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ST. LOUIS, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 23rd time, Edward Jones has earned a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® ranking by Great Place to Work® and Fortune® magazine. Edward Jones ranked No. 35 on the prestigious 2022 list.
"We're extremely proud of this recognition. As a purpose-driven, human-centered firm, our key focus is understanding what our colleagues truly value, so we sustain a place of belonging where we welcome, respect and value different ideas," said Kristin Johnson, the firm's chief transformation and human resources officer. "Now in our centennial year, we are even more intentional about communicating the core principles on which our firm was founded. True to our purpose of partnering for positive impact, we are focused on our associate and leader behaviors that support the five culture mindsets of Leadership, Place of Belonging, Continuous Learning, Effective Decision Making and Growing Our Impact that will carry us forward into our next 100 years."
The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For award is based on responses from more than 4.5 million U.S. employees working at Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM organizations. Survey statements collectively describe a great associate experience, defined as high levels of trust, respect, credibility, fairness, pride and camaraderie. Additionally, Great Place to Work measured the differences in survey responses across demographic groups and roles within each organization to ensure each company is creating a great workplace for all.
Edward Jones recently released its fourth-annual Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report, "Partnering for Positive Impact," which showcases the firm's year-end 2021 achievements and how it works to improve the lives of its clients and colleagues, and together, better its communities and society. In 2021, the firm furthered a place of belonging for its associates and advanced its diverse representation goals, educated more than 175,000 individuals through its Financial Fitness program and donated more than $26 million to 259 organizations through corporate, Edward Jones Foundation and philanthropic giving.
In 2022, Edward Jones also was named to Fortune magazine's 2022 list of the World's Most Admired Companies and, in 2021, was ranked as a Best Workplace in the Financial Services and Insurance Industry.
"Best Companies' leadership has never been more necessary," said Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work®. "As workers struggle with the Great Resignation, burnout and COVID disruptions, these exceptional companies offer workplace experiences as strong as prior to the pandemic. These companies get that 'place' is wherever their employees are sitting or standing, and they are committed to make that place equitable, safe and productive. Their commitment to genuinely care for their people through trust, inclusion, purpose and meaningful flexibility for life circumstances goes beyond surface-level perks and is a model for the market to follow."
Great Place to Work® selected the 100 Best Companies to Work For by gathering and analyzing over 870,000 confidential employee survey responses and data from companies representing more than 6.1 million U.S. employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. Companies must have at least 1,000 U.S. employees to be eligible. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work Trust Index™ survey. Read the full methodology. To get on this list next year, start here.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 firm headquartered in St. Louis, provides financial services in the U.S. and, through its affiliate, in Canada. Every aspect of the firm's business, from the investments its financial advisors offer to the location of its branch offices, caters to individual investors. The firm's nearly 19,000 financial advisors serve more than 7 million clients and care for $1.8 trillion in assets under management. The Edward Jones website is Edward Jones, and its recruiting Web site is https://careers.edwardjones.com/. Member SIPC.
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New Annual Update to Highlight Impact on Community, Employees and the Environment
RESTON, Va., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellucian, a leading higher education technology solutions provider, today released its first-ever Impact Report reflecting the Company's deep, long-term commitment to corporate social responsibility. The 2021 Report – to be updated annually - shares Ellucian's work as a company to offer a safe, ethical, and inclusive workplace, support success for all students, make a positive impact in our communities, and reduce environmental impact.
"We believe in the power education has to transform lives and Ellucian is focused on helping students accomplish their educational goals to achieve the future they desire. Our commitment extends beyond our innovative software solutions and services to an overall culture built on supporting student success," said Laura Ipsen, President and CEO, Ellucian. "Ellucian is proud to serve the global higher education community and we operate guided by a collective spirit to always do the right thing. I am proud to share our actions and resulting impact against our priorities while empowering institutions to help more than 26 million students on their educational journeys."
Highlights from the Report include:
- PATH Scholarship: A feature on the PATH Scholarship program, which has provided over $1 million in support to 1,100+ students in financial need since its founding in 2020.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: A look at Ellucian's commitment to cultivating and growing an inclusive culture that celebrates individuals' differences, attracts diverse talent, and inspires an open environment that enables all employees to do their best work and bring their full selves to the workplace. This includes the first-ever release of Ellucian's workforce representation data across gender and region globally, and U.S. ethnicity.
- Carbon Emissions and Waste Management: A reflection of the Company's efforts to reduce waste and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and commitment to follow SBTi methodology to set a GHG emissions reduction goal in 2022.
- Strong Governance: Ellucian's central focus on always doing the right thing, reflected in our long-term investments in ethics and compliance, and data privacy and security, and our growing commitment to responsible supply chain.
"Now more than ever, the opportunity to do meaningful work and be part of solving society's biggest challenges is a key factor in choosing an employer. Ellucian's mission of transforming higher education and our collaborative, people first culture is what unites us," said Greg Giangrande, Chief People and Communications Officer, Ellucian. "At our core, we are a team driven by purpose -- including a laser focus on student success, as well as investing in our global communities, reducing our environmental footprint, and supporting diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace and across our industry."
For more information, view the full report at Ellucian Impact Report | Ellucian.
ABOUT ELLUCIAN
Ellucian is the market leader charting the digital future of higher education with a portfolio of cloud-ready technology solutions and services. From student recruitment to workforce analytics; from fundraising opportunities to alumni engagement; Ellucian's comprehensive suite of data-rich tools gives colleges and universities the information they need to lead with confidence.
Working with a community of more than 2,700 customers in over 50 countries, Ellucian keeps innovating as higher education keeps evolving. Drawing on its comprehensive higher education business acumen and suite of services, Ellucian guides its customers through manageable, sustainable digital transformation—so that every type of institution and student can thrive in today's fast-changing landscape. To find out what's next in higher education solutions and services, visit Ellucian at www.ellucian.com.
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MIAMI, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Embark, the next generation insurance MGA, has expanded availability of its auto insurance program to Florida through its partnership with Incline P&C Group, providing much needed protection for the Sunshine State's most underserved drivers.
"Our expansion into Florida marks our commitment to bring stable prices and fair claims resolution to drivers that other insurance providers often neglect," said Bill Caldwell, CEO of Embark. "Our program is designed to welcome all drivers, including those with a lapse in coverage. We also work tirelessly to make insurance affordable through low down payments and flexible payment options."
Embark was founded in 2018 to develop and manage custom insurance programs in partnership with top-rated insurance carriers, most often for niche or underserved segments. Its non-standard auto program is designed to provide mandatory insurance protection for those that struggle to find insurance, such as people with foreign drivers' licenses or those that have imperfect payment histories. Embark provides 24/7 online access to policy documents and billing, and tri-lingual phone servicing for its Hispanic and Portuguese customers.
Availability of insurance coverage is a major public issue in Florida. A 2021 study by the Insurance Research Council found that more than 20% of Florida drivers are uninsured, the sixth-highest rate of uninsured drivers in the country. Florida has over 15 million licensed drivers, translating to over 3 million of those people driving without auto insurance. According to the Personal Insurance Federation of Florida, an advocacy group for the insurance industry, the high percentage of uninsured drivers in Florida is caused by high insurance premiums.
In addition, Florida has one of the largest populations of "non-standard" drivers in the U.S. at 12.5%, following CA (22.5%) and Texas (16.9%) based on insurance premium data from AM Best. Non-standard is a classification insurance companies use to describe drivers whose risk factors make it difficult or impossible to obtain insurance at standard or preferred rates. Embark and its insurance carrier partners bring a long-range perspective, insurance expertise and rigor to find ways to bring affordable insurance to the non-standard auto segment.
Earlier this year, also through its partnership with Incline P&C Group, Embark introduced its non-standard auto insurance product to California, continuing its mission to bring affordable insurance to the drivers that need it most. Embark now serves 60% of the U.S. non-standard market, including Florida, California, Texas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Alabama, and plans to continue to expand its availability in other states. Embark is available through a network of authorized independent insurance agents. Insurance agencies interested in appointment opportunities can request information on Embarkmga.com.
ABOUT EMBARK
Embark is the smarter, next generation MGA, delivering plug and play insurance solutions for its carrier and distribution partners. Embark's depth of program expertise spans auto, property, manufactured home, and professional liability, serving both specialty and broad market opportunities. Embark provides full program management capabilities to its strategic carrier partners, including product management, pricing, compliance, claims, servicing, policy administration, and distribution management. Founded in 2018, Embark is setting a new bar for the value an MGA can bring to agents, distributors, carriers, and reinsurers. It has a team of over 150 people, with offices in Georgia, California, and remote, with additional service operations in Mexico. For more information, please visit Embarkmga.com.
ABOUT INCLINE P&C GROUP
Bringing over 75 years of combined industry experience, Incline P&C Group is the premier insurance program market services firm. Privately owned and operated with an exclusive focus on the program insurance market, the executive team's experience and expertise combined with effective underwriting discipline and risk management provides each client with various platforms and associated services to meet almost any need in the industry. Partnering with a team that has a wealth of experience and the financial strength is critical when choosing the right program carrier. Incline brings those qualifications and more. Key services include active program management, disciplined underwriting process, risk management, reinsurance expertise, and economic alignment. Founded in 2015, Incline has a team of over 40 employees; headquartered in Austin, TX with offices in Dallas, TX, Fort Worth, TX, and Stamford, CT. To learn more about Incline P&C Group, visit: https://inclinepc.com.
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- Ennismore and ActivumSG's Fund V sign a long-term management agreement to operate the new SLS seafront property currently under construction in Barcelona's fashionable @22 district
- The 490-room property is scheduled to open in the second half of 2024, providing SLS with its first destination in Europe
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ennismore and ActivumSG Capital Management have signed a long-term management agreement that will bring Ennismore's lifestyle brand SLS to Europe for the first time, opening a 490-room hotel on the seafront of Barcelona in the second half of 2024.
The 31,326 sqm development is next to the beach and fronts the marina on the northeast side of Barcelona's @22 district - the former industrial area revitalized under a major regeneration program. It is the last seafront plot in metropolitan Barcelona available for hotel development, with the main structural work scheduled to be completed in the coming months.
Chadi Farhat, SLS Brand Chief Operating Officer, Ennismore, said: "Opening in Barcelona is a massive statement of our ambitions to grow the SLS brand in Europe. SLS Barcelona is in a great location that offers so much to guests. We're excited at creating the ultimate luxury destination that guests will be torn to leave if they choose to explore the other delights of this great city."
Saul Goldstein, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ActivumSG, said: "SLS Barcelona will be a distinctive glamorous lifestyle destination, supported by the powerful reach of the Ennismore and Accor's distribution network. We couldn't be happier to have SLS as our operating partner since it's completely aligned with our vision to fill the gap in the lifestyle hotel market in this major European travel destination. It's a fantastic result for our hotel strategy of creating great hotels in the best locations as the industry recovers from the pandemic."
Operated by a modern, lifestyle brand with a playful edge, SLS Barcelona will provide roof-top dining and bars as part of a distinctive food and beverage offer. The hotel will feature three swimming pools, a 772 square-meter ballroom, a spa and beauty salon, and a well-being and fitness center. Each guest room will have a balcony.
The location boasts easy access to the historic center of Barcelona by car or public transport. Under the regeneration program initiated in the 1990s, the @22 district has transformed itself into a hub for innovation, technology and start-ups. It has also become a fashionable place to live, resulting in a vibrant mix of shops, restaurants, and bars. Adjacent to the future SLS Barcelona, is the city's major venue for outdoor music festivals and events, while the university's engineering faculty, the CCIB convention center and the Museu Blau natural science museum are all a short walking distance away.
SLS is the home of an extraordinary experience coupled with a playful ambience. Culinary artistry, theatrical interiors, subversive design touches and unexpected indulgences are at the heart of every SLS property. Collaborations with leading developers, architects, designers and chefs allow SLS to continue anticipating, innovating and shaping the future of luxury lifestyle living. With seven properties in Beverly Hills, Miami, Bahamas, Cancun, and Dubai, SLS is set to open two additional properties in Puerto Madero, Argentina, by May of 2022 and Scottsdale by 2023.
Lifestyle is one of the fastest-growing segments of the hospitality industry and lifestyle brands are recovering faster from the impacts of the pandemic, helped by strong local and domestic demand, in particular for restaurants and bars. Ennismore is leading the way in lifestyle, with its collective of 14 brands representing 92 operating properties across 26 countries, over 150 in the pipeline and over 150 restaurants and bars.
The project is an investment by ActivumSG's fifth real estate fund as part of a pan-European hotel strategy that ActivumSG began in Spain in 2015, initially targeting under-supplied segments of the market in major travel destinations. This strategy has evolved during the Covid-19 pandemic to focus on those segments of Europe's hospitality market that is best placed to recover as leisure and business travel recovers.
ABOUT ENNISMORE
Ennismore is a creative hospitality company with a global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands with purpose at their heart. It curates and manages unique properties and experiences in some of the most exciting destinations around the world.
Founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Sharan Pasricha, Ennismore and Accor entered a joint venture in 2021 to create a new autonomous entity, with Accor holding a majority shareholding. Creating the world's fastest-growing lifestyle hospitality company, it brings together Ennismore's know-how in building brands with creative storytelling, design, and authentic experiences, with Accor's wealth of knowledge in delivering scale, network growth and distribution.
Under the leadership of Sharan Pasricha, Founder & Co-CEO, and Gaurav Bhushan, Co-CEO, Ennismore comprises 14 brands - with 90 operating properties and further 160 in the pipeline - and a collection of over 150 culturally relevant and diverse restaurants and nightlife destinations.
Ennismore puts innovation at the center of everything it does, with four dedicated in-house specialist studios, which obsess every guest touchpoint including Carte Blanched – a fully integrated F&B concept platform; a creative studio of interior and graphic designers; a digital product and tech innovation lab, and a partnerships and collaborations unit.
Ennismore has been included in Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies lists in 2020 and 2021; ranked#29 in FT1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies; and is part of FT Future 100 - the UK's fastest-growing businesses that are shaping the future of their sector.
The Ennismore brands: 21c Museum Hotel, 25hours Hotels, Delano, Gleneagles, Hyde, J0&JOE, Mama Shelter, Mondrian, Morgans Originals, SLS, SO/, The Hoxton, TRIBE and Working From_. ennismore.com
ABOUT ACTIVUMSG
ActivumSG Capital Management Ltd. is a Jersey-based private equity investment manager which focuses on opportunities in European real estate that deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns for investors. It has raised seven closed-end funds and several co-investment vehicles to date. For the past 15 years its multi-disciplinary teams have looked across the capital structure to identify the optimal entry point to access compelling real estate themes before they become in vogue. Operating from five offices across Europe, ActivumSG's experienced local teams source opportunities across a wide range of sectors, unlocking real and lasting value through in-house asset management which they crystallize for investors through the most suitable exit. ActivumSG is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission. For more information, visit the website at activumsg.com
Media contact for ActivumSG:
Simon Packard, Headlion Consulting +44 7701 089844
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Marcos Elefhteriou, VP of Culture & Comms
marcos.eleftheriou@ennismore.com
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Advancing EPAM's Ongoing Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine
NEWTOWN, Pa., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company, today announced that it has established the EPAM Ukraine Assistance Fund (the 'Assistance Fund') to support charitable aid organizations that provide direct relief to those in vulnerable situations across Ukraine. This fund is separate from and in addition to the $100 million humanitarian commitment that EPAM announced on March 4, 2022, and to the Company's previously established relief programs, donations, and the work of EPAM volunteers on the ground.
"With more than 14,000 Ukrainian employees, and with many in EPAM global locations who originated in Ukraine, we have an extensive network of more than 50,000 family members and friends who are deeply affected by the crisis in Ukraine. Our personal connection gives us a unique perspective on what is really needed on the ground. Our customers and partners have overwhelmed us with their outpouring of support and their direct requests to contribute to our efforts to help all the people of Ukraine. In response to such requests and by using our insights and ability to act on the ground, we established the EPAM Ukraine Assistance Fund. Together with our customers and partners, we are enabling people and organizations around the world to help Ukraine and the people of Ukraine," – said Arkadiy Dobkin, CEO & President, EPAM.
The Assistance Fund operates in partnership with Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc., a publicly supported charity and sponsoring organization of donor-advised funds. Together, we will collect, administer, and distribute tax-deductible charitable donations to areas of most urgent need within the region.
EPAM leveraged its extensive network and conducted due diligence to identify credible recipients of the Assistance Fund including two initial 501(c) (3) public charities: Leleka Foundation and Razom, Inc. The support provided by these organizations will include medical supplies, safe shelter, hot meals, hygiene supplies, transport to safe areas, counseling, and other humanitarian assistance. As the situation evolves the fund will add additional charities as recipients.
Additional information on the Assistance Fund and how to donate can be found at www.epam.com/support-ukraine.
About EPAM Systems
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has leveraged its advanced software engineering heritage to become the foremost global digital transformation services provider – leading the industry in digital and physical product development and digital platform engineering services. Through its innovative strategy; integrated advisory, consulting and design capabilities; and unique 'Engineering DNA,' EPAM's globally deployed hybrid teams help make the future real for clients and communities around the world by powering better enterprise, education and health platforms that connect people, optimize experiences, and improve people's lives. Selected by Newsweek as a 2021 Most Loved Workplace, EPAM's global multi-disciplinary teams serve customers in more than 40 countries across five continents. As a recognized leader, EPAM is listed among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services on the Fortune 1000 and ranked as the top IT services company on Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for the last three consecutive years. EPAM is also listed among Ad Age's top 25 World's Largest Agency Companies and in 2020, Consulting Magazine named EPAM Continuum a top 20 Fastest-Growing Firm. Learn more at www.epam.com and follow EPAM on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes estimates and statements which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Our estimates and forward-looking statements are mainly based on our current expectations and estimates of future events and trends, which affect or may affect our business and operations. These statements may include words such as "may," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate" or similar expressions. Those future events and trends may relate to, among other things, developments relating to on-going hostilities in Ukraine, political and civil unrest or military action in the geographies where we conduct business and operate, developments relating to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, and the effect that they may have on our revenues, operations, access to capital, profitability and customer demand. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general economic conditions, the risk factors discussed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2021 fiscal year, particularly under the headings "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that these estimates and forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to several risks and uncertainties and are made in light of information currently available to us. EPAM undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
SUMMARY NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION
TO: ALL PERSONS WHO PURCHASED THE COMMON STOCK OF CV SCIENCES, INC. ("CV SCIENCES") IN THE UNITED STATES OR ON THE OTC BETWEEN JUNE 19, 2017 AND AUGUST 20, 2018 AT 1:21 P.M. EST, INCLUSIVE, AND WERE DAMAGED THEREBY ("CLASS").
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, that Lead Plaintiff Richard Ina, Trustee for the Ina Family Trust ("Lead Plaintiff"), on behalf of himself and each member of the Class, and defendants CV Sciences, Michael Mona, Jr., Joseph D. Dowling, and Michael Mona, III, have reached a proposed settlement of the above-captioned action ("Action") in the amount of $712,500 that, if approved, will resolve the Action in its entirety (the "Settlement").
A hearing will be held on July 22, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at the Lloyd D. George Court House, 333 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89101, Courtroom 6D for the purpose of determining: (1) whether the proposed Settlement as set forth in the Stipulation of Settlement dated January 31, 2022 ("Stipulation") of the Action is fair, reasonable, and adequate; (2) whether a Judgment should be entered by the Court dismissing the Action with prejudice; (3) whether the Plan of Allocation for distribution of the settlement funds available for distribution is fair, reasonable, and adequate and should be approved; and (4) whether the application of Lead Counsel for the payment of attorneys' fees in the amount of 25% of the Settlement Fund, reimbursement of Lead Counsel's expenses up to $50,000, and an award to Lead Plaintiff for his reasonable costs and expenses up to $12,000 should be approved.
IF YOU PURCHASED THE COMMON STOCK OF CV SCIENCES IN THE UNITED STATES OR ON THE OTC BETWEEN JUNE 19, 2017 AND AUGUST 20, 2018 AT 1:21 P.M EST, INCLUSIVE, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF THIS LITIGATION. You may obtain copies of a detailed Notice of Pendency and Settlement of Class Action ("Notice") and Proof of Claim and Release form ("Claim Form") by writing to CV Sciences Securities Litigation, Claims Administrator, P.O. Box 2004, Chanhassen, MN 55317-2004, visiting the website www.CVSciencesSecuritiesLitigation.com, e-mailing the Claims Administrator at Info@CVSciencesSecuritiesLitigation.com, or calling the Claims Administrator toll free at 1-866-645-2347. Inquiries other than requests for the above-referenced documents may also be made to Lead Counsel:
Katherine M. Lenahan
FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
685 Third Avenue
26th Floor
New York, NY 10017
If you are a Class Member, in order to share in the distribution of the Settlement Fund, you must submit a Claim Form postmarked or submitted electronically no later than JULY 15, 2022, establishing that you are entitled to recovery. NOTE THAT NO CLAIMS LESS THAN $10.00 WILL BE PROCESSED OR PAID. Your failure to timely submit your Claim Form will subject your claim to possible rejection and may preclude you from receiving any of the recovery in connection with the settlement of this Action.
To exclude yourself from the Class, you must submit a written request for exclusion in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice such that it is received no later than JULY 1, 2022. All Class Members who have not requested exclusion from the Class will be bound by the Settlement entered in the Action even if they do not submit a timely Claim Form.
Any objection to the Settlement, the Plan of Allocation of settlement proceeds, or the fee and expense application must be received by each of the addresses indicated in the Notice on or before JULY 1, 2022.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT OR THE CLERK'S OFFICE REGARDING THIS NOTICE, THIS SETTLEMENT, OR THIS CLAIMS PROCESS. If you have any questions about the Settlement, you may contact Lead Counsel at the address listed above.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glip, a creator tool suite for gamers to create and monetise, has raised $3 million in its pre-series A round led by Prime Venture Partners.
The round also saw the participation of existing backers Better Capital and iSeed. Prominent angels include Paavan Nanda (WinZO), Nilay Arora (Tencent), Suhail Sameer (BharatPe), Ravish Naresh (Khatabook), Vivek Hallekere (Bounce), Kumar Aakash (Matrix) and Misbah Ashraf (Jar), among others.
Gaming content economy is one of the fastest growing digital media categories with 100B watch hours on YouTube Gaming and 40M active YouTube Gaming channels in 2020 (Source: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-gaming-2020/)
Founded in 2020 by Parth Choudhary and Ishan Shrivastava, Glip has built 3 tools for content creation - recording, streaming, montage editing, and is now experimenting with monetisation tools - live NFT auction, stream modifiers.
Glip's monetisation stack is being built using cutting-edge web3 tech. "Our focus is on making gamers earn on top of existing distribution platforms like YouTube, Twitch, Facebook," said Parth Choudhary, Co-founder and CEO of Glip.
The capital from the current round has already helped Glip's monthly active users grow 400X to 2 million users in 3 months. "We are setting the groundwork to onboard 10 million gamers by the end of the year," said Ishan Shrivastava, Co-founder of Glip.
With Twitch taking a 50% platform cut and YouTube Live taking 30%, alternate monetisation opportunities generate immense interest from creators. "It's [Glip] the best way to support me!", said Luvstruck, an LA-based streamer. The company currently has a strong foot in the door in India, Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, Eastern Europe and has begun entry in the USA market.
Gaming companies in India and the world have seen record funding and acquisitions in the past year with Microsoft leading the board with its Activision Blizzard acquisition for $68.7 billion in cash.
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"Levitating" Takes Pop Song of the Year Sony Music Publishing Receives Publisher of the Year
ASCAP Award-Winning Hitmakers Tommy Brown and Mr. Franks Set to Join ASCAP Experience in Conversation on April 13
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the chart-topping songwriters, producers and publishers behind the biggest pop music hits of 2021, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) today announces the winners of the 2022 ASCAP Pop Music Awards. Reprising its popular social media awards format, the show will fête winners across @ASCAP Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, April 11 - 14.
Celebrating a year of record-breaking hits and fresh from three Grammy Award wins, Olivia Rodrigo adds ASCAP Pop Music Awards Songwriter of the Year to her growing collection of top industry accolades. Initially known for her quadruple-platinum, breakout single "drivers license," Rodrigo continued her meteoric rise with Sour, breaking Spotify records while becoming the first artist to chart three songs from a debut album simultaneously in the Billboard Top 100's top 10. The pop superstar takes home the top ASCAP honor —her first ASCAP Award ever— recognizing her megahits "deja vu," "drivers license" and "good 4 u" and will accept the award in an exclusive video on @ASCAP social media.
As one of the longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hits of all time, "Levitating" receives ASCAP Pop Music Awards Song of the Year. The multi-platinum hit was written by ASCAP songwriters Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, DaBaby, Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk and Dua Lipa and published by Baby Jesus Publishing, Best Coffee in Town, Italians Do It Better, Kobalt Music Publishing, Nyan King Music, Prescription Songs, Sony Music Publishing, South Coast Music Group LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Unsub Pub LLC and Warner Chappell Music.
ASCAP Pop Music Awards Publisher of the Year goes to Sony Music Publishing. The publishing powerhouse takes home the prestigious recognition for its contributions to pop music in 2021 with top songs including "Arcade," "Back in Blood," "Beers and Sunshine," "drivers license," "Kiss Me More," "Peaches," "RAPSTAR" and more.
As part of the festivities, ASCAP Experience will host a special ASCAP Pop Music Awards session on @ASCAP Instagram Live. On Wednesday, April 13, chart-topping songwriters Tommy Brown and Mr. Franks will discuss their ASCAP award-winning songs "34+35," "positions" and "pov" (all performed by Ariana Grande) and "Holy" (performed by Justin Bieber), moderated by Republic Records Co-President Wendy Goldstein. The session begins at 4PM ET/ 1PM PT. More information on ASCAP Experience is available at www.ascapexperience.com
In addition to exclusive ASCAP Experience conversations and acceptance speeches, ASCAP Pop Music Awards will feature winners sharing stories of their breakthrough moments, the creation and production of their chart-topping hits and advice for up-and-coming creators. Starting at 10AM ET/ 7AM PT on April 11 through April 14, friends, fans and peers can join in the celebration via @ASCAP on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, using the hashtag #ASCAPAwards.
The ASCAP Pop Music Awards honor the songwriters and publishers of the most performed songs of the past year in pop music. The winning songs are determined by data for terrestrial and satellite radio and for actual programmed and on-demand audio streams that is provided by Luminate (formerly P-MRC Data) in accordance with ASCAP's publicly available rules.
The complete list of winners is available on the ASCAP website: www.ascap.com/popawards22.
About ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP's mission is to license and promote the music of its members and foreign affiliates, obtain fair compensation for the public performance of their works and to distribute the royalties that it collects based upon those performances. ASCAP members write the world's best-loved music and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of that music to hundreds of thousands of enterprises who use it to add value to their business - from bars, restaurants and retail, to radio, TV and cable, to Internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With more than 850,000 members representing more than 16 million copyrighted works, ASCAP is the worldwide leader in performance royalties, service and advocacy for songwriters and composers, and the only American performing rights organization (PRO) owned and governed by its writer and publisher members. Learn more and stay in touch at www.ascap.com, on Twitter and Instagram @ASCAP and on Facebook.
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MIDLAND, Mich., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow has earned a place on the Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, for the second consecutive year. Dow is the only materials science company to be recognized and one of only four manufacturing companies to make the list.
Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture, selected the 100 Best Companies to Work For list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee survey responses from more than 4.5 million current U.S. employees. In that survey, 74% of Dow employees said it is a great place to work, which is 17% points higher than the average U.S. company.
"This incredible recognition, now for the second year in a row, underscores what we at Dow have always known – that our greatest single differentiator is our people," said Jim Fitterling, Dow chairman and chief executive officer. "From the way we collaborate to help create a better society, to how we stand up for one another, our customers, and our communities — together, we strive every day to do better for each other."
Great Place to Work evaluates companies based on how fairly employees are treated. Companies are assessed on how well they are creating a great employee experience across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role is.
"This recognition is a testament to the passion and dedication of Team Dow to create a workplace and a world that embraces our differences as our greatest strength," said Karen S. Carter, Dow chief human resources officer and chief inclusion officer. "We know our business succeeds when our employees thrive. Realizing our purpose and ambition as a company requires an inclusive culture that enables our people to contribute their greatest value."
Dow has also been recognized by Great Place to Work® with certification in several other countries around the world including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and Spain.
Additionally, Dow was named one of the "World's Most Admired Companies" by FORTUNE in 2022, named a "2021 PEOPLE Companies that Care®" for the 2nd consecutive year by Great Place to Work® and PEOPLE, and one of the "Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™" by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE in 2021.
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership to achieve profitable growth and deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 35,700 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $55 billion in 2021. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
Great Place to Work® selected the 100 Best Companies to Work For by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 4.5 million U.S. employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations that have at least 1,000 U.S. employees. Company rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work Trust Index™ survey. Read the full methodology.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
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CHICAGO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikich recently hired Heather Peters to serve as the firm's chief human resources officer. In this role, Peters will establish and execute a holistic strategy to support people and culture as the company pursues aggressive growth goals.
"A diverse and agile leadership team is essential to the continued growth and success of Sikich," said Sikich CEO Chris Geier. "Heather brings valuable human capital experience and operational acumen to our team. Drawing on this experience, I'm confident she will develop and advance people-first initiatives that contribute to the firm's growth by supporting employee well-being and professional development. I look forward to working closely with Heather to strengthen our firm's unique culture and ensure Sikich continues to be a rewarding and meaningful place to work."
Peters brings to Sikich more than 20 years of human capital experience. She has expertise in HR operations, talent management, succession planning, change management, M&A integration and employee relations. Before joining Sikich, she served in executive-level human resources roles at Allan Myers, a civil construction company, Baker Tilly, and Yoh, a talent and outsourcing company.
"My passion is instilling creativity into HR operations," Peters said. "I look forward to implementing creative strategies that strengthen Sikich's people-first posture, help the firm continue to attract and retain top talent, and support a work environment that continues to engage employees."
Peters earned her bachelor's degree in business administration and leadership from Albright College. Her hire comes on the heels of Sikich's hiring of Melanie Barnes, an audit partner in the Chicagoland market.
About Sikich LLP
Sikich LLP is a global company specializing in technology-enabled professional services. With more than 1,400 employees, Sikich draws on a diverse portfolio of technology solutions to deliver transformative digital strategies and ranks as one of the largest CPA firms in the United States. From corporations and not-for-profits to state and local governments and federal agencies, Sikich clients utilize a broad spectrum of services* and products to help them improve performance and achieve long-term, strategic goals.
