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New study from sales execution platform Outreach details the needs of the modern buyer
SEATTLE, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighty-five percent of millennials say supplier teams should be diverse and reflect the world around them, according to a new study from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Outreach, the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth.
The study, "Generational Shifts Fundamentally Change B2B Buyer And Seller Dynamics," surveyed 212 decision-makers at organizations across various industries in the US, Canada, and the UK to evaluate B2B buyer behaviors and key future trends. It details what buyers of different generations look for in their sales rep and what they value most from their buying experience. The results show that buyers value a consultative, collaborative and efficient sales process.
"This study illuminates why buyers need informed sellers now more than ever before," said Anna Baird, Chief Revenue Officer of Outreach. "The buying process today is primarily digital, more complex and involves more stakeholders than in the past. As such, it's up to us as revenue leaders to not only upskill our teams but to also provide them with the right technology so they can thrive in this increasingly challenging environment."
- The shift to digital has created a new buyer journey. Digitally savvy buyers now expect more frequent touchpoints and bring more stakeholders to the evaluation. Moreover, 75% of respondents agree that the duration of the average buying cycle has increased over the last 24 months.
- Millennials are the predominant decision-makers. While Gen Xers have larger budgets, millennials now dominate B2B purchase decisions. More so than their Gen X counterparts, millennials want tech-savvy, values-based experiences, and they want to interact with a diverse sales team that reflects the world around them.
- Buyers leave troves of data on digital channels. Before accepting meetings with sellers, buyers visit company websites, peer review sites, and attend supplier-hosted webinars. They leave data trails that sellers should leverage to provide the personalized engagement today's buyers require.
- Buyers value confident, consultative, and efficient sellers. Buyers expect reps to answer questions in the moment, lead with data, and guide them through the buying process. Eighty percent of respondents said they are more likely to purchase a product/service if the sales experience is consultative.
"With rapid technological advances, seismic demographic shifts, and new workforce dynamics, buyers' expectations are higher than ever," said Mary Shea, Global Innovation Evangelist at Outreach. "Revenue leaders need to cultivate sales teams that have hard skills like tech and data literacy plus soft skills like empathy and communication to succeed with today's buyer. What's more, sales reps must be empowered to tune their approaches to each buyer's unique circumstances, while monitoring and optimizing their successes and failures at each interaction point. In today's more complex selling environment, it's impossible to succeed without the right technology."
Outreach helps close the sales execution gap - the difference between a revenue organization's potential and its actual performance - so companies can drive efficiencies, do more with less, forecast with precision, and ensure their team delivers the experiences today's buyers crave.
- "Generational Shifts Fundamentally Change B2B Buyer And Seller Dynamics" is available to download.
- To learn more about Outreach, please visit the website.
Outreach is the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth. We are helping organizations achieve their growth potential by delivering sales execution workflows that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to close execution gaps across the entire sales cycle, from prospecting to deal management to forecasting. Outreach is the only company to offer sales engagement, revenue intelligence, and revenue operations together in one platform. More than 5,500 companies, including Zoom, Adobe, Okta, DocuSign, and SAP, depend on Outreach to power their revenue organizations. Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, with offices worldwide. To learn more, please visit www.outreach.io.
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4-year-old dead after finding loaded gun in car’s backseat, police say
Published: Aug. 8, 2022 at 11:38 AM CDT|Updated: 6 minutes ago
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (WGCL/Gray News) – A 4-year-old girl is dead after Georgia police said she found a loaded gun in the backseat of a car and accidentally shot herself.
The child’s mother, 26-year-old Kealin Lewis, has been charged with second-degree cruelty to children and remains at the DeKalb County Jail.
According to a DeKalb Police Department spokesperson, officers responded to Interstate 85 at 7:38 p.m. Sunday and found 4-year-old Kendal Lewis dead in the backseat of a car.
Investigators said it appears the child found a gun in the backseat and fired it, hitting herself.
The investigation is ongoing.
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| 2022-08-08T16:46:54Z
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Patio umbrellas recalled after reports of catching fire
(Gray News) – A nationwide recall has been issued for SunVilla patio umbrellas after reports of them catching fire.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall includes all 10-foot Solar LED Market Umbrellas sold from Costco from December 2020 through May 2022.
The umbrellas have LED lights on the arms of the umbrella and a black solar panel battery puck at the top.
SunVilla has received several reports of the battery overheating, including three instances of solar panels catching fire while charging the AC adapter indoors.
There have been two reports of the umbrellas catching fire when the puck overheated while attached to the umbrella.
Anyone with the umbrella should remove the solar panel puck from the top of the umbrella and store it out of the sun. Do not charge the puck with the AC adapter.
The umbrellas and solar pucks can be returned to any Costco Warehouse for a full refund. Consumers can also contact SunVilla for instructions on how to receive a refund.
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| 2022-06-24T16:53:51Z
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rPET packaging, vegan products highlight brand's commitment to sustainability and innovation
LYNDHURST, N.J., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Filippo Berio, the 155 year-old Italian brand and one of the nation's top-selling olive oil brands, will introduce its new, more sustainable packaging and new product offerings at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show, June 12-14, at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York. The Filippo Berio booth, No. 2928-2930, will be located in the Italian pavilion at Level 3.
Filippo Berio's newly shaped olive oil bottle, which is more ergonomic and visually impactful for enhanced shelf presence and visibility, is made of 50% rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate). rPET bottles require less energy to produce than PET plastic bottles, while also helping to minimize plastic waste and reduce demand for new petrochemical resource extraction.
Filippo Berio USA is the first among the leading companies in the U.S. olive oil category to introduce a recyclable bottle made from 50% recycled plastic (rPET).
"Consumers are increasingly seeking out products with recycled and recyclable packaging," said Marco de Ceglie, CEO of Filippo Berio USA, "and we hope others in the sector will join us in supporting the transition to a circular economy. We all need to do our part to minimize our environmental impact, and we're proud to take another step forward in this process of continuous improvement."
Filippo Berio's planet-friendly packaging is just one illustration of the brand's long-term commitment to sustainability, which is laid out in a comprehensive and transparent manner in the sustainability report recently released by the brand's parent company, the Salov Group.
While olive oil — with its many scientifically demonstrated health benefits — has long been a dietary staple of health-conscious consumers, Filippo Berio is also expanding its pesto lineup with two new vegan products in response to consumers increasingly shifting toward a more plant-based diet. The new vegan pestos being launched at the Fancy Food Show further highlight the importance Filippo Berio places on the health of both the environment and people. These products offer uncompromising taste and are certified dairy-free and gluten-free.
To sample Filippo Berio products and learn more about the brand's innovation and sustainability initiatives, please visit https://filippoberio.com/sustainability/ or contact Filippo Berio's team at filippoberio@finnpartners.com.
The Filippo Berio brand has been committed to creating high-quality olive oil for more than 155 years. Founder Filippo Berio set forth exceptional standards of olive oil production that are still rigorously followed today, with each bottle sold bearing his signature as a seal of the finest olive oil and the brand's promise of quality. Filippo Berio's distinctive olive oils are complemented by a selection of pestos, vinegars, balsamic and glazes, all featuring the finest ingredients and high production standards. The brand is currently sold in more than 75 countries. In the United States, Filippo Berio is marketed by Filippo Berio USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Salov Group, based in Lucca, Italy. For more information, visit www.filippoberio.com.
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| 2022-06-09T19:49:22Z
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Digital report includes environmental, social, and governance progress, including on emissions reduction targets
DALLAS, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (EnLink) today issued its 2021 Sustainability Report at http://sustainability.enlink.com. The digital report showcases EnLink's sustainability achievements during 2021, including progress on the company's 2024 and 2030 emissions intensity reduction goals.
"EnLink continues to focus on improving the ways in which we operate, while at the same time, positioning ourselves to deliver business solutions that are supportive of the energy transition," EnLink Chairman and CEO Barry E. Davis said. "Emissions reduction is a key principle of our sustainability program and supports our vision 'to become the future of midstream by leading in innovation and creating sustainable value.' I'm proud of the progress the team has made to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business – from maintaining our financial strength to supporting our employees and communities to developing our GoalZERO safety program."
Accomplishing Emissions Reduction Goals with Minimal Capital
Through the first quarter of 2022, EnLink accomplished approximately 40% of its goal to reduce methane emissions intensity by 30% by 2024 with a capital investment of less than $800,000 and believes it can achieve the remainder with approximately $2 million.
EnLink also made progress on its goal to reduce CO2e emissions intensity by 30% by 2030 with projects such as the 15-year agreement with Continental Carbonic Products to purchase carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from our Bridgeport plant in North Texas for use in food-grade products, which was announced in November 2021. This project, which requires only a modest investment but carries an attractive return, is expected to be in service in early 2024 and will result in meaningful progress toward our goal of a 30% reduction in total CO2e emissions intensity by 2030. EnLink will continue to focus on cost-effective ways to achieve its environmental goals.
Additional Sustainability Achievements
The 2021 Sustainability Report covers progress in environmental, social, and governance areas, including:
- Environmental and Safety Achievements:
- Social Achievements:
- Governance Achievements:
About EnLink Midstream
EnLink Midstream reliably operates a differentiated midstream platform that is built for long-term, sustainable value creation. EnLink's best-in-class services span the midstream value chain, providing natural gas, crude oil, condensate, NGL capabilities, and carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration. Our purposely built, integrated asset platforms are in premier production basins and core demand centers, including the Permian Basin, Oklahoma, North Texas, and the Gulf Coast. EnLink's strong financial foundation and commitment to execution excellence drive competitive returns and value for our employees, customers, and investors. Headquartered in Dallas, EnLink is publicly traded through EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC). Visit www.EnLink.com to learn how EnLink connects energy to life.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although these statements reflect the current views, assumptions and expectations of our management, the matters addressed herein involve certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual activities, performance, outcomes and results to differ materially from those indicated herein. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements identified by the words "forecast," "may," "believe," "will," "should," "plan," "predict," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," and "expect" and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about operational, environmental and climate change initiatives, future operational outcomes, objectives, strategies, expectations, and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Factors that could result in such differences or otherwise materially affect these statements and our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows include, without limitation (a) the impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the impact of the emergence of any new variants of the virus on our business, financial condition, and results of operations, (b) potential conflicts of interest of Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP") with us and the potential for GIP to compete with us or favor GIP's own interests to the detriment of our other unitholders, (c) adverse developments in the midstream business that may reduce our ability to make distributions, (d) competition for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGL supplies and any decrease in the availability of such commodities, (e) decreases in the volumes that we gather, process, fractionate, or transport, (i) our ability or our customers' ability to receive or renew required government or third party permits and other approvals, (j) increased federal, state, and local legislation, and regulatory initiatives, as well as government reviews relating to hydraulic fracturing resulting in increased costs and reductions or delays in natural gas production by our customers, (k) climate change legislation and regulatory initiatives resulting in increased operating costs and reduced demand for the natural gas and NGL services we provide, (l) changes in the availability and cost of capital, including as a result of a change in our credit rating, (m) volatile prices and market demand for crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and NGLs that are beyond our control, (n) our debt levels could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial health or limit our flexibility to obtain financing and to pursue other business opportunities, (o) operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related issues or delays, casualty losses, and other matters beyond our control, (p) reductions in demand for NGL products by the petrochemical, refining, or other industries or by the fuel markets, (q) our dependence on significant customers for a substantial portion of the natural gas and crude that we gather, process, and transport, (r) construction risks in our major development projects, (s) challenges we may face in connection with our strategy to enter into new lines of business related to the energy transition, (t) impairments to goodwill, long-lived assets and equity method investments, and (u) the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations, and other uncertainties. These and other applicable uncertainties, factors, and risks are described more fully in EnLink Midstream, LLC's and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including EnLink Midstream, LLC's and EnLink Midstream Partners, LP's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Neither EnLink Midstream, LLC nor EnLink Midstream Partners, LP assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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RACHAEL CECIL & KYLE HANSON WIN THE 2022 ONEWHEEL 'RACE FOR THE RAIL' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Published: Aug. 30, 2022 at 9:42 PM EDT|Updated: 5 hours ago
SKY TAVERN, Nev., Aug. 30, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- Future Motion, makers of Onewheel, today announced that two-time Race for the Rail competitors, Rachael Cecil and Kyle Hanson, won the 2022 Race for the Rail World Championships. Cecil and Hanson each took home a $10,000 grand prize and were crowned the respective women's and men's 2022 World Champions. The replay of the action-packed women'sand men'sraces are available on Onewheel's YouTube channel.
The Race for the Rail is Onewheel's biggest and most ambitious racing competition of the year. Over the two days of competition, twenty of the best Onewheel riders descended on Nevada's Sky Tavern Resort to compete in a boardercross-style race for a chance to claim the title of World Champion and their chance at the $25,000 prize purse.
The competition featured riders who earned a spot in the finals by competing in one of the Onewheel Racing League's two National Qualifying events. Racers were placed into brackets and descended on off-road trails four at a time, with the two fastest riders advancing to the next round.
Both Cecil and Hanson avenged second-place finishes in the 2021 Race For The Rail by taking the top spot in this year's event. In the women's race, Cecil passed the number one ranked rider, Mercedes Silva, on the final turn to seal her victory. Meanwhile, on the men's side, Hanson was able to find clean lines and stick perfect landings off jumps to win.
"This was the most epic moment the Onewheel world has ever seen," said Chief Evangelist Jack Mudd. "The course was more challenging than ever. We built a ramp over a truck, but still, these riders were up for the challenge. To see the emotion at the end of these races was really special. It's what makes the sport so great, and we're lucky to have people like Rachael and Kyle lead it."
This year, the racing was made even more extreme with the rider's use of the brand new Onewheel GT, which packs more power and speed and offers significantly greater foot placement and contouring to maximize control while in rough and challenging terrain.
Future Motion products are available at www.onewheel.com and at select dealers worldwide. Onewheel Pint X retails for $1400 and offers riders a range of 12-18 miles with a top speed of 18mph; Onewheel GT is available for $2,200 and offers riders a range of 20-32 miles with a top speed of 20mph. Fenders, high-speed Ultrachargers, and other accessories are also available at www.onewheel.com.
About Future Motion, Inc Founded in 2013, Future Motion is committed to designing and developing inspiring vehicles that include both elegant form and unprecedented function. Future Motion's products, Onewheel Pint X and Onewheel GT exemplify its dedication to crafting products that bridge recreation and transportation. Future Motion designs not only the Onewheel product line but also all the subsystems that power it, including custom brushless motors, power electronics, and battery modules. Onewheel, which provides a riding experience similar to surfing but on paved or unpaved trails, is perfectly situated in Santa Cruz where the mountains meet the sea. Its products are protected by over 37 issued patents in the U.S. and worldwide.
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| 2022-08-31T06:37:11Z
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At least six migrants were killed and 10 others have been found in three separate human smuggling incidents in Texas in the past 24 hours, authorities said.
Four migrants were killed and three people critically injured Thursday during a highway chase and crash in Encinal, Texas, just days after 53 migrants died in and around a tractor-trailer abandoned in San Antonio in the deadliest human smuggling incident in US history.
Thursday's crash was on Interstate 35 about 40 miles north of Laredo, according to Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesman for the South Texas region of the state Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Four men were pronounced dead on Interstate 35 in what's being investigated as "a human smuggling attempt," according to a statement from Texas Highway Patrol Sgt. Erick Estrada.
Estrada said "a white Jeep SUV was evading United States Border Patrol traveling north" on I-35. The Jeep took an exit at high speed, losing control and rear-ending a parked semitrailer.
The driver, a male who remains in critical condition, and two male passengers were injured and taken to a hospital, according to Estrada.
Two of the four men who died were from Guatemala, another from Mexico, and one has yet to be identified, the sergeant said. The injured were from Guatemala, Mexico and the driver is from the United States. The driver was airlifted to a hospital, according to Olivarez.
Early Wednesday, in Palmview near McAllen, a single-vehicle roller crash involved a driver who was evading US Border Patrol and lost control of the vehicle, Olivarez told CNN.
Four occupants were ejected, and two men were killed, according to Olivarez. A male and female were critically injured in the migrant smuggling case.
The US Border Patrol's Del Rio Sector reported that Eagle Pass agents had foiled a smuggling attempt involving 10 people found locked in a tractor-trailer, according to a tweet Wednesday from Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens.
Monday's tragedy also occurred I-35 -- a major north-south route in the central United States for traffic and commerce from the southern border. The route is often exploited by smugglers at a time when record numbers of migrants are being intercepted at the US-Mexico border.
On Monday in San Antonio, about 120 miles north on I-35 from Encinal, 53 migrants died in what a Homeland Security Investigations' official called the deadliest human smuggling incident in US history.
A worker near the interstate called San Antonio police after finding a tractor-trailer abandoned under the hot sun on a back road, with dozens of dead migrants inside. Some victims could be younger than 18.
"The floor of the trailer ... was completely covered in bodies. Completely covered in bodies," Police Chief William McManus told CNN. "There were at least 10-plus bodies outside the trailer."
Authorities in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras have said they are collaborating with the US in trying to identify the people who died in San Antonio.
More than a dozen people were found alive inside the tractor-trailer and hospitalized for heat-related conditions, authorities said.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the human smuggling incident.
Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, who is originally from Brownsville but resides in Pasadena, Texas, was arrested Wednesday on criminal charges related to alleged involvement in human smuggling resulting in death, according to a US Department of Justice statement.
Zamorano has a lengthy criminal record dating back to the 1990s, public records show.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol surveillance footage showed the tractor-trailer passing an immigration checkpoint, according to the DOJ. The driver could be seen wearing a black shirt with stripes and a hat.
Zamorano matched the driver in the surveillance footage, the DOJ said.
CNN has been unable to determine whether he has an attorney.
Another suspect, Christian Martinez, 28, was arrested on Tuesday in Palestine, Texas, and charged with one count of conspiracy to transport undocumented migrants resulting in death, the DOJ said.
Two other men, Juan Claudio D'Luna-Mendez and Juan Francisco D'Luna-Bilbao, have been charged with "possession of a weapon by an alien illegally in the United States," according to criminal complaints filed Monday.
Authorities located the men after responding to the semi-truck incident, according to the affidavit.
The attorney for D'Luna-Mendez declined comment. CNN has reached out to D'Luna-Bilbao's attorney for comment.
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UCLA Anderson Forecast says war in Ukraine, COVID lockdowns in China, supply chain constraints, inflation will stymie growth
LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In March, the UCLA Anderson Forecast cited the uncertainties facing the U.S. and California economies. Seemingly, just as the economy was returning to normal as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic began to abate, the Russian invasion of Ukraine destabilized global economic conditions.
In the UCLA Anderson Forecast's June reports for the nation and the state, the effects of a number of economic impediments — including the Russia-Ukraine war, COVID lockdowns in China, supply chain constraints and inflation — continue to affect the U.S. and California economies. And while there is no recession forecast in the June report, economic slowdowns in California and across the U.S. are expected.
Given growing concern about the possibility of a recession caused by rising interest rates and a slowdown in housing, Professor Edward Leamer, in an article titled "A New Way of Forecasting a Recession: Not Much to Worry About Right Now," examines the evidence through a statistical analysis of past recessions. Leamer's analysis concludes that a recession in the next 12 months is unlikely.
However, according to UCLA Anderson Forecast Senior Economist Leo Feler, author of the June forecast for the nation, there is no doubt that parts of the U.S. economy are abruptly slowing, as waves of economic shocks continue to cause damage. With the war in Ukraine and COVID lockdowns in China both continuing, the global economy continues to experience supply constraints and higher prices for raw materials.
Related to those shocks, what once seemed like transitory inflation has become persistent, and consumers have begun to expect higher rates of inflation for the coming years. In other words, the concern that inflation expectations could become unanchored has begun to materialize, which will make it more challenging for the Fed to rein in inflation. The UCLA Anderson Forecast expects that in order to do so, the Fed will significantly increase interest rates this year, which will slow consumer demand, especially for housing and related consumer durables. Higher rates will also slow business investment.
The slowdown in both consumer spending and business investment should bring demand back in line with supply and help alleviate some of the current supply chain constraints and shortages. Although a recession is not expected in the next two years, the risk has certainly grown. It is possible that continued global economic shocks will hurt the U.S. economic recovery and that the Fed will tighten too quickly, which could lead to a recession. The UCLA Forecast does not expect this to be the case, but a recession has become more possible.
The Forecast team also does not expect the Fed to be able to bring core inflation down to its 2% target until after 2024, even with the tighter monetary policy that is expected for this year and into 2023.
The June Forecast expects U.S. economic growth will likely slow to 2.8% in 2022, followed by 2.0% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024, below the trend rate of growth in these later years. Just a few months ago, the forecast was for growth of 4.3%, 2.8% and 2.3%, respectively, for the same years. On a quarterly basis, the latest Forecast expects the depth of the economic slowdown and the highest risk of recession to occur in the middle of 2023.
According to Feler's report, the GDP contraction that occurred in the first quarter of 2022 was a "one-off." He expects a rebound in GDP of 3.1% on an annualized basis in the second quarter and 3.6% in the third quarter, as consumers shrug off COVID-19 and shift back to services like airline travel, recreation and dining.
"By the end of 2022 and into 2023, as the impact of the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases begin to bite, we expect growth to slow to below 2%," Feler says. "Only by the end of 2024 do we expect GDP growth to pick back up to trend rates."
With that economic slowdown, the level of GDP is expected to remain below what it would have been had the pandemic never occurred. That is, real GDP is not expected to return to its long-term trend even by the end of 2024. Unemployment will likely rise in 2023 as the Federal Reserve increases interest rates and the economy slows. The forecast for inflation does not see consumer prices easing any time soon and calls for 7.4% year-over-year inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, by the end of 2022, falling to 2.2% by the end of 2023.
Feler expects the Fed to raise interest rates at each of its meetings for the rest of the year, with the likelihood of 0.5 percentage point increases in June and July, and even the possibility of a 0.75 percentage point increase if inflation does not begin to come down. The forecast expects the federal funds rate to peak between 3.75% and 4.0% in mid-2023.
In California, the pandemic continues to be a major factor influencing the economy, but it is no longer the sole influence. Higher energy prices due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as uncertainty on Wall Street that will impact funding for the state's technology entrepreneurs are headwinds, in addition to continuing pandemic-related supply chain interruptions.
But there are also some positives, including California's record surplus general fund and a significant rainy-day fund to protect against future tax revenue downturns.
Still, according to UCLA Anderson Forecast Director Jerry Nickelsburg, who authored the June California forecast, the headwinds affecting the state's growth are significant. As a result, the forecast has been shifted downward from the previous one. It is not a recession, but it is a shallower growth trend than before.
Nickelsburg's June analysis includes an examination of sectors that are now experiencing constraints but are expected to drive the California economy in the coming years.
The California forecast calls for solid gains in employment. The current data indicate that broad-based hiring in retail trade, health care and social services, technology and construction is likely to mean solid gains in the coming three years. Increases in defense spending and the continued demand for tech will also be factors in the California economy's continued growth.
But there are real risks to the economy in the near term. As a consequence of the expected slowing of growth elsewhere in the U.S., the California forecast is now a bit weaker than it was three months ago. Further risks to the forecast are the continuing pandemic and domestic migration on the downside, as well as increased international immigration and accelerated onshoring of technical manufacturing on the upside.
Technology-laden industries have been driving the California economy since the end of the Great Recession, as the demand for new software and technological solutions to 21st-century business and consumer activity has been evident in both the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California. Today, this spans aerospace, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, entertainment and computing.
Although tech is not a sector itself, two sectors — professional, technical and scientific services being one, and information the other — are arguably the most tech-intensive sectors. The information sector includes film and television production and broadcasting. By June 2021, employment in these two sectors had recovered in the Bay Area, and in April 2022, the level of payroll employment was 7.2% higher than its previous peak. Also, April employment grew at an annual rate of 7%. Between the last three months and the previous three months, employment grew by an annual rate of 4%.
In addition, the logistics industry has been hiring rapidly since the downturn in March 2020. This has been driven by a shift from services consumption to goods consumption during the worst of the pandemic, an increase in home remodeling and a shift in purchase behavior from brick-and-mortar retail to online retail. The impact can be seen in the sea port and airport data. As California is the port of entry for most of the goods produced in Asia's industrial centers, the state has disproportionately benefited from this increased demand.
The unemployment rate for the third quarter of this year is expected to be 4.3%, and the average rates for 2022, 2023 and 2024 are expected to be 4.5%, 4.1% and 4.5%, respectively. The forecast for 2022, 2023 and 2024 is for total employment growth rates to be 4.3%, 1.5% and 4.7%. Non-farm payroll jobs are expected to grow at rates of 5.1%, 2.3% and 1.2% during the same three years. Real personal income is forecast to decline by 4.5% in 2022 and grow by 2.4% in 2023 as a function of the transfers from the stimulus packages expiring, and it is expected to grow by 2.9% in 2024.
In spite of the slowing economy, the continued demand for limited housing stock, coupled with low interest rates, leads to a forecast of a relatively rapid return of homebuilding. The economists' expectation is for 124,000 net new units to be permitted in 2022, growing to 143,000 by 2024. That level of homebuilding means that the prospect of the private sector building out of the housing affordability problem over the next three years is nil.
In a companion essay, UCLA Anderson Forecast economist William Yu updates the Forecast's City Human Capital Index (CHCI).
In 2012, the UCLA Anderson Forecast developed the CHCI to calculate the weighted average of educational attainment of adult residents by various geographic domains, such as state, metro (MSA), county and ZIP code. The goal is to provide a simple barometer to measure and compare human capital across regions in the U.S. over time. A simple interpretation of the index is that — by and large — one-tenth of its value is equal to the average schooling years of local residents.
According to the report, the top three metros with the highest CHCI in 2020 were Washington, D.C.; Boston; and San Francisco, with New York City in the middle and Los Angeles, San Antonio, Las Vegas and Riverside, California, at the bottom.
According to Yu, the good news is that there was an across-the-board increase in the CHCI from 2013 to 2020 due to such reasons as increased investment in education, higher graduation rates and higher human capital migration. Los Angeles County, although still falling below the national average in adult educational attainment, is now outpacing the U.S. in the growth in millennials' educational attainment.
June 2022 Forecast conference
2022 and Beyond: An Economy in the Choppy Waters of Supply Chains and Inflation
In addition to presentations of the U.S. and California forecasts, the June 2022 Forecast conference will feature a keynote address by John Burns, CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, and a panel discussion regarding residential real estate. The panel participants are:
- David Shulman, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
- Jan K. Brueckner, Distinguished Professor, Economics, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine
- Martha Mosier, President, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
- Anthony Valeri, Executive Vice President, Director of Investment Management, California Bank & Trust
UCLA Anderson Forecast is one of the most widely watched and often-cited economic outlooks for California and the nation and was unique in predicting both the seriousness of the early-1990s downturn in California and the strength of the state's rebound since 1993. The Forecast was credited as the first major U.S. economic forecasting group to call the recession of 2001 and, in March 2020, it was the first to declare that the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had already begun.
UCLA Anderson School of Management is among the leading business schools in the world, with faculty members globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Located in Los Angeles, gateway to the growing economies of Latin America and Asia and a city that personifies innovation in a diverse range of endeavors, UCLA Anderson's MBA, Fully Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, Master of Science in Business Analytics, doctoral and executive education programs embody the school's Think in the Next ethos. Annually, some 1,800 students are trained to be global leaders seeking the business models and community solutions of tomorrow.
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CINCINNATI, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co's (NYSE: KR) Board of Directors approved a dividend increase from $0.84 to $1.04 per year. The next quarterly dividend of 26 cents per share will be paid on September 1, 2022, to shareholders of record as of close of business on August 15, 2022.
Kroger's quarterly dividend has grown at a 14% compounded annual growth rate since it was reinstated in 2006. This marks the 16th consecutive year of dividend increases. The company continues to expect, subject to board approval, an increasing dividend over time.
"This dividend increase reflects the Board of Directors' confidence in our strategy of Leading with Fresh, Accelerating with Digital," said Rodney McMullen, Kroger's Chairman and CEO. "Our business continues to generate strong and consistent free cash flow and has proven to be resilient in a variety of operating environments. The strength of our balance sheet provides significant financial flexibility to continue to invest in our business to drive growth. Looking ahead, we are well positioned to deliver total shareholder returns of 8 – 11% over time."
Capital Allocation Strategy
Kroger remains committed to investing in the business to drive long-term sustainable net earnings growth, maintaining its current investment grade debt rating, and returning excess free cash flow to shareholders via share repurchase and a growing dividend over time. The company actively balances the use of its adjusted free cash flow to achieve these goals.
About Kroger
At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit™. We are, across our family of companies, nearly half a million associates who serve over nine million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping experience and 2,800 retail food stores under a variety of banner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.
This press release contains certain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" about the future performance of the company. These statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Such statements are indicated by words or phrases such as," "continue," "deliver," "expect," "future," "positioned," "strategy," and "trends," Various uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These include the specific risk factors identified in "Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for our last fiscal year and any subsequent filings, as well as the following:
Kroger's ability to achieve sales, earnings, incremental FIFO operating profit, and adjusted free cash flow goals may be affected by: COVID-19 pandemic related factors, risks and challenges, including among others, the length of time that the pandemic continues, future variants, mutations or related strains of the virus and the effectiveness of vaccines against variants, continued efficacy of vaccines over time and availability of vaccine boosters, the extent of vaccine refusal, and global access to vaccines, as well as the effect of vaccine and/or testing mandates and related regulations, the potential for additional future spikes in infection and illness rates including breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated, and the corresponding potential for disruptions in workforce availability and customer shopping patterns, re-imposed restrictions as a result of resurgence and the corresponding future easing of restrictions, and interruptions in domestic and global supply chains or capacity constraints; whether and when the global pandemic will become endemic, the pace of recovery when the pandemic subsides or becomes endemic, which may vary materially over time and among the different regions we serve; labor negotiations; potential work stoppages; changes in the unemployment rate; pressures in the labor market; changes in government-funded benefit programs; changes in the types and numbers of businesses that compete with Kroger; pricing and promotional activities of existing and new competitors, including non-traditional competitors, and the aggressiveness of that competition; Kroger's response to these actions; the state of the economy, including interest rates, the current inflationary environment and future potential inflationary and/or deflationary trends and such trends in certain commodities, products and/or operating costs; the geopolitical environment including the war in Ukraine; unstable political situations and social unrest; changes in tariffs; the effect that fuel costs have on consumer spending; volatility of fuel margins; manufacturing commodity costs; diesel fuel costs related to Kroger's logistics operations; trends in consumer spending; the extent to which Kroger's customers exercise caution in their purchasing in response to economic conditions; the uncertainty of economic growth or recession; stock repurchases; changes in the regulatory environment in which Kroger operates; Kroger's ability to retain pharmacy sales from third party payors; consolidation in the healthcare industry, including pharmacy benefit managers; Kroger's ability to negotiate modifications to multi-employer pension plans; natural disasters or adverse weather conditions; the effect of public health crises or other significant catastrophic events; the potential costs and risks associated with potential cyber-attacks or data security breaches; the success of Kroger's future growth plans; the ability to execute our growth strategy and value creation model, including continued cost savings, growth of our alternative profit businesses, and our ability to better serve our customers and to generate customer loyalty and sustainable growth through our strategic moats of fresh, our brands, personalization, and seamless; and the successful integration of merged companies and new partnerships. Our ability to achieve these goals may also be affected by our ability to manage the factors identified above. Our ability to execute our financial strategy may be affected by our ability to generate cash flow.
Kroger assumes no obligation to update the information contained herein unless required by applicable law. Please refer to Kroger's reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties.
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To date, over 50 agencies in Canada are now using TASER 7, keeping both officers and communities safe
CALGARY, ON and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, and its subsidiary, Axon Public Safety Canada, Inc., today announced that several major agencies across Canada will deploy TASER 7 devices to officers across the country as a part of an ongoing effort to better serve their communities. According to reports from police services in Ontario including Toronto, simply presenting a TASER device de-escalates a situation between 70% to 90% of the time, without having to deploy a cartridge, which leads to safer interactions for all involved.
Significant TASER 7 orders were received from the following Canadian agencies in Q2 and represent only those agencies granting permission to be named:
- Calgary Police Service- 1,000 TASER 7 devices on the TASER 7 Certification Plan
- York Regional Police - 290 TASER 7 devices on the TASER 7 Certification Plan
Agencies throughout Canada are turning to the TASER 7 as an effective way to de-escalate situations, including Peel Regional Police, Toronto Police Service and Edmonton Police Service who all have joined the Axon Network and deployed TASER 7 within their communities.
"We are humbled to see agencies across Canada expanding their TASER programs," says Vishal Dhir, Senior Vice President, Americas. "Axon's latest and most advanced energy device, the TASER 7, is a critical de-escalation tool to help keep both officers and communities safer. By adopting these devices, these agencies can continue to make positive impacts in the communities they serve with safer outcomes."
The TASER 7 is the most effective TASER device yet, with services that are seamlessly integrated into Axon Evidence. By leveraging Axon's TASER 7 Certification plan, these agencies will receive TASER 7 devices, holsters, rechargeable batteries, instructor training, end-user training and access to ongoing online training content.
Axon is a network of devices, apps, and people that help law enforcement and public safety personnel become smarter and safer. With a mission of protecting life, our technologies give customers the confidence, focus and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our products impact every aspect of a public safety officer's day-to-day experience.
We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all of us. To date, more than 268,00 lives and countless dollars have been saved with the Axon network of devices, apps and people. Learn more at https://ca.axon.com or by calling (800) 978-2737. Axon is a global company with headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz. and global software engineering hub in Seattle, Wash., as well as additional offices in Toronto, Canada, Australia, Finland, Vietnam, the UK and the Netherlands.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following recent, preventable outbreaks of deadly Parvovirus, and in the midst of Petco Love's Vaccinated and Loved initiative to provide 1 million free vaccines for pet parents in need, Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOOF) is reminding pet parents about the importance of vaccinating their beloved pets, and urging them to visit their veterinarian or make an appointment with their local vaccination clinic to ensure their pets are up to date on all relevant vaccines.
"Proper vaccinations are an essential and critical preventive care element of every pet's overall health and wellness," said Dr. Whitney Miller, DVM, MBA, DACVPM and Chief Veterinarian at Petco. "Most illnesses we recommend vaccinations for have the potential to be very serious, expensive to treat and potentially fatal if not detected early enough. No pet or pet parent should suffer from the potential consequences of an easily preventable illness, so we strongly recommend pet parents stay up to date on appropriate vaccines through their pet's lifetime."
What pet parents should know, according to Dr. Miller:
- Pet parents should plan on seeing and establishing a relationship with a veterinarian as soon as a new pet comes home for routine care and necessary vaccines, regardless of the pet's age.
- Many vaccines require a series of shots or regular boosters over a pet's lifetime to become or remain fully effective, and many are either required by law or necessary to protect your pet and others from serious disease.
- For a detailed view of common and recommended vaccines and timelines, Petco offers a complete guide for Dog & Puppy Vaccines and Cat and Kitten Vaccines.
Pet parents can get and stay up to date on all recommended vaccines for dogs and cats at more than 200 Vetco Total Care full-service hospitals conveniently located inside Petco pet care centers, or at Vetco Vaccination Clinics regularly held at more than 1,200 Petco pet care centers and select Lowe's locations. Vetco's licensed veterinarians offer convenient, affordable vaccinations, microchipping, heartworm prevention and pharmacy services with transparent pricing and no exam fees.
"Hearing about pets lost to easily preventable diseases is heartbreaking for any pet lover," said Susanne Kogut, Petco Love President. "The vaccines Petco provides through Vetco Total Care and Vetco Vaccination Clinics save pet lives every day, and the 1 million free vaccines Petco Love committed to providing to family pets through our community-based animal welfare partners in partnership with Merck is already making a huge difference, especially for the nearly 30 percent of pet parents who don't regularly bring their pet to their vet at least once a year. By raising awareness and creating better access to this crucial preventive care, we're aiming to prevent the spread of deadly diseases and the needless loss of beloved pets."
To book a vaccination appointment, visit petco.com/vet. To learn more about Petco Love's #VaccinatedAndLoved initiative, visit care.petcolove.org.
About Petco, The Health + Wellness Co.
Founded in 1965, Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and our own Petco partners. We've consistently set new standards in pet care while delivering comprehensive pet wellness products, services and solutions, and creating communities that deepen the pet-pet parent bond. We operate more than 1,500 pet care centers across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, which offer merchandise, companion animals, grooming, training and a growing network of on-site veterinary hospitals and mobile veterinary clinics. Our complete pet health and wellness ecosystem is accessible through our pet care centers and digitally at petco.com and on the Petco app. In tandem with Petco Love (formerly the Petco Foundation), an independent nonprofit organization, we work with and support thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and, through in-store adoption events, we've helped find homes for more than 6.5 million animals.
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AZOUR, Israel, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (NASDAQ: ITRN), today announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2022.
