to 60 years. The corporation has made significant investments in the development of critical hypersonic technologies needed to enable operational systems to help the US and its allies counter rapidly emerging threats.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
Please follow @LMNews on Twitter for the latest announcements and news across the corporation.
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Demesmin and Dover Law Firm to collaborate with Tortuga Music Festival and help host a pre-party that supports ocean conservation efforts.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Demesmin and Dover law firm, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, loves the area they live in. It is there and throughout Florida in which they handle cases related to car accidents, boating accidents, slip and falls, nursing home abuse, and more. Beyond helping individuals with their personal injury cases, they work towards building the community that surrounds them. Fort Lauderdale, where their office is located, is right by the ocean which needs help because of pollution. The firm is an avid advocate for cleaning our oceans and takes part in monthly beach cleanups. This collaboration for the pre-party is a great way to bring together the community for some great music and support the environment.
Ocean conservation has always been a big part of Tortuga music festival. The festival has no single use plastic, meaning straws, bottles, plates, cutlery, etc. and they favor sustainable locally sourced foods. The entire event is hosted on the beach with the ocean habitat in mind, with both the concert sound and lighting levels.
"Tortuga music festival is a staple event for this area. The fact that it is hosted by the water with ocean conservation efforts in mind is just fantastic." says Jeremy Dover, a founding partner at Demesmin and Dover law firm. "We have always loved supporting exceptional events and helping the beautiful place we live in," says Victor Demesmin Jr., another founding partner at Demesmin and Dover law firm.
This event brings together the community to support the place they live in while enjoying great music. The hope is that this will entice people to keep our beaches clean of pollution as well as reduce our carbon footprint.
"Tortuga has always attempted to make this event as eco and ocean friendly as possible." says the sponsors of Tortuga music festival. "We are happy to be working with a personal injury law firm that truly cares about the community and environment."
This collaboration reflects Demesmin and Dover's ideal of We Care More. They display their love of the community and the place they live in, by being an active member in the community. Demesmin and Dover are excited to help host an event that is both fun and impactful for Fort Lauderdale, the place they call home.
About Tortuga Music Festival
Tortuga Music Festival will be hosted at Fort Lauderdale beach on April 8th, 9th, and 10th.
To purchase tickets check out https://www.tortugamusicfestival.com/
About Demesmin and Dover PLLC
Demesmin and Dover law firm is all about supporting the community in our home of South Florida. We treat everyone here as our people, family, and future. The difference between us and other personal injury law firms is we care more about helping you and your loved ones, because to us, it is personal.
Call Now at 866-954-MORE (6673) or visit us on our website at https://youraccidentattorneys.com
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Transaction significantly boosts DCL's national reach and adds capabilities
INDIANAPOLIS, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Connect Logistix ("DCL"), a leading third-party logistics services company, and Tipton Holding Group ("Tipton"), the parent company of Hoosier Logistics ("Hoosier"), today announced that the two companies are joining forces to build the combined business into a national leader in third-party transportation and logistics services.
Hoosier, founded in 2015 by Rob Likens and Nick Likens in Indianapolis, is a freight brokerage company with specialization in asset-light, temperature-controlled transportation solutions for the food, beverage, and related industries. By joining together, Hoosier and DCL will significantly expand its ability to serve customers across North America.
"We will immediately gain scale and resources from this transaction and will benefit from Hoosier's roster of blue-chip food and beverage customers," said DCL CEO Richard Piontek, who will lead the combined company. "We look forward to integrating Hoosier's experienced management team into our operations and expect the combination will strengthen our service offerings, broaden our customer base and set the stage for our continuing North American expansion."
Both Hoosier Logistics CEO Rob Likens and COO Nick Likens will join the combined company to help lead an expansion plan for DCL's brokerage operations. Nick Likens will join DCL's executive management team and Rob Likens will lead the asset-based truckload services division.
"As we talked extensively with Rich at DCL about this powerful business combination, we became convinced that DCL shares our corporate values and has a growth plan that will benefit our employees and our customers as we build this platform together," Rob and Nick Likens said. "We have worked hard over the past seven years to build Hoosier into what it is today and believe that joining with DCL will help all of us achieve our goals."
The transaction comes just a few weeks after DCL's acquisition of Performance Logistics, a cold food chain focused freight brokerage in Salt Lake City, Utah. With operations in the Midwest and Mountain West, as well as Texas, the addition of Hoosier provides the combined company with a larger regional and national presence, along with a customer base that will drive additional organic growth.
Detroit-based private equity firm Huron Capital acquired DCL in 2018 to build the company into a premier third-party logistics business.
"The freight brokerage industry continues to evolve and thrive in a volatile market with tight capacity and resulting rate pressure. Our acquisition of Hoosier Logistics further supports our strategy to develop a top North American transportation management platform and expand our capabilities with a deliberate and strategic focus on the cold chain segment," Piontek said.
Republic Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to Hoosier Logistics, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
For more information about DCL, please visit: www.dclogistix.com.
About Direct Connect Logistix
Direct Connect Logistix ("DCL") is a leading, non-asset based, multi-modal third-party logistics company providing transportation solutions for customers of all sizes. Since its founding in 2009, DCL has continued to develop its knowledge in the temperature-controlled, time and condition critical truckload segment serving the Food, Grocery, Beverage, and related industries.
DCL's unique HUSTLE culture has fueled its growth by defining how the company serves its customers, carriers, investors, employees, and the community at large by providing high performance logistics management solutions that enable sustainable, responsive, and efficient customer supply chains. For more information, please visit: www.dclogistix.com.
About Hoosier Logistics
Founded in 2015, Indianapolis based Hoosier Logistics' mission has been to be an industry-leading logistics and supply chain provider that provides customers, carriers, and employees with the opportunity to overcome obstacles by using strength, hard work, and cutting-edge technology.
For the past seven years, Hoosier has carried out that mission by delivering premium logistics solutions that meet and exceed customer requirements. For more information, please visit: https://hoosierlogistics.net/
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313-378-6082
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Makes CLM more accessible to organizations of all sizes with fast, easy and affordable new offering
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As it continues to digitally transform how agreements are prepared, signed, acted-upon and managed around the world, DocuSign (NASDAQ:DOCU) today introduced a new solution built specifically for growing organizations to centralize and automate the creating, negotiating and secure storage of their contracts. DocuSign CLM Essentials is a new contract lifecycle management offering designed to democratize CLM by reducing the complexity of contracting technology, and making it more accessible for everyone in the emerging Anywhere Economy.
Announced at Momentum, DocuSign's annual customer and partner conference, CLM Essentials builds on the company's CLM offering to further automate the contracting process. Contract automation is critical for growing companies who need to reach aggressive business goals with limited resources. Relying on small legal and operational teams to manually generate, negotiate, execute and manage contracts slows down business, increases risk and frustrates customers and employees. At the same time, many companies do not have the resources and time to implement a technology solution that will take months to set up.
"Prior to the shift to hybrid work, smaller teams might not have felt like their contract processes were unmanageable, especially if they were working just a few desks away from each other. However, in the Anywhere Economy, enabling teams to get contract work done digitally has become critical," said Antonis Papatsaras, Chief Technology Officer, CLM, DocuSign. "DocuSign is reducing the time and cost barriers that made CLM feel out of reach for many smaller businesses. CLM Essentials empowers companies of all sizes to turn manual, analog contract work into streamlined digital workflows."
CLM Essentials offers growing small and midsize businesses the perfect starting point to begin their contract management journey with a streamlined solution that allows them to quickly realize value, and also scales with them as their needs grow and evolve. That quick start is possible as CLM Essentials has templatized and streamlined the heaviest lift components of a typical contract management implementation. Features include:
- Document generation template builder: CLM Essentials customers can easily upload existing contracts and convert them into dynamic generation templates. Users can then revise those contracts in the online editor, rearrange fields that can be pulled from Salesforce upon generation and create conditional logic rules to swap out language when certain criteria are met.
- Contract process builder: Instead of starting with a blank canvas, CLM Essentials offers pre-configured, templatized workflows that cover the most common contract processes.
- Best-in-class Salesforce integration: CLM Essentials allows customers to seamlessly accelerate contract work and the quote-to-cash process via a deep integration with Salesforce.
"Many CLM vendors aspire to bring their solutions downmarket, but DocuSign seems positioned to do so. Considering its extensive customer base of SMB and mid-market organizations, DocuSign understands what customers downmarket need and expect from a contract vendor," said Ryan O'Leary, IDC. "DocuSign already has the technologies, services and go-to-market motions in place and should enable them to differentiate and cater uniquely to this market segment."
Existing DocuSign eSignature customers now have a more streamlined and cost-effective way to start automating and connecting the steps that happen before and after an agreement is electronically signed. If a customer's needs become more complex over time, they can upgrade to one of DocuSign's other CLM offerings, transferring any work configured in CLM Essentials with a simple click.
CLM Essentials is available globally today in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Dutch. For more information about CLM Essentials and the DocuSign Agreement Cloud, visit https://www.docusign.com/products/clm.
