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OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) — A man who as a child had a brief but key role in “Jaws” has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on which the 1975 movie was partially filmed.
Jonathan Searle was offered the job of police chief in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard last week.
“I’m clearly elated and and I’m humbled and honored to have been offered the position,” Searle, currently a sergeant with Edgartown police, told the Vineyard Gazette, which first reported the appointment.
The movie centers on the efforts of a police chief in a fictional resort town trying to rid the local waters of a killer shark. Scenes were filmed in various locations on Martha’s Vineyard.
In the movie, Searle played one of two boys who send beachgoers into a panic by swimming around with a fake shark’s fin.
Searle, whose father was police chief in Edgartown, takes over in Oak Bluffs next month. | https://cw33.com/strange-news/ap-strange-news/life-imitates-art-jaws-extra-named-police-chief/ | 2022-05-23T19:25:44Z |
Practifi Propel Puts Executives in the Driver's Seat With New Advanced Analytics to Organize and Surface Mission-Critical Data
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Practifi, a performance optimization platform for the wealth management industry, today announced the launch of its latest data visualization tool for wealth institutions, broker-dealers and RIAs. Tailored to the needs of a fast-growing industry that relies on informed business decisions for long-term success, Practifi Propel features pre-built power dashboards that help transform data into insight, action and excellence at scale, using the power of Practifi's award-winning business management platform.
Glenn Elliott, CEO and Co-Founder of Practifi, said, "High-performing wealth management firms must ensure they are on track to meet their goals by constantly monitoring the quality and source of new business and organic growth. But the insights they seek are often inaccessible when data is siloed and located on multiple platforms. We believe investing in a firm's data and analytics infrastructure ultimately amplifies the firm's core strengths – transforming the way the firm makes decisions. For financial advisors and other executives at the heart of business development, Practifi Propel offers a game-changing data visualization experience that uses best-of-breed technology to leverage the power of data analytics."
Practifi Propel is a unified analytics solution that helps management executives make intelligent, well-informed decisions regarding clients, profitability and overall business health. It offers a bird's eye view of a firm's fundamentals, client demographics and advisor performance while reducing a firm's risk exposure.
Propel includes two components: a data processing platform that organizes and snapshots the Practifi data model, and a suite of expertly-designed, industry-specific dashboards that transform data into powerful insights. The Propel data platform acts as the engine that classifies and aggregates data to uncover meaningful patterns and trends. Propel's power dashboards provide users a turnkey and highly interactive analytics experience, surfacing key business insights about profitability, client growth and business pipeline.
Elliott concluded, "Today's leading wealth management firms depend on data to drive personalized client experiences and increase business efficiencies. Practifi Propel abolishes the challenges of siloed technology and seamlessly connects systems so executives can gain critical insights and achieve greater success. Designed for the wealth management industry, our new tool uses the right data infrastructure and analytics engine to reduce the risk of lost revenue opportunities and power a more data-driven future."
About Practifi
Practifi is the performance optimization platform purpose-built for the wealth management industry. Practifi empowers teams to automate workflows, create rich client records, and access advanced analytics in a unified experience. With comprehensive APIs, a range of specialist wealth industry integrations, and an ecosystem of hundreds of integrated apps, our platform centralizes data and gives greater visibility across organizations. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices in Sydney, Australia, Practifi enables organizations across the globe to deepen loyalty with their clients and pioneer the future of wealth management. To learn more, visit practifi.com
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ST. LOUIS, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today issued a reminder that it will release its 2022 second quarter financial results at approximately 6 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, and will host a conference call afterwards at approximately 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to review the results.
Investors and other interested parties are invited to listen to the conference call by dialing 1-877-883-0383 in the U.S. and Canada; +1-412-902-6506 from abroad, including the following Elite Entry Number: 2306827, to expedite caller registration; or via a live, audio webcast on the Company's website at www.centene.com, under the Investors section.
A webcast replay will be available for on-demand listening shortly after the completion of the call for the next 12 months or until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the aforementioned URL. In addition, a digital audio playback will be available until 9 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, by dialing 1-877-344-7529 in the U.S., 1-855-669-9658 in Canada, or +1-412-317-0088 from abroad, and entering access code 4947998.
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading healthcare enterprise that is committed to helping people live healthier lives. The Company takes a local approach – with local brands and local teams – to provide fully integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective services to government sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Centene offers affordable and high-quality products to nearly 1 in 15 individuals across the nation, including Medicaid and Medicare members (including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans) as well as individuals and families served by the Health Insurance Marketplace, the TRICARE program, and individuals in correctional facilities. The Company also serves several international markets, and contracts with other healthcare and commercial organizations to provide a variety of specialty services focused on treating the whole person. Centene focuses on long-term growth and value creation as well as the development of its people, systems and capabilities so that it can better serve its members, providers, local communities, and government partners.
Centene uses its investor relations website to publish important information about the Company, including information that may be deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor relations website, http://investors.centene.com.
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Police: Man screaming, banging on front doors was bloody, nearly naked
STOCKTON, Calif. (Gray News) – Police in California say a man is not expected to survive after he was found bloody and nearly naked, banging on people’s doors and screaming.
The Stockton Police Department said officers were called to a neighborhood late Wednesday evening for reports of a suspicious person walking up to people’s front doors and screaming.
When officers arrived, they found a man sitting on a vehicle wearing only his underwear. He was also bleeding from his head.
Officers said as they approached him, he fell off the car and began rolling on the ground, screaming. Police said the man also threw rocks at the officers.
Medics were called to the scene and the man was placed on a gurney and put in an ambulance. Stockton police said a short time later, the man became unresponsive, and first responders attempted CPR. He was taken to the hospital but is not expected to survive.
Due to the man becoming unresponsive while in police custody, the Stockton Police Department launched a multi-agency critical incident investigation to ensure proper protocols were followed. The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office, San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, the California Department of Justice, and the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office are involved in the investigation.
Police are not publicly identifying the man. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call the Stockton Police Department’s Investigations Division at (209) 937-8323.
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82-year-old trains for 2nd black belt in martial arts
By Nicole Nalepa
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NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts (WFSB) — It’s safe to say Stephanie Brooks gets a kick out of life.
The 82-year-old grandmother from North Andover, Massachusetts is training to earn her second black belt in martial arts.
Stephanie Brooks earned her first in Taekwondo at the age of 66. “Since the first one didn’t give me any satisfaction or joy, I take great joy in this, a black belt,” she said.
Training for another black belt, this time in ‘Tang Soo Do’ karate, has helped Stephanie navigate through her immense grief when her husband passed away in 2002. They were married for nearly 40 years.
Training and keeping busy has given Stephanie the spark in life she says she was so dearly missing, and her enthusiasm is contagious every time she steps into the studio.
“Big moment for her, yeah. She’s been training for years, and I can’t think of anybody with more spirit than she does,” said Grandmaster Marco DiScipio, owner of Salem Street Studio.
Stephanie Brooks proves that age is just a number and it’s never too late to attack a goal.
“I feel as if I’m living again. I hope I can do Tong Soo Do right up until I kick the bucket with a good side kick.”
Stephanie says she plans to test for her ‘Tang Soo Do’ black belt in early October.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aaron's Company, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), a leading, technology-enabled, omnichannel provider of lease-to-own and retail purchase solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.1125 per share and declared such dividend payable October 4, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2022.
Headquartered in Atlanta, The Aaron's Company, Inc. is a leading, technology-enabled, omnichannel provider of lease-to-own and retail purchase solutions of appliances, electronics, furniture, and other home goods across its brands, Aaron's, BrandsMart U.S.A., BrandsMart Leasing, and Woodhaven. Aaron's offers a direct-to-consumer lease-to-own solution through its approximately 1,300 company-operated and franchised stores in 47 states and Canada, as well as its e-commerce platform. BrandsMart U.S.A. is one of the leading appliance and consumer electronics retailers in the southeast United States and one of the largest appliance retailers in the country with ten retail stores in Florida and Georgia. BrandsMart Leasing offers lease-to-own solutions to customers of BrandsMart U.S.A. Woodhaven is our furniture manufacturing division.
For more information, visit investor.aarons.com.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has a reworked contract that will pay him $115 million over 10 seasons through 2031.
Swinney’s enhanced contract follows megadeals given to Alabama’s Nick Saban, Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Ohio State’s Ryan Day earlier this season. Swinney’s average yearly salary of $11.5 million sits only behind Saban’s $11.7 million average compensation.
The university’s board of trustees compensation committee approved the deal Thursday.
Swinney will make $10.5 million this season, a raise of $2 million scheduled under his old agreement signed in 2019. He’ll earn $12.5 million in the contract’s final year, 2031.
Each year, Swinney will get $305,000 in base salary. His supplemental income this season will be $6.695 million plus $3.5 million in licensing money.
Swinney’s total compensation will go up $250,000 for the next four years. He will remain at $11.5 million in 2026 and 2027, then continuing increasing by $250,000 the final four years of the agreement.
“I remain eternally grateful and honored for the opportunity to continue coach and developing young people of excellence,” said Swinney, who is in his 14th full season with the Tigers. “This agreement is representative of what has been collectively built here.”
The 52-year-old has won seven Atlantic Coast Conference titles, made the College Football Playoff six times and won national crowns after the 2016 and 2018 seasons.
The Tigers, fifth in the latest poll, open the home season Saturday against FCS opponent Furman.
Athletic director Graham Neff said it was “critical that Clemson invest in our football program and ensure our head coach is at Clemson for a long, long time.”
The contract includes a different tier for any buyout if Swinney were leave to coach his alma mater, Alabama — $9 million to join the Crimson Tide this year, but just $6 million for any other college head coaching job. Those figures are reduced, but remain different, as the contract continues.
Swinney wouldn’t owe anything if he left to become an NFL head coach.
Clemson would have to pay Swinney $64 million if it dismissed him without cause, a figure that decreases throughout the length of the deal.
There are several contract performance bonuses, including $350,000 for a national title and $200,000 for an ACC championship. Swinney would get $100,000 if his team’s Academic Progress Rate reaches 975 out of 1,000, according to the NCAA’s scale that tracks academic performance.
Swinney was elevated to interim head coach in 2008 at midseason when Tommy Bowden was let go . Then the receivers’ coach, Swinney went 4-2 down the stretch to earn the full-time job.
The Tigers reached their first ACC championship game in 2009, then won the title two years later. In 2015, Clemson began run of six straight league crowns and six consecutive CFP berths.
The Tigers have had 11 straight seasons of 10 wins or more.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Inotiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOTV).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Inotiv between September 21, 2021 and June 13, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until August 22, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Inotiv, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Inotiv's acquisition, Envigo RMS, LL ("Envigo"), and Inotiv's Cumberland, Virginia facility (the "Cumberland Facility") engaged in widespread and flagrant violations of the Animal Welfare Act ("AWA"); (2) Envigo and Inotiv's Cumberland Facility continuously violated the AWA; (3) Envigo and Inotiv did not properly remedy issues with regards to animal welfare at the Cumberland Facility; (4) as a result, Inotiv was likely to face increased scrutiny and governmental action; (5) Inotiv would imminently shut down two facilities, including the Cumberland Facility; (6) Inotiv did not engage in proper due diligence; and (7) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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HERNING, Denmark (AP) — United States forward Hilary Knight broke the record for career points at the women’s hockey world championship with a goal and an assist Thursday as the Americans overpowered Hungary 12-1 in the quarterfinals.
The 33-year-old Knight has a total of 87 points from 12 appearances at the worlds, surpassing Canadian forward Hayley Wickenheiser’s previous mark of 86.
Knight also has the record for goals in the tournament with 51.
Hannah Bilka and Taylor Heise both had a hat trick for the U.S., which only led 1-0 after the first period but scored nine goals in the second.
Amanda Kessel had five assists.
Defending champion Canada was playing Sweden later for a place in the semifinals. Switzerland beat Japan 2-1 after a shootout in the first quarterfinal.
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SPARBAR®, a UK-based fitness brand with extensive intellectual properties in the boxing sport equipment space, hires Black Pearl Investments, a New York City-based business and capital markets advisory firm for effective turnaround management, risk mitigation, restructuring, and interim management advice for aggressive expansion plans on the U.S. market post-pandemic.
SPARBAR® Ltd., the parent company that owns the intellectual property (IP) created the original sporting equipment called the SPARBAR® PRO, an all-in-one sparring partner that hit the market by storm since its official launch in the UK in 2016 at the Leisure Industry Week Expo, followed by the usage of boxing world champions and international celebrities such as Apl.de.Ap (Black Eyed Peas), Roy Jones Jr, Kevin Hart, Scott Adkins and Michael Bisping. The innovative training device became a viral hit in the home workout consumer market in the UK. It focuses on honing boxing skills for both the competitive boxer or professional martial artist to developing new fitness enthusiasts and amateurs, alike.
Since then, a host of other complementary boxing training equipment has been spawned to bolster the core device along with the development of apparel and nutritional products underway. "The potential is endless when you consider apparel, technology and gaming," comments SPARBAR® founding visionary, Jasvinder "Jazz" Gill Singh.
Singh further says "it is time to strategically strengthen our U.S. based operations with American licensee-partner, SPARBAR Inc., as we look to improve our management and execution capabilities."
The U.S. markets effort is supported by the experience, input and business acumen of J.R. Chantengco, managing director of Black Pearl Investments, who has been hired to lead the rebuilding process and raising private investment capital that will greatly improve the company in the areas of proper inventory to support growing consumer demand for the emerging premier boxing fitness brand along with studying its operations, production, finance, sales and marketing aspects, which are vital for a successful company and requirements for accessing the public capital markets in the future.
The original SPARBAR® products are available at sparbar.com.
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SAN ANTONIO, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. of Houston (Nasdaq: RICK) is proud to announce the opening of its first franchised Bombshells Restaurant & Bar today in San Antonio, home to one of the largest concentrations of military bases and one of the largest active and retired military populations in the US.
Located at 8410 Texas Highway 151 near the interchange with I-410, Bombshells San Antonio employs 250 people and is the rapidly growing chain's 12th unit in Texas. Plans were recently announced for three more company-owned units in the state – in Stafford, Rowlett, and Lubbock – and a franchise in Huntsville, AL.
"We want Bombshells to be the ultimate experience for casual dining, sports viewing, music, food, and fun in San Antonio," said David Simmons, Director of Restaurant Operations. "Everything about Bombshells is big, proud, and community-friendly, with a great respect for our military, past and present."
Bombshells are known for their bold red, white and blue branding; aircraft hangar-like structures; military memorabilia; 20% discount on meals and soft drinks for veterans and active members of the armed forces; and uniformed Bombshells Girls, who bring to life timeless "pin-up" models from World War II military aircraft "nose art".
The San Antonio location features 9,000 square feet inside and 3,200 square feet outside on the patio (surrounded by sandbags); in excess of 500 seating; abundant parking; the latest in big screen sports viewing technology with more than 100 hi-def TVs; free high-speed Wi-Fi; and USB charging stations throughout.
Bombshells restaurants offer a scratch kitchen, full bar (featuring an aircraft wing overhead), premium brands of spirits, and a selection of 20 draft beers (flowing through a unique "missile tap"). Locations are open 11 AM to 2 AM for lunch, happy hour, dinner, and a late night party scene featuring live DJs. Guests are encouraged to stay and hang out.
The extensive menu includes popular items such as Renegade Pasta (penne tossed in Cajun-spiced Alfredo sauce); Double D's Burger (2x the beef, cheese, and fries); Ike's 14-ounce rib eye steak; the Pin Up Girl Salad; and giant desserts, such as Fried Cheesecake and Bombshells Brownie.
The Bombshells concept was originated by Travis Reese, EVP of parent RCI, whose grandfather piloted more than 100 missions in the Berlin Airlift following WW II. The chain was named to Restaurant Business magazine's "The Future 50" list of fastest-growing concepts. For more information, visit www.4bombshells.com or www.rcihospitality.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Picture this, an adults-only hunting lodge with ax-throwing lessons and of course, some whiskey. Are you in?
Inside DFW did you a favor of checking out Whiskey Hatchet in Dallas, “Throw Axes. Drink Whiskey. This simple motto pretty much sums up what you need to know about WHISKEY HATCHET. Whether you’re joining us for a drink with friends, to watch the big game or throw axes we strive to provide guests with unique and immersive social experiences.”
We got the honor of sneaking in after hours to get a one-on-one ax-throwing lesson and of course, rounding out the experience with some whiskey tasting.
The Dallas venue is more-than-happy to host you and your party for:
- Corporate and Team Building Events
- Holiday Parties
- Bachelor/ette Parties
- Birthday Parties
- Engagement Parties
- Gender Reveal Parties
- Charitable Events
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Texas will send busloads of undocumented immigrants to the steps of the US Capitol, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday, in response to the Biden administration ending a pandemic-era health order that effectively blocked migrants from entering the US.
Former President Donald Trump implemented the order, known as Title 42, at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. His administration said the order was to help prevent the spread of the virus across the US' borders with Mexico and Canada, but public health officials, at the time, suspected political motivations.
The Biden administration announced last week the order would end on May 23.
"To help local officials whose communities are being overwhelmed by hordes of illegal immigrants who are being dropped off by the administration, Texas is providing charter buses to send these illegal immigrants who have been dropped off by the Biden Administration to Washington, DC," Abbott said during a news conference Wednesday along the US-Mexico border in Weslaco, Texas.
The state has assembled a pool of up to 900 buses for the operation, according to Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, who joined the governor Wednesday.
A migrant who has been processed and released by the Department of Homeland Security "must volunteer to be transported and show documentation from DHS" in order to board a bus or flight, according to a news release from the governor's office.
Abbott, who is up for reelection this year, has been a vocal critic of President Joe Biden's White House, pinning an increase in migrants on its immigration policies, though there were spikes during Trump's administration as well. This latest effort by the governor is part of a string of initiatives in the last year to limit undocumented migrants entering the US from Mexico and to police the border.
When Title 42 ends, the federal government is planning for up to 18,000 illegal immigrants crossing the border each day, as a worst-case scenario, Abbott noted.
"That's more than a half a million illegal immigrants every single month from more than 150 different countries across the globe," the governor said. "That's far beyond what Homeland Security Secretary Johnson said was a crisis. It is unprecedented and dangerous."
The head of US Border Patrol told CNN last month that he's getting ready for as many as 8,000 people to be apprehended daily this spring. Deteriorating conditions in Latin America, worsened by the pandemic, are among the reasons for the migrations.
Also on Wednesday, Abbott signed what he called a "zero-tolerance policy" for unsafe vehicles used to smuggle migrants across the border and said that it will be implemented immediately. The governor claims the policy is a byproduct of cartel crossings at the border and noted there may be more stopping of traffic from Mexico into Texas for vehicle inspections.
In March 2021, Abbott launched "Operation Lone Star," citing a crisis at the US southern border. The operation leaned on resources from the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to police the border. The operation at one point swelled to more than 10,000 service members.
As Abbott has deployed thousands of personnel to the US-Mexico border, the operation has been slammed as overtly political and a waste of resources by Democratic lawmakers and even some of the National Guard members participating in the mission.
Other Abbott initiatives have included plans to build a border wall.
The busing and unsafe vehicle policies will be added to Operation Lone Star, and Abbott said more directives will be announced next week.
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(The Hill) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said former President Trump is “politically, morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 riot last year and called for Republicans to do some “soul-searching” after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Hutchinson told “Fox News Sunday” guest host Bret Baier that while he did not believe Trump was criminally responsible for Jan. 6, he does think the former president shares blame for the insurrection.
“Trump is politically, morally responsible for much of what has happened, but in terms of criminal liability, I think the committee has a long way to go to establish that,” the governor said of the House select panel investigating Jan. 6.
The panel held its first June public hearing last week with a plan to hold three more this week. Taken together, lawmakers on the committee say the hearings will show Trump was at the center of the Jan. 6 uprising and culpable for the storming of the U.S. Capitol to overturn certification of the 2020 election.
Republicans who have spoken out against Trump in opposition to election fraud in 2020 or against Jan. 6 have so far drawn his ire, including Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) who is the vice chair of the committee. She was stripped of her congressional leadership post as a result.
The Arkansas governor said Jan. 6 was a “costly error” for democracy and called for the Republican Party to try and understand what happened that day and learn from it.
“Republicans need to do a lot of soul searching as to what is the right thing here and what is the right thing for our democracy in the future,” Hutchinson said, “and not simply adhere to the basic instincts of some of our base.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/gop-governor-says-trump-is-politically-morally-responsible-for-jan-6/ | 2022-06-12T17:44:08Z |
Tech stocks sink again, Nasdaq has worst month since 2008
(AP) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 900 points Friday as another sharp sell-off led by technology stocks added to Wall Street’s losses in April, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest monthly skid since the start of the pandemic.
A sharp drop in Amazon weighed on the market after the internet retail giant posted its first loss since 2015. The decline knocked more than $200 billion off Amazon’s market value.
The benchmark S&P 500 fell 3.6% and finished April with an 8.8% loss, its worst monthly slide since March 2020. The Dow slumped 2.8%.
The Nasdaq composite, heavily weighted with technology stocks, bore the brunt of the damage this month, ending April with a 13.3% loss, its biggest monthly decline since the 2008 financial crisis.
Major indexes shifted between slumps and rallies throughout the week as the latest round of corporate earnings hit the market in force. Investors have been reviewing a particularly heavy batch of financial results from big tech companies, industrial firms and retailers.
But some disappointing results or outlooks from Apple, Google’s parent company and Amazon helped fuel the selling this week.
“When you start to hear from companies saying that perhaps demand is down, the concerns over a deeper slowdown in the economy gains momentum, and that’s where we are,” said Quincy Krosby, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial.
Traders also continue to fret about the tough medicine the Federal Reserve is using in its fight against inflation: higher interest rates. The central bank is expected to announce another round of rate hikes next week, a move that will further increase borrowing costs across the board for people buying cars, using credit cards and taking out mortgages to buy homes.
“Rising cost pressures and uncertain outlooks from the largest technology names have investors agitated going into the weekend and investors are not likely to be comfortable any time soon with the Fed widely expected to deliver a 50-basis point hike along with a hawkish message next week,” said Charlie Ripley, senior investment strategist for Allianz Investment Management.
The S&P 500 fell 155.57 points to 4,131.93 Friday. The benchmark index is now down 13.3% for the year. The Dow dropped 939.18 points to 32,977.21. The Nasdaq slid 536.89 points to 12,334.64. It’s down 21.2% so far this year.
Smaller company stocks also had a rough day. The Russell 2000 slid 53.84 points, or 2.8%, to 1,864.10.
Big Tech has been leading the market lower all month as traders shun the high-flying sector. Tech had posted gigantic gains during the pandemic and now is starting to look overpriced, particularly with interest rates set to rise sharply as the Fed steps up its fight against inflation.
Internet retail giant Amazon slumped 14%, one of the biggest decliners in the S&P 500, a day after reporting a rare quarterly loss and giving investors a disappointing revenue forecast. The weak update from Amazon comes as Wall Street worries about a potential slowdown in consumer spending along with rising inflation.
Prices for everything from food to gas have been rising as the economy recovers from the pandemic and there has been a big disconnect between higher demand and lagging supplies. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has only added to inflation worries as it drives price increases for oil, natural gas, wheat and corn.
The Commerce Department on Friday reported that an inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve surged 6.6% in March compared with a year ago, the highest 12-month jump in four decades and further evidence that spiking prices are pressuring household budgets and the health of the economy.
The latest report on rising U.S. inflation follows a report from statistics agency Eurostat that shows inflation hit a record high in April of 7.5% for the 19 countries that use the euro.
Bond yields rose following the hot readings on inflation. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.92% from 2.85%.
Persistently rising inflation has prompted central banks to raise interest rates in order to temper the impact on businesses and consumers.
Much of the anxiety on Wall Street in April has centered around how quickly the Fed will raise its benchmark interest rate and whether an aggressive series of hikes will crimp economic growth. The chair of the Fed has indicated the central bank may raise short-term interest rates by double the usual amount at upcoming meetings, starting next week. It has already raised its key overnight rate once, the first such increase since 2018, and Wall Street is expecting several big increases over the coming months.
Investors spent much of April shifting money away from Big Tech companies, whose stock values benefit from low interest rates, to areas considered less risky. The S&P 500′s consumer staples sector, which includes many household and personal goods makers, was the only sector in the benchmark index to make gains in April. Other safe-play sectors, such as utilities, held up better than the broader market, while technology and communications stocks are among the biggest losers.
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ALBANY — The Dougherty Trojans hosted the first of the summer basketball games on Pearce Avenue, but Saturday's results saw Lee County and Monroe take wins over their two opponents while the split up Dougherty team was 2-2.
The Dougherty Trojans were split between the Maroon team and the White jersey team Saturday, where it seemed the Maroon team had most of the older, more experienced Trojans and the white team was mainly the younger players.
The younger Trojans began the games Saturday with a matchup against Worth County. The Trojans jumped out to a quick 12-2 lead thanks to a couple of back-to-back 3-pointers and ran away with a 51-27 win over the Rams. The Rams had only six players while the Trojans had plenty of back-up with players to switch in and out.
The Lee County Trojans opened up with tight defense against the Maroon Trojans and built a quick 10-0 lead thanks to steals and turnovers. Lee County ran out to a 19-4 lead before the Maroon Trojans saw holes in the defense. Dougherty point guard Jaion Burns found some ways around the defense including a 3-pointer from the corner that saw Dougherty pull to within five points late in the game, but Lee County held on for a 48-36 win.
Lee County was led by Ousmane Kromah, Donovan Taylor and Braylon Chaney, among others.
The Monroe Golden Tornadoes then hit the floor running against Worth County and had little trouble. Before 10 minutes of the first 20-minute half was up Monroe led Worth 34-8. Again, the Rams had only six players while Monroe had so many boys that four didn't have a chair and had to stand or sit on the floor. The Monroe speed was too much for the Rams and the Tornadoes won 89-24.
Following that game, another blowout ensued when the Lee County Trojans took on a young Taylor County squad. Chaney hit three 3-pointers within the first few minutes and Lee led 29-4. The final in that game was 81-29.
Finally, it was time for the marquee game of the day with the Maroon Trojans of Dougherty against Monroe. The Tornadoes got a quick, early lead on easy baskets by Andrico Jackson, but Dougherty's Burns drilled a long 3-pointer from the corner moments later that gave the Trojans a 9-6 lead. Dougherty led the rest of the first half until very late in the half when Justin Burns broke a 22-22 tie by hitting two free throws and giving Monroe a lead they would never lose. In the second half, the Tornadoes scored the first 10 points to pull up to a 36-23 lead. The Tornado defense held the Trojans to just nine second-half points and won 43-31.
The final game of the day saw the Dougherty white jersey team top Taylor County 39-35.
Lee County head coach Kirven Davis shared his perspective on summer basketball and what his program was doing during these summer games.
"It is about building confidence," Davis said. "We keep up with a few key stats and we want to win these games. I know some people will say it is just about letting everybody play and get experience, but we want to win to build that confidence and to build momentum. You can't go into the season with momentum if you lose all of your summer games."
Davis' team is missing seven players from last year's team who graduated, plus was missing a couple of more who were unable to be at Saturday's event. He did say he hoped to be able to play 40 games this summer to help his team prepare for next season. | https://www.albanyherald.com/sports/lee-county-monroe-open-summer-basketball-with-perfect-days/article_22fdd45c-defa-11ec-9590-b722719c522b.html | 2022-05-29T03:15:56Z |
Iddy Biddy Acres opens for their second season
DENISON, Texas (KXII) -Farming season has begun at Iddy Biddy Acres as May 21 marks their second annual opening.
Britney Strickland, owner of Iddy Biddy Acres says this year is bigger and better.
At the farm, you hand pick “all the produce that we can grow in Texas basically” (Strickland).
Buford Richardson, who is a Savoy local states, “we know life’s busy and this is a way to get away from it”.
There are also plenty of activities for the kids.
From petting the pigs, feeding the chickens, a sand pile, and even a sunflower maze.
“If you don’t have an area like this to have your animals and grow your own food… it’s great for the children to learn”, says farm visitor Rocio Corado.
Strickland put all her passion into making this year one to remember.
“It’s a lot of work, but it’s very rewarding, gardening is so rewarding and it’s a good thing knowing what you’re putting into your body” (Strickland)
The farm hours are unpredictable due to the weather, but Strickland states as long as the vegetables are producing, they will be open on the weekends.
“We do offer some private picks during the week before or after work”, adds Strickland.
To set up an appointment or view the farm’s hours, you can visit Iddy Biddy Acres here.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Back-to-back world leader summits in Europe opening this weekend will focus on uniting Western nations behind Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion and overcoming Turkey’s opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.
The Group of Seven leading economic powers — the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — are set to hold their annual gathering Sunday through Tuesday in the Bavarian Alps in Germany, which holds the G-7’s rotating presidency this year.
After the G-7 concludes, leaders of the 30 countries in the NATO alliance will then gather for their annual summit, which is being held Wednesday through Thursday in Madrid.
A look at some of the key issues and themes on the table as President Joe Biden prepares to join both summits:
UKRAINE UNITY
Russia’s war in Ukraine will loom large over both summits as leaders seek to project a united front against Kremlin aggression that has devastated Ukraine and plunged Europe and much of the world into economic and other crises.
