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Leaderboard and expanded data set on best practices in impact management released as part of BlueMark's third annual 'Making the Mark' report
NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueMark, an impact verification specialist, today published its third annual report on best practices and trends in impact management featuring data and insights gleaned from the firm's verifications of investor impact management practices. BlueMark's methodology is grounded in the Operating Principles for Impact Management ("Impact Principles"), a leading market standard for impact management practices. The full report — "Making the Mark: Spotlighting Leadership in Impact Management" — is available at www.bluemarktideline.com/making-the-mark-2022.
The analysis is based on 60 verifications for impact investors managing a combined $160 billion in impact assets under management. This is double the sample size of last year's edition of Making the Mark, which was based on 30 verifications for investors managing a combined $99 billion in impact AUM. The larger sample size reflects the growing demand for impact verification and brings additional clarity into trends and challenges across the market.
"We continue to see healthy competition among impact investors seeking to demonstrate best practices in impact management and learn valuable lessons from their peers," said Christina Leijonhufvud, CEO of BlueMark. "BlueMark's verification approach and dissemination of aggregated findings and benchmarks are designed to facilitate a race to the top by encouraging impact investors to adopt industry best practices and address shared challenges."
New features in this year's Making the Mark report include:
- Introduction of the BlueMark Practice Leaderboard, which highlights the five BlueMark clients that scored in the top quartile against eight of the nine core features of robust impact management as reflected in the Impact Principles (the ninth Principle–independent verification–is not scored). The inaugural edition of the Leaderboard features Bain Capital Double Impact, Finance in Motion, LeapFrog Investments, Nuveen Private Equity Global Impact, and Trill Impact.
- An updated BlueMark Practice Benchmark, which shows the distribution of investor impact management practices by quartile, and an expanded Dashboard of Practice Indicators, which provides a tool for investors to assess their own practices against a peer set. This year's Dashboard features additional data points on leading practices, such as the use of the IMP's ABC framework (Avoid, Benefit, Contribute) to determine impact objectives (8% of verified investors) and the use of a composite scoring methodology to evaluate portfolio performance (28% of verified investors).
- Overview of the current state of the impact verification market based on analysis of the 100 signatories to the Impact Principles that have completed an independent verification as of May 2022. BlueMark was responsible for 41% of all third-party verifications (excluding internal verifications) for signatories to the Impact Principles, more than four times as many as the next closest verification provider.
- Case studies highlighting unique or innovative impact management practices, featuring Trill Impact (aligning staff incentives to impact achievement, a component of Principle 2), MedAccess (assessing investor contribution, a component of Principle 3), Lightrock (assessing impact risks and negative impacts, a feature of Principle 4), Finance in Motion (incorporating the voice of stakeholders, related to Principle 6), and British International Investment (assessing the sustainability of impact at exit, Principle 7).
BlueMark's analysis also revealed several interesting trends across the impact investing industry.
- Despite growing discussion about impact-linked compensation structures, the practice remains limited. Only 38% of impact management systems explicitly integrate impact considerations into staff incentives, with performance development and review processes identified as the most common method (25% of verified investors). Meanwhile, more direct financial accountability mechanisms — such as annual bonuses or impact-linked carry — are less common at 17% and 3% adoption, respectively.
- Impact investors are aligning around a handful of measurement frameworks. A majority of impact investors (77%) have adopted industry frameworks and/or taxonomies for selecting their impact metrics, with IRIS+ emerging as the most common framework followed by HIPSO and an array of ESG reporting standards. Similarly, when it comes to ESG management, 78% of verified investors have adopted an industry standard or framework to inform their approach, led by the IFC Performance Standards (43%) and SASB (25%).
- Investors vary significantly in their establishment of ex-ante impact targets, compromising the market's ability to gauge success. While 63% of impact investors monitor impact performance against an expectation — such as a baseline KPI or qualitative impact rating — the quality of target-setting practices varies widely. For instance, only 22% of verified investors have a clear protocol for engaging investees in the event of impact performance, partly due to the lack of clarity on what over- or under-achievement looks like from an impact perspective.
- An increasing number of impact investors are engaging with key stakeholders and actively solicit their input. Less than a third of impact investors (28%) engage with key affected stakeholders and actively solicit their input, an increase of 17 percentage points compared to last year's research sample. While still a minority practice, the commitment to solicit input from target stakeholders experiencing the impact outcomes is a key part of impact management and monitoring.
"These findings corroborate what we've observed across the impact investing industry and in previously published research," said Leijonhufvud. "While there are several encouraging signs of improvement in impact management practices, many impact investors still have a long way to go if they want to be seen as market leaders."
BlueMark's current verification services are structured around the two key pillars of accountability for impact: Impact Management Practice (the extent to which an investor or company has the systems, processes, and capabilities to contribute to achieving the intended impact); and Impact Performance Reporting (the extent to which an investor or company has achieved the intended impact results). To date, BlueMark has completed 75 verifications for organizations managing a combined $164+ billion in impact assets.
BlueMark is a leading provider of impact verification services for investors and companies. Founded in 2020, BlueMark's mission is to "strengthen trust in impact investing." BlueMark's verification methodologies draw on a range of industry standards, frameworks and regulations, including the Impact Management Project (IMP), the Operating Principles for Impact Management (Impact Principles), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), SDG Impact, and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Learn more about BlueMark and impact verification at www.bluemarktideline.com.
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Tampa General is regionally and nationally ranked in seven specialties and "high performing" in five additional specialties for 2022-2023.
TAMPA, Fla. , July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa General Hospital is once again ranked as the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay and is third highest ranked in Florida by U.S. News & World Report for 2022-2023. Tampa General continues to be named by U.S. News & World Report as Tampa Bay's top hospital, ranks as one of the nation's top 50 hospitals in seven medical specialties, and is the only hospital in Florida ranked by U.S. News & World Report in either the top 50 nationally or among the top 10% of U.S. hospitals in all 12 data-driven specialties for 2022-2023.
"To be recognized as a national leader in health care for seven consecutive years is a testament to the unwavering dedication and commitment to the world-class clinical excellence delivered by our entire team day after day," said Tampa General President and CEO John Couris. "Tampa General's rankings are a reflection of our process of aligning innovation and advanced research to improve the health and well-being of our patients."
Tampa General is ranked as one of the nation's top 50 hospitals in these seven medical specialties:
- Ear, Nose & Throat – ranked #16 in U.S. and #1 in Florida
- Diabetes & Endocrinology – ranked #27 in U.S. and #1 in Florida
- Orthopedics – ranked #33 in U.S.
- Gastroenterology and GI Surgery – ranked #34 in U.S.
- Obstetrics and Gynecology – ranked #40 in U.S. and #1 in Florida
- Rehabilitation – tied for #40 in U.S.
- Pulmonology & Lung Surgery – ranked #49 in U.S.
Tampa General also ranks as "high performing," or among the top 10% of U.S. hospitals, in five additional specialties:
Additionally, Tampa General ranks as "high performing" in 11 medical procedures and conditions that include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Colon Cancer Surgery; Diabetes; Heart Attack; Heart Failure; Hip Replacement; Kidney Failure; Knee Replacement; Lung Cancer Surgery; Pneumonia; and Stroke.
U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 33rd year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive quality care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures. For the 2022-2023 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. In the 15 specialty areas, 164 hospitals were ranked in at least one specialty. In the rankings by state and metro area, U.S. News recognized hospitals as "high performing" across multiple areas of care.
"The hospitals named to the U.S. News Honor Roll excel across numerous specialties and service lines," said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. "When patients and their medical professionals are considering their options for care, the rankings are designed to help them identify hospitals that are superior in the kind of care they may need."
Tampa General, the primary teaching hospital of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and one of the nation's largest hospitals, is the leading academic medical center on the West Coast of Florida. Tampa General is known for performing the most challenging procedures and treating the most complex illnesses.
"This national recognition is a wonderful achievement, built upon Tampa General Hospital's dedication, compassion and commitment to world-class care," said Dr. Charles J. Lockwood, senior vice president of USF Health and dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. "I would like to thank our USF Health physicians and providers, as well as all of the Tampa General caregivers and colleagues, for their continuing pursuit of excellence and belief in making life better for residents of Tampa Bay and beyond."
U.S. News evaluated each hospital's performance using a variety of measures such as survival rates, complication rates, patient experience and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals methodology factors in data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, professional organizations and medical specialists.
For more information about the 2022-2023 rankings and ratings, please visit U.S. News' list of frequently asked questions.
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,041-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious 2021 Forbes magazine rankings – America's Best Employers by State, third out of 100 Florida companies and first among health care and social organizations, and 13th nationally in America's Best Employers for Women. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2020, provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives and communities. A multifaceted digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated the sounds of mariachi, the traditional music of Mexico that has become widely popular in the United States, with a first-day-of-issue ceremony unveiling a pane of 20 Mariachi Forever stamps at the 30th Annual Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque.
News of the Mariachi stamps is being shared with the hashtag #MariachiStamps.
"The Postal Service is proud to unveil these new Mariachi stamps to celebrate the exuberant sounds of this music that is an integral part of Mexican American culture and has fans around the world," said Peter Pastre, the Postal Service's government relations and public policy vice president, who served as the stamp ceremony's dedicating official.
"Today, the sound of mariachi is in the air, with singers infusing the music with tales of life and love and vibrant dancing as this celebration will continue with these 18 million postage stamps that are now on sale at Post Offices across America," he said.
Other participants at the stamp ceremony were Monica Trujillo, the Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque's educational and artistic conference director; Brian O'Connell, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Atrisco Cos.; and Amelia Garcia, assistant principal of Ysleta High School in El Paso, Texas.
Rafael López designed the stamps and created the art. Derry Noyes served as art director.
Each of the five new stamps in the pane of 20 features a musician, dressed in the traditional outfit of mariachi performers, playing one of five iconic mariachi instruments: guitar, guitarrón, vihuela, violin and trumpet. The geometric shapes in the background of each stamp are a nod to Mexican villages, where mariachi music originated.
"It is our honor and pleasure to have Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque's 30th Annual mariachi conference selected to partner with the U.S. Postal Service to launch this exquisite Mariachi Forever Stamp collection," said Monica Trujillo. "Through our music and the special memories evoked by these skillfully rendered works of art, it is our hope that each and every person that comes across these stamps can experience some of the magic that we get to experience with every note, lyric, and nuance that is mariachi."
"Mariachi" refers to several things: to the music itself; to an individual musician or an ensemble of musicians; and, when used as an adjective, to anything identified with the music — be it dance or costume or culture. The first known written reference to the word "mariachi" was made in the 1850s, but the music's roots stretch back long before.
"Growing up, I remember nostalgic weekends listening to the uniquely Mexican sound of mariachi music in Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City," said stamp artist Rafael López. "Mariachi music is an emblem of Mexican cultural heritage with roots in the United States and followers around the globe and I'm excited and honored to share the vibrant spirit of this music with these stamps."
Though mariachi's exact origins are obscure, it appears to have begun in western Mexico, where itinerant musicians made their living traveling from village to village and visiting ranches in the countryside to perform. The music of early mariachi included folk traditions from Spain, Mexico and Africa that melded to create a new indigenous musical form, the son. The sones developed in various regional styles, including the son jalisciense from Jalisco; the son huasteco, from northeastern Mexico; and the son jarocho or veracruzano, from the region around the Gulf port of Veracruz. The most well-known example of the son jarocho is the song "La Bamba."
Beginning in the 1930s, mariachi music reached a new, wider audience as it was embraced by urban radio stations and used on soundtracks by Mexican filmmakers. It soon became one of the most popular musical genres in Latin America.
Mariachi bands traditionally used the round-backed guitar called the vihuela, which gives the mariachi music its rhythmic vitality; the guitarrón, which is a bass guitar; and the Mexican folk harp, the arpa. By the 1940s and 1950s, the modern urban mariachi sound emerged with the expanded instrumentation including violins and trumpets. Today, ensembles continue to broaden the use of instruments, with some groups adding six to eight violins, two to four trumpets, an accordion, and the arpa, which had fallen out of use but has made a comeback among professional groups. This combination of instruments creates a unique music that is exuberant and expressive.
While mariachi music had been in the United States for many years, by the 1960s, American churches, schools and universities began to develop and sponsor mariachi programs that produced new generations of musicians and enthusiasts. Immigrants to various parts of the United States created vibrant regional mariachi cultures that widened the appeal of this traditional music to new audiences. In addition, the American mariachi movement is being disseminated by first-, second- and third-generation Mexican Americans as a way of expressing ethnic pride and of staying connected to their heritage.
Mariachi musicians are immediately recognizable in their traditional costume called traje de charro or charro suit. An adaptation of a Spanish horseman's riding outfit, it consists of fitted trousers adorned with silver buttons for men and full-length skirts for women, a short jacket, an embroidered belt, a wide bow tie, and a wide-brimmed hat. Though black with silver embellishments is traditional, today mariachi wear costumes in many colors.
A beloved aspect of mariachi culture is dance, as this is music that is meant to get audiences moving. Each of the regional variations of the son has its traditional style of dance. While several dance styles are favored by mariachi fans, the most well-known folk dance is the Jarabe Tapatío — the Mexican Hat Dance. Highly stylized with traditional steps and movements, it is the national folkloric dance of Mexico. This dance made its way from Mexico to the United States, where it is popularly celebrated at festivals and public performances and in dance competitions. Enjoyed around the world, mariachi has reached a global audience through recordings, films, live concerts, and television programs.
In recognition of the importance and widespread appeal of mariachi music and culture, UNESCO added them to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2011.
Postal Products
Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1‑ounce price.
A feature story about the stamp will be available at facebook.com/usps following the ceremony. Information for ordering first-day-of-issue postmarks and covers is at usps.com/shop.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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| 2022-07-15T18:03:41Z
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MIAMI, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- – Interval International, a leading worldwide provider of vacation services, has announced its agreement with Branson's Nantucket, LLC to welcome two luxury waterfront resorts to its global exchange network. The long-term affiliation includes Branson's Nantucket Villas and Tower in Branson, Missouri and a nearby development that is currently under construction.
The new affiliation provides future Branson's Nantucket owners with access to Interval's growing network of nearly 3,200 resorts around the world. "We are thrilled to be providing our owners with the opportunity to access Interval's exciting variety of excellent travel offerings," said Jerald Ridgway, vice president of sales, Branson's Nantucket, LLC. "Interval is recognized for its quality network and steadfast commitment to excellence. With this affiliation, our owners can receive even more value from their ownership."
As members of Interval International, new purchasers will be enrolled as Interval Gold® members with access to several upgraded benefits, including Interval Options®; the ability to use points toward a hotel stay, cruise, or experiential travel; ShortStay Exchange® for long weekends and midweek resort vacations; savings on Getaway vacation rentals; dining and leisure discounts, special deals on select hotel bookings, and VIP ConciergeSM, for personal assistance, 24/7.
"With the continued growth of the timeshare industry and the ongoing expansion of our resort network in the U.S. and abroad, we are thrilled to establish a relationship with this leading independent developer," said Marcos Agostini, senior vice president of global business development. "In addition to the many entertainment and family-friendly attractions that Branson offers, vacationers can enjoy the incredible natural surroundings as well as the terrific amenities available at these beautiful properties."
This Cape Cod-themed getaway is conveniently located between Branson's Theatre and Entertainment District and the stunning waters of Table Rock Lake. In total, the resort offers 183 units featuring unique villa-style accommodations as well as a distinctive 10-story tower with luxury suites. Fully equipped units range from one-, two-, and three-bedroom and include a full kitchen, living/dining areas and most offer a private balcony or outdoor deck. Guests can enjoy access to two seasonal outdoor pools, outdoor hot tubs, weekly children's and adult activities, a well-equipped fitness center, game room, and a ten-seat movie theater, among other leading services and amenities. On-site concierge services are available seven days a week to assist guests with vacation planning services. Finally, located on the 10th floor of the Tower, Captain's Quarters Bar & Grill provides the areas best views of Table Rock Lake, and offers a unique dining experience featuring tasty dishes, a full-service bar, and live music.
Interval International operates membership programs for vacationers and provides value-added services to its developer clients worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, the company has been a pioneer and innovator in serving the vacation ownership market since 1976. Today, Interval's exchange network comprises nearly 3,200 resorts in over 90 countries and territories. Through offices in 12 countries, Interval offers world-class products and benefits to resort clients and nearly 1.7-million-member families who are enrolled in various membership programs. Interval is an operating business of Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: VAC), a leading global vacation company that offers vacation ownership, exchange, rental and resort and property management, along with related businesses, products, and services. Visit Interval International on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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The Snapshot Offers Advisors the Capability to Summarize Key Financial Planning Charts into a Single Page
SHELTON, Conn., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RightCapital, the fastest-growing financial planning solution* that provides modern, interactive features for today's financial advisors, announced the Snapshot feature for creating personalized plan summaries. The Snapshot feature enables advisors to dynamically organize key charts and highlights from each client's plan in one place to make it easy to understand and share with the client.
The Snapshot feature offers advisors the capability to summarize key financial planning charts into a single page, along with these key benefits:
- Simple: Organize key charts and highlights from each client's plan into a single- or multi-page layout by adding, removing or rearranging the content widgets.
- Personalized: Add personalized notes or comments using a free-form text box.
- Easy to share: Share the Snapshot from the secure Client Portal or as a PDF.
"Many financial advisors told us they were spending too many hours cobbling together a one-page plan for each client using tools like Excel, PowerPoint or Canva," said Shuang Chen, co-founder and CEO of RightCapital. "We came up with the Snapshot feature to solve this problem for our advisor community. RightCapital is all about simplifying the complexity behind financial planning and this is one of many ways we try to accomplish that."
"My clients don't want an 80-page planning document they will never look at once they leave my office. So I've been creating one-page summary plans for them using Excel. But creating these plans manually has been time-consuming and complex," said Kirk Sheby, financial advisor at Sheby Financial Group. "RightCapital's Snapshot feature empowers me to create a personalized plan for each client by simply adding, subtracting and rearranging charts. These Snapshot reports will not only save me a lot of time but also keep my clients engaged in their financial planning process over the years."
"I will use RightCapital Snapshots as a financial dashboard for my clients – it will start as a tool to guide our discussion and finish as a tangible takeaway," said Jonny West, CFP®, Better Planning Better Life. "Snapshot reports succinctly communicate where clients are, where they want to be and the actions we will take to help them achieve their financial goals. These personalized Snapshots will have a big impact for my clients and RightCapital makes it so easy to create them."
"I've been using a proprietary report template that I create manually to share key metrics and stats with each client for a couple of years. RightCapital's new Snapshot feature will now save roughly 20 minutes per each report I create," said Travis Gatzemeier, CFP®, founder and financial planner at Kinetix Financial Planning. "Snapshot is a game-changer for financial advisors who want to share customized reports with clients in a simple, focused way."
The Snapshot feature is available to all RightCapital subscribers. To learn more, schedule your personalized RightCapital demo at https://www.rightcapital.com/book-demo or visit https://www.rightcapital.com/snapshot.
About RightCapital
RightCapital's mission is to create Right Plans for Real People™. RightCapital is used by thousands of financial advisors to grow their practices and set their clients on the path to financial success. Founded in 2015, RightCapital is the fastest-growing financial planning software with the highest user satisfaction among advisors*. Our modern, intuitive features make the financial planning process a breeze. From interactive retirement scenarios and tax-efficient distributions to insurance evaluation, student loan management and estate planning, we simplify the complexity of financial planning so anyone can understand how to plan for their future. For more information visit www.RightCapital.com.
*Source: The Kitces Report Volume 1, 2021 and Volume 1, 2020
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- New insights uncover how patients and caregivers cope emotionally during phases of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
- The findings also show majority of HCPs view treating CLL patients as different from treating other cancers
- The emotional complexities of this slow-growing cancer point to patient and caregiver need for greater support from HCPs at time of diagnosis
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie today shared findings from the newly launched Emotional Impact Report, a survey of more than 300 chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients, caregivers and healthcare providers (HCPs), which uncovered insights about the emotional journey associated with a CLL diagnosis.
CLL is a slow-growing form of blood cancer in which the bone marrow makes too many lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.1 CLL progresses much slower than other forms of leukemia and many do not experience symptoms for several years. This leads to disease management with an approach called "watch and wait" in which the disease progression is monitored until treatment is deemed necessary.2
A CLL diagnosis can take a mental and emotional toll on patients, caregivers and HCPs and the Emotional Impact Report seeks to better understand that impact, raise awareness of the need for additional support and the importance of considering overall Quality of Life when making treatment decisions.3
Among a sample of 111 CLL patients, emotions ranged from angry and bitter to optimistic and grateful. For those CLL patients who were newly diagnosed and/or told by their HCP to watch and wait, many may feel hopeful (41%) and optimistic (36%), expressing they are looking forward to the future success of their treatment and their long-term prognosis. And once patients first receive treatment, many (42%) feel positive, including mentions of feeling confident, satisfied, or relieved as they see the medication working. Others mention feeling anxious, never knowing when they will need treatment again and not knowing what is next, further reinforcing the variation and complexity of emotions experienced by CLL patients.
"These findings highlight the ups and downs CLL patients can go through from potentially waiting to start treatment to the prospect of being on continuous therapy," said Ahmed Kotb, vice president, US medical affairs, oncology, AbbVie. "But patients don't have to navigate a disease like CLL on their own. Based on insights from the Emotional Impact Report, there is an opportunity for increased dialogue between patients and their physicians to set treatment goals and understand available treatment options."
Furthermore, HCPs understand the importance of talking to their patients about the emotional impact of CLL. In fact, 71% said they are likely to discuss the emotional impact of CLL with their patients. Specifically, 90% recognize that a patient's emotional well-being has an impact on their treatment plan. Physicians cited specific impacts, including adherence to treatment, ability to cope with treatment and how they respond to treatment. HCPs recognize that treating a CLL patient differs from treating other cancer patients, in that CLL is treated similarly to the way a chronic disease is treated, which increases the need to consider Quality of Life when making treatment decisions.
Among a sample of 100 caregivers, most (81%) feel positively about caring for someone with CLL and feel it is their duty to help their loved one. Yet, nearly three in four state that being a caregiver is more difficult than expected. As one caregiver noted, the biggest reason why they are nervous in their role is because they don't know what's going to happen from one minute to the next.
This U.S.-based survey was conducted between March 11 – April 7, 2022, and responses were obtained from 313 participants, which included 111 CLL patients, 100 caregivers and 102 HCPs. The online survey was sponsored by AbbVie and developed in consultation with C Space.
To learn more about CLL, navigating a diagnosis and understanding treatment goals, visit CLLCancer.com.
About Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
CLL is one of the two most common forms of leukemia in adults and is a type of cancer that can develop from cells in the bone marrow that later mature into certain white blood cells (called lymphocytes).1 While these cancer cells start in the bone marrow, they later spread into the blood. In 2019, there were approximately 200,766 people with CLL living in the United States with more than 20,000 new cases expected in 2022.4 CLL is predominately a disease of the elderly, with a median age at diagnosis of 65 to 70 years and is more common among men than women.5
About the Survey
Participants in the 31-35-question self-administered online survey included three groups, each with its own set and number of survey questions: patients, caregivers, and physicians who specialize in treating cancer. The patient group (n = 111) and the caregiver group (n = 100) included adults ages 18 and older from the U.S., and the physician group (n = 102) included board-certified hematologic oncologists, hematologists or medical oncologists who had treated at least five patients with CLL in the previous 12 months in the U.S. All surveys were completed between March 11, 2022, and April 7, 2022. Using the field services of C Space, the surveys asked both qualitative and quantitative questions. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
About C Space
C Space is a global customer agency, that builds customers into the ways companies work.
Working with some of the world's best-known brands – including Walmart, McDonald's, IKEA and more – C Space builds the world's most relevant brands by unlocking the power of human relationships. By building ongoing relationships with customers, brands can stay relevant, deliver superior experiences, and build loyalty. C Space's customized customer programs are tailored based on specific business needs and include private online communities, in-person live events, visual storytelling, co-creation workshops, and business consulting.
Headquartered in Boston, C Space also has offices in London, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, and Mexico City. C Space is a part of the Interbrand Group.
To learn more, visit www.cspace.com
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
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- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – CLL: Watch and Wait. https://www.lls.org/leukemia/chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia/treatment/watch-and-wait. Accessed June 2022.
- C Space Database [Data on File].
- National Cancer Institute. Cancer Stat Facts: Leukemia - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/clyl.html. Accessed June 2022.
- Shanafelt, et al. Age at Diagnosis and the Utility of Prognostic Testing in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). Cancer. 2010; 116(20): 4777–4787.
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Project designed to enhance service reliability for nearly 2,300 customers
READING, Pa., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Met-Ed, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), recently completed a project to upgrade its distribution system in southern Monroe County to help prevent or minimize the length of service disruptions, particularly during severe summer storms. The work included rebuilding existing power lines to provide a second source of electricity to a substation near Snydersville and installing automated equipment on the local network to help prevent service disruptions and restore power faster for nearly 2,300 customers.
The upgrades are part of Met-Ed's Long Term Infrastructure Improvement Plan, a $153 million initiative to accelerate capital investments to the company's electric distribution system over five years to help ensure continued electric service reliability for customers.
"We've reconstructed three power lines to add a second source of electricity for the substation, providing redundancy that allows us to keep the lights on for many of our customers in Snydersville and Hamilton and Stroud Townships when our crews must make repairs or perform maintenance," said Scott Wyman, president of FirstEnergy's Pennsylvania Operations. "This substation had been fed by a single power line that traverses dense forest, steep hillsides and swamps, increasing the potential for lengthy tree-related outages in hard-to-access areas."
Met-Ed created the new 34.5 kilovolt (kV) source line that runs four miles along South Easton Belmont Pike and Middle Easton Belmont Pike by:
- Rebuilding a single-wire, 34.5-kV power line as a three-wire line with more electrical capacity
- Converting part of a lower voltage electric line to a 34.5-kV line with taller poles, new wire, transformers and fuses
- Installing new 55-foot poles on a lower voltage line to accommodate both the existing line and a new 34.5-kV line positioned overhead on the same poles
This new 34.5-kV power line parallels the roadway, providing easy access for crews to use bucket trucks to repair and maintain equipment.
Two devices enabled with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technology were installed in the substation, with two others placed on key spots along the line. SCADA conveys real-time information about voltage and electric current conditions to distribution system operators. Based on conditions, operators can control the devices remotely to quickly isolate damage and transfer customer load from one substation source to the other, helping to keep the lights on for customers when problems occur.
The devices have smart capability that will allow them to sense conditions on the system and operate automatically in several years when Met-Ed installs more automated equipment on the local network.
Met-Ed serves approximately 580,000 customers within 3,300 square miles of eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania. Follow Met-Ed on Twitter @Met Ed and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MetEdElectric.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: A photo of line workers replacing a utility pole and cross arms is available on Flickr.
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Furthering its Mission to Achieve Better Healthcare Outcomes Around the Globe
PASADENA, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innova Medical Group, Inc., a global health screening and diagnostic innovator and world's largest manufacturer and distributor of lateral flow test kits, today announced it successfully earned its CE mark certification (certificate N° 39032) of the Innova SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Qualitative Self-Test through GMED LNE Group, a leading certification organization and a distinguished Notified Body of the European Commission covering a vast range of products covered under both Invitro Diagnostic and Medical Device Regulations.
A CE mark is an important distinction that allows the company to now sell its products across Europe. This is a significant milestone in the company's global mission to advance and expand access to its antigen rapid self tests to more people worldwide. The European CE mark Conformity Assessment reviewed Innova's clinical support and performance data and evaluated the strength and effectiveness of its Quality Management Systems (QMS).
The Innova brand rapid antigen self test has been widely used, studied, tested, scrutinized and analyzed, and has been approved for distribution in markets around the world including United Kingdom, Israel, Malaysia, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar and now the 27 countries of the EU. The company is furthering its mission by applying for authorization and certifications in countries where rapid antigen self tests are needed most.
"Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, our team has delivered more than 1.5 billion lateral flow tests to customers worldwide, and this new European certification only underscores our ongoing commitment to provide effective, high-quality diagnostic products at reasonable prices to more people around the world," said Robert Kasprzak, CEO of Innova Medical Group.
Numerous scientific studies, along with ongoing public health screening of millions of people on a regular basis, have shown rapid antigen self tests are an important tool for identifying infectious people quickly and equitably, even when they may not have symptoms of COVID-19 in ways that simply are not possible with slower, more expensive lab-based tests.
While the coronavirus continues to morph its genetic ribonucleic acid ("RNA") to generate new and potentially more contagious or more harmful variants, Innova's rapid antigen self test - which detects multiple proteins in the virus - can provide an at-home, cost-effective way of helping to control the spread and reduce surges. When coupled with Innova's expansive production capacity, the wide-ranging detection capabilities of its rapid antigen self tests underline the company's role as a critical partner to nations and businesses in containing more contagious strains.
Since its founding in 2020, Innova has put countless resources towards ensuring that its quality management system is compliant with ISO 13485:2016 Medical Devices – Quality Management Systems, Requirements for Regulatory, and US 21 CFR Part 820 Quality System Regulation, Requirements for Medical Devices. The company has built a dedicated Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs team with expertise in quality and regulatory compliance matters, as it continually expands to keep up with global quality and compliance needs. In addition to conducting consistent internal audits to identify process improvements, the company also has electronic Quality Management Systems in place to ensure quality policies are followed, continually monitoring product performance through diligent testing, providing oversight of manufacturing processes and assessing customers' experiences. The company also uses Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to assure it has traceability of its products and that only the products that meet performance requirements are released.
Innova Medical Group, wholly owned by Pasaca Capital, Inc., is a global health screening and diagnostic innovator driven to dramatically improve health outcomes worldwide with equitable, high-value testing solutions. From delivering more than 2 billion COVID-19 rapid test kits to customers worldwide since the beginning of the pandemic, to providing critical vaccines, including highly sought-after WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines to the world population, Innova is committed to improving the human condition globally. Our strategic and iterative approach enables us to manufacture, distribute, and deploy myriad accessible tests customized to meet and empower the user at their point of need. With a panoramic vision spanning the present to the future, we develop trusted solutions that are both intuitive and secure to use. We quickly and nimbly became the world's largest provider of COVID-19 tests, and we are determined to execute on this model across infectious disease, other chronic conditions and wellness. For more information, please visit: www.innovamedgroup.com.
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IRVING, Texas, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) ("Darling" or the "Company") today announced the closing of its private offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its unsecured senior notes due 2030 (the "notes"). The notes bear interest at 6% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2022. The notes will initially be guaranteed by all of Darling's subsidiaries that are "restricted subsidiaries" under the indenture, other than foreign subsidiaries, that are borrowers under or that guarantee Darling's senior secured credit facilities under its second amended and restated credit agreement dated January 6, 2014, as amended.
Darling intends to use the proceeds from the offering of the notes (i) for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, repayment of indebtedness and capital expenditures; and (ii) to pay the costs, commissions, fees, and expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the notes (including the initial purchasers' discount). Darling may temporarily apply proceeds to reduce revolving credit indebtedness or invest in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments pending application of the proceeds.
