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Wall Street nears bear market at the end of a bruising week
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street again on Friday and are headed for another week of declines following a massive pullback two days ago.
The S&P 500 fell 1.7% and is now down 20% from the record high it reached in January. If the index closes at this level or lower it will have entered a bear market for the first time since early in the pandemic.
The S&P 500, the basis for many index funds, is heading for its seventh weekly decline in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 2.4%. Bonds yields fell.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in late morning trading on Wall Street Friday and are headed for another week of declines following a massive pullback two days ago.
The S&P 500 fell 0.7% as of 11:27 a.m. Eastern, and is on track for its seventh straight weekly decline after getting close to entering a bear market this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 211 points, or 0.7%, to 31,041 and the Nasdaq fell 0.9%.
All three are headed for drops of 3% or more for the week.
Technology stocks fell broadly and weighed down the market. Applied Materials, which produces chipmaking equipment, fell 5.1%. The tech sector has been particularly choppy and prompted many of the big swings in the market throughout the week. The lofty stock values for many companies in the sector give it more leverage in pulling the broader market higher or lower.
Bond yields fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.81% from 2.85% late Thursday.
The stock market remains stuck in a slump amid worries about how inflation is squeezing businesses and consumers. Investors are also concerned about the Federal Reserve’s plan to aggressively raise interest rates and whether that will help temper inflation’s impact or crimp growth too much and send the economy into a recession.
Concerns about inflation have been growing heavier with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushing energy and some key food commodity prices higher. China, the world’s second-largest economy, took a renewed hit from lockdowns in key cities because of COVID-19 cases, but a surprise interest rate cut from the Chinese government has at least temporarily eased some anxiety.
Markets in Asia and Europe made solid gains.
Wall Street has been digesting earnings from retailers this week. The sector is a key focus as investors try to measure how much damage inflation is inflicting on company operations and whether higher prices on everything from food to clothing is prompting consumers to tighten their spending.
Retail giants Target and Walmart both had warnings this week about inflation cutting into finances. Discount retailer Ross Stores plunged 22.2% on Friday after cutting its profit forecast and citing rising inflation as a factor.
Several retailers were rewarded for encouraging results. Ugg footwear maker Deckers Outdoor rose 13.1% and Foot Locker rose 1.7% after beating analysts’ earnings forecasts.
Investors continue watching the Fed for hints of more interest rate hikes to cool inflation that is running at a four-decade high. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said this week the U.S. central bank might take more aggressive action if price pressures fail to ease.
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NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the environmental, social and governance (ESG) landscape rapidly evolves, financial professional involvement will likely play a key role in the next phase of the ESG reporting process, according to How finance professionals are helping to advance ESG reporting. This new report was completed jointly by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) and the Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF) — the independent nonprofit research affiliate of Financial Executives International (FEI).
The findings are based on a survey distributed to finance professionals from US-headquartered publicly traded companies. In total, 72 chief accounting officers and controllers from some of the largest US companies responded to the survey.
The report reflects how finance professionals are being relied upon to support and reinforce ESG reporting efforts as demand from regulatory bodies, investors and other stakeholders increases. In fact, finance professionals report strong levels of involvement, and while just 7% of chief accounting officers (CAOs) and 3% of chief financial officers (CFOs) "own" the ESG reporting process, more than 60% of respondents indicated that the CAO, CFO, head of Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, head of internal audit and audit committees are either highly or moderately involved with ESG reporting efforts.
In addition to survey data, the report includes perspectives drawn from interviews with financial executives from eight public companies. Both the survey data and the responses reflect the need for alignment in three key areas related to finance support for world-class ESG reporting:
- Governance
- Processes and controls
- Data and technology
The application of these three fundamental components of financial reporting represents a progression of ESG reporting from what could be described as the first and less mature generation to the next, while increasing the level of process rigor, use of automation, consistent policies and procedures, and finance-team involvement.
Building the foundation of ESG reporting will likely involve appropriate new technological tools to complement existing ones, according to the report.
Other key findings of the report show that:
- Controls and processes are a work in progress: Just 8% of respondents indicated that they had a relatively complete set of procedures in place to drive a consistent application of ESG data across the organization.
- ESG data resides all over the place: 60% of respondents indicated that ESG information resides in a patchwork of software applications, and 55% of respondents are housing their ESG data in a spreadsheet.
"Finance professionals are critical to the ESG reporting process," said Jackie Klos, a partner with Financial Accounting Advisory Services at Ernst & Young LLP and a contributor to the report. "By applying the same rigor used in financial reporting to ESG reporting, finance functions are enhancing governance and controls over the underlying data and calculations, allowing executives to rely on both financial and ESG information to inform strategy, achieve their goals and support the veracity of external disclosures."
"The research also shines a spotlight on the fact that the role of financial leaders in business today continues to diversify, reminding us that the skills and experience of such professionals should evolve to stay effective," said to Andrej Suskavcevic, CAE, President and CEO of FEI and FERF.
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Billboard activation calls for White House to get a deal done to bring Griner home as her trial begins in Russia
NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It has been over four months since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained and her first appearance in a Russian courtroom finally started today. This morning, in collaboration with Change.org and Brittney Griner's teammates, family and legal team, over 6,000 square feet of digital ads will cover Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. demanding Brittney's freedom.
Nearly 300,000 supporters have signed a Change.org petition for Brittney to be released, calling for President Biden to get a deal done to bring her home swiftly and safely. Started by sports journalist Tamryn Spruill on March 5 and in partnership since May 14 with the WNBPA, the petition has been featured all over social media and news broadcasts.
"The trial renews concerns for BG's well-being because it is occurring in another country, under a very different legal system, which most of us know little about," said Tamryn Spruill. "What inspires hope, though, is the steady stream of public support and media interest. Now, we've reached new heights, with these billboards going up at this very critical juncture. When people look up at them, I want them to see their partners, their daughters, their sisters, and their friends. Mostly, I want them to see themselves. Because none of us is free until all of us are free."
"On the heels of Juneteenth and as we near July 4th, days many Americans celebrate freedom, it is vital that we come together and call on President Biden and Vice President Harris to do everything in their power to get a deal done to bring our sister, an American hero, Brittney Griner home," said WNBPA President and WNBA Sparks star, Nneka Ogwumike.
In February, news broke that Russia had wrongfully detained Griner for allegedly traveling with cannabis oil cartridges. Thousands of supporters around the world have since voiced fears about the safety of basketball superstar, including many high-profile celebrities and sports stars. In June, the Boston Celtics wore WE ARE BG shirts featuring a QR code linking to the Change.org petition on their practice shirts during the NBA Finals.
"Since February, Change.org has seen an overwhelming amount of support for Brittney Griner and their collective voices are louder than ever," said Aminata Diallo, Campaigner for Change.org. "Brittney is an American, an Olympian and a WNBA All-Star yet has been stripped of her freedoms. We are working with her team to do everything we can to remind the public that this fight is not over until she is home."
To learn more about the petition or connect with Tamryn Spruil or WNBA players, please contact press@change.org.
To learn more about Brittney's case, please visit www.wearebg.org
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Cholera Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research
Here’s a look at cholera, an acute diarrheal infection that has killed thousands of people worldwide.
Facts
Cholera is contracted by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria is usually found in water contaminated with feces.
Dehydration from rapid loss of body fluids is the reason the disease can be deadly if the patient is not treated.
The disease’s short incubation period of two hours to five days increases the likelihood of outbreaks.
Oral rehydration solution (ORS) can successfully treat up to 80% of cholera patients.
There are three two-dose oral cholera vaccines available, Dukoral, Shanchol and Euvichol. There is also an FDA-approved single-dose oral vaccine in the United States called Vaxchora.
Cholera is rare in industrialized nations.
People who live in areas with shortages of safe drinking water or inadequate sanitation are vulnerable to cholera.
Statistics
2020 – 323,320 reported cases in 27 countries with 857 deaths.
— In the United States there were no cases and no deaths.
2019 – 923,037 reported cases in 31 countries with 1,911 deaths.
— In the United States there were no cases and no deaths.
2018 – 499,447 reported cases in 34 countries with 2,990 deaths.
— In the United States there were 10 cases and no deaths.
2017 – 1,227,391 reported cases in 34 countries with 5,654 deaths.
— In the United States there were 11 cases and no deaths.
2016 – 132,121 reported cases in 38 countries with 2,420 deaths.
— In the United States there were 14 cases and no deaths.
2015 – 172,454 reported cases in 42 countries with 1,304 deaths.
— In the United States there were four cases and no deaths.
2014 – 190,549 reported cases in 42 countries with 2,231 deaths.
— In the United States there were seven cases with no deaths.
2013 – 129,064 reported cases in 47 countries with 2,102 deaths.
— In the United States there were 14 cases with no deaths.
2012 – 245,393 reported cases in 48 countries with 3,034 deaths.
— In the United States there were 18 cases with no deaths.
2011 – 589,854 reported cases in 58 countries with 7,816 deaths.
— In the United States there were 42 cases with no deaths.
2010 – 317,534 reported cases in 48 countries with 7,543 deaths.
— In the United States there were 15 cases with no deaths.
Timeline (Selected)
1817 – The first pandemic begins in Southeast Asia.
1829 – The second pandemic begins in India.
1852 – The third pandemic begins in India.
1863 – The fourth pandemic begins in the Bay of Bengal.
1881 – The fifth pandemic begins in India.
1899 – The sixth pandemic begins in India.
1961 – The seventh pandemic begins in Indonesia.
July 1994 – Cholera breaks out in Rwandan refugee camps near Goma, Zaire.
October 2010 – Ten months after a devastating earthquake in Haiti, a cholera outbreak begins. About 800,000 cases and 10,000 deaths in Haiti are later reported. A study of the outbreak indicates that it originated at a camp set up by UN peacekeepers.
October 10, 2013 – Human rights lawyers file a class action lawsuit in a US federal court accusing the United Nations of negligence and misconduct on behalf of victims of the cholera outbreak in Haiti in 2010.
January 9, 2015 – A US federal judge rules that the Haitian victims of the 2010 cholera outbreak cannot sue the United Nations, as the UN has legal immunity.
August 18, 2016 – For the first time, the United Nations acknowledges its involvement in the cholera outbreak in Haiti in 2010.
April 2017 – A cholera outbreak begins in Yemen amid war.
December 21, 2017 – The International Committee of the Red Cross announces that the cholera outbreak in Yemen has hit 1 million suspected cases, making it the world’s biggest cholera outbreak in recent history.
September 21, 2018 – The WHO reports more than 1.2 million cases of cholera in 2017, and more than 5,600 deaths in 34 countries worldwide. Yemen accounted for 84% of all suspected cholera cases and 41% of deaths. The high number in cases is due to the outbreak in Yemen, as well epidemics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan.
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McDonald’s meal from 1950’s found during house renovation, homeowners say
Published: Apr. 30, 2022 at 2:14 PM EDT|Updated: 14 hours ago
(CNN) - A couple said they found a bag of McDonald’s food they believe is from 1959 in the walls of their Chicago-area home during a renovation project.
The Joneses said the fries, which still have a good bit of color to them, are surprisingly sturdy.
The bag has the image of McDonald’s old mascot Speedee, who represented the golden arches before Ronald McDonald came on the scene.
The couple isn’t sure what they’ll do with the decades-old grub but is open to selling the preserved fast-food fries.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s time to get back in the kitchen. The State Fair of Texas’ 2022 Creative Arts Cooking handbook is now available for purchase.
Featuring more than 2000 Best of Show titles, the cookbook showcases award-winning recipes spanning 10 years of recipes from 2009 to 2019.
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Industry veteran brings proven track record in building successful businesses and leading high-performance teams across large pharmaceutical, biotech, and specialty pharma companies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QurAlis Corporation, a biotech company developing breakthrough precision medicines for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases with genetically validated targets, today announced the appointment of Anne Clem Whitaker as chair of its board of directors. Ms. Whitaker replaces founding board member Johnathan J. Fleming, who is stepping down from the company's board.
"As we welcome Anne to her new role, I would like to thank Jonathan for the integral role he played as chairman of the board of QurAlis since our founding. His guidance has been invaluable, and we are grateful for his leadership and dedication to QurAlis," said Kasper Roet, Ph.D., founder and CEO of QurAlis. "Anne is a world-class leader who brings deep experience and expertise in building successful businesses and leading high-performance teams across all facets of the life sciences industry. We are exceptionally privileged to have Anne join as board chair, in this critical phase in which QurAlis is transforming from a pre-clinical to a clinical stage company. I am excited to work with her and our board in advancing our goal of halting disease progression and significantly improve outcomes for patients with ALS and other serious neurodegenerative diseases."
Ms. Whitaker is a seasoned healthcare executive and director with more than 30 years of extensive leadership and commercialization experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, consumer products, and medical devices. She currently serves as managing partner of Anne Whitaker Group, LLC, a board and private equity advisory firm. She has held senior-level executive leadership roles at Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Bausch Health, and multiple CEO roles for private and public development-stage companies.
"QurAlis has made tremendous strides in researching and developing a new approach to treating ALS and other serious neurodegenerative diseases. With a compelling pipeline and dynamic leadership team, QurAlis has the potential to transform the CNS therapeutic landscape. I am honored to join as chair to help QurAlis achieve its vision of pioneering the path to conquering ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases with genetically validated targets with next-generation precision medicines," said Ms. Whitaker.
Most recently, Ms. Whitaker served as CEO of Aerami Therapeutics before taking on the chair of the board position in November 2020. She also serves as an independent director on the boards of numerous public and private companies: Bryn Pharma, Caladrius Biosciences, Curio Digital Therapeutics, Faron Pharmaceuticals, Nykode Therapeutics, OraSure Technologies, ErgoMed and Trinity Life Sciences. She previously served on the boards of Cree, Mallinckrodt, KNOW Bio, Novoclem Therapeutics, Synta Pharmaceuticals, UDG Healthcare, and Vectura Group. In addition to her board work, she is an active industry advisor to private equity and venture capital funds in the U.S. and Europe.
Prior to joining Aerami, Ms. Whitaker served in multiple C-suite roles for emerging biotechnology and specialty pharmaceutical companies. Previously, she served as the North America Pharmaceutical Region Head and president for Sanofi from 2011 to 2014, and as senior vice president from 2008 to 2011 at GSK, where she ran their cardiovascular, metabolic and urology business in the U.S. From 1992 to 2008, Ms. Whitaker held several commercial roles at GSK and a senior level global role as the senior vice president, head of the Organizational and Leadership Development Center of Excellence based in London. She started her career in the pharmaceutical industry as a pharmaceutical sales representative for the Upjohn Company. Ms. Whitaker holds a B.S. in chemistry from the University of North Alabama.
About QurAlis Corporation
QurAlis is trailblazing the path to conquering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases with genetically validated targets with next-generation precision medicines. QurAlis' proprietary platforms and unique biomarkers enable the design and development of drugs that act directly on disease-causing genetic alterations. Founded by an internationally recognized team of neurodegenerative biologists from Harvard Medical School and Harvard University, QurAlis is advancing a deep pipeline of antisense oligonucleotides and small molecule programs including addressing sub-forms of ALS that account for the majority of ALS patients. For more information, please visit www.quralis.com or follow us on Twitter @QurAlisCo.
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New chief sales officer and chief finance officer bring dynamic expertise to translate business strategy into continued growth.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOLID Surface Care, Inc., a leading provider of clean-for-health, restoration, and maintenance surface care solutions, announces the addition of Eric Wroldsen as Chief Sales Officer and Eric Tan as Chief Finance Officer.
Chief Sales Officer, Eric Wroldsen
As Chief Sales Officer, Eric Wroldsen will be responsible for SOLID's strategic sales leadership and revenue delivery for the company across all lines of business and channels.
"We're pleased that Eric has chosen to join SOLID as our new Chief Sales Officer," said Michael Crippen, SOLID founder and CEO. "Eric's proven expertise in the commercial building products industry will drive SOLID's strategy of achieving maximum profitability and growth in line with SOLID's company's vision and values."
Eric joins SOLID from Virginia Tile, where he was vice president of commercial and national accounts sales. In Eric's 25-plus years as a leader, he has held executive positions in sales, marketing and product management with Milliken & Co., Shaw Industries, Virginia Tile, Koroseal Interior Products and Guardian Glass. He holds an MBA from Loyola University Maryland and a BA from Winthrop University.
Chief Finance Officer, Eric Tan
As Chief Finance Officer, Eric Tan is responsible for driving the direction and success of the SOLID organization by optimizing the financial performance of SOLID, including its reporting, liquidity, and return on investment. Eric was previously CFO at TTI Floor Care North America, where he delivered 52% revenue growth and 230% operating profit growth.
"Eric brings exceptional capabilities to SOLID, "said Michael Crippen, SOLID founder and CEO. "He is an accomplished finance executive with expertise well suited to help SOLID drive our strategy of accelerated growth and maximum profitability in the surface care space."
Before joining SOLID and his role at TTI Floor Care NA, Eric held positions as Director of FP&A at Synder's-Lance, various finance leadership roles at Newell Brands, and Portfolio Manager for Leveraged Finance at Wells Fargo. Eric has an MBA and a B.S. in Accounting, both from Virginia Tech.
About SOLID Surface Care, Inc.
SOLID Surface Care, Inc. is a national team of self-performing surface care experts who deliver the highest level of care for all hard and soft surfaces and a world-class client experience. We provide EPA-approved deep cleaning, disinfection, antimicrobial and antiviral treatments, and complete surface care options, allowing businesses nationwide to reoccupy their buildings with effective infection control protocols in place. SOLID protects your surfaces, keeps your spaces clean and healthy, and exceeds your expectations. From carpet to stone to metal and wood, we care for the most precious surfaces in the world - Yours.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Redrawn maps shuffling U.S. House districts in New York are threatening the political career of a first-term progressive and will ensure the ouster of one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress.
The scramble has led to contentious races between Democrats in the second-largest blue state in the country, with both challengers and incumbents sensing a rare window to seize or lose power in Tuesday’s primary elections.
There’s an added degree of uncertainty to how New York’s congressional primary contests will shake out as voter turnout is expected to be low. It’s the second primary election day in New York this summer after statewide and state assembly primaries were held two months ago. New York voters are not accustomed to casting primary ballots this late in the summer — and certainly not used to casting them twice — and many are finding their longtime district lines have shifted, adding to confusion.
Primary elections for House seats in Florida will feature a test for a conservative firebrand with the specter of a federal investigation looming over him and a rematch between two Democrats after a razor-thin loss last year.
Some of the top elections:
END OF AN ERA
For three decades, Democrat Jerry Nadler has represented Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and Democrat Carolyn Maloney has represented the Upper East Side.
But under new redistricting maps, much of their longtime congressional districts were merged, spanning Central Park and linking two iconic New York City neighborhoods whose residents claim very distinct identities.
Maloney, 76, and Nadler, 75, are likewise each trying to claim distinction Tuesday as they face off in a race for New York’s 12th District.
Nadler, who was endorsed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, has talked up his role overseeing Donald Trump’s impeachments while serving as chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Maloney has touted her own check on the former president while serving as chair of the powerful House Oversight Committee.
Challenging them both is 38-year-old lawyer Suraj Patel, who argues it’s time for a new face in Congress.
A CROWDED FIELD FOR AN OPEN SEAT
With Nadler and Maloney running in the district immediately north, a congressional seat covering southern Manhattan, including Wall Street, and Brooklyn is a rare open contest in one of the most liberal and influential areas of the country.
New York’s 10th District has attracted a bevy of progressive candidates, including an incumbent congressman from the New York City suburbs, Mondaire Jones, who moved to the area to run. Jones, one of the first openly gay Black members of Congress, said it’s important to have an LGBTQ representative in the district that includes the West Village and the Stonewall Inn, the site of riots that gave birth to the gay rights movement.
Daniel Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who served as counsel to House Democrats in the first impeachment inquiry against Trump, is among his leading challengers.
Other candidates include Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou, New York City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera and former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, who last served in Congress in 1981.
TOUGH FIGHT FOR HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ CAMPAIGN CHIEF
New York’s new 17th District, home to idyllic towns along the historic Hudson River Valley, has turned into a tough political fight for Sean Patrick Maloney, the chair of the House Democrats’ campaign arm.
Maloney, a Democrat who became New York’s first openly gay congressman when he was elected a decade ago, is facing a primary challenge from state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi.
Biaggi, a 36-year-old progressive endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is a granddaughter of former Bronx congressman Mario Biaggi. She has sought to portray Maloney as out of touch and part of the establishment.
Maloney, who has the backing of former President Bill Clinton, has campaigned on Democrats’ recent legislative wins in Congress and warns the seat could fall to Republicans in November if the Democratic nominee is too liberal.
REPUBLICANS VIE TO REPLACE CONGRESSMAN AFTER BACKLASH
A Republican race in western New York has become a heated contest to replace GOP Rep. Chris Jacobs.
Jacobs decided not to seek reelection after facing backlash from his own party for voicing support for an assault weapons ban following a racist mass shooting in his hometown of Buffalo in May.
Tuesday’s race in New York’s redrawn 23rd District features New York’s Republican Party chair, Nick Langworthy, and Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.
Paladino, who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2010, has a long history of inflammatory and offensive remarks, including recent comments that praised Adolf Hitler and circulated conspiracy theories around mass shootings.
SPECIAL ELECTIONS
New Yorkers are not only casting votes in primary races Tuesday but are also electing two new House members to fill vacancies for the rest of the year.
One of the special elections will be a battleground race in southern and central New York to replace Democrat Antonio Delgado, who became New York’s lieutenant governor. Republican Marc Molinaro and Democrat Pat Ryan are vying for the seat in what is currently New York’s 19th Congressional District.
In western New York, Democrat Max Della Pia and Republican Joe Sempolinski are running to serve out the rest of the year in what is currently New York’s 23rd District. They are competing in a GOP-favored seat to replace Republican Rep. Tom Reed, who resigned in May, a year after he was accused of sexual misconduct.
GAETZ TESTED AFTER SCANDAL
The primary in Florida will be a test of whether Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Trump protégé who is under federal investigation in a sex trafficking case, is losing support among moderate Republicans.
Gaetz has not been charged and denies wrongdoing. He is facing a challenge from Mark Lombardo, a former Marine and executive at FedEx who has blanketed the western Panhandle with attack ads centering around the investigation as he tries to take him on in Florida’s 1st Congressional District.
Competing in the Democratic primary for the seat in the heavily Republican district is Rebekah Jones, a former Department of Health employee who questioned the state’s COVID-19 data, though a state inspector general’s report concluded her allegations were unfounded. She has tapped into national support for fundraising, bringing in more than $500,000, and is facing Peggy Schiller, a local Democratic Party activist who has only raised about $34,000 for the race.
TIGHT CONTEST FOR NEW CONGRESSWOMAN
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who has only been in office since January, is facing a tough primary challenge from a rival she beat in a Florida special election by just five votes.
Cherfilus-McCormick, who represents parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties in the state’s 20th Congressional District, is being challenged by former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness. Holness just narrowly lost their special primary election to serve the remaining months of the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings’ term.
Since then, the rivalry between Cherfilus-McCormick and Holness has only grown more bitter. Last month, Cherfilus-McCormick sued Holness, alleging defamation and seeking more than $1 million in damages. The lawsuit alleges that a Holness aide accused her in a text message of embezzling millions to help her buy the congressional seat.
Holness told NBC6 in South Florida that he wasn’t consulted about the text message before his campaign sent it out. But he says he still has questions about Cherfilus-McCormick’s campaign finances. Cherfilus-McCormick maintains that she used money from her business for her campaign.
The winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary is expected to cruise to victory in November in the heavily Democratic district.
CROWDED PACK FOR POSSIBLE GOP PICKUP
Republicans have another pickup opportunity in the seat held by Democrat Stephanie Murphy, who isn’t seeking reelection.
The new configuration of her district, Florida’s 7th, shifts it from competitive to comfortably Republican.
State Rep. Anthony Sabatini, one of the Florida Legislature’s most conservative members, is part of an eight-candidate primary. Sabatini is known for bucking his own party in the Legislature because it was not conservative enough for him. He has also called for defunding the FBI after the search of Mar-a-Lago and promoted false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.
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Farrington reported from Tallahassee, Fla.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Soundcore Capital Partners, LP ("Soundcore") a New-York based private equity firm, is pleased to welcome Matt DelBello as an Associate on the Deal Origination team.
Matt will primarily be responsible for supporting the Partners in developing investment theses for the firm and building relationships with business owners.
Prior to joining Soundcore, Matt was an Assistant Vice President at Wellington Management, covering a range of alternative investment strategies for family office and wirehouse channels. Previously, he was a sales associate at GW&K Investment Management, where he was responsible for selling their municipal bond strategies to the wirehouse and RIA channels. Matt received his Master of Business Administration from Boston College's Carroll School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Investments from Johnson & Wales University.
"We are very glad to have Matt on the team. He shows industriousness, which we value greatly here at Soundcore" said Alex Bues, Partner at Soundcore. "His relationship management, sales and marketing, and CRM experience in alternative investments, specifically in private equity, will be great assets to us as we search for high-quality companies with whom to partner."
"Over the next 12 months, Soundcore will continue growing the team significantly through the additional hires of experienced private equity professionals," said Jarrett Turner, Managing Partner of Soundcore.
Soundcore Capital was founded in 2015 by Jarrett Turner and is based in New York, NY. Soundcore is a thesis-driven private equity firm that specializes in buy-and-build investments in the lower middle-market that are headquartered in the United States and Canada. Soundcore has completed 73 acquisitions across ten platforms and focuses primarily on business & outsourced services, industrial services, specialty manufacturing and value-added distribution sectors. For more information, please visit: https://www.soundcorecap.com/home
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Students to pursue in-demand career in cardiovascular and diagnostic medical sonography
PORTLAND, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concorde Career Colleges, Inc., a national leader in health care education with 17 campuses in eight states, has launched associate degree programs in Cardiovascular Sonography (CVS) and Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) at its Portland campus. The accelerated programs will provide pathways for students who want to pursue in-demand health care careers as quickly as possible.
The demand for professionals in diagnostic medicine is estimated to grow by 14% from 2020 to 2030, largely because of retirements and career changes, according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics.i About 12,000 openings for medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists are projected each year.
"The combination of our hands-on learning methods and our engaged faculty and staff creates a positive learning environment for students to thrive in their programs," said Concorde-Portland Campus President Siri Dixon. "By investing in our students' education, we have seen them become successful health care professionals, helping to address the national health care shortage, specifically within diagnostic medicine."
Enrollment for both programs are now open. Classes for the DMS Program will begin in July 2022 and for the CVS Program in September 2022. Teaching students fundamental medical concepts through a mixture of classroom learning and hands-on training in clinical settings, both programs are fast paced and offer 960 clinical hours. Students can complete the DMS Program in as little as 20 months and the CVS Program in 21 months.
The CVS program covers cardiac and vascular anatomy, physiology, techniques for preforming ultrasound imaging of various body structures, and general education topics:ii
- Cardiovascular Pathology
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Registry Review
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiology
- Vascular Sonography
The DMS program covers human anatomy and physiology, techniques for performing ultrasound imaging of various body structures, and general education topics:iii
- Abdominal Sonography
- Anatomy and Physiology
- General Vascular Sonography
- OB/GYN Sonography
- Physics and Instrumentation
- Registry Review
- Sonographic Cross-Sectional Anatomy
The sonography courses will integrate didactic and clinical instruction with increasing expectations at each level, preparing students to help doctors assess conditions and guide surgical teams. Concorde-Portland has seasoned faculty who are dedicated to helping students gain the skills they need to be successful in their externships and obtain entry-level sonography positions.
The Concorde-Portland campus, which offers a variety of health care programs in Oregon, is located across from the Willamette River. For more information, visit the campus website or call 971-229-4551.
About Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc., which operates 17 campuses in eight states under the brands Concorde Career College and Concorde Career Institute, prepares America's next generation of health care and dental professionals for rewarding careers. The Concorde hybrid/blended education model combines online coursework with in-person lab classes and clinical experiences. Concorde's 25 student-focused academic programs and personalized support prepares graduates for in-demand careers in nursing, dental, respiratory, diagnostic and other health care roles. Concorde's campuses are accredited by either the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) or the Council on Occupational Education (COE). For more information, visit www.concorde.edu.
i U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected national growth in job openings for medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians between 2020-2030, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/diagnostic-medical-sonographers.htm
ii https://www.concorde.edu/diagnostic-programs/cardiovascular-sonography/portland
iii https://www.concorde.edu/diagnostic-programs/diagnostic-medical-sonography/portland
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MILAN (AP) — Edoardo Ronzoni inspects a construction site near Milan that he shut down in March as costs for materials skyrocketed. He can’t complete a half-built roundabout at an intersection known for fender-benders because asphalt, cast-iron pipes and concrete are too expensive — prices exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Public works projects in Italy are grinding to a halt just as the European Union is injecting 108 billion euros ($114 billion) in pandemic recovery money meant to launch a construction frenzy.
Ronzoni laments that his company has already lost its three busiest months and expects the worst is ahead: “We fear we won’t be able to work this year. We are closing all of our sites.’’
The war has accelerated inflation across Europe and the world, with prices for energy, materials and food surging at rates not seen for decades. It’s causing sticker shock at the grocery store, gas pumps, electricity bills and construction sites.