*Securities offered through Sikich Corporate Finance LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Sikich Financial, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor.
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Greater spending on high-end appliances, electronics to boost growth
CLEVELAND, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) on repair services is forecast to advance 3.2% yearly in nominal dollars through 2025, according to Repair Services: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. In real (inflation-adjusted) dollar values, demand for repair services is projected to grow 1.6% per year to 2025. Increasing integration of electronic components into monolithic assemblies means more components must be replaced during repair, propelling gains in excess of growth in activity. Rising disposable personal income levels will support spending on repairs, as well as the purchase of new warranty-bearing products. Furthermore, consumers are expected to spend more vigorously on high-end electronic products, especially tablet computers, media devices, smartphones, and televisions containing advanced technologies that require professional repair services should they break. Such sales boost warranty coverage rates and, therefore, consumer likelihood to initiate a service call. Even so, the increasingly disposable nature of consumer electronics and appliances will undermine gains. Also, a surge in replacement of many items in 2020 and 2021 will lower the average age of the US appliance, electronics, and furniture stock, leading to fewer repairs needed.
Consumer spending on nominal repair services in 2021 is expected to expand 9.7% over 2020 levels. Real (inflation-adjusted) spending is forecast to grow 5.3%. Snarled supply chains are generating longer-than-usual wait times for consumers to get new electronics, furniture, and appliances. The logjam will continue pushing consumers into the repair market to get their old items fixed.
These and other key insights are featured in Repair Services: United States. This report forecasts to 2021 and 2025 US repair services personal consumption expenditures (PCE) in nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) US dollars at the consumer level. Total PCE in both nominal and real terms is segmented by type of product serviced in terms of:
- household appliances
- audio-visual and information processing equipment
- clothing
- furniture, furnishings, and floor coverings
- footwear and leather goods
To illustrate historical trends, total PCE and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2010 to 2020.
Automotive and recreational vehicle repair are excluded from the scope of this report.
This report includes the results of a proprietary national online consumer survey of US adults (age 18+). This Freedonia Focus Reports National Survey has a sample size of approximately 2,000, screened for response quality, and representative of the US population on the demographic measures of age, gender, geographic region, race/ethnicity, household income, and the presence/absence of children in the household.
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About Freedonia Focus Reports
Each month, The Freedonia Group – a division of MarketResearch.com – publishes over 20 new or updated Freedonia Focus Reports, providing fresh, unbiased analysis on a wide variety of markets and industries. Published in 20-30 pages, Focus Report coverage ranges from raw materials to finished manufactured goods and related services such as freight and construction. Additional Services & Industries reports can be purchased at Freedonia Focus Reports or MarketResearch.com.
Analysis is intended to guide the busy reader through pertinent topics in rapid succession, including:
- total historical market size and industry output
- segmentation by products and markets
- identification of market drivers, constraints, and key indicators
- segment-by-segment outlook in five-year forecasts
- a survey of the supply base
- suggested resources for further study
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Zephyr's investment management platform earns international recognition for superior technology breakthroughs
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zephyr, a subsidiary of Informa plc (LSE: INF), and a recognized leader in investment management technology for wealth managers and advisors, has been awarded the 2022 FinTech Breakthrough Award for Best Financial Research and Data Company.
The honor follows a breakthrough year of innovations and advancements for the Zephyr platform. In addition to enhancing users' research and screening capabilities, the company unveiled Portfolio DNA, Proposal Generation, Portfolio Performance and ESG Ratings and Reviews in 2021. Zephyr also announced a series of partnerships, first with Digital Financial, fully integrating Zephyr with all trust, accounting and custodial systems; and AppCrown, making it possible to fully connect Zephyr with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and other Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
"The relationship between clients and their advisors is changing and investors now have access to advisors 24/7 and everything that was once a manual process – for instance, aggregating client and prospect data – is now fully automated," said James Johnson, Managing Director, FinTech Breakthrough. "Zephyr is pioneering the investor experience relationship, transforming how clients work with advisors and enables advisors to showcase their value via significant research and data. Congratulations to the entire Zephyr team on winning the 'Best Financial Research and Data Company' award."
"We are extremely honored that Zephyr has been chosen for this important recognition by FinTech Breakthrough," adds Christopher Volpe, Head of Informa Financial Intelligence's Zephyr business. "The word 'breakthrough' truly defines Zephyr and the work of our talented team who have worked hard to provide a superior fintech solution that offers significant competitive advantages for investment professionals. We appreciate being included in this well-respected award program and send our congratulations out to all the winners."
The Zephyr platform launched in 2019 providing extensive research capabilities as well as an asset allocation tool allowing wealth managers and advisors to build portfolios using classic mean variance optimization via its sophisticated Black-Litterman optimization module. Users could estimate the probability of meeting future wealth goals using the Monte Carlo simulation module, and quickly and easily evaluate a portfolios composition including asset allocation, equity and fixed income characteristics, sector and regional weightings, top ten holdings and country exposure. In 2020, Zephyr added data analytics featuring screening capabilities with extensive filtering capabilities and statistical tools that could also track and compare investment products and returns based style analysis using 200 plus key statistics.
"Investment professionals will dominate this decade," says Randy Jones, Director of Product Management at Zephyr. "We see school systems now requiring financial understanding, Baby Boomers transferring their assets to their children and grandchildren, and significant interest in alternative investing. We have truly entered an era of great opportunity for wealth managers and advisors. Zephyr provides the speed, functionality and research to take advantage of this extraordinary time."
Zephyr's newest enhancement, Portfolio Performance, is a performance measurement and benchmarking tool for wealth managers, trust officers, institutional and private wealth advisors. Designed for timeliness and accuracy, users can quickly and efficiently analyze performance and calculate returns at various levels, including total portfolio, class level, subclass or style level, and individual asset level. Extensive benchmarking from over 1000 market indices is also possible with customized presentation tools to easily create client reports from the data with drag and drop technology.
Learn more about the Zephyr platform at one of its upcoming webinars on April 14, April 20 or April 21. To register, visit https://pages.financialintelligence.informa.com/Upcoming-Zephyr-Webinars.
The FinTech Breakthrough Awards is the premier awards program founded to recognize the FinTech innovators, leaders and visionaries from around the world in a range of categories, including Digital Banking, Personal Finance, Lending, Payments, Investments, RegTech, InsurTech and many more. The 2022 FinTech Breakthrough Award program attracted more than 3,950 nominations from across the globe.
About FinTech Breakthrough
Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for technology innovation and leadership around the globe, the FinTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Financial Technologies and Services companies and products. The FinTech Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of FinTech companies and products in categories including Payments, Personal Finance, Wealth Management, Fraud Protection, Banking, Lending, RegTech, InsurTech and more. For more information visit FinTechBreakthrough.com.
About Zephyr
Zephyr's financial services solution enables wealth managers and advisors to fully manage client investment goals with communication tools to create custom, professional proposals and presentations that convey advisor strategies and success. The platform consistently scores high among users for its ease of use with valuable tools including presentation center, portfolio proposal generation, performance measurement, asset allocation modeling, research, analytics and ESG ratings and reviews. Visit financialintelligence.informa.com to learn more about Zephyr and to request a demo or 14-day free trial on the Zephyr platform.
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PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and I thought there could be an improved device for treating oral and skin infections," said an inventor, from Los Angeles, Calif., "so I invented the FAR U V C LIGHT. My design would be employed to kill surface organisms to control COVID-19 and other oronasophanyngeal infections that may be spread to others."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to treat superficial infections in humans and animals. In doing so, it helps to kill germs. As a result, it enhances safety and efficiency and it provides added protection and peace of mind. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for dentists, doctors and veterinarians. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Los Angeles sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LAX-1368, 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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PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a convenient way to enjoy a drink at an event without the cost and hassle of purchasing it there," said an inventor, from Commerce, Calif., "so I invented the SNEAK-A-DRINK. My design also eliminates the need to hold and keep track of a bottle or cup."
The patent-pending invention provides a discreet way to store a beverage in a jacket. In doing so, it ensures that a drink is readily accessible when needed. As a result, it increases hydration and convenience. It also eliminates the need to purchase expensive drinks at events and it can be effectively transported through metal detectors. The invention features a unique design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for sports fans, concert goers, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Los Angeles sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LAX-1351, 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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PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a simple way to open a screen door or storm door even when your hands are full," said an inventor, from Easton, Pa., "so I invented the MAGIC SCREEN DOOR/STORM DOOR OPENER. My design enables you to open a screen door without fumbling with the original latch hardware. I have been using mine successfully for over 20 years!"
The invention provides an easier way to open a residential screen door. In doing so, it eliminates the need to operate the small latch on the original door. As a result, it could enhance safety and convenience. The invention features a functional design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for households. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype/model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Lancaster sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LBT-144, 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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PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a portable device that would enhance the experience of listening to music, watching movies/videos and playing games," said an inventor, from Laurinburg, N.C., "so I invented the M T M (MORE THAN MUSIC). My design can be used to provide entertainment anywhere in the home or on-the-go."
The patent-pending invention provides an innovative new mobile entertainment device. In doing so, it offers an alternative to using a smartphone or tablet computer. As a result, it enables the user to watch movies, take photographs, listen to music and play games and it enhances audio quality. The invention features a compact and portable design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for the general population.
The original design was submitted to the Long Island sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LGI-2868, 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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PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a unique photo display to capture guests' attention and entertain them throughout a holiday party," said an inventor, from Las Vegas, Nev., "so I invented the AMERICAN HOLIDAY CLASSIC. My design could provide the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys hosting holiday gatherings."
The invention provides a convenient way to share treasured photos and videos at holiday celebrations. In doing so, it allows family or friends to feel closer to one another. It also could enhance entertainment and it could spark conversation. The invention features an eye-catching design that is easy to use and display so it is ideal for households. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Las Vegas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LVT-292, 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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PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "Door handles are touched by everyone and contain a lot of germs," said the inventor from Henderson, Nev. "I thought of this idea to break the chain of spreading germs on any type of door handle."
She created the AUTO CLEAN to help protect users from COVID-19, colds, flus, and other infectious diseases. This device enhances the safety of individuals as well as provides peace of mind when in a home, business, hotel, casino, or medical facility. Additionally, this could provide a means to protect the home from a multitude of diseases and is simple and easy to install.
The original design was submitted to the Las Vegas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LGT-130, 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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JACKSON, Miss., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson State University (JSU) is pleased to announce two dynamic leaders will speak during the 2022 commencement exercises. TIAA President and CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett will serve as the speaker for the graduate student ceremony on Friday, April 29th at 9 a.m. CDT; and Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment Homer Wilkes, Ph.D., will serve as the speaker for the undergraduate student ceremony on Saturday, April 30th at 9 a.m. CDT.
"We are honored to have two distinguished titans of industry join us for our Spring commencement exercises to share their career success and words of wisdom with our graduates," said President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. "Mrs. Duckett has strategically climbed the corporate ladder to serve as CEO three times over, from Chase Auto Financing to Chase Consumer Banking and now TIAA. Dr. Wilkes, our native son, has broken barriers to become the first African American to hold his title at the Department of Agriculture. We are grateful to have both of these history-makers join us for this auspicious occasion."
Commencement Event Protocols:
- This is a non-ticketed event.
- There will be no processional for graduates.
- There will be spaced seating among the graduates.
About Thasunda Brown Duckett, MBA
Thasunda Brown Duckett leads TIAA, a Fortune 100 provider of secure retirements and outcome-focused investment solutions to millions of people working in higher education, healthcare and other mission-driven organizations. As CEO, Duckett leads a company whose mission is defined by financial inclusion and opportunity – goals and values she has upheld throughout her career.
Duckett joined TIAA after serving as Chief Executive Officer of Chase Consumer Banking, where she oversaw a banking network with more than $600 billion in deposits and 50,000 employees. Previously, she was the CEO of Chase Auto Finance, one of the leading U.S. providers of auto financing, and National retail sales executive for Chase Mortgage Banking, where she managed 4,000 mortgage bankers. Earlier in her career, she was a director of Emerging Markets at Fannie Mae, where she led the implementation of national strategies designed to increase homeownership among Black and Hispanic Americans.
Duckett serves on the boards of NIKE, Inc., Brex Inc., Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Sesame Workshop, National Medal of Honor Museum, Economic Club of New York, University of Houston Board of Visitors and Dean's Advisory Board for the Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Jack and Jill of America Inc. She founded the Otis and Rosie Brown Foundation in honor of her parents to recognize and reward people who use ordinary means to empower and uplift their community in extraordinary ways. She is passionate about helping communities of color close achievement gaps in wealth creation, educational outcomes and career success.
Duckett grew up in Texas and lives in Connecticut with her husband and four children.
She holds a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing from the University of Houston and an MBA from Baylor University.
About Homer Wilkes, Ph.D.
Homer Wilkes, Ph.D., a native of Port Gibson, Mississippi, currently serves as Under Secretary for the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment, where he oversees the work of the U.S. Forest Service. He previously served as the director of Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Restoration Team, where he was responsible for overseeing the rebuilding of the Ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Oil Spill of 2010. He has also served as the acting associate chief of USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Washington, D.C.
Wilkes' tenure with the United States Department of Agriculture spans over 41 years. During his tenure he has served as state conservationist for Mississippi; chief financial officer for NRCS in Washington, D.C.; and as deputy state conservationist for Mississippi.
Wilkes proudly served as naval supply officer in the United States Navy Reserves from November 1984 – April 2007.
He received his bachelor's degree, MBA, and Ph.D. in urban higher education from Jackson State University. Also, he successfully completed the USDA Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SES CDP) through American University's Key Executive Leadership Certificate in Public Policy.
Wilkes and his wife, Kim, currently reside in Ridgeland, Miss. They have three sons: Justin, Austin, and Harrison. He enjoys restoring classic automobiles in his spare time.
About Jackson State University
Jackson State University, founded in 1877, is a historically black, high research activity university located in Jackson, the capital city of Mississippi. Jackson State's nurturing academic environment challenges individuals to change lives through teaching, research and service. Officially designated as Mississippi's Urban University, Jackson State continues to enhance the state, nation and world through comprehensive economic development, healthcare, technological and educational initiatives. The only public university in metropolitan Jackson, Jackson State is located near downtown, with five satellite locations throughout the area. For more information, visit www.jsums.edu.
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CTO, Paw Andersen joins team as Tony Deigh moves into Chief Data Officer role
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jobcase, an online community dedicated to empowering and advocating for workers, announced the appointment of Paw Andersen as its Chief Technology Officer. In various roles, Andersen has helped build and transform several technology businesses over the last 20+ years, notably as a senior engineering leader at Uber and most recently as CTO for Metromile. He brings a wealth of experience from many different tech sectors such as GIS, fintech, and e-commerce, and in organizations of all sizes. At Jobcase, Andersen will be responsible for leading technological growth and staff, enabling the company to build innovative and empowering solutions for both members and workers.
"Jobcase supports and connects millions of workers everyday as they help one another navigate to their 'better tomorrow'. In order to continue building the world-class, go-to platform workers so rightly deserve, we need to continue scaling our best-in-class engineering team and technology stack," said Fred Goff, co-founder and CEO of Jobcase. "With the CTO baton passed to Paw, and Tony focusing his efforts on unlocking the value in data for our members, I am confident Jobcase will continue doing just that. We are humbled and proud to have Paw join our leadership team, and I am so excited for the acceleration in breadth and depth of impact we will now have in empowering workers."
Before joining Jobcase, Andersen served as CTO for Metromile, a tech disruptor in the auto insurance space, where he led their efforts with machine learning to provide usage-based cost savings and a customer-centric experience. Prior to that, he spent many years in senior leadership at various burgeoning tech companies such as Uber and Groupon. He was most notably a senior leader of engineering in Uber's Advanced Technology group, where he grew his team from 27 to 700 at a time when Uber was filling up to 10,000 new driver jobs a day.
Andersen is very passionate about missions that evolve society for the better and feels Jobcase's focus on the challenges of working people is fundamental to the health of our economy. He's proud of the role he had in creating hundreds of thousands of work opportunities with Uber and recognizes that his new role can help affect change in many other areas of the workforce.
"Jobcase's mission of 'empowerment through community' really speaks to me. I love the challenge of creating technology that can help workers achieve a better future," said Andersen. "It feels like I'm closing the circle on the journey I started at Uber. Beyond the mission, the Jobcase team itself is what sealed the deal. I've had the pleasure of meeting so many smart and passionate people from different teams at the company. The strong culture is really infectious, and I look forward to being a part of helping Jobcase make a difference on a whole new level."
Andersen will be replacing former CTO, Tony Deigh, who is transitioning into a new role as Chief Data Officer. In his new role, Diegh will bring a new level of focus to leveraging deep data in labor markets and worker dynamics to create a better experience for members and employers alike.
"I am extremely enthusiastic about my partnership with Paw," said Deigh. "His history of growing high-performance engineering organizations means great things for our members."
About Jobcase:
Founded in 2015, Jobcase is dedicated to empowering and advocating for the world's workers. As a social platform, Jobcase helps more than 130 million registered members lead better work lives – providing access to jobs, tools, resources, and a supportive community. Jobcase technology also powers a network of job sites and many nonprofit-driven activities via its Jobcase network. Emerging as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in Boston, Jobcase is a Workday Ventures Partner and an industry-affiliate of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL). Jobcase also collaborates with employers, nonprofits, and government agencies to both improve and diversify access to opportunity and participation in the workforce.
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SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announced today the appointment of John Frank as the Company's Chief Public Affairs Officer (CPAO). Frank joins Illumina on April 18 from Microsoft Corporation; he will report to Chief Executive Officer Francis deSouza.
As Illumina's Chief Public Affairs Officer, John will be the company's top strategic adviser and decision maker on government affairs and public policy matters. In this role, he will have strategic oversight for Illumina's global government affairs and public policy operations, its Corporate Social Responsibility efforts, all patient advocacy initiatives, and the privacy and ethics office. The goal of aggregating these functions under John's leadership is to combine and amplify the voices of Illumina's critical advocacy groups to drive meaningful change for patients.
"John's deep, global government affairs and public policy experience are invaluable as we work to increase patients' access to genomics around the world," said Francis deSouza, Chief Executive Officer. "As Illumina's impact is increasingly felt in clinical healthcare, it is critically important to actively engage with key government and industry stakeholders on how the power and impact of genomics can better serve patients on a global scale."
Frank will directly advise the company's leadership, including its executive team and Board of Directors, offering expertise and ongoing assessment of the geopolitical and policy implications impacting Illumina's business strategies.
"The face of healthcare is rapidly changing, and I'm delighted to become part of a company at the forefront of that change," said Frank. "We are just beginning to understand the power of the human genome and the profound opportunities ahead. I'm looking forward to joining a group of leaders dedicated to making a difference worldwide."
A veteran government affairs and public policy leader, Frank most recently spent 20 years with Microsoft as Vice President of United Nations Affairs and International Organizations reporting to Microsoft President Brad Smith. Prior to that, Frank led Microsoft's European Union Government Affairs team and held numerous leadership positions focused on digital trust and security, digital crime, competition law and compliance issues. Frank began his career at Microsoft as a Senior Attorney in 1994, then led Microsoft's legal and corporate affairs group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Prior to joining Microsoft, John practiced law in San Francisco with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School and a bachelor's degree in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University.
About Illumina
Illumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Our focus on innovation has established us as the global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, serving customers in the research, clinical, and applied markets. Our products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology, reproductive health, agriculture, and other emerging segments. To learn more, visit www.illumina.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
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CORONA, Calif., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennar, the nation's leading homebuilder, is now selling the Flex Gen floorplan – a derivative of the company's popular Next Gen® - The Home Within A Home® floorplan – in four communities across the Inland Empire. The new Flex Gen home meets the needs of a growing number of homebuyers who work or school from home. Available at several distinctive communities across the Inland Empire, the innovative Flex Gen includes all the elements of a traditional new home, with the addition of an attached suite with distinctive features that accommodate those running a home business, working remotely or home schooling.
"Our Flex Gen floorplan is the first new home designed truly and specifically for remote workers," said Mark Torres, Division President of Lennar Inland. "Not only does it have notable features such as a private entry, extra storage, an open office or lobby area and a private office space, but it also features our Drop Stop – a built-in feature that allows packages to be delivered or picked up securely and without personal assistance."
The Flex Gen floorplan appeals to several homebuyer demographics, including small business owners who operate from home, remote workers, and home schoolers. The Flex Gen suite includes a private entry into an open concept area, with enough room for two desks, a sitting area or studio-style workspace. It also features a small kitchenette, powder bathroom, private office, built-in storage space and the Drop Stop for risk-free package delivery.
An interior, lockable door connects to the main home making it easy to multitask between both spaces as necessary, while also allowing for the privacy of a designated work location. The Flex Gen design can be found in a variety of floorplan styles, including as an option in lieu of a Next Gen® multigenerational suite at select communities. Lennar's Superhome design includes both the Flex Gen and the Next Gen® suites and is currently offered in two locations, Westward at Remington Place in Menifee, and Exploration at Shadow Rock in Jurupa Valley.
Lennar introduced Next Gen® in 2011 and the home design is one of the most popular across the nation today.
Flex Gen homes are now selling at four communities across the Inland Empire, including Westward at Remington Place in Menifee, Exploration at Shadow Rock in Jurupa Valley, Everly at Parklane in Ontario and Legacy at Traditions in Redlands. The homebuilder plans to release more Flex Gen homes at the coming soon communities of Quartz Ranch in Menifee, Sunset Crossing in Romoland and River Ranch in Rialto.
To learn more about Flex Gen homes visit www.lennar.com/inlandempire today.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation's leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar's Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar's homes and, through LMF Commercial, originates mortgage loans secured primarily by commercial real estate properties throughout the United States. Lennar's Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. LENX drives Lennar's technology, innovation and strategic investments. For more information about Lennar, please visit lennar.com.
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Lebrikizumab significantly improved several areas of great importance to patients with atopic dermatitis, including
skin and itch, in pivotal combination trial that met all primary and key secondary endpoints
INDIANAPOLIS, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At 16 weeks, 70 percent of patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) receiving lebrikizumab combined with standard-of-care topical corticosteroids (TCS) achieved at least 75 percent improvement in overall disease severity (EASI-75*) in the ADhere trial, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today at the 4th Annual Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis (RAD) Conference. Lebrikizumab, an investigational IL-13 inhibitor, also showed improvements in itch, sleep interference, and quality of life when combined with TCS, compared to placebo plus TCS.
"Today's ADhere data, together with results from the ADvocate monotherapy studies, demonstrate the potential for lebrikizumab to reduce disease burden and provide relief for people with uncontrolled atopic dermatitis when used either alone or combined with topicals," said Eric Simpson, M.D., M.C.R., Professor of Dermatology and Director of Clinical Research at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and principal investigator of ADhere. "Lebrikizumab specifically targets the IL-13 pathway, which plays the central role in this chronic inflammatory disease. These results strengthen our understanding of lebrikizumab in atopic dermatitis and help establish it as a possible new treatment option."
Lebrikizumab is a novel, monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds to the interleukin 13 (IL-13) protein with high affinity to specifically prevent the formation of IL-13Rα1/IL-4Rα (Type 2 receptor) which blocks downstream signaling through the IL-13 pathway.1-5 IL-13 plays the central role in Type 2 inflammation in AD.6,7 In AD, IL-13 underlies the signs and symptoms including skin barrier dysfunction, itch, infection and hard, thickened areas of skin.8
Among patients taking lebrikizumab plus TCS, 41 percent achieved clear or almost clear skin (IGA) at 16 weeks compared to 22 percent of patients taking placebo plus TCS. At 16 weeks, 70 percent of patients taking lebrikizumab plus TCS achieved an EASI-75 response compared to 42 percent taking placebo plus TCS. Differences between patients receiving lebrikizumab in combination with TCS and placebo with TCS were observed as early as four weeks for EASI-75.
Patients treated with lebrikizumab plus TCS also achieved statistically significant improvements across key secondary endpoints including skin clearance and itching, interference of itch on sleep, and quality of life measures, compared to placebo with TCS. Clinically meaningful differences were observed as early as four weeks for itch, interference of itch on sleep, and quality of life measures.
Safety results were consistent with prior lebrikizumab studies in AD. Patients taking lebrikizumab plus TCS, compared to placebo plus TCS, reported a higher frequency of adverse events (lebrikizumab plus TCS: 43%, placebo plus TCS: 35%). Most adverse events were mild or moderate in severity and nonserious and did not lead to treatment discontinuation. The most common adverse events for those on lebrikizumab were conjunctivitis (5%) and headache (5%).
"Lilly is working to empower people with skin-related diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, to live their lives to the fullest potential," said Lotus Mallbris, M.D., Ph.D., vice president of global immunology development and medical affairs at Lilly. "We recognize the critical need for more options for people whose disease cannot be controlled with topicals. We look forward to seeing full results from our broader Phase 3 program and advancing lebrikizumab worldwide."
Lilly recently announced 16-week data from the ongoing ADvocate studies, and an encore presentation of results was presented at RAD 2022. Additionally, longer term data from the ADvocate studies will be disclosed in coming months.
"These results are a further step in our commitment to deliver innovative therapies that make a meaningful difference to patients. We look forward to announcing exciting new milestones in the months to come," commented Karl Ziegelbauer, Ph.D., Almirall S.A.'s Chief Scientific Officer.
Lilly has exclusive rights for development and commercialization of lebrikizumab in the United States and the rest of the world outside Europe. Almirall has licensed the rights to develop and commercialize lebrikizumab for the treatment of dermatology indications, including AD, in Europe.
*EASI=Eczema Area and Severity Index, EASI-75=75 percent reduction in EASI from baseline to Week 16
About ADhere and the Phase 3 Program
ADhere is a 16-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, global, Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lebrikizumab in combination with TCS initiated in 211 adult and adolescent patients (aged 12 to less than 18 years of age and weighing at least 40 kg) with moderate-to-severe AD. In the study, patients' AD symptoms were inadequately controlled by TCS with or without topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCI). The study was designed to be more reflective of clinical practice and patients were provided with mid-potency TCS (triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% cream), and low-potency TCS (hydrocortisone 1% cream, for use on sensitive skin areas) which could be tapered, stopped or resumed at the patient's discretion.
The primary endpoints were measured by an Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) score of clear (0) or almost clear (1) skin with a reduction from baseline and at least 75 percent change in baseline in the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI-75) score at 16 weeks. EASI measures extent and severity of the disease. Key secondary endpoints were measured by EASI, the Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale, Sleep-Loss due to Pruritus and the Dermatology Life Quality Index.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted lebrikizumab Fast Track designation in AD in December 2019. The lebrikizumab Phase 3 program consists of five key global studies including two monotherapy studies (ADvocate 1 and 2), a combination study (ADhere), as well as long-term extension (ADjoin) and adolescent open label (ADore) studies.
About Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD), or atopic eczema, is a chronic, relapsing skin disease characterized by intense itching, dry skin and inflammation that can be present on any part of the body.9 AD is a heterogeneous disease both biologically and clinically, and may be characterized by a highly variable appearance in which flares occur in an unpredictable manner.10
Moderate-to-severe AD is characterized by intense itching, which leads to an itch-scratch cycle that further damages the skin.11 Like other chronic inflammatory diseases, AD is immune-mediated and involves a complex interplay of immune cells and inflammatory cytokines.9 People living with AD often report symptoms of intense, persistent itch which can be so uncomfortable that it can affect sleep, daily activities and social relationships.
About Lebrikizumab
Lebrikizumab is a novel, investigational, monoclonal antibody designed to bind IL-13 with high affinity to specifically prevent the formation of the IL-13Rα1/IL-4Rα heterodimer complex and subsequent signaling, thereby inhibiting the biological effects of IL-13 in a targeted and efficient fashion. IL-13 is the central pathogenic mediator of AD, promoting type 2 inflammation that drives skin barrier dysfunction, itch, skin thickening and infection.6-8
About Lilly
Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We've been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help more than 47 million people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing new discoveries to solve some of the world's most significant health challenges, redefining diabetes care, treating obesity and curtailing its most devastating long-term effects, advancing the fight against Alzheimer's disease, providing solutions to some of the most debilitating immune system disorders, and transforming the most difficult-to-treat cancers into manageable diseases. With each step toward a healthier world, we're motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit Lilly.com and Lilly.com/newsroom or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Lilly Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about lebrikizumab as a potential treatment for patients with atopic dermatitis and reflects Lilly's current beliefs and expectations. However, as with any pharmaceutical product, there are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of research, development and commercialization. Among other things, there can be no guarantee that planned or ongoing studies will be completed as planned, that future study results will be consistent with the results to date, or that lebrikizumab will receive regulatory approvals, or be commercially successful. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see Lilly's most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
1 Moyle M, et al. Exp Dermatol. 2019;28(7):756-768.
2 Ultsch M, et al. J Mol Biol. 2013;425(8):1330-1339.
3 Zhu R, et al. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2017;46:88-98.
4 Simpson EL, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018;78(5):863-871.e11.
5 Okragly A, et al. Comparison of the Affinity and in vitro Activity of Lebrikizumab, Tralokinumab, and Cendakimab. Presented at the Inflammatory Skin Disease Summit, New York, November 3-6, 2021.
6 Tsoi L, et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2019;139(7):1480-1489.
7 Ratnarajah K, et al. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 2021;25(3):315-328.
8 Bieber T. Allergy. 2020;75(1):54-62.
9 Weidinger S, Novak N. Lancet. 2016;387:1109-1122.
10 Langan SM, et al. Arch Dermatol. 2008;142:1109.
11 Yosipovitch G, et al. Curr Allergy Rep. 2008;8:306-311.
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MONTRÉAL, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) ("Lion" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, and Transit Truck Bodies ("Transit") today announced the launch of a new lightweight, aerodynamic, 100% electric heavy-duty truck perfectly suited for last-mile urban delivery, that was developed under an upfitter partnership model.
Designed by Transit, this zero-emission vehicle built on a Lion6 chassis features an e-Classik box, which is much lighter than the standard model and has been specifically adapted to urban roads. This vehicle was developed as part of the Mobel mobilization project that the government of Quebec is helping to finance.
"The completion of this project is a huge step forward for Transit. We have always been committed to innovation and providing customers with efficient, high-performance products. We're focused on designing the green truck boxes of tomorrow. That's why we're excited to introduce the e-Classik box mounted on a Lion6 chassis. 40 percent lighter, it's an innovative product that is available right now in both Canada and the United States, and it is an important tool in our customers' transition to EV journey," said Louis Leclair, Transit President.