Nations represented at the back-to-back gatherings have sent billions of dollars in aid and arms to Ukraine and closed ranks in their strident condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
Ukraine got another boost Thursday when European Union leaders swiftly and unanimously approved its application to become a candidate to join the 27-nation bloc, though the process of joining will likely take years.
The United States and European Union have imposed damaging economic sanctions on Moscow and Putin’s oligarchs, but major markets including China and India continue to buy Russian oil, watering down the effects of Western sanctions.
NATO FOR FINLAND AND SWEDEN
A major unresolved issue for the NATO summit is membership for Finland and Sweden.
Russia’s war in Ukraine spooked both Nordic countries enough that they abandoned long-held neutrality policies and applied to join the military alliance. All 30 member nations must sign off on the applications. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg supports the bid, and Biden demonstrated his strong backing by hosting both countries’ leaders in the Oval Office.
But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan so far has stalled their quick admission, objecting to membership and pressing both countries to alter their stance on Kurdish rebels that Turkey considers terrorists.
All sides have been trying to find a way through the impasse, but whether Erdogan’s concerns can be addressed to his satisfaction in Madrid remained an open question. Sweden and Finland were invited and are expected to attend.
COUNTERING CHINA
Founded to contain the Soviet Union, NATO is set to declare for the first time that confronting China’s rise is also part of its mission.
In Madrid, the alliance will unveil a new “Strategic Concept,” the first update to its guiding principles since 2010, that explicitly references addressing challenges from China. The alliance also has invited Pacific leaders from Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia to the summit.
The document marks a significant milestone in efforts by the U.S., under multiple presidents, to expand the alliance’s focus to China, even in the face an increasingly bellicose Russia.
The Biden administration maintains that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “firmed up” democracies on the threats from autocracies in both Moscow and Beijing.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin accuses NATO of trying to “start a new Cold War” and warned against the alliance “drawing ideological lines which may induce confrontation.”
CLIMATE
Leaders of the G-7 economies will consider backing a package of new climate change measures that senior officials agreed to last month. These effectively require countries to quit burning coal for electricity by 2035, transparently report on their fossil fuel subsidies and ensure electric cars dominate new auto sales by the end of the decade.
Senior G-7 officials also acknowledged for the first time the need to provide developing countries with additional financial aid to cope with the loss and damage already happening because of global warming. Wealthy nations have long resisted such a move, fearing they could be on the hook for costly compensation payments for decades of greenhouse gas emissions.
Poor countries want the G-7 to commit actual money, having seen past pledges for $100 billion in climate aid by 2020 go unfulfilled.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes they will also back his idea for an international “climate club” whose members would agree on minimum standards to avoid a patchwork of rules and emissions-related tariffs.
Efforts to tackle climate change have been dealt a blow by the war in Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis, with countries scrambling to tap new sources of fossil fuel and make up shortfalls from Russia. Campaigners fear that G-7 leaders could water down some of the language they’ve previously agreed to, or even backtrack on existing commitments, so as to justify new oil and gas exploration projects.
ENERGY
Russia sees Europe’s need for natural gas as a wedge issue that could weaken the alliance backing Ukraine. That means Biden must bring as much liquefied natural gas from the U.S. to Europe as possible, which requires new terminals for shipping. Natural gas prices in the U.S. futures markets are up roughly 70% so far this year.
Russia is also a major oil producer, and the war has sent global benchmark prices up about 40% so far this year, causing higher gasoline prices in the U.S. and around the world.
Biden views near $5-a-gallon gas in the U.S. as a risk for fellow Democrats heading into the midterm elections, a preview of the risks European leaders could face this winter due to natural gas costs.
Shortages of natural gas and higher prices are putting tremendous financial pressure on Germany, Italy, Austria, Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, the Czech Republic and Denmark, among others.
Russia has cut exports of natural gas needed to generate electricity and provide heating, causing Germany, which has relied on Russia for 35% of its gas imports, to call on factories to cut power usage and shift toward coal as an energy source.
FOOD SECURITY
Summit participants will also discuss how Russia’s war is affecting global food security.
Russia is blocking about 20 million tons of Ukrainian grain from being shipped to the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia, potentially worsening hunger and food security in those regions. A global fertilizer shortage is also of concern.
In response, Western powers have pledged billions of dollars in assistance. The U.N. has been working on a deal that would enable Ukraine to export food, including via the Black Sea, and let Russia bring food and fertilizer to world markets without restrictions.
To deliver Ukraine’s food supplies to the world, Europe is also looking to increase shipments by railroads and trucks, but their efforts have made up for only a fraction of the Black Sea ports capacity.
Russia blames Western sanctions for the crisis, although the measures imposed by Europeans do not prohibit the import and transportation of Russian agricultural goods or payment for Russian imports.
GLOBAL INFLATION AND THE ECONOMY
The repercussions of higher food and energy costs appear likely to tip much of Europe into a recession, creating a troubling dynamic as Germany and other countries juggle both high inflation and the risks of a severe downturn.
G-7 leaders likely will focus on how to simultaneously encourage growth while also reducing inflation, a unique challenge as central banks raise interest rates to slow economic activity.
The value of the euro has tumbled over the past year relative to the U.S. dollar as multiple reports point to a slowdown taking hold.
Biden, meanwhile, also is fending off predictions by top economists that a U.S. recession is likely. He told The Associated Press in an interview last week that a downturn is “not inevitable.”
But avoiding a recession would require the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark interest rates in order to pull inflation down from a 40-year high without causing a spike in unemployment.
DOMESTIC SHADOWS
Biden will arrive at both summits in a different place politically than he was last year.
He is trailed to Europe by a U.S. public approval rating in the high 30s — the lowest of his presidency — and with consumers complaining about sticker shock at the grocery and gas pump. He also faces the prospect of his party losing control of Congress in November’s elections.
Biden will face pressure from abortion rights advocates to act after the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade decision, ending constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years.
Some of Biden’s counterparts are in similar straits.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is weakened after surviving a recent no-confidence vote. He suffered fresh blows this week when voters rejected his Conservative Party in two special elections and the party chairman quit after the results were announced.
French President Emmanuel Macron overcame a strong challenge from a far-right rival to win reelection in April, but his centrist alliance later failed to win an absolute majority in parliamentary elections.
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Associated Press writers Josh Boak and Zeke Miller in Washington, Frank Jordans in Berlin, Mike Corder and Samuel Petrequin in Brussels, and Joe McDonald in Beijing contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/solidarity-behind-ukraines-russia-fight-atop-summit-agendas/ | 2022-06-24T21:25:01Z |
MIAMI, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brand Institute is proud to announce having worked with Adello Biologics (acquired by Kashiv Biosciences in 2019) in developing the brand name FYLNETRA® (pegfilgrastim-pbbk), for an injection used to decrease the incidence of infection, as manifested by febrile neutropenia, in patients with non-myeloid malignancies receiving myelosuppressive anti-cancer drugs associated with a clinically significant incidence of febrile neutropenia. In addition to working on the brand name, Brand Institute also partnered with Adello Biologics in developing the suffix "pbbk" for the non-proprietary name for FYLNETRA®, pegfilgrastim-pbbk.
FYLNETRA® was developed by Kashiv Biosciences in collaboration with Amneal Pharmaceuticals. FYLNETRA® is the most recent pegfilgrastim biosimilar approved by the FDA.
"The entire Brand Institute and Drug Safety Institute team congratulates Kashiv Biosciences and Amneal Pharmaceuticals on the FDA approval for FYLNETRA," said Brand Institute's Chairman and C.E.O., James L. Dettore.
Brand Institute is the global leader in pharmaceutical and healthcare-related name development, with a portfolio of over 3,800 marketed healthcare brand names, 1,200 USAN/INN nonproprietary names for 1,100 clients. The company partners on over 75% of pharmaceutical brand and nonproprietary name approvals globally every year with healthcare manufacturers. Drug Safety Institute is composed of former naming regulatory officials from global government health agencies, including Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), Health Canada (HC), American Medical Association (AMA), and the World Health Organization (WHO). These regulatory experts co-authored the name review guidelines while with their respective agencies, with many responsible for ultimately approving (or rejecting) brand name applications. Now working for a private company, these professionals provide Brand Institute's clients with industry-leading guidance pertaining to drug name safety (i.e., preventing medication errors), packaging, and labeling.
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The AVP is heading back to the beach with a bunch of new teams and a lot more tournaments for them to figure things out.
The domestic beach volleyball tour season opens this weekend in Austin, Texas, emerging from the pandemic with its longest and most lucrative schedule in more than a decade. The 16-tournament slate and total prize money of $2 million are both the most since 2009.
“I’m so thankful that we have so many tournaments, and I’m ready to rock and roll,” Tokyo Olympian Kelly Cheng said this week. “I’m blown away. It’s been hard financially the last few years. I’m so thankful to be able to compete.”
After the usual post-Olympic partner-switching, all four of the U.S. teams that competed in the Tokyo Games have shuffled things up (though gold medalists April Ross and Alix Klineman are planning to reconnect when Klineman recovers from shoulder surgery).
Cheng actually has two new partners: The former Kelly Claes got married this year, and on the sand she is teamed up with Betsi Flint. Sarah Sponcil, who played with Cheng in Tokyo, is now with Terese Cannon.
Four-time Olympians Phil Dalhausser and Jake Gibb both retired after Tokyo, leaving partners Nick Lucena and Taylor Crabb to find new mates.
“Our U.S. men were pretty old, kind of toward the end of their careers. We knew that after this Olympics a lot of things were going to change,” said Crabb, who never got out of quarantine in Tokyo because of a positive COVID-19 test. “I think it’s great for the sport — it’s exciting for the sport — that there’s this new generation that’s battling it out for the top spot now.”
After qualifying for Tokyo with Gibb, Crabb is now with Taylor Sander. Tri Bourne, who subbed for Crabb as Gibb’s Olympic partner, resumes his partnership with Trevor Crabb, Taylor’s older brother.
They’re the top-seeded men’s team in Austin. The No. 1 seed on the women’s side is another legacy partnership, Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes, who won the 2019 World Championships but lost in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Games.
“We’re one of the few teams that’s sticking together,” Bourne said. “There’s an advantage there, for sure. There will be some different looks and people trying to do some new things, but it definitely takes some time to get used to a new partner.”
Sara Hughes and Kelley Kolinske, another new American pairing, won the Itapema Challenge in Brazil last month in just their third tournament together.
“In our sport, it’s very natural to have a lot of partner switches, especially after an Olympic year,” Hughes said. “There’s always something getting mixed up. I’m really excited for my new partnership and what we have going so far. It’s a new opportunity for everyone to get better.”
Also finding a new partner: the AVP itself. The tour was bought by Bally Sports last year, a deal that could bring stability to the circuit that has gone through two bankruptcies and struggled to capitalize on the quadrennial Olympic bump.
It was dependably staging seven or eight tournaments a year under owner Donald Sun before the pandemic struck. It held three tournaments in each of the last two years, with a single-site bubble on three consecutive weekends in 2020.
“We haven’t had a full schedule in a long time,” Bourne said. “For a lot of us players, playing on the domestic tour is the most fun. The world tour is a completely different beast; it’s a great challenge in a different way. But having a full schedule and kicking things off here in Austin, it’s exciting.” | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/avp-beach-volleyball-returns-with-more-events-and-new-teams/ | 2022-05-06T13:18:54Z |
University students share bittersweet moment after handing dogs to new owners
By Michele Fiore
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WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A bittersweet day for Carroll University students majoring in animal behavior . They’ve been fostering dogs from a nearby shelter and today, on April 22, students handed over those dogs to their forever homes.
Drax is still available for adoption at the Humane Animal Welfare Society. He showed off the tricks he can do.
The program matched seven students to seven dogs, like Mika and Mary.
“So having someone at the end of the day who runs to the door to greet you is just amazing,” said Mary Fischer of Carroll University.
Carroll University allows dogs to live on campus with students in the program.
“And we train them through the program and get them prepared for their forever home,” said Fischer.
“It’s really the hands-on part of college that you always want to give them, said Dr. Amanda Lee, assistant professor of Human Animal Interaction at Carroll University.
A lot of work and a lot of love goes in to the training, with the progress updated on Facebook. While every dog has its day, this is graduation day for all seven. Six have already been adopted, like Lucky. His foster mom is happy for him.
“Lucky’s great. He has a ton of energy, still like a puppy. He loves fetch and getting butt scratches,” said Riley Burton, Carroll University student.
Lucky is living here with Jill Miorana.
“You know he came into the shelter for whatever reason, maybe was just a little unruly just a lot of energy and not much structure so 14-this program provided the framework for him to really develop a sound confident manner about himself,” said Miorana of Mukwonago.
“So the first semester they learn kind of training principles and the second semester they get to foster a dog and students really come to Carroll University for that program,” said Dr. Lee.
A win for students, for Haws, and for the future families of these incredible pups who can get to know the dogs in the program months before they finally bring them home.
As for Mika, she won’t have to walk alone. Her foster mom decided she couldn’t live without her.
“I’m attached to her. I love her and she’s a great dog and I want to give her her forever home,” said Fischer.
The program will be fostering eight dogs next year. You can watch their progress on Facebook starting in January, and consider if you’d like to adopt one of them.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of LifeStance Health Group, Inc..
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ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the number of virtual visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was decreasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby flatlining LifeStance Health's out-patient/virtual revenue growth; (ii) the percentage of in-person visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was increasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby causing LifeStance Health's operating expenses to increase substantially; (iii) LifeStance Health had lost a large number of physicians due to burn-out and, as a result, its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the initial public offering's registration statement, and LifeStance Health had been expending additional costs to onboard new physicians who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (iv) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the initial public offering's registration statement represented.
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(The Hill) — The U.S. Secret Service did not inform Capitol Police about a threat made against Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot until after the attack was underway, according to a watchdog group.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) published a report on Wednesday that included a copy of email communications the group said it had obtained between officials around the time of the Capitol riot.
In one of the emails, which was sent from the Secret Service to Capitol Police, the Secret Service said in a correspondence dated Jan. 6 at 5:55 p.m. that it was “passing notification to the US Capitol Police regarding discovery of a social media threat directed toward Speaker Nancy Pelosi.”
The Secret Service noted that it became aware of threatening posts made on a Parler account at least as early as Jan. 4, 2021, according to CREW. Among some of the posts the agency found, was one made on Dec. 31, 2020.
“January 6 starts #1776 all over again!! Fight for God! Fight for Your Freedom!! Fight for Your Children!! Fight for Trump!! Fight for America!! Fight for EVERYTHING… Enemies: #MSM #BarackObama #HillaryClinton #GeorgeSoros #JoeBiden #AndrewCuomo #GavinNewsom #NancyPelosi #BillDeBlasio.”
It is not immediately clear when Secret Service learned about the specific post, but the agency’s correspondence with Capitol Police indicated that the same user and its linked accounts on other social media platforms showed the user making threats elsewhere, CREW noted.
“Biden will die shortly after being elected. Patriots are gonna tear his head off. Prison is his best case scenario,” the user reportedly wrote on Parler on Jan. 2, 2021.
The email exchange adds to the controversy around how law enforcement agencies responded to the Capitol riot during which a pro-Trump mob ransacked the Capitol to stop lawmakers from certifying President Biden’s win.
It also comes amid increasing scrutiny over how the Secret Service has preserved their text communications following the rioting – correspondences that are being sought by the House select committee investigating the attack.
Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson for the Secret Service, did not appear to address the timing of the text messages in a statement to CNN but said it had an “outstanding working relationship” with other law enforcement agencies.
“While we do not comment on issues pertaining to protective intelligence, the United States Secret Service has an outstanding working relationship with all law enforcement agencies in the National Capitol Region,” he told the network.
“The Secret Service works tirelessly to share pertinent information with our law enforcement partners. In the communication where there was a reference to Speaker Pelosi, that information was provided to the US Capitol Police for their situational awareness.”
The Hill has reached out to Pelosi’s office and the Secret Service for comment. | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/secret-service-withheld-pelosi-threat-from-capitol-police-until-jan-6-riot-was-underway-watchdog/ | 2022-08-18T14:59:58Z |
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta is submitting a formal bid to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Mayor Andre Dickens announced Friday to Democrats holding their annual state party dinner.
“We’re going to do everything in our power to bring the 2024 Democratic National Convention to Atlanta, Georgia,” Dickens told the party, which gathered at a downtown hotel.
It could be another step toward the center of American politics for Georgia, after Democrats stunned Republicans by delivering Georgia’s electoral votes to President Joe Biden in 2020 and electing Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to give Democrats control of the Senate. Warnock’s bid for reelection and Democrat Stacey Abrams’ second run for governor are already among the highest profile races of the 2022 election cycle.
In addition, Georgia is one of more than a dozen states where state Democrats have asked to step to the front of the party’s presidential nominating calendar, displacing the traditional position held by the Iowa caucus.
Georgia’s swing-state status could aid its bid for the convention, with national parties sometimes hoping to use their gathering as a showcase to appeal to the voters of the host state.
Atlanta has hosted only one previous presidential nominating convention, the July 1988 Democratic gathering that nominated Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis for president and Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen for vice president. Dukakis lost that election to George Bush. That event was held in the now-demolished Omni arena downtown.
The Democrats began their search process last year by inquiring about the interest of 20 locations and have narrowed it down to a list of eight cities. Others that have been publicly named include Chicago and Houston.
Republicans are deciding between Milwaukee and Nashville, Tennessee, as their 2024 convention site.
The gatherings fill hotels with thousands of visitors, but also bring a heavy security presence.
Dickens and party chair Nikema Williams, also a member of Congress, made the announcement after playing a video that featured the slogan “good trouble” used by late U.S. Rep. John Lewis to describe his civil rights and political activities.
“You know, they say that Atlanta influences everything,” Williams told the crowd, purloining a phrase often used to describe Atlanta’s paramount place in African American and broader American culture.
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Which under-the-radar strategy card games are best?
Colder weather often means spending more hours cooped inside, but that doesn’t mean your time needs to be wasted. When thinking of strategy card games it’s common to think of classic games such as Uno or War. However, a wide range of under-the-radar strategy card games will let you solve problems and puzzles to achieve either a personal or collective goal.
What are strategy card games?
Strategy card games encourage long-term planning and the ability to think ahead. They vary in length of game play and level of difficulty, but they all encourage critical thinking. They’re great for a multitude of age and skill levels. In some you play at an individual level while others encourage joint strategy among players. Some games test the players by placing them in unusual scenarios, such as outer space or a haunted mansion.
What are the benefits of playing strategy card games?
Strategy card games boost both interpersonal skills, such as the ability to socialize, as well as personal tools such as mental strength. These games challenge players to think and plan.
Individual strategy card games
One player-card games can boost your mental agility and keep you entertained.
Best individual under-the-radar strategy card game
Fantasy Flight Games Arkham Horror The Card Game
Play a game that gives a nod to literary horror master H.P. Lovecraft as it explores an alternative take on his story “Call of The Cthulhu.” This game can be enjoyed with one or two people and averages play time between one and two hours. It’s recommended for kids older than 14 due to its complexity and content.
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Competitive strategy card games
Find a strategy card game that captures the players’ attention and brings out their competitive streak. These games tend to have more twists and turns than other card games and encourage planning several moves into the future. Competitive strategy card games place players against one another, with winning an individual accomplishment instead of something players achieve together. And they rely less on luck than games such as blackjack.
Best competitive under-the-radar strategy card games
Grandpa Beck’s Cover Your Assets
Find a way to gain the largest amount of assets, such as jewels and a piggy bank, before any other player. This game is for groups of four to six players, it’s recommended for players older than 7, and takes less than an hour.
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Find out which family members and friends can outmaneuver one another to the top of the royal heap and become king. Players should be at least 8 years old. It can be played with three to six people and takes around a half-our.
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Multi-person strategy card games
Multi-person strategy card games are ideal for larger groups that want to spend some time in friendly competition while having a great chance to connect. These games tend to range from three to six players, so be sure to read each game’s description to ensure that it can accommodate your crew.
Best multi-person under-the-radar strategy card games
In this game, created by a 7-year-old, action cards and ingredient cards combine in an epic food battle. The game requires two to four players and takes less than 20 minutes to play. The cards are designed for both adults and kids older than 7.
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Thames & Cosmos The Crew: Quest for Planet Nine
Players must work together in order to win 50 space-themed missions around the solar system and solve the possible mystery of a ninth planet. It’s up to you and the other players to use items such as a logbook and task tokens to discover whether the whispers are true. The game is for three five players and emphasizes teamwork and communication. Each mission takes about 15 minutes. It’s recommended for ages 10 and older.
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TeeTurtle Here to Slay Base Game
Slay multiple monsters to conquer this immersive fantastical game. It works best with two to six players and spans up to 60 minutes. The game includes over 100 cards and includes six special leader cards. Players should be older than age 10.
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Rio Grande Games Race for the Galaxy Card Game
Two to four players work to create life in space and build an epic space empire. Average game play is about 60 minutes, and players should be 12 or older to fully understand the over 100 cards and advanced possible strategies.
Work with your team to outsmart and outdo the competition by naming the tricks and matching the cards. The game includes over 50 cards and needs two to six players. Due to its speedy game play, it’s recommended for kids older than 8.
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Volusia deputies stop speeding vehicle, find two unrestrained children sleeping
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Deputies during a traffic stop in Volusia County found a dangerous sight. Two children, ages 2 and 3, were asleep without car seats in the front and back passenger seats. The car had been stopped for going 91 mph in a 50 mph zone on International Speedway Boulevard in DeLand.
This was around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The driver indicated she was driving from Leesburg to Daytona Beach and left the children’s car seats in another vehicle at home because she didn’t want to strap them in while they were sleeping.
Deputies advised her if she crashed at the speeds she was traveling, she and both children likely would have been killed. To this, the woman responded that she didn’t plan on getting into a crash.
Another adult arrived on scene with car seats and took the children home. The driver was charged with child neglect and possession of a schedule 4 substance (Tramadol) and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail with a bond of $5,000. She was also issued citations for speeding, careless driving and three seatbelt violations. Deputies did not include her name.
Car seats are required by law, and young children should not be riding in the front seat.
Florida law requires children age 5 and under to be secured properly in a crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device. You can reach out to most fire stations for information on car seats in your area.
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COLUMBUS, Ga., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated today announced that Teresa L. White, president, Aflac U.S., will retire effective March 31, 2023. A veteran in the financial services industry with more than two decades of experience leading operations and driving revenue growth, Teresa has created a vision for Aflac U.S. and has been a steady force in the execution of the company's long-term strategy.
Under Teresa's leadership, Aflac reshaped its internal processes to adapt to the changing dynamics of the marketplace, and expanded technology innovation with tools and solutions designed to both support sales growth and to reimagine the customer experience. She is responsible for driving a carefully designed strategy aimed to expand both distribution and product offering, including standing up the broker distribution channel and launching the consumer markets platforms, as well as actively onboarding strategic acquisitions like Empowered Benefit, Aflac Northern Ireland, Argus and Zurich. During her tenure, Aflac has realized record all-time annual new sales and record premium persistency.
"Teresa embodies Aflac's culture at its best and is a shining example of compassionate and caring leadership combined with a deep understanding of our business and what it takes to deliver operational excellence and revenue growth," said Dan Amos, Aflac CEO and Chairman of the Board. "Teresa helped shape and nurture Aflac's unique culture – the impact and depth of her contributions to our organization will remain with us for many years to come. We are immensely grateful to Teresa for her dedication, passion and resolve over the years and wish her nothing but the best in this next chapter."
A charismatic and dynamic leader, Teresa has been an inspiration for both leadership and employees, and tireless in her pursuit of fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. A recipient of numerous awards, including Forbes' 50 Over 50: Investment for 2021, Savoy's 2020 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America and Black Enterprise's Most Powerful Women in Corporate America, Teresa is passionate about employee development and empowerment as the cornerstone to Aflac's strategy for future growth.
"Serving as Aflac U.S. president has been the honor of a lifetime. I have been extremely fortunate to work alongside most respected and innovative team in the industry, and I am grateful for all the ways they have enriched my life both personally and professionally," said Teresa White, president, Aflac U.S. "During my long tenure with the company, I have had the honor to develop strong relationships with our independent sales agents and brokers. They have been valuable partners in this journey, and I am proud of what we have accomplished together. Ultimately, I know our teams will continue driving our strategy with the same level of energy and commitment. I look forward to working with the leadership team to ensure a smooth transition."
As Aflac executive leadership solidifies its plans to name Teresa's successor, the company will continue to focus on driving sales growth, increasing premium persistency and leveraging investments in technology to enable better connections that will ultimately result in more purposeful and caring customer service.
ABOUT AFLAC INCORPORATED
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company helping provide protection to more than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., where it is a leading supplemental insurer by paying cash fast when policyholders get sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the U.S., Aflac is the number one provider of voluntary/worksite insurance products. Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer insurance in Japan, where it insures 1 in 4 households. In 2021, Aflac Incorporated was proud to be included as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 16th consecutive year. Also in 2021, the company was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). In 2022, Aflac Incorporated was included on Fortune's list of World's Most Admired Companies for the 21st time and Bloomberg's Gender-Equality Index for the third consecutive year. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/español. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to ESG and social responsibility at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability."
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus and American Family Life Assurance Company of New York.
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Man charged with threatening to assassinate Biden, Secret Service says
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) – An Alabama man has been charged with threatening to kill President Joe Biden.
A criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Secret Service alleges that John Andrew Bazor Jr. called the White House switchboard at 9:37 p.m. on July 10.
“I am coming to assassinate the president; I can’t wait to see your faces when I put a bullet in him,” he said, according to the complaint.
Bazor, 37, is scheduled to have a detention hearing Wednesday afternoon. But his attorney, Gordon Armstrong, told WALA that it likely will be a moot issue since he has bond violations in unrelated state cases.
Secret Service agents tracked Bazor down to a motel on Monday. According to the complaint, Bazor admitted that the phone number used to call the White House was his and that he wanted to hurt the president.
“When asked why, Bazor said that he did not wish to harm the president, but then contradicted himself and said he did,” the agent wrote in an affidavit. “At this point, Bazor became more agitated,” pushed past the agents and headed toward the elevator.
Federal investigators learned that Bazor made several calls to the Secret Service office in Mobile the weekend before he called the White House.
Bazor “rambled throughout multiple calls,” the Secret Service affidavit states, and indicates that he went to the FBI office in Mobile to file a complaint. He also called the State Department and the CIA, according to the complaint.
A civilian tenant of the same building where the Secret Service in Mobile is located reported seeing a man in the lobby of the building on July 8, complaining that the agency had ruined his life.
Though never officially diagnosed, Bazor has exhibited signs of mental illness, according to the affidavit. The defendant’s mother and aunt both spoke to agents about his strange behavior. His mother told investigators that she had tried to have him involuntarily committed to a mental health facility and that he has long exhibited signs of instability.
She told agents that Bazor had been involuntarily committed to Mobile Infirmary in 2017 but never received a formal diagnosis. She said he threatened to blow up the Ton Place Suites in Mobile and went to Providence Hospital but was released soon after he arrived.
Prior to 2017, the mother told agents Bazor had been staying with a relative in New Mexico and was taken to the hospital for an unknown incident. The mother told agents she was told at the time that her son suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, the criminal complaint states.
Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to order a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether Bazor is competent to stand trial. In addition to the defendant’s behavior in the past, they cited “numerous outbursts” during a probable cause hearing earlier this week and his resistance to mental health counselors during his arrest.
Armstrong said he supports the mental health evaluation, adding that the prosecution’s filing raises serious questions about whether his client is criminally liable due to his mental health issues.
“That kind of pretty well summarizes it … That’s kind of where it’s going at this point,” he said.
The Secret Service affidavit states that Bazor’s mother expressed fear of him and told agents that she sleeps with her keys in her pillowcase so that her son will not take her car. She told investigators that Bazor was trying to rent a vehicle so he could travel to Washington, and the defendant’s aunt also said he was trying to get a car, according to the complaint.
Bazor has demonstrated hostility against Biden in the past. On Facebook, about 10 months ago, he posted a petition urging the president’s impeachment. In another Facebook post, he showed a screen shot of an email he had sent to the office of Former President Donald Trump earlier this month. The profanity-laced email said the Drug Enforcement Administration officials were “like the largest gang of terrorist in the world so this could tear the world apart.” He complained about being “radiated.”
In other posts, Bazor accused the Mobile Police Department of trying to kill him and railed against the Freemasons and Illuminati. On the July 10, the same date he is accused of making the threat against Biden, he posted a video on Facebook of the outside of Mobile police headquarters.
The threat against Biden carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
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NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berk Communications, an award-winning, independent public relations firm, announced today that it has signed New York Yankees three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger Aaron Judge to its roster of athletes and personalities.
"Aaron Judge is the face of Major League Baseball and a true leader on and off the field for the New York Yankees," said Ron Berkowitz, Founder & CEO of Berk Communications. "I'm thrilled to welcome Aaron to Berk and look forward to working with his team at PSI Sports to amplify his brand on and off the field."
Aaron Judge is a veteran right fielder for the New York Yankees, originally selected by the team in the 2013 MLB Draft. Following three years in the minor leagues, Judge made his major league debut on Aug. 13, 2016 hitting a home run in his first at-bat. Judge has been a staple on the Yankees roster ever since earning an array of honors including AL Rookie of the Year (2017), three-time MLB All-Star (2017, 2018, 2021), two-time Silver Slugger Award recipient (2017, 2021) and All-MLB First Team (2021). He is currently in his seventh MLB season.
