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Cloud Service Providers Segment Projected to Grow Faster Than Telco
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report by Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, global cumulative Service Provider (SP) Router and Switch market revenues are projected to approach $76 billion by 2026, representing a 2 percent CAGR for the forecast period. The adoption of 400 Gbps routing technologies is expected to continue driving the overall market growth, allowing both Telecom and Cloud Service Providers to expand their networks and increase revenues.
"The July 2022 forecast remains in line with the January 2022 forecast, despite both emerging economic uncertainty and persistent market challenges," said Ivaylo Peev, Senior Analyst at Dell'Oro Group. "Emerging economic uncertainty, racing inflation, China's zero-COVID-19 policy, and the war in Ukraine are depressing markets in 2022, putting pressure on vendors and customers alike. We adjusted our projections to account for these market challenges, but we have not changed the baseline guidance of the forecast, because we believe that the underlying fundamentals of the SP Router market will remain healthy over the forecast period," added Peev.
Additional highlights from the Service Provider Router and Switch July 2022 5-Year Forecast Report:
- The Cloud SP Segment is projected to grow faster than the Telco SP segment over the forecast period. 400 Gbps technology adoption in wide area networks (WAN) and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) applications should continue to drive the growth in this segment.
- ZR Optical Modules—long-distance optical modules that support distances of up to 120 km and are based on 400ZR specifications—will create new use cases for SP Core Routers. We project a gradual increase in the number of 400ZR modules used with 400GE port shipments over the forecast period.
- China has recently embarked on an infrastructure spending spree to address the economic slowdown caused by the country's recurring COVID-19 related lockdowns. It is not yet clear how much China plans to spend on the new infrastructure plan. However, according to official Chinese government statistics, investment in infrastructure generally jumped by over 8 percent in 1Q 2022. Further, the Chinese policymakers who are directing the infrastructure overhaul appear to be emphasizing technology: specifically, new facilities for supercomputing, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. If this level and focus of government stimulus are sustained for the next four quarters, Chinese SPs are likely to accelerate and expand their spending on network investments.
The Dell'Oro Group Service Provider Router & Switch 5-Year Forecast Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the Service Provider Router and Switch market for future current and historical periods. The report includes qualitative analysis and detailed statistics for manufacture revenue by regions, customer types and use cases, average selling prices, and unit and port shipments. To purchase this report, please contact us by email at dgsales@delloro.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications and enterprise networks, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.delloro.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acuant, a GBG company and leading identity verification provider, announced a new integration with Ping Identity (NYSE: PING), the intelligent identity solution for the enterprise, leveraging PingOne DaVinci, a no-code identity orchestration service. The partnership will offer Acuant's best-in-class solutions to enable customization of Know Your Customer (KYC) and identity proofing for a diverse range of customers in various industries.
Acuant joins a growing network of technology partners developing integrations with PingOne DaVinci through the Ping Identity Global Technology Partner Program. Partner solutions that integrate with PingOne DaVinci deliver an improved customer experience in a fraction of the time through easy drag-and-drop design of digital user journeys across multiple applications and ecosystems.
"Continued expansion of the digital economy and evolving threats command the need for businesses and consumers to establish trust on demand. This means truly knowing who you are doing business with and enabling secure transactions from any location, at any time," said Christina Luttrell, Chief Executive Officer, GBG Americas (Acuant and IDology). "We are excited to partner with Ping Identity to empower businesses with the best in fraud-fighting technology."
For more than 20 years, Acuant has worked with leading global partners in every major industry to secure, scale and streamline trusted transactions. Acuant's integration with PingOne DaVinci delivers access to a complete Identity Proofing Suite for KYC, EDD, CIP and ongoing fraud and risk management. AI-powered identity verification, regulatory compliance(AML/KYC) and digital identity solutions deliver unparalleled accuracy and efficiency that balance security with customer experience. The result is the most accurate risk-decisioning that allows businesses to move faster and deliver the best experience across all channels.
"Ping Identity is committed to expanding our technology partner ecosystem to deliver better, more frictionless customer experiences," said Loren Russon, the SVP of product management at Ping Identity. "Our partnership with Acuant leverages PingOne DaVinci's seamless orchestration to ensure dynamic user journeys are delivered quickly and efficiently at every stage of the user journey."
For more information on Acuant's work with Ping Identity visit the Integration Directory.
Acuant, a GBG company, powers trust in the digital world. Acuant's Trusted Identity Platform improves every customer journey (onboarding, monitoring, re-using and sharing digital identities) allowing businesses and governments to fight fraud and manage risk in one place. Omnichannel, AI-powered identity verification and KYC/AML solutions deliver actionable insights and operational efficiency. Built to be privacy minded and inclusive, Acuant technology is accessible to all demographics globally and has the industry's largest identity document library. Facilitating millions of transactions in over 200 countries and territories daily, Acuant is trusted by industry leaders in finance, crypto, retail, healthcare, gaming, hospitality and more.
