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JACKSON, Mich., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers Energy continues to power Michigan's electric vehicle transformation, announcing today that it has provided over 2,000 incentives for EV chargers at homes, businesses and at public locations in less than three years.
"By every measurement, Michigan continues to see interest in electric vehicles accelerate," said Sarah Nielsen, Consumers Energy's executive director for electric vehicle programs. "Consumers Energy is proud to power that transformation, working with drivers, business owners and community leaders to make EV ownership convenient, affordable and clean."
Consumers Energy provides incentives for EV charging through its PowerMIDrive and Bring Your Own Charger programs, covering costs for chargers in garages, at businesses and in downtowns and other public locations. The energy provider also plans to power another 200 chargers in the next two years.
Consumers Energy has set a goal to power 1 million EVs in Michigan by 2030. Here are other numbers that illustrate that growth today:
- The number of EVs in Consumers Energy's territory has grown 18% in the first quarter alone since the end of last year, to over 18,000 vehicles today. That's according to data collected from the Secretary of State.
- Consumers Energy has powered 36 EV fast chargers across the state. Their use has climbed sixfold, from 3,000 sessions to 18,000, in the last year. Of those, sites in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Saugatuck have been used the most.
- Consumers Energy is working with 50 employers that want to purchase EVs through its PowerMIFleet program.
- Most electric vehicle charging takes place overnight, typically at home during the lowest-cost times, causing little impact on the electric grid. Of all EV charging in Consumers Energy's territory, 81% is outside of the peak hours of 2-7 p.m.
Consumers Energy is committed to supporting electric vehicles for the good of customers, Michigan's automotive economy and the planet. The energy provider's newly approved Clean Energy Plan ensures that EVs will be powered by an entirely carbon-neutral grid by 2040 as new renewable energy sources replace coal plants that will close in the next three years. That's one of the nation's fastest timetables.
"We continue to be excited to see the electric vehicle transformation race ahead of even the expectations we set for ourselves just a couple of years ago," Nielsen said. "Consumers Energy will continue to help this transformation by working with homeowners and businesses to provide incentives and education as they make the easy, affordable and clean switch to EVs."
Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
For more information about Consumers Energy, go to ConsumersEnergy.com.
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NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, today announced that John Genovesi has joined UL Solutions as executive vice president and president of the company's Enterprise and Advisory business.
Genovesi joins UL Solutions from Adapdix, a start-up focused on developing edge computing, AI and machine learning for autonomous manufacturing, where he was chief operating officer. Prior to Adapdix, Genovesi spent 26 years driving profitable growth and sustained performance for Rockwell Automation, most recently as their senior vice president, Enterprise Accounts and Software. Throughout his tenure, he held other roles across Rockwell's Sales and Marketing organization, including serving as vice president, Global Accounts.
"John's deep knowledge of the regulatory, environmental and governance challenges our customers face, and his experience meeting those challenges with tailored software and technology solutions, make him an ideal fit for this role," said Jennifer Scanlon, president and CEO, UL Solutions. "I am thrilled to welcome John to UL Solutions at a very exciting time both in the company's history and for the safety science industry."
Genovesi earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Youngstown State University and an MBA from Case Western University. John also holds an executive education certificate in mergers and acquisitions from Harvard Business School.
"More than ever, customers of UL Solutions are looking for unified software platforms, world-class advisory services and reliable, predictive data to help them solve business challenges," said Genovesi. "I believe the UL Solutions Enterprise and Advisory business is well positioned to meet and exceed their needs, and I look forward to leading the team to deliver for our customers."
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
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Delivering strong performance, extraordinary customer service, and measurable results for biggest businesses in the world continues to spur company's growth
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkose Labs, the global leader in fraud deterrence and account security, announced today that it made the Inc. 5000 2022 list for a second consecutive year with a revenue growth rate of 1,479.57 percent. The Inc. 5000 list is the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America and represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, UnderArmour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"I'm extremely proud of the growth that we've achieved over the past few years, because it's a reflection of the efficacy of our technology and our dedication to ongoing advancements and innovation of our product suite," said Arkose Labs founder and CEO Kevin Gosschalk. "CISOs at the biggest companies in the world continue to tell us that the reason they reach out, select, and deploy our solutions is because malicious bot attacks and human click farm threats are only getting more sophisticated, complicated, and pervasive."
Inc. ranked companies according to percentage growth when comparing 2018 to 2021. For the second year in a row, Arkose Labs has landed in the top 500 of the prestigious list, at number 412 in the U.S. Of California companies on the list, Arkose Labs came in at 62, and of San Francisco companies, it ranked as the twelfth fastest-growing company in the area.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but also have demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, of which Arkose Labs is one, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc."Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation,hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
"Every day I'm meeting with and listening to our customers and prospective customers," said Arkose Labs Chief Revenue Officer Richard Dufty. "And the conversations never fail to impress upon me and my team how fortunate we are to collaborate with the brightest minds diligently striving to protect their companies and users from bots and fraudsters. It's a true partnership out in the wild west of the ethersphere to overcome bad actors so that consumers can operate online easily, confidently and without fear."
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc.magazine's September issue.
Arkose Labs' mission is to create an online environment where all consumers are protected from malicious activity. Its AI-powered platform combines powerful risk assessments with dynamic attack response that undermines the ROI behind attacks while improving good user throughput. The company offers the world's first and only $1 million credential stuffing warranty. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia, San Jose, Costa Rica, and London, UK, the company debuted as the 83rd fastest-growing company in North America on the 2021 Deloitte Fast500 ranking.
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New Homes Now Selling in American Fork, Mapleton, Syracuse and West Point
SALT LAKE CITY, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE: CCS), a top 10 national homebuilder offering homes for purchase online, is excited to announce the opening of four new Wasatch Front communities: American Fork Crossing (American Fork), Mapleton Heights (Mapleton), Shoreline West (Syracuse), and Dahlia Estates (West Point).
Buyers can choose from a versatile selection of rambler and two-story single-family homes at all communities—boasting inspired open-concept layouts with lofts, sunrooms, gourmet kitchens and more (per plan). Plus, each home includes stylish and convenient features designed for everyday life, such as the company's Century Home Connect® smart home package.
For more information or to request an appointment, call 385.345.4993.
About American Fork Crossing
879 West 800 South
American Fork, UT 84003
- Two single-family home collections (Villas and Estates) from the $600s
- 148 homesites
- 8 rambler and two-story floor plans
- 3 to 6 bedrooms, 2 to 4 baths, 2- to 4-bay garages, up to 3,394 square feet
- Prime location in the heart of Silicon Slopes, offering quick access to I-15, plus a variety of shopping, dining and outdoor recreation
Explore American Fork Crossing at www.CenturyCommunities.com/AmericanForkCrossing.
About Mapleton Heights
1387 Mapleton Heights Court
Mapleton, UT 84664
- Single-family homes from the $800s
- 40 homesites
- 5 rambler and two-story floor plans
- 3 to 6 bedrooms, 3 to 5 baths, 3- to 4-bay garages, up to 6,243 square feet
- Tranquil location with scenic mountain views and quick access to Silicon Slopes, dining and shopping
Check out Mapleton Heights at www.CenturyCommunities.com/MapletonHeights.
About Shoreline West
2711 West 2850 South
Syracuse, UT 84075
- Single-family homes from the $500s
- 68 homesites
- 7 rambler and two-story floor plans
- 3 to 5 bedrooms, 2 to 4 baths, 2-bay garages, up to 2,903 square feet
- Convenient location with quick access to Hill Air Force Base, Antelope Island State Park, shopping and dining
Explore Shoreline West at www.CenturyCommunities.com/ShorelineWest.
About Dahlia Estates
4469 West 300 North
West Point, UT 84015
- Single-family homes from the $600s
- 49 homesites
- 7 rambler and two-story floor plans
- 3 to 5 bedrooms, 3 to 4 baths, 2- to 4-bay garages, up to 3,531 square feet
- Close proximity to abundant outdoor recreation—including the scenic Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park and Thurston Peak. Also offering a quick commute to Layton, plus easy access to boutique shopping, excellent dining and entertainment.
Explore Dahlia Estates at www.CenturyCommunities.com/DahliaEstates.
"We're excited to continue building on a solid foundation of new home offerings throughout the Wasatch Front, with exceptional locations offering beautiful open-concept floor plans, available through our industry-first Buy Online experience," said Chase Turner, Utah Division President. "With the spring homebuying season in full swing, now's the perfect time for buyers to visit and find their dream home."
DISCOVER THE FREEDOM OF ONLINE HOMEBUYING:
Century Communities is proud to feature its industry-first online homebuying experience on all available homes in the Utah.
How it works:
- Shop homes at CenturyCommunities.com
- Click "Buy Now" on any available home
- Fill out a quick Buy Online form
- Electronically submit an initial earnest money deposit
- Electronically sign a purchase contract via DocuSign®
Learn more about the Buy Online experience at www.CenturyCommunities.com/online-homebuying.
About Century Communities
Century Communities, Inc. (NYSE: CCS) is a top 10 national homebuilder, offering new homes under the Century Communities and Century Complete brands. Century is engaged in all aspects of homebuilding — including the acquisition, entitlement and development of land, along with the construction, innovative marketing and sale of quality homes designed to appeal to a wide range of homebuyers. The Colorado-based company operates in 17 states and over 45 markets across the U.S., and also offers title, insurance and lending services in select markets through its Parkway Title, IHL Home Insurance Agency, and Inspire Home Loans subsidiaries. To learn more about Century Communities, please visit www.centurycommunities.com.
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DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety investigators.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed. She felt pain in her back and neck and could not move, and was taken to a hospital where she was diagnosed with the fracture.
The safety board completed its investigation without saying what caused the hard larding.
The NTSB said none of the other 141 people on board the plane were injured in the incident at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California.
The pilots told investigators that they were aiming for the normal touchdown zone on the relatively short runway.
“However, it ended up being a firm landing,” the NTSB said in its final report, dated Friday.
Dallas-based Southwest said in a statement Monday, “We reported the matter to the NTSB in accordance with regulatory requirements and conducted an internal review of the event.”
A spokeswoman for the airline declined to provide further information when asked about the result of the internal investigation and whether the plane was inspected for evidence of damage that could occur during a hard landing. The plane has been making several flights a day, according to tracking services.
Shortly after the 18-year-old Boeing 737-700 taxied off the runway, the pilots — a 55-year-old captain and 49-year-old co-pilot — were told about the injury to the flight attendant, who was in a jump seat at the back of the plane.
The NTSB, which did not travel to the accident site, has not made its documents from the investigation publicly available.
The runway that the plane landed on is only 5,700 feet long (1,700 meters). By comparison, runways at nearby Los Angeles International Airport range between 8,900 and nearly 13,000 feet (2,700 to 3,900 meters).
The NTSB investigation was reported earlier by The Dallas Morning News.
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- WELL has entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Tali.ai which allows WELL to commercialize Tali's AI technology across WELL's EMR portfolio. Tali's technology allows doctors to have a 'conversation with their EMR' to support patients with greater efficiency and deliver improved patient outcomes.
- WELL Health announces a minority investment through its WELL Ventures subsidiary in Tali.ai, a Canadian leader in artificial intelligence (AI) voice solutions for doctors and healthcare providers
- Tali.ai is the latest application to be added to WELL's apps.health marketplace for integrated EMR apps, providing more than 15,000 doctors and other healthcare providers in over 2,800 clinics across Canada in WELL's EMR network access to the cutting-edge technology.
VANCOUVER, BC, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) (the "Company" or "WELL"), a company focused on positively impacting health outcomes by leveraging technology to empower practitioners and their patients globally, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary WELL Ventures has made a significant minority investment in 11855760 Canada Inc. ("Tali.ai"), an AI-powered virtual assistant. Tali.ai enables doctors and other healthcare providers to easily retrieve essential information from their EMR software and issue voice commands using Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms. This means that a healthcare provider can vocally request information or action from their EMR and Tali.ai will search/present or action the request automatically.
"We are excited to closely collaborate with Tali.ai to create a transformative healthcare productivity and efficiency tool. Tali's technology allows doctors to have a voice conversation with their EMR and quickly retrieve information at the point of care," said Hamed Shahbazi, Chairman and CEO of WELL. "This investment is a continuation of WELL's efforts to support doctors and be at the frontier of innovative healthcare technology."
Tali.ai uses cutting edge NLP algorithms and AI-powered voice capabilities to allow doctors and healthcare providers to retrieve essential information, including medical and drug search, within their EMR software, navigate and initiate key EMR tasks such as prescriptions or labs, and automate the time-consuming task of clinical documentation. Tali.ai's technology is voice enabled, evidence-based, and compatible with any professional EMR that provides for programmatic integration.
"We're thrilled to join the WELL ecosystem through this investment and strategic partnership," said Mahshid Yassaei, founder and CEO of Tali.ai. "WELL's position as the Canadian leader in digital patient engagement aligns extremely well with our mission to enhance and support the day-to-day tasks of doctors and healthcare providers through technology solutions."
This partnership enhances both Tali.ai and WELL's overarching mission to positively impact patient-first health outcomes by leveraging pioneering technology to empower and support doctors and other healthcare practitioners. WELL Ventures has a mandate to invest in exceptional leaders, entrepreneurs and businesses supporting the global digital health ecosystem, with an emphasis on advancing innovative digital health initiatives in Canada. WELL Ventures has a defined focus on all aspects of the digital health ecosystem with a keen focus on practitioner enablement tools and technologies.
Amir Javidan, WELL's Chief Operating Officer commented, "Leveraging voice as a new modality for interacting with the EMR can significantly magnify the output and impact of practitioners. This is a very exciting addition to WELL's practitioner enablement platform, in supporting both our own outpatient medical clinics and for our network of EMR customers' clinics."
An investment from WELL Ventures generally includes a strategic alliance or collaboration agreement that provides portfolio companies with access to WELL's own substantial technology and healthcare assets; as such, WELL and Tali.ai have established a five-year strategic alliance with the ability to cross license, resell and commercialize Tali.ai AI's technology across WELL's EMR portfolio. Tali.ai is the latest application to join WELL's apps.health ecosystem which enables more than 15,000 healthcare providers in over 2,800 clinics across Canada in WELL's EMR portfolio to connect and access new and pioneering solutions, like Tali.ai, which integrate securely and seamlessly into a clinic's EMR software.
WELL's app marketplace, apps.health, is a part of WELL's Digital Health Apps business unit, which is focused on the development of and investment in digital health applications. Its mission to connect healthcare professionals with technology solutions in digital health, allows technology companies and third-party application developers to work with WELL to promote and accelerate digital health innovation globally.
WELL has already started beta testing early versions of the technology in WELL's own primary care clinics in British Columbia, Canada.
WELL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Per: "Hamed Shahbazi"
Hamed Shahbazi
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
WELL is a technology enabled healthcare company whose overarching objective is to positively impact health outcomes to empower and support healthcare practitioners and their patients. WELL has built an innovative practitioner enablement platform that includes comprehensive end to end practice management tools inclusive of virtual care and digital patient engagement capabilities as well as Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and data protection services. WELL uses this platform to power healthcare practitioners both inside and outside of WELL's own omni-channel patient services offerings. As such, WELL owns and operates Canada's largest network of outpatient medical clinics serving primary and specialized healthcare services and is the provider of a leading multi-national, multi-disciplinary telehealth offering. WELL is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "WELL" and is part of the TSX Composite Index. To learn more about the Company, please visit: www.well.company.'
A graduate of the Next AI program in Toronto, Tali.ai is a powerful AI-powered virtual assistant for healthcare providers and information retrieval engine. Tali.ai's technology allows for doctors to ask their questions in natural language and get their answer back from their Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software or other trusted resource. Using cutting edge Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms to save healthcare providers time, Tali.ai is on a mission to give time back to the Doctor and empower them to deliver better patient experiences and outcomes at the point of care. To learn more about Tali.ai, please visit www.tali.ai
This news release may contain "Forward-Looking Information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including, without limitation: information regarding Tali.ai's successful addition to apps.health, and Tali.ai and WELL's enhancements in positively impacting patient-first health outcomes Forward-looking Information are based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, and contingencies. Forward-looking information generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "should", "will", "could", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause future results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the estimated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements and the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. WELL's statements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and conditions, many of which are outside of WELL 's control, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by inherent risks and uncertainties, including: direct and indirect material adverse effects from the COVID-19 pandemic; adverse market conditions; risks inherent in the primary healthcare sector in general; regulatory and legislative changes; that future results may vary from historical results; inability to obtain any requisite future financing on suitable terms; any inability to realize the expected benefits and synergies of acquisitions; that market competition may affect the business, results and financial condition of WELL and other risk factors identified in documents filed by WELL under its profile at www.sedar.com, including its most recent Annual Information Form. Except as required by securities law, WELL does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
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Phoenix homeless encampment is home to nearly 1,000 people
By Amy Cutler
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PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — Less than a mile from our state capitol sits one of the country’s largest homeless encampments, and it continues to grow. It sits right outside the sprawling Human Services Campus, which provides food, medical care, and legal services to the poor. The tents stretch for blocks in every direction and inside each of them is a person and story.
“It’s not as easy as it sounds or seems,” Shelton Shield said. He called the encampment home off and on for the last year. He doesn’t have any family to stay with. Without options, he set up his tent in this area that has become known as “the Zone.”
“It’s rough, it’s rough, winters it’s cold, summers is hot, fights, lots of fights. You’ve got to fight to defend yourself,” he said. The Human Services Campus is a non-profit. Each week they count how many people are outside their gates. The number is now about a thousand.
“We have struggled for about a year to find a place, but the rents keep going up, even working full-time and getting a second job,” this woman said. She would be sleeping in her car if it weren’t for a friend. She asked that we not give her name. She’d come to the encampment to visit a friend.
That campus has a shelter that provides beds to 470 people. They recently added mats, allowing another 50 to stay there. On Monday a new structure on that campus opened that will house another 100 people.
“We do want them to have an assigned bed, so they know every night they can come in here, they don’t have to wait in line,” Amy Schwabenlender, the Executive Director of the Human Services Campus said. The city acknowledges the problem and said it’s spending $50 million this fiscal year to address it.
“Those resources include shelter, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, navigation, case management, and a wonderful new behavioral health program we’re partnering with mercy care on,” Scott Hall, the Interim Deputy Director for Homeless Services for the City of Phoenix said. “No one deserves to be unsheltered and on the street and that’s why we’re putting every effort to get people into housing, housing is how you end homelessness ultimately,” he continued.
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PDUFA Action Date is June 28, 2023
VAUGHAN, Ontario and HEIDELBERG, Germany, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) ("Bausch + Lomb"), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, and Novaliq GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on first- and best-in-class ocular therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) filing for investigational treatment NOV03 (perfluorohexyloctane). A potential first-in-class eye drop with a novel mechanism of action, NOV03 is an investigational therapy to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). NOV03 has been assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date of June 28, 2023.
"With the FDA commencing review of the NDA filing, we are one step closer to bringing an important new treatment option to the millions of Americans affected by dry eye disease associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction," said Joseph C. Papa, CEO, Bausch + Lomb. "NOV03 is distinct from anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agents, and, if approved, would be the first prescription eye drop to address excessive tear evaporation. The approval would also mark a significant milestone for Bausch + Lomb, as the company's first FDA approval for a prescription medicine since becoming a publicly traded company earlier this year."
DED is one of the most common ocular surface disorders, with MGD as a major cause of development and progression, affecting approximately nine out of 10 people with DED.1,2 DED due to MGD is caused by a deficient tear film lipid layer that leads to increased tear evaporation.3 There is currently no approved prescription eye drop in the United States for DED associated with MGD.
"We are thrilled the FDA has accepted our NDA filing for NOV03," said Christian Roesky, Ph.D., CEO, Novaliq. "With only limited treatment options currently available, NOV03 is a promising potential new therapy, specifically designed to alleviate the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction."
The clinical development program for NOV03 includes two Phase 3 studies (GOBI and MOJAVE), both of which demonstrated statistically significant improvement vs. control for both primary and key secondary sign and symptom endpoints as early as day 15 and through day 57. NOV03 was well tolerated in both studies.
About NOV03 (perfluorohexyloctane) Ophthalmic Solution
NOV03 (perfluorohexyloctane) is an investigational, proprietary, water-free, non-steroidal, single-component preservative-free eye drop.4 In 2019, Bausch + Lomb acquired an exclusive license for the commercialization and development of NOV03 in the United States and Canada. Data from the first pivotal Phase 3 trial (GOBI) were presented at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2022. Data from the second pivotal Phase 3 trial (MOJAVE) were presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting in Denver on May 2, 2022. Results from the pivotal Phase 2 trial (SEECASE) were published in Cornea in September 2021.5 The clinical program for NOV03 concluded with the completion of a multi-center, open-label, single-arm, 12-month safety extension trial (KALAHARI).
About Novaliq
Novaliq is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and commercialization of first- and best-in-class ocular therapeutics based on EyeSol®, the worldwide first water-free technology. Novaliq offers an industry-leading portfolio addressing today's unmet medical needs of millions of patients with eye diseases. Novaliq GmbH is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany and Novaliq Inc. has an office in Cambridge, MA, USA. The long-term shareholder is dievini Hopp BioTech holding GmbH & Co. KG, an active investor in Life and Health Sciences companies. More on www.novaliq.com.
About Bausch + Lomb
Bausch + Lomb is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world – from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Its comprehensive portfolio of more than 400 products includes contact lenses, lens care products, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products and ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments. Founded in 1853, Bausch + Lomb has a significant global research and development, manufacturing and commercial footprint with more than 12,000 employees and a presence in nearly 100 countries. Bausch + Lomb is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario with corporate offices in Bridgewater, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.bausch.com and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
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WASHINGTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heather Reams, president of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), today released the following statement in response to the announcement of the first of the Energy, Climate, and Conservation Task Force's six part policy agenda:
"Since its inception, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's Energy, Climate, and Conservation Task Force, under the leadership of Rep. Garret Graves, has brought a needed conservative perspective and voice to America's clean energy and environmental policy. The release of the Task Force's six-part policy strategy underscores what is fundamental to conservative principles— invest in America, unlock American resources, lower costs for American families, enhance our national security, and reduce global emissions.
"While the Biden administration continues to stand in the way of domestic production, Americans are left with high prices at the gas pump and supermarket. And because these commodities are being produced in less carbon efficient nations, global emissions go up. Decreasing our nation's dependence on Russia and China and investing in U.S. innovation are the building blocks to a better America. It's time we cut away the Washington red tape that stifles American growth, hurts American families, and increases global emissions. The policies put forth by the Republican Climate Task Force aim to do just that."
CRES Forum's white paper series "Understanding the Facts"—which examines solutions to America's most critical energy and environment issues—aligns with many policy proposals included in the Task Force's climate agenda.
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) engages Republican policymakers and the public about responsible, conservative solutions to address our nation's energy, economic, and environmental security while increasing America's competitive edge. For more information, visit https://cresenergy.com.
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Manatee County approves $2.4 billion budget
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved next year’s budget that will lower property taxes and increase spending for transportation projects and parks.
Commissioners approved the total annual gross budget of nearly $2.4 billion and net spending budget of more than $1.072 billion while also managing to cut the property tax rate for the second straight year.
Also approved was the largest five-year Capital Improvement Plan in Manatee County’s history, totaling more than $2.3 billion in investments in infrastructure, public safety, parks and the environment. The county is investing $435 million in transportation projects, $132 million in parks and $48 million in public safety projects.
Even with the millage rate reduction to 6.2326, the budget invests heavily in local infrastructure improvements. Over $435 million in transportation and road projects, plus significant investments in public safety and law enforcement highlight the $1.2 billion CIP budget. The adopted budget also includes workforce investments to respond to increased capital projects workloads and service levels. Some of the 55 new positions include:
- Five new 9-1-1 emergency telecommunicators;
- Six new positions in the Development Services Department to respond to increased demand for development review and building inspection services;
- Seventeen new library staff positions as the new Lakewood Ranch Library is scheduled to be completed in September 2023;
- Two Guardian ad Litem positions, including one case manager and an attorney.
The new spending plan will address the second phase of the County’s aggressive cybersecurity initiative with $3 million in funding earmarked to make county data more secure and prevent potential cyber threats.
“Maintaining the security is vital,” said County Administrator Scott Hopes. “As is continuing our rapid pace of improvements across the county. We are getting a lot of things done.”
The largest one-year investment in the budget remains in the areas of law enforcement and public safety. Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells’ annual budget of $172 million was fully funded.
“This shows our high priority on citizens’ and visitors’ safety,” Hopes said. “In partnership with Sheriff (Rick) Wells, we have made investments to meet the safety needs of our rapidly growing population.”
For more information on Manatee County Government, visit mymanatee.org or call (941) 748-4501.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate approved a procedural measure Tuesday to advance Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, setting up a final vote on confirmation as early as Thursday.
The roll call Tuesday was identical to the tally on another procedural vote Monday. Republicans Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah voted with all 50 Senate Democrats to advance the confirmation.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, has pledged to hold the confirmation vote before senators’ two-week recess begins Friday.
Republicans on the Senate floor continued to raise objections to the nomination, as they did during hours of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings last week.
Schumer’s Republican counterpart, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said on the floor that Democrats unfairly attacked justices nominated by Republican presidents during the last four decades.
Senate Democrats “thrust the Senate into a more aggressive posture toward nominations,” McConnell said, and had “no standing” to complain about Jackson’s treatment.
McConnell said his complaints about Democrats’ past behavior was not the reason he opposed Jackson. He said he would give more details about his opposition Wednesday.
As debate on the nomination began this week, Judiciary Committee members brought the arguments they’d used for weeks on the panel to the Senate floor.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, continued Tuesday to highlight Jackson’s sentencing record in child pornography cases.
Hawley asked for unanimous consent to pass a bill that would set mandatory sentences for child pornography possession and force judges to stick to sentencing guidelines. Republican Sens. Rick Scott of Florida, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Mike Lee of Utah co-sponsored the bill and U.S. Rep Ken Buck of Colorado introduced a companion House bill.
Hawley spent virtually all his time during Jackson’s confirmation hearings accusing her of being too lenient in sentencing for child pornography convicts, noting she always sentenced them below federal guidelines.
“The nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court has helped bring this issue front and center,” Hawley said Tuesday. “Her record of leniency to child sex offenders has been much the center of her hearings and it has startled the public.”
Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., objected to the Hawley bill, all but accusing the Missouri freshman of trying to score political points instead of seriously working to address the issue.
Durbin was in favor of revisiting sentencing for child pornography, he said, but Hawley only introduced the bill seven days ago and was now asking the Senate to pass it without a hearing, committee markup or any serious consideration.
“I’m not going to do this in a slipshod, make-a-headline manner,” Durbin said. “We’re going to do it in a manner that is serious … and get it right.”
Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton also renewed a soft-on-crime criticism of Jackson on the Senate floor Tuesday.
“She is a dangerous judge,” Cotton said.
Durbin countered Republicans’ criticisms by noting leading police groups, including the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, had endorsed Jackson.
On child pornography cases, her practices are in line with 70 to 80% of other federal judges, Durbin said.
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Jill Biden heard heartbreaking stories Saturday from Ukrainian women and children who fled Russia’s war and found safe haven in Romania, with one mother telling the U.S. first lady of a harrowing escape after being holed up in a cramped, cold basement with her traumatized 8-year-old daughter.
Reaching Romania “was a game change for us,” Svitlana Gollyak of Kharkiv, Ukraine, told Biden in her native language during the first lady’s tour of a Bucharest public school hosting refugee children. Gollyak said her daughter “feels much better here. … No more tears and she adapted very nicely.”
Biden told Gollyak and the other women, “I think mothers will do anything for their children,” adding that they were “amazingly strong and resilient.”
Biden said her message to the families was “we stand with you.” During a craft activity, she watched as the children scrawled messages on paper cutouts of their hands. One young Ukrainian girl wrote, “I want to return to my father.” Biden later told reporters the girl’s words were “heartbreaking.”
The first lady praised the Romanian government and relief organizations for the range of humanitarian aid they are providing to refugees. At the school, the first lady — herself a teacher — saw how teachers are helping some of the approximately 900,000 Ukrainians who have fled to Romania since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
“Really, in a lot of ways, the teachers are the glue that help these kids deal with their trauma and deal with the emotion and help give them a sense of normalcy,” Biden said.
She added that she saw signs of hope for families who “felt that there was some structure to their lives and they were getting supplies. They all realized how much money the United States has been giving to Ukraine and to the refugee situation and to Romania to support the refugees.”
Most of the Ukrainians who have fled to Romania, mainly women and children, have moved on to other countries, but about 100,000 remain, officials said.
Earlier, Biden was briefed at the U.S. Embassy on the relief effort. Her visit to Eastern Europe comes as President Joe Biden is pressing Congress to pass an additional $33 billion in security and economic assistance for Ukraine.
Jill Biden called the show of solidarity “amazing” but also “just the beginning.” She said it was inspiring for Romanians “to welcome all these refugees into their homes and offer them food and clothing and shelter and give them their hearts.”
But she also cautioned that much more needs to be done by the U.S. and allies to assist Ukraine.
“We’re all hopeful, right,” she told reporters. “We wake up every morning and think ‘this has to end’ but it still keeps going on and on.”
About 7,000 Ukrainians cross the border and arrive in Romania daily, said Pablo Zapata, the Romanian representative for the U.N. refugee agency.
The United Nations, other agencies and the Romanian government are assisting refugees with food, shelter, education, health and mental health care, and counseling, among other services.
Biden asked specifically about the provision of mental health services and whether summer school was available to help refugee students catch up on their education. She said later that “the whole world is seeing that we need more mental health” assistance for the children and their parents.
The first lady is on the second day of a four-day trip to Romania and Slovakia, which shares a border with Ukraine, that is designed to showcase U.S. support for the refugees. Biden was scheduled to spend Sunday, Mother’s Day, meeting with refugees in Slovakia and visiting a border village.
Biden had lunch with Romania’s first lady, Carmen Iohannis, at her private residence. Iohannis, who accompanied Biden during the school visit, kept her job as an English teacher when her husband took office, just like Biden kept hers teaching at a Virginia community college.
The emotional thread to Biden’s day continued after she arrived in Slovakia’s capital. At her first stop, she left flowers at a memorial dedicated to Jan Kuciak, a 26-year-old investigative journalist, and his fiancee, who were assassinated in 2018. The case triggered a political crisis and brought down the country’s government.
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Associated Press writer Aamer Madhani in Wilmington, Delaware, contributed to this report.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salem University is proud to announce that our Integrative Health Coaching Certificate program has received official approval from the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC).
According to NBHWC, "Salem University - Integrative Health Coaching is an Approved Health and Wellness Coach Training & Education Program by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for the HWC Certifying Examination to become National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC)."
"We are very pleased to have this acknowledgment from NBHWC that our Integrative Health Coaching (IHC) Certificate program meets their rigorous standards," said Bruce Cryer, Executive Director of the Integrative Health Institute at Salem University. "This distinguishes our program from other health coaching offerings and qualifies our graduates to apply for national board certification. Our program focuses on an integrative approach to health coaching, preparing capable, competent coaches who lead by honoring that people can enhance their own well-being through self-directed changes."
The NBHWC is considered the benchmark for health coaching programs. Dr. Kirsten Ferguson, Director of Integrative Health Programs for IHI at Salem, has led the development of this program at Salem University.
"The demand for skilled health educators is expected to rise 17% in the next decade," Dr. Ferguson said. "To meet this need, Salem offers a gold-standard graduate-level program to create quality health coaches in a reasonable amount of time and for a reasonable cost."
The IHC program has been designed for a variety of professions, including nurses and nurse practitioners, allied health professionals, teachers, caregivers, service providers, life and business coaches, wellness, and fitness professionals.
About Salem University
Salem University was founded in 1888 with the goal of providing comprehensive, affordable degree programs, and that is still the mission that drives them today. The university offers master's, bachelor's, and associate degree programs, as well as post-master's certificate programs, in a wide array of subject areas and specializations. The Integrative Health Institute was founded at Salem University in January 2022. Find out more by visiting https://www.salemu.edu/integrative-health-institute/.