As big of an all-star in his community as he is on the field, Judge launched The Aaron Judge ALL RISE Foundation in 2018 to inspire children and youth to become responsible citizens by engaging them in activities that encourage them to reach unlimited possibilities. The Foundation's initiatives include ALL RISE Mini-Grants, an Aspiring Leaders program, leadership webinars and a LivBits reading program. ALL RISE actively serves three regions: San Joaquin County, California; Fresno County, California; and Bronx County, New York.
Led by Berkowitz and Melanie (Wadden) Van Dusen, Berk will focus on supporting Judge off the field through his expansive community efforts, business ventures, partnerships and overall publicity. He continues to be represented by his agents Page Odle and David Matranga of PSI Sports for all contract and marketing efforts.
This announcement follows several industry honors for Berk Communications including being shortlisted as a 2022 Outstanding Small Agency finalist for the second consecutive year by PRWeek and being named a top five PR firm in sports for the third-straight year by O'Dwyer's.
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Berk Communications is an award-winning, independent public relations firm with expertise across a variety of verticals including sports and lifestyle, food and beverage, travel and tourism, business and technology, and cannabis. The agency is also recognized for its reputation management practice that provides strategic communications services for high-profile entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, and musicians. The agency's roster of category leaders, challenger brands, and startups includes the National Football League, Caesars Entertainment, Roc Nation, Major League Soccer, Comcast, PUMA, Foot Locker, The Cheesecake Factory, Israel Ministry of Tourism, Weedmaps, REFORM Alliance and a premier group of talent and executives including Alex Rodriguez, Michael Rubin, Alexander Zverev, CC Sabathia, Adoree' Jackson and Colleen Quigley. To learn more visit www.berkcommunications.com or follow us on Twitter (@BerkComm), Instagram (@BerkComm), Facebook (@BerkComm), or LinkedIn.
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Please Join Us to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of the Philanthropist Behind Some of the Largest Charity Efforts in History
LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The family of Ken Kragen (1936-2021) would like to invite you to help celebrate the legacy of the Entertainment Manager and Philanthropist on Saturday, May 28. The event will be streamed live on www.handsforhumanity.io at 2pm Pacific.
Kragen is perhaps more widely known for his efforts with "We Are The World' and "Hands Across America." Before his passing, he began to organize "Hands for Humanity." This will be his final charitable effort with contributions from the effort for charities including WhyHunger, UNICEF Ukraine, F Cancer / Generaize, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), the Ocean Conservancy, as well as the Ken Kragen Foundation.
Hands For Humanity www.handsforhumanity.io is an NFT-based act of philanthropy and a first of its kind with artists, influencers, and organizations coming together to help fulfill Kragen's continued efforts to help the environment, feed the hungry and help to unite the planet. 10,000 digital hands will be created, and all are welcome to participate.
For more information on the project, or to sign up to be a contributing artist, please visit www.handsforhumanity.io.
About Ken Kragen
Ken Kragen is perhaps best known as a major creative force behind 'We Are The World' and 'Hands Across America'. Kragen was also the founding president of 'USA for Africa,' the foundation set up to administer the aid money raised by 'We Are the World,' which has raised more than $100 million to alleviate poverty and continues to raise money to this day for this important cause.
Kragen was also a television producer and an artist manager for entertainers that included the Bee Gees, Lionel Richie, the Smothers Brothers, Travis Tritt, Olivia Newton-John, Kenny Rogers, and Trisha Yearwood. Kragen and actress Cathy Worthington had been married since 1978.
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Deeply committed to a sustainable blockchain future, OneOf is a NFT platform that supports NFTs on multiple energy-efficient blockchains, to create sustainable, creator-and-fan-friendly experiences. Minting a NFT on OneOf's platform uses up to over 2 million times less energy than proof-of-work networks, and for its artist and brand partners, minting NFTs costs $0 in blockchain transaction fees. OneOf aims to bring the next 100 million non-crypto-native fans into Web3 by removing the technical frictions and allowing fans to pay for their NFTs with credit/debit cards as well as major cryptocurrencies. Committed to diversity, over 80% of the collections featured on OneOf comes from minority or female creators. In addition, OneOf donates portions of proceeds from every NFT collection to its artist or athlete partner's preferred charity.
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Based in Los Angeles, Cosmic Wire is a platform-agnostic Web3 entertainment technology company that offers brands, celebrities, artists, and IP collectors the ability to enhance, promote, license, and sell their work. Cosmic Wire creates NFTs with a purpose and expands the value of iconic physical and digital assets using tools such as blockchain, NFTs, and immersive experiences. Staffed by some of the very best in the industry, Cosmic Wire's completely internalized development, marketing, and sales teams support clients from concept to close. Cosmic Wire believes that a proper client contract provides a shared experience of success for Cosmic Wire and their clients so that Cosmic Wire succeeds when their clients do.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corcoran Group, LLC today announced its continued expansion by welcoming its newest global affiliate with the launch of Corcoran Turks and Caicos, owned and led by Stephanie Leathers and Katherine Baryluk. The announcement, made by Pamela Liebman, President and CEO of The Corcoran Group, marks the fifth Caribbean market that the firm has entered in just over two years.
A British archipelago of 40 low-lying coral islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and just a 3-hour flight to New York City, Turks and Caicos is the ultimate destination for snorkelers, scuba enthusiasts, and anyone else on the hunt for water sport-ready clear oceans and thriving marina life. The islands are also home to the third largest coral system in the world, and Grace Bay Beach in particular has won Best Beach Destination numerous times. Known also for its incredible year-round weather, Turks and Caicos is a perfect fit for Corcoran's continued expansion globally.
"Arriving in Turks and Caicos is an exciting moment for us, and it's a beautiful second-home market that is going to provide strong opportunities for our wider network," said Liebman. "Stephanie and Katherine are very talented real estate professionals with impressive experience in international markets, and they're always on the lookout for new opportunities to elevate their business. Their ability to show value to their clients, especially in new development, will prove invaluable in the region and I'm looking forward to all they'll achieve as part of our inimitable group."
All long-time residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the ownership team began working together in 2006. Leathers' background is well versed in new construction pre-sales, and she has been lauded as a top-selling residential condominium salesperson in Downtown Athens, Georgia. Leathers' first project in Athens, a 138 residential and commercial tower, boasted 98 sales before ground-breaking and a full-sell out prior to completion. Baryluk has long been considered a private island specialist and her comprehensive knowledge of the region, plus her cutting-edge marketing expertise elevates the concierge service they are able to provide their clients. An industry leader in Turks and Caicos, in 2012 she successfully brokered the record-breaking sale of Emerald Cay, a unique private island for $19.5M. Rounding out the leadership team is Andrew Ashcroft, a second-generation Belizean with 18 years of experience in banking, hospitality, finance and development throughout the Caribbean. In 2021, Ashcroft developed the Alaia Belize Marriott Autograph Collection, a 20-acre master-planned hotel and condominium property, which sold out 100 residences in just three years.
"When invited to establish Corcoran's presence in Turks and Caicos, we were immediately impressed by the brand's marketing strength, established name in the new development arena, and of course, the incredible opportunity for a robust network of referrals through several key feeder markets," said Leathers. "Our combined wealth of knowledge and expertise in the region coupled with the power of the Corcoran brand will allow us to stand out and bring the best possible real estate experience to our clients and agents alike. We're thrilled for what's ahead."
Corcoran Turks & Caicos will welcome visitors to its new office on Providenciales in the coming weeks.
About The Corcoran Group
The Corcoran Group has been a leading residential real estate brand for nearly 50 years. Through its New York City, Hamptons, and South Florida brokerages, along with its rapidly growing affiliate network, the firm is home to more than 170 offices and more than 6,000 independent salespersons in key urban, suburban, and resort markets nationwide. Corcoran agents earn and keep their clients' trust with an unwavering commitment to white-glove service, expertise, and integrity. In every market served, Corcoran helps you find the home that's just right for you. The Corcoran® brand comprises both offices owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Advisors LLC (f/k/a Realogy Brokerage Group LLC) and franchised offices, which are independently owned and operated. For more information about The Corcoran Group, please visit www.corcoran.com.
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Detroit Lions take Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson at No. 2
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have selected Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft, addressing a desperate need with a hometown star. Detroit has an opportunity to add much-needed talent on both sides of the ball with another pick in the first round. The Lions seem to have more needs on defense than offense with veteran quarterback Jared Goff surrounded by solid players on the line, at tight end and running back. Hutchinson was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy this past season for the Wolverines. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/28/lions-draft-michigan-de-aidan-hutchinson-with-no-2-pick/ | 2022-04-29T01:58:33Z |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An alleged gang member with a “life-time commitment to violence” fired at least 28 bullets earlier this month during a mass shooting in California’s capital city that left six people dead, prosecutors said.
Smiley Martin, 27, was one of 12 people injured in the gunfire and has been hospitalized with gunshot wounds since the bloodshed April 3.
Martin, with a bandage on his left arm, appeared in Sacramento Superior Court on Friday on charges of possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm by a felon. He did not enter a plea during the brief appearance and only nodded when the judge asked to confirm his name.
Police say at least five people fired bullets in the shooting on a crowded intersection in downtown Sacramento. But so far police have only identified four of them: Smiley Martin; his brother, Dandrae Martin; 27-year-old Mtula Payton; and 29-year-old Devazia Turner.
Turner died in the shooting. The Martin brothers are both in jail. Police don’t know where Payton is.
While authorities say both Martin brothers fired guns, they have not charged either with murder. Instead, both men face charges about having guns when they weren’t supposed to while Dandrae Martin is also charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Another court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday for both Smiley and Dandrae Martin. Smiley Martin’s attorney, Meghan Cunningham, declined to comment after the hearing.
Smiley Martin is being held without bail. In a 13-page motion filed with the court, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert depicted Martin as a dangerous, unrepentant gang member. Prosecutors point to Martin’s prior convictions, which include coercing a woman into prostitution and mercilessly beating her with a belt, leaving a welt on her face.
Martin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for that crime, and while he was incarcerated prosecutors say he “committed battery on another prisoner.” Despite the severity of the case against him, state law considered Martin’s offense a nonviolent crime and he was released from prison in February after serving less than half of his sentence because he had accumulated enough lockup time credits to go free sooner.
State law says Martin is not allowed to carry a gun. But just two months after his release from prison, prosecutors say Martin posted a video to Instagram where he and others posed with guns, boasted about shooting rival gang members and talked about going to downtown Sacramento to stand outside of nightclubs.
Authorities say he went downtown later that night with a Glock 19 handgun equipped with an extended 30-round magazine, a tactical laser sight and a full-automatic selector switch — a device that transformed the weapon into an illegal machine gun.
Investigators reviewed video from multiple cameras near the intersection in Sacramento, which showed about 80 people on the streets as bars and clubs closed. But just before 2 a.m., something happened that caused people to run away, including a vendor who was so panicked they abandoned their hot dog cart.
As the streets cleared, videos show two groups of men remained, slowly walking toward each other. On one side was Smiley Martin with his brother Dandrae Martin, as well as Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi and an unidentified man. On the other side was Payton, Turner and Sergio Harris. Most of them are affiliated with gangs, prosecutors said.
Minutes later, Johntaya Alexander pulled up and parked her car. Her sister was standing near Harris, and prosecutors say Alexander walked toward the men trying to get her out of there. But she was too late. Seconds later, prosecutors say Turner and Smiley Martin started “exchanging gunfire.” They say Martin fired at least 28 bullets.
Alexander, Harris, Turner and Hoye-Lucchesi were all killed in the shooting, as well as Yamile Martinez-Andrade, 21, and Melinda Davis, a 57-year-old woman who had been living on the street.
Investigators found Davis’ body a block away from the shooting. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/sacramento-mass-shooting-suspect-appears-in-court/ | 2022-04-23T12:14:44Z |
A day of friendly sporting competition, wellness activities and team building drawing awareness and support for the food insecure throughout the Greater Washington area
SPRINGFIELD, Va., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. James, a leading performance, wellness and entertainment platform, announces its inaugural Corporate Games, which will take place at its 450,000 sq ft. flagship campus in Springfield, VA, on Friday, October 14, 2022. Inspired by the unifying spirit of the Olympics' global community and in support of The Capital Area Food Bank, The St. James Corporate Games brings together a wide array of organizations – businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, embassies – for a day of friendly sporting competitions, team building, wellness activities and social impact.
"We're thrilled to host the first of many Corporate Games serving the Greater Washington Region," said Kendrick Ashton and Craig Dixon, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of The St. James. "The day blends everything The St. James is all about – fun, spirited competition, community building and social impact."
The St. James Corporate Games is a perfect opportunity for organizations looking for ways to enhance the relationships and connectedness of team members as hybrid work becomes the norm across the economy and culture-building becomes more challenging.
The Capital Area Food Bank's work will be showcased throughout the complex, with teams earning rewards in the overall competition for their engagement with the food bank's demonstrations. Proceeds from the event will support the Capital Area Food Bank, helping bolster advocacy and support individuals in Greater Washington facing food challenges putting food on the table.
"The past few years have been some of the most challenging times that families in our region have ever faced, and with the pandemic's continued economic impacts and rising costs of food and other necessities, those challenges are poised to continue," said Radha Muthiah, President and CEO of the Capital Area Food Bank. "Our community's support – and corporate support in particular - has been one of the most critical factors in our ability to meet the needs of our neighbors. We're grateful for this partnership with The St. James, and excited to see the impact that these Games can have for people in our area now and into the future."
Jason Wright, President of the Washington Commanders and former partner at elite management consulting firm McKinsey & Co., will serve as keynote speaker for the Corporate Games. Jason is leading a historic transformation of all aspects of the Commanders – from business operations to branding and workplace culture – and will share some of the lessons he's learned helping organizations building high performing teams and cultures over the course of his remarkable career as a professional athlete, management consultant and executive.
"Through my time as a player in the Big 10 and NFL, a management consultant and now as a Team President, I've developed a deep appreciation for the positive influence high impact team building and service opportunities can have on team cohesion, culture and performance," said Jason Wright, President of the Washington Commanders. "The Corporate Games are a perfect opportunity for organizations throughout the region to spend a day team building and having fun and I'm looking forward to participating."
The Corporate Games will include more than twenty sports and wellness offerings in competitive and collaborative events, including:
Competitive Games:
- Flag Football (5v5)
- 3 Point Basketball Shootout
- Longest Drive Challenge on Golf Simulator
- Homerun Derby
- Hockey Hardest Shot
- Cornhole Tournament
- Four Square
- Indoor Cycling Relay
- Football QB Toss
- Tug of War
- SAA Ropes Course for Time
- Indoor 5K
- 400m Freestyle
- Vertical Rush Obstacle Course
- Hockey Accuracy Shooting
- TSJ Obstacle Course for Time
- Volleyball Tournament (5v5)
Wellness Activities:
- Capital Area Food Bank Passport
- Nutrition Quiz
- Yoga
- Wellness Walk
- Meditation & Mindfulness
- Pilates Reformer
- Healthy Cooking Seminar with Spike Mendelsohn
- Group Fitness Class
Events Schedule:
- 7:30-8:15 AM: Breakfast & Registration
- 8:15-9:00 AM: Welcome remarks from Capital Area Food Bank, Overview of the Event
- 9:00 AM: The Games Begin
- 9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Competition & Wellness Activities
- 12:00-1:30 PM: Remarks from Jason Wright and Networking Lunch
- 1:30-4:00 PM: Continued Competition & Wellness Activities
- 4:00-4:30 PM: Networking Cocktail Break
- 4:30-5:15 PM: Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks
- 5:15-6:45 PM: Evening Reception
With this impressive undertaking, The St. James redefines its role as a premier wellness brand by stepping into the social impact arena.
For further details about the Corporate Games, including sponsorship opportunities and team registration, please visit https://www.thestjames.com/corporate-games and follow them on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook@TheStJames.
The St. James is the leading performance, wellness and entertainment platform in the country. Our mission is to help maximize human potential by designing, developing, and operating performance training and wellness experiences that engage, inspire, and empower people to pursue their passions and be their best at play, at work and in life.
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Six-year-old, bottled-in-bond bourbon from historic distillery launches next month
WESTON, Mo., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Missouri's oldest distillery underwent a $10 million renovation in 2015 and began distilling bourbon on-site again for the first time in three decades. The release of Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey from the Holladay Distillery is now exactly one month away.
Here are six reasons to celebrate a spirit that's been six years in the making.
#1 Ben Holladay Bourbon is the Real Dea
Ben Holladay Bourbon is Bottled-in-Bond, a designation that signals the highest level of authenticity and adherence to rigorous distilling standards. This is handcrafted small batch bourbon, with each batch being pulled monthly from different barrels spread out on different floors of our two seven-story rickhouses and blended by our master distiller to match our strict criteria for flavor profile. It was produced at a distillery that has a fascinating true history more compelling than any craft story you've been sold, and which has remained American-owned throughout all 166 years of its existence.
#2 We make Bourbon the Old-Fashioned Way
The Holladay Distillery was founded in 1856, making it Missouri's oldest distillery. There is a fine balance between the evolving technology of modern distillation and this long legacy of distilling history. We have strived to honor the traditions of the past by renovating the original stillhouse, cooking with the original mash bill, distilling our bourbon in a column still with doubler, and using two cookers to heat the corn at a high temperature and the more delicate grains at a lower temperature.
#3 We are the 5%
It is a common misconception that bourbon can only be made in Kentucky. While it is true that ninety-five percent of the world's bourbon supply comes from Kentucky, the spirit is by definition American-made. Bourbon can only be made in the United States and it can be made in any state, but the finest bourbon results from an ideal combination of climate and geology that is rare outside of Kentucky but is found in Weston, Missouri. Ben Holladay Bourbon meets both the federal requirements for bourbon and the additional Missouri state requirements to be classified as Real Missouri Bourbon.
#4 Location, Location, Location
The Holladay Distillery sits on land with active limestone springs that were first charted by Lewis and Clark in 1804. Limestone provides minerality and promotes fermentation, while also filtering out impurities and iron that can affect the spirit's color and taste. The Midwestern climate of dry and cold winters with hot and humid summers result in variations in temperature that are ideal for aging bourbon. The barrels age in two historic rickhouses called ironclads that are not climate controlled, allowing the temperature to vary by as much as thirty degrees between the top and bottom floors.
#5 Ben Holladay was a Giant of the West
Ben Holladay is one of the greatest unknown figures in American history, an original transportation tycoon who has been called the "Elon Musk of his day." He was famed as the "Stagecoach King" for creating the Overland Express stagecoach lines that were ultimately sold to Wells Fargo, just one piece of a transportation portfolio that also included steamships, streetcars, and a railroad. He even owned the Pony Express for part of its brief history. With everything from silver mines to saloons also under his domain, he was the largest individual employer in the US in the 1860s and kept close counsel with everyone from President Lincoln to Brigham Young. He built an empire that spanned the entire country, and this distillery is the only piece left standing.
#6 Kyle Merklein is Modern Distilling's Best
Crafting bourbon is equal parts art and science. Our Master Distiller, Kyle Merklein, earned his biological/agricultural engineering degrees from Kansas State, with a Master's research focus on the optimization of various fermentation systems. He's been in charge of the distillery's bourbon operation and new product development since 2016 and has spent countless hours comparing the lab work on current barrels to the data found in the company's old handwritten ledgers and TTB records going back decades, all while working toward his Ph.D. in industrial engineering. He has a true passion for bourbon and an attentiveness to the most minute details of bourbon-making that keeps him awake at night. He was the exact right person for the formidable task of producing a bourbon that both honors Holladay's legacy and exceeds modern standards.
ABOUT HOLLADAY DISTILLERY
Founded in 1856 by "Stagecoach King '' Ben Holladay in Weston, Missouri, Holladay Distillery is the premium spirits division of McCormick Distilling Company. The company's brand portfolio includes Five Farms Irish Cream, 360 Vodka, Tequila Rose, Broker's Gin, Whicked Pickle, and more. Ben Holladay Missouri Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a six-year-old, Bottled-in-Bond, handcrafted small batch bourbon, will launch in May 2022. Learn more at holladaydistillery.com or holladaybourbon.com and follow @holladay1856.
Ben Holladay Bourbon. ©2022 Distilled, Aged, and Bottled by Holladay Distillery, Weston, MO. 50% alc./vol. (100 Proof). Drink Responsibly. Drive Responsibly.
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SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) includes one of the largest and most flexible investments ever made by the federal government into Minnesota cities and counties. Thanks to the newly released MSP ARPA Tracker created by the GREATER MSP Partnership, decisions made by cities and counties to allocate ARPA funds are now visible publicly.
The MSP ARPA Tracker (mspfederalfundinghub.org/arpatracker) is a searchable, easy-to-use digital resource that tracks the spending plans of 12 counties and 17 cities in the Greater MSP region. (Cities with fewer than 50,000 residents are not included, due to a different ARPA funding process.) Combined, these local governments are receiving $1.2 billion in flexible funding via the American Rescue Plan Act's Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program (SLFRF).
The MSP ARPA Tracker reflects plans made by cities and counties for how they will use the funding. this data is based on detailed research into the city council and county board decisions and documents. City and county staff from across the region collaborated with GREATER MSP to compile the information.
"The MSP ARPA Tracker creates transparency into how cities and counties in our region are prioritizing $1.2 billion in flexible federal funding," said Peter Frosch, President & CEO of the GREATER MSP Partnership. "The decisions these cities and counties make now regarding their ARPA funds are incredibly important to our future. Maximizing the opportunity with ARPA funding could make our region more inclusive, safe, vibrant and competitive for decades to come. This is our chance to jumpstart a generation of growth and prosperity in the Greater MSP region," he said.
In addition to revealing the plans for individual counties and cities, the MSP ARPA Tracker enables users to combine the spending plans of local governments across the region to reveal trends and shared priorities.
Initial analysis of the data reveals:
- Overall, government operations comprise the largest category of spending, at 32% ($252 million) of committed funds. This category includes fiscal-health recovery, government-employee wages or hiring, investment in government facilities, equipment or IT, and other government investment.
- Housing is the next largest category, with governments committing 25% ($193 million) of all funds. The largest portion of funds ($115 million) is going to affordable housing projects.
- Other categories include public health (12%, $93 million), economic and workforce development (12%, 92 million), infrastructure (10%, $81 million), public safety (7%, $51 million) and community aid (2%, $14 million).
Analyzing data from the MSP APRA Tracker alongside a national database on ARPA spending created by the Brookings Institution makes it possible to benchmark the Greater MSP region against the U.S. overall. Compared to large cities and counties across the country, our region's local governments have committed:
- Nearly three times more toward housing, at 24.8% of all commitments, versus the national average of 8.6%.
- Significantly less toward government operations investments, at 32.3% versus the national average of 42.5%.
- Innovative investments to address our region's racial inequities, such as programs helping to close the racial homeownership gap and the digital divide.
For more high-level findings, read our fact sheet or go to the Tracker.
The MSP ARPA Tracker is a first-of-its kind resource in the United States. No other metro region has a quick and easy way to search where ARPA resources are being budgeted in every part of their region. That means the Greater MSP region has a clearer view than most places in the country on how local governments are making decisions about their ARPA funds.
Development of the MSP ARPA Tracker is part of a larger, long-term partnership between GREATER MSP and cities and counties with the aim of increasing access to federal funding opportunities. "After the ARPA bill was signed into law, we got calls from cities and counties wondering what they could do through GREATER MSP to maximize the positive long-term impact of these dollars," Frosch said. "Together, we built a federal funding hub in the GREATER MSP Partnership to make it easier for dozens of cities and counties to work together, be efficient and innovate for success."
The data in the MSP ARPA Tracker is current through March 2022 – one year since passage of the American Rescue Plan Act. GREATER MSP will consider updating the Tracker to reflect funding commitments made after March 2022 later this year. The MSP ARPA Tracker was built with funding provided by GREATER MSP's 100 private- and public-sector investors along with contributions from the Joyce Foundation and Bush Foundation.
GREATER MSP is the economic development partnership for the 15-county Minneapolis Saint Paul region. Over 300 leading businesses, universities, cities, counties, philanthropies, and others are working together to accelerate the competitiveness of the regional economy and drive inclusive economic growth by creating jobs, expanding our labor force, and increasing investment. For more information go to greatermsp.org.
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NevayaCast available for new installations as well as retrofit Chromecast solutions
PLANO, Texas, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enseo, the premier technology services provider offering solutions in hospitality, senior living and education, launches Enseo's NevayaCast, a Google approved solution. With this partnership, Enseo delivers the Nevaya Cloud platform, a solution approved by Google for the use of Chromecast in hospitality (hotels, student accommodation, assisted/senior living, cruise ships and more). The partnership allows guests and residents to quickly and securely stream their content to in room TVs.
Michiel van Eldik, GM/VP EMEA Devices & Services at Google said, "We are delighted to be working with Nevaya to deliver a cloud-based in room hospitality solution using Google Chromecast devices for casting. We are excited to support our hospitality partners in delivering a feature-rich and secure entertainment experience to their guests, as we look to travel more again in 2022."
"Together, we're providing hospitality and senior living with a better TV experience, including more content choices," said Kris Singleton, president and CIO of Enseo. "We are thrilled to work with Nevaya to deliver a Google approved, cloud-based, in room solution using Google Chromecast devices for casting."
Unlike other casting technologies available to hotels, Nevaya is the only fully SaaS cloud platform, allowing global scalability and removing the need for unreliable onsite servers. Most importantly, the technology is more secure, having been through Google's detailed security process, as well as meeting the stringent requirements of ISO 27001. Further, Enseo's NevayaCast is planned to be available on future platforms.
James Richmond, CEO of Nevaya elaborates, "We're seeing over 30% of guests using the service daily, and while they're using it, they are also ordering in-room dining and staying onsite longer. We are proud to partner with Enseo, providing hotels higher revenue and improved guest satisfaction."
This casting offering comes on the heels of the recent announcement of CORE by Enseo, a rebrand of Enseo's trusted Enseo Entertainment Experience, E3. CORE powers Enseo's complete product offering, including in-room entertainment, smart room controls, managed WiFi, and safety and staff support, as well as both custom-facing features like casting and back-end monitoring and management.
To see casting and CORE live, stop by Enseo booth #301 at HITEC Orlando. Visit https://enseo.com/enseo-hitec-orlando-2022-booth-301/ or email sales@enseo.com to schedule a meeting.
Enseo is the premier technology services provider in the U.S., offering solutions in hospitality, senior living and education. Located in Plano, TX, Enseo has been engineering innovative hardware and software solutions for 22 years that deliver digital entertainment, managed WiFi, smart room automation (IoT) and energy management, and safety and staff solutions including employee emergency alert system, MadeSafe®, and touchless technology. Enseo is enjoyed by more than 85 million users annually.
Enseo has been recognized for excellence on Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators, a Financial Times's America's Fastest Growing Companies, one of the best Entrepreneurial Companies in America for three consecutive years by Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur 360 List, and consistently recognized on the Inc. 5000. For more information, please visit www.enseo.com.
Nevaya helps the hospitality industry give its guests a better digital experience around the globe, ranging from independent establishments to the world's largest groups. Easy to implement, Nevaya's cloud platform can be setup for an entire property fast, with almost no guest disruption. Casting, TV, WiFi & mobile guest experience can be managed at both central and localised levels to ensure reliable and consistent services across multiple properties. www.nevaya.com
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GOLETA, Calif., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories, today announced that the Company's conference call to review first quarter fiscal 2023 results will be on Thursday, July 28th, 2022 at approximately 4:30 pm Eastern Time. The broadcast will be hosted at ir.deckers.com. The broadcast will be available for at least 30 days following the conference call.
About Deckers Brands
Deckers Brands is a global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessories developed for both everyday casual lifestyle use and high performance activities. The Company's portfolio of brands includes UGG®, KOOLABURRA®, HOKA®, Teva®, and Sanuk®. Deckers Brands products are sold in more than 50 countries and territories through select department and specialty stores, Company-owned and operated retail stores, and select online stores, including Company-owned websites. Deckers Brands has over 40 years of history building niche footwear brands into lifestyle market leaders attracting millions of loyal consumers globally. For more information, please visit www.deckers.com.
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Amid a fresh flower shortage, Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN welcomes guests to participate in an immersive paper floral installation designed to bring the joy of flowers to life in unique and creative ways from August 12-13 in New York City
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, ST~GERMAIN® Elderflower Liqueur teamed up with multi-hyphenate artist Jameel Mohammed of KHIRY, who uses unconventional materials to spark creativity and conversation, and Paper Designer Zoe Bradley launched Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN, a veritable paper "fleuriste" or flower shop en français in response to the global flower shortage. An illustrious mix of cultural tastemakers, celebrities, musicians, and industry innovators in attendance included AnnaSophia Robb, Isabella Boylston, Laura Kim, Joanna Carpenter, Venita Aspen, Laura Jung, Coco Bassey, Nana Agyemang, Alvin Wayne and more. As guests arrived, they were greeted by a multisensory assortment of paper flowers that served as the backdrop for intimate talks around expanding creativity to reimagine classics, and exclusive, soulful jazz performances by Jameel celebrating the beauty of creative diversity and collaboration. The crowd sipped signature ST~GERMAIN cocktails including Zoe Bradley's Fleur Sauvage and Jameel Mohammed's Songbird, while exchanging stories around self-expression, sources of joy, and finding inspiration in our natural surroundings.
Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN is the latest evolution of the brand's Salon ST~GERMAIN series and is open to the public* from August 12 – 13. As the world experiences a scarcity of fresh florals, ST~GERMAIN, a liqueur comprised of up to 1,000 handpicked fresh elderflower blossoms that adds a dash of inspiration to any cocktail and inspires effortless experimentation, is partnering with Jameel and Zoe to reimagine the classic flower shop narrative and help people experience the joy of flowers in a new way. The duo and ST~GERMAIN are bringing the joie de vivre and eternal appeal of fresh florals to life through unique & immersive floral installations including paper bouquets, bespoke vessels and large-scale sculptural blossoms that bud from the walls, mirroring their signature aesthetics. The space is punctuated by whimsical cocktail moments that both literally and figuratively bloom in unexpected ways, from a spritz that is crowned with a cloud of elderflowers to a playful twist on a lychee martini cocktail garnished with an edible paper flower petal.
Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN enlists unexpected pairings of artistic talent to collaborate on an experience or product. Events are inspired by the iconoclastic nature of 1920s Parisian Salons, bringing together luminaries for rousing debates and artistic activity while playing an integral role in the cultural and intellectual development of society. This year's programming highlights floral paper design meets jewelry designer meets mixologists peppered in with exclusive performances by Jameel, spirited dialogues, and paper flower workshops by Zoe. Each day will be complemented by a specialty cocktail menu designed by ST~GERMAIN National Ambassador Earlecia Richelle. For those unable to attend, ST~GERMAIN is offering one person a chance to win* a custom piece of art by Jameel and Zoe that will be featured at Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN.
"ST~GERMAIN is proud to unveil its second iteration of Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN with two design vanguards like Jameel Mohammed and Zoe Bradley," said Stacy Saltiel, Brand Director at ST~GERMAIN. "Flowers are part of our brand DNA. During a global slowdown we wanted to bring their joy to life in a reimagined way, while sprinkling in spontaneous chords of creativity strung throughout the day. As a liqueur comprised of elderflower blossoms, ST~GERMAIN encapsulates their beauty, complex flavors, and aromas in liquid form."
The curators at Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN added:
"I'm thrilled to be a lead Curator for Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN," said Jameel Mohammed, multi-hyphenate artist and Founder of KHIRY. "Just as I strive to reexamine traditional narratives through the use of unconventional materials in my work, Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN reinterprets the traditional flower shop, encouraging people to see the wonder of flowers in a novel way."
"It's been an honor to collaborate with Jameel on Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN," said Zoe Bradley of Zoe Bradley Design. "Working alongside an artistic peer allowed me to endlessly leverage my imagination and create emotive installations that reintroduced the elation of fresh flowers. I hope guests delight in the pleasure and fantasy of our creations."
*Fleuriste ST~GERMAIN is a free event open to the public (21+) from Friday, August 12 through Saturday, August 13. RSVP is required and availability is limited. For more details on programming and to sign up to attend, please visit HERE.
SIGNATURE COCKTAIL RECIPES
Zoe Bradley's Fleur Sauvage
1 oz. BOMBAY BRAMBLE® Gin
¾ oz. ST~GERMAIN
¾ oz. Lychee Juice*
½ oz. Fermented Rice
¼ oz. Kabosu Juice
Top with Sparkling Rose Wine
Method: Batch all items sans sparking rose, quick shake, pour in flute, top with sparkling rose.
*Lychee Juice Recipe
Method: Take one can of seedless lychee in syrup and blend until smooth. Strain in fine mesh strainer.
For a simplified recipe to make at home:
1 oz. BOMBAY BRAMBLE Gin
¾ oz. ST~GERMAIN
1 oz. Lychee Juice*
¼ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
Top with Sparkling Rose Wine
Method: Batch all items sans sparking rose, quick shake, pour in flute, top with sparkling rose.
*Lychee Juice Recipe
Method: Take one can of seedless lychee in syrup and blend until smooth. Strain in fine mesh strainer.
Jameel Mohammed's Songbird
1 ½ oz. Blanco Tequila
1 oz. Marigold infused ST~GERMAIN*
2 oz. Chamoy Tepache
½ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
Half Bar spoon Red Pepper Puree
2 drops Orange Blossom Water
Method: Batch all ingredients above sans tepache, quick shake over ice, double strain into collins glass with ice, top with tepache, stir.
*Marigold infused ST~GERMAIN recipe
2 cups of ST~GERMAIN
1 large fresh marigold (about 10-15 petals)
Method: Blend until smooth, strain in fine mesh strainer.
For a simplified recipe to make at home:
1 ½ oz. Blanco Tequila
1 oz. Marigold infused ST~GERMAIN*
1 oz. Fresh Pineapple Juice
Bar spoon Red Pepper Puree
½ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
Top with Soda Water
Method: Build all ingredients into shaker sans soda, shake with ice, double strain into collins glass with ice, top with soda.
*Marigold infused ST~GERMAIN recipe
2 cups of ST~GERMAIN
1 large fresh marigold (about 10-15 petals)
Method: Blend until smooth, strain in fine mesh strainer.
Above the Clouds
1 oz. ST~GERMAIN
½ oz. Hibiscus infused NOILLY PRAT® Rouge Vermouth*
2 oz. Amaro Soda
2 oz. Orange Wine
Method: Build in glass.
*Hibiscus infused NOILLY PRAT Rouge Vermouth Recipe
1 oz. of dried hibiscus flowers
6 oz. of rouge vermouth
Method: Combine vermouth and hibiscus flowers, pressing to submerge flowers in liquid. Cover and let stand at room temperature up to 48 hours. Strain in fine mesh strainer. Refrigerate.
For a simplified recipe to make at home:
1 ½ oz. ST~GERMAIN
2 oz. Orange Wine
1 oz. Unsweetened Hibiscus Tea
1 oz. Sparkling Water
Method: Build in glass over ice.
For further information, please contact st-germain@nikecomm.com.
About ST~GERMAIN Elderflower Liqueur
ST~GERMAIN is a French liqueur that contains up to 1,000 handpicked elderflower blossoms in each 750 ml bottle. ST~GERMAIN brings a dash of inspiration and a touch of something playful and unexpected to your favourite cocktail, be that a Margarita, Spritz, Hugo, Elderfashioned, Royale or a creation of your own design. The wild, natural sweetness of hundreds of fresh elderflowers gives ST~GERMAIN a transformative flavor that is unforgettable once tasted: indulgent, yet delicate with a fresh natural sweetness and hints of honeysuckle and pear. Gently blended in France using the Savoir-Faire of our Master Liqueurist and Master of Botanicals, ST~GERMAIN is acclaimed for its uncanny ability to add a universally delicious twist to any cocktail. ST~GERMAIN has received some of the highest accolades in the spirits industry and has been heralded as one of the most influential cocktail components of the last decade.
The ST~GERMAIN elderflower liqueur brand is part of the portfolio of Bacardi Limited, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited.
* No purchase is necessary to enter. Open to US residents, 21 or older. Ends: 9/1/22. For Official Rules, see https://www.stgermainliqueur.com/us/en/campaigns/Fleuristesweeps22US/. Sponsored by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.
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NEW YORK, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the appointment of Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which will advise the President and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence (AI). Baird is one of 27 members who will serve on the committee.
As CEO and President of the Markle Foundation, Baird works with partners from many sectors and a broad range of federal agencies to provide early identification of the potential and the impact of developing technologies and building of critical technology policy. Markle's work includes leveraging technology to create more good jobs and prepare people for them, including jobs in emerging technologies such as AI. Markle's Rework America Alliance, a partnership of civil rights organizations, nonprofits, private sector employers, labor unions, educators, and others, helps millions of unemployed workers from low-wage roles move into better jobs.
"AI presents far-reaching opportunities to increase our competitiveness as a nation while tackling some of our most challenging and intractable societal problems," said Baird. "Effective AI policy can enable America to lead the world in economic growth that equitably rebuilds the middle class and promotes flourishing communities. I'm honored to be a member of this committee and play a role in providing recommendations on topics including global collaboration and AI workforce issues."
This three-year appointment begins immediately and will end on April 15, 2025. The committee will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The meeting will be open to the public via webcast.
For more information about this announcement, see the news release issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and to learn more about the NAICA please visit https://www.ai.gov/naiac/.
For more information about the Markle Foundation, contact Carrie Gonzalez at: cgonzalez@markle.org or communications@markle.org.
The Markle Foundation challenges itself and diverse partners to deploy their varied expertise to identify solutions to critical public problems and achieve systemic change. As advanced technology and automation changes the very nature of work, Markle's priority is advancing solutions toward a labor market that will enable workers in America to move into good jobs in the digital economy. Markle's Rework America Alliance follows Markle's success in creating the policy and technology architecture that has enabled improvements in healthcare, national security, and access to the Internet.
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Wilson Park Recreation Center was busy Saturday afternoon with its Game On Expo of video games, costumed characters, arts and crafts and other attractions.
Miranda Maloy, recreation center coordinator, said the city joins with Bell County Comic Con in the annual event to highlight alternative recreation.
Almost 60 people came in the first hour, she said.
“We usually pick up speed as we go along,” she said. “We’ve got families out here having fun together, kids enjoying themselves. That’s really what we want.”
Vincent Garza, dressed as Spider-Man, was among other characters giving away tickets to the next Bell County Comic Con, scheduled Aug. 6-7 at the Bell County Expo Center in Belton.
“We try to make Comic Con affordable so the whole family can enjoy it,” he said. “They come see celebrities, take pictures, dress up.”
The characters of Bell County Comic Con will mix with the crowd, play games and visit with them, he said.
“I think last time we played laser tag,” he said.
The Marvel Comics character Spider-Man is very popular, he said, as is Deku, a character from My Hero Academia, another comic property that has been translated into an animated TV show.
For the Game On Expo, Stephanie Corlew of Temple was dressed as Deku, although the superhero is a boy.
“I do the girl version,” she said. “I’ve been attending Comic Con since they first started. This is my first year to volunteer.”
She said she’d been talking to children who came to the Game On Expo.
“They’re excited to see people dress up,” she said.
There were various activities throughout the recreation center. In the gymnasium, people played with lightsabers. In one room, people watched an anime. In another room, a boy and a girl played air hockey.
Using a large screen on the north wall of another room, people signed up for a Super Smash Brothers tournament. Maloy said they would go head-to-head until it got down to a final winner. The first place prize was a bag containing comics and other goodies, she said.
In one corner of the arts and crafts room, Samantha Pickler, an office assistant with Temple Parks and Recreation, and Trevor Skalos of Corry, Pa., were setting up to play Dungeons and Dragons, the popular fantasy role-playing game.
“We’re creating our characters,” she said
At the next table, Liz Callarman of Belton and Calvin Latimer of Temple also were setting up for Dungeons and Dragons.
“He’s building a character right now and I’m helping him,” she said. “Usually it’s a cooperative game and you work together to solve problems.”
The alignment portion of the game determines how good the player’s character is going to be, she said.
“I got into playing Dungeons and Dragons because of my husband, Jeremiah. Typically, we play with friends and they are mostly teachers. You win a lot and you lose a lot. It’s all about having fun.”
Spencer Finch of Temple and his brother, Abraham Finch, oversaw Spencer’s four children as they decorated small cardboard shields. The children were Spencer Jr., 10, Moroni, 9, Mayze, 8, and Samuel, 7.
“We just got here and came straight to the craft room,” Spencer said. “They’re very artistic — much more than I am.”
This was their first time to the Game On Expo.
“They’ve come to Comic Con with their mother,” he said. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_b9df6aca-057e-11ed-a885-0bd497b63527.html | 2022-07-17T04:01:58Z |
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Such intensity, such fine margins but nothing decided. The destination of the Premier League title does, though, remain in Manchester City’s hands.
Liverpool has to rely on the champions slipping up to regain the trophy.
A 2-2 draw between England’s preeminent rivals for the second time this season left City still a point ahead at the top of the standings on Sunday.
But Liverpool twice coming from behind — Sadio Mané’s equalizer 47 seconds into the second half sealed the point — does more than keep the title race very much alive. It reassured captain Jordan Henderson that Liverpool has the character and resilience to seize every moment in the remaining seven games.
“You’ve got to be prepared to suffer at times and stay on the front foot,” Henderson said. “It worked at times and we got our goals from that, but at other times we could have defended better.”
The ferocity of the first half showed why City was 14 points ahead in January but also why the 2020 title winners are still in contention.
For all the moments of high quality there were also slip-ups and unfortunate moments that could have been more consequential.
Liverpool conceded the opener in the fifth minute after being caught when a free kick was taken quickly and Bernardo Silva then set up Kevin De Bruyne, with the resulting shot shifting direction via a deflection off Liverpool defender Joel Matip.
“You can describe it a little bit like a boxing fight,” Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp said. “Both arms down for a second and you get a massive knock.”
And then get up off the canvas.
In a breathless opening, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cutback was turned in by Diogo Jota to draw Liverpool level. Another goal was nearly gifted. City goalkeeper Ederson slipped as he tried to clear Kyle Walker’s back pass but he recovered just in time to prevent the ball rolling into the net.
“They defend really well but it’s possible to give them some struggles,” Klopp said. “Around our goals we did exactly that. I would have liked they did it more often but obviously the intensity was crazy.”
The surprise sprung in the City lineup was Gabriel Jesus starting in the forward line. But a 15-match league goal drought ended in the 36th minute when he beat the offside trap to get on the end of João Cancelo’s cross and lift the ball over goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Whatever Klopp told his Liverpool players at halftime worked. From the restart, Alexander-Arnold played in Mohamed Salah and the pass was slipped in for Mané to lift a shot over onrushing City goalkeeper Ederson for a goal on his 30th birthday.
Pep Guardiola slumped into his padded seat. When the City manager leapt out of that seat 20 minutes later, the joy proved premature as a VAR offside call denied Raheem Sterling a winner. Riyad Mahrez was onside when he broke free in stoppage time but could not find the target when he scooped the ball over the Liverpool goal.
So no celebrations for Guardiola, just an embrace with Klopp after the final whistle. And mutual admiration.
“Jürgen is the best,” Guardiola said. “We try to do this beautiful show.”
There’s not long to wait for the next instalment. An FA Cup final place will be on the line when they meet at Wembley on Saturday. The Premier League and Champions League remain the bigger targets.
“I had a feeling that we left them alive, but Liverpool is a joy to watch,” Guardiola said.
RELEGATION SCRAP
It’s tight at the bottom, and Norwich is keeping up the fight to avoid the drop after beating relegation-rival Burnley 2-0.
Goals from Pierre Lees-Melou and Teemu Pukki moved the last-place team within seven points of survival, but 17th-place Everton has a far superior goal difference. Burnley is four points behind Everton, while Watford is a further two adrift.
Brentford can be more certain of not being sucked into the relegation fight after beating West Ham 2-0. Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney set each other up for goals for the win that moved Brentford 12 points clear of the relegation zone with six games remaining.
FIRST GOAL
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, a 23-year-old Leicester academy graduate, scored his first Premier League goal after assisting Ademola Lookman’s opener to clinch a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. Leicester dislodged Palace from ninth place.
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TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mattamy Group Corporation ("Mattamy"), the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, today announced key operating results for the fourth quarter ended May 31, 2022 and posted full year financial results for the fourth quarter on Intralinks.
- Revenue increased 12.3% to $1.72B from $1.53B in the prior year quarter
- Homes closed increased 2.6% to 2,803 from 2,731 in the prior year quarter
- Net sales orders decreased 26.2% to 2,031 homes from 2,753 homes in the prior year quarter
- Sales order backlog increased 1.0% to 7,825 units from 7,750 units in the prior year quarter
- Revenue increased 3.6% to $4.61B from $4.45B in the prior year
- Homes closed decreased 6.1% to 7,723 from 8,221 in the prior year
- Net sales orders decreased 18.6% to 7,795 homes from 9,579 homes in the prior year
Mattamy will host its conference call, for qualified investors, to discuss its fourth-quarter financial results live on August 16, 2022, from 10:00 am EDT to 11:00 am EDT. Full financial results are available on Intralinks. An audio replay of the call will be available within 24 hours after the call on Intralinks.
Access to Mattamy's Intralinks site is accessible to beneficial owners of notes, prospective investors and others upon certification to establish its identity as such to the reasonable satisfaction of Mattamy. To obtain information on how to access the site, or if you experience any difficulty please contact bondholders@mattamycorp.com
Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with a 40-year history of operations across the United States and Canada. Every year, Mattamy helps 8,000 families realize their dream of home ownership. In the United States, the company is represented in 11 markets –Charlotte, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando (where its US head office is located), Tampa, Sarasota, Naples, Dallas and Southeast Florida – and in Canada, its communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com for more information.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Someone in Borger, a small town near Amarillo, is now $1 million richer.
According to the Texas Lottery, a Borger resident claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game $1,000,000 Crossword.
Officials say the ticket was purchased at Allsups located at 416 Wilson St. and the claimant wanted to remain anonymous.
“This was the last of four top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. $1,000,000 Crossword
offers more than $137.4 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one
in 3.42, including break-even prizes,” their website said. | https://cw33.com/news/local/tx-resident-claims-1-million-scratch-ticket-prize/ | 2022-06-20T18:38:59Z |
AMSTERDAM, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that provides mobile connectivity and services, will disclose key financial highlights for the first five months of 2022 ("5M22") at the annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") being held today.
VEON Group 5M22 consolidated revenue, is in positive territory, up by 1.3% in reported currency, and by 8.7% YoY in local currency terms, with six of the eight countries reporting double-digit local currency revenue growth for the period.
Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu commented: "Our digital operator strategy is delivering solid results, enabled by growing 4G penetration. VEON Group's topline growth was an encouraging 8.7% YoY in local currency terms, driven by solid performance in our operations, despite the particularly challenging circumstances. Building on an expanding portfolio of services and with a constant focus on customer experience, our operations are growing their subscriber base, improving their user engagement, reducing churn, increasing their ARPU levels and gaining market share. I am proud of the work done by our teams, and would like to thank our Board and shareholders for their support."
* EBITDA normalised in Ukraine and Kazakhstan is related to employee support and the extraordinary charitable donations in 1Q22. Kyrgyzstan relates to a reversal of a tax accrual in 2Q21.
The full AGM presentation is available on the VEON Group website at https://www.veon.com/investors/equity-investors/agm/.
Disclaimer
This press release contains "forward-looking statements", as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and include statements relating to, among other things, expectations regarding management plans and the ability to successfully execute operating model, governance and development plans. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which VEON cannot predict with accuracy and some of which VEON might not even anticipate. The forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as of the date of this release. VEON does not undertake to publicly update, except as required by U.S. federal securities laws, any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Furthermore, elements of this release contain or may contain, "inside information" as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
VEON's year-to-date results presented in this press release are, unless otherwise stated, based on IFRS, using internal management accounts, are the responsibility of management and are subject to financial closing procedures which have not yet been completed and have not been externally audited, reviewed or verified. Although we believe the information to be reasonable, actual results may vary from the information contained above and such variations could be material. As such, you should not place undue reliance on this information. This information may not be indicative of the actual results for the quarter or any future period.
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LYON, France, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/-- A new study has identified strains of gut microbiota that are associated with more severe strokes and worse post-stroke recovery, revealing that the gut microbiome could be an important factor in stroke risk and outcomes.
The study, presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC 2022) pinpointed specific groups of bacteria associated with poorer neurological recovery from ischaemic stroke both in the acute phase (24 hours) and after three months.
The research identified multiple types of bacteria were associated with ischemic stroke risk, including Fusobacterium and Lactobacillus. Negativibacillus and Lentisphaeria were associated with a more severe stroke in the acute phase (at 6 and 24 hours respectively) and Acidaminococcus related to poor functional outcomes at three months.
Dr Miquel Lledós, lead author from the Sant Pau Research Institute Stroke Pharmacogenomics and Genetics Laboratory, Barcelona, Spain, commented "The influence of the gut microbiome – the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the gut – is a modifiable risk factor associated with the risk of stroke and with post-stroke neurological outcomes. However, most research has previously been done in animal models."
"In this study we took faecal samples – the first samples taken after the event – from 89 humans who'd suffered an ischaemic stroke. Comparing with a control group, we were able to identify multiple groups of bacteria that were associated with a higher risk of ischaemic stroke."
An ischaemic stroke occurs when a clot or other blockage blocks the blood supply to the brain and is the most common type of stroke. In Europe, 1.3 million people suffer a stroke every year and it is the second most common single cause of death.
"The discovery opens the exciting prospect that, in the future, we may be able to prevent strokes or improve neurological recovery by examining the gut microbiota. In other pathologies, clinical trials are being carried out where researchers replace the intestinal flora through dietary changes or faecal transplantation from healthy individuals and this should be studied further in the stroke field."
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Dems allege cover-up on Secret Service texts, demand records
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional Democrats have requested sit-down interviews and internal documents from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general as part of a deepening investigation into the agency’s handling of now-deleted Secret Service text messages surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The leaders of the powerful House Oversight and Homeland Security committees wrote a letter to Inspector General Joseph Cuffari on Monday, detailing the urgent need for interviews with his staff regarding new evidence of alleged efforts to cover up the erasure of Secret Service communications.
“We are writing with grave new concerns over your lack of transparency and independence, which appear to be jeopardizing the integrity of a crucial investigation run by your office,” House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney and Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson wrote in the letter. They also renewed their calls for Cuffari to recuse himself from investigations of the erased texts.
The committees said it has obtained evidence that shows the inspector general’s office first learned of the missing Secret Service text messages, as part of its investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol, in May 2021. And that emails between top DHS IG officials show the agency decided to abandon efforts to recover those text messages in July 2021, nearly a year before they first informed Congress they were erased.
“These documents raise troubling new concerns that your office not only failed to notify Congress for more than a year that critical evidence in this investigation was missing, but your senior staff deliberately chose not to pursue that evidence and then appear to have taken steps to cover up these failures,” the letter continued.
Cuffari sent a letter to the two committees last month disclosing that Secret Service text messages sent and received around Jan. 6, 2021, were deleted despite requests from Congress and federal investigators that they be preserved.
The deletion of the messages has raised the prospect of lost evidence that could shed further light on then-President Donald Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after testimony about his confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol. Since that July 19 letter, a series of revelations about the Secret Service and DHS’s mishandling of those communications have come to light, prompting a congressional probe into the matter.
The letter Monday noted one email, dated July 27, 2021, where Thomas Kait, the deputy IG, wrote to Jim Crumpacker, a senior liaison official at DHS: “Jim, please use this email as a reference to our conversation where I said we no longer request phone records and text messages from the USSS (United States Secret Service) relating to the events on January 6th.”
Lawmakers said they want to know why the watchdog officials chose “not to pursue critical information from the Secret Service at this point in this investigation,” and only decided to renew their request to DHS for certain text messages more than four months later, in December 2021.
Lawmakers also revealed Monday that Ken Cuccinelli, who was DHS acting deputy secretary on Jan. 6, was using a personal phone at the time, but the inspector general did not report that fact to Congress. Cuccinelli’s texts, along with those of then-acting Secretary Chad Wolf, have also been reportedly erased.
The lawmakers demanded that the IG’s office turn over by Aug. 8 all documents and communications related to the decision not to collect or recover any text messages and related to the deletion, erasure, unavailability, or recovery of text messages from the Secret Service, Wolf, and Cuccinelli.
The committees also asked for the agency to make Kait and fellow deputy inspector general Kristen Fredricks available for transcribed interviews no later than Aug. 15.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are preparing a plan that would boost President Joe Biden’s requested $33 billion Ukraine aid package to nearly $40 billion, and a House vote is possible as soon as Tuesday, two people familiar with lawmakers’ thinking said.
In a retreat, Biden conceded that the package should not contain any of the additional billions he’s requested to combat COVID-19. Republicans, whose backing would be crucial to pushing legislation through the evenly divided Senate, have opposed adding that money to the Ukraine aid.
“We cannot afford delay in this vital war effort,” Biden said in a written statement. “Hence, I am prepared to accept that these two measures move separately, so that the Ukrainian aid bill can get to my desk right away.”
Biden said he has “nearly exhausted” his authority to continue shipping military aid to Ukraine, adding, “We are approximately ten days from hitting this critical deadline.”
Democrats have already offered their latest proposal to the GOP.
“I’m focused on getting it done without extraneous matters on it, and getting it done quickly,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said of the latest proposal, which Democrats have offered to the GOP. He said the measure “may adjust some in the process.”
Details of the measure were described Monday by people who could speak only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. Biden’s statement provided no details, saying, “Congress is likely to pass it in substantially the form I proposed.”
Democrats’ movement on the proposal comes with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in its 11th week and showing signs of becoming a grinding, long-term war. Heavy fighting in Ukraine’s eastern and southern areas is causing widespread damage and significant losses on both sides, but the Russian offensive is showing few signs of progress.
Still, U.S. officials in and out of Congress have stressed that it will be critical to continue speeding assistance to Ukraine, whose forces are outnumbered.
Emphasizing the urgency facing U.S. officials, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the Pentagon’s ability to send weapons systems and other equipment from Defense Department stockpiles to Ukraine will run out in about three weeks. The Pentagon currently has about $100 million in drawdown authority left from a $13.6 billion Ukraine aid measure enacted in March.
“Which is why we encourage Congress to act quickly,” Kirby told reporters at the Pentagon. He said the Pentagon would like “no interruption” in its ability to send Ukraine weapons and other equipment.
While Democrats say more spending to combat COVID-19 is also crucial, their plan to seek votes on a package omitting those funds underscores their thinking that rushing assistance to Ukraine is their top priority. A push for a separate pandemic measure would come later, Democrats say.
The officials said Democrats’ Ukraine measure would include $3.4 billion more than Biden had requested for defense spending and another $3.4 billion over what the president sought for humanitarian aid.
Biden’s request, which he sent Congress on April 28, asked for $20 billion for defense spending for Ukraine, the U.S. and their allies. It also requested $3 billion for humanitarian assistance, including to help feed people around the world who rely on grains and other food from war-racked Ukraine.
Backed by Democrats, Biden has asked Congress for another $22.5 billion to buy vaccines, treatments and tests so the country could be better prepared for future COVID-19 variants, and to help staunch the virus’ spread in poor countries abroad. In a deal with Republicans, Democrats agreed last month to slice that request to $10 billion, but the compromise was derailed over other disagreements.
With elections approaching and the public tiring of dealing with the pandemic, Republican support for added COVID-19 spending has flagged. Democrats hoped wrapping the pandemic money into the widely popular Ukraine measure would ease approval of the COVID-19 funds.
In his statement, Biden said Congress should send him the Ukraine funds “in the next few days. And then, I urge Congress to move promptly on the COVID funding bill.”
Unwilling to slow the Ukraine package, Republicans also want to keep the pandemic spending separate so they can use that measure for a fight over immigration that could damage Democrats.
The GOP wants to force a vote on a proposal to continue curbs on admitting migrants crossing the Mexican border for fear of spreading the pandemic, restrictions imposed by then-President Donald Trump.
With increases in border crossings expected soon, that proposal divides Democrats, with many reluctant to back Biden in ending those restrictions later this month.
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Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming Will Bolster the Largest Regional Council in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters from Border to Border
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters (SWRCC) has added Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming to the Council. This brings the SWRCC to ten states total and will grow the SWRCC from the Canadian to the Mexican border. The Council's membership is now at more than 63,000.
Due to the expansion, four new Locals have been added to Southwest Carpenters' brotherhood: Local 59 in Spokane, WA, Local 635 in Meridian, ID, Local 808 in Idaho Falls, ID, and Local 82 in Great Falls, MT. Five new Training Centers have also been added to the SWRCC: Spokane and Kennewick, WA, Meridian and Idaho Falls, MT and Helena, MT.
"We look forward to welcoming the brother and sisters of Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming to the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters", says Pete Rodriguez, Executive Secretary-Treasurer/CEO of the SWRCC. "We've had a lot of success with securing solid Union jobs, wages, and benefits in the southwest. We will be bringing that same success to the Mountain States. There is a lot of work coming to the region because of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will put a lot of Union Carpenters to work."
The Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters works with contractors, developers, and elected leaders to raise the standard of building and living for all workers. As an affiliate of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, SWRCC is the largest council in the Brotherhood.
The SWRCC represents more than 63,000 Union Carpenters in ten states. The Union is dedicated to raising the safety and standards for all skilled carpenters and advocating for the rights of workers, their families, and their communities. The SWRCC is proud to be affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
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SEATTLE , July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss 2022 second quarter financial results at 11:30 a.m. EDT/ 8:30 a.m. PDT, Thursday, July 21, 2022. A webcast of the call will be available to the public at www.alaskaair.com/investors. An archive of the call will be posted on the website later that morning.
About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and our regional partners serve more than 120 destinations across the United States, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. We emphasize Next-Level Care for our guests, along with providing low fares, award-winning customer service and sustainability efforts. Alaska is a member of the oneworld global alliance. With the alliance and our additional airline partners, guests can travel to more than 1,000 destinations on more than 20 airlines while earning and redeeming miles on flights to locations around the world. Learn more about Alaska at news.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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HOUSTON, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: SCM) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.0933 and an additional dividend of $0.02 per share for each of April, May and June, totaling $0.34 per share in the aggregate for the second quarter of 2022. The regular dividend of $0.28 per share in the aggregate will be paid in addition to an additional dividend of $0.06 per share for an aggregate total of $0.34 per share to shareholders of record in April, May, and June 2022.