At Ping Identity, we believe in making digital experiences both secure and seamless for all users, without compromise. That's digital freedom. We let enterprises combine our best-in-class identity solutions with third-party services they already use to remove passwords, prevent fraud, support Zero Trust, or anything in between. This can be accomplished through a simple drag-and-drop canvas. That's why more than half of the Fortune 100 choose Ping Identity to protect digital interactions from their users while making experiences frictionless.
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Carabiner Communications
678.644.4122
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Delivering strong performance, extraordinary customer service, and measurable results for biggest businesses in the world continues to spur company's growth
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkose Labs, the global leader in fraud deterrence and account security, announced today that it made the Inc. 5000 2022 list for a second consecutive year with a revenue growth rate of 1,479.57 percent. The Inc. 5000 list is the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America and represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, UnderArmour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"I'm extremely proud of the growth that we've achieved over the past few years, because it's a reflection of the efficacy of our technology and our dedication to ongoing advancements and innovation of our product suite," said Arkose Labs founder and CEO Kevin Gosschalk. "CISOs at the biggest companies in the world continue to tell us that the reason they reach out, select, and deploy our solutions is because malicious bot attacks and human click farm threats are only getting more sophisticated, complicated, and pervasive."
Inc. ranked companies according to percentage growth when comparing 2018 to 2021. For the second year in a row, Arkose Labs has landed in the top 500 of the prestigious list, at number 412 in the U.S. Of California companies on the list, Arkose Labs came in at 62, and of San Francisco companies, it ranked as the twelfth fastest-growing company in the area.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but also have demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, of which Arkose Labs is one, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc."Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation,hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
"Every day I'm meeting with and listening to our customers and prospective customers," said Arkose Labs Chief Revenue Officer Richard Dufty. "And the conversations never fail to impress upon me and my team how fortunate we are to collaborate with the brightest minds diligently striving to protect their companies and users from bots and fraudsters. It's a true partnership out in the wild west of the ethersphere to overcome bad actors so that consumers can operate online easily, confidently and without fear."
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc.magazine's September issue.
Arkose Labs' mission is to create an online environment where all consumers are protected from malicious activity. Its AI-powered platform combines powerful risk assessments with dynamic attack response that undermines the ROI behind attacks while improving good user throughput. The company offers the world's first and only $1 million credential stuffing warranty. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia, San Jose, Costa Rica, and London, UK, the company debuted as the 83rd fastest-growing company in North America on the 2021 Deloitte Fast500 ranking.
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Jean Creech Avent
Global Head of Brand and Communications
Arkose Labs
j.creechavent@arkoselabs.com
+1 843-986-8229
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Inc. 5000 Honorees Represent the Top .07% of Growing Companies in America, Demonstrating Bloomreach's Continued Momentum in Fueling Personalized Commerce Experiences for Businesses Around the World
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomreach, the world's #1 Commerce Experience Cloud, today announced it has been named to the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a unique look at the country's most successful private businesses and is a key benchmark for entrepreneurial success.
"Bloomreach is honored to be recognized by Inc. as one of America's fastest-growing private companies," said Raj De Datta, co-founder and CEO, Bloomreach. "The past two years have been transformational for Bloomreach, and being named to the Inc. 5000 is a testament to the incredible success of our customers and the industry-leading products our team has built. Now, we're focused on further accelerating our momentum as the leader in commerce experience, driving measurable, magical digital experiences for even more businesses around the world. The story of Bloomreach is really just beginning."
For four decades, Inc. has celebrated the fastest-growing private companies in America, with companies such as Microsoft, Under Armour, and Patagonia gaining their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000. The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 represent a new cohort of fast-growing private businesses, all of which have demonstrated an ability to succeed amid supply chain challenges, labor shortages, and the ongoing impacts related to COVID-19.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Bloomreach's inclusion on the Inc. 5000 list comes at a significant time of growth for the company, which achieved 63% new annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth year-over-year in 2021 and more than doubled its valuation to $2.2 billion in 2022. Through its solutions, Bloomreach has empowered businesses to personalize customer journeys across channels, using a unique combination of customer and product data to tailor experiences to individual customers at scale. Today, Bloomreach powers commerce experiences for hundreds of brands around the world, helping these businesses ensure the right product is put in front of the right customer — every time.