Soaring oil and gas prices are the key driver of inflation in Europe, which is heavily reliant on Russian energy to generate electricity and power industry. Inflation is expected to hit nearly 7% this year in the 27-nation EU and is contributing to slowing growth forecasts.
Fishmongers and farmers are being forced to charge prices for their catch and crops that even they see as astronomical. High fuel prices threaten to paralyze ground transport of goods. Bread prices are soaring from Poland to Belgium. Protests over price hikes have erupted in places like Bulgaria. While governments have responded with tax cuts and other aid, they face limits in easing the impact of volatile energy markets.
Even the thrifty, with backyard hens, are wondering if the price of feed is worth the eggs they yield. Alina Czernik, a shop assistant in Warsaw, does the math, as she sees prices of grain for her hen go up 150%, to 200 zlotys ($45) per 100 kilograms (220 pounds).
It is spreading a sense of futility, especially for those with low incomes.
“I’ve been a positive person, but for now, I can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Eva Fuchsova, a mother of three who lives in the town of Touskov in western Czech Republic.
“I have to tighten my belt. I buy fruits and vegetables so my kids have everything, but I don’t touch it,” she said.
Economists are calling it a perfect storm, striking as countries unleashed spending to spur an economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Surging customer demand overwhelmed factories, ports and freight yards, with resulting shortages driving up prices.
Add to that: The war in Ukraine has blocked exports of raw materials like steel and minerals that kept western Europe humming, as well as commodities like grains and seed oil, accentuating global shortages.
Inflation is running especially hot in central and Eastern European countries nearest the battlefields of Ukraine. Prices in April rose 14.2% in the Czech Republic, 12.3% in Poland and 10.8% in Greece. They’re an eye-popping 61% in Turkey, which saw its currency lose 44% of its value against the dollar last year.
Shop workers from Warsaw to Istanbul say customers are cutting back, buying lower-priced items, giving up on niceties like fresh-cut flowers and items they can delay, like new clothes.
In the Turkish capital, butcher Bayram Koza said he has seen a 20% drop in sales after prices nearly doubled, largely due to the cost of feed. That is making livestock breeding unprofitable, and many farmers are selling and moving to the city, he said.
“Even in (the affluent district of) Cankyaya, people are no longer buying according to their needs, but according to what they can afford. Those who bought two kilos of ground beef are now buying a kilo at the most,’’ he said.
On the Greek island of Rhodes, fish restaurant owner Paris Parasos gets up at dawn to go out on fishing trips to keep costs down. But he has still had to raise prices at his restaurant in the island’s main town as cooking oil prices quadrupled. Plus, cooking gas and electricity bills are three times higher.
“I could lower the quality and use the oil more, but I refuse to do it. We want customers to return and expect the same quality,” Parasos said.
In Poland, bread prices are up 30%, sending shoppers to discount outlets. Bakers in Belgium are laying off workers, as prices for a loaf rise by 30 cents, to 2.70 euros ($2.85).
“I know bakers who work 13 or 14 hours a day to get out of this and honor their loans,” Albert Denoncin, president of the French-speaking bakery federation, told La Premiere radio. “We can do it for a while, but when I hear from the World Bank management that this will last until 2024, we are not going to make it.”
In Spain, truckers have gotten some relief on diesel prices thanks to government emergency measures, including a small rebate and permission to pass along higher fuel costs to customers.
Still, the burden is high. Óscar Baños, who drives his own cargo trailer out of the central Spanish town of Palencia, said tires have risen from 400 to 500 euros, a new truck cab is up from 100,000 to 120,000 euros, and a liter of diesel has risen from 1.20 to 1.90 euros in the past year. That’s the equivalent of a gallon of gasoline rising from $4.80 to $7.60.
“There is a lot of uncertainty, not just in our sector but across the board,” Baños said.
Europe’s auto market also is facing price hikes as factory shutdowns in Ukraine, sanctions on Russia and an existing global semiconductor shortage crimp supplies of components needed to make cars.
As a result, average new car prices in Europe are expected to rise $500 to $2,000 this year, according to Nishant Mishra, associate director of investment research at Acuity Knowledge Partners.
Back in Milan, the roundabout is just one of half a dozen non-EU-funded sites Ronzoni has had to close in recent months. He finds himself unable to deliver the work at the contracted prices.
High costs mean companies are not bidding to take on public works, including a bridge in Rome that was to be the first project built with EU recovery funds. With bidding stalled, the money earmarked for infrastructure — worth nearly half of the 220 billion euros from the EU — is at risk, along with the jobs it would bring, according to ANCE National Association of Construction Workers.
The government has announced 3 billion euros to help cover increased prices, but builders it’s not sufficient, with costs up an average of 40%, but sometimes much higher. Iron prices, for example, are up 170%, Ronzoni said.
“It’s exponential,” he said.
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AP reporters Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey; Monika Scislowska in Warsaw, Poland; Joseph Wilson in Barcelona, Spain; Derek Gatopoulos in Athens; Karel Janicek in Prague; Kelvin Chan in London; Paul Wiseman in Washington; Samuel Petrequin in Brussels; and Veselin Toshkov in Sofia, Bulgaria, contributed. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/i-cant-see-the-light-war-fuels-surging-prices-in-europe/ | 2022-05-20T17:04:22Z |
Sen. Graham to fight Georgia election subpoena, lawyers say
NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys representing Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Wednesday he intends to challenge a subpoena compelling him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies’ actions after the 2020 election.
Graham was one of a handful of Trump confidants and lawyers named Tuesday in petitions filed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as part of her investigation into what she alleges was “a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere.”
Graham attorneys Bart Daniel and Matt Austin said in a statement Wednesday that the Republican senator “plans to go to court, challenge the subpoena, and expects to prevail,” and they slammed the probe as politically motivated.
“This is all politics. Fulton County is engaged in a fishing expedition and working in concert with the January 6 Committee in Washington,” they wrote, adding that, “As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Graham was well within his rights to discuss with state officials the processes and procedures around administering elections.”
“Should it stand, the subpoena issued today would erode the constitutional balance of power and the ability of a Member of Congress to do their job,” they went on. They also said they had been informed by Fulton County investigators that Graham “is neither a subject nor target of the investigation.”
A spokesperson for Willis, a Democrat, did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment.
In the petition submitted Tuesday, Willis wrote that Graham, a longtime Trump ally, made at least two telephone calls to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and members of his staff in the weeks after the November 2020 presidential election, which Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden. During those calls, Graham asked about reexamining certain absentee ballots “to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump,” she wrote.
Willis also filed petitions to compel cooperation from former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was one of Trump’s primary lawyers during the failed efforts to overturn the result of the election, as well as lawyers Kenneth Chesebro, Cleta Mitchell, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman and Jacki Pick Deason.
Giuliani was recovering Tuesday after undergoing surgery to have two heart stents put in, his son, Andrew Giuliani, said while filling in for him as co-host on radio’s “The Rudy Giuliani Show.”
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the midst of arguably the most talent-hungry periods in the last five decades, Blder has launched as a niche boutique executive talent solution that accelerates unicorn companies during crucial moments of high growth. The company's core services include executive search, diversity and inclusion, talent intelligence sourcing, executive compensation, and succession planning. With the war for talent at an unprecedented high, Blder sees a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revolutionize the archetype by deep diving with early and late stage companies when they need it most.
As investors harpooned a staggering $621 billion into venture capital in 2021, all of these ventures now share a common goal: hire talent, faster. Blder delivers that, leveraging experience from management consulting and operators serving billions to net leaders who can get the most profitable products to market fast. Specializing in product, engineering, and growth functions, the company offers expertise in the following areas:
- Executive Search: Through retained search, Blder manages the full lifecycle for critical hires at the board, c-suite, and vice president levels.
- Diversity and Inclusion: The company advises on best practices for underrepresented talent, including attracting leadership and educating existing workforce.
- Talent Intelligence Sourcing: Blder sources talent to help clients identify new markets, enumerate competitor opportunities, and map underrepresented skills.
- Executive Compensation: Consultants coach on benchmarks regarding base salary, bonus structure, private and public equity, and total rewards.
- Succession Planning: Blder's team advises on business transformation, developing strategies for unplanned departures and building key relationships with luminaries.
Blder is founded by Galen Beyea, a Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) veteran who began his career with executive search firms Korn Ferry and Heidrick & Struggles. Beyea joined Meta when it was a company of 10,000 employees and went on to hire more than sixty executives as the tech giant scaled to 70,000 staff. While at Meta, he developed a highly specialized framework for executing complex executive searches in hyperscale technology.
Blder will release an advanced SaaS platform later this year to help drive delivery of its solutions, embracing the augmented and virtual landscape as the future of global industry. "The future of executive talent is analogous to our progression into the metaverse and crypto, made scalable through automation and richly immersive through augmented and virtual reality," Beyea said. "We have a responsibility to engage and deploy our resources in this global transformation. Blder is predicated on that mission."
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About Blder
Blder is the leading management consulting and executive talent solution for engineering, product, and growth functions. We connect best-in-class thought leaders - board, c-suite, and vice president levels - to the world's brightest builders and innovators.
Blder specializes in technology domains from software to platform to hyperscale infrastructure. Our legendary client base is comprised of alternative investment portfolios and public companies undergoing explosive transformation. With services rooted in consulting and operating experience from massive decacorns, the team offers unparalleled solutions for next-gen unicorn ventures.
Blder's core competencies include executive search, diversity and inclusion, talent intelligence sourcing, executive compensation, and succession planning.
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The day marks a celebration of the hard-working individuals who keep marketing teams running smoothly. Nominate yourself or others for the 2022 Marketing Ops Awards.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Zapier—the leader in no-code automation—announced the launch of the first-ever Marketing Operations Appreciation Day — an annual celebration on April 11 to recognize the people who keep marketing teams running smoothly. As part of the day, Zapier has launched the Marketing Ops Awards—a nomination-based contest to recognize the top professionals in the industry. The award application is open to professionals working in marketing operations, CRM operations, email operations, revenue operations, or those who have similar roles or responsibilities.
"With an ever increasing dependency on data, and as the number of tools that marketing teams use grow every day, there's a clear need to have a marketing ops team at every business," said Moody Glasgow, Chief Marketing Officer at Zapier. "Marketing ops is the backbone of any well-run marketing team, but they don't often get the recognition they deserve. That's why we're so excited to celebrate these hard-working professionals with their own designated day."
According to the HubSpot and MO Pros 2021 Marketing Operations report, 65% of companies report having a dedicated Marketing Operations individual or team. Marketing operations teams are responsible for building systems and sourcing the best tech tools that support marketing efforts.
A great example of this is the marketing team at ServiceTitan. They use Zapier to test new Google Ads formats that may not be fully integrated into the platform, without sacrificing reporting fidelity and while keeping audience lists fresh and up to date. This enables the team to easily send the right data, to the right place, at the right time—all with the highest security standards in place, so they can focus their efforts on strategic planning and customer success.
To enter Zapier's Marketing Ops Awards, complete this short entry form by May 11, 2022. To learn more about Zapier, visit www.zapier.com
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LICY) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: February 16, 2021 to March 23, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: June 20, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in LICY:
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Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. NEWS - LICY NEWS
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. f/k/a Peridot Acquisition Corp. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Li-Cycle's largest customer, Traxys, is not actually a customer, but merely a broker providing working capital financial to the Company while Traxys tries to sell Li-Cycle's product to end customers; (2) the Company engaged in highly questionable related party transactions; (3) the Company's mark-to-model accounting is vulnerable to abuse and gave a false impression of growth; (4) a significant portion of the Company's reported revenues were derived from simply marking up receivables on products that had not been sold; (5) the Company's gross margins have likely been negative since inception; (6) the Company will require an additional $1 billion of funding to support its planned growth (which is a figure greater than the Company raised via the merger); and (7) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Li-Cycle you have until June 20, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Li-Cycle securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the LICY lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/li-cycle-holdings-corp-loss-submission-form?id=27807&from=4.
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J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Canadian hospitals and health care providers have expressed strong interest in ProSense® as they seek minimally invasive treatments for breast and other tumors
CAESAREA, Israel, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IceCure Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) ("IceCure" or the "Company"), developer of minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, the ProSense® System ( "ProSense") that destroys tumors by freezing as an alternative to surgical tumor removal, today announced the submission of a regulatory filing with the Canadian governmental agency, Health Canada, for approval of IceCure's ProSense System and its cryoprobes for the treatment of numerous indications including:
- Oncology – ablation of benign and malignant breast tumors as well as benign and malignant tumors of the lung, liver, and musculoskeletal system, and for palliative intervention;
- Urology – ablation of renal cell carcinoma;
- Thoracic surgery – ablation of cancerous lesions in the lung tissue; and
- Other indications and for general surgery.
The ProSense System currently has regulatory approval for various indications in 14 countries, including in the U.S. and Europe.
According to statistics from the Canadian Cancer Society, an estimated 28,600 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada in 2022, while an estimated 30,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer. Furthermore, breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women. About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime.
"We have been contacted by multiple Canadian healthcare providers, including hospitals, with requests to purchase and implement ProSense for treating a range of indications, with malignant breast tumors being the most pressing need," stated IceCure CEO, Eyal Shamir. "We believe demand is being driven by a combination of ProSense's rising prominence in the global market and health care providers discovering, over the past two years during the pandemic, that they needed minimally invasive solutions that can be administered in an outpatient setting outside of an operating room. The benefits of minimally invasive procedures have become clearer than ever, driving demand in a post-pandemic environment. We hope to receive Health Canada's approval, further expanding ProSense's global regulatory and commercial footprint."
About IceCure Medical Ltd.
IceCure Medical (NASDAQ: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) develops and markets ProSense®, an advanced liquid-nitrogen-based cryoablation therapy for the treatment of tumors (benign and cancerous) by freezing, with the primary focus areas being breast, kidney, bone and lung cancer. Its minimally invasive technology is a safe and effective alternative to hospital surgical tumor removal that is easily performed in a relatively short procedure. The system is marketed and sold worldwide for the indications cleared to-date by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and approved in Europe with the CE Mark.
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Voter-Approved Measure LL Creates New Educational Opportunities for Vista Unified Students
ESCONDIDO, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, June 9, 2022, Erickson-Hall Construction Co. and Vista Unified School District celebrated the groundbreaking of the Rancho Buena Vista High School's new Career Technology Education (CTE) building. The project was funded by Measure LL, a $247 million general obligation bond approved by voters in November 2018, targeted at supporting college and career readiness, repairing aging facilities, and improving security. Located at 1601 Longhorn Dr. in Vista, CA, Rancho Buena Vista High School's new CTE building joins Erickson-Hall's robust portfolio of K-14 educational facilities throughout Southern California.
The modern CTE building will serve students working towards a variety of career goals by providing a hands-on learning environment, preparation for future vocations, and a realistic view of the work world. Design was led by architect of record Josh Eckle at AlphaStudio Design Group. The Project Executive for Erickson-Hall Construction is Jim Fisher.
Attending the groundbreaking ceremony were members of Vista Unified School District leadership, Rancho Buena Vista High School students and staff, and members of the development team. Program speakers included:
- Dr. Matt Doyle, Superintendent of Vista Unified School District
- Mr. Cipriano Vargas, Board President of Vista Unified School District
- Mrs. Debbie Morton, Board Vice President of Vista Unified School District
- Dr. Jose Villarreal, Principal of Rancho Buena Vista High School
- Linda Latimer, Chair of the Citizen Bond Oversight Committee
Dr. Matt Doyle, Superintendent of Vista Unified School District, states, "With this new CTE building, we will be able to expand career and technical education access to students aligned to the growing priority work sectors in San Diego County and the Southern California region. This new facility will enable Rancho Buena Vista High School to offer construction, welding, and metal working pathways. We're excited about how this facility will transform the educational experience for our students and expand their career opportunities upon graduation. I thank and sincerely congratulate all of our program partners, and the community for their vision and investment in education."
About Erickson-Hall Construction Co.
Erickson-Hall is a recognized industry leader and has completed over $1.5 billion in successful construction projects, of which $1 billion has been for K-14 education developments. The employee-owned company has been serving the Southern California markets of San Diego, Imperial, Orange and Riverside Counties since 1998. Services include preconstruction, general contracting, construction management, design-build, design assist-build, lease-leaseback and program management for educational, fire, essential services, civic, parks, recreation, faith-based, office and healthcare facilities. The company has an award-winning portfolio of completed projects and has received numerous awards for safety. For more information, visit www.ericksonhall.com and find us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/erickson-hall-construction-company.
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Jaguars take ‘athletic freak’ Walker with top pick in NFL draft
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Placing more emphasis on pro potential than college production, the Jacksonville Jaguars chose Georgia pass rusher Travon Walker with the top pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.
The Jaguars took the 6-foot-5, 272-pound “athletic freak” over Michigan star Aidan Hutchinson, who set a school record with 14 sacks in 2021 and finished second in Heisman Trophy voting.
General manager Trent Baalke had been leaning toward Walker for months and insisted new coach Doug Pederson was totally in agreement on selecting the former Bulldogs defender at No. 1. Critics argued that Hutchinson was the more polished product and pointed to Walker’s limited college numbers. He had 9½ sacks in three years in Athens, Georgia, including six during last season’s national championship run.
But Baalke and Pederson see a more versatile player in Walker, who logged snaps at defensive end, defensive tackle and outside linebacker in Georgia’s vaunted defense last fall. His highlights include more than sacks; he stops the run, tackles speedy receivers in the open field and tips passes that lead to interceptions.
“He’s an athletic freak,” Georgia defensive coordinator Will Muschamp told The Associated Press. “I swear to God he could line up at middle linebacker and go be fine. I would take him at No. 1 and not even blink.”
The Jaguars did just that.
Once a two-sport star with NBA dreams at Upson-Lee High School in Thomaston, Georgia, Walker eventually settled on football and quickly became one of the most sought-after recruits in talent-rich Georgia. He signed with the Bulldogs and played college ball a little more than 100 miles from his hometown.
He bided his time as a backup during his first two years at Georgia – he made the league’s Freshman All-SEC Team – and really started to blossom as a junior. He started all 15 games in 2021, finishing with 37 tackles, including 7½ for a loss, and two pass breakups.
Muschamp first met Walker when he was 10 years old and now considers him one of the best kids he’s ever coached.
“There’s not a single red flag,” Muschamp said. “He’s the real deal now.”
Jacksonville is the fourth NFL franchise with back-to-back No. 1 picks and is hoping to become the first to nail both selections. Tampa Bay (1976-77, 1986-87), Cincinnati (1994-95) and Cleveland (1999-2000, 2017-18) all failed to find success both times.
The Jaguars believe quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the slam-dunk top choice a year ago, is on the verge of becoming a star and just needs more help around him.
Jacksonville signed tight end Evan Engram and receivers Christian Kirk and Zay Jones in free agency to help Lawrence. They also brought in five-time Pro Bowl guard Brandon Scherff to help revamp an offensive line that allowed Lawrence to be sacked 32 times.
Offensive tackles Ikem “Ickey” Ekwonu and Evan Neal were under consideration at No. 1 but improving the team’s pass rush proved to be a more pressing priority. The Jags still expect to use at least two of their 12 total selections to bolster Lawrence’s protection and potentially his receiving corps.
But for now, they have a defensive building block to pair with fellow pass rusher Josh Allen in hopes of immediately improving a defense that ranked 20th in the league in yards allowed in 2021, tied for 27th with 32 sacks and gave up nearly 27 points a game.
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Heavy rains flood fields northwest of Topeka
Published: May. 18, 2022 at 9:26 AM CDT|Updated: 16 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Heavy overnight rains flooded fields just northwest of Topeka.
Water from rain that started falling late Tuesday turned some fields into small lakes on Wednesday morning in the vicinity of N.W. US-24 highway and Humphrey Road.
Ditches along either side of the east- and westbound lanes of US-24 also were full of water on Wednesday morning.
Additionally, some roads in the area were submerged by water.
Residents of the area said some of the crops planted in the flooded fields may have to be replanted.
Additionally, they said the water had receded significantly by 8 a.m. Wednesday in comparison with late Tuesday.
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ATLANTA, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloverly and BeZero Carbon are excited to announce a new partnership that will enable Cloverly, the technology-led carbon credit marketplace, to give their customers improved confidence in the quality assessment of their carbon credit projects.
The BeZero Carbon Rating covers all sectors and will provide ratings for a range of Cloverly's projects across multiple project types. In addition, the partnership will leverage the API infrastructure of both companies to display the BeZero Carbon Rating of different carbon projects on Cloverly's integrated marketplace. This means Cloverly's customers will now have a new independent quality assessment to use when purchasing carbon credits.
Jason Rubottom, CEO at Cloverly, said:
"As a technology-first solution for carbon credits, transparent and independent assessments of project quality are important to us to build an efficient marketplace in the Voluntary Carbon Markets. BeZero's independent ratings provide a snapshot of a carbon offset project's risk and quality that helps Cloverly identify the best projects for our customers. Their breadth of coverage, easily digestible rating scales, and technology-first platform provide us with the data that supports our exemplary in-house approach to project quality."
Tommy Ricketts, CEO and co-founder of BeZero Carbon, said:
"We're delighted to work with Cloverly to bring our ratings to their customers, and are pleased to work with a partner who wants to help their users make more informed decisions when navigating the voluntary carbon market. Our vision is to help the Voluntary Carbon Market prosper by building transparent, useful information infrastructure. Enabling the free circulation of information and risk-based carbon credit ratings is essential to helping everyone price and manage risk."
About Cloverly
Cloverly is a technology-based carbon credit marketplace in the Voluntary Carbon Market. Its API enables companies to integrate carbon removal into their customer-facing solutions which helps build customer awareness while contributing to climate change mitigation.
Cloverly was founded in 2018 and became the world's first API for carbon offsets. Its team comprises of experts covering sustainability, engineering, product and business. Based out of Atlanta, its mission is to enable every business to act on climate change effortlessly.
About BeZero Carbon
BeZero Carbon is a global ratings agency for the Voluntary Carbon Market. Its carbon credit ratings allow all market participants to price and manage risk. BeZero's carbon ratings and research tools support buyers, intermediaries, investors, and carbon project developers.
Founded in April 2020, its 60-strong team combines climatic and earth sciences, sell-side financial research, earth observation, machine learning, data and technology, engineering, and public policy expertise. Its head office is in London, and has people working from five continents.
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OCALA, Fla., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week's auctions on HiBid.com brought in more than $47 million in gross auction proceeds. From June 13th through the 19th, HiBid.com averaged 1.51 million bids on the site per day, resulting in the sale of 555,708 lots. Some of the items currently up for bidding on HiBid.com include classic cars, antiques, artwork, vintage coins, collectible sports cards, and décor.
HiBid.com brings buyers and sellers together every day with a wide-ranging selection of items across hundreds of categories that appeal to bidders worldwide. HiBid is fully integrated with Auction Flex 360, providing auctioneers with a comprehensive auction management solution that supports internet-only auctions, webcast auctions, and absentee bidding.
June 13th-19th HiBid.com Highlights
GAP: $47,271,911
Lots Sold: 555,708
Online-Only Auctions: 1,361
Webcast Auctions: 105
Average Bidders Per Day: 936,000
Average Bids Per Day: 1.51 Million
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SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX brought four astronauts home with a midnight splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, capping the busiest month yet for Elon Musk’s taxi service.
The three U.S. astronauts and one German in the capsule were bobbing off the Florida coast, near Tampa, less than 24 hours after leaving the International Space Station. NASA expected to have them back in Houston later in the morning.
NASA’s Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron, and the European Space Agency’s Matthias Maurer, embraced the seven astronauts remaining at the station, before parting ways.
“It’s the end of a six-month mission, but I think the space dream lives on,” Maurer said.
SpaceX brought up their U.S. and Italian replacements last week, after completing a charter trip to the station for a trio of businessmen.
That amounts to two crew launches and two splashdowns in barely a month. Musk’s company has now launched 26 people into orbit in less than two years, since it started ferrying astronauts for NASA. Eight of those 26 were space tourists.
“Welcome home,” SpaceX Mission Control radioed at splashdown. “Thanks for flying SpaceX.”
“That was a great ride,” replied Chari, the capsule commander. As for the reintroduction to gravity, he noted: “Only one complaint. These water bottles are super heavy.”
All four were out of the capsule an hour later, waving and giving thumbs-up as they were hustled away on rolling chaises for medical checks.
The astronauts said their mission was highlighted by the three visitors and their ex-astronaut escort who dropped by in April, opening up NASA’s side of the station to paying guests after decades of resistance.
On the down side, they had to contend with a dangerous spike in space junk after Russia blew up a satellite in a missile test in mid-November. More than 1,500 pieces of shrapnel spread across Earth’s orbit for years to come.
While the war in Ukraine has caused tensions between the U.S. and Russia, the astronauts have stood by their Russian crewmates, and vice versa. Flight controllers in Houston and Moscow also continued to cooperate as always, according to NASA officials.
As he relinquished command of the space station earlier this week, Marshburn called it “a place of peace” and said international cooperation would likely be its lasting legacy. Russian Oleg Artemyev, the new commander, also emphasized the “peace between our countries, our friendship” in orbit and described his crewmates as brothers and sisters.
Up there now are three Russians, three Americans and one Italian.
It was Marshburn’s third spaceflight, and the first for the three returning with him. Chari and Barron’s next stop could be the moon; they are among 18 U.S. astronauts picked for NASA’s Artemis moon-landing program. Two others in that elite group are now at the space station.
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GoPro Subscribers up 65% year-over-year to 1.91 million
GAAP EPS of $0.02 and non-GAAP EPS of $0.08
Camera Sell-through at High-end of Q2 Guidance
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and posted management commentary on the investor relations section of its website at https://investor.gopro.com.
"GoPro shined in the second quarter, exceeding expectations on sell-through, revenue and earnings per share," said Nicholas Woodman, GoPro's founder and CEO. "We're excited about our upcoming hardware and software launches in the second half of 2022, and we expect them to contribute to continued profitability and impressive subscription growth."
"In the second quarter, Asia Pacific and Europe recovered with strong year-over-year revenue growth which contributed to solid Q2 revenue and sell-through performance," said Brian McGee, GoPro's CFO and COO. "Subscribers grew 65% year-over year with subscription and service revenue representing a powerful driver of profitability."
- Revenue was $251 million, up slightly year-over-year from $250 million, with a strong U.S. dollar unfavorably impacting Q2 revenue by approximately $8 million year-over-year.
- GoPro.com revenue, including subscription and service revenue, increased 9% year-over-year to $95 million, or 38% of total revenue. Subscription and service revenue increased 71% year-over-year to $20 million.
- GoPro subscriber count increased 65% year-over-year to 1.91 million.
- GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin was 38.3% and 38.5% respectively, down from the prior year period at 39.8% and 40.1%, respectively.
- GAAP net income was $3 million, or $0.02 per share, down from net income of $17 million or $0.10 per share which included a $12 million tax benefit in the prior year period. Non-GAAP net income was $13 million, or $0.08 per share, down 36% from $20 million, or $0.12 per share in the prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $17 million, or 7% of revenue, compared to $25 million, or 10% of revenue in the prior year period.
- Cameras with retail prices at or above $400 represented 93% of Q2 2022 camera revenue, up from 77% in Q2 2021.
- Q2 2022 Street ASP increased 13% year-over-year to $392.
GoPro management will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors today at 2 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's financial results.
Prior to the start of the call, the Company will post Management Commentary on the "Events & Presentations" section of its investor relations website at https://investor.gopro.com. Management will make brief opening comments before taking questions.
To listen to the live conference call, please call +1 800-289-0720 (US) or +1 323-701-0160 (International) and enter access code 3600393, approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the "Events & Presentations" section of the Company's website at https://investor.gopro.com. A recording of the webcast will be available on GoPro's website, https://investor.gopro.com, from approximately two hours after the call through October 27, 2022.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2022, GoPro helps the world to capture and share itself in immersive and exciting ways.
For more information, visit GoPro.com. Open roles can be found on our careers page. Members of the press can access official logos and imagery on our press portal. GoPro customers can submit their photos and videos to GoPro Awards for an opportunity to be featured on GoPro's social channels and receive gear and cash awards. Connect with GoPro on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, and GoPro's blog The Current.
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GoPro reports gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income (loss), other income (expense), tax expense, net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and on a non-GAAP basis. Additionally, GoPro reports non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA. Non-GAAP items exclude, where applicable, the effects of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related costs, restructuring and other related costs, non-cash interest expense, gain on sale and license of intellectual property and the tax impact of these items. When planning, forecasting and analyzing gross margin, operating expenses, other income (expense), tax expense, net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share for future periods, GoPro does so primarily on a non-GAAP basis without preparing a GAAP analysis as that would require estimates for reconciling items which are inherently difficult to predict with reasonable accuracy.