About DocuSign
DocuSign helps organizations connect and automate how they prepare, sign, act on, and manage agreements. As part of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud, DocuSign offers eSignature, the world's #1 way to sign electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time. Today, over a million customers and more than a billion users in over 180 countries use the DocuSign Agreement Cloud to accelerate the process of doing business and to simplify people's lives. Learn more at www.docusign.com.
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MILTON, Del., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth Month, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Igloo are debuting a limited-edition ECOCOOL Playmate Elite cooler that gives back to Mother Nature. Available now for purchase, The Dogfish Head inspired cooler design is made with post-consumer recycled plastic that not only delivers coolness but also supports each brand's continued efforts in creating more sustainable products and innovations.
The eco-friendly Igloo and Dogfish Head ECOCOOL Playmate Elite positively impacts drinkers' enjoyment without negatively impacting the planet. Crafted with post-consumer recycled resin that saves discarded plastic yogurt cups and milk jugs from landfills, the iconic Playmate cooler features flourishing nature-inspired artwork paired with Dogfish Head's signature green color scheme to bring drinkers closer to the environment as they explore the great outdoors with a cold-one in hand.
"With our continued environmental stewardship, it was only natural for us to partner with Igloo to create a sustainable cooler that pairs perfectly with a refreshing beer as another eco-conscious step toward standing up for Mother Nature," said Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Founder & Brewer. "From sourcing regenerative or organic ingredients for many of Dogfish Head beers to implementing sustainably minded initiatives through so many facets of our brand and community, we share the same ethos with Igloo when it comes to protecting and celebrating Mother Nature and its many bounties, one small grain or yogurt cup at a time. And, as beer and nature lovers explore what our world has to offer this Earth Month and beyond, we collectively hope to inspire them on thoughtful choices that give back to the environment."
As part of the collaboration, Dogfish Head is inviting drinkers to stand up for Mother Nature by participating in an Earth Month sweepstakes for a chance to win a variety of eco-friendly prizes, including the limited-edition Dogfish Head ECOCOOL Playmate Elite cooler. For every entry, Dogfish Head will donate $1.00 to Keep America Beautiful® during their 2022 Great American Cleanup®, up to $10,000, with Igloo matching the donation. The sweepstakes will run through April 30, and drinkers can enter at http://www.dogfishheadearthmonthsweeps.com/ and follow the submission instructions for a chance to win. Keep America Beautiful is a section 501(c)(3) organization.
"At Igloo, as we continue our mission to become the most environmentally friendly cooler company on Earth, we're incredibly excited to partner with Dogfish Head," said Jon Sinko, Vice President of Partnerships and Licensing at Igloo. "We share a vision that two brands together can do more good for the planet than each of us could on our own. The collaboration and teamwork from both sides have made this not only fun but also a fulfilling project to work on together, especially with the contribution we're able to make to Keep America Beautiful."
The Igloo and Dogfish Head ECOCOOL Playmate Elite cooler has a 16-quart capacity that fits up to 30 12-ounce cans and is currently available to purchase for $45.00 on Dogfish Head's webstore and at their coastal Delaware merchandise shops. The cooler can also be purchased on igloocoolers.com starting on Earth Day, April 22, while supplies last.
"Having the opportunity to partner with two respected and well-recognized brands, Igloo and Dogfish Head, means a tremendous amount to Keep America Beautiful and the work our team does each day," said Keep America Beautiful Chief Marketing Officer, Noah Ullman. "To know these two companies believe in and support our mission in such a way speaks volumes about their concern for every community's health and well-being, and about their efforts toward sustainability."
For more information, please visit www.dogfishhead.com and igloocoolers.com. Learn more and get involved with Keep America Beautiful® by visiting https://kab.org/.
ABOUT DOGFISH HEAD CRAFT BREWERY
Dogfish Head has focused on brewing beers with culinary ingredients outside the Reinheitsgebot since the day it opened as one of the smallest American craft breweries in 1995. A Delaware-based brand and supporter of the Independent Craft Brewing Seal, Dogfish Head sells beer in all 50 states and Washington D.C. For more, visit www.dogfish.com, Facebook: @dogfishheadbeer, Twitter: @dogfishbeer and Instagram: @dogfishhead.
ABOUT IGLOO COOLERS
Born from a modest metalworking shop back in 1947, Igloo has been instrumental in redefining how we live, work and play. What began with bringing clean water to the worksite quickly moved into super-functional, best-in-class ice chests. Igloo products made the family outdoor recreation movement of the 20th century possible. Suddenly, taking your kids camping on the weekend became easy and cross-country road trips became a summer vacation staple.
As we approach our next century, Igloo is 1,200 employees strong. We are proud to call—a 1.8-million-square-foot, three-building facility in—Katy, Texas home. With more than 500 products sold at thousands of retailers around the globe, we can confidently call ourselves the number one cooler manufacturer in the world.
And through it all we haven't lost sight of our original goal—to create products that enable the pursuit of happiness (however you define it). That's why we're still working hard every day to innovate, create and make it easier for you to get out, work hard and play even harder.
ABOUT KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL®
Keep America Beautiful, the nation's leading community improvement nonprofit organization, inspires and educates people to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environment. Established in 1953, Keep America Beautiful strives to End Littering, Improve Recycling, and Beautify America's Communities. We believe everyone has a right to live in a clean, green, and beautiful community, and shares a responsibility to contribute to that vision. The organization is driven by the work and passion of nearly 700 Keep America Beautiful affiliates, millions of volunteers, and the collaborative support of corporate partners, social and civic service organizations, academia, municipalities, elected officials, and individuals. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Donate and take action at kab.org.
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Seasoned MD, PhD brings clinical expertise and technology vision to accelerate company's growth in the healthcare space
PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --ChemImage, a leader in molecular chemical imaging, today announced the appointment of Adam Saltman, MD, PhD as its Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Saltman will provide leadership and direction to Clinical Affairs while expanding the approach for the company's patented technology in medical applications. He will also serve on ChemImage's Executive Management Team, where his experience as a board-certified physician and healthcare technology innovator will bring invaluable insights and knowledge to the organization.
Dr. Saltman brings a wealth of clinical experience and unique expertise applying machine learning technology in improving patient care. He was previously the Chief Medical Officer at digital health company, Eko, where he excelled in the advancement of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in healthcare. Prior to Eko, Dr. Saltman practiced cardiothoracic surgery until 2013 when he joined the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Medical Officer. There, he played a major role in shaping the emerging FDA guidelines around AI-enabled Medical Devices. During his tenure, Dr. Saltman developed methods that employ decision analysis tools to help FDA and industry minimize risk from medical device problems while maintaining access to effective devices. He also co-wrote a whitepaper outlining a new regulatory approach to AI and Machine Learning algorithms.
"We are excited by the addition of Dr. Saltman to the ChemImage team," ChemImage President and Founder, Patrick Treado stated. "His clinical expertise coupled with his vision for the future of healthcare will help advance ChemImage as a Life Science organization and move us toward our goal of enabling the Awareness of Things®."
Dr. Saltman commented, "I'm excited and honored to join the ChemImage team and lead the clinical organization. Moving boldly into the healthcare space, ChemImage has the technology, vision, and drive to change the way patients are cared for. Its Molecular Chemical Imaging technology will revolutionize medical and surgical treatment, improving patient outcomes while generating new knowledge."
Dr. Saltman is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Heart Association. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, served on editorial boards, conducted competitively funded research projects, and is certified as a Quality Improvement Associate by the American Society for Quality. He also recently joined the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only organization for the most respected tech leaders and executives. Dr. Saltman received his MD and PhD degrees in Electrophysiology from Columbia University, in addition to an MS in Health Informatics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a BA in Biochemistry from Harvard University.
About ChemImage Corporation
ChemImage Corporation is committed to empowering the world with real-time autonomous smart chemical imaging technology to enhance users' situational awareness and decision making. The company's proprietary, state-of-the-art chemical imaging sensors, algorithms, and computer vision analysis software empower medical device, pharmaceutical and life science companies, as well as security and law enforcement professionals, to take on the world's challenging health and safety needs with the Awareness of Things® (AoT®). With performance leading chemical imaging technology and advanced software and algorithms, ChemImage strives to bring a new level of situational awareness to people in their everyday lives. For more information, visit www.chemimage.com.
ChemImage Corporation is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Seasoned physician brings over a decade of allied healthcare expertise to The Wound Pros
LOS ANGELES, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wound Pros (https://thewoundpros.com/) has announced Dr. Swati Hans as its new Vice President of Business Development. The Wound Pros is the nation's largest wound care management company specializing in the treatment and management of chronic non-healing wounds in long-term care facilities. It partners with skilled nursing facilities, hospice agencies, and home healthcare companies to offer advanced wound care dressings and biologics (skin substitutes) to heal acute and chronic non-healing wounds.
Dr. Hans joined The Wound Pros in January 2022 as VP of Business Development specifically to manage the growth of the skilled nursing facility sector. In her new role, she will work closely with The Wound Pros Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Daniel Yeager.