More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000
Methodology
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent — not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies — as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Bloomreach
Bloomreach is the world's #1 Commerce Experience Cloud, empowering brands to deliver customer journeys so personalized, they feel like magic. It offers a suite of products that drive true personalization and digital commerce growth, including: Discovery, offering AI-driven search and merchandising; Content, offering a headless CMS; and Engagement, offering a leading CDP and marketing automation solutions. Together, these solutions combine the power of unified customer and product data with the speed and scale of AI-optimization, enabling revenue-driving digital commerce experiences that convert on any channel and every journey. Bloomreach serves over 850 global brands including Albertsons, Bosch, Puma, FC Bayern München, and Marks & Spencer. For more information, visit Bloomreach.com.
About Inc.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools,connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, visit http://conference.inc.com/.
Media Contact:
Michelle DeMaio
Bloomreach
Corporate Communications
michelle.demaio@bloomreach.com
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The Investment is a First From a Foundation
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Venture Group LLC, a Black-owned venture capital firm formed to fund Black, Latinx, and Indigenous technology entrepreneurs, announced today that it will receive an investment of up to $1.5 million from the Bush Foundation.
"We are excited to welcome the Bush Foundation into our diverse and impressive list of Limited Partners in Brown Venture Group Fund One," said Chris Brooks, Cofounder and Managing Partner of Brown Venture Group."This commitment signifies that our mission to support Black, Latinx and Indigenous entrepreneurs resonates across a broad spectrum of companies and organizations. We look forward to welcoming additional foundations into the fold."
The Bush Foundation seeks to have the most possible impact with its resources – and that includes how it invests its own assets. In addition to grantmaking, the Foundation is committed to investing for impact to ensure that people of all backgrounds and identities have access to capital in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share that geography.
"Brown Venture Group is helping to widen the door for investment in Black, Indigenous and Latinx entrepreneurs, who are typically excluded from these opportunities," said Christopher Romano, COO, Bush Foundation. "We believe in their strategy and purpose, and we are thankful to partner with them in this way."
Brown Venture Group, which was founded in 2018, kicked off its inaugural fund in 2020 and made its first investment in 2021. Over the past year, Brown Venture Group has made strategic investments in 21 minority-owned companies. In addition, Brown Venture Group recently launched a partnership with multiple tribal governments around the country and is currently expanding that effort to include tribes in the State of Minnesota, with the goal of helping to advance more opportunities for Native American entrepreneurs.
"It has been gratifying to grow the ecosystem of support and to really dig in and break down barriers to success," Brooks said. "We believe that there is unlimited genius and economic opportunity in communities of color and we are elated that we have the necessary resources and relationships to capture that value as we invest in these communities."
About Brown Venture Group
Launched in 2018, Brown Venture Group, LLC, is a venture capital firm exclusively for Black, Latinx and Indigenous technology startups. Brown Venture Group is writing a new playbook for both those interested in launching a minority-owned technology startup and those interested in investing in new technologies. For more information go to brownventuregroup.com.
About the Bush Foundation
The Bush Foundation invests in great ideas and the people who power them in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography. Established in 1953 by 3M Executive Archibald Bush and his wife Edyth, the Foundation supports organizations and people who think bigger and think differently about what is possible in their communities. The Foundation works to inspire and support creative problem solving — within and across sectors — to make the region better for everyone. Read more about the Foundation's impact investing statement here.
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Leading European fashion brand uses mParticle CDP to track customer touchpoints and tailor the customer journey online and in retail outlets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- mParticle, a leader in customer data infrastructure, today announced that C&A, one of Europe's leading fashion retailers, has selected the mParticle Customer Data Platform (CDP) as its customer data management infrastructure. C&A plans to use mParticle to help them understand their customers' engagement and bridge in-store and e-commerce retail experiences.
C&A is one of Europe's leading retail clothing chains with hundreds of retail stores and a robust online catalog. The company is "consumer obsessed," with a passion for meeting the needs of its customers. C&A maintains multiple customer touch points, including at retail locations, online, and on social media. By adopting mParticle CDP, C&A will be able to consolidate customer data from across these touchpoints to create a comprehensive picture of consumer needs and desires.
"The customer is at the heart of everything we do, so understanding customer needs is essential," said Julian Wilden, CDP Manager, at C&A. "As an omnichannel retailer, we need to make sense of customer interactions across all interactions to create actionable insights. Using mParticle CDP, we can create a data exchange within our marketing stack. Our goal is to break the boundaries between in-store and online retail to create seamless omnichannel journeys for our customers."
C&A selected mParticle as its CDP platform after assessing platforms available in an increasingly fragmented Customer Data Platform market. The mParticle approach closely aligns with C&A's customer-centric approach. mParticle stood out as the most experienced CDP provider with a platform built around customer data rather than specific applications and use cases. mParticle's CDP also offered the flexibility and scalability required to support C&A's growth.