The notes and related guarantees will be offered in the United States to persons reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States to non‑U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes and related guarantees will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes and related guarantees, nor shall there be any offer to sell, solicitation of an offer to buy or sale of the notes and related guarantees, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is the largest publicly traded company turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy. Recognized as a sustainability leader, the company operates more than 250 plants in 17 countries and repurposes approximately 15% of the world's meat industry waste streams into value-added products, such as green energy, renewable diesel, collagen, fertilizer, animal proteins and meals and pet food ingredients. To learn more, visit darlingii.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements. Statements that are not statements of historical facts are "forward-looking" statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "estimate," "project," "planned," "contemplate," "potential," "possible," "proposed," "intend," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "may," "will," "would," "should," "could" and similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking" statements. "Forward-looking" statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions regarding its business, the economy and other future conditions. The Company cautions readers that any such "forward-looking" statements it makes are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results may differ materially from anticipated results or expectations expressed in its "forward-looking" statements as a result of a variety of factors, including many that are beyond the Company's control. These factors include, among others, existing and unknown future limitations on the ability of the Company's direct and indirect subsidiaries to make their cash flow available to the Company for payments on the Company's indebtedness or other purposes; global demands for bio-fuels and grain and oilseed commodities, which have exhibited volatility, and can impact the cost of feed for cattle, hogs and poultry, thus affecting available rendering feedstock and selling prices for the Company's products; reductions in raw material volumes available to the Company due to weak margins in the meat production industry as a result of higher feed costs, reduced consumer demand or other factors, reduced volume from food service establishments or otherwise; reduced demand for animal feed; reduced finished product prices, including a decline in fat and used cooking oil finished product prices; changes to worldwide government policies relating to renewable fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that adversely affect programs like the U.S. government's renewable fuel standard, low carbon fuel standards and tax credits for biofuels both in the United States and abroad; possible product recall resulting from developments relating to the discovery of unauthorized adulterations to food or food additives; the occurrence of 2009 H1N1 flu (initially known as "Swine Flu"), highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza (collectively known as "Bird Flu"), severe acute respiratory syndrome ("SARS"), bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("BSE"), porcine epidemic diarrhea ("PED") or other diseases associated with animal origin in the United States or elsewhere, such as the outbreak of African Swine Fever ("ASF") in China and elsewhere; the occurrence of pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks, such as the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak; unanticipated costs and/or reductions in raw material volumes related to the Company's compliance with the existing or unforeseen new U.S. or foreign (including, without limitation, China) regulations (including new or modified animal feed, Bird Flu, SARS, PED, BSE, ASF or similar or unanticipated regulations) affecting the industries in which we operate or our value added products; risks associated with the DGD Joint Venture, including possible unanticipated operating disruptions and issues relating to the announced expansion project; risks and uncertainties relating to international sales and operations, including imposition of tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other trade protections imposed by foreign countries; difficulties or a significant disruption in the Company's information systems or failure to implement new systems and software successfully, risks relating to possible third party claims of intellectual property infringement; increased contributions to the Company's pension and benefit plans, including multiemployer and employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plans as required by legislation, regulation or other applicable U.S. or foreign law or resulting from a U.S. mass withdrawal event; bad debt write-offs; loss of or failure to obtain necessary permits and registrations; continued or escalated conflict in the Middle East, North Korea, Ukraine or elsewhere; uncertainty regarding the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and/or unfavorable export or import markets. These factors, coupled with volatile prices for natural gas and diesel fuel, climate conditions, currency exchange fluctuations, general performance of the United States and global economies, disturbances in world financial, credit, commodities and stock markets, and any decline in consumer confidence and discretionary spending, including the inability of consumers and companies to obtain credit due to lack of liquidity in the financial markets, among others, could cause actual results to vary materially from the "forward-looking" statements in this press release or negatively impact the Company's results of operations. Among other things, future profitability may be affected by the Company's ability to grow its business, which faces competition from companies that may have substantially greater resources than the Company. Other risks and uncertainties regarding the Company, its business and the industries in which it operates are referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update its "forward-looking" statements whether as a result of change of circumstances, new events or otherwise.
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It's a great day at Techy!
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Techy is looking to grow its business partnerships by acquiring Simply Mac. The Apple reseller, Simply Mac, is shutting down after being in business for almost 16 years. In 2019, Simply Mac had plans to grow its company and become the biggest Apple Partner in North America. Its acquisition from GameStop was going to help skyrocket that growth. However, the start of the pandemic in March 2020 created a domino effect on the U.S. workforce, leaving Simply Mac as one of many retail stores that had to lay off several employees and close stores.
Simply Mac had 53 retail stores across the United States as of January 2022. Techy plans to take over Simply Mac operations once its bankruptcy filing is complete. With Techy success over the years, CEO Bill Daragan and COO Tim Phelps have what it takes to acquire a company. Currently, Techy supports over 230 retail stores in the United States and Internationally. Throughout the years, Techy has been growing its locations to offer customers services like electronic repair services, selling certified pre-owned devices, and installing smart home devices. This year Techy expanded by opening up five cafe locations so that customers can have a whole coffee shop experience when they visit the franchise stores.
Many of Techy services consist of a wide range of Apple products such as Mac computers, iPads, iPhones, etc., this new acquisition of Simply Mac will help Techy sell and service different models of Apple products.
Techy has already acquired Experimax, which allows them to cater to customers looking to repair their Apple devices and purchase premium pre-owned Apple products. Now that Techy powers Experimax, they work together to provide their customers with affordable Apple products and services.
Techy proves that its innovation for business strategy success is not slowing down. This acquisition will help consumers have convenient Apple products and services. Additionally, it will provide a space for employees to continue to work in the technology industry.
Apple is one of the largest electronic companies. The company has been an electronic industry leader throughout the year and has generated billions of dollars in revenue. Its impact on the industry creates an opportunity for other repair companies looking to distribute Apple electronics and accessories.
CEO Bill Daragan and COO Tim Phelps opened the first cell phone accessory store in 2006. After noticing a need for repairing phones, they decided to name their business Drphonefix. In 2011, they changed the name to Techy to accurately represent its company's evolution. Techy has expanded to offer technology solution services. Now Techy offers smart home installation and repair devices as well.
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Biden to sign massive climate and health care legislation
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections.
The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change — some $375 billion over the decade — and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients. It also would help an estimated 13 million Americans pay for health care insurance by extending subsidies provided during the coronavirus pandemic.
The measure is paid for by new taxes on large companies and stepped-up IRS enforcement of wealthy individuals and entities, with additional funds going to reduce the federal deficit.
The House on Friday approved the measure on a party-line 220-207 vote. It passed the Senate days earlier with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a 50-50 tie in that chamber.
Biden is set to sign the bill during a small ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House, sandwiched between his return from a six-day beachside vacation in South Carolina and his departure for his home in Wilmington, Delaware. He plans to hold a larger “celebration” for the legislation on Sept. 6 once lawmakers return to Washington.
The signing caps a spurt of legislative productivity for Biden and Congress, who in three months have approved legislation on veterans’ benefits, the semiconductor industry and gun checks for young buyers. The president and lawmakers have also responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supported NATO membership for Sweden and Finland.
With Biden’s approval rating lagging, Democrats are hoping that the string of successes will jump-start their chances of maintaining control in Washington in the November midterms. The 79-year-old president aims to restore his own standing with voters as he contemplates a reelection bid.
The White House announced Monday that it was going to deploy Biden and members of his Cabinet on a “Building a Better America Tour” to promote the recent victories, though the administration has yet to announce specific travel by the president.
“In the coming weeks, the President will host a Cabinet meeting focused on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act, will travel across the country to highlight how the bill will help the American people, and will host an event to celebrate the enactment of the bill at the White House on September 6th,” the White House said in a statement.
Republicans say the legislation’s new business taxes will increase prices, worsening the nation’s bout with its highest inflation since 1981. Though Democrats have labeled the measure the Inflation Reduction Act, nonpartisan analysts say it will have a barely perceptible impact on prices.
The measure is a slimmed-down version of the more ambitious plan to supercharge environment and social programs that Biden and his party unveiled early last year.
Biden’s initial 10-year, $3.5 trillion proposal also envisioned free prekindergarten, paid family and medical leave, expanded Medicare benefits and eased immigration restrictions. That crashed after centrist Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said it was too costly, using the leverage every Democrat has in the evenly divided Senate.
Still, Biden and Democrats are hailing the legislation as a once-in-a-generation investment in addressing the long-term effects of climate change, as well as drought in the nation’s West.
The bill will direct spending, tax credits and loans to bolster technology like solar panels, consumer efforts to improve home energy efficiency, emission-reducing equipment for coal- and gas-powered power plants, and air pollution controls for farms, ports and low-income communities.
Another $64 billion would help 13 million people pay premiums over the next three years for privately bought health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Medicare would gain the power to negotiate its costs for pharmaceuticals, initially in 2026 for only 10 drugs. Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket prescription costs would be limited to $2,000 annually starting in 2025, and beginning next year would pay no more than $35 monthly for insulin, the costly diabetes drug.
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Company Makes Substantial Progress on All Emission Reduction Goals While Championing Critical Role of Natural Gas
PITTSBURGH , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT), the largest producer of natural gas in the United States, today announced the publication of its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting the Company's significant progress in achieving net zero Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, as well as its leadership in advocating for natural gas as an affordable, reliable and clean energy source for the U.S. and the world.
"In addition to our own positive ESG performance and significant emissions reductions, EQT inserted itself into the global conversation about the critical role natural gas plays in arresting climate change and providing energy security and independence to our allies. The benefits of affordable, reliable, clean natural gas are being recognized both domestically and internationally," said Toby Z. Rice, President and Chief Executive Officer of EQT Corporation.
Rice continued, "We are at a critical point in history. The decisions made over the next decade will shape the trajectory of our efforts to make meaningful progress in global emissions reduction. International coal is the leading source of carbon and methane emissions worldwide and it is getting worse. We believe replacing international coal with American natural gas via LNG is the largest green initiative on the planet and the world's best weapon to fight climate change, while simultaneously addressing energy security and affordability."
Environmental
• Announced plans to achieve ambitious emissions reduction targets, including a commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Production segment operations on a Scope 1 and Scope 2 basis by or before 20251
• Made substantial progress toward achieving all emissions targets, including:
° Reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 Production segment GHG emissions to 588,533 MT CO2e,1 a 36% reduction compared to 2018
° Reducing Scope 1 Production segment GHG emissions intensity to 297 MT CO2e/Bcfe,2 a 44% reduction compared to 2018
° Reducing Scope 1 Production segment methane emissions intensity to 0.039%, a 35% reduction compared to 2018
• Obtained Equitable Origin and MiQ certification of natural gas produced from approximately 200 well pads, which collectively produce approximately 4.0 Bcf per day in gross volume, making EQT the largest producer of certified natural gas in North America as of the end of 20213
• Launched an initiative to eliminate natural gas-powered pneumatic devices – the source of 39% of 2021 Production segment Scope 1 GHG emissions – from operations by the end of 2022
• Joined the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0, a Climate and Clean Air Coalition initiative led by the UN Environment Programme, in partnership with the European Commission, the UK Government, the Environmental Defense Fund and other leading oil and gas companies
Social
• Paid $731 million in royalties to local landowners in 2021, representing a 106% increase compared to 2020
• EQT employees volunteered approximately 7,000 hours in local communities in 2021
• Corporate giving, sponsorships, and road and infrastructure investments in local communities totaled more than $28 million in 2021
• Over $3 million in grants and contributions were provided by the EQT Foundation in 2021
• Improved the racial and ethnic diversity of EQT's Board of Directors, which is now 64% racially, ethnically, or gender diverse
• Named a National Top Workplace by Energage for 2021 and 2022
Governance
• Implemented a system for digitally tracking and managing operational performance, including over 400 ESG-specific metrics
• Developed a digital framework for measuring, projecting, and analyzing emissions data, positioning EQT to capture opportunities to further enhance its ESG performance
• Added emissions reduction targets to short and long-term incentive compensation plans, directly linking compensation opportunity for management team with achievement of these important environmental goals
EQT has a long-standing commitment to ESG and is an industry leader in reducing emissions. Over the last 15 years, EQT alone has contributed to approximately 5% of the total reduction of carbon emissions in the United States.4 The Company's operations have some of the lowest GHG emissions intensities in the oil and gas industry.
EQT is committed to being at the forefront of technology, culture, and environmental performance to continue to make natural gas a viable solution in the energy transition. The Company stands ready and willing to lead the change we want to see in the world and help unlock the tremendous potential of unleashing U.S. LNG.
To view EQT's 2021 ESG Report, visit esg.eqt.com.
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About the EQT Corporation
EQT Corporation is a leading independent natural gas production company with operations focused in the cores of the Marcellus and Utica Shales in the Appalachian Basin. We are dedicated to responsibly developing our world-class asset base and being the operator of choice for our stakeholders. By leveraging a culture that prioritizes operational efficiency, technology and sustainability, we seek to continuously improve the way we produce environmentally responsible, reliable and low-cost energy. We have a longstanding commitment to the safety of our employees, contractors, and communities, and to the reduction of our overall environmental footprint. Our values are evident in the way we operate and in how we interact each day – trust, teamwork, heart, and evolution are at the center of all we do.
Cautionary Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts are forward-looking. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this news release specifically include the expectations of plans, strategies and objectives of EQT Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company), including with respect to active and prospective ESG initiatives and results and performance thereof, including whether the Company will be able to achieve its emissions reduction goals in the anticipated timeframe or at all.
The forward-looking statements included in this news release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on current expectations and assumptions about future events, taking into account all information currently known by the Company. While the Company considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond the Company's control. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, volatility of commodity prices; the costs and results of drilling and operations; uncertainties about estimates of reserves, identification of drilling locations and the ability to add proved reserves in the future; the assumptions underlying production forecasts; the quality of technical data; the Company's ability to appropriately allocate capital and resources among its strategic opportunities; access to and cost of capital; the Company's hedging and other financial contracts; inherent hazards and risks normally incidental to drilling for, producing, transporting and storing natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and oil; cyber security risks; availability and cost of drilling rigs, completion services, equipment, supplies, personnel, oilfield services and water required to execute the Company's exploration and development plans, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; risks associated with operating primarily in the Appalachian Basin and obtaining a substantial amount of the Company's midstream services from Equitrans Midstream Corporation; the ability to obtain environmental and other permits and the timing thereof; government regulation or action, including regulations pertaining to methane and other greenhouse gas emissions; negative public perception of the fossil fuels industry; increased consumer demand for alternatives to natural gas; environmental and weather risks, including the possible impacts of climate change; and disruptions to the Company's business due to acquisitions and other significant transactions. These and other risks are described under Item 1A, "Risk Factors," and elsewhere in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company may be subject to currently unforeseen risks that may have a materially adverse impact on it.
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[2] Excludes emissions and production from the assets acquired from Alta Resources Development, LLC in the third quarter of 2021.
[3] Based on 2021 North American certified "responsibly sourced gas" supply estimates of 8.7 Bcf/d, as reported by Enverus on January 25, 2022.
[4] Calculated by applying relative contribution to emissions reductions impact of coal-to-gas switching on power sector emissions via https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/carbon/archive/2019/. For example, EQT represented approximately 10% of U.S. natural gas production growth from 2005-2019, allowing for corresponding coal-to-gas switching in the U.S., which reduced the U.S.'s annual carbon emissions by 525 million metric tons (approximately 10% of which, or 52.5 million metric tons, are attributable to EQT based on its production growth during the time period). Percent of total emissions reduction was calculated by dividing impact (52.5 million metric tons) by total U.S. annual emissions reduction, inclusive of non-power sector emissions (970 million metric tons).
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White House seeks $13.7 billion more for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide $13.7 billion in emergency dollars for Ukraine as U.S. aid to the war-torn country is running out.
The request, which comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington, is part of a larger $47.1 billion emergency spending package the White House is proposing to pay for the COVID-19 response, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states. Congress will have to extend current financing for federal agencies before it runs out on Sept. 30.
The money for Ukraine would be on top of $40 billion that was approved earlier this year. Administration officials said that roughly three-quarters of that military and budgetary support has been disbursed or committed.
The new billions would include money for equipment, intelligence support and direct budgetary support for Ukraine. It would also include $1.5 billion for uranium to fuel U.S. nuclear reactors as the Russian supply could potentially decrease. The officials requested anonymity to discuss the request ahead of its announcement.
For COVID-19, the White House is seeking $7.1 billion to procure additional vaccines and replenish personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile, among other protective measures. It is also seeking $2 billion to continue testing programs, including an initiative to distribute free at-home tests that ended on Friday. The administration officials said they have some tests left in the stockpile, but not enough to provide free tests if there is a surge in cases this fall.
The administration is also asking for $4.5 billion to bolster its efforts to fight monkeypox. Officials said they have already depleted significant reserves from the national stockpile to provide over 1.1 million vials of vaccine.
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2 former cops face sentencing for violating George Floyd’s rights
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The last two former Minneapolis police officers to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights are scheduled to learn their penalties Wednesday, which could set in motion another round of plea deal discussions in state court over a killing that sparked a reckoning on racial injustice.
J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were convicted in February of two counts of violating Floyd’s civil rights in the 2020 slaying. The jury found they deprived the 46-year-old Black man of medical care and failed to stop Derek Chauvin as he knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd gasped for air.
Kueng held Floyd’s back, former Officer Thomas Lane held his feet and Thao kept back bystanders, some of whom recorded video that led to worldwide protests.
Chauvin, who pleaded guilty last year to violating Floyd’s civil rights and the civil rights of a teenager in an unrelated case, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison. Lane, who twice asked if Floyd should be rolled onto his side so he could breathe, was convicted of one count and was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.
Prosecutors have not made specific recommendations for Kueng and Thao’s sentences, but have requested less time than Chauvin and “substantially” more than Lane. Thao’s attorney is asking for two years; Kueng’s request is sealed.
Kueng and Thao got a victory last week when U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson issued rulings that affect how their federal sentences will be calculated and could mean far less prison time. The rulings — particularly one that cross-references their crimes with involuntary manslaughter instead of murder — mean the men head into Wednesday’s hearing with a recommended range of 4 1/4 years to 5 1/4 years. They might have faced a life sentence.
“It made a huge difference,” Mark Osler, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and former federal prosecutor, said. “The impact of it is already baked in now.”
Osler said one key is if Magnuson determines that Kueng and Thao were “minor” or “minimal” participants in the crime. Magnuson found Lane was a minimal participant, resulting in a lower sentence. Osler said a minor participant would be more culpable.
“You have one officer who at least made some effort to change the trajectory, and that’s Lane. You have one most directly involved in the killing of George Floyd, and that’s Derek Chauvin — and then you have these two in the middle,” Osler said.
The potential for lower sentences for Kueng and Thao raises questions about whether they will consider a plea deal or risk trial Oct. 24 in state court, where they face counts of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Osler said once the men know what their federal sentence is, they will likely seek a plea deal on the state charges that won’t exceed the federal sentence and will let them serve the sentences concurrently.
Kueng and Thao can still appeal their federal convictions. If they plead guilty in state court, any federal appeal would be moot, said Mike Brandt, a criminal defense attorney who has been following the case. But it’s also hard to win a federal appeal, he said.
“Those are some of the calculuses they are going to have to make in terms of, `Do I go to trial and risk something worse? Do I think I have a good shot at appeal on the federal case?’” Brandt said.
Kueng, who is Black, and Thao, who is Hmong American, likely will remain free on bond after Wednesday sentencing and be allowed to self-report to prison, especially since they have a pending trial and will need to be in contact with their attorneys and be present for court proceedings.
Lane, who is white, pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter and is awaiting sentencing in that case. He was allowed to remain free on bond after his federal sentencing.
Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in state court and is serving a 22 1/2-year state sentence. His federal and state sentences are being served simultaneously.
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'It's home.' O'Jays farewell tour rolling into Canton for special night
Walter Williams Sr. was severely ill with COVID and had been admitted into a Las Vegas hospital at the onset of the pandemic.
Sunrise Hospital was at capacity. The O'Jays singer had contracted COVID-19 around Christmas, and then fell into a diabetic coma.
"I stayed in that coma for about a week-and-a-half and I woke up," the 79-year-old Williams recalled. "I needed dialysis because my kidneys had stopped working, and they took me to a ward, and I remember the guy who was pushing my bed asked the other guy who opened the door, 'Is this a warm body room or is this a cold body room?,' and they said, 'This is a warm body room,' and they pushed me in there.
"When I became conscious, I remember a priest coming in and giving me last rites," said Williams, who was hospitalized for more than a month. "And that frightened me, and I asked the nurse if I was going to be all right, and she told me I would be fine."
More:O'Jays and 'Love Train' farewell tour making Canton stop with Gladys Knight in September
A serious tone filled the Canton native's voice during a telephone interview last week as he recalled his bout with the coronavirus. But as the conversation shifted to music and Saturday's Canton homecoming concert, he spoke only with vigor and pep.
The O'Jays will be headlining a show on the "Last Stop On The Love Train" tour at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium presented by the Hall of Fame Village. Fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Gladys Knight is the opening act scheduled for 7 p.m.
Recording and performing since the 1960s, the R&B vocal group brings a legacy of seven Billboard top 20 songs to their hometown, including the enduring hits "Love Train," "For the Love of Money" and "Backstabbers." The O'Jays earned 10 gold albums and nine platinum albums, as well as three Grammy nominations for Best R&B Vocal.
Popular songs also include “Livin’ For The Weekend," "I Love Music," "Forever Mine," “Use Ta Be My Girl," "Put Your Hands Together" and "Time to Get Down."
'I want it to be a special night.'
"I think there will be a lot of energy," Williams said of returning to where The O'Jays started. "And I'm going to just try to soak it up because I still have really good friends there and loved ones, and I'm looking forward to it.
"I want it to be a special night for me as well as them," Williams added. "And I think it will because it's Canton and because it's home."
The singer, however, will be the only original member performing in the Canton show. Eddie Levert Sr. was diagnosed with COVID while rehearsing for the tour earlier this summer, and he's still recovering.
More O'Jays:People travel near and far to attend O’Jays family reunion
Williams, longtime O'Jays vocalist Eric Nolan Grant and Nick Davis will be fronting the group while supported by instrumentalists and backup singers. Davis is handling Levert's parts, and based on comments posted with YouTube concert videos, fans believe he's doing a stellar job.
"We are coming with it," Williams promised of the performance. "And we have been coming with it, so we are going to make it happen."
Levert had been hospitalized with COVID "because he was short on oxygen," Williams said. "They really had to give him a lot of oxygen ― he had COVID pneumonia."
"He's been struggling to get back," Williams said. "He said if he gets out of bed to go to the kitchen, he gets tired. Management said he has a therapist and vocal coach to try to get his voice in real good shape so he can come back."
Levert recently updated fans on his health in a Facebook post.
"I am recovering from COVID pneumonia," he wrote. "It was really bad. I'm fortunate to have made it."
On July 30, he also mentioned COVID on his Facebook page. "COVID is nothing to play with," he said. "It (affects) your entire body, legs, arms, voice, everything. Only God can save you. Stay in his good (graces)..."
Farewell tour will be a long ride
Williams said his own recovery hasn't been easy.
"I've really had to work with a (physical) therapist and on my own, just strengthening my body again, and I still have work to do," he said. "I think I'm stage worthy now. I've done a lot of shows, and they've been successful, and I'm really close to being back (fully)."
Due to Levert's illness, some previous concert dates were canceled. However, Williams said the tour is being extended.
"I think we are probably going to stretch this out in two or three years ... and we'll end the career, and it will be the last time the love train will ride," Williams said. "A lot of the dates we've played, we'll probably play again with (Levert)."
"Singing is about breathing and breathing properly so you make the notes on time and in key," he said. "So he's got work to do ... (and) we're looking forward to next year. We're looking forward to any moment (Levert) can come back."
For the moment, however, Williams is focused on the upcoming Canton performance.
Adding Gladys Knight to the bill makes it even better, Williams said, noting The O'Jays have toured with her in the past.
Knight, formerly of Gladys Knight & The Pips, is known for the songs, "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Neither One of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)," "Love Overboard" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine."
"I fight for my life every time I have to perform with her," Williams said with laughter. "She's the ultimate professional; it's been a great tour when she's on the dates."
"We've toured with her and it's always been fantastic," Williams said. "And I'm looking for no less than that in Canton. Certainly, we're coming with it, and she always does, so it's going to be good."
From McKinley High School to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Warmth filled his voice as he spoke of the singing group's ties to Canton.
"Canton is home, it's always been home," Williams said. "They are the reason we persisted in our attempt to be in this music business. They supported us, and I was born at Aultman Hospital on Aug. 25 of 1943."
Levert was born in Alabama before moving to Canton. Other group members also walked the halls of McKinley High School.
"Everybody ended up in Canton, and getting together one day at McKinley High School during the finals, the exams, we thought we had something special and worked it from there," Williams said.
"We lost a few along the way for personal reasons," he added of group members. "And we continued and thank God we became a success. Yeah, it's special. Canton is special. Canton will always be home no matter where else we live."
First performing as The Triumphs and then The Mascots, the group partnered with the famed songwriting team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff to help popularize what became known as Philly Soul.
More O'Jays:Fans come for benefit concert, discover Canton as a bonus
Williams also credited the late Cholly Atkins, a noted choreographer for acclaimed artists, including The Miracles and Gladys Knight & the Pips.
"He got with us right after Backstabbers in 1972 and he really whipped us into shape," Williams recounted. "We used to watch 'The Dean Martin Show,' the Ding-a-ling girls ... 'The Hullaballoo' ... and we used to steal the dance steps and make up our own.
"And Cholly Adkins came along, and he taught us about all those 52 steps you do in dancing, and he was no joke," Williams continued. "He was also a talented choreographer in Motown with The Spinners, The Four Tops and The Temptations."
Adkins had a credo for working the stage.
"When people leave their show going home or going wherever they are going, they are talking about you no matter who else was on the show," Williams said. "He said, 'That's what I want, and that's what I want for us, and we're going to be hard on you.'
"... I hated him at first, but I ended up loving him because he was the truth."
Current and former O'Jays members inducted into the rock hall are Williams, Levert, Sammy Strain, Bobby Massey and the late William Powell.
"Their velvety, lush, yet funk-tinged sound establishes them as some of soul music’s finest," the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says in the band's induction entry.
'This is the last time in our career the love training is going to ride.'
One song clearly stands out as the group's premier hit ― "Love Train."
"It's the biggest song in our career, and it was out probably a week-and-a-half or two weeks and it sold 2 million copies," he said of the No. 1 Billboard smash of 1973.
"It's still in the show and it's a big number because now it kind of expresses our part of the business as far as who we are and what we try to accomplish," Williams explained. "And this is the last time in our career that the love train is going to ride, and it's coming through our neighborhood ... and we want you to get on.
"Now it's significant because it's crossing the country and still having the message, and the message is what sold the song," he said. "It's a big fat message, and the Bible speaks of it all the time. It's about love, and when you have that, you have peace and everything else falls into place."
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If you go
What: The O'Jays "Last Stop On The Love Train" tour featuring special guest Gladys Knight
When: 7 p.m. Saturday (Canton Symphony Orchestra performs at 6 p.m.)
Where: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, 1835 Harrison Ave. NW (next to the Pro Football Hall of Fame)
Tickets: Starting at $59 and available online at www.hofvillage.com/ and by phone at 330-617-8447 or 1 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at the ForeverLawn Sports Complex box office at the Hall of Fame Village, 2333 17th St. NW.
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‘Closed for business’: Sheriff’s office places yard sign at home after drug bust
Published: Jul. 22, 2022 at 2:42 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. (Gray News) – Authorities in North Carolina are opting for a very blatant way of letting customers know that drug houses have been busted.
The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office placed a yard sign at a drug house in Kings Mountain on Monday that reads, “This drug house closed for business by Sheriff Alan Norman.”
In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said, “Customers are no longer welcome!”
Officials did not provide further details about any arrests in the case.
The sheriff’s office encourages anyone with information about other drug houses in the area to contact them at 704-484-4831.
Kings Mountain is located about 33 miles west of Charlotte.
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SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOCi Inc. and Taco John's International Inc. announced today that the restaurant chain has appointed the marketing platform for multi-location brands as its global platform of record for localized marketing. Taco John's turned to SOCi to create a more personalized experience for each of the chain's nearly 380 locations to heighten guest satisfaction while providing cohesive brand messaging across all digital channels.
SOCi will help simplify and streamline Taco John's localized marketing strategy by managing local listings across digital platforms, local pages, and providing insights through SOCi Listening so the company can stay in tune with its guests, bringing them the flavors they truly crave.
"Our brand continues to be guest-obsessed by putting our guests first," said Korey Love Taylor, lead manager of digital engagement at Taco John's. "Better understanding their interests and tastes helps us bring product innovation to the forefront. We wish to grow and expand throughout the country by focusing on bringing our bigger, bolder, and better flavors to new and existing guests."
Localized digital marketing drives higher traffic, engagement, and sales-conversion potential than corporate content alone. Businesses in Google's 3-Pack, where only three businesses are showcased in the initial local search results, receive 126% more traffic and 93% more actions (calls, website clicks, directions) than businesses ranked immediately lower, according to SOCi's 2022 Localized Marketing Benchmark Report.
Additionally, Taco John's wanted a seamless way for its customer service teams to assist with marketing promotions, said Love Taylor. SOCi's technology stood out with its ability to create personalized experiences and easily update all listings platforms with a single login.
"We make sure every SOCi customer is armed with the tools, information and support they need to create a strong localized digital marketing strategy," said Afif Khoury, founder and CEO of SOCi. "It's important that the strategies we build with our customers are customized to deliver a positive, and quantitative, impact on their local digital visibility."
SOCi provided top-notch customer service throughout the exploration stage, said Love Taylor, and showcased technology that helped Taco John's to solve listings issues. "We enjoyed the personalized experience, the tech, and the design that SOCi suggested for our listings pages online," she said.
About Taco John's
Founded in 1969 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Taco John's® has been serving bigger. bolder. better. flavors for more than 50 years. Now, Taco John's operates and franchises nearly 400 restaurants in 22 states, making it one of the largest Mexican quick-service restaurant brands in America. The brand was listed No. 7 in the "Mexican Food" category on Entrepreneur's "Top Food Franchises of 2022" and was recently recognized by QSR Magazine as a "Top 15 Chain Ready to Contend as Fast Food's Top Players." Taco John's is led by CEO Jim Creel, who was named one of "The Most Influential Restaurant CEOs in the Country" by Nation's Restaurant News in 2022. For more information, visit tacojohns.com and follow Taco John's on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
About SOCi
SOCi is the marketing platform for multi-location brands. We empower businesses like Ace Hardware, Sport Clips and Anytime Fitness to scale marketing efforts across all digital channels in a way that's brand directed, locally perfected, and data connected. As one central place to scale marketing, SOCi makes the impossible possible by enabling top brands and their locations to strengthen and scale their digital presence across limitless local search and social pages while protecting what matters most, their reputation. For more information on how SOCi can help fuel your localized marketing success, visit us at www.meetsoci.com or message us at hello@meetsoci.com.
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The platform increases developer velocity when building distributed applications, supporting devs from their local environments to production
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Helios, the platform for developers building cloud-native applications, announced today $5M funding to make it easier to understand, troubleshoot, and test distributed systems during development. The seed round was co-led by Entrée Capital and Amiti VC. A number of angel investors also joined, including Benny Schnaider, Guy Podjarny (co-founder of Snyk), Adi Sharabani and Yair Amit (co-founders of Skycure) and Guy Fighel (GM at New Relic). The company also announced the launch of a new free tier for their platform.
Modern cloud apps consist of dozens or hundreds of microservices, cloud components and third-party APIs; a single initial request can hit hundreds of different services as it branches out throughout the application. That makes it hard for developers to fully understand their code and how it interacts with the system as a whole, in their local development environment and through testing to production. These friction points slow down the whole development process, lead to buggy code, and end up frustrating the developers.
"As applications and companies grow, development slows down because it's harder and harder to understand how one small change might affect the system," said Ran Nozik, co-founder and CTO of Helios. "A small change or bug in a microservice or API can ripple out through a distributed app; perhaps twenty microservices later the change causes an error, or data is silently lost. Devs spend more and more time troubleshooting and less time on what they want to be doing — creating new features."
As companies and apps grow and become more complex, codebases and developer teams expand and these challenges become more acute. To observe distributed applications in production, DevOps practitioners use advanced monitoring platforms. Developers, though, have been left behind, missing out on new tooling for a world of cloud-native apps.
Helios is the first developer platform built specifically for cloud-native application development. Helios breaks down the silos inherent in microservice architectures, giving developers a full understanding of how their code interacts with the distributed app as a whole so they can build, troubleshoot and test more easily, significantly increasing development velocity. Using the power of OpenTelemetry to provide distributed tracing combined with other data sources, Helios enables Dev teams to easily track how a request flows through their application and gives them the context they need to quickly resolve issues. The platform can automatically 'replay' inputs at any point in the application flow, allowing developers to reproduce issues with ease. With actionable insights and collaboration tools, Helios makes developers happier, allowing them to communicate and cooperate as they modify different parts of the app.
Helios was founded by Eli Cohen and Ran Nozik, old friends who've worked closely together over the last two decades, gaining engineering and product experience at successful tech companies. The company today has 15 employees and is working with dozens of early customers.