Dr. Hans holds a Bachelor of science degree in physiology from Michigan State University and a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine from Palmer College of Chiropractic, Florida. She also holds multiple MBAs in Health Administration from University of Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Hans is a licensed healthcare professional with over 10 years of experience in patient care and more than 5 years in utilization review for worker's compensation cases in California and Texas. As VP of Business Development, Dr. Swati Hans will enhance and facilitate the rapid growth of The Wound Pros into new markets across the country.
According to Dr. Hans, her work philosophy is striving to attain a healthy work-life balance in an ever intensive healthcare industry. Her other interests include spending time with friends, hiking, sports, music, traveling, and taking care of her dogs. At the Wound Pros, she collaborates with multidisciplinary teams including doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals.
About The Wound Pros
The Wound Pros is a physician-owned and managed biotech company with an emphasis on treating and managing wounds in long-term care facilities. It is an accredited supplier of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) and a Medicare Part B provider in the United States. The company provides wound care services to long-term facilities across the country, including digital wound management, mobile vascular assessment, digital supply tracking, advanced EHR systems, and advanced wound care dressings. The Wound Pros uses a "High-Tech, High-Touch" approach leveraging the power of technology and AI to improve standardization and healing outcomes and a "High-Touch" approach providing human-to-human interactions for customer service and quality service delivery to its clients.
The Wound Pros is a privately held company.
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MENLO PARK, Calif., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Endovascular Engineering ("E2"), a privately-held developer of next-generation thrombectomy devices to treat patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE), today announced the closing of a $15 million Series A1 financing. The financing was co-led by Santé Ventures and Cordis, who were joined by another strategic investor. E2 plans to use the proceeds to advance its thrombectomy platform through initial clinical evaluation.
DVT occurs when a blood clot forms in the deep veins, usually in the pelvis or leg. DVT can be fatal if a blood clot breaks free and travels through the heart and lodges in the lung arteries causing PE, the third most common cause of cardiovascular death after coronary artery disease and stroke.
The E2 thrombectomy system was invented by Dr. Luis Savastano and developed in partnership with Inventure Group LLC, a Menlo Park based medical device incubator focused on developing next generation medical devices to meet the needs of patients and the physicians that treat them.
Founder and CSO Dr. Luis Savastano said, "With the close of this funding we will continue the journey from concept to clinical use. We are confident our vision of single-pass peripheral thrombectomy procedures will be realized with the introduction of E2's thrombectomy solution."
CEO Mike Rosenthal said, "The E2 team is thrilled to welcome our new investment partners to further the pursuit of healthcare solutions that matter. We share a pioneering spirit dedicated to serving patients and physicians in the underserved peripheral indications."
"There is a large, unmet medical need for an efficient and easy to use thrombectomy solution in the peripheral space," said Dr. James Eadie, Managing Director at Santé Ventures and E2 board member. "E2's platform technology is elegant, procedurally focused, and backed by a strong team of medical device entrepreneurs and engineers."
ABOUT E2
Endovascular Engineering ("E2"), based in Menlo Park, California, is a preclinical stage company developing mechanical thrombectomy solutions to address peripheral indications. The company was founded in 2019 by Dr. Luis Savastano, and the platform technology was advanced through his partnership with Santé Ventures and Inventure Group.
ABOUT SANTÉ VENTURES
Founded in 2006, Santé Ventures is a specialized healthcare and life sciences investment firm with nearly $1BN in capital under management. The firm invests in early-stage companies developing innovative new medical technologies, biotechnologies, and digitally enabled healthcare services. Recent Santé successes include Farapulse (Boston Scientific), Claret Medical (Boston Scientific), TVA Medical (Becton Dickinson), Millipede Medical (Boston Scientific), Molecular Templates (MTEM), AbVitro (Celgene), and Explorys (IBM Corp). Santé invests nationally and has offices in Austin, TX, and Boston, MA. For more information, please visit www.sante.com.
ABOUT CORDIS
Cordis is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of interventional cardiovascular technologies with a more than 60-year history of pioneering breakthrough therapies to treat millions of patients. With a reputation for clinical acumen, training, and service, Cordis has a legacy of innovation in high-quality and minimally invasive cardiovascular products, building a strong global footprint with operations in more than 70 countries around the world.
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ERIE, Pa., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ: ERIE) will host a pre-recorded audio webcast with the financial community providing financial results for the first quarter on Friday, April 29th, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Erie Indemnity will issue a press release reporting its results after the close of the market on Thursday, April 28th.
The pre-recorded audio will also be available on the company's Investor Relations website at www.erieinsurance.com/about/investors.aspx.
To automatically receive Erie Indemnity financial news by email, please visit www.erieinsurance.com and subscribe to email alerts.
About Erie Insurance
According to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 12th largest homeowners insurer, 13th largest automobile insurer and 13th largest commercial lines insurer in the United States based on direct premiums written. Founded in 1925, Erie Insurance is a Fortune 500 company and the 16th largest property/casualty insurer in the United States based on total lines net premium written. Rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best, ERIE has more than 6 million policies in force and operates in 12 states and the District of Columbia. News releases and more information about Erie Insurance Group are available at www.erieinsurance.com.
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WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --April is National Financial Literacy Month, an excellent opportunity for small businesses to help promote financial literacy among their employees. Remember, small businesses in the U.S. employ more than 61 million people, and they are the lifeblood of so many small towns across the country. Finseca encourages all small business owners to take three key steps to ensure your business and employees are secure well into the future:
- Have a conversation with your employees about how the benefits you offer advance their financial security. If employees have a greater understanding of how their employer investments around retirement contribute to their financial health, they will be more effective in building a financial plan around those elements.
- Engage a financial security professional (FSP) to help further educate your employees and help them develop a plan. FSPs don't sell products, they provide advice. The first step is for your employees to understand all of their options and develop a path that best fits their individual circumstances.
- Make your employees' financial security part of your business culture. Employers that help advance the financial literacy of their employees will attract and retain the best talent, especially in this highly competitive environment.
Again, Finseca's hope is that small business owners are setting the right example for their employees. The reality of financial security — no matter where you live, how much your business earns, or what degrees you have or don't have — is very much within everyone's reach.
About Finseca
At Finseca, we know that financial security improves people's lives and protects their livelihoods and future wellbeing. We are rising to the challenge of increasing financial security for all. Finseca represents the men and women of the financial security profession who dedicate themselves to delivering financial security to their clients every day.
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The company is bringing an AI-enabled Pilates reformer equipped with an online studio into American living rooms
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berkeley-based Flexia, developer of the first truly smart and connected Pilates reformer, has announced a $4M Seed round led by ADvantage, an early stage VC fund investing in tech companies shaping the future of sports, fitness, health and gaming. Other strategic investors in the round include Phoenix Capital Ventures, Techstars, and Calm Ventures.
"Pilates is a proven method of fitness that is universally accessible and has lasting impacts on health, wellness, and longevity. Studios, both as chains and independents, have built a large and growing base of deeply loyal users and we are convinced that the at-home delivery of that beloved Pilates experience on a reformer is destined to be the next frontier of connected fitness. In Flexia we're backing a profoundly passionate team armed with uniquely strong technical and engineering expertise, driven by a desire to create a standout user experience," said Alexander Bente, partner at ADvantage, who has joined the board as part of the financing round. Flexia aims to disrupt the traditional Pilates market, which in the U.S. alone has over 10M dedicated practitioners. Additionally, reformer classes were 2021's fastest growing studio experience in the US.
"I remain extremely bullish on the category of connected fitness, with prior investments in category leaders like Fight Camp (boxing) and Ergatta (rowing) and believe that Flexia will build the category leader in the Pilates vertical. Having worked closely with Kaleen and the team throughout their journey from concept through our Techstars Sports Accelerator last year, we know this is the right team to pull it all together and have been really impressed by their progress to date," said Jordan Fliegel, Managing Director at Techstars Sports.
Equipped with multiple sensors, the Flexia Reformer uses AI to provide real-time feedback and personalized recommendations to help users reach their fitness and wellbeing goals. The reformer is complemented with a dedicated online studio enabling users to stream content from a variety of renowned Pilates Instructors.
"We believe that mindful movement is integral to creating and sustaining an active lifestyle," says Founder and CEO, Kaleen Canevari. "Our goal for Flexia is to eliminate the common barriers of Pilates with our first of its kind reformer and connected studio, utilizing the most innovative technology on the market to create a truly interactive experience."
The Seed round has positioned Flexia to ship the first units to customers, expand the content library, and further develop a personalized Pilates experience. The Flexia Reformer retails for $3,495 USD and is available for purchase on FlexiaPilates.com with an estimated shipping time of 4-6 weeks. Financing is available through Klarna.
ABOUT FLEXIA PILATES
Flexia is the world's first smart Pilates reformer designed to be used at-home with innovative technology that tailors workouts and quantifies the health benefits of mind and body movements. Founded in in 2020 by Founder and CEO, Kaleen Canevari, Co-Founder and CTO, David Ducrest, and Co-Founder and CCO, CJ Kelly; Flexia was built upon three core concepts: a premium reformer experience at home, effective, low impact workouts and a more meaningful way to reconnect with your body. For more information, visit FlexiaPliates.com.