Highlights of the Second Quarter of 2022
- Growth in total subscribers to approximately 1,972,000: net increase in aftermarket of 50,000 and net decrease in OEM of 2,000;
- Revenues of $73.4 million, an increase of 9% year-over-year;
- Net income of $8.7 million compared with $9.1 million in the second quarter of last year;
- EBITDA of $19.4 million, compared with $18.2 million in the second quarter of last year, up 7% year-over-year;
- Generated $10.9 million in quarterly operating cash flow;
- Declared dividend of $3.0 million; purchased $3.4 million under share buy-back program;
Management Comment
Eyal Sheratzky, Co-CEO of Ituran, said, "We are very pleased with the results of the second quarter, especially at a time when component supply chains remained tight and new car sales remain constrained. In particular, the above-average growth in our after-market subscriber base has continued for the second quarter this year and we have so far added 91,000 subscribers in 2022- well on target to reach or even surpass the top-end of our expected range of between 140,000-160,000 for the year."
Continued Mr. Sheratzky, "The strong growth in our subscriber base is beginning to be expressed in our subscriber revenue growth, which despite currency headwinds, showed a growth of 11% year-over-year. We also demonstrated a 130 basis-point improvement in the subscriber gross margin, demonstrating that the operating leverage in our business is beginning to become more apparent."
Added Mr. Sheratzky, "Our continued profitability and ongoing cash generation enable us to share the fruits of our ongoing success with our shareholders. Beyond the regular dividend payment of $3 million per quarter, we purchased $3.4 million in shares under our share buy-back program. Both our dividend and share buy-back programs are expressions of our ongoing focus on generating shareholder value."
Second Quarter 2022 Results
Revenues for the second quarter of 2022 were $73.4 million, an increase of 9% compared with revenues of $67.5 million in the second quarter of 2021. 71% of revenues were from location-based service subscription fees and 29% were from product revenues.
Revenues from subscription fees were $52.3 million, an increase of 11% over second quarter 2021 revenues.
The subscriber base amounted to 1,972,000 as of June 30, 2022. This represents an increase of 48,000 net over that of the end of the prior quarter. During the quarter, there was an increase of 50,000 in the aftermarket subscriber base and a decrease of 2,000 in the OEM subscriber base.
Product revenues were $21.1 million, an increase of 3% compared with that of the second quarter of 2021.
Gross profit for the quarter was $33.8 million (46.1% of revenues), an 9% increase compared with gross profit of $31.1 million (46.2% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2021.
The gross margin in the quarter on subscription revenues improved to 56.8%, compared with 55.5% in the second quarter of 2021.
The gross margin on products was 19.6% in the quarter, compared with 24.8% in the second quarter of 2021. The product margin was impacted by the higher components' prices up until the beginning of the year, due to the ongoing global shortage of component as well as the product sales mix sold in the quarter. As the shortage of components has began to ease, we expect improvement in our product gross margins toward the end of the year
Operating income for the quarter was $14.4 million (19.7% of revenues), compared with $13.8 million (20.4% of revenue) in the second quarter of last year.
EBITDA for the quarter was $19.4 million (26.5% of revenues), compared with $18.2 (26.9% of revenues) million in the second quarter of last year.
Financial expense for the quarter was $1.4 million compared with a financial expense of $1.0 million in the second quarter of last year.
Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was $8.7 million (11.9% of revenues) or earnings per share of $0.43, compared with a $9.1 million (13.5% of revenues) or earnings per share of $0.44.
Cash flow from operations for the second quarter of 2022 was $10.9 million.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash, including marketable securities, of $33.2 million and debt of $20.1 million, amounting to a net cash of $13.1 million. This is compared with cash, including marketable securities, of $54.7 million and debt of $31.4 million, amounting to a net cash of $23.3 million, as of December 31, 2021.
Dividend
For the second quarter of 2022, a dividend of $3.0 million was declared. This is in line with the Board's current policy of issuing at least $3 million on a quarterly basis.
Buy Back
On August 4, 2021, Ituran announced that its Board of Directors decided to continue executing the $19 million remainder of a $25 million share buy-back program that was first announced in 2019. Under the current buy-back program, 146,589 shares amounting to $3.4 million was purchased in the second quarter and approximately $8 remains under the current program.
The share repurchases, if any, will be funded by available cash and repurchases of Ituran's ordinary shares will be made based on SEC Rule10b-18 terms.
The Company will also be hosting a conference call later today, August 29, 2022 at 9am Eastern Time.
On the call, management will review and discuss the results, and will be available to answer investor questions.
To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls a few minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, please try the international dial-in number.
US Dial-in Number: 1 866 860 9642
ISRAEL Dial-in Number: 03 918 0609
INTERNATIONAL Dial-in Number: +972 3 918 0609
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9:00am Eastern Time, 6:00am Pacific Time, 4:00pm Israel Time
For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available from the day after the call in the investor relations section of Ituran's website.
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this report that are not historical facts as well as statements identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates" or words of similar meaning. These statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors, as well as factors related to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
About Ituran
Ituran is a leader in the emerging mobility technology field, providing value-added location-based services, including a full suite of services for the connected-car. Ituran offers Stolen Vehicle Recovery, fleet management as well as mobile asset location, management & control services for vehicles, cargo and personal security for the retail, insurance industry and car manufacturers. Ituran is the largest OEM telematics provider in Latin America. Its products and applications are used by customers in over 20 countries. Ituran is also the founder of the Tel-Aviv based DRIVE startup incubator to promote the development of smart mobility technology.
Ituran's subscriber base has been growing significantly since the Company's inception to approaching 2 million subscribers using its location based services with a market leading position in Israel and Latin America. Established in 1995, Ituran has approximately 3,000 employees worldwide, with offices in Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Columbia, India, Canada and the United States.
For more information, please visit Ituran's website, at: www.ituran.com
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Hey, we need a batting practice pitcher. Would you mind throwing a few to Manny Ramirez?
The rededication of Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium, amid a $5 million renovation, rallies a thousand ballpark memories.
The live on in the men who played minor league baseball there in the late 1980s and 90s when Cleveland's Double-A affiliate team played there.
And they live on in those who watched those games and also got to coach or play there, especially once minor league baseball moved on and Munson became a treasured field for adult leagues, and high school and college teams.
Here are 12 quick stories on Munson Stadium.
Akron wasn't interested; Canton built Munson Stadium
"People person" Bob Patt was a Lehman High School freshman when Thurman Munson was a Lehman freshman. He did important legwork that led to building Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.
Working for the City of Canton in the late 1980s, Patt picked up Mike Agganis at the airport. He showed Agganis around town. Agganis wanted to relocate his minor league franchise in Burlington, Vermont, to Ohio.
"Akron wasn't interested," Patt recalls. "Youngstown might have been considered, but it came down to Agganis focusing on Canton. Sam Purses, the mayor at that time, was really interested in bringing in a team."
A thousand moving parts, including the building of a stadium, had to be crammed into a minuscule time schedule. The appearance of Cleveland's Class AA affiliate in Munson Stadium came off like a bolt out of the blue in April of 1989.
Patt, 71, says Akron soon noticed the move was working out very well for Canton. He finds irony in the fact Agganis and Akron conspired to build a stadium that dislodged the team from Canton.
$100 bet with 'Boot' solved with a blast at Munson
After playing high school and college ball at Jackson and Malone, Rob Dewolf chased a professional dream for six years, getting as far as the Class AAA Las Vegas Stars.
When it ended he came home to Stark County in 1990.
"I had had a lot of experiences in a lot of stadiums, old and new, across the country," he said. "I was away and never got to see Munson Stadium, but I was aware of it and was happy they named it what they named it.
"After I came back, I went to some games. There were some good crowds. It made a helluva lot of noise when people stomped in the metal grandstand. A crowd of 2,000 sounded like 12,000."
Friends talked him into playing for Canton's local adult league in 1990. His team, Buttrey-Mayle, was based at Cook Park, where the fences were way back.
Local legend Don "Boot" Buttrey bet Dewolf $100 he couldn't slug one out at Cook.
"I was hitting a lot of home runs, but we were two-thirds of the way through the season and I hadn't hit one at Cook," Dewolf said. "Boot kept reminding me.
"We played at Munson late in the season when I hit one. I'm rounding the bases and Jeff Hite goes up to Boot and yells, 'That counts, Boot! That counts!'"
Hite laughs at the memory.
"Munson had the dimensions of typical major league parks," Hite said. "Rob hit a bomb ... it was into the night. I said, 'Boot, that would have been way out at Cook.' "
When batting practice is the memory of a lifetime
Hite, a 1982 Hoover graduate, played a marathon career in the local adult amateur league.
One day in 1993, Brian Graham, manager of Cleveland's Class AA Canton affiliate in Canton, surprised him with a request. The pro team needed a lefty to throw batting practice at Munson.
"They get me out there and I'm throwing batting practice to Manny Ramirez," Hite said. "We all liked to think we could play at that level, but those Double-A guys ... the ball came off the bat different. Guys with wood bats were hitting balls over the scoreboard.
"I was so nervous. I was worried I wouldn't throw a strike."
'You can't go home again,' But John Massarelli did, at Munson
John Massarelli was a catcher who could run (54 stolen bases in 60 attempts in the Houston Astros' system in 1990).
His long minor league run was near the end in 1995 when he became the answer to his favorite trivia question: Who is the only player to hit a home run at Munson Stadium as a pro and as an amateur?
"Maz" did it as a pro in the Eastern League and as an amateur in Canton's adult league. He played 55 games for Cleveland's Class AA affiliate in Canton.
"It was my 10th year in pro ball," recalls the former Canton Central Catholic player. "It was a chance to play at home. I lived on 13th Street, close to Tim's Tavern. A couple guys from the team were living at my house.
"Sometimes I would mow the grass at the house and then go to the stadium."
Sometimes playing baseball gets you in trouble
Munson Stadium opened in 1989 with Cleveland's Class AA farm affiliate playing to big crowds.
The local adult league managed to land Munson for one date in July.
"It was the Class A League all-star game," Ross Vukovich said. "It was at Munson and it was on TV.
"Our son was born on a Friday and the game was either Saturday or Saturday, but it was when our baby son was coming home.
"I wanted to be at Munson and play in that game, and I did. My wife's still mad about that."
The son, RJ, grew up and landed on an A League team on which Ross wound up pinch-hitting and scoring the final run in the history of the A League. The game was at Munson.
Now in his 50s, a coach at Jackson High School, Ross plays for a 25-and-older team at Munson.
Anybody here heard of Manny Ramirez?
These days Ray Frisbee is head baseball coach at GlenOak High School. He was the Golden Eagles' catcher and cleanup hitter when they beat Boardman and Shaker Heights in 2002 regional tournament thrillers at Munson.
"My parents took me to games at Munson when I was growing up," Frisbee said. "I got Jim Thome's autograph there. Omar Vizquel had a camp there.
"Manny Ramirez was playing for Canton-Akron one year. Manny came to my grade school, Plain Center, and signed autographs. Nobody really knew who he was."
Ramirez went on to hit 555 Major League home runs.
Baseball man Doug Miller: 'The field looked beautiful'
Local baseball icon Doug Miller, now 70 and coaching at East Canton High School, had season tickets at Munson Stadium when Cleveland's Class AA minor-league affiliate arrived in 1989.
"I kept the tickets until they announced they were going to go to Akron," Miller said. "There were great crowds at Munson. It took a while to get out of there after the games.
"The field looked beautiful. In the early days it was voted as one of the top Double-A ballparks. As the years went on, in the early '90s, other cities were building plush brick ballparks.
"When high school teams came into Munson, they thought it was a palace. ... A lot of high school district and regional tournaments were there. Our Central Catholic team beat Louisville there in the district tournament in 2004. That was a thrill because of the whole history. I knew Thurman. He played for my dad in the A League."
Friends of Thurman Munson the player, Munson the stadium
Like Doug Miller, Joe Gilhousen had season tickets when Cleveland's Double-A team moved into the new Munson Stadium.
Gilhousen was one of Munson's best friends, going back to their days as teammates at Lehman and Kent State. The stadium opened 10 years after Munson's death.
"We saw a lot of really good baseball there," Gilhousen said. "It was an intimate environment. It was a fun place to go to watch a game.
"Our GlenOak team played Cuyahoga Falls there in regionals in 1990. We were the first high school teams to play in the stadium. It was a big thrill for the players and coaches.
"Eventually the districts and regionals were played there on a regular basis. I always enjoyed it because the field was in great shape. The kids always enjoyed it."
Munson Stadium tournament runs 'bring chills'
Rick Rembielak saw the USA in five minor league seasons in the Orioles' and Cubs' chains. He laughs about standing in ankle-deep water in the showers in Durham, North Carolina.
"A lot of parks that were around when Munson Stadium opened were built in the '20s, '30s and '40s," said Rembielak, now the athletic director at Perry High School. "My experience at Munson came when I played in the Canton Class A League for Buttrey Coins.
"That was the nicest playing surface in the area. They did a good job of maintaining that. For them to renovate the stadium and keep all the history is phenomenal."
Bill Gamble, a former Perry player who is head baseball coach at Jackson, has seen Munson Stadium from every angle.
"I love the facility and love the atmosphere," Gamble said. "When the Indians' minor league team was there, it was electric. When you're making a run in the high school tournament, and you're there with the place rocking, it brings chills."
Mike Birkbeck landed at Munson Stadium in the Jim Thome days
Mike Birkbeck grew up in Orrville, pitched at the University of Akron, and moved to Stark County during his years in the Milwaukee Brewers system — Plain Township was close to the Akron-Canton airport, which he used a lot in those days.
Birkbeck was coming off a knee injury when Cleveland acquired him and sent him to Canton.
At Munson Stadium, he generally threw to catcher Jesse Levis. Jim Thome played third base. The bullpen included Rudy Seanez, who, as Birkbeck recalls, "threw 100 mph when nobody was throwing 100," but was a bit of a wild thing.
"I was 30 years old," said Birkbeck, who had posted a 10-win season for the Brewers. "The team was a unique group of young men with high energy, building careers.
"Munson was a neat facility. It would get loud in there when folks started banging on the sheet metal. It fascinated me that the playing surface was always pristine.
"The stands were right on top of the field. From the mound, it felt shorter than 60 feet 6 inches to home plate."
The time at Munson helped Birkbeck get back to the bigs, not in Cleveland but with the New York Mets. Now, at 61, he has a national reputation as a pitching coach at Kent State, Munson's college alma mater.
"Thurman Munson Stadium has meant a lot to me on a lot of different levels," Birkbeck said. "I began to resurrect my career there. I watched my son play there for GlenOak in the districts and the regional.
"It's been a big part of my role in recruiting. I've seen so many really good players there over the last 25 years."
After the Yankees, Shawn Alazaus had a last hurrah at Munson
The Canton Crocodiles, from the independent Frontier League, were an inadequate Munson Stadium replacement for the Cleveland Class AA affiliate that bolted to Akron in 1997.
The Crocodiles, though, were a perfect fit in Shawn Alazaus' baseball journey. The New York Yankees system, which drafted the former Carrollton High School ace in 1993, released him in 1996.
Pitching for an independent team in Fargo, North Dakota, he began to admit his Major League dream "probably wasn't going to happen."
"Thurman Munson Stadium was a good place to give it one more year," Alazaus said. "It was nice getting closer to home. It was a very fun season."
He made 16 starts for the Crocodiles.
"Munson was a beautiful place to play," he said. "The field was in phenomenal shape. In my time in the New York-Penn League, the South Atlantic League and the Florida State League, Thurman Munson was the nicest playing surface."
Alazaus got a kick out of visiting Munson Stadium this spring for a college game, Walsh vs. Malone. His son, Brant Alazaus, is the ace of Walsh's staff.
It sounded like banging 5,000 cookie sheets
Repository photographers Bob Rossiter and Scott Heckel worked numerous games at Munson, including opening day in the first season,1989.
"Being at Munson was a lot of fun because you were so close to the action," Rossiter said. "And when the crowd stomped the metal bleachers, it sounded like banging 5,000 cookie sheets."
Heckel took a panoramic shot of the stadium's first pitch, with Deion Sanders of the Albany-Colonie Yankees in the batter's box.
"It was my priority assignment that night," Heckel said. "We had just begun color photography in the newspaper, so it took some time to produce the image, shooting color film. My memory is that we ran it pretty wide on the front page, perhaps six columns."
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ALBANY — A federal STOP School Violence grant awarded earlier this year has arrived in a timely fashion as it will allow two area school systems to initiate programs aimed at addressing violence for the coming school year.
The $991,110 grant from the U.S. Justice Department was awarded to the United Way of Southwest Georgia and will fund programs in Dougherty and Terrell county schools.
“Those are the two counties the grants are for,” Clinton Johnson, who is director for the grant and also a Dougherty County Commission member, said. “Our approach is going to be a systemwide approach for the two counties. That’s our plan, to have it up by the time school starts.”
The grants can be used for such purposes as instituting safety measures in and around grade school facilities, supporting school violence prevention efforts, providing training to school personnel and students, and implementing evidence-based threat assessments.
Making those threat assessments will be a component of the program in the two counties, Johnson said.
“One is going to be environmental — if there’s a need for lighting or cameras or a gate,” he said. “That’s one of the first. With the grant, we’re implementing a threat assessment. The grant allows you to purchase technology and materials and, most importantly, training.
“We will look at the culture of the school and see what that looks like in Terrell County and Dougherty County.”
With an 18-year-old man gunning down 19 elementary school students and two teachers last week in Texas, Johnson said, the need to seek solutions is more evident.
“It’s one of those things where we didn’t think it was as bad as it was,” he said.
“Obviously, it’s worse. It’s been hard looking the last few days at what happened in Uvalde, Texas, and what happened in some of those other school shootings. The numbers are just getting higher and higher and higher.”
Part of the program will include an anti-bullying campaign that includes teaching students to report bullying.
Training police officers also will be part of the program if necessary, Johnson said.
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Biden to nominate Michael Barr as Fed’s top banking regulator
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Betsy Klein, CNN
President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate former Obama Treasury official Michael Barr as the vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve.
The announcement comes after Biden’s initial nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew her nomination, following stiff opposition in the Senate based on her stance on climate change and fear that she could discourage banks from lending to fossil fuel companies. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia joined Republicans in opposing her, effectively torpedoing her nomination.
In a statement Friday, Biden touted Barr, who is currently the dean of the University of Michigan’s public policy school, for his “strong support from across the political spectrum.”
If confirmed, Barr would be the Federal Reserve’s top regulator of America’s big banks and help set monetary policy as the Fed tries to get inflation, which has reached its highest level in 40 years, under control and lower costs. Biden noted that Barr had previously been confirmed by the Senate “on a bipartisan basis” during the Obama administration.
Amid soaring inflation, the Fed in March raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 and recently signaled it’s ready to raise interest rates at a faster pace.
Barr previously served in the Obama administration as the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for financial institutions and was a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Act.
“Barr has spent his career protecting consumers, and during his time at Treasury, played a critical role in creating both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the position for which I am nominating him. He was instrumental in the passage of Dodd-Frank, to ensure a future financial crisis would not create devastating economic hardship for working families,” Biden said in a statement Friday.
Several of Biden’s nominees to the Fed’s seven-member Board of Governors, including Jerome Powell for a second term as Fed chair, still await a vote from the Senate.
This story has been updated with additional information.
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NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Netflix, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of NFLX during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Netflix common stock or call options, or sold put options, between January 19, 2021 and April 19, 2022, inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Netflix was exhibiting slower acquisition growth due to, among other things, account sharing by customers and increased competition from other streaming services; (2) the Company was experiencing difficulties retaining customers; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company was losing subscribers on a net basis (4) as a result, the Company's financial results were being adversely affected; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: July 5, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/netflix-inc-loss-submission-form-2/?id=28536&from=4
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WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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WASHINGTON, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Walker LLP announced today that Brett Richards has joined the firm as special counsel in the Government Relations Practice Group in the Washington, DC office.
With more than a decade of service in legislative and political advocacy, Brett advises businesses and industry groups with interests, investments, and operations across Mississippi and the US Gulf Coast on a broad range of emerging legislative and regulatory matters. Throughout his career, he has served as a key liaison between elected and appointed officials, business executives and industry leaders, state and local community groups and constituents, and other stakeholders.
"Brett is a welcome addition to our firm's Washington, DC office. His legislative and political advocacy experience will be very valuable to our clients," said Bill Hines, managing partner of Jones Walker.
Prior to joining Jones Walker, Brett served as counsel and senior advisor to US Sen. Roger F. Wicker of Mississippi and, before that, served as legislative assistant and counsel to US Congressman Steven Palazzo of Mississippi. Outside Capitol Hill, he was a legal and research analyst for advocacy groups, served on the campaign staffs of state and national candidates, and was an associate in private practice.
Speaking about joining the firm, Brett said, "I am delighted to join the team at Jones Walker and am happy to be part of a firm with deep history and connections on Capitol Hill and in the Gulf South."
Brett earned his BA from the University of Southern Mississippi and his JD from Mississippi College School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in Mississippi.
Jones Walker LLP (joneswalker.com) is among the largest 125 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.
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NEW YORK, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for APLD, BTBT, GE, PLUG, and SLNO.
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Tampa-based start-up continues to prosper as it builds on its customer-first approach.
TAMPA, Fla., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its founding in 2019, eNotaryLog has continued its growth in the remote online notarization (RON) space across industries. The Tampa-based start-up and 2020 Tampa Bay Inno on Fire award recipient has experienced 40% employee growth in its strategic focus to simplify RON and electronic signing, and thus, digital document execution.
Company founders Joe Bisaillon and James Mitchell capitalized on Florida HB409 in 2019, which authorized notaries to conduct remote online notarizations in the state. With their legal and technological expertise, Bisaillon and Mitchell lead the eNotaryLog organization of experienced developers, product and sales leaders, and operational staff to take on the digital transformation for secure and convenient remote online notarization and electronic document signing.
With the continued adoption of RON across the U.S., 41 states now have RON laws, up from just a handful before the COVID-19 pandemic. eNotaryLog continues its outreach across industries to help companies move to a digital-first mindset. Coupled with new platform functionality, increased security, and its work on emerging legal technologies, it is no surprise the team continues to look for top, local talent. eNotaryLog will relocate to new Tampa headquarters later this year.
Currently, the team is looking for experienced and dynamic software engineers with proven development experience and expertise in JavaScript and NodeJS to advance the company's growth efforts. Open positions encourage those qualified to join a team of innovative thinkers focused on automating traditional analog workflows with leading digital solutions.
"Our growth and the commitment of our staff since the launching of eNotaryLog, is a true testament to the need for simple and secure online notarization services," said CEO and Co-Founder James Mitchell. "We've seen tremendous adoption of our platform and new notarial laws enacted in the past two years, enabling consumers and businesses to conduct transactions from wherever is convenient for them. The digital advancement is truly inspiring," Mitchell continued.
About eNotaryLog, LLC
eNotaryLog provides nationwide remote online notarization (RON) and electronic signature solutions through its cloud-based digital services platform. The RON platform is MISMO-certified, SOC 2 compliant, and audited by leading global law firm and fintech advisor DLA Piper. With its secure technologies and RON-certified in-house notaries, consumers and businesses can notarize documents anytime and anywhere for time-saving convenience. Companies can also leverage APIs for direct integration and use their notaries to provide a convenient and seamless client experience. From online notarization of life's essential documents to standalone electronic signature services and other emerging legal technologies, eNotaryLog focuses on simplifying digital document execution. Learn more at enotarylog.com or view career opportunities.
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BELTON — Transportation officials have narrowed down the alternative routes for the proposed “Lake to Lake” road to three.
These routes — Alternative A, Interstate 35 at FM 2484 to State Highway 317 at FM 2305; Alternative C, FM 439 at Quarry Road to Poison Oak Road at Old Waco Road; and Alternative D, I-35 at Loop 121 to Highway 317 at 2483 via a new bridge — were presented to Bell County residents on Thursday during a meeting hosted by the Texas Department of Transportation at the Bell County Expo Center.
The intent of the road is to connect Bell County’s two reservoirs, Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes.
“We had over 90 alternative routes proposed … and through an analysis-driven process we consolidated it to these three,” Jake Smith, a spokesman for TxDOT’s Waco District, said. “There’s a chance that it could be taken up by the local stakeholders, where it would go into engineering and design, but right now it kind of just ends here.”
However, Belton City Manager Sam Listi and Belton Mayor Wayne Carpenter emphasized how these three routes are a significant counter to the long-range planning that Belton, Bell County, the Killeen-Temple Metropolitan Planning Organization and residents have collaborated on for many years.
“The study has been underway for a while per our request, but the three plans that are going forward from the analysis do not address the need for the community and really creates more impact to existing residential neighborhoods,” Listi told the Telegram. “So we’re just very concerned about it and will be forwarding our comments to TxDOT accordingly.”
Belton’s preferences were for Alternative B and Alternative E, which would both connect FM 2271 and FM 1670 through an already secured right of way.
The difference in the two options is that Alternative E would have a new road and bridge to the east of existing FM 2271. If recommended, the bridge would be analyzed for potential environmental impacts to Miller Springs Park.
“I was very disappointed that 20-plus years of planning by city staff and others was not taken into account in the recommendations presented to us today,” Carpenter said. “Rapid growth creates challenges and disruptions without easy solutions. I feel most of us agree that north-south access within the city of Belton must be addressed. Building on the right of way the city already owns is, in my opinion, the best and least disruptive solution to improving traffic flow in our city.”
Joe Shepperd, who lives in the River Place Estates subdivision, favors Alternative B.
“I’m with the city of Belton. I still think that they have the best alternative — to help people from South Belton get to the Morgan’s Point Resort area,” he said while looking at a display that depicted the three recommended alternatives. “I don’t really think any of these are a beautiful scenario nor do they help us that much.”
Shepperd, a 30-year Belton resident, noted how he is against Alternative D for the potential impact on the Miller Springs Nature Center — a federally-owned site that the city of Belton and the city of Temple share management of.
“My first reaction is that there is a beautiful, pristine, riverfront property down there with the (Miller Springs Nature Center) … and I can’t imagine that being destroyed,” he told the Telegram. “I have known Miller Springs all my life. It’s a beautiful piece of ground and I think this stretch of land has more value to the public as a recreational area than somewhere to put a bridge.”
Shepperd, whose property would be impacted by Alternative A, plans to have discussions with his neighbors in the weeks to come.
“Somebody said something to me about the route but it didn’t register with me until this week … and I don’t think the River Place people understood that they would be impacted by it either,” he said. “We will mobilize the River Place subdivision residents and they’ll be out in force. Believe it.”
Although these three alternative routes were derived from an analysis-driven feasibility study process, Smith emphasized how they are simply conceptual.
“They would be refined at a future date in a further project development process … but it just kind of depends on what the local stakeholders want,” he said. “These routes may or may not be built, but this was the purpose of the feasibility study process — to narrow down a list of alternatives.”
A feasibility study for the proposed road will be completed in fall 2022.
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HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LookSmart Group (OTCMARKETS SYMBOL: LKST) (https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/LKST/overview), LookSmart Group Inc. ("LookSmart" or the "Company") is making this announcement in compliance with SEC regulation 14e-2 in order to inform shareholders of the Company's position with respect to the following tender offer. LookSmart is in no way associated with Alternative Liquidity Capital and recommends stockholders reject the unsolicited mini-tender offer by Alternative Liquidity for the purchase of up to 21,000 shares which represent 37% of the shares at $2 per share.
- Alternative Liquidity Capital's Tender Offer is Below LookSmart's Last Share Price: Alternative Liquidity's offer price of $2.00 per share is Ninety Two and 3/100 (92.3%) Percent below the last traded price of $26.00 per share and is also Twenty-two Percent (22%) below the bid price of $2.55 in the stock price quotation at otcmarkets.com https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/LKST/overview. Therefore, we recommend rejecting the bidder's tender offer per SEC regulation 14e-2(a)(1).
- LookSmart is in no way associated with Alternative Liquidity Capital.
Accordingly, please exercise extreme caution and undertake due diligence when reviewing Alternative Liquidity's offer.
LookSmart is an online advertising solutions company. LookSmart is based in Henderson, Nevada. For more information, contact us at: ir@looksmart.net or call (702) 625-2269.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon Wealth Management named Brian Dlug as its new head of deposits, succeeding Lynne Sawyer who now serves as the chief operating officer for the business. In this new role, Brian is overseeing the strategic approach for the development of banking products and product lines to ensure cohesion with business unit objectives. He is based in New York and reports to Rick Calero, head of banking and lending.
Prior to joining BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Brian was at Morgan Stanley for 12 years, where he most recently served as executive director, head of Cash Management & Bank Accounts. He was responsible for growing deposits through client engagement with Cash Management & Bank products. He also previously held a variety of senior positions at American Express, where he focused on banking, marketing, business analysis and other global finance areas of expertise.
"Brian is a demonstrated leader in banking and brings more than 25 years of experience to the firm," said Calero. "With his expertise in product and cash management, lending support and business development, he is well suited to help grow our banking business and support our Active Wealth framework."
Brian earned a Bachelor of Science from Villanova University and Master of Business Administration from Wake Forest University.
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For more than two centuries, BNY Mellon Wealth Management has provided services to financially successful individuals and families, their family offices and business enterprises, planned giving programs, and endowments and foundations. It has $264 billion in total client assets as of June 30, 2022, and an extensive network of offices in the U.S. and internationally. BNY Mellon Wealth Management, which delivers leading wealth advice across investments, banking, custody, and wealth and estate planning, conducts business through various operating subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. A line of business within Wealth Management, BNY Mellon Investor Solutions includes the firm's institutional multi-asset solutions business. For more information, visit www.bnymellonwealth.com or follow us on Twitter @BNYMellonWealth.
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NEW YORK , June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar One, a non-profit committed to being NYC's green energy education center and AC Power LLC, a mission-driven solar development company, are excited to announce their working partnership to offer innovative career readiness and workforce development programs to prepare high school and college students for jobs in the clean energy sector.
At the pre-college level, Solar One and AC Power LLC have teamed up to co-host an internship that provides a high school senior experience working in both the non-profit and corporate worlds.
Zerlina Torras just finished a 5-month, internship with Solar One and AC Power. "These internships fostered the opportunity for a lot of growth in me. In both internships, my confidence and initiative were pretty low quality at first. As I warmed up, I became more self-sufficient and confident in my ability to: at SolarOne, teach, and at AC Power, be taught, listen, and make the most of what I learned" said Zerlina, who will be starting her freshman year at University of Vermont this Fall.
By working with both organizations, Zerlina has been able to apply the skills gained during the Solar One-led PV trainings to AC Power's solar development work.
At the College level, AC Power is working with Solar One to leverage their workforce development expertise and tailor in-person NABCEP certification training to college students at the County College of Morris (CCM). Certification helps job seekers gain a competitive edge when applying for solar energy jobs.
AC Power and Solar One are excited to continue to grow their existing relationship, strengthen and discover new synergies to help excite and enable people to enter the green energy work force.
Solar One is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to design and deliver innovative education, training, and technical assistance that fosters sustainability and resiliency in diverse urban environments. We empower learning that changes the way people think about energy, sustainability, and resilience by engaging and educating a diverse set of stakeholders and beneficiaries. Our programs help individuals and communities explore new ways of living and working that are more adaptive to a changing world. Visit our website at www.solar1.org
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ALL FORMATS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER HERE
4CD Deluxe Box Set, 2CD, Limited Edition 3LP,
Limited Edition 1LP Coloured Vinyl (D2C),
Deluxe Digital HD and Deluxe Digital Standard
Formats : 4CD / 2CD / 3LP / 1LP Colour (D2C) / Digital HD & SD
Release Date: September 30, 2022
Label: UMC
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rory Gallagher's "Deuce" sophomore solo album from 1971, a deluxe CD boxset will be released by UMC on Friday September 30th. The album is available to pre-order from https://rorygallagher.lnk.to/Deuce_50
The extensive celebratory release digs deep into the Rory Gallagher Archives and will include a new mix of the original album, twenty-eight previously unreleased alternate takes, a six-song 1972 BBC Radio 'In Concert', and seven Radio Bremen radio session tracks. The package will contain a 64-page hardback book with a foreword by Johnny Marr of The Smiths, unseen images by the late Mick Rock, essays, and memorabilia from the album recording. The 2CD and 3LP will be cut down versions from the deluxe box and there will be a special D2C 1LP of the "BBC In Concert – Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972."
"There was one day when I was playing along with the Deuce album which
was a complete turning point for me as a guitar player"
– Johnny Marr
Released in November 1971, just six months after his eponymous solo debut, Rory Gallagher's second album, Deuce, was the summation of all that he'd promised in the wake of Taste's collapse. Rory wanted to capture the feeling of a live performance, so he would look to record immediately after live concerts while keeping production to a minimum.
He chose Tangerine Studios, a small reggae studio, in Dalston in East London, due it's history with legendary producer Joe Meek. With Gerry McAvoy on bass guitar and Wilgar Campbell on drums, the album was engineered by Robin Sylvester and produced by Rory. Deuce features many Rory highlights, from the blistering Crest Of A Wave to the Celtic-infused I'm Not Awake Yet.
When asked "How does it feel to be the best guitarist in the world,"
Jimi replied, "I don't know, why don't you go and ask Rory Gallagher."
– Jimi Hendrix
"There are a million guys who sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, but I never heard
anybody who could really pull off sounding like Rory Gallagher."
– Slash
"As soon as I heard Cradle Rock, I was hooked. I thought,
'This is what I want to be when I grow up'."
– Joe Bonamassa
"I really liked Rory, he was fine guitarist and singer and lovely man."
– Jimmy Page
"He was a magician. He's one of the very few people of that time who could make his guitar do anything it seemed. It just seemed to be magic. I remember looking at that battered Stratocaster and thinking "how does that come out of there?"
– Brian May
"A beautiful man and an amazing guitar player."
– The Edge
"An amazing player, very spirited. Rory had a particular sound using
that Stratocaster and he really got it because of the brute force in the
way that he played. He just had such a passion about it."
– Joe Satriani
FORMATS / TRACK LIST
4CD BOX SET
CD1
Used to Be - 50th Anniversary Edition
I'm Not Awake Yet - 50th Anniversary Edition
Don't Know Where I'm Going - 50th Anniversary Edition
Maybe I Will - 50th Anniversary Edition
Whole Lot of People - 50th Anniversary Edition
In Your Town - 50th Anniversary Edition
Should've Learnt My Lesson - 50th Anniversary Edition
There's a Light - 50th Anniversary Edition
Out of My Mind - 50th Anniversary Edition
Crest of a Wave - 50th Anniversary Edition
CD2
Used to Be - Alternate Take 1
Used to Be - Alternate Take 2
I'm Not Awake Yet - Alternate Take 1
Don't Know Where I'm Going - Alternate Take 1
Maybe I Will - Alternate Take 1
Maybe I Will - Alternate Take 2
Maybe I Will - Alternate Take 3
Maybe I Will - Alternate Take 4
Maybe I Will - Alternate Take 5
Whole Lot of People - Electric Alternate Take 1
Whole Lot of People - 6 String Acoustic Alternate Take 1
Whole Lot Of People - Deuce Album Session / Alternative Acoustic Take / 1971 *
Whole Lot of People - 12 String Acoustic Alternate Take 1
In Your Town - Alternate Take 1
In Your Town - Alternate Take 2
In Your Town - Alternate Take 3
CD3
In Your Town - Alternate Take 4
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Deuce Album Session / Alternative Acoustic Take / 1971*
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Deuce Album Session Outtake / 1971*
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Alternate Take 2
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Alternate Take 3
There's A Light - Alternate Take 1
There's A Light - Alternate Take 2
There's A Light - Alternate Take 3
Out of My Mind - Alternate Take 1
Out of My Mind - Alternate Take 2
Out of My Mind - Alternate Take 3
Crest of a Wave - Alternate Take 1
Crest of a Wave - Alternate Take 2
Don't Know Where I'm Going - Home Demo
Maybe I Will - Home Demo
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Home Demo
CD4
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Crest of a Wave - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
I Could've Had Religion - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
For The Last Time - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Messin' With The Kid - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Don't Know Where I'm Going - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Pistol Slapper Blues - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Used To Be - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Should've Learnt My Lesson - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Out Of My Mind - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
I Could've Had Religion - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Crest Of A Wave - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Messin' With The Kid - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
2CD
CD1
Used to Be - 50th Anniversary Edition
I'm Not Awake Yet - 50th Anniversary Edition
Don't Know Where I'm Going - 50th Anniversary Edition
Maybe I Will - 50th Anniversary Edition
Whole Lot of People - 50th Anniversary Edition
In Your Town - 50th Anniversary Edition
Should've Learnt My Lesson - 50th Anniversary Edition
There's a Light - 50th Anniversary Edition
Out of My Mind - 50th Anniversary Edition
Crest of a Wave - 50th Anniversary Edition
CD2
Used to Be - Alternate Take 1
I'm Not Awake Yet - Alternate Take 1
Maybe I Will - Alternate Take 1
Whole Lot of People - 12 String Acoustic Alternate Take 1
In Your Town - Alternate Take 3
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Alternate Take 3
There's A Light - Alternate Take 1
Out of My Mind - Alternate Take 3
Crest of a Wave - Alternate Take 2
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Crest of a Wave - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
I Could've Had Religion - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
For The Last Time - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Messin' With The Kid - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Don't Know Where I'm Going - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Pistol Slapper Blues - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
3LP
Side A
Used to Be - 50th Anniversary Edition
I'm Not Awake Yet - 50th Anniversary Edition
Don't Know Where I'm Going - 50th Anniversary Edition
Maybe I Will - 50th Anniversary Edition
Whole Lot of People - 50th Anniversary Edition
Side B
In Your Town - 50th Anniversary Edition
Should've Learnt My Lesson - 50th Anniversary Edition
There's a Light - 50th Anniversary Edition
Out of My Mind - 50th Anniversary Edition
Crest of a Wave - 50th Anniversary Edition
Side C
Used to Be - Alternate Take 1
I'm Not Awake Yet - Alternate Take 1
Maybe I Will - Alternate Take 1
Whole Lot of People - 12 string acoustic Alternate Take 1
Side D
In Your Town - Alternate Take 3
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Alternate Take 3
There's A Light - Alternate Take 1
Out of My Mind - Alternate Take 3
Side E
Crest of a Wave - Alternate Take 2
Crest of a Wave - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Don't Know Where I'm Going - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
I Could've Had Religion - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Side F
Should've Learnt My Lesson - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
For The Last Time - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Messin' With The Kid - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
Pistol Slapper Blues - Radio Bremen 21/12/1971
1LP Colour (D2C)
Side A
Used To Be - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Should've Learnt My Lesson - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Out Of My Mind - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Side B
I Could've Had Religion - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Crest Of A Wave - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
Messin' With The Kid - BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972
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| 2022-08-05T13:53:37Z
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for ATHX, MF, CCL, TLRY, and TNXP.