Summary of Second Quarter 2022 Regular Monthly Dividends
Summary of Second Quarter 2022 Additional Monthly Dividends
About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified investment management company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)) through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, and corresponding equity investments. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management. To learn more about Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, visit www.stelluscapital.com under the "Public Investors" link.
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- Sustainability Report shares TVA's integrated approach to sustainability, driving toward a clean energy economy
- TVA programs promote energy equity, renewable energy, and innovation
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest public power provider, released its Fiscal Year 2021 Sustainability Report on Wednesday, sharing the agency's comprehensive efforts to be a national leader in environmental, social and governance initiatives as it creates a more sustainable future across seven states.
"Sustainability is deeply rooted in TVA's culture, and it's our cornerstone as we deliver innovative solutions that are transforming our seven-state region and beyond," said Jeff Lyash, TVA President & CEO. "With a track record of sustainability leadership, we are looking ahead – building a future that leaves no one behind in the new clean energy economy."
Building Sustainable Communities
Through solar energy, transportation electrification, advanced nuclear technology and energy justice efforts, TVA uses sustainability as a competitive advantage to attract jobs and investment. The agency's mission is to position itself and the communities it serves as sustainability leaders as the nation drives toward net-zero emissions.
Today, many companies select the Tennessee Valley to do business because of TVA's low-cost, reliable and clean energy. For example, in April, Envision AESC, a world-leading electric vehicle battery technology company, announced a 2,000 job, $2 billion investment to build a new battery factory in Bowling Green, KY, because of TVA's renewable energy programs.
"Our region is the nation's premier destination for business, and a big reason for that is because of TVA's sustainability efforts," said Lyash. "Soon 2,000 families will have good jobs and the Envision's facility will be powered by 100% renewable energy."
Sustainability at TVA
This year's sustainability report highlights actions TVA has made – and will continue to make – to assist communities through the clean energy transition.
Clean Energy Economy
- Partnered to bring 80,900 jobs and $8.8 billion in capital investments to the Valley.
- Purchased $1.2 billion from small and diverse businesses.
- Averted $170 million in flood damage in the Tennessee Valley.
- Helped 34 small businesses make free energy upgrades to lower their energy bills through the Community-Centered Growth program.
- Launched the Green Connect program to create a qualified solar contractor network for residential customers who want to install solar.
Equitable Energy Transition
- Focused on equity, launching an internal environmental justice core team.
- Helped more than 750 families with high energy burden make free energy upgrades improving their physical and mental health while saving them an average of 25% on their power bills.
- Provided $8 million in education grants K-12 public schools to make classrooms more efficient and safer and prepare over 106,000 students for STEM careers.
- Invested $3.3 million to ensure equitable access to services, economic empowerment, and energy and environmental justice.
Energy Innovation
- Reduced carbon emission by 57% in FY21 from 2005 levels.
- Announced the first green bond offering, locking in $2 billion in sustainable financing options to fund energy innovations.
- Invested over $2 billion in transmission system improvements, through 2025.
- Launched the Fast Charge Network program to expand charging infrastructure and increase electric vehicle adoption.
- Partnered with Kairos Power to deploy a low-power demonstration advanced nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge, TN.
"There is no single answer to achieving our nation's sustainability targets," said Lyash. "What is important is that we take all the actions necessary to deploy the world's most advanced clean energy programs and technologies, as well as invest in our communities, to help the people of the Tennessee Valley and support our nation's climate and energy security goals."
TVA places a high priority on transparency. TVA's 2021 Sustainability Report was developed with the input from customers, communities, local power companies and environmental advocacy organizations to simply tell the region's decarbonization journey.
Additional reports on TVA's diversity and inclusion efforts, strategic planning, financial health, new nuclear program and more can be reviewed at tva.com/about-tva/reports.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency of the United States that provides electricity for business customers and local power distributors serving nearly 10 million people in parts of seven southeastern states. TVA receives no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues from sales of electricity. In addition to operating and investing its revenues in its electric system, TVA provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists local power companies and state and local governments with economic development and job creation.
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Media Contact: Scott Fiedler, Chattanooga, 901-414-6964
TVA Public Relations, Knoxville, 865-632-6000
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RWD and machine learning methods employed to generate an Estimated EDSS (eEDSS) from OM1's PremiOM™ Multiple Sclerosis Dataset
BOSTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OM1, a leading real-world data, outcomes and technology company with a focus on chronic diseases, today announced the publication of their validation of a machine learning approach to estimate expanded disability status scale scores for multiple sclerosis in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal by Sage Publications.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an auto-immune, inflammatory disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS) and causes a variety of neurological symptoms including muscle weakness, spasticity, fatigue, numbness, vision problems, dizziness, bowel and bladder dysfunction, depression and more. Nearly 1 million Americans suffer from MS. With no cure, delay in diagnosis and treatment can result in permanent disability. Existing medications aim to modify the disease course, treat relapses, and manage symptoms.
Once diagnosed, clinicians use the Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS) to evaluate and measure disability levels in MS patients. Scores can help determine the course of illness, need for different levels of care, and help guide treatment decisions. The EDSS considers functional impairment in seven functional systems including pyramidal, cerebellar, brainstem, sensory, bladder and bowel, visual and cognitive. Although widely used in clinical trials, its use in routine clinical practice is limited due to the time required for clinicians to complete the scale and the complexity of scoring.
To address missing functional disability assessments, RWD and machine learning methods were used to generate estimated EDSS (eEDSS) scores. For this study, OM1 extrapolated data from the OM1 PremiOM MS Dataset to amplify and expand existing clinician rated EDSS scores. Nearly 14,000 MS patients with clinical notes were screened for a clinician EDSS score that was extracted from the notes using medical language processing (MLP) methods and a test set of 684 patients with 3,489 scores was further divided into a model training cohort (75%) and a model validation cohort (25%). The results showed an area under the curve of 0.91 with positive and negative predictive values of +/-0.85 (see the full study here).
"It is exciting to see a machine learning model that performs at this level based on real-world data," said Dr. Carl Marci, Chief Psychiatrist and Managing Director of Mental Health & Neuroscience at OM1 and one of the authors on the paper. "Importantly, it can be easily applied to a neurologist's clinical note - saving time for clinicians and adding valuable tracking information for patients."
The PremiOM MS Dataset is a continually updating database of more than 19,400 MS patients prospectively followed with deep clinical, laboratory and other data, such as longitudinal outcomes, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores, relapses, subtypes, and treatment response. Additionally, researchers can tap into data from another 485,000 MS patients in the OM1 Real-World Data Cloud™, which can be used for modeling, analytics, and other research purposes.
To learn more about the OM1 eEDSS model or the PremiOM MS Dataset, please email info@om1.com.
This article, "Validation of a machine learning approach to estimate expanded disability status scale scores for multiple sclerosis," by Pedro Alves, Eric Green, Michelle Leavy, Haley Friedler, Gary Curhan, Carl Marci, and Costas Boussios, and published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal by Sage Publications will be free to access for a limited time and can be read here.
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VP, Marketing, OM1
617-620-9571
rhurley@om1.com
With specialization in chronic conditions, OM1 is re-imagining real-world data and evidence by developing large electronically connected networks of clinicians and health data in rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology, cardiometabolic, respiratory, mental health, central nervous system, and other specialty areas. Leveraging its extensive clinical networks and artificial intelligence (AI) platform, OM1 offers industry leading enriched healthcare datasets, research analytics, data modeling, decision support, and retrospective and prospective clinical studies. With a focus on high-quality data and clinical outcomes, the offerings are used for accelerating research, demonstrating treatment effectiveness, supporting regulatory submissions, monitoring safety, and informing commercialization.
Learn more at www.om1.com.
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Updates announced as firm continues to broaden reach and accelerate growth trajectory
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting services to public sector and commercial clients, announced today the consolidation of the firm's National Security and Defense segments, along with several key leadership updates:
Ed Meehan, partner and leader of the firm's Defense segment, will transition to the role of Chief Growth Officer (CGO) of Guidehouse. Meehan, a seasoned executive spanning both public sector and commercial initiatives, has a long track record in selling and delivering digital transformation programs across a diverse set of clients and industries. Meehan brings extensive experience in sales leadership roles spanning large programs that integrate consulting, digital, and managed services elements to maximize client outcomes and drive growth. He is recognized for defining innovative solutions that accelerate customer objectives in a rapidly changing technology and business environment.
John Saad, partner and leader of the firm's National Security Segment (NSS), will transition to lead the newly formed Defense and National Security Segment. With over 25 years of consulting experience focused on organizational transformation, Saad is a recognized leader in the national security and intelligence community arena having supported a range of law enforcement and national security missions since 9/11. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of directors for the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council and is a board member for the American Red Cross NCR. Additionally, he is a Senior Fellow at the Virginia Tech Hume Center for National Security and Technology and a member of Business Executives for National Security (BENS). Saad's strategic leadership and application of cybersecurity solutions to support our nation's security readiness has helped drive Guidehouse's growth and bolster the firm's capabilities by building more channels across the organization to deliver innovative solutions.
David Zito, Chief Growth Officer (CGO), will now lead Guidehouse's global Managed Services horizontal, uniting the firm's Financial Services (FS), Healthcare, and Energy Managed Services offerings under a consolidated leadership structure. With more than 35 years of management consulting experience, Zito is a strategic leader focused on accelerating enterprise-wide growth. He joined Guidehouse via the Navigant acquisition in 2019 where he led their Commercial Healthcare segment. In this new role, he will drive this critical strategic growth initiative around Managed Services serving the FS, Healthcare, Energy, and SLG markets. Bill Jones, Managed Services leader, will be transitioning to a part-time role supporting Zito in this transition.
With these leadership updates, Guidehouse is strategically poised to accelerate the company's growth trajectory while continuing to deliver and expand its world class next-generation consulting offerings.
"These key updates and leadership transitions come at a pivotal point of need in the markets we serve," said Scott McIntyre, Chief Executive Officer at Guidehouse. "We are excited for these dynamic leaders to take on the challenges of their new roles. As we continue to see a huge demand for the multi-disciplinary services Guidehouse offers, the combined management and technology capabilities, and continued growth in managed services offerings, these transitions will enable us to be responsive to client needs and further grow our business."
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is a leading global provider of consulting services to the public sector and commercial markets, with broad capabilities in management, technology, and risk consulting. By combining our public and private sector expertise, we help clients address their most complex challenges and navigate significant regulatory pressures focusing on transformational change, business resiliency, and technology-driven innovation. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and digital services, we create scalable, innovative solutions that help our clients outwit complexity and position them for future growth and success. The company has more than 13,000 professionals in over 50 locations globally. Guidehouse is a Veritas Capital portfolio company, led by seasoned professionals with proven and diverse expertise in traditional and emerging technologies, markets, and agenda-setting issues driving national and global economies. For more information, please visit www.guidehouse.com.
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EZHOU, China, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huahu Airport in central Chinese province Hubei's Ezhou City, the first professional freight hub airport in Asia and the fourth in the world, is scheduled to be put into operation on July 17. By then, departing from Ezhou, passengers and goods can reach the whole country overnight and reach overseas destinations in two days.
Ezhou Huahu Airport is positioned as a freight hub, passenger transport branch line, public platform and cargo navigation base. It took eight years for the airport to develop from preliminary planning in 2014 to completion and operation in 2022. The investment of the airport project totaled 30.842 billion yuan, and the project package consists of three parts: the airport project, the transshipment center and the SF airlines base project, and the oil supply project, according to Ezhou Converged Media Center.
In August 2015, Hubei international logistics central hub project was listed as the top project in the province. On September 17, 2020, Hubei and the Civil Aviation Administration of China held a working meeting in Wuhan. The two sides decided to jointly promote Wuhan Tianhe Airport to become an international gateway hub in the central region and Ezhou Huahu Airport to become a first-class aviation freight transport hub, forming a dual-hub for passenger and cargo aviation with the two airports in a bid to create "a going-out channel in the sky" in Hubei.
Ezhou Huahu Airport is designed to serve a passenger throughput of 1 million visits and a cargo and mail throughput of 2.45 million tons in 2025. The airport operation support level is 4E. In this phase, two long-distance parallel runways and taxiway systems will be built in the east and west. The runways are 3,600 meters long and 45 meters wide, with a runway spacing of 1,900 meters.
A freight transport transit center with an area of nearly 700,000 square meters, a terminal building with an area of 15,000 square meters and 124 stations will also be built, which can match the Memphis International Airport in the United States.
The test flight was carried out at the end of March, the airport was put into operation in the middle of July, and the cargo function will be fully opened at the end of November.
According to the Hubei International Logistics Airport Co., Ltd., after the airport was put into operation, the 1.5-hour flight circle can cover 90 percent of China's economic aggregate and 80 percent of the population. Huahu Airport will open 7 routes and 9 destinations from Ezhou to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Kunming in the initial stage of passenger transport.
For cargo transport, the airport will open domestic services first and then international services. Two routes from Ezhou to Shenzhen and Shanghai will be opened in the first phase. After the international cargo transport function is fully in operation, international cargo routes to destinations such as Osaka and Frankfurt will be opened. The airport will gradually grow into a world-class aviation freight transport hub, and strive to build a new logistics highland in China and even the Asia-Pacific region.
As a major national productivity project, Huahu Airport shoulders the responsibility of participating in the global aviation logistics competition on behalf of China, and is the most important project of Hubei Province, according to a senior official in Ezhou. After being put into operation, the airport will surely become the key support for Hubei to build a pioneering area for building a new development pattern in China.
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Man saves woman who stopped breathing on flight despite missing item in medical kit
CARY, N.C. (WRAL) – A North Carolina man is being called a hero after jumping into action to save a woman’s life during a flight.
As a professional extreme athlete, Seth Coley travels all over the country.
Last month, he was flying from Arizona to Las Vegas when a young woman had stopped breathing.
“They yell, ‘Is there any medical personnel on board?’” Coley said.
Coley is trained as a wilderness first responder.
“I was shocked that I was the only one that really knew what to do,” he said.
When someone brought him the plane’s medical kit, he said a key item he needed was missing.
“I need an NPA or OPA. Both of those systems are basically a straw for your nose or your mouth and it basically forces an airway open,” Coley said.
Coley was still able to get the woman breathing again by manipulating her neck and airway but when he called and emailed Frontier Airlines to discuss his concerns, he got an automated response.
So he posted about it on social media to get their attention.
“I want to make sure people feel safe flying with certain airlines,” Coley said. “I think that’s really irresponsible.”
Frontier Airlines would not address the specific situation, but sent a statement which says: “It is a regulatory requirement to have specific emergency and first aid equipment on an aircraft and the required equipment is the same for all airlines. If any equipment is missing, a flight cannot be dispatched absent an FAA approved exemption.”
The Federal Aviation Administration said airlines risk receiving a fine for not following the rules.
Coley said Frontier has all of his contact information and he hopes they will reach out to him about his concerns.
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The top executive at Bed Bath & Beyond’s CEO was ousted Wednesday as the home goods retailer continues to struggle to figure out what people want to buy.
Board member Sue Gove will take over as interim CEO, the company said Wednesday, replacing Mark Tritton. Bed Bath & Beyond hired Tritton in late 2019. He’d previously been the chief merchandising officer at Target where the more than 30 new brands he introduced were key in that company’s revitalization.
Tritton’s exit followed the release of the company’s first quarter financial report Wednesday showing that sales plunged 25%.
Activist investor Ryan Cohen, the billionaire founder of the pet retailer Chewy, revealed a huge stake in Bed, Bath & Beyond this year and has pressured the company to improve sales. As part of a pact with Cohen, the company added three new directors in March and began exploring the sale of its Buybuy Baby chain.
Gove said in a prepared statement that the retailer “must deliver improved results,” and that she would address numerous issues the company must contend with.
“Top-tier execution, careful management of costs, greater supply chain reliability, prudent capital spending, a stronger balance sheet, and robust digital capabilities will all be important to our success,” she said.
Gove has been on the company board since May 2019. She has more than 30 years of experience in the retail industry and was CEO of Golfsmith International, as well as the chief operating officer at the jewelry chain Zales.
In March 2021, Tritton announced that Bed Bath & Beyond was going to launch a slew of new store brands to try to attract younger customers. The chain had recognized that its stores were cluttered and that it had lost customers to Target, Walmart and Macy’s.
“We were over-assorted. It was a bit of a jumble,” Tritton told The Associated Press at the time.
Bed Bath & Beyond also announced Wednesday that it’s hired retail advisory firm Berkeley Research Group to help with cash, inventory and balance sheet optimization. In addition, the Union, New Jersey-based chain hired search firm Russell Reynolds to assist in finding a permanent CEO.
Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. slid more than 20% in early trading.
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AP Retail Writer Anne D’Innocenzio in New York contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/bed-bath-beyond-ceo-tritton-out-gove-named-interim-ceo/ | 2022-06-29T17:35:54Z |
Kaiser Permanente finds the Pfizer COVID-19 third dose vaccine protection against hospitalization from omicron wanes after 3 months
PASADENA, Calif., April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A study released April 22 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine shows that a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine provides strong protection, roughly 80% to 90%, in the first few months against hospital admissions and emergency department visits caused by the delta and omicron variants. However, against omicron, this protection wanes over time — even after a third dose.
"Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 booster doses significantly improve protection against omicron, although that protection seems to wane after 3 months against emergency room visits, and even for hospitalization," said the study's lead author, Sara Y. Tartof, PhD, an epidemiologist with the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research & Evaluation and a faculty member of the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, both in Pasadena. "Trends in waning against delta-related outcomes were generally similar to omicron, but with higher effectiveness at each time point than those seen for omicron."
For this study, the researchers analyzed 11,123 hospital admissions and emergency department visits that did not result in hospital admission for acute respiratory infection. The study focused on Kaiser Permanente patient records in Southern California from December 1, 2021, through February 6, 2022, when both the delta and omicron variants were circulating.
- After 2 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against omicron was 41% against hospital admission and 31% against emergency department visits at 9 months.
- After 3 doses, effectiveness against omicron-related hospitalization was 85% at less than 3 months but fell to 55% at 3 months or longer.
- Against emergency department visits that did not result in hospitalization, vaccine effectiveness of 3 doses against omicron was 77% at less than 3 months but fell to 53% at 3 months or longer.
"Although the Pfizer COVID-19 protection levels against omicron after 3 doses are substantially higher than those seen after 2 doses, they are less than those observed for delta or other COVID-19 strains," Tartof said. "Additional doses of current, adapted, or novel COVID-19 vaccines may be needed to maintain high levels of protection against subsequent waves of COVID-19 caused by omicron or future variants with similar potential to escape protection."
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.5 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations clinical research, health education, and the support of community health.
For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Schainbaum, Elizabeth.A.Schainbaum@kp.org, 510-406-1828
Terry Kanakri, Terry.Kanakri@kp.org, 626-405-2652
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US consumer confidence slips in May amid stubborn inflation
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence edged lower for the second consecutive month as Americans’ view of their present and future prospects dimmed in the midst of persistent inflation.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 106.4 in May — still a strong reading — from 108.6 in April,
The business research group’s present situation index, which measures consumers’ assessment of current business and labor conditions, also fell in May to 149.6 from 152.9 in April.
The expectations index, based on consumers’ six-month outlook for income, business and labor market conditions, also declined in May, to 77.5 from 79 in April. It was above 80 in February and remains a weak spot in the survey.
President Joe Biden will meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday as soaring inflation continues to carve up Americans’ earnings.
The meeting Tuesday will be the first since Biden renominated Powell to lead the central bank and weeks after the Senate confirmed a second term. The White House said the pair would discuss the state of the U.S. and global economy and especially four-decade high inflation, described as Biden’s “top economic priority.”
The Federal Reserve raised its main borrowing rate by a half point in early May, the main mechanism for combatting inflation. Multiple rate hikes, with the possibility of more half-point increases, are expected this year.
Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with rising costs for just about everything negating Americans’ pay raises.
The Labor Department reported earlier in May that consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from a year ago. That was below the 8.5% year-over-year surge in March, which was the highest since 1981. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.3% from March to April, the smallest rise in eight months.
U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that indicates high inflation will remain a burden for consumers and businesses in the months ahead.
Consumers were again slightly less optimistic about the labor market, even as U.S. employers have added at least 400,000 jobs for 12 straight months, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.6%. That’s the lowest rate since the pandemic erupted two years ago and just above the half-century low of 3.5% that was reached two years ago.
Purchasing intentions for big-ticket items -- cars, homes and major appliances -- all cooled slightly, the Conference Board said. Rising costs remain the top concern for consumers, as their inflation expectations were mostly unchanged from April’s elevated levels.
“Looking ahead, expect surging prices and additional interest rate hikes to pose continued downside risks to consumer spending this year,” said Lynn Franco, the Conference Board’s senior director of economic indicators.
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- UNIPLAT Becomes One of EUTECH's Only Six SDG Alliance Strategic Partners -
YOKOHAMA, Japan, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UNIPLAT, the world's first (*) online platform for researchers and entrepreneurs showcasing their research projects focused on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), officially announced a strategic partnership on July 7 with European Technology Chamber (EUTECH), a registered NGO that is bridging technologies, people, economics, societies, countries, and politics to bring prosperity to humanity. (*) Based on Google search results.
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Both organizations share the same mission of working towards realizing the SDGs. Hence, the partnership and cooperation are focused on but not limited to programs, projects, academic exchanges, and events by the SDG Alliance.
The SDG Alliance is one of EUTECH's Alliances that enable European and international companies to become more competitive by empowering them with access to finance and resources that will allow them to achieve their growth objectives. By becoming one of the only six SDG Alliance strategic partners, UNIPLAT will receive exclusive access to the events, activities, and media publicity held by the SDG Alliance, creating more exposure and opening more opportunities for all UNIPLAT members.
"It is a great pleasure to witness the strategic partnership forged between UNIPLAT and EU Tech Chamber SDG Alliance. As we have always believed, collaboration is the key to addressing pressing challenges and unlocking new opportunities. I strongly believe that with our joint efforts, we can facilitate significant progress in the realization of the UN's SDGs. Looking forward to our journey together," said Florian von Tucher, the chairman of EUTECH.
"It is a great honor for UNIPLAT to become a strategic partner of EUTECH, the EU's leading research and technology platform co-funded by the EU. For UNIPLAT members worldwide, EUTECH is the cornerstone of building a strong business network in Europe. Furthermore, we hope that UNIPLAT will be used as a venue for presentations on the global expansion of a lot of companies and institutions supported by EUTECH. We are very confident that this internationally impactful and extremely significant partnership will strongly support the resolution of the SDGs advocated by the United Nations," said Takahisa Karita, the co-founder, CFO, and COO of Unify Platform AG, the management company of UNIPLAT.
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UNIPLAT is the world's first (*) online platform specialized for researchers and entrepreneurs from all over the world to share their ideas and research projects and gain support from individuals or institutions. Developed and managed by Unify Platform AG ( https://unify21.com/ ) which is based in Switzerland, UNIPLAT's mission is to accelerate the success of the SDGs. (*) Based on Google search results.
UNIPLAT front page: https://www.uniplat.social/
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EUTECH was founded as an NGO and non-profit organization to serve as a bridge between technologies, people, economics, societies, countries, and politics. EUTECH strongly believes that the challenges of the times can only be mastered with the help of technology. Global collaboration is the only instrument that can help solve international problems at all levels: economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian. The respect for human rights and the fundamental freedom of people without differentiation based on race, gender, or religion should be cultivated and strengthened. EUTECH official website: https://www.eutech.org/
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Barreling forward without much apparent thought to its own longevity, "Barry" returns without missing a beat, fearlessly racing through story with a mix of darkly comic violence and drop-dead-funny visual gags. Delving deeper into Hollywood's quirks and its title character's double life, the crackling third season continues to operate like a high-wire act without a net.
Star/co-creator Bill Hader (who directed the first two episodes, with the next two by co-creator Alec Berg) has given himself the role of a lifetime as the hit man who discovers an unexpected passion for acting; alas, he keeps getting dragged back to his past, in part because he's good at it.
After a shocking end to season two almost three years ago, Barry finds himself suspected of murder (correctly) by his former acting coach, Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler, again sensational), creating a serious dilemma for the title character given his soft spot for the guy.
Barry's girlfriend Sally (Sarah Goldberg), meanwhile, is enjoying unexpected success, having created and starring in her own TV show, though the gig brings with it considerable pressure and major hassles, from network interference to a co-star concerned about Sally and Barry's relationship.
Finally, there's Barry's other world, the one occupied by colorful personalities like his former handler Fuches (Stephen Root), as amoral a biped as ever walked, and Chechen mobster Noho Hank (Anthony Carrigan), who is carrying on a secret relationship that seriously complicates his life.
Both Hader and Winkler have earned well-deserved Emmys for the show, but the cast is first-rate from top to bottom. Indeed, Hank might be the most amusing, "Fargo"-esque denizen of the "Barry" universe, cheerfully saying things like "Guess who got interrogated by police today!" with childlike enthusiasm.
Reminiscent of "Breaking Bad," the "Barry" writing team excels at seemingly pushing the characters into impossible situations and then cleverly concocting last-minute escapes, while probing whether redemption is feasible for someone with Barry's murderous resume.
While the show's satirizing of Hollywood hardly tills new ground, combining that with Barry's day (or sometimes night) job creates a spin around those eccentricities that somehow freshens up the network doublespeak and "Love your work" glad handing.
Although the nagging question of how long "Barry" can keep finding plausible ways to extend the story remains a legitimate concern, so far, when it comes to shifting Barry's attention to new targets, so far, the producers haven't missed yet.
Speaking of balancing acts, "Barry" returns with a dark, strange companion in the form comedy "The Baby," a British limited series that takes parenthood into the realm of horror.
Natasha (Michelle De Swarte) is a single woman whose life is upended when a baby literally falls into her arms, bringing with it a whole lot of bad luck and misfortune.
Who does it belong to? Is there something mystical or malevolent about it? And can Natasha rid herself of the little thing before it (somehow) kills her?
Those questions are intriguing, not that the eight-episode limited series (a co-production of HBO and Sky in the U.K.), six episodes in, appears to be in a great hurry to answer them.
Instead, "The Baby" toddles along, adding a perverse spin to the notion that a kid can ruin someone's life. If that doesn't sound particularly appetizing to parents periodically convinced their infants are out to get them, in this case, the devil seems to be in the details.
Season 3 of "Barry" and "The Baby" premiere at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET on April 24 on HBO, which, like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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ATLANTA, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today named Dr. Mark S. Berry, currently vice president of Southern Company Services Research & Development (R&D) and vice president of Environmental & Natural Resources for Georgia Power, senior vice president of Southern Company Services R&D.
Dr. Berry will focus on leading the activities of Southern Company's industry-leading R&D organization and guide the company's strategic advancement of technologies that provide clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy for customers in a net-zero future. For more than five decades, Southern Company's research and development organization has been leading industry innovation and leveraging research grants to deliver value to customers. This includes developing low- and no-carbon technologies, including advanced nuclear and the hydrogen economy; advancing energy storage, renewable, distributed generation and transportation solutions; modernizing the grid; and promoting negative-emission and sustainability innovations.
"Southern Company's research and development works within the evolving energy landscape discovering innovative energy solutions and creating value for customers," said Chris Cummiskey, executive vice president and Chief Commercial and Customer Solutions Officer for Southern Company. "Mark's leadership of this organization is facilitating the transition of the Southern Company system's operations to a net zero future and developing the reliable, effective, efficient and resilient decarbonized energy system of the future."
Over his career Dr. Berry has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility, including director of Southern Company Research & Technology Management; director in the generation sector at the Electric Power Research Institute, where he managed research and development efforts in renewables, water management, carbon capture and storage, and advanced fossil generation; and director of energy and environment at Southern Research. Prior to joining Southern Company, Dr. Berry attained the commissioned rank of lieutenant commander in the United States Navy.
He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Alabama A&M University and a bachelor's and master's degree in mechanical engineering and Ph.D. in interdisciplinary engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also earned a master's degree in public and private management from Birmingham Southern College and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Alabama.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy company serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices below the national average. For more than a century, we have been building the future of energy and developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, advanced carbon capture technologies, natural gas, renewables, energy efficiency and storage technology. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation and a low-carbon future, Southern Company and its subsidiaries develop the customized energy solutions our customers and communities require to drive growth and prosperity. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and govern our business to the benefit of our world. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have been recognized nationally. Southern Company was named the No. 2 Best Large Employer in America in Forbes magazine's 2022 rankings. Additional accolades have been received from the U.S. Department of Defense, G.I. Jobs magazine, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies" list, and the Women's Choice Award, to name a few. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Unilever PLC ("Unilever" or the "Company") (NYSE: UL). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Unilever and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
Unilever is a British multinational consumer goods company which sells more than 400 products in over 190 countries, including Ben & Jerry's ice cream, which they acquired in 2000. In an attempt to preserve Ben & Jerry's longstanding "Social Mission," Unilever's acquisition of Ben & Jerry's included allowing for an independent board of directors, which was given primary responsibility for preserving and enhancing the objectives of the company's Social Mission (the "B&J Board").
More than 20 years after the acquisition, Ben & Jerry's remains a wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever with an independent board addressing the company's Social Mission. Since the acquisition, the B&J Board continued its Social Mission by engaging in promotions and advocacy across a host of issues concerning the environment, voter turnout, fair trade, and genetically modified organisms. Today, the B&J Board, chaired by Anuradha Mittal ("Mittal"), consists primarily of social activists who joined long after Unilever's acquisition.