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LAKELAND, Fla., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Southern College CEO 100 Lecture Series resumes on Thursday, April 7, as Richard Thompson, the Managing Partner of Factory, LLC, will offer his recollections, wisdom, and experience. The event will take place at noon in the George Jenkins Field House. The series is sponsored by The Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise.
Thompson has been a serial entrepreneur his entire life, founding, owning, and operating successful businesses across several industries. As CEO of American Italian Pasta Company, The Meow Mix Company, and Freshpet, he helped create over $3 billion in enterprise value.
With his wealth of experience, and as founder and managing partner at Factory LLC, Thompson leads a one-of-a-kind investment company that, in addition to capital, provides strategic guidance to food, beverage, and pet entrepreneurs in areas like marketing, supply chain, new product development, and sales.
At the conclusion of the lecture, FSC President Dr. Anne B. Kerr will confer a Doctor of Business degree, honoris causa, upon Thompson.
Previous speakers for the CEO 100 Lecture Series have included Todd Jones, Sr., Chief Executive Officer of Publix Super Markets, Inc.; John Ferriola, the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Nucor Corporation; Richard Smucker, Executive Chairman of The J.M. Smucker Company; Craig Menear, Chairman, CEO and President of The Home Depot; and Ken Powell, Chairman of the Board of General Mills.
Event parking will be in Lot C, located on Frank Lloyd Wright Way, adjacent to the Barnett Athletic Complex.
About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. It maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio; is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning; and boasts 30 NCAA Division II national championships. It is ranked among the top 10 Regional Universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report in its 2021 "Best Colleges" guide, and is included in The Princeton Review's 2021 "386 Best Colleges" guide, the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021," and Forbes magazine's "America's Top Colleges." Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC was twice named "Most Beautiful Campus in the Nation" by The Princeton Review, and one of the nation's "Ten College Campuses with the Best Architecture" by Architectural Digest. Connect with Florida Southern College.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frameplay, the global leader in enabling intrinsic in-game advertising, today announced the first-to-market attention metric called Intrinsic Time-in-View. The metric is built upon Frameplay's proprietary, industry-leading viewability capability, and has been double-validated by studies from Lumen and eye square, and recognized by dentsu International's award-winning Attention Economy team as a pioneering solution for measuring attention in the gaming space.
"Our proprietary intrinsic in-game viewability technology has been at the forefront of our product offering since our company's inception," said Jonathon Troughton, CEO of Frameplay. "We are proud to share that we have further validated the efficacy of our advertising solution, with results from our two eye tracking studies showing a strong correlation between our intrinsic in-game viewability algorithm and intrinsic time-in-view viewability duration metric as substantial indicators of attention."
Frameplay's Intrinsic Time-in-View measures the length of time an ad impression is viewable during game play. An impression is only considered viewable if it meets Frameplay's intrinsic in-game advertising proprietary and market-leading viewability requirements. The studies leveraged an intrinsic in-game advertising campaign for dentsu's client McCormick and their Frank's RedHot brand in Frameplay's exclusive gaming inventory.
"The average consumer sees over 4,000 ads in any given day, so it is imperative that advertisers start evaluating channels through the lens of attention metrics, which are more indicative of meaningful exposures," said Joanne Leong, Vice President, Global Media Partnerships at dentsu. "The results from these studies validate proven attention in Frameplay's gaming inventory, and we will use this data in planning as we evaluate future intrinsic in-game opportunities."
Frameplay partnered with both Lumen and independently, eye square, to analyze and compare Frameplay's Intrinsic Time-in-View calculation with their respective eye tracking measurement. Both companies, using unique and differing methodologies and technologies, validated with confidence that Frameplay's Intrinsic Time-in-View measurement is a viable measure of attention.
Lumen concluded the following take-aways:
- Lumen's average viewable time metric was consistent with Frameplay's Intrinsic Time-in-View metric for calculating viewable time
- The advertisement analyzed successfully captured 1.4x more attention of the gamers vs the norm, performing significantly higher than Lumen's comparative norm of mobile display
- Overall attention produced by Frameplay's Intrinsic In-Game campaign analyzed by Lumen outweighed the mobile display norm
- Lumen's results indicated that Frameplay's Intrinsic In-Game Advertising performed similarly to social in-feed video norms and outperformed every other social, web, and mobile formats, including social in-feed image.
eye square concluded the following take-aways:
- Critically testing Intrinsic Time-in-View turned out to be very close to the true real-life value provided by eye square's eye tracking measurement
- Intrinsic banner ads in mobile games are highly appreciated, while in contrast, interrupting video ads are not liked at all
- Real world inspired branding and sponsorships will improve gameplay experience and subjective life-world authenticity
- eye square sees great potential in Frameplay's innovative ad framework technology to satisfy the changing commercial and cultural needs of advertisers, companies and gamers
To learn more about how Frameplay is pioneering the intrinsic in-game industry, visit www.frameplay.gg.
About Frameplay
Frameplay is the global intrinsic in-game advertising leader headquartered in San Francisco, California with worldwide offices and teams supporting NA, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC. Frameplay enables game developers to easily place impactful advertising intrinsically within video game environments without disrupting the gameplay performance or experience. The result is amplified brand exposure for advertisers, additional revenue for developers, and an enjoyable, uninterrupted experience for gamers. For more information, visit www.frameplay.gg.
About dentsu International
Part of dentsu, dentsu international is made up of six leadership brands – Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, Isobar, dentsumcgarrybowen and Merkle, all of which are supported by its specialist divisions and scaled services. Dentsu International helps clients to win, keep and grow their best customers and achieve meaningful progress for their businesses. With best-in-class services and solutions in media, customer experience management (CXM), and creative, dentsu international operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 45,000 dedicated specialists.
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SAN DIEGO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Asian Egg Bank is changing the conversation in donor recruitment and offering free fertility testing and free egg freezing options for qualifying candidates. Donate Love Donate Eggs' approach to educating young women about their fertility health has been in the works at Asian Egg Bank.
"The industry has become oversaturated with using a monetization approach when it comes to egg donor recruitment," says Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Peter Fuzesi. "We wanted to change the conversation and give back to the egg donors with free fertility education and egg freezing options."
The San Diego-based frozen egg bank is dedicated to recruiting egg donors of Asian ancestry and are changing how they recruit their egg donors. This year, the company started focusing on the importance of fertility preservation and investing a lot of time and effort into educating each potential donor about their fertility health. Egg quality begins to decrease at 32 and declines quickly after 37. "What women learned in high school wasn't enough," says Marketing Manager Shelby Leichman. "A lot of young women have zero awareness about their reproductive health. We are taught how to prevent unwanted pregnancies, but many women start to build their families in their late thirties and don't realize their fertility health has already started to decline."
The egg freezing cycle can cost anywhere between $6,000 to $20,000 and is generally not covered by insurance. The Donate Love Donate Eggs campaign can offer candidates a solution to freeze their eggs for free after successfully donating to Asian Egg Bank once.
Through a simple blood and saliva test, candidates can learn about their egg quality and fertility. There will be no obligation for candidates to move forward with egg donation or egg freezing, but these women can still walk away with a depth of knowledge about their fertility for free.
Not only was the Donate Love Donate Eggs campaign designed for fertility education, but it's paving the way for a donor recruitment movement. "It's time for us to talk about fertility health openly and honestly," says Shelby. "That's why we feel obligated to educate young women about their fertility so they can avoid costly fertility treatments down the road."
Asian Egg Bank was established to satisfy the ever-rising demand for Asian egg donors. Thanks to rigorous quality and screening standards, they can offer the highest quality eggs and surrogacy services to improve the chances of a successful pregnancy. At their San Diego egg donation center, they strive to offer an unmatched level of expertise and compassionate support to help create families around the world. Their staff members are multi-lingual and aim to meet your highest level of expectations.
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WALTHAM, Mass., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresenius Medical Care, the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, announced today the appointment of noted clinical researcher and nephrologist Nwamaka (Amaka) Eneanya, MD as Head of Strategy and Operations for the company's Global Medical Office.
Dr. Eneanya was previously an attending nephrologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she served as Director of Health Equity, Anti-Racism, and Community Engagement in the Nephrology Division. At Fresenius Medical Care she will report directly to the Global Chief Medical Officer and serve on the Global Medical Office Executive Leadership Team.
"As both a board-certified clinician and expert researcher, Dr. Eneanya brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise that will advance our work in improving outcomes for people living with kidney disease," said Frank Maddux, MD, Global Chief Medical Officer of Fresenius Medical Care. "Her insights regarding health equity, patient-reported outcomes, and social engagement in healthcare and public health will be key elements to inform our ongoing medical strategy."
Dr. Eneanya is the co-author of a widely cited article which argued that when estimating glomerular filtration (eGFR) equations, it is problematic to assert that organ function differs between individuals whose physical conditions are essentially identical except for their race. Published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association in 2020, the article, along with Dr. Eneanya's extensive scientific advocacy, helped spark a national conversation in the U.S. about removing race from the kidney function algorithm.