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The following is attributed Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
SILVER SPRING, Md., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's independent experts on the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee met to publicly discuss whether a change to the current vaccine strain composition of COVID-19 vaccines for booster doses is necessary for the 2022 fall and winter seasons.
The COVID-19 vaccines that the FDA has approved and authorized for emergency use have made a tremendous difference to public health and have saved countless lives in the U.S. and globally. However, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has evolved significantly, with recent surges around the world associated with the rapid spread of highly transmissible variants such as omicron.
Currently available vaccines have helped reduce the most serious outcomes (hospitalization and death) caused by COVID-19, but results from post-authorization observational studies have shown that effectiveness of primary vaccination wanes over time against certain variants, including omicron. And while initial booster doses have helped restore protection against severe disease and hospitalization associated with omicron, studies have also indicated waning effectiveness of first booster doses over time.
The American public can be assured that any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved by the FDA meets our standards for safety and effectiveness. We encourage those who are currently eligible for a booster to get one.
As we move into the fall and winter, it is critical that we have safe and effective vaccine boosters that can provide protection against circulating and emerging variants to prevent the most severe consequences of COVID-19. Following a thorough discussion on June 28, 2022, an overwhelming majority of the advisory committee voted in favor of including a SARS-CoV-2 omicron component in COVID-19 vaccines that would be used for boosters in the U.S. beginning in fall 2022.
Following the vote, and striving to use the best available scientific evidence, we have advised manufacturers seeking to update their COVID-19 vaccines that they should develop modified vaccines that add an omicron BA.4/5 spike protein component to the current vaccine composition to create a two component (bivalent) booster vaccine, so that the modified vaccines can potentially be used starting in early to mid-fall 2022.
As we expect this coming year to be a transitional period when this modified booster vaccine may be introduced, we have not advised manufacturers to change the vaccine for primary vaccination, since a primary series with the FDA-authorized and approved COVID-19 vaccines provides a base of protection against serious outcomes of COVID-19 caused by circulating strains of SARS-CoV-2.
Vaccine manufacturers have already reported data from clinical trials with modified vaccines containing an omicron BA.1 component and we have advised them that they should submit these data to the FDA for our evaluation prior to any potential authorization of a modified vaccine containing an omicron BA.4/5 component. Manufacturers will also be asked to begin clinical trials with modified vaccines containing an omicron BA.4/5 component, as these data will be of use as the pandemic further evolves.
The FDA has been planning for the possibility that vaccines would need to be modified to address circulating variants and previously provided guidance to industry on how to do so efficiently. As has been the case with all COVID-19 vaccines throughout the pandemic, the agency will evaluate all relevant data to inform the safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality of modified vaccines under consideration for authorization or approval to ensure that they meet the FDA's standards.
In keeping with our commitment to transparency, the FDA will communicate future plans pertaining to the potential authorization or approval of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses with an omicron component.
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Treatment with HT-KIT prevented cancer cell growth and induced death in neoplastic mast cells over 72 hours
HT-KIT inhibits tumor growth and systemic organ infiltration using both an allograft mastocytosis model and a humanized xenograft MC tumor model.
Orphan Drug status granted, successfully completed API manufacturing feasibility
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH), a patient-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced a development updates for its novel cancer therapeutic, HT-KIT.
Hoth's innovative approach, which employs a chemically-stable antisense oligonucleotide to target the proto-oncogene KIT through by frameshifting KIT mRNA transcripts, has potential as a KIT-targeted therapeutic alone, or in combination with agents that target KIT signaling, in the treatment of KIT-associated malignancies.
Through a sponsored scientific research agreement with North Carolina State University, the team used the HT-KIT mRNA frame-shifting approach on mast cell leukemia cells in vitro and found that KIT protein expression, signaling and function were reduced. Treatment with HT-KIT prevented cancer cell growth and induced cell death over 72 hours. In a humanized mast cell leukemia mouse model, tumor growth and infiltration of other organs were reduced and tumor cell death increased when HT-KIT induced frameshifted c-KIT mRNA.
Hoth has filed several patent applications to protect this IP throughout the world.
"With our HT-KIT drug, we are flipping off a key cancer signal that's involved in multiple aggressive cancers, such as systemic mastocytosis, mast cell leukemia, gastrointestinal stromal tumors and acute myeloid leukemia. Our approach avoids pitfalls related to KIT mutations by targeting mRNA. Our next round of preclinical studies are underway and we are excited to utilize the results for our planned Pre-IND meeting with FDA later this year," stated Robb Knie, Chief Executive Officer of Hoth.
HT-KIT, a new molecular entity, was designated as an Orphan Drug for the treatment of mastocytosis earlier in 2022. HT-KIT Hoth has successfully completed manufacturing feasibility of the HT-KIT drug substance in collaboration with WuXi STA.
FDA Orphan Drug Designation is granted to investigational therapies addressing rare medical diseases or conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. Orphan drug status provides benefits to drug developers, including assistance in the drug development process, tax credits for clinical costs, exemptions from certain FDA fees and seven years of post-approval marketing exclusivity.
About HT-KIT
HT-KIT is a new molecular entity (NME) under development for treatment of mast cell derived cancers and anaphylaxis. HT-KIT was developed Dr. Glenn Cruse, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University and shares the same molecular class as Hoth's current HT-004 drug. The HT-KIT drug is designed to more specifically target the receptor tyrosine kinase KIT in mast cells, which is required for the proliferation, survival and differentiation of bone marrow-derived hematopoietic stem cells. Mutations in the KIT pathway have been associated with several human cancers, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumors and mast cell-derived cancers (mast cell leukemia and mast cell sarcoma). Based on the initial proof-of-concept success, Hoth intends to initially target mast cell neoplasms for development of HT-KIT, which is a rare, aggressive cancer with poor prognosis.
About Hoth Therapeutics, Inc.
Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new generation therapies for unmet medical needs. Hoth's pipeline development is focused to improve the quality of life for patients suffering from skin toxicities associated with cancer therapy, mast-cell derived cancers and anaphylaxis, Alzheimer's Disease, atopic dermatitis and other indications. To learn more, please visit https://ir.hoththerapeutics.com/.
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This press release includes forward-looking statements based upon Hoth's current expectations which may constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws, and are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These statements concern Hoth's business strategies; the timing of regulatory submissions; the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of existing product candidates and any other product candidates Hoth may develop, and the labeling under any approval Hoth may obtain; the timing and costs of clinical trials, the timing and costs of other expenses; market acceptance of Hoth's products; the ultimate impact of the current Coronavirus pandemic, or any other health epidemic, on Hoth's business, its clinical trials, its research programs, healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole; Hoth's intellectual property; Hoth's reliance on third party organizations; Hoth's competitive position; Hoth's industry environment; Hoth's anticipated financial and operating results, including anticipated sources of revenues; Hoth's assumptions regarding the size of the available market, benefits of Hoth's products, product pricing, timing of product launches; management's expectation with respect to future acquisitions; statements regarding Hoth's goals, intentions, plans and expectations, including the introduction of new products and markets; and Hoth's cash needs and financing plans. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which include words such as "could," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "may," "continue," "predict," "potential," "project" or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative of those terms. Although Hoth believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Hoth cannot guarantee such outcomes. Hoth may not realize its expectations, and its beliefs may not prove correct. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, market conditions and the factors described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Hoth's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Hoth's other filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All such statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Consequently, forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as Hoth's current plans, estimates, and beliefs. Hoth cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Hoth does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable law.
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ANDERNACH, Germany, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3B Private Label Portal (3B PLP), a German tech startup in the private label industry, recently announced changes to its business model. The company, whose aim is to be "the global matchmaker for private label", is differentiating itself in two major ways: highly filtered, qualified sales leads, and online marketing campaigns with a focus on search engine marketing.
Qualifying leads is greatly aided by 3B PLP's onboarding specialists. By gathering information about a manufacturer's certificates held, capacity, regions of operation, sand other specifications, the 3B PLP onboarding crew helps establish a foundation for efficient matchmaking. "With us, you won't get any mass spamming.", explained Founder and CEO, Marc Buchholz, "If we get a request from the customer side, we gather the data which is important for the manufacturer".
Manufacturers may also find that existing leads are promoted to the company's social medias. These posts often include a link to the 3B PLP website's Marketplace, which hosts those leads which are currently active and need to be filled. As of now, further means of lead promotion are still under discussion, and set to roll out in the near future.
Expanding upon the marketing side of the business model, 3B PLP boasts a global network that allows them to gain stronger tracking within search engines. When speaking to their marketing leadership, they clarified that 3B PLP could achieve "up to 70% of the click share within certain product categories". Click share, the estimated share of achievable clicks received, are especially advantageous to manufacturers in achieving future leads.
In 2019, ThomasNet conducted a survey which found 80% or more B2B buyers used search engines to source new suppliers. Despite that, out of the 325 manufacturers interviewed at PLMA's World of Private Label international tradeshow this year, only 29% admitted to utilizing digital marketing (which includes search engine marketing, or "SEM"), in addition to hosting their webpages.
In a more recent release by Gartner, the research company predicted that by 2025, "80% of B2B sales interactions between suppliers and buyers will occur in digital channels". In addition, "33% of all buyers desire a seller-free sales experience," to which Gartner added, "climbs to 44% for millennials". And, according to Harvard Business Review, around 73% of B2B buyers participating in final decisions are millennials.
Because of this, 3B PLP anticipates that the digital marketing aspect of their business model will provide manufacturers with a competitive edge. Those customers who jumped on the SEM services of 3B PLP early on, will have built familiarity with their online prospects before the competition. "In anticipation of future trends," 3B's marketing authority explained, "we want to help our clients participate in campaigns that will establish them within customers' search results."
As a closing statement, Buchholz had this to say: "sourcing potential partners will be digitalized, with much less human interaction than in the past", and that for those with a strong online presence, "the competitive edge will go to manufacturers who can fill leads in the shortest amount of time".
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‘They should know the cost:’ Would graphic images change the gun rights debate?
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
There’s a growing debate among journalists over how to report on the victims of mass shootings. Some argue that if lawmakers and American citizens were able to see the graphic images of dead bodies in classrooms, there could be a shift in how some in the country approach gun rights.
Temple University’s journalism school dean David Boardman tweeted on Tuesday that he couldn’t have imagined advocating for this just a few years ago.
“It’s time, with the permission of a surviving parent, to show what a slaughtered 7-year-old looks like,” Boardman tweeted.
Boardman was reacting to last week’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year old with a legally purchased AR-15 rifle slaughtered 19 children and two adults in a classroom at Robb Elementary School.
The debate about allowing lawmakers and citizens to see graphic images of gun carnage is still theoretical — there are no photos circulating from Uvalde — but many are arguing it’s time to stop sanitizing mass shootings.
John Woodrow Cox, a Washington Post enterprise reporter and the author of “Children Under Fire” is conflicted himself. He told CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter that many people don’t understand how bullets from high-powered rifles destroy childrens’ bodies.
Lawmakers who vote against assault weapons bans should be required to see those images, Cox said.
“If they’re going to make that choice and say that anybody should have access to those guns, then they should know the cost,” Cox said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday. “They should know the price that children pay in graphic form, and if they can live with that, fine.”
Cox has been covering the gun violence beat for years, interviewing young victims months and even years after the initial trauma. And he’s faced ethical dilemmas.
The youngest victim he’s ever interviewed was a 4 year-old who was shot in the head during a drive by shooting in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2017.
“Most of these kids are desperate to share their stories. They’re desperate to be heard,” Cox said. “Because often the survivors are overlooked.”
Cox said most Americans still haven’t grasped the scope of gun violence in this country, which affects millions of children. And the vast majority of shootings are still overlooked by the mass media, he said.
It’s a heavy beat. And on Tuesday, Cox decided to see a therapist for the first time.
“The weight of having covered this for five years and having written a book about it and having immersed in these kids agony for so long,” Cox said, “it hit me as those numbers were getting bigger and bigger and bigger on Tuesday.”
Yet Cox called it a “privilege and an honor” to do the work he’s doing.
“We have no choice as reporters but to keep telling these stories, because that, for me, is the only way to wake up one more person,” Cox said.
And he hasn’t lost hope. Cox said that more than half of the school shootings in America since the 1999 Columbine massacre wouldn’t have happened if gun owners were forced to lock up their weapons.
If his stories can convince even one gun owner to lock up their gun, then Cox said he may have saved a life. And that’s enough to keep going, he said.
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Collegiate swimmer left partially paralyzed after spring break accident
FORT MORGAN, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) - A day at the beach took a tragic turn for a collegiate swimmer when a diving accident left him partially paralyzed.
Eighteen-year-old Devin Bateman was on a spring break trip in Fort Morgan, Alabama, when he hit his head while diving into the water, WALA reported.
“For somebody who’s actually been swimming since 9 years old, you would never think that he’d be in the position that he’s in,” said his father Donald Bateman.
After the accident, Devin Bateman couldn’t move and had to be pulled out of the water.
He was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, where he underwent several emergency surgeries.
Doctors said Devin Bateman hurt his C5 vertebra, leaving him paralyzed below the waist.
“Initially he wasn’t able to move anything, but now his upper portion is actually getting signals and we’re taking every little win as a victory,” Donald Bateman said.
Devin Bateman was moved Wednesday to a spinal rehab facility in Atlanta, where he is expected to stay for about two months.
“He has such a strong work ethic that there’s no doubt in my mind that he’s going to do everything in his power to be able to get up and walk,” Donald Bateman said.
Since news of the accident spread, support has been pouring in. A GoFundMe created to financially help Devin Bateman and his family has already raised more than $180,000.
Donald Bateman said he and the family are grateful for the support.
“It’s definitely going to be able to help with everything that he’s going to need to be able to stay on track and just be able to focus on being able to walk again,” he said.
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ROCHESTER HILL, Mich., April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Few banks are disclosing the number of AI users that engage with their chatbots. Why? Bank of America reported about 20 million or about 30% of their customers arere using ERICA – their chatbot. ERICA has been in use for about 4 years, So, Foresight Research wondered about consumer resistance to AI and chatbots and surveyed 400 consumers of banking products and services to find out the resistance to AI in 10 Southeast and Midwest markets.
To start with, about 80% of all consumers are comfortable with asking banking questions or gathering advice on investments, loans, or retirement planning in-person. But when asked about call center text message engagement that number drops to almost 2 of 3 customers. For chatbots or AI a low 42% of consumers are comfortable using this technology for routine questions. For gathering information or for asking for advice on loans, retirement planning or investments only 37% would be comfortable using AI. While chatbots are still in their infancy, it seems that consumer adoption will take a lot of time. Not surprisingly, younger consumers are more comfortable with this technology and when it comes to Gen X or Baby Boomers a tall task can be expected. Foresight found one surprise – Fintech customers are only slightly more accepting of AI. Foresight found another surprise – high income consumers are more likely to become comfortable perhaps because they have more need – especially for advanced applications. Of course, advanced chatbots are not yet available, but expanding technology is just one issue – another is consumer adoption.
In addition to younger and high- income consumers, there are a few small rays of light. One area is satisfaction with their primary financial institution. Consumers who are extremely or very satisfied with their bank's performance in problem solving, offering financial advice, and digital banking are more likely to express comfort with routine AI and advanced AI applications. So, the overall customer experience seems to be an important prerequisite to automated banking adoption.
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East Coast Clinics to Offer Walk-In Appointments, Preventative Care Services to Pet Owners
PEABODY, Mass., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PetWellClinic, an emerging pet-wellness franchise, has signed a three-unit franchise agreement to open locations in Massachusetts, specifically in the Northeastern part of the state. The clinics will provide convenient preventative care for pets including general check-ups, vaccinations and treatment of minor ailments and chronic conditions in a walk-in environment. PetWellClinic's unique clinic model offers an affordable, easily accessible healthcare experience for pets and pet owners versus traditional veterinary clinics or pet hospitals.
The multi-unit agreement has been signed by Jeff Bezer, a first-time franchisor with an extensive background in business management. After his experience in various management roles, most recently at a medical device company, Bezer realized his passion for helping others. With a dedication to serving his community and making a difference in people's lives, Bezer felt drawn to PetWellClinic as a potential business owner. The brand's vital pet care model, affordability and convenience were the main catalysts for Bezer to begin his first entrepreneurial venture.
"I always knew I wanted to own a business, but I also wanted to help people and make a difference in my community," said Jeff. "I know that PetWellClinic can alleviate the stress and high costs of pet ownership. The walk-in veterinary model is just as innovative as it is traditional. PetWellClinic is bringing back the joy in veterinary care for animal owners seeking an affordable, convenient and community-oriented clinic for their furry family members."
Not only does the PetWellClinic model provide an incredible quality of life for pets and their owners, but it's also a practical option for veterinarians and veterinary technicians looking for a new career with a sustainable workload. Since the clinic purely focuses on preventable care with simplified services, veterinarians are only needed during daytime hours. Each clinic offers 8-hour work days, meaning no more overnight or double-shifts and no more emergency surgeries.
"PetWellClinic prides itself on much more than the quality services we provide for our pets," says Dr. Sam Meisler, DVM, founder and CEO of PetWellClinic. "We also create an environment focused on work-life balance for our highly-ranked veterinarians. With the ability to grant our staff daytime working hours, our pet care model stays consistent with everyone involved. PetWellClinic ensures an environment of care and kindness and that starts with our own staff."
Each PetWellClinic location also utilizes a proprietary veterinary software program designed by Dr. Meisler for seamless clinic processes and to maximize efficiency throughout the day. The locations are designed for complete transparency and openness, so clients can see everything that is happening, from the front of the clinic to the back.
For more information about PetWellClinic franchise opportunities, please visit www.petwellfranchise.com or contact Joe Sexton at joseph@oakscale.com. PetWellClinic has partnered with Oakscale, to lead franchise development efforts for the brand. For more information about Oakscale, please visit www.oakscale.com.
ABOUT PETWELLCLINIC
PetWellClinic is a walk-in veterinary clinic, providing excellent preventative, wellness and sick care for dogs and cats on an on-demand basis. There is no need for an appointment because PetWellClinic's technology, design, and operational systems provide customers with a modern-day experience in an antiquated industry. PetWellClinic recently began franchising after the success of its company-owned operations in Knoxville, Tennessee, and currently has over 100 units in development.
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15-year-old dies from smoke inhalation during police standoff
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Gray News) - A 15-year-old boy was killed in a house fire as police attempted to detain a man barricaded inside.
Preliminary autopsy results report Brett Rosenau died July 7 due to smoke inhalation, according to a press release from the Albuquerque Police Department.
The police department reported the incident began when detectives arrived at a house on Wednesday searching for a man identified as Qiaunt Kelley. Kelley had violated probation for armed carjacking and stolen charges and was wanted for questioning in connection to other incidents.
According to police, Kelley fled from detectives and barricaded himself in the home. He was followed by a second person, which police identified as Rosenau.
SWAT officers and the Bernalillo Sheriff’s Office attempted for hours to get them to exit the home but were unsuccessful.
The press release reported that during the standoff, officers noticed smoke coming from the home and used a drone and robot to determine there was an active fire inside the home.
The fire department was called and as firefighters arrived, the police department reported Kelley left the house with burn injuries. The press release reported Rosenau was found dead inside the home.
The Albuquerque Fire Rescue is conducting an investigation into the cause of the fire, according to the press release. The fire chief did acknowledge the devices police used to introduce irritants into the home could possibly have caused the fire but said no fires have been reported in the years they have been used.
A full autopsy report on Rosenau’s death will be released later, according to police. However, they confirmed Rosenau had died from smoke inhalation and was not shot, despite what some bystanders said.
Kelley was taken to a hospital for treatment and later booked into jail.
A multi-agency task force is conducting a criminal investigation into Rosenau’s death since it occurred while police were attempting to take a suspect into custody. An administrative investigation is also underway.
The Albuquerque Police Department reported they would later publicly release the video from officers as well as of the drone involved in the incident.
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A new report by Common Sense Media takes a unique look at YouTube content through the lens of kids' ethnic-racial development.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For young children (age 0 to 8), time spent on video-sharing sites like YouTube now exceeds time spent watching television, and tweens and teens (age 9 to 18) say YouTube is the site they wouldn't want to live without if forced to choose. But much of the content they consume on YouTube is either devoid of characters of color or includes biased and stereotypical representations of race, gender, and ethnicity, according to a new report released today from Common Sense Media.
The report, "Who Is the 'You' in YouTube? Missed Opportunities in Race and Representation in Children's YouTube Videos," is a follow-up to Common Sense Media's 2021 "Inclusion Imperative" report and is the first time researchers have examined hundreds of hours of YouTube content through the lens of kids' ethnic-racial development. According to the report, 62% of YouTube videos watched by kids 8 and under featured no Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) characters. Another 10% included only shallow or stereotyped portrayals of BIPOC characters, and when BIPOC characters were prominently featured, the videos were significantly more likely to include interpersonal violence (27% compared to 16% of videos with prominent White characters), bad language (32% vs. 13%), and marginally higher drinking, drugs, and smoking (7% vs. 2%). In addition, videos featuring prominent BIPOC characters had lower overall educational quality. Only 18% of videos featuring BIPOC characters carried educational quality, compared to about 30% of those with White characters.
Analysis of how frequently BIPOC characters appear and how they're portrayed in content on YouTube is critically needed, given the platform's popularity, influence, and ability to shape children's experiences through social validation, viral content, and recommendation feeds. "Young children and teens are like sponges, soaking up every image and message they consume," says Déjà Rollins, a doctoral student studying race and media effects who co-authored the report. "And because they lack the media literacy skills we often develop in adulthood, the hours of stereotypical and racially disproportionate YouTube content they consume can play a critical role in their overall identity formation and understanding of the world they live in. We know the kids are on YouTube, that's a fact, so that's exactly where we went to investigate who and what dominated the content of our sample." The report, conducted in partnership with the University of Michigan, analyzed more than 1,242 YouTube videos watched by younger kids, tweens, and teens, representing 344 hours of content. Comparatively, content consumed by tweens and teens fared slightly better than videos viewed by younger kids when it came to including more diversity and positive portrayals of BIPOC characters. For tweens and teens, more videos contained BIPOC characters than those viewed by the age 0 to 8 group (61% contained at least one BIPOC character vs. 38%), but the majority of characters were still overwhelmingly White. In videos watched by this older age group, a lower proportion of videos with prominent BIPOC characters (18%) contained violence compared to those without prominent BIPOC characters (25%).
"While YouTube has taken some steps to include more diverse voices on its platform, it's clear that kids are still watching content that features negative racial and ethnic stereotypes," says Michael Robb, PhD, who co-authored the report. "YouTube certainly has the power to be the platform that gets it right on diverse representation, but right now it is still missing that opportunity, particularly with respect to content viewed by kids." The authors of the report recommend that YouTube could take a number of steps to help their viewers access more diverse content, such as updating their algorithm to avoid inadvertently favoring biased and racist content, especially in kids' videos, and considering the addition of experts to review a selection of trending videos and identify where questionable and biased portrayals are spreading fast so that they could be removed.
"Having more sets of eyes examining content before it gets posted on YouTube could really make a difference in the ways that inclusivity is reflected on media platforms," says Enrica Bridgewater, a doctoral student studying media and identity development who co-authored the report. "As one of the most influential media platforms, YouTube could help kids along their own personal journeys to figuring out what their various identities mean to them, and that is a big deal."
Last year, in tandem with the Inclusion Imperative report, Common Sense Media added a new rating for diverse representations to help families and educators identify media that shows acceptance and inclusion. Since its launch, more than 2,424 titles have been rated to assess representations, diverse or otherwise.
Other Key Findings:
- YouTube videos viewed by children do not reflect the ethnic diversity of young children, tweens, and teens across the U.S. For children age 0–8, the greatest discrepancies between the U.S. Census and YouTube representation occurred among Black, Latino, and multiracial groups. For children 9–18, the greatest discrepancies between the U.S. Census and YouTube representation occurred among Latino and multiracial groups.
- For tweens and teens, ethnic-racial stereotypes, including the use of inappropriate accents, the N-word, or jokes with ethnic-racial themes, appeared in about 1 in 10 videos on average. This means that if tweens and teens watched 10 YouTube videos a day for a year, they might see 300 videos depicting stereotypes of BIPOC characters.
- Gender stereotypes went hand in hand with ethnic-racial stereotypes in videos watched by tweens and teens. Videos that had ethnic-racial stereotypes were significantly more likely to also contain gender stereotypes (55%) compared to those without ethnic-racial stereotypes (18%) in videos watched by tweens and teens.
- Teaching about race and ethnicity was extremely rare. Of the 1,242 videos watched by children in the study, only two (0.002%) discussed race and ethnicity.
Methodology
Common Sense Media and the University of Michigan analyzed YouTube videos watched by 114 young children (age 0 to 8), collected March through April 2020, and by 140 tween/teens (age 9 to 18), collected June through July 2021. Parents or children provided a list of the last videos they had watched on the main YouTube site, which were coded for ethnic-racial representation (1,242 videos in total).
A copy of the full report can be downloaded here.
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POTOMAC, Md., April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, Inc., the leading fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents and their clients, has kicked off a new integrated marketing campaign aimed at elevating the importance of updating a home prior to selling, regardless of market conditions. The campaign highlights the benefits of working with Curbio and a modern realtor to complete pre-listing updates, from decreasing time on market by 50%, to netting an additional $50k on the sale of the home.
"We're in a high-demand market, and have been for quite some time now. But the reality is, even in a seller's market, homes that have been updated will still sell faster and for a higher price than those that haven't. Buyers want turnkey homes. The goal behind this campaign is really to educate homeowners on the necessity of pre-listing home improvements," said Olivia Mariani, VP of Marketing at Curbio. "If you sell your home without pre-listing updates, you're leaving money on the table. Curbio allows you to update your home prior to selling, without paying any cash until closing. It's a stress-free way to ensure that your home sells quickly and for top dollar."
At the center of the campaign is a new commercial, now airing in Curbio's markets across the United States. Internally titled "Do We Have To?", the advertisement, produced by Quirk in Brooklyn, NY, highlights the hesitancy that most homeowners experience when their real estate agent recommends that they complete pre-listing updates prior to selling their home. Supporting content for this campaign dives into the benefits of working with Curbio and includes toolkits for both real estate agents pursuing listings and homeowners considering selling their home.
"Curbio partners with real estate agents to get any of their listings ready for market quickly and without hassle. In developing content for this campaign, we wanted to empower real estate agents with the tools that they need to navigate difficult conversations about pre-listing improvements with their clients. Simultaneously, we wanted to provide homeowners with resources that will allow them to learn more about the value of pre-listing updates and the process of working with Curbio," added Mariani.
The campaign marks the first time that Curbio has marketed its solution directly to consumers, allowing homeowners to submit a request for an estimate through Curbio's website before being connected to a Realtor partnered with Curbio who can aid them in the sale of their home.
About Curbio
Curbio was founded in 2017 to transform the multi-billion-dollar home improvement industry and has quickly become the nation's leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution. The company partners exclusively with real estate agents and their clients to get any home ready for the market, allowing it to sell faster and for top dollar. Using technology to power their service, Curbio completes pre-listing home improvement projects of any size quickly and without hassle, from start to finish, with zero payment due until the home sells. Curbio is trusted by thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, and has been continuously recognized for its exemplary solution, receiving nods in HousingWire, Qualified Remodeler and Comparably, to name a few.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — San Antonio police arrested a 19-year-old man accused of planning a mass shooting.
Rodolfo Valdivia Aceves was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats, according to a preliminary report from San Antonio Police Department.
At 10:34 a.m. on June 27, police responded to the 8200 block of Sous Vide Way to an Amazon Delivery station after a report of threats.
An officer spoke with multiple people there who said the suspect, identified as Aceves, was planning a mass shooting at the business. Detectives were notified and the comments were taken as a “legitimate potential mass shooting threat.”
Aceves was located and contacted by detectives. During the investigation “credible information to support the threat was developed,” and an AR-15 was seized from Aceves’ location.
A warrant for his arrest was obtained, and he was taken into custody on a charge of terroristic threat.
“This case highlights the importance of community collaboration and appropriate responses. This is the essence of ‘see something, say something.’ If not for the witness who came forward, this incident could have resulted in a tragic outcome,” the San Antonio Police Department stated in the post.
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CAMILLA — The two teams know each other well — the Westwood Wildcats and Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors. Year after year they battle in regular-season games.
This season they split their two regular-season games with Westwood winning the first and Southwest Georgia winning the second. Westwood earned a bye in the first round of the GISA state playoffs but SGA had to play and they beat Augusta Prep to advance. Now the Warriors will advance to the state Final Four after sweeping the Wildcats 19-9 and 8-3 Friday afternoon in Camilla.
Big innings knocked Westwood out of the playoffs. In Game 1, the Warriors scored 10 runs in the fourth innings to blow open a tight game, then trailing 3-1 in the sixth inning, scored seven runs to come from behind and win Game 2.
In the first game of the afternoon, freshman pitcher Nate Ackers was looking for a repeat of the game he had three weeks ago on this field when he shut down Westwood in a 5-0 win. The Warriors were ahead 6-0 and two outs in the bottom of the second when things went awry for Ackers and the Warriors. A walk to Karson Barwick loaded the bases thanks to an earlier walk and an error. Caden Godwin hit the ball to short that was mishandled to score the first run, DJ Palmer walked to score a second run, and then in the battle between two lefties, Westwood catcher Sam Summerlin blasted the ball to the Westwood Elementary playground behind right field for a grand slam that tied the game 6-6.
The Warriors added three runs in the third, then sent 13 batters to the plate in the fourth inning, scoring 10 runs. Sawyer Franklin, Brodi McVey, Tyler Sherling, and Ty Williams all doubled in the inning. Jaxson Haire singled in his first at-bat in the fourth, then belted a two-run homer in his second at-bat of the inning.
In the nightcap, Westwood scored three runs on just three hits against strong pitching from SGA's Ty Williams and Sawyer Franklin. Of those three hits, however, two were doubles by Kayden Gunn and Braxton Ethridge. Williams also gave the Wildcats four walks.
In the Warrior sixth, Jaxson Haire began the rally with a hard-hit ball to short and reached on an error. After a strikeout by Westwood pitcher Caden Godwin, Brodi McVey walked and Jack Davis singled. Westwood changed pitchers but Tyler Sherling singled to knock in Haire and then an error allowed McVey to score. Kole Kimbrel then belted a double to center that cleared the bases and scored three runs. Westwood changed pitchers again and Ty Williams smacked a home run over the centerfield fence to score the last two runs.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a unique bird perch that allows a bird to enjoy ever-changing reflected images," said an inventor, from Arvada, Colo., "so I invented the HIDE-A-PERCH. My design could offer a fun activity for birds that like looking at themselves and different scenery."
The invention provides an improved perch unit for pet birds. In doing so, it enables the bird to observe his own image as well as his surroundings. As a result, it enhances entertainment for birds and it could provide added fun and amusement for bird owners. The invention features a unique and adjustable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the owners of pet birds. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Denver sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DNV-380, 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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Formal Process Initiated to Assert Próspera ZEDE's Rights
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honduras Próspera Inc. (US-Delaware), the promoter and organizer of the innovative special economic zone known as Próspera ZEDE, and its affiliates St. John's Bay Development Company LLC (US-Delaware) and Próspera Arbitration Center LLC (US-Texas), invited the Republic of Honduras to engage in consultations pursuant to the Investment Chapter of the Dominican Republic–Central America–United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).
Honduras Próspera and its affiliates have made significant investments in Honduras in reliance on the ZEDE legal framework and commitments made by Honduras under Honduran law, international treaties, and legal stability agreements. Among other things, Honduras has guaranteed legal stability for 50 years, and the company plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more in the coming years. In order to draw new foreign investment to Honduras at a scale never-before-seen, Próspera ZEDE investors have been deploying a business model of delivering high integrity, high efficiency rule-of-law governance, which meets or exceeds U.S. anticorruption standards. This business model already sustains gainful employment for hundreds of local Hondurans and dozens of innovative Honduran and international businesses, and much more is planned for the years to come. Legal stability is a cornerstone of such large-scale, long-term investments.