Unlike Data Management Platforms (DMPs), mParticle's CDP integrates data across all available channels and data repositories, mapping records to individuals to track transactions, interactions, and web behaviors. The mParticle CDP also ingests offline data held in the CRM to create a 360-degree view of the customer. mParticle functions in real-time, making high-quality customer data available to the marketing data stack immediately.
"C&A is developing an integrated retail strategy that spans brick-and-mortar and e-commerce sales. mParticle offers the ideal CDP platform to make sense of customer data across all channels," said Rob Murphy, VP Sales EMEA at mParticle. "Like C&A, we believe the customer must come first. It's important for C&A to have the right platform in place to keep track of customer interactions as their business expands."
For more information, visit the mParticle website at www.mparticle.com.
About mParticle
mParticle makes it easy to holistically manage customer data along the entire product and customer lifecycle. Teams across companies like Restaurant Brands International, NBCUniversal, JetBlue, Venmo, and Airbnb use mParticle to deliver great customer experiences and accelerate growth by solving the foundational challenges that impede success at scale. mParticle announced a $150M fundraise in October 2021 led by Permira on the heels of strong growth and product innovation. Founded in 2013, mParticle is headquartered in New York City with employees around the globe. For more information, visit http://mparticle.com.
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CALGARY, AB, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) ("CP") today announced it has received the required regulatory clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") for the proposed combination of CP and Kansas City Southern ("KCS").
CP completed its acquisition of KCS on Dec. 14, 2021. Immediately upon the closing of the acquisition, the shares of KCS were placed into a voting trust which ensures KCS will operate independently of CP while the U.S. Surface Transportation Board ("STB") completes its regulatory review of the companies' joint railroad control application to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City ("CPKC"), the only single-line railroad linking the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The STB review of CP's proposed control of KCS is expected to be completed in early 2023.
This news release contains certain forward looking statements and forward looking information (collectively, "FLI") to provide CP shareholders and potential investors with information about CP, KCS and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, which FLI may not be appropriate for other purposes. FLI is typically identified by words such as "anticipate", "expect", "project", "estimate", "forecast", "plan", "intend", "will", "target", "believe", "likely" and similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be FLI.
Although we believe that the FLI is reasonable based on the information available today and processes used to prepare it, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and you are cautioned against placing undue reliance on FLI. By its nature, FLI involves a variety of assumptions, which are based upon factors that may be difficult to predict and that may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these FLI, including, but not limited to, the following: the realization of anticipated benefits and synergies of the CP-KCS transaction and the timing thereof; the success of integration plans; the focus of management time and attention on the CP-KCS transaction and other disruptions arising from the CP-KCS transaction; changes in business strategy and strategic opportunities; estimated future dividends; financial strength and flexibility; debt and equity market conditions, including the ability to access capital markets on favourable terms or at all; cost of debt and equity capital; the ability of management of CP, its subsidiaries and affiliates to execute key priorities, including those in connection with the CP-KCS transaction; general Canadian, U.S., Mexican and global social, economic, political, credit and business conditions; risks associated with agricultural production such as weather conditions and insect populations; the availability and price of energy commodities; the effects of competition and pricing pressures, including competition from other rail carriers, trucking companies and maritime shippers in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico; North American and global economic growth; industry capacity; shifts in market demand; changes in commodity prices and commodity demand; uncertainty surrounding timing and volumes of commodities being shipped; inflation; geopolitical instability; changes in laws, regulations and government policies, including regulation of rates; changes in taxes and tax rates; potential increases in maintenance and operating costs; changes in fuel prices; disruption in fuel supplies; uncertainties of investigations, proceedings or other types of claims and litigation; compliance with environmental regulations; labour disputes; changes in labour costs and labour difficulties; risks and liabilities arising from derailments; transportation of dangerous goods; timing of completion of capital and maintenance projects; sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out business plans; services and infrastructure; the satisfaction by third parties of their obligations; currency and interest rate fluctuations; exchange rates; effects of changes in market conditions and discount rates on the financial position of pension plans and investments; trade restrictions or other changes to international trade arrangements; the effects of current and future multinational trade agreements on the level of trade among Canada, the U.S. and Mexico; climate change and the market and regulatory responses to climate change; ability to achieve commitments and aspirations relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other climate-related objectives; anticipated in-service dates; success of hedging activities; operational performance and reliability; customer, regulatory and other stakeholder approvals and support; regulatory and legislative decisions and actions; the adverse impact of any termination or revocation by the Mexican government of Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.'s Concession; public opinion; various events that could disrupt operations, including severe weather events, such as droughts, floods, avalanches and earthquakes, and cybersecurity attacks, as well as security threats and governmental response to them, and technological changes; acts of terrorism, war or other acts of violence or crime or risk of such activities; insurance coverage limitations; material adverse changes in economic and industry conditions, including the availability of short and long-term financing; and the pandemic created by the outbreak of COVID-19 and its variants, and resulting effects on economic conditions, the demand environment for logistics requirements and energy prices, restrictions imposed by public health authorities or governments, fiscal and monetary policy responses by governments and financial institutions, and disruptions to global supply chains.
We caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and is made as of the date hereof. Additional information about these and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties can be found in reports and filings by CP with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators, including any prospectus, material change report, management information circular or registration statement that have been or will be filed in connection with the transaction. Reference should be made to "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Forward Looking Statements" in CP's annual and interim reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q. Due to the interdependencies and correlation of these factors, as well as other factors, the impact of any one assumption, risk or uncertainty on FLI cannot be determined with certainty.
Except to the extent required by law, we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any FLI, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All FLI in this news release is expressly qualified in its entirety by these cautionary statements.
Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts. CP provides North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP. CP-IR
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DENVER and TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canvass Analytics Inc. ("Canvass AI"), a leader in industrial AI software, today announced the appointment of Kevin Smith as its Chief Commercial Officer. Mr Smith will lead the go-to-market team to accelerate customer acquisition and growth globally. The hire follows the announcement of Canvass AI's Series A completion of US$14.23 million.
Canvass AI is revolutionizing the industrial sector by integrating its industrial AI platform into the day-to-day process and asset management practices of its customer base. Kevin Smith brings decades of experience helping clients improve facility operations and maximize the potential of their workforce.
"The industrial sector is demanding a solution that brings the benefits of AI direct to their workforce. With Kevin leading our go-to-market efforts, Canvass AI is primed to meet the demand as Industrials increasingly accelerate their AI adoption strategies to advance their key productivity and sustainability initiatives," said Humera Malik, CEO, Canvass AI.
Prior to joining Canvass AI, Kevin was the Senior Vice President, Strategic Advisory Services at Aspen Technology and the Chief Commercial Officer and an Executive Director at KBC Advanced Technologies, where he was instrumental in orchestrating the company's acquisition by Yokogawa.
"I'm delighted to be working with Canvass AI who is trailblazing the use of AI in industrial operations," added Kevin Smith. "The company is uniquely focused on making AI accessible to industrial users and providing practical AI based solutions that accelerate sustainable value creation. This focus aligns perfectly with my passion for helping to drive organizational excellence."
Canvass AI's customers span the oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical, metals and mining, and energy sectors, all of which contribute significantly to the global economy and will play a key role in combating climate change. The Canvass AI platform provides industrial engineers with easy-to-use AI solutions to apply and scale across their operations to address their operational challenges, without requiring coding or data science expertise. Today, leading industrials and manufacturers use Canvass AI to reduce carbon emissions and waste, improve yields, optimize facility operations, improve asset reliability and integrity, and optimize energy consumption.
Canvass AI is a leading industrial AI software provider that puts the power of AI in the hands of industrial workforces to solve day-to-day operational problems. Some of the world's largest companies use Canvass AI's patented industrial AI Platform to reduce carbon emissions and waste, improve yields, and optimize facility operations. Backed by Alphabet and Yamaha Motor Ventures, the Company is recognized by CB Insights as one of the world's top 50 technology companies that is advancing manufacturing. Follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn.
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Poignant tale inspired by Sophie's Choice author and his real-life nurse
BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An award-winning, coming-of-age tale, crafted by the former caregiver to the Pulitzer-Prize winning author William Styron, Dianne Braley's The Silence in the Sound will be released by Koehler Books on August 23rd, 2022.
The Silence in the Sound is a women's upmarket novel about a young nurse who escapes her past on Martha's Vineyard Island – hoping memories won't follow. While working on Martha's Vineyard, the ailing celebrity author Mr. S. helps heal old wounds; and new ones emerge in a toxic love affair.
The Silence in the Sound is inspired by author Dianne Braley's real experiences caring for Pulitzer prize-winning novelist William Styron. He not only was her patient but soon became her friend and motivator. His books helped realize she had some stories of her own to tell.
Braley has partnered with the Robert F. Kennedy Community Alliance organization and their division that assists children and families affected by addiction in Massachusetts. Part of the proceeds from her book will be shared with the organization.
Author Dianne C. Braley is a registered nurse with a passion for music, poetry, and literature. Braley has been featured in various online and printed publications. Her nursing blog, Nursing the Neighborhood, was named one of the top nursing blogs of 2018 by Nurse Recruiter. The Silence in the Sound has been named a winner in the Women's Fiction category in the April 2022 Firebird Book Awards.