The American Society of Nephrology and the National Kidney Foundation subsequently created a joint task force to reassess the inclusion of race in eGFR and its implications for the diagnosis and management of kidney disease patients. The task force, on which Dr. Eneanya served, recently recommended the immediate adoption of a new, race-free eGFR equation.
Dr. Eneanya's research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the American Society of Nephrology. She has received numerous accolades including the Radhika Srinivasan Award for Humanism & Professionalism in Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania last year. In 2020, she was recognized as a "40 under 40 Leader in Minority Health" by the National Minority Quality Forum.
A fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, Dr. Eneanya completed her residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and nephrology training at the combined Nephrology Fellowship Program at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital. She holds an undergraduate degree from Cornell University, a medical degree from Meharry Medical College, and a master's degree in public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Fresenius Medical Care is the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases of which around 3.8 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis treatment.
Through its network of 4,171 dialysis clinics, Fresenius Medical Care provides dialysis treatments for approximately 345,000 patients around the globe. Fresenius Medical Care is also the leading provider of dialysis products such as dialysis machines or dialyzers. Along with its core business, the Renal Care Continuum, the Company focuses on expanding in complementary areas and in the field of critical care. Fresenius Medical Care is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FME) and on the New York Stock Exchange (FMS).
For more information visit the Company's website at www.freseniusmedicalcare.com.
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Cracker Jack® commits $200,000 to the Women's Sports Foundation and invites fans to also donate in exchange for a special-edition Cracker Jill™ bag
Tied to the brand's baseball roots, Cracker Jack® partners with award-winning artist Normani to record a reimagined version of the ballpark classic, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
PLANO, Texas, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than 125 years as one of sport's most iconic snacks, Cracker Jack® is adding a new face to its roster, with the introduction of Cracker Jill™ to celebrate the women who break down barriers in sports. Tapping into the brand's rich history with America's favorite pastime, Cracker Jill™ comes to life through five different representations on a series of special-edition bags, which will be available at the start of this year's baseball season in professional ballparks across the country and through a donation of $5 or more to the Women's Sports Foundation.
"We are constantly inspired by the many women who are making history by breaking the mold, and we want to celebrate their achievements while supporting the progress," said Tina Mahal, vice president, marketing at Frito-Lay North America. "Cracker Jack has been part of sports for over a century, as records were made and rules changed. We've been so inspired by how girls and women are changing the face of the game, so in this spirit we introduce Cracker Jill to show girls that they're represented even in our most iconic snacks."
Empowering Communities
To extend its impact, Cracker Jack® is donating $200,000 to the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF), a national non-profit that conducts research and advocacy and supports community programming, to help girls and women across the country reach their potential in sport and life. To further support the Foundation's work in gender equity, Cracker Jack® is encouraging fans to donate to WSF via this link. As a thank you, Cracker Jack® will send a Cracker Jill™ bag to fans who donate $5 or more, while supplies last.
"Our Foundation is an ally, advocate and catalyst to help unlock the possibilities in every girl and woman through the power of sport," said Danette Leighton, WSF CEO. "Representation matters - it encourages and inspires the next generation. It's wonderful to see Cracker Jill come to life, emphasizing the power that representation can have by celebrating women who've broken barriers."
Reimagining An American Classic
One of the most well-known ways Cracker Jack® is woven into sports culture is through the seventh inning stretch, where the lyrics of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" include "buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack." Tapping into this cultural cornerstone, the Cracker Jack® brand partnered with award-winning artist Normani to reimagine this iconic song, updating the lyrics to include Cracker Jill™ and celebrate the tenacity and grit of women and girls in sports. Fans can listen to the song and watch the music video here.
"As a young girl, I remember being inspired by athletes and artists who looked like me," said Normani. "They made me believe that I could also achieve greatness as I watched them break barriers for women. I'm proud to be part of a campaign entrenched in inclusivity and empowerment because it's vital for young girls to see themselves represented and join in on the celebration of the achievements made by the women before them."
The barrier-breaking spirit of Cracker Jill™ was brought to life by artist and model Monica Ahanonu, an expert in color theory and a trailblazer for Black artists. Her colorful portrait illustrations resonated with the campaign goal of highlighting and celebrating women in sports through strong, determined and vibrant Jills. These unique depictions of Jill also celebrate the remarkable diversity throughout the country, as the five Jills were inspired by the most represented ethnicities in the U.S., per data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Truly embodying the campaign's mission, the team behind this initiative is led by women and underrepresented creatives. In addition to Ahanonu, the Cracker Jill™ campaign is fueled by powerful female and non-binary voices, including the "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" creative director, Ro Haber, the entire film crew, and the Cracker Jack® team.
This collection of Cracker Jill™ packaging was created to coincide with the opening of the 2022 baseball season, but the intention is for Jill to continue to join Sailor Jack as a member of the team roster and part of the brand ethos.
To learn more about Cracker Jill and to donate to the Women's Sports Foundation, fans can visit CrackerJill.com.
About Cracker Jack
Cracker Jack brand has been an American favorite for over 120 years and is one of many Frito-Lay North America brands— the $18 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website, http://www.fritolay.com/, and on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fritolay.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated $70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lays, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
About Women's Sports Foundation
The Women's Sports Foundation exists to enable girls and women to reach their potential in sport and life. We are an ally, an advocate and a catalyst. Founded by Billie Jean King in 1974, we strengthen and expand participation and leadership opportunities through research, advocacy, community programming and a wide variety of collaborative partnerships. The Women's Sports Foundation has positively shaped the lives of millions of youth, high school and collegiate student-athletes, elite athletes and coaches. We're building a future where every girl and woman can #KeepPlaying and unlock the lifelong benefits of sport participation. All girls. All women. All sports ®. To learn more about the Women's Sports Foundation, please visit www.WomensSportsFoundation.org.
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Travel nurses and other Furnished Finder travelers now have access to book upscale, upper-midscale, economy and extended stay offerings from Choice Hotels.
DENVER, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Furnished Finder, an online housing marketplace for traveling professionals, is pleased to announce the addition of Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, to its nationwide network of furnished accommodations. Choice Hotels' portfolio of 13 brands, which include the Ascend Hotel Collection, Cambria Hotels, Comfort, Quality, MainStay Suites and WoodSpring Suites, provides a variety of lodging options for business travelers looking for upscale, design forward guest rooms with spa-inspired bathrooms and premium bedding, to apartment-style suites with full kitchens and spaces to relax, work, and dine, or rooms with the essentials at a great value, in destinations across the country. Furnished Finder travelers can now book participating Choice Hotels properties directly from the Furnished Finder Hotels Page.
All Choice-branded hotels are participating in Commitment to Clean, an initiative that builds upon the strong foundation of franchisees' longstanding dedication to cleanliness with enhanced training and best practices for cleaning, disinfecting and social distancing. For more information on Commitment to Clean, visit https://www.choicehotels.com/about/commitment-to-clean-hotels.
About Furnished Finder
Furnished Finder is the leading housing platform for traveling professionals and remote workers looking for monthly furnished housing in the US. With more than 70,000 properties and representing a potential of 20M bookable nights per month, Furnished Finder is the source of direct bookings for landlords, property managers, and hoteliers. Fueled by their strategic industry partnerships and high search ranking, traveling nurses, remote workers, and other traveling professionals depend on Furnished Finder for monthly furnished rentals. Furnished Finder also owns KeyCheck, a site that provides tools for landlords, including online rent payment, free tenant screening, and custom residential leases. www.furnishedfinder.com www.keycheck.com
About Choice Hotels®
Choice Hotels International, Inc. is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With more than 7,000 hotels, representing nearly 600,000 rooms, in 35 countries and territories as of December 31, 2021, the Choice® family of hotel brands provide business and leisure travelers with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upscale, midscale, extended-stay and economy segments. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program offers members benefits ranging from everyday rewards to exceptional experiences. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.
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MINNEAPOLIS, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundry continues to make bold moves in its agency leadership with the elevation of a key leader into an executive role and a new hire to lead strategy during a time of great growth.
Geri Huibregtse has been promoted to the new role of Chief Product Officer and Nora Guerrera has been hired as Director of Design Strategy.
"In 2021, Foundry reached several new milestones on our growth journey, including being one of the fastest-growing private companies in Minnesota, expanding our footprint to New York, and becoming a more diverse workforce. By continuing our investment in great talent, we are poised to continue this momentum and deliver on what's shaping up to be the most exciting chapter in our history," said Kurt Schmidt, president and partner, Foundry.
As Chief Product Officer, Huibregtse will lead Foundry's continued pursuit to design and build digital experiences that transform companies. In this role, she will guide clients on how to define their product culture, processes, and frameworks to equip them with what it takes to keep a product alive and growing in the digital age. Huibregtse previously held executive and product leadership roles at Apiary, Dispatch, and The Nerdery.