"Growing tech companies often grapple with scaling their cloud-native architecture," says Eran Bielski, General Partner at Entrée Capital. "Companies want to focus on building a successful business, but often the day-to-day work of developers is full of friction that slows down progress. Helios' focus on both developer velocity and productivity is exactly what the market needs, and I have little doubt that every software development company in the world will soon be using such a tool."
Eli Cohen, co-founder and CEO of Helios, said "We built Helios to give developers the cloud-native dev platform we wish we'd had ourselves. Helios gives the right data with the right context at the right time, throughout the entire development lifecycle, streamlining activities from design and collaboration to troubleshooting and testing. The best feedback we get from our customers is that Helios makes their developers happier and helps them build better together."
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Iran denies being involved in attack on Salman Rushdie
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country’s first public comments on the attack.
The comments by Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, come more than two days after the attack on Rushdie in New York. The writer has been taken off a ventilator and was “on the road to recovery,” according to his agent.
However, Iran has denied carrying out other operations abroad targeting dissidents in the years since the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, despite prosecutors and Western governments attributing such attacks back to Tehran. And while Iran hasn’t focused on the writer in recent years, a decades-old fatwa demanding his killing still stands.
“We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the U.S., do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters,” Kanaani said. “Nobody has right to accuse Iran in this regard.”
Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday while attending an event in western New York. He suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, his agent said. He was likely to lose the injured eye.
His assailant, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the attack through his lawyer.
The award-winning author for more than 30 years has faced death threats for “The Satanic Verses.” Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a fatwa, or Islamic edict, demanding his death. A semiofficial Iranian foundation had put up a bounty of over $3 million for the author, though it has yet to offer any comment on the attack.
Police in New York have offered no motive yet for the attack, though District Attorney Jason Schmidt alluded to the bounty on Rushdie in arguing against bail during a hearing Saturday.
“Even if this court were to set a million dollars bail, we stand a risk that bail could be met,” Schmidt said.
Matar was born in the United States to parents who emigrated from Yaroun in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border, according to the village’s mayor. Flags of the Iranian-backed Shiite militant group Hezbollah, along with portraits of Hezbollah and Iranian leaders, hang across the village. Israel also has bombarded Hezbollah positions near their in the past.
In his remarks Monday, Kanaani added that Iran did not “have any other information more than what the American media has reported.”
The West “condemning the actions of the attacker and in return glorifying the actions of the insulter to Islamic beliefs is a contradictory attitude,” Kanaani said.
Khomeini, in poor health in the last year of his life after the grinding, stalemated 1980s Iran-Iraq war had decimated the country’s economy, issued the fatwa on Rushdie in 1989. The Islamic edict came amid a violent uproar in the Muslim world over the novel, which some viewed as blasphemously making suggestions about the Prophet Muhammad’s life.
While fatwas can be revised or revoked, Iran’s current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — who took over after Khomeini — has never done so. As recently as February 2017, Khamenei said: “The decree is as Imam Khomeini issued.”
Since 1979, Iran has targeted dissidents abroad in attacks. Tensions with the West — particularly the United States — have spiked since then-President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled America out of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.
A Trump-ordered drone strike killed a top Iranian Revolutionary Guard general in 2020, further fueling those tensions.
Last week, the U.S. charged a Guard member in absentia for allegedly plotting to kill one-time Trump adviser and Iran hawk John Bolton. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and an aide are under 24-hour security over alleged threats from Iran.
Meanwhile, U.S. prosecutors say Iran tried to kidnap in 2021 an Iranian opposition activist and writer living in New York. In recent days, a man with an assault rifle was arrested near her home.
Other denials from the Foreign Ministry have included Tehran’s transfer of weapons to Yemen’s Houthi rebels amid that country’s long civil war. Independent experts, Western nations and U.N. experts have traced weapon components back to Iran.
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WAUSAU, Wis., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- INNOVATIVE HYDRAULICS LLC has been awarded a contract to design and manufacture custom fluid power products in support of the McNary Dam Modernization project on the Columbia River in Umatilla, Oregon.
Innovative Hydraulics will support Knight Const. & Supply of Deer Park, WA by designing and manufacturing custom hydraulic cylinders for McNary Dam's intake gates. The project will be led under the direction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District.
McNary Lock and Dam was authorized by Congress for power and navigation in the 1945 Rivers and Harbors Act. Construction began on the Columbia River in 1947, and all turbine units were operational in 1957. The Dam is 183 feet tall and is over 7,300 feet long. McNary produces enough clean, renewable hydro power annually to support 686,000 homes.
The custom hydraulic cylinders will actuate McNary's intake gates, controlling the flow into the Columbia River from upstream Lake Wallula. The cylinders will incorporate Innovashield, Innovative Hydraulics' laser clad offering that provides unmatched corrosivity protection in the harshest of submerged environments.
"Innovative Hydraulics has reached another major milestone as a company and by it's employees." – James Tobul Sr., President
Innovative Hydraulics is a project based, high specification, custom hydraulic cylinder manufacturer headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin with a global presence supporting commercial, civil and defense fluid power applications.
To learn more about Innovative Hydraulics LLC, visit https://innovativehyd.com/ For more information, contact Marketing at 715-803-2597.
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Starbucks brings back the Pumpkin Spice Latte but at a higher price
Published: Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:24 AM CDT|Updated: 29 minutes ago
(CNN) - Your favorite fall beverage returns to Starbucks this week, but even coffee is not immune to inflation.
The Pumpkin Spice Latte will be available Tuesday, but be ready to pay a little more for it.
Depending on the location, the grande-sized hot PSL will cost customers between $5.45 and $5.95, about a 4% increase compared to last year.
Starbucks and other chains have increased menu prices gradually over the past year due to inflation.
The Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Apple Crisp Macchiato and Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato are also returning for fall.
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SEMINOLE, Okla. (AP) — A storm system spawned several tornadoes that whipped through areas of Texas and Oklahoma, causing damage to a school, a marijuana farm and other structures.
There were no reports of serious injuries following the Wednesday night tornadoes, but the system was causing flooding in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas, and more stormy weather was expected Thursday.
Significant damage was reported in the Oklahoma city of Seminole, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southeast of Oklahoma City, where Gov. Kevin Stitt said damage assessments were underway after he toured the area Thursday.
“(We’re) getting all the resources and supplies that the city wants and needs,” including generators, Stitt said. “Thank the Lord that nobody was hurt” and no deaths have been reported.
Nearly 4,500 customers were without power early Thursday afternoon, according to Oklahoma Gas & Electric, 96% of the utility customers in the city.
The Academy of Seminole took a direct hit but no one was injured, the school said on Facebook.
Video footage from Oklahoma TV station KOCO showed a tornado hit a marijuana farm in the nearby town of Maud.
Several roads and highways were closed Thursday morning in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas because of flash flooding.
In Texas, a “large and dangerous tornado” was spotted Wednesday in the rural community of Lockett, about 170 miles (275 kilometers) northwest of Dallas, said the National Weather Service office in Norman, Oklahoma.
There were no significant injuries or deaths to residents in Wilbarger County, Sheriff Brian Fritze told KAUZ-TV. He said several homes and barns appeared to sustain extensive damage.
The Wednesday storms were the latest in several rounds of severe weather in the central United States. Last week, a tornado damaged more than 1,000 buildings in the Wichita suburb of Andover, Kansas. Three University of Oklahoma meteorology students died in a car crash while returning from storm chasing.
More stormy weather was expected Thursday from Texas into parts of the South. The storms could bring more tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds, and the threat of severe weather will continue Friday in parts of the South and over the weekend in the central Plains and Midwest, the weather service said.
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Delivering Smarter Security for Remote or Hard-to-Access Locations to T-Mobile customers
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ARLO), a leading smart home security brand, today announced Go 2 LTE/Wi-Fi Security Camera is coming soon to T-Mobile. Ideal for monitoring remote, large properties, construction sites, vacation homes, boat or RV slips and hard-to-access areas, Go 2 works with a 4G LTE cellular data plan1 to provide continuous connectivity and uninterrupted security. The Arlo Go 2 LTE/Wi-Fi Security Camera will be available nationwide on May 19 at T-Mobile. For a limited time, T-Mobile customers can get the Go 2 for just $99 when activating a new qualifying line on an eligible rate plan (MSRP of $249.99).
"Many security cameras face hard-wiring or Wi-Fi limitations, neglecting a range of important monitoring use cases," said Tejas Shah, Senior Vice President of Product and Chief Information Officer at Arlo. "Go 2's connectivity versatility combined with T-Mobile's trusted nationwide LTE network ensures uninhibited, round-the-clock security and monitoring of hard-to-access locations. We're thrilled to offer this level of flexibility to T-Mobile customers."
Arlo Go 2 features a 100% wire-free, weather-resistant design, swappable, rechargeable battery and the ability to directly connect to Wi-Fi, when in range. Users can view and record 1080p full HD video day and night, capturing important details with color night vision thanks to an integrated spotlight. Two-way, full-duplex audio ensures clear communication with visitors, while a built-in siren can be triggered remotely or automatically to ward off intruders. Additionally, Arlo Go 2 is equipped with GPS positioning to track the camera's whereabouts, allowing users to locate devices across an expansive area, or in the event of theft.
Access to Arlo Secure, Arlo's AI-subscription service, is included with every Arlo Go 2 via a complimentary three-month trial. The service provides rolling 30-day cloud recordings, personalized notifications such as person, animal, vehicle, and package detection. Arlo Secure also enables 24/7 Emergency Response so customers can quickly dispatch fire, police, or medical responders to the camera's location in one touch.
Complete features of the Arlo Go 2 LTE/Wi-Fi Security Camera include:
- Intelligent, Take-Anywhere Security - Connect to 4G LTE network or use 4G LTE as a backup while directly connected to Wi-Fi1
- 100% Wire-Free Design - A swappable rechargeable battery powers the Arlo Go 2, eliminating cords and wiring hassles for a sleek install anywhere
- All-Weather Protection - A weather-resistant design ensures the camera can withstand heat, cold, rain, and sun
- Secure Local Storage - Users without an Arlo Secure subscription can opt to insert a secure microSD card into the camera to store videos directly on the device for later access and viewing2
- Two-Way Audio - Hear and speak to visitors clearly with superior audio quality
- See at Night - View critical details in color night vision with an integrated spotlight for better identification
- See Clearer Images in HD - View, zoom, and capture clear 1080p video
- Built-In Siren - Users can trigger the siren remotely or automatically during an emergency or when they notice an intruder
- Easily Locate the Camera - Recover or locate camera placement with GPS positioning
For more information about the Arlo Go 2 LTE/Wi-Fi Security Camera, Arlo Secure or the full range of Arlo smart home security products and services, visit www.Arlo.com.
Offer disclaimer: If you cancel wireless service before receiving 24 bill credits, credits stop and balance on required finance agreement is due (e.g. $249.99 – Arlo Go 2 LTE Outdoor Security Camera). Tax on pre-credit price due at sale. Limited-time offer; subject to change. Qualifying credit required. In stores & on customer service calls, $30 assisted or upgrade support charge may be required. $150.99 via bill credits; must be active and in good standing to receive credits; allow 2 bill cycles. May not be combinable with some offers or discounts.
About Arlo Technologies, Inc.
Arlo is the award-winning, industry leader that is transforming the way people experience the connected lifestyle. Arlo's deep expertise in product design, wireless connectivity, cloud infrastructure, and cutting-edge AI capabilities focuses on delivering a seamless, smart home experience for Arlo users that is easy to setup and interact with every day. The company's cloud-based platform provides users with visibility, insight, and a powerful means to help protect and connect in real-time with the people and things that matter most, from any location with a Wi-Fi or a cellular connection. To date, Arlo has launched several categories of award-winning smart connected devices, software and services, including wire-free smart Wi-Fi and LTE-enabled security cameras, audio and video doorbells, a floodlight, the Arlo App and, Arlo Secure, an AI-based subscription service designed to maximize security through personalized notifications and emergency services for quicker help during a crisis.
With a mission to bring users peace of mind, Arlo is as passionate about protecting user privacy as it is about safeguarding homes and families. Arlo is committed to supporting industry standards for data protection designed to keep users' personal information private and in their control. Arlo does not monetize personal data. Arlo provides enhanced controls for user data, supports privacy legislation, keeps user data safely secure, and puts security at the forefront of company culture.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "estimate," "project," "outlook," "forecast" or other similar words are used to identify such forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements represent Arlo Technologies, Inc.'s (the "Company") expectations or beliefs concerning future events based on information available at the time such statements were made and include statements regarding Arlo cameras, Arlo video doorbells, Arlo Secure and future Arlo products. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including the following: future demand for the Company's products may be lower than anticipated; consumers may choose not to adopt the Company's new product offerings or adopt competing products; and product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect the Company and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and exchange Commission (the "SEC") and subsequent filings with the SEC. Given these circumstances, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
1 LTE performance based on carrier coverage and requires data plan
2 Requires microSD Card (sold separately)
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LONDON (AP) — A British aid worker detained by pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine has died in captivity, a separatist official and a U.K. charity involved with his case said Friday.
The British government summoned the Russian ambassador in London to demand an explanation.
Daria Morozova, the human rights ombudswoman for the Moscow-backed separatist leadership in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, said a British “mercenary,” whom she named as Paul Urey, died in captivity on Sunday. She said he had died of chronic illnesses and stress.
The Presidium Network aid charity said Urey’s family had been notified of his death by British officials.
Britain’s Foreign Office said it had summoned Russian Ambassador Andrey Kelin “to express the U.K.’s deep concern.”
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she was “shocked to hear reports of the death of British aid worker Paul Urey while in the custody of a Russian proxy in Ukraine.”
“Russia must bear the full responsibility for this,” she said.
Urey, 45, was detained in April at a checkpoint near Zaporizhzhia, some 470 kilometers (290 miles) southeast of Kyiv, along with another British man, Dylan Healy. The two men had been operating on their own in the war zone, helping to evacuate civilians.
Presidium Network co-founder Dominik Byrne said Urey had diabetes and needed a regular supply of insulin.
“It’s obvious that his welfare was not looked after,” Byrne said. “The Russian authorities and the Donetsk People’s Republic knew he had need of insulin but all the way through this the Red Cross has been denied welfare access to him and has never been able to verify his actual conditions in prison.”
Byrne said “multiple agencies” including the British government and the Red Cross had tried in vain to secure Urey’s release.
“We are formally calling for his captors to release his body and help us repatriate it back to the U.K. for his family,” he said. “We really feel that is of ultimate importance and the least they can do at this stage.”
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Jack Newton, who lost a British Open playoff, dies at 72
By DENNIS PASSA
AP Sports Writer
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Jack Newton, who lost to Tom Watson in a 1975 British Open playoff and tied for second behind Seve Ballesteros at the 1980 Masters before his professional golf career ended in a near-fatal aircraft propeller accident, has died. He was 72. Newton had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. His family says Newton died due to “health complications.” Newton won the U.S. PGA Tour’s Buick Open in 1978 and the Australian Open in 1979 and three tournaments in Europe before his career — and nearly his life — ended when he walked into a propeller of a small plane he was about to board at Sydney airport in 1983.
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SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RGLS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs (the "Company" or "Regulus"), today announced that Jay Hagan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Regulus, will present at the H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference. An on-demand webcast presentation will be available on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 7:00 a.m. ET.
The on-demand webcast will be available under "Events and Presentations" through the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.regulusrx.com and will be archived for 90 days following the presentation date.
About Regulus
Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RGLS) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines targeting microRNAs. Regulus has leveraged its oligonucleotide drug discovery and development expertise to develop a pipeline complemented by a rich intellectual property estate in the microRNA field. Regulus maintains its corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, announced that S&P Global has upgraded the company's credit rating from B+ to BB-, noting the Company's improving leverage and robust net organic revenue growth.
"S&P's upgrade is a testament to our team's financial and operational management. We continue to demonstrate strong progress and growth as we emerge as a powerful force in the digital transformation of marketing services," said Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO, Stagwell.
S&P's upgrade follows an upgrade in Stagwell's corporate family rating from Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) earlier this summer. Moody's at the time upgraded Stagwell's rating to B1 from B2; the profitability of default rating to B1-PD from B2-PD; senior unsecured notes rating to B2 from B3; and speculative grade liquidity rating to SGL-2 from SGL-3. Given the upgrade, Stagwell's outlook was also changed to stable from positive.
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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Exciting projects are in the works for the city of Sherman
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - 2021′s winter storms left many Texas homes and buildings without power, including Sherman’s water treatment plant.
Which is something city council didn’t want to happen again.
Sherman Communications Manager, Nate Strauch said the only way to make that happen is for the city to have it’s own back up generator.
He said, “So it’s going to be about a million and a half dollars to install the generator at our water treatment plant.”
While the city council agreed to fund a new generator, Strauch said because of parts shortages, it may not be in place by this winter.
“It’s probably going to be about 4 to 500 days before this generator is actually installed. Even though the council appropriated the amount tonight, it probably won’t get installed until a year from now.”
So, who’s paying for it?
Strauch said, “So the good thing about this project is that it’s actually being paid for through federal dollars...this will actually be in form of a grant from the federal government, so we’ll take that money from them to purchase this generator..”
Another topic discussed during Tuesday’s meeting, there will be a new hiring incentive for first responders.
The Sherman Police Department and the Sherman Fire Department are looking for experienced veterans.
Police Chief, Jason Jeffcoat said, “An officer booked with less than two years, would get a $2,500 incentive, an officer between two to four years would get a $7,500 incentive, an officer with over four years, would get a $15,000 incentive. Now according to the direction from council, we may go back and re-look at those and actually increase those numbers.”
According to Jeffcoat, the new incentive would actually save the police department time and money on training.
He explained, “When you hire an experienced officer, you’re going to get that officer that is going to go answer calls that he’s already familiar with.. they’re able to just go out and hit the street running.”
Jeffcoat said the department is ready to hire eight experienced officers.
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A nationwide competition is underway for Emsculpt and Emsculpt NEO providers that will give back to a charity focused on strengthening the future generation.
NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BTL, the authority in non-invasive body sculpting therapies, is celebrating the return of National Emsculpt Week from May 15 through May 21, 2022. In addition, a new BTL Cares campaign, tied to National Emsculpt Week, was launched to partner with local communities and empower those in need.
Emsculpt and Emsculpt NEO providers across the country will unite efforts as they give back to a cause that closely aligns with the brand's own mission and ethos. BTL will be hosting a nationwide digital competition during the official week, in which prizes will be awarded to the winning practices (such as device applicators and the choice of a new Emsculpt Classic, Emtone, Emsella, or Exilis Ultra). Practitioners will be encouraged to post a photo or video of themself, a team member, or a patient with their Emsculpt device on social media or share how the treatment has impacted someone's health and wellness lifestyle. For every 1,000 #EmsculptWeek posts, BTL will donate $5,000 to PHIT America – a national organization dedicated to providing physical activity programs to children and helping them afford to play sports.
"Last year's National Emsculpt Week was immensely rewarding for us, as we were able to treat first responders of the COVID-19 pandemic with complimentary Emsculpt and Emsculpt NEO treatments. The first responders' muscles were toned and strengthened, and in turn, they confidently returned to the front lines feeling like their best selves," said John Ferris, BTL Aesthetics Vice President of Marketing. "We're really excited to continue the tradition this year with our North American partners and give back to another cause that's similarly focused on strengthening – this time for the younger generation."
"We are super excited to have BTL Aesthetics as a PHIT America sponsor," stated Jim Baugh, Founder of PHIT America. "Our echoed missions to improve the health and wellness of Americans make this partnership a great alignment and through their donations PHIT America will ensure we have more kids that are active, fit, and healthy. With BTL's support, we will be able to help upwards of 1,200 more kids in schools across America develop more active and healthy lifestyles."
When launched in 2018, the Classic Emsculpt therapy was the world's first and only treatment to use HIFEM technology to build muscle and sculpt the body in a 30-minute session. Emsculpt NEO, which launched in 2020, expanded upon its predecessor's capabilities by simultaneously delivering heat and magnetic energy. The result is more fat reduction and more muscle growth than any single gold standard product. Clinical studies have shown that on average, patients experience in the treated area a 30% fat reduction and 25% increase in muscle. With over 1 million treatments administered to date, Classic Emsculpt and Emsculpt NEO continue to be gold-standard solutions in non-invasive body contouring therapies.
For more information on Emsculpt, Emsculpt NEO, National Emsculpt Week and BTL Aesthetics, please visit www.bodybybtl.com.
ABOUT BTL AESTHETICS
Founded in 1993, BTL has grown to become one of the world's major manufacturers of medical and aesthetic equipment. With 2,400 employees located in more than 65 countries, BTL has revolutionized the way to offer the most advanced non-invasive solutions for body shaping, skin tightening & other medical aesthetic treatments, including women's intimate health and wellness. BTL's brands include EMSCULPT NEO, EMSCULPT, EMSELLA, EMTONE, EMFEMME, EMFACE and BTL Exilis ULTRA. Additional information can be found at www.bodybybtl.com.
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Local church helps dads celebrate their special day
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -Rolling Hills Christian Church put on a celebration for Father’s Day.
“We’re having a Father’s Day event just outreaching to the community hoping to have more people come to our church and help people feel welcomed here. We have BBQ for people to eat, we have a root beer garden with root beer floats on the way and then we have Manhatchet from Manhattan for axe throwing,” said Courtney Wohletz.
A few fathers at event reflected on what Father’s Day meant to them.
“A good role model for my family for my kids and most of all that God blessed me with the role of being a father and that is a role I take very seriously,” said Will DelToro.
This annual event is strictly put on with the help of volunteers and the church community.
“We just want to give everyone a great Father’s Day as they can have, this is a free event so no one has to pay any money and you don’t have to be a father to be here either so it’s just a great event for families to come out and get to know each other and have some fun,” said Wohletz.
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MCLEAN, Va., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNSI, a leading provider of innovative healthcare technology products and solutions, announced today that Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono, MD, U.S. Navy (retired), has joined the company's Health Advisory Board. Dr. Bono brings nearly four decades of experience in military medicine and healthcare administration across a distinguished career that includes serving as director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) and as chief of the Navy Medical Corps. In 2020, Dr. Bono led the state of Washington's health system response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Bono will support CNSI's strategy to develop innovative products and solutions that help our state and federal clients deliver high-quality public-sector healthcare and services at the best value.
"Raquel Bono is a highly respected authority on large-scale healthcare operations, and we are honored to have the benefit of her deep knowledge, talent, and credentials on the CNSI Health Advisory Board," said Todd Stottlemyer, CEO, CNSI. "Her clinical background and extensive military and government experience will prove invaluable in helping CNSI support our clients with products, solutions, and services that enable better health outcomes."
"I look forward to collaborating with the highly accomplished team of experts who serve on CNSI's Health Advisory Board," said Dr. Bono. "I am pleased to be able to partner with a company that shares my passion for disrupting and transforming care delivery systems to ensure the best outcomes for those who rely on government healthcare services."
As DHA director from 2015-2019, Dr. Bono oversaw comprehensive reform of the military health system to centralize shared services and standardize processes across a network of 55 military medical treatment facilities and 300 clinics. Before DHA, she served as chief of the Navy Medical Corps. She holds the distinction of being the first female Navy medical officer to achieve three-star rank.
Following her retirement from the Navy in 2019, Dr. Bono became a Principal at RCB Consulting, LLC. In 2020, she led the design of Washington state's public-private partnerships to address personal protective equipment, testing, and health disparities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. That same year, she signed on as Chief Health Officer at Viking Cruises, where she continues today.
Read Dr. Bono's bio and view the full Health Advisory Board at www.cns-inc.com.
CNSI delivers a broad range of health information technology enterprise solutions and customizable products to a diverse base of state and federal agencies in the United States. CNSI aligns, builds, and manages innovative, high-quality, cost-effective solutions that help clients achieve their mission, enhance business performance, reduce costs, and improve the health of individuals and communities. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia with a major technology center in Chennai, India, CNSI employs a world-class team of technologists, program managers, and subject matter experts with large-scale, mission-critical information technology implementation experience. Learn more at www.cns-inc.com.
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LARGEST RESTAURANT INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW IN THE SOUTHWEST, PRODUCED BY TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, WILL HOST THOUSANDS OF VISITORS AT KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON CONVENTION CENTER DALLAS
AUSTIN, Texas, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) will present the 2022 Texas Restaurant Show, (formally TRA Marketplace), July 9-11, 2022, in Dallas, Texas, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (650 S Griffin St., Dallas, TX 75202). Set to draw more than 5,000 people to the city, Texas Restaurant Show is estimated to bring more than $2 million in revenue to Dallas-area businesses.
Now in its 85th year, the Texas Restaurant Show—the largest restaurant industry trade show in the Southwest—dazzles visitors with stunning and interactive displays, state of the science products and equipment, cutting edge technology and the very latest news and trends from more than 400 exhibitors, and advice from dynamic industry leaders. This multi-faceted event also brings together Texas' restaurant industry and their patrons for a party with a purpose, the Lone Star Bash featuring the Texas Restaurant Awards, to benefit the programs and initiatives of the Texas Restaurant Foundation, the workforce development arm of the TRA. The Texas Restaurant Show brings restaurateurs, owner/operators, chefs, and other key hospitality influencers together to connect, learn, and create the industry's future.
Registration for the 2022 Texas Restaurant Show is now open.
The Texas Restaurant Show schedule is stacked. Opportunities kick off Saturday, July 9 with pre-conference education. An ideal way to begin the event, this year's pre-conference education sessions include an "investment bootcamp" hosted by the TRA and VRA Partners that offers exclusive insights from leading industry experts to guide attendees through the process of franchising, becoming a franchisor, or growing one's brand through capital investment. Additionally, attendees may complete their ServSafe® Food Manager certification in English or Spanish. And finally, James Pogue, acclaimed expert in diversity and inclusion, will be presenting his renowned DIBS workshop.
On Sunday, July 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Texas Restaurant Show expo opens, giving attendees the opportunity to attend a variety of education programming on the Coca-Cola Main Stage, A Closer Look Tech & Innovation Stage, and the Texas Beef Council Culinary Demonstration Stage. Leading-edge trends in food, techniques, technology, beverages, and more will be showcased alongside the newest products and services designed to increase restaurant efficiency. Day two of the Texas Restaurant Show expo is Monday, July 11, offering another full day of exhibitors, education, and networking opportunities from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
"The Texas Restaurant Show is a catalyst for our industry—creating a unique opportunity for our leaders to gather, collaborate, and reinvent the future of hospitality as we rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic," said Dr. Emily Williams Knight, Ed.D., President & CEO of the TRA. "The past two years have demonstrated the value of working together and learning from each other. We are proud to present the Texas Restaurant Show in Dallas this year, an event and a city which embody the spirit of collaboration and innovation that will carry us into the future."
The evening of July 10, participants may also enjoy the Texas Restaurant Foundation's Annual Lone Star Bash featuring the Texas Restaurant Awards at the legendary venue Gilley's Dallas. This year's Lone Star Bash will highlight signature dishes and cocktails from more than 30 esteemed chefs and 15 cutting-edge mixologists, each respectively competing for the title of People's Choice for Best Dish and Craft Cocktail. The competition will be followed by a live performance by Red Dirt rocker Stoney LaRue, with all proceeds benefiting the important work of the Texas Restaurant Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Additional details, VIP tickets, and concert-only tickets for the Lone Star Bash are available here.
Limited exhibit space at the Texas Restaurant Show is still available, including specialty areas like the culinary innovation stations and the international and GoTexan pavilions. Book a booth here.
ABOUT THE TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
Formed in 1937, the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) serves as the advocate and indispensable resource for the foodservice industry in Texas. As a leading business association, the TRA represents the state's $70 billion restaurant industry, which comprises approximately 50,000 locations and a workforce of 1.3 million employees. Along with the Texas Restaurant Foundation, the workforce development arm of the TRA, the association proudly continues to protect, advance, and educate a growing industry as the TRA enters its 85th anniversary year. For more information, please visit www.txrestaurant.org.
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Saturday's massacre in Buffalo, New York, is the latest mass shooting in which authorities say the suspect was motivated by hate.
The suspected shooter, an 18-year-old White man, shot and killed 10 people and injured three others at a supermarket in a predominantly Black area, authorities said. Eleven of the victims are Black.
"We'll be aggressive in our pursuit of anyone who subscribes to the ideals professed by other White supremacists and how there's a feeding frenzy on social media platforms where hate festers more hate," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday.
Investigators in the case have found evidence indicating "racial animosity," Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn said during a Saturday news conference. The FBI says it is investigating the incident as a hate crime and a case of racially motivated violent extremism.
The attack comes amid surging levels of hate crimes across the country. An FBI report published last year found US hate crime reports in 2020 rose to the highest level in 12 years. Also in 2020, the Department of Homeland Security warned White supremacists were likely to remain the most "persistent and lethal threat" in the country.
Here are other high-profile massacres in recent years that authorities have said were fueled by hate.
A shooter 'hated the Jewish community and Muslim community'
John T. Earnest admitted to a shooting at a San Diego area synagogue that left one person dead and three others injured in 2019. In December, Earnest was sentenced to a second life sentence after pleading guilty to a 113-count indictment that included hate crime and weapons violations.
He was armed with an AR-15 style rifle when he entered the crowded Chabad of Poway synagogue and began shooting. He also admitted to setting fire to a mosque in nearby Escondido several weeks before the shooting.
"The defendant targeted his victims because he hated the Jewish community and Muslim community," Randy Grossman, US attorney for the Southern District of California, previously said.
"The defendant and his hatred have been silenced. He will spend the rest of his days and die in prison, while he languishes behind bars," Grossman said.
The deadliest attack on Latinos in modern US history
Patrick Crusius, the man accused of killing 22 people and injuring nearly two dozen others in a 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart store, was indicted on dozens of federal charges, including hate crimes resulting in death and hate crimes involving an attempt to kill.
The rampage was the deadliest attack on Latinos in modern US history.
Crusius was accused of killing and harming the victims "because of the actual and perceived national origin of any person," the indictment said. An earlier arrest affidavit said he told police his targets were Mexicans.
He has pleaded not guilty and is yet to stand trial. Lawyers for Crusius have said he was in a psychotic state after the shooting and suffers from mental disabilities.
11 worshippers killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue
In October 2018, a gunman killed 11 worshippers in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the US, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
Authorities said Robert Bowers targeted Jews online and made anti-Semitic comments during the shooting. Later, while receiving medical care, he told a SWAT officer that he wanted all Jews to die, according to a criminal complaint.
Federal prosecutors filed hate crime charges against Bowers, claiming he used anti-Semitic slurs and criticized a Jewish group on a social media site in the days leading up to the shooting.
Federal prosecutors said in 2019 they would seek the death penalty on charges that include obstruction of free exercise on religious beliefs resulting in death, use and discharge of a firearm to commit murder and possession of a firearm during a violent crime.
They said they are justified to seek the death penalty because of the role that Bowers' anti-Semitic views played in the shooting.
He has pleaded not guilty and is yet to be tried.
A Charleston church becomes a target
In June 2015, avowed White supremacist Dylann Roof gunned down nine African American worshippers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church -- a historic Black church -- in Charleston, South Carolina.
Roof was convicted of federal charges and sentenced to death in January 2017. He was the first federal hate-crime defendant to be sentenced to death, a Justice Department spokesman said.
"Mother Emanuel was his destination specifically because it was an historically African American church of significance to the people of Charleston, of South Carolina and to the nation," then-US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in 2015. "On that summer evening, Dylann Roof found his targets, African-Americans engaged in worship."
Roof spent months plotting the attack, Lynch said.
"He was looking for the type of church and the type of parishioners whose death would, in fact, draw great notoriety for...his racist views," she said.
Attacker who had talked about a 'racial holy war'
Another place of worship -- meant to be a refuge -- was the scene of mass shooting in August 2012.
An Army veteran opened fire in a gurdwara -- or Sikh house of worship -- in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others.
Wade Michael Page died of a self-inflicted wound after being shot by a police officer, the FBI said. The shooting came as violent attacks on Sikhs were spiking following September 11, 2001.
Then-Attorney General Eric Holder called the attack "an act of terrorism, an act of hatred, a hate crime."
According to a man who described himself as an old Army buddy of Page's, the attacker talked about "racial holy war" when they served together in the 1990s.
Christopher Robillard, of Oregon, who said he had lost contact with Page, added in 2012 that when Page would rant, "it would be about mostly any non-White person."