"We're very proud of the launch of this new vehicle that further demonstrates the versatility of Lion's electric chassis. Congratulations to the Transit team on their vision! For several years, our two teams have been working diligently to create 100% electric products that advance our industry. Today, the e-Classik box combined with our Lion6 chassis allows us not only to meet transportation fleet needs, but also society's expectations as we fight climate change and transition to zero-emission transportation," stated Marc Bédard, CEO – Founder of Lion Electric.
"Quebec has the potential to be a leader in transportation electrification, hence our government helping fund many projects to electrify all kinds of vehicles. In a way, it's one of Quebec's contributions to the global fight against climate change. And I am very proud of what we're doing. Every new innovation that chooses electrification over fossil fuels is one more step towards reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and achieving Quebec's greenhouse gas objectives. I therefore applaud the project partners for their commitment to creating a brand new 100% electric delivery vehicle," stated Benoit Charette, Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, Minister Responsible for the Fight Against Racism and Minister Responsible for the Laval Region.
This new electric commercial vehicle once again confirms Quebec's leadership in transportation electrification. It's through projects like this one between Transit and Lion that we can build a green and innovative economy," concluded Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation and Minister for Regional Economic Development.
Lion Electric is an innovative manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles. We think, design and manufacture all-electric, class 5 to class 8 commercial urban trucks and all-electric buses and minibuses for the school, paratransit and mass transit segments.
Lion is a North American leader in electric transportation and designs, builds and assembles many of its vehicles' components, including chassis, battery packs, truck cabins and bus bodies.
Always actively seeking new and reliable technologies, Lion vehicles have unique features that are specifically adapted to users and their everyday needs. We believe that transitioning to all-electric vehicles will lead to major improvements in our society, environment and overall quality of life. Lion shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol LEV.
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Since 1978, Transit Truck Bodies has been providing products and services throughout North America exceeding customer expectations. With more than 65,000 truck bodies manufactured, Transit has developed a range of dry boxes (Classik® and X-Treme®) and refrigerated boxes (Arctik® and Frio®) offering innovative technologies, ease of use and impeccable design.
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This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about Lion's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "may," "will," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "could," "plan," "project," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "target" or other similar expressions and any other statements that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.
The Company made a number of economic, market and operational assumptions in preparing and making certain forward-looking statements contained in this press release including, but not limited to, that Lion will be able to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and other business partners, that Lion will continue to operate its business in the normal course, that Lion will be able to implement its growth strategy, that Lion will be able to successfully and timely complete the construction of its U.S. manufacturing facility and its Quebec battery plant and innovation centre, that Lion will not suffer any material disruption in the supply of raw materials on competitive terms, that Lion will be able to maintain its competitive position, that Lion will continue to improve its operational, financial and other internal controls and systems to manage its growth and size and that its results of operations and financial condition will not be adversely affected, that Lion will be able to benefit, either directly or indirectly (including through its clients), from government subsidies and economic incentives in the future and that Lion will be able to secure any required additional funding through equity or debt financing on terms acceptable to Lion. Such estimates and assumptions are made by Lion in light of the experience of management and their perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors believed to be appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances. However, there can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Lion believes that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: any adverse changes in the U.S. and Canadian general economic, business, market, financial, political and legal conditions, including as consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of COVID-19 variants and varying rates of vaccination amongst various countries; Lion's inability to successfully and economically manufacture and distribute its vehicles at scale and meet its customers' business needs; Lion's reliance on key management and any inability to attract and/or retain key personnel; Lion's inability to execute its growth strategy; Any unfavourable fluctuations and volatility in the price of raw materials included in key components used to manufacture Lion's products; Lion's reliance on key suppliers and any inability to maintain an uninterrupted supply of raw materials; Lion's inability to maintain its competitive position; Lion's inability to reduce its costs of supply over time; any inability to maintain and enhance Lion's reputation and brand; any significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls; any failure of information technology systems or any cybersecurity and data privacy breaches or incidents; the reduction, elimination or discriminatory application of government subsidies and economic incentives or the reduced need for such subsidies; natural disasters, epidemic or pandemic outbreaks, boycotts and geo-political events; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company from time to time.
These and other risks and uncertainties related to the businesses of Lion are described in greater detail in the section entitled "Risk Factors" not related to an investment in the Company's final prospectus dated May 5, 2021 (the "Canadian Prospectus") filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") and the registration statement on Form F-1 (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective on June 14, 2021 and other documents publicly filed with the AMF and the SEC. Many of these risks are beyond Lion's management's ability to control or predict. All forward-looking statements attributable to Lion or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained, and risk factors identified, in the Canadian Prospectus, the Registration Statement and other documents filed with the AMF and the SEC.
Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under applicable securities laws, Lion undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any duty, to update, revise or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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"Virtual Rams House" Creates Innovative Opportunities for Fans and Corporate Partners to Interact with Los Angeles Rams
LOS ANGELES and SAN ANTONIO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Super Bowl LVI Champion Los Angeles Rams today launched a year-round virtual venue to provide innovative opportunities for fans, corporate partners and other stakeholders to engage with the team. The Virtual Rams House, the first virtual venue in the sports industry, was built by 6Connex, a leading provider of event technology platforms worldwide.
The virtual environment will be the setting for the Rams first End of the Season Summit, an event which will feature Rams executives recapping the previous season and discussing offseason plans and expectations for the upcoming 2022 season.
The Virtual Rams House allows fans to connect with each other via community chats on gamedays and beyond, and debate on discussion boards. Rams Season Ticket Members will be able to connect specifically with other Members in their seating section, creating communities within the community.
The 6Connex-powered environment allows fans to stay connected with the Rams year-round, providing unique content around various NFL tentpole moments and community-focused events. In addition, Rams partners can leverage the Virtual Rams House to engage Rams fans in unique ways.
The Virtual Rams House can be experienced at www.Therams.com/virtualramshouse
"We are pleased to team up with 6Connex to develop this first-of-a-kind platform for our fans," said Rams Chief Marketing Officer Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick. "With innovative features and functionality, 6Connex's platform provides unique opportunities for fans to connect with our team and to each other through a one-of-a kind digital environment."
Said Ruben Castano, 6Connex CEO, "6Connex is leading the way in the virtual and hybrid event technology space, so this was a natural next step for the organization. Creating a virtual venue for a major professional sports team is thrilling. This partnership with the Los Angeles Rams pushes boundaries of the fan experience and helps everyone engage with the team in new ways. The environment sets the standard for professional sports franchises looking for creative ways to engage with fans, sponsors and other key stakeholders."
In 2021, 6Connex and the Rams entered into a five-year partnership, making 6Connex a Proud Partner of the Los Angeles Rams. As part of the partnership, 6Connex has branding and signage at SoFi Stadium during Rams home games and sponsors a unique content series released throughout the year.
About 6Connex
6Connex is the leading provider of event technology solutions. Our secure, cloud-based platform expands audience reach and drives in-depth content engagement for marketing, sales, recruitment, training, and HR communities. Our product portfolio includes virtual environments, learning management, and webinars. For more information visit www.6connex.com, or call 1-800-395-4702.
About the Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams – Los Angeles' original professional sports team and Super Bowl LVI Champions – stand as one of the oldest franchises in the National Football League and since its founding in 1937, have garnered four World Championships and sent 30 of its members to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As a professional sports team, the organization is committed to be a valuable civic partner and serving the greater Los Angeles area 365 days a year. The Rams play their home games at SoFi Stadium, which is located at Hollywood Park, a 298-acre sports and entertainment destination being developed by Los Angeles Rams Owner/Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke in Inglewood, CA. For more information, visit www.therams.com and follow the Rams' social media channels.
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WASHINGTON, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Monday, April 11, to provide an update on the final major test of the agency's mega Moon rocket and spacecraft on the launch pad at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission.
The teleconference will stream live on the agency's website.
NASA is planning to proceed with a modified wet dress rehearsal test focused on using the ground systems at Kennedy to load propellant into the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's core stage tanks, with minimal propellant operations on the upper stage. In addition to loading propellant, the wet dress rehearsal is an opportunity to refine countdown procedures and validate critical models and software interfaces. The team achieved many of the wet dress rehearsal objectives during the two prior tests, and the modified test will enable engineers to achieve the remaining test objectives critical to launch success.
Teleconference participants include:
- Tom Whitmeyer, deputy associate administrator for common exploration systems development, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, NASA Exploration Ground Systems program, Kennedy
- John Blevins, SLS chief engineer, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama
- Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
To participate by telephone, media must RSVP to NASA no later than one hour prior to the start of the event to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov.
Following the previous test run, engineers identified an issue with a helium check valve that was not functioning as expected, requiring changes to the test to ensure safety of the flight hardware. Due to the time needed to adjust loading procedures, testing is scheduled to resume with call to stations on Tuesday, April 12 and tanking on Thursday, April 14.
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone to send astronauts to Mars.
For updates, follow along on NASA's Artemis blog at:
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) will participate in a Facebook Live event on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., ET, to discuss the pandemic's impact on pets and how to reduce dog biting incidents.
Triple-I today is joining the National Dog Bite Prevention Week (April 10-16, 2022) Coalition on an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) panel which will include the following individuals:
- American Humane—Amber Batteiger, Disaster/Cruelty Response
- AVMA—Dr. Jose Arce, President
- Dr. Melissa Bain, Veterinary Behaviorist
- State Farm—Heather Paul, Specialist, Public Affairs
- Victoria Stilwell—Celebrity Dog Trainer, Founder, Victoria Stilwell Academy
- Triple-I—Janet Ruiz, Director, Strategic Communication
Steve Dale, a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant and WGN-AM, Chicago radio host, will serve as the panel's moderator.
The Coalition panelists also will offer safety and training tips for socializing dogs; provide information on how to support animal shelters and rescues struggling due to a lack of financial resources; and share dog bite-related injury insurance claims data for 2021.
"In 2021, the nationwide number of dog bite-related injury claims was 17,989, a 2.2 increase from 2020, with the total cost of claims at $881.8 million and the average cost per claim of $49,025. The average cost per claim decreased in 2021 for the first time in 10 years, by 1.1 percent from 2020," stated Janet Ruiz, Director, Strategic Communication, Triple-I. "California, Florida and Texas had the highest number of claims. Education and training for owners and pets is the key to keeping everyone safe and healthy."
Triple-I offers these four tips to reduce the likelihood of a dog-biting incident:
- Be a responsible parent
- Socialize your dog
- Teach your kids the basics about dog safety
- Know your dog's triggers of aggression (e.g., loud noises)
The I.I.I. has a full library of educational videos on its You Tube Channel.
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TransPerfect Takes Top Honors in E-Discovery, Court Reporting, Forensics, and More
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS), a global provider of e-discovery and litigation support solutions for law firms and corporate legal departments, today announced the company has been recognized in the National Law Journal's "Best of 2022 Reader Rankings" as the top provider of legal services in nine categories.
Readers voted TLS number one in the following areas:
- Court Reporting/Deposition Service Provider
- End-to-End Litigation Consulting Firm
- Forensic Experts
- Legal/Litigation Support Staffing Agency
- Technology Assisted Review E-Discovery Solution
- Managed E-Discovery & Litigation Support Service Provider
- Managed Document Review
- Information/Document Management Provider
- End-to-End E-Discovery Provider
The National Law Journal (NLJ) was founded in 1978 and is under the umbrella of ALM Media. The publication's "Best Of" awards feature companies that stand out in the U.S. legal industry and provide the legal community with a peer-verified resource to allow them to identify the region's best technologies, products, and service providers. TLS has been honored multiple times across several categories and regions by ALM reader votes, including being recognized as the number one provider of legal services in six categories by the New York Law Journal's "Best of 2021 Reader Rankings."
TLS comprises a global team of legal experts that delivers software and service solutions to every Am Law 200 and Global 100 law firm, along with the majority of Fortune 500 corporate legal departments. As the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions, TLS offers legal professionals the ability to leverage AI, analytics, and multi-language technology across e-discovery, forensic consulting, due diligence, data privacy, information governance, managed review, and staffing projects.
TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe stated, "We are honored that National Law Journal readers have chosen TLS as their top legal services provider across a wide range of categories. We thank our TLS team members for all the hard work, innovation, and client focus that made this achievement possible."
About TransPerfect Legal Solutions
TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) is an industry leader in global legal support. Founded in 1992, TLS offers a full suite of services, including forensic technology and consulting, e-discovery and early case assessment, managed review and legal staffing, language services, deposition and trial support, and paper discovery and production. With offices in over 100 cities across six continents, TLS is a trusted partner for every Am Law 200 and Global 100 law firm, as well as most Fortune 500 corporate legal departments. For more information, visit www.transperfectlegal.com.
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 170+ 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.
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SHANGHAI, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (2696.HK) announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) of HANSIZHUANG (serplulimab), a novel anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) independently developed by the company, in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) has been accepted by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Henlius also plans to file MAA in the EU in 2022. There's no PD-1 has been approved globally for first-line treatment of SCLC up to date and HANSIZHUANG potentially the world's first PD-1 inhibitor for the first-line treatment of SCLC.
Professor Ying Cheng, the principal investigator of the study, Director of Jilin Department of Medical Oncology Cancer Center, Jilin Province Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Center, and Jilin Cancer Hospital Malignant Tumor Clinical Research Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment Center, said, "ASTRUM-005 is the first and largest ES-SCLC international multi-center clinical study led by Chinese researchers for anti-PD-1 mAb. The favorable clinical results demonstrated that the predefined primary study endpoint had been reached, providing evidence of safety and efficacy. We are hoping that the approval of HANSIZHUANG for the treatment of ES-SCLC comes soon to mend the gap and bring a new treatment option to patients living with ES-SCLC. "
Mr. Jason Zhu, President of Henlius, said, "HANSIZHUANG is an innovative mAb independently developed by Henlius, and SCLC is the third indication for which the NDA has been accepted by NMPA and Orphan-Drug Designation has been recently granted by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Based on the large number of unmet clinical needs as well as the intractable cancers both globally and in China, the company has implemented a comprehensive first-line treatment strategy for lung cancer with multiple multi-center Phase 3 clinical trials. Going forward, we will proactively promote the combination immunotherapy of HANSIZHUANG and clinical research, thereby benefiting more patients in China and around the world."
HANSIZHUANG significantly improves the overall survival and fill the gap in demand for patients with SCLC
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 15%–20% of all cases and is the most aggressive type of lung cancer (LC). It is classified into two stages: limited stage (LS-SCLC) and ES-SCLC, with both exhibiting high malignancy, strong invasiveness, early metastasis, fast disease progression, and a poor prognosis. At present, anti-PD-L1 mAb combined with chemotherapy has been recommended by the latest NCCN guidelines and CSCO guidelines as the first-line treatment for ES-SCLC. In recent years, however, a number of PD-1 mAbs have failed in the area.
The NDA is based on the results from a randomised, double-blind, international, multi-centre, phase 3 clinical study (ASTRUM-005) that aims to compare the efficacy and safety of HANSIZHUANG with placebo when combined with chemotherapy (carboplatin-etoposide) in previously untreated patients with ES-SCLC. This study has set up about 128 sites in China, Turkey, Poland, Georgia, etc. and 585 subjects were enrolled, among whom 31.5% were Caucasian. In December 2021, ASTRUM-005 had met its primary study endpoint of the overall survival (OS) in the interim analysis results. The study results demonstrated that HANSIZHUANG can significantly extend the OS to 15.38 months for the group of HANSIZHUANG, reducing risk of death by 38% (41% in the Asian subgroup) a manageable safety profile. The global clinical data lays a solid foundation for future applications across the world.
China has the highest incidence of LC, and HANSIZHUANG is intended as a first-line treatment option for all subtypes of LC
According to GLOBOCAN 2020, LC is the second most common cancer around the world. There were 2.2 million new LC cases worldwide, with China accounting for 0.8 million new LC cases. Moreover, with 1.8 million new deaths in 2020, LC is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for about 85% among LC, with squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC) accounting for about 30%. Most lung cancer patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage and lack the opportunity for surgical resection. The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors has been proved to bring hope to patients with LC.
Henlius has carried out a comprehensive first-line immune-oncology treatment layout for LC in sqNSCLC, non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (nsNSCLC), ES-SCLC, and LS-SCLC. For NSCLC, the company has conducted a randomised, double-blind, global multi-centre Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with locally advanced or metastatic sqNSCLC patients to compare HANSIZHUANG in combination with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy in respect of efficacy and safety. The NDA was accepted as a result of the study meeting the primary endpoints. Also, a study to explore dual mAbs combination therapy of HANSIZHUANG and HANBEITAI (bevacizumab) for the first-line treatment of nsNSCLC has entered the pivotal Phase 3 stage. For SCLC, on the other hand, the investigational new drug application (IND) of international multicenter phase 3 studies of HANSIZHUANG in patients with LS-SCLC has been approved by NMPA in addition to ASTRUM-005 for the treatment of ES-SCLC. Notably, FDA has granted Orphan-Drug Designation for HANSIZHUANG for the treatment of SCLC, benefiting the continuous development of HANSIZHUANG and the enjoyment of certain policy support in terms of registration and commercialization in the United States.
In the future, the company will continue to emphasize unmet clinical needs and actively promote the combination immunotherapy of HANSIZHUANG and international regulatory registration to benefit more patients around the world.
About HANSIZHUANG
HANSIZHUANG (recombinant humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody injection, generic name: serplulimab injection) is the first innovative monoclonal antibody developed by Henlius. It is approved by the NMPA for the treatment of MSI-H solid tumors in March 2022. Henlius actively promotes HANSIZHUANG in conjunction with in-house products of the company and innovative therapies. It has successively obtained clinical trial licenses in China, the United States, the European Union and other countries and regions to initiate 9 clinical trials on immuno-oncology combination therapies of HANSIZHUANG worldwide in a wide variety of indications, such as lung cancer, esophageal carcinoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and gastric cancer, etc., and covering the full range of first-line treatments of lung cancers. Up to date, the company has enrolled more than 2,800 subjects in China, Turkey, Poland, Georgia and other countries and regions, and the proportion of Caucasian is over 30% in two MRCTs, making HANSIZHUANG an anti-PD-1 mAb with one of the largest global clinical data pools. The NDA of the treatment for squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC) has been accepted by the NMPA and is expected to be approved in 2022. Furthermore, the global multi-center phase 3 clinical study of HANSIZHUANG in combination with chemotherapy in previously untreated extensive small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) met the primary endpoint of overall survival (OS) with remarkable readouts. Its NDA in China has been accepted by the NMPA and MAA in the EU are expected to be filed in 2022, making this product potentially the world's first anti-PD-1 mAb for the first-line treatment of SCLC.
About Henlius
Henlius (2696.HK) is a global biopharmaceutical company with the vision to offer high-quality, affordable and innovative biologic medicines for patients worldwide with a focus on oncology, autoimmune diseases and ophthalmic diseases. Up to date, 5 products have been launched in China, 1 in Europe, 13 indications approved worldwide, and 2 New Drug Application (NDA) accepted for review in China. Since its inception in 2010, Henlius has built an integrated biopharmaceutical platform with core capabilities of high-efficiency and innovation embedded throughout the whole product life cycle including R&D, manufacturing and commercialization. It has established global innovation centers and a Shanghai-based manufacturing facility certificated by China and the EU Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
Henlius has pro-actively built a diversified and high-quality product pipeline covering over 20 innovative monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and has continued to explore immuno-oncology combination therapies with proprietary HANSIZHUANG (anti-PD-1 mAb) as backbone. Apart from the launched products HANLIKANG (rituximab), the first China-developed biosimilar, HANQUYOU (trastuzumab, Zercepac® in Europe), the first China-developed mAb biosimilar approved both in China and Europe, HANDAYUAN (adalimumab) and HANBEITAI (bevacizumab), the innovative product HANSIZHUANG has been approved by the NMPA for the treatment of MSI-H solid tumors and its NDA for the treatment of squamous non-small cell lung cancer and extensive small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) are under review. What's more, Henlius has conducted over 20 clinical studies for 12 products and 9 combination therapies.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New polling from non-partisan civic organization All In Together examines the top issues for voters going into the 2022 Midterms. The survey had a national sample of n=1000 registered voters, with a margin of error of +/-3%. Detailed survey methodology can be found at aitogether.org.
The Takeaway:
The survey shows the dominance of the economy and rising prices as the most important issue for voters, especially women.
Key findings:
- Rising prices are the top concern for voters. For women voters, health care and prescription drugs are secondary concerns. For men voters, secondary concerns are taxes and Ukraine and Russia.
- Republican women and men (44% most important issue) are driving the concern for rising prices, and to a lesser extent, Independent women (34% most important issue) and men (32% most important issue).
- The economy is fundamentally not working for women voters. A solid majority (58%) of women voters say the US economy is not working well for them personally, with a quarter (27%) who say it is not working well at all.
- Democrats of either gender are twice as likely as Republicans and Independents to say the economy is working very or somewhat well for them.
- Both men and women blame Joe Biden and the Democrats for the rising cost of living (men; 47%, women; 46%) and the rising gas prices (men; 42%, women; 41%)
- Just over 40% percent of Dems either blame Biden or both parties equally for rising cost of living, but a slight majority of both Democratic men and women blame a combination of oil and gas companies and Russia as being the most to blame for gas prices.
- Voters are split on who they trust more to address rising prices and inflation – Joe Biden and the Democrats or Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress (men; 35% and 34% respectively, women; 31% and 33% respectively). There is a big party split here; almost 30% of Independents say they trust neither party.
"The increase in prices is hitting voters hard, especially women and anxiety about rising costs and the affordability of basic necessities is likely to overshadow everything else going into the mid-term elections," said Lauren Leader, CEO of All In Together.
More information is available at www.aitogether.org, crosstabs and additional data can be made available on request.
About All In Together (AIT) is a non-partisan, non-profit women's civic education and mobilization organization.
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Honorees represent partner firms in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee, and Texas
INDIANAPOLIS, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanctuary Wealth, home to the next generation of elite advisors, proudly announces that nine of its advisor partners have been named to the Forbes 2022 List of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors. This year almost 35,000 advisors applied to be considered for the annual ranking which narrows down to approximately 6,500 advisors managing a collective $10 trillion who are researched, interviewed, and assigned a ranking based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative criteria.
The nine honored Sanctuary Wealth advisors are:
- Brian F. Cooke, CIMA® — Partner, Cooke Financial Group, Indianapolis, IN
- J. Chris Cooke, CIMA® — Partner, Cooke Financial Group, Indianapolis, IN
- Elizabeth E. Evans, CFP® — Managing Partner, Evans May Wealth, Carmel, IN
- George Georgiades, CIMA®, CEPA® — CEO, G Squared Private Wealth, College Station, TX
- Robert G. Gilliland, CRPC®, CEPA® — Managing Director and Senior Wealth Advisor, Concenture Wealth Management, Houston, TX
- Emily Hill, CFP® — CEO, Founding Partner, Bowersock Capital Partners, Lawrence, KS
- Brooke May, CFP® — Managing Partner, Evans May Wealth, Carmel, IN
- J. Patrick Poling, CFP®, CRPC®, CEPA®, CPFA® — Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Southern Oak Wealth Group, Brentwood, TN
- Kirill Vorobeychik, CPFA® — CEO, Founding Partner, Ketoret Capital, Wood Dale, IL
"As Sanctuary Wealth continues our dynamic growth, the number of our advisors honored by Forbes and other highly-respected authorities gets larger every year," said Jim Dickson, CEO and Founder of Sanctuary Wealth. "It certainly reinforces the idea that Sanctuary Wealth and our model of partnered independence is attracting more and more of the best advisors. We couldn't be prouder of our partners receiving this well-deserved recognition and offer a heartfelt salute to their many accomplishments."
Previously Brian and Chris Cooke were named to the Forbes list of America's Top Wealth Advisors 2021, as well as the Forbes Best-In-State lists for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Elizabeth Evans was named to both Forbes America's Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 and Forbes America's Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State for 2019, 2021, and 2022. This year, she was ranked as the top female advisor in Indiana in the Forbes Best-In-State Women Wealth Advisors list. Brooke May was named to both the Forbes Best-In-State and Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State in 2018 and 2019, as well as being named one of Working Mother's Top Wealth Advisor Moms in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
George Georgiades was named to the Forbes Best-In-State list in 2018, 2019, and 2021. In addition, Robert Gilliland was named to the Forbes Best-In-State list in 2019 and 2020. Patrick Poling was also named to the Forbes Best-In-State list in 2019 and 2021.
This year, Emily Hill was named to both the Forbes Best-In-State list, as well as the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State. She had previously been named to the Top Women Wealth Advisors list in 2017. The current listing represents the first such honor for Kirill Vorobeychik.
"It's really gratifying to see so many advisors from the Sanctuary Wealth network recognized by such respected authorities as Forbes and SHOOK Research," said Vince Fertitta, President, Wealth Management, Sanctuary Wealth. "Personally, and on behalf of my team I want to congratulate them on this recognition. It's really just a reflection of the excellence that they, and all of our advisors, bring to their clients every day."
The Forbes ranking of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, gained through telephone, virtual and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Those advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years experience, and the algorithm weighs factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience, and those that encompass best practices in their approach to working with clients. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and a lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings.
Sanctuary Wealth (sanctuarywealth.com/) is the advanced platform for the next generation of elite advisors, who have the entrepreneurial spirit to build and own their own practices and desire the freedom to deliver the tailored service their clients deserve. Sanctuary's ecosystem of partnered independence provides a complete technology and operations platform, as well as support from a community of like-minded advisors and the resources of invaluable affiliated businesses. Currently, the Sanctuary Wealth network includes partner firms across 23 states with over $20.0 billion in assets under advisement. The Sanctuary Wealth Group includes the fully owned subsidiaries Sanctuary Advisors, a registered investment adviser, and the broker-dealer Sanctuary Securities, as well as Sanctuary Asset Management, Sanctuary Insurance Solutions, Sanctuary Global, and Sanctuary Global Tax and Family Office.
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Traveling in a Sustainable, Earth-Conscious Way Is Possible
CANCUN, Mexico, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Odigoo Travel today announced the launching of its brand new environmentally conscious website OdigooTravel.com. Odigoo Travel is a company focused on offering extraordinary experiences and authentic human encounters to their customers, as well as activities that reconnect them with nature while traveling.
Odigo means "guide" in Greek, and that's what Odigoo Travel ultimately is for their customers, a guiding light that helps conscious travelers to find a new way to travel the world.
When Odigoo was conceived as a brand, its founders thought immediately about achieving sustainability. They strongly believe that brands should be focused on giving back more than they took from society. In the travel industry, sustainability must be a core value since the most important assets are those provided by nature.
"Odigoo is the wish to take care of our destinations and the customers who trust us; having top quality service providers and business partners who also share our values; and working with local communities to support and enhance their development," says Florence Sutra, CEO at Odigoo Travel. "Our team of travel enthusiasts have decided to embark on the ambitious project of showing our customers another dimension of your favorite travel destinations, rediscovering them in a different way, a greener way!"
Odigoo Travel helps travelers to:
- Discover the adventure inside them by taking them to breathtaking places with exciting activities.
- Reconnect with nature, highlighting the extraordinary biodiversity of our destinations.
- Get closer to a variety of animal species in the wild, with enriching activities such as birdwatching and whale watching.
- Get closer to the local culture, promoting a more conscious tourism.
- Find the best information, advice and products to make the most of their traveling time.
Odigoo Travel started operations in 2021, offering a greener way of traveling to all its customers. For more information, visit OdigooTravel.com.
About Odigoo Travel: Odigoo Travel is a team of international tourism professionals based in Cancun, Mexico. Odigoo Travel has built a network of travel services that allows it to offer a new, environmentally conscious way of traveling. Odigoo Travel offers its services in English, Spanish, and French to all its customers from day one.
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Odigoo Travel
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Largest Black-Owned Bank Joins with Black-Led Small Business Lender
LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OneUnited Bank, the nation's largest Black-owned bank, joins with Lendistry, a Black-led fintech, to provide small business loans to OneUnited Bank customers. The Bank's continuing mission is to close the racial wealth gap by providing a resource for term loans and non-revolving lines of credit to small businesses nationwide.
As part of its mission, OneUnited Bank introduced its OneTransaction program and podcast to encourage Black Americans to focus on "one transaction" to close the wealth gap for their family. The six options include a profitable business, homeownership, savings & investments, an improved credit score, wills, and insurance. With Lendistry, the Bank can support customers who are business owners seeking funds to expand, buy an existing business or finance working capital.
Lendistry is a Black-led fintech and a leader in providing equal access to capital for small business owners. Since 2015, minority, women and veteran-owned businesses have trusted Lendistry to help them grow. Lendistry offers funding for working capital, expansion, tenant/leasehold improvements, debt consolidation and to buy existing businesses.
"We began our relationship with Lendistry in 2020 with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and continued in 2021 with our OneTransaction Program," states Teri Williams, OneUnited Bank President. "We're proud to expand our relationship in 2022 to offer small business loans to our customers nationwide".
"Access to capital for the expansion of small businesses is what we do," said Kerrington Eubanks, SVP of Strategic Partnerships for Lendistry. "We are happy to be a resource for OneUnited Bank's small business customers to connect with us directly to explore new economic opportunities."
Lendistry is a resource for all OneUnited Bank customers for small business loans through OneUnited Bank's online banking platform and highly rated mobile app. Business owners can access the resource, in its app or in online banking, even if their business does not have a business banking relationship with OneUnited Bank. Qualifications, terms, and conditions apply which are determined by Lendistry.
For more information, please visit: www.oneunited.com/businessloan.
Media Contact: Suzan McDowell, Circle of One Marketing, suzan@circleofonemarketing.com, or 305-576-3790
About OneUnited Bank
OneUnited Bank (www.oneunited.com) is the premier bank for urban communities, the largest Black-owned bank, the first Black internet bank and a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Its mission is to provide affordable financial services to support economic development in urban communities and maintain superior financial performance to maximize shareholder value. OneUnited is an FDIC insured bank and an equal housing lender.
About Lendistry
B.S.D. Capital, Inc. dba Lendistry (www.lendistry.com) is a Black-led and technology-enabled small business and commercial real estate lender with Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Community Development Entity (CDE) certifications. Lendistry is one of the top ranked SBA Community Advantage Lenders nationwide, providing responsible financing to small business owners and their underserved communities. Lendistry is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, headquartered in a Los Angeles Opportunity Zone. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lendistry provided Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses in all 50 states and was selected by the states of California, Pennsylvania and New York to administer their small business relief programs, which distributed grants to businesses that lost significant revenues during the pandemic. Lendistry is dedicated to supporting economic opportunities and progressive growth for underserved urban and rural small business borrowers and their communities.