Despite recent efforts to repeal the ZEDE legal framework, Próspera ZEDE continues to enjoy the rights it was previously granted because Honduras guaranteed legal stability for 50 years. Honduras Próspera expects the Government of Honduras to respect its legal stability commitments; and, accordingly, that the ZEDE legal framework will remain in full effect as to Honduras Próspera notwithstanding Honduras' recent repeal efforts. A failure to uphold these commitments would constitute a breach of international and Honduran law, as well as wrongful and unfair treatment of Honduras Próspera. Moreover, it would send a message to the world that no foreign investment in Honduras is secure. Honduras Próspera has sent letters to the Government of Honduras underscoring this message, and inviting confirmation that Honduras Próspera's rights will be respected. Despite repeated requests, there has been no response, while there have been misleading statements in the media that Próspera ZEDE will not be able to operate.
Honduras Próspera and its affiliates look forward to engaging in productive consultations with Honduras under the CAFTA-DR. It is not too late for Honduras to reaffirm its commitments, abide by the undertakings it made to attract foreign investment, and avoid an international investor-State arbitration. The legal team of Honduras Próspera Inc. stands ready, willing, and able to participate in good faith and hopes that Honduras will do the same.
Honduras Próspera is represented by the international law firm White & Case LLP.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that its employees and teams won eight awards at the 2022 Stevie Awards® for Sales & Customer Service.
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world's top honors for customer service, contact center, business development, and sales professionals. The Stevie Awards organizes eight of the world's leading business awards programs, including the prestigious American Business Awards® and International Business Awards®.
This year's winners from TransPerfect included:
- Sales Director of the Year: Chris Grunther, Gold Award
- Sales Manager of the Year: Katie Lewis, Gold Award
- Global Sales Team of the Year: Jessica Eker Team, Gold Award
- Woman of the Year in Customer Service: Lori Freise, Silver Award
- Woman of the Year in Sales: Danielle Giannecchini, Silver Award
- Sales Manager of the Year: Bryan Rand, Silver Award
- Woman of the Year in Sales: Jennifer Salerno, Silver Award
- Senior Sales Executive of the Year: Dan Emery, Bronze Award
Judges considered more than 2,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry across 51 nations. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 150 professionals worldwide in 90+ categories.
"The nominations we received for the 2022 competition illustrate that business development, customer service, and sales professionals worldwide, in all sorts of organizations, have continued to innovate, thrive, and meet customer expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic," said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher Miller. "The judges have recognized and rewarded their achievements, and we join them in applauding this year's winners for their continued success. We look forward to recognizing them on May 11."
TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe stated, "We are proud of our Stevie Award winners and our staff as a whole this year. TransPerfect's most valuable asset is its people, and it is a privilege to work alongside such a talented and professional team."
Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Stevie winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.
About TransPerfect
TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business. From offices in over 100 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 200+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ TransPerfect's GlobalLink® technology to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
Sponsors of the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include Sales Partnerships, Inc., Thought Leadership Leverage, and ValueSelling Associates, Inc.
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Mary Glasscock Chamlee
Mrs. Mary Glasscock Chamlee died peacefully on September 11th in a local nursing home. A Visitation will be held from 5:30-6:30 pm on Thursday, September 15 at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 1 at 1:00 pm at Grace Presbyterian Church located at 2401 S 57th Street in Temple with the Rev. Thom Lamb officiating. Mary was born on October 7, 1932 to Truby and Pauline (Parker) Glasscock of Troy, TX. Mary was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Parker, Shelton and Dale Glasscock, her first husband of 25 years, Thomas Wilkinson, Jr. and second husband of 42 years, William P. Chamlee, her son, Paul David Wilkinson, and a great-grandson, Austin David Platina.
Mary is survived by her sister, Anne Glasscock Meacham of Temple, and Mary’s daughters, Pam Wilkinson of Ruidoso, NM, and Pat Wilkinson-Powell (husband, Marshall) of Belton, TX. Mary was also loved and cherished by her grandchildren, Rebekah (Roberson) Knighten of Ruidoso, NM, Patrick Roberson of Rio Rancho, NM; Kiley Smith of Temple, Hannah Wilkinson of Columbus, IN; Chelsea (Roeder) Stern of Temple, Whitney (Roeder) Platina and Jordan Powell of Sacramento, CA and 10 great-grandchildren. Mary also deeply loved her Chamlee family, Betsi Chamlee and Meg Chamlee Pitrucha of Temple, their children and grandchildren.
Mary attended Troy schools, graduated as the Class of 1949 Valedictorian, and went on to graduate from the University of Mary Hardin Baylor. After a successful teaching career of over twenty years, predominately as an Honors English teacher for TISD, Mary embarked on a second career as a Real Estate Broker with the majority of those years at RE/MAX in Temple. During her tenure there, Mary earned over 15 annual recognition awards for top sales achieved. She particularly enjoyed helping first-time home buyers realize their dreams of home ownership.
Mary was an avid tennis player for most of her life with numerous local tournament wins. She really loved team sports and snow skiing. She was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Temple, a loyal supporter of the Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor University, an Altrusa and Delta Kappa Gamma Society member, and supported many veterans, special needs and other non-profit organizations. Mary and her siblings established the UMHB Pauline Parker Glasscock Endowed Scholarship Fund honoring their mother who was also a dedicated teacher locally.
Her family wish to thank all the dedicated healthcare professionals who contributed to Mary’s care during her long illness and especially during the pandemic.
In lieu of flowers the family would be grateful for any donations made to the UMHB Pauline Parker Glasscock Endowed Scholarship fund at https://advance.umhb.edu.give and select “Other” to enter the scholarship name. If preferred, donations are also welcome to Grace Presbyterian Church in Temple where her granddaughter, Chelsea Stern, is employed as the Director of Music and Children’s Ministry.
The family will hold a private burial ceremony after the memorial service.
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Second Quarter 2022 Highlights:
- Revenue of $542 million, representing a 14 percent increase year over year
- Earnings per share of $1.04, or $1.13 as adjusted
- Total backlog of $1.1 billion increased 25 percent year over year
Bevcorp Highlights
- Bevcorp is a leading provider of beverage processing and packaging solutions
- Purchase price of $290 million before tax benefit of approximately $35 million
- Full year 2022 expected revenue and EBITDA of approximately $85 million and $20 million, respectively
CHICAGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a leading global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food & beverage industry, today reported results for the second quarter of 2022. The Company also announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bevcorp, a leading provider of beverage processing and packaging solutions.
"During the second quarter, our team continued to navigate a challenging operating environment in order to deliver for our customers," said Brian Deck, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Demand for our FoodTech solutions remained strong in North America, while economic pressures in Europe materialized in connection with high inflation and the conflict in Ukraine. At AeroTech, the strong demand trajectory continues."
"We are executing on our Elevate 2.0 capital deployment strategy with the acquisition of Alco-food-machines and the announcement to acquire Bevcorp," continued Deck. "Bevcorp will expand JBT's presence in the beverage processing and packaging market, while its strong recurring revenue profile, leading service culture, and accretive margins will enhance JBT's competitive position."
Comparisons in this news release are to the comparable period of the prior year, unless otherwise noted.
Second Quarter 2022
"We made progress in the second quarter of 2022 with sequential gains in revenue, margins, and earnings," said Matt Meister, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "As we expected, inflation and supply chain impacts continued, while foreign exchange headwinds weighed more heavily on our results. Overall, orders remained at healthy levels and total backlog was at $1.1 billion, which is supportive of our double digit revenue growth forecast for full year 2022."
Second quarter 2022 FoodTech revenue of $394 million increased 9 percent year over year, including 10 percent organic growth and 4 percent from acquisitions, which was partially offset by greater than anticipated foreign exchange headwind of 5 percent versus an expectation of 2 percent. Operating profit was $50 million. Adjusted EBITDA of $68 million declined $1 million, and adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 180 basis points to 17.2 percent while improving 90 basis points sequentially. The negative foreign exchange impact on adjusted EBITDA was approximately $3 million.
AeroTech revenue of $148 million increased 29 percent year over year. Operating profit was $10 million. Adjusted EBITDA of $11 million declined $2 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 350 basis points to 7.6 percent while improving 50 basis points sequentially.
In total, consolidated JBT revenue of $542 million increased 14 percent year over year. Operating income was $42 million and net income was $33 million. Adjusted EBITDA of $65 million decreased 7 percent, and adjusted EBITDA margin declined 280 basis points to 12.0 percent while improving 50 basis points sequentially. The foreign exchange impact on consolidated adjusted EBITDA was also $3 million.
Diluted earnings per share from net income was $1.04 for the second quarter of 2022 compared with $0.95 for the second quarter of 2021. Adjusted earnings per share was $1.13 compared with $1.20 in the year-ago period. Second quarter 2022 earnings included a discrete tax benefit of $0.07 per share and $0.05 per share headwind from foreign exchange.
Year to date, JBT generated cash from operations of $45 million, which included meaningful inventory investments in support of second half of 2022 revenue growth. Year to date free cash flow was $4 million, including capital expenditures of $20 million associated with the digital strategy. Liquidity at quarter end stood at $642 million, and the Company's leverage ratio was 2.5x net debt to trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA.
Third Quarter and Full Year 2022 Guidance
The below guidance does not include impacts from Bevcorp, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022.
For the third quarter of 2022, JBT expects year over year consolidated revenue growth of 16.0 - 17.5 percent. At FoodTech, organic revenue growth is forecast to be 12.0 - 13.5 percent with acquisitions adding 5 - 6 percent and a foreign exchange headwind of 5 - 6 percent. At AeroTech, revenue growth is expected to be 26 - 28 percent.
The Company anticipates third quarter 2022 FoodTech operating margin to be 13.0 - 13.75 percent with adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.75 - 18.5 percent. AeroTech operating margin is projected to be 8.25 - 9.0 percent with adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.0 - 9.75 percent.
Quarterly corporate expense is estimated to be approximately 2.9 percent of sales, which includes $4 - $5 million associated with the digital strategy and excludes M&A-related costs and LIFO expense.
Third quarter 2022 earnings per share guidance is $1.00 - $1.15 on a GAAP basis and $1.15 - $1.30 as adjusted.
For the full year 2022, JBT is revising its guidance to reflect softening economic conditions in Europe and a higher foreign exchange headwind for FoodTech as well as a modest improvement in revenue growth at AeroTech.
The Company anticipates full year 2022 consolidated revenue growth of 15 - 17 percent. At FoodTech, organic revenue growth is expected to be 13 - 15 percent with acquisitions adding approximately 4 percent and a foreign exchange headwind of 4 - 5 percent. At AeroTech, revenue growth is forecast to be 23 - 25 percent.
Full year 2022 FoodTech operating margin is projected to be 13.0 - 13.75 percent with adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.5 - 18.25 percent. AeroTech operating margin is forecast to be 8.5 - 9.5 percent with adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.5 - 10.5 percent.
Full year corporate expense is estimated to be approximately 2.9 percent of sales, which includes $14 - $15 million associated with the digital strategy and excludes M&A-related costs and LIFO expense. Interest expense is estimated to be approximately $11 million, and the projected full year tax rate is 22 - 23 percent, excluding discrete items.
Full year 2022 earnings per share guidance is $4.40 - $4.60 on a GAAP basis and $4.90 - $5.10 as adjusted.
Bevcorp Acquisition Highlights
On July 27, 2022, JBT announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bevcorp, a leading provider of beverage processing and packaging solutions, for $290 million. Bevcorp was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Eastlake, Ohio. The business' solutions in blending, handling, filling, and closing technologies serve a range of customers in high-value segments of the beverage market, including carbonated soft drinks, seltzers, carbonated water, energy drinks, and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverage blends.
Along with its strong new equipment offering, Bevcorp has a resilient mix of rebuilds, aftermarket parts, and services, representing recurring revenue of more than 60 percent. JBT expects the business to achieve 2022 revenue and EBITDA of approximately $85 million and $20 million, respectively. The transaction will be treated as a purchase of assets, which provides a meaningful tax step-up benefit with a net present value of approximately $35 million. Based on 2022 forecasts, the purchase price represents approximately 14.5x EBITDA and 12.7x EBITDA considering the tax benefit. The acquisition will be funded under JBT's existing credit facility. JBT expects its pro forma net leverage ratio will be less than 3.0x by year end 2022. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call
A conference call is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 28, 2022, to discuss second quarter 2022 results. Participants may access the conference call through online registration at https://conferencingportals.com/event/lguQsHOL. A simultaneous webcast and audio replay of the call will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website at https://ir.jbtc.com/events-and-presentations/.
Earnings Presentation
An earnings presentation is also available on the Company's Investor Relations website at https://ir.jbtc.com/events-and-presentations/.
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food & beverage industry with focus on proteins, liquid foods and automated system solutions. JBT designs, produces and services sophisticated products and systems for multi-national and regional customers through its FoodTech segment. JBT also sells critical equipment and services to domestic and international air transportation customers through its AeroTech segment. JBT Corporation employs approximately 6,900 people worldwide and operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations in more than 25 countries. For more information, please visit www.jbtc.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond JBT's ability to control. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and our results of operations, our plans to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, our strategic plans, our restructuring plans and expected cost savings from those plans, our liquidity and our covenant compliance. The factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from expectations include but are not limited to the following factors: the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of the pandemic on our ability to operate our business and facilities, on our customers, on our workforce resulting in higher labor absenteeism, on our supply chains due to extended delivery times and unavailability of required components, labor and freight, on our cost of labor due to higher labor turnover and shortage of skilled labor and on the economy generally; fluctuations in our financial results; unanticipated delays or acceleration in our sales cycles; deterioration of economic conditions; disruptions in the political, regulatory, economic and social conditions of the countries in which we conduct business; changes to trade regulation, quotas, duties or tariffs; risks associated with acquisitions or strategic investments; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; increases in energy or raw material prices, freight costs, and inflationary pressures; changes in food consumption patterns; impacts of pandemic illnesses, food borne illnesses and diseases to various agricultural products; weather conditions and natural disasters; impact of climate change and environmental protection initiatives; our ability to comply with the laws and regulations governing our U.S. government contracts; acts of terrorism or war, including the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine; termination or loss of major customer contracts and risks associated with fixed-price contracts, particularly during periods of high inflation; customer sourcing initiatives; competition and innovation in our industries; difficulty in implementing our business strategies, including the timing of our previously announced review of strategic alternatives for the AeroTech platform, our ability to identify or develop any strategic alternatives, execute on material aspects of such strategic alternatives, and whether we can achieve the potential benefits of such strategic alternatives; the failure to consummate or a delay in consummating the acquisition of Bevcorp; our ability to develop and introduce new or enhanced products and services and keep pace with technological developments; difficulty in developing, preserving and protecting our intellectual property or defending claims of infringement; catastrophic loss at any of our facilities and business continuity of our information systems; cyber-security risks such as network intrusion or ransomware schemes; loss of key management and other personnel; potential liability arising out of the installation or use of our systems; our ability to comply with U.S. and international laws governing our operations and industries; increases in tax liabilities; work stoppages; fluctuations in interest rates and returns on pension assets; availability of and access to financial and other resources; and other factors described under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by JBT with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in any subsequently filed Form 10-Q. In addition, many of our risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by and will continue to be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the highly fluid nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not possible to predict all such risks and uncertainties. JBT cautions shareholders and prospective investors that actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. JBT undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, subsequent events or changes in circumstances or otherwise.
We provide non-GAAP financial measures in order to increase transparency in our operating results and trends. These non-GAAP measures eliminate certain costs or benefits from, or change the calculation of, a measure as calculated under U.S. GAAP. By eliminating these items, we believe we provide a more meaningful comparison of our ongoing operating results, consistent with how management evaluates performance. Management uses these non-GAAP measures in financial and operational evaluation, planning and forecasting.
These calculations may differ from similarly-titled measures used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed are not intended to be used as a substitute for, nor should they be considered in isolation of, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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- National Water Safety Month Campaign Brings Goldfish Swim School's Total Donation to USA Swimming Foundation to Over $250,000
- Leading Swim School & Olympic Swimming Gold Medalists Share Must-Know Summer Water Safety Tips
- Safer Swimmer Grand Prize Winner Receives $5K All-Expenses Paid Golden Family Getaway, Top School Wins VIP Pool Party with Olympian Ryan Murphy for Making Waves for Water Safety
TROY, Mich., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With today marking the first day of summer, Goldfish Swim School o-fish-ally announces it has reached over 450 million with its second annual National Water Safety Month (May) 'Safer Swimmer Pledge' campaign, helping families prioritize water safety and drowning prevention this summer season. As a result of these remarkable impressions and strong engagement, Goldfish Swim School's total donation to the USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, now exceeds $250,000 – all funds go toward helping provide the opportunity for every child across the country to learn to swim.
Safer Summers Start Now – with summer now underway, heat waves sweeping the nation and a rise in drowning incidents, Goldfish Swim School continues to encourage the prioritization of water safety as families head to pools, beaches and lakes this summer. Sadly, the summer months (May – August) account for two-thirds of annual childhood drowning incidents, according to Total Aquatics Programming data. Whether at home or on summer vacation, know that drowning can happen anywhere at any time, to anyone, but there are several water safety tips to help reduce the risk and keep families safe this season. #Watersafety #Drowingprevention #Summers
6 MUST-KNOW SUMMER WATER SAFETY TIPS:
- Enroll in Swim Lessons: One of the best ways to protect your children against drowning is to improve comfort level in the water and strengthen swimming capabilities through swim lessons, which have been proven to reduce the risk of childhood drowning by 88%.
- Swap Out Floaties & Puddle Jumpers for U.S. Coastguard-Approved Lifejackets: Don't rely on floaties and puddle jumpers to keep your kids afloat. They give children a false sense of security in the water and they can easily come loose or deflate. Search for the Coast Guard approval on floatation devices and pay attention to proper fit in order to keep your child's head above water and allow for proper breathing.
- Designate a Water Guardian: A Water Guardian's sole responsibility is to keep an eye on the swimmers. Vigilance is key – no chatting, no checking your phone, no distractions. Be sure to change guardians every 30 minutes to stay alert and refreshed.
- Pay Attention to the Current & Tide: How fast the water is moving can be very deceptive, making it easy to be swept away if Water Guardians are not aware. Try to swim in areas where lifeguards are present, and where nets/barriers restrict you from going out too far. Be aware of the tide and try to find a gentler water area or a children's beach/cove that is more protected.
- Avoid Murky Water: Never dive into water where you cannot see the bottom. The water could be shallower than expected or there could be debris that can cause serious injury if jumped on or dove into. Follow the NO SWIMMING signs posted. Check with local authorities if you are not sure of the quality of the water, and always err on the side of caution.
- Seek out Bright Colored Swimwear & Properly Fitted Goggles: When shopping for swimwear, avoid colors that could blend in with the water and choose swimsuits with bright colors instead. They will stand out in the water and make it easier to spot a swimmer in need of help. When shopping for goggles, make sure they fit around the eye comfortably, that the nose piece is not too tight or too wide and that straps easily adjust.
With 130 locations, teaching more than 180,000 children each week how to be safer in and around the water, Goldfish Swim School had immense participation in this year's Safer Swimmer Pledge campaign - everyone working together to drive pledges to help combat the childhood drowning epidemic and make a real impact in communities across North America. Ambassadors championing the cause included a rockstar line up of World Champion Swimmer & Olympic Gold Medalist Ryan Murphy, Four-Time Olympic Swimming Medalist & First African American World Record Holder Cullen Jones, who is also the Senior Manager of Sports Marketing and Philanthropy at Speedo USA - an official partner of the campaign, and Goldfish Swim School's official pediatrician Dr. Molly O'Shea of Birmingham Pediatrics + Wellness Center.
Throughout the campaign, Goldfish Swim School celebrated Safer Swimmers by gifting various Safer Swimmer Prize Packs, free swim lesson giveaways and the grand prize of the Safer Swimmer Golden Family Getaway valued at $5,000 that was awarded to the Zabinski family in Chapel Hill, NC. Goldfish Swim School - Pittsford in New York brought in the most pledges across all schools, and as a result, are the official winners of a VIP pool party celebration with Olympian Ryan Murphy, to be scheduled later this summer after Murphy returns from the Fina World Championships.
"The engagement and enthusiasm surrounding this year's 'Safer Swimmer Pledge' campaign has been simply unmatched," said Chris McCuiston, CEO and co-founder of Goldfish Swim School. "When we come together like this, we become an unstoppable force on a mission to make big waves for water safety awareness and reduce the number of accidental childhood drownings. Our message is simple, your safer summers start now – join us in prioritizing water safety awareness to help keep your families safe this summer."
For more information on Goldfish Swim School, please visit https://www.goldfishswimschool.com/.
About Goldfish Swim School
Founded by husband and wife team Chris and Jenny McCuiston, Goldfish Swim School provides swim lessons and water safety instruction to infants and children ages four months to 12 years. Classes are offered by specially trained instructors in a safe, child-friendly and fun environment using their research-based philosophy called The Science of SwimPlay®. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Goldfish Swim School was established in Birmingham, Michigan in 2006, and opened its first franchise location in 2009. Recently, the brand was recognized by Entrepreneur in its Franchise 500® ranking, Franchise Times' Fast & Serious List, and Inc. Magazine's Top 5000. Goldfish Swim School is currently in the process of expanding franchise opportunities throughout North America, with more than 130 schools open, and an additional 120+ in development in more than 30 states and Canada.
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WALTHAM, Mass., May 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For over a hundred years, Bentley University has celebrated each new class of graduates as they head off into the world, but this year's commencement ceremony — the first held on campus after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic — felt especially electrifying. Students and parents embraced in celebration, friends posed for pictures with maskless faces, and faculty and trustees sat together — less than six feet apart — as graduates crossed the stage to sweeping cheers.
While celebrating together as a community felt new to many after the last couple of years, the commencement drew upon Bentley's time-honored traditions and rich history. Faculty and students processed onto the football field to the sound of "Pomp and Circumstance," a tune accented by the supportive cheers of family, friends, mentors and classmates. Large video screens on either side of the stage showed videos, and students reacted happily as they spotted the familiar faces of classmates and friends. Congratulatory messages submitted via social media from friends and family across the world scrolled across the screen. "A milestone has been reached today," one message said. "Never give up! Continue learning, trying, and accomplishing as you travel along."
On a sunny and warm spring day, the university awarded undergraduate degrees to 1,154 students representing 36 states and territories and 36 countries. Approximately 8,000 people attended the university's 103rd undergraduate commencement which was held on May 21, 2022, on the football field on South Campus. A livestream option was offered for loved ones near and far who were unable to attend in person.
E. LaBrent Chrite, in his first commencement since becoming president on June 1, 2021, greeted the crowd and commended the graduates for overcoming obstacles as they pursued their undergraduate degrees during the pandemic. "You have set new benchmarks for what can be expected from a Bentley student," he said. "You were there for one another when times were tough ... I can think of no more deserving group to honor and celebrate in our first commencement back on campus than you, the Class of 2022. You should be proud of how you have succeeded in the face of so many challenges."
Valerie Mosley, founder of the financial technology platform Upward Wealth and this year's undergraduate commencement speaker, encouraged graduates to "become comprehensively wealthy" by finding what it is that "makes your spirit sing."
"Like income, giving is so incredibly important, and you will feel so much better if what you do matters, not only to yourself but to others," said Mosely, who created Upward Wealth to be an "emotionally intelligent" financial wellness benefit provider. Her company's mission and career as an investor and adviser reflect Bentley's commitment to using business for good.
Mosely acknowledged the toll that the stress of the pandemic had taken, especially on young people, and encouraged the students to be resilient and to know their worth. She spoke honestly about the self-doubt and abuse she had endured in her own life. "You aren't what's happened to you," she said. "You are what you believe you can be, and what you repeatedly try and do.
"Disappointments are going to happen," she told the students. "There is opportunity in adversity, and you have to be able to see it. When disappointment comes, what you see in the midst of that storm is magical, because that is where the returns are the greatest."
Mosley, who "believes strongly that everyone deserves to be financially healthy," received an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science degree.
While Mosely encouraged graduates to look to the future for inspiration, Senior Class Cabinet President Erin Buckmeier '22 encouraged her classmates to learn from the experiences and relationships of the past four years. As she recalled fun memories the class had shared together — attending a Red Sox game, a boat cruise and even a senior class trip to the Bahamas — Buckmeier reminded the class of the close community they had built and how much they had grown in their four years as Falcons.
"We would not be standing here today without the support of the faculty and staff at Bentley and our personal support systems," she said. "At the end of the day, we must also give ourselves credit for our resiliency and determination."
At the 47th annual commencement ceremony for Bentley's McCallum Graduate School of Business. later in the day, President Chrite addressed a crowd gathered inside the Bentley Arena, where the ceremony had been moved because of unseasonably warm temperatures. The university awarded 187 Master of Business Administration degrees and 339 Master of Science degrees in subjects including Accounting, Business Analytics, and Human Factors in Information Design. Degree recipients donned cassock-like gowns, and their satin-lined hoods in gold and Bentley blue bore velvet borders that reflected each recipient's field of study. Four graduates were awarded a PhD in Accounting and three students received a PhD in Business.
Robert L. Reynolds, the president and chief executive officer of Putnam Investments, a global investment management firm, offered the graduate commencement address, beginning with an impassioned call for graduates to believe in themselves and their abilities while also benefiting from collaborative work environments. "Accomplishments driven by team collaboration and creativity will almost always triumph over the results of individuals working on their own," he said. "Diversity brings powerful perspective to the table, so encourage and respect different points of view."
Reynolds encouraged the graduates to embrace change. "Most of the industries that dominate the 21st-century economy barely existed a generation ago," he said. "So, I would encourage you to relentlessly look forward. Look around the corner. The systemic changes coming in the next generation will make the changes we've seen in recent decades look like a warmup. Whatever you do, don't stand still."
President of the Graduate Student Association Elizaveta Borisova MSMA '22 said, "As graduate students, we are equipped not just to succeed in our careers, but to make a real difference with the help of our communities. Apart from new technical and social skills, it is the long-lasting friends and mentors we've gained at Bentley who will take us even further. It is the force of the Bentley community that we will cherish."
ABOUT THE GRADUATES
The Bentley University Class of 2022 includes 1,154 undergraduate students representing 36 states and territories and 36 countries and 550 graduate students representing 24 states and territories and 29 countries. Graduate degrees included 339 Master of Science degrees, 187 Master of Business Administration degrees and 24 certificates. Fifty-four students earned both their bachelor's and master's degrees this academic year. Four graduates were awarded a PhD in Accounting and three students received a PhD in Business.
Bentley University is more than just one of the nation's top business schools. It is a lifelong-learning community that creates successful leaders who make business a force for positive change. With a combination of business and the arts and sciences and a flexible, personalized approach to education, Bentley provides students with critical thinking and practical skills that prepare them to lead successful, rewarding careers. Founded in 1917, the university enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate and PhD students and is set on 163 acres in Waltham, Massachusetts, 10 miles west of Boston. For more information, visit bentley.edu.
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STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) (along with its subsidiaries, "Charter") today announced that its subsidiaries, CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. (collectively, the "Issuers"), have priced $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the "Notes"). The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.375% per annum and will be issued at a price of 100.000% of the aggregate principal amount.
The Issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes, including to fund potential buybacks of Class A common stock of Charter and common units of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, to repay certain indebtedness and to pay related fees and expenses. Charter expects to close the offering of the Notes on August 9, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (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 exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The offering is subject to, among other things, market conditions.
This news release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful.
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications network, the company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice.
For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business® delivers the same suite of broadband products and services coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach® delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The company also distributes award-winning news coverage, sports and high-quality original programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks and Spectrum Originals. More information about Charter can be found at corporate.charter.com.
This communication includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, the potential offering. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations as reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under "Risk Factors" from time to time in our filings with the SEC. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this communication may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "will," "may," "intend," and "potential," among others.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this communication.
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Four High-Power 300 kW Inductive Chargers Now in Use by Link Transit in Washington
MALVERN, Pa., June 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With three solid years of regular daily operation, Link Transit's electric buses are proving their worth, according to Richard DeRock, General Manager of the Wenatchee, Washington, public transit agency. Now with 12 electric buses in operation, all using wireless chargers installed by Momentum Dynamics, the global leader in efficient, automated high-power wireless charging for electric vehicles, Link operates one of the largest electric bus fleets of any transit system in the nation. DeRock reports that the operating cost of their electric buses is about 51% of a diesel-fueled bus.
Momentum Dynamics installed the first wireless charging system at Link in late 2017 and more recently completed installation of four 300kW inductive chargers in 2021, three at Columbia Station and one in Leavenworth, WA. These four shared chargers support all of Link's electric buses and keep them in constant service throughout the day.
"Momentum's wireless chargers have been a game-changer for us," said DeRock. "They charge our electric buses for a few minutes on the layover between routes and provide additional range, allowing our buses to stay in service for 12 to 14 hours a day – even during the harsh cold of winter. Buses typically end their day with 40-50% of battery charge still remaining even on the coldest days. The cost savings are real and measurable. Along with the availability of inexpensive, clean, renewable hydro-power from the Columbia River and lower maintenance costs, it makes expansion of our fleet of battery-electric buses a financially sensible solution to combating climate change."
To replace aging diesel buses and allow for service expansion, Link will take delivery of three more 35' buses in early 2023 and another eight 30' buses later in 2023, all of which will use Momentum's wireless chargers to extend range and allow for operational efficiency.
"We are very pleased to support Link Transit in their drive to a healthier future in an economically beneficial way," said Andy Daga, CEO of Momentum Dynamics. "Wireless charging makes fleet management very efficient because the system delivers increased range and eliminates the need for a depot full of cables and chargers, all of which are subject to wear and tear and create a hazardous condition for workers. It is the most reliable and cost-effective charging system for fleets available today."
Other communities now using wireless chargers for their mass-transit buses installed by Momentum Dynamics include Indianapolis, Martha's Vineyard, Chattanooga, TN, and new installations across Washington, Oregon, California, and other states. The new terminal at Kansas City International Airport has been equipped with the wireless chargers to support their buses which will transport passengers between the terminal and parking facilities with an initial fleet of 7 (eventually 28) buses that will be kept in constant operation using only two shared wireless chargers.
Momentum Dynamics, located in Malvern, PA, is the global leader in high-power inductive charging for all types of electric vehicles, including passenger vehicles, buses, delivery trucks, and heavy trucks. The company practices world-class technology innovation through modular design and is recognized for the extraordinary accomplishments and unique expertise of its engineers and scientists. Momentum was a winner of the 2019 Emerging Technology Award from Mechanical Engineering Magazine. Please visit www.momentumdynamics.com or LinkedIn for additional information about Momentum.
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DENTON (KDAF) — The City of Denton shared a message regarding Mental Health Awareness Month, “It’s okay not to be okay.”
The city tweeted, “It’s okay not to be okay. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we want you to know there are local resources available. Now, more than ever, mental health is so important.”
What is mental health? The CDC says, “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.”
Want local help in Denton County? Check out Denton County MHMR. The center aims to enhance the quality of life for those it serves along with their family. “We respect each individual’s unique and special concerns by providing assistance to best fit their needs, that enhances their ability to live a full and dignified life, and that celebrates the contributions all individuals make to our community.”
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Top pre-settlement funding company offers fastest funding approvals and best rate guarantee for rideshare cases.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay, the Pre Settlement Funding Company, announced that they are seeing an increase in Uber and Lyft accident filings. Even if the Uber or Lyft driver isn't at fault, their insurance may still cover damages. As a result, ridesharing lawsuits have reached an all-time high.
Plaintiffs in these accidents are seeking restitution for the harm done to themselves and/or their vehicles, whether as a passenger in an Uber or a fellow driver hit by one. Rather than wait indefinitely for these cases to see the inside of a courtroom, more claimants than ever are turning to presettlement funding. Legal-Bay is expanding their underwriting department to handle the influx so that they are prepared to offer same-day approval on select cases, along with a best-price guarantee.