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Program helps merchant service and e-commerce companies provide chargeback management services.
LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChargeSentry announces the launch of their partner program focused on payment processing institutions such as payment facilitators, merchant processing ISO's, and e-commerce service providers.
The ChargeSentry partner program offers a customized and integrated chargeback response service to help merchant service providers, independent sales organizations ("ISO's"), e-commerce software providers, and resellers earn more revenue, improve merchant risk transparency, and reduce customer churn, all while helping their customers increase chargeback revenue recovery, save time, and help maintain a healthy merchant processing relationship.
"Merchants have been begging for help recovering lost revenue from chargebacks without the high cost and lengthy integration required by other chargeback response services. Our new partner program is here to help merchant service providers and e-commerce companies support their customers with their needs", said Jack Shenon, CEO and Founder of ChargeSentry.
Adding to the already impressive value partners receive, the ChargeSentry partner team manages the entire partner experience from the initial discovery conversation, integration, launch, and on-going support. Whether the partner requires direct API integration, training, or marketing support; the ChargeSentry partner team helps throughout the process.
Existing chargeback response services have neglected the small and medium-sized merchant market for years – often demanding lengthy contracts, charging expensive monthly fees, requiring considerable integration, and heavily relying on merchants' data to respond to chargebacks.
ChargeSentry solves these challenges for merchants by offering budget-minded monthly pricing, eliminating integration with instant payment processor connections, enriching chargeback details with fact-based information to increase win rates, and completely automating all chargeback responses – requiring no additional effort from the merchant.
About ChargeSentry
ChargeSentry eliminates the friction for small to medium-sized merchants to stop losing and recovering more revenue from their chargebacks, automatically.
ChargeSentry eliminates the challenge that many merchants have responding to chargebacks with instant on-boarding, transparent monthly pricing without lengthy contracts, and automatically responds chargebacks so that the merchant can focus on their business.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas H. Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 12:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 17. The group will discuss updates to NASA's science program and share the status of agency activities.
Zurbuchen will highlight new Science Mission Directorate leadership team members, provide status updates on missions, including Webb and Psyche, and discuss an innovative program between NASA's science and space technology teams to help bring promising ideas to the marketplace.
Members of the science community, academia, media, and public are invited to join the discussion:
If prompted, please use event number: 2763 042 0454, followed by the password: X2ZncJGMM22 (92962546 from phones).
Users must provide their first and last name and organization and can submit their own questions or vote on questions submitted by others. The meeting leaders will try to answer as many questions as possible.
To ask a question, please go to: SMD Community Town Hall Questions.
This town hall will be recorded. Presentation materials for the meeting are available for download and a recording will be available later online at the same location.
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DENVER, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The iconic summer romance between Baby and Johnny returns to the big screen when Dirty Dancing hits theaters on August 14 and 17 for a special 35th anniversary presentation courtesy of Fathom Events and Lionsgate.
The film will play in theaters nationwide through Fathom Events. Tickets can be purchased online at www.fathomevents.com or at participating theater box offices.
For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (participating theatres are subject to change).
View Trailer HERE.
Exclusive to the Fathom Events presentation will be an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette, along with a new interview with the film's co-star, Jennifer Grey.
For artwork/photos related to "Dirty Dancing: 35th Anniversary," visit the Fathom Events press site.
A worldwide box-office sensation originally released in 1987, and generating over $213 million, Dirty Dancing captured hearts worldwide and took home the Best Original Song Oscar® for "(I've Had) The Time of My Life." The beloved film, stars Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in their most iconic roles and is continually referenced in pop culture with lines like "No one puts Baby in a corner."
Lionsgate is currently planning to return to Kellerman's for a new Dirty Dancing film, starring and executive produced by Jennifer Grey, to be released next year. The film will be co-written, directed, and produced by Jonathan Levine ("Long Shot," "Warm Bodies") and produced by producer Gillian Bohrer.
About Fathom Events
Fathom is a recognized leader in the entertainment industry as one of the top distributors of content to movie theaters in North America. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom operates the largest cinema distribution network, delivering a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema audiences in all of the top U.S. markets and to more than 45 countries. For more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.
About Lionsgate
Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) encompasses world-class motion picture and television studio operations aligned with the STARZ premium global subscription platform to bring a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. The Company's film, television, subscription and location-based entertainment businesses are backed by a 17,000-title library and a valuable collection of iconic film and television franchises. A digital age company driven by its entrepreneurial culture and commitment to innovation, the Lionsgate brand is synonymous with bold, original, relatable entertainment for audiences worldwide.
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TUPELO, Miss. and HOUSTON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At its regular quarterly meeting today, the Board of Directors of Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) (Cadence) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share of common stock. The common stock dividend is payable on October 3, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2022.
The board of directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.34375 per share of Series A Preferred Stock. The preferred stock dividend is payable on August 22, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 5, 2022.
Cadence earlier reported financial results for the second quarter of 2022. Net income available to common shareholders was $124.6 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, and adjusted income available to common shareholders was $134.2 million, or $0.73 per diluted share.
Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) is a leading regional banking franchise with approximately $50 billion in assets and nearly 400 branch locations across the South, Midwest and Texas. Cadence provides consumers, businesses and corporations with a full range of innovative banking and financial solutions. Services and products include consumer banking, consumer loans, mortgages, home equity lines and loans, credit cards, commercial and business banking, treasury management, specialized lending, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, equipment financing, correspondent banking, SBA lending, foreign exchange, wealth management, investment and trust services, financial planning, retirement plan management, and personal and business insurance. Cadence is committed to a culture of respect, diversity and inclusion in both its workplace and communities. Cadence Bank, Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.
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Body and Mind Flower and Extracts in Arkansas
Expanded Product portfolio in Ohio
LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, BC, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) (the "Company" or "BaM"), a multi-state US cannabis operator, is pleased to provide an update on growth of wholesale operations.
Ohio manufacturing operations continue to expand with extracted product offerings including Body and Mind branded shatter, crumble, ambrosia and kief available at the Body and Mind Cleveland dispensary and in more than 10 other dispensaries across Ohio. The Company has recently received final approval for kitchen operations and anticipates bringing popular Nevada edible products including Pretzel Bites, Krispy Bites and Chocolate Bites to the Ohio market in the near term.
The Company has completed phenotyping of the new strains at the Arkansas cultivation, which have received excellent feedback in the market. As cultivation operations have ramped, the Company has been selling flower through the Body and Mind dispensary in West Memphis, Arkansas. The cultivation team has achieved a steady state of cultivation operations and wholesale of Body and Mind branded flower has commenced through numerous other dispensaries in Arkansas. The proprietary strains include G-Baby 99, Puppy Breath, Chem Dela Cake and Sundae Pie, all featuring strong terpene profiles. Body and Mind has also collaborated with renowned Arkansas extractors Dark Horse and Bold to offer Body and Mind branded shatter and crumble, which is available at the Body and Mind dispensary and other dispensaries in Arkansas. The Body and Mind dispensary has been offering home delivery in Arkansas and continues to see deliveries expanding.
Body and Mind has collaborated with Froot to create custom Body and Mind products including Body and Mind pre-rolls which are now available at all Body and Mind dispensaries in California. The Body and Mind pre-rolls feature quality flower in a custom branded BaM logoed 1 gram pre-rolled joint. The Company will continue to review collaboration opportunities while the planned manufacturing operation moving through final local approvals.
"We are excited to continue expanding our proven Nevada products into the limited license states of Ohio and Arkansas", stated Michael Mills, CEO of Body and Mind. "Our team continues to produce sought after flower, extracts and edibles as we bring our deep experience and proven product portfolio from the Nevada market to our growing operations."
The Company anticipates filing its Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2022 on June 20, 2022 with a Q3 earnings call scheduled for 5:00 PM Eastern on June 21, 2022.
Conference Call Details
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Local: Toronto: 416-764-8659
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Encore Replay Expiration Date: 06/28/2022
BaM is an operations focused US multi-state cannabis operator investing in high quality medical and recreational cannabis cultivation, production and retail.
BaM continues to expand operations in Nevada, California, Arkansas, Ohio and Michigan and is dedicated to increasing shareholder value by focusing time and resources on improving operational efficiencies, facility expansions, state licensing opportunities as well as mergers and acquisitions.
Our wholly owned Nevada subsidiary was awarded one of the first medical marijuana cultivation licenses and holds cultivation and production licenses. BaM products include dried flower, edibles, oils and extracts as well as GPEN Gio cartridges. BaM cannabis strains have won numerous awards including the 2019 Las Vegas Weekly Bud Bracket, Las Vegas Hempfest Cup 2016, High Times Top Ten, the NorCal Secret Cup and the Emerald Cup.
Please visit www.bodyandmind.com for more information.
Instagram:@bodyandmindBaM
Twitter: @bodyandmindBaM
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes "forward-looking statements" as such term is used in applicable United States and Canadian laws. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans, "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as "forward-looking statements". Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, the actual results of activities, variations in the underlying assumptions associated with the estimation of activities, the availability of capital to fund programs and the resulting dilution caused by the raising of capital through the sale of shares, accidents, labor disputes and other risks. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release and in any document referred to in this news release.
Certain matters discussed in this news release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may constitute forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that could impact the Company and the statements contained in this news release can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
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– Company Secures Top Awards for Kentucky and Ohio –
WHEELING, W.Va., July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WesBanco, Inc. (Nasdaq: WSBC), a diversified, multi-state bank holding company, announces, for the fourth year, that its affiliate, WesBanco Bank, Inc., has been named to the Best-In-State Banks List by Forbes. This ranking was based on customer satisfaction and feedback, and WesBanco received strong scores across the survey, including high scores for 'trust', 'branch services', 'terms and conditions', 'customer service', 'digital services', and 'financial advice'. WesBanco was ranked the #1 bank in Ohio and the #2 bank in Kentucky.
"WesBanco is honored to have been named one of the top banks in the states of Kentucky and Ohio," said Todd F. Clossin, WesBanco President and Chief Executive Officer. "This follows our also being recognized by Forbes as the only midsize bank ranked in the top ten of both America's Best Banks for our strong financial performance and Best Midsize Employers for our employee focus. WesBanco was also ranked as one of the World's Best Banks based on customer satisfaction by Forbes. These top rankings are a strong testament to the outstanding efforts and dedication of our employees. We are honored to be recognized by our customers for our trust and service."
Mr. Clossin continued, "WesBanco prides itself on delivering large bank capabilities with a community bank feel. Our customer-centric service culture is focused on building long-term customer relationships by pledging to serve our customers' personal financial needs and help grow their businesses. WesBanco is focused on delivering long-term, sustainable growth through solid execution upon our distinct strategies, including the opening of loan production offices in major markets adjacent to our footprint and investing in innovative digital technology to make banking easier."
WesBanco's financial services include business and personal transaction account options; competitive business and personal lending services; a full range of online and mobile banking options; a full suite of commercial banking products and services; and trust, wealth management, securities brokerage, and private banking services through our century-old Trust and Investment Services department.
The Best-In-State Banks list is based on an independent survey of approximately 26,000 U.S. consumers who were asked to rate banks at which they have, or previously had, checking accounts. Participants made recommendations regarding overall satisfaction; they also assessed banks in the following areas: Trust, Terms & Conditions, Branch Services, Digital Services, Customer Service, and Financial Advice. Across all states, just 133 banks were recognized, representing less than 3% of all U.S. banks. The awards list can be viewed on the Forbes website.
About WesBanco, Inc.
Founded in 1870, WesBanco, Inc. (www.wesbanco.com) is a diversified and balanced financial services company that delivers large bank capabilities with a community bank feel. Our distinct long-term growth strategies are built upon unique sustainable advantages permitting us to span six states with meaningful market share. Built upon our 'Better Banking Pledge', our customer-centric service culture is focused on growing long-term relationships by pledging to serve all personal and business customer needs efficiently and effectively. Furthermore, our strong financial performance and employee focus has earned us recognition by Forbes as both one of America's Best Banks and Best Midsize Employers – the only midsize bank making the top ten of both rankings. In addition to a full range of online and mobile banking options and a full-suite of commercial products and services, WesBanco provides trust, wealth management, securities brokerage, and private banking services through our century-old Trust and Investment Services department, with approximately $5.4 billion of assets under management (as of March 31, 2022). WesBanco's banking subsidiary, WesBanco Bank, Inc., operates 205 financial centers in the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Additionally, WesBanco operates an insurance agency, WesBanco Insurance Services, Inc., and a full service broker/dealer, WesBanco Securities, Inc.
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The supplement helps decrease inflammation and binds to toxins for detoxification
SAN DIEGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymbiotika, a leading nutritional supplement brand known for creating pure, clinically backed supplements, today announced the relaunch of its Activated Charcoal. Gut problems can arise as a result of many factors including a poor diet, a bloated digestive tract, an unbalanced bacterial environment, or even emotional distress. Consuming the right healthy gut supplements can improve your digestive system, immune function, and gut health drastically. When taken daily, this supplement also assists with longevity and nutritional support to help one thrive in a polluted environment.
Cymbiotika's Activated Charcoal is beneficial for a variety of gastrointestinal issues including candida overgrowth, exposure to mold, radiation, poisons, pesticides, or even pharmaceutical residues. The supplement also helps reduce common symptoms of an overly acidic body, which can frequently happen while traveling, dining out, or after consuming alcoholic beverages.
"When acid builds up in the body, it prevents bodily fluids from working properly," said Cymbiotika's CEO and Co-Founder, Shahab Elmi. "We want our customers to be able to lead a healthy balanced lifestyle, which is why we reformulated our Activated Charcoal; to create the most effective supplement for them to enjoy while reducing the symptoms caused by an overly acidic body."
Cymbiotika's Activated Charcoal retails for $56 and is available for purchase through the Cymbiotika website. Customers should take one pouch daily by squeezing it directly into their mouth or stirring into their favorite beverage. Not to be taken at the same time as medications or other dietary supplements. Take at least one hour before or after a meal.
At Cymbiotika, digestive supplements are sourced from only the highest quality bioavailable and wild-crafted ingredients, and are free of soy, gluten, and sugar. Without extra fillers and GMOs, the body can fully absorb the purest form of each supplement, leaving you with the most successful results. Activated Charcoal is GMP certified and meets the criteria for keto, gluten-free, soy-free, and plant-based diets. For more details, please visit: www.cymbiotika.com.
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 www.cymbiotika.com.
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ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2022 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Published: Jul. 28, 2022 at 7:30 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
MADISON, N.J., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) ("Anywhere" or the "Company"), the largest full-service residential real estate services company in the United States, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"Even in a much tougher housing market, Anywhere delivered the solid profitability and Free Cash Flow that we believe the market is increasingly valuing," said Ryan Schneider, Anywhere president and CEO. "Anywhere continues to invest in the business, especially our strategic focus on simplifying and reimagining the home buying and selling experience for consumers as we leverage our strong financial profile and demonstrated ability to deliver results."
"We continued to strengthen our balance sheet in July with an amendment and extension of our revolving credit facility giving us even further financial flexibility," said Charlotte Simonelli, Anywhere executive vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer. "We have targeted an additional $70 million of cost savings to give us greater flexibility to balance our strategic priorities and growth investments against the current housing market backdrop."
On July 13th, we announced the following new naming conventions for our business units which followed the Company's rebrand to Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (Anywhere) on June 9th: Anywhere Brands (our Franchise Group), formerly known as Realogy Franchise Group; Anywhere Advisors (our Owned Brokerage Group), formerly known as Realogy Brokerage Group; and Anywhere Integrated Services (our Title Group), formerly known as Realogy Title Group.
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
Generated Revenue of $2.1 billion, a decrease of 6% or $134 million year-over-year, largely impacted by the absence of revenue from our former title underwriter business due to its sale in the first quarter of 2022 as well as lower homesale transaction volume.
Reported Net income of $88 million and basic earnings per share of $0.76, a decrease of $61 million or $0.52 per share vs. prior year.
Generated Operating EBITDA of $202 million, a decrease of $108 million year-over-year (See Table 5a).
Generated Free Cash Flow of $70 million vs. $243 million for the corresponding quarter last year (See Table 7).
Anywhere Advisors agent count grew 6% year-over-year (excluding the impact of an acquisition of a large franchisee in the second quarter of 2022), the eighth consecutive quarter of sequential growth, and continued to maintain strong retention levels.
At June 30, 2022, our Net Debt Leverage Ratio was 3.4x (See Table 8b) and Senior Secured Leverage Ratio was 0.05x (See Table 8a).
Executed an amendment and extension of our Revolving Credit Facility, which terminated the revolving commitments due 2023 and extended the maturity of the $1.1 billion resulting Revolving Credit Facility to July 2027 (subject to earlier springing maturity dates upon the occurrence of certain events).
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
The following table sets forth the Company's financial highlights for the periods presented (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited):
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2022 Financial Estimates
The Company now estimates Operating EBITDA for full year 2022 in the range of $600 to $700 million from $750 to $800 million but cautions that the macroeconomic environment continues to shift quickly. The reduction from prior estimates is predominantly attributable to declines in projected year-over-year homesale transaction volume in the range of (10)% to (20)% in the second half of 2022, which implies year-over-year declines in homesale transaction volume in the range of (6)% to (11)% for full year 2022.
The full year estimate assumes the achievement of $70 million in cost savings that were previously identified by the Company as well as an incremental $70 million in a mix of temporary and permanent cost savings for total estimated 2022 savings north of $140 million offset in part by increased independent agent commission costs which we now expect to be above 175 basis points, year-over-year.
This estimate is subject, among other things, to macroeconomic and housing market uncertainties, including those related to rising inflation and mortgage rates, declining affordability and constrained inventory.
Balance Sheet and Capital Allocation
The Company ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $251 million. Total corporate debt, including the short-term portion, net of cash and cash equivalents (net corporate debt), totaled $2.7 billion at June 30, 2022. The Company's Net Debt Leverage Ratio was 3.4x at June 30, 2022 (see Table 8b).
On July 27, 2022, the Company amended its credit agreement, which includes its Revolving Credit Facility, or revolver, to extend the maturity date of the revolver to July 2027 (subject to earlier springing maturity dates upon the occurrence of certain events), replace LIBOR with a Term SOFR-based rate as the applicable benchmark for the revolver, and terminate the revolver commitments due 2023, among other changes. Following amendment, the revolver has an aggregate of $1.1 billion in capacity, with no amounts currently drawn and $42 million of outstanding undrawn letters of credit.
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company used cash on hand to repurchase $60 million of its 4.875% Senior Notes due 2023 in open market purchases at an aggregate purchase price of $59 million, plus accrued interest to the repurchase date. As of June 30th, $347 million of its 4.875% Senior Notes due 2023 remain outstanding.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased and retired 3.9 million shares of common stock for $45 million. As of June 30, 2022, $255 million remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program.
A consolidated balance sheet is included as Table 2 of this press release.
Investor Conference Call
Today, July 28, at 8:30 a.m. (ET), Anywhere will hold a conference call via webcast to review its Q2 2022 results and provide a business update. The webcast will be hosted by Ryan Schneider, chief executive officer and president, and Charlotte Simonelli, chief financial officer, and will conclude with an investor Q&A period with management.
Investors may access the conference call live via webcast at ir.anywhere.re or by dialing (888) 330-3077 (toll free); international participants should dial (646) 960-0674. Please dial in at least 5 to 10 minutes prior to start time. A webcast replay also will be available on the website.
About Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) is moving the real estate industry to what's next. As the leading and most integrated provider of U.S. residential real estate services encompassing franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses as well as a mortgage joint venture, the Company supported approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021. The Company's diverse brand portfolio includes some of the most recognized names in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®. Using innovative technology, data and marketing products, high-quality lead generation programs, and best-in-class learning and support services, the Company fuels the productivity of its approximately 197,600 independent sales agents in the U.S. and approximately 140,600 independent sales agents in 119 other countries and territories, helping them build stronger businesses and best serve today's consumers. Recognized for eleven consecutive years as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, the Company has also been designated a Great Place to Work four years in a row, named one of LinkedIn's 2021 Top Companies in the U.S., and honored on the Forbes list of World's Best Employers 2021.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements," including the information appearing under 2022 Financial Estimates. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "estimates", "potential" and "plans" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events, circumstances or results are forward-looking statements.
The following include some, but not all, of the factors that could affect our future results and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: adverse developments or the absence of sustained improvement in the U.S. residential real estate markets, either regionally or nationally, which could include, but are not limited to factors that impact homesale transaction volume, such as: stagnant or declining home prices, continued or accelerated increases in mortgage rates, continued or accelerated declines in home sales, housing affordability, or consumer demand or continued or accelerated declines in inventory or excessive inventory; adverse developments or the absence of sustained improvement in macroeconomic conditions (such as business, economic or political conditions) on a global, domestic or local basis, which could include, but are not limited to contraction or stagnation in the U.S. economy and continued or accelerated increases in inflation; adverse developments or outcomes in current or future litigation, in particular pending antitrust litigation; industry structure changes that disrupt the functioning of the residential real estate market; the impact of evolving competitive and consumer dynamics, including that the Company's share of the commission income generated by homesale transactions may continue to shift to affiliated independent sales agents or otherwise erode due to market factors and our ability to compete against traditional and non-traditional competitors; our ability to execute our business strategy and achieve growth, including with respect to the recruitment and retention of productive independent sales agents, attraction and retention of franchisees and development or procurement of products, services and technology that support our strategic initiatives; our ability to realize the expected benefits from our existing or future joint ventures or strategic partnerships, in particular, our mortgage origination joint venture, which is impacted by increases in mortgage rates and competitive margin compression; adverse impacts from the COVID-19 crisis or other pandemics or epidemics; risks related to our business structure, including our geographic and high-end market concentration, the operating results of our affiliated franchisees, and risks related to a loss of our largest real estate benefit program; disruption in the residential real estate brokerage industry related to listing aggregator market power and concentration; risks related to our substantial indebtedness and our ability to refinance or repay our indebtedness; our failure or alleged failure to comply with laws, regulations and regulatory interpretations and any changes or stricter interpretations of any of the foregoing, including but not limited to (1) antitrust laws and regulations, (2) the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act or other federal or state consumer protection or similar laws, (3) state or federal employment laws or regulations that would require reclassification of independent contractor sales agents to employee status, and (4) privacy or data security laws and regulations; cybersecurity incidents; impairment of our goodwill and other long-lived assets; the accuracy of market forecasts and estimates; significant fluctuation in the price of our common stock; and the impact of share repurchase programs on our common stock.
Consideration should be given to the areas of risk described above, as well as those risks set forth under the headings "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and our other filings made from time to time, in connection with considering any forward-looking statements that may be made by us and our businesses generally. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules. As required by SEC rules, important information regarding such measures is contained in the Tables attached to this release. See Tables 1a, 8a, 8b and 9 for definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures and Tables 1a, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, 8a and 8b for reconciliations of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP terms.
Because of the forward-looking nature of the Company's forecasted non-GAAP financial measure, specific quantification of the amounts that would be required to reconcile forecasted Operating EBITDA to forecasted net income are not determinable without unreasonable efforts.
Table 1a
ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (In millions, except per share data)
We present Adjusted net income and Adjusted earnings per share because we believe these measures are useful as supplemental measures in evaluating the performance of our operating businesses and provide greater transparency into our operating results.
Adjusted net income (loss) is defined by us as net income (loss) before: (a) mark-to-market interest rate swap adjustments, whose fair value is subject to movements in LIBOR and the forward yield curve and therefore are subject to significant fluctuations; (b) former parent legacy items, which pertain to liabilities of the former parent for matters prior to mid-2006 and are non-operational in nature; (c) restructuring charges as a result of initiatives currently in progress; (d) impairments; (e) the (gain) loss on the early extinguishment of debt that results from refinancing and deleveraging debt initiatives; (f) the (gain) loss on the sale of investments or other assets and (g) the tax effect of the foregoing adjustments. The gross amounts for these items as well as the adjustment for income taxes are shown in the table below.
Commencing in the first quarter of 2022, the Company revised its approach to Adjusted net income to exclude the impact of the sale of investments or other assets. Adjusted net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 have been revised to reflect this change.
Adjusted earnings (loss) per share is Adjusted net income (loss) divided by the weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding.
Set forth in the table below is a reconciliation of Net income to Adjusted net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
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The following table reflects Revenue, Operating EBITDA and Operating EBITDA margin by reportable segments:
The following table reflects Franchise Group and Owned Brokerage Group's results before intercompany royalties and marketing fees, as well as on a combined basis to show the Operating EBITDA contribution of these business segments to the overall Operating EBITDA of the Company:
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The following table reflects Revenue, Operating EBITDA and Operating EBITDA margin by reportable segments:
The following table reflects Franchise Group and Owned Brokerage Group's results before intercompany royalties and marketing fees, as well as on a combined basis to show the Operating EBITDA contribution of these business segments to the overall Operating EBITDA of the Company:
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A reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to Free Cash Flow is set forth in the following table:
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Table 9
Non-GAAP Definitions
Adjusted net income (loss) is defined by us as net income (loss) before mark-to-market interest rate swap adjustments, former parent legacy items, restructuring charges, the (gain) loss on the early extinguishment of debt, impairments, the (gain) loss on the sale of investments or other assets and the tax effect of the foregoing adjustments. The gross amounts for these items as well as the adjustment for income taxes are presented.
Operating EBITDA is defined by us as net income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net (other than relocation services interest for securitization assets and securitization obligations), income taxes, and other items that are not core to the operating activities of the Company such as restructuring charges, former parent legacy items, gains or losses on the early extinguishment of debt, impairments, gains or losses on discontinued operations and gains or losses on the sale of investments or other assets. Operating EBITDA is our primary non-GAAP measure.
We present Operating EBITDA because we believe it is useful as a supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of our operating businesses and provides greater transparency into our results of operations. Our management, including our chief operating decision maker, uses Operating EBITDA as a factor in evaluating the performance of our business. Operating EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statement of operations data prepared in accordance with GAAP.
We believe Operating EBITDA facilitates company-to-company operating performance comparisons by backing out potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting net interest expense), taxation, the age and book depreciation of facilities (affecting relative depreciation expense) and the amortization of intangibles, as well as other items that are not core to the operating activities of the Company such as restructuring charges, gains or losses on the early extinguishment of debt, former parent legacy items, impairments, gains or losses on discontinued operations and gains or losses on the sale of investments or other assets, which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to operating performance. We further believe that Operating EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which present an Operating EBITDA measure when reporting their results.
Operating EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider Operating EBITDA either in isolation or as a substitute for analyzing our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
this measure does not reflect changes in, or cash required for, our working capital needs;
this measure does not reflect our interest expense (except for interest related to our securitization obligations), or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
this measure does not reflect our income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
this measure does not reflect historical cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often require replacement in the future, and this measure does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
other companies may calculate this measure differently so they may not be comparable.
Free Cash Flow is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Anywhere before income tax expense (benefit), income tax payments, interest expense, net, cash interest payments, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, restructuring costs and former parent legacy costs (benefits), net of payments, impairments, (gain) loss on the sale of investments or other assets, (gain) loss on the early extinguishment of debt, working capital adjustments and relocation receivables (assets), net of change in securitization obligations. We use Free Cash Flow in our internal evaluation of operating effectiveness and decisions regarding the allocation of resources, as well as measuring the Company's ability to generate cash. Since Free Cash Flow can be viewed as both a performance measure and a cash flow measure, the Company has provided a reconciliation to both net income attributable to Anywhere and net cash provided by operating activities. Free Cash Flow is not defined by GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income (loss), net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities or other financial data prepared in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or liquidity. Free Cash Flow may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native American.
The 5-4 decision cut back on the high court’s ruling from 2020 that said a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation. The first decision left the state unable to prosecute Native Americans accused of crimes on tribal lands that include most of Tulsa, the state’s second-largest city with a population of about 413,000.
A state court later ruled that the Supreme Court decision also stripped the state of its ability to prosecute anyone for crimes committed on tribal land if either the victim or perpetrator is Native American.
That would have left the federal government with sole authority to prosecute such cases, and federal officials had acknowledged that they lack the resources to prosecute all the crimes that have fallen to them.
But the high court’s new ruling said the state also can step in when only the victims are tribal members.
“The State’s interest in protecting crime victims includes both Indian and non-Indian victims,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the court.
After the 2020 decision, about 43% of Oklahoma is now considered Indian country, and the issue of the state’s ability to prosecute those crimes “has suddenly assumed immense importance,” Kavanaugh wrote.
In a dissent joined by the court’s three liberal members, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the decision “allows Oklahoma to intrude on a feature of tribal sovereignty recognized since the founding.”
The case highlighted the already strained relationship between Native tribes in Oklahoma and Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who has fought to return legal jurisdiction over tribal lands to the state. Stitt himself is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, which is the country’s largest Native American tribe by population with about 400,000 citizens, about 261,000 of whom live in Oklahoma. Native Americans make up just under 10% of Oklahoma’s nearly 4 million people, according to the Census Bureau.
“One can only hope the political branches and future courts will do their duty to honor this Nation’s promises even as we have failed today to do our own,” Gorsuch wrote.
Stitt said he was “heartened” by the Supreme Court’s ruling that he said “upheld that Indian country is part of a state, not separate from it.” Mayor G.T. Bynum of Tulsa, which backed the state in the case, said the ruling helps clarify Tulsa’s legal jurisdiction. He pledged to work with the state and the tribal nations “who are our partners in building a safe city.”
To Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., the court ”ruled against legal precedent and the basic principles of congressional authority and Indian law.” He said the court “failed in its duty to honor this nation’s promises, defied Congress’s statutes and accepted the ‘lawless disregard of the Cherokee’s sovereignty,’” quoting in part from Gorsuch’s dissent.
The case stemmed from a state court decision to throw out the conviction against Victor Castro-Huerta, who is not Native American. Castro-Huerta was charged by Oklahoma prosecutors with malnourishment of his disabled 5-year-old stepdaughter, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Castro-Huerta has since pleaded guilty to a federal child neglect charge in exchange for a seven-year prison term, though he has not been formally sentenced yet.
The Supreme Court case involved the Muscogee reservation, but later rulings upheld the historic reservations of other Native American tribes in Oklahoma, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Quapaw and Seminole nations.
Stitt has previously clashed with tribal leaders over his desire to renegotiate tribal gambling compacts that he claimed were expiring. Federal and state courts ruled against Stitt in lawsuits over the gambling question.
Last year, Stitt decided to not renew hunting and fishing license compacts with the Cherokee and Choctaw nations as part of a dispute with the tribes.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning film producer and industry thought leader Evan Shapiro will keynote the 2022 NAB Show New York opening event on Wednesday, October 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the Javits Center. In his keynote address titled, "Bringing Media Into the Current Century, Now," Shapiro's notoriously interactive presentation will engage NAB Show New York attendees in examining the shifts occurring in today's media landscape.
Shapiro's address will take place in the Content Theater located on the show floor following welcome remarks by National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt.
Evan Shapiro is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning producer of film, TV and podcasts. He is a professor of Media Studies at New York University and Fordham University schools of business and co-hosts a podcast called Cancel Culture. Many in media know him as the official, unofficial cartographer of the media universe. Using his specific point of view, Shapiro has mapped the tech and entertainment ecosystem, and through his essays, helps chart media's future. Shapiro uses these insights to power his change agency, ESHAP, which offers partners and consumers media insight as a service.
"With an impressive resume of award-winning projects, unique insight into the competition for audience's attention and influential thinking about the future of the business, Evan Shapiro is a sought-after voice for preparing media professionals for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow," said Chris Brown, NAB executive vice president and managing director, Global Connections and Events. "We are excited to have Evan share his perspective with our community as we kick off the return to an in-person NAB Show New York."
Shapiro will also participate in an exclusive interview on NAB Amplify as a preview to his NAB Show New York keynote address.
Press registration for NAB Show New York is available here.
Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters and co-located with the AES New York 2022 Convention, NAB Show New York will be held October 17-20, 2022 (exhibits October 19-20) at the Javits Center. Located in the media capital of the world, NAB Show New York offers hands-on learning, discovery and insights into the technology and business strategies that are transforming media and entertainment. Through exhibits, conferences and networking events, NAB Show New York spotlights the products, practices and leaders promoting superior audio and video experiences. Learn more at www.nabshowny.com.
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.
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Biden fights talk of recession as key economic report looms
(AP) - Facing a potentially grim report this week on the economy’s overall health, President Joe Biden wants to convince a skeptical public that the U.S. is not, in fact, heading into a recession.