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Allows companies to stay on the pulse of customer needs with better engagement throughout the customer journey
OSLO, Norway, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pexip, a global video communication platform, today announced that it has launched Pexip Engage, an innovative new customer engagement application. After the acquisition of Skedify in November 2021, the joint development team worked to combine the former Skedify product with Pexip video to create a fully integrated customer engagement and video application, allowing companies to form closer relationships with their customers.
Companies in industries such as high-end retail, financial services and HR, are in the process of digitizing their traditionally face-to-face services and are looking for tools that meet both customer expectations and the needs of their own customer service and sales teams. With Pexip Engage, companies can stay close to their customers' needs throughout the entire lifecycle, from pre-meeting scheduling, through in-meeting interaction to post-meeting insights and performance reporting.
"With the video enablement of digital customer journeys, Pexip has entered the burgeoning Sales Enablement market, which has an estimated total addressable market potential of 1.5 billion US dollars, and we are already building a significant pipeline of opportunity in this area," said Øystein Hem, Interim CEO and CFO at Pexip. "Pexip Engage is one of the applications that we offer to customers within our Video Innovation pillar. We're seeing that organizations that have previously trusted us to provide secure video meetings are also now looking to explore the new revenue streams that digital video engagement can unlock."
"Customer expectations have changed and we see that enterprises are looking for a user-friendly scheduling and engagement interface with integrated high-quality video meeting capabilities. Pexip Engage provides a frictionless experience that enables advisors to meet customers in their preferred channel at a time that suits both parties. We believe it is a game-changer and we are looking forward to taking this out to our customers across the globe," said Arne Bassez, VP Business Management Pexip (and former co-founder of Skedify).
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phosplatin Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on small molecule immunogenic therapies in oncology, reported today new non-clinical data on its lead candidate, PT-112, at the American Academy of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022. The poster presentation, titled, "PT-112 induces potent mitochondrial stress and immunogenic cell death in human prostate cancer cell lines," is available for viewing in person at AACR, which is taking place through April 13 in New Orleans, Louisiana and online in Proceedings of the AACR through the meeting website.
"The study results indicate that PT-112 causes growth inhibition of prostate cancer cells without affecting healthy cells, including effects seen on organelles such as mitochondria, that are consistent with immunogenic cell death (ICD)," said Alberto Anel, PhD, Scientific Researcher at University of Zaragoza/Aragón Health Research Institute, who led the study. "We found that PT-112 selectively induced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, as well as the release of damage-associated molecular patterns, or DAMPs, which suggests this activity on cellular organelles may be an important component of PT-112's immunogenic cell death mechanism."
"We are encouraged by the activity seen in this research, which was conducted in parallel with our ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of PT-112 in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer," said Phosplatin Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Matthew Price. "The result of this study provides a better understanding of PT-112's mechanism of action, in a manner that is linked to its established immunogenic cell death effects. We view this as very supportive of our ongoing clinical efforts in treating metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer patients, a disease state that is heterogenous and that requires an immune priming approach such as ICD."
The non-clinical study of PT-112 (available Monday, April 11, 2022 from 9:00am – 12:30pm CST as poster presentation number 5) assessed differential sensitivity, cell death mechanism, induction of mitochondrial stress and release of DAMPs. Sensitivity to PT-112 was assessed in human prostate cancer cell lines and the non-tumorigenic prostate cell line RWPE-1. Key findings of the study included the following:
- PT-112 caused growth inhibition and cancer cell death without affecting healthy RWPE-1 cells.
- Caspase inhibition reduced PT-112-induced cell death, with more mild effects seen with necroptosis inhibition, suggesting that cell death is primarily apoptotic.
- PT-112-induced cell death was accompanied by a prominent increase of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) and decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, as well as by DAMP emission.
- PT-112 activated markers of autophagy, a process associated with ICD and the cellular stress response
- There was a positive relationship between HIF-1alpha expression and the sensitivity to PT-112 in this panel.
PT-112 is a novel small molecule with clinical activity reported across Phase 1 studies in advanced solid tumors including lung, thymoma, castration-resistant prostate cancer, and multiple myeloma. In previous research, PT-112-induced cancer cell death has been shown to be independent of nuclear DNA damage. Additionally, in vitro experiments showed that PT-112 causes mtROS accumulation and DAMP release leading to immunogenic cell death (ICD), a unique form of cancer cell death that elicits an anti-cancer immune response related to the specific way in which a cancer cell dies, and T-cell infiltration.
For more information about Phosplatin's clinical trials, visit the website at www.Phosplatin.com.
About PT-112
PT-112 is a novel small molecule with a unique, pleiotropic mechanism of action that promotes immunogenic cell death (ICD), through the release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that bind to dendritic cells and lead to downstream immune effector cell recruitment in the tumor microenvironment. PT-112 may represent the best-in-class inducer of this immunological form of cancer cell death. Further, PT-112 harbors a property known as osteotropism, or the propensity of the drug to reach its highest concentrations in certain areas of the bone, making it a candidate for treatment of patients with cancers that originate in, or metastasize to, the bone. The first in-human study of PT-112 demonstrated an attractive safety profile and evidence of long-lasting responses among heavily pre-treated patients and won "Best Poster" within the Developmental Therapeutics category at the ESMO 2018 Annual Congress. The combination Phase 1b dose escalation study of PT-112 with PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor avelumab in solid tumors was reported in an oral presentation at the ESMO 2020 Virtual Congress. The Phase 1 study in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma presented at ASH is the third completed Phase 1 study of PT-112. Monotherapy Phase 2 development is ongoing in mCRPC, and the PD-L1 combination study is ongoing in a dose confirmation cohort of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, and will soon include the Phase 2 proof of concept study in thymic epithelial tumors under the company's collaboration with the NCI.
About Phosplatin Therapeutics
Phosplatin Therapeutics Inc. is a privately held, clinical stage pharmaceutical company that is focused on the development of small molecule immune-modulating therapeutics. The company's lead candidate, PT-112, is a novel chemical entity under clinical development that exhibits a unique combination of properties, including immunogenic cell death and osteotropism. Clinical data generated to date across three Phase 1 studies have demonstrated single-agent anti-cancer activity and an attractive tolerability profile, and three Phase 2 studies of PT-112 are underway. The company's research and development work has been funded by private investors and family investment offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, along with a sub-license agreement for the development, commercialization and use of PT-112 in Greater China. The company also sponsors the ongoing clinical study of PT-112 in combination with the PD-L1 inhibitor avelumab under a collaboration agreement with Pfizer and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany (operating as EMD Serono in the US and Canada), and has an active collaborative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the NCI to conduct a Phase 2 trial utilizing PT-112 in thymic epithelial tumors.
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In Year Two of Partnership, Pompeian Pledges to Remove More Waste from Harbor and Commits $30,000 towards Community Cleanup and Beautification Grants
BALTIMORE, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --– Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and Baltimore-based Pompeian, Inc., America's largest national brand of olive oil on a mission to help people eat, live and feel better, announced today the continuation and expansion of its Healthy Harbor partnership, a renewed commitment to making the Baltimore Harbor and surrounding communities a cleaner, greener and more joyful place for all. After a fruitful first year of working together, including the removal of 220 tons of waste from the Baltimore Harbor and successfully completing eleven neighborhood cleanup projects, Pompeian and Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore are excited to get back out into the community and do even more good in 2022.
The second year of the partnership kicks off with the announcement of an expanded Community Cleanup and Beautification grants program with Pompeian increasing its commitment from 2021 to $30,000. Additionally, Pompeian will be re-adopting Mr. Trash Wheel and Professor Trash Wheel, now on track to remove an additional 220 total tons of waste from the Baltimore Harbor by the end of 2022. In 2021, the beloved interceptors donned new looks with olive green eyes and large spinning olives – all of which are here to stay through this extended partnership.
"Pompeian has been a committed and generous partner to the trash wheels and our Healthy Harbor programs over the last year, and we are thrilled to continue working with them to build upon our longstanding commitment to better Baltimore's neighborhoods and improve water quality through community-led improvement projects," said Adam Lindquist, vice president of programs and environmental initiatives at Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore.
Since the partnership launch in spring 2021, Waterfront Partnership has distributed $25,000 in Pompeian-funded grants to neighboring communities helping clean and beautify East Baltimore. In its first year of work, Pompeian completed eleven projects utilizing grants funds to improve community gathering spaces, the quality of water and the overall environment at a time when having safe outdoor spaces was of paramount importance. In the Milton Montford neighborhood, a gravel park was transformed into a more welcoming public space with the addition of native plants to attract birds and butterflies. In Middle East, grant funds brought neighbors together for dialogue around trash and to plant pots with native perennials. In McElderry Park, grant funds supported five monthly clean up events featuring live music to bring neighbors together around the theme of bettering their community. These events added value to local communities by drawing people closer together during a time of isolation and uncertainty, and the partners look forward to broadening their impact in the year to come.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Community Cleanup and Beautification Grants Program. Communities with ideas for projects that will clean and beautify public spaces and reduce the amount of trash and other pollution ending up in the harbor are encouraged to complete a grant interest form at waterfrontpartnership.org/healthy-harbor/community-beautification-grants.
The grants program goes beyond financial awards and engages environmental stewards in the Baltimore community through assistance with implementation of greening projects, grant workshops and boating tours of Baltimore's waterfront courtesy of Waterfront Partnership.
"Pompeian has been integrated into the history of this city for over 115 years, so we love any opportunity to give back to the neighborhoods and people that have gotten us to where we are today," said Mouna Aissaoui, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Pompeian, Inc. "The harbor in particular is a lifeline for our business and critical to our daily transportation of high-quality olive oil. When thinking of how to pay homage to a city that has given us so much, partnering again with The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore was a no-brainer."
This year, employees from Pompeian's Baltimore headquarters will continue to volunteer and participate in the restoration of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, including oyster gardening, community cleanups and walking and boating tours to learn about the environmental history and work that goes into restoring the health of Baltimore's Harbor.
Healthy Harbor has been operating Mr. Trash Wheel since 2014 and has been conducting community work in Baltimore since 2016, partnering with a network of residents, community leaders and community associations on cleanups, water-themed community art, community gardens and recycling bin giveaways centered around bringing awareness to how actions upstream impact the health of the Harbor and city.
Pompeian has always strived to be an active member of the Baltimore community. Through Pompeian's Olive Branch Project, the company has made an impact on the surrounding area by providing education, clothing and food donations, as well as working with non-profits and offering scholarships for employees' families. Pompeian's visitor center opened in 2017 and has hosted hundreds of visitors for educational events for local schools and community groups each year. As a brand that is 100% farmer owned, Pompeian is always looking for ways to give back to the people that make it all possible, whether it's on their farms, in their offices or right here, to the people in Baltimore.
The Healthy Harbor Initiative provides a roadmap for cleaning up Baltimore's Harbor and the waterways leading to the Harbor. A clean Harbor and clean streams will provide opportunities for residents and area families to enjoy clean water in their neighborhoods. Greener and cleaner neighborhoods will make Baltimore City and Baltimore County more livable for all our citizens. For more information, visit healthyharbor.org.
Waterfront Partnership, in collaboration with our government, business, and community partners, creates a clean, green, safe, sustainable and thriving urban waterfront for all to enjoy. We're lean, nimble and effective; the only organization that wakes up every day, rolls its sleeves up and gets to work on new ways we can make Baltimore's Waterfront even more active, attractive and appealing. We're the hosts who greet visitors, the creators of programs and promotions and managers of our beautiful parks. We encourage investment in Baltimore's most celebrated asset so it can continue to grow, to serve as a place of pride and the place where Baltimoreans come together to recreate and to celebrate. For more information, visit waterfrontpartnership.org.
Pompeian, Inc. – The Olive Oil People - is America's largest national brand of olive oil, bestselling vinegars and a variety of cooking sprays. Farmer owned and Baltimore based since 1906, Pompeian is a family of olive farmers and olive oil craftsmen whose passion, expertise and dedication bring the best-tasting, highest-quality olive oils to kitchens everywhere. Upholding the highest quality standards, Pompeian conducts daily testing through their in-house quality assurance team in the state-of-the-art Pompeian Quality Control and Research & Development Center ensuring each bottle is always at peak freshness. Inspired by heritage and tradition, Pompeian products are rooted in authenticity and crafted for quality and great taste. For more information, visit www.pompeian.com.
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By Invitation Only: National Financial Investors Summit Webinar Conference April 26th: "Managing Risk - Offering a modern approach to Tactical Investing, Diversification, and Portfolio Design" – exclusively extended to Riskalyze Partner Investment Advisor firms Qualified Financial Advisors register here
CINCINNATI, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riskalyze, the industry-leading risk-centric wealth management platform serving tens of thousands of financial advisors, and Tactical Fund Advisors (TFA), a registered investment advisory firm, and advisor to six tactical mutual funds, today jointly announced a national Investment Summit Webinar Conference.
Event Details:
"Managing Risk – Offering a Modern Approach to Tactical Investing,
Diversification, and Portfolio Design"
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Webinar format –
Qualified Financial Advisors register here
Riskalyze is the company that invented the Risk Number®, which powers the world's first Risk Alignment Platform and was built on top of a Nobel Prize-winning academic framework.
Co-host TFA, a Riskalyze Partner, will feature six TFA funds in the Summit. Based on the Riskalyze methodology, TFA funds have received low risk scores with high GPA effectiveness ratings when used in an appropriately designed portfolio model. Examples discussed combine the TFA funds with the likes of products from many of the world's largest asset managers.
"We feel that TFA funds could be a part of any portfolio, whether the funds are 10%, or even 80%," said Drew Horter, TFA President & CEO. "Modern times deserve modern solutions. Webinar participants will learn how to incorporate TFA funds into any portfolio."
Advisors seek the latest in effective tactical investing. Using Riskalyze, large Broker Dealers improved their close rate by 54%.
"We've hosted many events over the years," said Todd Johnson, Riskalyze Director of Channel Alliances. "This TFA co-hosted Summit will be packed with the latest techniques in tactical investing."
"I'm definitely attending the Riskalyze/TFA webinar," said Steve Dissette, Investment Advisor Rep. "New tactical portfolio ideas are exactly what I would like to discuss with my clients."
"To say we are excited to work with Riskalyze in the Partner Store with our TFA funds is an understatement," continued Horter. "It's all about the benefit to the end client and we look forward to sharing ideas with investment advisors from around the country on April 26th."
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About TFA Fund Advisors
The group of TFA Mutual Funds based in Cincinnati, Ohio, a Riskalyze Partner, is currently comprised of six tactical mutual funds, and manages with multiple models, methodologies, timeframes and a unique multi-manager approach. The Funds share the goal of utilizing tactical portfolio management to deliver consistent, long-term results while maintaining the ability to dynamically adapt to changing stock and bond environments.
Management Risk: The portfolio managers' judgments about the attractiveness, value and potential appreciation of particular stocks or other securities in which the Funds invest or sells short may prove to be incorrect and there is no guarantee that the portfolio managers' judgment will produce the desired results. Additionally, the Adviser's judgments about the potential performance of the sub-advisers it utilizes may also prove incorrect and may not produce the desired results.
Like any investment strategy, a tactical investing approach entails risks, including the risk that client accounts can still lose value and the risk that a defensive position may, at any given point in time, prevent client accounts from appreciating in value.
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing is risky. Investors can and do lose money.
Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC, located at 11726 Seven Gables Rd, Symmes Township, Cincinnati, OH 45249, is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Registration with the SEC as an investment adviser should not be construed to imply that the SEC has approved or endorsed qualifications or the services Tactical Fund Advisors, LLC offers, or that its personnel possess a particular level of skill, expertise or training. Additional information about Tactical Fund Advisors is available on the SEC's website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Tactical Fund Advisors does not provide legal or tax advice.
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MCLEAN, Va., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RIVA Solutions, Inc., announced today a new prime IDIQ contract award valued at $2,000,000,000 over ten years for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), headquartered in Alexandria, VA. RIVA is one of three small businesses, and five overall businesses awarded this contract after a long protest period. RIVA will oversee the modernization of solutions and IT programs at USPTO to optimize trademark and TTAB operations.
RIVA began supporting USPTO 12 years ago upon company inception and currently has a large footprint of employees supporting four major offices. As a prime contractor, RIVA looks forward to supporting USPTO OCIO vision which aims to provide stabilization of infrastructure and systems through modernization and establish New Ways of Work (NWOW) by embracing agile principles and practices to enable faster time-to-delivery. RIVA strives to continue to foster the reputation of a reliable, high tech, trusted partner of USPTO through superior execution, and customer-focused technology solutions.
The USPTO BOSS contract is intended to help USPTO OCIO move from project-based toward product-based delivery which empowers the business owners to own the features and business value each product provides. RIVA looks forward to leveraging our innovative frameworks, DevSecOps strategy, and proprietary technology solution OpenCloudCX, in conjunction with our partnership with Functionize to help USPTO OCIO achieve their vision for the future.
Raj DasGupta, CTO was quoted, "We are extremely grateful for the degree of trust placed in us by the USPTO. We look forward to aiding the USPTO in its mission to create an agile fully electronic end-to-end system. The entire RIVA team is prepared to take full advantage of this opportunity to showcase our expertise in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, AI, ML, and cloud technologies."
About RIVA Solutions, Inc.
Results. Innovation. Values. Accountability. That's RIVA, on a mission to power solutions for better government. RIVA Solutions Inc. is an IT-service provider for the Federal government experiencing explosive growth since our inception in 2009. We specialize in Digital Transformation of the public sector providing best in class solutions and products in DevSecOps, Data and Analytics, Cloud, and Cybersecurity.
This does not constitute or imply any endorsement of this company by the Federal Government.
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HINGHAM, Mass., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandy Cove Advisors, a boutique financial advisory firm that delivers a full spectrum of customized wealth management services, today is pleased to announce that Keiron O'Brien has joined the firm as Managing Director, effective immediately.
O'Brien's new role will see him serving as Senior Client Advisor for Sandy Cove Advisors, acting as a lead on key client relationships to help clients meet – and exceed – their personal financial goals.
"As we continue to grow, we are committed to bringing on the best talent and resources for current and future clients," commented Deidre Prescott, President and Founder of Sandy Cove Advisors. "Keiron's track record speaks for itself, and he is already a valued member of the leadership team."
Prior to joining Sandy Cove Advisors, O'Brien has over two decades of financial service experience. Keiron held a Senior Vice President position at Brown Brothers Harriman in private banking. His experience also includes a role as VP of Fidelity's Charitable Services Group and six years working at private equity funds and hedge funds.
"My philosophy around wealth management is collaboration, relationship building and truly listening to my clients' complex issues and providing solutions," said O'Brien. Keiron has experience working with entrepreneurs, busy executives, and successful families. "I look forward to working with clients, gaining their trust and broadening our reach in the Greater Boston area."
O'Brien received a B.S. in marketing from Boston College and a B.A. in accounting and finance from Portobello College in Dublin, Ireland. He resides in Hingham with his wife and three children.
To schedule a meeting with Keiron, email kobrien@sandycoveadvisors.com.
Sandy Cove Advisors
Sandy Cove Advisors is a boutique financial advisory firm that delivers a full spectrum of wealth management services, with a focus on investments, financial planning, and family office solutions. To learn more about our offerings, visit www.sandycoveadvisors.com.
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Orbic Journey V Features Classic Style, Web Browser, Texting and Camera for Under $100
Spectrum Delivers Industry Best Unlimited Voice and Text, By the Gig Starting at $14/Month with No Added Taxes, Fees or Contracts
STAMFORD, Conn., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Spectrum Mobile announced a partnership with U.S. smartphone manufacturer Orbic to add the Journey V 4G LTE flip phone to its lineup of devices. The Orbic Journey V is an easy-to-use mobile flip phone with web-browsing capability, texting and camera for under $100. Customers can pair the Journey V with Spectrum Mobile's converged mobile broadband service, which includes access to the best networks, By the Gig plans starting at $14/month and unlimited talk and texting, for the best value in mobile*.
"Spectrum Mobile is revolutionizing the wireless experience for millions of customers by combining the best internet, WiFi and cellular networks with the best devices and simple, affordable plans – a combination that is truly better together," said Danny Bowman, Chief Mobile Officer for Charter Communications, Inc., which operates the Spectrum brand of connectivity services. "The addition of the Orbic Journey V phone to our lineup of devices is ideal for customers and families looking for a budget-friendly option to enjoy Spectrum Mobile's seamless, superior connectivity at home and on the go, while saving money along the way."
Orbic Journey V Offers a Classic Flip Phone for Spectrum Mobile Customers
The Orbic Journey V is a classic flip phone, featuring a well-spaced keypad, a long-lasting 1400 mAh battery, a 2.8-inch internal color display screen that supports text font adjustment, a 1.77-inch external display that shows messages and notifications, and a front-facing 2 megapixel camera. The phone also connects to the internet via a built-in web browser.
"Partnering with Spectrum Mobile allows Orbic to continue to deliver on our growth strategy to being a leader in multiline, innovative, mobile products, delivered with affordability and meaningful features in mind," said Mike Narula, President and CEO, Orbic. "The Journey V gives current and future Spectrum customers the best in service and product value."
The Orbic Journey V is available from Spectrum Mobile for $95.99 or $4/month for 24 months – with 0% interest on device payment plans – and customers can take advantage of Spectrum's $100 trade-in credit for qualified devices. Additionally, the Journey V pairs perfectly with Spectrum Mobile's By the Gig data plan for $14/Gig, and as an option for customers who want to combine a flip phone with Spectrum's multiline pricing on Unlimited data plans, starting at $29.99/month for two or more lines. All plans include access to Spectrum's converged WiFi, internet and cellular delivering the fastest overall data speeds**; access to nationwide 5G at no extra cost; unlimited talk and texting; and no added taxes, fees or contracts – for a potential monthly savings of up to 60% off customers' existing mobile bills***.
More information about Spectrum Mobile is available at www.SpectrumMobile.com, by calling 1-833-657-0388, or by visiting a Spectrum Store.
*Spectrum Internet required. Auto-pay required. For Unlimited, speeds are reduced after 20 GB of usage per line. Restrictions apply. For details, refer to Spectrum.com/policies/mobile-terms.
**Fastest Overall Speeds claim based on Global Wireless Solutions' combined cellular and WiFi speed test results in Spectrum service area where WiFi is available. Cellular speeds vary by location.
*** Savings based on 2-line comparison of unlimited plans among major national carriers as of 09/2021; prepaid excluded; data usage limits vary by carrier. Spectrum Internet required. Services not available in all areas. Restrictions apply. ©2021 Charter Communications.
About Charter
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.
About Orbic
Orbic is a leader in the development and manufacturing of innovative mobile products. The company offers customized products that feature the latest technologies, to support connected lives 24/7 and people's most passionate moments in time. With agility and speed-to-market, Orbic gets customers the mobile products and features they want and need with affordability in mind. Orbic is a women owned minority business, based in the U.S. with manufacturing operations in India.
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CHICAGO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stout announced today the acquisition of Genova Group, a Philadelphia-based advisory firm committed to providing best-in-class accounting, tax, and valuation advisory services. Genova Group's accounting, tax, and financial operations experts assist early-stage and recently acquired companies in the areas of IPO readiness, technical accounting, accounting for income taxes, interim controllership, finance integration, and monthly close-and-reporting enhancements.
Stout and Genova Group have natural synergies in the areas of accounting and reporting advisory and valuation advisory, with Genova augmenting Stout's geographical footprint in the Northeast. Genova Group's financial operations and tax advisory capabilities bring added value to Stout's suite of transaction advisory service offerings. Stout is pleased to welcome Genova's team of twenty professionals, led by Managing Directors and Genova Group co-founders Gaeton Biscardi and John Mertz.
"The addition of Genova Group brings even greater depth and breadth to our rapidly growing Accounting & Reporting Advisory practice," said Cory Thompson, Managing Director and Transaction Advisory group leader at Stout. "Gaeton and John have built an impressive business, team, and culture that aligns closely with ours."
"Joining Stout enables us to provide an even more robust set of accounting, reporting, tax, and transaction-related capabilities to our clients," added Gaeton Biscardi. "Genova and Stout share a commitment to excellence in execution, ensuring a seamless transition for our employees and clients."
"We're thrilled to be joining Stout and to become a part of their impressive growth story," said John Mertz. "Together, we're strongly positioned to solve our clients' most complex accounting and tax challenges."
The transaction became effective on March 31, 2022. Winston & Strawn LLP served as legal counsel to Stout. Holland & Knight LLP served as legal counsel to Genova Group.
About Stout
Stout is a global investment bank and advisory firm specializing in corporate finance, valuation, financial disputes, and investigations. We serve a range of clients, from public corporations to privately held companies in numerous industries. Our clients and their advisors rely on our premier expertise, deep industry knowledge, and unparalleled responsiveness on complex matters. Learn about our Relentless Excellence® at stout.com.
Stout is a trade name for Stout Risius Ross, LLC, Stout Advisors SA, Stout Bluepeak Asia Ltd., Stout GmbH, MB e Associati S.r.l., Stout Park Ltd, and Stout Capital, LLC, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and SIPC member firm. The terms "Stout" or the "firm" refer to one or more of these legally separate and independent advisory practices.
About Genova Group
Genova Group is an accounting advisory firm comprised of accounting and tax professionals that are committed to providing "best in practice" advisory and operational solutions clients. Learn more at genovagrp.com.
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Commences Voluntary Chapter 11 Process in the U.S. and Files for Protection Under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada
Operations to continue in normal course with no expected disruptions to customers, vendors or employees
WAYNE, Pa., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS) today announced that, after evaluating several strategic alternatives, it has filed voluntary chapter 11 petitions in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston, Texas and commenced proceedings in respect of its Canadian subsidiary under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Canada. A Sungard AS subsidiary initiated an administration proceeding for its business in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2022, to preserve value while working toward a longer-term solution. Sungard AS firmly believes these actions together provide the best path forward to protect its operations and customers, and to address its financial challenges in a manner that maximizes value and best positions the business for long-term success.
"Like many companies, our business has been affected by challenges in our capital structure, driven by the global COVID-19 pandemic and other macroeconomic trends including delayed customer spending decisions, insourcing and reductions in IT spending, energy inflation, and reduction in demand for certain services," said Michael K. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer and President, Sungard Availability Services. "Over the past three years, we've made significant network, product and infrastructure investments which are being well-received by customers and gaining significant traction. We believe the chapter 11 process is a right and critical step forward for the future of our business and our stakeholders."
Sungard AS previously completed a "pre-packaged" chapter 11 filing in May of 2019. The 2019 process addressed Sungard AS's long-term debt issues by eliminating more than $800 million in debt and infused $100 million of new liquidity by the Company's creditors. While it was successful in reducing the Company's long-term debt, the process did not solve for challenges inherent to the Company's operating structure, mainly uneconomical leases and underutilized space. The business has been working to address these cost challenges over the last three years. Recent factors have resulted in the Company's decision to accelerate addressing the Company's cost structure in the U.S. for the overall financial stability of Sungard AS's global operations.
To support its ordinary course operations during the process, the Company secured access to $7 million of bridge financing in advance of the chapter 11 cases. In addition, the Company has received a commitment for up to approximately $95.3 million in new money debtor in possession (DIP) financing from certain of its secured lenders. The Company expects to complete the process by mid to late summer, 2022.
Based on the additional financing received, Sungard AS intends to meet its financial obligations, including paying suppliers in the normal course of business for goods and services delivered from today forward. The Company also has filed the customary motions to honor its ongoing commitments to employees and customers. As such, Sungard AS will continue to operate in the normal course of business, including delivering the high levels of service its customers expect.
Sungard AS's operations in Ireland, France, India, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Poland are not impacted by the proceedings in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K.
Additional information about Sungard AS's chapter 11 filing can be found at
https://cases.ra.kroll.com/SungardAS.
Information about the Canadian proceedings can be found at:
http://www.alvarezandmarsal.com/SungardASCanada.
Sungard AS is advised in this matter by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Jackson Walker LLP, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, FTI Consulting, Inc., DH Capital, LLC and Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.
About Sungard Availability Services
Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS) is a leading provider of cloud connected infrastructure solutions serving enterprise customers from 75 hardened data centers and workplace recovery facilities in nine countries. Sungard AS has a 40-year track record of delivering resilient and highly available hybrid IT solutions. Backed by high-performance networks, Sungard AS modernizes customers' end-to-end IT across connected infrastructure, cloud, recovery and workplace solutions. Working with customers to understand their business objectives, Sungard AS identifies gaps in customers' current environments and tailors a solution to achieve their desired business outcomes. Visit Sungard AS at www.sungardas.com or call +1 888 537-6519 in the U.S. or +44 808 238-8080 in the U.K. Connect with us on our blog, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. The words "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "targets," "projects," "should," "may," "will," statements regarding future timing of a chapter 11 proceeding and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, as defined 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. Such forward-looking statements reflect, among other things, our current expectations, plans and strategies, and anticipated financial results, all of which are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, those concerning the completion, outcome and effects of the chapter 11 cases, the ability of Sungard AS to obtain bankruptcy court approval of the matters described in this press releases, including with respect to any debtor-in-possession financing, the ultimate outcome of the chapter 11 cases and any restructuring of Sungard AS effectuated thereby and Sungard AS's ability to reduce its debt or strengthen its financial position. Many of these risks are beyond our ability to control or predict. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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State-of-the-art facility focused on producing fresh salads, fresh cut vegetables and healthy prepared fresh food for Canadian consumers
SALINAS, Calif., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Farms, a leading North American producer of salads and healthy fresh foods announces the opening of the new Taylor Farms Toronto facility. With production focused on the retail product portfolio, Canadian customers will now have access to an array of the freshest products including the fan favorite Taylor Farms Chopped Salad Kits and Earthbound Farm Organic Salads.
Kevin Silver, General Manager of Taylor Farms Canada, will oversee the operations at the Toronto facility. The opening of this facility brings new opportunity for Taylor Farms to support local growers and customers as well as the local job market.
"We're thrilled to expand further into Canada with our new facility in Toronto," said Kevin Silver, General Manager of Taylor Farms Canada. "We have seen explosive growth in Canada over the last five years, and with this new location we're able to address that demand by producing and delivering the freshest and most flavorful foods to our customers."
ABOUT TAYLOR FARMS
Taylor Farms is a leading North American producer of salads and healthy fresh foods with production facilities across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Taylor Farms is grounded in a commitment to quality, assured supply, innovation, sustainability, and food safety. Taylor Farms is family owned and based in "The Salad Bowl of the World" Salinas, California. For more information, delicious recipes, and more visit www.taylorfarms.com and follow Taylor Farms Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for T, XELA, IVDA, NILE, and SBFM.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for NIO, GNCA, PHIO, IQ, and ATER.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for TWTR, PLCE, BURL, JWN, and STZ.