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| 2022-07-28T16:05:57Z
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MIDDLETOWN, Md., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Heritage Financial, Inc. (OTCPK: CMHF), announced today its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.04 per share. The dividend is payable on August 5, 2022 to shareholders of record on July 29, 2022.
Community Heritage Financial, Inc. is the parent company of Middletown Valley Bank (the "Bank"). Middletown Valley Bank provides personal and business banking services, as well as mortgage lending services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Millennium Financial Services, Inc. (Mlend). Originating in Middletown, Maryland in 1908, today the Bank operates offices in the Maryland counties of Frederick, Washington, Garrett and Anne Arundel, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.communityheritageinc.com or www.mvbbank.com.
Investor Relations Contact:
Community Heritage Financial, Inc.
Robert E. (BJ) Goetz, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
301-371-3055
bjgoetz@mvbbank.com
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| 2022-07-18T19:22:14Z
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Abrams, Georgia Democrats look to prove 2020 wasn’t ‘fluke’
ATLANTA (AP) — Four years ago, Georgia Democrats had a contested primary for governor because the party old guard didn’t believe in Stacey Abrams. She blew away the elders’ alternative and, in a close general election loss, established herself as de facto party boss in a newfound battleground.
That previewed 2020, when Joe Biden put Georgia in Democrats’ presidential column for the first time in 28 years, while Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff captured two Senate seats in early 2021 to give Democrats control on Capitol Hill.
Now Abrams and Warnock top the Democratic ticket together for the first time as the party tries to replicate its success in a tough midterm election landscape. The outcome will again help determine Senate control in Washington and whether Republicans continue to dominate state government in Georgia.
“We’re putting in the work to show everyone across the country that 2020 was not a fluke,” said Democratic Chair Nikema Williams ahead of the party’s convention Saturday.
Yet Williams and other Democrats acknowledge that 2022 is not a simple replay of the last two cycles.
Abrams is no longer a burgeoning juggernaut running against a little-known secretary of state; she’s a battle-worn challenger facing Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, a well-positioned incumbent. Warnock isn’t a political newcomer but a sitting senator who must distinguish himself from a relatively unpopular president who once campaigned for him — a point underscored by GOP nominee Herschel Walker relentlessly criticizing Warnock as a rubber-stamp for the White House.
The rest of the Democratic slate must run under the banner of a national party that controls Washington amid sustained inflation and an uncertain economy. And Democrats must retool their voter turnout operation to comply with tighter voting restrictions that Kemp and the state’s Republican legislature enacted after Democrats’ 2020 victories.
The response, Democrats here say, isn’t to run from their record but to embrace it, while casting Republicans as an “extremist” party that advances an out-of-step cultural agenda and remains in thrall to former President Donald Trump.
“The party of Trump is a party of extremism, a party of election deniers, a party of authoritarianism, that says that their opinions about who should win elections matter more than the voters,” said lieutenant governor nominee Charlie Bailey, whose Republican opponent, Burt Jones, is among the fake electors who signed certificates falsely stating that Trump, not Biden, had won their states.
That approach aligns with the national midterm pitch that Biden unveiled Thursday at a campaign rally in Maryland, where he cast voters’ choice in November as being between Democrats and Trump’s “MAGA movement,” a dominant strain of the GOP that Biden said resembles “semi-fascism.”
Kemp and Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have garnered plaudits from moderate voters for bucking Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 election. But Abrams and others challenge the “moderate” label for either man.
Abrams criticizes Kemp as an “extremist” who signed a concealed carry law to loosen gun restrictions and a near-total abortion ban that bars the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant.
Bee Nguyen, a legislator challenging Raffensperger, hammers the secretary of state for his part in overhauling state voting procedures. Nguyen notes Raffensperger as a state lawmaker compiled a staunchly conservative record on abortion and guns, among other matters. “He’s not a friend to democracy. He’s not a friend to women, either,” she said recently on the liberal “Pod Save America” podcast.
Indeed, Georgia Democrats agree that the Supreme Court’s decision eliminating a constitutional right to access abortion, combined with Georgia’s near ban, is a critical enough issue to overcome swing voters’ worries about the economy.
“I’ll tell you that people are much more concerned about protecting their rights and their access to health care than anything else,” said attorney general nominee Jen Jordan, a state senator who has made her support of abortion rights a centerpiece of her bid.
Even so, Democrats insist they aren’t afraid to discuss the economy or other issues Republicans try to claim as theirs.
Kemp blasts Abrams as a liberal who wants to “defund the police.” Abrams counters with proposals that would increase salaries for many law enforcement and criminal justice personnel. “Brian Kemp wants you to be afraid of me,” she says in one of her advertisements.
Jordan talks openly of crime increases but dismisses Republicans’ effort to cast it as “an Atlanta problem” — GOP framing aimed at white voters beyond the demographically diverse and heavily Democratic city.
“It’s not an urban problem or a suburban problem. It’s a Georgia problem, and the people who have been in charge have a lot to answer for,” Jordan said.
In the Senate campaign, Warnock has largely steered clear of Biden, even as he embraces Democrats’ legislative victories. Warnock touts a pandemic relief bill and its child tax credit as critical aid to Georgia families. He notes the benefits from a long-sought infrastructure package.
The senator acknowledges that gas prices and general inflation have spiked but notes that he called for a suspension of the federal gas tax and then won passage of a provision in the Democrats’ big climate and health care bill that caps the price of insulin for Medicare patients. Republicans blocked his effort to extend the cap to all consumers.
Williams, who is also an Atlanta congresswoman, summed up the two-track argument.
“We Democrats have delivered on the national level. ... And just imagine what we could be doing when we are in control at the state level,” she said. And if Republicans control Congress, she added, “a national abortion ban is on the table” along with cuts to popular programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Those warnings ignore that Biden would certainly veto such measures. But Williams said the point remains: “A lot is at stake.”
And every marginal shift among voters matters. In 2018, Kemp topped Abrams by 55,000 votes out of about 4 million cast. Biden outpaced Trump by less than 12,000 votes out of 5 million cast. In concurrent Senate runoffs two months later, about 4.5 million Georgians voted; Warnock and Ossoff won by 2 percentage points and 1.2 percentage points, respectively.
Democrats hope the November electorate is at least as large as that Jan. 5, 2021, electorate. Georgia requires a majority vote to win statewide office, and Libertarian candidates can draw enough to force a runoff.
With that in mind, Abrams, a Black woman from Atlanta, has spent a noticeable amount of time in rural, mostly white Georgia, where she lost ground in 2018 compared with Democrats’ performances in previous midterms. Jordan, who is white, notes that she grew up in small-town south Georgia but now represents a suburban Atlanta state Senate district that had been a Republican lock. Abrams sometimes campaigns alongside Bailey, a white man with a pronounced Southern accent and small-town Georgia roots.
“We have a ticket that looks like Georgia,” Abrams says often.
Al Williams, a Black state lawmaker who is close to Abrams, praises the ticket as well. But he put the pressure most squarely on the woman at the top, predicting that in an era of few split-ticket voters, Abrams must win for Democrats to have a big day.
“Stacey is the wind beneath the sail,” he said.
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| 2022-08-27T06:43:56Z
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mycronic AB (publ) has received an order for three SLX mask writers from an existing customer in Asia. The order value is in the range of USD 17-21 million. Two systems are planned for delivery during the fourth quarter of 2023, while the third system is planned for delivery during the first quarter of 2024.
The SLX laser mask writer meets rising demand for photomasks for the semiconductor industry and a future need for replacement and modernization. Photomasks manufactured by laser mask writers are of high importance and account for 70-75 percent of all photomasks produced for semiconductor manufacturing. SLX is a new and modern mask writer based on the same technology as Mycronic's mask writers for displays.
"SLX's modern and flexible platform is well suited to meet different customer needs, which in this case is manifested by a repeat SLX order from an existing customer. This time the order is for three systems in two different configurations", says Charlott Samuelsson, Sr VP Pattern Generators at Mycronic.
Mycronic provides mask writers for display manufacturing and production of semiconductors.
For additional information, please contact:
Charlott Samuelsson
Sr VP Pattern Generators
Tel: +46 70 984 42 82
E-mail: charlott.samuelsson@mycronic.com
Sven Chetkovich
Director Investor Relations
Tel: +46 70 558 39 19
E-mail: sven.chetkovich@mycronic.com
The information in this press release was published on September 9, 2022, at 08:00 a.m. CEST.
About Mycronic
Mycronic is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of production equipment with high precision and flexibility requirements for the electronics industry. Mycronic's headquarters are located in Täby, north of Stockholm and the Group has subsidiaries in China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam. Mycronic is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. www.mycronic.com
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| 2022-09-09T07:54:45Z
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This fixed-mintage 2 oz silver coin, available only from Birch Gold Group, memorializes the dynamic leader who took on the entire world, and almost won, before his exile to Saint Helena…
BURBANK, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading precious metals dealer Birch Gold Group announced today that it will be the only authorized distributor of the Saint Helena 2 oz. Napoleonic bee silver coin. This fixed-mintage coin will be available only to Birch Gold Group customers.
"This is a truly unique and special coin," said Phillip Patrick, Precious Metals Specialist at Birch Gold Group. "It's a perfect commemorative for such an historic and controversial figure as Napoleon – there haven't been many of those. And its fixed-mintage status makes it an even more compelling piece for physical precious metals investors."
The 2 oz Napoleon bee silver coin doesn't feature the standard national symbols of France, the fleur-de-lis of the French monarchs or le coq gaulois, the French national symbol since Roman times. Instead, the reverse features the personal heraldic emblem Napoleon chose when he was crowned Emperor in 1804: the French honeybee.
The honeybee symbolized French industry and was one of the most prominent emblems of the French Revolution. Napoleon's own obsessive work habits and fanatical attention to detail led his closest friends to call him "the bee."
The coin's reverse features the honeybee, symbolic of hard work and orderliness, those qualities Napoleon demanded of himself and his nation. The bee is surrounded by a garland of laurels, and topped with the crown Pope Pius VII handed Napoleon during his coronation at Notre Dame Cathedral in 1804. The legend reads, "Napoléon Bonaparte" and the motto "1769-1821." In the coin's outer circle one of the Emperor's bees and the East India Company mint mark punctuate the two phrases.
The obverse displays the 1985 "third portrait" of Queen Elizabeth by renowned sculptor Raphael Maklouf. The background pattern of bees is repeated but in opposite contrast, light on a dark background. The obverse legend includes the 2022 year of mintage, weight, face value of £2 and 0.999 purity.
The East India Company, which minted Saint Helena's first coins in 1821, released this fixed-mintage silver coin 200 years after Napoleon's burial on the island. The fixed-mintage St. Helena 2 oz silver £2 Napoleonic bee coin is available only to Birch Gold Group customers only. Choose between home delivery or placement within a Precious Metals IRA.
For information about Birch Gold Group's products and services, visit https://www.birchgold.com or call (800) 355-2116.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Burbank, California, Birch Gold Group is a leading dealer of precious metals serving a diverse customer base across the United States. Employing a team of experienced professionals and precious metal experts, the company provides a wide range of metals for physical possession and placement within an IRA, including silver, gold, platinum and palladium.
Birch Gold Group is known throughout the industry for its exemplary reputation and track record, consistently maintaining top scores and ratings with the Better Business Bureau, the Business Consumer Alliance
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GSF's Chief Philanthropy Officer, Donna Palmer, will assume day-to-day leadership of the Foundation
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gary Sinise Foundation announced today the departure of Dr. Mike Thirtle, an accomplished business and non-profit executive and retired member of the U.S. Air Force, who has served as the organization's Chief Executive Officer since July 2021, leading the foundation through a swift and significant relocation of its headquarters from Woodland Hills, California to Franklin, Tennessee.
"We faced a tough set of competing tasks in growing the foundation to another level while also relocating our first-rate team," said Founder and Chairman Gary Sinise. "The board and I will be forever grateful to Mike for his work in helping the Foundation through this transition."
GSF's Chief Philanthropy Officer, Donna Palmer, will assume day-to-day leadership of the Foundation. Palmer has had a distinguished career in philanthropy, helping to grow and guide a number of our nation's leading nonprofits, including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The American Diabetes Association, and the LIVESTRONG Foundation. She has been instrumental in the foundation's rapid growth over the past year and will serve as the interim executive director.
Established in 2011 by award-winning actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, the Gary Sinise Foundation's mission is to serve our nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need. The Foundation achieves its mission through programs and initiatives designed to entertain, educate, inspire, strengthen, and build communities. For more information, please visit GarySiniseFoundation.org.
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BOLIDEN, Sweden, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To further support the development in the area of sustainability towards current targets a Green Finance Framework is launched that enables the issuance of green bonds and loans.
Financing under the framework will be earmarked for projects and investments within energy efficiency, pollution prevention and control, research & development and clean transportation. Examples of important projects that could be financed under the framework include energy and heat recovery, process and mine electrification, water purification, waste reduction and extraction of metal from residual and recycled materials.
"The metals we produce are essential for both present and future generations. Sustainable financing is an important part of Boliden's strategy and the Green Finance Framework provides investors transparency on how they are contributing to our vision to be the most climate friendly and respected metal provider in the world," says Mikael Staffas, President and CEO of Boliden.
The framework has undergone an independent external review by CICERO Shades of Green, who have classified the framework as "CICERO Medium green" with an "Excellent" governance score and assessed it to be in alignment with the International Capital Market Association Green Bond Principles and the Loan Market Association Green Loan Principles. DNB acted as advisor in the development of the framework.
The framework and CICERO Shades of Green's Second Opinion can be found at www.boliden.com.
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Police: 3 dead, several others injured in Michigan shooting
Published: Jun. 6, 2022 at 8:22 AM EDT|Updated: 14 minutes ago
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM/Gray News) - Police are investigating a triple homicide after receiving reports of a shooting early Sunday, WNEM reported.
Officers arrived at the scene on South 11th Street in Saginaw, Michigan, around 2:30 a.m. and found three people injured. Two men were pronounced dead at the scene, and one woman was taken to a hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.
Two other men were also taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds and are being treated.
Investigators said all of the victims were involved in the same incident.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-JAIL.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoyawith a shot to the headhas been with the Grand Rapids department for seven years, after starring as a pole vaulter at a small college and marrying his longtime girlfriend during a church mission trip to Africa.
Christopher Schurr’s name had been circulating since his face was seen in videos of the April 4 confrontation with Lyoya, a Black man. But his identity wasn’t publicly acknowledged until Monday when the police chief changed course and released it, three days after passionate demands at the funeral of the 26-year-old native of Congo.
Chief Eric Winstrom said he was acting “in the interest of transparency, to reduce ongoing speculation, and to avoid any further confusion.”
Lyoya, who was unarmed, was face down on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head, moments after a traffic stop in Michigan’s second-largest city. Schurr was on top of him and can be heard on video demanding that he take his hand off the white officer’s Taser.
A forensic pathologist who conducted an autopsy at the family’s request said the gun was pressed to Lyoya’s head when he was shot.
The Associated Press left a phone message Monday seeking comment from Schurr, who remains off the job while state police investigate the shooting. The AP reached out to him several times over the past week, including knocking at the door of his suburban home. There was no answer.
Schurr, 31, grew up in Byron Center, just south of Grand Rapids, and joined the police in 2015 after attending Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, where he studied accounting and was a star pole vaulter.
He won an NAIA national championship with a vault clearing 17 feet, ¾ inches and, as a junior, the university’s scholar-athlete award, according to Siena Height’s alumni magazine.
Schurr was active in his church when he was younger, taking missionary trips for Corinth Reformed Church in Byron Center, according to a 2014 story in Vaulter Magazine, a publication dedicated to the sport.
Schurr said he was getting married that year, and couldn’t afford to have a wedding celebration and take a separate trip to Kisi, Kenya, to build homes, so he decided to get married there.
“We’re going to do a wedding their style,” Schurr told the magazine. “I have an African outfit already and my fiancee will pick out some fabric and she’ll make a Kenyan-style dress.”
A Twitter account with his name that appears to belong to the officer follows a few national track and field athletes, including a pole vaulter. There are no Tweets associated with the account. A Facebook page with Schurr’s name appears to have been taken down.
A college teammate, Ryan Hopson, said Schurr was mild-mannered and quiet in college, friendly and quick with a smile.
“He always had a good vibe,” Hopson said. “I can’t say nothing bad about him. I really can’t. … I was shocked to see it was him, but I don’t know what it’s like to be a cop and have my life on the line.”
The police department’s decision to release Schurr’s name was a reversal. After the release of video of the shooting, Winstrom insisted he would withhold the officer’s nameunless he was charged with a crime. It was described as a long-standing practice that applied to the public as well as city employees.
But Lyoya’s family and Black leaders, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, repeatedly pressed for it, including at Lyoya’s funeral, which drew 1,000 people Friday.
“We want his name!” Sharpton shouted,saying authorities cannot set a precedent of withholding the names of officers who kill people unless the officer is charged.
Ven Johnson, an attorney for the family, said it’s important that Lyoya’s parents now know Schurr’s name, though he scoffed at the police chief citing “transparency.”
“It’s not transparent when you hide something for three weeks. It’s quite the opposite,” Johnson said. “It’s cops taking care of the cops instead of treating it like a normal investigation.”
After Lyoya’s funeral, Grand Rapids City Manager Mark Washington acknowledged the demand for the officer’s name and said he would discuss the matter with Winstrom and city employment officials.
Grand Rapids, population about 200,000, is in western Michigan, 160 miles (257.5 kilometers) west of Detroit.
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Ashley Judd writes heartfelt letter on her ‘first Mother’s Day without my mama’
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
Ashley Judd honored her late mother, country icon Naomi Judd, in an intimate essay about maternal health and safety for USA Today on Friday.
Naomi Judd, a five-time Grammy winner, died by suicide last week after a longtime struggle with anxiety and depression. In her essay, actress and political activist Ashley Judd described the feeling of being “unmoored” by her mother’s unexpected death.
She also discussed her mother’s own lifelong struggles, including “an unintended pregnancy at age 17” which “led her down a road familiar to so many adolescent mothers, including poverty and gender-based violence.”
Ashley Judd related her mother’s experiences to maternal health issues throughout the world, touching on the high maternal death rates in the United States, particularly among Black women, and the prevalence of obstetric fistulas in South Sudan.
She also appeared to reference renewed debates over abortion rights, though did not address it explicitly. “Motherhood should always be a choice,” Ashley Judd wrote. “Does that sound radical to you?”
“This Mother’s Day, I choose to honor my mama for the person she was, a mother and so much more,” Judd wrote. “And I ask you to honor your own mother, if you are lucky enough to have her.”
“Honor her for more than her labor and sacrifice. Honor her for her talents and dreams. Honor her by demanding a world where motherhood, everywhere, is safe, healthy — and chosen,” she wrote.
Ashley Judd also penned an emotional tribute to her mother on Instagram on Tuesday.
“Your outpouring is reaching me. Thank you for every thought, prayer, message, text, email, post, expression,” she wrote on Instagram.”We each are alone and we are in fellowship, broken and held, protected from nothing and sustained in everything. It’s the beginning of an old story, life and death, loss and life.”
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ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — Graeme McDowell accepts it is “incredibly polarizing” to join the Saudi-funded rebel golf tour. He even offered a reason why.
“Take the Khashoggi situation,” he said. “We all agree that’s reprehensible. Nobody is going to argue that fact.”
The Northern Irish golfer was referencing the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. U.S. intelligence services said they believe the killing of the U.S.-based Saudi journalist came at the orders of the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who heads the Public Investment Fund. The prince denies wrongdoing.
The Saudi sovereign wealth fund is providing the hundreds of millions of dollars in sign-on fees and prize money that is enticing players away from the established tours and jeopardizing their participation in the majors and Ryder Cup.
The tour is the latest branch of Saudi Arabia’s attempt to reposition itself as a backer of lavish sports events rather than one associated with human rights abuses, which rights groups call ‘sportswashing.’
McDowell is trying to avoid discussing the specifics of the country he is effectively working for.
“I really feel like golf is a force of good in the world — I just try to be a great role model to kids,” he said. “We are not politicians. I know you guys hate that expression, but we are really not, unfortunately. We are professional golfers.
“If Saudi Arabia wanted to use the game of golf as a way for them to get to where they want to be and they have the resources to accelerate that experience, I think we are proud to help them on that journey using the game of golf and the abilities that we have to help grow the sport and take them to where they want to be.”
How, though, McDowell was asked, is that journey helping women who are oppressed in Saudi Arabia, the LGBTQ individuals whose rights to live freely are criminalized, the migrant workers whose rights are violated, the victims of the Saudi-led bombing of Yemen, or the 81 men who were executed by the kingdom in March?
“I wish I had the ability to be able to have that conversation with you,” McDowell said. “As golfers, if we tried to cure geopolitical situations in every country in the world that we play golf in, we wouldn’t play a lot of golf. It’s a really hard question to answer.
“We’re just here to focus on the golf and kind of what it does globally for the role models that these guys are.”
McDowell did most of the talking on Saudi rights issues, with two-time major winner Dustin Johnson responding earlier: “I would pretty much say the exact same thing. I’d agree with what Graeme said.” ___
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NASA’s new telescope shows star death, dancing galaxies
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — NASA on Tuesday unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star.
The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope was released Monday at the White House — a jumble of distant galaxies that went deeper into the cosmos than humanity has ever seen.
The four additional photos released Tuesday included more cosmic beauty shots.
With one exception, the latest images showed parts of the universe seen by other telescopes. But Webb’s sheer power, distant location off Earth and use of the infrared light spectrum showed them in new light.
“Every image is a new discovery and each will give humanity a view of the humanity that we’ve never seen before,’’ NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday, rhapsodizing over images showing “the formation of stars, devouring black holes.”
Webb’s use of the infrared light spectrum allows the telescope to see through the cosmic dust and “see light from faraway light from the corners of the universe,” he said.
“We’ve really changed the understanding of our universe,” said European Space Agency director general Josef Aschbacher.
The European and Canadian space agencies joined NASA in building the powerful telescope.
On tap Tuesday:
— The Southern Ring Nebula, which is sometimes called “eight-burst.’ About 2,500 light-years away, it shows an expanding cloud of gas surrounding a dying star. A light-year is 5.8 trillion miles.
— Carina Nebula, one of the bright stellar nurseries in the sky, about 7,600 light-years away.
— Five galaxies in a cosmic dance, 290 million light-years away. Stephan’s Quintet was first seen 225 years ago in the constellation Pegasus.
— A blueish giant planet called WASP-96b. It’s about the size of Saturn and is 1,150 light-years away. A gas planet, it’s not a candidate for life elsewhere but a key target for astronomers.
The images were released one-by-one at an event at NASA’s Goddard Space Center that included cheerleaders with pompoms the color of the telescope’s golden mirrors.
The world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away last December from French Guiana in South America. It reached its lookout point 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth in January. Then the lengthy process began to align the mirrors, get the infrared detectors cold enough to operate and calibrate the science instruments, all protected by a sunshade the size of a tennis court that keeps the telescope cool.
Webb is considered the successor to the highly successful, but aging Hubble Space Telescope.
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Vernon Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey’s father, dies at age 88
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - Vernon Winfrey, a former councilmember and father of celebrity Oprah Winfrey, died Friday night at the age of 88.
Oprah Winfrey announced her father’s death on Instagram, saying, “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside, I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath. We could feel Peace enter the room at his passing.”
Well-known for his barbershop, Winfrey Barber & Beauty Shop, and achievements during his 16 years on the Metro Nashville Council, Vernon Winfrey is being mourned by many.
“I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Vernon Winfrey. Vernon served on Metro Council for 16 years and dedicated his life to entrepreneurship, barbering, and mentoring young men in the community. An Army veteran and deacon, he leaves behind a legacy of service,” Nashville Mayor John Cooper said on Twitter.
He also served as trustee for Tennessee State University, the Associated Press said.
Oprah Winfrey was recently in Nashville for Independence Day weekend to celebrate ‘Vernon Winfrey Day,’ a day dedicated to her father, who was battling cancer at the time. Many family and friends attended the backyard barbecue to celebrate his life.
The cause of Vernon’s death has not yet been confirmed.
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TechConnect, a division of Advanced Technology International (ATI), today announces the NASA Orbital Alchemy Challenge winners. The Challenge explored how a new industry can transform large orbital debris into an orbital opportunity by creating feedstocks from recycled spacecraft.
NASA sought to inspire innovators of all ages, skills, and interests to consider how humanity can make use of materials already in orbit to explore the cosmos in a more sustainable and cost-effective way. Every kilogram of space debris recycled is one less kilogram to launch from Earth, saving time, fuel, and money.
Winners received prizes totaling $46,000. Out of the top respondents, WidgetBlender LLC won first place and $25,000. In second place, C-botics earned $10,000. Three companies share the distinction of third place Crointel LLC with $5,000, Orbital Outpost X, Inc., and NVC Innovation with $5,000. NASA names the following honorable mentions: C-botics, iUMTEK with $1,000, Intellectual Bounty, and CubeCab. Submissions offered solutions at all technology readiness levels, including those with potential commercial viability by 2030. In addition to prize money, winners receive the opportunity to meet NASA personnel and explore their ideas further.
"TechConnect and NASA share hope for the future of sustainability in orbit, made even more likely by these top innovators," said Matt Laudon, Vice President – TechConnect Division ATI. "Not only can solvers from our community provide strong ideas and solutions, they also represent the cutting edge for the world's most respected space program."
Thank you to the innovators and creatives that participated in the Challenge. For more details on this challenge, please visit: https://nasaorbitalalchemy.techconnectventures.com/. To learn more about TechConnect's work in open innovation, visit: https://techconnect.org.
With 25+ years of experience connecting emerging technologies with unique funding and partnership opportunities, TechConnect boasts the most robust research and innovation network in the world. It employs a broad scope of tools to deliver top technologies, including open innovation programs, conferences, and open-access publications. Each year, TechConnect prospects, vets, and connects thousands of emerging technologies with corporate, investment, municipal, and national defense clients. TechConnect (techconnect.org) is a division of Advanced Technology International (ati.org).
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An Asiatic cheetah has given birth to cubs at a facility in Iran, marking the first time the species reproduced in captivity, according to the Iranian Cheetah Society.
Three young cheetahs were welcomed into the world at the Asian Cheetah Breeding Center of the Turan Biosphere Reserve in Tehran, according to a May 1 news release from Iran's Department of Environment.
The mother cheetah, named Iran, delivered her cubs via Cesarean section, and then the babies went into intensive care, the news release said.
One of the cubs died on May 4 due to malformations in the left lung and lung adhesion, according to Dr. Behrang Ekrami, a veterinarian at the Asian Cheetah Breeding Center.
It was originally announced that the cheetah cubs were all female, but after further examination it was determined they are male.
Planting the seed
Researchers saved the mother cheetah in December 2017, after they found her in a house in Iran at 8 months old, according to Jamshid Parchizadeh, a graduate research assistant at The Global Wildlife Conservation Center and doctoral student at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. It's believed wildlife traffickers were planning on smuggling her, he added.
Conservationists slowly began introducing her to a male Asiatic cheetah, Firouz, in 2021. He had been captured at Turan National Park to mate with her in captivity.
The two eventually mated on January 24, 2022, and continued to mate a total of 17 times in the following days, according to the Iranian Cheetah Society.
Because the cheetah showed that she can give birth, it means she will likely be fertile for the next five years, said Dr. Ali Selajgeh, chief of Iran's Department of Environment, in a news release.
On the edge of extinction
Asiatic cheetahs once roamed across Central Asia from the Middle East to Russia, but now have been spotted only in Iran, according to the International Society for Endangered Cats Canada.
They have largely been wiped out by hunting, loss of habitat and decreased prey due to humans overhunting them, the organization said. There are now only 12 Asiatic cheetahs estimated to be left in the wild, the Iranian Cheetah Society noted in a news release. However, this number does not include cubs, the organization added.
Since they are a critically endangered species, this breeding effort is of utmost importance, according to Parchizadeh.
Researchers named the female cheetah Iran as a cub because "they believed that she could give birth to cubs in the near future and these cubs would be able to increase the number of Asiatic cheetah population, which could be a huge hope for the people of Iran and the state of Iran," Parchizadeh said via email.
This species of cheetah is very similar to its African cousins, he added. They both can reach speeds of up to 80 miles per hour (128 kilometers), according to One Earth.
However, the Asiatic cheetah is paler in color and has a thicker coat, Parchizadeh said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Creed Taylor, a prolific and innovative force in the evolution of jazz who worked with John Coltrane, Ray Charles and many others and a popularizer of Brazilian music who oversaw the recording of such classics as “The Girl from Ipanema” that helped made bossa nova a worldwide phenomenon, has died. He was 93.
Taylor’s son John W. Taylor said he died Monday in Winkelhaid, Germany. The cause was heart failure, after he had suffered a stroke.
“Creed Taylor was one of the most incredible producers of our time,” George Benson said in a statement Wednesday. “Most of all, he was my friend and I will miss him.”
Creed Taylor was a white man raised in the Jim Crow South, Lynchburg, Virginia, who had a broad musical impact — as a packager who helped introduce laminated covers and gatefold sleeves for LPs, as a producer with an ear for emerging talent and new trends and as the founder of Impulse! and CTI Records. He helped discover Herbie Mann, produced early music by Benson, Quincy Jones and Grover Washington Jr. and produced or released albums by Coltrane, Charles, Bill Evans and Wes Montgomery among hundreds of artists.
Commercially, he had his greatest success recording bossa nova, the softened, upscale variation of samba which had emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s. Taylor was lead producer at Verve Records when he got a phone call in 1961 from the jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd, who had been on tour in Brazil for the State Department and wanted Taylor to hear some tapes of the new sound. Taylor soon contacted his friend Stan Getz, the jazz saxophonist, and suggested he and Byrd work on an album together.
“I knew instantly that something new was happening there,” Taylor told Marc Myers of JazzWax in 2008.
Their collaboration became the landmark “Jazz Samba,” produced by Taylor and featuring two contributions from the gifted Brazilian songwriter and musician, Antonio Carlos Jobim: “Desafinado” (Off Key or Out of Tune) and “Samba de Uma Nota Só.” Recorded in a few hours at a Black church in Washington, D.C., the album came out in 1962 and kept gaining attention, topping the Billboard pop chart the following year and selling more than 1 million copies. Getz won a Grammy for best jazz performance on “Desafinado.”
In 1964, Taylor produced one of the decade’s most acclaimed and influential records, “Getz/Gilberto,” another million seller that stayed on the Billboard charts for nearly two years and confirmed bossa nova’s appeal. “Gilberto/Getz” featured Getz, Jobim and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, and included such bossa nova standards as “Só Danço Samba” and “Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars).” “Getz/Gilberto” received four Grammys, including album of the year and record of the year, for its most famous track, “The Girl from Ipanema,” the spare, wistful ballad featuring Jobim singing in Portuguese and a deadpan, English language cameo by a little known Brazilian performer, Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto’s wife.
“Including her vocal on ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ was an afterthought by Stan,” Taylor told JazzWax. “No female vocal had been planned. I didn’t even know who she was until Jobim introduced me to her at the session. I think at the time, Jobim and Joao may have been against her singing. She was viewed simply as João’s wife and not a trained singer. I think they were afraid she was going to bring the session down or something. But Stan pushed.”
“Stan treated a lot of people not well,” he said of the troubled and unpredictable Getz, who died in 1991. ”(But) there was no tension in the studio that day whatsoever. At the end of the session, Stan said, ‘Astrud, you’re going to be famous.’”
A shortened version of “The Girl from Ipanema,” with only Astrud Gilberto’s vocals, became a top 10 hit. “The Girl from Ipanema” has since been covered by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Amy Winehouse and is often ranked just behind “Yesterday” as the world’s most recorded pop song.
Taylor worked with numerous labels, beginning with Bethlehem Records in the 1950s, and eventually formed his own. He started Impulse! in 1960 as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, and reached deals with Coltrane and Charles among others before leaving for Verve a year later. Impulse! would eventually release Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” one of the top selling jazz albums of all time.
In 1967, Taylor launched CTI, initially in partnership with A&M Records, then as an independent company. He released albums ranging from Freddie Hubbard’s soul-jazz favorite “Red Clay” to George Benson’s commercial breakthrough “Bad Benson,” and records by Jobim, Montgomery, Herbie Hancock, Nina Simone, Milt Jackson and Chet Baker. CTI was not only a leader in establishing “smooth jazz,” blending jazz with soul and funk and other sounds, but was recognizable for its album covers by photographer Peter Turner, often using silhouettes, moody closeups and stark color designs.
Taylor struggled after the mid-1970s, especially after a distribution deal with Motown ended with his filing for bankruptcy. He did resurrect the label in the late 1980s and had some success with Larry Coryell’s “Fallen Angel” album. More recently, he presided over the reissue of dozens of CTI albums, including releases by Benson, Ron Carter and Esther Phillips.
Jazz critic-musician Leonard Feather, writing in the Los Angeles Times in 1988, praised Taylor as “a man of unique vision, with an ear for great talent as well as for good sound quality.”
Taylor was married twice, most recently to Harriet Schmidt. He had four children.
A mill owner’s son, Taylor was a musician himself who joined his high school’s marching band and played trumpet in two jazz groups while majoring in psychology at Duke University. Upon graduation, in 1951, he was drafted into the Marines Corps and for a year served in combat as an artilleryman in the Korean War.
After the 1953 armistice in Korea, he initially returned to Virginia. His father wanted him to become a doctor, but he soon moved to what had become his home before he had even seen it — New York City — and pursued what had long been his passion — jazz. Even as he grew up around blue grass and country music, he was moved by the sounds he had discovered through listening to New York jazz DJ Sidney Torin, aka “Symphony Sid,” on WJZ (later WABC).
“Everything he talked about was so cool and clear in my head, not just about the music but also the social surroundings of the jazz players,” he told JazzWax. “All I could think of was, “Wow, this music is something else.” I couldn’t wait to get up to New York and start meeting the people Symphony Sid was talking about.”
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Rays acquire OF David Peralta in trade with D-backs
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired outfielder David Peralta from the Arizona Diamondbacks, adding a veteran left-handed bat for the playoff race. The Rays sent 19-year-old minor league catcher Christian Cerda to the Diamondbacks. The 34-year-old Peralta has played his entire nine-year MLB career with the D-backs, where he won a Silver Slugger award in 2018 and a Gold Glove in 2019. His bat has slowed in recent seasons, but he’s still very good against right-handed pitching. Peralta has a .248 average, 12 homers and 41 RBIs this season.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PREIT (NYSE: PEI), a leading real estate investment trust, today announced exciting additions to its flagship, Cherry Hill Mall, as the mall owner continues to drive the quality of the tenant base, building off of strong sales, traffic and new retailer introductions.
Joining recently-opened Warby Parker and Marc Cain, PREIT is pleased to share that first-to-portfolio leases have been executed with popular fashion brands – Psycho Bunny and Levi's for Cherry Hill Mall.
Psycho Bunny, expected to open in mid-2023, is the brainchild of British fashion designer Robert Godley and American clothier Robert Goldman, both veterans in the menswear industry. The classic men's apparel brand prides itself on doing everything better than it's been done before and its logo.
Levi's, expected to open this holiday season, will be the only full price store in the South Jersey market. As one of the world's largest apparel companies and a global leader in jeans, the brand has over 500 stores worldwide and products are available in more than 100 countries.
The mall is also set to welcome one of two Rumi Life stores in the market. The mission of Rumi Life is to fill and satisfy all of life's desires, wants and needs at an affordable price and, and to also provide these simple sparks of joy to life everyday through all of the happy things their store has to offer.
Eddie V's , a prime quality seafood restaurant, offering a fine dining experience, is expected to open its first South Jersey location and second in the state at the property in spring 2023. This high-quality offering adds to an already dynamic full-service dining lineup comprised of The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Maggiano's Little Italy and Bahama Breeze.
The caliber and diversity of this tenancy authenticates Cherry Hill Mall as the premier shopping and dining destination in Philadelphia's eastern suburbs. Even at an impressive 96.2% occupancy as of June 30, 2022, PREIT continues to generate interest from new retailers looking to expand in the market at a top-tier location. A key barometer of underlying value in brick and mortar retail, sales per square foot, stands strong at $929.