The B&J Board passed a resolution in July 2020 to end sales of Ben & Jerry's products in areas that the B&J Board considers to be Palestinian territories illegally occupied by Israel. According to Mittal, Ben & Jerry's CEO Matthew McCarthy ("McCarthy") chose not to "operationalize" the resolution immediately, thus temporarily thwarting the B&J Board's decision. During the morning of July 19, 2021, Unilever and its hand-picked CEO McCarthy "operationalized" the B&J Board's resolution to boycott Israel. Ben & Jerry's announced on its website and through its Twitter account that, upon the expiration of the current licensing agreement by which its products had been distributed in Israel for decades, Ben & Jerry's would end sales of its ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory", but Ben & Jerry's would purportedly continue to sell its products in Israel.
The decision by the B&J Board appeared to arise out of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions ("BDS") movement. The BDS movement is a pro-Palestinian movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel. The BDS movement's objective is to coerce Israel into making concessions to the Palestinians by using boycotts and the like to exert economic and political pressure. Additionally, and of particular significance here, 35 U.S. states have adopted laws, executive orders, or resolutions aimed at discouraging boycotts, divestment, and sanctions of Israel ("Anti-BDS Legislation").
During the morning of July 22, 2021, CNBC reported that the states of Texas and Florida were examining Ben & Jerry's actions in connection with the states' Anti-BDS Legislation. In addition to condemnation of Ben & Jerry's boycott by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, CNBC reported that Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar, who controls billions of dollars in assets for Texas' public pension funds, had already told his office to take action. Similarly, the state of Florida's CFO Jimmy Patronis ("Patronis"), who controls Florida's public pension funds, told CNBC that his office was already discussing the issue. In a letter reportedly sent to Ben & Jerry's CEO, Patronis wrote: "It is my belief that Ben & Jerry's brazen refusal to do business in Israel will result in your placement on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List." The letter also stated that Florida would then "be prohibited from investing in Ben & Jerry's or its parent company, Unilever." Being added to the list also meant that Unilever would not be able to enter or renew contracts with the state or any municipality in Florida.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Ink Staffing Ranks No. 51 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 Annual List
Ranks No. 1 in Indianapolis in Human Resources, No. 2 Nationally
With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 6,796 Percent, Ink Staffing Receives Ranking No. 51 Among America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. revealed that Ink Staffing is No. 51 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"Through perseverance and dedication, our team has worked tirelessly to distinguish ourselves within the staffing industry. We are honored for this recognition." – Arun Jeldi, CEO
The Ink Method – introduced in 2020 by an entrepreneurial healthcare provider, Dr. Arun Jeldi, DPT, who knows firsthand the importance of recruiting highly qualified and motivated individuals to meet the challenges of workforce development in a transitioning healthcare world.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
"What sets Ink Staffing apart is not only the individual attention given to each client and candidate, but the continued support and encouragement to reach our highest potential through educational opportunities and experiences that enhance our dedication to our clients and future members of the Ink team." – Ink Staffing
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KINGSVILLE, ON, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mastronardi Produce is proud to announce the addition of Longvine Growing Co. to its ever-growing US network. Flavorful SUNSET® products will now be grown in a 28-acre greenhouse in Mona, Utah owned by Equilibrium Capital. The high-tech lit facility will be operated by The Utah Greenhouse Company. Utah becomes the eighth local producing state in the Mastronardi Produce USA network, which now reaches two-thirds of the American population in same- or next-day delivery of fresh and flavorful SUNSET produce.
"As a market leader, we have a strong following of consumers who seek our flavorful SUNSET products," says Paul Mastronardi, President and CEO of Mastronardi Produce. "The western market has been a strategic focus for us more recently, and with this agreement, we are excited to bring even more locally-grown, premium produce to that region."
The greenhouse site offers the possibility to expand by almost double its current size, driving the company closer to its goal of increasing its US acreage by an additional 1,500 acres in five years.
"We are pleased to expand our partnership with Mastronardi Produce, the produce category leader in controlled environment .agriculture and marketing," remarks Dave Chen, CEO of Equilibrium Capital. "Our Utah greenhouse facility is in the hands of a world-class organization. I would also like to recognize the hard work and dedication of the Longvine team."
Mastronardi Produce says it will continue to explore opportunities for growth with strategic partners in the West.
A pioneer and industry leader in the gourmet greenhouse industry, Mastronardi Produce grows and markets nationally recognized products under the SUNSET® brand, including Campari®, Flavor Bombs®, and Angel Sweet® tomatoes. Mastronardi Produce has been family-owned for over 70 years and prides itself on producing consistently flavorful gourmet tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and berries.
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The Palm Beach County-based sugarcane company, whose South Florida farms are home to more than 1,250 barn owls that provide natural pest defense and eliminate synthetic pesticides, celebrates International Owl Awareness Day with its expansion from 850 nesting boxes to more than 2,000.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Crystals Corporation celebrates International Owl Awareness Day by announcing a major expansion to its barn owl box network – already the largest in the world – to naturally protect its South Florida farms and promote biodiversity.
The barn owl program, in which sturdy nesting boxes are constructed on 10-foot platforms to provide habitat for native barn owls, is an innovative example of Florida Crystals' regenerative farming practices that are helping in its mission to promote biodiversity and reduce synthetic chemicals on its farms in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). Florida Crystals is expanding the network from 850 nesting boxes to 2,035.
"Barn owls naturally migrate to our farming area each year from September to April," said Diego Luzuriaga, Florida Crystals' Vice President of Research and Development. "We are happy to welcome them. We give them a safe place to live, and they provide us with natural, biological pest control. It's an ideal partnership."
Florida Crystals was an early adopter of the barn owl program. The company partnered with University of Florida researcher Dr. Richard Raid in 1994 and provided his first grant and farmland to establish the barn owl program in the EAA. Wooden boxes were constructed, which attracted barn owls to nest, who in return protected the farms from rodents that damaged the cane. The wooden boxes were effective for a time but could not withstand the weather and elements. In 2016, Florida Crystals' Research and Development team reinvigorated the program, replacing all of the boxes with a sturdier composite material and a modern design with a perch. The new boxes were installed first to protect Florida Crystals' organic farm, the largest in Florida and the only organic sugarcane farm in the United States. The improved design proved highly effective, tolerating Florida's weather and insect pressure, and provided a safer habitat for the owls. Florida Crystals quickly expanded the new design across its 194,500 acres of farmland, which directly resulted in the elimination of rodenticide by 2020.
"This is an incredibly important program, especially for Florida Crystals, as an organic farmer," said Luzuriaga. "Three of our regenerative agriculture priority goals are to protect our soils, upcycle our byproducts and promote biodiversity on our farms. This type of low-impact farming, where we are integrating nature into our practices, is the future of sustainable farming."
Luzuriaga's team conducts censuses every September and March to evaluate the barn owl population and to research trends. In March 2022, the population had risen to an incredible 1,254 birds with 98 eggs left to hatch, up from 831 owls and 134 eggs in 2021. Each box normally houses four to seven owls – two adults and up to five owlets.
"Each census, at the start and end of the migration period, provides learnings that inform the continuous improvement of our program," said Luzuriaga.
As they collect the population data, the team evaluates the boxes, which are georeferenced and tagged with a unique ID number, for improvements. As a result of the most recent census, Florida Crystals is testing new pole designs to prevent boxes from leaning as well as assessing cleaning and maintenance best practices. In addition to the two full census measurements, Florida Crystals is now also assessing owl occupancy throughout the year in a smaller number of boxes to understand population dynamics.
The barn owl network is one innovative practice that is helping Florida Crystals in its goal to be the most sustainable sugarcane company in the U.S.
The Florida Crystals® consumer brand – the only brand of organic baking sugars made from sugarcane sustainably grown in the U.S. – is also marking International Owl Awareness Day, announcing the launch of a new "spokesowl." Barn owl mascot "Ollie" will give consumers a bird's-eye view of each step of the organic raw cane sugar crafting process, from farm to package. Read more here.
Florida Crystals Corporation is a fully integrated cane sugar company. Florida Crystals farms sugarcane, rice and vegetables on 194,500 acres in Palm Beach County, Florida, where it also owns two sugar mills, a sugar refinery, a packaging and distribution center, Florida's only rice mill and the largest renewable power plant of its kind in North America, which uses sugarcane fiber to generate eco-friendly energy that powers its sugar operations. Florida Crystals is Florida's largest organic farmer and the only producer of certified organic sugar that is grown and milled in the U.S. Its subsidiary, ASR Group, jointly owned with Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, is the world's largest cane sugar refining and marketing company. Florida Crystals, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative and ASR Group own Tellus Products, which makes single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice products from sugarcane and other plant fibers. Florida Crystals is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Learn more at
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities arrested two filmmakers over an appeal they posted on social media, accusing them of links with opposition groups based outside the country and plotting to undermine the nation’s state security, Iran’s state-run news agency reported Friday.
According to IRNA, award-wining filmmaker Mohamad Rasoulof and colleague Mostafa Al-Ahmad were taken into custody for posting a statement on social media urging members of the Iranian security forces to lay down their weapons.
The hashtag #put_your_gun_down is a reference to the violent crackdown during the unrest following a building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan that killed at least 41 people earlier this year.
The report did not elaborate when the two were arrested. At least 70 Iranian filmmakers and movie industry workers had signed the appeal.
The May 23 collapse at the Metropol Building in Abadan, some 660 kilometers (410 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran, dredged up painful memories of past national disasters and shined a spotlight on shoddy construction practices, government corruption and negligence in Iran. Protests erupted in Abadan over the collapse and the demonstrations have seen police club protesters and fire tear gas.
Rasoulof, who has been detained in the past and has had his passport confiscated, won the Berlin Film Festival’s top prize in 2020 for his film “There Is No Evil.” It tells four stories loosely connected to the themes of the death penalty in Iran and personal freedoms under tyranny.
Shortly after receiving the award he was sentenced to a year in prison for three films he made that authorities found to be “propaganda against the system.” His lawyer appealed the sentence. He was also banned from making films and traveling abroad.
In 2011, Rasoulof and fellow director Jafar Panahi were arrested for filming without a permit. The pair received six years in prison and were banned from filmmaking for 20 years on charges that included “making propaganda” against the ruling system, but Rasoulof’s sentence was later reduced to a year on appeal.
That year Rasoulof’s film “Goodbye” won a prize at Cannes but he was not allowed to travel to France to accept it.
Iran’s conservative authorities, many with religious sensibilities, control all the levers of power in the country. They have long viewed many cultural activities as part of a “soft war” by the West against the Islamic Republic. They say Westernization is an attempt to tarnish the country’s Islamic beliefs. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/iran-arrests-2-filmmakers-over-posting-on-social-media/ | 2022-07-09T01:34:43Z |
CEDARHURST, N.Y., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The securities litigation law firm of Kuznicki Law PLLC issues this alert to shareholders of Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. (NasdaqCM: ARQQ, ARQQW, CENH, CENHU, CENHW) if they purchased the Company's securities between September 7, 2021 and April 18, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or held Centricus securities as of August 31, 2021 and were eligible to vote at the special meeting on the merger between Arqit and Centricus. Shareholders have until July 5, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in the securities class action lawsuit.
Shareholders are encouraged to contact us at https://kclasslaw.com/cases/securities/nasdaqcm-arqq/, by calling toll-free at 1-833-835-1495 or by email (dk@kclasslaw.com).
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: AMPE) ("Ampio" or the "Company") today announced that an independent special committee of the Ampio Board of Directors (the "Committee"), with the assistance of independent legal counsel, is in the process of conducting an internal investigation that relates to, among other matters, Ampio's AP-013 clinical trial and other clinical trials.
FDA has communicated to the Company that it does not consider data from AP-013 to be sufficient to demonstrate efficacy as a second pivotal trial for Ampion. Further analysis subsequent to that communication from FDA suggests that data from AP-013 will not be sufficient to support regulatory approval in the US or other countries. Management's recent analyses also indicate no clinically meaningful treatment effect signals from the Company's three COVID-19 clinical trials, AP-017, AP-018, or AP-019.
The Ampio Board of Directors also has begun a process to consider strategic alternatives for Ampio and Ampion, which may include the continued development and advancement of Ampion, capital raising, licensing and other partnering opportunities, positioning the Company for a strategic transaction or other alternative(s).
The Committee also is overseeing a review of unauthorized use of Ampion by individuals not participating in clinical trials. Ampion is an investigational drug not approved by FDA. Ampio instituted safeguards to cease this practice and engaged independent outside counsel to conduct a thorough review, which is ongoing. The Company is currently in the process of working to ensure that the issue has been resolved, that appropriate mitigation measures have been implemented, and that this information is provided to FDA.
The Company does not intend to make further public comment on the Committee's work during the pendency of the investigation. The Committee cannot predict the duration or outcome of the investigation.
About Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the advancement of immunology-based therapies for the potential treatment of multiple inflammatory conditions (e.g., osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) and other joints). Ampio's lead drug is Ampion™.
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Such forward-looking statements include, for example, statements about: the expected scope of the internal investigation and the initiatives that may be pursued as part of a consideration of strategic alternatives. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in the Ampio's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other factors set forth in Ampio's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as (a) our cash resources available to continue our operations and implement one or more strategic alternatives, including our ability to raise capital through an equity or debt financing; (b) the expenses and costs we will incur in connection with the internal investigation, any related litigation and compliance with FDA and SEC requirements; and (c) the actual and perceived effectiveness of Ampion, and how Ampion compares to competitive products.
The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, Ampio assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.
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The Chrysler 300 is about to be killed off, again. But the full-size sedan will go out with a bang.
On Tuesday, the 2023 Chrysler 300C limited edition was announced with big V-8 power as a last hurrah for the iconic nameplate before production winds down at the end of the model year.
Originally introduced in 1955, the 300C nameplate returned in 2005 before quietly disappearing after the 2020 model year. The sedan will follow countless others into the great automotive beyond, including its V-8 muscle car siblings, the Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger.
The special edition packs a 6.4-liter V-8 engine rated at 485 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque. An 8-speed automatic transmission with a final drive ratio of 3.09 sends power to the rear wheels via a limited-slip differential. A dual-exhaust system with electronic baffles will make sure the 300C is heard before it’s seen.
Chrysler said the 300C will run from 0-60 mph in 4.3 seconds and run the quarter mile in 12.4 seconds on its way to a top speed of 160 mph.
Active dampers will help control body roll while red four-piston brake calipers at all four corners grab 14.2-inch front and 13.8-inch rear vented rotors.
It’ll take a keen eye to spot the differences between the 300 Touring, 300S, and the revived 300C, which will be available in three colors: Gloss Black, Velvet Red, and Bright White. Exterior modifications are limited to a new tri-color 300C badge, blacked-out chrome accents and trim, and model-specific 20-inch forged aluminum wheels.
Interior upgrades include Laguna black leather seats with an embossed 300C logo on the front seat backs. The dashboard is wrapped in black leather. Silver stitching and carbon fiber accents are found throughout the cabin while the gauge cluster receives a piano black bezel. An 8.4-inch touchscreen infotainment system and 19-speaker Harman/Kardon sound system come standard along with heated front seats and a heated steering wheel.
Every 300C will feature automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitors, and active lane control.
Production of the 2023 Chrysler 300C will be capped at 2,200 units at a price of $55,000. Reservations are being taken now.
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- In Partnership with Evolution, FanDuel branded live dealer studios opening in Michigan and Pennsylvania
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel Group is expanding its online casino offerings through the introduction of its first-ever FanDuel-branded live dealer studios in Michigan and Pennsylvania in partnership with Evolution.
All of FanDuel's live dealer games, including blackjack and roulette will now be streamed for Michigan and Pennsylvania customers directly from FanDuel's live dealer studios. Classic casino games will now be available online with an exciting FanDuel branded live dealer element giving FanDuel Casino players in Michigan and Pennsylvania an interactive casino experience from their home. A dedicated live dealer studio offers FanDuel the ability to offer players exclusive promotions and with the addition of live updates with dynamic stats, the FanDuel Live Dealer Games will be attractive to both experienced and novice players. The user interface will guide players in what bets you can place and even show potential winnings for your bets. Playing FanDuel Live Dealer Games is a great opportunity to learn the game in a more controlled environment, and for the experienced player, the game offers a less crowded and more relaxed gaming experience.
FanDuel Casino is available in four states in the United States. FanDuel Casino has a number of key features including:
- Hundreds of slots and table games that you might find on a casino gaming floor including blackjack, roulette and popular slots like 88 Fortunes and Wheel of Fortune
- The ability to cash out winnings securely and quickly with the same level of guest service, convenience, safety and security that customers have come to expect from FanDuel.
- Numerous account protections reflecting the strong commitment to responsible gaming by FanDuel.
FanDuel Group operates FanDuel Casino in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan and West Virginia, while also operating the Stardust brand in New Jersey and Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. FanDuel Casino is available on iOS, Android, and web in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and West Virginia. Stardust Casino is available in New Jersey and Pennsylvania on iOS, Android, and web. The Mohegan Sun Casino is available in Connecticut on iOS, Android, and web.
About FanDuel Group
FanDuel Group is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media, including FanDuel, Stardust Casino and TVG. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states and 17 million customers. The company is based in New York with offices in California, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon, Georgia, Canada and Scotland. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and a constituent of the FTSE 100 index of the London Stock Exchange.
About Evolution
Evolution AB (publ) ("Evolution") develops, produces, markets and licenses fully-integrated B2B Live Casino solutions to gaming operators. Since its inception in 2006, Evolution has developed into a leading B2B provider with 600+ operators among its customers. The group currently employs 14,000+ people in studios across Europe and in North America. The parent company is based in Sweden and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm with the ticker EVO. Visit www.evolution.com for more information.
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NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) today released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. Data released today for April 2022 show that home prices continue to increase across the U.S. More than 27 years of history are available for the data series and can be accessed in full by going to https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/index-family/indicators/sp-corelogic-case-shiller/.
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 20.4% annual gain in April, down from 20.6% in the previous month. The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 19.7%, up from 19.5% in the previous month. The 20-City Composite posted a 21.2% year-over-year gain, up from 21.1% in the previous month.
Tampa, Miami, and Phoenix reported the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities in April. Tampa led the way with a 35.8% year-over-year price increase, followed by Miami with a 33.3% increase, and Phoenix with a 31.3% increase. Nine of the 20 cities reported higher price increases in the year ending April 2022 versus the year ending March 2022.
Before seasonal adjustment, the U.S. National Index posted a 2.1% month-over-month increase in April, while the 10-City and 20-City Composites posted increases of 2.2% and 2.3%, respectively.
After seasonal adjustment, the U.S. National Index posted a month-over-month increase of 1.5%, and the 10-City and 20-City Composites both posted increases of 1.8%.
In April, all 20 cities reported increases before and after seasonal adjustments.
"April 2022 showed initial (although inconsistent) signs of a deceleration in the growth rate of U.S. home prices," says Craig J. Lazzara, Managing Director at S&P DJI. "The National Composite Index rose by 20.4% for the 12 months ended April 2022; this represents a slight deceleration from March's 20.6% reading. The 10- and 20-City Composites were up 19.7% and 21.2%, respectively, modestly ahead of their gains in March. Despite the deceleration of the National Composite and the modest acceleration for the 10- and 20-City Composites, these growth rates are extremely strong by historical standards – at or above the 99th percentile in all three cases.
"We continue to observe very broad strength in the housing market, as all 20 cities notched double-digit price increases for the 12 months ended in April. April's price increase ranked in the top quintile of historical experience for every city, and in the top decile for 19 of them. In contrast with the past five months, when prices in most cities accelerated, in April only nine cities saw prices rise faster than they had done in March. There's a regional pattern among the nine, as all five cities in our South composite (Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Miami, and Tampa) are represented there.
"Tampa (+35.8%) was the fastest growing city for the second consecutive month, with Miami (+33.3%) and long-time leader Phoenix (+31.3%) in second and third positions. Prices were strongest in the South (+30.6%) and Southeast (+30.5%). Even the comparatively weak Midwest (+13.8%) and Northeast (+14.0%) showed double-digit gains.
"We noted last month that mortgage financing has become more expensive as the Federal Reserve ratchets up interest rates, a process that had only just begun when April data were gathered. A more-challenging macroeconomic environment may not support extraordinary home price growth for much longer."
Table 1 below shows the housing boom/bust peaks and troughs for the three composites along with the current levels and percentage changes from the peaks and troughs.
Table 2 below summarizes the results for April 2022. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices could be revised for the prior 24 months, based on the receipt of additional source data.
Table 3 below shows a summary of the monthly changes using the seasonally adjusted (SA) and non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) data. Since its launch in early 2006, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices have published, and the markets have followed and reported on, the non-seasonally adjusted data set used in the headline indices. For analytical purposes, S&P Dow Jones Indices publishes a seasonally adjusted data set covered in the headline indices, as well as for the 17 of 20 markets with tiered price indices and the five condo markets that are tracked.
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S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/.
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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices are published on the last Tuesday of each month at 9:00 am ET. They are constructed to accurately track the price path of typical single-family homes located in each metropolitan area provided. Each index combines matched price pairs for thousands of individual houses from the available universe of arms-length sales data. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index tracks the value of single-family housing within the United States. The index is a composite of single-family home price indices for the nine U.S. Census divisions and is calculated quarterly. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 10-City Composite Home Price Index is a value-weighted average of the 10 original metro area indices. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index is a value-weighted average of the 20 metro area indices. The indices have a base value of 100 in January 2000; thus, for example, a current index value of 150 translates to a 50% appreciation rate since January 2000 for a typical home located within the subject market.
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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices are produced by CoreLogic, Inc. In addition to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, CoreLogic also offers home price index sets covering thousands of zip codes, counties, metro areas, and state markets. The indices, published by S&P Dow Jones Indices, represent just a small subset of the broader data available through CoreLogic.
Case-Shiller® and CoreLogic® are trademarks of CoreLogic Case-Shiller, LLC or its affiliates or subsidiaries ("CoreLogic") and have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices. None of the financial products based on indices produced by CoreLogic or its predecessors in interest are sponsored, sold, or promoted by CoreLogic, and neither CoreLogic nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or predecessors in interest makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products.
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Ritchie named new Executive Vice President, Head of National and Specialty Businesses; Davis named Michigan Market President
DETROIT, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank announced today the promotion of two Michigan market senior leaders into expanded roles. Mike Ritchie, currently Comerica's Michigan Market President, has been named as the newly-established Executive Vice President, Head of National and Specialty Businesses. Steve Davis, who currently serves as Senior Vice President, Middle Market Banking, will succeed Ritchie as the new Michigan Market President.
Together, Ritchie and Davis provide over 60 years of experience supporting Comerica's customers and impacting the communities that the bank serves. Both will continue to operate from the Comerica Bank Center in downtown Detroit.
"Mike's contributions to our commercial division and success in leading our Michigan market operations since 2013 offers us a valuable resource to strengthen and grow our relationships in Michigan and in our overall footprint that includes expanding markets," said Peter Sefzik, Comerica Bank Executive Director, Commercial Bank. "His knowledge and expertise will not only support our existing customers, but he will be critical in developing new relationships across our portfolio of national and specialty industries."
Davis will oversee Comerica's business and community engagement throughout Michigan in addition to his role in providing leadership for Middle Market and Business Banking teams.
"From the more than 80 cities we operate in Michigan to the 4,500 colleagues who live and work throughout the state, we are proud to serve Michigan as we have for 173 years," said Sefzik. "We see significant opportunities ahead that will positively impact our customers, colleagues, and communities. Steve's experience and understanding of the market will enable us to continue improving how we build relationships and support the Michigan market."
Mike Ritchie
Ritchie joined Comerica in 1991, became a member of the Michigan Senior Leadership Team in 2008, and was named President of the Michigan Market in 2013. In addition to that role, he also directly managed Michigan's Middle Market Banking and Business Banking Divisions as well as the bank's Environmental Services and Leasing divisions nationally.
During his 31-year career with Comerica, Ritchie has held a variety of roles focusing on small and mid-size companies. He has also had prior responsibilities for the Bank's Captive Insurance, Health Care, Financial Institutions, Municipalities and Corporate Finance divisions. Richie also oversaw Comerica's recent southeast expansion effort.
Steve Davis
Davis has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry after joining Comerica in 1992 as a credit analyst. Since that time, he has held various lending and management positions of increasing responsibility and scope. Most recently, Davis served as Director, Middle Market Banking and President of Comerica Leasing Corporation overseeing a multibillion-dollar commitment portfolio.
Additionally, Davis has served on the Michigan Senior Leadership Team since 2016 and has been a member of Comerica's Sustainability Finance Council since its inception. Among Davis' many business and community affiliations, he currently serves as a board member of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the CATCH Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Detroit Economic Club. Davis has also served as a member of Loyola High School board of directors and as a board member of Cass Community Social Services.
Comerica Bank, a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated, has served Michigan longer than any other bank with a continuous presence dating back 173 years to its Detroit founding in 1849. It is the largest bank employer in metro Detroit and has more than 4,500 employees (FTE) statewide. With one of the largest banking center networks in Michigan, Comerica nurtures lifelong relationships with unwavering integrity and financial prudence. Comerica positively impacts the lives of Michigan residents by helping customers be successful, providing financial support that assists hundreds of charitable organizations, and actively participating in Detroit's downtown revitalization. Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Comerica, Twitter: @ComericaBank and Instagram: @comerica_bank. Download new Comerica Bank corporate logo.
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GUANGZHOU, China, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 28, 2022 GAC Tech day was held at GAC R&D Center. In keeping with the theme - "The Realization of Technology" - GAC GROUP launched several technical feats applicable to mass production in the fields of intelligent connectivity, battery, and powertrain technology. The event also fell upon GAC GROUP's 25th anniversary celebration.
GAC Group presented Psi Operating System, its independently developed industry-first, vehicle-wide, cross-domain and standardized operating system based on the X-SOUL Electrical and electronic architecture . The system effectively enhances the vehicle computer systems' software compatibility by unifying its interface and core components.
A new and improved ADiGO Ecosystem, now expanded to include a smart cockpit solution in addition to driving assistance technologies, was also unveiled.
The ADiGO SPACE Intelligent Cockpit System features an intelligent voice assistant that responds in less than 0.6 seconds, and top-notch sound system with up-to-date infotainment content.
Meanwhile, the upgraded ADiGO PILOT Intelligent Driving System is now equipped with 39 advanced sensors and a high-performance computing platform. Applicable not only to advanced driving assistance technologies and intelligent parking, ADiGO PILOT is also used in autonomous robotaxi services.
GAC GROUP also launched its new-generation super iron lithium battery built on microcrystalline technology (SmLFP), which provides batteries with 13.5% higher cell quality energy density and 20% greater volume energy density than regular mass-produced iron phosphate lithium battery cells available on the market. Aside from the SmLFP technology, GAC Group introduced its Mega Waves Hybrid Modular Architecture and unveiled its 1.5L hydrogen-fueled engine for the first time. The hydrogen engine features a hydrogen consumption of 0.84kg/100km. Both technologies will serve as key solutions in the company's efforts to reach carbon neutrality.
Reveal of the hydrogen-powered MPV concept car SPACE also took place. The car's cutting-edge design, inspired by Chinese architecture, embraces the vision of a better life through new technology and echoes GAC's pursuit of innovation.
GAC MOTOR, under the guidance of GAC Group's mission to innovate, will continue to have the concept of "technology and innovation" at the core of its brand value. The innovative technologies showcased at the 2022 GAC TECH DAY will be key to the GAC MOTOR's advancement in an increasingly competitive global market. GAC is committed to use its strong development capabilities and technological progress on its journey to new heights with the goal of building a low-carbon an mobile-friendly future.
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Man U held by Leicester 1-1, struggling to make EPL top 4
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United has been dealt a further setback in its bid to secure Champions League qualification for next season by drawing with Leicester 1-1 at home in the English Premier League. Ronaldo helped Portugal qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday but missed the game at Old Trafford with flu-like symptoms. United ended up needing a rare goal from Fred to get a point. The defensive midfielder scored in the 66th, three minutes after Kelechi Iheanacho broke the deadlock for Leicester with a diving header. United is in sixth place and four points adrift of Arsenal, which has two games in hand. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/02/man-u-held-by-leicester-1-1-struggling-to-make-epl-top-4/ | 2022-04-02T22:13:45Z |
Having Raised $205M Early This Year, Society is on an Aggressive Path to Further Expand Its Portfolio
CANTON, Ohio , July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Society Brands, an e-commerce aggregator built for and by founders, today announced it has acquired its first three brands, led by lifestyle boutique Damn Near Kilt 'Em (DNKE). The other two brands are in the specialized chair/stool for children segment, and the consumer electronics space. The three brands mark the first of many acquisitions in the pipeline by Society Brands with further announcements soon.
"Since launch, we have seen overwhelming interest from a variety of e-commerce founders and brands who are deeply interested in our unique proposition and are eager to join our community," said Michael Sirpilla, CEO of Society Brands. "We are in a favorable position to acquire brands that share our vision and value proposition of deploying best practices and resources, while leveraging well-experienced and knowledgeable executives who have a track record of growing brands. Society Brands has created a strong momentum in a short amount of time, and we're excited to continue our course of making smart acquisitions of amazing brands in the future."