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PURCHASE, N.Y., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Townsquare Media, Inc. (NYSE: TSQ) ("Townsquare" or the "Company") announced today the date for the release of its first quarter 2022 financial results and its presentation at an upcoming investor conference.
First Quarter 2022 Results
Townsquare will release first quarter 2022 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. The Company will host a conference call to discuss certain first quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
The conference call dial-in number is 1-855-327-6837 (U.S. & Canada) or 1-631-891-4304 (International) and the confirmation code is 10018916. A live webcast of the conference call as well as the press release disclosing the Company's results will be available on the equity investor relations page of the Company's website at www.townsquaremedia.com.
A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through May 17, 2022. To access the replay, please dial 1-844-512-2921 (U.S. & Canada) or 1-412-317-6671 (International) and enter confirmation code 10018916. A web-based archive of the conference call will also be available on the equity investor relations page of the Company's website.
Upcoming Investor Conference
Bill Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, will present at NobleCon18 – Noble Capital Markets' Eighteenth Annual Investor Conference at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at approximately 10:30am Eastern Time. Management will also be available for one-on-one and small group meetings with investors.
A high-definition, video webcast of the presentation will be available the following day on the equity investor relations section of Townsquare's website, and as part of a complete catalog of presentations available at Noble Capital Markets' Conference website at www.nobleconference.com and on ChannelChek at www.channelchek.com, the investor portal created by Noble. The webcast will be archived on Townsquare's website, the NobleCon website and on Channelchek.com for 90 days following the event.
About Townsquare Media, Inc.
Townsquare is a community-focused digital media and digital marketing solutions company with market leading local radio stations, principally focused outside the top 50 markets in the U.S. Our assets include a subscription digital marketing services business, Townsquare Interactive, providing website design, creation and hosting, search engine optimization, social media and online reputation management as well as other digital monthly services for approximately 26,800 SMBs; a robust digital advertising division, Townsquare Ignite, a powerful combination of a) an owned and operated portfolio of more than 330 local news and entertainment websites and mobile apps along with a network of leading national music and entertainment brands, collecting valuable first party data, and b) a proprietary digital programmatic advertising technology stack with an in-house demand and data management platform; and a portfolio of 321 local terrestrial radio stations in 67 U.S. markets strategically situated outside the Top 50 markets in the United States. Our portfolio includes local media brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com and NJ101.5.com, and premier national music brands such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com, www.townsquareinteractive.com, and www.townsquareignite.com.
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According to the latest edition of Webshoppers, more than 70% of consumers plan to continue purchasing products overseas
SÃO PAULO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For many Brazilians, buying from foreign websites was a way of saving money in 2021, even with the dollar flying high. According to the Webshoppers survey by NielsenIQ|Ebit and Bexs Pay, 68% of online consumers (87.7 million) purchased imported products last year and 71% plan to continue doing so. For more than half of consumers, the biggest attraction is lower prices.
Cross-border purchases were worth an estimated R$ 36.2 billion in 2021, up 60% compared with 2020 and 32% increase in e-commerce generally. This segment now represents 17% of overall revenues; some of this growth can be attributed to foreign e-commerce websites better integrating local payment methods.
"This has made it easier for people to buy goods overseas. Purchases that were previously restricted to just a small proportion of the population with access to an international credit card are now available to a larger group of people who can use domestic credit cards or even Pix, the Brazilian instant payment system", said Luiz Henrique Didier Jr, CEO of Bexs Pay.
Consumers reported the most popular categories last year were Fashion (38%), Electronics (36%) and Home Decoration (24%). Faster deliveries have been one of the aspects driving Brazilian interest in international purchases. "This shows Brazilian consumer appetite for overseas products, despite often facing barriers created by technical issues", said Marcelo Orsanai, Head of E-commerce at NielsenIQ|Ebit.
Another interesting result has been the growth of platforms Brazilians have quickly started to adopt. In 2021, 56% of consumers purchased from Shopee and 21% from Shein, practically nonexistent in Brazil before last year.
About Bexs Pay
Bexs Pay is a pioneering cross-border digital payments provider connected to Bexs Banco's financial services. Our API platform offers a unique combination of digital payment solutions for payin or payout, enabling online businesses to operate in Brazil. In just a year, Bexs Pay has already handled millions of payments for global companies including TikTok, Wordline, Kwai and Thunes, among others.
About NielsenIQ
NielsenIQ is the leader in providing the most complete, unbiased view of consumer behavior globally. Powered by a ground-breaking consumer data platform and fueled by rich analytic capabilities, NielsenIQ enables bold, confident decision-making for the world's leading consumer goods companies and retailers.
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Superbia Summer is back for its fourth year of extraordinary food, mixology, art and entertainment, celebrating creative women
MIAMI, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya, the redefined, adults only all-inclusive hotel located in the heart of the Yucatan peninsula, announces the women-powered line-up for its fourth annual gastronomy series, Superbia Summer. From July 11 to August 21, the hotel's multi-sensory experience will feature an all women roster of chefs, mixologists, and local artisans all coming together to showcase their talent from different regions of Mexico. Each week will feature one chef, one mixologist, and one artisan implementing their unique twist to transform the hotel's experiences. Additionally, this year's event will also include a variety of pool activations, live entertainment and more. Superbia Summer invites guests to indulge in paradise and embark on a journey through the senses alongside the following talent:
- July 11-17: Chef Marcela Bolaño, Mixologist Rocio Frias, Artisan Carina Barbachano
- July 18-24: Chef Regina Escalante, Mixologist Mafer Tejeda, Artisan Cristina Arnedo
- July 25-31: Chef Lupita Vidal, Mixologist Ximena Villaseñor, Artisan Juana Gomez
- August 1-7: Chef Marta Zapata, Mixologist Fatima Leon, Artisan Claudia Ponce De Leon
- August 8-14: Chef Adria Montano, Mixologist Claudia Cabrera, Artisan Paloma Santa Cruz
- August 15-21: Chef Celia Florian, Mixologist Majo Cruz, Artisan Gaston Gallardo
"Women have always been at the forefront of UNICO 20º87º Hotel Riviera Maya's identity. From ideation to execution, the hotel would not be what it is today without the powerful women-led team behind it. This year, on the heels of its fifth anniversary, we wanted to pay homage to our roots and bring in a number of exceptional women across the food, beverage and arts industries to showcase their talents," said Irma Yeo, Director of Sales at UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya. "Incorporating a memorable multi-sensory event into a culturally immersive, all-inclusive experience while highlighting outstanding women demonstrates our commitment to offering our guests a curated, one-of-a-kind vacation."
UNICO 20°87º Hotel Riviera Maya redefines the all-inclusive vacation experience and offers an unfiltered view of modern Mexico. From the concept, to the rustic-meets-modern design, and even the cultural art displayed around the property, UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya is completely ideated by women. Born out of a desire to create an unparalleled journey within the region while encompassing relaxed luxury and cultural immersion, UNICO 20°87° celebrates five years as the new standard for the sophisticated travelers looking for an all-inclusive vacation. Located south of Playa del Carmen in Mexico, this exceptional, adults only, all-inclusive hotel features 448 lavishly appointed guest rooms boasting predominantly ocean-views with semi-private swim-up pools on all ground floor rooms and outdoor double-hydro spa tubs on all remaining rooms, an in-room mini bar stocked by guest preferences, three expansive pools, a state-of-the-art wellness gym, a full-service spa, five globally-infused gourmet restaurants, six bars and lounges, and two swim-up bars.
UNICO 20˚87˚ Hotel Riviera Maya is taking every measure to provide its guests with a S.A.F.E. experience with the enhanced cleanliness and sanitation. For more information on enhanced safety protocols, please visit https://www.unicohotelrivieramaya.com/en/info/hygiene-protocols/ and for more information on COVID-19 testing please visit https://www.unicohotelrivieramaya.com/en/info/covid-testing/.
For more information or to book a stay at UNICO 20˚87˚ Hotel Riviera Maya, please visit www.unicohotelrivieramaya.com. To engage with the hotel on social media, visit Facebook.com/unico2087 or find us on Twitter and Instagram @unico2087.
About AIC Hotel Group
AIC Hotel Group is exclusively contracted by RCD Hotels to spearhead the sales and marketing efforts for luxury hotel properties in the U.S., including Eden Roc Miami Beach, Nobu Hotel Miami Beach, and Nobu Hotel Chicago as well as throughout Mexico and the Caribbean, including Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana (the world's first all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel), Hard Rock Hotel Cancun, Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta, Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos, Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, and UNICO 20 ̊87 ̊ Hotel Riviera Maya, the first of a new luxury all-inclusive concept. For additional information, visit http://www.aichotelgroup.com.
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Local Partners Kick Off Development with Groundbreaking for One of the First Establishments in Hartford; Cannabis Dispensary Franchise Now Developing in 10-Plus U.S. Markets
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unity Rd., the national cannabis dispensary franchise from Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB), announced today that the brand's first partners in South Dakota have received approval from Hartford, a suburb of Sioux Falls and the state for a registration certificate to operate a medical cannabis establishment in the South Dakota Medical Cannabis Program. Local entrepreneurs, B.J. Olson and Adam Jorgensen officially broke ground on their Hartford medical cannabis establishment at 404 West Opal Lane on February 25, 2022 and anticipate the shop will open this summer.
Prior to partnering with Unity Rd., Olson was a multi-unit franchisee in the technology repair space and has an impressive entrepreneurial background that spans across various industries including wireless technology, retail and clothing. Jorgensen has also spent the past 20-plus years in the wireless technology industry, where he led and supported sales teams at two Fortune 50 companies.
"Partnering with Unity Rd. was a given for us," explained Olson. "Though I have a deep entrepreneurial background and experience in retail, I know operating a cannabis establishment adds a significant level of intricacies to navigate. Unity Rd. paves a path for entry into the cannabis industry and offers us the knowledge, resources and support we need to thrive compliantly in our market."
Olson and Jorgensen are true believers in the power of cannabis, both directly experiencing the medicinal benefits of the plant first-hand.
"Educating our community about cannabis is our top priority. We want to make sure our neighbors have the best experience possible with the plant." Jorgensen added. "Our Unity Rd. shop will be their go-to local resource they can rely on to find the right products."
With state and city approval, the medical cannabis establishment will be one of first of three in Hartford. South Dakota residents began applying for medical cannabis patient cards on November 8, 2021, and currently there are a few hundred card holders in the program. As the state continues to award cultivation and registration certificates simultaneously, Unity Rd. is assisting Olson and Jorgensen in keeping close contact with cultivators in the new cannabis market. The team anticipates that initial crops will be harvested and tested throughout the summer.
Expansion into South Dakota marks 11 states, from coast-to-coast, where Unity Rd. has signed agreements with dedicated entrepreneurial groups who are in various stages of development.
"Unity Rd. represents the intersection where local business ownership meets cannabis," said Mike Weinberger, chief franchise officer at Unity Rd. "As we continue to rapidly grow in new markets across the U.S., we search for passionate partners such as B.J. and Adam to bring onto our team, who understand the benefits of cannabis first-hand and want to tap their entrepreneurial backgrounds into a complex, yet budding industry."
Unity Rd. offers one of the safest routes for cannabis entrepreneurs interested in staking their claim in an industry that is bursting with potential. The dispensary franchise's time-tested Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and experienced team, with a combined 200-plus years in cannabis and franchising, guide franchise partners through every operational function of the business, whether it be securing a license or assisting with cash flow, product selection or changing regulations.
Industry newcomers have deemed Unity Rd. the go-to franchise opportunity for entering and navigating the complex cannabis industry. The marijuana dispensary franchise is actively seeking qualified partners who would benefit from the systems, processes, and ongoing support the franchise offers. Currently, Unity Rd. has multiple agreements signed with 20 entrepreneurial groups.
To learn more about the Unity Rd. franchise opportunity, contact franchise@unityrd.com, call 720-923-5262 or visit unityrd.com.
ABOUT UNITY RD.:
Unity Rd.is bridging the two previously disconnected worlds of cannabis and franchising. The industry trailblazer is the first to bring the cannabis dispensary franchise model to the United States—with duality of prowess in both industries to back it up. Built up from a collective 200 years in the legal cannabis industry and franchising, the company helps eager operators enter the complex industry with ease. The marijuana franchise pioneer offers its partners the knowledge, resources and ongoing support needed to compliantly and successfully operate a dispensary. Launched in 2018, Unity Rd. has signed multiple agreements with 20 entrepreneurial groups across the country who are developing the brand across 10-plus states. In 2021, Unity Rd. became the first member of its kind to join the International Franchise Association (IFA), solidifying its position as the first true cannabis dispensary franchise in the U.S. The franchise was also named one of the "Best Cannabis Companies to Work For" in the dispensary category for Cannabis Business Times' 2022 and 2020 lists. For more information, visit unityrd.com.
ABOUT ITEM 9 LABS CORP.
Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB) is a vertically integrated cannabis operator and dispensary franchisor delivering premium products from its large-scale cultivation and production facilities in the United States. The award-winning Item 9 Labs brand specializes in best-in-class products and user experience across several cannabis categories. The company also offers a unique dispensary franchise model through the national Unity Rd. retail brand. Easing barriers to entry, the franchise provides an opportunity for both new and existing dispensary owners to leverage the knowledge, resources, and ongoing support needed to thrive in their state compliantly and successfully. Item 9 Labs brings the best industry practices to markets nationwide through distinctive retail experience, cultivation capabilities, and product innovation. The veteran management team combines a diverse skill set with deep experience in the cannabis sector, franchising, and the capital markets to lead a new generation of public cannabis companies that provide transparency, consistency, and well-being. Headquartered in Arizona, the company is currently expanding its operations space by up to 640,000 square feet on its 50-acre site, one of the largest properties in Arizona zoned to grow and cultivate flower. For additional information, visit item9labscorp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks and effects of legal and administrative proceedings and governmental regulation, especially in a foreign country, future financial and operational results, competition, general economic conditions, proposed transactions that are not legally binding obligations of the company and the ability to manage and continue growth. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this news release include the introduction of new technology, market conditions and those set forth in reports or documents we file from time to time with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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The new investments will increase the company's affordable housing by over 10 percent and align with March 14 commitment to employees
BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vail Resorts announced four investments to provide accessible and affordable housing for its employees at Park City Mountain in Utah, Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Vail Mountain in Colorado, and Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont as part of the company's strategic focus on investing in the employee experience. Collectively, the four investments will provide new affordable housing to more than 875 Vail Resorts employees, marking a more than 10 percent increase in affordable employee housing offered by the company across its resorts.
Last month, Vail Resorts CEO Kirsten Lynch shared in a letter to employees a commitment to aggressively pursue affordable employee housing in partnership with the mountain communities in which it operates. The commitment includes building new developments on the land the company owns and securing new leases in affordable housing developments to ensure rental rates remain affordable for its employees.
"Our employees are at the core of our mission to create an Experience of a Lifetime," Lynch said. "Bringing our mission to life for our guests starts by creating it for our employees, and affordable housing is an essential part of that. As our mountain communities have grown, affordable housing has become increasingly more difficult for our employees to access – addressing this must be a top priority for our company and our communities. These projects reflect progress on our commitment and we remain focused on aggressively pursuing more opportunities in our resort communities."
- At Park City Mountain Resort, Vail Resorts has entered into a five-year lease with Columbus Pacific Development which will provide an additional 441 employees with access to affordable housing in the new Canyons Village Employee Housing Development. It is located in the Canyons Lower Village adjacent to the Cabriolet lift and the Canyons Village Transit Hub. The long-term company lease begins with the 2022/23 season and has two five-year renewal options. The development is part of a public-private partnership between Canyons Village Management Association, Columbus Pacific, and Summit County, Utah.
- At Whistler Blackcomb, the company is pursuing the new Glacier 8 employee housing development, alongside the Resort Municipality of Whistler, which will provide an additional 240 employees with access to affordable housing. Glacier 8 will be located on Blackcomb Mountain, with easy access to Blackcomb and Whistler lifts. As a part of the investment, Vail Resorts has committed $1 million CAD to enhance transit service to the site. The development is slated for a final Town Council vote this spring, and with approval, will move directly into the permitting and RFP process. Construction commencement is dependent on building permit issuance, which is anticipated by spring of 2023. .
- At Vail Mountain, the company is pleased to move forward with the construction of workforce housing on the land Vail Resorts owns in East Vail, which will provide 165 employees with affordable housing. Vail Resorts will invest approximately $17 million in the project as the company seeks to address the scarcity of affordable housing in the Town of Vail. This project was approved by the Town of Vail in October 2019 after an extensive planning and environmental review, including a wildlife study performed with input from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The approval was upheld by the district court in October 2020. Construction was then delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company looks forward to proceeding this summer with this essential project, which is expected to be complete by December 2023.
- At Okemo Mountain Resort, Vail Resorts is now under contract to purchase an existing property in Ludlow, Vermont, that will provide more than 30 employees with affordable housing. This $1 million investment will provide long-term sustainable housing for employees and is just one mile from the resort. The purchase is subject to due diligence and expected to close in April.
In addition, earlier this season, the company invested in incremental affordable housing at Stevens Pass in Washington state for 24 additional employees, as part of the company's ongoing efforts to pursue and secure affordable employee housing across its resorts.
These affordable employee housing investments are in addition to the incremental $175 million annual investment Vail Resorts is making in employee wages, seasonal frontline leadership development, and HR support. The investment includes a new $20 per hour minimum wage for the 2022/23 season and differential adjustments for hourly employees at all 37 North American resorts, representing an average wage increase of nearly 30-percent across hourly employees in North America.
Additionally, Vail Resorts is investing more than $300 million into its on-mountain guest experience ahead of the 2022/23 season. 21 new lifts are planned across 14 resorts to reduce wait times. The company's largest single-year capital investment also includes terrain and restaurant expansions at Keystone.
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts' subsidiaries currently operate 40 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested Butte in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in Australia; Stowe, Mount Snow, Okemo in Vermont; Hunter Mountain in New York; Mount Sunapee, Attitash, Wildcat and Crotched in New Hampshire; Stevens Pass in Washington; Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, Laurel Mountain, Liberty, Roundtop, Whitetail, Jack Frost and Big Boulder in Pennsylvania; Alpine Valley, Boston Mills, Brandywine and Mad River in Ohio; Hidden Valley and Snow Creek in Missouri; Wilmot in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and Paoli Peaks in Indiana. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the Rock Resorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.
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Relativity Trace's artificial intelligence reduces false positive alerting for Vitol by 92%
CHICAGO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Relativity, a global legal and compliance technology company, announced today that energy and commodity trading company, Vitol, has deployed Relativity's AI-powered communication surveillance platform, Relativity Trace. Relativity Trace was implemented in just under four months, monitoring communications for over 1,700 individuals employed by Vitol and its subsidiaries in over 50 offices and 20 different languages, to proactively detect regulatory misconduct.
With vast amounts of data spanning numerous geographic locations, Vitol leverages Relativity Trace to ingest all forms of electronic communications – including email, chat and audio – in near real-time and immediately flag the highest-risk content to compliance officers for further review. With proprietary email thread deduplication and AI-enhanced text cleansing, Relativity Trace has reduced Vitol's false positive alerts so only the riskiest content is surfaced. This advanced technology has enabled Vitol to expand coverage of their monitoring, and ultimately reduce risk across the organization.
"Relativity Trace's false positive reducing capabilities has allowed us to significantly increase our scope which is already proving to be valuable in capturing risk," said Odile Roy de Puyfontaine, Head of Compliance at Vitol. "With the time our team saves no longer being burdened to review false positives, we've been able to significantly strengthen the ability to detect real risk, quickly."
Relativity Trace is used by some of the largest global commodity trading firms and financial institutions to proactively detect regulatory misconduct.
"Surveillance teams are overwhelmed by the number of false positives that their legacy surveillance system generates," said Jordan Domash, General Manager of Relativity Trace. "With Relativity Trace, Vitol has successfully leveraged the system's advanced alerting and AI capabilities to see a dramatic 92% decrease in false positives in a short amount of time allowing them to narrow in on risk and misconduct that actually matter because significantly less time is allocated to reviewing content that should never have been alerted on in the first place."
About Relativity
Relativity makes software to help users organize data, discover the truth and act on it. Its SaaS product RelativityOne manages large volumes of data and quickly identifies key issues during litigation and internal investigations. The AI-powered communication surveillance product, Relativity Trace proactively detects regulatory misconduct like insider trading, collusion and other non-compliant behavior. Relativity has more than 300,000 users in approximately 40 countries serving thousands of organizations globally primarily in legal, financial services and government sectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 198 of the Am Law 200. Relativity has been named one of Chicago's Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune for 10 consecutive years. Please contact Relativity at sales@relativity.com or visit http://www.relativity.com for more information.
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The partnership provides access to judge profiles and verified attorney reviews for legal professionals
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. and Courtroom Insight today announced the extension of their partnership, now delivering integration between Wolters Kluwer's Almanac of the Federal Judiciary and Courtroom Insight's knowledge management solution. The partnership will allow mutual customers to easily access judge profiles and verified attorney reviews for a seamless experience.
Courtroom Insight is a customized knowledge management solution that enables law firms to capture, share and analyze critical information about arbitrators, expert witnesses, judges and attorneys. In 2021, Wolters Kluwer and Courtroom Insight announced plans to give mutual customers access to Wolters Kluwer's labor arbitration content. More recently, the company provided users with seamless access from Kluwer Arbitration to Courtroom Insight. This latest expansion of their partnership into the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary is Wolters Kluwer's latest move to provide eligible customers with access to a rich and comprehensive database of legal content.
"The next step in our successful partnership with Courtroom Insight provides our customers with valuable information on federal judges, from district courts to the Supreme Court, to enable better preparation and increase the chances of a successful case," said Ken Crutchfield, Vice President & General Manager of Legal Markets at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. "We are pleased that we have been able to give our mutual customers multiple points of access to content through Wolters Kluwer and Courtroom Insight, extending efficient workflow solutions for legal professionals backed by deep domain expertise."
The Almanac of the Federal Judiciary is a trusted solution containing information on federal judges, including those sitting on the Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, Districts Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, and Specialized Courts. Customers can view reviews by attorneys who have practiced in front of that judge, the judge's financial disclosure information, and a history of cases that the judge has presided over. The new partnership extension will allow legal professionals to better prepare for cases by researching the presiding judges with reputable material. Mutual customers of Wolters Kluwer and Courtroom Insight will have access to this resource.
"Through our enhanced partnership with Wolters Kluwer, our clients can access deeper insights about judges, including biographical data and attorney evaluations," said Mark Torchiana, CEO of Courtroom Insight. "By combining internal research and evaluations with the critical information found in the Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, our shared customers can confidently research comprehensive judge profiles to inform their legal strategies."
To learn more, visit: https://almanacofthefederaljudiciary.com/Dashboard
About Courtroom Insight
Courtroom Insight, headquartered in San Ramon, California, offers the leading knowledge management solution that enables law firms to capture, share and analyze critical information about expert witnesses, arbitrators and judges. For further information, please visit https://www.courtroominsight.com or https://www.linkedin.com/company/courtroom-insight/
About Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
Wolters Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of €4.8 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,800 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
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OMAHA, Neb., April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific's famed Big Boy No. 4014 is set to return to the tracks this summer for its "West Coast Steam Tour." Kicking off June 26 from Cheyenne, Wyoming, this year's tour will celebrate Union Pacific's 160th anniversary, railroad heritage and the communities the railroad serves, visiting the Pacific Northwest for the first time since its return to service.
The Big Boy will be on display in four cities:
- July 6, 2022: Sparks, Nevada
- July 8-9, 2022: Roseville, California
- July 15-16, 2022: Portland, Oregon
- July 21-22, 2022: Boise, Idaho
Display days include locomotive viewing, access to the "Experience the Union Pacific Rail Car," a multi-media walk-through exhibition that provides a glimpse at the past while telling the story of modern-day railroading, and live Q&A with the Steam Crew.
Twenty-five Big Boy locomotives were built for Union Pacific to haul heavy freight during World War II and out of the eight still preserved, No. 4014 is the world's only functioning Big Boy. Weighing in at 1.1 million pounds, this is the second tour since the locomotive was restored for 2019's "Great Race" tours, which celebrated the 150th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad's completion, following a retirement that spanned six decades.
"The Big Boy was delivered to Union Pacific in December 1941 and helped carry the nation through World War II," said Scott Moore, senior vice president – Corporate Relations and chief administrative officer. "It now serves as a reminder of our history and how rail is the backbone of America. The tour last year brought out about 1.1 million people from the communities we serve, and we cannot wait to share Big Boy again this summer."
Big Boy No. 4014 will leave the Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming, June 26, making brief whistle-stops in dozens of communities in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. Further details will be released in May.
A steam tracking map showing No. 4014's location and route will be available at upsteam.com.
ABOUT UNION PACIFIC
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.
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Partnership combines scouting and training resources to expand player development opportunities
NFL Alumni Academy players to automatically receive XFL contract at the end of each season
NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The XFL today announced it has entered an exclusive partnership with the NFL Alumni Academy, an elite in-season training program for "NFL Ready" players led by former NFL coaches and players. Together, the XFL and the NFL Alumni Academy will enhance the football ecosystem by combining their scouting and training expertise to develop the next best players in the game and offer more opportunities to play professional football.
"This is a monumental partnership not only for the XFL, but for the entire football ecosystem," said Russ Brandon, XFL President. "The NFL Alumni Academy has found great success over the past two years training and mentoring up-and-coming players, many of whom have gone on to play in the NFL, and we are collaborating to create another avenue of opportunity for players to showcase their talent. We are completely aligned in our player-centric philosophy and we're eager to continue to explore the bounds of this partnership."
The XFL and the NFL Alumni Academy will work together to identify the highest caliber players to train at the NFL Alumni Academy, leveraging combined resources and expertise to seek quality talent. Upon completion of the NFL Alumni Academy at the end of the NFL season, each player will automatically receive an opt-in contract with the XFL. The goal of this partnership is to enhance the entire football ecosystem by extending player cycles and expanding professional playing opportunities that are also complementary with the NFL season and off-season.
"What makes a league successful is its players, which is why we take a holistic approach to player development at the NFL Alumni Academy, ensuring they have skills and resources needed to excel both on and off the field," said Dean Dalton, Executive Director at NFL Alumni Academy. "We are really excited for this strategic partnership with the XFL, which will have a positive ripple-effect across the entire football landscape." Dalton added. "We want to thank our marketing agency, WaV Sports and Entertainment, for bringing The NFL Alumni Academy and XFL together for this unique initiative"
The NFL Alumni Academy develops and trains the top available free-agent football players during the NFL season in preparation to sign an in-season contract with NFL teams looking to replace 500+ active roster players lost each season due to injury. The Academy has successfully placed players on NFL team rosters each season. Entering its third season in 2022, the NFL Alumni Academy is increasing the number of players and expanding the positions welcomed into its program, providing even more players the opportunity to train at the highest level. In addition to providing an elite football training forum, the NFL Alumni Academy offers off-field development opportunities including life skills, cognitive training, and mind-body wellness programs.
For more information, visit XFL.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
The XFL's ownership group, led by Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, and Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital Partners, is building a fan-first, fast-paced global professional football league with innovative rules and enhanced 360 game experience. The XFL will bring entertainment to world class football, with the goal of advancing the game of football and expanding player opportunities when it launches in February 2023. www.XFL.com
The NFL Alumni Academy provides a pathway for the top-graded free agent players that were released from NFL training camps to return to the NFL by giving them the opportunity to further develop their skills and realize their potential by training under the tutelage of elite former NFL coaches, players and performance coaches. The Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium at the Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls will initially serve as the NFL Alumni Academy's headquarters and training facility. The Academy will then move to the Center for Performance, which will be located on the Village's campus and is anticipated to be completed in 2022. The Center for Performance will feature an 80,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art indoor field house and training facility, among other amenities. www.NFLalumniacademy.com.
WaV Sports & Entertainment is a global sports marketing firm that specializes in sports property representation, brand side representation, and the management and production of unique sporting and entertainment events. WaV exclusively represents and manages various NFL Alumni initiatives such as their youth educational programming known as the Pro Day Experience and The NFL Alumni Academy. Additional information on the Company can be found at www.WaVsports.com.
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Atlanta airport reclaims title as World’s Busiest Airport
ATLANTA (CNN) - Atlanta’s airport is once again the world’s busiest.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport knocked China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport from the top spot for 2021, according to the trade association, Airports Council International.
Guangzhou pushed Atlanta off the perch in 2020, breaking Atlanta’s 22-year streak as number one.
Atlanta’s main airport had 75.7 million passengers in 2021. That is up a whopping 76% from 2020, but still nearly 32% below the pre-pandemic 2019 level.
Meanwhile, Guangzhou’s airport dropped to number eight in 2021.
U.S. airports dominated in 2021, with eight of the top 10, but the year before, airports in China took seven of the top 10.
China’s 2020 dominance was because of th early rebound of domestic travel in China.
The country has still not reopened to international visitors.
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Bed recalled after 79-year-old woman died
(Gray News) – Bestar has issued a recall for several models of its beds after a 79-year-old woman died and dozens of others reported injuries.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the woman died in July 2018, after a Bestar wall bed fell on her, injuring her spine.
The company received reports of 60 additional incidents resulting in bruising and other injuries from the wall beds detaching and hitting people, CPSC said.
The recall includes the following full and queen wall beds that were sold from June 2014 through March 2022:
- Nebula
- PUR
- Versatile
- Edge
- Cielo
- Audrea
- Lumina
- Orion
- Novello
The beds were sold online at Wayfair.com, Costco.com, Cymax.com and Amazon.com.
Bestar is contacting all known purchasers directly, and consumers are advised to stop using the recalled wall beds immediately.
People with the recalled beds are entitled to a free inspection, according to CPSC.
If the bed requires reinstallation, Bestar will reimburse for those costs in a range from $170-$207 for Above Top Shelf wall beds or $338-$414 for Below Top Shelf wall beds.
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FBI offers $5 million reward for info about ‘armed and dangerous’ fugitive
(Gray News) - The FBI announced a reward of up to $5 million Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of a wanted fugitive.
Semion Mogilevich is accused of participating in a scheme that defrauded thousands of investors out of more than $150 million. He was federally indicted in 2002 and 2003 with charges including racketeering, securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.
According to the FBI, the indictments allege that between 1993 and 1998, Mogilevich headed and controlled the Mogilevich Enterprise, an association that orchestrated a “sophisticated scheme” to defraud investors in stock.