To set up an interview with the author or receive a pre-written review for circulation, please contact publicist Jessie Glenn at Jess@mindbuckmedia.com.
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MIAMI, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO Coaching International, the leading CEO coaching firm for growth-focused CEOs and entrepreneurs globally, is pleased to announce that it has ranked No. 2,581 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. This marks CEO Coaching International's eighth consecutive year on the list.
According to Inc., the list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"I am honored that CEO Coaching International has once again landed a coveted spot on this list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation," said Mark Moses, CEO and Founding Partner of CEO Coaching International. "Year after year, our firm has achieved extraordinary growth thanks to the hard work and dedication of our world-class team, and this ranking is proof that we are continuing to help our clients Make BIG Happen."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Inc.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit http://www.inc.com/ www.inc.com.
About CEO Coaching International
CEO Coaching International works with CEOs and their leadership teams to achieve extraordinary results quarter after quarter, year after year. Known globally for its success in coaching growth-focused entrepreneurs to meaningful exits, CEO Coaching International has coached more than 1,000 CEOs and entrepreneurs in more than 60 countries and 45 industries. The coaches at CEO Coaching International are former CEOs, presidents, or executives who have made BIG happen. The firm's coaches have led double-digit sales and profit growth in businesses ranging in size from startups to over $10 billion, and many are founders that have led their companies through successful eight, nine, and ten-figure exits. Companies working with CEO Coaching International for three years or more have experienced an average EBITDA CAGR of 30.4% during their time as a client, more than three times the U.S. average and a revenue CAGR of 18.6%, nearly twice the U.S. average. For more information, please visit: https://www.ceocoachinginternational.com.
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Gen Z-Favorite Brand Known For Disrupting The Coffee Space Raises Funds For Further Expansion And Development
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chamberlain Coffee, the brainchild of Youtube phenomenon Emma Chamberlain, announced today the closing of its $7M Series A funding round. The brand, which supports a new generation of coffee drinkers, has secured a cult-like following through its vast selection of offerings and promise of high-quality, organic coffee beans sustainably sourced from around the world and roasted in California. Since its creation in 2019, Chamberlain Coffee has quickly grown a loyal fanbase that has sold out products within hours of launch on multiple occasions. In deeply understanding their audience, the brand has been able to lean heavily on social engagement to create a unique connection with new customers and fans with each story and post, a strategy that has been a key driver for the brand's heightened success. This funding round will help the brand expand into new channels, and develop new and innovative products to further its mission of being an innovator in the beverage space.
"Chamberlain Coffee has grown exponentially since its inception, and this is only the beginning. In finding a group of investors for the brand who believe in and share our vision, we know Chamberlain Coffee will reach new heights and become the go-to coffee brand of this generation," said Chamberlain Coffee CEO Christopher Gallant.
Following immense achievements since the brand's establishment, Chamberlain Coffee's buzz has investors jumping to take a sip of their cup. The funding round is led by venture builder Blazar Capital who has supported Emma all the way in the coffee journey and the development of the business, the founders of Ole & Steen / Lagkagehuset, Ole Kristoffersen and Steen Skallebaek, Founder of Grin, Brandon Brown and DTC expert Nik Sharma, and beverage industry veteran Ken Sadowsky.
"I created Chamberlain Coffee out of my passion for coffee and the community that surrounds it. I am still in awe of how many people share that same passion and have fallen in love with our products. To be able to grow this business, launch new products and work in this space every day is a dream come true. I am so thankful that we have been able to grow Chamberlain Coffee into the brand I dreamed it to be, and I can't wait for what the future holds." said Chamberlain Coffee founder and investor Emma Chamberlain.
Chamberlain Coffee's success has gone well beyond its direct-to-consumer model, reaching more customers than ever before. Recent launches include LA hot-spot Erewhon, national grocer Sprouts and digital delivery market Gopuff along with partnerships with top brands like Levi's, Swoon, OffLimits Cereal and Nutpods prove just that. The brand's success boils down to its modern, approachable and lighthearted take on the coffee industry, allowing fans to grow and evolve through each new launch and collaboration.
Chamberlain Coffee is available on ChamberlainCoffee.com, Amazon.com and at select retailers. For more information on Chamberlain Coffee, and to stay up to date on the latest product launches, follow on Instagram at @chamberlaincoffee.