Chris Janish, CEO of Legal-Bay, says, "The need for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft has increased in recent months, creating a surge in roadway accidents, and consequently, an uptick in motor vehicle accident lawsuits. Unfortunately, these cases tend to take an exorbitant length of time to resolve in the courts. With increased demand for settlement funding, we are prepared to offer same-day funding along with our best price guarantee."
If you are a plaintiff with an active Uber or Lyft lawsuit and need an immediate cash advance against an impending settlement, please visit Legal-Bay HERE or call toll-free at 877.571.0405.
Legal-Bay is considered one of the best lawsuit funding companies when it comes to Uber and Lyft cases. They are able to approve applications within 24-hours from receiving case documents, and stand ready to provide needed cash funding immediately afterward.
Legal-Bay's settlement loan programs are designed to provide immediate cash in advance of a plaintiff's anticipated monetary award. The non-recourse lawsuit loans are risk-free, as the money doesn't need to be repaid should the recipient lose their case. Legal-Bay funds all types of loans for lawsuits including personal injury, slips and falls, car, boat, or construction accidents, and many more.
To apply for a law suit loan right now, please visit the company's website HERE or call toll-free at: 877.571.0405 where agents are standing by.
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France issues an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn
By Simon Bouvier, Xiaofei Xu, Chris Liakos and Anna Cooban, CNN Business
France has issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive auto executive who used to lead Renault-Nissan.
The prosecutor’s office in Nanterre, near Paris, confirmed to CNN on Friday that it had issued an international arrest warrant for Ghosn, who now lives in Lebanon, and the owners of Suhail Bahwan Automobiles, an Omani vehicle distributor.
“The judge overseeing the case has issued five international arrest warrants against M. Carlos Ghosn and the current owners or former leaders of the Omani company SBA,” a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
French media, including CNN affiliate BFMTV, reported the warrant relates to more than 15 million euros ($16.3 million) in alleged suspicious payments between Renault-Nissan and SBA.
The prosecutor’s office told CNN the warrant targets many facts and “concerns offenses that may be charged in the context of the entire case currently under investigation.”
SBA did not respond to a request for comment outside normal working hours.
Ghosn has always denied allegations of financial misconduct at the automotive giant and said he fled house arrest in Japan in 2019 — where he faced charges of filing false financial statements — because he did not believe he would receive a fair trial.
Ghosn’s lawyer Jean Tamalet, a partner at firm King & Spalding, told CNN Business in a statement Friday that the warrant was “surprising.”
“The investigating judge and the Nanterre prosecutor know perfectly well that Carlos Ghosn, who has always cooperated with the French justice authorities, is subject to a judicial ban on leaving the Lebanese territory,” he said.
“We believe this move is the only technical resort they found to be able in the future to try the case in a court of law.”
Ghosn, the former chairman and CEO of the auto alliance, was arrested in Japan in 2018 after an internal company investigation alleged “significant acts of misconduct” during his tenure, including accusations that he had understated his income.
In December 2019, while awaiting trial, Ghosn — who has French, Lebanese and Brazilian citizenship — mounted a stunning escape from Japan to Lebanon, a country where he spent time as a child. Lebanon does not extradite its citizens.
The former auto boss has said that he is willing to face trial outside of Japan.
Ghosn confirmed to the BBC in July 2021 that he had left the country on a private plane while hiding inside a box normally used for audio equipment.
“I didn’t leave Japan to hide somewhere,” Ghosn told CNN’s Richard Quest in an interview in January 2020. “I left Japan because I’m looking for justice and I want to clear my name,”
“Freedom, no matter the way it happens, is always sweet,” he added.
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New photos show Russian warship Moskva before it sank
By Jonny Hallam, Brad Lendon, Uliana Pavlova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN
New photos and a short video clip emerged early Monday on social media showing Russia’s guided-missile cruiser, the Moskva, badly damaged and on fire in the hours before the ship sunk in the Black Sea on Thursday.
The sinking of the Black Sea fleet flagship was the biggest wartime loss of a naval ship in 40 years — and a huge embarrassment for Russia.
The images show the Moskva listing to one side, with black holes from possible missile puncture marks, and significant scarring at and just above the waterline on the port (left) side in the middle of the vessel.
A large plume of black smoke can be seen billowing upwards, partly obscuring the front of the stricken ship.
Analysts who spoke to CNN confirmed that the warship in the images looked like the Moskva, a Slava Class guided-missile destroyer and the flagship of Russian’s Black Sea fleet.
Ukraine and Russia have provided conflicting accounts of what happened during Thursday’s incident in the Black Sea.
Moscow has denied the Ukrainian version of events — that the Moskva sunk after being struck by Ukrainian missiles — but it admitted the ship went down. Russia has insisted the reason for the sinking was a fire, but the US on Friday confirmed Ukraine’s account, with a senior defense official saying that the US believes that two Ukrainian Neptune missiles hit the Russian warship.
Carl Schuster, a retired US Navy captain and former director of operations at the US Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center told CNN on Monday it was likely the missiles penetrated below the ship’s bridge and detonated.
“Assuming the photo is not faked in some way or photo-shopped, it looks like the missile(s) hit forward, which is not unexpected,” he said. “Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCMs) tend to go for the center of the radar return, which typically is the forward section of the superstructure.”
Independent defense analyst and author, H I Sutton, told CNN the damage shown on the photos “does not rule out a missile strike(s), and it remains the likely cause.”
“Possible puncture marks in the side of the hull are visible below where the fire is. But these would need closer examination to confirm whether they were caused by missiles or are simply fire damage,” he said.
The Moskva was armed with a range of anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles as well as torpedoes, naval guns and missile defense systems, meaning it would have had large amounts of explosives aboard.
The Russian military has not released any information about casualties aboard the Moskva.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense released a video Saturday showing what was described as officers and sailors of the sunken warship standing in formation two rows deep. The number of sailors in formation was not clear. It was unclear how many crew members were aboard, or how many survived.
Sutton says the images show that all the life rafts have been deployed, “All of the aft life raft canisters have been jettisoned, although one remains on the aft deck. This suggests that the crew have already abandoned ship at this point,” he said.
A large Russian rescue tug can be seen dousing the warship with water on the far side.
The Kremlin on Monday said it had seen the photos of the Moskva, but that they could not verify them. “Yes, we really saw the footage, but we cannot say how authentic and true it is,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
A senior US defense official who said that they had also seen the photos and video of the ship burning told CNN Monday the US “can’t independently verify those images.”
“But the images themselves comport with what we had assessed to be the damage done to the ship,” the official said.
The photographers of the images and video are unknown, but they were taken from a vessel close to the stricken warship. In the short video taken from the same vantage point a voice from an unseen person can be heard shouting in Russian: “F**k (inaudible) what you did!”
The Moskva was one of Russia’s most visible assets in the Ukraine war and its loss could impact the morale of Russian troops.
Tellingly, the Russian government has not acknowledged casualties in the sinking of the ship, a marked contrast to the very public discussion about the Kursk submarine disaster, which claimed the lives of 118 sailors in 2000.
Analysts say the loss of the warship would have struck hard at the heart of the Russian navy as well as national pride, comparable to the US Navy losing a battleship during World War II or an aircraft carrier today.
“Only the loss of a ballistic missile submarine or the Kutznetsov (Russia’s lone aircraft carrier) would inflict a more serious blow to Russian morale and the navy’s reputation with the Russian public,” Schuster said.
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DENVER, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bow River Capital, a Denver-based alternative asset manager, announced the successful close of its third private equity fund, Bow River Private Equity Fund III LP (Fund III), at $590 million. The fund was oversubscribed, exceeding its target of $500 million. Fund III benefitted from strong support from both existing and new investors.
"We are pleased by our limited partners' support of Fund III and are excited to work with such a highly respected group of investors. Access to alternative asset investing is more readily available than ever and we are fortunate to have the trust of our limited partners," said Greg Hiatrides, Managing Director and Head of Bow River Capital Private Equity.
Like its predecessor fund, Fund III will continue to invest in human capital-centric middle market businesses throughout the United States in industrial services, healthcare services, and business services, with a primary focus in the Rodeo Region. Bow River Capital targets majority partnerships with industry leading management teams operating critical outsourced services businesses in high-growth end markets.
Perkins Coie served as legal advisor to Bow River Capital in the formation of Fund III. The firm did not use a placement agent.
About Bow River Capital
Bow River Capital is a private alternative asset manager based in Denver, Colorado, focused on investing in the lower middle market in three asset classes: private equity, real estate, and software growth equity. In addition to its three private fund platforms, the firm manages the Bow River Capital Evergreen Fund (EVERX), which provides institutional-quality private market access to a broader set of investors. Collectively, the Bow River Capital team has deployed capital into diverse industries, asset classes and across the capital structure.
Bow River Capital Evergreen Fund is distributed by Foreside Financial Services, LLC, which is not affiliated with Bow River Capital or its affiliates.
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Pelareorep treatment resulted in a favorable Risk of Recurrence Score (ROR-S) in 100% of evaluable patients compared to 55% at baseline in a window-of-opportunity study
Statistically significant increases in markers of tumor cell death and T cell activation observed following treatment with pelareorep-based combinations
SAN DIEGO and CALGARY, AB, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC) and SOLTI-Innovative Cancer Research today announced new clinical biomarker data demonstrating pelareorep's immunotherapeutic effects, synergy with checkpoint inhibition, and potential to improve the outlook for patients with HR+/HER2- breast cancer. The data, which are featured in a poster presentation at the 2022 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Breast Cancer Meeting, are from cohorts 1 and 2 of the AWARE-1 window-of-opportunity study in early-stage breast cancer patients.
Patients in AWARE-1's first two cohorts were treated with pelareorep and the aromatase inhibitor letrozole without (cohort 1), or with (cohort 2), the PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab approximately 21 days prior to the surgical resection of their tumors. Cohorts 1 and 2 of AWARE-1 exclusively enrolled patients with HR+/HER2- disease, the breast cancer subtype that Oncolytics intends to examine in a future registrational study. Previously reported results showed AWARE-1 met its primary translational endpoint, with cohort 2 achieving the pre-specified success criteria for treatment-induced increases in CelTIL score (link to the PR). CelTIL score is a metric for tumor inflammation and cellularity and is associated with improved clinical outcomes in breast cancer patients.
"The latest data from AWARE-1 further demonstrate pelareorep's potential to improve clinical outcomes in breast cancer patients through its ability to activate T cells and remodel the tumor microenvironment," said Thomas Heineman, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer of Oncolytics. "Notably, pelareorep treatment increased markers of tumor cell death and, perhaps even more impressive, 100% of evaluable pelareorep-treated patients had a favorable Risk of Recurrence Score (ROR-S) compared to 55% at baseline. Together, these latest AWARE-1 results further establish pelareorep's ability to attack tumors through multiple mechanisms."
Key data and conclusions from the ESMO Breast Cancer poster include:
- Gene expression analyses showed 100% of evaluable patients had a Risk of Recurrence Score (ROR-S) classified as "low" at surgery vs. 55% with a "low" ROR-S at baseline (information pertaining to prognostic testing of gene signature assays in breast cancer can be found by clicking here)
- Treatment with pelareorep with (cohort 2) or without (cohort1) atezolizumab led to the conversion of tumors from the more aggressive luminal B to the luminal A subtype, which is associated with improved clinical outcomes
- Pooled analysis of tumors from cohorts 1 and 2 shows a statistically significant 4-fold post-treatment increase in the average expression of caspase 3, which is a marker of apoptotic cell death
- Pooled analysis across cohorts 1 and 2 shows statistically significant increases in markers of T cell activation and no significant changes in markers of T cell exhaustion from baseline to surgery
Dr. Matt Coffey, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oncolytics Biotech Inc., commented, "AWARE-1's results continue to exceed our expectations. With each new dataset, we gain additional clarity on how pelareorep's immunologic mechanism of action synergistically combines with checkpoint inhibition. The study has also identified changes in blood T cell populations as a potential biomarker to predict patient response. We are now working to confirm these promising findings with efficacy data and additional biomarker analyses from our ongoing BRACELET-1 trial. If positive, we expect BRACELET-1's results to inform the design of a registrational study in HR+/HER2- breast cancer and validate our broader strategy of developing pelareorep in combination with leading anti-cancer agents."
BRACELET-1 is a randomized phase 2 trial in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer. The trial includes cohorts evaluating paclitaxel monotherapy, paclitaxel plus pelareorep, and paclitaxel plus pelareorep in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor. Top-line data from the trial are expected in Q4 2022.
The poster, entitled, The oncolytic virus pelareorep primes the tumor microenvironment for checkpoint blockade therapy in early breast cancer patients - Results from AWARE-1 study, is being presented during the "Biomarkers and translational research and precision medicine" session of the ESMO Breast Cancer Meeting. Following the conclusion of the meeting, the poster will be available on the Posters & Publications page of Oncolytics' website (LINK).
About AWARE-1
AWARE-1 was an open-label window-of-opportunity study in early-stage breast cancer. The study combined pelareorep, without or with atezolizumab, and the standard of care therapy according to breast cancer subtype. Tumor tissue was collected from patients as part of their initial breast cancer diagnosis, again on day three following initial treatment, and finally at three weeks following treatment, on the day their tumor is surgically resected. Key objectives of the study were to confirm that pelareorep is acting as a novel immunotherapy, to evaluate potential synergy between pelareorep and checkpoint blockade, and to collect biomarker data. The primary endpoint of the translational study was overall CelTIL score (a measurement of cellularity and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes). Secondary endpoints for the study included safety and tumor and blood-based biomarkers.
About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a biotechnology company developing pelareorep, an intravenously delivered immunotherapeutic agent. This compound induces anti-cancer immune responses and promotes an inflamed tumor phenotype -- turning "cold" tumors "hot" -- through innate and adaptive immune responses to treat a variety of cancers.
Pelareorep has demonstrated synergies with immune checkpoint inhibitors and may also be synergistic with other approved oncology treatments. Oncolytics is currently conducting and planning clinical trials evaluating pelareorep in combination with checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies in solid and hematological malignancies as it advances towards a registration study in metastatic breast cancer. For further information, please visit: www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities laws (such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include statements regarding Oncolytics' belief as to the potential and benefits of pelareorep as a cancer therapeutic; our plans to confirm our findings with efficacy data and additional biomarker analyses from our ongoing BRACELET-1 trial; our expectations that positive results from the BRACELET-1 trial may inform the design of a registrational study in HR+/HER2- breast cancer and validate our broader strategy of developing pelareorep in combination with leading anti-cancer agents; the anticipated timing of receipt of top-line data from the trial are expected in Q4 2022; our plans to advance towards a registration study in metastatic breast cancer; and other statements related to anticipated developments in Oncolytics' business and technologies. In any forward-looking statement in which Oncolytics expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, such expectations or beliefs are expressed in good faith and are believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the statement or expectation or belief will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause Oncolytics' actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the availability of funds and resources to pursue research and development projects, the efficacy of pelareorep as a cancer treatment, the success and timely completion of clinical studies and trials, Oncolytics' ability to successfully commercialize pelareorep, uncertainties related to the research and development of pharmaceuticals, uncertainties related to the regulatory process and general changes to the economic environment. In particular, we may be impacted by business interruptions resulting from COVID-19 coronavirus, including operating, manufacturing supply chain, clinical trial and project development delays and disruptions, labour shortages, travel and shipping disruption, and shutdowns (including as a result of government regulation and prevention measures). It is unknown whether and how Oncolytics may be affected if the COVID-19 pandemic persists for an extended period of time. We may incur expenses or delays relating to such events outside of our control, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. Investors should consult Oncolytics' quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.
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Thursday forecast: Thunderstorms again tonight then warming up
Storms tonight bring mostly wind and heavy rain, then we head for the 90s next week
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - We will see increasing clouds through the day today with south winds at 5 to 10 mph with temperatures warming to the low 80s. It may feel a little humid later this afternoon, but we still haven’t seen that dreaded summer heat. At least, not yet. We should stay dry through the day with just a slight chance for an isolated storm or two late this afternoon. For tonight we continue to track thunderstorms late once again with the potential for some severe weather, mainly wind. Heavy rain will also cause a concern for localized flooding tonight.
Today: Becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the low 80s. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. An isolated shower/thunderstorm is possible this afternoon.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, especially after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Rain ending early, then partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and low 80s. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.
Thunderstorms tonight will once again come out of Nebraska crossing into northern Kansas after sunset and progressing south and east overnight. The rain and storm activity should be done with fairly quickly and we should be dry Friday morning. Temperatures Friday will be a touch cooler thanks to light north winds with highs around 80 degrees under partly cloudy skies.
We gradually warm from there reaching the mid 80s Saturday and low 90s already by Sunday. South winds begin to crank up too between 10 to 20 mph over the weekend gusting to 25 mph at times. We continue to warm up going into Monday of next week with highs in the mid 90s. South winds also remain breezy around 15 to 25 mph, gusting to 30 mpg Monday. Skies will be sunny to mostly sunny during this time.
We stay in the 90s through Tuesday before a cold front moves through providing some relieve, but not much, in the middle of next week. There is also a slight chance for rain and storms when next week’s front arrives. Temperatures Wednesday will only be knocked down a few degrees into the upper 80s and we return to the 90s rather quickly.
Taking Action:
- There is a very low chance for an isolated storm or two this afternoon. No need to cancel outdoor plans during the daytime today. The higher chance for storms is for after sunset tonight into the overnight with thunderstorms coming out of Nebraska again producing mainly wind and heavy rain.
- Summer heat returns Sunday and lasts into Tuesday so 3 days of possibly intense heat in some areas. Lows Monday and Tuesday mornings will be stuck in the 70s so make sure you are ready for this with your AC and if you plan on doing any outdoor activities make sure you’re hydrated.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FinaMill® announces a limited-edition gift set to benefit Cookies for Kids' Cancer™, a national 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research. The FinaMill gift set includes: a battery-operated electric FinaMill Spice grinder; two FinaPod® Pro Plus pods; two packets of FinaSpice™ spices, including a pink Himalayan Salt and a Black Tellicherry Peppercorn; background on Cookies for Kids' Cancer and a recipe for Spicy Black Peppercorn Molasses Cookies, created exclusively for this campaign by Chef Jesse Szewczyk. Chef Jesse is the author of Cookies: The New Classics, which was named a 2021 New York Times best cookbook.
"Pediatric cancer is the number 1 killer of children past infancy," noted Alex Liu, founder of FinaMill. "While we do everything in our power to protect our children, protecting them from diseases such as pediatric cancer is just not in our control. That's why FinaMill is proud to support Cookies for Kids' Cancer and help raise funds for pediatric cancer research." FinaMill will be donating 25% of the sale of this charitable spice grinder gift set to Cookies for Kids' Cancer. Available starting October 1, the gift set can be purchased online at www.FinaMill.com through December 31, 2022. Consumers can choose a FinaMill from one of six colors: Midnight Black, Sangria Red, Soft Cream, Silver Stone, Salmon, or Sage.
Since their 2008 launch, Cookies for Kids' Cancer has granted over $18 million to more than 100 research projects and has helped make 25 new treatments available for children battling cancer. The largest single donor to the Children's Oncology Group Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trial Network, Cookies For Kids' Cancer inspires individuals, organizations, and businesses to join in the fight against pediatric cancer by raising funds for new, improved and less toxic treatments.
Developed over 10 years, FinaMill is the only handheld cordless grinder featuring interchangeable, refillable spice pods. The company holds forty-one patents and has won several design awards. FinaMill has been profiled in The New York Times, Food & Wine, House Beautiful, Forbes and on many local and national media outlets. They can be found on Amazon, at hundreds of retailers nationwide and on select culinary, bridal and home and housewares e-tailers.
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About Cookies for Kids Cancer: www.cookiesforkidscancer.org
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| 2022-09-15T19:52:52Z
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Proceeds and donations from annual gala support activities, classes, meals, and services to Bay Area seniors in need
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Lok will host its annual gala, On Lok CELEBRATES, at City View at the Metreon this Thursday, May 26th. The event is returning to a live, in-person setting this year, and will include a networking reception featuring live music by Raquel Berlind & Trio Florencio, auction & fund-a-need emceed by Warriors "Hype Man" Franco Finn, and an after-party with music by DJ Lamont.
On Lok CELEBRATES brings together friends, community partners, seniors, staff, and volunteers for a magical evening to celebrate the community and On Lok services and programs for Bay Area seniors. Gala proceeds and donations support On Lok activities, classes, meals, and services to seniors in need.
"We are thrilled to be able to come together this year in person with staff, partners, volunteers, and supporters, and celebrate the efforts of our community to keep seniors safe and supported in these challenging times," said Grace Li, CEO of On Lok. "Over the past year, On Lok has continued to innovate around programs and services that keep seniors active, connected, and nurtured, while also keeping them safe, and look forward to coming together in a night of celebration to acknowledge and applaud these efforts."
This year's gala is the first time the annual event has been in-person since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Event sponsors include:
- Title Sponsor: Sisters of the Holy Family
- Platinum Sponsors: Daniel Riley & Irene Yee Riley and Waymo
- Pearl Sponsors: Goldman Sachs, Grace Li & Family, Robert J. Louie Memorial Fund, Lonny & Nadyne Orona Family Foundation, Sutter Health, Dr. Wellman & Mrs. Mildred Tsang Family Foundation
- Diamond Sponsors: J.P. Morgan and MBH Architects
- Jade Sponsors: John Blazek & Mark Andrews, Brown & Brown, By the Bay Health, Cain Brothers, Center for Elders' Independence, Chao Suet Foundation & Poon Foundation, City View at Metreon, Institute on Aging, Eileen Kunz & Doug Humphrey, Ben Lui & Karen Lai, Dr. Jay Luxenberg & Mrs. Jan Luxenberg, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Sequoia Living, Stanford Health Care, Sharon Yow & Wilson Tang.
On Lok was founded 50 years ago with the belief that every individual should be empowered to age at home with dignity and independence. On Lok founded PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), a full-service healthcare program that includes medical, home care, transportation, and other support services for frail seniors, which allows eligible seniors to live at home, for as long as possible. The nonprofit also provides health programs, wellness classes, activities, case management services and meals for active seniors.
While the in-person gala is currently sold out, interested parties can be added to the ticket waitlist by emailing events@onlok.org.
Additionally, interested persons can help On Lok support seniors by making a donation. Donation levels range and support the purchase and delivery of remote activity kits for seniors, enrollment for a senior in a six-week chronic disease self-management workshop, virtual programs for seniors to prevent social isolation, and the delivery of 300 hot and nutritious meals to homebound seniors. For additional information and to donate visit https://support.onlok.org/e/EI8Zfg.
About On Lok
On Lok is a nonprofit organization that empowers older adults to age with dignity and independence. With 50 years of experience, On Lok is a trusted resource in San Francisco, Santa Clara County, and the Tri-City area of Alameda County. On Lok founded and still operates the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), which allows eligible seniors to live at home for as long as possible by providing comprehensive medical care and social services. On Lok 30th Street Senior Center, the largest multipurpose senior center in San Francisco, provides a second home, health programs, activities, and case management services to active seniors. The On Lok Mission Nutrition Program provides more than 250,000 meals annually to seniors through its dining locations and meal delivery program. For more information, please visit www.onlok.org.
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| 2022-05-25T21:10:20Z
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Receiver Stefon Diggs to Bills Mafia: “I’m not leaving.”
By MARK LUDWICZAK
Associated Press
Stefon Diggs has a reassuring message to fans of the Buffalo Bills: He’s not going anywhere. Diggs officially signed a four-year, $96 million contract extension with the Bills on Thursday. The standout wide receiver had two years remaining on his original contract, and the new deal locks him up through the 2027 season. The new contract further validates Diggs’ status as one of the best receivers in the league, as well as general manager Brandon Beane’s decision to acquire Diggs from Minnesota for a first-round draft pick two years ago.
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13 companies join Quantexa's Partner Network, instantly strengthening the company's global ecosystem and driving co-innovation for customers
LONDON and NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantexa, a leading global provider of Contextual Decision Intelligence solutions, today announced the launch of its inaugural Partner Program, a global framework to better support the growth and success of its consulting, delivery, technology, and data partners. The new global program gives partners exclusive access to technology roadmap updates, in addition to training and certification, marketing and co-selling opportunities. The co-innovation program offers customers an easier way to validate a partner's technical capabilities and identify the right partner(s) to help meet their industry-specific needs.
Mark McNerney, SVP Global Alliances at Quantexa, commented: "Strategic alliances and partnerships have always been an integral part of Quantexa's business model. Our established strategic relationships have played a key role in winning new business, innovating for the future, and meeting the needs of our customers. Formalizing and investing in our approach to partner engagement will enable us to generate new opportunities for Quantexa and our partners, scale our ability to deliver globally and create opportunities for our customers to benefit from the latest advancements in Contextual Decision Intelligence technology, services and training."
Quantexa and its partners will help customers in Banking, Government, Insurance and Telecommunications industries manage risk and identify new business opportunities by focusing on delivering solutions that address financial crime and fraud, know your customer (KYC), customer intelligence and data management.
To learn more about Quantexa's partner program, please visit: https://www.quantexa.com/partner-program/
ABOUT QUANTEXA
Quantexa is a data and analytics software company pioneering Contextual Decision Intelligence (CDI) that empowers organizations to make trusted operational decisions by making data meaningful. Using the latest advancements in big data and AI, Quantexa's platform uncovers hidden risk and new opportunities by providing a contextual, connected view of internal and external data in a single place. It solves major challenges across data management, financial crime, customer intelligence, credit risk, fraud and throughout the customer lifecycle.
The Quantexa platform enhances operational performance with over 90% more accuracy and 60 times faster analytical model resolution than traditional approaches. Founded in 2016, Quantexa now has over 500 employees and thousands of users working with billions of transactions and data points across the world. The company has offices in London, New York, Boston, Brussels, Toronto, Singapore, Melbourne, and Sydney.
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| 2022-06-07T11:47:55Z
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- Second-quarter 2022 GAAP earnings of $1.02 per share and $1.20 per share operating
- Company reaffirms 2022 operating earnings (non-GAAP) guidance range of $4.87 to $5.07 and 6% to 7% long-term growth rate
- Continued focus on a responsible clean energy transition through regulated renewables and grid investments
- Kentucky sale expected to close this summer; unregulated renewable sales process will officially launch by early September
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today reported second-quarter 2022 earnings, prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), of $525 million or $1.02 per share, compared with GAAP earnings of $578 million or $1.16 per share in second-quarter 2021. Operating earnings for second-quarter 2022 were $618 million or $1.20 per share, compared with operating earnings of $590 million or $1.18 per share in second-quarter 2021.
Operating earnings is a non-GAAP measure representing GAAP earnings excluding special items. The difference between 2022 GAAP and operating earnings for the quarter was largely due to the write-off of an equity investment in the Flat Ridge 2 wind facility in Kansas, charges related to the anticipated sale of AEP's Kentucky operations, a gain on the sale of mineral rights, and the mark-to-market impact of economic hedging activities. A full reconciliation of GAAP earnings to operating earnings for the quarter and year-to-date is included in the tables at the end of this news release.
"AEP is delivering on our long-term strategy to invest in new energy resources and grid enhancements that improve service and reliability for our customers, support a clean energy future and provide value to our customers, communities and investors," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP chairman, president and chief executive officer.
"We're making significant progress on our plan to responsibly transform our generation fleet as we work to add approximately 16,000 megawatts of regulated renewable generation by 2030 and achieve our goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Appalachian Power recently received approval to own 409 megawatts of wind and solar, and SWEPCO filed in May for regulatory approval to purchase three renewable projects totaling 999 megawatts.
"We're currently seeking new wind and solar proposals in multiple states and continue to add generation in line with our integrated resource plans to best meet the future energy needs of our customers. We also are making substantial progress on our planned investments of nearly $25 billion in transmission and distribution from 2022 through 2026 as we develop a modern, reliable and resilient energy grid that will benefit our customers. Net plant for our Transmission Holding Co. grew $1.2 billion, or 10.5%, since June 2021," Akins said.
"As part of our strategic focus, we continue to simplify and de-risk the company. This includes the sale of our Kentucky operations, which we continue to make progress on and expect to complete this summer. We're also preparing to launch the sales process for our unregulated renewables portfolio by early September. The proceeds from that process will aid in the financing of planned direct investments in our regulated businesses where we see a pipeline of opportunities to enhance service for customers and advance our clean energy transition. In May, we closed on the sale of five unregulated renewable development sites in the Midwest, and we expect to finalize the sale of an additional solar development site in Ohio in the third quarter," Akins said.
"Our service territory has fully recovered from the economic impacts of the pandemic. We're seeing job growth and business expansion across every operating company and most sectors, building on the momentum we experienced in 2021. We continue to focus on economic development activities that are bringing new load into our communities, helping to mitigate the impact of macroeconomic challenges," Akins said.
EARNINGS GUIDANCE
AEP management reaffirmed the 2022 operating earnings guidance range of $4.87 to $5.07 per share. Operating earnings could differ from GAAP earnings for matters such as impairments, divestitures or changes in accounting principles. AEP management is not able to forecast if any of these items will occur or any amounts that may be reported for future periods. Therefore, AEP is not able to provide a corresponding GAAP equivalent for earnings guidance.
Reflecting special items recorded through the second quarter, the estimated earnings per share on a GAAP basis would be $4.88 to $5.08 per share. See the table below for a full reconciliation of 2022 earnings guidance.
WEBCAST
AEP's quarterly discussion with financial analysts and investors will be broadcast live over the internet at 9 a.m. Eastern today at http://www.aep.com/webcasts. The webcast will include audio of the discussion and visuals of charts and graphics referred to by AEP management. The charts and graphics will be available for download at http://www.aep.com/webcasts.
AEP's earnings are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and represent the company's earnings as reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company's operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure representing GAAP earnings excluding special items as described in the news release and charts, provide another representation for investors to evaluate the performance of the company's ongoing business activities. AEP uses operating earnings as the primary performance measurement when communicating with analysts and investors regarding its earnings outlook and results. The company uses operating earnings data internally to measure performance against budget, to report to AEP's Board of Directors and also as an input in determining performance-based compensation under the company's employee incentive compensation plans.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner, brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's approximately 16,700 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 7,100 megawatts of renewable energy. The company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 levels by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. AEP is recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information, visit aep.com.
WEBSITE DISCLOSURE
AEP may use its website as a distribution channel for material company information. Financial and other important information regarding AEP is routinely posted on and accessible through AEP's website at https://www.aep.com/investors/. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about AEP when you enroll your email address by visiting the "Email Alerts" section at https://www.aep.com/investors/.