Guerrera, a new hire, will be focused on building the strategy practice at Foundry. In this role, she will bring a design thinking and empathy-based perspective to clients, guiding them to a future-forward point of view, while enabling execution today. Previous to Foundry, Guerrera held executive leadership positions in digital strategy, innovation, and transformation at Wells Fargo, GoKart Labs, and U.S. Bank.
"Leaders like Geri and Nora energize and inspire me about what's ahead for Foundry. While the past 6 years have been important to establishing who we are today, both of them will have a significant influence on what we will become in the years ahead," said Schmidt.
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LOS ANGELES, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grid6 Studios is launching the world's 1st NFT collection combining cinematic storytelling and web3 ownership. Grid6 is co-founded by a group consisting of an international filmmaker, a renowned film studio and a leading blockchain investor.
Departed Apes, the first project backed by Grid6, is a collection of 8027 characters living on the Ethereum blockchain. They roam in the parallel universe of the internationally acclaimed crime thriller INFERNAL AFFAIRS. These newly designed characters are crafted by artist Logan Lubera, whose drawings are seen in superheroes series.
NFT holders will go deep undercover to explore one's true identity - cop or criminal. Or neither… Grid6 Studios is created to operate in the intersection of web3 and filmmaking. They are joined by Stephen Fung (Into the Badlands AMC, Wu Assassins Netflix), Media Asia Group – publicly listed content production group and web3 focused venture investor Everest Venture Group, who participated in Dapper Labs, Animoca Brands, The Sandbox and Yuga Labs etc.
Stephen Fung, the creator of Departed Apes and co-founder of the Grid6 Studios
"I am extremely excited to embark on this journey to explore the power of cinema with Web3 ownership. We want to bring the importance of storytelling and character development to the world of NFTs."
Stephen's perspective on ascending into Web 3.0 is also one that is to be shared by cinema lovers, NFT enthusiasts and gamers.
Learn More: www.departedapes.io
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About Grid6 Studios
Grid6 Studios is founded by Stephen Fung, Media Asia Group and Everest Venture Group, bringing significant experience across films and television in combination with blockchain technologies. Grid6 is where crypto meets Hollywood.
Learn more: https://grid6studios.com/
About Stephen Fung
Stephen Fung is an international filmmaker. In 2004, Stephen wrote/directed/starred in his directorial debut "Enter the Phoenix" for Jackie Chan's newly formed company JCE Movies; it became an instant hit. Since then, his films have won numerous awards and have been officially selected by The Venice Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Busan Film Festival among others. In 2016 Stephen directed "The Adventurers" with an international cast starring Jean Reno, Andy Lau, Shu Qi. The film opened No. 4 internationally with a 30 million USD weekend box office. Stephen is the Executive Producer, Director and Fight Director for AMC's hit Martial Arts Drama "Into The Badlands." In 2020, Stephen directed and executive produced Netflix's hit action series Wu Assassins. Stephen is currently in development with Constantin Films to produce and direct a new adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo" starring Jack Huston.
About Media Asia Group Holdings Limited
Media Asia Group Holdings Limited ("Media Asia") together with its subsidiaries (the "Group") is one of the Asia leading entertainment groups with well-established business in Mainland China. The principal activities of Media Asia include production and distribution of films and TV programs; organization, management and production of concerts and live performances; artiste management; music production and publishing; licensing of media contents; and provision of consultancy services in planning and management of cultural, entertainment and live performance projects. Apart from its Hong Kong headquarters, the Group also maintains offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Seoul.
Learn more:https://www.mediaasia.com/
About Everest Ventures Group
Everest Ventures Group ("EVG") is a Web 3 focused venture studio with presence across five continents. Since 2018, it has incubated multiple technology infrastructures such as Kikitrade, Aspen Digital, Vibra Africa, LiveArtX, Cassava and BlockTempo to drive the mass adoption of digital assets. In addition, EVG is an early investor and advisor to 30+ blockchain projects globally, including renowned startups like Dapper Labs, Animoca Brands, Immutable, The Sandbox, Yuga Labs, Krake, Lukka, Upbit and more.
Learn more: https://www.evg.co/
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ST. PAUL, Minn., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Security LLC, a leading integrated security provider based in the United States, is pleased to announce that it has merged its investigative divisions, Heartland Investigative Group and Capture Research, into a single division named CaptureINTEL.
Through the collaborative partnership, CaptureINTEL can expand the scope of its expert investigative and intelligence services and geographic reach. As a result, this allows the company to serve its clients better and drive greater efficiency in its operations.
As a division of American Security LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsden Holding LLC, CaptureINTEL is a nationwide investigative services and Midwest executive protection company that empowers its clients with valuable intel and provides licensed security services in the field. This includes everything from due diligence investigations for merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions to qualified executive security and field surveillance of insurance claimants.
Based on a 2021 research study conducted by a third-party marketing firm, Heartland/Capture scored higher than the competition on all eight attributes listed (qualified/trustworthy, easy-to-understand reports, flexible to work with, overall satisfaction, turnaround times met, response times to inquiries, red flag notifications, and value-quality for the cost). In addition, the Net Promoter Score was 83.4% among "Promoters" who are very likely to recommend Heartland/Capture to a colleague or as a professional referral. CaptureINTEL will carry forward the best qualities from Heartland and Capture to its customers, new and old.
"Marsden and American Security are looking forward to the future by continuing our dedication to delivering superior service for our customers," said the CEO of Marsden Guy Mingo. "We will conduct business as usual as we transition with the name change, billing, and infrastructure to streamline our processes. I also want to take this opportunity to thank our customers for their partnership, business, and ongoing relationship."
About: American Security LLC is one of the largest integrated security providers in the United States, combining traditional guarding services with advanced technologies to create customizable solutions for any facility infrastructure. Marsden is a full-spectrum facility services provider offering security, janitorial, HVAC, emergency, and facility management services throughout the United States.
Contact: To learn more about CaptureINTEL, visit www.captureintel.com or contact Terri Shepherd at terri@captureintel.com
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States, announces a new resource group called Women Empowered (WE). WE is open to all interested in participating and aims to increase confidence and competence, encourage a positive self-brand, provide an opportunity to expand their network, support career planning, and offer guidance on how to align their work and life goals.
Women Empowered is the next iteration of the Women of Influence (WOI) group founded at Heffernan Group by Leticia Trevino, Elizabeth Bishop, and Jennifer Mahoney, who demonstrate professional merit and leadership in their careers. We are united, connected, and gather as one integrated front. Together WE are empowered.
"As women, we have so much to offer. WE is focused on creating opportunities and forums for us to share, learn, and grow as we strive to be the best versions of ourselves," said Jen Mahoney, Chief Operations Officer, Heffernan Insurance Brokers.
"We are all enriched by providing a place and space for women from different backgrounds to come together and support each other along life's journeys while educating men on the challenges women face," said Leticia Trevino, Chief Insurance Compliance Officer, Heffernan Insurance Brokers.
About Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, formed in 1988, is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Heffernan provides insurance and financial services products to a range of businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Heffernan has offices in San Francisco, Petaluma, San Jose, San Mateo, Truckee, Bakersfield, Woodland Hills, Cypress, Los Angeles and Irvine, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO; Philadelphia, PA; and London UK.
Employee-owned, Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named the Top Mid-Sized Broker in the United States to work for in 2009 by Business Insurance Magazine. The firm has been among the Top Greater Bay Area Philanthropists since 2003.
For more information, visit www.heffins.com. License #0564249
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The Winner Will Receive a Prize Package Valued at Over $1.2 Million
NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HGTV, a member of the Discovery, Inc. family of brands, today unveiled the newly built HGTV® Smart Home 2022 in Wilmington, NC. The winner will receive the fully furnished home, a 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 and $100,000 from LendingTree, a prize package valued at over $1.2 million.
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Wilmington, NC, located on 300 miles of coastline with juxtaposing ocean-front views, boasts 4.2 million acres of wetlands and the city's famous Riverwalk with a colorful historic district that incorporates modern design and new attractions. Known for world-famous surfing, diving and fishing, Wilmington also offers best-in-class dining, gorgeous shops and local entertainment. The HGTV Smart Home serves as a coastal retreat, located just a short distance from the vibrant town allowing for its residents to enjoy the excitement of the city and waterfront activities. The home was constructed by local builder Charter Building Group with interior design by Tiffany Brooks.
"This year's home is a luxurious waterside oasis, encompassing dream-like design with smart living that will provide the winner with the best of all worlds," said Brooks. "Leaning into the city's outdoor lifestyle, the HGTV Smart Home captures the essence of Wilmington with sophisticated coastal design and solutions from the kitchen to the outdoor garden that will enhance the lifestyle of the modern homeowner."
"The HGTV Smart Home gives us an opportunity to spotlight architecture and design innovation, inspiring our viewers to incorporate smart living into their homes and everyday lives," said Jane Latman, president, HGTV and Streaming Home Content, Discovery, Inc. "Our fans look forward to the time when we reveal each home's location, and we are excited to welcome Wilmington, North Carolina to the long list of incredible cities that we've showcased over the years."