"Cherry Hill Mall continues to attract leading retailers driving it to the next level of super-regional, fashion destinations," said Joseph F. Coradino, CEO of PREIT. "Serving the densely-populated Philadelphia suburbs, our premier tenant mix puts it squarely in the nation's top-tier malls. These highly sought-after brands attract new customers and retail and dining establishments that serve as a catalyst for value creation."
About PREIT
PREIT (NYSE: PEI) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns and manages innovative properties developed to be thoughtful, community-centric hubs. PREIT's robust portfolio of carefully curated, ever-evolving properties generates success for its tenants and meaningful impact for the communities it serves by keenly focusing on five core areas of established and emerging opportunity: multi-family & hotel, health & tech, retail, essentials & grocery and experiential. Located primarily in densely-populated regions, PREIT is a top operator of high quality, purposeful places that serve as one-stop destinations for customers to shop, dine, play and stay. Additional information is available at www.preit.com or on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn.
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Additional factors that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include those discussed herein, and in the sections entitled "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.
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SHANGHAI, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From April 8 to 17, the "415 Intra-City Shopping Festival" (the Festival) will be jointly launched on Dada Group's (Nasdaq: DADA) JDDJ and "Shop Now". For the first time in its history to be co-organized through both channels, the event will also reach its largest-ever scale with over 150,000 offline stores across over 1,700 cities and counties engaged, to provide consumers in China with products across all categories, deliverable within one hour.
Initiated by JDDJ 7 years ago, the event is largely known as the most important on-demand shopping spree in China. Shop Now, the service that integrates on-demand location-based retail capabilities of both Dada and JD.com, joins forces with JDDJ during the Festival to achieve better synergy in on-demand retail and delivery. This year, leading retailers such as Walmart, CR Vanguard, Yonghui, Carrefour, Apple authorized stores, Sephora, are engaged in selling products across all categories including supermarket groceries, fresh products, mobile phones and electronics, home appliances, cosmetics, fashion, maternal and baby products, medications, flowers and pastry.
Here is a sneak peek into this year's highlights ——
1. This is the Festival's first time in history to be co-hosted with JD.com, on both JDDJ and "Shop Now".
This year's edition is the very first time the Festival is held on both platforms of JDDJ and "Shop Now". In February, Dada Group and JD.com announced the update of an investment in Dada. Upon the closing of this transaction, Dada Group will get strategic resources from JD.com and further undertake its on-demand retail and delivery businesses.
Consumers can participate in the Festival using JDDJ's mobile App or WeChat mini program, and through "Nearby", a new tab on the homepage of the JD.com's mobile App, which facilitates customers' access to offline stores nearby. Products that are labeled with "Shop Now", are supported by Dada's "One-hour" delivery service that guarantees timely deliveries.
2. Leveraging JD.com's omni-channel marketing efforts and Dada's "One-hour" delivery service, the Festival becomes a prestigious occasion for brands to launch new products.
As a flagship event in China's on-demand retail market, the Festival is an ideal occasion for brand owners to launch new products. For instance, JD Super, JD.com's online supermarket business will launch new dairy and beverage products and provide one-hour delivery services for consumers' orders across various categories.
Leveraging the "One-hour" delivery service of Dada Now, the local on-demand delivery platform of Dada, products purchased on JDDJ or those with the label "Shop Now" can be fulfilled within an hour. This service primarily addresses consumers' needs for daily necessities such as fresh food and medications, now the service extends its coverage to new products of categories such as FMCG, electronics and cosmetics.
3. 8 first-tier domestic and international brands engaged to celebrate JDDJ's 7th anniversary
The name of the Festival, 415, is derived from the anniversary of JDDJ, which started on April 15, 2015. To celebrate JDDJ's 7th anniversary and to deepen its ties with brand owners, JDDJ will launch a Super Brand Day during the festival to engage Yili, Mengniu, Unilever, Jinlongyu, Dove, Wyeth, Nestle, and Chaoneng for online promotions.
4. Livestreaming on JDDJ empowers brands' and retailers' marketing practice, creating added value through more direct leads.
Livestream shopping, is a marketing strategy wherein a host promotes a product through a live video. JDDJ is seeing increasingly large volume of livestream promotional content generated by brands and retailers on its platform, and is leveraging its own resources to generate more content to help brands and stores achieve sales growth. This year, over 10,000 stores will kick off sales livestreaming on JDDJ, consumers can order simultaneously what they see from the livestream shows. A special duo featuring Mr Guo Yunlong, Vice President of China's leading dairy group Yili, and Mr He Huijian, Vice President of Dada Group and JD.com, will present a livestreaming session during the Festival to conduct promotions for consumers and help brands boost sales.
5. Digital, all-process fulfillment solution guarantees quality deliveries, with autonomous delivery service first applied.
In addition to improving efficiency and reducing costs for retailers and brands through its omni-channel technological empowerment, Dada also provides consumers with timely, stable and convenient delivery services. To achieve this, Dada Now continues this year to leverage its digital capabilities and resilient delivery network, to ensure and optimize fulfillment services for JDDJ and Shop Now, with its all-process on-demand fulfillment solution covering every step from depot management, going through pick-up, packing, dispatching, to delivery.
Worthy of note as well, is Dada's renowned autonomous delivery open platform, which is to be put into use for the first time in the Festival to alleviate delivery pressure coming along enormous numbers of orders during the shopping spree.
About Dada Group
Dada Group is a leading platform of local on-demand retail and delivery in China. It operates JDDJ, one of China's largest local on-demand retail platforms for retailers and brand owners, and Dada Now, a leading local on-demand delivery platform open to merchants and individual senders across various industries and product categories. The Company's two platforms are inter-connected and mutually beneficial. The Dada Now platform enables improved delivery experience for participants on the JDDJ platform through its readily accessible fulfillment solutions and strong on-demand delivery infrastructure. Meanwhile, the vast volume of on-demand delivery orders from the JDDJ platform increases order volume and density for the Dada Now platform. In June 2020, Dada Group began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market, under the ticker symbol "DADA."
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge struck down a $192 million oil and natural gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico over future global warming emissions from burning the fuels. It came at a pivotal time for Chevron, Exxon and other industry players: the Biden administration had curtailed opportunities for new offshore drilling, while raising climate change concerns.
The industry’s setback was short-lived, however. The climate measure President Joe Biden signed Tuesday bypasses the administration’s concerns about emissions and guarantees new drilling opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. The legislation was crafted to secure backing from a top recipient of oil and gas donations, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, and was shaped in part by industry lobbyists.
While the Inflation Reduction Act concentrates on clean energy incentives that could drastically reduce overall U.S. emissions, it also buoys oil and gas interests by mandating leasing of vast areas of public lands and off the nation’s coasts. And it locks renewables and fossil fuels together: If the Biden administration wants solar and wind on public lands, it must offer new oil and gas leases first.
As a result, U.S. oil and gas production and emissions from burning fuels could keep growing, according to some industry analysts and climate experts. With domestic demand sliding, that means more fossil fuels exported to growing foreign markets, including from the Gulf where pollution from oil and gas activity plagues many poor and minority communities.
To the industry, the new law signals Democrats are willing to work with them and to abandon the notion fossil fuels could soon be rendered obsolete, said Andrew Gillick with Enverus, an energy analytics company whose data is used by industry and government agencies.
“The folks that think oil and gas will be gone in 10 years may not be thinking through what this means,” Gillick said. “Both supply and demand will increase over the next decade.”
The result would be more planet-warming carbon dioxide — up to 110 million tons (100 million metric tons) annually — from U.S.-produced oil and gas by 2030, with most coming from fuel burned after export, according to some economists and analysts.
A Department of Energy analysis obtained by The Associated Press Thursday said the law’s leasing provisions “may lead to some increase” in carbon pollution, but that other provisions would cut 35 tons of greenhouse gas for every new ton of fossil fuel pollution.
The law reinstates within 30 days the 2,700-square miles (6,950-square kilometers) of Gulf leases that had been withheld. It ensures companies like Chevron will have the chance to expand and overrides the concerns of U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras that the government was “barreling full-steam ahead” without adequately considering global emission increases.
The measure’s importance was underscored by Chevron executives during a recent earnings call, where they predicted continued growth in the Gulf and tied that directly to being able “to lease and acquire additional acreage.”
The fossil fuel industry’s ambitions are now directly linked to wind and solar development: The bill prohibits leasing of federal lands and waters for renewable energy unless the government has offered at least 2 million acres (810,000 hectares) of public land and 60 million acres (24 million hectares) in federal waters for oil and gas leasing during the prior year. The law does not require leases to be sold, only offered for sale.
The measure’s critics say that’s holding renewables hostage unless the fossil fuel industry gets its way. Some accuse Biden and Democrats of abandoning pledges to confront the industry.
“It’s 10 more years of mandatory leases,” said Brett Hartl with the Center for Biological Diversity. “We will do our damnedest but it’s hard to fight them all.”
Communities near polluting industrial plants will continue to suffer if the oil and gas industry remains vibrant, said Beverly Wright, executive director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. She worries that incentives in the law for technology that captures carbon from industrial processes could also perpetuate harm to these poor, mostly minority residents.
In Louisiana’s St. James Parish, where petrochemical plants dominate the landscape, environmental justice activist Sharon Lavigne said the legislation will allow pollution from fossil fuels to keep harming her community.
“That’s just like saying they’re going to continue to poison us, going to continue to cause us cancer,” said Lavigne, a former high school teacher who founded the group Rising St. James.
The leasing provisions mark a failure in efforts by environmentalists and social justice advocates to impose a nationwide leasing ban. The movement’s high point came when Biden followed campaign pledges to end new drilling on federal lands with an order his first week in office suspending lease sales.
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Lake Charles, Louisiana blocked Biden’s order nationwide last year. A federal appeals court Wednesday struck down Doughty’s ruling, then Thursday he issued a new injunction saying lease sales can’t be stopped in the 13 states that opposed Biden’s policy.
A stream of potential drilling sites is crucial for companies to maintain future production because wells can take years to develop and some yield nothing, said Jim Noe, an industry lobbyist who worked with Senate staff on the climate bill’s leasing provisions.
“The industry is in constant need — almost like a treadmill — of lease sales,” said Noe, an attorney at Holland & Knight who represented offshore oil and gas companies. Noe said demand for oil and gas won’t decline immediately and Gulf drilling brings jobs and more energy security.
A United Nations report before Biden took office warned that the U.S. and other nations need to sharply decrease investments in oil, gas and coal to keep temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.
Other bill provisions that focus on renewable energy and capturing carbon dioxide from industrial plants would result in net emission reductions 10 to 50 times greater than emission increases from burning more oil and gas, analysts say.
The increase in oil and gas emissions still could be substantial — as much as 77 million to 110 million tons (70 to 100 million metric tons) of additional carbon dioxide annually by 2030 from new leasing, according to economist Brian Prest with the research group Resources for the Future.
Other experts had lower projections: The San Francisco-based climate research group Energy Innovation predicted up to 55 million tons (50 million metric tons) of additional carbon dioxide annually from new leasing. Researchers from Princeton and Dartmouth said the impact could be negligible or as much as 22 million tons (20 million metric tons) in the U.S., plus much more abroad.
Any increase hinges on global oil and natural gas prices staying high — and that in turn depends on a range of factors including the ongoing war in Ukraine, said Robbie Orvis with Energy Innovation.
“It may increase oil and gas production somewhat, but that is very much offset by all of the other pieces of the bill,” Orvis said.
Yet there’s uncertainty about how quickly other pieces of the bill could bring emission cuts. Wind and solar construction could run into the supply chain problems hindering many economic sectors. And technology to capture and store carbon dioxide is still being refined and is in limited use.
Other provisions could make it potentially more expensive to drill on public lands and waters. There are modest increases in royalty and rental rates and a new $5-per-acre fee when companies want particular parcels offered for lease. Another fee would require companies to pay for natural gas, or methane, that enters the atmosphere as a potent greenhouse gas.
The higher costs could dampen interest among companies, said Mark Squillace, a natural resources law professor at University of Colorado Law School.
“Even though the industry is going to be getting more oil and gas leasing if they want it, it’s an interesting question: Do they want it?” Squillace asked.
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Phillis reported from St. Louis. Seth Borenstein contributed from Kensington, Maryland.
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Which camping cots are best?
Camping doesn’t have to be an uncomfortable experience with the right gear. Even a simple camping cot can help you get a good night’s sleep, waking up refreshed for breakfast around the camping stove and a day of outdoor activities.
Consider factors such as the size and weight of the cot and how far you’ll have to carry it. You won’t thank yourself for buying a bulky cot if you have a long walk from your car to your camping pitch.
What to look for in a camping cot
Size
You should consider the size of a camping cot when it’s folded and unfolded.
- Folded: Some cots fold in five or more spots, so their folded size is significantly smaller than those that only fold in one or two spots. If you only ever go car camping, the folded size doesn’t make much difference. However, if you have a trek to your camping spot, the smaller it folds, the better.
- Unfolded: Standard cots measure roughly 25 to 30 inches wide and 73 to 76 inches long. However, if this isn’t big enough for you, it’s possible to buy larger versions.
Weight
Think about the weight of your camping cot — especially if you’ll have to lug it over any distance.
- Frame: Those with steel frames are heavier than ones with aluminum frames but are usually stronger.
- Sleeping surface: Cots with cotton or canvas sleeping surfaces are significantly heavier than those made with nylon or polyester materials.
Mattress
You can find some camping cots that come with either inflatable, foam or polyfill mattresses to fit the sleeping surface. If you don’t find that you sleep well on standard cots, this is a great choice. However, these cots are significantly heavier and bulkier than those without mattresses.
Organizer
Some cots have organizer pockets on one or both sides of the frame. These are great for holding essentials you need easy access to, such as a torch or your phone. You’ll notice that some organizers are significantly larger than others, so if you need plenty of room for storage, there are options available for you.
Best camping cots under $75
This simple cot comes from a respected camping brand, so you can trust its quality and durability. It has a strong crossbar steel frame and holds people of up to 300 pounds and a maximum of 6 feet, 2 inches tall.
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Since it folds in five places and has a polyester sleeping surface and an aluminum frame, this cot is both compact when folded and light. It comes with a travel bag for transport and storage and an attached side organizer pocket.
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Not only does this cot fold up small when not in use, but it also comes with a convenient carry bag with a strap for easier transportation. It’s extremely durable and can hold up to 500 pounds, thanks to its steel frame and oxford fabric sleeping surface.
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You can raise and lower the top third of this cot to use it as a lounger when you’re not sleeping on it. This is great if you’re planning a relaxing camping trip rather than an activity-filled one.
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It’s quick and easy to fold and unfold this cot, so you won’t waste time trying to set up your pitch. It has dual storage pockets to hold your belongings and the option to angle the head end slightly if you find it more comfortable.
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Marchway Ultralight Folding Camping Cot Bed
Weighing less than 5 pounds and packing down into a 16.9- by 5.5-inch stuff sack, it’s a perfect cot for those who like to travel light. It’s made from aluminum with a nylon sleeping surface and can hold up to 275 pounds.
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Best camping cots for $75 or over
Coleman Camping Cot, Air Mattress and Pump Combo
If you can’t get comfortable on a standard cot, you might like this one, which comes with an air mattress to fit it and a battery-powered pump. You can choose from either twin or queen sizes.
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Ever Advanced Extra-Wide Camping Cot
This extra large camping cot measures approximately 84 inches long and 42 inches wide, so it’s a great choice if you find standard cots too short or narrow. It’s simple to assemble and comes with its own carry case.
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Thanks to the included polyfill-stuffed mattress, this is a more comfortable choice than your average cot, but it’s also bulkier. With an exceptionally strong steel frame, it can hold as much as 880 pounds.
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With its extra long organizer pocket, this is the perfect cot for anyone who needs a lot of storage. It folds easily and has a strong steel frame and a tough polyester sleeping surface.
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Cymbiotika places in the top 15 percentile for their first year of eligibility in the Inc. 5000
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymbiotika, a leading nutritional supplement brand known for creating pure, clinically backed supplements, was today named on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company List.
The Inc. 5000 is a distinguished editorial award that ranks companies by their overall revenue growth over a three-year period. For the 2022 rankings, companies submitted their revenue growth from 2018 to 2021.
In addition to its prestigious ranking out of the pool of 5000 companies, Cymbiotika is also among the top 0.07th percentile of the ranked companies in terms of growth rate.
"We're incredibly proud of our rank in the 2022 Inc. 5000 Awards," said Shahab Elmi, CEO and co-founder of Cymbiotika. "Our focus has always been around helping people live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Everything we do starts and ends with our team members, our customers, and the environment."
In order to be eligible for the Inc. 5000, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S. based, privately held, for profit, and independent as of December 31, 2021. Eligible companies must make a minimum revenue of $2 million in 2021.
Cymbiotika is an innovative wellness brand based in San Diego. With the motto, "Your mind and body deserve the best", Cymbiotika is driven by the higher purpose of inspiring everyday people to achieve their optimal health. Founded in 2017, Cymbiotika uses the most advanced bioavailable absorption technology and sources only the highest quality plant-based nutrients to resolve specific nutritional deficiencies and support healthy aging, detoxification and longevity. Cymbiotika never uses synthetics, GMOs, fillers, chemicals, preservatives, additives or sugars in its products. For more information, visit https://cymbiotika.com.
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Twitter shareholders sue Musk, say he ‘deflated’ stock price
(AP) – Twitter shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of engaged in “unlawful conduct” aimed at sowing doubt about his bid to buy the social media company.
The lawsuit filed late Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California claims the billionaire Tesla CEO has sought to drive down Twitter’s stock price because he wants to walk away from the deal or negotiate a substantially lower purchase price.
San Francisco-based Twitter is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, which seeks class action status as well as compensation for damages.
A representative for Musk did not immediately respond to a message for comment on Thursday. Twitter declined to comment.
Musk last month offered to buy Twitter for $44 billion, but later said the deal can’t go forward until the company provides information about how many accounts on the platform are spam or bots.
The lawsuit notes, however, that Musk waived due diligence for his “take it or leave it” offer to buy Twitter. That means he waived his right to look at the company’s non-public finances.
In addition, the problem of bots and fake accounts on Twitter is nothing new. The company paid $809.5 million last year to settle claims it was overstating its growth rate and monthly user figures. Twitter has also disclosed its bot estimates to the Securities and Exchange Commission for years, while also cautioning that its estimate might be too low.
To fund some of the acquisition, Musk has been selling Tesla stock and shares in the electric carmaker have lost nearly a third of their value since the deal was announced on April 25.
In response to the plunging value of Tesla’s shares, the Twitter shareholders’ lawsuit claims Musk has been denigrating Twitter, violating both the non-disparagement and non-disclosure clauses of his contract with the company.
“In doing so, Musk hoped to drive down Twitter’s stock price and then use that as a pretext to attempt to re-negotiate the buyout,” according to the lawsuit.
Twitter’s shares closed Thursday at $39.54, 27% below Musk’s $54.20 offer price.
Before announcing his bid to buy Twitter, Musk disclosed in early April that he had bought a 9% stake in the company. But the lawsuit says Musk did not disclose the stake within the timeframe required by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
And the lawsuit says his eventual disclosure of the stake to the SEC was “false and misleading” because he used a form meant for “passive investors” — which Musk at the time was not, because he had been offered a position on Twitter’s board and was interested in buying the company.
Musk benefited by more than $156 million from his failure to disclose his increased stake on time, since Twitter’s stock price could have been higher had investors known Musk was increasing his holdings, the lawsuit claims.
“By delaying his disclosure of his stake in Twitter, Musk engaged in market manipulation and bought Twitter stock at an artificially low price,” the lawsuit says.
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US astronaut ends record-long spaceflight in Russian capsule
(AP) - A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a world torn apart by war.
Mark Vande Hei landed in a Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan alongside the Russian Space Agency’s Pyotr Dubrov, who also spent the past year in space, and Anton Shkaplerov. Wind blew the capsule onto its side following touchdown, and the trio emerged into the late afternoon sun one by one.
Vande Hei, the last one out, grinned and waved as he was carried to a reclining chair out in the open Kazakh steppes.
“Beautiful out here,” said Vande Hei, putting on a face mask and ballcap.
Despite escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine, Vande Hei’s return followed customary procedures. A small NASA team of doctors and other staff was on hand for the touchdown and planned to return immediately to Houston with the 55-year-old astronaut.
Even before Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Vande Hei said he was avoiding the subject with his two Russian crewmates. Despite getting along “fantastically ... I’m not sure we really want to go there,” he said.
It was the first taste of gravity for Vande Hei and Dubrov since their Soyuz launch on April 9 last year. Shkaplerov joined them at the orbiting lab in October, escorting a Russian film crew up for a brief stay. To accommodate that visit, Vande Hei and Dubrov doubled the length of their stay.
Before departing the space station, Shkaplerov embraced his fellow astronauts as “my space brothers and space sister.”
“People have problem on Earth. On orbit ... we are one crew,” Shkaplerov said in a live NASA TV broadcast Tuesday. The space station is a symbol of “friendship and cooperation and ... future of exploration of space.”
The war tensions bubbled over in other areas of space with the suspension of European satellite launches on Russian rockets and the Europe-Russia Mars rover stuck on Earth for another two years.
Vande Hei surpassed NASA’s previous record for the longest single spaceflight by 15 days. Dubrov moved into Russia’s top five, well short of the 437-day, 17-hour marathon by a cosmonaut-physician aboard the 1990s Mir space station that remains the world record.
“Broken records mean we’re making progress,” said NASA’s previous space endurance champ, retired astronaut Scott Kelly, whose 340-day mission ended in 2016.
Like Kelly, Vande Hei underwent medical testing during his long stay to further NASA’s quest to get astronauts back to the moon and on to Mars. He said daily meditation helped him cope during the mission, twice as long as his first station stint four years earlier.
“I’ve had an indoor job 24-7 for almost a year so I am looking forward to being outside no matter what kind of weather,” Vande Hei said in a recent series of NASA videos. As for food, he’s looking forward to making a cup of coffee for himself and wife Julie, and digging into guacamole and chips.
Remaining on board: Three Russians who arrived two weeks ago and three Americans and one German, who have been aboard since November. Their replacements are due in three weeks via SpaceX. Next week, SpaceX will fly three rich businessmen and their ex-astronaut escort to the station for a weeklong visit arranged by the private Axiom Space.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX began transporting NASA astronauts to the station in 2020, nine years after the shuttle program ended. During that gap, Russia offered the lone taxi service, with NASA shelling out tens of millions of dollars per Soyuz seat. Vande Hei’s ride was part of a barter exchange with Houston-based Axiom.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Red, white and blue, barbecues, patriotism, celebrations and most of all, fireworks. That’s what Americans can expect all day during the Fourth of July!
Fireworks have been an essential part of Independence Day celebrations for as long as most of us can remember. The History Channel says, “By the time Independence Day celebrations really took off after the War of 1812 (another conflict pitting the United States against Britain), fireworks were even more widely available. They would become an increasingly important part of the festivities in the years to come, as public safety concerns caused cannon and gunfire to be gradually phased out of celebrations.”
Now that we got a little history lesson, let’s check out some of the best places in Dallas to buy fireworks according to Yelp:
- Palmer Fireworks
- USA Fireworks Super Store
- Nelson Fireworks Outlet
- Burch Fireworks
- Alamo Fireworks Megastore
- TopDog Fireworks
- Buy Em Here Pop Em Here Fireworks
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FAA apologizes for Army Golden Knights incident that prompted Capitol evacuation
By Shawna Mizelle and Pete Muntean, CNN
The Federal Aviation Administration is taking responsibility for Wednesday night’s mishap involving the Army Golden Knights that resulted in the US Capitol being evacuated.
“We deeply regret that we contributed to a precautionary evacuation of the Capitol complex and apologize for the disruption and fear experienced by those who work there,” the FAA said in a statement released on Friday.
The incident was tied to a military appreciation demonstration at Washington’s Nationals Park. A Golden Knights pilot communicated plans to drop the parachutists, including the specific direction they were planning to fly, to an air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. US Capitol Police, however, were not notified, and a “probable threat” warning was issued at the Capitol complex, prompting an evacuation order.
The FAA apologized for not notifying the US Capitol Police in advance and said it is “taking immediate steps” to fix the problem in order to avoid future confusion.
The FAA previously promised a “thorough and expeditious review” of the events.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had previously slammed the FAA for its role in the incident.
“The Federal Aviation Administration’s apparent failure to notify Capitol Police of the pre-planned flyover Nationals Stadium is outrageous and inexcusable,” the California Democrat said on Wednesday. “The unnecessary panic caused by this apparent negligence was particularly harmful for Members, staff and institutional workers still grappling with the trauma of the attack on their workplace on January 6th.”
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ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum Plastics Group ("SPG," "Spectrum" or the "Company"), a leading medical components and contract manufacturer, today announced that John Wolf has been appointed permanent President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. John Wolf was appointed interim President and CEO in December 2021.
Rahul Goyal, Chairman of Spectrum Plastics Group and a Partner at AEA Investors, said, "John has led Spectrum impressively, contributing to the continued growth and success of the Company. The world class leadership team and all of our Spectrum teammates continue to execute well, and we are confident that John will provide the management and expertise needed to guide Spectrum through its next phase of growth and success."
Mr. Wolf brings over 20 years of professional experience delivering strong and sustainable growth, customer service improvement and operational efficiencies across multiple business disciplines. He previously served as President of Spectrum's Plastic Films Division, a role he held for nearly three years. Prior to joining Spectrum, he spent nearly 20 years with Sealed Air Corporation, holding executive leadership roles including Global Vice President and General Manager for the Automated Fulfillment Solutions Business Unit, Global Vice President of Marketing for the $1.6 billion Product Care Packaging Division, Vice President of Global General Packaging and Vice President of Strategy and Execution. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University.
"I am very humbled at the opportunity to lead Spectrum Plastics and serve our customers," said Mr. Wolf. "I look forward to continuing to work with the Board, the world class global management team and my 1,900+ Spectrum teammates to continue driving the Company's upwards trajectory as we collaborate on identifying new opportunities to enhance our market leadership and delivering for our customers, partners, and stakeholders."
Spectrum's history spans over 60 years of applications expertise including precision extrusion, specialty injection molding, blown film extrusion and conversion, medical balloon fabrication, laser processing, additive manufacturing, and complex assembly of catheters and other devices. Today, Spectrum is a leading full-service partner for the development and manufacturing of critical polymer-based components and finished devices for medical and other demanding applications. With 20 locations and over one million square feet of manufacturing space in six countries worldwide, we have the resources to solve customers' most challenging problems with proven quality, responsiveness, innovation and technical expertise.
AEA Investors LP was founded in 1968 by the Rockefeller, Mellon and Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co. as a private investment vehicle for a select group of industrial family offices with substantial assets. AEA has an extraordinary global network built over many years which includes leading industrial families, business executives and leaders; many of whom invest with AEA as active individual investors and/or join its portfolio company boards or act in other advisory roles. Today, AEA's approximately 100 investment professionals operate globally with offices in New York, Stamford, San Francisco, London, Munich and Shanghai. The firm manages funds that have over $15 billion of invested and committed capital including the leveraged buyouts of middle market companies and small business companies, growth capital and mezzanine and senior debt investments.
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Collaboration to focus on flexibility management including Demand Response for distribution utilities, optimization of Distributed Energy Resources such as solar, wind and battery storage assets for generators, distribution companies and large Commercial & Industrial consumers
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Electricity consumption is set to grow dramatically in India, especially for cooling purposes, as the population of the country grows, and more consumers deploy air conditioners and electric vehicles. Demand Response (DR) is a powerful alternative by which utilities can reduce stress on the grid during peak periods while providing customers economic and environmental benefits. DR programs aim to reduce or shift energy consumption from peak hours of the day to leaner demand periods by offering incentives to the consumers for their cooperation. Participating customers can exercise control over their consumption, and voluntarily choose to turn down non-essential loads to reduce total load at peak times thus optimizing their monthly electricity bills.
Additionally, energy generation is set to grow sharply as well; almost doubling by 2030, accompanied by a rise in the share of renewables to around 50% of the total generation mix. The intermittency of renewable generation creates new challenges for power system operators and market participants to manage price volatility and system reliability. To cater to this, a study by CEA suggests the need for battery storage to the tune of 27,000 MW and pumped storage of 20,000 MW. The sharp increase projected in renewable energy, distributed generation, energy storage and need for ancillary services creates opportunities for existing and new players in the power system. The collaboration between PTC and AutoGrid proposes to unlock such opportunities.
Commenting on the initiative, Dr. Rajib K Mishra, CMD PTC said, "Demand is seeing a sharp rise in India due overall economic growth and increasing HVAC loads driven by rising consumer incomes. As a result, the load is getting peakier. Demand Response is a powerful tool for peak load management for Discoms. Additionally, there is a strong technology need to enable higher integration of Renewable Energy into India's grid without creating grid instability. We are looking forward to deploying AutoGrid' s AI-based energy management solution to support PTC's mission of a carbon-free future."
"We are delighted to collaborate with PTC India to bring pioneering solutions to their customer base by leveraging our best-in-class energy-AI platform, said Dr. Amit Narayan, CEO, AutoGrid. "With this collaboration, we aim to demonstrate the pivotal role of DR and DERs in realizing India's ambitions to remain one of the fastest-growing economies in the world while meeting the country's need for energy security and sustainability", he added.
PTC India and AutoGrid have identified the following strategic areas to collaborate on:
- Automated Demand Response leveraging Residential Air Conditioning Systems and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system at Commercial and Industrial sites
- Integration of Energy Storage, Solar PV, Electrical Vehicles and other DERs for grid support, balancing and decarbonization
- Structured Renewable Energy or Hybrid solar/wind/battery storage contracts – for large C&I consumers and utilities
About PTC India Ltd:
PTC India Ltd., a Government of India initiative, is the pioneer in starting a power market in India. The Company has maintained its leadership position in power trading since inception.
The trading activities undertaken by PTC include long term trading of power generated from large power projects as well as short term trading arising as a result of supply and demand mismatches, which inevitably arise in various regions of the country.
The Company is credited with a number of products in the electricity trading market to meet the divergent needs of the customers. Driven by the vision to shape a vibrant power market, PTC has been providing value-focused services to its clients and build trust as a reliable partner. PTC is also the pioneer of cross border trading facilitating trade of electricity with Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
PTC is a unique example of a successful public-private partnership with major PSUs of the Ministry of Power, Government of India as promoters and a widely held ownership interest.
To learn more about PTC, please visit www.ptcindia.com
About AutoGrid:
Founded in 2010, AutoGrid's mission is to accelerate access to sustainable energy to mitigate climate change. AutoGrid's artificial intelligence-driven software makes electric vehicles, storage, roof-top solar, utility-scale wind, and other distributed energy resources (DERs) smarter.
By enabling prediction, optimization, and real-time control of millions of energy assets at an unprecedented scale, AutoGrid is making the vision of a decentralized, decarbonized, and democratized new energy world a reality. With over a decade of pioneering experience across the globe, AutoGrid offers fleet owners, energy-as-a-service companies, renewable project developers, utilities, and electricity retailers the ability to build, own, operate, and participate in intelligent and scalable virtual power plants, enabling them to disrupt the dependency on fossil-fuel based energy. AutoGrid's flagship application, AutoGrid FlexTM, manages over 6,000MW of distributed energy assets in 15 countries and is ranked a Leader in all flexibility management categories (DR, DERMS, VPP) by independent research and analysis firm Guidehouse Research.
To learn more about AutoGrid, please visit www.auto-grid.com
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VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind (WEHT) – During a press conference discussing the capture of Alabama fugitive Casey White and the death of former corrections officer Vicky White, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding said they learned that Casey White was planning to have a shootout with police if it came to that.
Police say Vicky White drove to the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama on April 29, telling colleagues she was taking inmate Casey White to the courthouse for a mental evaluation. When she did not answer her phone or return in the afternoon, authorities realized the pair had gone missing.
Authorities eventually learned that the evaluation was never scheduled and said it was just a charade to allow her to sneak the inmate out of the jail without suspicion. The discovery triggered a nationwide manhunt.
The manhunt lasted for 11 days and ended after a police chase in Evansville, Indiana. Authorities say Vicky White died on Monday night after she was hospitalized for a self-inflected gunshot wound.
During the press conference, Sheriff Dave Wedding said that had police cruisers not rammed the suspects vehicle, they learned there would have been a shootout with police. Police recovered four handguns and an AR-15 after the arrest. They also had $29,000 on hand.
Sheriff Wedding said the two had no ties to the Evansville area. Sheriff Dave Wedding also confirmed that the two were not married despite sharing a last name.
An Evansville police officer first noticed the Cadillac the suspects were using in the parking lot of the old Motel 6 along Highway 41. Police say the two paid for a 14 night stay at the motel while they planned their next move.
Casey White is currently being held in the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is awaiting extradition to return to Alabama. Sheriff Wedding said Casey White will not face charges in Vanderburgh County.
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SHANGHAI, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Development Bank (NDB) is celebrating its seventh anniversary with a journey of achievements. The Bank – established by the BRICS countries – started its operations in July 2015. Over the past seven years, NDB has evolved from a start-up to a major provider of development solutions. It operates in countries that exhibit great economic dynamism and have a strong demand for infrastructure.
NDB recently completed its initial capitalization of USD 10 billion of equity contributed by founding members. Since its foundation, the Bank has approved nearly USD 32 billion for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in four continents. The Bank has become an agile, lean, modern and fit-for-purpose institution.
NDB's project portfolio features investments in areas such as clean energy, urban mobility, water, sanitation, transport, social and digital infrastructure. Projects supported by NDB will help build or upgrade 15,700 km of roads, 850 bridges and 260 km of rail transit networks. This is larger than the diameter of planet Earth. They are also expected to avoid 13 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year and increase drinking water supply capacity by 209,000 m³/day, among a range of other development results.
These are projects that support the commitments by NDB member countries towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They are implemented using country systems for environmental, social, governance (ESG) and procurement practices, without imposing policy prescriptions or conditionalities to the operations. Over 20% of project approvals are denominated in local currencies, helping clients to mitigate foreign-exchange risk and supporting the development of domestic capital markets.
In 2016, only about one year after starting operations, NDB made its inaugural bond issuance – a Green Financial Bond of RMB 3 billion. NDB was the first international financial institution to issue such instrument in China's Interbank Bond Market. The Bank has since then raised over USD 10 billion in domestic and international capital markets, including the first-ever SDG bond following the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) SDG Impact Standards.
Credit rating agencies have assigned NDB a very high rating – several notches above the average of its member countries. NDB embraces prudent risk management policies, has large capital buffers and adopts very strong liquidity metrics. The Bank abides by high standards in terms of governance, procurement and social responsibility.
In 2021, NDB admitted Bangladesh, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay as new members. They add over 280 million people that can benefit from NDB's mission, while strengthening the Bank's global outreach. Also in 2021, the Bank moved to its permanent headquarters, a modern architectural landmark located in Shanghai.
The recently approved 2022-2026 General Strategy aims at providing USD 30 billion over the next five years. Over this period, NDB will expand operations with the private sector, multiply development impact and direct 40% of its approvals to climate change mitigation and adaptation. NDB is embarking on a new phase in its journey to become a premier development institution for emerging economies.
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THERMOVEX 150™ boasts the same sought-after ingredient roster but with a lower caffeine profile
HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the past decade, countless dedicated athletes, fitness lovers, and everyone in between have made Thermovex™ by EVOchem Nutrition® a necessary and favorite staple in their everyday routine. This metabolic/thermogenic powerhouse has even garnered its own hashtag on social media: #ThermovexThursday. When requests started coming in for a lower stimulant version, the formulators at EVOchem answered the call. Today, Nutrishop proudly announces the recent launch of Thermovex 150™, which boasts all the same sought-after metabolic-support ingredients found in the original formula, but with only 150mg of caffeine. Thermovex 150 is now available in two flavors, Tropical Shaved Ice and Pink Lemon Squeeze, online and at your local Nutrishop store.
"At Nutrishop, we're always striving to give our customers what they want. Some of our customers want all the benefits of a potent thermogenic/metabolic formula but don't need or desire a huge energy boost because they prefer to get it from their favorite pre-workout or they're not really into that super-charged, revved-up feeling. We get it!" said Bryon McLendon, founder and CEO of Nutrishop, a national nutrition, wellness and supplement retail franchise. "Thermovex is arguably one of the best metabolic formulas on the market and has been a top-ranking product for us since its inception a decade ago. We're excited to offer the same incredible ingredient roster in Thermovex 150 but with less caffeine."
Keep in mind, less caffeine doesn't mean zero energy. Thermovex 150 still packs a punch. For comparison, a 16 oz. cup of coffee contains approximately 145 mg of caffeine, which is plenty for some consumers who are looking to kickstart their day or hop on the treadmill for an hour after work and still want to sleep soundly at night. Abbie Anderson, 20, said she is excited about taking Thermovex 150 to help her power through those late-night lifts while supporting her weight-management goals.
"Thermovex 150 gives me the energy I need to knock out my workouts without the huge caffeine spike, not to mention the crazy good flavor that comes with it!" said Anderson, a full-time student and avid fitness fanatic from Corsicana, TX. "Tropical Shaved Ice is definitely among the best-tasting supplement flavors I have ever tried! I highly recommend giving this product a shot!"