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This report made by American Electric Power and its Registrant Subsidiaries contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although AEP and each of its Registrant Subsidiaries believe that their expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such statements may be influenced by factors that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: changes in economic conditions, electric market demand and demographic patterns in AEP service territories; the impact of pandemics, including COVID-19, and any associated disruption of AEP's business operations due to impacts on economic or market conditions, costs of compliance with potential government regulations and employees' reactions to those regulations, electricity usage, supply chain issues, customers, service providers, vendors and suppliers; the economic impact of escalating global trade tensions including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and the adoption or expansion of economic sanctions or trade restrictions; inflationary or deflationary interest rate trends; volatility in the financial markets, particularly developments affecting the availability or cost of capital to finance new capital projects and refinance existing debt; the availability and cost of funds to finance working capital and capital needs, particularly if expected sources of capital, such as proceeds from the sale of assets or subsidiaries, do not materialize, and during periods when the time lag between incurring costs and recovery is long and the costs are material; decreased demand for electricity; weather conditions, including storms and drought conditions, and AEP's ability to recover significant storm restoration costs; the cost of fuel and its transportation, the creditworthiness and performance of fuel suppliers and transporters and the cost of storing and disposing of used fuel, including coal ash and spent nuclear fuel; the availability of fuel and necessary generation capacity and the performance of generation plants; AEP's ability to recover fuel and other energy costs through regulated or competitive electric rates; the ability to transition from fossil generation and the ability to build or acquire renewable generation, transmission lines and facilities (including the ability to obtain any necessary regulatory approvals and permits) when needed at acceptable prices and terms, including favorable tax treatment, and to recover those costs; new legislation, litigation and government regulation, including changes to tax laws and regulations, oversight of nuclear generation, energy commodity trading and new or heightened requirements for reduced emissions of sulfur, nitrogen, mercury, carbon, soot or particulate matter and other substances that could impact the continued operation, cost recovery, and/or profitability of AEP's generation plants and related assets; the risks associated with fuels used before, during and after the generation of electricity, including coal ash and nuclear fuel; timing and resolution of pending and future rate cases, negotiations and other regulatory decisions, including rate or other recovery of new investments in generation, distribution and transmission service and environmental compliance; resolution of litigation; AEP's ability to constrain operation and maintenance costs; prices and demand for power generated and sold at wholesale; changes in technology, particularly with respect to energy storage and new, developing, alternative or distributed sources of generation; AEP's ability to recover through rates any remaining unrecovered investment in generation units that may be retired before the end of their previously projected useful lives; volatility and changes in markets for coal and other energy-related commodities, particularly changes in the price of natural gas; changes in utility regulation and the allocation of costs within regional transmission organizations, including ERCOT, PJM and SPP; changes in the creditworthiness of the counterparties with contractual arrangements, including participants in the energy trading market; actions of rating agencies, including changes in the ratings of debt; the impact of volatility in the capital markets on the value of the investments held by AEP's pension, other postretirement benefit plans, captive insurance entity and nuclear decommissioning trust and the impact of such volatility on future funding requirements; accounting standards periodically issued by accounting standard-setting bodies; other risks and unforeseen events, including wars and military conflicts, the effects of terrorism (including increased security costs), embargoes, naturally occurring and human-caused fires, cyber security threats and other catastrophic events; and the ability to attract and retain the requisite work force and key personnel.
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| 2022-07-27T12:14:56Z
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New solution provides granular visibility, behavior analytics and deep insights about customers and competitors at any location
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orbital Insight, the leader in geospatial intelligence, today announced the launch of Site Intelligence, which provides behavior analysis and uncovers patterns of life for site selection, competitor and customer intelligence at locations worldwide. Designed for complex analysis across sectors, Site Intelligence leverages machine learning to analyze human behavior and understand business activity at any area of interest. With Site Intelligence, companies gain near real-time visibility as well as access to trends over time that allow them to make informed business decisions, including forecasting, site development, acquisition due diligence, customer loyalty, migration patterns, and site performance.
Orbital Insight's Site Intelligence solution draws from multiple data sources—such as anonymized cell phone data, vehicle GPS data, satellite imagery, and demographics data—and applies Orbital Insight's custom-built algorithms to connect the dots between human behavior and physical locations. These customizable insights arm analysts, data scientists, and executives with critical knowledge related to customer, competitor, and market trends. For example, Site Intelligence can help businesses build alternative forecasting models using location data as a critical component to their model, or identify optimal sites for development based on human behavior like visitation paths, dwell time, cross-shopping and revisits.
"The value proposition of location intelligence has never been stronger than right now," said Kevin O'Brien, CEO of Orbital Insight. "As businesses around the globe continue to navigate unpredictable times, our new Site Intelligence solution gives them objective answers to the questions they're asking about their business models, competition in the market, and trends shaping their industry. We're ready and excited to help our customers uncover these insights so they can make better, more data-driven decisions."
Geolocation data is becoming increasingly more mainstream in usage and utility across all industries. Now 95% of executives in the retail, financial services, real estate, and tourism industries believe geospatial data is important in achieving desired business results today. Orbital Insight is already working alongside industry leaders such as RBC Capital Markets, Avison Young, and OPIS to help them utilize geolocation data algorithms to make better informed business decisions and strengthen client advising.
Amidst rising gas price volatility, Dow Jones company OPIS has been using Orbital Insight to embed location data within its market share calculations. By geofencing every gas station in the US, OPIS developed a complete and unbiased view of gas station and convenience store traffic and market share to measure pricing effectiveness, price elasticity and market growth through geospatial intelligence.
"Orbital Insight has been a great partner to OPIS providing high quality location-based information supported by a top-notch data science and customer service team. Combining this intelligence with our internal data allows us to provide the convenience store industry with unprecedented insight into performance and customer behavior scorecards," said Fred Rozell, President at OPIS.
For real estate intelligence, Avison Young has leveraged Orbital Insight's geolocation data to track foot traffic in office buildings across 20 cities, equipping building owners, tenants, and investors with real-time visibility into the return to the office.
"Orbital Insight's Site Intelligence powered by GO platform enables Avison Young to create enhanced data-driven approaches for site selection, property monitoring, and market intelligence. Leveraging the real-time indicators has been a game changer for achieving our client's unique and rapidly transforming goals," said Julian Adams, Principal, Data Science at Avison Young.
Orbital Insight's products go through a rigorous ethics process; to learn more about Orbital Insight's framework please click the following link: ethics framework. The solution is now available in Orbital Insight's GO platform for all customers.
To learn more about Orbital Insight and its products and services, visit www.orbitalinsight.com or contact insight@orbitalinsight.com.
Orbital Insight is the geospatial software and analytics company that helps organizations understand what's happening on and to the Earth. Customers including Unilever, Airbus, RBC Capital Markets, The World Bank, and the U.S. Department of Defense use Orbital Insight's self-service analytics platform to make smarter business decisions, build sustainable supply chains, and improve national security. For more information, visit www.orbitalinsight.com.
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Celebrate with Free Small Slurpee Drinks and Delicious Deals at 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes Stores
IRVING, Texas, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There's no party like a 95th birthday party! Put your party shoes on because 7-Eleven, Inc. turns 95 years old this summer and is adding an exciting new spin to its birthday festivities to celebrate. And yes, it still includes a free Slurpee® drink, 7-Eleven's iconic beverage with a cult following. For the first time, the brand will be celebrating Slurpee Day across all 7-Eleven®, Speedway® and Stripes® stores, giving customers 11 days to redeem their FREE small Slurpee drink*.
Sip Sip Hooray! Celebrate Slurpee Day
Yes, you read that right. On July 1, a coupon for one FREE small Slurpee drink will be loaded into the accounts of 7Rewards® and Speedy Rewards® loyalty app members. The free small Slurpee drink offer is redeemable in-store from July 1 through July 11 (aka 7-Eleven's actual birthday). Talk about the ultimate birthday party favor.
But the celebration doesn't have to stop there. Even after redeeming their free drink, customers can head to 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes to sip on even more small Slurpee drinks for just $1** in-store and via 7NOW® delivery all summer long.
Next Stop: Flavor Town!
With so many delicious Slurpee flavors to choose from, it might be a challenge for customers to select their favorite. Great news: It's impossible to go wrong with classics like Blue Raspberry, Cherry, Pina Colada, or Coca-Cola, the customer favorite flavor that made history as the first Slurpee drink in space last summer. Those looking to venture out and sip on something new should try limited-time-only flavors like Mango Lemonade, a blend of mango flavor and tart lemonade with a refreshing taste that demands you take another sip.
Dollar Dollar Deals Y'all
Everyone knows that a Slurpee drink is lonely without a snack companion – so the convenience retailers are also rewarding customers with 11 days of one dollar deals on their favorite snacks. Between July 1 and July 11, 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards members can snack on select items in-store at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes locations for just $1***. Customers can also get their grub on with $1 roller grill items like Big Bite® hot dogs and taquitos and indulge in fan favorites including mini tacos (10 of them!), birthday cake and s'mores muffins, and $1 slices of pizza. Customers looking for an extra energy boost to get them through a hot summer day are in luck because any size iced coffee is also $1.
"We're thrilled to be celebrating Slurpee Day for the first time across all of our banners so we can spread the Slurpee drink birthday love even further," said Marissa Jarratt, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at 7-Eleven. "And 11 days of free Slurpee drinks is just the beginning. With a mystery Slurpee flavor, dollar deals on all roller grill items including Big Bite hot dogs and fan-favorite snacks and drinks such as pizza slices and any size iced coffee, this Slurpee Day is shaping up to be quite the celebration."
Slurpee Drink Sipping Here, There and Everywhere
Busy swimming at the pool or basking in the summer sun? Customers can also redeem their free Slurpee drink via 7NOW delivery on July 11 only. And for a limited-time-only, new users of 7NOW can score a FREE pizza with their first delivery order using code PIZZA****. What's better than a refreshing Slurpee drink and a slice of savory pizza on a hot summer day? Customers can get their Slurpee drink on anywhere by downloading the 7NOW delivery app from the App Store or Google Play, or visiting 7NOW.com.
Customers should download the 7-Eleven and Speedway apps from the App Store or Google Play, or by visiting 7Rewards.com or SpeedyRewards.com.
*Valid thru 7/11/21. Limit one per customer. Must be a new or existing 7Rewards or Speedy Rewards member. One free small Slurpee® per member. Available while supplies last. Participating U.S. 7‑Eleven® stores only, excludes Hawaii.
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- GAAP Operating Margin of 10.4% and Record Adjusted Operating Margin of 13.9% in Fiscal Fourth Quarter; Fifth Consecutive Quarter of Record Consolidated Adjusted Operating Margin
- 14.7% Organic Revenue Growth in Fiscal 2022 Including Record Electronics Segment Revenue of $304 Million; Electronics Sales and Earnings Have More Than Doubled Since Fiscal 2017
- Free Cash Flow Generation in Fiscal Fourth Quarter of Approximately $19 Million Adding to Substantial Financial Strength
- Expect To Further Build on Momentum with Continued Improvement in Key Financial Metrics in Fiscal 2023
SALEM, N.H., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 ending June 30, 2022.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results
Commenting on the quarter's results, President and Chief Executive Officer David Dunbar said, "We are pleased with our strong fourth quarter performance which concluded a very successful fiscal 2022. Record consolidated adjusted operating margin of 13.9%, in fiscal fourth quarter 2022 represented a 60 basis point increase year-over-year and a 10 basis point improvement sequentially, despite the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in China. Each of our five company business segments reported adjusted operating margin of at least 15%, reflecting continued successful company-wide execution on price realization, productivity, and efficiency actions. Sales from fast growth markets such as electric vehicles, green energy, and the commercialization of space increased by 50% to $59 million in fiscal 2022. We are excited about the increasing number of new business opportunities and are well positioned to build on our momentum with improved financial performance in fiscal 2023.
"Highlighting our strengthened operating performance and strategic positioning, the Electronics segment achieved a significant milestone with record sales of $304 million in fiscal 2022. Both revenue and segment operating income have doubled over the past five years as we have aggressively pursued new market opportunities in electric vehicles, renewable energy, and smart grid. Total company backlog realizable in under one year ended at approximately $256 million, representing an approximately 22% increase year-over-year and 4% decrease sequentially.
"Standex's consistent cash generation and substantial financial flexibility position us well to pursue a very active pipeline of organic and inorganic growth opportunities. We realized approximately $19 million in free cash flow in fiscal fourth quarter 2022 and had approximately $313 million in available liquidity and a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of approximately 0.5x.
"We are entering fiscal 2023 well positioned for further growth and continued improved financial performance as we continue to build on our portfolio of high-quality businesses. Our deep technical and applications expertise is favorably aligned with emerging and sustainable global trends in areas such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, defense, human health, and commercialization of space. In addition, our ongoing operational excellence initiatives, increased investment in R&D and strong balance sheet provide further leverage to drive our growth strategy and trajectory of profitability." concluded Dunbar.
Fiscal First Quarter 2023 Outlook
In fiscal first quarter 2023, the Company expects revenue and operating margin to be similar to fiscal fourth quarter 2022, with an increase in revenue and operating margin year-over-year. The Company expects that the Electronics segment will be the primary revenue driver with a moderate increase compared to fiscal fourth quarter 2022. This will be partially offset by the Engineering Technologies segment which is expected to have a moderate to significant decrease in revenue followed by a significant increase in fiscal second quarter 2023 due to project timing. Compared to fiscal fourth quarter 2022, Specialty Solutions segment revenue is expected to be similar, while Engraving and Scientific sales are expected to have a slight sequential revenue decrease.
Fourth Quarter Segment Operating Performance
Electronics (39% of sales; 46% of segment operating income)
Revenue decreased approximately $0.9 million or 1.2% year-over-year reflecting 2.5% organic growth and a 2.1% contribution from acquisitions offset by a 5.8% impact from foreign exchange. End markets including renewable energy and electric vehicles remained favorable. However, as expected, the COVID-19 lockdown in China impacted sales by approximately $6 million in fiscal fourth quarter 2022.
Electronics segment backlog realizable in under one year of approximately $149 million increased 26% year-over-year and was sequentially similar to fiscal third quarter 2022. The segment had a book to bill ratio of 1.2 at the end of the fiscal fourth quarter.
Adjusted operating income increased approximately $0.5 million or 3% year-over-year which primarily reflected price realization and productivity actions. Adjusted operating income excludes approximately $0.4 million of purchase accounting expenses associated with the acquisition of Sensor Solutions.
In fiscal first quarter 2023, on a sequential basis, the Company expects a moderate increase in revenue due to continued positive end market demand trends and some recovery of sales deferred due to the COVID-19 lockdown in China. The Company expects a slight increase in operating margin reflecting the sales increase partially offset by product mix.
Engraving (20% of sales; 18% of segment operating income)
Revenue increased approximately $0.6 million or 1.6% year-over-year reflecting the impact of project mix. Operating income increased $0.4 million or 7% year-over-year due to sales growth and productivity and efficiency actions. In fiscal first quarter 2023, the Company expects a slight sequential decrease in revenue and operating margin due to project mix partially offset by operational improvements.
Scientific (10% of sales; 11% of segment operating income)
As expected, revenue decreased approximately $1.9 million or 9.1% year-over-year reflecting ongoing sales in core end markets such as pharmaceutical, clinical laboratories, and academic institutions offset by lower demand associated with COVID-19 vaccine storage. Operating income decreased approximately $0.4 million or 10.2% year-over-year due to the lower volume.
In fiscal first quarter 2023, on a sequential basis, the Company expects a slight revenue and operating margin decrease due to lower COVID vaccine storage demand.
Engineering Technologies (12% of sales; 9% of segment operating income)
Revenue increased approximately $1.1 million or 5.3% year-over-year primarily due to growth in commercial aviation and energy end market demand. Operating income grew approximately $0.1 million or 4.8% year-over-year reflecting volume growth and project mix.
In fiscal first quarter 2023, on a sequential basis, the Company expects a moderate to significant decrease in revenue reflecting timing of projects and a slight decrease in operating margin, with productivity initiatives mostly offsetting impact of volume decline. Revenue and operating margin are expected to increase significantly due to an increased level of project activity in fiscal second quarter 2023.
Specialty Solutions (19% of sales; 16% of segment operating income)
Specialty Solutions revenue increased approximately $9.4 million or 36.4% year-over-year due to volume growth in food service equipment and refuse end markets and impact of price realization actions at Hydraulics. Operating income grew approximately $2.4 million or 80.4% year-over-year reflecting the volume increase combined with pricing and efficiency actions.
In fiscal first quarter 2023, on a sequential basis, the Company revenue to be similar and operating margin to slightly increase reflecting end market demand trends and the impact of pricing and productivity initiatives.
Capital Allocation
- Share Repurchase: During the fiscal fourth quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 107,314 shares for approximately $10 million. There was approximately $90.6 million remaining on the company's current share repurchase authorization at the end of the fiscal fourth quarter 2022.
- Capital Expenditures: In fiscal fourth quarter 2022, Standex's capital expenditures were $10.8 million compared to $6.1 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2021. The Company expects fiscal year 2023 capital expenditures between $35 million and $40 million with key investments focused on growth initiatives and capacity expansion Capital expenditures were $23.9 million in fiscal 2022.
- Dividend: On July 28, 2022, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, an approximately 8.3% year-over-year increase. The dividend is payable on August 25, 2022, to shareholders of record on August 11, 2022.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
- Net Debt: Standex had net debt of $70 million on June 30, 2022, compared to $63.1 million at the end of fiscal 2021 and $65.8 million at the end of fiscal third quarter 2022. Net debt for the fourth quarter of 2022 consisted primarily of long-term debt of approximately $175 million and cash and equivalents of $104.8 million of which approximately $94 million held by foreign subsidiaries.
Standex repatriated approximately $10 million in fiscal fourth quarter 2022 and $30.8 million in fiscal 2022. The company expects to repatriate between $30 million and $35 million in fiscal 2023.
- Cash Flow: Net cash provided by continuing operating activities for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $29.5 million compared to net cash provided by continuing operating activities of $32.5 million in the prior year's quarter. The Company generated free cash flow after capital expenditures of $18.8 million compared to free cash flow after capital expenditures of $26.4 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2021.
Conference Call Details
Standex will host a conference call for investors tomorrow, August 5, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET. On the call, David Dunbar, President, and CEO, and Ademir Sarcevic, CFO, will review the Company's financial results and business and operating highlights. Investors interested in listening to the webcast and viewing the slide presentation should log on to the "Investors" section of Standex's website under the subheading, "Events and Presentations," located at www.standex.com.
A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company's website shortly after the conclusion of the presentation online through August 5, 2023. To listen to the teleconference playback, please dial in the U.S. (877)-344-7529 or (412)-317-0088 internationally; the passcode is 8952199. The audio playback via phone will be available through August 12, 2022. The webcast replay can be accessed in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website, located at www.standex.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP adjusted income from operations, non-GAAP adjusted net income from continuing operations, free operating cash flow, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA to net debt, and adjusted earnings per share. The attached financial tables reconcile non-GAAP measures used in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company believes that the use of non-GAAP measures including the impact of restructuring charges, purchase accounting, insurance recoveries, discrete tax events, loss on sale of a business unit, and acquisition costs help investors to obtain a better understanding of our operating results and prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts the Company's performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods. An understanding of the impact in a particular quarter of specific restructuring costs, acquisition expenses, or other gains and losses, on net income (absolute as well as on a per-share basis), operating income or EBITDA can give management and investors additional insight into core financial performance, especially when compared to quarters in which such items had a greater or lesser effect, or no effect. Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for, the corresponding GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
About Standex
Standex International Corporation is a multi-industry manufacturer in five broad business segments: Electronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies, and Specialty Solutions with operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, India, and China. For additional information, visit the Company's website at http://standex.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this Press Release that are not based on historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "should," "could," "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "anticipate," "intend," "continue," or similar terms or variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. There are many factors that affect the Company's business and the results of its operations and that may cause the actual results of operations in future periods to differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. These factors include, but are not limited to: the impact of pandemics such as the current coronavirus on employees, our supply chain, and the demand for our products and services around the world; materially adverse or unanticipated legal judgments, fines, penalties or settlements; conditions in the financial and banking markets, including fluctuations in exchange rates and the inability to repatriate foreign cash; domestic and international economic conditions, including the impact, length and degree of economic downturns on the customers and markets we serve and more specifically conditions in the automotive, construction, aerospace, defense, transportation, food service equipment, consumer appliance, energy, oil and gas and general industrial markets; lower-cost competition; the relative mix of products which impact margins and operating efficiencies in certain of our businesses; the impact of higher raw material and component costs, particularly steel, certain materials used in electronics parts, petroleum based products, and refrigeration components; the impact of higher transportation and logistics costs, especially with respect to transportation of goods from Asia; the impact of inflation on the costs of providing our products and services; an inability to realize the expected cost savings from restructuring activities including effective completion of plant consolidations, cost reduction efforts including procurement savings and productivity enhancements, capital management improvements, strategic capital expenditures, and the implementation of lean enterprise manufacturing techniques; the potential for losses associated with the exit from or divestiture of businesses that are no longer strategic or no longer meet our growth and return expectations; the inability to achieve the savings expected from global sourcing of raw materials and diversification efforts in emerging markets; the impact on cost structure and on economic conditions as a result of actual and threatened increases in trade tariffs; the inability to attain expected benefits from acquisitions and the inability to effectively consummate and integrate such acquisitions and achieve synergies envisioned by the Company; market acceptance of our products; our ability to design, introduce and sell new products and related product components; the ability to redesign certain of our products to continue meeting evolving regulatory requirements; the impact of delays initiated by our customers; our ability to increase manufacturing production to meet demand including as a result of labor shortages; and potential changes to future pension funding requirements. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent management's estimates only as of the day made and should not be relied upon as representing management's estimates as of any subsequent date. While the Company may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company and management specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if management's estimates change.
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US sues Idaho over abortion law, citing medical emergencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit that challenges Idaho’s restrictive abortion law, arguing that it conflicts with a federal law requiring doctors to provide pregnant women medically necessary treatment that could include abortion.
The federal government brought the lawsuit seeking to invalidate the state’s “criminal prohibition on providing abortions as applied to women suffering medical emergencies,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
The announcement is the first major action by the Justice Department challenging a state trigger law since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. The court’s decision has led some states to enact restrictive abortion laws and is likely to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states in the U.S.
The Justice Department brought the suit because federal prosecutors believe Idaho’s law would force doctors to violate the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a federal law that requires anyone coming to a medical facility for emergency treatment to be stabilized and treated, Garland said.
“Idaho’s law would make it a criminal offense for doctors to provide the emergency medical treatment that federal law requires,” Garland said.
Idaho, like many Republican-led states, has several anti-abortion laws on the books, creating a legal quagmire now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade.
The law targeted by the Justice Department criminalizes all abortions, subjecting anyone who performs or attempts to perform an abortion to a felony punishable by between two and five years in prison.
People who are charged under the law could defend themselves against the criminal allegations by arguing that the abortion was done to save a pregnant person from death, or that it was done after the pregnant person reported that they were a victim of rape or incest to a law enforcement agency — and provided a copy of that report to the abortion provider.
“Under the Idaho law, once effective, any state or local prosecutor can subject a physician to indictment, arrest, and prosecution merely by showing that an abortion has been performed, without regard to the circumstances,” the Department of Justice wrote in the lawsuit. “The law then puts the burden on the physician to prove an ‘affirmative defense’ at trial.”
Advocates for sexual assault survivors have said the rape and incest exception is essentially useless, because Idaho’s public record law doesn’t allow law enforcement agencies to release reports when a case is still under investigation — a process that generally takes weeks or months.
Dr. Caitlin Gustafson, a family physician, and a regional Planned Parenthood organization have already used over the abortion ban in the Idaho Supreme Court, which is expected to hear arguments in the case on Wednesday. In the lawsuit, Gustafson contends that the exception for medical emergencies is vague and impossible to interpret.
“It would be very difficult, if not impossible, for me to implement the medical exception and provide care to a pregnant person whose life may be at risk,” wrote Gustafson, noting that some serious pregnancy-related medical conditions like preeclampsia can cause death though it is not guaranteed to do so.
Neither Idaho Gov. Brad Little nor Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, both Republicans, immediately responded to requests for comment on the federal lawsuit.
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The owner of the only abortion clinic in the state of Mississippi vowed at a news conference Friday afternoon to stay open and continue providing services for women for the next 10 days, hours after the US Supreme Court issued a ruling eliminating the constitutional right to abortion nationwide.
"We are continuing to provide services, and women like me, and there are many throughout this country, will be doing the same thing. And I tell you today we're not laying down. We're not giving up," said Diane Derzis, owner of Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Under the laws of Mississippi, the abortion ban triggered by today's Supreme Court decision will go into effect 10 days after Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch certifies the decision. Fitch has not announced plans for certification.
"So that means that we will be open for the next 10 days and we'll be seeing patients for the next 10 days. Even if they have to do what they've done so often and that's come through this kind of terrorism," said Derzis referring to anti-abortion activists who have frequently gathered near the clinic.
"I will tell you that any patient who contacts us, we'll see them. We'll make sure we see them during that 10 days," said Derzis. "A woman should not have to leave the state to obtain medical care."
Once the Mississippi clinic is forced to close its doors, Derzis said they plan to continue to help women find the services they need.
"It's funding all over the country. So we know how to put her in touch with those individuals and figure out which is the closest clinic you know, there'll be women who are able to afford a plane ticket and if they can hop on a plane and get into Las Cruces, or Baltimore, Maryland or wherever, Chicago, Illinois, then that wherever is the easiest to get her in because her needs have to come first," said Derzis.
Derzis and her team have begun plans to open a new clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where they will continue to provide services.
In Arizona, several abortion providers preemptively pause services
Several abortion providers in Arizona say they have preemptively paused abortion services due to a lack of legal clarity, according to posts on their websites (Family Planning Associates, Planned Parenthood Arizona, and Tucson Choices).
Dr. DeShawn Taylor, who operates Desert Star Family Planning in Phoenix, said her clinic had to cancel about 20 abortion appointments originally scheduled for today through next week. She said, "We're committed to keeping our doors open if we can, to be able to provide abortion care, once it's safe to do so. I believe we'll be in some dark times for a while, hopefully for not too long, but I do believe the pendulum will swing back."
Arizona does not have a trigger ban but does have a ban on abortions past 15 weeks set to take effect in approximately 90 days. Meanwhile, the Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued a memo today, stating effective immediately, Arizona is to enforce "pre-Roe law. The law, already on the books, bans most abortions, unless the procedure is necessary to save the life of a mother."
This pre-Roe law was first created in 1901 before Arizona statehood and was updated last year. It states anyone with intent to procure the miscarriage of a woman, "unless it is necessary to save her life, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than two years nor more than five years."
Brittni Thomason, spokesperson for the Arizona Attorney General's Office, gave CNN a statement, saying: "We understand this is an important issue for so many people, and they are seeking clarity."
The Arizona governor's office declined to comment.
Taylor told CNN, "I'm surprised at how heartbroken I feel when I knew it in my bones" the ruling would be coming. She said she hopes not only to secure women's right to an abortion but to secure real and meaningful access to abortions in Arizona, where there are a handful of clinics providing such services, mostly in urban areas.
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Bill banning sanctuary cities could nix immigrant ID cards
By Taylor Johnson and Shain Bergan
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KANSAS (KCTV) — A Kansas bill banning sanctuary cities could have reverberations for KCK’s efforts to allow ID cards for undocumented immigrants.
That bill was passed by Kansas legislators and would keep cities from issuing non-state and federal identification cards to undocumented immigrants. Monday is the deadline for the governor to sign it, veto it or do nothing and let it become law on its own. Legislators likely have enough votes to override a governor veto, though.
Wyandotte County leaders had voted in February to allow the ID cards. Shortly afterward, though, state legislators took up the issue.
KCK officials say the bill is a harmful political stunt at the expense of people who are just wanting to take part in society a political stunt. Supporters of the bill say it’s simply enforcing the law.
Wyandotte County officials are set to speak out against the bill Monday morning in a virtual news conference. (You will be able to watch that news conference on KCTV5.com and on the KCTV5 Facebook page.)
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Company advances towards in-human clinical trials for SynKIRTM platform targeting Mesothelin-Expressing Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma, and Mesothelioma
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Verismo Therapeutics, a Penn-spinout and the company behind the novel KIR-CAR platform technology for CAR T-cell therapy, today announced that it has submitted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval to initiate its first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of SynKIR-110 in patients with mesothelin-expressing ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and cholangiocarcinoma.
Pending regulatory approval, the company plans to initiate the STAR-101 (SynKIR T cell Advanced Research) trial in Q1 2023. This trial will mark the first-in-human study of the KIR-CAR platform technology, which harnesses the power of natural killer (NK) cells in genetically re-engineered CAR T-cells and aims to shift the paradigm of treatment of solid tumors.
"Initiation of the STAR-101 clinical trial based on the KIR-CAR platform technology is a momentous company milestone that represents years of research from industry pioneers and the tremendous focus and commitments of the Verismo team," said Dr. Bryan Kim, CEO of Verismo. "We are thrilled to advance our treatment one step closer to helping patient populations with severely unmet medical needs."
Verismo Therapeutics is a pioneer in dual-chain KIR-CAR technology, on track to bring its first asset into first-in-human clinical trials in 2023. Verismo is the only company developing the KIR-CAR platform, a modified NK cell receptor designed to improve persistence and efficacy against aggressive solid tumors. The KIR-CAR platform technology was developed specifically for advanced solid tumors, an area of high unmet medical need. For more information, visit: www.verismotherapeutics.com
The KIR-CAR platform is a dual-chain CAR T cell therapy and has been shown in preclinical models to be capable of maintaining antitumor T-cell activity even in challenging solid tumor environments. Based on natural killer cell receptors, KIR-CAR provides a natural on-and-off stimulation to the T-cell, without triggering T cell exhaustion. DAP12 costimulatory chains aid additional T-cell stimulating pathways, further improving cell persistence. This continued function and persistence can lead to ongoing regression of solid tumors in preclinical models, including those refractory to traditional CAR T-cell therapies. Furthermore, the KIR-CAR platform can be combined with many additional emerging technologies, such as in-vivo gene editing, advanced T cell selection, combination therapies, and even allogeneic cellular therapies to provide an adaptable tumor-targeting therapy for patients in need.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PHX MINERALS INC., "PHX," (NYSE: PHX), today announced it will release results for its fiscal 2022 third quarter ended June 30, 2022, on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, following the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Additionally, the Company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Aug. 9, 2022. Management's discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with investors. To participate on the conference call, please dial 877-407-3088 (domestic) or 201-389-0927 (international).
The news release will be available at www.phxmin.com in the "Investors" section. A replay of the conference call will be available by dialing 877-660-6853 and using the access code 13731836.
PHX Minerals Inc. (NYSE: PHX) Oklahoma City-based, PHX Minerals Inc. is a natural gas and oil mineral company with a strategy to proactively grow its mineral position in its core areas of focus. PHX owns approximately 75,000 net leased mineral acres principally located in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, North Dakota, and Arkansas. Additional information on the Company can be found at www.phxmin.com.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of evolving technology and advancements in telehealth, the American Physical Therapy Association has launched the APTA Digital Health Transparency Campaign to ensure that licensed physical therapists remain directly involved in the provision of care no matter the delivery system.
While APTA recognizes and supports the potential for technology to augment physical therapist practice, the reality is that technology alone cannot be called physical therapy. The campaign seeks to encourage leaders in the field of physical therapy and digital health care to pledge their commitment to transparency. Nine leading companies have already agreed to make the commitment and the list is growing.
APTA maintains that physical therapy, whether provided in person or virtually, is performed or directed solely by licensed physical therapists. The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy agrees that "the use of the phrase 'physical therapy' is reserved for use by licensees to ensure that patients understand with whom they are receiving physical therapy services." And several jurisdictions expressly prohibit advertising the provision of physical therapist services where a physical therapist doesn't provide or directly supervise the care provided.
APTA is asking companies that provide digital health to make the following commitment:
"Digital 'physical therapy' services are performed or directed only by licensed physical therapists in accordance with all regulations and APTA's Standards of Practice for Physical Therapy.
Physical therapist examination, evaluation, diagnosis, development of a management plan, and intervention shall be represented and reimbursed as "physical therapy" only when performed by a physical therapist or when selected interventions are performed by a physical therapist assistant under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist."
In a recent statement, APTA President Roger Herr, PT, MPA, asserted that "Physical therapist treatment and technology can and should coexist with the health and experience of the consumer in mind." He went on to say, "APTA stands ready to collaborate with digital platforms and partners to ensure these care models are consistent with existing laws and regulations, uphold consumer protections, and advance quality practice provided by licensed health professionals in accordance with their professional obligations and state-defined scope of practice."
APTA will continue to promote consumer transparency and encourage other companies to commit to this pledge.
The American Physical Therapy Association represents 100,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy nationwide. Visit apta.org to learn more.
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| 2022-09-12T18:48:55Z
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Belton City Council awarded about $850,000 in grant funding on Tuesday to nearly 60 small businesses and non-profit organizations impacted by COVID-19 — financing made available through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
More than 90% of the 64 applications received were granted.
“Grant eligibility required ensuring all due taxes had been paid; confirming each firm had a valid certificate of occupancy; and an understanding that proposed expenditures involved capital improvements to be done in the future,” Belton City Manager Sam Listi said in a staff report. “Following review, 55 for-profit and four not-for-profits met all criteria and were recommended.”