This press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements within the meaning Section 27A of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "should," "will" and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include but are not limited to our upcoming hardware and software launches in the second half of 2022 and our expectation that they will continue to contribute to profitability and subscription growth; and overall consumer demand. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual events or results may differ materially. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include we may not be able to achieve our forecast, sustain revenue growth or profitability in the future, and our operating results may fluctuate unpredictably; our reliance on third party suppliers, some of which are sole source suppliers, to provide services and components for our products which may be impacted due to supply shortages, long lead times for components, and supply changes, any of which could disrupt our supply chain and may increase our costs such as increased freight rates or shipping delays; the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and their effects on the United States and global economies and our business in particular; our ability to maintain the value and reputation of our brand and protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights ; the risk that our sales fall below our forecasts, especially during the holiday season; the risk we fail to manage our operating expenses effectively, and may result in our financial performance suffering the fact that our continued profitability depends in part on further penetrating our total addressable market, and we may not be successful in doing so; the fact that sales of our cameras, mounts and accessories for substantially all of our revenue, and any decrease in the sales or change in sales mix of these products could harm our business; the risk that growing our direct-to-consumer and subscription business while reducing our reliance on our other sales channels could impact profitability; any inability to successfully manage product introductions, product transitions, product pricing and marketing; the fact that a small number of retailers and distributors account for a substantial portion of our revenue and our level of business with them could be significantly reduced; our transition away from some distributors and retailers; the fact that an economic downturn or economic uncertainty in our key U.S. and international markets, inflation, and fluctuations in interest rates or currency exchange rates, may adversely affect consumer discretionary spending and demand for our products; the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on our results of operations; our ability to attract, engage and retain qualified personnel; any changes to trade agreements, trade policies, tariffs, and import/export regulations; the effects of the highly competitive market in which we operate, including new market entrants; the fact that we may experience fluctuating revenue, expenses and profitability in the future; risks related to inventory, purchase commitments and long-lived assets; difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified personnel; the importance of maintaining the value and reputation of our brand; the risk that we will encounter problems with our distribution system; the threat of a security breach or other disruption including cyberattacks; the concern that our intellectual property and proprietary rights may not adequately protect our products and services; and other factors detailed in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and as updated in future filings with the SEC including the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as of the date otherwise stated herein. GoPro disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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Reconciliation of Preliminary GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our unaudited selected financial data presented on a basis consistent with GAAP, we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP gross profit, gross margin, operating expenses, operating income (loss), other income (expense), tax expense, net income (loss), diluted net income (loss) per share and adjusted EBITDA. We also provide forecasts of non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP other income (expense), non-GAAP tax expense, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP diluted net income (loss) per share. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to help us understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget, and to develop short-term and long-term operational plans. Our management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, the measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with our GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by facilitating:
- the comparability of our on-going operating results over the periods presented;
- the ability to identify trends in our underlying business; and
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- adjusted EBITDA does not reflect tax payments that reduce cash available to us;
- adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization and, although these are non-cash charges, the property and equipment being depreciated and amortized often will have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements;
- adjusted EBITDA excludes the amortization of point of purchase (POP) display assets because it is a non-cash charge, and is treated similarly to depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of acquired intangible assets;
- adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income (loss) exclude restructuring and other related costs which primarily include severance-related costs, stock-based compensation expenses, facilities consolidation charges recorded in connection with restructuring actions, including right-of-use asset impairment charges, and the related ongoing operating lease cost of those facilities recorded under Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases. These expenses do not reflect expected future operating expenses and do not contribute to a meaningful evaluation of current operating performance or comparisons to the operating performance in other periods;
- adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net income (loss) exclude stock-based compensation expense related to equity awards granted primarily to our workforce. We exclude stock-based compensation expense because we believe that the non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental information regarding operational performance. In particular, we note that companies calculate stock-based compensation expense for the variety of award types that they employ using different valuation methodologies and subjective assumptions. These non-cash charges are not factored into our internal evaluation of net income (loss) as we believe their inclusion would hinder our ability to assess core operational performance;
- non-GAAP net income (loss) excludes acquisition-related costs including the amortization of acquired intangible assets (primarily consisting of acquired technology), the impairment of acquired intangible assets (if applicable), as well as third-party transaction costs incurred for legal and other professional services. These costs are not factored into our evaluation of potential acquisitions, or of our performance after completion of the acquisitions, because these costs are not related to our core operating performance or reflective of ongoing operating results in the period, and the frequency and amount of such costs vary significantly based on the timing and magnitude of our acquisition transactions and the maturities of the businesses being acquired. Although we exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets from our non-GAAP net income (loss), management believes that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of purchase accounting and contribute to revenue generation. Additionally, in connection with the adoption of ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022, we add back the tax effected cash interest expense associated with our 2022 Notes and 2025 Notes, as if converted at the beginning of the period, if the impact is dilutive;
- non-GAAP net income (loss) excludes non-cash interest expense. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2020-06 in fiscal year 2022, we were required to recognize non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of a debt discount associated with our 2022 Notes and 2025 Notes in accordance with the prior authoritative accounting guidance for convertible debt that may be settled in cash. From fiscal year 2022 and onwards, this debt discount accounting requirement was removed, and as a result, non-cash interest expense will no longer be a reconciling item between GAAP and non-GAAP net income (loss);
- non-GAAP net income (loss) includes income tax adjustments. We utilize a cash-based non-GAAP tax expense approach (based upon expected annual cash payments for income taxes) for evaluating operating performance as well as for planning and forecasting purposes. This non-GAAP tax approach eliminates the effects of period specific items, which can vary in size and frequency and does not necessarily reflect our long-term operations. Historically, we computed a non-GAAP tax rate based on non-GAAP pre-tax income on a quarterly basis, which considered the income tax effects of the adjustments above;
- GAAP and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share includes the dilutive, tax effected cash interest expense associated with our 2022 Notes and 2025 Notes, as if converted at the beginning of the period in connection with the adoption of ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022; and,
- other companies may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
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The Temple Tem-Cats entered the season with a chip on their shoulders and a collective calling to prove something to themselves and others after winning just three of 14 District 12-6A games a year ago.
From second to last, to second place, that’s exactly what they did.
And the proof is in the playoff spot.
On a festive Tuesday that began with a senior night ceremony and junior infielder Abby Hannon playing the national anthem on the trumpet, Temple emphatically clinched its first postseason berth since 2019 with a 17-0 victory over Killeen in four innings at Tem-Cat Field.
“We went through some obstacles last season, but they still fought to the end. This season, for them, they felt like they had to prove themselves, they had to show what they’re worth and what they’re capable of doing, and I think that they did a really good job,” third-year Temple head coach Le-Net Franklin said. “They set their standard of being top four. They did it and actually a little better.”
They were better in a hurry, too.
The Tem-Cats (18-10, 10-3) won their first six 12-6A outings, crossed into the second half of league play in first place and can finish no worse than second behind district champion Harker Heights. Temple’s first-round playoff matchup won’t be set until this weekend at the earliest.
“We really just came in and started to trust everyone around us, whether it’d be the coach’s game plan or coming together as a team and having each other’s backs. We preach that all the time — have each other’s backs, be each other’s biggest fan,” said center fielder Chloe Prentiss, one of two seniors along with second baseman Alena Salazar who played on the 2019 playoff squad as a freshman.
“I’m so excited about how this season has gone so far and so excited to finish my high school career by being the second seed and going to the playoffs. It feels great,” Prentiss added.
In finishing off the season sweep of the Lady Kangaroos (0-13 district), Temple scored at least 10 runs for the seventh time in district action.
Junior shortstop Lily Wiser went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, including her 13th home run of the season — a second-inning three-run shot to left field into the wind. Prentiss, Lilliana Gandera and Kaegan Yepma also had two hits each.
Brooke Knox started in the circle and pitched the first three innings, allowing one hit. Maddison Ruiz got the first two outs of the fourth before giving way to Prentiss, who was granted a senior night wish.
“I asked, I said, ‘Hey, can I pitch senior night? Give me an inning,’” Prentiss said with a laugh.
She got two batters and the final out.
Prentiss, Salazar and their fellow senior teammates Elise Munoz and Aresely Avila were introduced prior to the game, showered with gifts and applause. After that, Temple went right to work.
Temple’s defense thwarted Killeen’s first-inning rally that started when Julia Jurewicz led off the game with a double down the line in left field. But she was thrown out at home trying to score from second on an infield error on a grounder by Yesenia Soto.
With Soto aboard, Landry Searcy and Kendall Gross walked to load the bases. Munoz then made a diving catch in shallow right field for the second out and Ruiz cleanly fielded a ground ball at first to end the frame.
The Tem-Cats scored twice in the first with Wiser’s one-out triple to left that plated Salazar and Ruiz’s sacrifice fly to center that chased home Wiser.
The floodgates opened in the second when Temple sent 13 batters to the plate and scored eight times, highlighted by Gandera’s two-run triple and Wiser’s homer. Yepma and Prentiss also had RBI singles.
Temple put more bats on ball in the third, batting through the lineup once more and posting seven runs.
Prentiss and Salazar scored on wild pitches, two more crossed on an error, Gandera drove in two with a single up the middle and advanced on the throw home to second, from where she sprinted across on Yepma’s RBI base hit for 17-0.
“I honestly think we worked super hard. I mean, harder than we’ve ever before. (Making the playoffs) was a goal this year — our main goal,” Salazar said. “Our saying this year was ‘Something to prove.’ Last year, it was ‘Unfinished business.’ And that still continues to this day as well.” | https://www.tdtnews.com/sports/article_d8921c56-c055-11ec-a27c-1ff49bc580c2.html | 2022-04-20T05:45:16Z |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the low-code platform provider that builds agility into the world's leading organizations, today announced that Ken Stillwell, COO and CFO, Pega, will present at the following upcoming investor conferences:
- Citi 2022 Global Technology Conference
(https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/citigroup/technology2022/30La7G.cfm). The in-person Pega presentation is scheduled for Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. PDT) in New York, NY. - Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference
(https://cc.webcasts.com/gold006/091222a_js/?entity=65_U024Y3S). The in-person Pega presentation is scheduled for Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. PDT (10:30 a.m. EDT) in San Francisco, CA.
Archives of the presentations will be available from the Investors page of Pega's website for a limited time.
Pega provides a powerful low-code platform that builds agility into the world's leading organizations so they can adapt to change. Clients use our AI-powered decisioning and workflow automation to solve their most pressing business challenges – from personalizing engagement to automating service to streamlining operations. Since 1983, we've built our scalable and flexible architecture to help enterprises meet today's customer demands while continuously transforming for tomorrow. For more information on Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA), visit www.pega.com.
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We've endured much as a nation this year: rampant inflation, fierce political discord, extreme weather conditions and an ongoing pandemic. Nothing, however, may be as troubling as the coming candy apocalypse. Hershey warned last week that due to capacity constraints and ongoing supply chain issues, it may not be able to meet consumer demand for Halloween candy this fall. The horror ... the horror.
Here's what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart.
The weekend that was
• Days after deadly flooding in eastern Kentucky claimed the lives of at least 25 people, more rain today will threaten some of the hardest-hit areas as rescuers are still looking for missing residents and thousands struggle to recover without cell service and power.
• President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again on Saturday, per a letter from presidential physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor, in what is likely a "rebound" Covid-19 positivity that the doctor noted is "observed in a small percentage of patients treated with Paxlovid."
• Remnants of a massive Chinese rocket that was descending uncontrollably back to Earth reentered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean at roughly 12:45 p.m. ET on Saturday, the US Space Command said on Twitter.
• New York City officials declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Saturday, saying the city is the epicenter of the state's outbreak and the move will boost measures to help slow the spread of the disease.
• The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended -- with a single ticket sold in the Chicago area for the whole $1.337 billion.
The week ahead
Tuesday
Primary season rolls on as we get ever closer to the 2022 midterm elections, with voters in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington heading to the polls. Results in Arizona will be closely watched as the election there is shaping up to be a proxy fight between former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Tuesday is also the day the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a key reading on the health of the job market. The bureau's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey -- known as the JOLTS report -- will show the number of job openings available in June. In May, there were 11.3 million job openings, which outnumbered available workers by nearly 2 to 1.
Thursday
Bucking the "if it's Tuesday, it's primary day" trend, voters in Tennessee will instead cast their ballots on August 4 as three Democratic candidates hope to win their party's nomination to take on Republican Gov. Bill Lee in November, who is running unopposed in the GOP primary.
It's also the 232nd birthday of the United States Coast Guard.
Friday
The government's monthly employment report for July drops on August 5 as fears of a recession deepen. The US economy added a better-than-expected 372,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% -- still close to a 52-year low.
Want more 5 Things?
Voters head to the polls on Tuesday in a series of closely watched Republican primaries in Arizona. Listen to the Sunday edition of the CNN 5 Things podcast to hear CNN's Donie O'Sullivan talk about his trip to the state, where he asked voters how they feel about former President Donald Trump's election lies and the current state of the GOP.
Photos of the week
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What's happening in entertainment
'Prey'
The latest edition to the "Predator" franchise is set 300 years ago in the Comanche Nation, where a young female warrior fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth. "Prey" lands on Hulu on Friday.
'Bullet Train'
This action/comedy starring Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock and a host of other actors places five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka, where they find out their missions have something in common. "Bullet Train" rolls into theaters on Friday.
What's happening in sports
Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, known as the Friendly Games, continue in Birmingham, England. Competitions began on July 28 and end on August 7.
Quiz time!
Take CNN's weekly news quiz to see how much you remember from the week that was! So far, 43% of fellow quiz fans have gotten an 8 out of 10 or better this week. How well can you do? (Click here)
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'9 To 5'
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PettyGigs, a novel gig economy platform for young adults, and Atomic, the API that enables companies to offer white-labeled wealth management and brokerage experiences, announced their partnership today. Together, they have launched a solution that allows teens and young adults to earn, save and invest, all on one platform.
PettyGigs is a two-sided platform that connects young adults who want to earn money in their free time, performing small tasks with local businesses, busy professionals, and caregivers. For students with busy schedules, the platform provides the flexibility to choose when to work and when to study.
"After fleeing the civil war in Liberia to attend college in the US, we lacked flexibility. We worked 2-3 jobs at a time and could not choose when we worked and when we studied. We built PettyGigs so that others do not have to go through the same experience," says Wiliam Ward, Co-founder, and CEO of PettyGigs.
Through the Atomic partnership, "Giggers" can now easily allocate their earnings from each Gig into a fully diversified curated portfolio that offers advanced benefits such as direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and ESG investing - all with no account minimums.
"Financial freedom is not just about one's ability to earn. Wealth isn't built by saving -- It's built by investing. The partnership with Atomic has turbocharged our vision of putting every young person on the path to financial freedom." says Alois Monger, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of PettyGigs
"Our partnership with PettyGigs creates a tremendous opportunity to introduce responsible investing concepts to younger Giggers who are just at the beginning of their wealth-building journeys," says David Dindi, Co-Founder and CEO of Atomic.
Atomic enables consumer-facing fintechs to integrate wealth management and trading into their products in a frictionless way. Businesses powered by Atomic can offer their customers cutting-edge investing capabilities such as conscious investing, direct indexing, and tax-loss harvesting. The company recently announced its Series A round backed by QED Partners, Anthemis, SoftBank, and Y Combinator.
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The five newly stocked suppliers add to Allied's already-extensive selection of connectivity, lighting, facility maintenance, weighing equipment, and filtering products and offer new solutions for a variety of applications in diverse markets.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Electronics & Automation, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, announces five new suppliers with stock on shelves. The five new suppliers — Stewart Connector, Keystone Technologies, MicroCare, Rice Lake Weighing Systems, and Astrodyne TDI — add to Allied's already-extensive selection of connectivity, lighting, facility maintenance, weighing equipment, and filtering products and offer new solutions for a variety of applications in diverse markets, including the telecommunications and networking, military & aerospace, transportation, broadcasting, industrial manufacturing, medical, heavy equipment, retail, agriculture, logistics, and waste management & recycling industries.
Stewart Connector is a global Bel group company that offers a wide range of Ethernet connectivity components, including passive jacks, modular plugs, I/O connectors, harsh-environment connectors, specialty connectors, and cable assemblies. Solutions include USB, M12, RJ45, and 38999 connectors, a Cat 6a cable splicer, a DIN-rail module, shielded, board-mounted jacks, and punch-down blocks engineered to provide superior service and meet the highest quality standards. Bel designs and manufactures an array of connectors, cable assemblies, discrete components, magnetics, power supplies, and circuit-protection products engineered to power, protect, and connect electronic circuits in networking, telecommunications, computing, military, aerospace, transportation, and broadcasting applications all around the world and backed by more than 70 years of experience.
Keystone Technologies designs and manufactures lighting and lighting components engineered for simplicity, reliability, ease of use, efficacy, and enjoyment. Backed by nearly 70 years of manufacturing experience and a reputation for outstanding, easy-to-use lighting solutions that exceed expectations, Keystone Technologies offers solutions ranging from LED lamps, drivers, and retrofit kits to mounting kits and more conventional fluorescent and high-intensity discharge (HID) ballasts.
MicroCare and its sub-brands, MicroCare Medical and Sticklers, formulate and blend cleaning, coating, and lubricating solutions optimized for use in the electronics, metal fabricating, medical, fiber optics, and facility maintenance industries. MicroCare leads in the industry in research and development (R&D) and offers a variety of safe, modern, and environmentally sensitive cleaning solutions based on hydrofluoroolefin (HFO), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), hydrofluoroether (HFE), siloxane, and hydrocarbon solvents. Solutions are backed by nearly 40 years of technical expertise and manufactured in FDA-registered facilities compliant with ISO 9001:2015 quality management policies and procedures.
Rice Lake Weighing Systems is a leading global supplier of measurement and automated process control solutions, offering more than 40,000 high-quality, technologically advanced, weight-related products and solutions manufactured in an ISO 9001:2015-certified facility and backed by more than 75 years of R&D and technical expertise. Solutions include animal, health, mechanical, platform and vehicle scales, balances, calibration weights and metrology services, dimensioning systems, forklift and pallet jacks, conveyor systems, instrumentation, load cells, overhead weighing systems, retail equipment, weigh modules, and accessories. Application areas extend across the aggregate processing, agriculture, aviation, cannabis, cargo, chemical, commercial fishing, energy, food processing, forestry, grocery and food service, healthcare, logistics & transportation, manufacturing, military & law enforcement, pharmaceutical, scrap and recycling, washdown, and waste & refuse industries. Brands include Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Measurement Systems International, Digi, HBM, Interface, VPG Celtron, VPG Revere, VPG Sensortronics, and VPG Tedea Huntleigh.
Astrodyne TDI designs and manufactures innovative power and EMI, EMC, and RF filtering solutions for demanding applications in the aerospace, industrial, medical, military, and semiconductor manufacturing markets. Backed by more than 60 years of experience and a commitment to meeting or exceeding customer expectations in terms of quality, customer service, employee development, and innovation, Astrodyne TDI filtering solutions have earned a reputation for quality, durability, and reliability.
For more information about Allied's extensive selection of connectivity, wire & cable, lighting, facility maintenance, weighing equipment, and filtering, click the links embedded here. For expert advice and technical insights about connectivity, lighting, and facility maintenance, click these links to access themed collections of Allied Expert Advice series articles, interviews, and podcasts. For assistance identifying products optimized for your unique applications, contact your local Allied representative at 1.866.433.5722 or reach out to our technical support team.
Allied Electronics & Automation, part of RS Group
Allied Electronics & Automation is a trading brand of RS Group plc (formerly Electrocomponents plc), a leading, global, omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider to customers who are involved in designing, building, and maintaining industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. RS Group plc stocks more than 700,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, and provides a wide range of product and service solutions to over 1.2 million industrial customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship nearly 60,000 parcels daily.
We support customers across the product life cycle, whether via innovation and technical support at the design phase, improving time to market and productivity at the build phase, or reducing purchasing costs and optimizing inventory in the maintenance phase. We offer our customers tailored product and service propositions that are essential for the successful operation of their businesses and help them save time and money.
RS Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with stock ticker RS1 and in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2022, reported revenue of $3.3 billion.
For more information about Allied Electronics & Automation, please visit www.alliedelec.com/ or connect with us via social media on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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First Annual HRX Meeting to Assemble Cardiovascular Innovators Focused on Transforming Patient Care
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PaceMate, one of the nation's fastest-growing cardiac rhythm management and remote patient monitoring companies, announced two of its co-founders have been chosen to speak at HRX 2022, the Heart Rhythm Society's cardiovascular digital health summit on September 8-10, 2022, in San Diego, California.
The first annual innovation-focused digital cardiovascular summit brings together 500 national innovators, including clinicians, engineers, product developers, investors, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and patient advocacy groups, to examine transformative digital health trends and solutions to improve cardiovascular patient care.
HRX 2022's lineup of speakers includes Tripp Higgins, Chief Executive Officer of PaceMate, who will explore the "CIED Remote Monitoring Landscape" on September 9 at 3 pm PST. In this session, Mr. Higgins will discuss the future of remote cardiac patient monitoring (RPM) and its critical role in enabling device clinics to scale in support of larger patient populations as cardiovascular care shifts to more risk-bearing, value-based care models.
"I am honored to be selected to speak at the Heart Rhythm Society's HRX digital health summit," said Tripp Higgins, CEO of PaceMate. "I look forward to sharing how cardiac remote patient monitoring and digital health innovations will continue to create opportunities to improve patient outcomes for cardiovascular practices and device clinics, primary care providers as well as healthcare systems, and payors."
Noemi Ray, PaceMate Co-Founder & Vice President of Product Operations for PaceMate, has also been invited to serve as a panelist during two sessions, "The Healthcare Professional Perspective: What Are Our Challenges with RPM?" and "Can Healthtech Fix Afib?" on September 9 at 10:30 am and 2 pm PST, respectively.
And Curt Harper, CCDS, BSE, Director of Business Development & Strategic Partnerships for PaceMate, and the lead architect of PaceMateLIVE, will serve as a panelist on September 9 at 2:00 pm PST during a session focused on "Group Chat, Data Connectivity, Cybersecurity and Interoperability."
Visit ExperienceHRX.com to learn more and follow #HRX2022 on Twitter and LinkedIn for real-time updates and emerging news from the meeting.
About PaceMate™
Recognized as a 'Top 100 Healthcare Technology Company' by Healthcare Technology Report, PaceMate™ is one of the nation's fastest-growing in cardiac rhythm management and remote patient monitoring. Combining state-of-the-art cloud-based software, research-grade data, and seamless integrations, PaceMateLIVE, the company's flagship RPM platform, is the de facto choice of electrophysiologists, device clinics, and healthcare systems.
With PaceMate, leading healthcare organizations can significantly improve patient outcomes, reimbursements, productivity, and population health with better point-of-care decision-making and alert management. For more information about PaceMate, visit PaceMate.com or call 1-844-4VIPMED.
About HRX 2022
The mission of HRX is to annually convene all cardiovascular stakeholders to accelerate innovation and transform patient care. For more information, visit www.ExperienceHRX.com.
About The Heart Rhythm Society
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) is a 501(c)(3) international nonprofit organization and the preeminent leader in science, education, and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients. HRS continues to be the primary information resource on heart rhythm disorders with a mission to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education, and optimal health care policies and standards, and a mission to eliminate death and suffering due to heart rhythm disorders. Incorporated in 1979 and based in Washington, D.C., it has a membership of more than 7,500 heart rhythm professionals in more than 90 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.HRSonline.org.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The time has come to reckon with the number of eggs you boiled for the holiday. Before you throw them out though, why not make something with them instead?
Here are some recipes to try out that utilize those boiled eggs.
Sliced Egg sandwich
This is the easiest recipe of all. From the website for the Egg Farmers of Canada, this recipe uses only five ingredients and takes less than five minutes to put together when you’ve already got your eggs boiled. You’ll love how simple it is and so will your kids.
The link for this recipe can be found here. This recipe yields one serving but once you have the ingredients out you can make plenty of sandwiches without a problem.
Egg salad
This recipe is also very simple and it is easily customizable. You can eat it by itself or add bacon, olives or any number of things to make it your own.
Written by Holly Nilsson at “Spend with Pennies,” this recipe takes around 10 minutes to make if you already have your eggs at the ready. It makes a total of four servings and can be made into a sandwich or eaten by the bowl. You can find a link to the recipe by clicking here.
Breakfast Charcuterie Board
You don’t have to know how to pronounce “charcuterie” to love these fun boards. This recipe from “Noshing with the Nolands” shows exactly how to make a charcuterie board that you and the family can enjoy. The best part? You can use as many of those leftover Easter eggs as you want. It’s completely customizable.
This recipe can take as little as 20 minutes to put together, though it may take more time if you’re trying to make everything from scratch. You can find a link to the recipe with all of it’s great tips for charcuterie board arrangement through the link here.
Red Wine Pickled Vinegar Eggs
This recipe may be best enjoyed with a bowl of ramen, but you can also eat it on its own if you so desire. From the blog “Sweet Savant,” this recipe takes a lot longer than the others but is also very simple. It uses only seven ingredients and most of the time is spent pickling the eggs in the fridge.
This recipe takes around an hour to put together and then must cool in the fridge overnight. It can stay in the fridge for up to a week. You can find more information by visiting the link here.
Portuguese Pizza
This recipe from “Olivia’s Cuisine” takes only ten minutes and is the perfect option to turn your leftover easter eggs into a meal. This pizza has ham, onions, eggs and olives along with other ingredients all piled together to make an interesting treat. This is definitely an option for those who want to make something with their kids.
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With the nationwide average price of gasoline hitting $5 a gallon, and prices expected to continue to rise, thefts of gasoline are being reported across the country, and according to police, it's not just a few gallons being siphoned from vehicles.
Now, thieves are pumping thousands of dollars' worth of fuel from gas stations and selling it on the black market, according to authorities.
Two men were arrested in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars' worth of gasoline from a Virginia Beach Citgo gas station, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.
Officers began investigating after they noticed an unusual number of people pumping gas and congregating at the Citgo, which was closed at the time, a news release stated.
The officers discovered the use of devices to illegally obtain gas from the pumps and individuals selling the gas at a cheaper price, the release stated.
They also "advertised the operation on social media," according to the release.
The suspects are being charged with grand larceny, conspiracy and possession of burglary tools, according to the release. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.
CNN affiliate WESH in Orlando, Florida, reported police in nearby St. Cloud are looking for two people who they say stole more than 1,000 gallons of fuel from a gas station, using what police believe is a large tank in the bed used to store fuel.
CNN affiliate KVVU in Las Vegas, Nevada, reported that highly modified vehicles are being used to steal tens of thousands of gallons from local gas stations, according to authorities.
And in Greenville, South Carolina, CNN affiliate WHNS reports police have made several arrests for gas thefts. Authorities believe thousands of dollars' worth of fuel were stolen.
President Joe Biden has invited oil company executives to a meeting next week to discuss high gas prices.
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CHICAGO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCH Venture Partners today announced several key promotions and the appointment of Olivia Zetter as Strategic Advisor and Venture Partner.
Key promotions include:
- Ari Nowacek, M.D., Ph.D., to Partner
- Sean Kendall to Partner, Europe
- Corey Ritter to Principal
- Nilay Thakar, Ph.D., to Principal
"We're delighted to have Ari, Sean, Corey and Nilay expand their roles on our investment team working with both life sciences and physical sciences companies," said ARCH Co-founder and Managing Director Keith Crandell. "Each of them started with ARCH at the Associate or Analyst level and have earned their way onto this team through solid and insightful work and by applying their broad skill sets. They have all been engaged in creating new companies and supporting the development of established portfolio firms. We're fortunate to have talent of this caliber in our firm and it is a privilege to work with them."
Dr. Ari Nowacek, Partner, joined as an Analyst in 2015. Dr. Nowacek is a co-founder of HiberCell, Walden Biosciences, and ROME Therapeutics, and was instrumental in the development of Ultivue and Arbor Biotechnologies. Dr. Nowacek is a physician-scientist by training with over 25 peer-reviewed publications and greater than 400 citations in the areas of oncology, neuroscience, virology, and antiretroviral therapeutic development. His research has led to seven issued patents for therapeutic and R&D applications.
Dr. Nowacek holds a B.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Indiana-Bloomington where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds an M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and an M.B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He subsequently completed a medical residency in pathology and post-doctoral research at The University of Chicago and Massachusetts General Hospital. He serves as a board member for HiberCell and Walden Biosciences, and as a board observer for Arbor Biotechnologies, ROME Therapeutics, and Ultivue.
Sean Kendall, Partner (Europe), joined as an Analyst in 2015. He is a co-founder of Vizgen and Scale Biosciences, contributed to the formation of and funding of AIRNA, and led ARCH's investment in Lightcast Discovery. Kendall drove business development efforts for other ARCH portfolio companies, including Twist Bioscience, Encodia, Singleron Biotechnologies, Oxford Nanoimaging, and Ultivue.
Kendall holds a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. on the Dean's Honor List from The University of Chicago. He serves as a board member at AIRNA and Encodia, and as a board observer for Vizgen and others.
Corey Ritter, Principal, joined as an Associate in 2018. Ritter is a co-founder of Vizgen, Scale Biosciences, and others in development, and led investments in Slingshot Biosciences, Quantum Circuits, and Singleron Biotechnologies. He also supports business development efforts at DA32 Life Science Tech Acquisition Corp.
Ritter holds a B.A. in Astrophysics from Princeton University and completed his M.B.A. at The University of Chicago. He is a board member at Slingshot Biosciences and a board observer at Vizgen, Scale Biosciences, and Quantum Circuits.
Dr. Nilay Thakar, Principal, joined as an Associate in 2018. Dr. Thakar is a co-founder of Skylark Bio and serves as its Head of Business Development, and supported ARCH's investment efforts in Ally Therapeutics and One BioMed. He has authored eight peer-reviewed publications with greater than 250 citations in the areas of neuroscience, stem cell biology, intracellular signaling, and epigenetics.