The Commerce Department on Thursday will release new gross domestic product figures. Top forecasts such as the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDPNow are predicting that the figure will be negative for the second straight quarter — an informal signal that the country is stuck in a downturn. That’s political chum for Republicans in an election year.
The Biden administration is pre-emptively telling voters not to judge the economy by GDP or inflation alone. It says people should look at job gains, industrial output and other measures that point toward continued growth, even as Americans are downbeat in polls on the economy and Biden. The president maintains the economy is just cooling off after a sharp recovery from the 2020 recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’re not going to be in a recession, in my view,” Biden said Monday. “My hope is we go from this rapid growth to steady growth.”
The specter of a recession could worsen what already appears to a bleak round of midterm elections this November, in which Biden’s Democrats could possibly lose control of the House and Senate. Biden’s team gave technical arguments in a report issued last week about how recessions depend on a dashboard of indicators and that only the non-governmental National Bureau of Economic Research can formally say when a downturn begins.
Republicans warn that the GDP report could show an economy in collapse, noting that Biden was also wrong on inflation as the consumer price index has jumped to a 40-year high despite assurances that the price increases would fade as the country moved past the pandemic.
“The White House published a whole explanation insisting that even if the new data suggest that our country is in recession, we actually won’t be,” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said in Monday in a speech to the Senate.
“The same people who said inflation wouldn’t happen,” he continued, “are now insisting we aren’t headed into a recession. Draw your own conclusions.”
The GDP report will likely be a “choose your own economy” kind of messaging in which voters will decide which numbers resonate with them the most. It’s GOP bluntness against Democratic nuance.
“You’ll have Republicans saying two consecutive quarters of negative growth — that’s a recession,” said Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the center-right American Enterprise Institute. “And you’ll have Democrats making this kind of hard to follow argument that we’re not in recession, but, yes, we are slowing down. If I had to bet, I would bet that the Republican argument gets more traction.”
Not only is the likely GOP message more direct, it also leans into how many Americans feel right now.
A July poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 83% believe the U.S. is going in the wrong direction. That’s a sharp reversal from May of 2021 when 54% said the country was headed in the right direction, a level of approval that overlapped with an increase in vaccinations against COVID-19 and payments flowing from Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package.
Separately, the University of Michigan’s index of consumer sentiment is lower now than it was during the worst months of the 2008 financial crisis, an epic recession that involved the crash of the housing and stock markets and required a burst of government aid.
The negativity has left the Biden administration trying to make the case that things are better than people think. Their argument starts with the torrid pace of hiring, with an average of 375,000 jobs being added monthly during the second quarter. Unemployment has held at 3.6% since March.
An alternative measure of the overall economy called gross domestic income contradicts GDP, showing that there was growth during the first three months of the year instead of decline. And gasoline prices, a core vulnerability for Biden, have fallen more than 60 cents a gallon since the middle of June, evidence that some inflationary pressures are easing.
Both publicly and privately, administration officials say the GDP report won’t tell the whole story.
“When you’re creating almost 400,000 jobs a month, that is not a recession,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
Still, inflation has undermined the robust job market. Wage gains have failed to keep pace with price increases, meaning many people are effectively earning less money. There are also economic threats from abroad as China and many European economies are slowing down in ways that could spill over to the U.S. as the Federal Reserve is focused on raising interest rates in order to lower inflation.
But so long as hiring continues, liberal economists believe that public opinion will change and fears of a recession will fade. The White House analyses are “grounded in data,” said Heidi Shierholz, president of the liberal Economic Policy Institute.
“People will understand that if we continue to have extremely low unemployment that the idea we’re in a recession just doesn’t make a lot of sense,” she said.
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PITTSBURGH, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to wear a belt with various garments," said an inventor, from Orange, N.J., "so I invented the SMART BELT. My practical design would offer users with a fashionable appearance."
The invention provides an innovative design for a belt. In doing so, it can be worn with shorts, pants and skirts to create a tailor-made fit. It also could enhance comfort and convenience and it could enhance the appearance of an outfit. The invention features a functional and fashionable design that is easy to secure and wear so it is ideal for men, women and children. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the New Jersey sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-NJD-2383, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Justice Department files challenge to Alabama transgender law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday challenged an Alabama law making it a felony for doctors to treat transgender people under age 19 with puberty-blockers and hormones to help affirm their new gender identity.
The Justice Department filed a motion seeking to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the law as unconstitutional and seeking to block it from taking effect on May 8.
The action comes after the department sent a letter to all 50 state attorneys general warning that blocking transgender and nonbinary youth from receiving gender-affirming care could be an infringement of federal constitutional protections.
Doctors and others would face up to 10 years in prison for violating the Alabama law. Trans kids and parents have said Alabama is trying to ban what they consider necessary, and sometimes life-saving care for them.
“The law discriminates against transgender minors by unjustifiably denying them access to certain forms of medically necessary care,” the complaint states. “As a result of S.B. 184, medical professionals, parents, and minors old enough to make their own medical decisions are forced to choose between forgoing medically necessary procedures and treatments or facing criminal prosecution.”
Alabama Republicans who supported the law have maintained it is needed to protect children.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Friday that the “Biden Administration has chosen to prioritize leftist politics at the expense of Alabama’s children.”
“As we will show in this case, DOJ’s assertion that these treatments are ‘medically necessary’ is ideologically-driven disinformation. The science and common sense are on Alabama’s side. We will win this fight to protect our children,” Marshall said in a statement.
Four families with transgender children, two doctors and a member of the clergy filed a lawsuit challenging the Alabama law as an unconstitutional violation of equal protection and free speech rights and an intrusion into parental decisions. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke has scheduled a May 5 hearing on a request for a restraining order or preliminary injunction to stop Alabama officials from enforcing the law while the court challenge goes forward.
Sarah Warbelow, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign, a LGBTQ advocacy group, said they are, “encouraged to see the Department of Justice weigh in on this law that so severely interferes in the lives of Alabama families.”
“Parents want to do what’s best for their children, but SB 184 strips some Alabama parents of that ability by imposing criminal penalties for providing critically important and established medical care for their transgender children,” Warbelow said in a statement.
Alabama is among several states with Republican-controlled legislatures that have advanced bills regarding transgender youth and LGBTQ issues.
The Alabama law is the furthest reaching and the first to criminalize the treatments. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate as abuse reports of gender-confirming care for kids. Arkansas also banned gender-affirming medications, but that law has been blocked from taking effect.
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SÃO PAULO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil's largest domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of June 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.
Highlights:
- GOL's total supply (ASK) increased 68.6%. Total seats increased 74.1% and the number of departures increased by 79.6%. GOL's total demand (RPK) increased by 54% and the load factor was 76.7%.
- GOL's domestic supply (ASK) increased 55.9% and demand (RPK) increased by 40.6%. GOL's domestic load factor was 75.7%. The volume of departures increased by 73.9% and seats increased by 68.6%.
- GOL's international supply (ASK) was 223 million, the demand (RPK) was 198 million and international load factor was 88.6%.
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About GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. ("GOL")
GOL is Brazil's largest airline, leader in the corporate and leisure segments. Since its founding in 2001, it has been the airline with the lowest unit cost in Latin America, which has enabled the democratization of air transportation. The Company has alliances with American Airlines and Air France-KLM, in addition to making available to Customers many codeshares and interline agreements, bringing more convenience and ease of connections to any place served by these partnerships. With the purpose of "Being First for Everyone", GOL offers the best travel experience to its passengers, including: the largest inventory of seats and the most legroom; the most complete platform with internet, movies, and live TV; and the best loyalty program, SMILES. In cargo transportation, GOLLOG delivers parcels to various regions in Brazil and abroad and has a partnership with Mercado Livre. The Company has a team of 14,000 highly qualified airline professionals focused on Safety, GOL's number one value, and operates a standardized fleet of 142 Boeing 737 aircraft. GOL's shares are traded on the NYSE (GOL) and the B3 (GOLL4). For further information, visit www.voegol.com.br/ri.
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HUSKVARNA, Sweden, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
A quarter marked by continued supply chain constraints
Second quarter 2022
- Net sales increased by 8% to SEK 15,792m (14,614). The organic growth was -7%, changes in exchange rates contributed with 8% and acquisitions with 8% (growth numbers are rounded).
- Operating income was SEK 2,065m (2,659) and the operating margin was 13.1% (18.2). Excluding items affecting comparability, operating income was SEK 2,075m (2,645) and the operating margin was 13.1% (18.1).
- Items affecting comparability amounted to SEK -10m (14), and related to restructuring costs in Russia, see page 19.
- Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 2.48 (3.49) and earnings per share after dilution amounted to SEK 2.47 (3.48).
- Cash flow from operations and investments was SEK 699m (3,174), the decrease was mainly related to lower operating profit and higher inventories. Direct operating cash flow was SEK 1,803m (2,875).
- Operating working capital / net sales amounted to 25.7% (21.1).
- Husqvarna Group acquired Heger, a leading company specialized in professional diamond tools for the European construction market.
January – June 2022
- Net sales increased by 10% to SEK 31,477m (28,644). The organic growth was -5%, changes in exchange rates contributed with 7% and acquisitions with 8%.
- Operating income was SEK 4,224m (4,952) and the operating margin was 13.4% (17.3). Excluding items affecting comparability, operating income was SEK 4,265m (4,938) and the operating margin was 13.5% (17.2).
- Items affecting comparability amounted to a net of SEK -41m (14), see page 19.
- Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 5.35 (6.39) and earnings per share after dilution amounted to SEK 5.34 (6.37).
- Cash flow from operations and investments was SEK -520m (4,723). Direct operating cash flow was SEK 351m (3,018).
A quarter marked by continued supply chain constraints
"The overall demand for Husqvarna Group's products and services was good during the second quarter. Sales of professional products in the Husqvarna Forest & Garden Division, as well as sales in the Husqvarna Construction Division were good. For ride-on mowers, the supply chain situation improved during the quarter and sales grew strongly. However, for robotic mowers to the residential market, supply chain constraints were exacerbated due to the COVID-related lockdowns in China. This affected our ability to meet customers' demand and sales decreased significantly. Organic growth for the Group was -7% (14) and the equivalent growth excluding robotic mowers was -1% for the second quarter.
Organic growth amounted to -8% for the Husqvarna Forest & Garden Division and -10% for the Gardena Division in the second quarter. Sales for both divisions were adversely affected by the supply situation in robotics. In the Gardena Division, sales of watering products declined as a result of a delayed season start due to cold weather in combination with our retail partners in the European core markets started the year with relatively high inventory levels. The Husqvarna Construction Division achieved organic growth of 2%, in part driven by strong sales of power cutters.
Operating profit for the second quarter amounted to SEK 2,075m (2,645), excluding items affecting comparability. Price increases continued to offset increased costs for raw materials and logistics, while lower volumes impacted the result. The product mix was unfavorable with lower volumes of robotic mowers and watering solutions and higher volumes of ride-on mowers.
Direct operating cash flow amounted to SEK 1,803m (2,875) for the second quarter. The decline was related to lower operating profit as well as higher inventories of components in general, semi-finished products and goods in transit, all stemming from the unpredictable component supply environment. Our ambition is to reduce the inventory levels for the remainder of the year. Although, this will also be dependent on how the supply chain situation develops.
Focus on sustainable value creation
Our vibrant brands are well positioned in attractive segments and our unique innovation capability enables us to create value and deliver on our Sustainovate targets. Examples of progress on our sustainable value creation strategy are the strong growth of robotic mowers in the professional segment including the successful launch of CEORA™, the robotic mower that provides cost-efficient commercial turf care management. The Husqvarna Forest & Garden Division has also joined the Power for All Alliance we co-founded with Bosch, for consumer 18V battery-powered products, to complement its 36V offering. In the Husqvarna Construction Division, we have launched new ranges of dust extractors, both delivering improved construction site environments as well as a significant improvement in energy efficiency for our end-customers. We are delivering on our CO₂ emission reduction target, achieving a reduction across the value chain (scope 1, 2 and 3) of -30% compared with our 2025 target of -35%. This is despite an unfavorable product mix during the quarter.
In summary, the quarter was marked by continued disturbances in the supply chain. We are doing our utmost to support our customers for the remainder of the season, however the global supply chain situation is still fluid and unpredictable. We have a dedicated and flexible organization that, in parallel with the implementation of short-term measures, is executing on our strategy and our long-term value creation."
Henric Andersson, President and CEO
Webcast presentation and telephone conference
A webcast presentation of the Q2 report, hosted by Henric Andersson, President & CEO, and Terry Burke, CFO, will be held at 10:00 CET on July 15, 2022.
To view the presentation, please use the link: https://husqvarna-group.creo.se/220715
The dial-in to the telephone conference (in order to ask questions): +46 (0) 8 5051 0031 (Sweden) or +44 207 107 06 13 (UK).
Dates for Financial Reports 2022
October 21 - Interim report for January-September
Contacts:
Terry Burke, CFO and Executive Vice President, Finance, IR & Communication, +46 8 738 90 00
Johan Andersson, Vice President, Investor Relations, +46 702 100 451
Husqvarna AB (publ), P.O. Box 7454, SE-103 92 Stockholm
Regeringsgatan 28, +46 8 738 90 00, www.husqvarnagroup.com
Reg. Nr: 556000-5331
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: HUSQ A, HUSQ B
This report contains insider information that Husqvarna AB is required to disclose under the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the contact person set out above, at 07.30 CET on July 15, 2022.
Factors affecting forward-looking statements
This report contains forward-looking statements in the sense referred to in the American Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements comprise, among other things, financial goals, goals of future business and financial plans. These statements are based on present expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may give rise to major deviations in the result due to several aspects. These aspects include, among other things: consumer demand and market conditions in the geographical areas and lines of business in which Husqvarna operates, the effects of currency fluctuations, downward pressure on prices due to competition, a material reduction in sales by important distributors, success in developing new products and in marketing, outcome of product responsibility litigation, progress in terms of reaching the goals set for productivity and efficient use of capital, successful identification of growth opportunities and acquisition objects, integration of these into the existing business and successful achievement of goals for making the supply chain more efficient.
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--CEOs of Founding Member Companies Are Inaugural Signatories of the Ethical Oath to Restore the Earth, Establishing a New Standard for Responsible Growth--
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Carbon Business Council (CO2BC), a nonprofit trade association of more than 40 leading carbon management startups with combined assets of more than $100 million, launched Tuesday to advocate for early-stage companies focused on removing, utilizing, and managing carbon dioxide. The founding member companies are market leaders with diverse carbon management approaches. Startups working to reverse climate change are invited to learn more about CO2BC membership.
Many CEOs and leaders of founding member companies are inaugural signatories of the Oath to Restore the Earth, establishing an ethical standard for growing the carbon management industry responsibly. Invoking long standing medical and legal oaths, the Oath to Restore the Earth builds alignment around a set of principles, including that removing emissions should work in tandem with mitigating them.
"From the printing press to penicillin, entrepreneurs have a history of approaching challenges with a problem-solving set of eyes. Because reversing climate change will require multiple solutions coming from both startups and policymakers, we're launching the Carbon Business Council to bring innovators to the policy table," said Ben Rubin, the Executive Director and Co-Founder of CO2BC. A snapshot of CO2BC's founding members:
- Major corporations have made carbon removal purchasing commitments from founding members.
- Founding members have received multiple awards and accolades, including winning $1 million in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Challenge.
- Twenty percent of CO2BC's founding member companies are founded and led by women.
- Thirty-four percent of CO2BC's founding member companies are headquartered internationally and companies are operating across six continents.
Scientists globally have reached consensus that the world needs to remove and manage gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, working in tandem with mitigation. The Carbon Business Council has a webinar scheduled for July 26 to debut information about upcoming initiatives, which includes publishing a white paper on voluntary carbon markets, launching the Carbon Fix biweekly newsletter, and advocating for the needs of carbon management entrepreneurs.
Carbon Business Council, a member-driven and tech-neutral trade association of companies unified to restore the climate, is the preeminent industry voice for carbon management innovators.
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Himiway is developing a more advanced and safer riding experience than ever with their newly improved high-tech display.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --One of the leading electric bike brands, Himiway, is developing a new innovative screen that has been uniquely designed to ensure a more elevated riding experience to all riders. The upcoming product will take the company's existing screens to another level that has been transformed to resolve the key industry pain points for the conventional model.
Per sources, the new Himiway display will be advanced with major upgrades in all aspects to ensure a better and safer riding experience. The display has been equipped with a new breakthrough technology that has escalated the screen to the industry-leading level. The new generation display has been carefully researched and polished by the Himiway technical experts. The upgraded screen will be launched with the following main upgrades-
- More information but easier operation
- Very high standard Waterproof
- Better backlight brightness
- HD color display
- Other intelligent upgrades which are leading level of the e-bike industry
The new upgraded product is driven by the mission to resolve the major pain points in the current industry. One of the key problems with regular screens in the electric bike industry is low backlight brightness. Also, all e-bike displays are too dark in strong outdoor light, which can hamper riding safety and the riding experience of customers.
But, Himiway's newly upgraded next-gen display will be backed by the latest materials and special processes that have helped to improve the backlight brightness big time. Himiway will also upgrade the hardness and water resistance of the screen for an elevated experience for riders even in extreme weather conditions. The new ebike display will be passed through thousands of tests by professional teams, repeated modifications and enhancements before Himiway finalize to launch the final version.
One of the top 3 among the ebike brands in the USA, Himiway is guided by the ethos to provide improved and safer riding experience for the users. The brand has always been focused on the improvement of technology, and recently has concentrated on the continuous development of new products and all-round improvement of product performance to ensure superior riding experience.
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Ebken also serves as Chief of Staff to the President & CEO
CINCINNATI, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephanie Ebken has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
A 20-year member of the team at Cincinnati Children's, Ebken has provided oversight for Marketing & Communications since 2019. The team includes more than 50 professionals leading brand and marketing strategy, media relations, social media, creative services, digital strategy, internal communications and more.
Ebken serves as a member of the 10-person Executive Team and her impact can be felt widely and deeply across the organization. Over the years, she has made significant contributions to the development, enhancement, and implementation of countless institutional programs, initiatives and strategies.
"Stephanie's relentless dedication to the mission and values of Cincinnati Children's coupled with her ability to see the big picture while also paying attention to detail have undoubtedly been a foundational element of the continued success of Cincinnati Children's," said Steve Davis, MD, President & CEO of Cincinnati Children's. "Her career journey at Cincinnati Children's is a great example of our investment in a culture of attracting, developing and retaining great talent."
Ebken also serves as Chief of Staff to the President & CEO, a responsibility she has held for nearly a decade. In this capacity, she provides communication, coordination and strategic counsel to the CEO, senior leadership, as well as the Board of Trustees.
In 2004, Ebken joined the Cincinnati Children's team as a Market Analyst in Business Development. Over the following two decades, she advanced multiple times and took on new opportunities within Business Development, Planning and organizational leadership.
"I am grateful for all of the opportunities I've received as part of the team at Cincinnati Children's," said Ebken. "I look forward to continuing to share so many amazing stories to help advance our world-class academic, research and clinical missions. Cincinnati Children's is truly a special place and I'm honored to be a part of it."
A graduate of Miami University, Ebken received her bachelor's degree in business administration and is a non-practicing Ohio Certified Public Accountant. She lives in Anderson Township with Brandon, her husband of 22 years, and her two daughters, Megan and Allison.
About Cincinnati Children's
Cincinnati Children's ranks among the top three in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 listing of Best Children's Hospitals. A nonprofit, academic medical center established in 1883, Cincinnati Children's is internationally recognized for improving child health and transforming delivery of care through fully integrated, globally recognized research, education, and innovation. www.cincinnatichildrens.org
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It took a few innings for Cameron Yoe and Lorena to find their footing at the plate Thursday night at Lake Belton’s Bronco Park but once they did, the fireworks didn’t stop.
The playoff rivals combined for 16 runs over the final four innings, with Yoe scoring the last 10 as the Yoemen turned a late three-run deficit into a going-away 12-5 win in Game 1 of their best-of-3 Class 3A Region III quarterfinal playoff series.
Game 2 will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday back at Lake Belton, with a third game, if needed, 30 minutes afterward.
Trailing 5-2 entering the sixth, Yoe (25-7-1) got three runs to tie it before breaking it open with style in the seventh, when it sent 12 batters to the plate and plated seven runs to turn a tense affair for six innings into a lopsided victory.
The Yoemen started their breakout inning with consecutive singles by Landen Greene, Ryan Host and Marino Cardona to load the bases. Dillan Akin, Bobby Borgas and Jaidyn Sanchez followed with one-out, RBI singles to keep the rally moving.
Sanchez’s hit came on a suicide squeeze bunt that he beat out for an infield hit to make for a 7-4 cushion. Later in the inning, Host sent a liner into right to score two and provide the seven-run advantage.
It ended a 14-game winning streak for Lorena (25-4), which was eliminated by Yoe in the second round of last year’s playoffs.
It took all of two pitches for the Yoemen to take a lead in the first when leadoff hitter Tracer Lopez laced a double to the left-center wall on the first pitch he saw from Ryne Abel then stole third on the next pitch and smartly took home when he noticed the ball had slipped past catcher Caleb Carrizales and bounced all the way to the backstop.
The play brought Lopez’s teammates out of the dugout in celebration less than a minute into the ballgame and marked the first run the Leopards had surrendered in five playoff games.
The Yoemen carried the 1-0 edge into the middle innings as starting pitcher Brannon McCall kept the Leopards hitless the first time through the lineup, but the senior ran into trouble the next time through. Lorena seized its chance in the fourth after Cooper Lake and Carrizales opened with back-to-back doubles, its first extra-base hits of the night.
Carrizales tied things at 1 with his shot to left-center and later scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate after a sacrifice fly to right by nine-hole hitter Peyton Robertson. Jackson Generals later pushed the gap to 3-1 with a two-out RBI single.
The Leopards extended their cushion to 5-2 in the fifth when Jaice Blancett ripped a line-drive single down the left-field line to score courtesy runner Chris Lopez and Lake.
The Yoemen responded with a three-run outburst in the sixth that included a two-run single from Bobby Borgas to score McCall and Akin and cut the gap to one run. Armando Reyes knotted things at 5-all with a ground ball to second base to score Borgas. Host and Borgas each had three hits to pace Yoe's 15-hit attack while Lopez finished with a pair of doubles, as did Lake for Lorena.
The winner of this series will face Woodville or Diboll in next week’s regional semifinals.
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After slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage at last weekend's Academy Awards, Will Smith announced in a statement Friday that he has resigned from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences.
"I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any further consequences the Board deems appropriate," Smith said in a statement shared with CNN by his publicist.
Smith's statement concluded, "Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason."
After the embarrassing episode at Sunday night's Oscars, The Academy announced on Wednesday that it had "initiated disciplinary proceedings" against Smith.
David Rubin, President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said in a statement Friday that the organization has received and accepted Smith's "immediate resignation."
"We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy's Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18," Rubin added.
Disciplinary actions by the Academy include suspension or expulsion, along with "other sanctions permitted by the Bylaws and Standards of Conduct," the organization said.
Instead, Smith has willingly left the acclaimed organization of movie stars, directors and producers. By resigning, Smith will no longer be able to vote on Oscar-nominated movies and performances each year. His work, however, will still be eligible for future Oscars consideration and nominations.
His statement read in full:
"I have directly responded to the Academy's disciplinary hearing notice, and I will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable. The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken. I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film. So, I am resigning from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and will accept any further consequences the Board deems appropriate. Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason."
Friday's statement was by far Smith's most contrite take on the matter.
He initially apologized to the Academy during his televised acceptance speech for best actor, about forty minutes after the slap. But in that speech, he did not apologize to Rock.
Smith publicly apologized to Rock the next day via social media.
But he was much more critical of himself on Friday, calling his actions "shocking, painful, and inexcusable."
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Milliman PPFI now releasing results on a monthly basis
SEATTLE, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the latest results of its Public Pension Funding Index (PPFI), which consists of the nation's 100 largest public defined benefit pension plans.
During May, the Milliman 100 public pension funded ratio remained nearly flat for the month, inching down from 78.6% to 78.4%. May's relatively stagnant market provided a reprieve for these plans after the volatility experienced between February and April of this year. In aggregate, we estimate the PPFI plans saw investment returns of 0.16% in May, with individual plans' estimated returns ranging from -0.72% to 1.80%.
"Public pension funding dropped nearly seven percentage points – from a high of 85.5% at the end of Q1 2022 – as a result of asset value declines," said Becky Sielman, author of Milliman's PPFI. "In fact, in May investment returns helped these plans gain a small amount of market value, but the net negative cash flow from benefits being paid basically zeroed that out."
The total pension liability (TPL) continues to grow and stood at an estimated $5.825 trillion at the end of May 2022, up from $5.810 trillion at the end of April 2022. Currently 52 of the 100 plans have funded ratios between 60% and 90%.
For more information and to view the full Milliman 100 Public Pension Funding Index, go to http://www.milliman.com/ppfi/. To see Milliman's full range of annual Pension Funding Studies, go to https://www.milliman.com/en/retirement-and-benefits/pension-funding-studies. To receive regular updates of Milliman's pension funding analysis, contact us at pensionfunding@milliman.com.
About Milliman
Milliman is among the world's largest providers of actuarial and related products and services. The firm has consulting practices in healthcare, property & casualty insurance, life insurance and financial services, and employee benefits. Founded in 1947, Milliman is an independent firm with offices in major cities around the globe. For further information, visit milliman.com.
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EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leading synthetic biotechnology company accelerating the world's transition to sustainable consumption through its Lab-to-Market™ technology platform today announced that it has started the commissioning of its new fermentation plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil.
The greenfield site at Barra Bonita is a strategic investment with which Amyris leads the biotechnology sector with manufacturing at industrial scale. The new plant is strategically located next to the Raizen sugar mill, which is the world's second largest of its kind, ensuring continuity of supply and favorable feedstock economics. Sugar cane is a key feedstock for producing our sustainable ingredients. Brazil ranks number one in global sugar production, and operating costs in Brazil are advantaged compared to the U.S. and Europe. The fermentation plant has a proprietary design with a process tower that is 2-times taller than the company's prior Brotas plant to take full advantage of gravity in its vertical fermentation process. The site consists of five fermentation "mini-factories" capable of concurrently producing our more than 13 currently scaled and future bio-fermented products. The site has ample space and infrastructure for future expansion.
There is strong consumer demand for bio-based products. A real shift is occurring across multiple end-markets, including food and personal care. Biotechnology has seen significant investment over the past years. However, the majority of the funding has been applied toward the front of the funnel; gene discovery, genetic pathway modeling and microbe engineering. Little investment has been seen downstream in fermentation process development, scale up and fermentation at scale. The lack of scaled precision fermentation expertise and capacity, and thus the ability to manufacture cost effectively at scale is an impediment to biotechnology making a commercial impact. The sector's capital light approach toward fermentation capacity does not bode well for future success.
"At Amyris we are taking control of our destiny with the Barra Bonita plant," said John Melo, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Industry experts are seeing a significant future gap between supply and demand of fermentation-based products. We set out a strategic path over a decade ago that, beyond being the recognized leaders in the science of biotechnology, we would invest in fermentation process capability and capacity. We have a highly experienced team that combines the art and science of manufacturing at scale all the way from the lab bench to the fermentation tower. We are very proud of the team that has engineered and constructed our new plant in record time and during an unprecedented pandemic. We have started to activate the process control modules and are in the process of testing the instruments and automation protocols to ensure that all systems and components are operating efficiently and safely. We are looking forward to accelerating the commissioning process, including the completion of the sterility hold, with a view to operationalize the plant during the second quarter."
Amyris (Nasdaq: AMRS) is a leading synthetic biotechnology company, transitioning the Clean Health & Beauty and Flavors & Fragrances markets to sustainable ingredients through fermentation and the company's proprietary Lab-to-Market™ technology platform. This Amyris platform leverages state-of-the-art machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence, enabling the company to rapidly bring new innovation to market at commercial scale. Amyris ingredients are included in over 20,000 products from the world's top brands, reaching more than 300 million consumers. Amyris also owns and operates a family of consumer brands that is constantly evolving to meet the growing demand for sustainable, effective and accessible products. For more information, please visit http://www.amyris.com.
Amyris, the Amyris logo and Lab-to-Market are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amyris, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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MeaTech believes the collaboration will produce game-changing hybrid alternative meat products that are delicious, nutritious and better resemble conventional meat
REHOVOT, Israel, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MeaTech 3D Ltd. (Nasdaq: MITC), an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat industry, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned Belgian subsidiary, Peace of Meat, has signed a joint development agreement with ENOUGH, a leader in the field of mycoprotein, a fungi-based fermented food ingredient. The collaboration aims to accelerate MeaTech's go-to-market strategy for hybrid products.
This innovative initiative will combine Peace of Meat's unique expertise in cultured avian development with ENOUGH's cutting-edge mycoprotein ingredient to create game-changing hybrid alternative meat products. Cultured avian fat biomass will provide the signature flavors, aromas and textures of conventional meat. ENOUGH's mycoprotein will add high nutritional value with rich protein and fiber content and essential amino acids, zinc and iron.
At a recent MeaTech tasting event, MeaTech's chef prepared hybrid chicken nuggets that included Peace of Meat's cultured chicken fat biomass. The feedback from attendees, which included prominent food industry investors, was unanimously positive. Last September, Peace of Meat successfully produced 700 grams of pure cultured chicken fat biomass in a single production run.
On the heels of that breakthrough, a pilot plant and R&D facility in Belgium are planned to begin scaled-up production in 2023.
ENOUGH will also have its flagship pilot plant in the south of the Netherlands not far from Peace of Meat's facility. The companies' shared product vision and commercialization goals make this an ideal partnership for bringing innovative and sustainable new products to the hybrid food market.
Dirk von Heinrichshorst, CEO of Peace of Meat, said: "This joint venture with ENOUGH is a milestone toward advancing our vision to use cultured fat biomass as an ingredient for developing delicious and innovative hybrid food products that better mimic farm-raised meat."
Arik Kaufman, CEO of MeaTech, said: "We are excited to sign a collaboration agreement with ENOUGH, a global leader in mycoprotein as an ingredient, to accelerate our commercialization of next-generation meat substitutes — hybrid products with cultured fat biomass. These game changing, primarily plant-based products promise to offer a meatier taste and mouthfeel that is closer to conventional meat products."
Jim Laird, CEO of ENOUGH, said: "We believe that the future of sustainable protein will include a mix of plant- fermentation- and cell-based products. Therefore, we are delighted to combine our fermented biomass with the cultured chicken fat biomass being developed by MeaTech's subsidiary, Peace of Meat."
About MeaTech
MeaTech is an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat revolution. The company initiated activities in 2019 and is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker "MITC". MeaTech maintains facilities in Rehovot, Israel and Antwerp, Belgium and is in the process of expanding activities to California, USA. The company believes cultivated meat technologies hold significant potential to improve meat production, simplify the meat supply chain, and offer consumers a range of new product offerings.
MeaTech aims to provide an alternative to industrialized animal farming that dramatically reduces carbon footprint, minimizes water and land usage, and prevents the slaughtering of animals. With a modular factory design, MeaTech aims to offer a sustainable solution for producing a variety of beef, chicken and pork products, both as raw materials and whole cuts.
For more information, please visit: https://meatech3d.com
About ENOUGH
ENOUGH (formerly 3F BIO) is a food-tech company with technology to grow the most sustainable source of food protein.
ENOUGH is pioneering high-scale sustainable protein production to tackle the combined issues of feeding a growing global population and the unsustainable impact of traditional protein farming.
ENOUGH grows non-animal protein by fermenting fungi using renewable feedstocks to grow the most sustainable source of food protein. This produces ABUNDA® mycoprotein, a complete food ingredient that contains all essential amino acids and is high in dietary fiber. It is versatile and can be made into alternative/vegan meat, seafood and dairy products.
ENOUGH is a semi-finalist in "XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion," a $15M prize competition which targets scalable whole cut alternatives that mimic animal protein. The company is already producing whole muscle chicken formats that it demonstrated earlier this year at a tasting for 1,000 guests at Future Food Tech in San Francisco.