ABOUT CHAMBERLAIN COFFEE
Founded by YouTube phenomenon Emma Chamberlain, Chamberlain Coffee is high-quality, sustainably sourced organic coffee roasted in California, so you can feel good about the coffee you're sipping on. No pesticides, no BS. Available in single-serve bags, instant sticks, ground and whole bean options, Chamberlain Coffee is symbolized by different characters to encapsulate the different coffee drinker in all of us. The brand also has various other delicious offerings, including their 5x sold-out Matcha, Cocoa Grizzly Hot Chocolate, and recently launched Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans. Supporting coffee-farming communities in Latin America, Chamberlain Coffee works with Food4Farmers to ensure long-term food security for coffee-farming families.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrity Book Club with Chelsea Devantez, a podcast that recaps and celebrates the memoirs of female celebrities, just released a special episode featuring comedian Alison Leiby. Devantez has been recapping celebrity memoirs for years and had noticed a commonality between so many of these women: many had shared their stories of abortion and how they accessed health care when they needed it most. With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Devantez and Alison discuss the topic and highlight many of the brave women who have shared their own abortion stories.
Devantez was compelled to record this special episode and says, "One of the greatest political weapons ever wielded is Shame. For years the political right has successfully weaponized Shame around abortion because keeping people silent, embarrassed, and hiding in the shadows is the only way to retain the power that doesn't belong to them," she says. She goes on to say, "Shame makes women take themselves out of the conversation; it makes abortion a difficult topic to cover on shows and in the news, because everyone feels they must tiptoe around it, which ensures inaction. In this moment of defeat, one of the best things we can do is talk openly about abortion, share stories, make jokes, cry if we need to, because simply talking about it is one of the most powerful things we can do."
The episode features a variety of clips that have aired on previous Celebrity Book Club episodes, which include stories from celebrities such as Sally Field, Viola Davis, Chelsea Handler, Reba McEntire, Sinéad O'Connor, and more.
"Every time someone can stand strong in their truth and share it, it allows others to do the same," says Devantez. "One of the ways to try and cure shame is to share your story so you can connect to others and realize you're not alone."
To listen to the episode featuring Alison Leiby, check out this special episode of Celebrity Book Club with Chelsea Devantez at https://www.chelsearosedevantez.com/celebrity-book-club/ or any outlet where podcasts are available.
About Chelsea Devantez: Chelsea Devantez is a Emmy-nominated writer, comedian, filmmaker, and podcast host who entered into an overall deal with 20th Television at the beginning of 2022. She is currently a Co-Executive Producer on the ABC, Gina Rodriguez-led comedy, Not Dead Yet. Prior to that, Chelsea was the Head Writer on Jon Stewart's Apple series, The Problem with Jon Stewart. She began her TV writing career writing for Jon Stewart for his never released HBO show. Since her first go-round with the host, Devantez has written on Girls5Eva, Bless this Mess, Abby's, and Comedy Central's The Opposition with Jordan Klepper. She has a feature in development with Rideback and Sony Screen Gems titled You've Met Your Match about her experience putting her mother-in-law on Tinder. Chelsea's short film, Basic, which she wrote, directed, and starred in, premiered at SXSW 2020 and was released on Amazon Prime. Basic is currently being developed as a feature with Marc Platt Productions, with Meredith Hagner attached to star, and is set to be Chelsea's directorial debut.
Chelsea will release her memoir with Hanover Square Press which is set to be published in Fall 2023. This essay collection is structured around each of the women who have shaped Chelsea's upbringing and career, from family members to celebrities to strangers.
About Celebrity Book Club with Chelsea Devantez:
In September 2020, Chelsea Devantez launched her podcast Celebrity Book Club which recaps and celebrates the memoirs of female celebrities. Since then, Celebrity Book Club has garnered over 3 million downloads and put out over 55 episodes, covering memoirs like Jessica Simpson's Open Book, Gabrielle Union's We're Going to Need More Wine, and Ronnie Spector's Be My Baby, and featuring guests like Stephanie Beatriz, Ashley Nicole Black, Melissa Fumero, Margaret Cho, Gabourey Sidibe, Cecily Strong, Jenni Konner, Leighton Meester, and Paul Scheer. Celebrity Book Club was the very first podcast chosen as an Apple Podcasts Spotlight feature, and is a mainstay of their Top 20 list for Books. The podcast is completely independent and has been supported by over 1k subscribers on Patreon since December 2021.
About Alison Leiby: Alison Leiby is a Brooklyn-based writer and comedian who recently debuted her one-woman comedy show, titled Oh God, a Show About Abortion, at the Cherry Lane Theatre. She was a co-producer on Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." She's written for Comedy Central's "The President Show" and "The Opposition with Jordan Klepper," and she also did punch-up on "Broad City." She also executive-produced Ilana Glazer's "Comedy Time Capsule" and Ilana's Amazon stand-up special, "The Planet is Burning." Other credits include Hulu's "Triumph Election Special" and Cartoon Network's "Teenage Euthanasia." Alison also co-hosts Irony Point's popular podcast "Ruined," with Crooked Media's Halle Kiefer.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CMGR) ("CMGR"), an influencer-based social media firm and digital talent management agency, announced that they have finalized a brand promotional deal with Josh Altman, through their majority owned Reiman Agency. Altman is a real estate investor and a reality television personality, appearing on Bravo!'s hit series, Million Dollar Listing. He has also appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
"Josh's representatives were such a pleasure to work with and we are excited to do more with him in the future," said Julia Salmon, Sales Executive at The Reiman Agency.