Dr. Thakar holds a B.S. in Biochemistry with high-distinction honors and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of Queensland in Australia. He also completed his M.B.A. at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He serves as a board member of AgBiome and as a board observer at Skylark Bio, Arbor Biotechnologies, and One BioMed.
ARCH also announced that security expert Olivia Zetter was appointed Strategic Advisor and Venture Partner.
Zetter brings broad experience in national security and emerging technology issues that bridge public and private sectors. She most recently served as Head of Government Affairs and AI Strategy at National Resilience, a first-of-its-kind manufacturing and technology company dedicated to broadening access to complex medicines and protecting biopharmaceutical supply chains against disruption.
She previously held multiple positions in government, including Director for Research and Analysis at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, Foreign Affairs Officer at the Department of State's Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, and Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the United States Department of Defense.
Zetter holds a B.A. in International Relations from American University, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
"Olivia brings to ARCH a deep understanding of artificial intelligence and cyber security, both issues of critical importance to the development of the national and global biotechnology industries. Her experience and counsel will greatly enhance the ability of our portfolio companies to expand and operate optimally around the world," said ARCH Co-founder and Managing Director Robert Nelsen.
ARCH Venture Partners invests in advanced technology companies and is one of the largest early-stage technology venture firms in the United States. The firm is a recognized leader in commercializing technologies developed at academic institutions, corporate research groups and national laboratories. ARCH invests primarily in companies it co-founds with leading scientists and entrepreneurs, bringing innovations in life sciences and physical sciences to market.
For more information, visit www.archventure.com.
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Investor Presentation available at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 22nd
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), a global provider of galvanizing and metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services for maintaining and building critical infrastructure, announced today that David Nark, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications and Investor Relations, will participate in the East Coast IDEAS Virtual Investor Conference on Thursday, June 23, 2022. AZZ's presentation is scheduled to be available at 6:00 a.m. ET on June 22, 2022.
A webcast of the presentation will be available on the Company's Investor Relations page at www.azz.com/investor-relations. A replay of the presentation will be available following the event.
Management will host virtual one-on-one investor meetings on June 23, 2022. Investors interested in arranging one-on-one meetings, please contact Lacey Wesley at (817) 769-2373 or lwesley@threepa.com. Conversely, you may also call or email Lytham Partners at 602-889-9700, or azz@lythampartners.com.
About AZZ Inc.
AZZ Inc. is a global provider of hot-dip galvanizing, coil coating, and a variety of metal coating solutions, welding solutions and specialty electrical equipment to a broad range of markets, including, but not limited to, the power generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial markets. AZZ's Metal Coatings segment is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing and plating, to the North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ's Precoat Metals Segment is a leading provider of protective and decorative coatings to the North American steel and aluminum coil market. AZZ's Infrastructure Solutions segment is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy and waste management markets worldwide.
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Local Army nurse celebrates 104th birthday
By Stephen Borowy
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SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan centenarian yet another triple-digit birthday.
On April 22, the Aleda E. Lutz Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Saginaw celebrated one of their oldest patients, Irene Hosking, who is turning 104 this month.
Hospital staff, family members and even TV5 stopped by to wish her a happy birthday as she gets ready to celebrate another year.
“But this is just absolutely, it is the best,” Hosking said. “The best of everything.”
Hosking served as an Army corps nurse during World War II. She is still active with the veterans of Foreign Wars in Michigan.
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Jefferson School District 251 to offer full day kindergarten
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) - At the April 13 board meeting, the Jefferson School District 251 Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the district’s Literacy Intervention Program.
The Literacy Intervention Program includes offering full-day kindergarten at all six of the elementary schools in the district.
Parents may still have their student only attend for a half-day upon request.
"As a district we are grateful for the additional literacy funding from the state level," Superintendent Chad Martin said. "Providing all-day kindergarten and reading interventions are an important part of setting a great foundation for learning." | https://localnews8.com/news/education/2022/05/04/jefferson-school-district-251-to-offer-full-day-kindergarten/ | 2022-05-05T00:50:45Z |
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is in Taiwan, a visit that’s angering China and could further strain U.S. relations with China.
The issue is that China sees Taiwan as its territory while Taiwan considers itself independent, and China perceives Pelosi’s trip as a provocation.
“Let me be clear the speaker’s visit is totally consistent with our long-standing One China Policy,” John Kirby with the National Security Council said.
In a Washington Post opinion piece, Pelosi said the delegation she leads is “an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan” in the face of what she calls “accelerating aggression” from China.
Republicans are unusually supportive of her.
“I’m about to use four words in a row that I haven’t used in this way before. And those four words are Speaker Pelosi was right,” Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said.
“I don’t think the Chinese get to tell members of Congress where they can go,” Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell added.
In response, China says it will conduct military exercises with live ammunition in areas surrounding Taiwan.
“There’s no reason for Beijing to turn this visit, which is consistent with long-standing policy, into some sort of crisis,” Kirby said.
Chinese officials say the U.S. and Taiwan are working together to provoke China and playing with fire.
The U.S. is also positioning warships near Taiwan. | https://cw33.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/pelosi-visits-taiwan-defying-warnings-from-china/ | 2022-08-02T23:06:49Z |
(iSeeCars) – When it comes to car buying, you want your new-to-you used car to give you thousands or tens of thousands of miles of trouble-free transportation. And common sense seems to suggest that the fewer miles a used car has, the longer it will faithfully serve you. But with used car prices at record highs, a higher mileage car may better suit your budget.
Is buying a high-mileage car a good idea? And since higher mileage usually equates to an older vehicle age, how old is too old for a used car? Is the lower-miles-equals-better-car correlation a hard-and-fast rule to live by? The real answers to these questions are a bit more complicated than they seem. Exceptions exist, and they’re not always apparent.
All this begs the obvious question: how many miles should a used car have, anyway?
To give you a better sense of what the ideal used car mileage might be – and why that’s a tough metric to measure – and when a high-mileage car might be the better buy, we’ve done the research and flushed out the facts. All the following is worth keeping in mind the next time you’re car shopping at your local dealership:
Use and Abuse
All cars get driven, but the line between used and abused is a fine one. Some owners are so fanatical they’ll keep every receipt pertaining to their car, be it oil changes, gas fill-ups, or car washes. Others will only be aware of the need to service their car when warning lights start flickering on the dash.
Most people will fall into the spectrum between those two extremes. But when there are two similar cars with different mileage, you should choose the better maintained car rather than the lower-mile car. Of course, there’s a limit to this – a car with 30,000 miles is superior to one with 300,000 miles. But if the gulf in mileage is only ten or twenty grand, would you rather the lower-mile neglected car or higher-mile pampered one?
To get a sense of a car’s maintenance and service history by its previous owner, the best resources are actual receipts for services performed or a log of repairs done. If these maintenance records are not available – and it’s not unusual if they aren’t – a Carfax or Autocheck vehicle history report will disclose any known service record history in its report. These reports will also call out any prior accidents, which is something else you want to avoid no matter the mileage. Feeling confident about a car’s history might be more important than any other factor, including the number of miles showing on the odometer. Many iSeeCars used vehicle listings link to free Carfax and Autocheck reports. To complement these vehicle history reports, iSeeCars provides everything you should know about a used car including pricing analysis, listings history, and projected depreciation with its free VIN check tool.
And don’t discount the simple act of peeking under the hood to gauge a car’s condition. If you pull the dipstick and see oil that’s dark and sludgy, it’s overdue for a change. Cracked belts and hoses are also probably past their prime. Murky coolant is equally concerning. All these signs point to poor maintenance and excessive wear and tear, and that can mean added headaches down the road (if you want a more comprehensive guide to inspecting a used vehicle and what you should check on your test drive, see what to look for when buying a used car).
Disuse
On the flip side of all this is disuse. Sometimes a car hardly gets any use at all, and spends most of its life collecting dust in some garage. Eventually, when this car hits the market, the used car owner will likely try to get top dollar thanks to its abnormally low mileage.
On the face of it, it seems like the premium might be worth it – how often can you find a like-new example of an old, discontinued car? For those who swear by a certain product – think loyal Town Car buyers or diesel truck buyers – such a find looks like a godsend.
But there’s a catch. When a car sits for a prolonged period of time, certain parts will break down. Rubbers, seals, and gaskets are a perfect example of this –when enough time passes these pliable components will turn brittle and become ineffective regardless of usage. It’s not uncommon for an unusually low-miles car to spout leaks after suddenly being pressed into daily service, thanks to these rubber parts failing.
The irony here is that if the car had been driven regularly, this might not have been an issue – the thermal expansion and contraction process when an engine is run, along with the light lubrication of any passing fluids, may have prolonged the lifespan of these rubbers.
This particular concern is only relevant for older but very low-mile cars – think a ten-year old car with only 30,000 or less miles on it. These are rare finds, and might still be worth buying if you have a soft spot for a certain make and model, but be wary about potential costly fixes that may be hiding in an underused car.
Overuse
You also want to be wary of a newer car that has accumulated mileage far beyond the national yearly average of 12,000-15,000 miles a year. Any car that sees such serious annual mileage means the driver was doing some hefty seat time. It’s inevitable that racking up miles at such a clip means more maintenance will be needed sooner.
You might be able to pick up a higher-mile car for cheaper, but it also means you’re that much closer to major servicing for things like timing belts, cooling systems, and brake pads. Servicing these systems aren’t cheap – and it’s spending that can be deferred if you buy a lower-mile car.
Vehicle Age: How Old is Too Old for a Used Car?
It’s worth reiterating the annual average mileage for a typical commuter is 12,000-15,000 miles a year. This means a five-year-old car is likely sitting at 60,000 – 75,000 miles; a ten-year-old car is likewise showing 120,000 – 150,000 miles on the odometer.
At a certain point in a car’s life, unexpected repairs will begin occurring with increasing frequency. There’s no hard age or mileage at which this happens, but often enough it occurs around when the car is 8-10 years old and reaches 100,000-120,000 miles. This is inevitable – the engineers can’t build cars to last forever. If there’s a certain age or mileage to avoid, it’s the decade-old car whose odometer reading is already displaying six figures.
Mileage and vehicle age are indelibly tied together, but just like mileage, there is no single right answer as to what’s a good age for a used vehicle. Generally, you want the newest car you can afford in your budget. But the usual used-car considerations persist – if there’s a car that’s a year or two older than you would like but was maintained well and never in an accident, it’s a better buy than a newer car that has been in an accident or poorly maintained. As always, overall condition is paramount.
Highway Miles Versus City Miles
Another thing to consider is the type of mileage a car has accumulated. For instance, a car that’s sold new in a New York City borough will have a much rougher life than one sold new in, say, rural Arizona. Why? That New York car will be banging over potholes and swerving past traffic in its rush to go stoplight to stoplight. The Arizona car will likely be doing serene cruising on the smooth asphalt that ribbons through the desert.
In all likelihood, the car in a rural area will rack up more miles than one in a densely-populated city. But those desert miles represent good mileage: mileage that accumulates with a certain ease not found in city driving. The reason for this is the same reason why sellers love to boast about highway miles in their advertising: an open road with no turns to contend with or stoplights to brake for is the least stressful scenario for an automobile. It is also the scenario that racks up mileage the fastest.
City cars that aren’t taxicabs or rideshare vehicles will likely go well below the national yearly average of 12,000 miles a year. But they’ll wear out faster thanks to the nature of urban conditions versus cars that largely see long highway trips.
The Bottom Line
Mileage should be considered as a critical factor among many important factors when buying a used car. You want the lowest mile car you can get that has undergone regular maintenance, never in an accident, and used regularly. Sometimes this criteria means passing up on the lowest-mile car you find. That’s OK. More miles won’t kill a car, but prior neglect will.
Shop smart and buy the nicest car you can find, and you’ll get many thousands of miles of happy motoring.
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How do global businesses manage supply chain risks, maintain resilience, and deliver sustainable growth
Published: Aug. 31, 2022 at 10:00 PM CDT|Updated: 24 minutes ago
TAIPEI, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiwan's role in the global supply chain has changed dramatically due to the importance of the semiconductor industry in technological development and its critical position at the core. In view of increasingly complex geopolitical situations, how we could maintain our operational resilience and help to deepen regional economic cooperation are topics of ever greater interest. Intensifying competition between China and the US, resulting in the rise of Asia's global status, climate change, carbon footprint, etc. are also driving changes in industry structures and corporates' business models.
DIGITIMES will be hosting the "Supply Chain Summit" on 27-28th September 2022 at Taipei, Taiwan (Hybrid Event). Over 50 leading companies/brands will be present, along with Taiwanese and international experts, to share their perspectives on how to manage global supply chain risks, maintain resilience, and deliver sustainable growth.
The event will lead experts to discuss the hottest topics, focusing on regionalization, digitalization, and ESG-issues in the electric vehicles, semiconductors, and smart manufacturing industries. Renowned speakers include the Harvard Business School's Professor Willy C. Shih (impact of supply chain decarbonization on logistics and global trade), the Wall Street Journal's chief economics commentator Greg Ip ("supply chain policymakers' response to inflation and economic disruption"), and the Hinrich Foundation's research fellow Alex Capri ("impact of geopolitics on supply chain risk management").
In addition, Tata Motors will lead KPMG, AWS, Schneider Electric, Chunghwa Telecom, Winbond Electronics Corp., and Advantech Co., to offer their views on supply chain management. We aspire to drive forward our industry's overall development through knowledge and experience sharing.
We cordially invite you to invite you being part of the "DIGITIMES - Supply Chain Summit" which is a unique opportunity to understand the latest thinking, strategy, plans, and technologies in our industry. Beyond physical on-site participation, conference attendance will also be available online, with bilingual translation provided. Please sign up on our event site as soon as possible, limited places are available. Register now：https://pse.is/4f8ux9
"DIGITIMES - Supply Chain Summit" is a unique opportunity to understand the latest thinking, strategy, plans, and technologies in our industry. Event site:https://bit.ly/3CGBJt1
【About DIGITIMES】
DIGITIMES was established in 1998 as the leading professional media platform in Greater China that reports development in the technology industry's global supply chain, regional competitive landscape, applications, and market evolutions. Our research teams provide research, production, and sales data, and professional analyses from upstream to midstream, downstream, and end markets. We also bring ideas and views on industry trends as well as forward-looking perspectives to our clients through our consulting practices. (https://www.digitimes.com.tw/)
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WNBA superstar Brittney Griner still detained amid start of the regular season
(CNN) - The WNBA’s new season tips off Friday, but the detainment of superstar Brittney Griner is weighing heavily over the league.
Russian authorities in Moscow arrested Griner in February.
Griner, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury, is accused of smuggling cannabis oil in her luggage, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
It remains unconfirmed what substance was actually in the vape pen she had.
To highlight her detainment, every WNBA team will display a special court decal with Griner’s initials and number.
Earlier this week, the U.S. State Department classified her arrest as a “wrongful detention.”
Griner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic committee is also working to get her released.
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NEW YORK, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ: OKTA) between March 5, 2021 and March 22, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 19, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Okta securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Okta class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6365 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 19, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Okta had inadequate cybersecurity controls; (2) as a result, Okta's systems were vulnerable to data breaches; (3) Okta ultimately did experience a data breach caused by a hacking group, which potentially affected hundreds of Okta customers; (4) Okta initially did not disclose and subsequently downplayed the severity of the data breach; (5) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Okta's business, financial condition, and reputation; and (6) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Okta class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6365 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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MERRILLVILLE, Ind., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource Inc. has been recognized on the Forbes list of Best Employers for Women 2022. The listing recognizes companies who provide a diverse, equal and inclusive environment for women, giving them the tools to grow and advance within organizations.
The Forbes list of The Best Employers for Women 2022 was conducted through an independent survey by Statista that included around 50,000 individuals employed at companies with a minimum of 1,000 employees. The sample includes more than 30,000 women nationwide.
"At NiSource, we aim to foster a more diverse and representative workforce across all levels of our company and to ensure equal opportunities for growth, advancement and belonging," said Lloyd Yates, President & CEO of NiSource. "We are honored to be recognized on the Forbes list for Best Employers for Women 2022 and look forward to strengthening our workforce which is foundational to our success in advancing the economic interests of the customers and communities we serve."
Background on Award:
The evaluation was based on four different criteria:
Direct recommendations – General work topics: The employees were asked to give their opinion on a series of statements surrounding likelihood of recommendation, atmosphere and development, image, working conditions, salary and wage, workplace and diversity regarding their own employer.
Direct recommendations – Topics relevant to women: To focus on topics which are in general more relevant for women. Women were asked to rate their own employers regarding parental leave, family support, flexibility, discrimination, representation and career and pay equity.
Indirect recommendations: Additionally, participants were given the chance to evaluate other employers in their respective industries that stand out either positively or negatively regarding diversity. Only the recommendations of women were considered.
Diversity among top executives / board: Based on extensive research, an index was built based on the share of women in executive management or board positions. Statista researched this data for each company using publicly available company information.
About NiSource
NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) is one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 3.2 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers across six states through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands. Its employees focus on providing customers with safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. NiSource is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability - North America Index. Additional information about NiSource and its investment-driven growth plan can be found at www.nisource.com. Follow us at facebook.com/nisource, linkedin.com/company/nisource and twitter.com/nisourceinc. NI-F
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Bird flu arrives in Southwest after millions of birds die
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials have confirmed the first cases in the Southwest of a bird flu that has led to the deaths of 37 million birds from commercial farms in the central and eastern U.S.
The disease was spotted after tests by federal wildlife officials in three wild cormorants that had been found dead in a park in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona Game and Fish officials announced this week.
The disease has not yet been found in any domestic birds or in commercial operations, the agency said.
But it is a concern, according to Glenn Hickman, president and CEO of Hickman Family Farms, one of the largest egg producers in the Southwest. Hickman operates four chicken ranches in Arizona, one in California and two in Colorado.
The company has stopped any visits to its farms and doublechecked its biosecurity program, which is designed to prevent its approximately 2 million chickens from being infected. Its chickens are kept in barns that are secured so that wild birds can’t enter, and any people or tools that enter are disinfected.
The company dodged a scare recently when the avian flu was found in a flock 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from one of its Colorado farms, Hickman said Thursday. And while he’s concerned about the Scottsdale find, its not anywhere near as concerning as if a nearby commercial operation had an outbreak.
“Those are a lot scarier because the massive amount of virus that is potentially produced when you have a large population is much more than the relatively small amount of virus per bird in the wild bird population,” he said. None of his farms were affected.
Arizona Game and Fish officials have been closely monitoring for the disease, which had been no closer than Colorado before this week’s announcement, by responding to all calls of dead birds.
Anne Justice-Allen, the department’s wildlife veterinarian, said calls from the public alerted her agency to the dead cormorants, water-loving birds that often nest in groups. The three juveniles had fallen out of their nests and were spotted dead by morning walkers in the park, who called wildlife officials.
“It’s a good thing they did,” Justice-Allen said, because they were able to collect the birds and test them before park workers removed them.
“We had a high suspicion that it was something that we do not normally see,” Justice-Allen said. “We have resident cormorants in the area, and we do not normally see mortality events in them.”
Justice-Allen said a major concern is backyard flocks of chickens, which are allowed in parts of metro Phoenix. The disease has been found in many homeowner flocks across the country.
Bird owners should watch for symptoms like birds not eating or lethargy, runny noses, seizures or diarrhea, she said. Anyone seeing those symptoms should call the state Department of Agriculture.
The first U.S. detection of the new strain of highly contagious avian flu in domestic poultry was in February in Indiana. More than 37 million birds have been killed to prevent the infection from spreading since then.
As of June 3, it had been detected in wild birds in 40 states, but not in California, Arizona, Nevada or New Mexico. Commercial flocks in 19 states have been infected.
Once an infection is found, the birds won’t recover and are killed to prevent spreading the illness, Justice-Allen said.
The outbreak has not only killed domestic fowl. It has also had a heavy toll on bald eagles and other wild bird species, much more so than the nation’s last bird flu outbreak detected in 2014. That outbreak cost more than 50 million domestic poultry.
Hickman said egg producers are so far making up for lost production from outbreaks affecting flocks this year.
“I think I can speak pretty firmly that regardless of how many birds that have been affected and depopulated, there are still eggs on every shelf in every grocery store in America,” Hickman said.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/06/10/bird-flu-arrives-southwest-after-millions-birds-die/ | 2022-06-10T01:21:42Z |
CHICAGO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: DNP), a closed-end fund advised by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., today authorized the payment of dividends on its common stock as follows:
The Fund adopted a Managed Distribution Plan (the "Plan") in 2007 to maintain its current 6.5 cent per share distribution rate. Under the Plan, the Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with the Fund's primary objective. If and when sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital to its shareholders in order to maintain the 6.5 cent per share distribution level.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the Fund's current monthly distribution, payable June 10, 2022, together with the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources. The fiscal year is from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. All amounts are expressed per share of common stock based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which may differ from federal income tax regulations.
Notification of Sources of Distribution
Distribution Period: May 2022
Distribution Amount Per Share of Common Stock: $0.065
* Simple arithmetic average of each of the past five annual returns.
You should not necessarily draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Fund's Plan.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of the fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund or your broker will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund will issue a separate 19(a) notice at the time of each monthly distribution using the most current financial information available.
About the Fund
DNP Select Income Fund Inc. is a closed-end diversified investment management company whose primary investment objectives are current income and long-term growth of income. The fund seeks to achieve these objectives by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income securities of companies in the public utilities industry. For more information, please visit www.dpimc.com/dnp or call (800) 864-0629.
About the Investment Adviser
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. has more than 40 years of experience managing investment portfolios, including institutional separate accounts and open- and closed-end funds investing in utilities, infrastructure and real estate investment trusts (REITs). For more information, visit www.dpimc.com.
Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. is a subsidiary of Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS) ("Virtus"), a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers with $183.3 billion under management as of March 31, 2022. Virtus provides investment management products and services to individuals and institutions through affiliated managers and select subadvisers, each with a distinct investment style, autonomous investment process and individual brand. Additional information can be found at www.virtus.com.
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Local Guardsmen prepare for deployment to SE Asia until spring 2023
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Local National Guardsmen are preparing for deployment to Southeast Asia until the spring of 2023.
The Kansas National Guard says at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 29, a ceremony will be held to honor the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, ahead of their deployment at the Washburn Rural High School gymnasium, 5900 SW 61st St. It said the deploying soldiers will be under the command of Lt. Col. Dana Graf Jr.
“This state depends on selfless men and women of the Kansas Army National Guard – not only in deploying to serve their mission overseas but every day in service to their mission at home,” said Governor Laura Kelly. “We value their service to our nation, and we will continue to support them while they’re away.”
In addition to Graf, the Guard said the official ceremony party will include Brig. Gen. Anthony Mohjatt, assistant adjutant general - Army and commander of the Kansas Nat. Guard - Command Sgt. Maj. Steve Harmon, land component command sergeant major, and Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Spencer, senior noncommissioned officer, 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery.
We are honored to represent our fellow Kansans and Kansas Guardsmen on this mission,” said Graf. “This departure ceremony is the culmination of over two years of preparation and has required many sacrifices by our Soldiers, their families and employers. We cannot thank them enough for their support.”
The Guard indicated that the battalion will deploy to Southwest Asia where they will support Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. They are expected to return to the Sunflower State in the spring of 2023.
“It is always a proud day when the men and women of the Kansas National Guard respond to their nation’s call to duty,” said Maj. Gen. David Weishaar, the adjutant general. “I have no doubt that these Soldiers will continue the tradition of honorable service that is the hallmark of all our Guardsmen.”
According to the Guard, the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery is based out of Hiawatha with subordinate units in Holton, Kansas City, Marysville and Paola.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly kidnapped a 3-month-old baby in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday.
The man walked into a home in San Jose around 1 p.m. and left with the child, Brandon Cuellar. Police released a video clip that shows the man walking down the sidewalk holding a baby carrier covered by a white blanket.
“The family does not recognize this suspect,” police said in a Twitter post.
The baby was taken while his grandmother was unloading groceries, San Jose Police Sgt. Christian Camarillo told NBC Bay Area. The child’s mother was at work at the time and the father is incarcerated.
“In that short amount of time, someone entered the apartment … and left with the baby,” Camarillo said.
Authorities have not issued an Amber Alert because investigators do not have a vehicle description.
San Jose is a city in the South Bay Area, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from San Francisco.
Brandon was last seen wearing a white long-sleeved onesie with dinosaurs. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/police-3-month-old-california-baby-kidnapped-by-stranger/ | 2022-04-26T23:07:05Z |
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maritime Partners, LLC ("Maritime Partners"), through its managed funds, has agreed to acquire M/G Transport Holdings LLC, ("M/G" or the "Company") from Auxo Investment Partners LLC and its affiliates ("Auxo"). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and completion of the acquisition is expected in the third quarter of 2022 subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals.
Founded in 1968, M/G is a leading provider of mission-critical marine transportation services along the West Canal and Lower Mississippi River. Through its young fleet of approximately 300 dry cargo barges, the Company specializes in the movement of petroleum coke, sugar, and minerals. The Company will continue to operate under the M/G brand and as a standalone entity, and the members of the management team will continue in their current roles.
"We congratulate Maritime Partners on the successful completion of this acquisition. I am excited by the additional resources that Maritime Partners brings to M/G, and the ability to elevate the already high level of service and great value M/G delivers to its customers," said Greg Binion, Executive Chairman of M/G.
"We are thrilled to complete the acquisition of M/G. M/G is a natural complement to our platform given the contractual nature of M/G's business. The M/G fleet further diversifies the vessel capacity solutions we are able to offer the Jones Act community" said Bick Brooks, co-founder and CEO of Maritime Partners.
Austin Sperry, co-founder and COO of Maritime Partners, noted "Long-term relationships are critical for success in the domestic maritime industry. We are excited to support M/G's success by continuing to foster strong relationships with M/G's customer base over the long-term."
Reed Smith LLP is serving as legal counsel to Maritime Partners. RBC Capital Markets, LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor to M/G. Miller Johnson LLP, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, and Winston & Strawn LLP are serving as M/G's legal advisors.
CONTACT:
Ashley Simon
asimon@maritimepartnersllc.com
(504) 264-5870
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Clodwick will primarily focus on helping companies in restructuring and M&A
CLEVELAND, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockton, the world's largest privately held brokerage firm that provides insurance, risk management, employee benefits and retirement consulting services, welcomes Matthew Clodwick as Vice President and Producer to the firm's rapidly growing Cleveland office.
An industry veteran for nearly two decades, Clodwick joins from Marsh, where he was a Vice President. Prior to Marsh, he was CEO of his own company that he launched, built for a decade, and eventually sold. He joins Lockton with an entrepreneurial spirit and an ability to align with his clients' mindset as a leader. His network reaches across the United States with key relationships spanning from Cleveland to Mississippi and California.
"When we opened our doors in Cleveland in 2020, we made a commitment to bring the best in class talent as we grow," said Kyle Anthony, President of Lockton Ohio. "Matthew aligns with this mission as his background and experience enable us to bring top notch service to our clients."
At Lockton, Clodwick will look to continue to build out the core P&C practice in Cleveland across many industries, with a continued focus on collaborating with firms that are distressed, to help them build a plan towards recovery. Additionally, Mr. Clodwick will continue growing his private equity and M&A practice in the Midwest.
ABOUT LOCKTON
What makes Lockton stand apart is also what makes us better: independence. Lockton's private ownership empowers its 7,500 Associates doing business in over 125 countries to focus solely on clients' risk and insurance needs. With expertise that reaches around the globe, Lockton delivers the deep understanding needed to accomplish remarkable results. For 31 consecutive years, Business Insurance magazine has recognized Lockton as a "Best Place to Work in Insurance."
To view and apply for open positions in Lockton's Cleveland office visit lockton.com/careers
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CHICAGO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Looking to work alongside an already booming gaming industry located in Chicago, North Park University (North Park) is excited to add Esports as the institution's first coed and 19th overall sport. Recruiting for incoming student-athletes will begin immediately, with competition to start Fall of 2023.
"We are excited to add Esports to the athletic department," said John Born, North Park Assistant Vice President, Director of Athletics. "It is a great opportunity to meet current demand and add to the diversity of the institution. The combination of an emerging sport and the resources of Chicago is a definite win-win scenario."
Esports, a form of competitive, organized video gaming, is most often used in a "multiplayer" setting. As a fan-friendly sport when it comes to viewership and streaming, Esports is expected to net 29.6 million monthly viewers this year, up 11.5% from 2021 according to estimates done by Insider Intelligence.
Chicago has been a hotspot for Esports for many years and North Park is well-situated with its Chicago campus to be in the epicenter of this growing sport. The League Championship Series for high level League of Legends players will take place at the United Center September 10th and 11th. Additionally, Chicago's City Council approved a $30 million dollar arena, "Surge" Esports Stadium, to be built in Bronzeville. Investments like these will provide North Park students ample opportunity to expand their abilities and purse longer-term career options in the field.
Though exploding in popularity, including the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has not officially sponsored Esports for intercollegiate competition. However, North Park will join the National Association of College Esports, the largest member association of college and university sponsored Esports programs that promotes student education and development through intercollegiate Esports.
"Meeting students where they are at is what we aim to do at North Park and offering Esports as an official varsity program is no exception. As a university, we are fortunate to have the resources to have this dream come to fruition. This is a great day for North Park."