The company has 50+ employees, spanning 17 nationalities located in Scotland, England and the Netherlands. ENOUGH is building a first-of-its-kind mycoprotein factory (60,000 metric-ton capacity) which will initially grow 10,000 metric tons per annum and be operational later this year.
The company will supply ABUNDA mycoprotein as a B2B food ingredient to consumer brands and retailers, addressing the need for high-scale supply of healthy and sustainable protein to address a rapidly growing market.
For more information about ENOUGH, please visit: http://www.enough-food.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning MeaTech's business, operations and financial performance and condition as well as plans, objectives, and expectations for MeaTech's business operations and financial performance and condition. Any statements that are not historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect MeaTech's current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which change over time, and other factors that may cause MeaTech's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and are typically identified with words such as "may," "could," "should," "will," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "aim," "intend," "plan" or words or phases of similar meaning and include, without limitation, MeaTech's expectations regarding the success of its cultured meat manufacturing technologies it is developing, which will require significant additional work before MeaTech can potentially launch commercial sales; MeaTech's research and development activities associated with technologies for cultured meat manufacturing, including three-dimensional meat production, which involves a lengthy and complex process; MeaTech's ability to obtain and enforce its intellectual property rights and to operate its business without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights and proprietary technology of third parties; and other risks and uncertainties, including those identified in MeaTech's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for MeaTech to predict their occurrence or how they will affect MeaTech. If one or more of the factors affecting MeaTech's forward-looking information and statements proves incorrect, then MeaTech's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release. Therefore, MeaTech cautions you not to place undue reliance on its forward-looking information and statements. MeaTech disclaims any duty to revise or update the forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking statements, except as specifically required by law.
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NEW YORK, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for T, CALA, ATER, MNDT, and XRX.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tommy Beres hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give third-seeded UCLA a wild 25-22 victory over second-seeded Oregon State on Saturday in the Pac-12 Tournament.
The win by the Bruins, who scored nine runs in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings, forced a second game between the teams later in the near 100 degree night.
The winner takes on Stanford in Sunday’s championship game of the first Pac-12 tourney.
Despite losing a 21-12 lead, Oregon State (43-14) bounced back in the 10th inning, regaining the lead on Justin Boyd’s sixth hit, a single-game record for the Beavers.
But UCLA (38-21) couldn’t be slowed down as Michael Curialle singled, Ethan Gourson doubled and Kyle Karros was intentionally walked to load the bases. Ryan Brown balked home the tying run before Beres launched the game-winner over the left-field wall.
UCLA scored nine runs on four hits, three walks, a hit batter and an error in the ninth inning. Curialle, Beres and Kenny Oyama each drove in a pair of runs.
Beres drove in seven runs, Oyama had five hits and five RBIs and Curialle, Gourson and Karros all had four hits. Gourson scored five times. UCLA finished with 25 hits and 12 walks. Three batters were hit by a pitch and the Bruins left 17 runners on base. Until the 10th, UCLA’s only extra base hits were three doubles.
Garret Forrester drove in six runs for the Beavers with a pair of homers among his three hits, Gavin Logan had five hits and five RBIs. Oregon State had 28 hits, nine of them doubles, received six walks and left 14 on base. Boyd scored four runs.
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BIRMINGHAM, England , May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists from the University of Birmingham have shown an existing drug may reduce damage after spinal cord injury, by blocking the inflammatory response in the spinal cord.
Their research, published today in Clinical and Translational Medicine, demonstrates that AZD1236, a drug developed by AstraZeneca, can significantly reduce 'secondary damage' caused by the body's response to spinal cord injury (SCI).
Researchers led by Professor Zubair Ahmed, Professor of Neuroscience and lead for the Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Section at The University's Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, used animal models to demonstrate that AZD1236 can promote significant nerve regeneration, with a dramatic 80% preservation in nerve function following spinal cord compression injury.
Crucially, this translated into an 85% improvement in movement and sensation. These dramatic effects were observed following only three days of treatment with AZD1236, starting within 24 hours post-injury. Within three weeks, the AZD1236-treated animals showed unprecedented recovery, while controls still showed significant deficits at six weeks post-injury.
One of the key drivers of SCI secondary damage is breakdown of the blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB). This results in oedema (excess fluid build-up around the spinal cord) and triggers an inflammatory response that can ultimately hinder the healing process, and lead to nerve cell death.
AZD1236 is a potent and selective inhibitor of two enzymes, MMP-9 and MMP-12, which are implicated in the inflammatory process.
The researchers demonstrated that AZD1236 halts SCI-induced oedema, and reduces BSCB breakdown and scarring at the site of the injury. They also examined the effect of AZD1236 dosing on MMP-9 and MMP-12 activity in both the bloodstream and cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds the spinal cord.
Here they demonstrated significant suppression of enzyme activity after both oral dosing, and intrathecal dosing (injection into the spinal canal). Oral dosing reduced enzyme activity by 90% in serum, and 69-74% in the cerebrospinal fluid. Unsurprisingly, intrathecal injection delivered higher levels (88-90%) of suppression in the cerebrospinal fluid.
Further studies showed the AZD1236 supressed the formation of pro-inflammatory cytokines (molecules that are known to contribute to the development of long-lasting neuropathic pain, which often follows SCI) by 85-95%. AZD1236 was also found to be 82% more effective at alleviating SCI-induced neuropathic pain sensitivity to cold, heat and touch when compared to currently used pain medications such as pregabalin (Lyrica) and gabapentin.
Professor Ahmed commented: "There is currently no reparative drug available for SCI patients, treatments only provide symptomatic relief and do not tackle the underlying molecular mechanisms that cause or contribute to oedema and blood-spinal cord barrier breakdown. This drug has the potential to be a first-in-class treatment against some of the key pathological drivers of SCI and could revolutionise the prospects for recovery of SCI patients".
Hitesh Sanganee, Executive Director, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca said: "The work by Professor Ahmed and his team has been supported through our Open Innovation Programme and represents a very successful collaboration between academia and industry to bring about the possibility of real benefits to patients affected by SCI, an area of great medical need. Exploring the potential of AZD1236 for this new indication represents a great outcome for our Open Innovations programme and aligns with our ethos of "sharing ideas and enabling scientific innovation to cross boundaries between academia and industry will help to translate innovative ideas into scientific breakthroughs and potential new medicines more quickly."
University of Birmingham Enterprise has filed a patent application covering selective combined inhibition activity or expression of both matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9 (gelatinase B) and MMP-12 (macrophage metalloelastase) after SCI or related injury to neurological tissue.
University of Birmingham Enterprise is now seeking investors and partners to take this promising therapeutic to clinical trials.
Clinic-ready inhibitor of MMP-9/-12 restores sensory and functional decline in rodent models of spinal cord injury is available at DOI 10.1002/ctm2.884.
About AZD1236
AZD1236 is a potent and selective inhibitor of MMP-9 and MMP-12, which are implicated in the inflammatory process. AZD1236 was developed by AstraZeneca as a novel oral treatment to control the symptoms and exacerbations of COPD and reduce progression and severity of the disease. MMPs are a family of related zinc metalloendopeptidases that regulate the turnover of extra-cellular matrix proteins and also the function of a number of bioactive molecules including pro-inflammatory mediators. The activity of the MMPs has been implicated in both physiological and pathological tissue remodeling, including organ development, wound healing, inflammation, cancer and arthritis. MMPs are collectively capable of degrading essentially all of the components of extra cellular matrix. AZD1236 is among a number of molecules available to researchers through AstraZeneca's Open Innovation Programme.
About the University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is ranked amongst the world's top 100 institutions. Its work brings people from across the world to Birmingham, including researchers, teachers and more than 6,500 international students from over 150 countries.
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Published: Jun. 16, 2022 at 7:00 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hours ago
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global health services company Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) will repurchase $3.5 billion of common stock through accelerated stock repurchase agreements (the "ASR Agreements") with Mizuho Markets Americas LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (the "Counterparties"). The ASRs are part of Cigna's existing share repurchase program, which had remaining authority of approximately $8.8 billion as of June 14, 2022.
"This accelerated share repurchase is part of our ongoing commitment to return significant value to our shareholders," said David M. Cordani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cigna. "Our ability to execute against our capital deployment priorities is a testament to the ongoing growth and strength of our businesses and our ability to generate strong cash flow. When combined with our previously completed share repurchases, we remain on track to repurchase at least $7 billion of our shares in 2022."
Under the terms of the ASR Agreements, on July 6, 2022, Cigna will receive an aggregate initial delivery of shares equal in value to 80% of the prepayment amount of $3.5 billion, based on Cigna's share price as of market close on July 1, 2022. The specific number of shares that Cigna ultimately will repurchase pursuant to the ASR Agreements will be based generally on the daily volume-weighted average share price of Cigna common stock over the term of the ASR Agreements, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR Agreements. Final settlement under the ASR Agreements is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2022. The ASR Agreements contain provisions customary for agreements of this type, including provisions for adjustments to the transaction terms upon certain specified events, the circumstances generally under which final settlement of the ASR Agreements may be accelerated or extended or the ASR Agreements may be terminated early by Cigna or the Counterparties, and various acknowledgements and representations made by the parties to each other. The ASR Agreements provide that if the public announcement of the first closing of the Company's previously announced sale of its life, accident and supplemental benefits businesses in several countries to Chubb INA Holdings Inc. does not occur on or before July 1, 2022, the ASR Agreements shall be cancelled in whole. At final settlement, under certain circumstances, Cigna may be entitled to receive additional shares of Cigna common stock from the Counterparties or Cigna may be required to make a cash payment or, if Cigna elects, deliver shares of Cigna common stock to the Counterparties. All of the shares of Cigna common stock delivered to Cigna under the ASR Agreements will be held in treasury or retired.
About Cigna Cigna Corporation is a global health services company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Cigna delivers choice, predictability, affordability and access to quality care through integrated capabilities and connected, personalized solutions that advance whole person health. All products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Evernorth companies or their affiliates and Express Scripts companies or their affiliates. Such products and services include an integrated suite of health services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits and other related products.
Cigna maintains sales capability in over 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has over 190 million customer relationships around the world. To learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
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DOJ requires officers to intervene if they see another use excessive force as part of broader reform effort
By Evan Perez, Whitney Wild and Kaitlan Collins, CNN
The Justice Department will require its agents and law enforcement officers to intervene and render aid if they see another officer use excessive force against a detainee — a policy change in tandem with a series of police reform measures that the Biden administration plans to announce in the coming days.
President Joe Biden’s push for sweeping police reforms through legislation, blocked by Republican opposition in Congress, instead will take shape in a more limited executive order set to be announced as soon as Wednesday, the anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd, according to people briefed on the matter.
The Biden order, first reported by The Washington Post, is expected to build on reforms that banned chokeholds and restricted no-knock warrants by extending those rules that currently apply to the Justice Department to other federal law enforcement agencies. The Justice Department also has expanded the use of body-worn cameras.
The Biden order also is expected to encourage local and state law enforcement to meet minimum training and state certification standards, the people who have been briefed said.
The Justice Department’s use-of-force policy change, the first since 2004, is contained in a memo issued Friday by the attorney general. The President’s executive order also is expected to expand this policy to other federal law enforcement agencies outside the Justice Department, the people briefed said.
The new policy issued to Justice Department agencies — including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, US Marshals Service and FBI — takes effect in July.
“Officers will be trained in, and must recognize and act upon, the affirmative duty to intervene to prevent or stop, as appropriate, any officer from engaging in excessive force or any other use of force that violates the Constitution, other federal laws, or Department policies on the reasonable use of force,” the new policy reads.
It also says officers have a duty to render aid in these cases.
“It is the policy of the Department of Justice to value and preserve human life,” the policy reads. “Officers may use force only when no reasonably effective, safe, and feasible alternative appears to exist and may use only the level of force that a reasonable officer on the scene would use under the same or similar circumstances.”
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| 2022-05-24T15:42:00Z
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a time-saving tool for drying a vehicle, motorcycle or truck," said an inventor, from Missouri City, Texas, "so I invented the HEATED AUTOMOTIVE AIRBLOW DRYER. My design eliminates the need to kneel, stretch or bend and it ensures that no streaks or dried water marks are left behind."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to dry a freshly-washed vehicle. In doing so, it eliminates the need to use a towel or chamois. As a result, it helps to prevent smears and dried water markings and it saves time and effort. The invention features a portable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for vehicle owners.
The original design was submitted to the Houston sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-HOF-205, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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DUBLIN, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AerCap Holdings N.V. ("AerCap" or the "Company") (NYSE: AER) today announced it has filed an interim financial report including its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). AerCap's Form 6-K can be accessed on the "Investors" section of the Company's website at www.aercap.com, as well as on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
About AerCap
AerCap is the global leader in aviation leasing with one of the most attractive order books in the industry. AerCap serves approximately 300 customers around the world with comprehensive fleet solutions. AerCap is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (AER) and is based in Dublin with offices in Shannon, Miami, Singapore, Memphis, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi, Seattle, Toulouse and other locations around the world.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements, estimates and forecasts with respect to future performance and events. These statements, estimates and forecasts are "forward-looking statements". In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "might," "should," "expect," "plan," "intend," "will," "aim," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "predict," "potential" or "continue" or the negatives thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements and are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors, including the impacts of, and associated responses to: the Ukraine Conflict, the Covid-19 pandemic, our ability to successfully integrate GECAS' operations and employees and realize anticipated synergies and cost savings; and the potential impact of the consummation of the GECAS transaction on relationships, including with employees, suppliers, customers and competitors, that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. As a result, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate or correct. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future performance or events described in the forward-looking statements in this press release might not occur. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results and we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake any obligation to, and will not, update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arixa Capital is pleased to announce that the Company has now funded more than $1 billion of loans to real estate investors and developers in the last twelve months and $3 billion since inception of its first lending fund in 2010.
"We have accelerated our origination growth this past year by successfully expanding into new markets such as Phoenix – deepening our penetration into the multifamily bridge and construction space and attracting many new talented borrowers to work with us," said Greg Hebner, Managing Director of Arixa Capital. "Our entire team is excited to reach this milestone and we know our success is only possible with the ongoing support of our clients and industry colleagues."
Arixa provides transitional business purpose loans on real estate projects ranging from single family homes and urban subdivisions to smaller apartment buildings and mixed use properties, primarily in the Western U.S.. The Company has funded more than 1,600 loans since inception, with most loans ranging in size from $1 million to $15 million.
"Our announcement underscores how lending to real estate investors and developers deserves to be recognized as a whole new asset class. With over $100 billion of such loans outstanding, and growing, Arixa aims to be both a leading provider of non-bank real estate loans, and a leading investment manager specializing in creating portfolios of high-quality, high-yield, short-term real estate loans to be used by high net worth and institutional investors as part of their overall portfolio," shares Jan Brzeski, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer.
"The future has never been brighter for our industry, and we want to continue to be a leader in our markets, serving the most experienced and successful real estate investors, builders and developers," added Hebner.
Arixa prioritizes educating investors of all kinds about real estate debt, publishing a series of resources including white papers and FAQs. Access these resources at www.arixacapital.com/investor-resources.
Arixa Capital is one of the Western U.S. market's premier private real estate lenders and fund managers, providing small balance loan solutions to lower middle-market residential and commercial investors and developers. Since inception, Arixa has originated more than $3 billion in loans and generated attractive risk-adjusted returns for its partners and investors. Visit www.arixacapital.com for more information, or contact us at info@arixacapital.com or (310) 905-3050.
For information on investing in Arixa's funds, please reach out to:
Jan Brzeski
jbrzeski@arixacapital.com
For information on borrowing for a project, please reach out to:
Greg Hebner
ghebner@arixacapital.com
Seth Davis
sdavis@arixacapital.com
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- The $25M Series A will help Phaidra accelerate its mission of increasing Fortune 100 profitability while reducing emissions with artificial intelligence and deep reinforcement learning.
- Company announced the appointment of industry veteran Robert Locke as its new president and chief strategy officer.
SEATTLE, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phaidra, a pioneer of using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency, stability, and sustainability in the industrial sector, has closed $25M in Series A funding, the company announced today. The funding will allow Phaidra to accelerate deployment of its technology in mission-critical industries, from data centers and refineries to pharmaceutical plants and steel mills.
To head its growth and business development efforts, Phaidra also announced the addition of industry veteran Robert Locke as president and chief strategy officer. Robert previously was senior vice president of corporate development for automation giant Johnson Controls, where he worked closely with many of JCI's largest customers, led the creation of new businesses and JCI's corporate venture capital team, and sourced strategic acquisitions.
"At DeepMind, my co-founders and I saw first-hand how deep reinforcement learning was creating breakthroughs in multiple real-world applications. We started Phaidra to bring the benefits of this technology beyond the tech companies to the industrial sector," said Jim Gao, CEO of Phaidra. "Robert's company-building expertise and the Series A raise will go a long way towards achieving our mission of radical resource efficiency."
Phaidra's AI platform enables the industrial sector to radically improve resource efficiency via self-learning control systems. From data centers to pharmaceutical manufacturing to district cooling, Fortune 100 companies are using Phaidra to control complex industrial systems like large chiller plants to reduce their energy consumption by 15-30 percent while improving thermal stability by up to 70 percent. Despite these facilities being already highly-optimized, Phaidra's technology has unlocked further double-digit performance improvements as its AI identifies opportunities that humans cannot see.
While traditional industrial controls systems today are static (meaning they utilize hard-coded control logic that results in repetitive behavior and break easily), Phaidra's technology is dynamic and gets smarter over time. The AI optimizes plant performance in real-time by continuously learning and adapting to changing plant conditions. This increases profitability, efficiency, and process stability for Phaidra's industrial customers — while reducing emissions.
Phaidra's founders have years of experience working on transforming the industrial sector. Gao, along with CTO Vedavyas Panneershelvam, previously led Google DeepMind's energy and climate efforts, reducing Google's data center cooling energy usage by 40 percent with an AI-based control system. COO Katherine Hoffman is a veteran of the defense and controls industries, where she specialized in new technology commercialization and controls system design.
The core of Phaidra's technology is deep reinforcement learning, a technique pioneered by DeepMind to drive several recent scientific breakthroughs, from AlphaGo (an AI-based world-class player of the game "Go") to protein folding. Panneershelvam is a renowned expert on reinforcement learning and was a core member of the AlphaGo team. "The exceptionally talented team at Phaidra is leading the industry by using cutting-edge AI to speed up our energy transition," said Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind.
The new funding round is led by Starshot Capital, a venture firm which supports high-impact high-growth companies, particularly those addressing climate change.
"Technologies that enable companies to be more profitable and efficient while simultaneously reducing their emissions are critical to addressing the climate crisis," said Jeremy Brewer, managing partner of Starshot Capital. "We are delighted to support Phaidra as they transform the industrial sector."
Starshot is joined by problem-solving organization Helena, a new major investor. Other investors include Ahren Innovation Capital, and Mustafa Suleyman. Existing investors Flying Fish, Section 32, and Character all participated in the round.
"The industrial sector consumes the majority of the world's finite resources. Phaidra's technology represents an opportunity to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time," said Sam Feinburg, Founding Partner at Helena.
Phaidra's mission is to make the industrial sector radically more resource-efficient via self-learning control systems. Every aspect of modern life depends on complex industrial processes (e.g. factories, power plants, data centers) that convert large quantities of raw materials into finished goods. Phaidra's product is a closed-loop AI control system that automatically learns from sensor data and gets better over time at managing these complex industrial facilities. This next generation of truly intelligent control systems will enable large-scale reductions in resource intensity without sacrificing yield or product quality. Phaidra's founding team comes from DeepMind, the Alphabet-owned AI research hub, and the defense and HVAC industry — representing a unique intersection of AI and industrials that defines the company. To find out more, visit https://phaidra.ai.
Starshot Capital supports ambitious entrepreneurs building high-impact high-growth companies. We believe society's greatest challenges, such as climate change, represent outsized opportunities for impact and economic returns. Our mission is to accelerate the work of founders building transformational businesses at the earliest stages by connecting them to key partners, customers, and employees. For more about Starshot Capital, visit https://starshotcapital.com.
Helena is a global problem-solving organization. Through Helena Projects, Helena seeks to implement solutions to critical societal problems. Since its founding in 2015, Helena Projects have included: America In One Room, Factory in the Sky, Shield, The Covid Project, and Energy Vault. To learn more about Helena, visit https://helena.org.
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DOVER, Del., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Company announced today that Jeff Householder, president and CEO, Beth Cooper, executive vice president, CFO, treasurer and assistant corporate secretary and Jim Moriarty, executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief policy and risk officer of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) will be hosting a live webcast at 12:50 pm EST (Eastern Standard Time) on Tuesday, May 17th during the 2022 AGA Financial Forum. Webcast participants will learn about the projects the Company currently has underway and other strategic initiatives which position the Company for future growth.
To listen to the live webcast, please visit the Events & Presentations section of the Investors page on www.chpk.com and click on the "2022 AGA Financial Forum Presentation" link. Alternatively, you may click the following link: Listen to Webcast. You will be prompted to register for the webcast that will start promptly at 12:50 pm EST where the live audio and slides of the presentation being given will be available.
About Chesapeake Utilities Corporation:
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation offers sustainable energy solutions through its natural gas transmission and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution, mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions, and other businesses. For more information, visit www.chpk.com.
Please note that Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has no affiliation with Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas exploration company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Alex Whitelam
Head of Investor Relations
awhitelam@chpk.com
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Luxury Second Home Marketplace Strategically Expands To Cabo Based Off Strong Buyer Demand
LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacaso, the leading technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home, today announced that it has expanded its service to Mexico, with its first property to be available in Los Cabos. Pacaso offers buyers the unique opportunity to co-own 1/8 to 1/2 of a contemporary second home in Cabo. The company now operates in 40 global destinations and launched its first international destination in Marbella, Spain in late 2021.
"Cabo is a destination full of vibrant culture, breathtaking beaches, world-class golf and ocean adventures, and there has been high demand from current owners and future buyers to bring our co-ownership model to this special destination," said Pacaso CEO and Co-Founder Austin Allison. "Pacaso has built a strong foundation as the category-creating leader in luxury second home co-ownership in the U.S., Spain and the U.K., and we could not be more excited to have Mexico become the next North American Pacaso destination."
Located in the Puerto Los Cabos community, one of Pacaso's first listings in the destination will be a four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath home overlooking the Sea of Cortez with unparalleled indoor and outdoor living. The home features a dramatic reflecting pool in the grand foyer, travertine floors, a vast dining table and a gourmet kitchen that opens up to a spacious patio, covered grilling area, pool and spa that look out to the sea. Steps lead to a rooftop terrace complete with a fire pit and more views. Pacaso owners will have access to The Club Fundadores, just two minutes away on the included golf cart.
Another Pacaso listing in Cabo will be a new construction contemporary home located in San Jose del Cabo with views of Palmilla Bay, Punta Gorda and the San Jose coastline. Nestled within Caleta Loma, a hilltop community in the 1,000-acre resort community of Palmilla, the single-level home features an open floor plan that invites the Cabo sunshine in with floor-to-ceiling glass doors leading to an infinity pool, sunken spa, recessed fire pit, and covered deck with an outdoor barbecue. In addition to direct beach access, Pacaso owners will receive membership to The Club at Palmilla Dunes, a premier family-oriented social, sports and recreational private club.
"Cabo has been a longtime favorite getaway and second home destination for Americans and Canadians," said Ronival Real Estate Owner Nick Fong. "After learning about Pacaso's innovative co-ownership model, its leadership, and success to date in the U.S. and Europe, I could not be more thrilled to introduce Pacaso to Cabo, a luxury market with lots of opportunity."
Pacaso partners with all interested real estate agents and brokerages in markets where it operates. Real estate agents representing buyers who purchase a share of a Pacaso home receive a 3% referral commission, plus Pacaso equity in the form of 500 RSUs. Agents in Mexico who are interested in working with Pacaso can learn more on the company's website.
To see all available homes, please visit the Pacaso website.
Pacaso® is a technology-enabled marketplace that modernizes real estate co-ownership to make owning a second home possible and enjoyable for more people. Pacaso curates luxury listings with premium amenities and high-end contemporary interior design, offers ⅛ to ½ ownership with integrated financing, and, after purchase, professionally manages the home and supports seamless resale. Co-founded by Austin Allison and Spencer Rascoff in 2020, Pacaso operates in 40 top second home destinations around the world. Pacaso has been certified as a Great Place to Work and is recognized as one of Glassdoor's 2022 Best Places to Work.
Learn more about Pacaso and view listings at Pacaso.com and connect with @PacasoHomes on Instagram and Twitter.
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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. today announced the acquisition of Erimus Group Limited ("Erimus"). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1986 and based in Tees-side, England, Erimus is an established retail insurance broker with a strong presence in the North East of England, serving a mainly regional commercial client base. Product offerings include commercial combined, business interruption, commercial property, cyber, D&O and employers liability insurance The firm, which is headed up by Paul Davison, will become part of Gallagher's UK Retail division, which serves local and national businesses across the UK. Paul will report to Elliot Miller, Regional Managing Director of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North East.
"We are delighted to welcome the Erimus team to Gallagher. This business is a great fit with our UK retail operations and provides us with a fantastic opportunity to expand our regional presence in England," said J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO. "We look forward to working with Paul and his colleagues to expand their service offerings."
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG), a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Gallagher provides these services in 130 countries around the world through its owned operations and a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.
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| 2022-06-28T09:43:29Z
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When should you bathe your puppy?
Getting your puppy used to baths will stand you in good stead as they get bigger and harder to control. But how often should you bathe them? It’s important to strike the right balance between keeping them fresh and clean and potentially over-bathing them.
Whether you’re a first-time dog owner or you need a refresher, it’s important to learn how regularly to bathe a puppy and what you need to get the job done well.
Puppy bathing questions
When should you give a puppy their first bath?
Some breeders and shelters give puppies their first baths before they send them off to their new homes, as it’s safe to do so from the age of 4-6 weeks. When you get a puppy as a pet, they should be at least 8 weeks old, at which point it’s perfectly safe to bathe them right away. That said, it’s a good idea to give your new puppy a week or two to settle in before you attempt to bathe them, because you’re a stranger to them at first and baths can be stressful for dogs.
Whether it’s their first bath ever or their first bath in their new home, start slowly to avoid putting them off bathing for life. Invite them into the bathroom and give them treats for a few days before you attempt a first bath to create a positive association with the bathroom. Never bathe young puppies outside with cold water, as they get chilled easily.
Can you bathe a puppy too much?
Yes, you absolutely can bathe a puppy too much. Dogs have natural oils in their coats that do a great job of self-cleaning. Overly frequent bathing disrupts these oils and can dry out the skin. It’s fine to give your puppy an occasional extra bath if they roll in something nasty, but avoid excessive bathing just for the sake of it.
How often should you bathe a puppy?
Bathe your pup once every 4-8 weeks. It’s fine to go as long as 3 or 4 months between baths in adult dogs, but getting your puppy used to them at a young age will make it easier when they’re older.
What you need to give a puppy a bath
Now that you know how often to bathe your puppy, you just need to gather the right supplies. Having everything you need on hand makes the bathing process much simpler.
Puppy shampoo
You should use puppy shampoo rather than standard dog shampoo when bathing your pup. These are designed to be extra gentle so they won’t irritate your puppy’s delicate skin. Many have “tear-free” formulas that don’t sting the eyes, though you should avoid shampooing their face anyway. Don’t use human shampoos on puppies, if you can avoid it. In an emergency, it’s OK to use baby shampoo as a one-off, as it’s gentler than shampoo for adults, but it still doesn’t have the correct pH balance for canine skin.
Towels
Assuming you don’t want to dry your puppy on the same towels you use to dry yourself, you should have a selection of towels just for your dog. It’s fine to use any old towels you have lying around, but if you don’t have towels you’re no longer using, dedicated dog towels are often made from microfiber, so they’re extra absorbent.
Treats
The first few times you bathe your puppy, you might need an extra person on hand to feed them treats as a distraction. This helps keep them calm and happy and can create a positive association if they know every time they get a bath, they also get plied with treats. If you don’t have someone who can continuously feed your pup treats, you can get lick mats with suction cups so you can adhere them to your bathroom tiles. You smear pastes such as peanut butter on them and it keeps your dog entertained.
Brush
Although it’s not 100% essential, you might want a rubber brush to help work the shampoo through your puppy’s coat, especially if they have medium or long fur. These brushes also massage the skin to improve blood flow and scratch any itches your pup might have.
Shower attachment
You can buy shower attachments specifically for dogs. These have longer heads than regular shower attachments so you can wet and rinse your canine companion more quickly. The less time it takes to bathe your dog, the easier it will be, so they’re worth investing in. You can use them in your bathroom or outside, but remember not to bathe young puppies with cold water, even on a hot day.
What to buy to bathe a puppy
Its extra-gentle, tearless formula makes it the ideal choice for puppies. It leaves their coat soft, shiny and smelling great.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy and PetSmart
Kong Dog ZoomGroom Multi-use Brush
This rubber brush helps work shampoo through the coat and gives your puppy’s skin a massage at the same time.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy and Amazon
Waterpik Pet Wand Pro Dog Shower Attachment
This shower attachment gives you better coverage so you can rinse your puppy off more quickly and easily. You can use it indoors or outdoors, but only attempt the latter on hot days with older puppies and adult dogs.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy and Amazon
Frisco Microfiber Towel for Cats and Dogs
This is a large, highly absorbent towel that’s perfect for drying puppies off after a bath. It’s machine washable and fast drying, so it’s easy to clean between uses.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy
Aquapaw Slow Treater Silicone Lick Mat
If you need a distraction for your pup, simply smother this lick mat in peanut butter or similar, stick it to a tiled wall and keep them entertained while you bathe them.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy and Amazon
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SCORE celebrates LGBTQ+ small business owners
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During Pride Month, SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is honoring the 1.4 million LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs throughout the country.
LGBTQ+ small businesses contribute $1.7 trillion to the American economy each year, according to a SCORE meta-analysis. In addition, the LGBTQ+ community holds an estimated purchasing power of $917 billion dollars in the U.S.
"LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs play a vital role in the small business community," said SCORE CEO Bridget Weston. "We want the LGBTQ+ community to know we are here to provide them with the tools and resources they need to excel when starting or growing their business."
SCORE supports LGBTQ+ small businesses
Sarah Scala, president and principal consultant of Sarah A. Scala Consulting in Watertown, Mass., has utilized SCORE as a resource since the inception of her business 10 years ago. While she had been out to friends and family for a number of years, she came out publicly in 2021 to support and provide leadership coaching services to LGBTQ+ clientele. As part of her journey, Scala explains: "I challenged myself each month to do something additional to promote that I provide LGBTQ+ services. It has not been easy. However, I feel confident about this choice as I am supported by peers, mentors, clients and my network." She is thankful for the continuous support of her mentors: "Each of my SCORE mentors has been exceptional with providing advice, support and a sounding ear."
SCORE client Gavin Escolar, owner of The Chaga Company in San Francisco, Calif., has found great success and support with his SCORE mentor, Pete Slosberg, over the years: "The Chaga Company loves SCORE. SCORE has given my business tools, focus, courage and persistence which results in business success. My SCORE mentor Pete Slosberg is GOLD. He is hands-on with the direction of the company and has been on our side throughout this entrepreneurial journey."
How SCORE can help
SCORE supports all entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their small business. Tools to support small business owners include 24/7 expert mentoring, resilience training and on-demand educational resources. Visit SCORE.org to learn more.
About SCORE:
Since 1964, SCORE has helped 11 million entrepreneurs start or grow a business. SCORE's 10,000 volunteers provide free mentoring, workshops and educational services to 1,500+ communities nationwide, creating 25,084 new businesses and 71,475 non-owner jobs in 2021 alone. Visit SCORE at www.score.org. Follow @SCOREMentors on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Funded [in part] through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Contact:
Meghan Dooley
SCORE
202-968-6428
media@score.org
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https://nglcc.org/report
http://www.lgbt-capital.com/
https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/strategy/lgbtq-owned-business-resources
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Griner’s ordeal in Russia weighs on minds of teammates
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Sports Writer
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury are preparing for their WNBA season without teammate Brittney Griner. The 6-foot-9 Griner remains in Russia after being detained after arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February. First-year Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard says she wakes up in the middle of the night sometimes, worrying about Griner. Russian authorities said a search of Griner’s luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Teammates are hoping for her safe return to the United States. Her arrest came at a time of heightened political tensions over Ukraine. Since then, Russia has invaded Ukraine and remains at war.