Thermovex 150™ contains 30 servings of a powerhouse blend of metabolic-support ingredients, including the following:
- B Vitamins
- L-Carnitine L-Tartrate
- Choline Bitartrate
- Alpha-GPC
- Advantra Z Bitter Orange Extract
- Dynamine™
- Green Tea Extract
- Guarana Extract
- 8g Dietary Fiber
- 150mg Caffeine
"I love the wellness benefits of fiber and the warming thermogenic effects Thermovex 150 offers," said 30-year-old Christina Hubacek, a firefighter/paramedic from Mesquite, TX. "My husband prefers it before working out because he's not a fan of heavy stimulants."
EVOchem Nutrition is a trusted brand exclusive to Nutrishop, catering to those "in the know." In addition to Thermovex and Thermovex 150, this elite line offers a variety of top-quality, advanced products ranging from great-tasting proteins and superior essential amino acids to patented muscle recovery technology and even night-time metabolic formulas.
To learn more or to purchase Thermovex 150, visit NutrishopUSA.com or stop by any Nutrishop location nationwide.
Since 2003, NUTRISHOP® has helped countless individuals live a fit, healthy, happy lifestyle. Nutrishop stores offer customers a low-price guarantee on a wide array of cutting-edge dietary supplements along with exceptional, individualized customer service, easy-to-follow meal plans, body composition assessment tools, and sound nutritional guidance. The Nutrishop business model focuses primarily on franchisee-owned and operated stores that provide consumers with the tools required to achieve their health and fitness goals. For more information, visit NutrishopUSA.com and follow on Instagram @NutrishopUSA.
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NEW YORK, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SBFM, IMAC, ADN, NILE, and RAD.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
- SBFM: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=SBFM&prnumber=040720225
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- NILE: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=NILE&prnumber=040720225
- RAD: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=RAD&prnumber=040720225
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InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alerts are based on our proprietary scoring methodology. Each stock is evaluated based on short-term technical, long-term technical and fundamental factors. Each of those scores is then combined into an overall score that determines a stock's overall suitability for investment.
InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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STOCKHOLM, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncopeptides AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: ONCO), a biotech company focused on research and development of therapies for difficult-to-treat hematological diseases, today announces that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), has unanimously adopted a positive opinion recommending a full marketing authorization approval (MAA) of Pepaxti® (melphalan flufenamide, also called melflufen) in EU. The European Commission (EC) will make a legally binding decision based on the EMA recommendation within 60 days. Once granted by EC, the marketing authorization is valid in all EU member states, as well as in the European Economic Area (EEA) countries Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway.
The positive opinion is based on data from the phase 2 HORIZON study and is supported by data from the randomized controlled phase 3 OCEAN study which was utilized as confirmatory study. No specific post-marketing commitments were issued. Oncopeptides intends to submit a type II variation in Q4 2022 to enable access to earlier lines of treatment for patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).
Pepaxti is indicated, in combination with dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least three prior lines of therapies, whose disease is refractory to at least one proteasome inhibitor, one immunomodulatory agent, and one anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, and who have demonstrated disease progression on or after the last therapy. For patients with a prior autologous stem cell transplantation, the time to progression should be at least 3 years from transplantation.
"Pepaxti helps patients with multiple myeloma, an incurable hematologic cancer. Today's positive CHMP opinion confirms that Pepaxti provides benefit to these patients and is foundational for the future of Oncopeptides and our development pipeline," says Jakob Lindberg, CEO of Oncopeptides. "Based on the scientific evaluation by EMA, our dialogue with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now been intensified to achieve a clear path forward also for US patients."
Efficacy results for triple-class refractory patients who have received at least 3 prior lines of therapies and who had no ASCT or progressed more than 36 months after an ASCT in the HORIZON study
"The recommendation for full approval of Pepaxti by EMA is really good news for patients with triple class refractory disease, where the unmet medical need remains high and treatment options often are exhausted," says Pieter Sonneveld, professor of Hematology at the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and principal investigator of the OCEAN study.
"EMA´s assessment of Pepaxti corroborates our scientific conclusion that the overall survival result in the OCEAN study constitutes a case of true survival heterogeneity which is reflected in the indication statement in accordance with the agency´s guidelines," says Klaas Bakker, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President, and Chief Medical Officer. "In addition, EMA confirms that there are no toxicological safety signals in both studies and there is a positive benefit risk profile in the indicated patient population. The non-transplanted, often older patient population, which represents the largest group of RRMM patients, particularly benefits from treatment with Pepaxti."
As previously disclosed, Oncopeptides has an EIB loan facility. Oncopeptides and EIB are currently in negotiations, to update tranche definitions to reflect the current regulatory situation. In addition, the Company is considering additional financing options to capture the opportunities with the upcoming EU-approval. This may include new share issues and other public or private financing options.
Oncopeptides will advance market access activities after an approval by the European Commission, to pave the way for a successful launch of Pepaxti in Germany in Q4, 2022. The Company is actively considering various options to commercialize the drug, making it available for patients across Europe, and maximizing shareholder value.
Conference call for investors, analysts, and media
Investors, financial analysts, and media are invited to participate in a webcast with a Q&A session on June 27, 2022, at 11:00 (CET). The event will be hosted by CEO Jakob Lindberg, CMO Klaas Bakker and CFO Annika Muskantor.
Webcast
The webcast will be streamed via https://tv.streamfabriken.com/2022-pressconference.
The link can also be found on the website: www.oncopeptides.com.
Dial-in number
SE: +46856642695
UK: +443333009270
US: +16467224902
For further information, please contact:
Rolf Gulliksen, Global Head of Corporate Communications, Oncopeptides AB (publ)
E-post: rolf.gulliksen@oncopeptides.com
Mobil: + 46 70 262 96 28
The information in the press release is information that Oncopeptides is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person above, on June 23, 2022, at 17:55 (CET).
About Pepaxti
Pepaxti (melphalan flufenamide, also called melflufen) is a lipophilic peptide conjugated alkylating drug that rapidly and selectively is delivering cytotoxic agents into tumor cells. The drug is composed of a di-peptide and an alkylating moiety. The lipophilicity allows a faster cellular uptake whereas the peptide hydrolysis mediated by aminopeptidases, results in accumulation of alkylating moieties in cancer cells. This results in an improved efficacy without an increased toxicity compared to melphalan. Pepaxti inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of haematopoietic and solid tumour cells. It shows synergistic cytotoxicity in combination with dexamethasone in melphalan resistant and non-resistant multiple myeloma cell lines.
Pepaxti is indicated in combination with dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least three prior lines of therapy, whose disease is refractory to at least one proteasome inhibitor, one immunomodulatory agent, and one anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, and who have demonstrated disease progression on or after the last therapies. For patients with a prior autologous stem cell transplantation, the time to progression should be at least 3 years from transplantation.
About Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a cancer that originates in plasma cells, a type of white blood cells which produce antibodies to help fight infection, and cause cancer cells to accumulate in the bone marrow. Multiple Myeloma is the second most common hematologic malignancy, and accounts for approximately 1-2% of all new cancer cases, with a global incidence rate of 1.7 per 100,000 and an age-standardized incidence rate of 2.1-3.4 per 100,000 in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. An estimated 35,842 patients were diagnosed in the EU27 during 2020, with an estimated 23,275 deaths due to the disease (ECIS 2020).
Patients with multiple myeloma may have symptom-free periods, but the disease always relapses, and patients may become refractory to all available treatment options due to mutations and/or clonal evolution of the tumor cells. A growing subset of patients are triple-class refractory, and develop disease refractory to immunomodulatory drugs, proteasome inhibitors, and CD38- targeting monoclonal antibodies. These patients have a very short expected overall survival.
About Oncopeptides
Oncopeptides is a biotech company focused on research and development of pharmaceuticals for difficult-to-treat haematological diseases. The company uses its proprietary PDC platform to develop peptide-drug conjugated compounds that rapidly and selectively deliver cytotoxic agents into cancer cells. The first drug coming from the PDC platform, Pepaxto® (INN melphalan flufenamide), was granted accelerated approval in the U.S., on February 26, 2021, in combination with dexamethasone, for treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Due to regulatory hurdles the product is currently not marketed in the U.S. On June 23, 2022, CHMP adopted a positive opinion recommending full approval of Oncopeptides Pepaxti® (melphalan flufenamide), in EU in patients with triple class refractory multiple myeloma. Oncopeptides is developing several new compounds based on the PDC platform. The company is listed in the Mid Cap segment on Nasdaq Stockholm with the ticker ONCO. More information is available on www.oncopeptides.com.
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BOSTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capstone Partners ("Capstone" or "the firm"), a leading middle market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of several leadership positions across the firm. Following the firm's merger with Huntington National Bank earlier this year, the appointments are being rolled-out to support growth and acquisitions, and ensure the firm remains navigational as it continues to expand in both scale and scope.
Commenting on the expanded leadership team, Capstone Founder & President, John Ferrara, shared, "Despite the current market volatility, we remain aggressive and are pushing forward with aspirational organic growth plans as well as strategic acquisitions. We have an incredible group of leaders that are being elevated to lead the charge on both fronts. They are the future of this firm."
The leadership appointments will span twelve industry groups and four specialized service practices, which collectively provide a full suite of services to business owners, investors, and creditors.
- Aerospace & Defense Industry Group Head - Ian Cookson
Cookson has over 25 years of investment banking experience and has advised on more than $5 billion in transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, and refinancings.
- Building Products & Services Industry Group Head - Darin Good
Over the past 25+ years, Good has led business owners and their board of directors through successful transactions over 70 times, and the team currently has 15 active deals in the market.
- Business Services Industry Group Head - Bob Balaban
Balaban has over 25 years of experience and has served as the lead banker on over 75 merger and acquisition transactions primarily in the business services marketplace. The team is currently working on over 20 active mandates.
- Consumer Industry Group Head – Ken Wasik
Wasik remains Head of the firm's Consumer Investment Banking Group, which has nearly 40 active mandates in process. Wasik was brought on to lead the Group after several years of explosive growth in Consumer.
- Education & Training Industry Group Head – Jacob Voorhees
Voorhees continues to lead the firm's Education & Training Investment Banking Group, which has completed over 60 transactions since 2010 and has 15 active mandates currently in market.
- Energy & Power Industry Group Head – Ted Kinsman
Kinsman has over 20 years of investment banking experience within various energy sectors, and throughout his career has closed transactions totaling over $2 billion in value.
- Fintech & Financial Services Industry Group Head – David Francione
Francione has over 25 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience and the Group collectively has over 15 active mandates in market and a historic transaction average of nearly $200 million in valuation.
- Healthcare Industry Group Co-Heads – David Baker and Eric Williams
Over the span of their investment banking careers, Williams has successfully completed more than 100 transactions in the space and Baker has represented $4 billion+ in total transaction value.
- Industrial Technology Industry Group Head – Peter Nam
Nam will continue to lead the firm's Industrial Technology Investment Banking Group, as recently announced. The Firm remains very bullish on the industrial technology market and is pursuing an aggressive expansion plan for the Group.
- Industrials Industry Group Co-Heads - David Bench and Ted Polk
With over 55 years of collective experience, Bench and Polk are currently leading over 20 active engagements and have earned 17 industry awards for distinct advisory work.
- Technology, Media & Telecom Industry Group Head - David Michaels
Michaels will continue to lead the firm's Technology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking Group, which has already closed four deals thus far in 2022 and is currently leading over 20 active mandates.
- Transportation & Logistics Industry Group Head - Burke Smith
Smith has over 20 years of experience and is a recognized industry expert, having advised more than 45 transactions with a combined value in excess of $40 billion.
In addition to the firm's twelve industry groups, Capstone has appointed Group Heads to lead their four specialized service groups that offer a full suite of corporate finance solutions. Those groups include:
- Financial Advisory Services (FAS) Group Head - Jim Calandra
Calandra has more than 25 years of experience in turnaround management consulting, interim management, fraud and forensic accounting, mergers and acquisitions, and recapitalizations. Brian Davies will continue serving as Managing Partner of FAS, and Jamie Lisac will serve as the Head of the Group's Special Situations Investment Banking Team.
- Debt Advisory Services Group Head - Kent Brown
Brown will continue as Head of the Debt Advisory Group, contributing over 30 years of corporate debt placement and advisory experience through his 100+ closed corporate debt transactions.
- Capital Advisory Services Group Heads - Chris Bluse, Matt Huebner and Bill Sprague
Bluse and Huebner, named Co-Heads of the Firm's Equity Capital Advisory Group, bring 50+ years of combined experience and have advised on capital formation transactions that exceed $3 billion in aggregate financing value.
Sprague, named Head of the firm's Infrastructure Finance Services Group, has successfully completed over 40 M&A transactions during his career, totaling in excess of $7 billion of transaction value.
ABOUT CAPSTONE PARTNERS
For over 20 years, the firm has been a trusted advisor to leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range of investment banking and financial advisory services uniquely tailored to help owners, investors, and creditors through each stage of the company's lifecycle. Capstone's services include M&A advisory, debt and equity placement, corporate restructuring, special situations, valuation and fairness opinions, and financial advisory services. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has 175+ professionals across the U.S. With 12 dedicated industry groups, Capstone delivers sector-specific expertise through large, cross-functional teams. Capstone is a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN). For more information, visit www.capstonepartners.com.
For More Information Contact:
Rebecca Levesque
Director of Marketing
617-619-3318
rlevesque@capstonepartners.com
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(STACKER) — From the moment they first set foot on campus, today’s high-school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, coaches—the list goes on and on. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for all fields—something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.
To find the highest-paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don’t require higher education. All professions that listed a high-school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary non-degree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn’t list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2020 annual mean wage. Job descriptions are from O*NET.
Keep reading to discover the highest-paying jobs in Sherman that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Counter and rental clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $36,970
– #92 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260
National
– Annual mean salary: $34,700
– Employment: 368,300
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Leominster-Gardner, MA ($51,690)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($46,630)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($46,380)
– Job description: Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.
#49. Maintenance and repair workers, general
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $37,770
– #295 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 450
National
– Annual mean salary: $43,790
– Employment: 1,357,630
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,140)
— Yuba City, CA ($57,930)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($54,820)
– Job description: Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
#48. Order clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $37,810
– #80 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $37,660
– Employment: 119,640
– Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Macon, GA ($52,390)
— Bismarck, ND ($50,510)
— Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($50,280)
– Job description: Receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, classified ads, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Generally receives orders via mail, phone, fax, or other electronic means. Duties include informing customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates, and delays; preparing contracts; and handling complaints.
#47. Dental assistants
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $37,840
– #279 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200
National
– Annual mean salary: $42,310
– Employment: 312,140
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Rosa, CA ($58,570)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($56,240)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($54,550)
– Job description: Perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.
#46. Court, municipal, and license clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $38,730
– #194 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $43,490
– Employment: 156,100
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($68,710)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($61,870)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($60,980)
– Job description: Perform clerical duties for courts of law, municipalities, or governmental licensing agencies and bureaus. May prepare docket of cases to be called; secure information for judges and court; prepare draft agendas or bylaws for town or city council; answer official correspondence; keep fiscal records and accounts; issue licenses or permits; and record data, administer tests, or collect fees.
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#45. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $38,790
– #247 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,860
– Employment: 188,450
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($64,710)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($60,510)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($58,920)
– Job description: Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.
#44. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $38,870
– #347 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $55,280
– Employment: 402,870
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($96,440)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($93,620)
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($93,320)
– Job description: Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, derricks, shovels, tractors, or front-end loaders to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.
#43. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $39,390
– #291 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,580
– Employment: 549,200
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Odessa, TX ($85,040)
— Fairbanks, AK ($80,520)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($67,990)
– Job description: Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment.
#42. Cement masons and concrete finishers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $39,770
– #239 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,390
– Employment: 195,580
– Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($86,370)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($81,730)
— Rockford, IL ($78,320)
– Job description: Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.
#41. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $40,320
– #142 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $45,070
– Employment: 240,740
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($60,640)
— Anchorage, AK ($60,250)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,390)
– Job description: Process new insurance policies, modifications to existing policies, and claims forms. Obtain information from policyholders to verify the accuracy and completeness of information on claims forms, applications and related documents, and company records. Update existing policies and company records to reflect changes requested by policyholders and insurance company representatives.
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#40. Carpenters
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $40,390
– #307 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $54,200
– Employment: 699,300
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,950)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($82,300)
— Hanford-Corcoran, CA ($79,870)
– Job description: Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
#39. Eligibility interviewers, government programs
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $40,600
– #184 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,990
– Employment: 138,820
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($81,300)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($69,580)
— Napa, CA ($66,690)
– Job description: Determine eligibility of persons applying to receive assistance from government programs and agency resources, such as welfare, unemployment benefits, social security, and public housing.
#38. Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,100
– #275 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $48,290
– Employment: 133,870
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($64,470)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($63,300)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($62,600)
– Job description: Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees’ time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.
#37. First-line supervisors of personal service and entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $41,460
– #205 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $45,820
– Employment: 174,860
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ($61,470)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($59,540)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($59,030)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of entertainment and recreation related workers.
#36. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,050
– #278 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,890
– Employment: 119,380
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,130)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($89,730)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($86,080)
– Job description: Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.
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#35. Electricians
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $42,090
– #370 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,550
– Employment: 656,510
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,680)
— Trenton, NJ ($90,210)
— Kankakee, IL ($88,530)
– Job description: Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.
#34. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $43,000
– #298 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 590
National
– Annual mean salary: $48,710
– Employment: 1,797,710
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Barnstable Town, MA ($65,170)
— Danville, IL ($63,230)
— Lewiston, ID-WA ($62,250)
– Job description: Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers’ license. Includes tow truck drivers.
#33. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $43,980
– #250 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 600
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,300
– Employment: 1,063,110
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($62,180)
— Yakima, WA ($61,710)
— Sheboygan, WI ($61,610)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
#32. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $44,370
– #296 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,410
– Employment: 344,020
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($91,840)
— Napa, CA ($82,650)
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($76,440)
– Job description: Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, HVAC, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves.
#31. Automotive service technicians and mechanics
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $45,030
– #177 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 250
National
– Annual mean salary: $46,760
– Employment: 620,110
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($66,060)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($64,630)
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($64,420)
– Job description: Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.
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#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $45,750
– #345 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $65,230
– Employment: 503,390
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,040)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($89,100)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,180)
– Job description: Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.
#29. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,670
– #288 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,100
– Employment: 417,440
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,100)
— Fairbanks, AK ($94,280)
— Kankakee, IL ($93,420)
– Job description: Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinkler fitters.
#28. Structural metal fabricators and fitters
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $47,480
– #40 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,750
– Employment: 69,550
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Longview, WA ($71,950)
— Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($60,760)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($58,230)
– Job description: Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
#27. Tool and die makers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $47,600
– #147 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $55,520
– Employment: 61,190
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Flint, MI ($74,390)
— New Haven, CT ($73,530)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($72,420)
– Job description: Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists’ hand tools.
#26. Machinists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,170
– #114 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,800
– Employment: 360,340
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($68,950)
— Anchorage, AK ($64,610)
— Farmington, NM ($64,190)
– Job description: Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
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#25. Computer user support specialists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,210
– #242 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,000
– Employment: 634,820
– Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($86,350)
— Napa, CA ($78,740)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,670)
– Job description: Provide technical assistance to computer users. Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or electronically. May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.
#24. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,430
– #139 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 390
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,090
– Employment: 676,440
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,950)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($74,820)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($74,520)
– Job description: Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
#23. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,500
– #191 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,000
– Employment: 362,090
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($69,410)
— Pine Bluff, AR ($68,850)
— Portsmouth, NH-ME ($66,920)
– Job description: Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments of an establishment according to production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.
#22. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,660
– #271 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,980
– Employment: 190,510
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Elmira, NY ($94,280)
— Springfield, MA-CT ($92,920)
— Fairbanks, AK ($87,940)
– Job description: Install, set up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers’ property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.
#21. Surgical technologists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,740
– #111 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,510
– Employment: 107,400
– Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,230)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($74,080)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($73,460)
– Job description: Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons’ assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
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#19 (tie). Self-enrichment teachers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,830
– #48 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $47,930
– Employment: 222,700
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($74,220)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($73,900)
— Salinas, CA ($65,580)
– Job description: Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.
#19 (tie). Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,830
– #175 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,090
– Employment: 253,010
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,320)
— New Bedford, MA ($75,110)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($72,460)
– Job description: Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul buses and trucks, or maintain and repair any type of diesel engines. Includes mechanics working primarily with automobile or marine diesel engines.
#18. Tax preparers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $50,640
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,710
– Employment: 62,600
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,160)
— College Station-Bryan, TX ($80,580)
— Anchorage, AK ($78,470)
– Job description: Prepare tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
#17. Maintenance workers, machinery
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $51,360
– #101 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,960
– Employment: 65,240
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Florence, SC ($80,250)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($78,290)
— San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($69,070)
– Job description: Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.
#16. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $51,660
– #317 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 460
National
– Annual mean salary: $62,010
– Employment: 1,427,260
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($78,770)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($77,030)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($75,820)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
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#15. Automotive body and related repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $51,810
– #90 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,430
– Employment: 137,120
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Rosa, CA ($81,730)
— Midland, TX ($76,760)
— Raleigh, NC ($75,460)
– Job description: Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
#14. Postal service mail carriers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $53,670
– #71 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,180
– Employment: 333,570
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bismarck, ND ($56,520)
— Burlington, NC ($55,750)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($55,680)
– Job description: Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.
#13. Postal service clerks
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $53,750
– #56 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,200
– Employment: 86,950
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Monroe, MI ($58,120)
— El Centro, CA ($58,000)
— Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($57,330)
– Job description: Perform any combination of tasks in a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receive letters and parcels; sell postage and revenue stamps, postal cards, and stamped envelopes; fill out and sell money orders; place mail in pigeon holes of mail rack or in bags; and examine mail for correct postage. Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.
#12. Insurance sales agents
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $54,810
– #252 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,100
– Employment: 409,950
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,540)
— Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($105,840)
— Fond du Lac, WI ($105,190)
– Job description: Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.
#11. Industrial machinery mechanics
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,630
– #137 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,350
– Employment: 385,980
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($84,180)
— San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($84,150)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($77,580)
– Job description: Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.
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#10. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,770
– #344 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
National
– Annual mean salary: $72,990
– Employment: 614,080
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,870)
— Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ($103,930)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($100,620)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
#9. Advertising sales agents
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,840
– #96 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,040
– Employment: 110,040
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($112,850)
— Winston-Salem, NC ($104,930)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($92,370)
– Job description: Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.
#8. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $59,040
– #361 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,100
– Employment: 475,000
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($95,680)
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,140)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,810)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
#7. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $59,170
– #318 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 390
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,500
– Employment: 1,278,670
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Danbury, CT ($112,810)
— Napa, CA ($101,850)
— Santa Fe, NM ($93,680)
– Job description: Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $59,230
– #205 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $74,410
– Employment: 114,930
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($114,820)
— Redding, CA ($112,850)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,810)
– Job description: Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
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#5. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $63,470
– #144 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,490
– Employment: 977,070
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($115,620)
— Lawrence, KS ($97,910)
— Boulder, CO ($94,870)
– Job description: Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.
#4. Property, real estate, and community association managers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $65,020
– #115 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,210
– Employment: 219,800
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Charleston-North Charleston, SC ($117,770)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($113,800)
— Boulder, CO ($107,230)
– Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties. Includes managers of homeowner and condominium associations, rented or leased housing units, buildings, or land (including rights-of-way).
#3. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $65,150
– #197 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
National
– Annual mean salary: $66,800
– Employment: 599,900
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($101,930)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($100,590)
— Longview, WA ($99,590)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.
#2. Food service managers
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $68,190
– #56 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,000
– Employment: 197,010
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($97,610)
— Trenton, NJ ($95,640)
— Waterbury, CT ($88,100)
– Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
Sherman-Denison, TX
– Annual mean salary: $70,430
– #260 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $97,180
– Employment: 122,310
– Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($200,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($182,810)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($182,720)
– Job description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.
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Simon Taylor, voted one of the most influential people in Banking, Insurance, and Fintech, named Head of Content & Strategy as the company scales its customer base and go-to-market capabilities
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sardine, the leading behavior-based fraud, compliance and payments platform, announced Simon Taylor as its new Head of Content & Strategy. The news comes after Sardine achieved its latest milestone of acquiring over 100 customers.
Sardine transforms how companies move money and fight fraud through its behavior-based fraud and compliance platform. Building the industry's only platform that combines identity, device, and behavioral data with bank-grade insights, protecting their customers against every touchpoint—stopping fraud at the time of new customer onboarding, account funding, and during payments in and out of a digital wallet.
Simon Taylor, the newly appointed Head of Content & Strategy, brings years of experience advising governments, regulators, and some of the world's largest banks, Financial Institutions, and Fintech companies, helping them innovate their business models by adopting new technologies, like web3.
He will focus on establishing and growing Sardine's voice in the market, shaping how the company educates and empowers its customers and the broader Fintech community. Simon is known for his popular Fintech blog, Fintech Brainfood.
"I am beyond excited to join Sardine," said Simon Taylor, "I genuinely believe that finance impacts everything in our lives, from how schools get built, to how criminals get paid. Sardine is on the front line, not only preventing fraud but upgrading the safety and security of the entire industry so everyone can move money with confidence. The opportunity to learn from this world-class team and bring its insights to a broader audience was too great to pass up. "
"We're thrilled to have one of the leading voices in Fintech join Sardine at such a pivotal time in our company's journey," said Soups Ranjan, CEO, and Co-Founder at Sardine. "Simon will play an integral role in redefining the narrative around payments, fraud, and compliance – enabling the market to adopt a new approach, so they can focus their efforts on improving their customer experience and ultimately scaling their growth."
Sardine was recently added to the Breakout List, named one of the top high-growth startups in the United States, and is actively hiring for roles across Engineering, Product, Customer Success, Sales, Legal & People.
Sardine is a behavior-based fraud and compliance platform used by leading financial institutions, fintech, crypto, and NFT companies to prevent fraud during account opening, funding, and payments. Sardine also provides full fraud guarantees when funds are acquired via ACH or card rails. The team built the fraud prevention and compliance infrastructure that scaled Coinbase and Revolut.
Sardine is backed by world-class investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, NYCA, and XYZ. Customers include Brex, Moonpay, Bakkt, and Candy Digital.
To stop fraud and increase customer conversion visit us at www.sardine.ai.
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In addition, comprehensive technology platform adds new Vice President of Key Accounts
CHICAGO, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advyzon, a comprehensive technology platform and portfolio management solution for financial advisors and investment managers, recently achieved high client satisfaction ratings and showed significant increase in market share across multiple categories in the 2022 T3 / Inside Information Software Survey. The results of the annual technology survey and report, produced by Joel Bruckenstein of T3 Technology Tools for Today and Bob Veres of Inside Information, were unveiled and presented live at the recent T3 Advisor Conference, which took place May 2nd – 4th in Denton, Texas and saw nearly 1,000 total attendees.
"We're thrilled to yet again score top marks in this prestigious, industry-leading survey and report," said John Mackowiak, Chief Business Development Officer at Advyzon. "It's an honor to see that our clients are highly satisfied with our platform and our offerings, and extremely encouraging to see our continued growth in market share in the industry."
The report dubbed client satisfaction ratings higher than 8 "extraordinary" in its summary findings:
- Advyzon received the highest client satisfaction rating (8.33) in the All-in-One Software category for firms with more than a 0.1% market share – a feat they have now accomplished for the past five years (every year since 2018)
- Advyzon scored the highest client satisfaction rating (8.49) in the Portfolio Management/Reporting Tools category for firms with more than 0.4% market share
- Advyzon received the second-best overall client satisfaction rating (8.18) in the CRM category
- While not traditionally considered as a Financial Planning Software, Advyzon received a 7.38 rating in the Financial Planning Software category
Advyzon also showed significant growth in market share within all of these categories:
- Grew from 1.60% to 3.56% in the All-In-One Software category (fourth overall)
- Grew from 1.86% to 3.80% in the Portfolio Management/Reporting Tools category (sixth overall)
- Grew from 1.66% to 4.25% in the CRM category (fifth overall)
- Grew from 0.99% to 1.54% in the Financial Planning Software category (tenth overall)
- Also named often in 'Programs Respondents Are Considering' within these categories, and was listed among 'Other Programs Mentioned' in multiple other categories
Thanks to their stellar ratings, Advyzon was dubbed a "Software All Star" – solutions that finished in the top five of their categories in market penetration and also achieved an extraordinary (8.0+) average user rating – receiving a user rating of 8.33 while ranking fourth in market share in the All-In-One Software category, and a user rating of 8.18 while ranking fifth in market share in the CRM category. Only six other firms besides Advyzon qualified for the "Software All Star" list more than once.
In addition, Advyzon joined an elite group of companies that "should be on any software buyer's radar" dubbed "Mighty Mites" – solutions with over a 1% market share that achieved an extraordinary (8.0+) average user rating (All-In-One Software, CRM, and Portfolio Management/Reporting Tools). Only one other firm besides Advyzon was named to the "Mighty Mites" list more than once (with Advyzon being named three times).
ADVYZON WINS BY LISTENING TO ADVISORS
While Advyzon routinely receives high ratings in the T3 / Inside Information Software Survey, the 2022 report acknowledged the great strides Advyzon made in 2021 to improve its offerings to advisors – an effort that was driven by advisor feedback at every stage of development.
"Advyzon was held back [previously] by the lack of a managed account platform and a robust rebalancing tool, but it now has both, and both are home-grown," the report notes, referencing Advyzon Quantum®, the robust rebalancer Advyzon officially launched in April 2022, as well as Advyzon Investment Management (AIM), a comprehensive turnkey asset management program (TAMP) fully integrated into Advyzon's cloud-based platform, announced in March 2022.
The accolades for Advyzon come on the heels of equally high praise from the 2021 Kitces Technology Report – The Technology That Independent Financial Advisors Actually Use (And Like) – which also singled Advyzon out for its upward trajectory as both a CRM and portfolio reporting and management tool.
Advyzon's cloud-based platform combines portfolio management, customizable performance reporting, trading and rebalancing, client web portals, client relationship management (CRM), client billing, and document storage, making it easy for advisors to run their financial planning and investment advisory firms while managing their client accounts with efficiency and ease. Advyzon is currently serving over 1,100 advisory firms.
To see the full T3 / Inside Information Software Survey results, which Advyzon was also proud to be a sponsor of, please click here.
ADVYZON ADDS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF KEY ACCOUNTS
Advyzon recently announced the addition of a new team member, bringing on Ashleigh Boone as Vice President of Key Accounts. Boone will serve as a senior salesperson for the firm, focusing on large opportunities and priority accounts.
Before joining Advyzon, Boone spent nearly 8 years with Riskalyze, a financial technology company that provides software as a service to financial advisors, as a Senior Account Executive and client relationship manager. Prior to that, Boone held multiple roles as a Business Development and Event Manager, as well as an Advertising Consultant.
"We're very excited to welcome Ashleigh to the Advyzon team," said Mackowiak. "She has an extensive background in fintech, the financial services industry, and in business development roles, so she's the perfect fit for our firm."
ABOUT ADVYZON
Advyzon provides comprehensive, intuitive, cloud-based, wealth management technology for independent financial advisors and registered investment advisors (RIAs). The Advyzon tech platform combines portfolio management, customizable performance reporting, trading and rebalancing, client web portals, client relationship management (CRM), client billing, and document storage. A team of entrepreneurs led by CEO Hailin Li, Ph.D., CFA®, Advyzon strives to innovate in strategic and useful ways. Financial advisors inspire their innovation and integrations, and their exceptional technology and unmatched service exist to improve the advisor experience – whether it's via portfolio and firm management or client relationships and growth. To learn more about Advyzon, visit www.Advyzon.com.
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. and OLD BRIDGE, N.J., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FTP, Inc., a leading insurance wholesaler providing services to independent insurance agents, announced it has chosen Input 1's software, the Premium Billing System (PBS), to expand the footprint of its premium finance business, Preferred Payment Plan, Inc.
FTP began its search for a technology partner with two goals: finding an experienced partner who delivered a platform that could grow with their needs and improve operational efficiencies and the customer experience. "We selected Input 1's Premium Billing System because we were impressed by its robust and intuitive capabilities. PBS will create greater efficiency in our back-office operations and make it easier for our retail agents and insureds to utilize our financing option," said Frank Powell, FTP President. "It is clear that Input 1's platform was built with deep knowledge of the premium finance business, and the straightforward integration into our existing agency management system saves us valuable time and resources."
FTP is now well-positioned to grow its business well into the future with the Premium Billing System. "We are excited to be the technology platform FTP chose to build and expand their premium finance business," said Chris Farfaras, EVP & CSMO of Input 1. "They did their research and knew what functionality they needed to succeed. We take pride that our PBS platform is industry-leading, with clear and strong advantages across the board."
FTP Inc. is an insurance wholesaler with its home base in Old Bridge, NJ. The Agency was established in 1957 and originally traded under "Powell Insurance Agency." FTP's business is generated through its network of licensed insurance brokers and offers over 100 insurance programs, including property and casualty, commercial and personal lines. The Agency represents both admitted and non-admitted insurance companies.
Since 1984, Input 1 has provided digital billing and payment solutions to insurance carriers, MGAs, banks, agencies, and premium finance companies throughout North America. The company's insurance software, cloud billing, and payment solutions provide online access to more than one million agents, brokers, and policyholders annually.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that an employer can be sued for monetary compensation for alleged breaches of its fiduciary duty towards an ERISA beneficiary.
CORAL GABLES, Fla., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In June 2022, the appellate court handed down a decision confirming a fiduciary—in this case an employer— may be liable to pay a beneficiary for breaches of its fiduciary duty under ERISA.
Dabdoub Law Firm successfully helped Raniero Gimeno appeal a wrongful partial denial of life insurance benefits under his deceased spouse's life insurance policy.
The employer, NCHMD, did not provide all the necessary information to Gimeno's spouse, Justin Polga, when Polga signed up for life insurance coverage. Following Polga's death, the insurance company denied some of the benefits Gimeno claimed as the policy's beneficiary, alleging he was not properly enrolled because certain forms were not completed. The forms were never provided to Polga.
Dabdoub Law Firm brought Gimeno's claim to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Court of Appeals determined that Gimeno sufficiently alleged that NCHMD was a fiduciary under ERISA and that it breached its fiduciary duties when it failed to provide the required forms to an employee. Under the ERISA § 1132(a)(3) statute, Gimeno could sue for relief through "equitable surcharge."
Gimeno's counsel, Edward Dabdoub of The Dabdoub Law Firm, explained how this important ruling sends a message to employers that they can face consequences if they do not provide all necessary information and forms to policy holders during the enrollment process. This case of first impression allows other beneficiaries to sue employers under the ERISA statutes.
Dabdoub Law Firm is a nationally recognized disability insurance law firm. Their sole focus is to help individuals with disabilities receive the benefits they are entitled to. They have a long track record of successfully submitting claims and appealing wrongful denials or termination of benefits. They have won many cases against the major insurance companies in the United States.
Since federal laws govern disability claims, their attorneys can help you no matter which state you live in. You can visit Dabdoub Law Firm's website at https://www.longtermdisability.net/ to learn more about how they can help you. You can schedule a free consultation by calling (800) 969-0488 or filling out their online contact form at https://www.longtermdisability.net/contact-us/
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Which gift for mobile gamers is best?
Mobile phones become more powerful with every iteration, meaning the games available on them are more complex. The days of playing Snake and Tetris might be well behind us, moving over for detailed graphics and complex movement.
But all mobile gamers can do with a little bit of help to get to the top of the leaderboards. So what gifts are perfect for small screen warriors? A good place to start would be the Razer Kishi Mobile Game Controller. For nimble fingers, precise movement will be a breeze.
What to know before you buy a gift for mobile gamers
Functionality
A gift for a mobile gamer doesn’t always have to be functional, but it will certainly help them to up their game if it is. Consider who the gift is for, and what type of mobile games they play. This should give you an indication as to whether the gift should be functional or not. Mobile gamers can benefit from gifts that make their actions faster, the sound clearer or their mobile phone more stable, such as phone rings.
Device compatibility
Before setting out to find the perfect gift for a mobile gamer, make sure that you know which device they are using. Most gifts will be operable with several mobile phones, but if it is something that needs to connect to the device (like through wireless), make sure that it is compatible with the specific phone it will be used in conjunction with.
Interest and likes
A gift for a mobile gamer should be thoughtful if it is to be truly appreciated. Consider what their interests are and what they like. If they are a massive fan of Fortnite, something involving the game like a keyring, personalized phone cover or official merchandise will be much appreciated. It is also important to know what they don’t like, as you don’t want to get something that will never be used.
What to look for in a quality gift for mobile gamers
Durability
The key to a good gift is its ability to last for a long time. It can be hugely disappointing if something is well received, but it stops working or breaks within a few weeks. A good quality gift should be made from sturdy materials or something that isn’t prone to damage when used often.
Price
The price of a gift for mobile gamers doesn’t have to be exorbitant. On the contrary, some rather inexpensive gifts can provide hours of entertainment or use. Quality also doesn’t directly correlate with what you pay for it. A good gift for mobile gamers will be reasonably priced for what you get.