North Park will immediately begin a nationwide search for a full-time Esports coach.
North Park University is city-centered, intercultural, and emerging as the model for Christian higher education in 21st Century America.
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Jotform Store Builder empowers small businesses to create a store quickly and conveniently, regardless of technical skill.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jotform, a leading online forms SaaS solution with 16 million users globally, announces Jotform Store Builder, a no-code tool for small businesses to build an online store in minutes.
Jotform Store Builder is simple to use. Small businesses can drag and drop elements to create a store in minutes, regardless of technical skill. In addition, there are endless customization options and over 25 payment gateways, such as PayPal, Stripe, and Square. As a result, the Store Builder helps small brick-and-mortar stores get online and start selling products fast.
"We don't believe it should be so difficult to take your physical store online. Jotform Store Builder ensures no small business gets left behind by pricey, overcomplicated software when they want to sell online. Most small businesses just need something that's easy to use, affordable, collects payments and gets the job done," said Chad Reid, vice president of marketing and communications at Jotform.
Jotform Store Builder isn't limited to small businesses—industries across the board benefit from Store Builder's ease of use and value, such as restaurants setting up a QR code menu to collect orders and nonprofit organizations gathering donations.
Key features and benefits include
- 25+ payment options, like PayPal, Stripe, and Square
- No additional transaction fees
- Full customization with product lists, widgets, branded URLs and more
- 70+ widgets
- Track orders in a customized Jotform Inbox
- Works on any device
- 100+ free templates
- Advanced sharing via QR code, link or embedding into WordPress sites
Jotform Store Builder is an iteration of Jotform Apps, a no-code, drag-and-drop app builder. The new feature was developed in part because more than a third of Jotform Apps users were creating apps to collect payments.
About Jotform
We believe that the right form can make all the difference. With Jotform, organizations go from busywork to less work with powerful forms that use conditional logic, accept payments, generate reports, automate workflows and more. With over 16 years in business, 16 million users worldwide and 50 percent year-over-year revenue growth, Jotform is a trusted global brand that's expanding every day.
Contact
Annabel Maw
Director of Communications
annabel@jotform.com
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GRAPHIC: Uber driver attacked by passengers caught on cam
Warning: The video above might be disturbing to some viewers.
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) – A shocking attack on an Uber driver was caught on video in Las Vegas.
The driver, Victoria Partridge, is recovering from her injuries, but she says she feels like no one cares about her situation. She now wants help and some justice.
The routine Uber drop-off turned into a brutal attack when several passengers began punching and attacking Partridge.
While the attack lasted about 30 seconds, Partridge said it felt more like an hour.
“I started thinking that I’m gonna die,” she said. “And when they left, I was just praying to God, thank God I’m alive.”
She’s been an Uber driver for over a year with more than 4,000 rides.
This recent one started out as a pickup on Fremont Street. When she got to the location and saw there were seven people, she told them she couldn’t take them since she has only six seatbelts in her vehicle.
“They’re like, ‘We’re not leaving,’” Partridge said. “‘We need, we need to get to our destination point. You’re our last chance please, please, please.’”
After several minutes of arguing and opening and closing the doors, Partridge said she gave up and took the seven women.
She’s thankful she caught what happened next on video.
“She started beating me up from the side,” Partridge said. “Another girl went out, opened my driver door and she started beating me up from that side.”
She said the attackers also threw her phone, stole money out of her tip jar and dented the side of her car.
She filed a police report and contacted Uber as soon as she got home.
“I don’t know how long it will take,” Partridge said. “And if we’re gonna get anything for this, I don’t know, I’m so frustrated.”
She filed the report with Las Vegas Metro Police on Sunday. Three days later, she hadn’t heard anything. As of Thursday, they still haven’t taken her video evidence.
“I didn’t go to the hospital because I have no insurance,” Partridge said. “I was afraid. I didn’t know if the Uber is gonna cover it or not. Because if they’re not gonna cover, I don’t know how [big] the bill is going to be.”
Uber eventually responded to the driver, saying the company will cover 100% of the car repairs and deposit a $5,000 donation to her account.
The company also said it will help the police investigation in any way it can.
Copyright 2022 KSNV via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/06/23/graphic-uber-driver-attacked-by-passengers-caught-cam/ | 2022-06-23T17:50:46Z |
New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.
His action comes one month after conservative justices overturned women’s constitutional right to abortions and undermined gun control laws in states including California.
Newsom stitched the two hot-button topics together in approving a law allowing people to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons, parts that can be used to build weapons, guns without serial numbers or .50 caliber rifles. They would be awarded at least $10,000 in civil damages for each weapon, plus attorneys fees.
“While the Supreme Court rolls back reasonable gun safety measures, California continues adding new ways to protect the lives of our kids,” Newsom said in a statement released before he signed the bill. “California will use every tool at its disposal to save lives, especially in the face of an increasingly extreme Supreme Court.”
Lawmakers patterned the bill, at Newsom’s request, after a Texas law allowing citizens to sue anyone who provides or assists in providing an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court gave preliminary approval to the Texas law, but California’s law will automatically be invalidated if the Texas law is eventually ruled unconstitutional.
“It’s a crappy decision, but the reality is that as long as it is the law let’s make benefit of it by virtue of saving lives, trying to save lives, in California,” the bill’s author, Democratic state Sen. Robert Hertzberg, said in an interview. “It’s all about these two big issues that are facing us. And you can’t have a double standard. You can’t have one standard for guns and another standard for women’s reproductive health. It’s not right.”
Opponents, including an unusual combination of gun owners’ advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union, have criticized creating what they said amounts to a bounty system to encourage such lawsuits. The ACLU called California’s law “an attack on the constitution” for deliberately trying to sidestep judicial review by empowering enforcement by citizens and not governments, and for undermining due process rights.
But the gun control advocacy organizations Moms Demand Action and affiliated Students Demand Action backed the bill’s potential to combat untraceable “ghost guns.”
Newsom planned to sign the bill while visiting a memorial at Santa Monica College to five victims killed in 2013 by a gunman using such a gun — a homemade assault-style rifle without a serial number.
The new law “will make it easier for victims of ghost gun violence, like me, to help enforce our gun laws,” said Mia Tretta, who was shot in Santa Clarita during a 2019 attack at Saugus High School and is now a volunteer with Students Demand Action.
Aside from the merits of the bill, opponents say it is written to discourage any legal challenges to California’s myriad gun regulations by requiring plaintiffs or lawyers to pay attorneys’ fees if they lose the lawsuit.
That portion of the law “is intended to make it impossible to file a Second Amendment challenge to an unconstitutional gun control law. That is itself unconstitutional,” said Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association.
Newsom acted a day after he signed eight other gun laws among numerous measures adding to California’s already strict regulations.
They include measures requiring schools to periodically inform parents about the safe storage of firearms and barring anyone from making more than three guns a year or making any guns with a 3D printer without obtaining a state-issued license.
Others bar gun sales on state property, boost inspections of gun dealers, limit dealer fees, and add child and elder abuse to the list of crimes that block gun ownership.
The governor recently signed another bill patterned after a New York law that empowers anyone who suffered harm to sue gun makers or dealers who fail to follow precautions under a “firearm industry standard of conduct.”
Newsom, a Democrat, has become increasingly combative as he seeks reelection to a final four-year term.
“To members of the United States Supreme Court, to right-wing Republicans all across this country: do you have no common decency?” he asked in a video message after he signed two earlier gun bills into law, one also addressing ghost guns and the other barring marketing firearms to minors.
Yet California finds itself among states fighting rear-guard actions against the Supreme Court’s conservative wing.
Voters in November will be asked to guarantee the right to an abortion in the California state constitution, while lawmakers in New York and Vermont advanced similar steps.
California and New York also are scrambling to update their laws regulating the concealed carrying of firearms after the nation’s high court ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called lawmakers there back into a special session to approve changes that take effect Sept. 1, including requiring gun owners to allow an examination of their social media accounts. California legislators expect to act in August on concealed carry restrictions.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/22/new-california-gun-control-law-mimics-texas-abortion-measure/ | 2022-07-22T16:17:27Z |
After training thousands of people, this online training platform has evolved to offer a monthly membership program that brings a variety of benefits to the fingertips of many.
MIAMI, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cala Academy, the online training academy of human development and life strategist Ismael Cala, in alliance with the consulting agency Convierte Más, celebrates its 3-year anniversary by bringing improvements to its monthly and yearly subscription plans.
Created with the mission of being a school of life and providing tools for transformation, Cala Academy offers courses, workshops, and programs centered around beliefs, limitations, the mind, habits, professional knowledge, interpersonal relationships, communication, and personal finances.
"Cala Academy shows us that no matter what our occupation is or how little time we have to continue learning, we can always advance in our personal development, regardless of where we are in the world," Cala explains.
One of the new features of the academy is Cala Pass, the academy's monthly membership plan that comes out to an investment of less than two dollars a day for access to all the courses and workshops led by Ismael Cala and other qualified professionals. All of this falls under the coordination of Convierte Mas, a consulting agency specialized in training in a variety subjects.
CEO of Convierte Mas, Vilma Núñez, stated, "I always say: there is no conversion without investment. We must address the conversation before the conversion as education is the solution." For this reason, she is excited that a platform such as Cala Academy exists and that it's benefiting thousands of users.
Being part of the Cala Pass membership program means guaranteed access to all the updated tools and turning opportunities and dreams into immediate results.
About Ismael Cala:
Ismael Cala is a human development and life strategist, journalist, bestselling author, philanthropist, and international speaker. For more than five years, he hosted the show CALA, on CNN en español, becoming one of the most beloved and influential communicators in the Americas. He is the president of the business consortium CALA Group and the Ismael Cala Foundation as well as the author of El poder de escuchar, La vida es una piñata, El analfabeto emocional, Un buen hijo de P..., El secreto del bambú and Despierta con Cala, among others.
He is the ambassador of the concept Corporate Happiness in Latin America with which he has provided training to more than 400 companies in the US and LATAM.
Winner of the 2013 Ibero-American Personality Award and the illustrious guest of more than a dozen Latin American cities, Ismael has worked with masters such as Deepak Chopra and John C. Maxwell and has trained alongside coaches such as Tony Robbins and Don Miguel Ruiz.
About Convierte Más:
The Convierte Mas Agency, of the Convierte Mas Group, has a clear objective: to help companies in the region convert more: more sales, more income, and more impact. Founded in 2016 by CEO Vilma Núñez and co-founder and president Jose Villalobos, Convierte Mas relies on strategic marketing, inbound & content marketing, social networks, email marketing, online sales, automation, websites, blogs, and Facebook ads so their clients can reach (and exceed) their goals. Their clients include personalities and large companies such as Ismael Cala, Cala Academy, Cala Center, and Nutrillermo, as well as their own brands Vilma Núñez, Escuela Convierte Más, Triunfagram, Academia de Consultores, and more. In their desire to provide useful tools in Spanish to their clients and users, Convierte Mas also develops digital marketing apps. The Convierte Mas agency strives for excellence. For this reason, it is part of large reference groups in world marketing, such as Digital Marketer or the Grant Cardone Mastermind, to generate the most innovative and cutting-edge strategies, specifically for the Hispanic market.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CubicFarm® Systems Corp. ("CubicFarms" or the "Company") (TSX: CUB), a leading local chain agricultural technology company, today reported its second quarter financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. All amounts are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated.
"In the second quarter, we continued our focus on project execution, including installations underway of our commercial indoor growing CubicFarm Systems and HydroGreen Automated Vertical Pastures™ ("AVPs") solutions, while further building our sales pipeline," said Carlos Yam, Chief Financial Officer, CubicFarms. "We will review our operating performance on an ongoing basis and implement measures, including expense management, to ensure financial alignment within our operations," said Yam.
"HydroGreen's installation of AVPs that make up the world's largest automated indoor growing solution is nearing completion at Burnett's Land & Livestock in Carpenter, Wyoming, where our HydroGreen Certified Dealer Network is already touring potential customers," said Dan Schmidt, President of HydroGreen, a division of CubicFarms. "Recently, we welcomed more than 400 National Holstein Convention conference participants to our HydroGreen Innovation Center R&D facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. At the event, we showcased growing from seed to feed in six days and how nutritious HydroGreen fresh forage can lower methane emissions in dairy cows by about 24 per cent on a per unit milk output and in beef cattle by about 48 per cent on a per kilogram weight gain basis, plus other significant benefits like saving water and land. We've received strong interest in our machines from both domestic and international markets."
"Our focus is on the strategic growth of our next generation of indoor growing systems, empowered by our software platform and latest research," said Dave Dinesen, Chief Executive Officer, CubicFarms. "Our R&D efforts continue to drive improvements in the scalability of the CubicFarm Systems and HydroGreen AVPs, and through leveraging data science, we're making continuous progress on plant and animal performance results. We're also very excited about the announcement of our carbon credit commercialization strategy. The incremental value of carbon credits from our AVPs coupled with recently announced studies has created a compelling economic proposition in the livestock industry, in addition to the environmental benefits allowing farmers and ranchers to achieve reliable and consistent feed production for their herds."
- The Company currently has a total of 223 modules pending manufacturing and installation, with a total estimated contract value of USD $30.7 million.
- Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $2.9 million, up from $0.4 million in the prior period. Q2 revenue included sales of CubicFarm Systems and HydroGreen AVPs of $2.7 million, up from $0.1 million in the prior period. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was $3.1 million, compared to $4.3 million in the prior period.
- Net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, was $9.1 million and $17.9 million respectively, compared to net loss of $6.5 million and $10.1 million in the prior period. The increased net loss in the current quarter reflected the Company's continued expansion through staffing additions in the areas of research and development and general operations.
- Research and development expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, was $3.2 million and $5.8 million respectively, compared to $1.3 million and $2.5 million in the prior period.
- Selling, general and administrative expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, was $6.0 million and $11.7 million respectively, compared to $5.0 million and $8.9 million in the prior period.
- On April 1, 2022, the Company announced Mountainland Supply Company as a new member of the HydroGreen Certified Dealer Network.
- On April 27, 2022, the Company announced the appointment of Carlos Yam as CFO of the Company, effective June 27, 2022. With over 15 years of experience as a senior financial executive for public and private companies, Yam has served as CFO of both publicly traded and private companies with responsibilities ranging from strategic growth, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, business integration, risk management, banking and treasury, to financial reporting and analysis and operational finance.
- On May 12, 2022, the Company announced new data that demonstrates 54% to 62% less energy is used in CubicFarm System modules compared to results reported by other vertical farms surveyed by Agritecture in its 2021 Global Controlled Environment Agriculture Census Report. With electricity being the number one input cost in vertical farming, this is a significant advantage to customers using the CubicFarm System technology.
- On May 17, 2022, the Company announced that its HydroGreen division has entered into an agreement with Deloitte LLP to develop a carbon commercialization program designed to provide high-quality carbon credits to a fast-growing global market. HydroGreen's commercial scale AVPs help meet increasing demand for valuable farm-based inset and offset carbon credits from organizations with net-zero goals worldwide.
- On June 2, 2022, the Company announced the closing of its overnight marketed public offering of unsecured convertible debenture units (the "Debenture Units") at a price of $1,000 per Debenture Unit for total gross proceeds of $6,540,000, and 7,361,000 common shares at a price of $0.55 per common share for total gross proceeds of $4,048,550. In aggregate, total gross proceeds were $10,588,550, which is inclusive of the partial exercise of the overallotment option.
- On June 14, 2022, the Company announced that it has entered an agreement with Cnossen Dairy for the sale of 10 HydroGreen AVPs. The AVPs will be installed in Hereford, West Texas, which currently milks 11,000 cows over 7,500 acres of farmland. In addition, the Company also announced Dairy Specialists, Advanced Dairy Systems, and Penner Farm Services have joined the HydroGreen Certified Dealer Network.
- On June 28, 2022, the Company announced that it has entered into agreements with NTE Discovery Park Ltd. for the sale of 26 CubicFarm System modules at a sale price of $4.4 million, as well as the future manufacturing of major components for contracts within North America. The initial 26 modules will be installed at Discovery Park in Campbell River, B.C., with the intention to expand with the sale and manufacturing of an additional 100 modules in the near future.
The Company's second quarter financial statements and management's discussion and analysis will be issued and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com on August 15, 2022, and will be available on the same day on CubicFarms' website at https://cubicfarms.com/investors/.
The Company also announced a comprehensive review of its internal cost structure to optimize operating efficiency and accelerate its path to profitability.
"We have realigned operating expenses by reducing approximately 16.5% of our workforce and other non-payroll related overhead expenditures, resulting in an estimated $6.7 million of annualized savings, or 21.8% of the Company's cash-based operating expenses on a trailing 12-month basis," said Yam. "Investors can expect to see the positive impact of these initiatives and results starting from Q3 onwards. With an optimized corporate structure and cost reductions, we are better positioned to support the disciplined, long-term growth of the business."
In addition, the Company will implement a centralized procurement structure aimed at rightsizing indirect costs and driving further efficiencies across its supply chain.
CubicFarms is a leading local chain agricultural technology company developing and deploying technology to feed a changing world. Its proprietary ag-tech solutions enable growers to produce high quality, predictable produce and fresh livestock feed with HydroGreen Nutrition Technology, a division of CubicFarm Systems Corp. The CubicFarms™ system contains patented technology for growing leafy greens and other crops onsite, indoors, all year round. CubicFarms provides an efficient, localized food supply solution that benefits our people, planet, and economy.
For more information, please visit www.cubicfarms.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Dave Dinesen"
Dave Dinesen, Chief Executive Officer
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‘Very disturbing’: Police arrest 51-year-old man for rape, murder of child at motel
ENID, Okla. (Gray News) - Police in Oklahoma have arrested a man in the death of a young girl at a local motel on Thursday.
The Enid Police Department reports Michael Geiger, 51, was taken into custody after officers were called to a motel for a child drowning at the pool.
Authorities said the 2-year-old child was pulled from the pool and CPR was performed, but the girl later died at the Integris Bass Baptist Hospital.
It was noted the girl had injuries consistent with a sexual assault, according to the Enid Police Department. During the investigation, officers determined Geiger was a person of interest.
Geiger took off from the motel, but officers said he was later found on top of nearby a building.
Enid police said the 51-year-old was booked on first-degree murder and first-degree rape charges.
“This was an aggravated assault on an innocent child and a very disturbing incident,” Enid Police Lt. Bryan Hart said. “We’re glad this case was brought to an end in a timely manner with Mr. Geiger’s arrest.”
Officials said Oklahoma Department of Corrections records showed Geiger was recently discharged from custody on a 10-year sentence for a charge of kidnapping out of Oklahoma County.
Police did not release any further immediate information on the child.
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Fast-growing cryptocurrency is now accessible to even more investors
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ELEPHANT.MONEY, a fast-growing DeFi protocol that is revolutionizing the crypto space, today announced that it is now listed on both the Bogged Finance platform and Coinbase Wallet. This marks a step forward in making the community and protocol accessible to investors.
The brainchild of Tony "Bankteller" Perkins, the Elephant Money Ecosystem is a voluntary, sustainable and permissionless economic engine that offers high return and stable growth. ElephantMoney is a dual token ecosystem with a high growth ELEPHANT reflect token which rewards without farming or staking. In addition, the ecosystem is fueled by the TRUNK stable coin platform which offers high yield staking and a daily lossless community raffle.
"ELEPHANT.MONEY's recent integration into the Bogged Finance and Coinbase platforms proves that our ecosystem is solid and that we're progressing towards our next stage - this is a new way of approaching financial growth," said Perkins.
Website: https://elephant.money/
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ELEPHANT.MONEY implements a voluntary, sustainable and permissionless global economic engine on top of a collection of blue chip assets, a core rewards token (ELEPHANT), and a stable coin (TRUNK). The ELEPHANT.MONEY protocol is a 100% complete and finished product and provides yield and price appreciation in any market cycle.
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Program Will Help Bring More Diverse Talent into Commercial Real Estate Industry
BETHESDA, Md., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it will be a corporate sponsor of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate, pledging to help students, especially those from minority backgrounds, to better prepare for careers in the commercial real estate industry. The partnership offers invaluable hands-on learning opportunities, mentorship by industry experts, paid internships with on-the-job experience, and one-on-one support from industry professionals.
Irelynne Estevez-Waller, vice president of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Walker & Dunlop said, "We want to open doors for students who otherwise may not have had this opportunity. Working with Rutgers allows us to lend our expertise to those who are interested in our industry and ultimately develop a new diverse talent pool."
Students will enter into competitions that test their knowledge of commercial reauity, vffl estate finance and development in real-world situations. One of the available internships is through Project Destined, a non-profit that specializes in training underserved youth about real estate and investments.
"Our corporate partners like Walker & Dunlop are extremely important because of the experiential learning opportunities and support they provide," Lei Lei, dean of Rutgers Business School, said in Rutgers' announcement of the new sponsorship. "Our students will be able to apply their knowledge in real-world situations offering them powerful learning experiences and strengthening their time in the classroom."
"Our alliance with Rutgers will provide students with the network and experience that will enhance their resumes and prepare them for jobs upon graduation. By supporting these students, we are helping to ensure a diversified talent pipeline in the commercial real estate industry," Estevez-Waller said.
"It is an honor for Rutgers to have Walker & Dunlop as a corporate partner, given its long history of excellence and its commitment to diversity in commercial real estate," said Morris A. Davis, the Paul J. Profeta Chair of Real Estate and academic director for the Rutgers Center for Real Estate. "We look forward to exploring all the possible benefits to our students."
Walker & Dunlop is committed to being a leader in diversity, equity and inclusion. Through our strong partnerships with organizations focused on education, our industry leadership through CRE United, and our own ambitious company goals, we strive to cultivate a more diverse industry that reflects the composition of the neighborhoods in which we live, work, shop, and play.
For more information on Walker & Dunlop's diversity, equity, and inclusion blueprint, please read the following press releases:
- Walker & Dunlop Launches Innovative Diversity Initiative
- Walker & Dunlop Commits to Innovative New Black Equity Certification Program
- New Internship Program Creates Opportunities for Undeserved Youth
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop and play — to life. The power of our people, premier brand, and industry-leading technology makes us more insightful and valuable to our clients, providing an unmatched experience every step of the way. With more than 1,400 employees across every major U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — We all know it’s hot here in North Texas and Wendy’s is very understanding of this fact as their fry-cast show’s July has been and will continue to be a hot one.
Well, they’re trying to help out with some delicious deals, “Just in time for the historically hottest weeks of the year, Wendy’s® is dropping another hot & crispy fry deal to bring the heat, and the sweet, to fans nationwide. Hot temps trigger hot deals, so fans won’t want to miss out on this sweet and salty treat.”
For the remainder of the month of July, Wendy’s fans can enjoy a free medium fry with any size Frosty from a mobile order in their app, “Yes, that includes the limited time Strawberry Frosty. A berry hot deal indeed.”
Wendy’s also whats you to know the why behind their fry (deal), “Hot respects hot. We believe we are the hottest and crispiest fries in the game, Wendy’s knows a thing or two about celebrating the hot, and crispy, things in life. If you’re looking for cold and soggy French fries, you better look somewhere else. We’re talking natural-cut, skin-on fries, sprinkled with a hint of sea salt and guaranteed hot & crispy or we’ll replace them.”
Simply download the app and head out to your closest Wendy’s to claim your fries now! “Don’t forget, to celebrate Wendy’s two-year Rewards anniversary on July 21, Wendy’s Rewards members, will get 2x Bonus Rewards points on all Wendy’s combo purchases**. Earn free food by eating delicious food.” | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/how-does-free-wendys-fries-sound-for-the-rest-of-july-dallas/ | 2022-07-18T17:45:31Z |
A suspect in a deadly shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, California, likely was politically motivated, investigators said.
"It is believed the suspect involved was upset about political tensions between China and Taiwan," Orange County Sheriff Donald Barnes said at a news conference Monday.
The suspect, David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas was a US citizen who immigrated from China years ago, according to Barnes.
At least one person died and five were wounded -- including four who are critically injured -- in the shooting Sunday at Geneva Presbyterian Church, where a sister Taiwanese church worshiped, the sheriff's department said.
The suspect is not believed to have any direct connection to the church or any member of the church, the sheriff said. Officials said they believe he acted alone.
Prosecutors are contemplating charging the suspect with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder at his arraignment Tuesday, District Attorney Todd Spitzer said.
CNN has not been able to identify an attorney for Chou.
The shooting happened during a lunch reception of largely elderly congregants to celebrate a pastor of the Taiwanese congregation who was returning from a mission trip in Taiwan, Barnes said, and it was heroism on the part of the man who died that prevented more bloodshed.
Dr. John Cheng, one of the people at the reception, charged at the suspect, and "during the struggle, other parishioners had got involved," Barnes said.
A pastor threw a chair at the suspect, and the group was able to tie him up, Barnes said.
The parishioners were able to hogtie his legs with an extension cord and confiscate at least two handguns from him, Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said Sunday.
"That group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism in interfering or intervening to stop the suspect," he said.
Cheng, 52, was shot, however, and died at the church.
"Dr. Cheng is a hero in this incident, based on statements from the witnesses and corroborated by other means," the sheriff said.
The suspect had secured doors of the church from the inside before he began shooting, Barnes said. He also had a bag of Molotov cocktails and a bag of extra ammunition, according to Barnes.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Los Angeles determined that Chou was the original purchaser of the two firearms recovered at the scene, ATF agent Stephen Galloway said.
Authorities said the victims hurt in the shooting included four Asian men, ages 66, 75, 82 and 92, and one Asian woman age 86.
About 50 people were at the reception, said Barnes.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said his office is "working closely with local law enforcement."
"No one should have to fear going to their place of worship. Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event," Newsom said in a tweet.
The Taiwanese Presbyterian Church shared a space with Geneva Presbyterian since 2009, according to the sheriff. It always holds a lunch after its Sunday morning service, Laguna Woods Mayor Pro Tem Cynthia Conners told CNN.
"We'll see what we can do to meet with the members of the congregation, we'll bring in someone from the Orange County Human Rights Commission ... and try to make sure that the Asian members of our community feel as safe as all the other members of our community, although I would have to say I think we all feel a little less safe today," Conners said.
Taiwan's government said its economic and cultural office in Los Angeles has activated emergency response plans.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sends our deepest condolences to the victims and their families," Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Joanne Ou said. "We will keep in touch with the family members of the victims to understand their needs, and provide all necessary help," she added.
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The newest trailer for Amazon's upcoming "Lord of the Rings" series provides pivotal new glimpses of the dastardly evil plaguing Middle Earth, including Sauron himself, orcs and -- my goodness, was that a balrog?!
Premiering at San Diego Comic-Con, the new trailer for "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Fire" shades in some new details about the series, which takes place thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The new series will follow a mostly new cast of characters save for some familiar faces like Galadriel, the elegant elven leader and accomplished warrior.
The trailer opens with a mourning Galadriel on a scorched battlefield. She thought she was done warring, that "our joys would be unending," she says -- but she can feel the presence of evil.
"It is here, Galadriel," a character warns our heroine. "The moment we feared."
That moment, this trailer confirms, is the rise of Sauron, the titular lord of the rings. We finally hear a character utter his cursed name, and we see glimpses of an evil being with creepily long, razor-sharp fingernails that terrifies members of the series' ensemble cast.
But there's one who can defeat him -- and according to the trailer, it's a boy named Theo. He's Galadriel's key to snuffing out Sauron's evil (though, as "Lord of the Rings" fans know, he of course returns).
"Find the lad and the shadow will not find you," a character tells Galadriel. Perhaps her arc will see her journeying across Middle Earth to find Theo, who at one point in the trailer wields a black sword that appears out of thin air.
Dwarves, elves and other warriors populate the trailer, as well as new glimpses at orcs, the slimy, fearsome monsters that eventually serve in Sauron's infantry.
And just when you think the trailer's done, you hear the guttural rumblings of a primordial creature. Could it be ... yes! It's a balrog, one of the fiery terrors that "Fellowship of the Rings" readers and viewers will remember as the giant foe who appeared to die and take Gandalf with him.
The epic series has been in the works since 2017 and is thought to be the most expensive TV series ever made -- per the Hollywood Reporter, its first season cost an estimated $465 million to create.
The series premieres on September 2, with episodes releasing weekly.
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Accomplished Global Biopharma Executive Possesses Broad Leadership Experience
Spanning Executive Management and Corporate Development
Company to Draw Upon His Oncology Expertise as it Advances Toward Clinic with Lead
Development Candidate
MELBOURNE, Australia and OXFORD, England, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grey Wolf Therapeutics, a biotechnology company generating entirely novel immune responses through targeted neoantigen creation, today announced the appointment of Brett Carter as a Non-Executive Director to the board of its Australian subsidiary. Mr. Carter brings more than 20 years of global biopharmaceutical industry experience highlighted by successfully leading cancer-focused biotechnology organizations, as well as successfully structuring and negotiating large licensing, acquisition, and financing transactions. Notably, he has deep expertise in the area of oncology, as well as a strong network within the Australian life sciences community, both of which will offer value to Grey Wolf as it advances its lead development candidate toward first-in-human clinical trials in Australia.