DNKE, a brand looking to mainstream the steep-in-tradition kilt by way of high quality, good looking and affordable kilts and accessories, was among the first acquisitions and serves as the roadmap for the future success brands will enjoy under the Society Brand portfolio. Since acquisition, the Society Brands team developed a three-phase product expansion roadmap including legacy performance products, as well as the expansion to classic heritage and highland kilts and accessories. In addition, DNKE has gone through a complete visual rebrand including new brand logos, marks, colors, typography, and photographic styles to elevate the brand's visual identity and messaging. Coupled with a website refresh to provide a rich customer experience, DNKE has enjoyed an increase in SKUs and uptick in sales revenue.
Society Brands executives saw the unrealized growth potential of DNKE and the value Society's model could bring to increase sales and profitability. A well-established brand in a niche category, the brand represented high-quality and strong reviews, but was in dire need of improved marketing, expense reduction and product development.
With DNKE, Society has proven the strategy it set out to accomplish can be successful and shows tremendous promise for future acquisitions. The other two brands acquired represent the same attributes of DNKE -- high quality, strong reviews, engaged customer base and year-over-year growth. And both stand to benefit from Society Brands' model of expanding complimentary product lines, marketplaces, distribution channels both DTC and brick-and-mortar retail and via geographical locations.
"Future brand acquisitions will have compelling attributes that can seamlessly integrate into our platform, attract a similar customer base and enjoy collective brand assets that can be leveraged across each brand," said Sirpilla. "We are truly creating a 'society' of brands to share best practices and where the sum of the whole benefits the one – the classic mastermind effect. We believe the acquisition is merely the first step in the process to success and have assembled a strong founding team to support and grow these brands we acquire to the next level of success."
Society Brands, launched in October 2020, announced an institutional capital raise of $205M led by i80 Group in March of this year. A combination of debt and equity, the raise positioned the company as one of the best-funded e-commerce aggregators in the world, and in a prime position to grow its portfolio to over $1 billion in revenue in the next few years.
About Society Brands
Society Brands is a tech-enabled consumer products company that acquires e-commerce native brands that primarily sell on Amazon and their own DTC sites. The company was built for and by founders, providing entrepreneurs meaningful liquidity while at the same time affording them an opportunity to stay on board, build their brand and roll equity into Society Brands' platform. For more information, please visit www.societybrands.com.
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#1 Tourist Attraction Preparing for Return of High Visitor Numbers
SIEM REAP, Cambodia, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Cambodia has formally opened one of the most ambitious new road programs undertaken by the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation. Launched in the world-renowned tourist site of Siem Reap, home to world famous Angkor Wat, the project includes over 100 km of new roads and nearly 250 km of rainwater drainage systems, parks, and other physical infrastructure.
Costing over US $150 million, the highly advanced infrastructure project has arrived in time for the much-anticipated return of high numbers of visitors to Cambodia's remarkable tourist attractions in Siem Reap, which were closed during the pandemic. The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation used the global COVID-19 shutdown to improve the region's infrastructure, creating jobs, and ensuring Siem Reap's position as a major global tourist destination. The construction was completed in just over one year, from 30 November 2020 to the end of 2021.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the new infrastructure in Siem Reap, the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Commission responsible for infrastructure management in the province and Minister of National Defense, DPM Tea Banh, said, "These roads play an important role in promoting infrastructure, reducing congestion, attracting investors, and national and international tourists. This will all contribute to turning Siem Reap into a modern city, a core area of the national economy, as well as a prime tourist destination for culture, heritage, history, and nature."
The 38-road construction project also added flood protection systems throughout the city, as well as roadside lighting, additional sidewalks, accessible paths for people with disabilities, bicycle lanes, parking lots, security camera systems, and trees and gardens.
28-year-old Try Malen, a resident of Sangkat Kork Chak, Siem Reap City, said, "When I was little, around my house, there were not many houses! All the forest around before was scary compared to now, which is very different. Now the road is clean and new trees are planted and it looks really good."
The Government of Cambodia, which is also building a new airport in Siem Reap, is expecting tourists to return in great numbers to the country now that COVID-19 has been brought under control throughout most of the world. Cambodia has been widely praised for its extensive COVID-19 vaccination program.
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SINGAPORE, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The crypto market nowadays poses great challenges to new exchanges with its fast changing situation and more sophisticated users. Regardless, MoonXBT still survived and thrived after a year's growth. The Innovative social trading platform has grown from a derivative oriented exchange to one with multiple products such as spot trading, options and OTC. It has also deepened its social trading features with industry leading copy trading functions and other products such as trading battle and forums. At the time of its one year anniversary, the platform is ready to serve more users with a full-fledged product line and a bigger vision of ecosystem.
"MoonXBT's rapid development is a testament to the industry that the key to the growth of a new exchange is innovation. One year after its founding, MoonXBT has delivered innovations from multiple dimensions: products diversity, social trading features and now vision aimed at an ecosystem which encompasses some of the latest movements in the crypto space. Perhaps most importantly, along with the progress of MoonXBT, it has drawn users from all over the world to have formed an international community," says George Lee, COO of MoonXBT.
One year is short yet also long. It takes a year for a new-born baby to start walking. For MoonXBT, the first year is also the time for it to shape what it is and find its footholds. Taking contract trading and copy trading as its first steps, MoonXBT has soon gained ground in areas such as Vietnam and Turkey. It is right now the top three crypto exchange in Vietnam and still rising. It also caused a big stir in Turkey where users are more sensitive to crypto novelties. It has gathered almost 200,000 users with the average daily trading volume reaching two to three hundred million usdt.
They say the sky's the limit. But for MoonXBT, it seems the moon is not even the limit with its cultivated strength in the four aspects below.
Full-fledged product line powered by strong liquidity
MoonXBT started out offering only contract trading, now it is equipped with liquid contract, option, spot trading and OTC which cater to the different investment needs of the users in the crypto space.
But what differs all the above products of MoonXBT with its counterparts is liquidity. All the products on MoonXBT are powered by its strong ability for liquidation which is vital for smooth transactions. In the case of contract trading, MoonXBT's liquid contract allows users to put at most five thousand usdt as margin and add 150 times leverage. Also, users' orders can be filled in milliseconds due to strong liquidity to avoid market slippage.
MoonXBT's spot also has good trading width and depth due to strong liquidity. Furthermore, the warrant options offered by MoonXBT are highly streamlined thanks to MoonXBT's liquidity. Users can choose between different lengths, which range from 5 minutes at the low end to 3 months at the top end.
Industry leading social functions
Social trading is one of other innovations initiated by MoonXBT. Copy trading allows users to follow professional traders when trading contracts and have their orders executed automatically based on their chosen traders' strategies. This saves time and maximizes profit for the copiers and also provides a way for those new contract traders to get familiarized most effectively.
On the other hand, it establishes social bonds between copiers and traders and helps both parties to better themselves during the course of conversations and engagements. Traders can even share 10 percent of the profit from their copiers as a way to monetize their strategies.
With one year's development, MoonXBT's copy trading has met with popularity in places such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Latin America where crypto adoption is rising and more people are getting interested in contract trading.
The platform also offers social trading products such as trading battle and forum for users all around the world to communicate and grow together.
Large community with international cryptonauts
With the implication of going to the moon, the users on MoonXBT are dubbed as "cryptonauts". So far, MoonXBT has attracted "cryptonauts" from Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Russia, Latin America and Japan. With an international community of such diversity, MoonXBT has a strong community base to support the operation of different product lines on the platform and the prerequisite to take on new innovations.
Bigger vision, the Moon ecosystem
As the major if not the main link of the crypto industry, exchanges have the natural soil to nurture new projects given its capacity to gather good projects and facilitate value circulation.
With the support of the international community and the growing trading activities on MoonXBT, it's starting to incubate new projects such as NFT, Gamefi and Defi to present more choices to the investors and to empower innovative projects. With more projects and users joining MoonXBT and inventing more creative economic models, it'll soon flourish as an ecosystem.
As for now, MoonXBT will launch six campaigns in a row to celebrate its one-year anniversary with up to five hundred thousand USDT as rewards. The first campaign is designed for social sharing of MoonXBT's first anniversary. It'll be followed by a deposit reward activity to encourage users to fully experience the products on MoonXBT. The third campaign drives users' attention to the liquid contract which is one of MoonXBT's core products. Moreover, the users will get chances to share one bitcoin as reward by participating in the options trading challenge. Last but not the least, airdrops will be held during the celebration as well.
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Two-sided, Four in One Sleep Solution will be Featured at Showroom C-1578
MT. AIRY, N.C., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent foam producer and bedding manufacturer, NCFI Polyurethanes will partner with Snooze Sleep to feature their unique two-sided mattress, the Snooze® Flip. The revolutionary mattress contains foams designed and manufactured specifically to achieve two distinctly different feels. The cover has a cool side and warm side and when combined with the dual core creates a one of a kind 4 in 1 sleep solution. The brand new hybrid version will be debuted this market.
"The Snooze Flip is the result of 20 years of research conducted by frontline leaders in the sleep industry", says Matt Smith, Snooze founder and CEO. "Everyone from sleep medicine specialists, kinesiologists, neurologists to sleep system sales professionals, mattress manufacturers and molecular engineers contributed insights to design the most versatile mattress on the planet!"
"NCFI is thrilled to have been a part of the development of this mattress," said Chris Bradley, NCFI's Executive Vice President of Consumer Products. "We truly appreciate Snooze's confidence in us to not only develop the premium foams in this design but to also build and fulfill the product on a world class level. The project is the perfect example of the true breadth of our capabilities as a mattress provider."
About NCFI Polyurethanes®- A division of Barnhardt Manufacturing Company, NCFI was organized in 1964 by research chemist Dr. H. W. "Ace" Bradley and Charlotte-based Barnhardt Manufacturing Company. NCFI quickly became a leader in the manufacturing of flexible polyurethane foam for the bedding and furniture industries. In 1966, they moved into their current campus which has been expanded eight times to its current 500,000 square feet. The Mt. Airy bedding location provides both private label and direct to consumer solutions. NCFI has additional manufacturing plants in Houston, TX, Columbus, MS, Tupelo, MS and Dalton GA. More information about the company can be found HERE.
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CHICAGO (NewsNation) — As the U.S. government continues sending millions of dollars in weapons and tech to Ukraine, the city of Miami is trying to do their part by carrying out a gun buyback program with the goal of shipping those discarded weapons — almost 200 guns — to Irpin, Ukraine, a city just outside Kyiv.
Miami’s buyback program paid residents up to $150 bucks to turn in their guns.
“It was a complex process to navigate and get all the authorities in place to send the weapons overseas but we are very close to finalizing that deal,” a Miami police chief told “NewsNation Prime” on Wednesday.
The idea of sending weapons across international borders is not only controversial. Some skeptics wonder if such a deal is even legal.
“It is a little bit off the wall. It has caught people by surprise. A lot of people don’t even believe it’s true,” Commissioner Ken Russell told “NewsNation Prime.”
Along with representing Miami’s second district, Russell is a small businessman who helped pass the Miami Forever Bond, which will invest $400 million into housing, parks, streets and flood mitigation throughout the city.
“The only time I have ever heard of it being done before is in season 3 episode 2 of Miami Vice, where the City Council voted to send guns to Nicaragua,” Russell continued with a chuckle.
Yet, while the city’s intentions might be good, war experts say it’s no laughing matter.
“Right off the bat, I believe it is a bad idea, frankly,” retired Lt. Gen. Richard Newton said during Wednesday’s edition of the show.
“What Ukraine needs right now is high-tech, high-precision, all-day, all-night weapon systems. Taking 200 weapons off the streets of Miami will not really have a significant impact on the battlefield itself. There is just a lot of unanswered questions here and it’s frankly kind of ludicrous they are doing this,” Richard continued.
But Russell says the city is partnering with an arms dealer to make sure the guns get into the right hands.
“You know we can’t cast judgment on who is receiving them. All we know is they are under attack,” Russell said.
Not only is the city of Miami sending guns from their buyback, they’re also sending guns from the police evidence room that they say would likely have been destroyed. They’re also encouraging other cities to join in. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/miami-preparing-to-send-200-discarded-guns-to-ukraine/ | 2022-07-21T15:47:45Z |
Emu on the loose: Officers wrangle bird that traveled over 30 miles from home
LENOIR, N.C. (Gray News) – North Carolina officers found themselves taking an unusual suspect into custody over the weekend.
Officers with the City of Lenoir Police Department responded to a call for an emu that showed up at a home Saturday.
The female emu, named Kevin, walked up and laid down next to a father and his three children, which came as a shock to the family.
The dad called the police to help with catching Kevin.
The officers managed to get a dog leash on Kevin, fed her by hand and put her into a neighbor’s fenced-in backyard.
The Caldwell County Animal Care Enforcement Division then came out to pick up and care for Kevin until her owners could be located.
The authorities discovered that Kevin lives in Moravian Falls, which is over 30 miles northeast of Lenoir.
Emus are the second-largest living birds by height, following the ostrich.
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Kauffman Foundation's $10 million commitment will anchor vehicle investing in BIPOC fund managers
NEW YORK, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Cities, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, launched its $100 million Catalyst Fund III, an investment vehicle to confront and address underinvestment in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities.
The Kauffman Foundation committed to a $10 million anchor investment in the fund, which was announced at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference during a panel discussion on capital access. This investment follows Kauffman's $1.67 million seed grant to Living Cities to better understand the root cause of the country's racial disparities in income and wealth.
The fund will leverage a "Fund of Funds" approach to support the ecosystem for high-growth entrepreneurs and business owners of color, recognizing that business ownership is a proven pathway to closing the racial wealth gap.
"Entrepreneurship is fundamentally different for those who have access to capital," said Philip Gaskin, Vice President, Entrepreneurship, at the Kauffman Foundation. "To increase capital access for Black and brown entrepreneurs, we need to ensure that capital decision-makers are knowledgeable about the history and root causes of the country's racial wealth gaps. We must explore new ways of investing in fund managers of color."
The fund seeks to increase investment in BIPOC communities by:
- providing emerging fund managers of color access to seed capital and technical support;
- reducing the time it typically takes for fund managers of color to raise initial capital; and
- enabling the emerging fund managers of color to establish a track record, gain credibility, and be positioned for future rounds of funding.
The Kauffman Foundation's capital access research reports that 83% of entrepreneurs do not access bank loans or venture capital at the time of startup, which disproportionately impacts entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities. Living Cities' research shows that U.S. entrepreneurs in underrepresented populations face greater challenges with building wealth.
Research also suggests that although total gross receipts at firms owned by people of color are growing faster than white-owned firms, at least 77% of venture capital is invested in college-educated white men while just 1% of venture-backed founders are Black. These stark racial disparities are deepened by the relatively low percentage of people of color in capital allocation decision making positions.
"The Catalyst Fund III draws on Living Cities' more than 13 years of impact investing activity in financial intermediaries in both debt and equity capacities," said Demetric Duckett, Managing Director at Living Cities. "Our approach applies proven strategies working with capital managers focused on BIPOC needs, and we have the investing know-how and operational support to effectively deploy capital to generate strong returns for investors while achieving substantial impact with BIPOC communities."
About Living Cities
Founded in 1991, Living Cities is a collaborative of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions. Living Cities fosters transformational relationships across sectors to connect those who are willing to do the hard work of closing racial income and wealth gaps. The organization partners with cross-sector leaders in cities across the country to imagine and create an America in which all people are economically secure, building wealth and living abundant, dignified, and connected lives. To learn more about Living Cities and its member institutions, visit www.livingcities.org.
About the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation based in Kansas City, Mo., that seeks to build inclusive prosperity through a prepared workforce and entrepreneur-focused economic development. The Foundation uses its $3 billion in assets to change conditions, address root causes, and break down systemic barriers so that all people – regardless of race, gender, or geography – have the opportunity to achieve economic stability, mobility, and prosperity. For more information, visit www.kauffman.org and connect with us at www.twitter.com/kauffmanfdn and www.facebook.com/kauffmanfdn.
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The Inflation Reduction Act will provide tax credits of up to $3 per kg of clean hydrogen
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "This is a fantastic development - and one that completely transforms the outlook for green hydrogen in the USA. Only two weeks ago, Biden's bill looked dead. Now it's alive and kicking, we can say that the USA is going to be one of the cheapest places in the world to produce clean hydrogen," says Håkon Volldal, CEO of Nel.
The much-anticipated passing of the bill through the House of Representatives follows significant progress in the North American market for Nel, with the company's biggest electrolyser order to date announced in July this year. The 200MW stack, worth €45m ($46m) and potentially twice that amount with additional hardware, will go live in 2024.
"What makes this record order particularly special is that it represents a change in market dynamics. The customer has secured power supply over 20 years, and end-product demand over the same time period. Similar long-term prospects will only inspire further investment in green hydrogen and related infrastructure," Volldal says.
The coming Inflation Reduction Act is the latest in a series of political measures that are boosting prospects for green hydrogen. The EU's RePowerEU initiative aims for 10 million tonnes of green hydrogen production within the bloc, and a further 10 million tonnes to be imported, by 2030.
Multiple nations now have national hydrogen plans. Germany's is in the lead with a commitment to billions of euros of investment both domestically and internationally.
International political momentum and investor confidence supported Nel's recent decision to double its Herøya plant output, with 1GW coming online by early 2024.
"The international picture shows the power of market-based incentives and government support for green hydrogen. We of course hope to see more of the same both in Norway and overseas in the near future," Volldal says.
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Hong Kong leader says China patriots now firmly in charge
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader, who ran unopposed in a process controlled by Beijing. Lam’s comments came a day after a carefully vetted election committee voted overwhelmingly to approve John Lee, a hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. The crackdown led to the imposition by Beijing of a sweeping National Security Law and the reorganization of the city’s legislature. Political opponents were subsequently jailed, dissenting voices silenced and the organized opposition quashed. Appearing with Lee, Lam said the changes were necessary to restore order and stability in the Asian financial hub. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/09/hong-kong-leader-says-china-patriots-now-firmly-in-charge/ | 2022-05-10T02:12:46Z |
Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy left paralyzed in the 4th of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, has been transferred to a rehabilitation facility after almost a month in pediatric intensive care, according to family spokesman Anthony Loizzi.
The medical team at the rehab facility, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, will conduct a series of assessments to determine appropriate physical and occupational therapy, as well as other rehab and mental health services, to support Cooper in regaining his strength and "reaching his maximum potential moving forward," Loizzi said.
His family said Cooper is now eating solid food and was also able to visit with his dog, George. The family also provided several photos of Cooper and George together, with the boy wearing a Minecraft shirt and a Spider-Man blanket.
The bullet caused several significant injuries for Cooper, including a severed spinal cord, and left him paralyzed from the waist down, the family said.
Days after the shooting, after regaining consciousness and being removed from a ventilator, Cooper asked to see his twin brother Luke and his dog. Luke also suffered injuries from shrapnel and was treated and released from the hospital last month.
Cooper has spent the last month recovering at Comer Children's Hospital in Chicago.
Last week, his mother, Keely Roberts, released a video statement explaining her son's injuries and plans going forward.
"Cooper was shot in the back and the bullet exited his chest, which did significant damage throughout his body, including to his aorta, liver, esophagus, and spinal cord," she said. "It is our hope that with Cooper's continued progress and with the continued prayers and support he is receiving from everyone; he will soon be able to be transferred to Shirley Ryan Ability Lab."
Roberts herself had bullet wounds to two parts of her leg and has had multiple procedures on her foot, she said. She asked the public to keep Cooper and his twin brother in their thoughts.
"Please keep following along and praying for Cooper and for Luke. They are good, sweet boys who love everyone and want good for everyone they know," Roberts said. "They believe in the best in people and in the world. Their lives are so much more and better than this terrible thing than was done to them. Their lives are not a tragedy, they are a triumph."
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Rose dismissed questions Sunday about his first appearance on the field in Philadelphia since the franchise scrapped 2017 plans to honor him because of a woman’s claim she had a sexual relationship with baseball’s hit king when she was a minor.
“It was 55 years ago, babe,” Rose told a female baseball writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The 81-year-old Rose declined to answer any more questions in the dugout moments after a team photo in the outfield meant to celebrate the Phillies’ 1980 World Series championship team and other former players. The original 1980 anniversary celebration was postponed for two seasons because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rose made his first appearance on the playing field in Philadelphia since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball in August 1989. He agreed to the ban after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd found that Rose placed numerous bets on the Cincinnati Reds to win from 1985-87 while playing for and managing the team.
The Phillies, however, planned to honor Rose in 2017 for his contributions to the World Series champions in 1980 and the 1983 National League pennant winners.
The woman, identified as Jane Doe in 2017, said Rose called her in 1973, when she was 14 or 15, and they began a sexual relationship in Cincinnati that lasted several years. She also alleged Rose met her in locations outside Ohio for sex.
Rose’s lawyer had said the woman’s claims are unverified.
Rose acknowledged in 2017 that he did have a relationship with the woman, but he said it started when she was 16. He also said they never had sex outside Ohio.
At the time, Rose was in his mid-30s and was married with two kids.
The Phillies were going to induct Rose into their Wall of Fame in an on-field ceremony. That ceremony was canceled and there were no other plans to celebrate Rose until this season. He was set to be introduced on the field before Sunday’s game alongside many former teammates from the 1980 World Series championship team.
Last month, the Phillies defended the decision to invite Rose to participate in the ceremony.
“In planning the 1980 reunion, we consulted with Pete’s teammates about his inclusion,” the Phillies said in a statement. “Everyone wants Pete to be part of the festivities since there would be no trophy in 1980 without him. In addition, the club received permission from the Commissioner’s Office to invite Pete as a member of the championship team.”
A 17-time All-Star, Rose got 826 of his 4,256 hits during his five years playing for the Phillies from 1979-83.
Rose has asked MLB to end his lifetime ban.
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Grecian Festival runs today through Saturday
CANTON – Enjoy authentic Greek food and Greek dance troupe performances at the 45th annual Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Grecian Festival.
It starts today (July 13) through Saturday (July 16) on church grounds at 4705 Fairhaven Ave. NW.
The festival will be open from 4 to 11 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. the other days.
Choose from traditional Greek pastries, including baklava, a walnut filling rolled in layers of paper-thin film dough, brushed with butter and topped with honey syrup; fengarakia, crescent-shaped cookies filled with walnuts; tsoureki, Greek sweet bread; and more pastries.
Also on the menu pork and chicken souvlaki, marinated cubes of pork and chicken kebab with pita; gyros and sandwiches; lamb shank; fish plaki and more Greek specialties. Beer and wine also will be available.
Check the online menu for what’s available in the indoor and outdoor tavernas.
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Drive-thru and carryout will be available from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. July 14, 15 and 16. You can pre-order food online at grecianfestivalcanton.com.
Along with plenty of Greek food, there will be Greek dance troupe performances each day. There also will be church tours starting from the main church doors at 7:30 p.m. tonight, and 1, 4 and 7 p.m. July 14 through 16.
For more information and the full menu, visit grecianfestivalcanton.com. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/07/13/holy-trinity-greek-orthodox-church-grecian-festival-starts-july-13/10036140002/ | 2022-07-13T19:19:20Z |
Set for Spring-2023 Move-In
DETROIT, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dignitaries from around the area will gather for a groundbreaking ceremony in in historic Lafayette Park with Detroit developer, Mark Bennett, Mayor Mike Duggan, Council President Sheffield, MEDC representatives, business leaders, and elected officials on May 17 at 2 p.m. The event is a ceremonial groundbreaking on Lafayette West, a 318-unit, condominium and apartment community that will serve as a connecting point between Lafayette Park and the greater Downtown area on many fronts.
Located in Lafayette Park, the development is in walking distance to several area attractions, employment areas of the Central Business District, arenas and entertainment venues, the Eastern Market, the Dequindre Cut bicycle/walking path, the new Meijer Rivertown Market, and the River Walk, Detroit's beautiful riverfront park.
Lafayette West is a $150-million upscale, residential, condominium and apartment community, that will offer a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 436 to 1,223 square feet, with secured and enclosed parking, gourmet kitchen appliances, a large state-of-the-art fitness center, swimming pool, electric vehicle charging stations for all vehicles, co-working, club room and social room, and more. Twenty percent (20%) of the 230 (46) apartments have below market rents to provide affordable housing. All of the affordable units are proportional to each building's unit/floorplan mix and are unrestricted as to location within the building.
"We saw this as an ideal opportunity to develop a unique community to contribute to the lives of the Lafayette Park neighborhood" said Mark Bennett, owner/developer. "Lafayette West offers differentiating amenities and is centrally located, while offering affordable living to Detroiters."
The development received a Brownfield TIFF which includes the City's portion of $11.2 million over 30 years as well as a 15-year NEZ including the City's portion of $5.3 million.
"Lafayette West is going to be a great addition to the Lafayette Park area, providing residents a beautiful neighborhood setting immediately outside of downtown," says Mayor Mike Duggan. "The fact that 20% of the apartment units will be reserved for people earning below the area average means that Detroiters of varying income levels will have the opportunity to live together in this beautiful new community."
The development is following the City's Executive Order on Detroiter hiring with a construction workforce made up of at least 51% Detroit residents and 30% of all construction-related contracts going to Detroit based businesses. The Development is being developed pursuant to a Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) Agreement with the City of Detroit.
Mark Bennett and team are also co-developers of Exchange, a high-rise 165-unit residential development under construction in the Central Business District and lead equity investors in DuCharme Place, The Griswold, The Corner, The Kahn and Central Park Apartments.
Lafayette West partners and collaborators include: @Properties, Christie's International Real Estate, Brinker Construction, AM Higley, the City of Detroit, Wayne County, Fourmidable, MJBennett, Ghafari, Pappas Financial, Parini, Blaze Contracting, PEA, the Michigan Strategic Fund and Zoyes Creative.
Members of the media who wish to attend the event or who require more information should call Tatiana Grant at (248) 514-9620 or email tgrant@2050partnersinc.com and additional information can be found at https://lwdetroit.com/.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend are expecting another child nearly two years after the couple suffered a pregnancy loss.
Teigen made the announcement Wednesday on Instagram where she posted two photos of her baby bump. She wrote that joy has “filled our home and hearts again” in a post that comes after she had a miscarriage in 2020.
“We have another on the way,” wrote the 36-year-old model and cookbook author, who shares two children — Luna and Miles — with Legend. She touched on her fertility journey and being too nervous to unveil her pregnancy.
“Every appointment I’ve said to myself, ‘ok if it’s healthy today I’ll announce’ but then I breathe a sigh of relief to hear a heartbeat and decide I’m just too nervous still,” she wrote. “I don’t think I’ll ever walk out of an appointment with more excitement than nerves but so far, everything is perfect and beautiful and I’m feeling hopeful and amazing.”
The couple delivered a heart-wrenching post in 2020 after both announced the lost of their son, Jack, at 20 weeks of her pregnancy. She was hospitalized with excessive bleeding before the miscarriage.
In the same year, Teigen wrote in an essay explaining that doctors diagnosed her with a partial placental abruption. At the time, she urged people to share their stories and “please be kind to those pouring their hearts out.”
Legend and Teigen were married in 2013. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/chrissy-teigen-reveals-baby-bump-after-2-year-pregnancy-loss/ | 2022-08-04T21:54:41Z |
NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. has announced the appointment of Rocco Impreveduto as Vice President of Transactional, Retirement and eCommerce, effective June 1.
Rocco brings more than 20 years of experience spanning the media, digital, and tech industries to his new role. He joined Wolters Kluwer five years ago and has served as Vice President of Marketing for the past two years, leading the company's data-driven marketing transformation, enhancing its business intelligence function, and aligning marketing systems and processes to support sales. In his new role Rocco will lead the company's Transactional, Retirement and eCommerce portfolios, focusing on extending the value of their legal and regulatory content and scaling best-in-class expert solutions, including ftwilliam.com.
"We are delighted for Rocco to lead the Transactional and Retirement businesses and our eCommerce channel," said Atul Dubey, General Manager of Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. "With his strong customer focus and track record of driving business performance, I am confident that he will continue to successfully serve our customers."
Rocco has driven growth and facilitated critical change at some of the best known brands in the world. Prior to Wolters Kluwer, he held leadership roles at NBC Universal, Nielsen, LexisNexis, and Kaplan. During his time at Wolters Kluwer and throughout his career, he has been a force for change, advancement, and evolution, keeping a keen eye on the needs of customers, building and implementing rigorous data-driven strategies, and improving business performance.
"I'm honored to take on this new role and continue delivering maximum impact to our customers via industry-leading solutions like ftwilliam.com," said Rocco. "Our commitment to our customers is well-established, and we look forward to providing even greater value with the energy and expertise they've come to expect from us."
About Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
Wolters Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of €4.8 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,800 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
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Hilton unveils members-only experiences by connecting them with their passion for music, food, sports and more
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilton Honors, the guest-loyalty program of Hilton's 18 hotel brands, is offering new, once-in-a-lifetime events to members through its Hilton Honors Experiences platform. With access to sold-out music and sporting events from premier partners, to world-class dining and wellness packages at Hilton properties, members have the opportunity to create moments of real connection to inspire their passions. These unforgettable experiences will help members make the most out of their stays across the globe.