Mogilevich is described as as a 75-year-old white male, 5′6″ to 5′7″, 290 pounds, balding, with gray hair and green eyes. He has Russian, Ukrainian and Israeli passports. His current residence is believed to be in Moscow, Russia.
The FBI said Mogilevich should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information can call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, via WhatsApp at 215-839-6844, or online at tips.fbi.gov. All identities are kept strictly confidential.
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Federal officials consider transportation mask mandate’s fate
Published: Apr. 11, 2022 at 11:28 AM EDT|Updated: 25 minutes ago
(CNN) - An update on the transportation mask mandate is expected to be released later this week.
The White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is coming up with a scientific framework to decide on the health issue.
The federal transportation mask mandate for places like planes and trains, is scheduled to expire on April 18.
In most places nationwide, facial coverings are no longer mandatory in public spaces.
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How the public’s view of Obamacare has changed in the last 12 years
(CNN) - The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by former President Barack Obama nearly 12 years ago and last week, Obama commemorated the anniversary with President Joe Biden at the White House.
“We passed the ACA, I’ve said it before, that was a high point of my time here because it reminded me and it reminded us of what is possible,” Obama said last week.
Today, about 14 million get private health insurance through Obamacare and another 14 million people get insurance through expanded Medicaid programs. That is about 9% of the U.S. population insured because of Obamacare.
Under the law, insurance companies cannot deny you or charge you more because of a pre-existing condition, children can stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26 and prescription drug costs are lower for nearly 12 million seniors.
However, it was a rocky start for Obamacare.
CNN reporter Elizabeth Cohen tried for two weeks back then to get an account and log in to healthcare.gov.
Obama acknowledged the issues, saying that the website troubles “didn’t help” the program at the beginning.
For a long time, Obamacare was relatively unpopular, but that changed in 2017 when Republicans tried to repeal the law.
“That was the moment when Obamacare became popular,” said Larry Levitt, executive vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Former President Donald Trump tried to convince Americans that Obamacare was bad.
“We will repeal and replace Obamacare. You watch,” Trump said.
Efforts to do so failed when three Republican senators voted against repealing it, including the late Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
Levitt says he believes public opinion of the law changed because it appeared that “Republicans were trying to weaken pre-existing condition protections, take coverage away from people, increase the premiums people would pay.”
“That was a very unpopular effort,” he said.
Levitt believes that for now, Obamacare is here to stay.
Last year, Biden expanded financial assistance for people to buy Obamacare insurance through 2022, and he is working on fixing the so-called “Family Glitch” in Obamacare that would help insure more families of working parents.
“Under the current rules, a working mom is told as long as she can afford employer-based coverage for herself, she can’t qualify for premium subsidies to afford coverage for her family. Cover her, but not her family,” he said.
With the fix, an estimated 200,000 more people would gain insurance and nearly 1 million people would pay less for their insurance.
Currently, Obamacare enjoys records enrollment, and Obama says there is a reason it is so popular 12 years later.
“It’s done what it’s supposed to do. It’s made a difference,” he said.
There are still 12 states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid. Biden has tried to clean up that coverage gap for more than 2 million people, but his efforts were thwarted by Congress last year.
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Man uses 30+ aliases to elude criminal charges, deputies say
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) – A man arrested in North Carolina for felony identity theft is accused of using dozens of fake names over several years to get out of criminal charges, according to deputies.
When he was charged last week, the 46-year-old man said his name was Vincente Barrera and then later said his name was Jorge Ortiz-Zaragoza, WBTV reported.
Deputies discovered that the Ortiz-Zaragoza name was in FBI records as an alias used before to try to get out of criminal charges.
Authorities said Ortiz-Zaragoza confessed it was not his real identity and said he has used 27 names in the past.
After fingerprinting the man, deputies determined he has used as many as 35 different names.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office records show that Ortiz-Zaragoza has been deported five times.
The criminal history connected to those fingerprints includes multiple drug felonies in addition to the assault charge, WBTV reported.
The investigation is still open, and Ortiz-Zaragoza, listed in the detention center as Vincente Barrera, was jailed on a bond of $10,000 on charges of identity theft and assault on a female.
Barrera is set to appear in court on Monday.
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Trump endorses Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania’s Senate primary race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s crowded Republican Senate primary, ending months of jockeying for his support.
In a statement Saturday evening, Trump said his decision was “all about winning elections” as he formally backed the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of daytime TV’s “The Dr. Oz Show.”
“The Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a tremendous opportunity to Save America by electing the brilliant and well-known Dr. Mehmet Oz for the United States Senate,” Trump said, in part. Later, at a rally in North Carolina, he said: “You know when you’re in television for 18 years, that’s like a poll. That means people like you.”
Oz had been competing for Trump’s endorsement in the May 17 primary against former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, whose wife, Dina Powell, served in Trump’s administration. The two had gone to extensive lengths to win over the former president, who remains deeply popular with the Republican base and has been wooed by candidates in primary races across the country.
At a conservative forum in Pennsylvania last weekend, the candidates were asked if they would like Trump’s endorsement and for him to come to Pennsylvania to campaign for them.
“That’s the easiest question we’re going to get all day,” replied one of the candidates, Jeff Bartos, a real estate investor. “Yes. 100%, yes.”
The decision marks a disappointment for McCormick, who met with Trump last week and had hired a litany of former Trump aides for his campaign. Though he was virtually unknown to voters before declaring his candidacy in January, he topped a recent Fox News poll of Pennsylvania GOP primary voters.
Trump had previously endorsed Sean Parnell in the race, but Parnell withdrew his candidacy amid allegations of abuse from his estranged wife. The turnabout raised questions about the vigor of Trump’s vetting process and concerns among Republicans about whether the former president was bolstering candidates who might be able to win their respective primaries but flounder in general elections that will determine which party controls the Senate.
This time, Trump made clear that electability was top of mind. In his statement, he noted that Oz was a well-known quantity who has “lived with us through the screen and has always been popular, respected, and smart.”
“Perhaps most importantly, I believe that Mehmet Oz will be the one most able to win the General Election against a Radical Left Democrat looking to do unthinkable harm to our Country,” he added. “Women, in particular, are drawn to Dr. Oz for his advice and counsel. I have seen this many times over the years. They know him, believe in him, and trust him,” he said.
When Oz interviewed Trump on his show in 2016, Trump told him at one point that his wife, Melania Trump, was “a big fan” of the show.
Oz also has a long personal history with Trump.
Oz said in a recent interview that he had first met Trump in 2004 or 2005 when he asked Trump to use his golf course for an event for Oz’s children’s charity. Trump agreed. After that, they saw each other intermittently at social events before Oz interviewed Trump about his health during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Trump, in conversations, has often praised Oz for his positive treatment on the show. “He even said that I was in extraordinary health, which made me like him even more (although he also said I should lose a couple of pounds!),” Trump wrote in his statement.
McCormick, meanwhile, has made deep inroads with party donors and officials in Pennsylvania, and has landed endorsements from former Trump administration officials Sarah Sanders and Mike Pompeo. But he has had to work to turn himself into a pro-Trump, America First candidate.
McCormick carries strong Republican establishment ties going back to his days in President George W. Bush’s administration. In 2015, McCormick held a fundraiser for Jeb Bush, Trump’s 2016 rival.
That has opened McCormick, who spent a dozen years as an executive at one of the nation’s biggest hedge funds, to charges from some conservatives that he is a “globalist,” a derogatory term as adopted by Trump and others in his orbit to conjure up an elite, international coterie that doesn’t serve America’s best interests.
Meanwhile, McCormick and a super PAC supporting him have spent millions attacking Oz.
The ads pick apart Oz’s long career on TV and as a public personality and accuse him of being a liberal, pointing, for instance, to his repeated public advocacy for “Obamacare,” former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. They also accuse Oz of being too “Hollywood.”
Oz also has taken heat in the race for carpetbaggery. He lived in New Jersey for two decades until just before deciding to run in neighboring Pennsylvania, where his in-laws live.
Trump’s decision drew criticism from some Oz critics, including Parnell, who endorsed McCormick.
“I have enormous respect for President Trump. I was honored to have his endorsement in PA,” he tweeted. “But I’m disappointed by this. Oz is the antithesis of everything that made Trump the best president of my lifetime—he’s the farthest thing from America First & he’d be very bad for PA.”
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ROCK SPRINGS – The Young at Heart Community Center held their 13th annual Casino Fever Night on Saturday, April 9.
Those in attendance got the chance to participate in games like Texas Hold ‘Em, Wheel of Fortune, Roulette, Black Jack and more. There were also slot machines set up at the event to enjoy. Event attendants even got the chance to participate in a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament.
Other games at the event for community members to take part in included “Wine Pull,” a silent auction, Craps, Hi Low, Beat the Dealer and Bingo.
Young at Heart’s marketing/special events coordinator April Cross said that the event is used as a fundraiser for the senior center.
“We’re a nonprofit organization and we host a casino-type night with gaming. All of the money goes to the senior center here. We do Home Deliver Meals, home health care, the activities for the seniors and then also the preschool here next door.”
Cross also said that due to the pandemic, the event has not been held since 2020.
“We didn’t hold the event last year due to COVID-19. The last year we did it was 2020 and we raised quite a bit of money,” Cross said. “This year, we’re hoping to do more. I think we have more donated items for the event than any other year.”
Young at Heart’s executive director Rachelle Morris said that the event is always a big hit with the community.
“We have a foundation that supports us, as well. So, this is one of the Young at Heart Foundation’s events," Morris said. “They do two a year; this one and a golf tournament that they’ll do in the summer. This is how they get their funding, through their major events.”
Morris said that the events bring in funding for the foundation and in turn, supports the center.
“The foundation has covered air purifiers during COVID-19. They’ve also updated the kitchen equipment. They’re here to support the center and make sure that we’re successful.”
“It’s a really fun event. I know that we're a senior citizen community center but it is really geared for the community. It’s a fundraising event for us but we feel like we put it on for the community to give them something to do and have a little fun.”
Rock Springs councilman Tim Savage was present during the event and said that it is important to support fundraisers like the Casino Fever Night.
“The Young at Heart Center provides social opportunities for people, which is so important. The other important thing is they allow people to stay in their homes as long as they’re able to,” Savage said. “They provide meals, nursing services and stuff like that. They provide critical services.”
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According to Rock Springs Police Department's press release that was sent to the media on Saturday, April 9, officers were attempting to arrest Rock Springs resident Robert Shalata for an outstanding felony warrant on Friday, April 8, 2022, when he barricaded himself in his residence.
According to Rock Springs Police Department's press release that was sent to the media on Saturday, April 9, officers were attempting to arrest Rock Springs resident Robert Shalata for an outstanding felony warrant on Friday, April 8, 2022, when he barricaded himself in his residence.
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Rock Springs resident Robert Shalata barricaded himself at his residence during a six-hour standoff on Friday, April 8 2022.
ROCK SPRINGS -- According to Rock Springs Police Department's press release that was sent to the media on Saturday, April 9, officers were attempting to arrest Rock Springs resident Robert Shalata for an outstanding felony warrant on Friday, April 8, 2022, when he barricaded himself in his residence.
As officers made attempts to communicate with Shalata, information was obtained that Shalata had barricaded himself inside the home and that he was armed.
The decision was made to activate a joint tactical response team with members from the Rock Springs Police Department, Green River Police Department and Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department. The Rock Springs Fire Department also responded, ready to provide medical treatment if needed. The Tactical Response Team used specialized equipment and tactics to safely place Shalata under arrest without any injuries.
The standoff between the suspect and officers lasted approximately six hours. The suspect, Robert Shalata was booked into Sweetwater County Detention Center on additional charges of Interference with Police Officer and Unlawful Entry Into An Occupied Structure. The Rock Springs Police Department thanks Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office, Green River Police Department and the Rock Springs Fire Department for their assistance in the matter.
The Rock Springs Police Department reminds the community that all persons are innocent until proven guilty.
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ROCK SPRINGS – Rock Springs High School junior Hudson Garner has put in the work to reach the achievement of earning Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals in order reach his goal of the Congressional Award.
The Congressional Award’s origin dates back to 1979, according to congressionalaward.org.
The United States Congress established the award to “recognize initiative, service and achievement in young people.”
“It began as a bipartisan effort in both the United Stated Senate and the House of Representatives.”
The program is open for those between the ages of 14-24 in the United States
In order to receive the Congressional Award, students work towards earning their Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals.
Each of the levels has participants achieving goals in the following areas: voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness and expedition/exploration.
To earn the Bronze Medal, participants have to reach 100 hours of voluntary public service; 50 hours in personal development; 50 hours of physical fitness; a two day/one night trip for the expedition/exploration category.
In order to earn the Silver Medal, participants have to reach 200 hours of voluntary public service; 100 hours of personal development; 100 hours of physical fitness; a three day/ two night trip for the expedition/exploration category.
For those working to earn the Gold Medal, participants have to reach 400 hours of voluntary public service; 200 hours of personal development; 200 hours of physical fitness; a five day/four night trip for the expedition/exploration category.
Garner said that he started the process of working toward the Congressional Award in the eighth grade.
“My friend Megan had already started the process and that’s where my mom heard about it,” Garner said. “So, that’s when I decided I wanted to get involved with it.”
In order to complete some of his volunteer hours, Garner said that one specific event helped out a lot to get the hours in.
“It was a lot easier to get my hours in when they had the national high school rodeo finals here in town. I got the chance to volunteer during the weeklong event,” Garner said.
“I also got some of my hours in helping out with the younger teams at the baseball field. I got a few hours for helping to coach a little league team.”
Garner said that he was also able to use baseball to help get in his personal development hours to achieve the Gold Medal.
“For Gold, I worked to get my batting average from like a 200 to around a 300. So, I would just go to extra practices or lift weights on the side. That’s how I got the hours in.”
Along with baseball, being involved in student council also aided Garner in the completion of his hours.
“I’m really involved in student council. I’m also on the state student council; I’m actually vice president. So, that definitely helped a lot with getting my hours in.”
According to Garner, it took him around seven months to reach the Bronze Medal and around one year to reach the requirements for the Silver Medal.
“Reaching the Gold Medal was a little weird because of COVID-19,” Garner said. “I was supposed to do it last year but because of the pandemic, I couldn’t really get my hours in. So, really it took me two years to meet the requirements for the Gold Medal.”
Recently, Garner along with other students who achieved the Gold Medal, got the opportunity to receive them in Cheyenne.
“It was a really cool experience. After the meet-and-greet with the other medal recipients, we got to meet the governor and one of the senators,” Garner said. “After that, we went into the ceremony where they gave us our medals.”
Out of all of the public service hours Garner completed, he said that he really enjoyed the time he spent volunteering at events that were held at the events complex.
“I really liked getting to help people at the events I volunteered at. It was nice being out there directly helping out my community,” Garner said “Through the process, I’ve learned that I am definitely a people person. I thought that I was a little more introverted. However, once I started getting around people and talking to them, I really enjoyed it.”
For most of the trips in the expedition/exploration category, Garner said that he went mostly on camping trips to reach the required hours.
“They couldn’t all be the same but the planning had to be all done by me. I had to plan out the activities, travel and everything done on the trip,” Garner said. “It definitely showed me how much actually goes into planning a vacation and what all goes into it.”
Garner said that he would encourage students to look into it and consider working toward earning the Congressional Award.
“I would say just do it if you can. You get to meet new people, have new experiences and gain contacts when getting your hours completed,” Garner said.
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Rawlins times page plan, April 13 Apr 11, 2022 55 min ago Comments Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save RAWLINS page plan for WEDNESDAY, April 13 A1Tease 1: UNBEARABLE SPRING? Grizzly managers worried about 399 and her cubs, Page A6Tease 2: STRONG FIGHT, BAD BREAKS Outlaws show never-quit spirit in two tight losses, Page B1Tease 3: PALIN RIDES AGAIN With Alaska lightning rod, it’s political déjà vu all over again, A4_______________________________________________________MAIN PACKAGE: Boxing day: Carbon County author and NYTimes bestseller signs books to support museum, Mollie (photos)Ruling on eagle deaths divides wind power industry, WNE (file photo) – strip across topGroup pushes to hand-count election ballots, WNE (file photo) – long, can cut to fit if neededWalmart raising pay for truckers, hiring locally amid US employee shortage, WTE A2Jump from A1A3 FULL-PAGE AD A4 OPINIONSyndicated cartoonGreg column (Local voices)Drake column (Wyoming voices)Lowry column (Other voices)A5Obit (if there are any)Jumps from A1Around Wyoming briefs (if you need them)A6Grizzly managers worried about 399 and cubs, WNE (file photo)All the buzz: Sheep shearing class passes technique to new generation, WNE (photo) B1-B2 SPORTSStrong fight, bad breaks: Outlaws show never-quit spirit in two tight losses, Joel (photos)Outlaws drop pair of games over weekend, Joel (photos)Pokes land three Pac-12 transfers in less than 24 hours, Josh (photos)Wyoming QBs welcome competition, Josh (photos)Cobbs embraces leadership role as UW’s top returning receiver, Josh (photo)UW;s weakside LBs show growth, competition expected to last into fall, Josh (photo)B3-B4 COMICS/PUZZLESB5-B6 CLASSIFIEDS Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Tags Photo Manager Show Publishing Work Economics Rawlins Grizzly Cub Josh Plan Recommended for you Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus Trending Now Jury finds Cheyenne day care worker guilty of manslaughter Laramie County Sheriff’s Office identifies suspect killed in exchange of gunfire with deputy Laramie County Sheriff’s deputy shot, suspect killed Saturday afternoon after robbery at LCCC Sweetwater County school bus hits light pole at Frontier Mall in Cheyenne, no one hurt Some Cheyenne Regional employees upset by handling of Kronos hack Latest Special Section Our Faces To view our latest Special Section click the image on the left. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. 2022 Wyoming Legislature Updates Sign up to receive daily headlines on the 2022 Wyoming Legislature session. News Updates Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! News Updates - Laramie Boomerang Want to keep updated on news headlines? Sign up today! News Updates - Rawlins Times Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! News Updates - Wyoming Business Report Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! You must select at least one email list. Please enter a valid email address. Sign up Manage your lists
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Fiona the hippo is going to be a (very) big sister
CINCINNATI (Gray News) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden announced Monday that hippo Fiona’s mother, Bibi, is pregnant again.
“The hippo team is excited and also nervous,” said Eric Byrd, manager of Cincinnati Zoo’s Africa team. “As most people know, Bibi’s first baby, Fiona, was born six weeks premature and wouldn’t have survived without the intervention of her human caregivers. We are hoping for a full-term pregnancy and will be doing everything we can to support Bibi.”
According to the zoo, Bibi is on hormone supplements and will receive regular ultrasounds to monitor the growth and health of her fetus.
The zoo’s director of animal care, Christina Gorsuch, said they weren’t planning to welcome another baby hippo this soon, but nature found a way.
“Most forms of contraception, in hippos or humans, is not 100% reliable,” Gorsuch said. The dose that was previously effective for Bibi did not prevent pregnancy this time.”
The soon-to-be father, Tucker, arrived at the zoo in September 2021 and “was enamored with 23-year-old Bibi right away,” the zoo said.
The zoo will be sharing updates on Bibi and baby preparations in the months leading up to the birth.
Bibi’s big bundle of joy is expected to arrive in late summer 2022.
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Florida man had live gator, guns and drugs in his truck, sheriff’s office says
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (CNN) - Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who they said had an interesting assortment of illegal items in his truck - guns, drugs and a live alligator.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, deputies recognized the driver, Michael Marolla, from “previous encounters” as having a suspended license.
Deputies said when they pulled Marolla over Friday, they found drugs and two firearms inside the truck. Then, in the bed of the pickup, they found an open plastic tub with a baby alligator in it.
The sheriff’s office notified Florida’s Fish and wildlife Conservation Commission about the gator.
Marolla was charged with drug possession and carrying concealed firearms. He was released on bond Saturday and is set to appear in court on May 2.
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Inmate arrested for attempting to smuggle drugs into Southern Regional Jail
BEAVER, W.Va. (WVVA) - An inmate at Southern Regional Jail was placed under arrest on Sunday for attempting to smuggle drugs into Southern Regional Jail (SRJ).
According to the complaint, Jeremy Miller of Oak Hill went through the body scanner at the jail before going into holding, when an officer spotted an abnormality near the suspect’s rectum. Upon further investigation, the officer found two baggies containing a substance consistent with Marijuana and another bag with a white crystallized substance consistent with Methamphetamine.
Both substances were taken into evidence and Miller was charged as an Inmate in Possession of a Controlled Substance.
The West Virginia State Police handled the investigation.
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Johnny Depp suit against Amber Heard starts with jury picks
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, whom he accuses of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser.
Depp sued Heard over an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard refers to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.” The article doesn’t mention Depp by name, but he says it clearly refers to allegations Heard made in other forums that she suffered physical abuse at his hands. Depp denies the accusations.
The lawsuit brought a little bit of Hollywood to a courthouse that has a long history of dealing with high-profile crimes, just not those involving movie stars.
More than a dozen women, some waving signs saying “Justice for Johnny,” joined other fans who waved pirate flags in recognition of Depp’s signature role in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, waited outside the courthouse an hour before the hearing.
The courtroom in the city of Fairfax was closed to the public Monday, with limited closed-circuit access in an overflow courtroom. People lined up before 7 a.m. for the wristbands granting access.
The judge overseeing the trial, Penney Azcarate, has imposed a series of access rules to try to maintain decorum in the courthouse. Most significantly, neither Depp nor Heard are permitted to pose for photos or sign autographs in the courthouse or on the courthouse grounds.
Depp’s fans have been vocal in their support, saying he has been falsely accused. Raylyn Otie, a Depp fan from Bluefield, Virginia, drove five hours to see the movie star. She was disappointed when Depp did not greet fans personally, as sheriff’s deputies carefully limited fan access.
“I’m so disappointed. I came to give him flowers to show some support,” she said, bouquet in hand.
In a separate lawsuit Depp filed against a British newspaper, a judge dismissed the case, finding that Depp assaulted Heard on a dozen occasions and put her in fear for her life on multiple occasions.
Heard has filed a countersuit against Depp that accuses his lawyers of defaming her at his direction.
Heard’s lawyers tried unsuccessfully to have the case moved to California, where the actors reside. A Fairfax judge ruled that Depp was within his rights to bring the case here because the Post’s online editions are published through servers located in Fairfax County. Depp’s lawyers have said they brought the case in Virginia in part because the laws here are more favorable to their case.
The trial is expected to last more than a month.
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Judge weighs cameras in 3 officers’ trial over George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill took the rare step of allowing live audiovisual coverage of ex-Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial last year, making an exception to the normal rules of Minnesota courts. He cited the need to balance protecting participants from COVID-19 against the constitutional requirement for a public trial.
Now that the U.S. has entered a new phase of living with the coronavirus, Cahill must decide whether to allow the same sort of access for the trial set to begin in June for former officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng.
A coalition of media organizations, including The Associated Press, said in a brief filed Friday that it understood that Cahill planned to prohibit video coverage, including livestreaming. The coalition said it presumed the reasons included defense objections and the judge’s belief that his hands are tied by the normal court rules “absent the extenuating circumstances caused by the pandemic.”
Thao, Lane and Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both manslaughter and murder when Chauvin used his knee to pin Floyd, a Black man, to the pavement for 9 1/2 minutes on May 25, 2020. Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back, Lane held his legs and Thao kept bystanders back. The killing, which was recorded on video, sparked protests around the world and a national reckoning on race.
Defense attorneys have raised concerns about the willingness of witnesses to testify. Minnesota court rules generally require the consent of all parties for audiovisual coverage of trials, with fewer restrictions for sentencings. Chauvin’s trial was the first in Minnesota to be entirely televised, from jury selection to his murder conviction to his sentencing to 22 1/2 years in prison. People worldwide tuned into the livestreams.
“I think livestreaming that trial enabled people here and around the world to see the inner workings of a system that was handling one of the most important trials of our time,” said Suki Dardarian, senior managing editor and vice president of the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, which is part of the media coalition.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office initially opposed having cameras in the court for Chauvin’s trial, but now supports them for the other officers’ upcoming trial.
“The Chauvin trial demonstrated the benefits of robust public access to this important case and proved that the Court could successfully navigate the concerns animating the State’s initial opposition to audio and video coverage,” prosecutors wrote last week. “The Court’s commendable transparency inspired public confidence in the proceedings and helped ensure calm in Minneapolis and across the country.”
Due to federal court rules, live video coverage was not allowed for the first trial of Thao, Lane and Kueng this year, when all three were convicted of violating Floyd’s civil rights. Nor was it allowed for Chauvin’s federal case in which he pleaded guilty to civil rights violations. But it was allowed in the December state court trial of former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter in the death of Daunte Wright.
“None of the bad things that critics feared transpired, and we had the huge benefit of giving the public at large an opportunity to observe the proceedings,” said Jane Kirtley, director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota, another coalition member.
An advisory committee to the Minnesota Supreme Court is considering whether to allow more video coverage of criminal proceedings. It’s due to release its report by July 1.
Cahill, in a letter to the committee, said he had opposed cameras in criminal cases before, but that his experience in Chauvin’s case changed his opinion, and he now believes they should be presumptively allowed, subject to the trial judge’s discretion.
Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu, who presided over Potter’s trial, told the Star Tribune in an interview that both the Potter and Chauvin trials convinced her that cameras can be present without being disruptive.
“I forgot they were even there,” Chu told the newspaper.
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Man gets 17 years in prison for kidnapping woman, forcing her into sex work
MANCHESTER, Md. (Gray News) - A Maryland man was sentenced to 17 years in prison Friday for kidnapping a woman and leading a sex trafficking conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
The DOJ said Joshua Lankford, 33, used violence and drugs to control a young woman and planned to kill her to keep her from testifying at trial.
According to court documents, Lankford led and organized a conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force. Evidence indicated that Lankford kidnapped the victim, a young adult woman, to engage in forced prostitution.
Lankford knew the victim was addicted to heroin and withheld drugs from her until she made him enough money by engaging in sex work, the DOJ said.
When the woman tried to escape, Lankford and three others drove the victim to a rural area where they beat, whipped and choked her with a belt, court documents show. They then drove her to a hotel in Delaware to force her to engage in more prostitution.
Documents show that while in jail, Lankford told a co-conspirator that he intended to kill the woman to prevent her from testifying against them at trial.
“Joshua Lankford’s crimes were nothing short of horrific; he kidnapped and victimized a vulnerable woman then plotted to kill her in order to save himself,” said Special Agent in Charge James R. Mancuso of HSI Baltimore. “The atrocities of his crimes are clearly reflected in the severity of his sentence, and today, he will begin to pay his debt to society.”
In addition to his 17-year prison sentence, Lankford was given five years of supervised released and a $2,320 fine.
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Mattel releases first-ever carbon neutral toys, including a Matchbox Tesla
(Gray News) – Mattel is taking its first step towards its goal to achieve 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastic materials in all its products and packaging by 2030.
In a release, the company says it has released its first set of carbon neutral toys.
These toys include the MEGA BLOKS Green Town, which the company says is the first-ever toy line available at mass retail to be certified CarbonNeutral.
Four new MEGA BLOKS Green Town building sets are being released this month.
Mattel said it’s releasing some carbon neutral toys as part of its Matchbox line as well as part of its Driving Toward a Better Future product roadmap. The first in this line of toys is the Tesla Roadster, the company’s first carbon neutral die-cast vehicle made from 99% recycled materials.
To help make this move, the brand bought carbon offsets from Canada’s Darkwood Forests Conservation Project.
Carbon offsets allow companies to take steps, like protecting a forest, so that carbon emissions are offset.
Some climate experts are criticizing this action saying fossil fuels are still being used in the creation of toys.
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Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as the market extends a losing streak from last week.
The S&P 500 fell 0.8% as of 10:20 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68 points, or 0.2%, to 34,654 and the Nasdaq fell 1.3%.
Both the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are coming off their first weekly loss in four weeks.
Technology stocks fell broadly and were the biggest weights on the market. Microsoft fell 3.7% and Apple shed 1.7%.
Energy stocks were among some of the biggest losers as they followed oil prices lower. U.S. crude oil prices fell 4.1% and Exxon Mobil slumped 2.5%.
Oil prices remain volatile amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has put more pressure on global energy supplies. Global oil prices are up roughly 25% for the year, though they have been easing somewhat throughout April.
Industrial companies and banks held up better than the rest of the market. Boeing rose 1.5% and Citigroup rose 2%.
Bond yields gained ground. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.76% from 2.71% late Friday.
Twitter was in focus after mercurial Tesla billionaire Elon Musk said he wouldn’t be joining the company’s board after all. The stock rose 0.6%. Musk recently became the company’s biggest shareholder and is now free to increase his stake.
Investors continue to remain uneasy about higher interest rates, Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s effort to contain coronavirus outbreaks. In China, automakers and other manufacturers are reducing production after authorities tightened restrictions to help stem coronavirus outbreaks in Shanghai and other cities.
Wall Street will get several updates this week that could provide more clues about how the broader economy has been handling rising inflation.
The Labor Department on Tuesday will release its report on consumer prices for March, while the Commerce Department will release its March retail sales report on Thursday. Those reports have been closely watched as investors try to figure out how rising prices have been impacting consumer spending. Any significant slowdown in consumer spending would likely mean a sharper-than-expected slowdown in economic growth this year.
The latest economic updates come as investors anticipate a more aggressive shift from the Federal Reserve as it tries to temper the impact from rising inflation. The central bank has already announced a quarter-percentage point raise of its key interest rate.
Fed officials indicated in minutes from last month’s meeting they were considering raising the U.S. benchmark rate by double the normal amount at upcoming meetings. They also indicated they would shrink the Fed’s bond holdings, which would push up long-term borrowing rates.
Wall Street will also start to get more details about how individual companies performed during the first quarter and what they expect moving ahead. Delta Air Lines and JPMorgan Chase will report their latest financial results on Wednesday, while UnitedHealth Group, Wells Fargo and Citigroup will report their results on Thursday.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) - Mostly sunny for leeward sections, partly cloudy over windward and mauka locations. Clouds and showers will favor windward and mauka zones each day as pockets of moisture move through. . Highs 81 to 88. East winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight, partly cloudy with scattered windward showers, isolated showers leeward. Highs 82 to 88. Lows 66 to 73. East winds 15 to 20 mph.
Moderate to breezy easterly trade winds will continue through the week. Outside of a few afternoon showers over the Kona slopes, expect the dry conditions to continue for our leeward areas. Increasing moisture along with an upper disturbance moving into the area may lead to better shower coverage next weekend.
A series of small northwest swells will move through the islands during the next 7 days, keeping surf just above flat levels most days.