Awards included $15,240 to Schoepf’s BBQ for kitchen equipment; $15,240 to Foster Love Bell County for heating and air-conditioning improvements; $15,240 to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Central Texas for lobby renovations for the safety of clients; $15,240 to Dead Fish Grill for restroom additions; $15,240 to The Beltonian Theatre for a new sound system; $15,240 to Pittman’s Cleaners for renovations, heating and air-conditioning improvements and LED lighting; and $15,240 to Cochran Blair & Potts department store for new awnings.
“It is fun to be such good stewards of federal dollars, and not only to pass that out to small businesses but also to some non-profits,” Place 1 Councilman John Holmes said during a meeting on Tuesday. “Some of the letters we received were extremely heartwarming and very, very touching. We’ve just done an awful lot, and I think our focus was on citizens and small businesses and what we could do to help Belton.”
Place 7 Councilwoman Stephanie O’Banion, who was sworn into office in May, echoed that sentiment.
“I was excited to see non-profits included because I think non-profits were hit really hard during the pandemic,” she said. “They didn’t have near the availability of support as small businesses so it’s exciting.”
Recipients — who will have until Dec. 31, 2023 to spend this funding — should expect to receive an award letter, and terms for expenditure and reimbursement in the coming days, according to the city of Belton.
Other financial impacts
Last March, the City Council narrowed down how approximately $5.7 million in coronavirus state and local recovery funds — of which the $850,000 for small business grants was a part of — would be applied.
This funding was divided across seven areas, including $1.2 million for the implementation of the 2022 compensation study, $1.5 million for the construction or maintenance of infrastructure, $900,000 for the Standpipe park, $500,000 for the rehabilitation of historic Mount Zion Methodist Church, $400,000 for utility bill assistance and $300,000 for assistance to local food distribution programs.
With how COVID-19 has impacted the city of Belton, Mayor Pro Tem David K. Leigh applauded the city’s finance department for how it allocated a majority of these funds.
“There’s going to be a lot of things being done,” he said during a previous council meeting. “I think you guys have done a good job of tuning this up to what our parent government intended us to use them for.”
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PITTSBURGH, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated Hermes, Inc. today announced that monthly fund composition and performance data for Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: FMN) as of June 30, 2022, is now available in the Products section of FederatedInvestors.com. To order hard copies of this data or to be placed on a mailing list, call 800-245-0242 x5587538, email CEinfo@federatedinv.com or write to Federated Hermes, 1001 Liberty Avenue, Floor 23, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI) is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $631.1 billion in assets under management, as of March 31, 2022. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide. Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has nearly 2,000 employees in London, New York and offices worldwide. For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com.
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Haus Labs by Lady Gaga, known for its innovative lineup of supercharged clean artistry makeup, unveils three new ground-breaking, skin-optimizing complexion products rolling out to 480 Sephora stores in US and CAN (including on sephora.com as well as on hauslabs.com (which ships globally). Products include: A clean, cutting-edge, weightless, buildable medium coverage, longwear foundation with patent-pending fermented arnica, in 51 shades, made in Korea (Triclone Skin Tech Foundation), Talc-Free Loose Setting Powders (Bio-Blurring Loose Powders) in 5 shades and a luxurious foundation brush-all products are clean, vegan and cruelty free.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9083751-haus-labs-by-lady-gaga-longwear-foundation/
Finally, an innovative clean foundation for makeup lovers without compromising long-wear or makeup performance (no caking, no slipping), suitable for all skin types, including sensitive and acne-prone. Recently named as "the foundation drop of the year" by TikTok beauty superstar Mikayla, the Triclone Skin Tech Foundation was developed with an extensive range of 51 meticulously formulated shades based on color theory, validated by several high-profile industry experts, and swatched on more than 400 shade models - to ensure that everyone will find their match.
"My secret is finally out! Haus Labs is trying to revolutionize the way you think about clean, supercharged artistry in an everyday foundation and powder. I am so excited about the Triclone Skin Tech Foundation that is in 51 shades across 6 color families based on skin's depth and undertones. It feels like skincare but performs like makeup. Wait till you try it! It's a dream product." – Lady Gaga, Founder of Haus Labs
"After two years in the making, our Triclone Skin Tech Foundation and Bio-Blurring Loose Setting Powder are finally ready for launch. My team and I worked alongside Gaga, Sarah Tanno, Haus Labs Global Artistry Director, a powerhouse of industry experts and over 400 models to create a true breakthrough in clean artistry makeup rooted in product innovation and performance. We worked tirelessly with our Research and Development labs in Korea to push the boundaries of what was possible in clean foundation formulas. As part of our development process, we tapped celebrity makeup artist Rokael Lizama, Haus Labs Complexion Consultant and Nick Gavrelis, former VP Global Product Development for MAC Cosmetics to evaluate the shade strategy and optimize the final foundation range of 51 shades." – Gloria Ryu, Senior Vice President Product & Innovation, Haus Labs
The launch coincides with the Sephora Animation featuring Lady Gaga in the Window, Front of Store Tables, and major rollout of the Haus Labs retail fixture across 480 Sephora US and CAN (45 states and 8 provinces) - hitting 500 stores by year end, as part of the brand's strategic growth plan, with eyes on international.
"We are excited to expand the Haus Labs by Lady Gaga brand and continue bringing our clients the very best in INNOVATIVE product offerings. The Triclone Skin Tech Foundation is packed with over 20 skincare ingredients and infused with fermented arnica. This natural, serum-like formula delivers medium coverage while helping to soothe and calm the skin. We look forward to introducing our clients to more launches from Haus Labs, and know they will enjoy adding this foundation to their everyday beauty routine." - Alison Hahn, SVP, Merchandising, Makeup & Fragrance, Sephora
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
Triclone™ Skin Tech Medium Coverage Foundation // $45 USD // 51 shades
A clean, weightless, buildable medium coverage foundation with (proprietary, patent-pending) fermented arnica is an advanced, skincare-infused (20+ skincare ingredients), longwear foundation that delivers a natural, second skin, luminous finish.
Haus Labs meticulously curated a shade range that was inclusive and suitable for all skin types, including sensitive and acne-prone skin. Using the science of color theory, Haus Labs by Lady Gaga purposefully formulated a spectrum of 51 shades across 6 families, based on skin's depth and undertones. The numerical system (590-000) is based on the pigment load by shade – the higher the number, the higher the pigment load and the deeper the shade.
The heavy, frosted, high-fashion glass bottle can be recycled, or upcycled into a bud vase after use.
PRO TIP: "For a no-makeup-makeup application, use 1-2 pumps and massage with fingertips onto skin, starting from the inside to outer perimeter of the face. For a makeup application, this foundation blends so seamlessly without ever caking or settling - it is truly a game changer and lasts all day!" - Sarah Tanno, Global Artistry Director, Haus Labs
Foundation Brush // $39 USD / 1 SKU
Complimenting the Haus Labs complexion arsenal is the Haus Labs Foundation Brush. Designed to optimize foundation performance, the ultra-soft, dense synthetic vegan, cruelty-free brush fibers hug the face and seamlessly apply and blur product for a natural looking, airbrushed finish. The short, ergonomic, aluminum handle offers a luxe look, as well as control of pressure and application - for optimized performance.
Bio-Blurring Talc-Free Loose Setting Powder // $38 USD // 5 shades, including one universal
To complement this next-level foundation, the Bio-Blurring Loose Setting Powder is a clean, skincare-infused loose powder that blurs imperfections, smoothes skin and optimizes makeup performance in 5 talc-free, soft-focus shades. This multitasking powder combines talc-free, gel-powder technology and finely milled pigments to deliver a weightless veil of translucent color with a comfortable, flawless finish. Similar to the foundation, the loose powder with fermented arnica visibly reduces redness and irritation. Other HausTech Powered™ ingredients include plant squalane to nourish and soften skin, as well as tourmaline to leave skin energized.
"We believe it is the foundation of the future. Our product name reflects that: 'Tri' stands for the trifecta of this cutting-edge foundation: 1. Cleanly formulated 2. Skincare Powered and 3. Longwear, buildable medium coverage. And 'Clone' - standing for the natural, second skin-like finish. We are extraordinarily proud to have our clean foundation and compelling campaign in EVERY SEPHORA store in the US and Canada for 8 weeks. Furthermore, like our soon-to-be-legendary foundation, our key campaign images were shot by legends. These iconic images, along with the creation of 600+ assets, will showcase how our foundation looks, works, and feels across every age, gender, face shape, color, skin-type, and texture." - Kelly Coller, Chief Marketing Officer, Haus Labs
HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA™ // @hauslabs // hauslabs.com // #hauslabs #hauslabsfoundation
HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA™ is a new CLEAN makeup brand powered by innovation – delivering high-tech, high- pigment, high-performance products that are proprietary, first-to-market or patent-pending, infused with skin-loving ingredients, in chic, sustainable packaging. HAUS LABS celebrates all ages, shapes, sizes, colors, genders, identities, and skill sets. Created with kindness: clean, cruelty-free and vegan. ONLY at Sephora U.S. / Canada and hauslabs.com, where $1 from every purchase goes to Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation, supporting mental health.
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WASHINGTON, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal Innovators, an alternative legal services provider focused on innovative talent management solutions, and Davis Wright Tremaine ("DWT"), a national law firm known for its entrepreneurial culture, are collaborating on a pilot program bringing a new pipeline of talent to their Seattle and Portland offices.
DWT will leverage Legal Innovators' innovative approach to associate recruitment and retention, including, identification and vetting, training and mentoring, and cost rationalization, all in a manner that de-risks the hiring process and provides a diversity rich talent pipeline.
Through this pilot, Legal Innovators attorneys will be fully integrated into the DWT first year associate class while receiving continued training, mentoring, performance coaching, and wellness support from Legal Innovators.
One of Legal Innovators' driving missions is to bring greater equity to law firms and corporate legal departments through a more inclusive recruiting approach paired with continued training. The company believes that its comprehensive, data driven approach to talent management sets the associate candidates up for success, and results in greater inclusivity within the legal industry while having the support of Legal Innovators to ensure candidates meet core competencies and thrive in the DWT culture.
"At DWT, our vision is to foster a culture where all talented individuals – including those from communities traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession—can have, and can see, a path to success. Our partnership with Legal Innovators helps us advance that vision and further strengthen our commitment to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive law firm," said Yusuf Zakir, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, DWT.
"The opportunity to be trained and mentored while working with world-class firms like DWT, plus the opportunity to secure permanent employment, are the hallmarks of the value proposition Legal Innovators offers to young lawyers who work for us," said Bryan Parker, CEO of Legal Innovators.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with approximately 600 lawyers serving clients from offices around the country. The firm is widely regarded as a DEI leader. Citi recently recognized the firm with its 2022 Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award, Seramount named the firm one of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women, and Diversity Lab named the firm one of just 20 Inclusion Champions nationwide.
About Legal Innovators Founded by Chairman Jonathan Greenblatt and CEO Bryan Parker in 2019, Legal Innovators is an end-to-end, technology enabled talent management solution for law firms and corporate legal departments that is changing the way the law approaches the hiring, pricing, and training of junior legal talent through a two-year work-based program. It also assists its clients in meeting their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. Legal Innovators pairs law firms and corporate legal departments with high-quality, trained, and BigLaw ready junior lawyers. Its lawyers take on substantive work as a member of its law firm and corporate legal department clients' legal teams. Law firms and corporations gain first-hand exposure to Legal Innovators' lawyers' capabilities and make more informed decisions based on legal competencies and cultural fit before hiring them permanently.
To learn more about Legal Innovators, visit www.Legal-Innovators.com or contact Director of Operations, Meghan Smith, at meghan@legal-innovators.com or 202-916-8773.
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In her just-published book, Ditch Your Career Plan: An Uncommon Guide To Freedom, Fulfillment, And Financial Success (2022, Indie Books International) Barbara Fulmer explains with humor, anecdotes, and examples how you can find career satisfaction and success by dumping your career plan and its self-restrictions while still staying focused on growing your overall career. She advocates learning to trust in the process and the freedom of the journey with all its many and myriad side stops. Revolutionary advice perhaps, but in this time when over half of all Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs and the Great Resignation continues to roil this economy, maybe it's time for new thinking.
Fulmer says the process of navigating your career without a plan need not be complicated. No ten steps or even five steps are necessary as dictated in the hundreds of career advice books and columns out there. Rather, her new book presents ways to review your career journeys and fit them into a more organic process of career growth, allowing you to develop over time the freedom you need to make new decisions based on each of these new experiences.
"The golden ticket to career freedom, fulfillment, and financial success is not printed when you are born or when you graduate from high school or college," says Fulmer. "Nor is it handed out when you join your family business, get your first job, or invest your life savings in a pizza shop. These three career attributes of freedom, fulfillment, and financial success are not written in a plan you can follow. They are career gifts that you earn throughout a thoughtful and progressive career."
"I've enjoyed many good jobs that weren't great," says Fulmer. "These experiences inspired me to develop a better filter to recognize when it was time to move up, across, or out. Each of my jobs were simply stops along my career path, not the last stop. Friends would question my choices in jobs that on the surface didn't seem to connect the dots to my passion for corporate training. Yet if you stood at the trailhead of my career path and viewed every detour and rest stop, you would see a thoughtful and sometimes accidental journey that added new skill and knowledge to my quest."
Barbara Fulmer is the founder of Performance At Work, a consulting firm whose mission is to increase the performance of underperforming supervisors, managers and above. She began her career as a consultant in corporate training for industry leaders like ARCO, Allergan and First Interstate Bank. She served as head of training for FHP/United Healthcare, led US sales training and dealer development for Toshiba and was head of performance development for Jenny Craig/ Nestle. And even a career stop in stand-up comedy!
Barbara Fulmer
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949-422-3062
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Lakewood Ranch man charged with crack, gun possession near school
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A 22-year-old Lakewood Ranch man has been arrested after Sarasota Police found crack cocaine and a weapon inside his car, authorities said.
Police say on Aug. 17, they observed Jeremy Trebbles, Jr., leaving a vehicle in the 1700 block of 23rd Street. He was immediately apprehended since he was known to have active warrants for his arrest.
During a search of his car after his arrest, police found a handgun loaded with one round in the chamber on the driver’s side floor of the vehicle in plain view, an extended magazine with 12 9mm rounds, $4,103 in cash, 4.4 grams of crack cocaine and acetaminophen/Oxycodone pills.
Trebbles had active warrants for sale of cocaine, sale of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, using a two-way communication device to commit a felony and violation of probation.
Trebbles is facing multiple charges from the Sarasota Police Department including:
- possession of cocaine within 1000 feet of a school/child care facility with intent
- possession or use of a firearm during the commission of a felony
- possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- possession of a controlled substance (oxycodone)
Trebbles was arrested and taken to the Sarasota County Jail.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Sarasota Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 941-263-6070 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling 941-366-TIPS or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com
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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dover (NYSE: DOV) announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard J. Tobin, will speak at the Morgan Stanley Laguna Conference on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 11:20 AM CDT.
A link to the live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on dovercorporation.com, and the replay will be archived on the website for 90 days.
Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 65 years, our team of over 25,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com.
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| 2022-09-08T21:43:24Z
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Republic of El Salvador (the "Republic"), announced today the commencement of an invitation for each holder to submit offers (the "Offers") to tender for cash the notes set forth in the table below (collectively, the "Notes"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the invitation dated September 12, 2022 (the "Invitation"), subject to an aggregate amount not to exceed U.S.$360,000,000 to purchase the principal amount of Notes accepted for tender and pay accrued interest and any premium with respect to such Notes (the "Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount").
The Invitation will begin on the date hereof and, unless extended or earlier terminated, the Invitation and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 p.m., New York time on September 20, 2022 (such time, as may be extended, the "Expiration Time"). The settlement of validly tendered and accepted Notes is scheduled to occur on or about September 22, 2022 (the "Settlement Date"). The Republic reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delay the Settlement Date without extending the Expiration Time.
Acceptance of tenders of Notes may be subject to proration if the amount to purchase the principal amount of Notes tendered and pay Accrued Interest and any premium with respect to such Notes is greater than the Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount. El Salvador reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to accept only a portion of Notes tendered in the event that the Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount is reached, not to accept any or all Offers and to extend or terminate the Invitation with respect to one or more series for any reason. There is no priority between each series of Notes and El Salvador may decide in its sole discretion the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes to be accepted for purchase. El Salvador reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to decrease the Aggregate Maximum Tender Amount.
The following table sets forth certain terms of the Invitation:
Any holder desiring to submit Offers for Notes should (a) submit through The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") pursuant to DTC's Automated Offer Program ("ATOP"), and (b) request the holder's broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to effect the transaction. Notes tendered pursuant to the Invitation may only be withdrawn in accordance with the procedures specified under "The Invitation—Irrevocability; Withdrawal Rights," prior to the Expiration Time, but not thereafter. El Salvador is making the Invitation only in those jurisdictions where it is legal to do so. There is no letter of transmittal for the Invitation.
The Republic reserves the absolute right to amend or terminate the Offer in its sole discretion, subject to disclosure and other requirements as required by applicable law. In the event of termination of the Offer, Notes tendered and not accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will be promptly returned to the tendering holders. The complete terms and conditions of the Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase, a copy of which may be obtained from D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender agent and information agent (the "Tender and Information Agent") for the Offer, at www.dfking.com/salvador, salvador@dfking.com, by telephone at 1 (800) 628-8532 (U.S. toll free) and (212) 269-5550 (collect), in writing at 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor New York, New York 10005.
The Republic has engaged Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. to act as the dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") in connection with the Invitation. Questions regarding the terms of the Invitation may be directed to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. by telephone at +1-212-250-2955 (collect) or +1-866-627-0391 (U.S. Toll-free).
Disclaimer
This announcement is not an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The invitation for each holder to submit Offers is only being made pursuant to the Invitation. Holders of Notes should read the Invitation carefully prior to making any decision with respect to tendering Notes because it contains important information.
The distribution of materials relating to the Invitation, and the transactions contemplated by the Invitation, may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The Invitation is made only in those jurisdictions where it is legal to do so. The Invitation is void in all jurisdictions where it is prohibited. If materials relating to the Invitation come into your possession, you are required to inform yourself of and to observe all of these restrictions. The materials relating to the Invitation do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. The Invitation does not constitute an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the Invitation is required to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and in which the Dealer Manager or any of its affiliates is so licensed, it shall be deemed to be made by the Dealer Manager or such affiliates on behalf of El Salvador. See "Certain Legal Restrictions" and "Jurisdictional Restrictions" in the Invitation.
El Salvador will make (or cause to be made) all announcements regarding the Invitation by press release issued to an international news service, which is expected to be PR Newswire or another appropriate international news service, (the "News Service"), and will subsequently publish such announcement on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.bourse.lu).
NONE OF EL SALVADOR, THE DEALER MANAGER OR THE INFORMATION AND TENDER AGENT MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION THAT ANY HOLDER TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH HOLDER'S NOTES, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY ANY OF THEM TO MAKE SUCH A RECOMMENDATION. HOLDERS MUST MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS WHETHER TO TENDER NOTES, AND, IF SO, MUST DECIDE ON THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTES TO TENDER.
Important Notice
The distribution of the Invitation and the transactions contemplated hereby may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this Invitation come are required by El Salvador and the Dealer Manager to inform themselves of and to observe any of these restrictions. Each person accepting the Invitation shall be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed (in respect of itself and any person for whom it is acting) that it is not a person to whom it is unlawful to make an Invitation pursuant to this Invitation (including under the applicable securities laws referenced below), it has not distributed or forwarded this Invitation or any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation to any such person, and it has (before offering the Notes for exchange) complied with all laws and regulations applicable to it for the purposes of its participation in the Invitation.
This Invitation does not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making an offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. Neither El Salvador nor the Dealer Manager accepts any responsibility for any violation by any person of the restrictions applicable in any jurisdiction.
In any jurisdiction in which the Invitation is required to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and in which the Dealer Manager or any of its affiliates is so licensed, it shall be deemed to be made by the Dealer Manager or such affiliates.
European Economic Area
The Invitation is not intended to be offered, or otherwise made available to and should not be offered or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2016/97/EC (as amended, the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 (e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) (the "Prospectus Regulation"). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them or the Invitation available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore making the Invitation or offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them or the Invitation available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
United Kingdom
The Invitation is not intended to be offered, or otherwise made available to and should not be offered or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom ("UK"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them or the Invitation available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore making the Invitation or offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them or the Invitation available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
The communication of this Invitation and any other offer material relating to the Invitation are not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions under section 21 of the FSMA on the basis that it is only directed at and may only be communicated to persons (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Financial Promotion Order"), (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.") of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) who are outside the United Kingdom, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities, including this Invitation, may otherwise lawfully be communicated in accordance with the Financial Promotion Order (such persons together being "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this Invitation or these other documents and/or materials relate are available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this Invitation or these other documents and/or materials or any of its or their contents.
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Now Red Wing has made it easier and more convenient to outfit workers while elevating control and confidence for safety professionals
RED WING, Minn., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Wing Shoe Company is excited to announce the next generation of Red Wing for Business, the industry-leading service platform that seeks to provide service to an increasingly complex industrial sector. By adding the capability for customers to order personal protective equipment (PPE) online, Red Wing for Business is now in a league of its own when it comes to offering the nation's largest, most comprehensive distribution network. Companies and their crews can now purchase PPE at 1,200+ Red Wing retailers, 170+ mobile stores and now online, 24/7.
"Our partners are relentless about safety and we're right there with them, pushing ourselves to develop new, better ways to support them in their critical mission to protect their workers," said Tito Warren, president of global industrial sales and operations at Red Wing Shoe Company. "With this new Red Wing for Business online capability, we can help companies streamline their programs and deliver PPE even more efficiently. Now, wherever work happens, Red Wing will be there."
This launch is the latest in a series of technology-driven solutions to help safety professionals effectively manage every aspect of their employee safety program. All these solutions are supported by the Red Wing Business Advantage Account which provides real-time digital access to a wide variety of program information, including employee eligibility for PPE subsidies and online tracking of when and where employees make their purchases.
As with everything from Red Wing for Business, customers will have the support and guidance of a trusted partner who understands each businesses' unique needs, safety requirements and the latest regulations in order to make the best recommendations. Red Wing also offers a wide selection of PPE purpose-built for demanding industries. Companies can choose from more than 350 industry-specific footwear styles, as well as from a portfolio of workwear options that all meet or exceed global safety standards. Red Wing's unmatched distribution network allows workers to conveniently purchase PPE in-store, on the jobsite, or through an authenticated online experience utilizing a personalized digital voucher.
Red Wing piloted the new online purchase capability with customers in a variety of industries including warehousing, manufacturing, energy and construction. The initial feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with the majority of participants saying that the program was "extremely" or "very well-run." Additionally, employees who redeemed their digital vouchers online gave the experience high marks.
"The enhanced platform offers employees the ease and comfort of shopping at their convenience, anytime and from anywhere. Red Wing also offers so many different styles and options that can be curated for a specific job, making it a win-win for everyone," said pilot program participant Avis Johnson, safety director at UtiliQuest.
The expansion of online solutions is part of a larger Red Wing digital transformation that seeks to both enhance the customer experience and enable internal efficiencies. As part of this transformation, Red Wing also recently announced an AI-driven Ultimate Fit Experience™ across its 550-plus store retail network to deliver the best fit for worker comfort and safety.
"Red Wing has always put the customer at the center of the equation, seeking to drive remarkable products, services and experiences that add value to the relationship. The launch of our fully integrated next generation omni-channel platform is one part of a multiyear commitment to ensure that we are maximizing our capabilities to drive customer value," said Dave Schneider, vice president and chief marketing officer at Red Wing Shoe Company.
For more information about Red Wing Shoe Company's safety PPE program, visit https://redwingsafety.com/safety-footwear-programs.
About Red Wing Shoe Company
Red Wing Shoe Company Inc. is a global leader in the design, production and distribution of safety and lifestyle footwear and work apparel. Established in 1905 in Red Wing, Minn., the privately held company's family of brands includes Red Wing Shoes®, the premium choice for purpose-built work footwear, workwear and accessories. Its brands are distributed to more than 110 countries in an immersive multichannel environment of 500+ Red Wing retail stores, third-party partners and owned e-commerce platforms. Red Wing Shoe Company employs more than 2,000 employees worldwide and operates two U.S. manufacturing facilities in Red Wing, Minn. and Potosi, Mo. For more information, please visit redwingshoeco.com or follow @RedWingShoes.
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CANONSBURG, Pa., June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. ("CONSOL," NYSE: CEIX) is proud to announce the release of its 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report, "ESG-i: Innovating for Tomorrow." The report is CONSOL's fifth since becoming an independent, publicly listed company in 2017 and pinpoints innovation as integral to the Company's strategy and ESG management approach. The report is available for download at www.consolenergy.com/sustainability.
The report provides an update of the Company's efforts to advance its Forward Progress sustainability initiative in 2021, including:
- Pennsylvania Mining Complex employees achieving a total recordable incident rate of 2.25, or 53% below Mine Safety and Health Administration industry averages for the underground bituminous coal mining industry;
- Maintaining an environmental compliance record exceeding 99.9% for the ninth consecutive year, as measured by the rate of compliance with permit effluent limits; and
- Achieving record water reuse volumes, with 721 million gallons of water recycled for use in operations.
Additionally, the report highlights the Company's continued efforts under CONSOL's Forward Progress sustainability initiative, including its previously announced direct operating greenhouse gas ("GHG") emission reduction targets and the Company's technology endeavors, which include multiple U.S. Department of Energy sponsored projects seeking to develop alternative uses for coal and advance GHG emissions control technologies.
The Company firmly believes its world-class asset base will continue to be relied upon for the foreseeable future to meet the world's electricity and infrastructure needs, supporting social objectives and catalyzing economic progress. Our commitment to ESG-i will help ensure that we carry out our role responsibly and sustainably. CONSOL Energy remains intentionally focused on leveraging innovation and performing against its stated financial priorities to create sustainable value for the Company and its stakeholders, in 2022 and beyond.
About CONSOL Energy Inc.
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CEIX) is a Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based producer and exporter of high-Btu bituminous thermal coal and metallurgical coal. It owns and operates some of the most productive longwall mining operations in the Northern Appalachian Basin and is developing a new metallurgical coal mine (the Itmann project) in the Central Appalachian Basin. CONSOL's flagship operation is the Pennsylvania Mining Complex, which has the capacity to produce approximately 28.5 million tons of coal per year and is comprised of 3 large-scale underground mines: Bailey, Enlow Fork, and Harvey. The company also owns and operates the CONSOL Marine Terminal, which is located in the port of Baltimore and has a throughput capacity of approximately 15 million tons per year. In addition to the ~612 million reserve tons associated with the Pennsylvania Mining Complex and the ~21 million reserve tons associated with the Itmann project, the company also controls approximately 1.4 billion tons of greenfield thermal and metallurgical coal reserves and resources located in the major coal-producing basins of the eastern United States. Additional information regarding CONSOL Energy may be found at www.consolenergy.com.
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Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws and speak only as of the date of this release. While these forward-looking statements reflect CEIX expectations at the date of this release, they are not guarantees or predictions of future performance or statements of fact. With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this supplement are forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that involve risks and uncertainties that are unknown or out of our control and, therefore, could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from results, goals and achievements projected in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The forward-looking statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific short term and long term emission reduction targets, the role of specific technologies in reducing carbon emissions, and CEIX's role in contributing to global social and environmental goals. When we use the words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "should," "will," or their negatives, or other similar expressions, the statements which include those words are usually forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are forward-looking statements. When we describe strategy that involves risks or uncertainties, we are making forward-looking statements. Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Specific risks, contingencies and uncertainties include but are not limited to changes in laws and regulations including international treaties and laws and regulations regarding greenhouse gas emissions and carbon costs actions, including changes with respect to tax policy, emissions credits, carbon offsets and carbon pricing; trade patterns and the development and enforcement of local, national and regional mandates; unforeseen technical or operational difficulties; the outcome of research efforts and future technology developments, including the ability to scale projects and technologies on a commercially competitive basis and our ability to take advantage of those innovations and developments; the effectiveness of our risk management strategies, including mitigating climate-related risks; our ability to identify and execute opportunities, and the economic viability of those opportunities, including those relating to methane destruction; the ability of our existing assets and expertise to support the growth of, and transition to, various energy opportunities, including through the positioning and optimization of our assets; our ability to efficiently reduce the carbon output (both on an absolute scale and relative intensity) of our operations (both Scope 1 and 2), including through the use of lower carbon power alternatives, management practices and system optimizations; the necessity to direct our focus on maintaining and enhancing our existing assets; the impacts of acquisitions or dispositions; changes in supply and demand and other market factors affecting future prices of coal; changes in the relative energy mix across activities and geographies; the actions of competitors; changes in regional and global economic growth rates and consumer preferences; the pace of regional and global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken by governments and consumers resulting from the pandemic; changes in population growth, economic development or migration patterns; and other factors discussed in this release and in Item 1A of CONSOL's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date of this release and CEIX disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or review any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. In this release, we refer to direct operating greenhouse gas emissions (inclusive of scope 1 and scope 2 emissions). We note that the direct operating greenhouse gas emissions does not refer to our carbon emissions associated with the use of energy products we sell (referred to as scope 3 emissions). CEIX only controls its direct operating emissions. This statement is not intended to suggest that CEIX is addressing the emissions from use of its energy products in its net zero plan.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit his 450th home run and added a tiebreaking two-run single in a three-run eighth inning that lifted the Washington Nationals over the Mets 4-2 on Sunday and prevented New York from an opening four-game sweep.
Washington trailed 2-1 in the eighth when Yadiel Hernández singled leading off against Chasen Shreve, and Maikel Franco singled pinch-runner Dee Strange-Gordon to third against Trevor Williams (0-1).
Lucius Fox, who started in his major league debut, dragged a safety squeeze sacrifice bunt, and Strange-Gordon slid home headfirst ahead of first baseman Pete Alonso’s underhand toss.
Victor Robles sacrificed and Cesar Hernandez grounded to Alonso, whose throw to second for a force was wide to the right field side for an error. Juan Soto grounded to Alonso, who threw home for a forceout.
Cruz, who put the Nationals ahead in the first inning with his first home run for Washington. grounded a fastball up the middle and just past shortstop Francisco Lindor for a 4-2 lead.
Kyle Finnegan (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth, and Tanner Rainey worked around Mark Canha’s leadoff single in the ninth for his first save.
New York had been trying for its fifth 4-0 starts, its first since 2012. The Mets have not swept the Nationals in Washington since 2018.
Erick Fedde became Washington’s first starter to pitch five innings, allowing two runs and five hits. Francisco Lindor’s first homer tied the game in a 34-pitch fifth, when Canha hit a go-ahead single.
Mets starter Carlos Carrasco retired 15 consecutive batters after allowing a first-inning single to Josh Bell. Carrasco allowed two hits, struck out five and walked none in 5 2/3 innings.
BEREAVEMENT
Mets closer Edwin Díaz remains away from the team after the death of his grandfather. He is expected to rejoin the team Monday in Philadelphia and is eligible to be activated Tuesday.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: OF Starling Marte was not in Sunday’s starting lineup. Marte had oblique soreness at the start of spring training. Showalter said Marte “feels great” but the manager wants to be cautious.
Nationals: RHP Aníbal Sánchez is “doubtful” for Monday’s expected start in Atlanta because of a stiff neck. The Nationals also placed RHP Mason Thompson (right biceps strain) on the 10-day injured list. RHP Hunter Harvey was recalled from Triple-A Rochester.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Taijuan Walker will make his season debut Monday in Philadelphia.
Nationals: Were unsure who will start Monday in Atlanta.
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Teenager shot multiple times in Overbrook homicide identified
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The search continues for multiple suspects in connection to the murder of a teen in Philadelphia over the weekend.
Police have identified the victim as 18-year-old Steve Green.
It happened around 7 p.m. Saturday on the 1900 block of South 60th Street in Overbrook, near Clifford Terrace.