Mr. Carter previously served as chief executive officer of Australia's Cancer Therapeutics Cooperative Research Centre (now Canthera Discovery). During his tenure with Cancer Therapeutics he is credited with licensing two of the group's oncology programs to Pfizer in a deal valued at up to $670 million. He continues to play a significant role within the Australian life sciences community, serving as a strategic advisor to several biotechnology organizations. Prior to returning to his native Australia, Mr. Carter held several roles with GSK in London over an 11-year period, rising to Director within their global corporate transactions team. In this position, he was responsible for structuring and negotiating major pharmaceutical licensing, acquisition, investment, and divestment deals across Europe, Asia and the United States. Mr. Carter has an MBA from London Business School and a BSc from RMIT University, and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
"Brett has a broad life science industry skillset with specific expertise in building and leading cancer-focused drug discovery and development organizations, as well as structuring large M&A deals designed to support the growth of those companies, particularly in the area of oncology," said Peter Joyce, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Grey Wolf Therapeutics. "He is also a well-connected and highly regarded member of the Australian life science industry, with a deep understanding of its ecosystem. We expect that his connections to key thought-leaders and institutions within Australia will prove particularly valuable as we work to initiate our first clinical trial of our lead drug candidate, GRWD5769, in Australia."
"The pioneering immuno-oncology platform that is being advanced by the Grey Wolf team holds great potential in advancing the field of cancer therapy and I am excited to have the opportunity to draw upon my experience in this field and offer my perspective to the team," said Mr. Carter. "In recent years, I have had the opportunity to witness the evolution of the immuno-oncology space firsthand. Grey Wolf's proprietary technology that results in mobilising a novel and differentiated T cell response against the tumour to bypass the problem of T cell exhaustion, is one of the most unique and exciting approaches that I have seen. I look forward to supporting the continued advancement of the platform as a member of the company's Australian subsidiary board."
Grey Wolf Therapeutics' first-of-its-kind immuno-oncology approach is centered on generating a novel immune response against the tumour that circumvents a key resistance mechanism to current immuno-oncology therapy, specifically T cell exhaustion. This is achieved through targeted inhibition of the endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases (ERAP1 or ERAP2), driving the generation and presentation of novel and potent neoantigens to the surface of tumour cells hence eliciting a de novo T cell response against the cancer.
About Grey Wolf Therapeutics
Grey Wolf Therapeutics is a UK and Australian based drug discovery and development biotechnology company spearheading a new therapeutic approach in immuno-oncology. The company's first-of-its-kind immuno-oncology approach is centered on inhibiting the endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases (ERAP1 or ERAP2) which play a key role in the antigen presentation pathway. Inhibiting ERAP1 or ERAP2 generates novel neoantigens and upregulates certain neoantigens, resulting in the mobilisation of an entirely novel T cell response against the tumour and bypassing the challenge of T cell exhaustion. Based on this approach, the company is developing a portfolio of first-in-class small molecules that inhibit ERAP1 or ERAP2. The company's lead development candidate, GRWD5769, is a potent and selective ERAP1 inhibitor intended to elicit a powerful and differentiated immune response against the tumour and it is expected to enter the clinic in Q4 2022/Q1 2023 subject to ethics and regulatory approval. A second program, focused on ERAP2 inhibition, is advancing through the discovery process.
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Asurion® Repair Experts Provide Fast Fixes on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and More
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, has opened in Menomonee Falls at N95W 18419 County Line Road. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets, and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones, and more.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues, and water damage, the company's repair experts have fixed millions of devices and can help with most any tech mishap, and many basic repairs can be completed in 45 minutes or less.
"A computer that won't start or a tablet that won't charge is more than just an inconvenience," said Dustin Boertman, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions District Manager. "At Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions, we understand your devices are tools to engage with others, which is why we take the work we do seriously. We're here to serve our community for all electronics repair needs and get their devices back up and running in a timely manner."
The store's expert repair technicians fix all kinds of technology, regardless of make or model, and the store is an authorized repair provider for Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or stop by the store for walk-in service. The store offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, as well as a 1-year limited warranty on all repairs. It even offers a price match guarantee on any local competitor's regularly published price for the same repair.
The new Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions store brings the company's retail footprint to more than 750 locations across the U.S. Formerly known as uBreakiFix®, all U.S. locations will rebrand as Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions throughout 2022.
"We are excited to serve people in Menomonee Falls with fast and affordable tech repair," said Dave Barbuto, CEO of Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions. "We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever before, and our mission is bigger than repairing shattered screens and broken charge ports. We fix tech because people depend on it to stay connected to things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location."
The new store is located at:
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions
N95W 18419, County Line Rd, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
(262) 509-4277
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, formerly known as uBreakiFix®, is the retail brand operated and franchised by a subsidiary of tech care company Asurion®. As the world's leading tech care company, Asurion eliminates the fears and frustrations associated with technology to ensure its 300 million customers get the most out of their devices, appliances, and connections. Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions stores specialize in the repair of consumer technology, including smartphones, game consoles, tablets, computers, and nearly everything in between. Asurion Tech Repair and Solutions repair experts fix cracked screens, software issues, camera issues, and most other tech mishaps at more than 750 stores across the U.S. The stores provide fast, affordable fixes for nearly any device type, regardless of make or model, including authorized repairs for Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
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Record debt: Consumers are racking up credit card debt at record rates
Published: May. 7, 2022 at 12:56 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
(CNN) - U.S. consumers are racking up credit card debt at record rates.
The Federal Reserve reports consumer debt levels for March 2022 climbed by more than $52 billion. Revolving credit, which includes credit cards, surged by more than 21%.
Officials said those credit card bills are likely going to be harder to pay off because interest rates are also expected to rise.
Americans are making more money, as average hourly earnings have gone up by more than 5% in the past year, but their paychecks aren’t going much further with the highest inflation in 40 years.
Analysts say it’s not clear yet if the increase in credit card debt is a sign of confidence in the economy or a sign of concern.
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New Executive Leadership Named
+ Flix North America, Inc. structured to improve efficiency, amplify strengths to both companies
+ Greyhound Lines, Inc. and FlixBus Inc. will remain separate companies
+ Kadir "Kai" Boysan named CEO of Flix North America, Inc., Nathan Oujezdsky announced as CFO
+ CEO Greyhound Lines, Dave Leach, to retire at end of 2022
DALLAS, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Flix SE, the global transportation provider that operates Greyhound Lines, Inc. ("Greyhound"), FlixBus, FlixTrain, Kâmil Koç, announces the introduction of Flix North America, Inc. ("Flix North America"). This entity, based in Dallas, will oversee operations for both Greyhound and FlixBus across North America.
"The acquisition of Greyhound last year was a major step forward for Flix; the expansion into two brands helped achieve an integral part of our growth strategy to build our global presence," said André Schwämmlein, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flix SE. "By increasing synergies of both brands under Flix North America, we will continue to provide consumers with an affordable, comfortable, smart, and sustainable transportation solution much more efficiently."
Key to the Dallas-based entity is an executive team led by newly appointed CEO Kadir "Kai" Boysan, former CEO of Kâmil Koç Buses, Inc. Boysan has worked with Flix since the company acquired Kamil Koç in 2019, bringing valuable experience from leading the brand's operations in Türkiye (formerly Turkey).
Greyhound CEO Dave Leach, who has been with the company for over 30 years, will retire at the end of 2022. Leach will remain with the company as a strategic advisor until his retirement. "Dave's leadership and expertise has been an important influence on how we have been able to create a strong foundation for the path forward," said Schwämmlein. Leach first joined Greyhound in 1986 as a baggage handler and worked his way up to leading the iconic brand as CEO in 2007.
"For more than 100 years, Greyhound provided accessible travel across North America," said Dave Leach. "And for over 30 years I have been proud to be a part of such an incredible team and legendary brand. I have every confidence that Kai and Flix North America will not only protect that legacy but improve upon it with its global approach, smart technology, and an environmental-friendly focus. I look forward to seeing the future innovations this new entity will bring both to the intercity bus sector and its ability to better serve communities across the U.S."
Other executives of Flix North America Inc. include:
Nathan Oujezdsky, former VP of Commercial Finance for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits takes the post as CFO of Flix North America.
Bill Blankenship, with Greyhound for 25 years, will take over from Dave Leach as President of Greyhound Lines, Inc. and continue as COO.
Former interim CFO of Greyhound, Cork Van Den Handel, is stepping down from his Greyhound role.
Pierre Gourdain, who joined Flix in 2015, will lead FlixBus Inc. as President and COO.
The new structure is effective immediately. It comes after Flix's acquisition nine months ago, having purchased the largest provider of long-distance bus transportation in the United States, from FirstGroup plc.
"FlixBus and Greyhound's dedication to consumers has made them both leaders in the intercity bus industry," said Kai Boysan, CEO of Flix North America, Inc. "Now, with Flix North America, we can harness both brands' strengths and provide the best, most accessible transportation solution. Together with the existing team, we will push boundaries and work towards profitable growth."
About Flix North America, Inc.
Flix North America Inc., parent company of FlixBus Inc. and Greyhound Lines, Inc., is the largest intercity bus transportation provider in North America. A subsidiary of Germany-based mobility company Flix SE, Flix North America Inc. provides services in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with over 2,500 destinations across its network. Flix North America Inc. shares Flix SE's vision of offering affordable and environmentally friendly transportation for all people.
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NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenClassrooms, launched four Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) with approval from the U.S. Department of Labor, Data Analyst, Digital Marketer, Help Desk Technician, and Application (Software) Developer. These programs will increase opportunities for individuals looking to advance their careers and help employers meet their most pressing talent needs.
As the demand for tech talent continues, Americans of all backgrounds are looking for ways to improve their lives and increase their economic mobility by acquiring new skills. With its apprenticeship programs, OpenClassrooms aims to remove roadblocks that traditionally hinder underrepresented and underserved populations, and provide employers with much-needed well-trained talent. Apprentices are able to earn while they learn and secure a job in competitive industries, while employers get to grow their own talent and provide real equity for those shut out from exciting tech careers.
"The RAP approval from the Department of Labor confirms OpenClassrooms' deep expertise in skills training. Our many years of experience offering apprenticeships in the EU and Africa coupled with the use of learning technologies and a solid pedagogical model has positioned us well.
We can now act as an intermediary for Enterprise companies needing to find talent for hard-to-fill in-demand professional positions. Upon completion of these incredible earn-and-learn opportunities, apprentices will receive a nationally recognized Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship from the Department of Labor. Our first cohort of apprentices is scheduled to launch in a few months." says Pierre Dubuc, co-founder, and CEO of OpenClassrooms
Due to U.S. employers' ever-increasing demand for labor with strong technology skills, there is both tremendous momentum and enormous potential to dramatically scale diverse and non-traditional apprenticeships in the United States, in areas ranging from cloud to cybersecurity to data analytics and beyond. OpenClassrooms offers its apprenticeship programs at this moment when US employers are urgently seeking equitable and inclusive solutions to close the talent gap.
About OpenClassrooms
About OpenClassrooms: Established in 2013, OpenClassrooms is one of the largest global education-to-employment platform providers, with 355, 000 students across 140 countries, thousands of full-time diploma students, and hundreds of corporate customers, such as Capgemini, PwC, AXA, Amazon Career Choice, Deliveroo, Randstad, Dentsu, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and more. It is a higher education institution accredited by the French state, issuing its own Associate, Bachelor' , and Master's level Diplomas and registered with the Board of Education in Paris, France. OpenClassrooms is a private, B-Corp-certified distance-learning organization registered with the Board of Education in Paris, France. It operates a fully-online competency-based education model focused on vocational training in knowledge-economy fields - 600+ courses and 55 training programs in high-demand professions including coding, IT, product management, data management, marketing, communications, and UX design. The model blends top-quality online coursework with one-on-one mentorship, project-based learning, and career coaching.
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Fund to support Rarebreed, which completed its acquisition of Vet's Best Friend to create a leading veterinary services platform in the northeastern United States
DENVER, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Revelstoke Capital Partners (together with its affiliates "Revelstoke"), a private equity firm focused on investing in healthcare services companies, announced today that it has completed fundraising for Revelstoke EPIC Fund III ("EPIC III" or the "Fund") to support the growth of Rarebreed Veterinary Partners ("Rarebreed"), which Revelstoke recapitalized in December 2021. EPIC III, with $376 million of commitments, was substantially oversubscribed and is the third single-asset vehicle in Revelstoke's EPIC Fund series, which collectively totals over $1 billion in commitments. Since the firm's inception in 2013, Revelstoke has raised over $3.9 billion in equity commitments and has invested in 25 platform companies and 132 add-on acquisitions.
Concurrently with the closing of EPIC III, Rarebreed completed the acquisition of Revelstoke portfolio company Vet's Best Friend, establishing Rarebreed as a leading veterinary services platform in the northeastern United States. Upon the combination with Vet's Best Friend, Rarebreed now operates 118 hospitals in 11 states providing services spanning the full continuum of veterinary care, including general practice, urgent care, emergency and specialty. With Revelstoke's investment, Rarebreed is well-capitalized to pursue future growth through acquisitions, the opening of new locations and same store sales, all with a focus on increasing access to quality veterinary care.
"We appreciate the significant support from a global limited partner investor base in Relvelstoke's EPIC Fund series. We are enthusiastic about Rarebreed's growth prospects and goal of becoming the leading veterinary services platform in the United States," said Simon Bachleda, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Revelstoke.
Anthony Hayes, Partner of Revelstoke, added, "We are excited to continue to support Rarebreed's mission to reimagine the way veterinary medicine is delivered through exceptional patient care, outstanding client service and a continued focus on providing a differentiated employee experience to our veterinarian partners."
"Rarebreed has achieved significant growth over the years and we are excited about our plans as a diversified and technologically-differentiated veterinary services platform of scale," said Dan Espinal, Chief Executive Officer of Rarebreed. "Capital from this new investment will be used to support our goal of accelerating our rapid growth through further acquisitions and the opening of new locations, as well as the addition of ancillary service lines, to best serve our communities by delivering veterinary care to more patients."
Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. and SVB Securities acted as financial advisors and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Winston & Strawn LLP and McGuireWoods LLP provided legal counsel as part of the transaction.
Revelstoke is a private equity firm formed by experienced investors who focus on building industry-leading companies in the healthcare services and healthcare technology sectors. Revelstoke partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to execute on a disciplined organic and acquisition growth strategy as it strives to build exceptional companies. Revelstoke is based in Denver, Colorado and has approximately $4.8 billion of assets under management. Since the firm's inception in 2013, Revelstoke has completed 157 acquisitions, which includes 25 platform companies and 132 add-on acquisitions. For more information, visit www.revelstokecapital.com.
Rarebreed is a technology-enabled operator of veterinary practices with the mission to become the employer of choice in veterinary care, one partnership and one team member at a time. Rarebreed prides itself on building trusted, lasting relationships with our partner hospitals, with goals to provide top-notch patient care, world-class client service, and an unparalleled work experience. Rarebreed continues to build a broad network of practices that values healthcare teams by offering them the tools necessary to grow, improve, and reimagine the veterinary experience. For more information, visit www.rarebreedvet.com.
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Jennifer Hurson
Lambert
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Heat-Hawks game delayed by suspicious package outside arena
Published: Apr. 22, 2022 at 6:36 PM CDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
ATLANTA (AP) — The NBA playoff game between the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks was delayed after a suspicious package was found outside State Farm Arena.
The tipoff was pushed back a half-hour while police investigated the situation. Fans were prevented from entering the arena until officials made sure there was no danger.
The Heat lead the best-of-seven series 2-0 after winning the first two games in Miami. Games 3 and 4 are in Atlanta.
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BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Friday they have filed charges against four men over their alleged involvement with a major international platform for child pornography that was taken down last year.
Investigators say the “BoysTown” platform, which operated on the darknet, had more than 400,000 members. Pedophiles used it to exchange and watch pornography of children and toddlers, most of them boys, from all over the world. It was shut down in April 2021.
The suspects are aged between 41 and 65, Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement. Their names weren’t released, in keeping with German privacy rules. They face charges that include spreading and producing child pornography and sexual abuse of children.
Two of the men are accused of building the platform in 2019. One of them also allegedly sexually abused two children. The other was extradited in October from Paraguay, where he had lived for a few years.
A third suspect is accused of acting as an administrator and moderator for the platform as well as sexually abusing two children. Prosecutors say that the fourth man was “one of the most active users” of the platform. All four are in custody.
The Frankfurt state court now has to decide whether the case will go to trial and if so when. Prosecutors said investigations of other suspected members of the platform are continuing. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/german-prosecutors-file-charges-over-major-child-porn-site/ | 2022-04-01T19:17:30Z |
ATLANTA, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine (SHLI), with support from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., a leader in mental health, today released the executive summary for The Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States Report. SHLI looked at a four-year period (2016-2020) and found, at minimum, nearly 117,000 lives and approximately $278 billion could have been saved. The full report will be released and available for download in the coming days.
"Investing in mental healthcare saves lives and dollars — we have known this for decades, but until now did not fully understand the monumental impacts of neglecting to act," said Daniel Dawes, professor and executive director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and author of the Political Determinants of Health. "For the first time, there is tangible evidence demonstrating how decades of systemic health inequities have yielded significantly worse outcomes for racial and ethnic minoritized, marginalized, and under resourced populations."
SHLI also found that national estimates chronically underrepresent the actual burden of mental healthcare inequities, which has crippling implications on policies, funding, access to care and resources. To put this into perspective, nearly six million Americans are not accounted for in national reporting estimates regarding mental healthcare.
This comprises individuals who are often most vulnerable to mental illness including the incarcerated, nursing home residents, those living in assisted living facilities, the homeless/unhoused, active military, and those who are institutionalized in psychiatric facilities. Furthermore, SHLI found that excess costs due to mental illness and substance use disorder among the incarcerated and unhoused alone amount to an additional $63 – $92 billion annually.
The Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States Report suggests a series of solutions that stem from three key pillars to guide, and ultimately impact, policy decision making:
- Make sustainable, long-term investments into mental and behavioral health systems, including programs, treatments, supports, and interventions that will advance mental health equity
- Develop socio-culturally tailored approaches to mental and behavioral health services and programs
- Address the social and political determinants of health inequities
"The Satcher Health Leadership Institute leads the way in demonstrating the health inequities that minority populations face, which is magnified in The Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States Report," said Tarek Rabah, president and CEO, Otsuka North America Pharmaceutical Business. "Otsuka is committed to igniting conversations that will help every stakeholder fully appreciate that mental illness is a chronic, not acute, or temporary condition, and should be resourced and treated as such by policymakers and all stakeholders in the mental health community continuum."
To read the executive summary, please visit: https://satcherinstitute.org/research/ebmhi/
About Satcher Health Leadership Institute
The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) aims to be the leading transformational force for health equity in policy, leadership development and research. Rooted in the legacy of its founder, the 16th U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. David Satcher, SHLI's mission is to create systemic change at the intersection of policy and equity by focusing on three priority areas: the political determinants of health, health system transformation, and mental and behavioral health. In conjunction with key strategic partners, SHLI enhances leadership among diverse learners, conducts forward-thinking research on the drivers of health inequities and advances evidence-based policies, all in an effort to contribute to the achievement of health equity for all population groups. Learn more at https://satcherinstitute.org; https://healthequitynetwork.org.
About Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), located in Atlanta, Ga., exists to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities, increase the diversity of the health professional and scientific workforce and address primary health care through programs in education, research and service, with emphasis on people of color and the underserved urban and rural populations in Georgia, the nation and the world. MSM is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians and has twice been recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for its dedication to the social mission of education. The faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research and public policy, and are known in the community for exceptional, culturally appropriate patient care. Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award doctorate and master's degrees.
About Otsuka
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a global healthcare company with the corporate philosophy: "Otsuka–people creating new products for better health worldwide." Otsuka researches, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative products, with a focus on pharmaceutical products to meet unmet medical needs and nutraceutical products for the maintenance of everyday health.
In pharmaceuticals, Otsuka is a leader in the challenging areas of mental, renal, and cardiovascular health and has additional research programs in oncology and on several under-addressed diseases including tuberculosis, a significant global public health issue. These commitments illustrate how Otsuka is a "big venture" company at heart, applying a youthful spirit of creativity in everything it does.
Otsuka established a presence in the U.S. in 1973 and today its U.S. affiliates include Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC) and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI). These two companies' 2,000 employees in the U.S. develop and commercialize medicines in the areas of mental health, nephrology, and cardiology, using cutting-edge technology to address unmet healthcare needs.
OPDC and OAPI are indirect subsidiaries of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The Otsuka group of companies employed 47,000 people worldwide and had consolidated sales of approximately USD 13.6 billion in 2021.
All Otsuka stories start by taking the road less traveled. Learn more about Otsuka in the U.S. at www.otsuka-us.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter at @OtsukaUS. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.'s global website is accessible at www.otsuka.co.jp/en.
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K-State to celebrate 10-year anniversary of Big 12 championship
Published: Jul. 12, 2022 at 3:25 PM CDT|Updated: 36 minutes ago
Manhattan, Kan. (WIBW) - An alumni reunion is scheduled to honor K-State’s baseball team on winning the Big 12 championship.
The reunion is scheduled for September 9 and 10 at Tointon Family Stadium.
Dinner will be served, guest speakers will be in attendance and optional tickets to the K-State vs. Missouri football game are available for September 10 at 11 a.m.
Here is the schedule of planned events:
- 5:30 p.m.: Check-in/Happy Hour
- 6:30 p.m.: Welcoming remarks
- 6:45 p.m.: Dinner
- 7:45 p.m.: Guest speakers
- 8:30 p.m.: Closing remarks
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Seadrill Limited (XOAS: SDRL) ("Seadrill" or the "Company") has approved a new management incentive plan (the "Plan") under which awards may be made to certain members of the Company's management and other leading employees. The Plan is designed to align the interests of eligible participants with those of the Company's shareholders by providing long-term incentive compensation opportunities tied to the participants' continued services to the Company and the performance of the Company and its shares.
The Plan provides that the remuneration committee of the board of directors of the Company (the "Committee") may make various equity awards to participants, including Time-vested Restricted Stock Units ("TRSUs") and Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs"), provided that the Plan is limited to a total of 2,910,053 common shares, representing approximately 5.5% of the fully-diluted common equity of Seadrill as provided for under the Plan of Reorganization of Seadrill Limited and its debtor affiliates pursuant to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code under which the Company emerged from bankruptcy on 22 February 2022. After approval of the Plan by the board of directors, the Committee made initial awards under the Plan including (i) a total of 128,759 TRSUs for management and employees, vesting ratably annually on each of the first three anniversaries of grant, subject to continued employment through such date, and (ii) a total of 300,435 PRSUs for management and employees, to vest in a cliff at the end of a three-year performance period subject to continued employment through such date and achieving certain performance objectives linked to the closing share price reaching certain levels for at least 45 consecutive trading days during the three-year performance period, as follows: 0% to vest if the share price is below 1.5X share price at the time of award (the "Original Share Price"), 50% to vest if the share price is equal to 1.5X the Original Share Price, 75% to vest if the share price is equal to 2X the Original Share Price, and 100% to vest if the share price is equal to 2.5X the Original Share Price. Vesting for achievement between any of these points shall be subject to straight-line interpolation. The Original Share Price was set by reference to the volume weighted average price of Seadrill Limited common shares one day prior to the approval of the Plan and grant of the awards. Vested TRSUs and PRSUs will be settled, at the discretion of the Committee, in cash or, subject to receiving the approval of shareholders of the Company at the next Annual General Meeting, shares of common stock in Seadrill. The magnitude of the initial awards under the Plan is designed to provide substantial and immediate alignment of the long-term interests of shareholders and participants in the Plan and reflects the fact that executives of the Company did not prior to approval of the Plan and the grants have any equity interests in the Company given the Company's recent emergence from bankruptcy.
The primary insiders of the Company, Simon Johnson (Chief Executive Officer), Grant Creed (EVP, Chief Financial Officer), Leif Nelson (EVP, Chief Operations & Technology Officer), Torsten Sauer-Petersen (EVP, Human Resources) and Samir Ali (EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) have been awarded a total of 125,553 TRSUs and a total of 292,955 PRSUs under the Plan, as further described in the attached forms.
This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to article 19 of the Regulation EU 596/2014 (the EU Market Abuse Regulation) and section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Contact Information
For additional information, visit www.seadrill.com.
David Warwick
Director of Investor Relations
T: +971 58 687 4132
E: david.warwick@seadrill.com
About Seadrill
Seadrill is a leading offshore drilling contractor utilizing advanced technology to unlock oil and gas resources for clients across harsh and benign locations around the globe. Seadrill's high-quality, technologically-advanced fleet spans all asset classes allowing its experienced crews to conduct operations from shallow to ultra-deep-water environments. The Company owns and/or operates 30 rigs, which includes drillships, semi-submersibles, and jack-ups.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement includes forward-looking statements. Such statements are generally not historical in nature, and specifically include statements about the Company's plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in its business and the markets in which it operates. These statements are based on management's current plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and therefore involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to offshore drilling market conditions including supply and demand, day rates, customer drilling programs and effects of new rigs on the market, contract awards and rig mobilizations, contract backlog, dry-docking and other costs of maintenance of the drilling rigs in the Company's fleet, the cost and timing of shipyard and other capital projects, the performance of the drilling rigs in the Company's fleet, delay in payment or disputes with customers, Seadrill's ability to successfully employ its drilling units, procure or have access to financing, ability to comply with loan covenants, liquidity and adequacy of cash flow from operations, fluctuations in the international price of oil, international financial market conditions, changes in governmental regulations that affect the Company or the operations of the Company's fleet, increased competition in the offshore drilling industry, the impact of global economic conditions and global health threats, our ability to maintain relationships with suppliers, customers, employees and other third parties and our ability to maintain adequate financing to support our business plans following emergence from the Chapter 11 proceedings, factors related to the offshore drilling market, the impact of global economic conditions, our liquidity and the adequacy of cash flows for our obligations, political and other uncertainties, the concentration of our revenues in certain geographical jurisdictions, limitations on insurance coverage, our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel on commercially reasonable terms, the level of expected capital expenditures, our expected financing of such capital expenditures, and the timing and cost of completion of capital projects, fluctuations in interest rates or exchange rates and currency devaluations relating to foreign or U.S. monetary policy, tax matters, changes in tax laws, treaties and regulations, tax assessments and liabilities for tax issues, legal and regulatory matters, customs and environmental matters, the potential impacts on our business resulting from climate-change or greenhouse gas legislation or regulations, the impact on our business from climate-change related physical changes or changes in weather pattern, and the occurrence of cybersecurity incidents, attacks or other breaches to our information technology systems, including our rig operating systems. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should also keep in mind the risks described from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2022 (File No. 001-39327).
The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of these factors. Further, the Company cannot assess the impact of each such factors on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
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MILPITAS, Calif., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLA Corporation ("KLA") (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced the early results of the previously announced cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") for up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount (the "Maximum Amount") of its 4.650% Senior Notes due 2024 ("Notes").
The Maximum Amount represents the aggregate principal amount of Notes subject to the Tender Offer and excludes any Accrued Interest or Early Tender Payment (each as defined below). The Tender Offer is being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 21, 2022 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase"), which sets forth a detailed description of the Tender Offer. The Tender Offer is open to all registered holders (individually, a "Holder" and collectively, the "Holders") of Notes.
The early results of the Tender Offer are summarized in the table below:
The consideration to be paid in the Tender Offer for Notes validly tendered and expected to be accepted for purchase as described in the Offer to Purchase (the "Total Consideration") will be determined at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on July 6, 2022.
As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 5, 2022 (the "Early Tender Date"), as reported by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offer, the principal amount of Notes listed in the table above have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn. The Withdrawal Deadline (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 5, 2022 has passed and, accordingly, Notes validly tendered in the Tender Offer may no longer be withdrawn.
KLA expects to accept for purchase and make payment for Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date on July 7, 2022 (the "Early Settlement Date"), subject to proration. Because the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered exceeds the Maximum Amount, KLA expects that it will accept validly tendered Notes on a prorated basis in accordance with the Offer to Purchase.
Because KLA expects to accept for purchase the Maximum Amount of Notes, no additional Notes will be purchased pursuant to the Tender Offer after the Early Settlement Date. As described in the Offer to Purchase, all Notes tendered and not accepted for purchase will be promptly returned to the tendering Holder's account.
Holders of all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase are eligible to receive the Total Consideration, which includes the Early Tender Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date (the "Early Tender Payment"). In addition to the Total Consideration, Holders of Notes accepted for purchase will receive accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the Early Settlement Date ("Accrued Interest").
KLA expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law, to terminate the Tender Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). The Tender Offer is not conditioned on any minimum principal amount of Notes being tendered but the Tender Offer is subject to certain conditions as described in the Offer to Purchase.
KLA has retained BofA Securities and Citigroup to act as the dealer managers (the "Dealer Managers") for the Tender Offer. D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been retained to act as the Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offer. Requests for assistance relating to the procedures for tendering Notes may be directed to the Tender and Information Agent either by email at kla@dfking.com, or by phone (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers only) or (800) 290-6424 (for all others toll free). Requests for assistance relating to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer may be directed to BofA Securities at (980) 387-3907 (collect) or (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or via email at debt_advisory@bofa.com or to Citigroup at (212) 723-6106 (collect) or (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or via email at ny.liabilitymanagement@citi.com. Beneficial owners may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, or the solicitation of tenders with respect to, Notes. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Tender Offer is being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase made available to Holders of Notes. None of KLA, the Dealer Managers, the Tender and Information Agent or the trustee with respect to Notes, or any of their respective affiliates, is making any recommendation as to whether or not Holders should tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their Notes in response to the Tender Offer. Holders are urged to evaluate carefully all information in the Offer to Purchase, consult their own investment and tax advisers and make their own decisions whether to tender their Notes in the Tender Offer, and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.