Fresh to strong trades over and upstream of the islands will keep elevated surf in place along east facing shores through Tuesday. East shore surf will then trend downward slightly Wednesday through Friday, then possibly trend back up over the weekend.
Several overlapping south swells will keep south shore surf elevated through Tuesday. Surf will then decrease to background levels Wednesday through Friday, before trending back up next weekend.
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Do you have a word that is your verbal kryptonite? A word that you can’t seem to use in the correct context? I don’t, because — after all — I’m the grammar guy.
I’m joking, of course! Certain words trip me up all the time. The usual suspects (for me) are the short ones that look alike and even sound similar to each other. Let’s get to the bottom of a few of these shifty short words.
Have you ever heard someone say, “If you’ve got it, flaunt it?” Flaunt is a word that means to show off or parade something. You might be tempted to say “flout” instead of flaunt, since the two words sound and look almost identical to each other. Flout means to show contempt for or mock something. Many people flout the “ten items or fewer” lane at the grocery store by bringing an entire shopping cart full of items.
Do you find it confusing when to use “rife” and when to use “ripe”? Rife connotes abundance while ripe suggests readiness. Rife is usually used with the word “with” afterward: My uncle’s Facebook updates are rife with conspiracy theories. Ripe is usually used with the word “for” after it: The pears on that tree are ripe for the picking.
Is something a sham or a scam? A sham is something that is a fraud or a pillow cover. A scam is a shady plan to take advantage of someone’s trust. Since both words involve deception of some sort, these two are easy to confuse.
Here’s an example of two words I hear mistaken all the time: riff and rift. A “riff” is a melodic phrase that gets repeated. The Edge from U2 is known for his catchy guitar riffs. A “rift” is a split, opening, or distance created between two things. This can be a rift in the ground or a rift in a friendship. The band developed a rift when the percussionist insisted on playing his cowbell during every song.
Let’s tackle squash and quash. To “squash” something means to physically squeeze or press down on something. To “quash” something means to halt or quickly bring to an end something in a nonphysical sense. You “quash” a rumor by revealing the truth about the situation in question. You squash a spider on your car’s dashboard because it makes you scream in terror during rush hour traffic.
What word pairings make you see double? Send me a message and perhaps we can quash any phonetic misconceptions.
—Curtis Honeycutt is a syndicated humor columnist. He is the author of Good Grammar is the Life of the Party: Tips for a Wildly Successful Life. Find more at curtishoneycutt.com.
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The airlines with the most delays
(Stacker) - When you’ve already waited in line to check your luggage, waited to get through TSA screening, and then waited some more for overpriced coffee or bottled water, the last thing you want to do is wait even more for your plane to board and take off. The sad truth, however, is that air travel is a waiting game, especially if you fly with airlines or out of airports where delays are as commonplace as cramped onboard legroom and crying babies.
Stacker went through data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to determine the percentage of delayed flights among all airlines. We looked at the most recent data available—reported by the airlines to the BTS from December 2020 to December 2021—and defined “delayed” as a flight that arrived at its destination at least 15 minutes after its scheduled arrival time. We also identified the most troublesome airport—the one with at least 100 flights during the reporting period and the highest percentage of delayed flights—for each airline.
Both mainline carriers and branded codeshare partners (airlines that only staff, maintain, and operate planes) were considered. You might wonder why Orlando and Aguadilla (Puerto Rico) are the only airports with the worst record for delays for two airlines each on our list.
#17. Endeavor Air Inc.
- On-time flights: 91%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Orlando, FL: Orlando International
Delta-owned Endeavor Air, which operates Delta Connection planes, may be under the radar; but it boasts the distinction of having fewer delayed flights than any U.S. carrier on our list.
Its excellent on-time status is probably due to the fact that it operates mainly from regional airports, which are subject to fewer delays due to lighter air traffic. But it also operates out of major airports, including hubs in New York City, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Detroit, and Cincinnati—and super-busy Orlando. Its 192 regional jets service 140 destinations in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean with 900 daily flights.
#16. Hawaiian Airlines Inc.
- On-time flights: 91%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Orlando, FL: Orlando International
Because so many Hawaiian Airlines flights go to the 50th state, where weather delays are relatively rare, its on-time record is exemplary. Hawaiian, in fact, routinely tops on-time performance lists and receives the fewest complaints about cancellations, overbooking, and baggage-handling problems.
With the continual expansion of its routes since its launch in 1941, it now flies throughout the Pacific and the continental U.S.-—even to Orlando, where Hawaiian Airlines passengers endure the most delays. Orlando has the second-worst on-time percentage (24%) of all major U.S. airports because it’s America’s leading family travel destination (i.e. home to Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort).
#15. Delta Air Lines Inc.
- On-time flights: 88%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Kahului, HI: Kahului Airport
Delta is the only airline in the top eight on our list that ranks among the five largest U.S. airlines: second in passengers carried and miles flown, third in fleet size, and fifth in the number of routes and destinations. Infrequent delays represent one reason why Fodor’s ranks it as the #1 U.S. airline. Its flights to Kahului (Maui), where airport expansion has been debated for decades, are delayed most often.
#14. Horizon Air
- On-time flights: 87%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Dallas, TX: Dallas Love Field
Horizon, Alaska Airlines’ regional carrier, serves dozens of destinations in the Western U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with Milwaukee the only destination east of the Mississippi. The light air traffic in Western outposts such as Wichita, Kansas; Walla Walla, Washington; and Dillingham, Alaska keep it on time almost all the time; only two of the 10 U.S. airports with the worst on-time stats are in the West. Horizon also flies to a handful of major Western cities, which does drag those stats down. Its hubs are Seattle, where it started out as a small regional carrier, and Portland, Oregon, while Dallas is the city where you’re most likely to be delayed on a Horizon flight.
#13. Republic Airways
- On-time flights: 87%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Lansing, MI: Capital Region International
You know how some wineries produce wines from grapes purchased from growers in the next county—but the growers don’t get any credit when awards are handed out? You haven’t heard of Republic Airways.
The airline operates regional flights on behalf of United Express, American Eagle, and Delta Connection. Republic gets credit for its solid on-time percentage, even though the airline benefit from flying in and out of quiet airports like Bangor, Maine, and Lansing, Michigan—where snow and ice on the runways contribute to the frequency of delays.
#12. PSA Airlines Inc.
- On-time flights: 86%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Traverse City, MI: Cherry Capital
PSA operated for a few years in the 1990s as an independent airline but now operates planes exclusively on American Eagle regional routes. Almost all of its nearly 100 destinations are small cities in the eastern half of the U.S. This focus on small cities like Traverse City, Michigan—where winter weather delays make it the airline’s most problematic airport—generally keep delays to a minimum.
#11. Envoy Air
- On-time flights: 85%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Burlington, VT: Burlington International
Envoy, like PSA, is an airline you’ve never heard of because they “only” staff, maintain, and operate American Eagle planes, while American Airlines handles the sales, marketing, and scheduling of flights.
Also like PSA, Envoy flies primarily to smaller cities—more than 150 destinations throughout North and South America, making it American Airlines’ busiest regional partner. The snows of Burlington, Vermont, can be blamed for Envoy’s mediocre on-time percentage there.
#10. SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- On-time flights: 85%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Panama City, FL: Northwest Florida Beaches International
Because it serves so many masters—operating flights for American, Alaska, United, and Delta—SkyWest is the busiest regional airline in the U.S. The airline delayed more than 1,300 flights in October 2021 due to a server outage.
#9. Alaska Airlines Inc.
- On-time flights: 84%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Adak Island, AK: Adak
Alaska is nearly triple the size of Texas, leading many Alaskans to treat flying like most of us treat driving—although blizzards and icy runways can make flying there a challenge.
It’s safe to say that if an airline can make it in Alaska, it can make it anywhere; and Alaska Airlines has indeed “made it” as a major carrier throughout Canada, Mexico, and most of the other 49 states. Among major airlines, only Delta has a lower percentage of delayed flights. True to its roots, Alaska still flies to tiny Adak Island (pop. 326), where frequent delays can be attributed to the Aleutian island’s fierce winds and 173 annual days of fog.
#8. American Airlines Inc.
- On-time flights: 83%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Lubbock, TX: Lubbock Preston Smith International
No U.S. airline transports more passengers than American. Its on-time performance is not bad, though rivals Delta and Alaska do better. Besides 230 U.S. destinations, the behemoth flies to 121 foreign destinations in 62 countries on every continent except Africa. A recent $42 million renovation of Lubbock Airport may help end its status as the worst destination in the U.S. for delays.
#7. United Airlines Inc.
- On-time flights: 83%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Aguadilla, PR: Rafael Hernandez
United paid a record $1.9 million fine last year for subjecting the passengers of 25 flights between 2015 and 2021 to lengthy tarmac delays. And it hasn’t exactly improved over the years, slipping from an 85% on-time record (third-best among major U.S. airlines) in 2010 to 83.75% (only seventh-best) in 2020. Delays in the not-so-friendly United skies are most common in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, because it’s a popular beach getaway city with only one departure gate and a 1930s runway due to be replaced.
#6. Mesa Airlines Inc.
- On-time flights: 81%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Regional
Mesa is a midsized airline that operates jets for American Eagle and United Express. It became America’s first regional airline to exclusively fly large jets in 2010, with most flights transporting passengers from small airports to six U.S. hub cities (Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Washington D.C.). If you’re itching to leave Alabama, though, you might need to cool your heels for a while as flight delays leaving Birmingham are common.
#5. Spirit Airlines
- On-time flights: 80%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Aguadilla, PR: Rafael Hernandez
If Spirit played on a Little League team, it would be awarded the “most improved” trophy. In 2017, it was dead last (68%) among major U.S. airlines for on-time arrivals. Moving up to fifth-worst ain’t bad, though it’s still in the bottom half on our list. It’s America’s largest ultra-low-cost airline and is expected to merge this year with Frontier in a $6.6 billion deal.
#4. Southwest Airlines Co.
- On-time flights: 79%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Chicago, IL: Chicago O’Hare International
Southwest endeared itself to many loyal passengers with its flexible ticketing policy and free checked bags, but its propensity for delays nearly eclipses those benefits. And it does no worse anywhere in the world than at famously frustrating Chicago O’Hare, where delays are something of a regular occurrence due to snow, severe rain, staffing shortages, and simply too many flights on any given day.
#3. Frontier Airlines Inc.
- On-time flights: 79%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Newark, NJ: Newark Liberty International
There’s one list that Frontier tops by a wide margin, but you won’t see it in any of the airline’s ads. It was #1 by far in the number of complaints per passenger between July 2020 and September 2021. Those complaints weren’t only about delays, but its on-time record is far from stellar, as you can see by its position in this ranking. Worst-case scenario: Your flight is delayed for hours while you’re stuck in Newark—the U.S. airport with the worst record for delays.
#2. JetBlue Airways
- On-time flights: 75%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Ontario, CA: Ontario International
Maybe there’s a reason for the name. Too many JetBlue passengers sing the “Jet Blues” while waiting, sometimes for hours, at their boarding gates. The budget airline flies to more than 100 destinations throughout the Americas (as well as London). Its on-time record is hurt by flying mostly to major cities with high air-traffic volume, but so do most of the major airlines that have better on-time stats, which led the Wall Street Journal to declare JetBlue the worst airline in the U.S.
#1. Allegiant Air
- On-time flights: 73%
- Airport with the most delayed flights: Myrtle Beach, SC: Myrtle Beach International
If a baseball team wins 73% of its games, it’s World Series-worthy. But if an airline is only on time 73% of the time, it’s … well, it’s Allegiant, which has a well-deserved reputation for delays and other problems (including an abysmal safety record revealed in a “60 Minutes” segment). In its defense, it’s an ultra-low-cost airline, so you’re essentially paying for the strong possibility that your flight won’t leave on time. On the bright side, if you’re in Myrtle Beach, where delays are most common, you might have time to hit the sand for some extra tanning.
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Discovery of radioactive liquid pauses work at US nuke dump
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An area at the U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in southeastern New Mexico was evacuated over the weekend after workers handling a shipping container discovered a small amount of radioactive liquid inside it.
There was no indication of airborne contamination and testing of workers’ hands and feet turned up no contamination after the discovery was made late Saturday in a bay where containers are processed before being taken underground for disposal, officials said in a statement.
“The event at the site has been secured. There is no risk of radiological release and there is no risk to the public or the environment,” plant officials said their most recent statement, issued late Saturday.
It wasn’t immediately clear where the liquid came from and which government facility had packed and shipped the waste. Bobby St. John, a spokesman for the contractor that manages the facility for the federal government, said Monday that more information would be provided later.
The repository is the backbone of a multibillion-dollar cleanup program that involves tons of Cold War-era waste from federal labs and defense-related sites around the country.
The waste — remnants of decades of nuclear research and bomb making — typically consists of lab coats, gloves, tools and debris contaminated with plutonium and other radioactive elements.
Independent federal investigators last month raised concerns about whether cost overruns and missed construction deadlines will continue at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
A multimillion-dollar project is underway at the underground facility to install a new ventilation system so that full operations can resume, following a radiation leak in 2014 that forced the repository’s closure for nearly three years and led to major policy overhauls.
The container that caused that release had been inappropriately packed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico.
Operations had to be reduced after the waste plant reopened in 2017 because areas of the facility were contaminated and airflow needed for mining and disposal operations was limited.
It was unclear Monday whether operations had resumed in the area where shipments are processed or what plans were in place to ensure worker safety.
The repository was carved out of an ancient salt formation about a half-mile (0.8 kilometer) below the ground because officials say that the shifting salt will eventually entomb the radioactive waste.
Its current footprint includes eight sections, which the U.S. Energy Department estimates will be filled in 2025.
State regulators are weighing a permit change that some critics have said could lead to expanded repository operations. A decision is expected later this year.
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California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by aging Northern California power lines belonging to the nation’s largest utility, prosecutors announced Monday.
PG&E does not admit wrongdoing in the two settlements reached with prosecutors for last year’s Dixie Fire — one of the biggest wildfires in California’s history — and the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County. The deals expedite damage payments to the hundreds of people whose homes were destroyed.
PG&E also will submit to five years of oversight by an independent monitor similar to the supervision it faced during five years of criminal probation after it was convicted for misconduct that contributed to its natural gas explosion that killed eight people in 2010.
Pacific Gas & Electric has been blamed for more than 30 wildfires since 2017 that wiped out more than 23,000 homes and businesses and killed more than 100 people. It previously reached settlements with wildfire victims of more than $25.5 billion.
The Dixie Fire burned nearly 1 million acres in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties and destroyed more than 1,300 homes and other buildings. The blaze was caused by a tree hitting electrical distribution lines west of a dam in the Sierra Nevada, where the fire began on July 13, 2021, according to investigators with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The settlement for the Dixie Fire was made by district attorneys in Plumas, Lassen, Tehama, Shasta and Butte counties, who had not yet filed charges.
Sonoma County prosecutors filed 33 criminal charges last year accusing PG&E of inadvertently injuring six firefighters and endangering public health with smoke and ash from the 2019 Kincade Fire.
Fire officials said a PG&E transmission line sparked the fire, which destroyed 374 buildings in wine country and caused nearly 100,000 people to flee as it burned through 120 square miles. It was the largest evacuation in the county’s history, prosecutors said, including the entire towns of Healdsburg, Windsor and Geyserville.
The utility’s federal probation ended in late January, raising worries from the judge who had been using his powers to oversee the utility to try to force management to reduce the fire risks posed by its crumbling power lines. At the time PG&E emerged from the probation, U.S. District Judge William Alsup warned PG&E remained a “continuing menace to California” and urged state prosecutors to try to rein in the company.
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Woman assaults Sonic carhop because her order took too long, police say
TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) – Police in Oklahoma arrested a woman who they said assaulted a Sonic employee and another customer because her food order took too long.
Tulsa police said Stacy Minihan was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and for trafficking meth.
According to police, officers were called to a Sonic on Saturday night for reports of an assault with a weapon. Investigators found that when the carhop delivered Minihan’s food, she became very upset because the order took too long.
When the employee tried to explain that the restaurant was short-staffed, Minihan got out of her car, slapped the food out of the carhop’s hands and punched the carhop in the chest, witnesses told police.
Police said that when another witness followed Minihan to get her license plate number, Minihan pulled over, got out of her car and shot the witness in the face with a pepper ball gun. The victim was also hit several times and was bleeding from their head.
Officers said Minihan then drove to a nearby gas station where she was stopped by police and arrested. Police seized the pepper ball gun, nearly 30 grams of meth and other drug paraphernalia.
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Sponsored - During periods of crisis, cyber criminals often increase their attacks, taking advantage of chaos to pry information from unsuspecting victims. Here are some steps you can take during these turbulent times to protect your identity and finances online:
- Create strong passwords. A password is considered strong when it consists of 10 or more characters, a combination of upper and lower letters with at least one number and one symbol. Cyber security experts recommend changing your passwords as often as every three months, as long as your replacement passwords are sufficiently strong. Consider using a password manager, which makes it easier to generate and recall strong passwords.
- Update your antivirus software. Hackers are constantly looking for ways into personal computer systems. The best antivirus software providers stay one step ahead of the scammers, but you need to enable updates for maximum benefit. Keep your antivirus program current to reduce your vulnerability to these attacks.
- Use only secure Wi-Fi. Avoid logging in to financial accounts when you’re away from a trusted Wi-Fi connection. Public Wi-Fi may not be secure, which means any personal or financial information you enter during a public Wi-Fi connection may be easily compromised. At home, double check that your router is properly encrypted to prevent unauthorized access.
- Monitor your accounts. Keep a close eye on your checking, saving and investment account activity. If you notice anything strange, contact your bank or credit card issuer. Give your financial institution permission to notify you of suspicious activity by activating alerts.
- Turn on two-step authentication. Many financial institutions offer the option of two-step authentication to discourage fraud. When you opt into this added layer of security, you will have to go through an extra step to verify it’s you when accessing accounts. It may take another minute of your time, but it’s worth the security of knowing you’re making it much harder for hackers to breach your accounts.
- Stop before you click. Be wary of spoof emails and online ads that seek access to your passwords and other sensitive information. Many spammers use fake return addresses that are easy to spot, but others have adopted more sophisticated schemes to get you to engage.
Peter Romano, CLTC, is a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. in Bluefield, VA. He specializes in fee-based financial planning and asset management strategies and has been in practice for 30 years. To contact him, 276.326.1670 and 524 Virginia Ave Bluefield, VA 24605.
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Sponsored - The year 2022 has presented challenges for investors, with stock markets experiencing significant volatility and bond markets showing unpredictable movement. Much of this can be attributed to external events. The most notable triggers are Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an extended period of higher inflation, and a shift in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve.
Times like these can cause anxiety for investors. As you watch markets move up and down, sometimes dramatically in a day, it’s natural to wonder whether it’s time to make changes to your investments. Before you do so, it’s important to think about your finances in the context of the broader picture and seek advice from a professional who can help you evaluate what actions, if any, you should take. Here are five tips to get started.
#1 – Don’t let daily events overly influence your decision making
It is easy to become overwhelmed with the headlines of the day, particularly if seemingly bad news is piling up and having a negative impact on the markets. Keep in mind that we’ve seen many periods where markets suffered sharp downturns. Yet historically, markets as a whole have always recovered any ground lost during short-term setbacks. Headlines come and go, but building an effective, long-term strategy should remain your primary focus.
#2 – Re-assess your risk tolerance
If you’re feeling uneasy about market volatility, you may need to take another look at the level of investment risk with which you are comfortable. Periods of market volatility are often a true test of the ability to withstand temporary setbacks to your portfolio. Another consideration is your time horizon. For example, if you are within five years of retirement, you may want to consider scaling back the level of risk in your portfolio to protect against the impact of a major downturn occurring at the wrong time – just when you need the money for retirement.
#3 – Stay properly diversified
Once you’ve determined your risk tolerance, the next consideration is diversification. Maintain an appropriate balance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments. In addition, make certain you don’t have a concentrated position. As a rule of thumb, no individual holding should represent more than 20% of your asset mix. This includes company stock you may hold in your workplace retirement plan.
#4 – Continue or expand systematic investments
While volatile markets can be concerning, they shouldn’t impact your ongoing investment plans. If you make regular contributions to your workplace savings plan or other accounts, it’s best to maintain those investments. If markets go down, your regular contribution will purchase more shares of the investment. That could benefit you over the long run. If you have the ability to save more through systematic investing, don’t be hesitant to boost those amounts you sock away regularly.
#5 – Review your strategy with your financial advisor
It can be helpful to discuss your financial situation in the context of today’s markets with your financial professional. They will be able to help you assess your current position, if your portfolio carries an appropriate level of risk and whether there may be investment opportunities you should consider today. Having a conversation about the best way to approach today’s markets can make a difference and can help keep you on track to achieve your most important goals.
Peter Romano, CLTC, is a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. in Bluefield, VA. He specializes in fee-based financial planning and asset management strategies and has been in practice for 30 years. To contact him, 276.326.1670 and 524 Virginia Ave Bluefield, VA 24605.
Investment advisory products and services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, a registered investment adviser.
Investment products are not insured by the FDIC, NCUA or any federal agency, are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by any financial institution, and involve investment risks including possible loss of principal and fluctuation in value.
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Rawlins times page plan, April 13 Apr 11, 2022 3 hrs ago Comments Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save RAWLINS page plan for WEDNESDAY, April 13A1Tease 1: UNBEARABLE SPRING? Grizzly managers worried about 399 and her cubs, Page A6Tease 2: STRONG FIGHT, BAD BREAKS Outlaws show never-quit spirit in two tight losses, Page B1Tease 3: PALIN RIDES AGAIN With Alaska lightning rod, it’s political déjà vu all over again, A4——————————————————————————————————————————————————————_MAIN PACKAGE: Boxing day: Carbon County author and NYTimes bestseller signs books to support museum, Mollie (photos)Ruling on eagle deaths divides wind power industry, WNE (file photo) – strip across topGroup pushes to hand-count election ballots, WNE (file photo) – long, can cut to fit if neededWalmart raising pay for truckers, hiring locally amid US employee shortage, WTEA2Jump from A1A3 FULL-PAGE ADA4 OPINIONSyndicated cartoonGreg column (Local voices)Drake column (Wyoming voices)Lowry column (Other voices)A5Obit (if there are any)Jumps from A1Around Wyoming briefs (if you need them)A6Grizzly managers worried about 399 and cubs, WNE (file photo)All the buzz: Sheep shearing class passes technique to new generation, WNE (photo)B1-B2 SPORTSStrong fight, bad breaks: Outlaws show never-quit spirit in two tight losses, Joel (photos)Outlaws drop pair of games over weekend, Joel (photos)Pokes land three Pac-12 transfers in less than 24 hours, Josh (photos)Wyoming QBs welcome competition, Josh (photos)Cobbs embraces leadership role as UW’s top returning receiver, Josh (photo)UW;s weakside LBs show growth, competition expected to last into fall, Josh (photo)B3-B4 COMICS/PUZZLESB5-B6 CLASSIFIEDS Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Recommended for you Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus Trending Now Jury finds Cheyenne day care worker guilty of manslaughter Laramie County Sheriff’s Office identifies suspect killed in exchange of gunfire with deputy Laramie County Sheriff’s deputy shot, suspect killed Saturday afternoon after robbery at LCCC Sweetwater County school bus hits light pole at Frontier Mall in Cheyenne, no one hurt Some Cheyenne Regional employees upset by handling of Kronos hack Latest Special Section Our Faces To view our latest Special Section click the image on the left. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. 2022 Wyoming Legislature Updates Sign up to receive daily headlines on the 2022 Wyoming Legislature session. News Updates Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! News Updates - Laramie Boomerang Want to keep updated on news headlines? Sign up today! News Updates - Rawlins Times Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! News Updates - Wyoming Business Report Would you like to receive our daily news? Sign up today! You must select at least one email list. Please enter a valid email address. Sign up Manage your lists
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations
of 1 to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...South Lincoln County, Rock Springs and Green River,
Flaming Gorge and East Sweetwater County.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 PM Tuesday. The bulk of the
snow is expected to occur through 3 AM Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and areas of
blowing snow.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The combination of snow and blowing snow
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Green River High School’s boys soccer team picked up a pair of victories at home last week, defeating Star Valley High School and Evanston High School.
SWEETWATER COUNTY – Green River High School’s boys soccer team picked up a pair of victories at home last week.
On Tuesday, April 6, the Wolves hosted Star Valley High School in a conference match. Green River squeaked out the victory, 1-0.
A few days later on Friday, April 8, the Wolves hosted the Evanston High School Red Devils for another conference match. In similar fashion, the Wolves edged out the Red Devils, 1-0.
With the pair of victories, the Green River Wolves sit fourth in the Class 4A West Conference standings. They are 3-2 overall this season and have a 2-1 conference record.
The Rock Springs High School Tigers had an open week, which means they did not have any games scheduled. They remain third in the standings with a 4-1 overall record and 2-1 in conference play.
Below are the current standings of each conference, along with the teams’ overall records followed by their conference record.
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations
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* WHERE...South Lincoln County, Rock Springs and Green River,
Flaming Gorge and East Sweetwater County.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 PM Tuesday. The bulk of the
snow is expected to occur through 3 AM Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and areas of
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* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The combination of snow and blowing snow
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The Rock Springs High School Lady Tigers poured in run after run against the Worland High School Lady Warriors on Friday, April 8. The Lady Tigers won the game, 21-0. Junior Ashley Anderson pitched a 3-hit shutout, striking out 10 batters and walking on.
SWEETWATER COUNTY – High school softball was back in action over the weekend and there were plenty of games that took place in Sweetwater County.
On Friday, April 8, Cody High School competed against Green River High School in a pair of games. The Cody Fillies controlled both contests, defeating the Lady Wolves, 17-4, in the first game and, 19-8, in the second game.
On the same day, the Rock Springs High School Lady Tigers poured in run after run against the Worland High School Lady Warriors. The Lady Tigers won the game, 21-0. Junior Ashley Anderson pitched a 3-hit shutout, striking out 10 batters and walking on.
On Saturday, April 9, Cody made a short trip to Rock Springs to compete in back-to-back games against the Lady Tigers. The Fillies won the first game, 9-3, and won the second game, 5-4.
Worland also stayed in Sweetwater County and made a short drive to Green River where the Lady Warriors played a pair of softball games. The Lady Wolves dismantled the Lady Warriors in both contests. Green River won the first game, 28-1, and won the second game, 20-5.
Both Rock Springs and Green River each have four wins on the season. The Lady Tigers are currently third in Class 4A West Conference standings and the Lady Wolves are fifth.
Below are the current standings of each conference, along with the teams’ overall records followed by their conference record.
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New head coach Matt Robles has flipped the switch with the Green River High School girls’ soccer program. The Lady Wolves picked up a pair of victories last week.
SWEETWATER COUNTY – New head coach Matt Robles has flipped the switch with the Green River High School girls’ soccer program.
The Lady Wolves picked up a pair of victories last week.
On Tuesday, April 5, the Lady Wolves defeated Star Valley High School, 3-2. Senior forward Ellie Kettering had a hat trick for the squad on their way to victory.
On Friday, April 8, Green River blanked the Evanston High School Lady Red Devils. The Lady Wolves won, 2-0, with the help from a goal from Kettering and a goal from freshman Claira Kuball.
With the victories, the Lady Wolves are 3-2 overall this season and 2-1 in Class 4A West Conference play.
In just one month of the soccer season, the Lady Wolves already have more wins than the squad totaled in 2021. They are currently tied for fourth in the conference standings with the Rock Springs High School Lady Tigers.
The Lady Tigers had an open week, which means that they had no games scheduled.
Below are the current standings of each conference, along with the teams’ overall records followed by their conference record.
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ROCK SPRINGS – A pair of Tigers are moving on to compete at the next level.
On Thursday, April 7, Rock Springs High School seniors Colton Carlsen and Charles Fossey signed their national letter of intent to continue their track and field career in college.
Carlsen signed to throw in multiple events at the University of Providence in Great Falls, Montana, while Fossey signed to run at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska.
Both athletes expressed their eagerness to compete at the collegiate level.
“It’s pretty exciting. I was a little nervous, but I’m super excited now to be able to play at the next level,” Carlsen said. “Providence really fit me. It’s a little smaller than Chadron, but I like the facilities and how tightknit it was.”
Fossey, who will run cross country at Chadron State as well, is looking forward to improving his skill and working with the coaches.
“I’m really excited to be able to compete at another level. I liked Coach (Luke) Karamitros and I think that we could have a really good program if I work hard and keep doing that,” Fossey said.
As for RSHS head track and field coach Casey Walker, he couldn’t be prouder of the two seniors and knows the work each of them put in to reach this milestone.
“I’m just proud of the kids. These guys are a product of a lot of hard work,” Walker said.
“Colton is a multisport athlete. He plays football and does track. He’s worked hard in the weight room for both sports. He knows how to compete in multiple settings. Honestly, this is only his second year of throwing so he has a ton of upside.
‘Charles, again, is a product of four years of hard work. The kid puts in miles when no one else is. In between fall cross country and winter indoor track, he was putting in work with Coach (Mesa) Weidle and bringing other kids with him.”
The hard work and dedication to their craft has helped the two athletes catapult themselves to the next level.
Walker noted that it’s the work put in behind the scenes that carried them to this moment.
“I’m proud of the kids. I’m happy for them. I’m happy for the work they put in. When people see this, that’s what they don’t see. They don’t see all the work in the weight room, all the miles Charles puts in by himself. They’re talented, yes, but they put in a lot of hard work,” he said.
Both Carlsen and Fossey look fondly back at their years at Rock Springs High School, expressing that the track meets were their favorite part.
“I would probably say going to the track meets and supporting your teammates is really fun to me. We have all different kinds of athletes in different events, like distance runners, sprinters, throwers. You’re just all coming together as one to support each other,” Carlsen said.
Carlsen plans on studying criminal justice at the University of Providence and wants to become a criminal investigator.
Fossey is interested in health science, however, he is currently undecided as to what his major will be at the moment.
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CHEYENNE – Members of Management Council have approved interim topics for legislative committees to address between this summer and the 67th Wyoming Legislature’s general session in January.
They spent eight hours on Friday listening to the chairpeople of 19 committees disclose what they believed to be the most urgent issues in the state, many of which were rolled over from the 2022 budget session. An additional select committee was also authorized until 2024 to address mental health and substance abuse, in an effort to monitor recently enacted legislation, treatment, reform and transitions in the field.
Outside of discussions on appropriate topics for the next interim, lawmakers considered changing the rules for public testimony. As it stands currently, any member of the public may submit a request to testify remotely until 5 p.m. the day prior to the committee meeting. Arguments were made both for making the deadline the day of or pushing it back to 48 hours prior, but ultimately no adjustment was made.