The official entry period for the HGTV Smart Home 2022 is 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 through 5 p.m. ET on Friday, June 10, 2022. Eligible fans can enter for a chance to win twice per day at HGTV.com, where they will also find full details and the official rules, as well as additional home features. Viewers can tune-in to the one-hour special HGTV Smart Home Special 2022 on Friday, April 22 at 7 p.m. ET on HGTV.
This coastal retreat is a two-story modern cottage sitting at over 3,000 square feet with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and a two-car garage. Visitors are greeted by a wrap-around porch with cozy swing seating looking out onto the expansive front yard. Upon entering the home, the foyer leads into the office painted in a rich charcoal on the walls and ceiling. The state-of-the-art kitchen is designed with chic green cabinets and bronze hardware, as well as a large island with seating for four, adjacent to a full dining area. The bright and airy living room includes a fireplace and wet bar. The main bedroom is located on the first floor and is designed with natural, earthy tones with black trim, as well as an ensuite bathroom and private patio. The upstairs is home to two guest bedrooms, each designed with nods to Wilmington's coastal lifestyle, as well as a guest bathroom and a playroom that opens onto a deck. The backyard is an entertainer's dream with a beautiful pool and pergola, a fire pit, as well as a back deck with multiple seating areas and an outdoor kitchen.
Smart solutions are located throughout the home, with a focus on the kitchen, the outdoor space, the garage, the playroom and the laundry room. Home automation voice commands are available to control features throughout the home.
Sponsors of the HGTV Smart Home 2022 include AAA Insurance, Ashley HomeStore, Filtrete™ Air Filtration Products, Keurig®, Kohler Co., LendingTree, Mercedes-Benz USA, PetSmart LLC, The Sherwin-Williams Company, SimpliSafe Home Security, Sleep Number®, Trex Company, LLC, Velux® No Leak Skylights and Water Pik, Inc.
HGTV delivers families with relatable stories, superstar real estate and renovation experts and amazing home transformations that inspire a passionate audience. For anyone seeking entertaining and aspirational home and lifestyle content, HGTV is the place to be. HGTV offers: a top 10 cable network that is distributed to 80 million U.S. households; a website, HGTV.com, that attracts an average of 9.7 million people each month; a social footprint of 27 million; HGTV Magazine, a monthly publication that reaches more than one million readers; and exclusive collections of home-oriented products through the HGTV Home® consumer products line. Viewers can become fans of HGTV and interact with other home improvement enthusiasts through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and TikTok. HGTV is owned by Discovery, Inc., a global leader in real life entertainment spanning 220 countries and territories, whose portfolio also includes Discovery Channel, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., including territories, possessions, and commonwealths, age 21 or older at Promotion start date. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Giveaway starts at 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 and ends at 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, June 10, 2022. For full Official Rules and to enter, visit https://www.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/hgtv-smart-home/sweepstakes/ or https://www.foodnetwork.com/sponsored/sweepstakes/hgtv-smart-home-sweepstakes. Sponsored by Discovery Communications, LLC.
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TORONTO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - McLean & Company, the trusted partner of HR and leadership professionals globally, has published a new research blueprint to help organizations build an employee wellbeing program designed to meet employee needs and help organizations focus on employee wellbeing in their day-to-day operations, culture, and leadership in order to thrive in today's environment.
According to the firm's 2022 HR Trends Report, organizations that prioritized employee needs over organizational needs during the pandemic were 1.5 times more likely to experience high overall performance and 1.4 times more likely to experience high workforce productivity.
Organizations with effective wellbeing programs see many benefits, such as increased productivity, engagement, morale, and talent attraction. Furthermore, these organizations realize decreased turnover, absenteeism, and burnout.
McLean & Company's research has found that most organizations report that less than half of their employees participate in the wellbeing programs being offered. This is often due to the misalignment between the initiatives provided by organizations and the needs of the employee.
Creating an effective employee wellbeing program requires a mindset shift. Traditional employee wellbeing programs focused on helping employees better manage work-related stressors. However, some of these approaches failed to account for the range of stressors employees experience and the active role organizations play in creating a culture that encourages or inhibits wellbeing.
The firm's new blueprint explains that organizations have a responsibility to acknowledge the role individual stressors, such as caregiving responsibilities and financial strain, and societal stressors, including political, social, and economic, have on employees and need to provide resources to support their wellbeing.
The research further indicates that effective employee wellbeing programs address systemic barriers and provide resources that target multiple levels, such as:
- Individual initiatives that employees can choose to participate in based on their needs and interests.
- Team initiatives that target team culture or social norms, supervisor behaviors, and co-worker relationships.
- Organizational initiatives that target all employees and promote a culture that recognizes, rewards, and reinforces wellbeing.
As the boundary between work and life becomes increasingly blurry, employees are no longer able to leave their personal lives at the door, making employee wellbeing programs much more essential. McLean & Company recommends that organizations use the following holistic steps to create an effective wellbeing program:
- Gather data and employee feedback to identify gaps in the existing initiatives and uncover employee wellbeing needs.
- Select the organization's wellbeing priorities and build a program composed of initiatives that meet employee needs and address systemic barriers.
- Create a customized and targeted communications plan to ensure employees are fully aware of the wellbeing initiatives being offered.
The complete blueprint on how to Create a Holistic Employee Wellbeing Program is available for download now so that HR departments can implement recommendations immediately.
To learn more about McLean & Company and to download all the latest research, visit hr.mcleanco.com and connect via LinkedIn and Twitter.
Media professionals are encouraged to register for McLean & Company's Media Insiders program for more research and insights. This complimentary program provides unrestricted, on-demand access to HR, IT, and software industry content and the ability to speak with subject matter experts from a group of more than 200 research analysts and thought leaders. To register for access, contact pr@mcleanco.com.
Through data-driven insights and proven best-practice methodologies, McLean & Company offers comprehensive resources and full-service assessments, action plans, and training to position organizations to meet today's needs and prepare for the future.
McLean & Company is a division of Info-Tech Research Group.
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Transaction significantly boosts DCL's national reach; deepens expertise in time-sensitive and temperature-controlled shipments
DETROIT, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading middle-market private equity firm Huron Capital Partners ("Huron Capital") announced today that it has acquired Tipton Holding Group ("Tipton"), the parent company of Hoosier Logistics ("Hoosier") with plans to merge the company with its third-party transportation and logistics services platform, Direct Connect Logistix ("DCL").
The acquisition of Hoosier Logistics further supports DCL's strategy to expand its North American transportation management platform and become one of the top 3PLs in the United States.
Indianapolis-based Hoosier, founded in 2015 by Rob Likens and Nick Likens, is a freight brokerage company with specialization in temperature-controlled transportation services for the food and beverage market. By joining together, Hoosier and DCL will significantly increase their ability to serve customers across North America.
"We will immediately gain substantial scale and resources from this transaction and will benefit from Hoosier's roster of blue-chip food and beverage customers," DCL CEO Richard Piontek, who will lead the combined company, said. "We look forward to integrating Hoosier's experienced management team into our operations and expect the combination will strengthen our service offerings, enlarge our customer base and foster additional national growth."
Both Hoosier Logistics CEO Rob Likens and COO Nick Likens will remain at the combined company, with Nick joining the DCL management team and Rob overseeing the asset-based truckload division.
"As we talked extensively with Rich at DCL about this powerful business combination, we became convinced that DCL shares our corporate values and has a plan that will benefit our employees and our customers as we grow together," Rob and Nick Likens said. "We have worked hard over the past seven years to build Hoosier into what it is today and believe that joining with DCL will help all of us achieve our collective goals."
The transaction comes just a few weeks after DCL's acquisition of Performance Logistics, a cold chain focused freight brokerage in Salt Lake City, Utah. With operations in the Midwest and Mountain West, as well as Texas, the addition of Hoosier provides the combined company with a larger regional and national presence, along with a customer base that will drive additional organic growth.
"DCL is positioned squarely in the middle of a freight brokerage market that we believe will continue to grow quickly over the coming years," Huron Capital Partner Matt Lacki said. "This acquisition, in addition to immediately adding new customers and greater volume, will help the combined company expand into new markets as it pursues additional acquisition targets."
Republic Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to Hoosier Logistics, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About Huron Capital
Founded in Detroit in 1999, Huron Capital is an operationally focused private equity platform with a long history of growing lower middle-market companies through our proprietary ExecFactor® buy-and-build investment model. We prefer complex situations where we can help companies reach their full potential by combining our operational approach, substantial capital base, and transaction experience with seasoned operating executives. An early pioneer of the buy-and-build approach, Huron Capital has successfully established six private equity funds aggregating nearly $2.0 billion in committed capital and invested in over 240 companies, and our portfolio companies have employed over 11,000 people throughout North America. The Huron Capital buy-and-build investment model includes equity recapitalizations, family succession transactions, market-entry strategies, corporate carve-outs, and management buyouts of companies having revenues up to $200 million. Huron Capital invests control equity in fundamentally sound companies that can benefit from the firm's operational approach to creating value. Huron Capital focuses on niche segments within commercial & industrial services, professional services, and the consumer services sectors. For more information, please visit: www.huroncapital.com.