Inspired by Hilton's first-ever global platform, "Hilton. For the Stay," Hilton Honors is taking a fresh approach to the one-of-a-kind experiences that members have access to through their Points – by facilitating meaningful connections with the artists and celebrities who inspire their passions. In addition to unique experiences at Hilton hotels around the world, Hilton's longstanding partners, like Live Nation and McLaren, will support in powering these experiences in the months ahead.
"At Hilton, 'the stay' is at the heart of who we are and everything we do, so we are thrilled to be reactivating our Hilton Honors Experiences to provide our members with thousands of exclusive packages," said Jenn Chick, global head & senior vice president, Hilton Honors & Customer Engagement. "Whether they love music, sports, the great outdoors or elevated offerings only available at Hilton, there will be new experiences to discover that allow our members to put their Points where their passions are."
To celebrate the end of summer and kick off a new season of new experiences, Hilton Honors members are invited to bid on Endless Summer Night Grills with Questlove – an intimate food and music experience at Motto by Hilton New York City Chelsea with Questlove on September 8, 2022. Questlove's renowned chef friends will create their own spin on classic summer grilling with select ingredients sourced from Black-owned farms in Upstate New York. Plus, the award-winning musician, producer, director, and culinary entrepreneur, will perform an exclusive DJ set for those in attendance.
Members should continually check the Hilton Honors Experiences website for new curated packages, including a chance to play Top Golf with Sam Hunt, a private acoustic performance with Luke Bryan, VIP tickets and a signed guitar with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and a McLaren Formula 1 Team experience at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Below are a few of the new and upcoming experiences members will find on the Hilton Honors Experiences website:
- Private Lunch by Celebrated Chef Nancy Silverton (Sept. 23, Singapore): Enjoy a private 4-course lunch by celebrated American Chef Nancy Silverton at Osteria Mozza in Hilton Singapore Orchard. Osteria Mozza Singapore is the only Asian outpost of Silverton's MICHELIN-starred Osteria Mozza Los Angeles. The Asian outpost serves a diverse range of Cal-Italian delights with both classics and dishes crafted exclusively for Singapore.
- Private Drum Lesson with Travis Barker (Sept. 26, Los Angeles): Find your rhythm during a one-hour drum lesson with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker at his studio in Los Angeles.
- Culinary Masters Weekend at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal (Oct. 6, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico): Escape to the Mexican coastline at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal for an unforgettable weekend of gourmet dining, intimate culinary classes, and a friendly golf tournament with the culinary world luminaries Jérôme Bocuse, Daniel Boulud, Junior Borges, Suzanne Goin, Phillip Tessier, Tim Hollingsworth, and Olivier Couvin.
- Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the McLaren Technology Centre (Oct. 12, Woking, United Kingdom): Treat yourself to a behind-the-scenes tour of the awe-inspiring McLaren Technology Centre and McLaren racing facility. See the most famous cars from McLaren's illustrious racing history and gain unparalleled insight into the makings of a modern race team.
- Private Singing Lesson with Pentatonix (Oct. 14, Los Angeles): Receive the ultimate singing lesson from one of the most renowned acapella groups in the world, Pentatonix. This all-access experience includes a singing lesson and an insider's look at how artists prepare for showtime.
- Tickets to Broadway Hit HAMILTON with Post Show Talk Back (Oct. 21, New York): See one of the most exciting and significant performances of the last decade, HAMILTON, at the Richard Rogers Theater on Broadway. Watch the award-winning story unfold from your orchestra level seats and enjoy an exclusive post-show talk back with members of the famed cast after the show.
- Nightclub Night Out with TAO Hospitality Group (Las Vegas & New York): TAO Hospitality Group's world-famous nightclubs attract VIPs and celebrities from all around the world. Choose an event from one of their locations in New York or Las Vegas and receive general admission access for five including drink tickets.
This year, Hilton Honors members have already started putting their Points to work by bidding and winning new once-in-a-lifetime experiences that have included a hike around Red Rocks Amphitheater with Brandi Carlile and tickets to the BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, United Kingdom.
For additional ways to use Points, Hilton Honors recently launched Tickets with Points, a unique benefit that allows members to use Points to purchase tickets to sporting events, concerts, comedy shows and theater productions. As Hilton Honors continues to provide more accessibility on a global scale, Tickets with Points will be launching in the United Kingdom later this year to make purchasing tickets on LiveNation.co.uk and Ticketmaster.co.uk even more rewarding.
To join Hilton Honors or find out more about Hilton Honors Experiences, please visit HiltonHonors.com. For more information, visit stories.hilton.com/HiltonHonors.
Hilton Honors is the award-winning guest loyalty program for Hilton's 18 world-class brands comprising 7,000 properties in 122 countries and territories. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount and free standard Wi-Fi. Members also have access to contactless technology exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton Honors app, where members can check in, choose and access their room using Digital Key. Hilton Honors offers its 139 million members hundreds of ways to earn and redeem Points, including with select co-branded credit cards. Members can redeem Points for free nights, purchases on Amazon, exclusive experiences, charitable contributions and more. The program is free to join and travelers can enroll online at hiltonhonors.com. Learn more about Hilton Honors at stories.hilton.com/hiltonhonors, and follow Hilton Honors on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Biden sees chance of ‘rational’ Republican approach on guns
By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says there may some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Texas school shooting. Biden told reporters at the White House on Monday that some Republicans who’ve been against more gun restrictions may have been jolted by the massacre into what he calls a more “rational” approach. And he says there’s simply “no rational basis” for the sort of assault-type weapons that were in the hands of the gunman. Biden says the “Second Amendment was never absolute.” He’s back from the shattered Texas community of Uvalde, where he mourned for three-plus hours with anguished families of the dead. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/30/biden-sees-chance-of-rational-republican-approach-on-guns/ | 2022-05-30T16:07:41Z |
ZURICH, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT pursuant to Art. 53 Listing Rules of SIX Swiss Exchange
HALF YEAR Report 2022
The Adecco Group Half Year Report 2022 is now available in the Ad Hoc section of the Group's website, which is directly accessible by clicking here.
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Official Mortgage Provider of Major League Baseball and Presenting Sponsor of ALCS and NLCS enters second year of partnership
Pledges $25 donation for every RBI of the regular season, building on $665,000 raised in 2021
Opening Day donation to increase to $250, expected to net more than $30,000
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In its second season as Official Mortgage Provider of Major League Baseball, loanDepot, the nation's second largest nonbank retail lender has started off swinging, announcing the return of its "Home Means Everything" RBI campaign benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of America. loanDepot will donate $25 for every run batted in (RBI) during the 2022 MLB regular season – with a bonus of $250 per RBI on each team's Opening Day today and Friday, which is expected to score more than $30,000 alone.
"Our partnership with Major League Baseball is about connecting with baseball fans across the country, and supporting the communities where our employees live, work and play ball," said loanDepot Founder and CEO Anthony Hsieh. "Together with MLB in our first season we were able to make a real difference in our communities, supporting Boys & Girls Clubs programs that helped to keep kids and families healthy, active, in school and focused on their futures. And we can't wait to go even deeper this season."
Last year, 20,993 RBIs brought in more than $550,000 during the regular season. As Presenting Sponsor of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and National League Championship Series (NLCS) – loanDepot also committed $1,000 per RBI during the two series, bringing the year-long total to $665,000. An expected increase in RBIs this season could see more than $650,000 in the regular season alone, with more for planned bonuses during the post-season.
"In our first year of partnership, loanDepot showed baseball fans everywhere that the company truly is America's lender," said Noah Garden, MLB Chief Revenue Officer. "They showed up big in our collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs, impacting so many kids and families through their financial support and by creating once-in-a-lifetime experiences in ballparks across the country. While we celebrate the start of the 2022 MLB season, we once again have another reason to cheer for our favorite teams as loanDepot works to put more points on the board for youth."
Similar to 2021, this season's donations support Boys & Girls Clubs of America's mission to inspire and empower more than 4 million young people across the nation through the Atlanta-based national organization and local Clubs in:
- Boston
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Detroit
- Orange County, Calif.
- Miami
- Nashville
- Phoenix
Throughout the MLB regular season and postseason, loanDepot will also provide in-game experiences for Boys & Girls Clubs staff and kids.
"loanDepot believes Home Means Everything, and Boys & Girls Clubs are second homes to millions of youth around the world, where they are supported, mentored and given opportunities to thrive," said Frank Sanchez, National Vice President of Business & Community Affairs, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. "The continuation of this amazing program benefits the work the Clubs do every day to create a safe, positive and inclusive environment that enriches the lives of the kids and families we serve."
As communities continue to navigate the aftermath of the pandemic, this funding has been critical in enabling Clubs to offer the social, emotional and academic support young people need to thrive. Additionally, it helps to mitigate learning loss for young people, providing homework assistance and tutoring to support literacy intervention. The campaign not only empowers youth to make healthy life choices through daily physical activities like baseball and softball, but it also funds programs in workforce readiness and coding courses to expose teens to future career paths.
Earlier this year, Boys & Girls Clubs of America honored loanDepot and Major League Baseball with its Collaborative Philanthropy Award in recognition of their unique collaboration to help kids and teens build essential skills to reach their full potential through the 2021 Home Means Everything campaign.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America has been an Official Charitable Partner of Major League Baseball since 1997.
In addition to its Major League Baseball partnership, loanDepot is the Official Mortgage Provider of the Miami Marlins and holds the naming rights to the team's home field, loanDepot park.
loanDepot (NYSE: LDI) is a digital commerce company committed to serving its customers throughout the home ownership journey. Since its launch in 2010, loanDepot has revolutionized the mortgage industry with a digital-first approach that makes it easier, faster and less stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, as the nation's second largest retail mortgage lender, loanDepot enables customers to achieve the American dream of homeownership through a broad suite of lending and real estate services that simplify one of life's most complex transactions. With headquarters in Southern California and offices nationwide, loanDepot is committed to serving the communities in which its team lives and works through a variety of local, regional and national philanthropic efforts.
For 160 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA.org) has provided a safe place for kids and teens to learn and grow. Clubs offer caring adult mentors, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Boys & Girls Clubs programming promotes academic success, good character and leadership, and healthy lifestyles. More than 4,700 Clubs serve over 4.3 million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. National headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more about Boys & Girls Clubs of America on Facebook and Twitter.
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Jonathan Fine
VP, Public Relations
(781) 248-3963
jfine@loandepot.com
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BETHEL, Wash., April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gian Carlo Obico, a Junior at Bethel High School, has received a Cambridge Scholar award from Cambridge International for outstanding performance in the June 2021 Cambridge examination series. Cambridge International is the world's largest provider of international education programs and part of the University of Cambridge. This award recognizes students who perform exceptionally well across at least three Cambridge Advanced (A and AS Level) examinations.
"Congratulations to Gian Carlo Obico on receiving this high achievement from Cambridge International," said Doug Boyles, Director of Communications at Bethel School District. "There are few programs in the world that can match the curriculum, training, and intensity that Cambridge brings to our school community. It has been a great opportunity for staff and students to take academic rigor to a new level of excellence.
Boyles noted "Cambridge programs and qualifications are recognized and valued by universities and employers around the world. It is one of the paths we offer to prepare our students to be college and career ready after graduation."
The Cambridge International program is an internationally benchmarked K-12 educational system aligning curriculum, teaching and learning, and assessment. Cambridge Advanced exams offer students across the country the opportunity to earn college credit while in high school, including at all Washington public higher education institutions. In 2020, by earning credit for their Cambridge exams, students and parents saved over $3 million dollars in college tuition for WA higher education institutions. For the June 2021 series, students from Bethel High School can earn in tuition savings amounting to an estimated $400K in college tuition at University of Washington.
Gian received this award for high marks in AS Level Biology, A Level Global Perspectives and Research (GPR), and AS Level English General Paper. GPR provides students with the opportunity to add breadth and depth to their studies by expanding creative, critical thinking and responsible awareness through the tackling of global issues (Global Perspectives), as well as encouraging focused personal exploration and increased depth of study (Research Report). English General Paper builds learners' ability to understand and write in English through the study of a broad range of contemporary topics. They analyze opinions and ideas and learn how to construct an argument. A student with passing grade in AS exam will receive credit for one college course, while a passing grade in an A-Level exam will result in getting credit for two college-level courses at all public institutions in Washington.
Mark Cavone, Regional Director–North America of Cambridge International said: "At Cambridge International, we pride ourselves on working with schools and educators to build programs that emphasize critical thinking skills, independent learning, research, and communications so students are well prepared for their next steps in education and their future careers. This award celebrates students who have demonstrated mastery of all these important college-level skills. We congratulate Gian Carlo Obico on this exceptional achievement."
The Cambridge International program offers a world-class education to all students willing to take on the challenge. Cambridge is a great balance of international standards and assessment, academic freedom, and student choice areas of investigation. Cambridge programs and qualifications are recognized and valued by universities and employers around the world.
Each year, students make more than 2 million Cambridge exam entries. First introduced in the U.S. in 1995, the Cambridge International program has grown rapidly in popularity. More Cambridge Advanced coursework and exams are now taken in the US than in any other country, and Cambridge International partners with schools across 35 states and the District of Columbia. Over 950 colleges and universities in North America recognize and reward Cambridge coursework and exams for admissions, credit, and placement. All public colleges and universities in Washington award credit for passing the AS & A Level exams.
About Cambridge International
Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of Cambridge Assessment, a department of the University of Cambridge. Our international qualifications are recognized by the world's best universities and employers, giving students a wide range of options in their education and career. As a not-for-profit organization, we devote our resources to delivering high-quality educational programs that can unlock learners' potential.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) (the "Company") today announced its amendment of the terms of its private exchange offer to certain Eligible Holders (as defined herein) (the "Exchange Offer") for any and all outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due August 15, 2029 (the "IEA Existing Notes") issued by IEA Energy Services LLC (the "IEA Issuer"), a subsidiary of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. ("IEA"), for up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 of new 6.625% MasTec Senior Notes due August 15, 2029 issued by the Company (the "MTZ Exchange Notes"). As described in more detail below, the Company has amended the Exchange Offer to (i) extend the deadline for the delivery of consents in the Consent Solicitation (as defined herein), (ii) extend the Early Tender Date (as defined herein) and (iii) modify the Consent Payment and the Total Consideration (each as defined herein). In addition, notwithstanding the extension of the deadline for delivery of consents in the Consent Solicitation, consents delivered (and not validly withdrawn) at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 19, 2022 may not be revoked, and any consent delivered after such time may not be revoked. Except as otherwise described in this press release, the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer set forth in the Offering Memorandum (as defined herein) remain unchanged.
The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation are being conducted in connection with, and are conditioned upon the completion of, the previously announced merger in which IEA would become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger"), which is currently expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, regulatory approvals and approval by the stockholders of IEA.
The following table sets forth the Consent Payment, the Exchange Consideration (as defined herein), the Early Tender Premium and the Total Consideration for the MTZ Exchange Notes:
As part of the Exchange Offer, the Company is soliciting consents (the "Consent Solicitation") with respect to the IEA Existing Notes, to eliminate or modify certain of the covenants, restrictive provisions and events of default (the "Proposed Amendments") in the indenture, dated as of August 17, 2021, governing the IEA Existing Notes (the "IEA Existing Indenture"). The Proposed Amendments require the valid consent of the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of IEA Existing Notes, excluding IEA Existing Notes held by certain affiliated holders of IEA (the "Requisite Consents"). The Company has amended the Consent Payment as follows:
- For each $1,000 principal amount of IEA Existing Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Consent Deadline, Eligible Holders of IEA Existing Notes will be eligible to receive a consent payment of either (i) $2.50 in cash or (ii) if the Requisite Consents are obtained, the Success Fee in cash (the "Consent Payment"); provided that the Consent Payment will not be paid with respect to any IEA Existing Notes validly withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 19, 2022.
- If the Requisite Consents are obtained at or prior to the Consent Deadline, the Company will pay a fee in an aggregate amount of $750,000 (the "Total Amount") to all Eligible Holders that validly delivered their consents at or prior to the Consent Deadline (including all Eligible Holders that validly delivered (and did not validly revoke) their consents prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time on August 19, 2022), and for each $1,000 principal amount of IEA Existing Notes with respect to which an Eligible Holder validly delivered their consent at or prior to the Consent Deadline, such Eligible Holder will be entitled to receive their pro rata portion of the Total Amount (the "Success Fee"). Therefore, the Success Fee will be an amount, per $1,000 principal amount of IEA Existing Notes for which Eligible Holders have validly delivered consents prior to the Consent Deadline, equal to the product of $2.50 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of IEA Existing Notes outstanding as of the Consent Deadline and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount of IEA Existing Notes for which Eligible Holders have validly delivered consents prior to the Consent Deadline. As a result, the Success Fee for the IEA Existing Notes will range from $2.50 per $1,000 (if all holders consent) to approximately $5.00 per $1,000 (if holders of a simple majority of the aggregate principal amount of the IEA Existing Notes consent).
- For the avoidance of doubt, if the Requisite Consents are obtained, the Success Fee to be received by each Eligible Holder that validly delivers their consent at or prior to the Consent Deadline includes, and is not in addition to, the $2.50 in cash for each $1,000 principal amount of IEA Existing Notes that an Eligible Holder that validly delivers their consent at or prior to the Consent Deadline would have received if the Requisite Consents were not obtained at or prior to the Consent Deadline. In addition, notwithstanding the extension of the deadline for the delivery of consents to the Consent Deadline, consents delivered (and not validly revoked) at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 19, 2022 may not be revoked, and any consent delivered after that date may not be revoked.
- For the avoidance of doubt, the Success Fee will not be paid if the Requisite Consents are not obtained at or prior to the Consent Deadline (in which case, the Consent Payment will be $2.50 in cash for each $1,000 principal amount of IEA Existing Notes for which Eligible Holders have validly delivered consents prior to the Consent Deadline, as described above).
In addition, the Company has amended the Early Tender Date to be 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 24, 2022 (such date and time, as the same may be further extended, the "Early Tender Date"). Subject to applicable law, the Company expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation in any respect, including to (i) extend the Early Tender Date without extending the Consent Deadline, (ii) extend the Consent Deadline or (iii) provide that the Early Tender Premium will be payable only to Eligible Holders who validly tender and do not validly withdraw IEA Existing Notes at or prior to the Consent Deadline.
At any time before the Expiration Date, if the Company receives the Requisite Consents, the IEA Issuer has agreed that the IEA Issuer, IEA and the trustee of the IEA Existing Notes will execute and deliver a supplemental indenture relating to the Proposed Amendments (the "IEA Supplemental Indenture"), which will be effective upon execution but will only become operative upon the settlement date of the Exchange Offer (the "Settlement Date"). An Eligible Holder that validly tenders (and does not validly withdraw) its IEA Existing Notes and validly delivers a consent prior to the Consent Deadline (including all Eligible Holders that validly delivered (and did not validly revoke) their consents prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time on August 19, 2022), but validly withdraws such IEA Existing Notes after the Consent Deadline but prior to the Expiration Date, will receive the Consent Payment, even if such Eligible Holder is no longer the beneficial owner of such IEA Existing Notes at the Expiration Date, but will not receive the Early Tender Premium or the Exchange Consideration.
The Company, at its option, may complete the Exchange Offer even if the Requisite Consents are not received. Any amendment or waiver of the terms of or conditions with respect to the Exchange Offer by the Company will automatically amend or waive such terms or conditions with respect to the Consent Solicitation unless expressly stated otherwise.
The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation are being made pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offering memorandum, dated August 8, 2022, as amended by the Offering Memorandum Supplement, dated August 22, 2022 (as so amended, the "Offering Memorandum"), and are conditioned upon the closing of the Merger, which condition may not be waived by the Company, and certain other conditions that may be waived by the Company. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time on September 30, 2022, unless extended or terminated (such date and time with respect to the Exchange Offer, as may be extended for such Exchange Offer, the "Expiration Date").
For each $1,000 principal amount of IEA Existing Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Consent Deadline and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date, Eligible Holders of IEA Existing Notes will be eligible to receive the total consideration set out in the table above (the "Total Consideration"), which consists of the Exchange Consideration, the Consent Payment and an early tender premium, payable in MTZ Exchange Notes, equal to $50.00 (the "Early Tender Premium"). To be eligible to receive the Total Consideration, Eligible Holders must (i) validly tender (and not validly withdraw) their IEA Existing Notes at or prior to the Early Tender Date, (ii) validly deliver their consent in the Consent Solicitation at or prior to the Consent Deadline (including all Eligible Holders that validly delivered (and did not validly revoke) their consents prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time on August 19, 2022) and (iii) beneficially own such IEA Existing Notes at the Expiration Date.
The principal amount of MTZ Exchange Notes to be received by an Eligible Holder in the Exchange Offer for each $1,000 principal amount of IEA Existing Notes will in no event exceed $1,000, unless the Exchange Offer is amended.
For each $1,000 principal amount of IEA Existing Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date, Eligible Holders of IEA Existing Notes will be eligible to receive $950 principal amount of MTZ Exchange Notes (the "Exchange Consideration").
Tenders of IEA Existing Notes may be validly withdrawn by Eligible Holders at any time prior to the Expiration Date; however, a valid withdrawal of tendered IEA Existing Notes before the Expiration Date (including any valid withdrawal after 5:00 p.m., New York City time on August 19, 2022) will not be deemed a valid revocation of the related consent delivered by such Eligible Holder (including any consent delivered (and not validly revoked) prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time on August 19, 2022), and such consent will continue to be deemed delivered.
No accrued and unpaid interest is payable upon acceptance of the IEA Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation, including, for the avoidance of doubt, if the Settlement Date falls between a regular record date and interest payment date under the IEA Existing Indenture. The first interest payment on the MTZ Exchange Notes will include the accrued and unpaid interest on the IEA Existing Notes tendered in exchange therefor, such that a tendering Eligible Holder will receive the same interest payment it would have received had its IEA Existing Notes not been tendered in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation; provided that for any portion of an interest period after the Settlement Date, interest will only accrue with respect to the aggregate principal amount of MTZ Exchange Notes an Eligible Holder receives, which will be less than the principal amount of the IEA Existing Notes tendered for exchange if such Eligible Holder validly tenders (and does not validly withdraw) its IEA Existing Notes after the Early Tender Date. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent an interest payment date occurs prior to the Settlement Date, Eligible Holders who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw IEA Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation will receive accrued and unpaid interest on such interest payment date as required by the terms of the IEA Existing Indenture.
The MTZ Exchange Notes will be the general senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company's existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.
Documents relating to the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation will only be distributed to persons who certify that they are (a) a "Qualified Institutional Buyer," as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or (b) a person that is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) (such persons, "Eligible Holders"). The complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation are described in the Offering Memorandum, copies of which may be obtained by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc., the exchange agent and information agent in connection with the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation, by telephone at (800) 549-6864 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers), or by email at mastec@dfking.com. The eligibility certification may be completed at www.dfking.com/mastec or is also available by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc. using the information above.
The MTZ Exchange Notes have not been, and will not be, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, or any state or foreign securities laws. The MTZ Exchange Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any U.S. person except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
This press release is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, or the solicitation of tenders or consents with respect to, any security. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation are being made solely pursuant to the Offering Memorandum and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as are permitted under applicable law.
About MasTec, Inc.
MasTec is a leading infrastructure construction company operating mainly throughout North America across a range of industries. MasTec's primary activities include the engineering, building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of communications, energy, utility and other infrastructure, such as: power delivery services, including transmission and distribution, wireless, wireline/fiber and customer fulfillment activities; power generation, primarily from clean energy and renewable sources; pipeline infrastructure, including natural gas pipeline and distribution infrastructure; heavy civil; and industrial infrastructure. MasTec's customers are primarily in these industries. The information contained on the Company's website is not incorporated into this press release.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the anticipated results and execution of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation and the actions that the Company may take with respect thereto; statements relating to expectations regarding the future financial and operational performance of the Company or IEA; the projected impact and benefits of IEA on the Company's operating or financial results; expectations regarding the Company's or IEA's business or financial outlook; expectations regarding the Company's plans, strategies and opportunities; expectations regarding opportunities, technological developments, competitive positioning, future economic conditions and other trends in particular markets or industries; the potential strategic benefits and synergies expected from the acquisition of IEA; the development of and opportunities with respect to future projects, including renewable and other projects designed to support transition to a carbon-neutral economy; the Company's ability to successfully integrate the operations of IEA; the expected closing of, and financing sources for, the acquisition of IEA; the impact of inflation on the Company's costs and the ability to recover increased costs, as well as other statements reflecting expectations, intentions, assumptions or beliefs about future events and other statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements are based on currently available operating, financial, economic and other information, and are subject to a number of significant risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors in addition to those mentioned above, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Other factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: risks related to completed or potential acquisitions, including the acquisition of Henkels & McCoy Group, Inc., as well as the ability to identify suitable acquisition or strategic investment opportunities, to integrate acquired businesses within expected timeframes and to achieve the revenue, cost savings and earnings levels from such acquisitions at or above the levels projected, including the risk of potential asset impairment charges and write-downs of goodwill; risks related to timely completion, or completion at all, of the Exchange Offer; risks related to the Company's ability to obtain consents under the Consent Solicitation; risks that conditions to the closing of the proposed transaction are not satisfied or waived at all or on the anticipated timeline; risks related to the impact of inflation on costs as well as economic activity, customer demand and interest rates, risks related to adverse effects of health epidemics and pandemics or other outbreaks of communicable diseases, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, including its effect on supply chain or inflationary issues, as well as, the potential effects of related health mandates and recommendations; market conditions, technological developments, regulatory or policy changes, including permitting processes and tax incentives that affect us or our customers' industries; the effect of federal, local, state, foreign or tax legislation and other regulations affecting the industries we serve and related projects and expenditures; the effect on demand for our services of changes in the amount of capital expenditures by our customers due to, among other things, economic conditions, including potential adverse effects of public health issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic on economic activity generally, the availability and cost of financing, and customer consolidation in the industries we serve; activity in the industries we serve and the impact on our customers' expenditure levels caused by fluctuations in commodity prices, including for oil, natural gas, electricity and other energy sources; our ability to manage projects effectively and in accordance with our estimates, as well as our ability to accurately estimate the costs associated with our fixed price and other contracts, including any material changes in estimates for completion of projects and estimates of the recoverability of change orders; the timing and extent of fluctuations in operational, geographic and weather factors affecting our customers, projects and the industries in which we operate; the highly competitive nature of our industry and the ability of our customers, including our largest customers, to terminate or reduce the amount of work, or in some cases, the prices paid for services, on short or no notice under our contracts, and/or customer disputes related to our performance of services and the resolution of unapproved change orders; our dependence on a limited number of customers and our ability to replace non-recurring projects with new projects; the effect of state and federal regulatory initiatives, including costs of compliance with existing and potential future safety and environmental requirements, including with respect to climate change; risks associated with potential environmental issues and other hazards from our operations; disputes with, or failures of, our subcontractors to deliver agreed-upon supplies or services in a timely fashion, and the risk of being required to pay our subcontractors even if our customers do not pay us; risks related to our strategic arrangements, including our equity investments; any exposure resulting from system or information technology interruptions or data security breaches; any material changes in estimates for legal costs or case settlements or adverse determinations on any claim, lawsuit or proceeding; the adequacy of our insurance, legal and other reserves; the outcome of our plans for future operations, growth and services, including business development efforts, backlog, acquisitions and dispositions; our ability to maintain a workforce based upon current and anticipated workloads; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, key management and skilled employees, including from acquired businesses, and our ability to enforce any noncompetition agreements; fluctuations in fuel, maintenance, materials, labor and other costs; risks associated with volatility of our stock price or any dilution or stock price volatility that shareholders may experience in connection with shares we may issue as consideration for earn-out obligations or as purchase consideration in connection with past or future acquisitions, or as a result of other stock issuances; restrictions imposed by our credit facility, senior notes and any future loans or securities; our ability to obtain performance and surety bonds; risks related to our operations that employ a unionized workforce, including labor availability, productivity and relations, as well as risks associated with multiemployer union pension plans, including underfunding and withdrawal liabilities; risks associated with operating in or expanding into additional international markets, including risks from fluctuations in foreign currencies, foreign labor and general business conditions and risks from failure to comply with laws applicable to our foreign activities and/or governmental policy uncertainty; as well as a small number of our existing shareholders have the ability to influence major corporate decisions. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of our underlying assumptions are incorrect, our actual results may differ significantly from the results that we express in, or imply by, any of our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to reflect future events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law. We qualify any and all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary factors.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the Merger, the Company intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including a Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed by the Company that will include a preliminary proxy statement of the Company and also constitute a prospectus with respect to the shares of common stock of the Company to be issued in the Merger.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
These materials (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by the Company (when they become available) may be obtained free of charge at MasTec's website at MasTec.com or (305) 406-1815. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by IEA (when they become available) may be obtained free of charge on IEA's website at iea.net or (765) 828-2653.
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NEW YORK, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Axsome between December 30, 2019 and April 22, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until July 12, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Axsome's chemistry, manufacturing, and control ("CMC") practices were deficient with respect to AXS-07, the Company's medicine for the acute treatment of migraine, and its manufacturing process; (ii) as a result, Axsome was unlikely to submit the AXS-07 New Drug Application ("NDA") on its initially represented timeline; (iii) the foregoing CMC issues remained unresolved at the time that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") reviewed the AXS-07 NDA; (iv) accordingly, the FDA was unlikely to approve the AXS-07 NDA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, Axsome had overstated AXS-07's regulatory and commercial prospects; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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