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Aided by a small support group, former Temple resident Page Rowland has started a ministry for the community, Bethany House of Prayer, 611 S. Third St., next to Feed My Sheep.
“Bethany House of Prayer is about community transformation,” he said. “The vision is to be a part of bringing social justice to those that are homeless or in need in general, and be a part of bringing hope and restoring lives through the gospel of Jesus.”
At this point, he said, the ministry has him, a board and a few people who want to help lay the foundation.
“Right now, we’re doing services every Saturday at 10 a.m.,” he said.
The goal is community transformation, he said, by establishing a house of prayer 24 hours a day, seven days a week, “where there’s worship, prayer and intercession non-stop.”
“I believe this will be fuel to help in the transformation of our city,” he said.
The desire is to partner with the already existing Christian community, he said.
“That’s already happening,” he said. “We’ve got people coming from different churches. I’ve shared it with several pastors and I’m in the process of making the rounds of the city to get their blessing as well.”
This hopefully will be a thing of unity, he said.
“There seems to be a passion in all of Christianity to reach out to those that are lost — those in particular in the homeless population.”
Saturday service
About a dozen people came for the service at 10 a.m. Saturday.
David Copple of Temple, one of the board members, said Rowland is the one with the vision for the ministry. Copple has been in the ministry for 47 years and has known Rowland for 11 years, he said.
In addition to the vision of a 24/7 place of prayer and worship, he said, is the co-vision of a ministry to the homeless.
“We want to see chains broken, lives restored, people saved, people touched by the Holy Spirit of God,” he said.
A scripture verse he loves, he said, is Romans 8:19: “For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.”
“I’ve seen so many lives transformed by the power of God,” he said.
Kristin Morris and Denise Mooney, who made up the worship team, were tuning their guitars before the service.
“About a decade ago, I got roped into volunteering and realized God was calling me into this ministry,” Morris said. “He literally pulled me out of hell, cleaned me off and sent me back.”
She’s an original board member of Feed My Sheep, which provides many services for the homeless.
“As soon as I started volunteering, I felt a connection and a calling,” she said.
Mooney, who is one of the worship leaders at Bethel Assembly in Temple, said this was her first time at the ministry. Her husband, Casey Mooney, is operations director of Feed My Sheep.
“So I’ve been around it for about 12 years,” she said. “They’re just people that are looked over most of the time.”
Homeless people don’t always feel welcome or have a way to get to church, she said.
“This is great, right in their territory, giving them an opportunity to meet Jesus,” she said.
‘God called me …’
Rowland said he’s been in this type of ministry since 2007. He was vice president of marketing and sales for Temple Chamber of Commerce during 2005-2011.
“God called me out of my corporate job to a full-time ministry,” he said.
He pastored the “church under the bridge” in Temple for about two years, he said. The Interstate 35 expansion drove them out.
He went on missionary journeys, he said, and was sent to different tribal groups in the Native American population. Now, he said, he’s grateful to be back in Temple and a part of the community.
Rowland said that although he preaches at times, his gift is administration — “bringing the pieces together, building the organization.”
He said he likes the format of I Corinthians 14:26: “How is it then, brethren, whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.”
Ultimately, Rowland said, when the church body comes together, it is his desire for the Lord to have complete control over the services and that they not be centered on one person.
Rowland said he was encouraged by the church’s address: 611 S. Third St., in that it reminds him of Isaiah 61:1, which was read by Jesus in his home town of Nazareth: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek, he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.”
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BEIJING, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 23, Berry Oncology, a global leading company specialized in genomic testing and early cancer screening, announced the launch of its innovative one-time precision product HIFI Pan-Cancer Screening, which is an early multi-cancer screening product developed based on the company's proprietary HIFI technology platform. With one single testing, the product can accurately detect 6 high-risk and high-incident cancers in China that include lung cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, and colorectal cancer, with a global leading performance of 87.58% sensitivity, 99.09% specificity and 82% traceability accuracy.
Cancer has become a global public health challenge. According to the 2020 global cancer burden data released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), there were 19.29 million new cancer cases and 9.96 million cancer deaths worldwide in 2020, while the numbers in China were 4.57 million and 3 million respectively in the same year, ranking the first in the world which has imposed a heavy disease burden on individuals and society.
The Healthy China 2030 Plan, issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, clearly states that early diagnosis and treatment of major high-risk cancers is highly encouraged, opportunistic cancer screening should be promoted, and the 5-year overall cancer survival rate in China is expected to be increased by 15% by 2030. In the recently released 14th Five-Year Plan for Bioeconomic Development, it also stated that it is necessary to incorporate advanced technologies such as genetic testing into disease prevention, and to carry out early screening for major diseases such as cancers, so as to provide precision solutions and decision support for individualized treatment.
NGS-based liquid biopsy technology has greatly improved the possibility of early cancer screening. On top of significant improvement in the overall testing performance, innovative liquid biopsy products for early cancer screening, taking HIFI Pan-Cancer Screening as an example, have accessible benefits of minimal invasiveness and user friendliness, which help increase the compliance of high-risk groups and create bigger clinical intervention window for patients with early-stage cancer to improve their survival rate, compared with traditional cancer screening methods such as tumor markers and imaging.
HIFI Pan-Cancer Screening is the first early screening product for multiple cancer types using whole genome sequencing (WGS) of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) worldwide. Compared with other technologies, this technology can capture early cancer signals in a wider range and reduce missed detection caused by individual differences and differences in molecular biological characteristics across various tumor types.
In addition, HIFI Pan-Cancer Screening is developed based on Berry Oncology's proprietary HIFI technology platform. The self-iterative HIFI technology platform can reduce the costs of product development and testing services, and thus making early screening for multiple cancers more affordable.
Since its establishment, Berry Oncology has been committed to the development of innovative liquid biopsy products for cancer based on the NGS platform. Today, the company has carried out product development covering the full disease course, from early screening and early diagnosis, companion diagnosis, minimal residual disease, to recurrence monitoring.
Zhang Kai, deputy director of the National Cancer Center and the Cancer Prevention Department of the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, said, "With the innovative liquid biopsy technology, we can detect a variety of cancers at one time, making early diagnosis and early treatment more possible for patients, while providing new solutions for China to achieve the goals of cancer prevention and control. However, in addition to technology, the general public still needs to improve their awareness in self screening so that this new technology can be more widely used to truly increase early diagnosis rate and reduce mortality rate."
Zhang Ao, executive director of Qiming Venture Partner, said, "Qiming has been keeping close company to Berry Oncology since day 1, and has witnessed the upgrades of its HIFI technology platform and its determination in building the cancer prevention and treatment ecosystem. Early cancer screening is a high barrier industry, which examines both technical and execution capabilities of a team from the selection of technical route, the translation of theory to practice, the overall layout of the experiment and so on. The launch of the multi-cancer early screening product will further reinforce Berry Oncology's leadership in the early screening sector."
Zhou Jun, CEO of Berry Oncology, said, "Since its establishment, Berry Oncology has been dedicated to developing technologies and delivering products for early cancer screening based on the spectrum of malignant tumors, to help more high-risk people identify hidden risks and help more patients prolong survival time and improve quality of life. Moving forward, Berry Oncology will continue to optimize its technology system and iterate early screening products to deliver more advanced early cancer screening solutions in accordance with the actual market demand and environment. In the meanwhile, we will further our partnerships with industry players, universities and research organizations to co-build an ecosystem for cancer prevention and treatment that enables innovations more accessible."
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Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.
With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading the deadly siege and startling testimony from Trump’s most inner circle, the 1/6 committee provided gripping detail in contending that Trump’s repeated lies about election fraud and his public effort to stop Joe Biden’s victory led to the attack and imperiled American democracy
“Democracy remains in danger,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the panel, during the hearing, timed for prime time to reach as many Americans as possible.
“Jan. 6 was the culmination of an attempted coup, a brazen attempt, as one rioter put it shortly after Jan. 6, to overthrow the government,” Thompson said. “The violence was no accident.”
The hearings may not change Americans’ views on the Capitol attack, but the panel’s investigation is intended to stand as its public record. Ahead of this fall’s midterm elections, and with Trump considering another White House run, the committee’s final report aims to account for the most violent attack on the Capitol since 1814, and to ensure such an attack never happens again.
Testimony showed Thursday how Trump desperately clung to his own false claims of election fraud, beckoning supporters to the Capitol on Jan. 6 when Congress would certify the results, despite those around him insisting Biden had won the election.
In a previously unseen video clip, the panel played a quip from former Attorney General Bill Barr who testified that he told Trump the claims of a rigged election were “bull——.”
In another, the former president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, testified to the committee that she respected Barr’s view that there was no election fraud. “I accepted what he said.”
Others showed leaders of the extremist Oath Keepers and Proud Boys preparing to storm the Capitol to stand up for Trump. One rioter after another told the committee they came to the Capitol because Trump asked them to.
“President Trump summoned a violent mob,” said Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the panel’s vice chair who took the lead for much of the hearing. “When a president fails to take the steps necessary to preserve our union — or worse, causes a constitutional crisis — we’re in a moment of maximum danger for our republic.”
There was an audible gasp in the hearing room when Cheney read an account that said when Trump was told the Capitol mob was chanting for Vice President Mike Pence to be hanged for refusing to block the election results. Trump responded that maybe they were right, that he “deserves it.”
At another point it was disclosed that Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., a leader of efforts to object to the election results, had sought a pardon from Trump, which would protect him from prosecution.
When asked about the White House lawyers threatening to resign over what was happening in the administration, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner scoffed they were “whining.”
Police officers who had fought off the mob consoled one another as they sat in the committee room reliving the violence they faced on Jan. 6. Officer Harry Dunn teared up as bodycam footage showed rioters bludgeoning his colleagues with flagpoles and baseball bats.
In wrenching testimony U.S. Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards told the panel that she slipped in other people’s blood as rioters pushed past her into the Capitol. She suffered brain injuries in the melee.
“It was carnage. It was chaos,” she said.
The riot left more than 100 police officers injured, many beaten and bloodied, as the crowd of pro-Trump rioters, some armed with pipes, bats and bear spray, charged into the Capitol. At least nine people who were there died during and after the rioting, including a woman who was shot and killed by police.
Biden, in Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas, said many viewers were “going to be seeing for the first time a lot of the detail that occurred.”
Trump, unapologetic, dismissed the investigation anew — and even declared on social media that Jan. 6 “represented the greatest movement in the history of our country.”
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee tweeted: “All. Old. News.”
Emotions are still raw at the Capitol, and security was tight. Law enforcement officials are reporting a spike in violent threats against members of Congress.
Against this backdrop, the committee was speaking to a divided America. Most TV networks carried the hearing live, but Fox News Channel did not.
The committee chairman, civil rights leader Thompson, opened the hearing with the sweep of American history. saying he heard in those denying the stark reality of Jan. 6 his own experience growing up in a time and place “where people justified the action of slavery, the Ku Klux Klan and lynching.”
Republican Rep. Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, outlined what the committee has learned about the events leading up to that brisk January day when Trump sent his supporters to Congress to “fight like hell” for his presidency.
Among those testifying was documentary maker Nick Quested, who filmed the Proud Boys storming the Capitol — along with a pivotal meeting between the group’s then-chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and another extremist group, the Oath Keepers, the night before in nearby parking garage. Quested said the Proud Boys later went to get tacos.
Court documents show that members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were discussing as early as November a need to fight to keep Trump in office. Leaders both groups and some members have since been indicted on rare sedition charges over the military-style attack.
In the weeks ahead, the panel is expected to detail Trump’s public campaign to “Stop the Steal” and the private pressure he put on the Justice Department to reverse his election loss — despite dozens of failed court cases attesting there was no fraud on a scale that could have tipped the results in his favor.
The panel faced obstacles from its start. Republicans blocked the formation of an independent body that could have investigated the Jan. 6 assault the way the 9/11 Commission probed the 2001 terror attack.
Instead, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ushered the creation of the 1/6 panel through Congress and rejected Republican-appointed lawmakers who had voted on Jan. 6 against certifying the election results, eventually naming seven Democrats and two Republicans.
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, who has been caught up in the probe and has defied the committee’s subpoena for an interview, called the panel a “scam.”
In the audience were several lawmakers who were trapped together in the House gallery during the attack.
“We want to remind people, we were there, we saw what happened,” said Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn. “We know how close we came to the first non-peaceful transition of power in this country.”
The Justice Department has arrested and charged more than 800 people for the violence that day, the biggest dragnet in its history.
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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking and Michael Balsamo and Alanna Durkin Richer in Boston contributed to this report.
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For full coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings, go to https://www.apnews.com/capitol-siege.
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TORONTO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - SQI Diagnostics Inc. (TSXV: SQD) (OTCQB: SQIDF), a leader in the science of lung health that develops and manufactures respiratory health and precision medicine tests announced that effective August 26, 2022, it has granted an aggregate of 2,877,500 stock options ("Options") to certain employees and officers of the Company under the Company's amended and restated stock option plan (the "Plan"). The goal of the grant of Options is to align the interests of the Company's employees, officers and directors with those of shareholders. The Options were granted at an exercise price of $0.14.
The Plan was approved by shareholders at the Company's annual and special meeting held on March 31, 2021. The Options have a term of 5 years and vest over a maximum period of 36 months. Following the grant of Options, there will be 29,523,121 Options outstanding. There are currently 393,634,913 shares outstanding.
SQI Diagnostics is a leader in the science of lung health. The Company develops and manufactures respiratory health and precision medicine tests that run on SQI's fully automated systems. The Company's tests simplify and improve COVID-19 antibody monitoring, Rapid Acute Lung Injury testing, donor organ transplant informatics, and immunological protein and antibody testing. SQI Diagnostics is driven to create and market life-saving testing technologies that help more people in more places live longer, healthier lives. For more information, please visit www.sqidiagnostics.com.
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437-235-6563
mreddock@sqidiagnostics.com
This press release contains certain words and statements, which may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to future events or future performance and reflect the current expectations and assumptions of the Company regarding its growth, results of operations, performance, business prospects and opportunities. These statements generally can be identified by use of forward-looking words such as "may", "would", "could", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "estimate", "anticipate", "intends", "believe", "potential", or "continue" or the negative thereof or similar variations. The Company's actual results and performance discussed herein could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such statements are qualified in their entirety by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, among other things, general economic and market factors, competition, the effect of the global pandemic and consequent economic disruption, and the factors detailed in the Company's ongoing filings with the securities regulatory authorities, available at www.sedar.com. Although the forward-looking statements contained herein are based on what we consider to be reasonable assumptions based on information currently available to us, there can be no assurance that actual events, performance or results will be consistent with these forward looking statements, and our assumptions may prove to be incorrect. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements either as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Neither 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.
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HANGZHOU, China and SHAOXING, China, June 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis"), today announces the expansion of management team with appointment of Mr. John P. Gargiulo, former North America President and CEO of Daiichi Sankyo, as Chief Business Officer. Mr. John P. Gargiulo will lead Ascletis' corporate business development and alliance management in this new role and report to Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, PhD, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.
Mr. John P. Gargiulo has over 30 years of successful experience in marketing strategies, business integration and commercial operations in global pharma/biotech industry. He has held various senior positions with increasing responsibility for 18 years at Daiichi Sankyo, where he made a transformative contribution in driving Daiichi Sankyo's U.S. business from the very beginning to an established pharma when he served as North America President and CEO of Daiichi Sankyo.
"John is a veteran in our industry. His proven track record in business development and commercial operation will further strengthen our management team. We are very excited to have his on-board as Ascletis is advancing in the frontiers with a focus on viral diseases, NASH/PBC and oncology. Together with the collaborations we already built globally, this new appointment will further accelerate Ascletis' next stage of growth as we expect to launch multiple commercial products in the next three years," said Dr. Jinzi J. Wu, PhD, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis.
"Ascletis has achieved an impressive growth under the leadership of Dr. Jinzi J. Wu. I'm very glad to join the management team, and expect to maximize the value of Ascletis through its robust pipeline and more strategic collaborations," said Mr. John P. Gargiulo, Chief Business Officer of Ascletis.
Mr. John P. Gargiulo earned an MBA Degree and graduated as Fuqua Scholar from Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. He graduated Magna cum Laude from Boston College with a Bachelor Degree of Economics.
Ascletis is an innovative R&D driven biotech listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1672.HK), covering the entire value chain from discovery and development to manufacturing and commercialization. Led by a management team with deep expertise and a proven track record, Ascletis focuses on three therapeutic areas with unmet medical needs from a global perspective: viral diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and oncology. Through excellent execution, Ascletis rapidly advances its drug pipeline with an aim of leading in global competition. To date, Ascletis has three marketed products, i.e. ritonavir tablets, GANOVO® and ASCLEVIR®, and 20 drug candidates in its R&D pipeline. The most advanced drug candidates include ASC22 (HBV functional cure), ASC10 and ASC11(oral small molecules for COVID-19 treatment), ASC40 (recurrent glioblastoma), ASC42 (PBC, primary biliary cholangitis), and ASC40 (acne).
For more information, please visit www.ascletis.com.
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PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, will participate in the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Adient's executive vice president and CFO, Jeff Stafeil, executive vice president Americas, Jerome Dorlack, and VP, Treasurer, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, Mark Oswald, are scheduled to present at 8:55 a.m. Eastern time. A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the investor section of the Adient website (https://investors.adient.com/).
Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 75,000 employees in 33 countries, Adient operates 208 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into more than 20 million vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, please visit www.adient.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today submitted a long-awaited regulation for final approval that will require insurance companies to provide premium discounts to homeowners who reduce their risk of loss from wildfires. But under the regulations as submitted, homeowners can spend thousands of dollars on wildfire mitigation, reducing their risk, but still lose their coverage or get no break from insurance companies on the premiums they have to pay.
Commissioner Lara first began investigating insurers' wildfire risk pricing practices in 2019. Since then, Consumer Watchdog and other consumer organizations have repeatedly urged him to require insurers to give consumers discounts for undertaking costly upgrades to protect their homes from wildfire risk as well as to consider these mitigation efforts when determining whether to issue or non-renew a policy. His regulation issued today requires insurers to give homeowners discounts for taking individual or community-wide steps to protect their property against the risk of wildfire. But Commissioner Lara's regulation gives them an enormous escape clause: it will allow insurance companies to sidestep discounts simply by claiming a property is too risky and refusing to sell a policy to the homeowner at any price.
"Consumer Watchdog supports mandating premium discounts for homeowners who take steps to reduce their wildfire risk and requiring transparency in how companies use models and scores to determine that risk. But that's not enough. Unless the regulation requires companies to take mitigation into account when deciding who to insure, they will avoid giving premium discounts to property owners who undertake costly mitigation measures by nonrenewing them without accountability," said Pam Pressley, senior staff attorney for Consumer Watchdog.
"As consumer groups have repeatedly pointed out, the Commissioner clearly has the legal authority under voter-enacted Proposition 103 to not only require mitigation discounts, but to require insurers to take community and property-level mitigation efforts into account in their eligibility and renewal criteria, to file and publicly disclose wildfire risk models and related documentation used for determining eligibility and renewal, and to provide consumers with notice and the right to appeal wildfire risk scores or classifications used to deny or non-renew coverage," said Consumer Watchdog in its public written comments.
In an April opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner described how he has been victimized by the insurance industry's unfair and arbitrary non-renewals. Poizner's homeowners' insurance was nonrenewed without consideration of the tens of thousands of dollars he spent on measures required by his insurance company to continue his coverage and make his home safer against the threat of wildfire.
As Poizner urged: "The department should require insurers to base eligibility, renewal and non-renewal decisions on the actual risk presented by an individual home and the steps an owner takes to secure the home, and not on broad geographical areas that arbitrarily deprive hundreds of thousands of Californians of insurance."
If Commissioner Lara does not fix the regulation, the same fate awaits thousands of Californians, said Consumer Watchdog.
Consumer Watchdog and other consumer groups have called on Commissioner Lara three times in public written and oral comments to close the loophole, but he failed to do so again in the latest draft of the regulation the Department of Insurance publicly issued on June 15, 2022. The Commissioner submitted that draft as the final regulation today to OAL.
The Commissioner's proposed regulations will require insurance companies to offer premium discounts for home and business owners who take steps to reduce the risk of wildfire losses on their properties. Such property-level mitigation efforts include modernizing roofing, vents, eaves, and windows with fire-resistant materials, and clearing brush and combustible objects around their properties. Further premium reductions would be required if the property is located in a community that has taken steps to reduce wildfire risk. These mitigation discounts are necessary to ensure that homeowners' premiums are fair by properly reflecting the lowered wildfire risk resulting from hardening their homes. But the nonrenewal loophole makes those discounts optional because insurance companies can sidestep them by refusing to sell coverage entirely, said the group.
In addition to not closing the nonrenewal loophole that will lead to more denials and non-renewals, Commissioner Lara did not adopt several other critical amendments to the regulations previously proposed by consumer groups. These amendments would:
- Strengthen the mandatory mitigation factor standards in the proposed regulation with more precise terminology that would ensure full compliance with its stated purpose and intent;
- Clarify in more explicit terms that the insurance companies' wildfire "risk models" are not allowed to be used to project losses when determining overall rates under section 2644.1 et seq.;
- Ensure that any wildfire risk models used by insurers to establish the premiums paid by homeowners are based on the best available scientific information and conform to applicable statutes and regulations and actuarial standards of practice; and
- Clean up and strengthen the wildfire score notice and appeal requirements and make them applicable to the risk scores insurance companies use for underwriting as well as rating.
The Office of Administrative Law has 30 working days to determine whether the proposed regulation satisfies the requirements of the state's Administrative Procedure Act. Once approved, the regulation text will be filed with the California Secretary of State and become state law.
Read Consumer Watchdog's July 1 comments here: https://consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/2022-07-01%20Comments%20of%20CW%20on%206%2015%2022%20amemded%20text%20REG-2020-00015%5B6%5D.pdf
Read April 2022 joint comments from Consumer Watchdog, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumer Federation of California here: https://consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2022-04-13CommentsofCWD_CFA_CFCreREG-2020-00015.pdf
Watch April 2022 Rulemaking Hearing here (Consumer Watchdog Attorney Pamela Pressley testimony at 16:19): Recording of Mitigation in Rating Plans and Wildfire Risk Models Public Rulemaking Hearing
Read Consumer Watchdog's January 21, 2021 letter to Insurance Commissioner Lara urging insurance discounts for homeowners, protections against policy cancellations and withdrawals in wildfire areas..
Consumer Watchdog also testified on the industry's actions in a virtual hearing last Fall:
Read the op-ed from former Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-04-12/wildfire-insurance-homeowners-fire-risk
Read about voter-enacted Proposition 103's protections against unfair insurance premiums and practices here: https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/prop-103-california-insurance-reform
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Ze'ev Rozov joins to scale the business globally and build on the company's high growth
LONDON, NEW YORK and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HiBob, the modern HR platform that is delivering remarkable work experiences for dynamic, mid-sized and small-enterprise businesses, and their employees today welcomes newly appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) Ze'ev Rozov. Based in London, Rozov takes charge of an increasingly global organization.
Despite the current economic climate, HiBob has experienced exponential growth, doubling in size since January. Entering its fifth year of triple digit YOY growth, its customer base has grown by 133%. With operations in NAM, EMEA, APAC and Tel Aviv, a new office opening in Berlin signals further expansion into Western Europe. Rozov joins to lead and support the organization as it continues to scale globally.
Designing companies around people is today more important than ever making productivity, flexibility, well-being, high retention, and culture core to any modern business growth. An efficient and progressive HR people management platform requires a reciprocal and holistic approach, which begins with employers knowing what people want in the context of what the business needs.
With companies having to adjust to the current financial uncertainty, robust HR platforms that can efficiently manage people become especially critical.
Ze'ev Rozov said: "I'm very happy to be joining HiBob. I join at a time when market dynamics means companies are especially in need of a good HR system that can help unlock the potential of workforces, and identify opportunities for retention. Achieving productivity through reward and incentive will retain high performers, but also attract the best talent."
Ronni Zehavi, CEO & Co-Founder of HiBoB concludes: "As we continue to build our platform 'Bob' for scale, and improve cross-functional cooperation, I'm delighted to welcome entrepreneur Ze'ev to the HiBob village. With almost 30 years of international experience in tech and digital media, Ze'ev served as the COO of a HiBob customer, helping grow revenue 20x, completing 5 acquisitions and building a world-class organization. I don't doubt he will duplicate this success here."
About HiBob
HiBob is a modern HR platform designed for modern business. HiBob's intuitive and data-driven platform, 'Bob', was built for the way people work today: globally, remotely, and collaboratively. Over 2,300 dynamic, midsize, and multinational companies rely on Bob to connect, engage, develop and retain top talent.
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- Continues to simplify its organizational structure
MOORESVILLE, N.C., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fundamental Global®, a private partnership focused on long-term strategic holdings, filed an amendment to its Schedule 13D today, to reflect the recent purchases of 80,000 shares of common stock of Ballantyne Strong, Inc. ("BTN"), which were previously reported in its Form 4 filings, and which can be viewed here. Following these transactions, Fundamental Global, its affiliates and certain related parties, including its Chairman Joseph H. Moglia, collectively hold approximately 30.8% of BTN's common stock.
In addition to the recent purchases of BTN, Fundamental Global highlighted several other events that change the way its ownership is reported, as follows:
- In December 2020, Fundamental Global divested its 50% ownership interest in CWA Asset Management Group, LLC d/b/a Capital Wealth Advisors. Any shares of BTN that were previously reported as being held in CWA client accounts, have now been removed from Fundamental Global's filings going forward.
- In July 2021, Fundamental Global dissolved the FGI Global Asset Allocation Fund Ltd, and in August 2021, Fundamental Global assigned management authority for (i) the Fundamental Global Capital Appreciation Fund LP, and (ii) the FGI Global Asset Allocation Master Fund LP, and the CWA FGI Special Opportunities Fund LP, to EverStar Asset Management LLC and to CW Institutional LLC, respectively. As a result, any shares of BTN that were previously reported as being held by any of these entities, have now been removed from Fundamental Global's filings going forward.
- Also in August 2021, Fundamental Global Investors LLC assigned management authority for its other entities to Fundamental Global GP LLC. As a result, Fundamental Global Investors LLC has been removed from Fundamental Global's filings going forward.
- In December 2021, Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund LP contributed all of its holdings to Fundamental Activist Fund I LP, and Fundamental Global began the process of dissolving the master fund and its offshore feeder. As a result, any shares of BTN that were previously reported as being held by the master fund, are now reported as being held by Fundamental Activist Fund I LP going forward.
Fundamental Global CEO and Ballantyne Strong Chairman, D. Kyle Cerminara, commented, "We are pleased with our recent purchases of Ballantyne Strong, and consider it to be one of Fundamental Global's strategic long-term holdings. Furthermore, we are working diligently to eliminate unnecessary distractions that not only help simplify our organizational structure, but that also allow us to focus on our best opportunities."
Fundamental Global® is a private partnership focused on long-term strategic holdings. Fundamental Global® was co-founded by former T. Rowe Price, Point72 and Tiger Cub portfolio manager Kyle Cerminara and former Chairman and CEO of TD Ameritrade, Joe Moglia. Its current holdings include FG Financial Group Inc. (Nasdaq:FGF,FGFPP), Ballantyne Strong Inc. (NYSE American:BTN), BK Technologies Corp (NYSE American:BKTI), GreenFirst Forest Products, Inc. (TSX:GFP), FG Merger Corp. (Nasdaq:FGMC), FG Acquisition Corp. (TSX:FGAA), OppFi Inc. (NYSE:OPFI), and Hagerty Inc. (NYSE:HGTY).
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Long Island University in partnership with the Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE) and the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the United States hosted the International Summit on Plastic Pollution: From Research to Action from April 5 to 6 on the University's Brooklyn campus.
The summit followed the landmark resolution to end plastic pollution endorsed by 175 nations at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi on March 2, 2022. It is the first summit in North America discussing concrete solutions aimed at reaching the goals of the UN's proposed agreement.
"Long Island University is proud to partner with leading global institutions and apply our research capabilities to the effort to curb plastic pollution," said Long Island University President Kimberly Cline. "We are committed to teaching our students that innovation and collaboration have the power to impact the world."
Long Island University is ranked in the top 7% of research institutions in the U.S. by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Its prestigious faculty includes scientists who rank in the top 2% globally of researchers in their chosen field. Dr. Alexander More, director of the Long Island University Honors College, is a world-renowned environmental scientist and fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and was a primary organizer of the summit.
"Plastic pollution is directly tied to pollution from oil, from which it's made," said Dr. More, associate professor of environmental health at Long Island University. "To remove one, we need to remove the other from our economy and ecosystem, and we need to do so for our health and the environment."
Researchers and policy leaders at the summit traveled from around the world to present groundbreaking innovations for replacing and removing plastics from the global economy, understanding health impacts, and opportunities for governments, research institutions and universities to collaborate and support long-term research initiatives and actionable policy proposals.
"Even if the number of scientific publications on plastic pollution increased exponentially in the last decade, there are still large gaps of knowledge. More transatlantic research collaboration is needed," said Mireille Guyader, counselor for science and technology at the French Embassy.
Jesse Ausubel, Chair of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation Outpacing Plastic Pollution through Science and Innovation, delivered the keynote address. Among his many accomplishments, Ausubel helped organize the first UN World Climate Conference in 1979, and he initiated the Census of Marine Life, Barcode of Life Initiative and International Quiet Ocean Experiment.
Other distinguished speakers included Senator Angele Preville and Deputé Philippe Bolo of the French Parliament; United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse; Juliet Kabera, Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority; Amy V. Uhrin, Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Division; Muriel Mercier-Bonin, Research Director of the French National Institute for Food and Environment; Eric Chassignet, Director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies; Wolfgang Ludwig, Director of the Centre of Education and Research on Mediterranean Environments; Philip Landrigan, Director of the Global Public Health Program and Global Pollution Observatory; and Paul Mayewski, Director of the Climate Change Institute.
"Plastic pollution is growing at a staggering pace posing challenges to human and ecosystem health," said Michelle Wyman, executive director of the Global Council for Science and the Evironment. "Cooperation by the scientific community and nations to accelerate solutions and mitigate most especially single-use plastics is imperative to curb the impacts from this growing global threat.
Plastic Pollution is accumulating at an alarming rate in our environment and bodies. Aquatic ecosystems are expected contain three times as much plastic by 2040 if no action is taken. Microplastics have been found in every ecosystem on the planet—from Mt. Everest at the top of the world, to Marianas Trench at the bottom of the ocean—and in March scientists found microplastics in human blood for the first time.
"As researchers our goal is to constantly search for new ways to collaborate and share data that helps inform policy to address the greatest challenges facing society today," said Dr. Randy Burd, senior vice president for academic affairs at Long Island University. "We are pleased to host some of the world's foremost environmental science and policy experts to support sustainable solutions for the future."
About Long Island University
Long Island University, founded in 1926, continues to redefine higher education, providing high quality academic instruction by world-class faculty. Recognized by Forbes for its emphasis on experiential learning and by the Brookings Institution for its "value added" to student outcomes, LIU has a network of over 285,000 alumni, including industry leaders and entrepreneurs around the globe. Visit liu.edu for more information.
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A car carrying containers of flammable materials crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy in the Romanian capital early Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing the driver, police said.
The sedan rammed into the gate at about 6 a.m. Wednesday but did not enter the Bucharest embassy compound.
Video of the aftermath showed the car engulfed in flames as security personnel ran through the area.
According to police, firefighters who arrived at the scene were able to put the fire out but the driver died on the spot.
The case prosecutor who arrived at the scene told reporters that several containers with flammable substances were discovered inside the car, which will be examined by forensics experts. The crash was under investigation and an autopsy will be carried out, the prosecutor, Bogdan Staicu, said.
In a statement after the incident, the Russian embassy said that no employees were injured and expressed condolences to the family of the driver, but also added: “There is no doubt that he committed this act under the influence of an explosion of anti-Russian hysteria in connection with a staged provocation in the city of Bucha.”
Romania’s foreign ministry, however, hit back in a statement saying it “rejects any attribution of context or political significance to this tragic incident” and called on the Russian embassy to “exercise maximum restraint in offering any interpretations,” before investigations are concluded.