Officers say Green was shot approximately 10 times throughout his body.
He was taken to Lankenau Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Police say a 17-year-old male was taken into custody shortly after the shooting.
Three other suspects were seen running into a home on the 6000 block of Hazelhurst Street, police said.
A barricade situation was declared a short time later.
However, about two hours later, police found that the teens were not inside the home.
Those three suspects remain at large.
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AMAZING: Firefighter rappels down overpass to save dog that fell into ravine
Published: Jun. 22, 2022 at 2:46 PM CDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
BARTLETT, Tenn. (Gray News) – First responders in Tennessee rappelled down an overpass and into a ravine to save a dog Tuesday night.
According to the Bartlett Police Department, officers received a call about a small dog that had jumped over an overpass and fell about 25 feet onto rocks in a ravine. The caller said the dog appeared injured.
Police said Lt. Matt Hill with the Bartlett Fire Department rappelled down to the dog to save it.
To everyone’s surprise, the dog was uninjured and able to follow Hill out of the ravine.
Police posted photos of the rescue on their Facebook page.
Bartlett is located about 13 miles east of Memphis.
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Golden Knights coping with missing playoffs for 1st time
By W.G. RAMIREZ
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights are watching the playoffs this year after making the postseason in each of their first four years in existence. Players were still feeling the sting of missing the postseason for the first time even days after the end of the season. The Knights had what was supposed to be the team’s most talented roster yet and carried high expectations into the season. Instead, a franchise-high 39 players appeared in at least one game for the most banged-up roster in franchise history.
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Man charged after stealing more than 50 kegs from bars, restaurants, police say
Published: Jun. 16, 2022 at 5:01 PM EDT|Updated: 13 minutes ago
TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) – An Oklahoma man has been arrested for stealing dozens of kegs from bars and restaurants in Tulsa.
According to the Tulsa Police Department, the suspect was caught on surveillance cameras in January stealing kegs from multiple restaurants. In total, he stole more than 50 kegs worth thousands of dollars, police said.
After receiving tips from the public, the suspect was identified as John Griffith. On Tuesday, officers arrested Griffith and charged him with three counts of grand larceny.
Griffith bonded out of jail a few hours after his arrest, according to jail records. His first court appearance was scheduled for Wednesday.
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Pa. GOP loudly opposed counting undated ballots, until now
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Philadelphia’s election board prepared to count ballots last year that were mailed in without the voter’s handwritten date, Republicans threatened impeachment. Now a GOP Senate candidate wants counties to embrace the same approach.
In a last-ditch bid to close a roughly 900-vote gap with Dr. Mehmet Oz, former hedge fund CEO David McCormick is pressing for undated mail-in ballots to be counted. The Senate Republican primary is still too close to call, now more than two weeks after Pennsylvania’s primary election, and the mail-in vote, which has favored McCormick, could help him.
McCormick insists he simply wants every Republican vote to be counted in a contest that will decide the GOP nominee for one of this year’s most closely watched Senate races. But in calling for undated mail-in ballots to be counted, McCormick is putting the GOP in an uncomfortable spot after the party has spent the better part of two years deriding such votes as “illegal” alongside a broader embrace of former President Donald Trump’s lies about widespread fraud in the 2020 campaign.
“Now it looks like we could be OK for something if it impacts the race in a way you want it to go,” said Mike Barley, a Republican campaign strategist in Pennsylvania who does not have a candidate in the Senate race.
The national and state party are fighting McCormick in state courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court could resolve the matter any day now. In any case, most Republicans believe McCormick is out of luck and will be unable to make up the votes in a recount, regardless of whether undated ballots are counted.
More registered Democrats vote by mail in Pennsylvania than do registered Republicans, possibly as a result of Trump’s baseless smearing of mail-in voting as rife with fraud.
Until now, Republican Party leaders had been solidly unified behind the idea that ballots without a voter’s handwritten date on the envelope must be thrown out.
The law, they reasoned, is clear on that point — even if that handwritten date on a ballot envelope plays no role in determining whether a voter is eligible or whether a ballot is cast on time.
Then, three days after the May 17 primary election, a federal appeals court ruled in a case stemming from a local judicial election last year that throwing out such ballots violates federal civil rights law.
As he tries to find the votes to overtake the Trump-endorsed Oz, McCormick has argued that “every Republican vote should count,” and, in court, his lawyer, Charles Cooper, told a state judge that the object of Pennsylvania’s election law is to let people vote, “not to play games of gotcha with them.”
McCormick’s pursuit has served up a sort of whiplash for Republicans, who had threatened to impeach Philadelphia election officials last year after they moved to count such ballots and accused state judges of stealing a state Senate seat in 2020 when they ruled that the ballots could be counted in that year’s election.
This time around, however, Republicans aren’t blasting judges or threatening to impeach the county election boards that are counting the ballots.
“Not at this point, because it’s still in litigation,” said Republican state Rep. Seth Grove, who chairs the committee that writes election-related legislation.
In court, the Republican National Committee and the state Republican Party have opposed McCormick. The party, however, is not unified in that effort.
For instance, the Butler County Republican Party, which endorsed McCormick, hasn’t taken a side in the fight, said county GOP chair Al Lindsay.
Counties that already counted the undated ballots, without being forced, include Republican counties, both big and small.
Sam DeMarco, the Republican Party chair in heavily populated Allegheny County, said he’s not aware that Republicans have actually changed their mind about the law.
Rather, he has heard griping from Republicans about McCormick “because they think this is what the Democrats would do.”
In any case, it is probably better to get the fight out of the way in a Republican primary, rather than leave it for the general election, he said.
“I just want to get a definitive ruling and, personally I’m happy it’s happening now, in a primary, rather than in November, where the actual seat would be up for grabs,” DeMarco said.
The winner of the GOP primary will face Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in November.
Barley, the campaign strategist, said the perception that the party has shifted its stance — or that some Republicans have, anyway — sets a dangerous precedent.
“What happens in November if it doesn’t go your way and then you don’t want them counted?” he asked.
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QINGDAO, China, June 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Across the past year, many football fans' attention has been drawn to women's football worldwide. As the proud partner of UEFA Women's EURO 2022™, Hisense aims to contribute to the substantial growth and professionalization of women's football, inspire and support female players and fans who are enthusiastic about the sport, and bring more attention from the masses to the accomplishments of female athletes.
By partnering with the tournament and continuous investment in local market, Hisense has established strong relationships with European consumers. Starting with the 10-day countdown to UEFA Women's EURO 2022™, Hisense is launching inspiration campaigns to help gain more female football players the recognition they deserve while establishing a more profound emotional connection with European consumers.
Interactive and Charity Campaign
Hisense, as a global partner of UEFA Women's EURO 2022™ and an international enterprise, launched the #RememberTheName campaign from June until August, both online and offline to empower and celebrate all the incredible moments of females, and enabled fans worldwide to give further encouragement and support to all women football players and females who are passionate about football.
During the tournament, Hisense and UEFA will post "Hisense Vision," a series of digital clips on social media pages. These clips will show every football fan the most fantastic moments created by women's footballers on every match day.
To enhance fans' match engagement experience, audiences that join the campaigns will be able to win match tickets, official match balls used in the tournament, and other prizes.
Apart from the aforesaid, Hisense's end market is also gathering a wider range of social forces to empower women's sports through public welfare donations. In the UK, consumers can earn cashback rewards of £30 to £500 if they purchase Hisense products online or in-store between June 1 and July 26. Hisense encourages consumers to donate a customized amount of cashback to a charity organization that supports the growth of women's sports - 'Women in Sport', to make a valuable contribution to women who love football and build a better sporting environment for all.
Product and Management Localization in Europe
Hisense is committed to meeting the needs of local consumers through marketing campaigns and localization management. To meet the needs of different markets, Hisense has conducted extensive research and modified its products to meet local needs.
Hisense refrigerators performed well in Europe last year. These remarkable results were because Hisense understands the climate makes local produce scarce in winter; therefore, demand for fridge-freezers would rise. Thus, Hisense designed refrigerators with half and half capacity for Europe consumers, which enabled refrigerators sales to soar.
For Hisense, fully connecting with local consumers through emotional linkage and providing superior products are keys to success. Hisense will join hands with UEFA Women's EURO 2022™ to give fans splendid women's football match experiences and impress the world through leading-edge technology and better products.
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| 2022-06-26T06:20:18Z
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, other lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators said Thursday they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is certain to further inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack.
The Jan. 6 panel’s subpoenas for McCarthy, R-Calif., and Republican Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama come as the investigation is winding down and as the panel prepares for a series of public hearings this summer.
The committee has been investigating McCarthy’s conversations with then-President Donald Trump the day of the attack and meetings that the four other lawmakers had with the White House as Trump and his aides conspired how to overturn his defeat.
Congressional subpoenas for sitting members of Congress, especially for a party leader, are almost without precedent in recent decades. The panel had previously asked for voluntary cooperation from the five men, along with a handful of other GOP lawmakers, but all of them refused to speak with the panel.
“These members include those who participated in meetings at the White House, those who had direct conversations with President Trump leading up to and during the attack on the Capitol, and those who were involved in the planning and coordination of certain activities on and before January 6th,” the committee said as it announced the subpoenas.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yes on 30: Working Families and Environmental Voters to Expose Greedy Billionaires and CEOs, a coalition of labor organizations, community, and environmental groups, today launched www.ProtectCAnotBillionaires.com featuring billionaires and CEOs opposing Proposition 30.
"We're holding the billionaires opposing clean air and funding for firefighters accountable," said Mike Young from California Environmental Voters. "As more extreme wildfires are raging across the state, these billionaires are crying foul about paying a 1.75% personal income tax raise, which would help firefighters and reduce air pollution from vehicles. Voters should have a clear sense of who is opposing this measure and how much they're spending to defeat it."
Proposition 30 tackles the top source of greenhouse gas emissions in California, transportation, and provides new resources for fighting extreme wildfires and preventing further catastrophe by raising the personal tax on individuals making more than $2 million a year by 1.75%. Only the wealthiest 35,000 taxpayers in the state would be impacted by the small increase – less than 0.2% of Californians.
Leading opponents and financial backers against Proposition 30 include donors to Govern for California, a billionaire front group founded by conservative activist David Crane, Venture Capitalist Mike Moritz, Venture Capitalist Bruce Dunlevie (major backer of WeWork), the wildfire profiteer Sierra Pacific Industries (owned by Trump donor Red Emmerson), the former CEO of scandal-ridden Wells Fargo Richard Kovacevich and California Recall backer and San Francisco-based venture capitalist David Sacks.
"California's catastrophic wildfires are killing our neighbors before they even have a chance to escape their homes," said Mike Young from California Environmental Voters. "Drought, air pollution and wildfires are increasing in both intensity and frequency. Instead of doing their part, it's clear, these billionaires are more concerned with protecting their bottom lines while the state burns."
To date some of the wealthy donors profiled on www.ProtectCAnotBillionaires.com have helped raise $7,939,769.91 to oppose Proposition 30 and appear set to spend millions to defeat it – even as California reels from another devastating wildfire season.
Proposition 30 taxes the super wealthy to provide significant resources for wildfire prevention, firefighter recruitment, mental health support, invests in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure and provides subsidies to help consumers and organizations afford clean vehicles. Additionally, Proposition 30 does not impact California's businesses; there is no corporate tax and no regulatory burdens.
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Decision coming soon on student loans, Education chief says
Published: Aug. 22, 2022 at 9:56 AM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
(CNN) - The Biden administration is expected to decide on the repayment of school loans soon.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told NBC’s “Meet the Press” it could come within the next week or so.
The White House has already extended the pandemic-related pause four times, the last time in April.
But the frozen payments are set to end Aug. 31.
While some advocates say up to $50,000 should be forgiven, the administration is suggesting a smaller break.
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MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Womaness, the modern menopause brand offering solutions from head to toe (and everything in between), announced its new partnership with Ulta Beauty, the nation's largest beauty retailer. Starting today, Womaness enters select Ulta Beauty stores and online as part of The Wellness Shop—a curated offering of self-care and wellness products for the mind, body, and spirit. The partnership signals an important moment in retail by providing access and visibility to items that cater specifically to the needs of the 40+ woman—an often overlooked segment.
Womaness was co-founded in 2021 by Sally Mueller and Michelle Jacobs, born out of the desire to speak to and serve the 50+ million women approaching or in menopause, and dealing with the most common symptoms, from hot flashes and sleep issues, to light leakage and fine lines.
"Our mission from day one has been to change the conversation around menopause and the women experiencing it," said Womaness co-founder and COO Michelle Jacobs. "We want to be the first brand women think of when they think of menopause, offering them a collection of innovative products that address the most common (and often taboo) symptoms."
"We're thrilled to be offering Womaness solutions to the Ulta Beauty guest," continues Womaness co-founder and CEO Sally Mueller. "We're here to make it easier for women in menopause to shop in the places they love to find the products they need to feel unstoppable. It's a powerful moment that Ulta Beauty has recognized that women in this stage deserve to take up more space both in life and on shelves at retail."
Formulated alongside a panel of menopausal experts including gynecologists who specialize in menopause, women's health experts, and nutritionists and skincare experts who understand the ingredients that are most effective for menopausal skin, Womaness offers accessible, safe and chic solutions in skin and body care, feminine care, sexual health, and supplements. Womaness is cruelty free, vegan, dermatologist- and allergy-tested, and all products are formulated without animal-derived ingredients, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, artificial colors, formaldehyde, mineral oils, estrogen, phytoestrogen, or added hormones.
Ulta Beauty guests can discover seven products from the Womaness line in select stores nationwide and ulta.com, including Me.No.Pause. Menopause Relief Supplement, Let Me Sleep Supplement, Active Glow Supplement, The Works Smoothing All-Over Body Cream, Let's Neck Neck and Décolleté Serum, Coco Bliss Vaginal & All-Over Moisturizer, and Fountain of Glow Vitamin C Facial Serum. Each product retails for less than $40.
About Womaness:
Menopause Meet Your Match: Womaness is a collection of modern, innovative menopause products developed for women, by women that offer solutions from head to toe (and everything in between). With community, education, and inspiration, Womaness sparks the power of menopositivity. See more @mywomaness.
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PITTSBURGH, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a system to protect you and your pool against accidental falls, drownings and even debris," said an inventor, from Forest Park, Ga., "so I invented the DROWN GUARD. My design could help to save lives and it could rejuvenate your entire pool experience by making it safer and more enjoyable."
The invention provides a life-saving apparatus for swimming pools. In doing so, it helps to prevent drowning accidents in the pool or by falling into the pool. As a result, it enhances safety and it provides added peace of mind. The invention features an adjustable design that is easy to install and operate so it is ideal for the owners of swimming pools, hotels, public pools, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-ALL-1580, 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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SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kentucky Derby-winning racehorse Rich Strike will be dressed with a purpose in a custom blanket this Saturday. The chestnut Thoroughbred and team Red TR-Racing support the breast cancer awareness and fundraising campaign Tough Enough to Wear Pink™ (TETWP).
Rich Strike is running in the Travers Stakes, an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Racecourse in Saratoga Springs, New York. Nicknamed the "Mid-Summer Derby" it is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds like Rich Strike according to international classifications, behind only the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
"I've supported the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign charity events in Crested Butte, Colorado for many years. I had an idea for raising more awareness for this important cause, so I reached out," noted Rick Dawson, Owner, and Manager of Rich Strike.
Dawson got in touch with Lacey Wheatley, the Executive Director of Touch Enough to Wear Pink™. Together they created a custom TETWP quarter sheet for Rich Strike, who has worn the blanket over the course of Travers Stakes week. Team members Rick Dawson, trainer Eric Reed and jockey Sonny Leon will also be Tough Enough to Wear Pink™ on game day.
Tough Enough to Wear Pink™ (TETWP) is a western community campaign to help families facing breast cancer. It was founded by Ms. Terry Wheatley, President of Vintage Wine Estates (Nasdaq: VWE), a major California wine company. A breast cancer survivor whose husband and son were Wrangler National Final Rodeo competitors in Team Roping, Ms. Wheatley created the campaign to help other families during detection, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Since 2004, Tough Enough to Wear Pink™ has raised over 37 million dollars for breast cancer research and support in the form of early detection, transportation, and family assistance. Most of the funds stay local in the communities where they are raised.
"We are humbled and thrilled that Rich Strike will help us raise awareness for the importance of early detection and treatment for breast cancer." commented Terry Wheatley. "As someone with a background in rodeo, I am no stranger to celebrity horses! Although rodeo and racing are not quite alike, we share is our love for competition and community. Our worlds are coming together to raise awareness for a great cause."
Ms. Wheatley has also created a wine for the cause, Purple Cowboy, which donates 100% of its profits to Tough Enough to Wear Pink™. Purple Cowboy wines are from Paso Robles, California, a region sometimes called "Cowboy Wine Country" for its strong western and ranching heritage. Purple Cowboy Tenacious Red (blend) and Trail Boss Cabernet Sauvignon are available nationally or on-line.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- data.ai (formerly App Annie), the first unified data AI company, today released its Q2 2022 Regional Pulse Index which shows that consumer appetite for mobile content is continuing to increase worldwide. The Index revealed that users in the top two markets – Indonesia and Singapore – now spend nearly 6 hours a day on mobile, and users in 11 additional regions (Brazil, Mexico, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Russia, Turkey, US, UK) now average more than 4 hours per day.
The report's highlights include:
- Bumble ranks in the top 10 apps by consumer spend for Q2 2022 in 8 of the 11 markets analyzed including Australia, Singapore, the UK, Germany, India, the US, Indonesia and Worldwide; Bumble was also a breakout app by consumer spend in 9 of the 11 markets analyzed.
- New social media apps BeReal and LiveIn are changing the social genre landscape, catapulting to #1 by breakout MAU in the US, Australia and the UK and #1 by breakout downloads and #2 by breakout MAUs, respectively. India's online shopping site, Meesho, jumps into the top 10, reflecting the rise of the country's mobile commerce sector.
- With its official launch in June 2022, Diablo Immortal by Activision Blizzard topped the charts for growth in spend, downloads and active users and ranked in the top 10 breakout games by consumer spend in 9 key markets.
- Subway Surfers continues to dominate in many main markets, likely thanks to its implementation of special promotions and in-game experiences to celebrate its 10 year anniversary on mobile.
"Time spent on mobile soared during lockdown in 2020," said Lexi Sydow, Head of Insights at data.ai. "These numbers from our Q2 Regional Index show that, despite the physical world having opened up again, mobile apps continue to reign in consumer attention, reaching new highs in many markets as habits deepen."
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data.ai has clearly established the mobile standard and now becomes the unified data standard. As the trusted source for the digital economy, our mission is to be the first Unified Data AI company that combines consumer and market data to provide insights powered by artificial intelligence.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Unity Software Inc. ("Unity" or the "Company") (NYSE: U) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Unity investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
U investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Unity during the relevant time frame, you have until September 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Accomplishments highlight commitment to delivering world-class, digital-led CX for customers powered by the best CX human resources in the industry
CHICAGO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS), a global leader in consumer engagement, digital customer experience (CX), and business process management, has carried significant momentum into 2022 with several award wins. The recent awards embody HGS's continuous dedication to innovation in technology and human resource performance in support of creating excellence in CX for its customers and its own employees' experience.
HGS was awarded across multiple publications and industry organizations, including:
- Leader Status, Magic Quadrant for Customer Service BPO – Gartner
- Leader Status, Sustained Excellence, Global Outsourcing 100 – International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)
- Training Top 100, APEX Awards
- Woman of the Year for Sales and Customer Service – The Stevie Awards
- Executive of the Year, Customer Service Excellence – Business Intelligence Group
- Technology of the Year, Customer Service Excellence – Business Intelligence Group
- Transformation of the Year, Customer Service Excellence – Business Intelligence Group
By leveraging its experience in handling billions of customer interactions each year, HGS is able to better serve its clients through CX innovation. HGS technology and solutions have been recognized continuously through prestigious distinctions and award wins.
"Each of these new achievements demonstrates our new mission and vision to be the go-to comprehensive digital and CX services partner and employer of choice," said Andrew Kokes, executive vice president and global head of marketing for HGS. "We're dedicated to being the world's leading expert in transforming CX for the most admired brands."
In December 2021, HGS unveiled a new brand identity for its evolution into a digital-led, people-driven organization that is transforming the CX industry. These awards illustrate how HGS has continued this new mission through creation and deployment of new technology, and a commitment to delivering CX excellence for customers in a time of changing consumer demands and rising expectations.
About Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS):
A global leader in digital-led customer experience transformation, HGS operates at the confluence of marketing, commerce, technology, date, and process management to deliver frictionless customer journeys for the world's most admired brands. Part of the multi-billion-dollar conglomerate Hinduja Group, HGS combines automation, analytics, and artificial intelligence with deep domain expertise focusing on digital customer experiences, back-office processing, contact centers, and HRO solutions. Post the Healthcare divestment, HGS has over 19,100 employees across 34 delivery centers in six countries, making a difference to some of the world's leading brands across verticals. For the year ended March 31, 2021, HGS had revenues of Rs. 5,589 crores (US$ 753.9 million).
Visit https://hgs.cx/ to learn how HGS transforms customer experiences and builds businesses for the future.
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Justice Department asks January 6 committee for transcripts of witness testimony
By Ryan Nobles, Evan Perez, Jamie Gangel and Annie Grayer, CNN
The Justice Department has asked the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection to hand over transcripts of the panel’s witness depositions as part of its investigation, a committee spokesman and another source familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday.
The committee has not agreed to the request, because Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democratic congressman from Mississippi, told reporters that the depositions were the property of the committee, according to the spokesman.
The other source said simply that there’s been no response from the committee since the letter requesting the transcripts was sent in late April.
The Justice Department wants the transcripts to help its investigation and bring in witnesses, according to the source familiar with the matter. The source did not specify which transcripts were being requested.
The Justice Department has declined to comment for this story.
The New York Times was the first to report the news of the Justice Department request.
The lack of cooperation on the transcripts surfaces some simmering frustration between the committee and the Justice Department.
One particular source of tension has been the contempt referral for Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows which, more than five months since it was sent over by the House, still has not been acted on by the Justice Department, another source familiar with the matter said. The committee has been frustrated by the lack of response, after the quick decision by the Justice Department to indict Steve Bannon within weeks of the committee sending the referral.
Committee members have been publicly critical of the lack of movement in those cases.
“This committee is doing its job,” committee member Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, said in a March meeting of the committee. “The Department of Justice needs to do theirs.”
The frustration reflects a reality that the Justice Department rarely shares information with the Hill in the middle of an ongoing investigation, especially one being probed by Congress as well.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has not commented publicly about the Meadows referral, saying in late April, “We don’t comment on ongoing referrals.”
The request for transcripts comes as the Justice Department faces continued questions as to how far it will go with its own investigation.
Earlier this year, federal investigators expanded the investigation to gather information about fundraising and organizing for the political rally held before Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, as well as efforts to subvert the Electoral College vote count, multiple sources told CNN in March. After focusing mostly on alleged rioters and extremist groups, that widened scope suggested federal investigators were also scrutinizing connections to political entities.
While the committee has not ruled out sharing information with the Department of Justice, they have gone to great lengths to make it clear that their investigation is running on a separate track and is independent of the work at DOJ.
“We’ve kept the firewall in terms of committee staff doing this work,” Thompson told CNN in December. “Basically, when they have come over asking for information, we’ve provided them the information. They have not given us any expectations. Other than thank you for providing the information.”
Thompson and other members have made it clear that the committee is not a criminal investigative body. It is their responsibility is to take any potentially criminal information they find and present it to the Justice Department and then allow prosecutors to decide if it is worthy of an indictment. But the form and fashion in how they share that information is at the committee’s discretion.
It is a process that has already played out in several criminal contempt of Congress referrals the committee has sent DOJ from witnesses that have ignored subpoena requests.
“That is strictly DOJ once we produce a report and the findings, and they review it, unless they have some questions about some aspect of it,” Thompson said.
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who is on the committee, told CNN that both the panel and the Justice Department can benefit from sharing information.
“The interviews in the possession of the committee are the property of the committee,” Raskin said.
Referring to the DOJ, he added, “And I imagine that the committee will want to see any relevant evidence used in any relevant legal context.”
This story has been updated with additional developments Tuesday.
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NEW YORK, June 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRO) between October 28, 2021 and May 2, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important than July 25, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Spero Therapeutics securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Spero Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6561 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 25, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the data submitted in support of the New Drug Application ("NDA") of Tebipenem HBr, an oral carbapenem-class antibiotic to treat complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis for adults, were insufficient to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval; (2) accordingly, it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the Tebipenem HBr NDA in its current form; (3) the foregoing would necessitate a significant workforce reduction and restructuring of Spero Therapeutics's operations; and (4) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Spero Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6561 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Vendors selected for the "Hot Vendor" report are noteworthy, visionary, and innovative
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Replicant, the leader in the Contact Center Automation market, announced today that it has been selected as one of four Hot Vendors in Conversational AI for 2022 by Aragon Research. The firm's report identified vendors who offer technology solutions within the enterprise that ultimately improve the customer experience.
"This recognition from Aragon Research validates that businesses are embracing Contact Center Automation and certifies our efforts to create scalable customer support that doesn't compromise the customer experience," says Gadi Shamia, co-founder and CEO of Replicant. "Our vision is to create an automation experience that is helpful, fast and pleasant to use that enterprises will want to continue to adopt, so we can change the state of customer service worldwide."
Replicant developed the first "Thinking Machine," capable of having complex, multi-intent conversations with humans to resolve common customer service issues across phone and other channels such as text and chat in almost any language. Replicant customers can offer customer service 24/7 that's instantly scalable and fast to deploy. On average, customers go-live with Replicant in 8 to 12 weeks, see a decrease in cost per contact of 50%, and improve average handle time (AHT) and customer satisfaction (CSAT).
Specifically, the "Hot Vendor" report highlights Replicant's ability to:
- Completely automate the resolution of common customer service calls
- Provide a rich library of pre-built conversation components to streamline the design and deployment of conversation flows
- Provide real-time visibility into conversations with rich analytics to uncover key trends and enhance the customer experience with self-service script editing
"What makes Replicant hot is its ability to continuously learn from its conversations and other knowledge sources to autonomously improve future conversations without the need to retrain or redeploy manually," said Jim Lundy, CEO and lead analyst of Aragon Research. "The Thinking Machine also leverages a shared intent library so deploying new automated conversation flows across channels or languages is fast and consistent with Replicant."
Earlier this year, Replicant launched omnichannel support so contact center leaders can deploy automation across channels faster with a single conversation engine. They also raised $78 million in Series B funding to continue to help enterprise customers automate common customer service requests, eliminate wait times and transform customer service calls from dreaded to enjoyable experiences. In June, Replicant was also recognized as the Best Artificial Intelligence Driven Technology Solution of 2022 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards.
In December, the Aragon Research Hot Vendors will be formally recognized at an award ceremony at Aragon Transform. To read the full Aragon Research report, please download here. To learn more about Replicant or schedule a free demo, please visit:
https://www.replicant.ai/demo/contact-center-automation/.
As a leader in Contact Center Automation, Replicant helps companies automate their most common customer service calls while empowering agents to focus on more complex and nuanced customer challenges. Replicant's AI platform allows consumers to engage in natural conversations across voice, messaging, and other digital channels to resolve their customer support issues, without the wait, 24/7. Replicant scales up or down instantly, can be implemented in weeks and handles millions of customer support interactions a month. The company has been recognized as the Best Artificial Intelligence Driven Technology Solution of 2022 by the SIIA CODiE Awards and was recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 50 AI Firms to Watch in 2021. For more information, please visit www.replicant.com. Follow Replicant on Twitter @Replicant_AI.
Aragon Research does not endorse vendors, or their products or services that are referenced in its research publications and does not advise users to select those vendors that are rated the highest. Aragon Research publications consist of the opinions of Aragon Research and Advisory Services organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Aragon Research provides its research publications and the information contained in them "AS IS," without warranty of any kind.
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Company offers tips for customers to manage rising temperatures and energy costs
WILLIAMSPORT, Md., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of increased electric use along with the potential for seasonal storms, Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has completed inspections and equipment maintenance across its Maryland and West Virginia service territory to enhance service reliability for customers during the summer months.
"During the summer months, our electrical system faces increased demand as our customers use their fans and air conditioning to stay cool," said Linda Moss, president of FirstEnergy's Maryland operations. "The inspections and maintenance we conduct are essential in enhancing service reliability and keeping our customers comfortable as temperatures climb."
Helicopter patrols have completed inspections of more than 1,300 miles of transmission lines located in Potomac Edison's service territory. The inspections are designed to look for damaged wire, broken cross arms, failed insulators and other hardware problems not visible from the ground. Potential reliability issues identified during the inspection will be prioritized and addressed.
On the ground, Potomac Edison personnel inspected the company's 212 substations earlier this spring and completed needed repairs prior to the summer. The inspections included using thermovision cameras to capture infrared images that can reveal potential problems with equipment. By identifying hot spots, maintenance and repairs can be completed before a power outage occurs.
Crews also conducted inspections of distribution circuits, focusing on more than 600 line capacitors that maintain proper electric voltage. These devices are especially useful in remote locations because they automatically adjust voltage levels to accommodate changing system conditions.
In addition, Potomac Edison recently completed its annual storm restoration exercise as part of preparations for hurricane season and potential severe storms that commonly occur during the summer months. Storm drills are becoming more common in the utility industry in the wake of severe weather over the last several years.
For more information on preparing for severe weather, or for updates if storms do cause power outages, visit the 24/7 Power Center at www.firstenergycorp.com/outages.
With the summer storm season also comes higher-than-usual temperatures and rising energy costs. Customers can take steps to beat the heat while also managing their electricity bill this summer. The following tips can help customers use electricity wisely during this period of high demand:
- Set thermostats as high as comfort will allow. Every degree a customer can increase the temperature in their home will result in using about 3 percent less energy during the summer.
- Use fans – moving air cools skin faster, resulting in greater comfort on hot days.
- During sunny weather, close drapes or blinds on windows facing the sun to prevent direct radiant heating from impacting interior temperatures.
- Use a programmable or smart thermostat to keep temperatures higher when no one is home and to reduce the temperature before arrival back home.
- Seal any leaks with caulk or weather stripping to prevent hot air from sneaking into your home.
- Check air conditioner and furnace fan filters. Clogged filters waste energy and money by forcing HVAC systems to work harder than necessary.
- Avoid using heat-producing appliances during the hottest hours of the day. The less heat produced at home, the less work the air conditioner must do.
- Payment arrangements and assistance programs are available for customers who need help with their electric bills. For more information, visit www.firstenergycorp.com/billassist.
Summer is also a time when contractors and homeowners spend more time outdoors completing projects. Important outdoor electrical safety tips are available at www.firstenergycorp.com/publicsafety.
Potomac Edison serves about 275,000 customers in all or parts of Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery and Washington counties in Maryland and about 151,000 customers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Follow Potomac Edison at www.potomacedison.com, on Twitter @PotomacEdison, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PotomacEdison.
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: Photos of workers completing summer readiness inspections are available for download on Flickr. A video of utility personnel conducting a thermovision inspection and explaining the work can be found on the company's YouTube channel.
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Physician-Lead Plastic Surgery Partnership, Supported by White Oak Global Advisors, Continues Rapid Growth Trajectory with Two New Acquisitions
MIAMI, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Plastic Surgery & Med Spa ("Prime" or the "Company"), a healthcare partnership comprised of the country's leading board-certified aesthetic surgery practices, announced today two new acquisitions. The company also announced a strategic growth capital financing deal with White Oak Global Advisors ("White Oak" or WOGA) to fuel future acquisitions, and scale of existing operations and facilities.
Prime Plastic Surgery was founded less than three years ago by Western Metal Investments, a healthcare-focused family office lead by Dr. James Chao and George Scopetta. To date, Prime Plastic Surgery has acquired seven practices in the California and Washington DC markets to become one of the nation's largest plastic surgery groups. Addressing the challenges of a fragmented industry, Prime Plastic Surgery has created a unique physician-led business model with the goal of establishing the industry's most elite brands focused on quality surgeries and improving the patient experience.