About Direct Connect Logistix
Direct Connect Logistix ("DCL") is a leading, non-asset based, multi-modal third-party logistics company providing transportation solutions for customers of all sizes. Since its founding in 2009, DCL has provided specialized freight brokerage services with a strategic focus on temperature-controlled, time and condition critical market segments, including Food, Grocery, Beverage, and related industries.
DCL's unique HUSTLE culture has fueled its growth by defining how the company serves its customers, carriers, investors, employees, and the community at large by providing high performance logistics management solutions that enable sustainable, responsive, and efficient customer supply chains. For more information, please visit: www.dclogistix.com.
About Hoosier Logistics
Founded in 2015, Indianapolis based Hoosier Logistics' mission is to be an industry-leading logistics and supply chain services provider that provides customers, carriers, and employees with the opportunity to overcome obstacles by using strength, hard work, and cutting-edge technology. For the past seven years, Hoosier has carried out that mission by delivering premium logistics solutions that meet and exceed customer requirements. For more information, please visit: https://hoosierlogistics.net/.
Certain information herein may contain forward-looking statements which are provided to assist the reader in understanding the beliefs and opinions with respect to future opportunities as perceived by Huron Capital and others quoted herein. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them. Such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual performance in future periods to differ materially from any projections or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The issuer of these statements undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or estimates or opinions should change except as may be required by applicable securities laws.
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Lambert & Co.
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First-of-its-kind Tip Protection Will Cover the Cost of Tips Removed Without Order Issues
Instacart Adding New Batch Opportunities to Increase Shoppers' Earning Potential
SAN FRANCISCO , April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart, a leading retail enablement company in North America, today announced a suite of new product features focused on offering shoppers the ingredients to earn on their terms. As part of these measures, Instacart has developed substantial updates to customer tipping on the platform, including first-of-its-kind tip protection for shoppers which will help increase shopper earnings from tips and add more reliability into the earnings shoppers receive. In addition, Instacart is piloting several new batch types to unlock additional earnings opportunities for shoppers, including multi-store batches and in-store add-on orders.
Instacart's first-of-its-kind tip protection offering will protect shoppers from customers who remove a tip without reporting an issue with the order. This protection will apply when a customer zeroes out their tip after delivery without reporting an order issue. Instacart will cover the amount of the zeroed-out tip, up to $10, to ensure shoppers are not adversely affected. While having a tip zeroed out after delivery is exceedingly rare, Instacart wants to ensure that shoppers are supported in the event that this happens.
Instacart has also invested in several ways to encourage higher customer tips and make them easier for shoppers to access. Moving forward, shoppers will be able to cash out their tips just two hours after they deliver an order — a decrease from the current 24-hour window — so they can access their earnings even more immediately.
In addition, customers who rate their shopper 5 stars will be prompted to consider increasing their tip after checkout to recognize great service from their shopper. This feature has resulted in a 6% average increase in shoppers' earnings from tips on eligible orders as it's been rolled out over the past few months. At checkout, customers who select not to leave a tip are encouraged to add one to recognize their shopper's hard work. In testing, this feature has resulted in a 12% average reduction in customers choosing not to leave a tip.
"We strive to equip shoppers with information on the best way to earn, so they can earn what they need, when they need it," said John Adams, Vice President of Shopper & Fulfillment Product at Instacart. "It's our job to give shoppers the ingredients to earn on their terms — so they can understand when, where, and how to maximize their earning potential on our platform. With today's improvements to tipping and batching on the platform, we're making shopping with Instacart an even more reliable, profitable experience for the more than 600,000 individuals who choose to earn with us."
Instacart is also developing additional batch types for shoppers to increase their earnings opportunities across the platform. Multi-store batches give shoppers the opportunity to shop from more than one store location in a single batch, maximizing the amount of time they can spend earning. Shoppers can also accept an add-on order while they are in the grocery store, adding another customer order to the batch they are already shopping to maximize their earning potential.
Each of these batch types is currently being piloted in markets across North America, with more work underway to deliver additional opportunities for shoppers who are looking to earn on their terms.
Today's announcement is the second in Instacart's four-month rollout of new commitments for the shopper community, following support while you shop and beyond in March. Instacart will continue to deliver new product features related to a community built on best intent and recognition and rewards for the best of the bunch over the next two months.
About Instacart
Instacart is a leading retail enablement platform that works with grocers and retailers to transform how people shop. Today, Instacart partners with more than 750 national, regional and local retail brands to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services from more than 70,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Millions of busy people and families turn to Instacart to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and more than 600,000 Instacart shoppers pick, pack and deliver orders for customers on their own flexible schedule. The Instacart Platform offers a suite of enterprise-grade technology products and services to power e-commerce, fulfillment, in-store, ads and insights for retailers across the U.S. and Canada. Hundreds of retailers partner with Instacart to power their e-commerce experiences across the Instacart App and their own white-label sites and solutions. With Instacart Ads, thousands of CPG brands partner with the company to connect directly with consumers online. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company, and to start shopping, visit www.instacart.com. For anyone interested in becoming an Instacart shopper, visit https://shoppers.instacart.com/.
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Introhive Announces Microsoft Collaboration to Help Customers Improve Productivity, Build Deeper Relationships, Increase Client Retention and Drive Revenue
FREDERICTON, NB, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Introhive, the fastest-growing AI-powered customer intelligence solution, today announced the availability of Introhive for Dynamics 365 on Microsoft AppSource, an online cloud marketplace providing tailored line-of-business solutions.
Introhive's end-to-end platform will help organizations using Dynamics 365 increase overall platform adoption and data accuracy while boosting sales efficiency and revenue. When organizations deploy Introhive for Dynamics 365, they'll be able to benefit from capabilities including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data automation to help users improve productivity to build deeper relationships, drive more revenue, and increase client retention.
In an increasingly complex business environment where quality relationship mapping is a critical differentiator for organizations trying to stay competitive, customers rely on well-integrated, AI-powered solutions like Introhive to enhance their Dynamics 365 CRM workflows and unlock hidden revenue opportunities. Introhive's customer intelligence solution will continue to help Microsoft customers optimize their productivity and performance.
It's been reported that up to 69% of all CRM projects fail*, which is a problem Introhive uncovered early on. Companies not using CRM to its potential, relationship data not being mapped internally, and a lack of insight into actionable data were all opportunities Introhive identified and built a platform dedicated to helping client-facing teams overcome. Leveraging proprietary algorithms and artificial intelligence to provide automatic updates to companies' sales and client data, communications and behavior, Introhive provides teams with actionable insights on one of their organizations' most important focus areas: growing customer relationships and generating more sales.
With Introhive for Dynamics 365, organizations are now able to unlock evergreen CRM data to operate more efficiently and accelerate earnings. Introhive's rich relationship data fuels Microsoft Power BI to create insight-packed visualizations to help make informed business decisions that drive business forward, including white space and lonely client analysis.
Stuart Cassie, Vice President of Sales at Hitachi Solutions Europe, has deployed the combined Introhive/Microsoft solution.
"Initially we brought in 12 months of historic data on our contacts, which immediately identified those missing from CRM and contacts which had updated information that we could apply," said Cassie. "The implementation was painless, quick and training was minimal. The continued use of Introhive has led to better quality data, proactively provided business insight, unearthed valuable connections and allowed us to manage our relationships with clients and suppliers more effectively. Little effort, high reward!"
Building on a fully functional Dynamics 365 integration, this new Introhive and Microsoft integration will make it easier for organizations to benefit from the immense benefits of customer intelligence on Dynamics 365.
"Introhive's integration with Microsoft solidifies our goal of adding tremendous value for our prospects and customers," said Diana Sapienza, Introhive's Global Head Strategic Alliances & Partnerships. "With the prominence of Microsoft in the global business community, they are a natural partner for us. Over the coming months and years, we're excited to keep building on this relationship and serving organizations who are using tools in the Microsoft ecosystem."
Toby Bowers, General Manager, Business Applications Group, Microsoft said, "We're happy to welcome Introhive to Microsoft AppSource, which gives our partners great exposure to cloud customers around the globe. Microsoft AppSource offers partner solutions such as Introhive for Dynamics 365 to help customers meet their needs faster."
About Introhive
Introhive is the fastest-growing AI-powered customer intelligence solution, with the single largest deployment of its kind in the world. Trusted by some of the world's most recognizable brands, including PwC, Clark Nexsen, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Colliers International, and Plante Moran, the company has been recognized with 2019, 2020 and 2021 Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ Canada Awards, 2020 and 2021 Deloitte Fast 500™ North America Awards, 2020 and 2021 MarTech Breakthrough Awards, and is Great Place to Work® certified in Canada. Introhive's AI-powered SaaS platform seeks to enable organizations to realize the full value of their relationships across the business and to leverage untapped data to drive revenues and increase productivity while simultaneously improving the customer experience. Introhive has grown to 350+ employees with 10 global office locations, supporting 250,000+ customers in over 90 different countries around the world. Learn more at www.introhive.ai
*Source: Why Do CRM Projects Fail
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