KLA develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.
Statements in this press release other than historical facts, such as statements regarding the Tender Offer, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to various factors, including but not limited to: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including the supply chain constraints we are experiencing as a result of the pandemic; economic, political and social conditions in the countries in which we, our customers and our suppliers operate, including rising inflation and interest rates, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and global trade policies; disruption to our manufacturing facilities or other operations, or the operations of our customers, due to natural catastrophic events, health epidemics or terrorism; ongoing changes in the technology industry, and the semiconductor industry in particular, including future growth rates, pricing trends in end-markets, or changes in customer capital spending patterns; our ability to timely develop new technologies and products that successfully anticipate or address changes in the semiconductor industry; our ability to maintain our technology advantage and protect our proprietary rights; our ability to compete with new products introduced by our competitors; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; cybersecurity threats, cyber incidents affecting our and our service providers' systems and networks and our ability to access critical information systems for daily business operations; liability to our customers under indemnification provisions if our products fail to operate properly or contain defects or our customers are sued by third parties due to our products; exposure to a highly concentrated customer base; availability and cost of the wide range of materials used in the production of our products; our ability to operate our business in accordance with our business plan; legal, regulatory and tax environments in which we perform our operations and conduct our business and our ability to comply with relevant laws and regulations; our ability to pay interest and repay the principal of our current indebtedness is dependent upon our ability to manage our business operations, our credit rating and the ongoing interest rate environment, among other factors; instability in the global credit and financial markets; our exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations, or declining economic conditions in those countries where we conduct our business; changes in our effective tax rate resulting from changes in the tax rates imposed by jurisdictions where our profits are determined to be earned and taxed, expiration of tax holidays in certain jurisdictions, resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various authorities or changes in tax laws or the interpretation of such tax laws; and our ability to identify suitable acquisition targets and successfully integrate and manage acquired businesses. For other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected and anticipated in forward-looking statements in this press release, please refer to KLA's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021, and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including, but not limited to, the risk factors described therein). KLA assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update these forward-looking statements.
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Did you lose money on investments in Apyx Medical? If so, please visit Apyx Medical Corporation Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of Apyx Medical Corporation ("Apyx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: APYX) between May 12, 2021 and March 11, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Apyx claims to be an advanced energy technology company with products in the cosmetic and surgical markets. Nearly 80% of the Company's revenue is derived from the Advanced Energy segment, which consists of Apyx's helium plasma technology that is marketed and sold as Renuvion (in the cosmetic surgery market) and J-Plasma (in the hospital surgical market).
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants made materially false and misleading statements throughout the Class Period. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to disclose that: (1) a significant number of Apyx's Advanced Energy products were used for off-label indications; (2) such off-label uses led to an increase in the number of medical device reports filed by Apyx reporting serious adverse events; (3) as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to incur regulatory scrutiny; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's financial results would be adversely impacted.
On March 14, 2022, Apyx disclosed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") would be posting a Medical Device Safety Communication ("MDSC") related to the Company's Advanced Energy Products. The Company further disclosed that "[b]ased on our initial interactions with the FDA, we believe the Agency's MDSC will pertain to the use of our Advanced Energy products outside of their FDA-cleared indication for general use in cutting, coagulation, and ablation of soft tissue during open and laparoscopic surgical procedures."
On this news, the Company's stock fell over 40%, to close at $5.88 per share on March 14, 2022.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 5, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.
If you purchased APYX securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit Apyx Medical Corporation Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com.
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Mortgage rates dipped for the second week in a row, but applications for mortgages stayed flat and for refinanced loans dropped.
“Currently, higher rates, low inventory, and high prices are keeping prospective buyers out of the market,” Joel Kan, the associative vice president of economic and industry forecasting for the Mortgage Bankers Association, said in a statement.
Rates continued to top what they have been over the last two years, with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 5.46%. That was down from 5.49%.
Applications for a new mortgage were flat compared to the week before and down 16% compared to a year ago. Refinancing applications have fallen in the nine of the last 10 weeks, Kan noted. Compared to January of 2022, mortgage refinancing is down 66%, he said.
Higher mortgage rates and soaring home prices left sales of new single-family homes at a two-year low in April. First-time buyers were forced out of the market. Sales dropped 16% to 591,000 homes, Reuters reported, even as there is record low housing inventory.
A similar trend prevailed with the sales of previously owned homes, which also fell to a two-year low in April.
Builders, facing shortages and higher prices, have been unable to begin construction on all of the homes already approved.
To help you stay current on the market, ZeroDown compiled a weekly real estate market report in Dallas, TX metro area using data from Redfin. Statistics are as of the four weeks ending May 22, 2022. Metros with more than 50 homes sold during this time period were considered for metro-level rankings for each statistic.
Median sales price
Dallas, TX metro area:
– Median sales price: $463,750
– One-year change: +24.8%
Metros with highest median sales price
#1. San Francisco, CA metro area: $1.7 million
#2. San Jose, CA metro area: $1.6 million
#3. Santa Cruz, CA metro area: $1.3 million
Metros with lowest median sales price
#1. Davenport, IA metro area: $125,062
#2. Carbondale, IL metro area: $126,650
#3. Cumberland, MD metro area: $130,188
Median sales price per square foot
Dallas, TX metro area:
– Median sales price per square foot: $218
– One-year change: +27.5%
Metros with highest median sales price per square foot
#1. San Francisco, CA metro area: $1,109
#2. San Jose, CA metro area: $970
#3. Kahului, HI metro area: $925
Metros with lowest median sales price per square foot
#1. Carbondale, IL metro area: $83
#2. Davenport, IA metro area: $86
#3. Peoria, IL metro area: $87
Sales to list price ratio
Dallas, TX metro area:
– Average sales to list price ratio: 1.06
– One-year change: +0.03
Metros with highest sales to list price ratio
#1. Rochester, NY metro area: 1.14
#2. Oakland, CA metro area: 1.13
#3. San Jose, CA metro area: 1.12
Metros with lowest sales to list price ratio
#1. Weirton, WV metro area: 0.95
#2. Carbondale, IL metro area: 0.96
#3. Greenville, OH metro area: 0.96
Homes sold with price drops
Dallas, TX metro area:
– Homes sold with price drops: 7.7%
– One-year change: -1.8%
Metros with most homes sold with price drops
#1. The Villages, FL metro area: 28.1%
#2. New York, NY metro area: 27.2%
#3. Victoria, TX metro area: 25.7%
Metros with least homes sold with price drop
#1. Lake Charles, LA metro area: 0.0%
#2. Visalia, CA metro area: 0.0%
#3. Hanford, CA metro area: 0.0%
Off market in two weeks
Dallas, TX metro area:
– Off market in two weeks: nan%
– One-year change: +nan%
Metros with the most homes off market in two weeks
#1. Rochester, NY metro area: 88.2%
#2. Seattle, WA metro area: 86.7%
#3. Lancaster, PA metro area: 85.7%
Metros with the least homes off market in two weeks
#1. Morristown, TN metro area: 0.0%
#2. Urban Honolulu, HI metro area: 2.9%
#3. Oshkosh, WI metro area: 3.4%
Months of supply
Dallas, TX metro area:
– Months of supply: 5.8 months
– One-year change: +0.1 months
Metros with the most months of supply
#1. Lake Charles, LA metro area: 28.0 months
#2. New York, NY metro area: 17.8 months
#3. Atlantic City, NJ metro area: 17.5 months
Metros with least months of supply
#1. Crestview, FL metro area: 2.6 months
#2. Portland, ME metro area: 2.9 months
#3. Lewiston, ME metro area: 3.0 months
This story originally appeared on ZeroDown and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-weekly-real-estate-update-7/ | 2022-05-31T19:20:37Z |
Meet the Addmotor M-360 e-trike's 2023 version. The upgrade applies UL verified EB 2.0 electric system and accessories, ensuring a longer range and more comfortable & safer riding.
Upgrades of Addmotor EB 2.0 M-360 Electric Trike
EL MONTE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Addmotor, an e-bike brand specializing in electric bicycles and electric trikes, has debuted its EB 2.0 M-360 Electric Trike model on its website with upgrades to the battery, lighting, control, and integrated systems and some mechanical parts. Debuting new army green and purple color options, the M-360 is not only more stylish, but also more comfortable & safer. On top of that, EB 2.0 M-360 e-trike is equipped with the world's first 48V*20Ah UL-certified battery pack. It can ensure an estimated maximum range of 85 miles with PAS1 mode (8 MPH), which extends the range of any Motan electric tricycle series by approximately 73%, depending on the riding factors.
EB 2.0 M-360 model lighting system consists of a 40-lumen headlight and a multi-functional taillight. These components together can ensure a visible distance of 200 meters & a 360° side view while also meeting the IP standard of IPX5 for waterproof & water-resistant performance at any direction. Specifically, the taillight applies the MUC chip and ultrasonic welding technology, showing danger, driving, flashing, braking, and left & right turning signals.
The uneven button control design and multi-functional LCD display are upgraded to the integrated system.
"By interacting with each of the different shaped buttons on the handlebar switch, the rider can easily control the e-trike's ride and view riding information through the display, such as battery usage, riding mileage, current/average/max riding speed, lighting usage, PAS mode level, current motor wattage, etc.," said Addmotor's founder & designer. "This makes the ride more convenient and safer."
The control system is more accurate and efficient. The EB 2.0 25A controller is upgraded to a chip type, which simplifies the various circuit design and improves the stability of the system to achieve a fast, efficient & accurate command control. The EB2.0 750W motor with a newer inner ring has a lower sound and better heat dissipation performance to maximize the use of electrical energy into kinetic energy.
Recap the Addmotor M-360 2022
Looking back at the first version of the M-360, it runs on 48-Volt system with 17.5Ah battery which can last up to 55 miles with PAS1 mode. Powered by EB 2.0 battery in its new generation, Addriders can go further and ride longer. In addition, in the 2022 collection of Addmotor M-360 etrike, its lighting system has less functions, such as left & right turn signals are not included in rear light. The original version M-360 model comes with a semi-recumbent design, suitable for those with back pain or limited mobility. The M-360 e-trike's 2023 version maintains the design which answers the needs of the handicapped and riders with back pain. The backrest can be adjustable to fit different riders with different heights for more comfort.
About Addmotor
Addmotor is one of the top e-bike brands producing electric tricycles in the United States. For more than a decade, it has been known for continuously designing and manufacturing high quality electric tricycles for its customers. The EB 2.0 M-360 model is particularly made for those who value longer riding range & comfort or those with back pain or limited mobility. For more information about the EB 2.0 M-360 Semi-Recumbent Electric Trike, please visit addmotor.com.
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Lake Shawnee ‘Tulip Festival’ attracts out-of-state visitors
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The annual Tulip Festival out at Lake Shawnee was held Saturday, inviting people to experience the tens of thousands of multi-colored flowers out by the lake.
Visitors braved the high winds to experience the Ted Ensley Garden along with several food trucks and vendors.
Shawnee County Parks and Recreation says visitors to Tulip Time have come from as many as 68 cities in Kansas, five states, and even foreign countries.
“A year or two ago they were calling it the biggest attraction in the state and I believe that because I have met people from Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma, it is a nice attraction and it is worth coming to, and its free,” said Rita Pettit, a Topeka resident strolling the gardens.
Parks and Rec said the event has become a staple of Jerold Binkley Tulip Time, which runs through April 24. It said many out-of-town visitors choose the Tulip Festival at the Lake as their weekend to visit Tulip Time as they can stay in town for dinner then visit Tulips at Twilight from 7 - 10 p.m. at Old Prairie Town/Ward-Meade Botanical Garden, 124 NW Fillmore St.
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Homebuyers and sellers now have confidence and certainty with all-cash Ribbon offers that are guaranteed to close
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon, the homeownership company, today announces its expansion into Illinois, empowering local homebuyers and sellers to face growing market challenges with more certainty and flexibility. Ribbon's Cash Offer is a guaranteed close, providing sellers peace of mind that the offer will go through while giving buyers flexibility by removing home sale, financing and appraisal contingencies.
Investor-owned homes and mortgage rate increases present affordability challenges for buyers, especially first-time homebuyers. RibbonCash Offers allow buyers to upgrade offers and bid confidently for the home of their dreams, using the most powerful offer in real estate: cash. On the other side of the transaction, Ribbon offers give sellers certainty that their homes will close on time, even in the most volatile markets so that they can move into the next chapter of their lives.
"Everyday buyers deserve a fighting chance to own a home in and around the Windy City," said Shaival Shah, CEO and co-founder of Ribbon. "By expanding our powerful homeownership solutions and best-in-class software to Illinois, we're empowering buyers to win their dream homes and providing sellers with the peace of mind to move on to the next chapter. We are excited to help level the playing field for Illinois homebuyers and their agents — beginning today."
The city of Chicago ranks among the top places to raise a family and grow as young working professionals. Chicago homebuyers continue battling rising costs in a city where homes sell for a median price of $370,000 – up 4.8% compared to last year. Now, with Ribbon, buyers can have the time and flexibility to secure financing for their home when needed.
Ribbon partners with local lenders and brokerages to give buyers and sellers an advantage - instead of competing with them like others in the PropTech space. Ribbon's powerful Cash Offers for lenders enable buyers to become competitive against challenging marketing conditions and a persistent investor presence. With 16.7% of pending sales falling out of contract in June, sellers also look for certainty. Utilizing Ribbon relieves such risk by guaranteeing the sale.
"Fairway's CashReady program, in partnership with Ribbon, changes the game for buyers and agents across the region," said Michael Facchini, Branch Manager, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. "An all-cash offer that is guaranteed to close, providing our clients the option to buy before selling their current home, means our buyers don't have to wait until they sell to begin looking for their next home. It's a big win for both buyers and sellers."
In addition to Illinois, Ribbon expanded into Michigan this week. The company is now in 17 states with plans to expand to half of the U.S. by the end of 2022. For more information about Ribbon, visit www.ribbonhome.com.
About Ribbon:
Founded in 2017 in New York and Charlotte, Ribbon is on a mission to make homeownership achievable. Ribbon allows everyday families to compete on a level playing field with high-net-worth individuals and institutional buyers by upgrading their offers to winning RibbonCash Offers. As the leading real estate technology platform, Ribbon empowers agents, brokerages, and lenders to create a world-class experience for homebuyers and sellers through powerful financial products and digital workflow software. Visit ribbonhome.com.
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MESA, Ariz., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlis Motor Vehicles (ATLIS), a start-up mobility technology company, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with defense vehicle developer Advent Atum, headquartered in Holsworthy, New South Wales, Australia. Under the agreement, Advent Atum will purchase ATLIS's fully electric vehicle platform, the ATLIS XP, to use in the development of its autonomous defense and specialist commercial products.
The ATLIS XP platform is a stand-alone medium to heavy-duty electric platform and is the base for the electric ATLIS XT pickup that will debut in 2024. The standard XP platform consists of two identical modular drive systems located in the front and rear of the vehicle, four traction motors, independent suspension, drive-by-wire technology and an ATLIS battery pack. The XP platform is the only full suite EV skateboard solution to convert a traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle to an EV. ATLIS plans to begin production of the XP by the end of 2022.
Advent Atum is developing products and systems powered by advanced AI, incorporating computer vision, radar, acoustics and deep learning algorithms. The company's core product in development is the HORAS™ (High Order Reinforced Autonomous System), a platform-agnostic AI software and hardware package to support semi and full autonomous operations.
"Advent Atum's mission is to rapidly advance defense and commercial industry capabilities through autonomy and sustainability," said Andrew Wilson, Managing Director, Advent Atum.
"The ATLIS XP will provide the functionality and modular design we need to bring our prototypes to production and deliver the plug-and-play capability needed for off-the-shelf defense and commercial sensor platforms, especially for Proteus," stated Robert O'Donnell, President, Advent Atum.
Additionally, Advent Atum looks to keep its supply chain as sustainable as possible. "Atlis Motor Vehicles is the perfect partner for us in term of other potential supply opportunities such as batteries for HORAS AI system," said Jade Vujevic, CFO, Advent Atum.
"Throughout the XP platform development process, we're working to ensure that an electric vehicle will retain the performance capabilities of an internal combustion engine vehicle," said Mark Hanchett, CEO of Atlis Motor Vehicles. "As the Australian Defence Force looks to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and Advent Atum moves to make sustainable, electric platforms, the XP delivers the capability, durability, and sustainability goals the Armed Forces demands."
The Proteus Autonomous Electric Vehicle concept is a 5–7-ton class protected multi role vehicle with an estimated 700km of electric range at full combat weight. The Proteus is intended to be used in combat reconnaissance type roles and automated logistics tasks. The Proteus is designed to be modular, with a removable crew compartment to allow for additional cargo capacity of the vehicle, to operate autonomously.
This is ATLIS's latest announcement with an Australian company. Earlier this year, ATLIS announced that Australian Manufactured Vehicles (AusMV) became ATLIS's first institutional investor under the entity Boss Global Investments. By 2025, AusMV plans to buy 19,000 ATLIS XT pickups and complete right-hand drive production in Australia for sale in the Oceania and Southeast Asia markets under the ATLIS brand.
About ATLIS Motor Vehicles
ATLIS is a mobility technology company developing products that will power work. The ATLIS innovators are building an electric vehicle technology platform for heavy and light duty work trucks used in the agriculture, service, utility, and construction industries. To meet the towing and payload capabilities of legacy diesel-powered vehicles, ATLIS is developing proprietary battery technology and a modular system architecture capable of scaling to meet the specific needs of the all-electric vehicle. For more information, visit www.atlismotorvehicles.com.
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CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR) today declared a $0.435 per share quarterly cash dividend, a 5% increase over the prior dividend. The quarterly dividend is payable on October 31, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 17, 2022.
Andy Tometich, Chief Executive Officer and President commented, "We are pleased to announce our 13th consecutive dividend increase and our 46th increase since going public in 1972. This underscores our commitment to a balanced capital allocation strategy and is supported by our confidence in the future earnings and cash flow generation of the Company."
Quaker Houghton is the global leader in industrial process fluids. With a presence around the world, including operations in over 25 countries, our customers include thousands of the world's most advanced and specialized steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, can, mining, and metalworking companies. Our high-performing, innovative and sustainable solutions are backed by best-in-class technology, deep process knowledge and customized services. With approximately 4,700 employees, including chemists, engineers and industry experts, we partner with our customers to improve their operations so they can run even more efficiently, even more effectively, whatever comes next. Quaker Houghton is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, located near Philadelphia in the United States. Visit quakerhoughton.com to learn more.
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(The Hill) – The number of homicides and gun assaults in major U.S. cities ticked downward in the first half of 2022, according to new data.
A midyear report released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) found a drop in murder rates by 2% and gun assaults by 6%. Drug-related offenses also dropped by 7%.
But despite the slight dip in murder rates, the CCJ reports, the U.S. is still seeing 39% higher rates in 2022 than it did in the first half of 2019.
Murder rates jumped 30% between 2019 and 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, marking the largest single-year increase on U.S. record.
Data shows that violent crime has been on the rise throughout the U.S. since the start of the pandemic. The 2% decrease this year equates to 54 fewer homicides, according to the CCJ.
“It is heartening to see the homicide numbers fall, even slightly, but American cities continue to lose too many of their residents to bloodshed,” said study co-author Richard Rosenfeld, professor emeritus at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, in a press release issued Thursday. “As we’ve said before, these elevated levels of violence require an urgent response from elected leaders. We must put evidence-backed strategies in place now to make communities safer.”
The researchers noted the 6% decrease in gun assaults “should be viewed with caution,” as the number was based on data collected from just 12 cities.
Robberies, on the other hand, rose 19% after dropping during the pandemic. Residential burglaries jumped 6%, and larcenies increased by 20%. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/murders-gun-assaults-fall-slightly-in-major-us-cities-analysis/ | 2022-07-28T20:15:06Z |
LIVE: We preview the Hall of Fame Game, Enshrinement Week
Peter Holland Jr.
The Repository
Canton Repository reporter Peter Holland Jr. is previewing the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement week this afternoon.
Tonight, the Hall of Fame Game, is set to kick off at 8 p.m. between the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Class of 2022 includes the following: Tony Boselli, Cliff Branch, Leroy Butler, Art McNally Dick Vermeil and Bryant Young.
We also include a storyline going into this season for both the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders, and players to look out for during the Hall of Fame Game.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- The Stellantis Family Health and Wellness Center delivered by ProMedica is a primary care, near-site health facility established exclusively to serve Stellantis employees and their covered family members
- Center to provide personalized health care experience through comprehensive services and wellness programs
- Stellantis, in partnership with the UAW, was first domestic automaker to establish near-site health clinic for its employees and their families
- Toledo is fourth health and wellness center opened by company, following sites in Kokomo, Indiana; Belvidere, Illinois; and Detroit
- Center to start seeing patients in July
- Nationally, ProMedica provides care at six on-site/near-site health and wellness centers, representing 13 employer clients
Stellantis today announced the opening of a comprehensive primary care health and wellness center in Toledo, Ohio, exclusively for the more than 9,500 employees and their families working and living within a 15-mile radius of the facility.
With a focus on keeping people well, Stellantis is collaborating with ProMedica Health System to provide a personalized, comprehensive health and wellness experience supported by a leading and respected health system in a new, state-of-the-art medical center.
Opening to employees and their families in July, this new health and wellness center provides easy access to such services as preventative and acute care, chronic disease management, infant/pediatric care, women's health services, behavioral health services, physical therapy, nutrition and health education coaching, advanced medical diagnostics, virtual care options, pharmacy services and more.
"As a global automaker and mobility provider with a diverse and talented workforce, Stellantis understands that investing in our employees' health and well-being is good business," said Tobin J. Williams, senior vice president for human resources, Stellantis North America. "Our goal in opening this facility is to improve our employees' access to quality and convenient health care."
The 12,000-square-foot health and wellness center, located at 3500 Executive Parkway, will feature 13 examination rooms along with eight consultation, lab and treatment rooms and a large physical therapy area. It will provide a convenient, low- to no-cost option for acute, preventative and wellness-focused primary care services for all Stellantis employees and their covered family members enrolled in the company's health care plans.
UAW-represented employees will not be charged any office visit co-pays when they use the services offered by the clinic. And, as a non-traditional medical office, appointment times are expected to be longer to ensure adequate time to address each patient's medical needs.
"We are excited to be partnering with Stellantis on a top-notch, dedicated family health and wellness center for its northwest Ohio employees," said Kent Bishop, MD, president, ProMedica Physicians and chief medical officer for ProMedica Physicians, pharmacy and acute care. "ProMedica's expert care team is committed to helping Stellantis employees and their eligible family members improve their health and well-being by providing coordinated, customized and convenient primary care and wellness services. With the potential to provide patient cost-savings benefits and encourage a healthier workforce, this new clinic presents a win-win situation for Stellantis and its local employees."
Featuring same-day appointments, extended hours and virtual care options, the center will connect employees with multiple primary care providers and needed wellness services. Care plans will focus on a comprehensive approach to wellness across lifestyle, fitness and medical integrations, providing a unique opportunity for managing chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes.
ProMedica currently provides care at six on-site/near-site health and wellness centers, representing 13 employer clients. ProMedica has more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers with 2 million patient visits each year across Ohio and Michigan.
Stellantis, with support from the UAW, was the first domestic automaker to establish a near-site health and wellness center with the opening of a site in Kokomo, Indiana, in 2018. Toledo is the fourth center opened by the company, which also includes sites in Belvidere, Illinois, and in Detroit, Michigan.
"With high per capita health care costs and difficulties for employees accessing primary care services, Stellantis looks forward to ProMedica delivering an easy-to-access, personalized and distinct health care experience," said Stellantis' Williams.
"The UAW appreciates Stellantis keeping its commitment to opening several family health and wellness centers that provide access to services at no cost to the members and their eligible dependents," said Cindy Estrada, UAW vice president and director of the UAW Stellantis department. "We are confident that, with the partnership with ProMedica, the new Toledo Health and Wellness Center will provide quality service to our members that they greatly deserve."
Stellantis Health and Wellness
A long-established innovator in providing programs and services to support the health and wellness of employees and families, Stellantis has been recognized nine consecutive years by the National Business Group on Health for programs that enable a healthy workplace and encourage healthy lifestyles for both employees and families. Stellantis is committed to "4URHLTH," a program designed to support overall well-being that empowers employees and their families with access to comprehensive tools and resources for leading healthier lifestyles.
Since 1985, the company's wellness program has evolved to meet the needs of employees and their families. Today, Stellantis provides a variety of integrated health plans with preventive services, including access to health portals, UAW benefit representatives, a health advocate for salaried employees, an Employee Assistance Program representative for all employees, on-site medical departments, 29 dedicated wellness staff members and fitness centers.
ProMedica Health System
ProMedica is a mission-based, not-for-profit health and well-being organization headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. It serves communities in 28 states. The organization offers acute and ambulatory care, an insurance company with a dental plan, and post-acute and academic business lines. The organization has more than 43,000 employees, 12 hospitals, 2,500+ physicians and advanced practice providers with privileges, 1,000+ healthcare providers employed by ProMedica Physicians, a health plan, and 335+ assisted living facilities, skilled nursing centers, memory care communities, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and hospice, palliative and home health care agencies. Driven by its Mission to improve your health and well-being, ProMedica has been nationally recognized for its advocacy programs and efforts to address social determinants of health. For more information about ProMedica, please visit promedica.org/aboutus.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zipline Logistics trophy shelf is getting heavy. Most recently, the retail-specialized North American 3PL was honored by Inc. Magazine, Food Logistics, and Inbound Logistics as a rapidly growing, top 3PL.
This is Zipline's 11th time making the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America in its 15-year history! The list represents a unique look at the most successful independent small businesses in the American economy.
"It is an honor to be ranked by the Inc. 5000 for the 11th time," said Walter Lynch, CEO and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics, "The rapid growth we continue to see year over year is a testament to our outstanding team members and their dedication to Zipline's mission: improving the lives of our clients. It's exciting to reap the great success Zipline has found in turn."
Zipline has also been named a 2022 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Provider by Food Logistics for the seventh time and a 2022 Top 100 3PL by Inbound Logistics for the first time! These awards recognize leading and top third-party logistics providers in the industry.
"These honors recognize Zipline's leadership in cultivating true supply chain excellence in 2022," said Lynch, "We've always delivered so much more than a rate and a truck to our clients. As these prestigious awards have recognized, that value will only increase as we climb higher."
Still waiting for several other industry award winners to be announced, Zipline's impressive accomplishments thus far in 2022 may only just be the beginning.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Zipline Logistics has a 15-year history of being a consistently recognized, rapidly growing, and reliable 3PL that exclusively services the consumer-packaged goods sector. Their uniquely qualified carrier network, world-class team of retail transportation experts, and state-of-the-art shipper intelligence tools maximizes client revenue and gross margin by eliminating out-of-stocks through optimized, on-time in-full performance.
Zipline's processes were built specifically to resolve the most critical logistics challenges faced by consumer goods brands shipping into retail. Ninety-seven percent of Zipline orders are destined to land on a retail shelf in stores like Walmart, Costco, Bath & Body Works, Whole Foods, and Best Buy.
For more information, visit www.ziplinelogistics.com or call 888-GOZIPLINE.
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HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartSource®, an ABCOM Technology Group company, one of the nation's leading technology solutions providers, was recently awarded the first ever national Fire Information Technology Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (FS), Chief Information Office (CIO), and Fire Information Technology (FIT).
Under terms of the five-year BPA, SmartSource will provide the USDA FS CIO FIT with a wide range of technology to support its nationwide emergency management requirements. The equipment, which includes computers and tablets specifically for field use, printing and duplication equipment, network equipment, and display and projection equipment, will be sourced from SmartSource's extensive inventory, with heaviest usage expected from April through October to align with the Western United States' fire season. The BPA, which SmartSource won in a competitive bid, is a testament to the company's proven track record in supporting Wildland firefighting and other emergency management efforts for more than 25 years.
SmartSource CEO Ali Vafa stated, "We are honored by the trust the Wildland Fire community has placed in SmartSource by selecting us as the single vendor for the first ever national Fire Information Technology Blanket Purchase Agreement. We are eager to continue evolving our technology and service solutions to help prevent Wildland Fire injuries and save more lives, land, and structures."
Serving as an extension of the USDA FS CIO FIT, SmartSource will provide technology that is customized and configured to best meet the Wildland Fire community's needs, including to command centers closest to disaster areas in need of critical support. To ensure the highest level of response and quality service, SmartSource has established a dedicated online Incident Response portal that enables USDA FS CIO FIT staff to easily place equipment orders and make service requests. Also established is a dedicated 24/7 hotline for real-time technical support.
SmartSource is recognized as an industry leader and innovator, which continues to introduce new solutions that respond to the market's needs. In its extensive All-Hazard, All-Risk experience supporting firefighting and emergency response efforts for both natural and manmade disasters across the United States, the company has demonstrated outside-the-box initiative and ingenuity. The company's responsiveness and forward thinking have been a hallmark of its history since its inception in 1984.