"The cosmetic surgery industry is broken. Talented doctors spend more time worrying about backend operations and financial headaches, rather than innovating and treating their valued patients," said Dr. James Chao, Co-Founder of Prime Plastic Surgery and Western Metal Investments. "Simply put, we've found a better way. Our partnership unlocks value for leading practices, immediately reducing their cost structure, easing operational burden, and providing significant capital to scale operations. This model has proven a win-win for patients, as well as our physician-partners' bottom lines."
Prime recently completed a growth capital investment from White Oak, an alternative debt manager which has deployed over $10 billion in transactions since 2007. The initial proceeds under the deal with White Oak provided the capital necessary to execute upon these two most recent acquisitions.
White Oak, in conjunction with anticipated future growth equity from Prime's shareholders, should provide Prime Plastic Surgery with the near term capital to fuel future acquisitions, capital investment, and scaling of existing operations and facilities.
"We pride ourselves on uncovering ideas that disrupt industries and scale quickly," said Allan Marzen, Managing Director of White Oak Global Advisors. "Prime is no exception, with two visionary founders and a novel business model that will spark consolidation within an industry that direly needs it. We look forward to mutual success and significant collective returns."
Coinciding with this financing deal from White Oak, the company completed two acquisitions spanning both coasts. Changes Plastic Surgery & Spa, located in San Diego, CA is run by Gilbert Lee M.D. and Michael T. Rossi M.D. Across the country, West End Plastic Surgery, located in Washington D.C. is led by Dr Paul Ruff, M.D., Catherine Hannan, M.D., Lauren Patrick, M.D., and Lexie Wang, M.D. As with every Prime acquisition, all six doctors will remain in practice, providing continuity for patients.
"What drew me to join Prime Plastic Surgery was their Doctor-led structure and controlled operation, NOT run by a private equity fund," said Dr Michael Wong, Professor Emeritus of plastic surgery and program director at UC Davis."Private Equity is a bad word in plastic surgery, where the company is controlled by businessmen focused on profits over patients. Our goal as part of Prime is to focus on our patient service and perfecting their results."
Dr. Gilbert Lee of Changes Plastic Surgery who also recently joined Prime added. "I have friends in Dermatology and Orthopedics that sold to private equity in the past and lost control of their practice. Their practices are now on their third owner in four years because the private equity firm ultimately flipped the business for a profit. At Prime, our ultimate goal is to build and operate a world class plastic surgery practice for the long term, which is why I was comfortable incorporating my practice into Prime."
"As a doctor running a practice for decades, I understand the unique challenges of balancing medical needs with business realities," said Dr. Robert Singer, past President of The Aesthetics Society and Chairman of the medical advisory board for New Beauty magazine. "We at Prime Plastic Surgery are building something truly special, akin to an exclusive members' club where top surgeons support each other, provide best-in-class care, enhance equipment, and elevate the patient experience. This evolution makes private practice sustainable for the future."
Prime Plastic Surgery consists of the top board-certified surgeons in the country providing the highest caliber of patient care. We offer cosmetic procedures, both surgical and non-surgical, to help patients achieve truly life-changing results. Through an innovative business model, we have compiled under one corporate entity several leading practices across the country, reducing costs and enhancing patient care. For more information, visit www.PrimePlasticSurgery.com.
Western Metal Investments is a family office focusing on the healthcare industry. The Company was founded though a joint venture partnership by George Scopetta and Dr. James Chao. Through their investments in ShareMD, Revival Health and now Prime Plastic Surgery the goal is to invest in innovative and creative companies in the healthcare field that can improve on patient care and access to medicine. For more information, visit www.westernmetalinvestments.com.
White Oak Global Advisors, LLC is a leading alternative debt manager specializing in originating and providing financing solutions to facilitate the growth, refinancing and recapitalization of small and medium enterprises. Together with its financing affiliates, WOGA provides over twenty lending products to the market, including term, asset-based, and equipment loans, to all sectors of the economy. Since its inception in 2007, WOGA and its affiliates have deployed over $10 billion across its product lines, utilizing a disciplined investment process that focuses on delivering risk-adjusted investment returns to investors while establishing long term partnerships with our borrowers. White Oak's senior debt investments can extend up to $150 million. More information can be found at www.whiteoaksf.com.
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Habitas, the sustainable, experience-led hospitality brand with properties on three continents, has today added to its extensive accolades by being announced winner at the prestigious Hospitality Design Awards 2022. The brand's latest project, Habitas AlUla, was victorious in the highly competitive Lifestyle Hotel category of the Awards and was praised for its spectacular, sustainable-led design in the heart of AlUla's desert valley.
This award adds to Habitas' existing success, which most recently saw its newest Mexico property, Habitas Bacalar, win multiple Best New Hotel-led awards including being named in both Travel + Leisure's It List and Conde Nast Traveler's Hot List 2022. The brand's first Middle East property, Habitas AlUla, was further named winner of Best Hospitality Project in Architectural Digest's Middle East Design Awards 2021.
"I am immensely proud to see our community develop from an initial experiment in Tulum into what is now a multi award-winning brand that is recognized globally," said Oliver Ripley, Habitas co-founder & CEO. "Each of our sustainably built properties focuses on human connection and empowering local communities, connecting locals and travellers in new ways, and with many new destinations still to be unveiled, we are excited to continue our journey together."
Co-founded by entrepreneur Oliver Ripley along with his partners Kfir Levy and Eduardo Castillo in 2016, Habitas is a global hospitality group that draws conscious travelers seeking new experiences built around human connection, sustainability and local community empowerment. In 2021, the brand was named a winner of Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Awards.
The brand's impressive growth includes five additional properties due to open in 2022 and an additional 25 projects in the pipeline. Habitas launched its flagship home in Tulum in 2017 and continues to expand globally following recent launches of Habitas Bacalar, Habitas AlUla and the new sub-brand, Caravan by Habitas, with plans also underway for new locations in Morocco, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Bhutan.
About Habitas
Habitas is a global hospitality group created by a diverse community of people seeking human connection, authentic experiences and a better future together. Redefining the concept of traditional luxury in hotels, Habitas' mission is to change people's lives through creating deeper human connections and to make a lasting impact on local communities through education, employment and the creation of sustainable micro-economies. With Homes currently located in Mexico, Namibia and Saudi Arabia, Habitas is expanding globally across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia using its technology-driven approach and innovative vertically integrated model
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PALO ALTO, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moomoo's parent company Futu Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: FUTU, "Futu"), a leading tech-driven online brokerage and wealth management platform, announced that its long-term issuer credit rating "BBB-" has been reaffirmed with a stable outlook by major global rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P). Meanwhile, S&P also maintained Futu's "bbb" GCP (group credit profile) rating.
Last year, Futu was granted a BBB- long-term issuer credit rating by S&P, marking the first Hong Kong brokerage to independently receive BBB- rating from S&P.
Being one of the three major global rating agencies, S&P offers third-party forward looking opinions about a company's relative creditworthiness ranging from AAA to D. Companies rated BBB- or higher by S&P are considered investment-grade, and are believed to have adequate capacity to meet financial commitments and relatively low credit risk.
In its recent report, S&P highlighted Futu's very strong capitalization, adequate risk controls and expansion strategy on international market, and it expected Futu to maintain the risk appetite, underwriting standards and good loan quality while expanding the business scope and international outreach over the next 24 months.
S&P also underscored Futu's satisfactory share of about 3% of Hong Kong's fragmented brokerage market, and its improvements on the diversification of its product offerings and geographic reach. S&P believed that Futu has started to diversify its funding structure and liquidity sources in recent years.
S&P commented in the report that internationalization will be the main strategy for Futu in the next two to three years, as the company is looking to expand the presence in Hong Kong SAR, the U.S., Singapore, Australia and potentially other new markets. As of the end of first quarter, Futu recorded more than 80% of its newly acquired paying clients from Hong Kong SAR, the United States, Singapore and other international markets in first quarter this year.
Having established its presence in Hong Kong in 2012, Futu has led the way in the local brokerage industry for almost ten years and its app Futubull is now a household name in Hong Kong. Futu's registered Hong Kong users number accounted for approximately one third of Hong Kong adults' population.
Since July 2020, Futu had become the first retail brokerage included in Category A Stock Exchange Participants by the Hong Kong Exchange, ranking among top 14 brokerage houses together with other top tier global investment banks, in terms of market shares in Hong Kong.
Since Futu made its debut in Singapore last year, its flagship app moomoo has quickly become a technology brokerage platform recognized by local investors. As of June 2022, the number of Futu's Singapore users accounted for more than 20% of the Singapore's population aged between 20 to 70. In June 2022, Moomoo Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd officially became the first digital brokerage to receive full memberships from Singapore Exchange, strengthening its leading position in the industry.
In the U.S. market, moomoo continues to gain interest from traders who seek better tools to trade like a pro. With strong technology supports, moomoo provides investors with seamless trading experience, timely financial information, and powerful investment analysis tools that used to be available only to institutional investors.
Moomoo also announced its official launch in Australia in March 2022, providing trading access of stocks and ETFs listed in the U.S. and Australia to Australian investors. Moomoo is rapidly expanding its presence in Australia by sharing investing knowledge and market insights in financial forums and events, putting responsible investing into practice.
Apart from brokerage business, Futu sharpens edges of its product diversification. In terms of enterprise service business, Futu had 258 IPO and IR clients as well as 459 ESOP clients by the end of first quarter, climbing up 69.7% and 129.5% YoY, respectively.
Additionally, Futu Money Plus has partnered with 64 world's well-known financial institutions to offer wealth management services, including five new partners - Wellington Investment, Fullerton Fund Management, Lion Global Investors, Nikko Asset Management and UOB Asset Management in first quarter. According to its first quarter earnings report, the total client assets amount reached HK$20.9 billion ($2.7 billion), an increase of 59.1% YoY.
About Futu Holdings Limited
Futu Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: FUTU) is an advanced technology company transforming the investing experience by offering a fully digitalized brokerage and wealth management platform. The Company primarily serves the emerging affluent population, pursuing a massive opportunity to facilitate a once-in-a-generation shift in the wealth management industry and build a digital gateway into broader financial services. The Company provides investing services through its proprietary digital platforms, Futubull and moomoo, each a highly integrated application accessible through any mobile device, tablet or desktop. The Company's primary fee-generating services include trade execution – which allows its clients to trade securities, such as stocks, ETFs, warrants, options and futures across different markets – as well as margin financing and securities lending. Futu has also embedded social media tools to create a network centered around its users and provide connectivity to users, investors, companies, analysts, media and key opinion leaders.
About moomoo
Moomoo is a next-generation one-stop digital financial service platform created by Moomoo Technologies Inc., a fintech company based in Palo Alto, California.
Moomoo integrates trading, market data, social networking with advanced features, such as AI-powered analytics and anomaly detection functions. It supports free online account-opening and provides access to the trading of stocks and ETFs in multiple global markets such as the United States, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, and Australia. Moomoo and its brand affiliates also offer rich investor education content and an interactive online community with 18 million users in more than 200 countries globally.
Moomoo's parent company is the Nasdaq-listed fintech company Futu Holdings Limited ("Futu"), which is headquartered in Hong Kong. Futu's subsidiary is also one of the largest brokerages in Hong Kong. On March 8, 2019, Futu was listed on the Nasdaq (symbol: FUTU).
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Former Wells Fargo, SunTrust and U.S. Bank executive to lead and develop sales in the Southeast
MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Embrace Home Loans, a leading national mortgage lender, announced that James "Jace" Stirling has been named regional sales manager for the company's Southeast region. Stirling is an experienced relationship manager who has led and developed sales teams at major banks and mortgage lenders.
Stirling will take over the duties of former SVP and Regional Sales Director Cary Reines, who retired on July 18 after 13 years with the company.
"We are delighted to welcome Jace to our team. He has vast experience and great expertise in leading mortgage sales teams. Jace will be a tremendous asset as Embrace continues to expand around the country," said Dennis Hardiman, CEO of Embrace Home Loans.
In his new role, Stirling will be leading and developing the Embrace sales teams in all states from Virginia to Florida, including Alabama. In addition, he will be recruiting mortgage originators, as well as branch managers.
Stirling has over 25 years of mortgage industry experience and has held leadership roles with several major lenders. He began his career as a loan officer, and then spent a decade with Wells Fargo, where he served as the general manager of a joint venture between Wells Fargo and a major homebuilder. Stirling served nearly 10 years at SunTrust, starting as vice president/market manager and eventually becoming senior vice president/division manager, mortgage, in the greater D.C., Northern Virginia, Maryland and Delaware markets. Most recently, Stirling was the Mid-Atlantic regional manager for U.S. Bank.
"We're thrilled Jace is leading and developing our sales teams in the Southeast," said Embrace President of National Retail Production Steve Adamo. "His years of experience in the mortgage industry and his track record of successfully driving growth for large mortgage lenders are invaluable."
"I'm excited to join such an incredible organization," Stirling said. "I was drawn to Embrace's fantastic culture, leadership and the long-term stability of a nearly 40-year-old company. I was also attracted by Embrace's wide variety of innovative mortgage products, its great technology and the marketing tools it offers originators."
Stirling is a former member of the Board of Governors of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington. He serves on the Board of Directors for Maryland Therapeutic Riding Inc., a non-profit organization that works with the natural healing and therapeutic power of horses to improve the quality of life of children, adults, and veterans with special needs.
Stirling received a B.A. from the University of Maryland and an M.B.A. from Loyola University of Maryland.
A Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and VA lender, Embrace also originates non-conforming loans, including jumbo and other unconventional loans. Embrace has been recognized with multiple workplace awards in recent years and is known for fostering a supportive, family-like work culture and for encouraging its employees' charitable endeavors.
To learn more about joining Embrace, visit the company's careers page.
Founded in 1983, Embrace Home Loans is a prominent mortgage lender that provides borrowers and financial institutions with an exceptional mortgage experience. Licensed in 50 states and the District of Columbia, Embrace has been recognized seven times as one of the Best Medium-sized Companies to Work for in America by Fortune and by Inc. The company has also been recognized thirteen times as one of the Best Places to Work in Rhode Island, as the Most Community-Involved Company in Rhode Island, and with the Leadership Excellence Award by Providence Business News. The company is based in Middletown, Rhode Island. For more information, please visit www.embracehomeloans.com.
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PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better tool for scrubbing and cleaning all the surfaces of a bathtub," said an inventor, from Conyers, Ga., "so I invented the LAZY TEEN SHOWER BUFFER. My design enables you to remove dirt, soap scum and residue with ease and minimal effort."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to clean a bathtub. In doing so, it offers an improved alternative to traditional cleaning tools. As a result, it saves time and effort and it reduces stress and strain. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households, hotels, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-AAT-4654, 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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(Our Auto Expert) — This is a Supercar disguised as a family sedan. And if you’ve ever needed a little excitement, anything in the Mercedes AMG family that contains the letter “S” is a guarantee.
I’m pretty easy to please. All it takes is the sound of an AMG exhaust. But the E-class family of cars are also a friend and super friendly. Thanks to the MBUX system. That is Mercedes’ infotainment brain. It was originally a little clunky but now you can almost have a conversation with it. A lot of other vehicle companies haven’t been able to do what Mercedes have with their infotainment system.
Giving you a small example, when I was testing this car, I told it. I am too hot. It spoke up and adjusted the temperature to my liking and I didn’t have to lift a finger.
Thanks to Mercedes’s early adoption of technology. You will never miss a thing. When it comes to the display, the Mercedes AMG E63S has those huge two screens across the front, giving you all your infotainment and your gauged displays.
And if you want to use your device, you can do that. Seamless integration of Apple car play and Android auto is as simple as plugging and playing.
For the audiophiles, Mercedes have turned the speakers into art inside the car and audio leaves an impression, especially in a car like this.
You can impress your friends with the Burmester sound system and tweeters that pop out.
For most AMG, means the thrill of the drive.
So you wanted more control over your Mercedes AMG E63S? Well, this vehicle has it, including race mode.
I am not sure why you would move it out of race mode. Apparently, there are other moves to
you can change those Drive modes right from the steering wheel. And when you do the gauges change as well to let you know what mode you’re actually in.
The AMG steering wheel is quite a work of art with tactile touchpads and controls allowing you to keep your hands on the wheel for most of the drive. Yet still, be able to control most of the operations of the car.
There’s a five-spoke steering wheel, which gives you everything from buttons to tactile responses, but it is still under the hood. The oily bits if you will, that get excited for many.
Personally what gets me excited about this AMG E63S *IS* the oily bits, V8-4liter twin-turbo engine, outputting 603 horsepower. And a 0-60 time of around three seconds.
Mercedes still prides itself on the V8, one-man, one-engine idea. And like every handcrafted AMG engine. It has a nameplate signed by the engineer that built the engine. It’s those kinds of details that push the AMG brand over the top, further, connect with the buyer, and maintain that level of luxury we all know and love that comes with Mercedes.
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GrowPath continues to sign new clients looking for complete case management solutions.
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Carolina Whistleblower Attorneys has decided to implement GrowPath's full case management solution, which includes intake, case management, and office optimizer modules. The team represents clients who have proof of fraud against the government in whistleblower/qui tam cases.
Lead attorney Bill Nettles cites GrowPath's ever-expanding stable of patents as a primary reason to implement its full case management solution. "No other company out there has 26 patents in case management technology. GrowPath is solving problems before they become problems, and we are confident that it will help us work our whistleblower cases more effectively, with better results." said Nettles.
GrowPath CEO Neal Goffman confirms the advantages his company offers law firms. "GrowPath offers features designed to help attorneys and law firms automate processes with precision, so that the attorneys can focus on what matters – their clients.
CarolinaWhistleblower Attorneys is a law firm of recognized and respected attorneys who are dedicated to advocating for their whistleblower clients. They have the resources and experience to guide their clients through the complex process of blowing the whistle on organizations and individuals who may be defrauding the government. To learn more, visit carolinawhistleblower.com.
GrowPath is a cutting-edge legal case management software delivering industry-leading solutions for personal injury law firms. By partnering with GrowPath, in addition to the benefits of using a market-leading platform, firms get access to some of the best and most creative minds in the industry. From the individuals leading our company to those working closely every day with our clients, we have years of real-world expertise building successful plaintiffs' firms. GrowPath is empowering firms to boost revenue by improving the efficiency of the services they deliver. To learn more, visit: https://growpath.com/demo.
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Five polls confirm San Francisco voters will oust the District Attorney June 7th
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richie Greenberg, chairman of the Recall Chesa Boudin committee and founder of the recall movement has expressed his confidence in ousting disgraced San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin tomorrow, Election Day.
"It's been a labor of nearly a year and a half to bring this across the finish line," explains Greenberg, "and Chesa Boudin has run out of time, excuses and support."
On this eve of Election Day, Tuesday June 7th 2022, Greenberg reiterates that the refusal of Boudin to diligently accept and execute his elected duties and role as prosecutor is the main reason for his necessary removal from office. "Boudin has essentially given refuge to drug dealers, to organized retail looters, to those who victimize the city's vulnerable Asian community. He has given the green light to criminals to hit tourists' cars, and with impunity. He embraces the accused and ignores victims, a heinous dereliction of duty. People have died under Boudin's watch; too many lives have been ruined. He isn't a prosecutor and never was. He's a fraud, and we voters have been given no choice but to undertake his removal."
San Francisco's nearly 320,000 registered Democrats have been alienated by both Chesa Boudin and the SF Democrat Party leadership comprised of a mere 26 radical activists. This fact further exposes a much deeper issue - where the city's broad spectrum of one half million left-center-and-right voters are rejecting an ultra-leftist agenda and the 26-member democrat party leadership's imposed directives. This will certainly have broader implications for the very near future."
Richie Greenberg will be providing commentary during the latter half of Tuesday, June 7th , 2022 approaching the close of election day voting. The poll close 8:00pm PST, with the first results of voting expected by 8:45pm PST from the Department of Elections.
The recall committee website is RecallChesaBoudin.org
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In preparation for their East Coast launch the Company has redesigned the Cause Water website focusing on education and shared resources.
WESTON, Fla., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Grail Technology (OTC: GOGY) www.GoldenGrailBeverages.com is a fast-growing company with a strategic mission to innovate, build and streamline the growth of its beverage portfolio through fiscally responsible investing announces their launch of Cause Water's new and improved website https://www.causewater.com/. In preparation for their East Coast launch the company has redesigned and improved the Cause Water website. The main objective of the site is education, providing visitors a clear tutorial on why to choose aluminum over plastic, plus shared resources to encourage further learning.
According to an article found in RecycleCoach.com, single use plastics are a leading cause of ocean pollution. Half of all plastic produced is single use only, and a lot of this plastic waste makes it into the ocean.
Vantage Market Research reports the rise in the awareness related the disadvantages of using plastics and the initiative of government in banning use of such plastics that affects the environment badly has increased the growth of metal packaging market for the food and beverages during the forecast period.
"When you actively create educational programs that inspire your communities to buy less plastic, it makes a difference. Golden Grail now has two canned water brands and intends to actively market and educate on the importance of ocean and environment preservation. As a leader in the beverage industry, we have a responsibility to our planet and our community, that we take seriously," said Erin Heit, Chief Marketing Consultant, Golden Grail Tech Beverages.
The global bottled water market size was valued at USD 283.01 billion in 2021 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7% from 2022 to 2030 (Source Grand View Research).
Golden Grail Technology (OTC: GOGY) www.GoldenGrailBeverages.com is a fast-growing company with a strategic mission to innovate, build and streamline the growth of its beverage portfolio through fiscally responsible investing. The company targets brands that have a proven sales history, loyal consumer following, retail presence and strong value proposition who need assistance to get to the next few levels. Golden Grail has been actively acquiring brands within emerging and growing beverage categories. Our robust product offerings include Spider Energy Drink, Trevi Fruit Essence Water, Tickle Water for kids, Sketch Can for Tweens, Cause Water & KOZ Water helping reduce global plastic pollution and Scorpion Energy Hemp/CBD.
After an acquisition, the company utilizes a series of operational technologies to apply its business expertise, fiscal techniques and various manufacturing processes know-how to improve the economics and performance of each brand while advancing marketing and distribution for its beverage brands. The company's focus on sophisticated management and development of beverage brands, coupled with its rapidly growing and recognizable portfolio of healthy, functional beverages sets Golden Grail apart as a leader in acquiring and advancing existing beverage brands.
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KOZ Water is a premium purified and pH balanced water packaged in completely plastic-free 12oz and 16oz cans. KOZ Water has had much success on Amazon and on the West Coast.
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Cause Water is Pristine Mountain Spring Water with a Cause
Cause Water has three key initiatives be a vessel for change, do your part and encouraging consumers to join the cause, by drinking Cause Water. A fully recyclable aluminum bottle and cap supports its core mission of plastic reduction and ocean preservation. Cause Water can be found in high-end, influential natural food stores along the West Coast.
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Tickle Water is a premium sparkling water company dedicated to providing honest and clean hydration. Tickle Water is the first sparkling water in the market created specifically for children, yet enjoyed by all ages, complete with delicious flavors and a recyclable can, making it the perfect beverage for any occasion. Every can of Tickle Water is simply made with premium sparkling water and natural flavors without artificial ingredients, sugar, sodium, or preservatives.
For more information visit http://www.drinkticklewater.com
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'Sketch Can' - The first and only 'sketch can' features a personalization space and a social media hash tag to invite Tickle fans to interact with the brand by drawing on the can and then sharing their custom can on Tik Tok. 'Sketch Can' provides kids with a brand they can call their own. It is a healthy premium sparkling water and natural flavors without artificial ingredients, sugar, sodium, or preservatives. 'Sketch Can' comes in a fully recyclable package, in two delicious flavors Watermelon and Sour Green Apple. Kids won't be able to resist the urge to sip and sketch.
Trevi Essence Water is a true clean-label beverage with a superior flavor that stays true to the fruit. Trevi has zero sugar, zero calories, no preservatives, no artificial ingredients, gluten free, vegan, kosher and diet friendly. Trevi comes in four delicious flavors Mango Orange, Coconut Lime, Peach and Grapefruit.
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| 2022-06-28T12:03:51Z
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2016, Castellum issued its first green corporate medium-term note (MTN). In recent years, demand for green MTNs has increased. Castellum is now launching an updated framework with sustainability requirements that are even more stringent.
Castellum believes that sustainability is a prerequisite for economic growth. As a major long-term player in the industry, promoting the development of a sustainable society is a natural part of our work.
Financing via the issue of green bonds as part of our MTN and euro MTN (EMTN) programmes is an opportunity for investors to contribute capital to some of our most sustainable projects and properties. The general terms and conditions for green MTNs issued correspond to those that apply for other bonds issued under Castellum's MTN and EMTN programs, with the crucial difference that the proceeds from green MTNs can only be allocated to projects and assets that qualify under Castellum's green framework.
"We are seeing a clear demand for green MTNs and that this over time gives us lower financing costs. With our stringent sustainability requirements, our bond investors can rest assured that the projects selected truly support the transition towards a more sustainable society," says Jens Andersson, Head of Treasury of Castellum AB.
The updated framework has been adapted to the 2021 ICMA Green Bond Principles and the EU taxonomy. Castellum partnered with Handelsbanken to develop the framework for green MTNs. Castellum also engaged the research firm Cicero Shades of Green for an independent assessment of Castellum's sustainability initiatives and the level of ambition of the framework. The overall opinion is that Castellum's governance of its sustainability initiatives is excellent, and the framework has been awarded Cicero's Medium Green shading. The framework, the Second Opinion, and the updated MTN programme are all available on Castellum's web site.
For further information, please contact:
Jens Andersson, Head of Treasury Castellum AB, +46 76-855 67 02
Filip Elland, Chief Sustainability Officer Castellum AB, +46 70-320 63 26
About Castellum
Castellum is one of the largest listed property companies in the Nordic region that develops flexible workplaces and smart logistics solutions. As of 30 June 2022, the property value totalled approximately SEK 185 billion, including the ownership share of the Norwegian company Entra ASA. We are active in attractive Nordic growth regions. One of our sustainability goals is to become entirely climate neutral by 2030 at the latest. Castellum is the only Nordic property and construction company elected to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The Castellum share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap.
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| 2022-09-06T06:51:42Z
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NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased IBM between April 4, 2017 and October 20, 2021.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until June 6, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, International Business Machines Corporation issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Strategic Imperatives Revenue and growth, CAMSS and CAMSS Components' revenue and growth, and the Company's Segments' revenue and growth were artificially inflated as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives Revenue; (ii) the Company's present success and positive future growth prospects concerning its Strategic Imperative business strategy were being fueled by the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperative Revenue and, as a result (iii) the Company misled the market by portraying the Company's Strategic Imperative's financial performance and future prospects more favorable than they actually were as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Fears Nachawati trial lawyers gearing up for next Roundup cancer trial in August
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer has run out of appeals over a $25 million jury verdict for a California man who developed cancer after using Roundup weedkiller. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for thousands of pending lawsuits on behalf of people who developed cancer after exposure to the herbicide, said trial lawyer Majed Nachawati.
"The Supreme Court has spoken loud and clear," said Mr. Nachawati, whose Dallas-based firm represents more than 5,000 cancer victims in litigation against the global chemical giant which owns Monsanto, the maker of Roundup.
"Bayer and Monsanto cannot shirk responsibility to those who have been harmed by this cancer-causing weedkiller. This important decision means cancer victims can have their day in court, and Bayer Monsanto has reached the end of the line in efforts to stall and delay justice."
The Supreme Court's rejection of Bayer's appeal was the second setback in recent days for Bayer (OTCMKTS: BAYZF, BAYRY). On June 17, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to re-examine the cancer risks associated with Roundup's active ingredient, glyphosate.
"Bayer and Monsanto have been using their armies of corporate lawyers and lobbyists to avoid accountability for too long," said Mr. Nachawati. "They can't hide from justice and the cancer victims who deserve answers. It's past time for this global chemical giant to stop playing games with people's lives."
Mr. Nachawati and the Fears Nachawati law firm are gearing up for the next trial on behalf of Roundup cancer victims in early August in state court in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Nachawati has been an outspoken voice against Monsanto's attempts to circumvent the settlements of thousands of related lawsuits consolidated in multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Three bellwether trials have produced multimillion-dollar verdicts, finding that exposure to the herbicide caused cancer. All three verdicts have been affirmed on appeal. A $25 million verdict for California resident Edwin Hardeman is the case that Bayer unsuccessfully appealed to the Supreme Court.
The multidistrict litigation is In re: Bayer Roundup Products Liability Litigation, case number 3:16-md-02741.
Mr. Nachawati represents individuals in mass tort litigation, businesses and governmental entities in contingent litigation and individual victims in complex personal injury litigation. The Fears Nachawati law firm is one of the largest and most diverse products liability law firms in the nation. The firm is ranked No. 1 nationally in products liability filings in federal court over the past three years, according to Lex Machina. For more information visit https://www.fnlawfirm.com.
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| 2022-06-22T18:30:00Z
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DALLAS (KDAF) — If you’ve ever been to mini-golfing you probably didn’t go to a high-end place. The iconic leisure activity is the perfect, laid-back way to spend the day, with its signature brightly colored clubs and golf balls intricate greeneries and sometimes neon light display.
One DFW mini-golf location though is looking to change up the look of the class activity and added a new, classier look to the game. It’s called Puttery.
Located at The Grandscape in The Colony, this establishment “offers an immersive experience unlike any other.”
Oh, and did we mention that they serve food and drinks as well? Only for people 21-years-old and older, Puttery offers intricate greenery design that is classy and chic.
“From competitive socializing to curated culinary options and inventive craft cocktails, one thing is for sure – you can always count on an epic night out.”
Inside DFW host Jenny Anchondo and journalist Landon Wexler took a trip to Puttery to see all that they offer.
To book your appointment, visit puttery.com/locations/dallas.
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| 2022-05-11T21:09:36Z
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Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina says she escaped Russia dressed as a food courier
By Scottie Andrew, CNN
Maria Alyokhina, a member of the punk group Pussy Riot, which has long protested Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime, said she escaped the country disguised as a food courier.
Alyokhina told the New York Times that though she once refused to leave the country despite multiple arrests and periods of imprisonment, she finally left after Russian authorities said she’d serve time in a penal colony. She had been under “effective house arrest,” the Times said, and has openly criticized the war in Ukraine.
To avoid detection, she said, she dressed in a puffy green jacket typically worn by a food courier. In photos she shared with the Times, her girlfriend is pictured wearing the jacket with a large lunchbox on her back. During her week-long journey from Russia to Belarus to Lithuania, Alyokhina wore platform boots without laces. (In prison, moist towelettes were used in the place of shoelaces, which weren’t allowed.) The Times reported she will wear the boots when Pussy Riot begins touring this month.
“I don’t think Russia has a right to exist anymore,” she told the Times from Lithuania. “Even before, there were questions about how it is united, by what values it is united, and where it is going. But now I don’t think that is a question anymore.”
Alyokhina has been arrested several times over the last decade for her performances with Pussy Riot. The group became internationally known in 2012, when they performed an anti-Putin protest anthem criticizing the Kremlin and Russian Orthodox Church inside a Moscow cathedral. The women, dressed in ski masks that obscured their faces, screamed, “Mother Mary, please drive Putin away.”
Alyokhina and two other members were found guilty of “hooliganism” for the performance and sentenced to two years in prison. She was released two months shy of the end of her sentence, but she’s been arrested and jailed six times since last summer for her activism, the New York Times reported.
Another Pussy Riot member, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who was also imprisoned for nearly two years, was last year added to a list of Russian “foreign agents,” which requires those listed to adhere to “stringent financial reporting requirements” and add a disclaimer to anything they publish that identifies them as foreign agents, CNN reported at the time.
Alyokhina told the Times she hopes to return to Russia, but for now, she’s in Iceland, where she’s organizing pro-Ukraine events with appearances from Icelandic artists like Björk.
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| 2022-05-12T09:44:43Z
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