Joint Judiciary Committee
One of the first committees to come forward and present its proposals for interim study was the Joint Judiciary Committee. Cheyenne-based co-chairpersons Sen. Tara Nethercott and Rep. Jared Olsen, both Republicans, put forward a list of 10 topics.
Nearly every committee is responsible for reviewing agency reports and updates as topics, which left eight specialized issues for members of the Judiciary Committee to consider. Despite the list being large, Olsen told Management Council members he was confident they could work through them because they were smaller in scope. They decided based on stakeholder concerns, recent court opinions, legislation introduced in the previous session and criminal actions.
Priorities include: trespassing; review of recent court opinions; treatment courts and substance abuse issues; Office of Guardian ad Litem-Statutory references; custodians of criminal history records-safeguards; vulnerable persons and professions/sentence enhancement; safety of crosswalks; and state park rangers/retirement participation as law enforcement officers.
Safety of crosswalks is an issue throughout the state, but is especially close to home for Cheyenne legislators. A 13-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle and killed crossing the sidewalk on his way to Cheyenne’s McCormick Junior High in November, with a string of other pedestrians struck throughout the year.
“Priority number seven, safety of crosswalks, and enhancing the need for perhaps criminal sanctions associated with hitting a pedestrian in a crosswalk or pedestrians in general,” Nethercott explained. “We’re seeing an increase of that type of activity across the state, and so there’s also a request from our constituents to review that particular topic.”
Joint Appropriations Committee
Another committee with a large scope of issues impacting residents was the Joint Appropriations Committee. From reviewing the fiscal data book to monitoring the allocation and expenditure of the American Rescue Plan Act funding, the co-chairs said they anticipated handling the billions of dollars the state is responsible for as usual.
The priority interim topics chosen among members of the committee were state employee compensation-enterprise technology services, state loan programs and streamlining the School Capital Construction Account. All are a continuation in one form or another of issues previously brought up by legislators and constituents, with state employee compensation directly correlated to raises approved in 2022 budget session.
“The revisions that we did make, they did not bring many of our state employees to market,” Sen. Drew Perkins, R-Casper, said. “It was well appreciated by state employees, but didn’t get us all the way where we where we ought to probably be.”
In addition to addressing compensation, Perkins said they are reviewing reserve balances and trying to find solutions for difficulties with the employee group insurance and self-employment health insurance program for state employees.
The committee will also partner with the Joint Education Interim Committee and the Select School Facilities Committee to receive a K-12 eternal cost adjustment proposal in October, as well as possibly develop legislation on state fund investments for school accounts. Separate from all three of those committees, the Joint Revenue Committee plans to investigate ideas for sustainable, long-term revenue sources for K-12 education. Members hope to identify one or two options to provide at least $50 million in revenue.
Joint Education Committee
Co-chairs of the Joint Education Interim Committee also shared their desire to find new funding sources and study expenditures in the system, but there were four other major priorities laid out for the Management Council. The first was education programs in primary grades, such as the K-3 reading assessment and intervention program. A bill meant to support students with reading disabilities was passed in the last session, but Sen. Charles Scott, R-Casper, said it is just a start.
“On literacy, we had a bill this last time that I think just scratched the surface,” he said. “We were introduced to this by the comments of the consultants we hired for recalibration, that we weren’t getting our money’s worth, and that what we were doing was not adequate to prepare many of the kids for the modern economy. That appears to be an accurate assessment.”
Other concerns brought forward were in regards to recruiting and retaining school district personnel; higher education funding, courses, scholarships and workforce development; K-12 education governance and the process to review school district decisions and punishments; and school choice.
Legislators debated for more than an hour on the importance of this year’s interim topics for the committee, not only at the funding model level for public schools and community colleges, but in keeping the institutions well supported.
Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee
After holding the large responsibility throughout the 2021 interim and 2022 budget session of handling redistricting, co-chairman Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, said members of the committee will move away from strictly election issues during the upcoming interim. From priorities revolving around energy to pharmacy manager benefits, the only election issue was one update out of the seven proposals.
A considerable issue in the state the Corporations Committee hopes to tackle is solutions for workforce housing, including the sources of the problem, and the social and economic impacts created by it. Legislators voted down ay opportunity to build out new programs in the resort areas of Wyoming with American Rescue Plan dollars during the budget session because they said it was one-time funding.
One other priority that has received attention in the Capital City is liquor licenses. The Cheyenne City Council was awarded one retail liquor license due to growth in population, and there were initially 11 applicants hoping to add to the local economy with a new business. Both City Council members and Mayor Patrick Collins have argued the liquor laws are antiquated and negatively impacting entrepreneurs, tax revenues and economic growth.
“We’re really ready to look at different laws and see how we may get a fairer system for municipalities,” Zwonitzer said.
Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
Since there a continuation of the Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use was approved, the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee took on more topics outside of this realm. The top priorities presented were in addressing maternal health, behavioral health, organ donors and decedents, as well as aging.
Co-chair Rep. Sue Wilson, R-Cheyenne, said it was the first time in nearly a decade of serving in the Legislature that she saw maternal health addressed. Not only will the committee evaluate ways to improve pregnancy outcomes for mothers and children across the state, they will gather data on the number of babies born to substance-abusing mothers. This comes after a bill was brought forward, but ultimately rejected, to criminally punish pregnant women suffering from addiction.
Members also hope to look at the possibility of extending postpartum Medicaid coverage for mothers, because during the pandemic, it was extended to 12 months from 60 days, and positive results were seen.
“We are understanding from physicians that they’re seeing a lot of better results in terms of mental health and substance abuse issues,” she said. “That actually saved us money to have that.”
Overlapping priorities
There are 20 committees, in total, working together to find solutions and manage issues throughout Wyoming, and with it comes overlap. Even specialized topics such as blockchain technology, military affairs and tribal relations can’t be addressed by one group of the citizen Legislature, which is proven in amendments by the Management Council directing input or collaboration between lawmakers.
But out of overlapping priorities, it is clear the direction the 67th Wyoming Legislature is going.
Representatives and senators plan on investigating funding models for education, capital construction and energy; understanding how to recruit, retain and compensate the state workforce well; investing in energy and infrastructure; supporting land and water conservation efforts; restructuring tax systems; and ensuring residents are healthy and have access to medical care.
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CHEYENNE – Walmart has a message for truckers: Keep on trucking, do it for Walmart and potentially earn more money.
Amid a shortage of long-haul truck drivers and low unemployment as many workers change jobs across a variety of professions, the nation’s largest private employer said it will pay its truckers more than what it had been compensating them.
While this may make Walmart trucking jobs more competitive in the U.S. as a whole, it may not much affect the already difficult situation smaller trucking firms face in Wyoming, one such business owner told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. On top of rising inflation and accompanying increased employee costs, diesel prices also have surged in recent months.
On Thursday, Walmart announced that a starting driver could make as much as $110,000 in their first year of employment there. It would not provide a comparable figure for what such personnel could have earned in their first year if they had started work there about a year ago.
“Walmart is one of the best places to drive, and Walmart benefits are among the best in the industry,” according to a company blog post.
The retailer has about 12,000 drivers in total. “We plan to hire over 5,000 drivers total this year across the country,” a spokesperson wrote in response to WTE’s questions. Some of those new jobs will be in Wyoming, she confirmed.
“Previously, Walmart drivers could make an average of $87,500 in their first year of employment with the company,” the company representative wrote. Now, “the average pay for new drivers ranges from $95,000-$110,000” annually, according to another spokesperson who responded to questions by email Friday.
Besides the potential first-year salary that now could stretch into the six figures, there is “the potential to make even more down the road, based on factors like tenure and location,” the company said.
Currently, the retailer has 27 truck drivers in Wyoming, a spokesperson wrote.
Trucking locally
The Wyoming Trucking Association noted that there are some 6,340 tractor-trailer drivers in the state, with an average annual salary of $50,200, according to Managing Director Sheila Foertsch. These figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2018, she added in an email Friday to the WTE.
As of last September, according to more recent BLS figures that may not be directly comparable to those Foertsch provided, in this state there were 3,490 truckers, whose average annual wage amounted to $61,412. These more-recent statistics do not include certain types of workers, such as sole proprietors and contractors, according to the agency’s Ric Wise. He is an economist, dealing with the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Across the U.S., in general, American Trucking Associations reports that “demand for trucking freight services remains strong.” There’s a wrinkle, however.
“For-hire contract carriers are capacity constrained due to the driver and equipment markets. The spot market has been surging as these carriers can’t haul all of the freight they are asked to move,” ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said in a March 22 news release. The group noted that “trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy.”
Feehan Trucking in Mountain View likely won’t be hurt too much by Walmart’s pay increase, said owner Casey Wegener. He said he could not compete with such high salaries, nor with the starting bonuses of many thousands of dollars that some bigger trucking firms are offering.
“It does make it hard to compete,” given actions like Walmart’s, Wegener said by phone. “I do not blame a company doing what they need to do to get drivers. We are all short drivers.”
Feehan has eight trucks, which it uses to haul hazardous, overweight or over-height loads for the oil and gas industry. It only has three drivers currently, and could immediately put another two to work. A few months ago, it had enough business to have added five new truckers, if they were available.
In recent months, Feehan has raised hourly wages, which are now equivalent to about $30 an hour, and also started matching some of its workers’ contributions to their 401(k) retirement plans.
His company is not so much competing with national trucking firms, but rather offers unique circumstances that Walmart and other big firms may not be able to provide, Wegener said. Feehan’s truckers almost always can return home at night, unlike long-haul drivers for national retailers, and the employees also can easily live in the small town without having to travel far to start their on-the-job drives each workday.
“We have sort of a smaller hiring pool, but we will use social media advertisements and (newspaper) advertisements,” said Wegener, who separately is the secretary of the Wyoming Trucking Association. “I haven’t gotten any new drivers in two months.”
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CHEYENNE – Some employees say Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and its overall health system did not adequately handle an outage that affected its timekeeping and payroll software.
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported March 26 that more than 2,000 CRMC employees were affected when its human resources management system, Kronos Private Cloud, went down Dec. 11 after a larger-scale ransomware attack.
The WTE spoke with three Cheyenne Regional employees who reached out after that story was published. They did not want to be identified because they said they fear retaliation from the hospital.
These employees were frustrated largely because of what they felt was management not being readily available while the system was down. In some cases, they questioned the accuracy of their pay, mainly because it was unclear to them how their paychecks were calculated during the outage.
They claimed that the payroll department was understaffed, and said they felt devalued by certain responses to their frustrations. These workers said they are paid by the hour.
While Kronos was down, the health system’s payroll department manually processed paychecks over five pay cycles, Chief Human Resources Officer Joanna Vilos said previously. Vilos says about 55% of Cheyenne Regional employees were overpaid, while about 45% were underpaid.
“One of our top priorities was to ensure paychecks were issued timely on each and every payday, which we successfully accomplished,” Vilos said in a Thursday statement to the WTE.
Kronos says the core functionality of its payroll software, including “time, scheduling and HR/payroll capabilities,” was restored by Jan. 22. Cheyenne Regional says the software became fully functional in early March, and Vilos said that when the hospital could access the payroll system, it “immediately began reconciling all employees’ paychecks.”
Those who were underpaid received the money they were owed in their March 17 paycheck, an employee said.
Vilos says no personal information was compromised, thanks to the health system’s “robust set of policies and practices against cyberattacks.”
Payroll department
Employees said just two people staffed the health system’s payroll department during the Kronos outage.
In her Thursday statement, Vilos confirmed the payroll team was staffed with two full-time employees, saying it was “supplemented with ongoing assistance from human resources, accounting and administrative staff.”
“I feel like a lot of the over- (and) underpayment stuff could have been prevented if maybe they would have contracted in some outside help, instead of dumping this onto employees,” said a staffer. “We were getting messages of ‘Don’t call payroll, they’re very busy. They’ll set up a room in one of the conference rooms on such and such day from such and such hours. If you have questions, do it then.’”
Since Kronos came back online, the employee said, they’ve been asked to schedule meetings with the payroll department.
Staff said there were several email communications from hospital leadership, but that some aspects were difficult to understand. Employees perceived the messaging as not transparent.
“This is a widespread concern within the organization, and there are a lot of unhappy employees,” one hospital worker said. “There’s a lot of inconsistencies with what they’re saying, and I think that’s one of the primary reasons people are upset is that we’re not getting straightforward answers.”
When one employee scheduled an in-person meeting with a payroll department employee, the hospital worker said she wanted to find out more from payroll about how they’d determined paycheck amounts. According to this hospital worker, payroll did not have information about individual employees’ insurance deductibles, or even pay scale, during at least part of the outage.
“I told (the payroll department employee) that I really wanted to double check and make sure that everything matches up, everything aligns, before I pay anything back, and she said, ‘I will make a note to the VP that you are refusing to pay back the money you owe,’” the hospital worker recalled. “I told her that is not what I said, and later on, she retracted that statement, saying she had never said that. So I did, I got a little riled up with her because I felt that was inappropriate and she was setting me up.”
The employee said she was told that if she did not pay back the money she was told she owed, the amount would be sent to collections.
Inconsistencies
In communications from the health system, an employee said, hospital workers were told to “double check” their paychecks to ensure they were paid correctly.
“But the way they do the pay system, it almost makes it impossible for a person to figure it out. And, for the most part, my paychecks looked accurate. So they just kept saying, you know, just double check, double check,” she said.
But when she sent an email to an employee in the payroll department outlining concerns about discrepancies, the payroll employee “basically kind of wrote it off and said: ‘Just be assured that your paychecks are correct,’” she said.
To this hospital worker, the payroll employee’s comment contradicted what had been said earlier about double-checking pay amounts.
The worker said she was underpaid in her first two paychecks, then overpaid in subsequent February paychecks. This was confusing, because during the periods she was overpaid, she was told Kronos was back up and running.
According to Vilos: “As Kronos came back online, we then had to reconcile each pay period in chronological sequence during the timeframe that Kronos was not operational. The timeframe to complete the reconciliations crossed over an additional two pay periods. Upon completion of December’s payroll reconciliation, we were then able to process and produce (IRS) W-2 tax forms for all employees.
“For many employees, as we estimated payroll based off a previous pay period, the pay, deductions and taxes were a direct reflection of the baseline pay period. In instances where we estimated an increase or bonus payment, the IRS standard tax rate of 22% was applied. In a week’s time, after all reconciliations were completed, all underpayments were made.”
‘Mishandled’
Employees said they were given several options to pay back the money: pay it in a lump sum with check or cash; have the amount taken out of one paycheck; have it taken out over five paychecks; or cash out up to 160 hours of paid time off, and be unable to cash out any more this year.
Vilos said Thursday that “Employees who were overpaid had options to repay directly or through payroll deduction, either over a single pay period or over multiple pay periods, entirely their choice. For employees with hardship or unique challenges, we evaluated each one individually and provided additional options to better meet their unique circumstances.”
One employee said she could tell she was being overpaid, so she set the money aside. She’d taken extra shifts in the weeks leading up to the Kronos outage during a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations. This employee said it was her understanding that at least some of the paychecks during the Kronos outage were based a previous paycheck, meaning her pay during the outage was higher than normal.
She decided to pay the amount back all at once.
“When you have to write a check for (thousands of dollars), even though you know that it was overpayment money, it still kind of takes your breath away,” the employee said.
Another said that, although she’s been told she only owes a few hundred dollars, she’s still trying to parse out the accuracy of her pay.
Employees said they were instructed to keep manual timesheets to give to their supervisors during the outage. It was unclear whether these timesheets were used to calculate employee pay, as employees also said they were told their pay over the next five cycles was based on the amount in their Dec. 10 paycheck.
Vilos said CRMC “used a recent, previous pay period as the baseline for the five pay periods that Kronos was not fully operational, and estimates were made off of that baseline pay period.”
Some of the employees said that the money they may owe isn’t the main problem.
“The point is that they mishandled this situation,” one employee said. “They didn’t get the help that they desired or needed. (A payroll department employee) said that she made the choice, along with her supervisors, to not hire any extra employees or outside help to do payroll. So it was just two (payroll) employees for the 2,200 (total Cheyenne Regional) employees.”
This employee said she’s lost some of her confidence in management following this incident.
All the employees who spoke to the WTE said they were aware of situations where hourly hospital workers were drastically over- or underpaid.
One person said she and colleagues had been discussing the possibility of contacting a labor organization, though they weren’t clear on exactly who to go to or where to start. She said they just wanted someone “impartial” to investigate how things were handled.
“This has been a difficult and challenging situation that we, and thousands of other Kronos clients, had to work through,” Vilos wrote. “It has been difficult on our payroll, accounting and HR staff, as well as every single employee. We regret any inconvenience or frustration this has caused. Now we are moving forward as our system has been restored, historical accuracy adjudicated and normal payroll functionality resumed.”
A different perspective
After the WTE contacted Cheyenne Regional with specific questions regarding these employee complaints, a hospital spokesperson said she had reached out to department managers. The spokesperson said she believed there were “many employees who may have a different point of view” than those who said they’d had negative experiences.
One additional employee then contacted the WTE. She also asked to remain anonymous.
This hospital worker, who is also hourly, said the payroll disruption didn’t have much of an effect on her.
“I always know how many hours I work every day. So, for me, it wasn’t a big deal,” she said.
The employee said the collective feeling within her small department was one of empathy toward payroll employees, understanding that they had a daunting, complex task on their hands.
“So, I think for me personally and the people around me,” she said, “it was just like, ‘Oh, gosh, those poor people are going to be overwhelmed.”
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Britney Spears says she is pregnant
Published: Apr. 11, 2022 at 4:09 PM EDT|Updated: moments ago
(Gray News) - Britney Spears says she is pregnant with her first child with fiancé, Sam Asghari.
Spears made the announcement in an Instagram post.
“So I got a pregnancy test … and uhhhhh well … I am having a baby,” she said.
Spears also said she “won’t be going out as much” due to the paparazzi.
She opened up about having “horrible” perinatal depression in the past, and that she plans to practice yoga everyday.
Spears has two sons from a previous marriage to Kevin Federline.
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Amber Alert issued in Maryland for missing 12-year-old
(Gray News) - State police in Maryland issued an Amber Alert on Monday for a missing 12-year-old boy.
Maxx Geiger has been missing since April 8. He is described as a 5-foot-3 white male, 120 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes.
He and the suspect, 35-year-old Christopher Geiger, were last seen in Hampstead, Carroll County, Maryland.
Christopher Geiger is described as a 6-foot-tall white male, 230 pounds, with blonde hair and green eyes.
The child may also be in the Westminster area of Carroll County. They are believed to be traveling in a black 2021 Jeep Wrangler with Maryland plate DV15797.
Anyone with information can contact the Maryland State Police Westminster Barrack at 410-386-3001 or call 911.
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Ex-officer convicted of storming Capitol to disrupt Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury on Monday convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
Jurors convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson of all six counts he faced stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, including charges that he interfered with police officers at the Capitol and that he entered a restricted area with a dangerous weapon, a large wooden stick.
His sentencing hearing wasn’t immediately scheduled.
Robertson’s jury trial was the second among hundreds of Capitol riot cases. The first ended last month with jurors convicting a Texas man, Guy Reffitt, of all five counts in his indictment.
Robertson didn’t testify at his trial, which started last Tuesday. Jurors deliberated for several hours over two days before reaching their unanimous verdict.
A key witness for prosecutors in his case was Jacob Fracker, who also served on the Rocky Mount police force and viewed Robertson as a mentor and father figure. Fracker was scheduled to be tried alongside Robertson before he pleaded guilty last month to a conspiracy charge and agreed to cooperate with authorities. Fracker testified Thursday that he had hoped the mob that attacked the Capitol could overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Robertson was charged with six counts: obstruction of Congress, interfering with officers during a civil disorder, entering a restricted area while carrying a dangerous weapon, disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted area while carrying a dangerous weapon, disorderly or disruptive conduct inside the Capitol building, and obstruction. The last charge stems from his alleged post-riot destruction of cellphones belonging to him and Fracker.
During the trial’s closing arguments Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Risa Berkower said Robertson went to Washington and joined a “violent vigilante mob” because he believed the election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump. He used the wooden stick to interfere with outnumbered police before he joined the crowd pouring into the Capitol, she said.
“The defendant did all this because he wanted to overturn the election,” Berkower said.
Defense attorney Mark Rollins conceded that Robertson broke the law when he entered the Capitol during the riot. He encouraged jurors to convict Robertson of misdemeanor offenses but urged them to acquit Robertson of felony charges that he used the stick as a dangerous weapon and that he intended to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote.
“There were no plans to go down there and say, ‘I’m going to stop Congress from doing this vote,’” Rollins said.
Fracker testified that he initially believed that he was merely trespassing when he entered the Capitol building. However, he ultimately pleaded guilty to conspiring with Robertson to obstruct Congress.
Under cross-examination by Rollins, Fracker said he didn’t have a “verbal agreement” with anybody to obstruct the joint session of Congress. Fracker said he believed everybody in the mob “pretty much had the same goal” and didn’t need for it to be “said out loud.”
Robertson and Fracker drove with a neighbor to Washington on the morning of Jan. 6. Robertson brought three gas masks for them to use, according to prosecutors.
After listening to speeches near the Washington Monument, Fracker, Robertson and the neighbor walked toward the Capitol, donned the gas masks and joined the growing mob, prosecutors said. Robertson stopped to help his neighbor, who was having trouble breathing. Fracker broke off and entered the building before Robertson, but they reunited inside the Capitol.
Defense attorney Camille Wagner told jurors that Robertson only went into the Capitol because he wanted to retrieve Fracker, who entered the Capitol a few minutes before Robertson. Wagner said the U.S. Army veteran was using the stick to help him walk because he has a limp from getting shot in the right thigh while working as a private contractor for the U.S. Defense Department in Afghanistan in 2011.
Jurors saw some of Robertson’s vitriolic posts on social media before and after the Capitol riot. In a Facebook post on Nov. 7, 2020, Robertson said “being disenfranchised by fraud is my hard line.”
“I’ve spent most of my adult life fighting a counter insurgency. (I’m) about to become part of one, and a very effective one,” he wrote.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Aloi told jurors that Robertson was charged for his actions, not his political beliefs. Wagner also said Robertson should be judged by his actions, not his words.
The town fired Robertson and Fracker after the riot. Rocky Mount is about 25 miles south of Roanoke and has roughly 5,000 residents.
Robertson has been jailed since Cooper ruled in July that he violated the terms of his pretrial release by possessing firearms.
More than 770 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot. Over 250 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors.
Robertson’s trial is one of four so far for Capitol riot defendants. Two others had their cases decided by bench trials before the same judge.
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden convicted New Mexico elected official Couy Griffin last month of illegally entering restricted Capitol grounds but acquitted him of engaging in disorderly conduct. On Wednesday, McFadden acquitted another New Mexico man, Matthew Martin, of all four charges that he faced.
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Florida teen said she was being followed on the way to school before disappearing, police say
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Gray News) – Police in Florida are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl who told her friend she was being followed on her way to school Monday morning.
Port St. Lucie police said Saige Stiles was last seen walking to school but never arrived to class.
While walking to school, she was on the phone with a friend and said she was being followed. Her friend called 911.
Officers searched the area where Stiles was walking and found her backpack and cell phone on the sidewalk.
Police recovered home surveillance footage that showed Stiles walking between homes in the neighborhood, and they said she did not appear to be in any immediate danger or distress at the time.
Police said they have spoken with Stiles’ friend and father, who are cooperating with the investigation.
Stiles is 5 feet 5 inches tall, 120 pounds, and has brown hair. She was last seen wearing jeans and a long-sleeved gray shirt.
If you have any information, please call 911.
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Your personality can either protect or age your brain, study says
Published: Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:15 PM EDT|Updated: 56 minutes ago
(CNN) – Worry less now and your brain will stay healthy longer.
A new study shows people who worry more, lack self-discipline and are introverted are more likely to develop cognitive decline earlier in life.
It also applies to a higher likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
The study examined the personality traits of nearly 2,000 people.
It found being socially engaged with others could buy you an extra year of living without dementia.
If you keep anxiety at bay and stay organized and goal-oriented, it can get you two years of healthy cognitive function.
The study was published Monday in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
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CHEYENNE – Wyoming Game and Fish Department aquatic invasive species inspection stations for watercraft are resuming seasonal operations across most of the state beginning April 15.
All boaters must stop when coming upon an AIS inspection station.
“AIS check stations will be open and operational throughout Wyoming again this year, and it’s vital to stop and get your watercraft inspected,” said Josh Leonard, AIS coordinator. “Game and Fish is dedicated to keeping invasive species out of our state’s waters. Boaters who stop at check stations are a key partner in these efforts.”
AIS watercraft inspections are crucial to keep Wyoming waters free from aquatic invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels. To date, mussels have not been detected in any of Wyoming’s natural waters.
Watercraft owners can make their check station stop quick if their watercraft are clean, drained and dry. Additionally, before hitting the water this spring, boaters should remember that:
- A Wyoming AIS decal must be displayed on all watercraft (including rentals) using Wyoming waters with the exception of non-motorized, inflatable watercraft 10-feet in length or less. While these watercraft are not required to have a decal, they still require an inspection when coming from out of state.
- Boats must stop at established check stations each time a boater passes a check station. Check stations are established at ports of entry, border locations or at boat ramps. Inspections also are available at Game and Fish regional offices, but you must call ahead.
- Any watercraft transported into Wyoming from March 1-Nov. 30 must undergo a mandatory inspection by an authorized inspector prior to launching on any Wyoming waterway.
- If boaters entering Wyoming do not encounter an open AIS check station on their route of travel, it is the boater’s responsibility to seek out an inspection before launching on any Wyoming waterway. Inspection locations may be found on the AIS website.
- A watercraft may launch without further inspection if the watercraft has a properly affixed seal applied by an authorized inspector and is accompanied by a valid seal receipt during transit. The person transporting the watercraft may remove the seal immediately prior to launching on the destination water and must retain the seal and valid seal receipt while on the water.
- Even if a watercraft has been previously inspected and has a valid seal and seal receipt, boaters are still required to stop at any open AIS check station. Having the properly affixed seal and valid seal receipt will expedite the inspection process.
For the most recent and up to date information on Wyoming AIS, visit the Game and Fish website, https://wgfd.wyo.gov/AIS. The 2022 AIS decal is also available online; having a decal is a requirement for many watercraft. There also is a combination watercraft registration and AIS Decal that may be purchased for one or three years.
Watercraft users may also call the Game and Fish Office for more information at 307-777-4600.
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Shelly Mull, of Amity, Ore., competes in the WPRA barrel racing slack on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Frontier Park. Mull ran a time of 18.26. Michael Cummo/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Tribune Eagle was presented with five awards last weekend at the conclusion of the Society of Professional Journalists Region 9 Conference in Denver.
During a ceremony at the Denver Press Club, the following Top of the Rockies awards were received:
Hannah Black, first place, Beat Reporting, large newsrooms, for a portfolio of criminal justice coverage, including stories about the Coin Shop murder investigation, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the courts and the controversy over the Laramie County district attorney's job performance. Judge's comments: "This reporter knows her beat and provides her readers with strong and thorough in-depth reporting."
Brian Martin, first place, Editorials, large newsrooms, for two editorials, "It's time for all of us to reject the politics of division" and "Step right up, folks! The legislative circus is coming to town." Judge's comments: "Dare I say thousands of editorials have been written about what happened Jan. 6, 2021, with most being boiler-plate versions of who's to blame. The editorial on the topic in this entry takes a different approach to what led up to this day and how all of us bear some responsibility. The argument is made plainly and tells us how to be better. The circus editorial about the state legislature was a joy to read. The over-the-top barker approach and the cutting commentary paint a clear picture of what to expect when the circus comes to town."
Michael Cummo, first place, Sports Photography/Videography, Large newsrooms, "Streaking by." Judge's comments: "That's a sports photo!!"
Rhianna Gelhart, second place, Sports Photography/Videography, Large newsrooms, "Hanging on tight."
Michael Cummo, second place, Spot News Photography/Videography, Large newsrooms, "Anti-mask protest."
SPJ Region 9 covers Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
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CASPER — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee plans to examine how the state could make money off of certain, possibly nefarious, trust funds.
Thanks to weak oversight and the state’s strong privacy laws, wealthy people from across the globe have started to funnel their money into a special form of trust fund here, the Washington Post reported late last year.
These secretive trust funds consist of a Wyoming-based trust with nested private companies. The Post referred to this as a “Cowboy Cocktail.”
“The Wyoming trust magic formula is well known in the area of people who want to evade revenues and remain anonymous,” said Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, who co-chairs the revenue committee.
These types of trusts funds are of renewed importance because of the war between Russia and Ukraine. There is evidence that some of the trusts may contain huge sums of money belonging to Russian oligarchs.
Case said that the war was “not a part of the original motivation” behind reviewing the trusts as a topic during the interim.
The Wyoming Legislature’s Management Council decided Friday which topics legislative committees would take up during the interim, the time between now and next year’s general session. During that period, the committees hear from the public, stakeholders and other lawmakers on some of the most pressing issues in the state. From those debates, committees will sometimes draft bills.
Case gave no indication that the interim revenue committee will produce a bill that would tax or expose trust funds in Wyoming; he plans for his committee to “explore” and “learn” about the topic.
“It might not be this year or even the next five years,” he said.
There are still a number of questions surrounding the “Cowboy Cocktail.” Chief among them is the question about how many such trusts here contain ill-begotten gains, let alone money from out of the U.S.
“We got to be careful here,” Case said. “A lot of people have trusts. Ordinary people working fairly ordinary jobs can accumulate enough money to form a trust.”
It’s unclear how many of the trusts contain money from outside of the U.S. and how many are linked to Wyoming families.
“There’s several of us scratching our heads on this,” said Ashley Harpstreith, executive director of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association.
Equality State Policy Center Executive Director Jenn Lowe raised the trust fund issue to the revenue committee a few weeks ago. When it was pitched, she was on the same page as Case: She wants the topic to be explored, first and foremost. Lowe declined the Star-Tribune’s request for comment.
Wyoming’s culture may play an important role with the upcoming debate on the Cowboy Cocktail.
“Wyoming’s always had a strong sense of “Let’s not assume people are doing bad things. Lets give people anonymity,” Case said.
Wyoming residents also possess deep national pride, and the state has seen notable opposition to the war in Ukraine. At the same time, Wyoming has a long history of being anti-tax and has struggled to pass various taxes on the wealthy that could have generated revenue for the state.
This story was published on April 9.
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