About SmartSource®
SmartSource®, an ABCOM Technology Group company, has more than 35 years of experience serving clients' business technology needs in the events, staffing, legal, government, finance, education, entertainment, and meeting production industries. The company provides service throughout North America through its fully staffed and equipped offices in major metropolitan markets. SmartSource draws from its extensive inventory of IT, AV, and interactive technologies to deliver solutions as varied as computers and help desk support for remote staff, office equipment for temporary spaces, or multi-story video walls for trade shows and events. Deep experience in logistics and IT services ensure clients are covered on everything from warehousing to asset tracking, cyber security and technical support. The SmartSource team is passionate about leveraging its expertise to empower clients to excel.
For more information, visit www.TheSmartSource.com or call (800) 888-8686.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 5WPR, one of the largest independently-owned PR firms in the U.S., announced today the expansion of its corporate communications team. The agency services clients across B2B, consumer, and professional services sectors looking for financial communications, media training, and reputation or change management support.
5WPR possesses a strong history of driving media programs for various go public initiatives such as IPOs, SPACs, and direct listings. The agency boasts direct experience working with internal and external investor relations partners.
"It takes a highly coordinated team to navigate the complex events and announcements that accompany financial transactions and go public moments, especially in this volatile market," says 5WPR CEO, Matthew Caiola. "We've been fortunate enough to build longstanding successful relationships with companies we've guided through the IPO process and to this day continue to handle their communications. As we expand our team, we look forward to offering these services to new client partners."
In addition to leading media for public offerings, 5W can support quarterly earnings, buy or sell-side M&A activity, funding rounds, buyouts, recapitalizations, leadership changes, and more. 5W's industry-leading clients and offerings have attracted top-tier talent, allowing the agency to build out a leadership team with comprehensive capabilities.
About 5WPR
5W Public Relations is a full-service PR agency in NYC known for cutting-edge programs that engage with businesses, issues and ideas. With more than 275 professionals serving clients in B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Travel & Hospitality, Technology, Nonprofit), B2B (Corporate Communications and Reputation Management), Public Affairs, Crisis Communications and Digital Marketing (Social Media, Influencer, Paid Media, SEO). 5W was named to Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces 2022 list, awarded 2020 PR Agency of The Year, and brings leading businesses a resourceful, bold and results-driven approach to communication. Chairman Ronn Torossian was named 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year by the American Business Awards.
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Canix, the industry leading cannabis ERP software, has continued to grow despite market downturn.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the start of 2022, Canix, the industry leading cannabis ERP software, has grown its team by over 20%. Despite the recent market downturn, the company remains strong. Canix has not done any layoffs or furloughs and they continue to hire and promote from within.
The cannabis industry has been hit hard this year and the price of cannabis continues to fall. Cannabis software companies have especially suffered the effects of that downturn; bootstrapped cannabis companies are returning to manual inventory management to cut costs.
Meanwhile, the opposite is true for many Canix users. They have found that the software is aiding their financial stability and key to their operations. The platform's all-in-one cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and distribution solution is proving too valuable to a cannabis operation.
Other software solutions in the cannabis industry have had to reduce or completely cut their employees as a cost saving measure.
Canix has been proactively hiring the entire year, and continues to hire despite the market conditions. Since December of 2021, the company has grown its staff by 20% and promoted several key individuals. The company recently brought on Alyson DeNardo as Head of People Operations to keep up with the hiring needs.
"By far, the best part of Canix is the people we have the honor of working with every day," said Stacey Hronowski, CEO and co-founder of Canix.
The company is most focused on growing the engineering team. Check out Canix's job listings here.
The company raised a Series A earlier in the year and has since used those funds to bring on the best engineers, customer support representatives and members of the leadership team.
Functionality offered by the software has also grown significantly. Canix now offers CRM features, forecasting, a better Metrc integration, granular business intelligence reporting and more. Learn more about Canix's features by visiting the website.
Along with this internal growth, the company's user base has blossomed. Today, Canix is used in 660 facilities across 15 states and 6 countries.
Canix is a cannabis ERP software and seed-to-sale platform for cannabis cultivators, manufacturers and distributors. Founded in 2019, the company serves both large commercial operations and standalone single-service operators. Canix provides a suite of tools for cannabis companies to operate efficiently and increase profit margins while remaining compliant with legislative authorities. With Canix, businesses have complete control over their real-time inventory and sales data. For more information about Canix, visit www.canix.com.
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Michigan state officials have asked the US Department of Justice to launch a "pattern-or-practice" investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department after an officer there fatally shot a man during a physical struggle following a traffic stop.
An officer from the Grand Rapids department shot 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya on April 4 after pulling him over for an allegedly unregistered license plate. After Lyoya appeared to begin to move away from the officer, the officer chased Lyoya, and the two ended up physically struggling on the ground, where the officer shot Lyoya. He wasn't armed at the time of the shooting, according to a family attorney. The officer who shot Lyoya is heard saying "let go of the Taser" before firing the fatal shot.
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), the state agency that made the request for the DOJ to launch an investigation into Grand Rapids police, had made similar requests in the past, a spokesperson told CNN Wednesday. An official from that office renewed that request with the US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan on April 7, days after the shooting and before it received significant national media attention.
The same state agency also asked Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office to "collaborate" on the investigation, and officials met with Nessel and others from the office on Monday, said Vicki Levengood, spokesperson for the MDCR.
"At some point, between late 2019 or sometime in 2020, we initially reached out to both agencies hoping to discuss options for collaborative investigations or some help investigating this pattern and practice issue," Levengood said. "There have been periodic conversations along the way."
Those earlier requests resulted from two public "listening sessions" in 2019, in which members of the public were told they could file complaints with the state agency if they believed they had been discriminated against, Levengood said. The subsequent complaints allege a variety of wrongdoing, Levengood said, "from racial profiling in traffic stops to excessive force used against people of color and minors."
"Currently, altogether, we've taken 60 complaints of discrimination, (and) have 29 currently under active investigation," she said. The agency is responsible for statewide civil rights complaints. "It became clear to us, an investigation into this pattern and practice issue, something of that size and scope, required resources beyond what we have."
A spokesperson for the Grand Rapids Police Department said Police Chief Eric Winstrom, a new hire to the department, "welcomes input."
"One of his first priorities was and continues to be a thorough review of all departmental policies, procedures and training," Jennifer Kalczuk, a police spokesperson, told CNN. "He welcomes input to this process from the community and other external sources."
Local media outlets WWMT News Channel 3 and the Detroit News reported the request Tuesday.
The US Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan in a statement Wednesday confirmed it had "received a request from Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) to open a pattern or practice investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department.
"Pursuant to standard practice, the department considers all information provided by state agencies, including the MDCR, as well as any additional information, in determining whether to open a pattern or practice investigation."
Lynsey Mukomel, press secretary for Nessel, told CNN, "The Attorney General is committed to putting the full resources of her office behind this effort."
"The Department of Attorney General is meeting with the Department of Civil Rights since their outreach last week regarding their ongoing investigation into the Grand Rapids Police Department."
Since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, states have taken on more investigations into police departments that had traditionally been handled by federal officials.
Pattern-or-practice investigations of police departments are relatively uncommon, and done by investigators to determine whether departments have patterns of racist, discriminatory, or otherwise problematic behaviors, with the goal of overhauling the way those departments operate.
Last week, amid national media attention and following the retention of a high-profile attorney by the Lyoya family, the police department released several video clips which show Lyoya's encounter with the officer who shot him.
The officer is on paid leave and his police powers have been suspended, Winstrom has said. The officer will not be identified publicly unless there are criminal charges, Winstrom said last week.
An autopsy commissioned by Lyoya's family shows he was shot in the back of the head.
An official death certificate, including the cause and manner of Lyoya's death, has yet to be released. The report has been prepared, Kent County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen D. Cohle said in a statement last week, but it won't be completed until the results of toxicology and tissue tests have been received from a contracted laboratory.
Several hundred people protested after the video was released, with many chanting, "Justice for Patrick." Lyoya's family called for the officer to be prosecuted.
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TriNet Webinar: Navigating SMB Employee Benefits in a Post-Dobbs World
Published: Aug. 9, 2022 at 3:39 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
TriNet HR Experts to discuss the latest on fast-changing state laws and benefit offerings that provide choice and protect privacy
DUBLIN, Calif., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
About TriNet
TriNet (NYSE: TNET) provides small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry. To free SMBs from HR complexities, TriNet offers access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation and compliance, payroll, all enabled by industry leading technology capabilities. TriNet's suite of products also includes services and software-based solutions to help streamline workflows by connecting HR, Benefits, Employee Engagement, Payroll and Time & Attendance. From Main Street to Wall Street, TriNet empowers SMBs to focus on what matters most—growing their business and enabling their people. TriNet, incredible starts here. For more information, visit TriNet.com or follow us on Twitter.
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DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen BAL attorneys were named to the prestigious Lawdragon® 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers ranking, with the firm achieving more accolades than all other corporate immigration firms.
In the newly released 2022 Lawdragon rankings, which recognizes only 79 top immigration attorneys in the country, BAL is the most cited firm for corporate immigration, representing 19% of the ranked attorneys. These BAL Partners are singled out by Lawdragon: Rob Caballero, Kelli Duehning, Jeremy Fudge, Frieda Garcia, Delya Ghosh, Kortney Gibson, Jeff Joseph, Lynden Melmed, Edward Rios, Petra Tang, Carla Tarazi, and Susan Wehrer. Additionally, Jeff Appleman and David Berry, partners emeriti, are inducted into the Immigration Hall of Fame.
BAL has solidified its reputation as the go-to immigration firm for companies seeking a business advantage in acquiring and retaining the best talent in the world. With coast-to-coast offices and a dedicated Government Strategies team in Washington, D.C., BAL elevates immigration strategy while navigating compliance issues for many of the biggest companies in the world, as well as mid-sized entities and start-ups.
"Our clients deserve teams that deliver unprecedented results in record time thanks to our one BAL collaborative culture and groundbreaking in-house legal technology," says BAL Managing Partner Jeremy Fudge. "We deliver this elite service thanks to the efforts of the leaders that Lawdragon recognized and the 1,400 BAL employees who dedicate themselves to exceptional client service."
The firm's employee-centered culture inspires leaders—reflected in the significant uptick in the number of attorneys recognized by Lawdragon this year – and attracts the best legal talent to our unconventional environment. From unlimited vacation to firmwide community service days, BAL offers perks that allow attorneys to thrive both inside and outside the office.
"We've excelled in a challenging job market and continue to attract top talent, because people recognize that there's something different going on here," says BAL's Chief Operating Officer Leslie C. Rohrbacker. "Our incredibly diverse staff, our majority-female ranks, and our fun-loving culture set us apart from traditional law firms. Add in industry-leading legal tech that frees us to focus on what really matters, and you have a special place that just keeps getting better."
BAL, the world's leading corporate immigration law firms, is singularly focused on meeting the immigration challenges of corporate clients around the world in ways that make immigration more strategic and enable businesses to be more successful. Established in 1980, BAL has consistently provided immigration expertise, people-centered client services, and leading technology innovation. In 2018, BAL entered into a first-of-its-kind strategic alliance with Deloitte U.K. to create the world's first global immigration service delivery model.
BAL's proprietary Cobalt® digital immigration services platform won the 2020 CODiE Award for Best Legal Tech Product, the prestigious CIO100 award for Innovative Use of Intelligent Automation in Immigration Services, and Legalweek's Most Innovative Law Firm Operations Team of 2021. BAL and its leaders are highly ranked in every major legal publication, including Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal. BAL has ranked #1 on multiple industry rankings for diversity, equity and inclusion, including the #1 Law Firm for Women on the National Law Journal's Women in Law Scorecard the past four years in a row (2019-2022), #1 on the Diversity Scorecard by The American Lawyer (2020 and 2021), and #1 on Law360's Diversity Snapshot for three years running (2020-2022). In 2022, BAL won the "Best Company for Diversity," the "Best HR Team" and the "Best Company for Career Growth" by Comparably, based solely on employee ratings. See website for details: https://www.bal.com
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Power generation is transitioning to decentralized model with distributed networks that provide more reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity
BOULDER, Colo., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Guidehouse Insights reviews opportunities for distributed energy resources (DER)-based customer solutions in deregulated electricity markets as well as enabling technologies and business models that encourage regional deregulated markets.
Power generation is undergoing a transition from a centralized, top down, and regulated model to a decentralized one with distributed networks that provide more reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity. According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, DER deployments offer stakeholders new revenue streams and are opportunities for bringing more localized solutions to grid stability, reliability, and resiliency.
"The increased integration of variable energy resources, such as renewable energy-based resources, into the grid may fundamentally affect how it functions," says Rohith Unni, research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. "Deregulated energy markets have new value streams in a distributed, digital, and decarbonized energy system."
DER also offer multiple new revenue streams to stakeholders. As noted in the report, introducing competition into electricity markets removes centralized control and allows the entry of independent power producers. In these markets, players no longer have responsibility for supplying power to all consumers, but can decide how to maximize their profit potential, according to the report.
The report, Generating Value from Deregulated Electricity Markets, provides an overview of DER opportunities in deregulated energy markets. It explores the changing role of system operators and various DER services to the grid. Additionally, it examines how DER owners can create multiple value streams using various business models and by participating in different markets. It also covers the enabling digitalized platforms that encourage stakeholder participation in the market. An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website.
About Guidehouse Insights
Guidehouse Insights, the dedicated market intelligence arm of Guidehouse, provides research, data, and benchmarking services for today's rapidly changing and highly regulated industries. Our insights are built on in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The team's research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research, and demand assessment, paired with a deep examination of technology trends, to provide a comprehensive view of emerging resilient infrastructure systems. Additional information about Guidehouse Insights can be found at www.guidehouseinsights.com.
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.
* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Generating Value from Deregulated Electricity Markets, is a summary and reflects the current expectations of Guidehouse Insights based on market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report's conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither Guidehouse Insights nor Guidehouse undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.
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4-year-old suffocated by half-brother, deputies say
PELZER, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The search for a young girl in South Carolina ended in a tragic discovery, according to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office adding that deputies have charged the girl’s half-brother with murder.
Joanna Lockaby, 4, was reported missing just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, WHNS reported.
Deputies started a search for the little girl after getting a description of her from family members.
Investigators found the child’s body in a plastic bin in a wooded area behind a home a short time later.
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office arrested 17-year-old William Micah Hester Wednesday in connection with Joanna’s death.
Investigators said Hester, who is the girl’s half-brother, is accused of suffocating her. The motive for the killing is unknown.
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Woman assaults partner, dog, stranger in parking lot during bizarre attack, police say
BRADFORD, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) – A woman in Vermont is facing multiple assault charges following what state police call a bizarre attack at a gas station Saturday evening.
According to Vermont State Police, 21-year-old Kelsey Farias assaulted her partner multiple times with a tire iron and tried to run over her partner twice with a car.
During the attack, Farias also assaulted her dog, police said.
Police said Farias also ran toward a “random woman” in the parking lot of the Jiffy Mart, ripped out her hair, punched her in the face and threw her to the ground.
Farias was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated domestic assault, resisting arrest, animal cruelty, simple assault, disorderly conduct and reckless endangerment. She is being held without bond.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Self-care and TED X speaker Patrina Wisdom, creator of the Pure Abundance Retreat in Belize, was inspired by her own healing journey following the suicide death of her husband and the impact that attending and customizing healing retreats had on her family. This three-day retreat takes place in Belize from October 18 to October 23, 2022. Pure Abundance is a week-long transformational experience with multi-generational guides, lush, luxurious jungle surroundings, and personal development for a life of greater abundance.
More than ever, the world requires more self-assured, empowered, and wealthy women who embody their femininity as leaders.
At Pure Abundance, Inc., we understand that women cannot create a life of abundance in an environment that fostered struggle, fear, or scarcity. At the retreat, women will remove themselves from their normal environment and create the space to center themselves and focus on self-care.
"Our retreat participants enjoy six days and five nights of healing and expansion in paradise. A time for sacred self-care, childlike play, healing, sisterhood, and community, as well as the release of the abundance they deserve. says Patrina.
Patrina adds, "If I'm being honest, I'm typically the only woman of color in personal/spiritual development-focused retreat spaces. I desired to create a space where all high-achieving women from diverse cultures and backgrounds could be vulnerable and supported by the community. A place where you can arrive feeling burned out, overwhelmed, stagnant, or even broken during a time of transition and leave feeling re-energized, re-imagined, and as the most powerful and abundant version of yourself".
Pure Abundance is a purposefully designed and meticulously curated boutique retreat. They only accept 10 participants per retreat and tailor each retreat's journey to fulfill the intention of each individual participant and provide the transformation that each woman came to the retreat seeking.
Attendees have reported leaving the retreat with a renewed sense of self, sacred self-care practices that they can implement once they return home, and the tools and confidence to establish and maintain better boundaries in their lives.
Visit https://pureabundanceretreat.com/ for additional details on the Pure Abundance Retreat.
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BOSTON, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elucid, a novel non-invasive software company providing physicians with AI-powered imaging to characterize cardiovascular disease, is pleased to announce that Todd C. Villines, MD, is joining the company as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Villines will be leading clinical strategy development and execution for Elucid's commercial and in-development products.
A distinguished professor of medicine, clinical cardiologist, and researcher focused on cardiovascular imaging and prevention, Dr. Villines is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, cardiac computed tomography, and advanced adult echocardiography. He is a former president of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Dr. Villines has published over 275 peer-reviewed manuscripts, three books, and eight book chapters focusing on cardiovascular imaging, outcomes, and prevention.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Villines as our Chief Medical Officer," said Blake Richards, CEO of Elucid. "As a thought leader in cardiovascular medicine and a foremost expert in CT angiography, his extensive experience in cardiovascular disease assessment will be an invaluable asset for Elucid and his contributions will substantially impact patient care globally. Dr. Villines' clinical expertise as a cardiologist focusing on imaging and prevention will serve to drive the vision and goals of Elucid in enabling precision heartcare through non-invasive AI-powered software."
Prior to his appointment at Elucid, Dr. Villines served as a medical director at the University of Virginia, specializing in cardiovascular disease, CT angiography, and multi-modality cardiovascular imaging. Dr. Villines retired from active-duty military service of 20+ years after achieving the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and he served as the leader of Army Cardiology as Cardiology Consultant to the U.S. Army Surgeon General (2013 – 2017). He attended undergraduate at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), medical school at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, and completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at the Walter Reed Medical Centers in Washington, D.C. and Bethesda, MD.
"As a cardiologist involved in patient care and research, this is a unique opportunity to save lives and improve outcomes with early, accurate cardiovascular disease detection," said Villines. "I am convinced that Elucid's pioneering computed tomography-based technology will fundamentally shift how we treat and prevent heart disease. The company's technology helps physicians flag the patients who are truly at risk for heart attacks and stroke and directs a patient-specific treatment pathway. I am deeply pleased to join the team at Elucid and look forward to helping to build the already impressive evidence base supporting the adoption and use of Elucid's image analysis platform."
Elucid is a Boston-based medical technology company using uniquely interpretable and validated AI to provide physicians with a cost-effective means to optimize treatment decisions for patients with cardiovascular disease. Advanced clinical insights from Elucid equip physicians with critical information designed to enable precision medicine. Elucid is the first FDA-Cleared and CE-marked non-invasive software to quantify atherosclerotic plaque characteristics compared to histopathology, including Lipid Rich Necrotic Core. The company has published studies for its derivation of fractional flow reserve (FFRct) based on the vasodilative capacity of the vessel wall and estimation of coding and non-coding RNA transcripts ("Virtual Transcriptomics"). This unique information informs improved treatment decisions by physicians leading to better patient outcomes, improved quality of care, and reduced healthcare costs. The Elucid software is available for commercial use in the U.S., Europe, and South Korea. To learn more visit https://elucid.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: January 15, 2020 to May 31, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that TG Therapeutics, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of the Company's therapeutic product candidates, Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Umbralisib marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma New Drug Application, the Biologics License Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, the supplemental New Drug Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, or the Ublituximab relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis Biologics License Application in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in TG Therapeutics you have until September 16, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased TG Therapeutics securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
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Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest in wave of goodwill following invasion by Russia
By Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN
Ukraine’s folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, surfing a wave of goodwill from European nations to clinch the country’s third win at the glitzy event.
The band’s song “Stefania,” written about the frontman’s mother, beat competition from main rivals the United Kingdom and Spain at the competition in the Italian city of Turin.
The event marked the first major cultural event in which Ukrainians have taken part since Russia invaded in February, and many in the audience waved Ukraine’s blue and yellow national flag during the evening.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky praised Kalush Orchestra in an Instagram post just seconds after its victory was announced.
“Our courage impresses the world, our music conquers Europe!,” he said in the post.
Alluding to the rule that a winner of the previous year’s competition gets to host the contest, he said: “Next year Ukraine will host Eurovision! For the third time in its history. And, I believe, not the last. We will do our best to one day host the participants and guests of Eurovision in Ukrainian Mariupol. Free, peaceful, rebuilt!”
Tamile Tasheva, the permanent representative of the President of Ukraine to Crimea, suggested Yalta, a resort city on the south coast of Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula that was annexed by Russia in 2014, as a possible venue.
The country’s entry “Stefania,” sung in Ukrainian, is a tribute to frontman Oleg Psyuk’s mother, who still lives in the western city of Kalush, from which the band takes its name. “On some days there are rockets flying over people’s houses and it is like a lottery — no one knows where it will hit,” Psyuk told CNN this week ahead of his performance.
“As we speak, our country and our culture is under threat. But we want to show that we are alive, Ukrainian culture is alive; it is unique, diverse, and beautiful.”
The event in Turin saw several of the elaborate and camp performances that have become Eurovision’s hallmark. A Norwegian entry by electro duo Subwoolfer warned of hungry animals eating the singers’ grandparents, while Serbia’s Konstrakta meditated on the secret to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex’s hair.
But fans rallied behind Ukraine’s entry, and the band received one of the loudest cheers of the night when they took to the stage.
In a bar in central Kyiv, not far from the city’s famous golden roofed Saint Sophia Cathedral, a small Eurovision viewing party was taking place on Saturday night. Max Tolmachov, the owner of the Buena Vista bar, said people who came to the bar were keen to show their support for Ukraine — even if Eurovision wasn’t exactly their thing.
“They want to show their patriotic spirit. This war has been really hard on people and this is an opportunity to put the dark thoughts aside for a bit,” he told CNN.
His bar played a role in Ukraine’s resistance too. During the height of the battle for Kyiv, a military checkpoint was positioned right in front of it. “The soldiers would come in to get some rest, we were cooking food for them — borscht, soups, meat, potatoes, there wasn’t much selection at the time,” he said.
While many were excited to watch Ukraine’s victory in the contest, no big parties took place in the capital on Saturday. A strict curfew that starts at 10 p.m. local time, the same time as the Eurovision broadcast, meant people wouldn’t be able to get home once the parties wrapped up.
Tolmachov had a plan though — his staff agreed to stay through the night so patrons could party until the small hours.
This year’s Eurovision took place in Italy following a victory by punk rock band Maneskin last year. It was the first Eurovision final to take place without major Covid restrictions since the pandemic began; the 2020 edition was cancelled, and last year’s featured crowd restrictions and some remote performances.
Kalush Orchestra initially finished second in Ukraine’s national selection competition, but was elevated after it emerged the winner had previously traveled to Russian-annexed Crimea. The group was unveiled as the country’s entry on February 22, two days before Russian troops invaded Ukraine.
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Elon Musk might have just gotten a leg up in his effort to back out of buying Twitter.
The billionaire Tesla CEO has spent months alleging that the company he agreed to buy for $44 billion undercounted its fake and spam accounts — and that he shouldn’t have to consummate the deal as a result.
Now, a whistleblower complaint from Twitter’s former security chief alleging the company misled regulators about its privacy and security protections — and its ability to detect and root out fake accounts — might play into Musk’s hands in an upcoming trial scheduled for Oct. 17 in Delaware.
Musk’s legal team, in fact, has already issued a subpoena for the whistleblower, Peiter Zatko — also known by his hacker handle “Mudge” — who served as Twitter’s head of security until he was fired early this year.
Alex Spiro, a lawyer representing Musk in his efforts to back out of buying Twitter, said the legal team “found his exit and that of other key employees curious in light of what we have been finding.”
Disclosure of the Mudge document changes the dynamic of the Twitter lawsuit from what appeared to be an easy win for Twitter, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said in an interview.
“For Musk, it’s almost like a kid waking up on Christmas morning and seeing this under the tree,” he said. “It gives the Musk camp a leg to stand on going into the court battle.”
The whistleblower complaint boosts Musk’s claims on the spam bot issue, and will bring more focus on it in Washington, Ives said. “For Twitter’s board, it’s their worst nightmare that this came out at such a critical juncture.”
But Ives called the timing of the complaint “extremely interesting” just weeks before the trial in Delaware.
Twitter called the complaint “a false narrative” about the company and its privacy and data security practices “that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies and lacks important context.”
In an emailed statement, the company said Zatko’s “allegations and opportunistic timing appear designed to capture attention and inflict harm on Twitter, its customers and its shareholders.”
Some experts, though, see the whistleblower disclosure as little more than good optics for Musk.
While getting a lot of headlines, it probably won’t change what’s likely to be a Twitter victory in its lawsuit demanding that Musk go through with the purchase, said Erik Gordon, a University of Michigan law and business professor. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/whistleblower-bad-news-for-twitter-good-news-for-musk/ | 2022-08-23T20:41:41Z |
Townes is "ideal leader to build the MLS of the future"
AUSTIN, Texas, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Remine, a full MLS solution that reimagines the digital real estate journey, and MLS Technology Holdings, LLC announced Frederick Townes as Remine's new chief executive officer, effective immediately.
"I am thrilled for the opportunity to lead Remine and grateful to our board of directors for entrusting me with this role," Townes said. "Throughout my career, I have enjoyed helping companies in this space evolve and flourish. Remine is well-positioned to take the next step, and I intend to help the company realize its potential."
Townes brings over 15 years of operational leadership to Remine from early-stage to late-stage real estate and technology companies, including as co-founder and CTO of NestReady, co-founder & COO of Placester, and founding CTO of Mashable. He has led six businesses to four acquisitions – twice with quarter-billion-dollar enterprise value – and is known for his talent for cultivating strong cultures and generating exponential business growth. Most recently, Townes served as chief product officer of Ready Education, where he tripled the enterprise value of the EdTech company within two years.
"This hiring marks the start of a new chapter for Remine," Emily Chenevert, chair of MLS Technology Holdings, LLC, said. "Frederick's impressive background in PropTech and technology companies at all stages of growth, combined with his deep knowledge of product and go-to-market strategies, makes him the ideal leader to build the MLS of the future through Remine's superior platform and technology."
In October 2021, Remine was acquired by MLS Technology Holdings, LLC, a collaborative of four progressive MLSs across the U.S. – ACTRIS MLS in Austin, First Multiple Listing Service in Atlanta, Heartland MLS in Kansas City, MO, and MIAMI REALTORS®. Co-founder Jonathan Spinetto will continue in his role of chief operating officer of Remine.
"I am eager to work alongside Frederick as Remine transitions into its next stage of growth and builds on the substantial strides our team has made to date," Spinetto said. "Since day one, Remine has been focused on transforming the homebuying experience by empowering agents and brokers with powerful data analytics on a superior platform. I am confident Frederick's leadership will continue to guide our team towards being the industry-leading full MLS solution."
A serial entrepreneur and technologist, Townes is adept at connecting bold visions with actionable strategies.
"I strive to be a leader that approaches challenges thoughtfully while measuring twice and cutting once," Townes said. "I pride myself on remaining calm, cool, and collected in times of disruption. and I am confident that my leadership style will greatly benefit this fast-growing PropTech company in a rapidly evolving industry."
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Townes graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Computer Science. His first startup, W3 EDGE, created a highly successful open-source project that increased website speeds tenfold for 40% of the web. He recently relocated from Montreal, Canada, to Austin, Texas, with his partner and infant daughter.
About Remine
Remine is a full MLS solution that reimagines the digital real estate journey. Remine partners with MLSs and Associations across North America to deliver modern real estate technology that creates transparency in the real estate transaction and inspires trust between real estate agents and the consumers they serve. Remine currently serves nearly 60 MLS markets representing over 1.2 million real estate professionals across the country. For more information, visit info.remine.com.
About MLS Technology Holdings, LLC
MLS Technology Holdings, LLC is an MLS-driven collaborative dedicated to powering the next generation of technology for MLSs by MLSs through strategic acquisitions and investments. MLS Technology Holdings, LLC is the owner of Remine, a full MLS solution that reimagines the digital real estate journey. Remine currently serves nearly 60 MLS markets representing over 1.2 million real estate professionals across the country.
Together, MLS Technology Holdings, LLC's partnerships and solutions keep brokers and agents at the center of the real estate transaction, for the benefit of the consumers they serve. For more information, visit ABetterMLS.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") are investigating the proposed sale of Hanger, Inc. (NYSE: HNGR) to Patient Square Capital. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Hanger will receive only $18.75 in cash for each share of Hanger that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the process that led to it are adequate, or whether the consideration undervalues the Company.
If you believe that this transaction undervalues the Company and/or if you would like to discuss your legal rights regarding the proposed sale, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner Lewis S. Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com) toll free at any time at 855-768-1857, or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-hngr/ to learn more.
To learn more about KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General, visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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