Useability
A thoughtful gift for mobile gamers doesn’t always mean that the gift can be used all the time. There are some scenarios where a gift isn’t used as such, like a keyring, but that shouldn’t be a deterrent from getting it. However, a good quality gift for mobile gamers will be an item that can be used over and over again, getting as much value out of it as possible. If it can be used for multiple things, that’s even better.
How much you can expect to spend on a gift for mobile gamers
The cost of a gift for mobile gamers will depend on your budget and what they might need. Inexpensive but thoughtful gifts can cost as little as a few dollars, while something a bit more advanced can retail for $100-$200.
Gift for mobile gamers FAQ
I don’t know what they like. What else can I consider?
A. A lot of mobile games use digital currency to purchase in-game items or accessories. If you find out which games they play often, you may want to consider a gift of in-game items or virtual currency so that they can buy what they really want.
What are some of the most popular mobile games?
A. There are several mobile games that exploded in popularity over the last few years. PUBG Mobile and Garena Free Fire both have over one billion downloads. Call of Duty: Mobile has 300 million downloads and Clash of Clans topped the 500 million download mark in September last year.
What’s the best gift for mobile gamers to buy?
Top gift for mobile gamers
Razer Kishi Mobile Game Controller
What you need to know: Every mobile gamer can have nimble fingers with this trigger.
What you’ll love: By simply slotting the phone into the trigger system, the comfortable device emulates the look and feel of a console controller. It has a D-Pad, face buttons, and two thumbsticks. It connects to the mobile phone through the charging port and is made from solid and sturdy plastic.
What you should consider: It uses the charging port to connect to the phone, so it removes the headphone capabilities when using an iOS device.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top gift for mobile gamers for the money
What you need to know: A steady hand will win the fight with this phone grip.
What you’ll love: Easy to use and apply, the phone ring holder will make sure that your mobile device doesn’t slip out of your hands or off of a table when gaming. Made from stainless steel and zinc alloy, the phone ring doubles up as a car holder as well, using strong magnets. It attaches to your phone or the case through a strong sticky pad, which won’t leave a residue behind.
What you should consider: Some users have complained that the ring portion started to lose its stiffness after some use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: These headphones have great sound for when you want to hear all the action.
What you’ll love: Next to having the right trigger or controller, the best thing a mobile gamer can get as a gift is an excellent pair of earbuds. The Apple AirPod Pro is perfect for this, as they’re compact, good quality and come with a recharging case. It has active noise cancellation, so you won’t hear any outside sounds, and it comes with three differently sized tapered ear tips. The charging case has enough power to keep the AirPods going for over 24 hours.
What you should consider: These can be quite pricey.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Homebuilder offers versatile floor plans with hundreds of design options
SALT LAKE CITY, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc., a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is pleased to announce model home debuts at Drumore at Overlake in Tooele and Anderson Farms in Grantsville, as well as the opening of its Jones Court community in Orem.
Model home tours
Drumore at Overlake:
- New homes from the upper $400s
- Close proximity to downtown Tooele
- Fully-furnished Annette and Hemingway models open for tours
Drumore at Overlake is located at 191 E. Allister Court, Tooele, UT 84074.
Anderson Farms:
- Ranch and two-story homes from the $600s
- Half-acre homesites
- Attached RV garages available
- Fully-furnished Harris model open for tours
Anderson Farms is located at 593 S. Chan Drive, Grantsville, UT 84029.
Community now selling
Jones Court:
- New ranch and two-story homes from the upper $600s
- Up to 6 bedrooms and approx. 4,390 sq. ft.
- 3-car garages included
- Easy access to I-15, Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University
Jones Court is located at 1785 South 100 East, Orem, UT 84058.
Hundreds of design options
Those who choose to build a new home from the ground up at Drumore at Overlake, Anderson Farms or Jones Court will have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants to select colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces—a complimentary service!
Call 385.887.0582 or visit RichmondAmerican.com for more information. View health and safety updates at RichmondAmerican.com/COVID-19.
About M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 220,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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Boeing docks crew capsule to space station in test do-over
By MARCIA DUNN
AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With only a test dummy aboard, Boeing’s astronaut capsule pulled up and parked at the International Space Station for the first time Friday, a huge achievement for the company after years of false starts.
The only other time Boeing’s Starliner flew in space, it never got anywhere near the station, ending up in the wrong orbit.
This time, the overhauled spacecraft made it to the right spot following Thursday’s launch and docked at the station 25 hours later. The automated rendezvous went off without a major hitch, despite a pair of thrusters that failed during liftoff.
Boeing’s flight comes three years after Elon Musk’s Spacex pulled off the same test. SpaceX has since launched 18 astronauts to the space station for NASA, as well as tourists.
With Starliner’s arrival, NASA finally realized its longtime effort to have two crew capsules from competing U.S. companies flying to the space station. A SpaceX Dragon capsule was parked nearby.
If the rest of Starliner’s mission goes well, Boeing could be ready to launch its first crew by the end of this year. The astronauts likely to serve on the first Starliner crew joined Boeing and NASA flight controllers in Houston, as the action unfolded nearly 270 miles (435 kilometers) up.
NASA wants redundancy when it comes to the Florida-based astronaut taxi service. Administrator Bill Nelson said Boeing’s long road with Starliner underscores the importance of having two types of crew capsules. U.S. astronauts were stuck riding Russian rockets once the shuttle program ended, until SpaceX’s first crew flight in 2020.
Boeing’s first Starliner test flight in 2019 was plagued by software errors that cut the mission short and could have doomed the spacecraft. Those were corrected, but when the new capsule awaited liftoff last summer, corroded valves halted the countdown. More repairs followed, as Boeing chalked up nearly $600 million in do-over costs.
Before letting Starliner get close to the space station Friday, Boeing ground controllers practiced maneuvering the capsule and tested its robotic vision system. Everything checked out well, Boeing said, except for a cooling loop and the two failed thrusters. The capsule held a steady temperature, however, and had plenty of other thrusters for steering.
Once Starliner was within 10 miles (15 kilometers) of the space station, Boeing flight controllers in Houston could see the space station through the capsule’s cameras. “We’re waving. Can you see us?” joked station astronaut Bob Hines.
The gleaming white-with-blue-trim capsule hovered 33 feet (10 meters) from the station for close to two hours — considerably longer than planned — as flight controllers adjusted its docking ring and ensured everything else was in order. When the green light finally came, Starliner closed the gap in four minutes, eliciting cheers in Boeing’s control center.
The space station’s seven astronauts will unload groceries and gear from Starliner and pack it up with experiments. Unlike SpaceX’s Dragon capsule that splashes down off the Florida coast, Starliner will aim for a landing in New Mexico next Wednesday.
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| 2022-05-21T01:36:03Z
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KBI investigating homicide of 80-year-old woman in Crawford County
CRAWFORD CO., Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a homicide investigation in Arcadia.
Officials say on Saturday, September 3rd, just before 11:30 a.m., a woman called 911 after discovering the body of her friend. When deputies from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 400 E. Arcadia St., they found 80-year-old Geneva Ham dead inside her home.
An autopsy was performed and the coroner ruled Ham’s death a homicide.
The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance on the morning of September 6th. KBI agents and the Crime Response Team responded to the scene and began investigating.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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| 2022-09-06T22:11:09Z
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Region's Hospitals Join Ground-breaking Collaboration
BOCA RATON, Fla., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties are home to 3.2 million people, yet the region lacks a dominant health care system like those in many comparable metropolitan areas. Until now.
South Florida's leading hospital and patient care providers recognize a need to address critical workforce pressures through enhanced medical education programs, accelerated medical research innovation, and access to clinical trials -- all while continuing unequaled levels of patient care.
"The FAU Health Network -- a true collaboration that brings together the region's already robust health care infrastructure -- will help save lives and cure diseases," said Julie Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., dean and vice president for medical affairs, Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine. "Collectively, we are stronger. Together, we will help make our community an even greater place than it is today."
The hospital and patient care providers join an already stellar group of collaborators. The latest partners are: Baptist Health South Florida (including Bethesda Hospital and Boca Raton Regional Hospital), Caridad Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Jupiter Medical Center, Tenet Healthcare, and West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System, and Palm Beach Atlantic University.
"Our hospital already collaborates with FAU and other area health care providers," said Lincoln Mendez, CEO of Boca Raton Regional Hospital. "Cementing this partnership will greatly benefit patients across our community and simultaneously spur medical innovations right here in the three-county region."
There is a growing need across Florida for more new physicians, nurses, and other patient care-related roles, such as medical and nursing assistants, technicians, and social workers. Further, the FAU Health Network will foster a true sense of community, from the well-being of the region's front-line workforce to the quality of service delivered to patients from all walks of life.
At the Caridad Center, which provides health care by dedicated volunteers to the uninsured and working poor, this kind of collaboration can help vital medical care reach some of the most vulnerable members of the community.
"An alarming number of our local population does not have -- or cannot afford -- regular access to basic health care needs," said Laura Kallus, Caridad's chief executive officer. "Through strength in numbers, and with the enormous array of expertise available at so many local hospitals, this partnership has the ability to save lives."
Partners previously announced include: Broward College, Palm Beach State College, Memorial Healthcare System, Health Care District of Palm Beach County and Broward Health. More details will be provided as the partnership continues to develop.
About Florida Atlantic University: Florida Atlantic University, established in 1961, officially opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses located along the southeast Florida coast. In recent years, the University has doubled its research expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement rates. Through the coexistence of access and excellence, FAU embodies an innovative model where traditional achievement gaps vanish. FAU is designated a Hispanic-serving institution, ranked as a top public university by U.S. News & World Report and a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.
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| 2022-06-20T14:39:05Z
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TROY, Mich., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first real-time Operational Intelligence Platform for franchises and chains helps drive cost control and boost operational efficiency for business leaders amid macro-economic uncertainty.
The prospect of economic uncertainty can be unnerving for franchise and chain business leaders. However, with a strong foundation for operational success, companies can build resilience into their organizations and position themselves to grow and thrive.
The TruOI Operational Intelligence (OI) Platform powers operational resiliency and growth through data integration and by combining the elements of real-time analytics with real-time business task automation.
Examples of how TruOI can increase revenue-per-hour and decrease costs for franchises and chains include:
- Reduce labor costs by identifying time card violations or unauthorized overtime
- Keep operations and equipment on track with automated business task triggers and performance alerts
- Enhance team member performance with 1-to-1 coaching and training
- Drive in-store promotions with performance-to-goal score cards
- Manage all company KPIs in real-time from a single platform
To accomplish this, TruOI integrates all of a company's existing corporate and unit software and data, forms & documents, training, and facility systems from all company locations under one umbrella platform. The power of TruOI gives companies the ability to automate many of their day-to-day operating activities with triggers driven by key performance indicators or scheduled timing.
In addition, TruOI connects both leadership and location team members with real-time coaching, performance management alerts, and detailed measurements based on organizational goals, operational needs, and even daily P&Ls.
TruOI founder and CEO Shadan Malik states, "Now more than ever, TruOI is the key component business leaders need to increase team member performance, control costs, and accelerate growth in all economic environments."
For franchises and chains with 5 locations or 10,000, TruOI is accessible on any computer or mobile device. Our OI platform makes real-time management of all aspects of a business – from any location – a reality for CEOs and their teams.
Visit www.TruOI.com to see how TruOI helps franchises and Chain business leaders take their next big step.
About TruOI: TruOI offers a real-time Operational Intelligence platform that integrates all of a company's software, measurement, coaching, and training systems under one umbrella application and automates business activity to increase profitability and growth. More than 5,000 organizations have leveraged TruOI technology to drive success and innovation.
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| 2022-06-23T16:10:22Z
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ATLANTA, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Warmer temperatures have finally arrived and before customers spring into outdoor home projects, Atlanta Gas Light is reminding communities to "Call Before You Dig" in honor of Safe Digging Month this April.
Atlanta Gas Light encourages customers to dial 811 to have underground utility lines marked before any digging project. This includes fence installation, paving projects, or installing a pool. It also applies to professional excavators when performing any work such as tunneling, grading, boring or blasting. Contacting 811 is also recommended for smaller, manual jobs such as planting trees or installing mailboxes.
To protect underground utilities and help ensure communities stay safe and connected, Atlanta Gas Light offers the following safe digging guidelines:
- Contact 811 Before You Dig: Before starting an outdoor digging project, contact 811 or visit georgia811.com to request having underground utility lines marked at least three days prior to digging. This service is free and required by law.
- Allow the Required Time for Marking: After contacting 811, allow time for the underground utility lines to be marked before digging. The approximate location of the lines will be marked with color-coded spray paint, flags or stakes that correspond to the utility. The natural gas markings will be yellow.
- Respect the Marks: Only use hand digging tools in areas near the utility line markings.
- Excavate Carefully: Make sure the marks remain visible during the project. If the markings are no longer visible, contact 811 to have lines remarked. If a natural gas line is damaged accidentally or the distinctive rotten-egg odor associated with natural gas is present, call 911 or the Atlanta Gas Light 24-hour emergency phone line at 1-877-427-4321 from a safe location.
Atlanta Gas Light's Safe Digging Arcade is another way for families to learn more about the importance of safe digging. Complete all eight activities to become a Safe Digging champion! The arcade uses science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) to educate children about how their families can stay safe and avoid damaging a utility line when digging around their homes.
Atlanta Gas Light is one of four natural gas distribution companies of Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). Atlanta Gas Light provides natural gas delivery service to more than 1.6 million customers in Georgia. In operation since 1856, the company is one of the oldest corporations in the state. For more information, visit atlantagaslight.com.
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America's premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.3 million natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution companies in four states with approximately 666,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate pipelines, asset management for natural gas wholesale customers and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
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| 2022-04-01T18:14:26Z
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A unique concept where purpose meets innovation, craftsmanship and creativity
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Macallan, together with its luxury automotive partner Bentley Motors, has revealed the remarkable vision and design of The Macallan Horizon, the inspirational and highly innovative limited edition single malt whisky in development by the brands.
The prototype of The Macallan Horizon, which will be available as a whisky product from summer 2023, fuses both traditional craftsmanship and innovative materials, with cutting edge technology to create an exclusive horizontal design. It was visualized following extensive collaboration between The Macallan and Bentley Motors.
In homage to The Macallan's acclaimed Six Pillars, the foundation stones of the brand that account for its distinctive single malt whiskies, The Macallan Horizon concept product incorporates six unique upcycled, repurposed or ethically sourced materials which are integral to The Macallan and Bentley Motors.
Among them are recycled copper from the disused curiously small spirit stills which were located within The Macallan's former Distillery; aluminum recovered from the Bentley Motors manufacturing process; recycled wood; recyclable glass and carbon neutral leather, locally sourced, and also used in the recently unveiled Bentley Mulliner grand tourer.
The final component is the very special single malt whisky being created for The Macallan Horizon. The Macallan Master Whisky Maker Kirsteen Campbell developed the flavor profile for the whisky following a visit to Bentley Motors in Crewe, where she observed first hand their shared passion for creativity, craftsmanship and innovation.
Together, the six key materials, the majority of which have been sourced and produced locally in Scotland and the UK, form a unique concept that defies the traditional vertical aesthetic of a whisky bottle and reflects the horizontal trajectory of the automotive world, pushing the boundaries and the art of the possible.
The visionary design also features a glass bottle with an extraordinary 180-degree twist, representing the mastery of space and time achieved by The Macallan and Bentley Motors in creating the prototype, which has no standing base.
Jaume Ferras, Global Creative Director for The Macallan, comments: "Taking inspiration from the automotive industry, we are showcasing our creative vision and concept development of The Macallan Horizon, which is among the most unique projects we have embarked on in our almost 200-year history.
"Our collaboration with Bentley Motors and the knowledge exchange we have undertaken as a result has inspired us to see things very differently. In the spirits world, everything is upright, such as our stills and our bottles. When we looked at the horizontal direction pursued by Bentley Motors as part of the automotive industry, it made us consider if and how we could adapt this format for whisky, which ultimately requires to be poured.
"I am incredibly proud of the beautiful design we have created together for The Macallan Horizon and the unique materials we are incorporating. It simply would not be possible without the incomparable craftsmanship and creativity for which The Macallan and Bentley Motors are renowned and is the embodiment of the uncompromised excellence pursued by The Macallan since 1824."
Bentley's Head of Design Collaborations, Chris Cooke, comments: "Our prototype for The Macallan Horizon is truly pioneering in both its design and use of materials. It's a fusion of the sharply defined yet curvaceous Bentley design DNA, The Macallan's innovation and recycled materials from both iconic British brands. The form of the design has allowed us to almost treat light as another material in itself, and the interplay between light and the wood, aluminum and copper materials is extraordinary. In being both an object of beauty in itself and demonstrating such innovation, it's a representation of what's coming next from our partnership."
Since the launch of their global partnership in July 2021, The Macallan and Bentley Motors - brands united by a dedication to craftsmanship, creativity, innovation and sustainability - have committed to share learnings from their respective industries while continuing to pursue the uncompromised excellence for which they are renowned.
Information regarding pricing and availability of The Macallan Horizon single malt whisky will be shared closer to its release on www.themacallan.com and www.bentleymotors.com
For further information, please contact:
The Macallan
TheMacallan@mbooth.com
Bentley Motors
Mike Sayer
Head of Product Communications
mike.sayer@bentley.co.uk
+44-7507-46782
Founded in 1824, The Macallan is renowned worldwide for its extraordinary single malt whiskies. Their outstanding quality and distinctive character reveal the uncompromised excellence pursued by The Macallan since it was established by Alexander Reid, on a plateau above the River Spey in north-east Scotland.
In 2018, The Macallan opened a new chapter in its history with the launch of its award-winning Speyside distillery. Designed by internationally acclaimed architects to promote sustainability, the building takes inspiration from the surrounding ancient Scottish hills. It stands nearby Easter Elchies House, the Highland Manor built in 1700 which is The Macallan's spiritual home and remains the heartbeat of The Macallan's beautiful 485-acre Estate.
Crafted without compromise. Please savor The Macallan responsibly.
Bentley Motors is the most sought-after luxury car brand in the world. The company's headquarters in Crewe is home to all of its operations including design, R&D, engineering, and production of the company's five model lines: Continental GT, Continental GTC, Flying Spur, Bentayga and Bentayga EWB. The combination of fine craftsmanship, using skills that have been handed down through generations, alongside engineering expertise and cutting-edge technology is unique to UK luxury car brands such as Bentley. It is also an example of high-value British manufacturing at its best. Bentley employs around 4,000 people at Crewe.
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SHENZHEN, China, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Although the 5G era has come, the world's most widely covered and most widely used 4G communications technology will coexist with 5G for a long time and continue to undertake the responsibility of IoT communications.
For the North American market, Neoway (SH: 688159) has launched a number of modules, among which the LTE Cat.4 module N75 has passed the certification of global heavyweight operators AT&T and T-Mobile, and is officially included in the two major operators' certified product libraries.
N75 has passed a number of certifications, including FCC, PTCRB, GCF, IC, and ANATEL. After N75 passed AT&T and T-Mobile certifications and was included in the product libraries, Neoway can not only provide this product and service for local customers in North American countries and regions, but also the terminal products developed by customers in other countries based on N75 can directly enter the North American market. This greatly shortens the testing and certification period of customer products in North America and helps customers reduce costs and increase efficiency.
- N75 is developed based on Qualcomm chip platform. It is an LTE Cat.4 module that can also support 3G and 2G networks.
- N75 has LGA package and a small size of 28 mm × 30 mm, supports OpenLinux, and eases development.
- N75 supports SDIO, SPI, I2C, and many other interfaces and is equipped with rich protocol stacks, providing convenience for the additional needs of different industries.
- N75 supports many third-party platforms, such as AWS, Azure, and Tuya, further enriching the industrial ecology.
Neoway N75 has been successfully applied to many IoT application scenarios in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, such as electric power, vehicle, and industry, providing stable and reliable access communications for customers and terminal users.
To know more about the communications products of Neoway, you can visit Neoway official website www.neoway.com.
CONTACT: Aries Yi, yishihui@neoway.com, +86-13823160430
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Stray dog gets second chance, becomes police department’s ‘Community Outreach Canine’
TRUCKEE, Calif. (Gray News) – A police department in California is adding a new partner to their roster – a stray dog.
The Truckee Police Department said the department officially adopted an 8-month-old American bulldog they named Captain Mugshot, who will also be known as Mugz.
Mugz was originally picked up as a stray and placed in a local shelter. Truckee police and the Humane Society both saw that Mugz was something “very special.”
“It didn’t take long for Truckee PD to decide it was time to bring a dog back into the local police department,” police wrote in a Facebook post. They adopted him on Friday.
However, Mugz won’t be a typical police K-9. He’ll be a “Community Outreach Canine,” working hard to provide outreach and education in the community on behalf of the police department.
“We are so excited to have this special canine working alongside Truckee PD,” Truckee police support services manager Deverie Acuff said. “Community Outreach is an important part of what we do, and we’re excited for the community to meet the newest member of the team.”
Mugz will be competing his training before he is ready for duty.
Truckee is located about 30 miles southwest of Reno, Nevada.
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Pluralsight Flow Also Adds Sprint Movement Report; Allows Engineering Teams to Identify Bottlenecks and Inefficiencies to Deliver Value Faster
SILICON SLOPES, Utah, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pluralsight, the technology workforce development company, today announced the launch of two new features for Pluralsight Flow, the software development intelligence platform helping engineering organizations accelerate growth through optimized software delivery. These features include Team Health Insights, which enables engineering leaders to proactively diagnose the holistic health of their teams, and the Sprint Movement report, designed to help with sprint planning and predictability efforts. Together, these new capabilities complement Pluralsight Flow's goal to help engineering organizations better understand their workflows, build thriving teams, drive strategic alignment, and deliver value to customers faster and reliably.
Understanding team health and developer satisfaction while ensuring fast, high-quality software delivery, continues to be a top strategic imperative for engineering organizations around the globe. Despite having many tools and processes at their disposal, engineering leaders often lack context into their data, making it difficult to understand how developers are really doing. Pluralsight Flow's Team Health Insights and Sprint Movement report solve this problem by providing leaders with supplemental data on team workflows, allowing them to ask and answer additional questions across the entire software delivery value chain.
"Engineering leaders and their teams are constantly trying to reconcile two competing demands: rapidly innovating while ensuring they deliver stable, reliable software. Pluralsight Flow is a key enabling partner for these leaders to help them sustainably optimize delivery lead times by focusing on process improvements that improve the developer experience," said Greg Ceccarelli, General Manager at Pluralsight Flow. "By introducing Team Health Insights and the Sprint Movement report, Pluralsight Flow is delivering new insights that give engineering leaders the power to understand team constraints, identify how they can best address them, improve the developer experience, and ultimately deliver more value to customers faster. Conversations and efforts can focus on where it matters most, helping teams make changes with real impact."
With the addition of Team Health Insights, Pluralsight Flow is the only solution that gives a comprehensive, single pane of glass view into team health, empowering engineering leaders with the necessary metrics to diagnose, optimize, and lead their organization's processes sustainably. With Team Health Insights, customers can identify potential bottlenecks before they cause significant problems. They have access to quantified measurement of holistic team health through metrics categorized into key areas that act as pillars of sustainability for an engineering team: culture, activity, and efficiency.
- Culture pillar allows leaders to assess developer satisfaction and collaboration within their teams using metrics such as time to first comment, submitter time to respond, amount of reviews on pull requests and types of comments.
- Activity pillar enables team members to view pace of work and accrued risk within their teams to build a healthy work balance using code and collaboration velocity metrics.
- Efficiency pillar helps leaders understand flow of work through the system, identify disruptions and bottlenecks, and assess how much of their team's time is spent in meetings using metrics such as time to merge and queue time.
"As someone who looks at data from multiple sources to understand my team's health, I found the Team Health Insights report a great addition to the Pluralsight Flow tool," said Pedro Silva, Engineering Operations Lead at OLX Group. "Not only does it display data from multiple key areas but it also allows you to customize the data points you would like to see and focus on."
By analyzing metrics from each of these pillars, Team Health Insights enables engineering leaders to benchmark themselves to understand where and how process changes will have the most impact.
In traditional sprint reports, leaders are able to see the final result of a sprint: whether the team failed or succeeded in meeting their commitments. However, most teams find it difficult to surface the reasons behind the success or failure of a sprint. Pluralsight Flow's Sprint Movement report solves this problem by helping leaders see what was committed prior to a sprint, what was added during the sprint and the overall completion rate of committed versus added work.
With the Sprint Movement report, customers can also see who is working on the additional requests. This allows for better collaboration and planning for future sprints, as well as sprint trends across time. By reducing the time spent actively trying to figure out what was causing bottlenecks in sprint retrospectives, engineering leaders can focus their teams collaboratively on removing said bottlenecks. This transparency allows customers to better understand their processes while helping set realistic goals, manage appropriate workloads, and estimate project deadlines more confidently across the organization, ultimately leading to healthier teams that produce accelerated customer impact.
"I am absolutely delighted again and again by the impact made by Pluralsight Flow metrics, particularly the new Sprint Movement Report. Pluralsight's uniquely open and flexible engagement with Allvue Systems puts us ahead of the competition in visualizing our leading and lagging delivery indicators as they are recognized live," said Matt Jones, Head of Agile Delivery at Allvue Systems. "The presentation and calculation of these delivery metrics provided encourages healthy practice and interaction within both our delivery teams as well as across the organization. These metrics alone reinforce and support the benefits of agile but coupled with the visualization techniques of Pluralsight Flow, these become a powerful tool for positive disruption and alignment within organizations and for business agility transformation."
To learn more about how Pluralsight Flow gives engineering leaders visibility into the workflows and health of their team, visit www.pluralsight.com.
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Symposium in partnership with the US Center for Chinese Medicine
SALT LAKE CITY, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific research is vital to a health and wellness company—it spurs continued innovation and development of advanced products for customers. With that goal in mind, USANA recently held a joint research symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Maryland in partnership with the US Center for Chinese Medicine (USCCM). This investment in research highlights USANA's commitment to ongoing exploration of the efficacy of TCM and how it can be complementary to more prevalent wellness products and practices.
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"Our purpose for this symposium was to explore new perspectives for integrating Chinese and Western medicine and evaluate the impact they have on society and the economy," says Dr. Rob Sinnott, USANA's chief scientific officer. "We shared specific research projects that will help develop novel wellness-promoting interventions. Along with myself and USANA's Director of New Product Research Dr. Jeremy Tian, several USCCM speakers attended the symposium who are some of the most knowledgeable doctors and TCM experts in the world. Our hope is to see the public's interest in TCM continue to grow."
USANA's investment in TCM research extends to its collaboration with the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM). The project goal is to bring together scientists and research around both modern nutritional science and TCM and further development of products and protocols that support global health and wellness.
USANA and BUCM are working together to evaluate the effectiveness of TCM to replenish Qi (an ancient Chinese healing art involving meditation), further research TCM ingredients, create new health TCM-inspired products, and develop targeted nutrition for different body types.
2022 is year two of five in the agreement between USANA and BUCM.
USANA (NYSE: USNA) prides itself on providing consumers the highest quality nutritional products in the world. From its award-winning supplements to its innovative Celavive skincare and Active Nutrition lines, USANA has proven for nearly 30 years why it's a company you can trust. How about giving us a try? Shop at USANA.com or learn more at whatsupUSANA.com.
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This release covers S&P Global Mobility US light vehicle sales estimates for the month of August 2022. S&P Global Mobility will be reporting these highlights monthly moving forward.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Mobility's analyst team is predicting the first year-over-year gain for new light-vehicle sales for the trailing year — with an estimate of 1.123 million units, equivalent to a 13.1 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. Moreover, the increasing consumer acceptance of electric vehicles shows it to be an increasingly important segment of the market, comprising 6.0% of the market in August. S&P Global Mobility forecasts that the rising BEV sales trend will continue. However, the overall August results are unlikely to signal an easing of challenges facing the beleaguered automotive industry. Constrained inventories, stemming from continued supply disruptions, preventing sales from rebounding more aggressively. At the same time, S&P Global Mobility sees increasing economic uncertainty crimping fourth-quarter consumer demand. Double-digit increases in new-vehicle prices are likely weighing on consumers' willingness to enter the market.
As a result, we believe US auto sales will be limited to a 14.1 million unit total for the year, a downgrade from the 2022 14.6 million unit calendar-year forecast that the S&P Global Mobility team published in July. On a manufacturer level, August results are expected to reflect the prevailing market conditions: Potential for slight month-over-month share advancement for OEMs that have available supply to sustain sales levels, compared to continued retrenchment for OEMs struggling from an inventory standpoint.
Electric vehicle mix reflecting strong momentum
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are expected to reach 6.0% of light vehicle sales in August, compared to a share of 3.3% mix level in August 2021. With new model launches and continued high gas prices despite recent easing, we expect a mix of approximately 6% to be the new floor for BEVs going forward. According to S&P Global Mobility new registration data, BEV sales surged to 6.6% of total light vehicle sales volume in June 2022, its highest monthly share level ever. However, BEVs are subject to the same supply chain, labor, and logistics issues as their non-electric counterparts, as well as the sector still in a position of ramping up capacity versus established non-EV capacity. Therefore, although momentum is expected to be sustained, monthly share of EVs could be subject to volatility in the near and medium term.
S&P Global Mobility sub-segment mix
Sport-utility vehicle sales continue to rise at expense of passenger cars, specifically against sedan and hatchback. SUV mix is expected to reach more than 55% of August sales volume, up from 53.6% a year ago, and a 54.7% reading from the month prior. Pickup mix is expected to remain above 20% for the third consecutive month as new entrants are supporting the segment's strong share. Contributing to the ongoing car decline has been reduced model offerings and throttling back of production, a result of automakers funneling scarce supplies to more lucrative sport-utilities and trucks.
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At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
S&P Global Mobility is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility.
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SCRANTON, Pa., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Financial Services Corp. ("Peoples") (NASDAQ: PFIS), the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, today reported unaudited financial results at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Peoples reported net income of $9.4 million, or $1.30 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, a 10.2% increase when compared to $8.5 million, or $1.18 per share for the comparable period of 2021. The increase in earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2022 is due to a $3.4 million increase to net interest income and $0.5 million increase in noninterest income when compared to the year ago period. Partially offsetting the increases were a $0.9 million increase in provision for loan losses due to $179.5 million in non-PPP loan growth in the current period, and higher noninterest expenses of $2.0 million due to higher salaries and benefits and occupancy and equipment costs in part due to our investment in our market expansion strategy and digital technology upgrade.
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022, totaled $19.0 million or $2.63 per diluted share, a 5.6% increase over $18.0 million or $2.49 per diluted share in the prior year's period. The increase in earnings in the six months ended June 30, 2022 is a result of increased net interest income of $5.3 million and an increase of $0.4 million in noninterest income. Partially offsetting the increases were a $1.7 million increase in provision for loan losses and an increase of $3.6 million to noninterest expense. Strong loan growth resulted in a provision for loan losses of $1.3 million in the current six month period, as compared to a credit to the loan loss provision of $0.4 million in the year ago period. Higher noninterest expenses were mainly due to higher salaries and benefits of $2.1 million and higher occupancy and equipment costs of $1.5 million in part due to our continued investment in our market expansion strategy and our recent digital technology upgrade which commenced during the final six months of 2021.
NOTABLES
- Record first half earnings of $19.0 million or $2.63 per diluted share.
- Dividends paid during the first six month of 2022 totaled $0.78 per share representing a 5.4% increase from the same period in 2021.
- Net loan growth for the six months ended June 30, 2022, excluding Small Business Administration ("SBA") Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans, was $278.3 million or 24.8% annualized.
- Return on average assets ("ROAA") was 1.12% and 1.14% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 1.14% and 1.23% for the comparable periods in 2021.
- Return on average equity ("ROE") was 11.71% and 11.81% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 10.72% and 11.35% for the comparable periods in 2021.
- Return on average tangible equity was 14.62% and 14.69% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 13.39% and 14.19% for the comparable periods in 2021.
- Tax-equivalent net interest income, a non-GAAP measure, increased $5.5 million or 13.1% to $47.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $41.8 million for the same period in 2021.
- Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans and foreclosed assets at June 30, 2022 improved to 0.18% from 0.21% at December 31, 2021, and from 0.33% at June 30, 2021.
INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW
During the first half of 2022, the Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") began increasing the federal funds rate in an attempt to curb inflation. Since March 2022, there have been 3 rate increases, totaling 150 basis points and additional rate hikes are anticipated. These increases directly impact our core source of income, net interest income through yields on investments and loans and the cost of funding via deposits and borrowings. Through June 30, 2022, we have realized higher rates on our existing adjustable rate loans and new originations. In addition, we have been able to hold our funding costs relatively stable despite the 150 basis point rate hike. However, our funding costs may increase in the future as a result of the FOMC rate adjustments and local competition for deposits.
Calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis ("FTE"), a non-GAAP measure[1], our net interest margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was 3.06%, an increase of 9 basis points when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, and an increase of 10 basis points when compared to 2.96% for the same three month period in 2021. The increase in net interest margin from the prior three month period was due to an increase in earning assets, redeployment of excess liquidity into higher yielding loans and investment securities and stable funding costs. The tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets increased 12 basis points to 3.34% during the three months ended June 30, 2022 from 3.22% during the three months ended March 31, 2022, and increased 2 basis points when compared to 3.32% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Our cost of funds, which represents our average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities, increased 4 basis points to 0.39% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 when compared to 0.35% during the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to a 3 basis point increase to the cost of deposits and the addition of higher-costing short-term borrowings to fund a portion of loan growth. Our cost of funds fell 11 basis points to 0.39% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 0.50% in the prior year period due primarily to an 11 basis points decrease to the cost of interest-bearing deposits, the result of our efforts to reduce deposit rates during 2021 and the first three months of 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Results – Comparison to Prior-Year Quarter
Tax-equivalent net interest income, a non-GAAP measure, for the three months ended June 30, increased $3.5 million or 17.0% to $24.2 million in 2022 from $20.7 million in 2021. The increase in tax equivalent net interest income was due to higher tax-equivalent interest income of $3.2 million coupled with lower interest expense of $0.3 million. The higher interest income was the result of an increase in average earning assets, which offset a negative rate variance. Average earning assets were $367.7 million higher in the three month period ended June 30, 2022 when compared to the year ago period. PPP loans averaged $34.1 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2022 with interest and net fees totaling approximately $0.4 million compared to average balances of $197.1 million with interest and net fees totaling $1.3 million in the year ago period. The tax-equivalent yield on the loan portfolio was stable at 3.83% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021. Excluding PPP loans, the tax-equivalent yield of the loan portfolio was 3.81% and 3.94% at June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Loans, net averaged $2.5 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and $2.2 billion for the comparable period in 2021. For the three months ended June 30, the tax-equivalent yield on total investments decreased to 1.67% in 2022 from 2.13% in 2021. Average investments totaled $664.2 million in 2022 and $343.0 million in 2021. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $264.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to the corresponding period last year due to an increase in non-maturity and public fund deposits and short-term borrowings.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, the provision for loan losses was $1.0 million, the result of $179.5 million of non-PPP net loan growth. For the year ago period, the provision for loan losses was $0.1 million due to loan growth, improved credit quality and the reversal of previous COVID-related asset quality qualitative adjustments.
Noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $3.9 million, a $0.5 million increase from $3.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Revenue from commercial loan interest rate swap transactions was $0.4 million higher in the current period due to the higher credit value adjustment in the period. The increase in service charges, fees and commissions was due in part to higher service charges on consumer and commercial deposit accounts of $0.1 million. Mortgage banking revenue was $0.1 million lower in the current period due to lower volumes of mortgages sold into the secondary market.
Noninterest expense increased $2.0 million or 15.1% to $15.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, from $13.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Salaries and employee benefits increased $0.6 million or 8.3% due to annual merit increases and the addition of lending teams and credit support staff in our newest expansion markets of Piscataway, New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that opened during the fourth quarter of 2021. Occupancy and equipment expenses were higher by $0.9 million in the current period due to information technology investments related to mobile/digital banking solutions implemented during the second half of 2021.
The provision for income tax expense increased $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the year ago period due to higher taxable income in the current period.
Six-Month Results – Comparison to Prior Year First Six Months
Our net interest margin, a non-GAAP measure, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was 3.01%, a decrease of 4 basis points over the prior year's period of 3.05%. Excluding the impact of PPP loan interest and net fees, the net interest margin was relatively stable at 2.96% in the current period compared to 2.95% in the year ago period. Tax-equivalent net interest income non-GAAP measure for the six months ended June 30, increased $5.5 million or 13.1% to $47.2 million in 2022 from $41.8 million in 2021. The increase in net interest income was driven by an increase in loans and investments, partially offset by lower rates on new loans originated and investments purchased, and a lower cost of funds. In addition, the 2022 period included $1.5 million in SBA PPP interest and fees, a decrease of $2.3 million compared to the $3.8 million in the year ago period. Average loans increased $207.3 million and investments increased $311.4 million compared to June 30, 2021. The yield on earning assets was 3.28% for the first half of 2022 compared to 3.43% in 2021. The cost of interest bearing liabilities during the six month period fell 17 basis points to 0.37% from 0.54% as the cost of all deposit products fell while borrowing costs increased as we used short-term borrowings to fund loan growth.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the provision for loan losses was $1.3 million, the result of $278.3 million growth of non-PPP loans. For the year ago, the provision for loan losses was a credit of $0.4 million due to improved credit quality and reversal of COVID related asset quality adjustments made in the prior year's period.
Noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $7.3 million, a $0.4 million increase from $6.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. During the period, service charges, fees and commissions increased $0.6 million due in part to the reversal of an accrual of a $0.3 million bank owned life insurance benefit in the year ago period, a $0.1 million increase in consumer and commercial deposit service charges and higher revenue related to debit card activity. Mortgage banking income decreased $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the prior year on lower sales volumes.
Noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2022, was $29.8 million, an increase of $3.6 million from $26.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase was due primarily to $2.1 million in higher salaries and benefits expense due to annual merit increases, our investment into our newest expansion markets and lower deferred loan origination costs, which are recorded as a contra-salary expense, of $0.6 million due to the origination of PPP loans during the year ago period. Occupancy and equipment expenses were higher by $1.5 million in the current period due to information technology investments related to mobile/digital banking solutions implemented during the second half of 2021 and additional costs related to entrance into the Piscataway, New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania markets. Other expenses including professional and consulting and loan account processing fees accounted for an increase of $0.6 million.
The provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2022 decreased $0.4 million and the effective tax rate was 16.0% as compared to 18.9% in the prior period. The lower effective tax rate in 2022 was due to a $0.6 million deferred tax adjustment recorded in 2021 and higher levels of tax-exempt income in the current period.
BALANCE SHEET REVIEW
At June 30, 2022, total assets, loans and deposits were $3.4 billion, $2.6 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively. Loan growth for the six months ended June 30, 2022, excluding SBA PPP loans, was $278.3 million or 24.8% annualized due to improved loan demand and organic growth in our newest markets. Commercial real estate loans made up the majority of the growth with tax-exempt loans and residential real estate loans also showing increases. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the SBA forgave PPP loans totaling $41.9 million. Gross SBA PPP loans remaining at June 30, 2022 total $27.0 million. Net deferred SBA PPP fees remaining at June 30, 2022 totaled $0.4 million and are expected to be earned throughout the remainder of 2022. Total investments were $608.5 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $588.7 million at December 31, 2021. The increase to the investment portfolio resulted from reinvesting a portion of our low-yielding federal funds balance into higher-yielding U.S. Treasury securities. At June 30, 2022, the available-for-sale investment portfolio had an unrealized loss of $53.1 million compared to an unrealized loss of $1.8 million at December 31, 2021, which was the result of the rapid increase in interest rates as the FOMC increased rates three times from March through June 2022 totaling 150 basis points. Our federal funds sold balance of $242.4 million at December 31, 2021 was used to fund our loan growth and investment purchases during the period. Total deposits decreased $52.1 million from December 31, 2021 as we experienced an outflow of public fund deposits. Non-interest bearing deposits increased $9.8 million, or 1.3% and interest-bearing deposits decreased $61.9 million, or 2.8% during the six months ended June 30, 2022. Short-term borrowings were used to fund a portion of our loan growth and offset the deposit outflows and at June 30, 2022 totaled $129.2 million.
Stockholders' equity equaled $311.9 million or $43.50 per share at June 30, 2022, and $340.1 million or $47.44 per share at December 31, 2021. The decrease in stockholders' equity from December 31, 2021 is primarily attributable to a decrease to accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") resulting from an increase to the unrealized loss on investment securities and dividends paid to shareholders, partially offset by net income. Tangible stockholders' equity decreased to $34.62 per share at June 30, 2022, from $38.54 per share at December 31, 2021. Dividends declared for the six months ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $0.78 per share, a 5.4% increase from the 2021 period, representing a dividend payout ratio of 29.5%. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, 6,853 shares were purchased and retired under the Company's common stock repurchase plan.
ASSET QUALITY REVIEW
Nonperforming assets were $4.6 million or 0.18% of loans, net and foreclosed assets at June 30, 2022, compared to $5.0 million or 0.21% of loans, net and foreclosed assets at December 31, 2021. As a percentage of total assets, nonperforming assets improved to 0.13% at June 30, 2022 compared to 0.15% at December 31, 2021. The decrease in non-performing assets from the end of the year was primarily due to the sale in the current period of our foreclosed properties which totaled $0.5 million at December 31, 2021; at June 30, 2022 we have no foreclosed properties.
The Company's allowance for loan losses increased to $29.4 million as net charge-offs of $0.3 million were offset by a provision for loan losses of $1.3 million. The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2022 continued to reflect the provisions added during 2020 from our adjustment of qualitative factors in our allowance for loan losses methodology, due to economic decline and expectation of increased credit losses from COVID-19's adverse impact on economic and business operating conditions. The allowance for loan losses equaled $29.4 million or 1.14% of loans, net at June 30, 2022 compared to $28.4 million or 1.22% of loans, net, at December 31, 2021. Excluding PPP loans which do not carry an allowance for loan losses due to a 100% government guarantee, the ratio equaled 1.16% at June 30, 2022. Loans charged-off, net of recoveries, for the six months ended June 30, 2022, equaled $0.3 million or 0.02% of average loans, compared to $0.2 million or 0.02% of average loans for the comparable period last year.
About Peoples:
Peoples Financial Services Corp. is the parent company of Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, a community bank serving Allegheny, Bucks, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania, Middlesex County in New Jersey and Broome County in New York through 28 offices. Each office, interdependent with the community, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. Peoples' business philosophy includes offering direct access to senior management and other officers and providing friendly, informed and courteous service, local and timely decision making, flexible and reasonable operating procedures and consistently applied credit policies.
In addition to evaluating its results of operations in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), Peoples routinely supplements its evaluation with an analysis of certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as tangible stockholders' equity and core net income ratios. The reported results included in this release contain items, which Peoples considers non-core, namely the gain on the sale of the Visa Class B shares. Peoples believes the reported non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding its operating performance and trends. Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this press release, a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure is provided in the accompanying tables. The non-GAAP financial measures Peoples uses may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures of other financial institutions.
Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements:
We make statements in this press release, and we may from time to time make other statements regarding our outlook or expectations for future financial or operating results and/or other matters regarding or affecting Peoples Financial Services Corp. and Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company (collectively, "Peoples") that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, Peoples claims the protection of the statutory safe harbors for forward-looking statements.
Peoples cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and political conditions, particularly in our market area; the COVID-19 crisis and the governmental responses to the crisis; the impact on financial markets from geopolitical conflicts such as the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine; credit risk associated with our lending activities; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; our ability to identify and address cyber-security risks and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting Peoples' operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in Peoples' Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.
In addition to these risks, acquisitions and business combinations present risks other than those presented by the nature of the business acquired. Acquisitions and business combinations may be substantially more expensive to complete than originally anticipated, and the anticipated benefits may be significantly harder-or take longer-to achieve than expected. As regulated financial institutions, our pursuit of attractive acquisition and business combination opportunities could be negatively impacted by regulatory delays or other regulatory issues. Regulatory and/or legal issues related to the pre-acquisition operations of an acquired or combined business may cause reputational harm to Peoples following the acquisition or combination, and integration of the acquired or combined business with ours may result in additional future costs arising as a result of those issues.
The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, Peoples assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures of FTE net interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
The efficiency ratio is noninterest expenses, less amortization of intangible assets, as a percentage of FTE net interest income plus noninterest income. The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures of the efficiency ratio to GAAP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
1 See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures on p.13
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CHICAGO, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time of high energy prices, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) announced the launch of a solar power program that has helped participants cut their energy bills by thousands of dollars.
Now in its third year, the Grow Solar program offers free educational sessions as well as volume-pricing discounts on solar panels. The program will officially launch on May 19, and the deadline to participate is Sept. 30.
The program is a partnership of CUB, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, City of Chicago, and Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties. It aims to bring residents and small-business owners together to lower the price of solar and increase the deployment of clean energy. And it's been a success.
Since 2019, the program has helped 205 properties install 1,474 kilowatts of solar. That's like avoiding 3.3 million miles of car travel or nearly 1.5 million pounds of coal burned. In the past, participants have collectively reduced their energy costs by nearly $100,000 in just a year, and more than $70,000 in another year.
"We are excited to partner once again with MREA, CUB, and our neighbors to support the Grow Solar program," said Briana Moore, an Energy and Conservation Specialist in the Will County Resource Recovery and Energy Division. "Our residents continue expressing interest in solar, and this program has been an effective opportunity for them to install systems at competitive prices from local vendors."
"This program makes renewable energy more affordable and accessible for Cook County residents," said Deborah Stone, director of the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability. "The more people participate, the lower the installation cost is for everyone. This is a win for residents and their pocketbooks as well as our environment."
In addition to offering a lower base price for solar panels, the Grow Solar program has a series of price breaks as the program hits participation benchmarks. On top of that are state and federal incentives that can cover up to 60 percent of the cost of going solar.
State solar incentives are made possible by the 2016 Future Energy Jobs Act and, more recently, the 2021 Climate & Equitable Jobs Act, groundbreaking state energy legislation that CUB supported.
"At a time when the cost of fossil fuels is causing a lot of consumer pain, the Grow Solar Program is a great opportunity to let Illinois families know about solar incentives and programs that can help them save money," said CUB Deputy Director Sarah Moskowitz.
Navigating the solar market can be intimidating, creating barriers to solar adoption. To help break down those barriers, the program will directly educate residents about solar through free, public, one-hour informational webinars called Solar Power Hours. To view the Solar Power Hour schedule and learn more visit www.GrowSolar.org/Chicagoland.
CUB represents the interests of residential and small-business utility customers and has saved consumers more than $20 billion by helping to block rate hikes, secure refunds and fight for clean, affordable energy. For more information, call CUB's Hotline, 1-800-669-5556, or visit www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org.
The MREA was incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit shortly after the first Energy Fair in 1990. MREA's mission is to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration. To learn more, call 715-592-6595 or visit www.midwestrenew.org.
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Highly Anticipated Sequel Set to Hit Theatres Worldwide October 2023 With Additional Cast Announcements to Follow
TORONTO, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Following the massive global success of PAW Patrol: The Movie™, Spin Master Entertainment, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies today revealed the first new star voice talent being added to the cast of the upcoming PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie™. Preschoolers' favorite team of pups will return to the big screen with Academy Award®-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning actor Taraji P. Henson ("Minions: Rise of the Gru", "Hidden Figures", "Empire") lending her voice to the film, slated for exclusive theatrical release on October 13, 2023. The studio is currently working with returning voice talent from the first film and additional new cast members, all of which will be announced shortly. Henson is currently repped by M88, CAA, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Cole and the Lede Company.
"I am so excited to be a part of the next PAW Patrol theatrical adventure," said Henson. "While I don't want to give too much away, my character in the film throws the pups some new challenges that they must unite to overcome. I think the film has a powerful message for kids that no matter how small they might be, they can still make a difference in their community."
Last year, pup domination ensued when the preschool powerhouse franchise's first feature film premiered in theatres in August 2021, opening in the number one spot in more than 25 countries and amassing over $150 million worldwide at the box office. With a simultaneous day and date release on Paramount+ in the US, the film broke records quickly becoming the number one most streamed movie on the platform, holding steady today where it is watched an average of 3+ times.
The follow-up feature will see veteran animation director Cal Brunker ("PAW Patrol: The Movie", "Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature") return to direct the film while also reuniting with writing partner, Bob Barlen ("PAW Patrol: The Movie", "Bigfoot Family"), who will take on the role of associate producer. Jennifer Dodge, Spin Master Entertainment's President, with Laura Clunie, Spin Master's Senior Vice President Development, Current Series and Feature Film, and Toni Stevens, Spin Master's Senior Vice President, Entertainment Production & Operations, will produce the film. Ronnen Harary, Spin Master's Co-Founder, Adam Beder, Spin Master's Executive Vice President, and Peter Schlessel will executive produce.
PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE Synopsis
When a magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City, it gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The MIGHTY PUPS! For Skye, the smallest member of the team, her new powers are a dream come true. But things take a turn for the worse when the pups' archrival Humdinger breaks out of jail and teams up with Victoria Vance, a meteor-obsessed mad scientist, to steal the superpowers and turn themselves into supervillains. With the fate of Adventure City hanging in the balance, the Mighty Pups have to stop the supervillains before it's too late, and Skye will need to learn that even the smallest pup can make the biggest difference.
About Spin Master
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals®, Rubik's Cube® and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With over 30 offices in close to 20 countries, Spin Master employs more than 2,000 team members globally. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
About Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Paramount Pictures controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pathfinder Ventures Inc. (TSXV: RV) (OTCQB: RVRVF) (the "Company" or "Pathfinder.") is pleased to announce it has filed on SEDAR the consolidated financial statements and management discussion and analysis ("MD&A") for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Pathfinder Ventures Inc. is developing a network of branded, upscale, and family-friendly RV parks and campgrounds under the "Pathfinder Camp Resorts" name. Pathfinder currently has three camp resorts located in B.C. and is focused on growing its network through both acquisitions and development. One resort is currently undergoing an expansion. Pathfinder is also seeking to acquire RV & Self Storage facilities to take advantage of the rapidly growing market of people who want to experience the great outdoors in an RV.
The consolidated financial statements and MD&A can be viewed at www.sedar.com. The financial information provided herein should be read in conjunction with and is qualified by additional information and disclosures contained in the consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the MD&A.
Ms. Jennifer Lee, CFO of Pathfinder, commented, "In the second quarter of 2022, Pathfinder achieved an 81% increase in revenues despite lower-than-expected April occupancies caused by severe winter conditions. While the Parksville location was not operational until July of last year, the Agassiz location more than tripled the June occupancy from the prior year. Fort Langley also saw a slight growth in occupancy despite being a stable operating asset for many years. Pathfinder Camp Resorts continue to be very busy, and we have been getting inquiries and bookings for the next year already. We are pleased to see a community building in our Pathfinder Camp Resorts."
- Revenues increased to $916,938 from $507,891 in the comparative period;
- EBITDA increased to $54,395, from a loss of $398,367 in the comparative period;
- Net loss from operations decreased to $401,086 from $565,496 driven by increased revenues;
- Financing costs of $6,085 related entirely to the new loan issued for the purchase of property for the Agassiz site expansion (further details in the Business Highlights below);
- Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2022, were $1,576,120 compared to $2,092,893 at December 31, 2021. The cash balance was utilized for land acquisition, increased debt servicing requirement and payment of continuing site improvement costs during the period;
- YTD cash provided by operating activities was $231,879, compared to cash used from operating activities of $804,647 in the comparative period, which was a result of an improved non-cash working capital position;
- 15,754 camp resort site nights (as defined below) occupied in Q2 2022, compared to 10,562 camp resort site nights occupied in the comparative period.
On April 7, 2022, the Company completed the purchase of property adjacent to its existing Pathfinder Camp Resorts location in Agassiz B.C. for the cash purchase price of $750,000. Pathfinder plans, subject to land-use and rezoning approvals, to use this 1.892-acre property to expand the Agassiz campground. The purchase was funded by cash on hand and a $600,000 mortgage. The property is currently under a rezoning process with a municipal council decision expected in September 2022.
Revenues for Q2 2022 were $916,938 compared to Q2 2021 revenues of $507,891 This increase over the prior year is attributable to all three sites being fully operational during the period. Only one out of the three site was fully operational in Q2 2021. The YTD revenues were impacted by a severe winter flooding in November 2021, the damage and repair work of which impacted site occupancies from January to April.
Operating expenses for Q2 2022 were $1,251,658, compared to Q2 2021 operating expenses of $1,003,826. This increase over the prior year is attributable to full-period operation with increased staffing and other operating costs. The YTD operating costs were impacted by the continuing site improvement activities. The Company expects the operating costs of existing properties to stabilize in 2023.
Significantly impacting this increase in operating expenses are:
- Depreciation of $193,165, compared to $50,157 during the comparative period due to the capital expenditures incurred in Q3 and Q4 of 2021 and YTD 2022
- Interest expense of $162,769 compared to $92,103 during the comparative period due to the full period servicing of bank loans issued in April and July of 2021 in connection with the property acquisitions, as well as a partial period servicing of a new bank loan raised on April 7, 2022, in connection with the additional land acquisition
- Salaries and benefits of $417,373 from $206,040 in the comparative period due to the full period operation of all three sites and, accordingly, the increased labour requirement
- Share-based compensation of $64,173, compared to $nil during the comparative period, which relates to the Company's issuance of stock options during fiscal 2021
However, the increases in the operating expenses were largely offset by:
- Decreased general and administrative expense to $31,724 from $84,549 due to reduced corporate activities relating to the public listing
- Decreased legal and professional fees to $68,966 from $98,533 in the comparative period due to reduced corporate activities relating to the public listing
- Decreased property costs to $161,885 from $212,155 in the comparative period due to the winding down of site improvement activities
- Decreased management compensation to $nil from $123,291 due to management fee arrangements being changed to employment agreements and thereby being allocated to salaries and benefits in the current period
Net loss from operations for Q2 2022 was $401,086, compared to Q2 2021 of $565,496. This decrease over the comparative period is primarily attributable to the items noted above.
The discussion of consolidated financial results in this press release includes references to "Adjusted EBITDA" (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), which is a non-IFRS performance measure. The Company presents these measures to provide additional information regarding the Company's financial results and performance. Please refer to the Company's MD&A for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 for a reconciliation of these measures to reported IFRS results.
About Pathfinder Ventures
Pathfinder Ventures Inc. is developing a network of branded, upscale and family-friendly RV parks and campgrounds under the "Pathfinder Camp Resorts" name. Pathfinder currently has three camp resorts located in B.C. and is focused on growing its network through both acquisitions and development. Pathfinder is also seeking to acquire RV & Self Storage facilities to take advantage of the rapidly growing market of people who want to experience the great outdoors in an RV.
On behalf of the board of directors of the Corporation:
Joe Bleackley
Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Director
Pathfinder Ventures Inc.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the future operations of the Corporation and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are often identified by terms such as "will", "may", "should", "anticipate", "expects" and similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the future plans and objectives of the Corporation, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Corporation's expectations include risks detailed from time to time in the filings made by the Corporation with securities regulations.
The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the preparation of any forward-looking information may prove to be incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Corporation. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. Such information, although considered reasonable by management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, the Corporation does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any forward-looking statements that are contained or incorporated in this press release.
In the case of RV, this news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" which are particular to RV and are not comprised of historical facts. Forward-looking statements include estimates and statements that describe RV's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that RV or its management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Forward-looking statements may be identified by such terms as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "estimates", "may", "could", "would", "will", or "plan". Since forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and address future events and conditions, by their very nature they involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although these statements are based on information currently available to RV, RV provides no assurance that actual results will meet management's expectations. Risks, uncertainties and other factors involved with forward-looking information could cause actual events, results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward looking information in this news release includes, but is not limited to, RV's objectives, goals or future plans, statements, its projected revenues and earnings, and anticipated future growth in new markets. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, the ability of the RV to successfully implement its development strategy and whether this will yield the expected benefits; competitive factors in RV's industry sector; the success or failure of product development programs; currently existing applicable laws and regulations or future applicable laws and regulations that may affect RV' s business; decisions of regulatory authorities and the timing thereof; Covid-19 related risks, availability of properties; the economic circumstances surrounding RV's business, including general economic conditions in Canada, the US and worldwide; changes in exchange rates; changes in the equity market; inflation; uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing needed in the future; and those other risks disclosed in the filing statement or other disclosure document prepared and supplied on sedar. Although RV believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking information in this news release are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information, which only applies as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. RV disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.
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Boys save dad from drowning in backyard pool
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A man in Alabama was saved from drowning in his pool last week thanks to his two young sons and their friend, who are all now being called heroes.
Brad Hassig was swimming in his backyard pool with his two 10-year-old sons, Bridon and Christian, and their friend Sam Elbert.
Hassig told WBRC he likes to do breathing exercises in the pool as a way to relax.
“I love being under water. It’s something I do all the time,” he explained. “I say the Lord’s Prayer when I do this. It’s kind of a meditation. I don’t remember finishing it.”
Hassig said he remembers feeling relaxed and peaceful, but Christian said he could see his dad shaking and on his side underwater.
“Since I had goggles on I could see his face was turning very light blue,” Christian said. “I told Bridon, ‘Dad’s not OK.’”
Bridon said he and Sam dove in to pull Hassig up to the steps of the pool.
Hassig was unresponsive and the boys sprung into action. Christian ran to find help while Bridon started resuscitating his dad.
“I first gave him CPR a little and then I started giving him mouth to mouth. Then he started throwing up foam and salt water and blood,” Bridon explained.
“It was like I just got slammed on my side,” Hassig said. “When I kind of came to -- I’m coughing up blood and water, struggling to breathe, and there are people everywhere. My one son was yelling, ‘Daddy, daddy, come back!’”
Hassig was taken to the hospital where he was admitted to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit for 24 hours.
“I mean it’s just emotions are just overwhelming you that your boys saved your life,” Hassig said.
Bridon and Christian said they learned how to save someone from movies.
While the boys had no training, the Hassig family now wants to set up a group training to help both adults and children become CPR certified.
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Biden seeks to counter state actions he sees as anti-LGBTQ
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is issuing executive orders Wednesday to stymie what the White House says are discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states.
The orders seek to discourage “conversion therapy” — a discredited practice that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity — while also promoting gender-affirming surgery and expanding foster care protections for gay and transgender parents and children.
The White House says the actions, which tap money already allocated to federal agencies, are meant to counter 300-plus anti-LGBTQ laws introduced by state lawmakers over the past year alone.
The Department of Health and Human Services will draft new policies to expand care to LGBTQ families and the Education Department will devise rules to better protect LGBTQ students in public schools.
The orders will bolster programs that address the issue of suicide among LGBTQ children and will make adoptions easier for LGBTQ parents and children, White House officials said.
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were to host a reception later Wednesday featuring LGBTQ activists, members of Congress and top administration officials, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who adopted twins with his husband, Chasten. The gathering is part of the Biden administration’s recognition of Pride Month.
Among the state laws the White House has opposed is Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” measure, which was signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in March. It bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. Critics and activists say it marginalizes LGBTQ people.
A federal working group will promote educational policies for states and school districts that encourage inclusive learning environments for LGBTQ children. The orders call for new rules to discourage conversion therapy, though efforts to enforce bans in places where state law allows the practice will rely on legal challenges from outside the White House.
While some Republican-led legislatures have championed conversation therapy, other states and communities have banned the practice. The American Psychological Association says conversation therapy is not based on science and is harmful to a participant’s mental health.
In states that have banned gender affirming care, the Biden administration has invited people who say they are adversely affected to file complaints with federal civil rights authorities.
In earlier orders, Biden has sought to spell out that gay and transgender people are protecting from discrimination in schools, health care and at work. He directed federal agencies to update and expand regulations prohibiting sexual discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity, and reversed a ban on transgender people serving in the military.
Biden also wants Congress to pass the Equality Act, which would amend existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics. The measure has been stalled on Capitol Hill.
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Elevating smartphone camera imaging quality to levels that can even rival what some DSLR cameras offer
SHENZHEN, China, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HONOR, a global technology brand, today shared insights from the perspective of an industry leader at a Counterpoint Research event. Titled "Smartphone Imaging Trends: New Directions Capturing Magic Moments", the webinar invited HONOR to discuss its leading role in delivering cutting-edge smartphone imaging solutions and the prevailing trends that are directing the future of smartphone cameras.
"Smartphone photography is not just about hardware or software. At HONOR, we excel in leveraging fusion computational photography and multiple cameras to achieve what we call 'all for one and one for all' synergy, elevating smartphone camera imaging quality to levels that can even rival what some DSLR cameras offer," said Dr. Weilong Hou, Technical Expert, HONOR Imaging. "The HONOR Magic4 Series exemplifies the work of our R&D team, featuring the HONOR Image Engine that not only enables users to harness the full capabilities every camera equipped on an HONOR smartphone, but also makes incredible image quality accessible to everyday users."
The webinar was moderated by Peter Ricardson, Vice President of Research, Counterpoint Research, with a panel of industry veterans and subject experts in attendance, including Dr. Hou; Hervé Macudzinski, Image Science Director, DXOMARK; Judd Heape, Vice President of Product Management, Qualcomm and Eugenio Recuenco, renowned professional photographer, film director and two-time Cannes Lion Award winner, who has also recently shot a film entirely on the HONOR Magic4 Pro. The event complements a Counterpoint Research whitepaper that is publishing today.
HONOR Image Engine: The Core of HONOR Smartphone Cameras
In his presentation, Dr. Hou introduced the HONOR Image Engine, HONOR's cutting edge camera solution that enables the hardware to work in unison with AI and algorithms to generate high quality visuals. Underpinning the camera experience, the solution helps users elevate simple camera captures to artistic renditions of their creative vision. As the latest HONOR flagship smartphones, HONOR Magic4 Pro and HONOR Magic4 Ultimate are a testament to the efficacy of the solution, with the latter scoring 146 on DXOMARK Overall Camera Score – the highest score ever given by the authoritative product evaluation organization.
Addressing user pain points around mobile photography and video capture, the two smartphones debuted with a wide range of cutting-edge features, including the ability to take high quality photos while capturing a video. Going forward, according to Dr. Hou, HONOR will continue striving to empower consumers to take great images anytime, anywhere through R&D, with a focus on achieving performance parity between mobile and dedicated cameras, improving image quality, and harnessing a wider array of sensors with more advanced software to comprehensively improve imaging outcomes.
Currently, all HONOR Magic Series and HONOR N Series smartphones are equipped with HONOR Image Engine, which works in the background to ensure better photo and video capturing results.
Evaluating Smartphone Cameras
From the perspective of a trusted product evaluation expert, Macudzinski shared his views on the requirements for a great photograph – a photographer's skill to identify and frame the scene, the occurrence of a decisive moment to be captured with clarity, and the camera's capabilities to understand user's intention and modify images accordingly. For a smartphone camera to be regarded as exceptional, according to Macudzinski, it needs to support these features in the camera's default shooting mode. The expert illustrated his viewpoints with HONOR Magic4 Ultimate, which has remained the top of DXOMARK's smartphone camera rankings since its test report was published in March. Commending the HONOR flagship smartphone for its exceptional user experience, capture capability and AI processing, Macudzinski discussed key highlights from DXOMARK's report, focusing on HONOR Magic4 Ultimate zoom performance across various focal lengths and the fusion between hardware and software allowing the various camera lenses to work together and produce objectively better image quality.
Smartphone Photography from a Professional's Perspective
Renowned for his works as a photographer and film director, Recuenco recently shot his film Kaleidoscope entirely on HONOR Magic4 Pro. Recounting his experience during the presentation, Recuenco said filming with the HONOR smartphone felt familiar, as the array of professional features such as the powerful camera system and Magic-Log provided him with the creative freedom he enjoys with professional gear, but in a much more pocketable form factor. Recuenco, as one of the judges for the HONOR Magic Moments competition, also selected a few submissions from the year's contest and commented on the myriad possibilities today's smartphone cameras have enabled for people to be more expressive on their captures than ever before.
Technological Integration
Representing Qualcomm, Heape shared insights into the collaboration that brought the HONOR Image Engine to life. The HONOR Magic4 Series took full advantage of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform and the latest Qualcomm AI Engine for Ultra Fusion Photography, allowing images taken by different lenses and processed by multiple ISP to complement each other to achieve an improvement in image quality. The innovative algorithm HONOR developed fully released the RAW domain computational photography capabilities. With HONOR Image Engine's flexible frame work, while Qualcomm's ISP can support the high throughput of multi-threading and parallel processing, which leads to innovative functions and user experiences like "Advanced Photoshoot While Video Recording".
Complementary Counterpoint Research Whitepaper
The webinar is a complement to a new Counterpoint Research whitepaper which offers a holistic view on the wider industry trends with contributions from webinar panelists. The whitepaper is available for download on Counterpoint Research's website.
About HONOR
HONOR is a leading global provider of smart devices. It is dedicated to becoming a global iconic technology brand and creating a new intelligent world for everyone through its powerful products and services. With an unwavering focus on R&D, it is committed to developing technology that empowers people around the globe to go beyond, giving them the freedom to achieve and do more. Offering a range of high-quality smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables to suit every budget, HONOR's portfolio of innovative, premium and reliable products enable people to become a better version of themselves.
For more information, please visit HONOR online at www.hihonor.com or email newsroom@hihonor.com
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alexco Resource Corp. (NYSE American: AXU) (TSX: AXU) ("Alexco" or the "Company") today reports financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 ("Q1 2022"). The Company also provides an update on capital development projects, scale-up of mining operations, and exploration activities at Keno Hill.
- Mining Operations - Ramp-up of mining and milling operations continued in Q1 2022:
- Exploration:
- Other Activities Subsequent to Period End:
"We have seen improvements and better results recently with our underground activities at Keno Hill," said Clynt Nauman, Chairman and CEO of Alexco, "but with that said, we remain below where we need to be for development rates, equipment availability, and ore extraction rates. In terms of providing a formal outlook for the balance of 2022, the Keno Hill operation needs an additional period of time to confirm improvement in supply chain efficiencies and mechanical availability of underground equipment, which is the primary driver for accelerated ramp up progress. The Company is evaluating a number of production and operating scenarios keying off supply line risk and availability of maintenance technicians as the basis for forecasting underground development rates with the objective of providing further clarity and confidence on reaching our targeted 400 tonnes per day mill throughput. Therefore, while the Company had previously anticipated providing formal guidance for the balance of 2022, we are deferring such guidance until such time when we can confidently guide the market. I am hopeful that with another several weeks of performance under our belts, we will be in a much better position to update the market."
Alexco management will discuss the results during an audio webcast conference call on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time (10:00 am Pacific Time).
To participate in the live call, please use one of the following methods:
Dial toll free from Canada or the US: 1-800-319-4610
Dial from outside Canada or the US: 1-604-638-5340
Confirmation Code#: Ask to join the Alexco conference call
Live audio webcast: https://services.choruscall.ca/links/alexco20220513.html
Participants should connect five to ten minutes before the call. The conference call will be recorded, and an archived audio webcast will be available at www.alexcoresource.com shortly after the call.
The disclosure in this news release of scientific and technical information regarding exploration projects on Alexco's mineral properties has been reviewed and approved by Alan McOnie, FAusIMM, while that regarding mine development and operations has been reviewed and approved by Sebastien D. Tolgyesi, P.Eng., P.Geo., Keno Hill Operations Manager, both of whom are Qualified Persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Alexco is a Canadian primary silver company that owns and operates the majority of the historic Keno Hill Silver District, in Canada's Yukon Territory, one of the highest-grade silver mines in the world. Alexco started concentrate production and shipments in 2021 and is currently advancing Keno Hill toward steady state production. Upon reaching commercial production, Keno Hill is expected to produce an average of approximately 4.4 million ounces of silver per year contained in high quality lead/silver and zinc concentrates. Keno Hill retains significant potential to grow and Alexco has a long history of expanding the operation's mineral resources through successful exploration.
Website: www.alexcoresource.com
Some statements ("forward-looking statements") in this news release contain forward-looking information concerning Alexco's anticipated results and developments in Alexco's operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of its properties, plans related to its business and other matters that may occur in the future, made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future remediation and reclamation activities, future mineral exploration, the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the realization of mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, future mine construction and development activities, future mine operation and production, the timing of activities and reports, the amount of estimated revenues and expenses, the success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, requirements for additional capital and sources and uses of funds. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks related to actual results and timing of exploration and development activities; actual results and timing of mining activities; actual results and timing of environmental services activities; actual results and timing of remediation and reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of silver, gold, lead, zinc and other commodities; possible variations in mineable resources, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; First Nation rights and title; continued capitalization and commercial viability; global economic conditions; competition; and delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development activities. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable at the time they are made. In making the forward-looking statements included in this news release, Alexco has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, the assumption that Alexco will be able to raise additional capital as necessary, that the proposed exploration and development will proceed as planned, and that market fundamentals will result in sustained silver, gold, lead and zinc demand and prices. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Alexco expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.
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New survey finds 45% of FinOps Practitioners make $100K-plus a year
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More companies in more industries are starting and growing FinOps teams and practices as they shift to the cloud and seek a better handle on forecasting and planning cloud migration and spend, according to a new survey conducted by the non-profit organization the FinOps Foundation.
FinOps, the field of cloud financial management, is also emerging as a lucrative career. More than 45% of practitioners surveyed make over $100K a year with the average career tenure at three years.
The State of FinOps 2022 survey, which helps companies better focus and innovate around real-time cloud financial management, included more than 1,000 FinOps practitioners from around the world and companies representing more than $40 billion in collective cloud spend. It is the second annual "State of FinOps" report.
This year's survey results underscore that Global 2000 companies continue to adopt FinOps and, while companies do so in a myriad of ways, the end result is a more scalable and successful FinOps culture and practice.
More than half of the respondents (54%) represent industries other than financial services and technology companies, indicating that FinOps is proliferating beyond the early adopters wanting to make sense of cloud costs. Respondents from industries included telecommunications, retail, manufacturing and Energy were included.
Also, 45% of respondents represented organizations with 10,000 or more employees. FinOps practitioners report to CTOs (43%), CIOs (24%) and CFOs (17%), indicating its cross functional role, but there were also regional variances in reporting structures
"This survey validates that FinOps isn't just a technical engineering discipline nor is it solely finance based. It's a cultural one that brings together finance, engineering, product and management," says J.R. Storment, executive director of the FinOps Foundation. "Coupled with the fact that most who responded were planning to nearly double the size of their FinOps teams in the next year, there are simply not enough skilled practitioners in this emerging field to fill all the open roles. What we learn from this work will shape how we continue to build and redefine best practices and education of FinOps for our global community of practitioners to fill that need."
Not surprisingly, cost allocation (the ability to report back where cloud spend originated by team or business unit) was identified as the No. 1 priority by 39% of practitioners and it ranked among the top 3 priorities for 64% of respondents surveyed.
While cost allocation is, by far, the leading FinOps activity, it also poses a cultural challenge. Repeating the top result of last year, encouraging engineers to take action on cost optimization remains a top challenge for all companies, although this does alter when you split it out by maturity of the FinOps practice.
Other Key FinOps Insights:
- Automation is on the rise, with just 25% of respondents reporting that they have no automation, down from 49% in last year's survey. Of respondents who automate, budget overage notifications, reporting, and tagging hygiene are the most common things to automate.
- Barriers to FinOps automation are driven by technical resource availability (35%) and FinOps adoption (29%).
- The average FinOps team size is five, and teams are expected to grow. Many companies are in the early stages with 36% of respondents working on FinOps but lacking a team.
- FinOps is being promoted almost equally via executive directive (46%), organic adoption (45%), and grass roots (43%).
Along with concerns around cost, enabling automation, container cost reporting and reducing wasted and unused resources were noted as key challenges to tackle in the year ahead, especially among respondents representing more advanced FinOps practices.
"These challenges grow in complexity as spend and usage grows," says Storment. "The FinOps Foundation community continues to tackle all of these challenges, creating practical guides and content for every member to use."
The FinOps Foundation has more than 7,000 active members and practitioners contributing to an industry-leading framework, which includes best practices and learnings from innovative organizations and cloud providers such as the Mayo Clinic, Chevron, Target, Box, Expedia, Atlassian, HSBC and Google Cloud Platform.
For more survey insights, access the report here and watch previous virtual events covering the data on the FInOps Foundation's YouTube channel
The FinOps Foundation (F2) is a program of the non-profit trade association The Linux Foundation. It is dedicated to advancing every individual who manages the value of cloud with enriching connections, professional advancement, and building capabilities wherever they are. The FinOps Foundation community includes 7000+ individual members, from more than 2800 companies who consume public cloud including Atlassian, Spotify, HSBC, Fidelity, Adobe, Target, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Chevron.
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As a proud partner of GLAAD, the premium tequila brand will honor grant recipients on the East and West coasts for their commitment to the LGBTQ community
CHICAGO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year Hornitos Tequila proudly announced its official partnership with GLAAD – the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization – with the goal of identifying, honoring and celebrating LGBTQ community members who are spearheading change on a local and national level. As a brand that was founded on the belief that nothing great ever happens without taking a chance, Hornitos is proud to announce the inaugural selected grant recipients who have challenged the status quo for the better.
About the Grantees
DaShawn Usher and Julian J. Walker of Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI)
DaShawn Usher, Founder and Executive Director of MOBI, is a native New Yorker and an award-winning advocate, published researcher, and celebrated leader within the LGBT community and HIV prevention field. He has cultivated more than 15 years of extensive experience in research, program development and design, health communications, and campaigns. Julian J. Walker is an esteemed silver screen Actor, Author, and the Deputy Director of MOBI, this Jackson, MS native has spent the past seven years partnering with campaigns, leaders, universities, and organizations across the globe in hopes of creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ POC.
MOBI is curated social connectivity events for gay and queer people of color to see their holistic self while promoting community, wellness, and personal development. MOBI's signature programming includes MOBItalks, a personal and professional development series for Black gay men and MOBIfest, an interactive wellness experience that celebrates Black queer voices in fashion, music, visual arts and media.
The full MOBI team features: Anthony Curry (Director of Operations & Events), Dwyane Williams, Jr (Director of Community Engagement), and LaQuann Dawson (Visual Director).