Russia’s ambassador to Romania, Valery Kuzmin, told a Russian state-owned television channel that the embassy in Bucharest has “repeatedly” received threats by email, according to the state news agency Tass. “The atmosphere that has been gradually forming here is very tense,” Kuzmin said.
Since the war started Feb. 24, protesters have gathered outside Russia’s embassy in the capital to call an end to the Russian aggression. Romania’s foreign ministry said in its statement that security at the embassy has been bolstered since then. It also said of the civilian killings in Bucha that the “responsibility belongs to Russia.”
Romania, which shares a long land border with Ukraine, has taken in more than 600,000 refugees since Russia invaded its neighbor.
On Tuesday, Romania ordered 10 diplomats from the embassy expelled following a string of expulsions of Russian officials across the 27-nation European Union.
The foreign ministry said the actions of 10 embassy workers, who have been declared persona non grata, “contravene the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relationships.”
The embassy incident comes days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Romania’s parliament Monday, when he labeled the slaying of civilians in the town of Bucha a “war crime” and called for tougher sanctions against Russia.
Before Zelenskyy’s address, Romania’s President of the Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu, said that the “horrible images” that emerged after Russian troops withdrew from Bucha have “overwhelmed and revolted us all.”
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Sea Tech Week® announces its full conference program of panel discussions and technical sessions. Registration for the 13th edition of the event in September is open for attendees.
NEW YORK and TORONTO , July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time since 2018, over 1,000 stakeholders across business, academia and governmental institutions from across the world will convene in person to shape the future of maritime.
This year's event focuses strongly on the environment, exploring smarter and greener solutions for maritime transport, energy and tech and will also celebrate women's work in marine science and technology. It will offer delegates many ways to exchange ideas, challenge each other's views and connect through:
- A trade fair, with exhibitors from across the world including a notable number from Europe, from public research teams to startups and large industrial groups
- BtoB meetings and networking events
- Most importantly: 30+ plenary sessions and 3 keynote panel discussions all touching on this year's central theme of green innovations – over 100 hours about the state of R&D and the future of maritime transport
Highlights : sustainable ports, energies & transports.
Towards The Definition Of Port Ecology And Ecological Port: questioning both the technical system, able to respond to environmental issues, and the capacity of the socio-system to initiate adaptation dynamics. Ports have a role to play in the shipping green revolution, and their metabolism needs an interdisciplinary approach.
This session is convened by Institut France-Québec Maritime (France-Canada)
Sustainable Polymer Materials For Marine Applications: reducing the environmental impact of floating vessels and their equipment with recyclable thermoplastic composites, compostable biosourced polymers and fibers – or even completely biodegradable materials (with more limited options).
Greener Maritime Transports: trends, innovative solutions and opportunities through bilateral French/Norwegian cooperation: decarbonation of the Norwegian Maritime industry, and greener propulsion solutions (hydrogen, ammonia, hybrid, sail, retrofit, etc - for ferries and cargos).
Opportunities Offered By Hydrogene In The Maritime World: maritime and port territorial loops for renewable hydrogen (with focus on the Hylias & Transrade projects), H2 production with MRE energy on port infrastructures for local needs and building Hydrogen-powered ships
New Fuels: Behavior In Aquatic Environments And Responses To Accidental Spills: behavior and risks of maritime transportation for new fuels (ammonia; Low Sulphur Fuel Oils (LSFO, VLSFO & ULSFO), hydrotated vegetable oil, liquefied natural gas; etc), whether used for ship propulsion or distribution plant supply.
Find the full programme: seatechweek.eu
To register to attend: seatechweek.eu
Full pass (5-day pass including lunches and coffee breaks): €350 plus VAT
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For more information, please contact:
Geoffroy Thaumin / geoffroy.thaumin@businessfrance.fr
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About Sea Tech Week®
Sea Tech Week® is an international event dedicated to marine and maritime science and technology. It attracts over a thousand top international experts to Brest, France, every two years, representing a wide variety of ocean-related disciplines. Held every 2 years, Sea Tech Week® includes tech and science talks, a professional trade fair, BtoB meetings, company and laboratory tours and a gala evening.
This event provides the international community of scientists, companies, clusters, students and other stakeholders with the opportunity to share progress in research and innovation, to forge a professional network of contacts and to improve partnerships and cooperation.
Sea Tech Week® is organised by Technopôle Brest-Iroise through Campus mondial de la mer, France's leading community of experts in the ocean. This event is supported by Brest métropole, the Brittany Region, the EU (ERDF) and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa.
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Town Upgrades to Ductile Iron Pipes When Water Mains Need Replacing
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) welcomes the Town of West Springfield, MA, to the Century Club, recognizing the town's continuous use of cast iron pipes in its water system for at least 100 years.
"The DIPRA Century Club is a great educational tool when drinking water and other utilities are out of sight and mind to explain that conduits of a precious resource need to be durable, safe, and resistant from environmental factors that will last many lifetimes," said West Springfield Mayor William C. Reichelt. "We are proud of the work that the West Springfield Water Division puts in day-in and day-out to provide our community with 24 hours a day, seven days a week, access to high-quality water. There are no other commodities that we have access to where it is delivered to our residents' houses daily, so they have it when they need it at such affordable rates, but that is exactly what the Water Division helps to do. Their long-term commitment to affordable and resilient materials like ductile iron has helped them in their drive to maintain this low cost yet high-quality service."
The section of water main that is the focus of the Century Club's induction is about 6 miles of cast-iron pipes underneath Kings Highway and Elm Street, initially installed in October 1875. The lines range in size from 6 to 18 inches. The town's Dept. of Public Works noted that some parts of the original pipes were taken out of service in the 1950s. The West Springfield Aquaduct Company installed the pipes.
Elsewhere in town, 28 miles of cast-iron pipes are more than 100 years old. But the Town has been upgrading its water infrastructure. About 82 percent of the town's mains are cast iron, while the rest – except for 2 percent – have been replaced with Ductile iron pipe.
"Everything has a life span, and when we replace the water mains, the Ductile pipe will be the Town's first choice," said Jeffrey R. Auer, the Deputy Director of Water. He added that foresight by the town, water operators, and public works superintendents has led to a consistent standard that ensures the continuity of the water system.
There are more than 540 utilities in the United States and 34 utilities in Canada that are members of the Century Club. These utilities are all still using at least some of the cast iron pipes installed underground more than 100 years ago. DIPRA also sponsors a Sesquicentennial Club in which 25 utilities in the U.S. and 4 in Canada are known to be using cast iron pipes for more than 150 years.
"DIPRA's Century Club honors the lasting legacy of cast iron pipe, which is the forerunner of Ductile iron pipe," said DIPRA President Patrick J. Hogan. "We're proud to welcome the Town of West Springfield and recognize its commitment to providing its community with clean, safe drinking water. The smart planning by officials to invest in long-lasting pipes that are resilient to environmental pressures and time shows how important it is to make the right choices for water infrastructure. Ductile iron pipe is the smartest choice for communities looking to provide clean drinking water for generations."
About DIPRA
Founded in 1915, the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) has served as a resource and technical advisor to the water industry. DIPRA also provides representation on standards-making committees as well as technical research on a variety of applications-based topics. While DIPRA member companies have different names and locations, they share a common commitment to produce and deliver the finest quality water and wastewater pipe material in the world, Ductile Iron Pipe, and at the greatest possible value to its purchasers.
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Third Company Facility to Receive the Significant Environmental Validation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Perdue Farms announced today that its food-producing facility in Washington, Ind. has earned GreenCircle Zero Waste to Landfill certification, making it the first U.S. turkey processing facility and third Perdue facility to earn this important third-party environmental validation. During the audit period between May 2021-April 2022, GreenCircle validated that the Indiana operation diverted 100 percent of its waste from going to landfills starting in January of 2022, and kept nearly 155 million pounds from landfills during the total audit period.
GreenCircle completed extensive audits and assessments of all waste streams at the facility, including hazardous and non-hazardous materials, inspection of all waste receptacles, and assessment of all third-party waste management companies to confirm management methods and diversion rates. Every aspect of the operations' waste was assessed, including the personal protective equipment worn by associates, the process used to minimize contamination of the cardboard recycling stream, and the beneficial reuse of cardboard, paper, and feathers, as a few examples.
"The certification of our Indiana operation reflects the effort behind achieving our company's vision to be the most trusted name in food and agricultural products, and our commitment to being good stewards of our environment," said Drew Getty, vice president of environmental sustainability and government relations for Perdue Farms. "We continue working to expand our zero waste to landfill efforts to additional operations, and our progress to reduce our environmental impact in our operations represents our company's holistic approach to responsible and sustainable practices."
Perdue's Lewiston, N.C. facility became the first U.S. poultry company to earn GreenCircle certification in 2020, and its Petaluma, Calif. operation earned the certification in 2021.
"This achievement required an enormous collective effort from our team here, and we are tremendously proud to contribute to the company's overall goals to reduce our environmental impact," said Brandon Bottorff, director of operations at Perdue's Washington, Ind. facility. "The GreenCircle team's expertise helped us solidify best practices and processes for achieving our goals as well as continuous improvement."
"Perdue's pursuit of their waste diversion goals demonstrates that transparency and continuous improvement are essential to the way they do business," said Michelle Bonanno, director of operations at GreenCircle. "Our Zero Waste to Landfill certification requires absolute commitment to waste diversion and waste minimization. In order to earn our certification, companies must divert 100 percent of their waste from landfill. The goal of our certification is to help companies understand the reality of their waste minimization and zero waste programs. That information enables them to minimize waste, manage materials to reduce their environmental impact, and achieve their environmental stewardship goals."
In 2018, Perdue Farms established aggressive five-year environmental sustainability goals, including improving its solid waste diversion from landfills by 90 percent by 2023. Today, the company has diverted more than 94 percent of solid waste from landfills, as shared in Perdue's FY22 Stewardship Report.
To learn more about the company's progress in environmental sustainability, click here.
We're a fourth-generation, family owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers, and farmers through trusted choices in products and services.
The premium protein portfolio within our Perdue Foods business, including our flagship PERDUE® brand, Niman Ranch®, Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats®, Coleman Natural®, and Yummy®, as well as our pet brands, Spot Farms® and Full Moon®, is available through various channels including retail, foodservice, club stores, and our direct-to-consumer website, PerdueFarms.com.
Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company.
Now in our company's second century, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We never use drugs for growth promotion in raising poultry and livestock, and we are actively advancing our animal welfare programs. Our brands are leaders in no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey, pork, beef and lamb, and in USDA-certified organic chicken and beef. Learn more at Corporate.PerdueFarms.com.
GreenCircle Certified was established in 2009 after our founders encountered many unsubstantiated claims in the marketplace. GreenCircle is an internationally recognized third-party certification entity whose thorough evaluation process provides independent verification that sustainability claims related to an organization's products and operations are honest, valid, and verified. GreenCircle is ISO 17065 compliant, following industry requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services. GreenCircle is recognized by the U.S. Federal Government as a recommended Ecolabel for all federal purchasing, by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) as a valid third-party certification entity. In today's discerning market, third-party certification is a valuable asset in establishing brand integrity and developing consumer confidence.
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TORONTO, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX: QSR), (NYSE: QSR), (TSX: QSP) will release its second quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, August 4, 2022 and will host an investor conference call that morning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
The earnings call will be webcast on the company's investor relations website (http://rbi.com/investors) and a replay will be available for 30 days following the release. Investors may also access the conference call via the following dial-in numbers: 1 (646)-904-5544 for U.S. callers, 1 (226)-828-7575 for Canadian callers, and 1 (929)-526-1599 for callers from other countries. For all dial-in numbers please use the following access code: 194063.
About Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Restaurant Brands International Inc. ("RBI") is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over $35 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 29,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities. To learn more about RBI, please visit the company's website at www.rbi.com.
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(NEXSTAR) – As the cost of higher education rises, it may be even more important to you to know you’re getting your money’s worth.
After updating its methodology, Niche released a new ranking Monday of the “best value” colleges in the country. This year, Niche says it dropped outdated data sets and adopted new ways to evaluate whether a school is considered a good value, such as earnings one year after graduation, percent of graduates employed two years post-graduation, and how quickly alumni’s wages are growing.
Niche’s new calculations land elite colleges at the top of its “best value” list, including several Ivy League schools and prestigious technology institutes.
While these schools may be a “good value” for graduates who land high-paying jobs, none of the top schools are considered cheap. The California Institute of Technology in Southern California, which ranks No. 1 on Niche’s list, has a stunningly high estimated cost of attending per year: $83,598 when you factor in tuition, room and board, and books. (The school reports about half of undergraduate attendees are receiving some amount of need-based financial aid.)
Few public colleges rank among the list of best value schools despite their typically lower prices. Georgia Institute of Technology is the highest ranking public school in the country on the list at No. 15. In-state tuition at the school is $10,258, but jumps up to $31,370 for non-Georgians.
Below are the top 25 schools on Niche’s list of “Best Value Colleges in America.”
Find Niche’s full ranking of schools on their site.
With the cost of attending school so high, it’s easy to see why so many end up with hefty student loans. Tens of millions of Americans are about to see their bills drop by $10,000 or $20,000 after President Joe Biden announced his long-awaited student loan forgiveness plan last week.
When exactly the loan forgiveness will be issued is still a work in progress, but the Biden administration says it will be made available before the payment pause ends at the end of the year.
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Communities Nearby to Major Employers in Rapidly Growing Areas
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RHP Properties, the nation's largest private owner and operator of manufactured home communities, has announced the acquisition of three manufactured home communities in Iowa. This expands the company's portfolio to four communities in the state and brings the company's total of manufactured home communities to 315 nationwide. The announcement was made by Ross Partrich, CEO, RHP Properties.
The Iowa portfolio includes the communities of Eagle Ridge in Marion, located in the Cedar Rapids MSA, Park View Village in Grimes, in the Des Moines MSA and Sunrise in Pella. The all-age communities have a total of 723 home sites.
All three communities feature on-site amenities including clubhouses and storm shelters. Eagle Ridge and Park View Village offer subdivision-style layouts, with a majority of large multi-section homes, many of which have garages. The city of Pella boasts top rated schools and is among Iowa's top 10 safest cities.
Major employers in the region include General Mills, Wells Fargo and Pella Windows. All three communities are located in growing metro-areas that have experienced significant population increases over the past 20 years.
"RHP Properties is pleased to announce the acquisition of this portfolio, featuring well established communities in prominent metropolitan areas," said Partrich. "These communities are nearby to well-known national employers and have experienced a large population growth over the past two decades. RHP is proud to provide much needed affordable housing options with many amenities including RHP Social, our community programming that brings residents together through family friendly events such as barbeques, movie nights and holiday parties to enhance the sense of community for our residents."
About RHP Properties
Founded in 1988, RHP Properties is the nation's largest privately held owner and operator of manufactured home communities with managed assets of more than $6B, including 315 manufactured home communities nationwide, totaling about 73,898 homes in 30 states.
Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, RHP Properties employs more than 1,000 professionals. For more information visit www.rhp.com.
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HOUSTON, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) will host a conference call and webcast to discuss second quarter 2022 results on Friday, August 5, 2022, at 9 a.m. Central time (10 a.m. Eastern time). Please visit the Investors/Events & Presentations page on the EOG website to access a live webcast of the conference call. If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available for one year.
If you have any questions, please contact Angie Lewis at 713-651-6722.
About EOG
EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG) is one of the largest crude oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States with proved reserves in the United States and Trinidad. To learn more visit www.eogresources.com.
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David Streit 713-571-4902
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| 2022-06-21T21:30:29Z
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PITTSBURGH, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KaliVir Immunotherapeutics, Inc. today announced a collaboration and global exclusive licensing agreement with Roche for the discovery, development and commercialization of novel oncolytic vaccinia viruses derived from KaliVir's oncolytic immunotherapy VETTM platform.
KaliVir will work with Roche to leverage KaliVir's proprietary technology platform based on genetically modified vaccinia virus to discover and develop novel oncolytic virus candidates. KaliVir's VETTM platform can enhance the vaccinia viral backbone with a combination of proprietary genetic modifications to maximize tumor killing and systemic delivery and spread, and can be readily optimized to combine with a wide variety of therapeutic transgenes.
Under the terms of the agreement, KaliVir will generate oncolytic vaccinia virus product candidates derived from the company's VETTM platform expressing Roche proprietary therapeutic transgenes. Roche will have exclusive license to discover, develop and commercialize the products worldwide. KaliVir will receive an upfront payment, and may be eligible to receive research, development and commercial milestone payments, as well as tiered royalties on commercial sales of products emerging from the collaboration.
"We are extremely excited to work with Roche and its excellent scientific team to identify and develop novel, innovative treatments for cancer patients worldwide," said KaliVir CEO Helena Chaye. "Our VETTM platform is a powerful engine for identifying novel, innovative oncolytic immunotherapies, and we look forward to further expanding its potential and our broader discovery research capabilities through this discovery collaboration."
"Roche has been discovering and developing breakthrough treatments in oncology for more than 50 years. Building on our strong internal pipeline, we are continually looking for partnerships to foster the discovery and development of innovation to fundamentally change how we deliver care for patients now and in the future," stated James Sabry, Global Head of Pharma Partnering at Roche. "KaliVir and its promising VETTM platform represent an excellent example of exciting, cutting-edge technologies that we believe could make a difference for cancer patients."
About KaliVir Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
KaliVir Immunotherapeutics is a privately held biotech company developing cutting-edge, next-generation oncolytic viral immunotherapy programs. The company has developed a unique vaccinia virus-based platform that can generate potent novel oncolytic vaccinia viruses with modifications to maximize viral replication and to enhance intravenous delivery and spread (Vaccinia Enhanced Template "VET" Platform). VETTM platform utilizes the large transgene capacity of the vaccinia virus to deliver therapeutics matched to tumor immunophenotypes to stimulate patients' immune systems and modify the tumor microenvironment. KaliVir's oncolytic product candidates are designed to be safe, potent and systemically deliverable to treat cancer patients across multiple tumor types. KaliVir and Astellas Pharma are developing KaliVir's VET2-L2 oncolytic virus for immuno-oncology through a worldwide licensing agreement. KaliVir is currently advancing multiple therapeutic candidates toward the clinic. For more information, please visit www.kalivir.com.
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Parents, law enforcement seek school safety, gun training company responds
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - In light of the shooting in Uvalde, local schools and law enforcement are looking at ways to improve safety on campus, and parents are looking for transparency.
Retired local Texas Ranger, Brad Oliver, formed a company with retired law enforcement officer, Mike Lane, driven to educate and train anyone willing to protect themselves and others with firearms. Their motto: “We do not rise to the occasion, we fall back to our level of training. To what level are you preparing?” A question now on many parents’ minds.
“When I seen their faces I was like that’s so sad, that could’ve been my kids,” said Diana Camren, parent of a Sherman ISD student.
Diana Camren said the Uvalde shooting hit a little too close to home.
“There’s been several kids that have brought guns to school and it’s very scary, like I’m to the point where I don’t even want to send my kids to school,” said Camren.
Last March, a third grader at Dillingham Elementary in Sherman brought a gun in his backpack onto the bus and threatened her fifth grade daughter. The bus driver intervened before anything happened, but it’s still left Camren concerned for the future.
“I would want them to communicate with us parents a lot better. I want to see action taken,” said Camren.
“We have right at 30 school districts that we have been training for many years that have armed faculty,” said Oliver.
Oliver, a retired Texas Ranger, formed Cinco Peso Training Group with retired officer, Mike Lane, to make immediate responders out of ordinary people.
“Airports are no longer convenient after 9/11. Schools are going to have to be that way. These children are our most precious, precious items that we have in our life,” said Oliver.
He said several of their trained districts are in Grayson, Cooke, Fannin, Lamar and Collin counties. Both Oliver and Camren believe there are many solutions to a safer school.
“We’ve got to have layered levels of security at school,” said Oliver.
“Hiding behind you know like the doors or the desks, that’s not going to protect against a bullet,” said Camren.
For Camren, parents need to take action too.
“Communicate with your kids. Find out if they’re depressed. Find out who they’re talking to. Find out who their friends are. Be involved all the time regardless of if your kids don’t want you involved because it starts at home,” said Camren.
But Oliver said rest assured, that local districts are working behind the scenes.
“When I was the Texas Ranger stationed in Sherman, we had a lot of meetings with all the school districts, with all the law enforcement in Grayson County to talk about our response,” said Oliver.
Sherman ISD responded Tuesday saying “School safety is a top priority for Sherman ISD. We strive to provide a safe environment every day for our students and are always looking at ways to improve our safety measures.”
You can find more information about Cinco Peso Training Group on their Facebook or on their website.
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio Valley Banc Corp. [Nasdaq: OVBC] (the "Company") announced the Board of Directors has authorized the extension date of its existing stock buyback program to August 31, 2023.
The program was originally approved by the board in 2021 and was set to expire August 31 of this year. With the extension, the share repurchase program will continue to authorize the repurchase of up to $5 million in shares of the Company's outstanding common stock.
Other than the extension of the program for an additional year, no changes were made to the stock buyback program.
As of August 17, 2022, the Company had repurchased approximately $954,000 in common stock. The program may be terminated or amended by the Board at any time prior to the expiration date.
Ohio Valley Banc Corp. common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol OVBC. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. is based in Gallipolis, Ohio. The company owns The Ohio Valley Bank Company, with 16 offices in Ohio and West Virginia, and Loan Central, Inc., with six consumer finance offices in Ohio. The Ohio Valley Bank Company opened a new online consumer direct mortgage company in the fall of 2021 called Race Day Mortgage. Learn more about Ohio Valley Banc Corp. at www.ovbc.com.
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Overturned truck slowing traffic on State Road 70
Published: Jul. 29, 2022 at 12:11 PM EDT|Updated: 26 minutes ago
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - An overturned dump truck is slowing traffic on State Road 70 west in the I-75 interchange, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
The truck and the load of gravel it was carrying has blocked the intersection of Natalie Way. Expect delays in the area.
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- Delivers nearly 300% revenue growth rate
DALLAS, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Experion Technologies announced its listing in the annual Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing companies in America for the fifth year in a row. The Inc. 5000 list is one of the most prestigious rankings of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment - its independent businesses.
Experion Technologies climbed the ranks by clocking a 294% revenue growth over the last three years. This stands testimony to the company's continued commitment to being one of the most trusted and results-oriented names in the Product Engineering and Digital Transformation space.
Experion Technologies continues to scale as a globally recognized brand, providing custom digital transformation solutions. The company's employee strength grew over 70% while adding several Fortune 500 companies to its client list. Experion Technologies recently won several industry-acknowledged recognitions, including Frost & Sullivan's 2022 Global Customer Value Leadership Award. They also debuted as Major Contender in the Digital Product Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022 by Everest Group.
"It has not been an easy couple of years, but achievements like these reaffirm that Experion is on the right track," says Manoj Balraj, President and Founder, Experion Technologies, Inc. " We did two things right. The first is to continue our unrelenting focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences. Secondly, we solved complex business challenges experienced by our customers. These moves have helped us sustain our customers' trust in our capabilities. We are committed to continuing delivering the finest in product engineering and digital transformation to the people who place their trust in Experion Technologies."
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.
About Experion Technologies
Experion Technologies is among the world's fastest-growing custom digital solutions providers with solid Product Engineering DNA and an unwavering focus on delivering business value. Experion has been recognized for its expertise in digital product engineering services and has a track record of delivering digital transformation solutions to 350+ customers across 35 countries.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. ("Akebia") (NASDAQ: AKBA) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between June 28, 2018 and September 2, 2020.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Akebia, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
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ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Akebia includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company's lead investigational product candidate, vadadustat, was not as safe in treating non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease patients with anemia as defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, defendants overstated the clinical prospects of a Phase 3 clinical program for vadadustat; (iii) accordingly, defendants also overstated vadadustat's overall commercial and regulatory prospects; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: May 13, 2022
Aggrieved Akebia investors only have until May 13, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Sale represents the third exit from Pharos's third fund
DALLAS and NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharos Capital Group, LLC ("Pharos"), a private equity firm based in Dallas and Nashville, announced today it has sold its stake in portfolio company TechLab, Inc. ("TechLab"), a leading developer and manufacturer of rapid, non-invasive diagnostic tests for infectious disease, intestinal inflammation, and parasitology, to SSI Diagnostica, a portfolio company of the private investment firm Adelis Equity ("Adelis"). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
SSI Diagnostica is a developer and manufacturer of diagnostics products based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SSI Diagnostica's global distribution network and production capability will complement TechLab's U.S. and global operations to grow the scale of the combined company's diagnostics business. TechLab will continue to operate out of its Virginia R&D and manufacturing facilities, and will retain its workforce subsequent to the transaction. TechLab's existing management team will remain with the company.
"Pharos is a committed investor in the diagnostics sector, and we are pleased to have worked with TechLab to expand the company's distribution network and the reach of its enteric diagnostic tools," said Joel Goldberg, Partner at Pharos Capital Group. "Our hope is that TechLab will continue to thrive with SSI Diagnostica as it continues to grow its product offering to help reduce the annual economic and medical burden of healthcare-associated infections by giving practitioners the means to quickly assess patient needs, improve outcomes, and decrease readmissions."
Pharos initially invested in TechLab in September 2016 out of its Pharos Capital Partners III/III-A funds. In addition to its diagnostic testing for infectious disease, intestinal inflammation, and parasitology, TechLab also offers testing products for gastrointestinal conditions, including Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and E. coli. The Company's low-cost tests improve clinical decision-making, reduce time to treatment, and lower unnecessary hospital spend. The company's flagship product, QUIK CHEK®, is now the market-leading test for C. difficile, the third most common Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) in the US.
"Our partnership with Pharos has been extremely rewarding, and we are delighted with the growth of our suite of diagnostic tools and our operational capabilities," said Daniel Delaney, TechLab CEO. "We look forward to working with our new partners, SSI Diagnostica and Adelis Equity, to continue to expand the global scope of our products and develop new life sciences technologies."
Lincoln International served as the exclusive financial advisor and Gibson Dunn served as legal counsel to TechLab and Pharos on the transaction.
Founded in 1989, TECHLAB, Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of diagnostic products. The Company has a portfolio of diagnostic tests for infectious disease and intestinal inflammation testing. TECHLAB also performs diagnostics and life science contract manufacturing and services. TECHLAB is headquartered in Blacksburg, Va. and manufactures its diagnostic tests in the United States at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Radford, Va. For more info, visit www.techlab.com.
Based in Dallas and Nashville, Pharos Capital Group (www.pharosfunds.com) is physician-founded investment firm focused on growing healthcare companies that aim to lower the total cost of care, improve patient outcomes and expand access to care in underserved communities. Since inception, Pharos has invested in 57 companies and has over $1.2 billion of private equity assets under management as of June 30, 2022. Pharos typically invests $25-$50 million in rapidly growing middle market companies seeking later stage funding for internal growth, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, or recapitalizations predominantly across healthcare sectors.
For business development opportunities with Pharos Capital Group, please contact Adam Persiani at 214-740-7003 or apersiani@pharosfunds.com.
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'I believe history equals charm.'St. Paul School gets centennial plaque
NORTH CANTON – History isn't just facts and figures, according to Doug Wechter. It's a narrative and a source of pride for a community.
Wechter, vice president of the North Canton Heritage Society and a 1980 graduate of St. Paul Catholic School, recently organized a class donation of a centennial plaque to their alma mater.
"It's kind of marrying my love for history with my love of the school," Wechter said. "I developed some lasting friendships from my experience there; a couple of my best friends were classmates. I have many fond memories. The class of 1980 represents just a fraction of the century plus St. Paul Catholic School students whose lives have been positively impacted by their time spent within these walls. My fellow classmates and I are honored to give back to our beloved school."
In 2019, Wechter spearheaded the Century Building Plaque Program, followed by first phase of the North Canton Heritage Trail in 2021.
“I believe that history equals charm," he said. "The Century Building Plaque Program and the North Canton Heritage Trail are just the first two components of my overall vision to showcase the history of North Canton. In the future, I envision light pole banners, wall mural, a historic arch, and Phases II (2023) and III (2024) of the Heritage Trail to help highlight specific neighborhoods, and the overall history of the city of North Canton to enhance its charm.”
North Canton's St. Paul School opened in 1919
St. Paul Catholic Church at 241 S. Main St. was founded in 1845. The school, at 303 S. Main St., opened on Sept. 8, 1919, under the leadership of the Rev. Joseph Schmit.
The new school enrolled 100 children under the instruction of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, with the first class graduating in 1921. Nuns served as teachers until 1975.
During the 2000-2001 school year, the school was awarded the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Current enrollment is about 400 in prekindergarten through grade 8.
Ann Schwerzler Taylor traveled from Granite Falls, North Caronlina, for the plaque presentation and to reconnect with classmates.
"I am eternally grateful to my parents for sending me to St Paul’s Catholic School," Taylor said. "St. Paul’s helped shape me as an individual and allowed me to grow with the guidance of the Catholic faith. This experience has impacted my life for the past 50 years, since I enrolled at St Paul’s Catholic school in 1971. "
North Canton, originally founded as New Berlin, was formally established on Feb. 19, 1831. The village changed its name in 1918 in response to anti-German sentiment triggered by World War I. Following the formation of a charter, the village of North Canton became a city on Jan. 1, 1962.
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"I think historical buildings are aesthetically pleasing," Wechter said. "They have a lot more character than what's been built the last 50 years. I also think the stories that come along with history are interesting stories and events. I like it when people say that the Heritage Trail provides them with facts about their town they never knew."
Two examples, Wechter said, are Richard Nixon's visit to the city in 1964, and the story of Jacob Gaskin.
"We remember Jacob Gaskins, an ex-slave who risked his freedom to be a conductor on the Underground Railroad. We recall that a young lawyer named William McKinley made his first political speech next to Michael Bitzer's hotel in what is now Bitzer Park. We look to Zion's Lutheran and Reformed Church, which from a humble beginning in 1814 has grown into multiple congregations that continue to shape local lives. And, of course, we recognize William H. “Boss” Hoover, who not only revolutionized the way homes were cleaned, but also influenced the economic, social, intellectual, and spiritual growth of North Canton," he said.
Strong bonds among St. Paul students
Wechter said North Canton is fortunate to have visible reminders of its past, including the YMCA, the public library, Community Christian Church, Price Park, Heritage Trail and the Hoover District.
"If you highlight the history of your local community, people become more emotionally attached to it," he said. "People take more pride and are more likely to support their (community)."
Taylor said she benefitted from the small class sizes that helped students form strong bonds.
Taylor said among her fond memories are phonics lessons, sports, going to Sherrio's Bakery for day-old donuts, the playground in the cemetery, hot-lunch days, and a field trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo.
"All of these experiences have shaped me into the person that I am today, and these experiences have also had an influence on my children's upbringing," Taylor said. "I will be eternally grateful to my parents and St. Paul’s school and church for the solid foundation that they provided me for my life beyond their walls."
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Primis, the leading Video Discovery platform for global publishers and founders of Sellers.guide, announced the launch of Similar Sites, a new feature to help publishers compare their files to similar domains, with data provided by Similarweb. This new addition to Sellers.guide will further the company's goal of enabling publishers' greater access to transparency in the ad tech industry.
Since the launch of Sellers.guide back in May 2021, Primis has continued its pursuit to address and solve the complexities of ads.txt maintenance.
When using Similar Sites, publishers can review their scores and see how they compare to their peer groups. Domains such as mashable.com, for example, can see the scores of sites sharing similar audiences, and may look into how they can make improvements to their ads.txt file as a result.
"We are always trying to provide more layers of data to our users," explained Livnat Mor, Director of Strategic Partnerships of Sellers.guide. "Ad tech is a highly competitive industry. Publishers are always on edge when it comes to their competitors and monetization partners. With Similar Sites, publishers can easily compare the quality of their ads.txt file with that of their competitors and clearly see where they stand next to the industry benchmark," said Mor.
About Primis:
Primis is the leader in Video Discovery. Our video ad monetization platform increases publishers' revenue by helping users discover high-quality video content. The company's video discovery technology is used by 100s of digital publishers, empowering over 450M uniques with an engagement-based video experience.
Sellers.guide is a free tool shedding light on the ad tech supply chain by comparing ads.txt files with sellers.jsons including tools such as the Wizard, an ads.txt editor for publishers.
Primis is owned by Universal McCann and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG).
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