Maria Louise Roman-Taylorson of TransLatin@ Coalition (TLC)
Maria Louise Roman-Taylorson has been a leader in social services for the transgender community in Los Angeles for more than 20 years. Maria is Vice President & Chief Operations Officer of the TransLatin@ Coalition, the largest Trans-lead organization in Los Angeles. As a 51-year-old Puerto Rican Latina woman who began her journey to self-discovery at age 19, Maria has become an outspoken voice, activist, and a role model to the Transgender community. Hornitos is honored to recognize Maria and TLC on their mission to advocate for the specific needs of the trans community through education, resources and empowerment. In recent years, TLC has hosted the G.A.R.R.A.S. Fashion Show (Groundbreaking Activism Redirecting and Reforming AllSystems) – an event that provides the opportunity for members of the Trans community to showcase themselves as high fashion models and leaders through community mobilization while participating to raise funds for the organization.
The grantees will be honored with an event in their respective cities this year, where each organization will receive a $10,000 grant to further their goals and commitment to the LGBTQ community. These grants are in addition to Hornitos' initial donation of $135,000 to support GLAAD and its mission of giving the doers, creators and innovators the opportunity to take on issues and create meaningful change in the world.
"It has been our honor to partner with and learn from GLAAD over the course of the year, taking their guidance and connecting with changemaking individuals and organizations," said Rashidi Hodari, Managing Director of Tequila at Beam Suntory. "Our first selected grantees – DaShawn, Julian and Maria – are a true manifestation of the Hornitos brand mission to provide inspiration and create opportunities that propel people to "take shots" of their own, no matter how big or small. We are proud to amplify their incredible work."
For those who are interested in donating to the cause or learning more about how to get involved, please visit www.hornitostequila.com/x-glaad/.
To learn more about Hornitos Tequila and its tradition breaking brand history, visit www.hornitostequila.com or follow along with Hornitos Tequila on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
To learn more about GLAAD and its steadfast mission to advocate for the LGBTQ community, visit www.glaad.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
About Hornitos® Tequila
Hornitos® Tequila has a history of breaking tradition dating back to 1950 when founder Don Francisco launched the brand in honor of Mexican Independence Day. The Hornitos family of tequilas keeps Don Francisco's legacy alive, using the same high standards to cultivate the best and most flavorful agaves, molding them into premium tequilas that everyone can enjoy. Hornitos inspires its fans to adopt the same boundary-pushing mindset through its "A Shot Worth Taking" campaign that highlights the extraordinary things that can happen when people are willing to take a chance. Since the inception of "A Shot Worth Taking" in 2017, Hornitos has empowered fans to take their shot and provided funds and opportunities to make their aspirations achievable.
Hornitos' portfolio of premium tequilas includes Hornitos® Plata Tequila, Hornitos® Reposado Tequila, Hornitos® Añejo Tequila, Hornitos® Cristalino Tequila, Hornitos® Black Barrel Tequila as well as the recently launched Hornitos® Tequila Seltzer – which comes in Lime, Mango and now Pineapple – and a line of ready-to-serve premixed margaritas – available in Lime, Hibiscus, Strawberry Tamarind & Pineapple Poblano.
About GLAAD
GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org or connect with GLAAD on Facebook and Twitter.
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MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — “The Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.
Rushdie remained hospitalized with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted in the evening that he was “off the ventilator and talking (and joking).” Rushdie’s agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed that information without offering further details.
Earlier in the day, the man accused of attacking him Friday at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called a “preplanned” crime.
An attorney for Hadi Matar entered the plea on his behalf during an arraignment in western New York. The suspect appeared in court wearing a black and white jumpsuit and a white face mask, with his hands cuffed in front of him.
A judge ordered him held without bail after District Attorney Jason Schmidt told her Matar, 24, took steps to purposely put himself in position to harm Rushdie, getting an advance pass to the event where the author was speaking and arriving a day early bearing a fake ID.
“This was a targeted, unprovoked, preplanned attack on Mr. Rushdie,” Schmidt said.
Public defender Nathaniel Barone complained that authorities had taken too long to get Matar in front of a judge while leaving him “hooked up to a bench at the state police barracks.”
“He has that constitutional right of presumed innocence,” Barone added.
Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, Wylie said Friday evening. He was likely to lose the injured eye.
The attack was met with shock and outrage from much of the world, along with tributes and praise for the award-winning author who for more than 30 years has faced death threats for “The Satanic Verses.”
Authors, activists and government officials cited Rushdie’s courage and longtime advocacy of free speech despite the risks to his own safety. Writer and longtime friend Ian McEwan called Rushdie “an inspirational defender of persecuted writers and journalists across the world,” and actor-author Kal Penn cited him as a role model “for an entire generation of artists, especially many of us in the South Asian diaspora toward whom he’s shown incredible warmth.”
President Joe Biden said Saturday in a statement that he and first lady Jill Biden were “shocked and saddened” by the attack.
“Salman Rushdie — with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced — stands for essential, universal ideals,” the statement read. “Truth. Courage. Resilience. The ability to share ideas without fear. These are the building blocks of any free and open society.”
Rushdie, a native of India who has since lived in Britain and the U.S., is known for his surreal and satirical prose style, beginning with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children,” in which he sharply criticized India’s then-prime minister, Indira Gandhi.
“The Satanic Verses” drew death threats after it was published in 1988, with many Muslims regarding as blasphemy a dream sequence based on the life of the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections. Rushdie’s book had already been banned and burned in India, Pakistan and elsewhere before Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989.
Khomeini died that same year, but the fatwa remains in effect. Iran’s current supreme leader, Khamenei, never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict, though Iran in recent years hasn’t focused on the writer.
Investigators were working to determine whether the suspect, born a decade after “The Satanic Verses” was published, acted alone.
District Attorney Schmidt alluded to the fatwa as a potential motive in arguing against bail.
“Even if this court were to set a million dollars bail, we stand a risk that bail could be met,” Schmidt said.
“His resources don’t matter to me. We understand that the agenda that was carried out yesterday is something that was adopted and it’s sanctioned by larger groups and organizations well beyond the jurisdictional borders of Chautauqua County,” the prosecutor said.
Barone, the public defender, said after the hearing that Matar has been communicating openly with him and that he would spend the coming weeks trying to learn about his client, including whether he has psychological or addiction issues.
Matar is from Fairview, New Jersey. Rosaria Calabrese, manager of the State of Fitness Boxing Club, a small, tightly knit gym in nearby North Bergen, said Matar joined April 11 and participated in about 27 group sessions for beginners looking to improve their fitness before emailing her several days ago to say he wanted to cancel his membership because “he wouldn’t be coming back for a while.”
Gym owner Desmond Boyle said he saw “nothing violent” about Matar, describing him as polite and quiet, yet someone who always looked “tremendously sad.” He said Matar resisted attempts by him and others to welcome and engage him.
“He had this look every time he came in. It looked like it was the worst day of his life,” Boyle said.
Matar was born in the United States to parents who emigrated from Yaroun in southern Lebanon, the mayor of the village, Ali Tehfe, told The Associated Press.
Flags of the Iran-backed Shia militant group Hezbollah are visible across the village, along with portraits of leader Hassan Nasrallah, Khamenei, Khomeini and slain Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Journalists visiting Yaroun on Saturday were asked to leave. Hezbollah spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.
Iran’s theocratic government and its state-run media assigned no motive for the attack. In Tehran, some Iranians interviewed by the AP praised the attack on an author they believe tarnished the Islamic faith, while others worried it would further isolate their country.
On Friday, on AP reporter witnessed the attacker stab or punch Rushdie about 10 or 15 times.
Event moderator Henry Reese, 73, suffered a facial injury and was treated and released from a hospital, police said. He and Rushdie had planned to discuss the United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile.
A state trooper and a county sheriff’s deputy were assigned to Rushdie’s lecture, and police said the trooper made the arrest. But afterward some longtime visitors to the Chautauqua Institution questioned why there wasn’t tighter security given the threats against Rushdie and a bounty of more than $3 million on his head.
On Saturday the center said it was boosting security through measures such as requiring photo IDs to purchase gate passes, which previously could be obtained anonymously. Patrons entering the amphitheater where Rushdie was attacked will also be barred from carrying bags of any type.
The changes, along with an increased presence of armed police officers on the bucolic grounds, came as something of a shock to Chautauquans who have long relished the laid-back atmosphere for which the nearly 150-year-old vacation colony is known.
News about the stabbing has led to renewed interest in “The Satanic Verses,” which topped best seller lists after the fatwa was issued in 1989. As of Saturday afternoon, the novel ranked No. 13 on Amazon.com.
The death threats and bounty Rushdie faced over the book after its publication led him to go into hiding under a British government protection program, which included an around-the-clock armed guard. After nine years of seclusion, Rushdie cautiously resumed more public appearances.
In 2012 he published a memoir about the fatwa titled “Joseph Anton,” the pseudonym he used while in hiding.
He said during a New York talk that year that terrorism was really the art of fear: “The only way you can defeat it is by deciding not to be afraid.”
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Italie reported from New York. Associated Press journalist Kareem Chehayeb contributed to this report from Beirut.
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Daily Contest Voting Period Runs Through August 31
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PetSafe® brand, a global leader in pet product solutions, has chosen the 30 finalist communities to compete for dog park funds in its popular Bark for Your Park™ grant contest. This year, PetSafe® will award prizes totaling $125,000 to nine deserving communities.
Finalists were chosen by a panel of PetSafe® judges who scored each submission on the level of community enthusiasm and support for a dog park project along with the impact that a dog park project will have on the community. Participants entered to win funds for either a new park or to improve an existing dog park. Following the contest voting period, four communities with the highest votes will receive $25,000 for the construction of a new park and five will be awarded $5,000 to enhance their local dog parks. The 2022 finalists for each category include:
New Parks
- Beeville, TX
- Bellville, OH
- Damascus, VA
- Ephrata, PA
- Hancock, NY
- Hialeah, FL
- Hoodsport, WA
- Hot Springs, SD
- Houston, TX
- Lawrence Township, NJ
- Maryville, MO
- Natchitoches, LA
- Painesville, OH
- Sebewaing, MI
- Seneca, SC
- Sesser, IL
- Shelby, MI
- Spartanburg, SC
- Titusville, PA
- Tucson, AZ
Existing Parks
- Arlington Dog Park – Arlington, NE
- K-9 Cove – Miami Lakes, FL
- Canyon Run Dog Park – St. Johnsbury, VT
- Hammond Creek Dog Park – Lawrenceburg, KY
- Kaufman Dog Park – Marion, OH
- Kiroli Dog Park – West Monroe, LA
- Peekskill Dog Park – Peekskill, NY
- Sandy's Bark Park – Wausau, WI
- Shelby Farms Dog Park – Memphis, TN
Now through August 31, 2022, anyone over the age of 18 living in the U.S. can vote once per day, every day for their favorite community at barkforyourpark.com. Employees and partner employees of the parent company of PetSafe®, Radio Systems Corporation®, are not eligible to vote in the grant contest.
Since introducing the program in 2011, PetSafe® has awarded more than $1.65 million to support more than 80 off-leash dog parks in the United States.
"The PetSafe® brand is always looking for ways to help pet parents. That's why we're so proud to support communities by helping provide a safe place where dogs can run and play," says Celeste Vlok, marketing manager for PetSafe® brand. "It's exciting to see the enthusiasm and commitment each finalist community has put into fulfilling their dog park dreams. We invite all to join the fun by voting for their favorite community."
For more information on the 2022 Bark for Your Park™ grant contest and to vote for a favorite community, visit barkforyourpark.com.
PetSafe® is dedicated to keeping pets healthy, safe and happy through innovative product solutions. As an industry leader, PetSafe® brand offers behavioral, containment and lifestyle solutions. PetSafe® brand is owned by Radio Systems Corporation®, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, and services over 50 countries globally. For more information, visit petsafe.net.
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WNBPA calls for renewed action to free Brittney Griner from Russian detention
By Matt Foster and Zoe Sottile, CNN
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) marked the 100th day of Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia by renewing calls for her release.
“Brittney Griner is our teammate, our friend, and our sister. She is a record-breaker, a gold medalist, a wife, a daughter, a champion, a role model, an all-star, and so much more,” the WNBA said in a statement on Saturday.
“Right now, BG is an American citizen who has been wrongfully detained in Russia for 100 days. That’s 144,000 minutes.”
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was arrested in February at a Moscow airport while playing for UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason.
Russian authorities claimed to have found cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Earlier this month, a Russian court extended the 31-year-old athlete’s pretrial detention until at least June.
The US government has stated Griner is being wrongfully detained and the State Department is working to negotiate her release.
The WNBPA’s statement calls for action from professional and amateur athletes, as well as the media and fans.
“To our sisters, brothers and colleagues in professional sports: sign the petition, hold your own media blackouts, please. Help us reach the White House.
“To athletes of any age, ability level, team, sport, or country: this is OUR teammate. A member of OUR global sports community, we need to stand up and stand together to call for her release. Speak up, speak out, and do not stop until BG is home.
“To the media: write BG’s story. Use your platform and your voices.
“To everyone listening: go to WeAreBG.org and sign the petition, call the White House and call everyone you know. If you know anyone in the Biden administration, CALL THEM.”
The statement also calls on President Joe Biden to meet directly with Cherelle Griner, the athlete’s wife.
“Cherelle NEEDS to meet with President Biden. Her person, our sister has been wrongfully detained for 100 days. You’ve heard our pleas. You have heard BG’s wife Cherelle’s pleas. And now more than ever, we need you to stand with us, and get her person home.”
Earlier on Saturday, Cherelle Griner posted on her Instagram pleading for action from President Biden: “100 days of being wrongfully detained, @potus bring BG home!”
Cherelle Griner concluded the post with a link to the petition calling for the basketball player’s swift and safe return to the US.
On Wednesday, Cherelle Griner gave her first interview since her wife’s arrest on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” in which she said she speaks to Brittney “sporadically” through letters and she “absolutely” wants to speak to President Biden about her ongoing detention.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — For a cool $150 and some luck on your side, you could be the owner of Houston’s own Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 Low Sail and Ridgerock.
Dropping on Nike’s SNKRS app will be the Travis Scott 1 Lows on Thursday morning at 9 a.m.
Check out Nike’s description of the shoe, “Travis Scott—hip-hop artist, record label founder, and Houston, Texas native—continues to remix the AJ1 Low, bringing a coveted look back to the streets. Staying true to Scott’s love for earth tones and a worn-in look, this version incorporates an aged effect on the midsole with matching laces and tumbled leather overlays. Premium nubuck leather and Cactus Jack branding on the tongue, left heel and sock liners will keep heads turning. And for those who do a double-take, the Swoosh is indeed backwards—now a signature touch on Scott’s designs.”
The shoes have already sold out at shop.travisscott.com. The shoes will more than likely be a raffle-style sale and not on a first come first serve basis.
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Company Recognized on Prestigious List for 17th Year
ST. LOUIS, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, is pleased to announce that it ranked No. 11 on Selling Power's 2022 list of the 50 Best Companies to Sell For, up from No. 13 in 2021. This year marks the 17th time Graybar has appeared on the prestigious list, which will be published in the July/August 2022 issue of Selling Power magazine.
"We are proud to once again be recognized by Selling Power magazine as one of the best companies to sell for," said Graybar's Chairman, President and CEO Kathleen M. Mazzarella. "Receiving this honor for 17 years is a testament to our employee ownership culture, our focus on delivering an exceptional customer experience, and our commitment to providing opportunities for employees to build successful careers with Graybar."
To compile the list, Selling Power's research team created a comprehensive application that covered several key areas, including compensation, benefits, sales rep onboarding, sales training and sales enablement. The research team also evaluated companies' sales culture and diversity and inclusion efforts.
This recognition comes on the heels of Graybar being named a Top Workplaces USA Award winner for the second consecutive year, along with receiving Culture Excellence Awards for Compensation and Benefits and Work-Life Flexibility. In addition, Graybar recently received the Top Workplaces Award for the Distribution Industry.
Graybar, a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, is a leader in the distribution of high quality electrical, communications and data networking products, and specializes in related supply chain management and logistics services. Through its network of more than 300 North American distribution facilities, it stocks and sells products from thousands of manufacturers, helping its customers power, network and secure their facilities with speed, intelligence and efficiency. For more information, visit www.graybar.com or call 1-800-GRAYBAR. To view available career opportunities at Graybar, please visit graybar.com/careers.
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 31, 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 Hill International, Inc. (NYSE: HIL) to Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Hill will receive only $3.40 for each share of Hill 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-hil/ to learn more.
To learn more about KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General, visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
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Series A Investment Will Support R&D, Productization, and Sales
SOMERVILLE, Mass., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NODAR Inc., the leading provider of long-range 3D vision technology, announced today that it has secured $12 million in Series A funding led by global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from existing investor Rhapsody Venture Partners. The funds will be used for R&D and further productization of NODAR's core technology, as well as expanded sales and marketing initiatives.
NODAR's long-range, high-resolution, real-time camera-based software is a crucial safety component in the development of driver-assisted and fully autonomous vehicles, bringing advanced performance at a competitive price point to the mainstream vehicle market. NODAR targets SAE L2+ and L3 passenger vehicle advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) as well as L4 trucks and robotaxis. Combined, these markets are projected to reach 250 million vehicles between 2025 and 2030. As an alternative to LiDAR in L2+ and L3 automotive applications, and as the dominant 3D sensor in an L4 sensor fusion environment, NODAR technology has the potential to fundamentally disrupt the industry and save millions of lives.
NODAR's flagship product, Hammerhead™, leverages advances in processing, computer vision algorithms, and camera technology to produce ultra-precise 3D point clouds from two or more cameras. Uniquely, NODAR's patented algorithms maintain alignment between cameras mounted independently on the vehicle, offering OEMs flexibility on where to locate the cameras. This auto-calibration capability not only ensures reliable depth measurements despite road and vehicle vibrations, but also enables the cameras to be mounted far apart, which improves the range and accuracy of the vision system through wide-baseline triangulation. NODAR's Hammerhead utilizes "off-the-shelf" automotive-grade cameras and standard compute platforms to deliver ultra-long-range sensing - beyond 1,000 meters - with exceptional precision. With cameras mounted on the roof of a passenger vehicle, NODAR Hammerhead has demonstrated the ability to detect a 10-cm brick at 150 meters. Being able to detect very small objects at long range is an indispensable requirement for any self-driving vehicle operating safely at highway speeds because of the time and distance needed to stop or avoid the object.
"Every AV needs super reliable 3D information to understand its surroundings and make safe decisions'', said Greg Papadopoulos, PhD.; Venture Partner at NEA. "In the passenger vehicle market, price matters, too. At NEA, we have been following dozens of sensor and perception startups, and were amazed at what NODAR has accomplished in software using off-the-shelf cameras and how it has addressed complex industry requirements. We are thrilled to partner with Leaf and the NODAR team as they redefine 3D sensing and perception."
"At NODAR, we believe Vision Zero is achievable. At the cornerstone of this goal is 3D vision technology, which must serve as the eyes of the vehicle," says NODAR CEO, Leaf Jiang. "Having spent 13 years developing optical ranging systems and seeing the incredible advances in compute, algorithms, and camera technology, I knew a solution was possible. NODAR Hammerhead is the result of this work and has the potential to become a ubiquitous component in every driver-assisted and self-driving vehicle in the world. We could not be more excited to have NEA along to support this journey."
About NODAR
NODAR is the leading provider of camera-based 3D vision technology and is a crucial component in the development of ADAS and autonomous vehicles, bringing safety, advanced performance, and cost-effectiveness to the automotive market. NODAR's award-winning 3D vision platform, called Hammerhead, delivers reliable, ultra-precise, and real-time 3D sensing at a ultra-long-range (up to 1000 meters), providing better-than-LiDAR 3D data at the price point of camera technology. NODAR uniquely provides long-range, high-density, high frame-rate 3D data to AVs and is able to detect any object as small as 10cm to 150m. NODAR Hammerhead is an ideal solution for forward collision warning, path planning, automatic emergency braking, traffic jam assist, VRU detection, and parking valet. NODAR was founded in 2018 and is backed by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Rhapsody Venture Partners. For more information, please visit www.nodarsensor.com
About NEA
New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. With nearly $24 billion in cumulative committed capital since the firm's founding in 1977, NEA invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company's lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firm's track record of investing includes more than 260 portfolio company IPOs and more than 430 mergers and acquisitions. www.nea.com
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For the Fourth Time, Mission-Driven Advertising and Marketing Agency is Named to the Inc. 5000
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. announced that Media Cause is recognized on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment–its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"The past year was very exciting for Media Cause. We continue to prove that supporting nonprofits isn't just a personally fulfilling endeavor but it can also be a very strong business," says Eric Facas, Media Cause CEO. "Our employee count has doubled in the last year, and we've expanded our service lines to help create even more impact for our clients. We are very pleased to have added some amazing nonprofits to our client roster, including People For the American Way and CAMFED, in addition to expanding our work for existing clients including Saga Education and Uncommon Schools."
Earlier this year, the fast-growing advertising and marketing agency serving nonprofits also furthered their commitment to using technology by announcing the redesign of Rally Starter, a fast, simple-to-use platform that makes online advocacy and impact accessible to even the most novice activists, as well as their supporters.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, these companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. Media Cause's profile page for the awards can be found at https://www.inc.com/profile/media-cause. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Media Cause is a mission-driven marketing agency that helps nonprofit organizations grow and accelerate their impact. Our data-driven approach connects nonprofits with individuals across their entire supporter journey: from awareness and recruitment, to fundraising and advocacy, and every touchpoint in between. Our noteworthy clients include: American Kennel Club, Parkinson's Foundation, NRDC and many more.
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc.magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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- The Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tire offers drivers a spirited and sporty driving experience no matter the season.
- The successful INDYCAR Firestone Firehawk rain race tire served as inspiration for the tread design of the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tire to ensure confident wet handling.
- Bridgestone's launch of the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tire will help deliver the "Ease" and "Emotion" values of the Bridgestone E8 Commitment.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced the launch of the all-new Firestone Firehawk AS V2 all-season ultra-high performance tire designed to deliver exciting, sporty performance. Inspired by the INDYCAR Firestone Firehawk rain race tire, the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tire also delivers relentless performance in inclement weather, delivering faster lap times2 than the tire's predecessor.
"When designing the Firestone Firehawk AS V2, our goal was to produce an ultra-high performance tire without trading off its performance in inclement weather," said Ian McKenny, Senior Product Manager, Bridgestone Americas. "Our INDYCAR rain tires use a braided tread to help deliver exhilarating performance even in a downpour. We've applied that pattern technology directly to the new Firehawk AS V2 to give drivers the chance to experience a sporty drive in any weather condition."
The Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tire is backed by a 50,000-mile limited warranty1, featuring a combination of interlocking lugs and full-depth 3D sipes providing consistent wear and performance throughout the tire's life. The interlocking lugs and large outboard tread blocks ensure confident wet handling and hydroplaning resistance. Plus, the 3D full-depth sipes allow the Firehawk AS V2 to excel in snow throughout the life of the tire. Its INDYCAR-inspired tread pattern also gives the Firehawk AS V2 the signature sport grip and responsive handling through corners that Firehawk tires are known for.
Key performance advancements offered by the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tire include:
- Increased speed rating (H, V, W) over the previous generation Firehawk AS tires (H, V)
- Lap times 2.11 seconds faster in wet conditions than the previous generation Firehawk AS tires2
- Lap times .6 seconds faster in wet conditions than the BFGoodrich G-Force Comp 2 A/S+ tires and the General G-Max AS-05 tires3
- Stops 5 feet shorter in snow than the previous generation Firehawk AS tires2
- Stops 15 feet shorter in snow than the General G-Max AS-05 tires4
The new Firestone Firehawk AS V2 is developed for popular sports and muscle cars like the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang but is also designed to help enhance the sporty feel of popular sedans and crossovers like the Honda Civic, Nissan Altima, and Toyota RAV4. Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tires are available now at all Bridgestone authorized tire dealers in the U.S. and Canada.
The introduction of the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 aligns with the Bridgestone E8 Commitment that serves as the axis to drive management while earning the trust of future generations. The "Bridgestone E8 Commitment" consists of 8 Bridgestone-like values starting with the letter "E" (Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease and Empowerment) that Bridgestone has committed to creating together with employees, society, partners and customers to realize a sustainable society. By developing an all-season ultra-high performance tire, the Bridgestone Group is delivering its "Ease" and "Emotion" commitment.
For more company news, visit BridgestoneAmericas.com.
1 Conditions apply. See BridgestoneTire.com/warranty for details.
2 Comparison based on the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tires vs. the Firestone Firehawk AS tires from internal testing. Results may vary depending on proper tire and vehicle maintenance, road conditions and driving habits.
3 Comparison based on the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tires vs. the BFGoodrich G-Force Comp 2 A/S+ tires and the General G-Max AS-05 tires from internal testing. Results may vary depending on proper tire and vehicle maintenance, road conditions and driving habits.
4 Comparison based on the Firestone Firehawk AS V2 tires vs. the General G-Max AS-05 tires from internal testing. Results may vary depending on proper tire and vehicle maintenance, road conditions and driving habits.
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Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tires and rubber, building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Americas employs more than 45,000 people across its worldwide operations. Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sensing a threat in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, Donald Trump issued a warning Thursday that surging Republican candidate Kathy Barnette would upend the GOP’s chances of holding the seat in November and urged voters to back his pick, celebrity heart surgeon Mehmet Oz.
The former president’s statement echoed growing panic among his allies and Barnette’s rivals over her sudden and unforeseen rise ahead of the state’s Tuesday primary.
Barnette “will never be able to win” in a general election matchup against Democrats, Trump said in a statement, adding that Oz “is the only one” who can defeat the Democratic nominee.
Later, on a telephone townhall with Oz, Trump criticized Barnette for losing a 2020 congressional race — by nearly 20 percentage points, albeit in a heavily Democratic district — and said he had never heard of her.
“And the problem is, nobody knows what she stands for, who she is and that’s very risky because you’re going to win this with Oz and you’re not going to win it with any of the other candidates,” Trump said.
The seat is opening up with the retirement of second-term Republican Sen. Pat Toomey and is regarded as perhaps the best opportunity for Democrats to pick up a seat this year in the closely divided Senate.
Trump’s attacks reflected an 11th-hour behind-the-scenes scramble by Trump allies and rival campaigns to discredit Barnette, even though she has campaigned as a supporter of the former president and with promoters of his lies that massive voter fraud cost him a victory in the 2020 election.
Earlier Thursday, Barnette made the rounds of conservative broadcasters, suggesting on “The Water Cooler with David Brody” that Trump is attacking her because he knows she’s going to win.
“It sounds like the president knows what’s going to happen on next Tuesday,” Barnette said.
She also reprised her campaign trail attacks on Oz and another candidate, hedge fund CEO David McCormick, criticizing their wealth and questioning their credentials as conservatives.
“We now have the opportunity where the people are making their voices heard on what kind of leadership they want — and they don’t want to be spoon-fed two globalists, as many influencers within the Republican Party are trying to sell us, they want a real conservative,” Barnette said.
Democrats are deciding among a four-person field including the state’s elected lieutenant governor, John Fetterman, three-term U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta. Fetterman, who comes from the party’s progressive wing, has led polls and fundraising.
Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary had been primarily an expensive duel between Oz, best known as the host of daytime TV’s “The Dr. Oz Show,” and McCormick.
Then, a surprise Fox News poll released Monday suggested a tight, three-way race with Barnette, who, if elected, would be the first Black Republican woman to ever serve in the U.S. Senate.
The poll found 22% of GOP primary voters supported Oz, with McCormick and Barnette bunched together at 20% and 19%. About one-fifth of voters, or 18%, said they were undecided.
Despite Trump’s attack on Barnette, elements of the party’s establishment were more accepting of Barnette, acknowledging that many Republican voters weren’t sold on Oz or McCormick.
She had a strong showing at recent TV debates, a fearless personality and “can win people over,” said a Republican strategist, Vince Galko.
Before Thursday, Trump had been silent about Barnette, only attacking McCormick.
That changed swiftly after key endorsements for Barnette in recent days that perhaps reflect concerns in some conservative and pro-Trump circles that Oz doesn’t sufficiently reflect their views on abortion, guns or the culture wars against Democrats.
The anti-tax Club for Growth endorsed Barnette on Wednesday and has begun airing TV ads touting her.
A day earlier, the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List decided to back Barnette over Oz.
Despite his warning, Trump said Barnette would have his full support if she ends up winning the nomination.
Barnette, Trump said, “has many things in her past which have not been properly explained or vetted, but if she is able to do so, she will have a wonderful future in the Republican Party — and I will be behind her all the way.”
Still, Barnette has a history of statements that are hostile about Muslims and gays, some of it unearthed from a Christian-themed blog and radio she once hosted before she ran for office, speeches she has delivered as a Christian activist or on social media.
She also has endorsed Doug Mastriano, a candidate for governor in Pennsylvania’s big Republican primary field who is a prominent peddler of Trump’s unsubstantiated claims about widespread election fraud.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cypress Development Corp. (TSXV: CYP) (OTCQX: CYDVF) (Frankfurt: C1Z1) ("Cypress" or "the Company") is pleased to report that the Company's Lithium Extraction Facility ("Pilot Plant") in Amargosa Valley, Nevada continues to operate successfully, reaching a milestone in the delivery of concentrated lithium solution to two laboratories in Canada for further testing in the production of lithium products.
"The Company is very pleased to have reached this significant milestone. About 4,000 liters of concentrated lithium chloride solution have been delivered from the Pilot Plant to two Canadian laboratories. Each laboratory is now working to further treat the solutions, one to produce lithium carbonate, and the other, lithium hydroxide, as the final end product," commented Bill Willoughby, President and CEO of Cypress Development. "These results will then be used to determine what additional steps are needed, if any, to attain battery-grade standards and evaluate the alternatives for producing these products in the ongoing Feasibility Study."
Cypress' Lithium Extraction Facility in Amargosa Valley, Nevada marked its sixth month of operation with the completion of 11 separate continuous tests conducted on a 24-hour per day basis, over periods ranging from 3 to 14 days. Processing conditions and equipment arrangements in the areas of leaching, filtration, impurity removal, and the Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) system during the testing periods have been varied to determine the effect of changes. The Pilot Plant will continue to operate during the summer with a work schedule of 7-days on, 5-days off.
"The Pilot Plant operates very well and requires minimal time for start-up," stated Todd Fayram, President of Continental Metallurgical Services and Qualified Person who oversees process engineering and operations at the Pilot Plant. "For the most part we are using standard equipment with well-established methods in mineral processing. This allows us to efficiently examine changes and reconfigure the process as required."
The Company is pleased with the progress and results to-date. Recoveries in the Pilot Plant remain as expected, with lithium extraction from claystone in the 80 to 85% range. Tailings testing has preliminarily identified characteristics that will allow for dry stacking with minimal water entrainment. The Pilot Plant is also focused on minimizing water usage and has operated successfully with an emphasis on 100% recycling of all process water streams within the facility.
Todd Fayram, MMSA-QP is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has approved of the technical information in this release.
Cypress Development Corp. is a Canadian based advanced stage lithium company, focused on developing its 100%-owned Clayton Valley Lithium Project in Nevada, USA. Cypress is in the pilot stage of testing on material from its lithium-bearing claystone deposit and progressing towards completing a feasibility study and permitting, with the goal of becoming a domestic producer of lithium for the growing electric vehicle and battery storage market.
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There are 13 different regions near the lunar south pole where the first woman and next man on the moon could land through NASA's Artemis III mission in 2025, according to the agency.
The announcement comes as NASA is preparing for the launch of Artemis I, the first uncrewed mission that will embark on a journey around the moon on August 29. The inaugural mission will test out the new Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and other components ahead of the crewed Artemis II and Artemis III missions planned for 2024 and 2025.
The Artemis program is designed to return humans to the moon for the long term and eventually pave the way for crewed missions to Mars.
While Artemis II will carry a human crew on a journey around the moon, Artemis III will be the first mission to return humans to the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Returning to the moon
Each of the 13 regions identified by NASA is home to multiple potential landing sites.
"Selecting these regions means we are one giant leap closer to returning humans to the Moon for the first time since Apollo," said Mark Kirasich, deputy associate administrator for the Artemis Campaign Development Division at NASA Headquarters, in a statement.
"When we do, it will be unlike any mission that's come before as astronauts venture into dark areas previously unexplored by humans and lay the groundwork for future long-term stays."
The regions are all located within six degrees of latitude of the moon's south pole and all of them have intriguing geologic features, according to NASA officials. And each site corresponds to all of the possible launch opportunities for Artemis III, since landing areas are closely connected to when a spacecraft takes off from Earth.
Scientists and engineers across NASA assessed the lunar south pole using data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been circling the moon since 2009, as well as other scientific findings.
The team considered crew safety when evaluating potential landing areas, including accessibility, terrain, lighting and the ability for crews to communicate with Earth.
The 13 possible landing sites will be illuminated by sunlight over the course of the six-and-a-half days planned for the Artemis III surface excursion. Sunlight is key when considering the return of humans to the moon because it can provide a power source and protect astronauts from extreme temperature variations that take place there.
Exploring the unknown
The moon's south pole is of interest because it's never been explored by humans before, and its permanently shadowed regions could harbor resources like ice.
"Several of the proposed sites within the regions are located among some of the oldest parts of the Moon, and together with the permanently shadowed regions, provide the opportunity to learn about the history of the Moon through previously unstudied lunar materials," said Sarah Noble, Artemis lunar science lead for NASA's Planetary Science Division, in a statement.
The Artemis III mission has specific science objectives, like landing close enough to a permanently shadowed region for crews to go on a moonwalk, collect samples and carry out scientific analysis to learn more about the composition, depth and amount of water ice there.
"Developing a blueprint for exploring the solar system means learning how to use resources that are available to us while also preserving their scientific integrity," said Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist for NASA, in a statement.
"Lunar water ice is valuable from a scientific perspective and also as a resource, because from it we can extract oxygen and hydrogen for life support systems and fuel."
The Artemis team will refine its site selections after conducting conferences and workshops to receive more input about the potential landing sites, as well as consulting with SpaceX to ensure that the company's Starship spacecraft could land there. The sites will be confirmed once a target launch date has been set for Artemis III.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), and the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH) have each announced a distribution.
The following dates apply to today's distribution declaration for each fund:
These funds make distributions in accordance with a managed distribution plan that provides for the declaration of monthly distributions to common shareholders of the fund at an annual minimum fixed rate of 7% for the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund, 8% for the Allspring Income Opportunities Fund, and 9% for the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund based on the fund's average monthly net asset value (NAV) per share over the prior 12 months. Under the managed distribution plan, distributions are sourced from income and also may be sourced from paid-in capital and/or capital gains. The fund's distributions in any period may be more or less than the net return earned by the fund on its investments and therefore should not be used as a measure of performance or confused with yield or income. Distributions in excess of fund returns will cause the fund's NAV to decline. Investors should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of its distribution or from the terms of its managed distribution plan.
The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a closed-end high-yield bond fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund may, as a secondary objective, seek capital appreciation to the extent it is consistent with its investment objective.
The Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund is a closed-end income fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with limiting its overall exposure to domestic interest rate risk.
The Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund is a closed-end equity and high-yield bond fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and moderate capital growth with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income.
For more information on Allspring's closed-end funds, please visit www.allspringglobal.com.
These closed-end funds are no longer available in public offerings and are only offered through broker-dealers on the secondary market. A closed-end fund is not required to buy its shares back from investors upon request. Shares of a fund may trade at either a premium or discount relative to the fund's net asset value, and there can be no assurance that any discount will decrease. The values of, and/or the income generated by, securities held by a fund may decline due to general market conditions or other factors, including those directly involving the issuers of such securities.
Equity securities fluctuate in value in response to factors specific to the issuer of the security. Debt securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk, and high-yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality have a much greater risk of default and their values tend to be more volatile than higher-rated securities with similar maturities. Foreign investments may contain more risk due to the inherent risks associated with changing political climates, foreign market instability, and foreign currency fluctuations. Risks of international investing are magnified in emerging or developing markets. Funds that concentrate their investments in a single industry or sector may face increased risk of price fluctuation over more diversified funds due to adverse developments within that industry or sector. Small- and mid-cap securities may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines and limited financial resources compared with their large-cap counterparts. Each fund is leveraged through a revolving credit facility and also may incur leverage by issuing preferred shares in the future.
The use of leverage results in certain risks, including, among others, the likelihood of greater volatility of the net asset value and the market price of common shares. Derivatives involve additional risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk of improper valuation, and the risk of noncorrelation to the relevant instruments they are designed to hedge or closely track. There are numerous risks associated with transactions in options on securities.
Allspring Global Investments™ is the trade name for the asset management firms of Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC, a holding company indirectly owned by certain private funds of GTCR LLC and Reverence Capital Partners, L.P. These firms include but are not limited to Allspring Global Investments, LLC, and Allspring Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by Allspring entities are distributed by Allspring Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker-dealer and Member FINRA/SIPC). Associated with Allspring is Galliard Capital Management, LLC (an investment advisor that is not part of the Allspring trade name/GIPS firm).
This material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is NOT intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind—including a recommendation for any specific investment, strategy, or plan.
Some of the information contained herein may include forward-looking statements about the expected investment activities of the funds. These statements provide no assurance as to the funds' actual investment activities or results. Readers must make their own assessment of the information contained herein and consider such other factors as they may deem relevant to their individual circumstances.
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