CMGR offers management, production, and deal-making services to its handpicked influencers, a management division for individual influencer clients, and an investment arm for joint ventures and acquisitions for companies in the social media influencer space.
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Prestigious International Annual Awards Program Recognizes Standout Marketing, Advertising and Sales Technology Around the World
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global ad security and threat intelligence provider, Confiant, today announced that it has been selected as the winner of the "Best Ad Analytics Solution" award in the 5th annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by MarTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global marketing, sales and advertising technology industry today.
Confiant is a cybersecurity, ad tech and malware prevention service provider that enables enterprises, publishers and platforms to regain control of the ad experience. The Company's cybersecurity ad verification, security, quality, and privacy solutions protect reputation, revenue, and resources by providing real-time verification of digital advertisements.
Confiant's technology actively monitors billions of ad impressions and trillions of ad auctions each month to detect and block malicious activity, and low-quality ads, providing a safeguard against cyber threats including malware, phishing, scams, as well as disruptive ads, and consent violations.
"Our goal has always been to be world class in our cyber protection solutions. Overseeing the ad tech industry's infrastructure, tracking, and acting to protect it from malicious actors hijacking it is what Confiant is committed to," said Louis-David Mangin, CEO and Cofounder of Confiant Inc. "Malvertising is increasing in criminal sophistication in parallel to the ad tech industry's increasing in technical sophistication. The mapping of the threat vector, which we published at matrix.confiant.com, is testament to our industry leading expertise at JavaScript threats and reverse cloaking technologies."
The mission of the MarTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of marketing, sales and advertising technology related categories, including marketing automation, market research and customer experience, AdTech, Sales Tech, marketing analytics, content and social marketing, mobile marketing and many more. This year's program attracted more than 2,950 nominations from over 18 different countries throughout the world.
"Confiant empowers and protects financial institutions, digital publishers and premium ad platforms with actionable data to ensure the digital ad ecosystem is safe and secure for everyone," said James Johnson, Managing Director at MarTech Breakthrough. "Confiant's team of security and privacy engineers identify threat actors, malvertising, security, quality, and privacy issues in the ad ecosystem that affect enterprises, publishers, platforms and their customers. We extend our sincere congratulations to the Confiant team on being our choice for 'Best Ad Analytics Solution' in 2022."
Confiant's mission is to make the digital world safe for everyone.
Confiant is a cybersecurity provider specialized in detecting and stopping threats that leverage advertising technology infrastructure, also known as Malvertising. We help digital publishers and advertising technology platforms around the world take back control of the ad experience in real-time. In addition, Confiant helps enterprises protect themselves and their customers from threat actors performing these attacks. Confiant oversees trillions of monthly ad impressions with innovative integrations embedded deep into the ad tech ecosystem, giving us a unique vantage point. Our superior detection set for phishing, crypto scams and malware attacks using ads as a vector is one-of-a-kind in the industry. Confiant executes our mission everyday to protect users and organizations of all sizes, including Microsoft, Orange, Paramount and IBM. We offer unique and actionable insights into threats that systematically target brands, businesses, individuals and supply chains via ads. Our recently published Malvertising Matrix maps the tactics, techniques and procedures active in Malvertising today, inclusive of emerging Web3 Layer 4 threats. To learn more about Confiant and our technology visit: www.confiant.com
Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the MarTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in marketing, ad and sales technology companies, products and people. The MarTech Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough marketing technology companies and products in categories including marketing automation, AdTech, SalesTech, marketing analytics, CRM, content and social marketing, website, SEM, mobile marketing and more. For more information, visit MarTechBreakthrough.com.
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Using Conversica's Powerfully Human Conversational AI Digital Assistants, the Integration Gives CS Teams Unlimited Capacity for Proactive Communication with Customers Triggered by Data from Gainsight
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Conversica, Inc., the leading provider of Conversational AI solutions for enterprise revenue teams, announced a new integration with leading customer success platform Gainsight. With the new capability, Customer Success (CS) teams will be able to deploy AI-powered Digital Assistants to drive customer health and experiences, all triggered by data from Gainsight. The integration will empower Customer Success Managers (CSMs) to offload the necessary but time-consuming conversations to a digital assistant, including driving product adoption, initiating early renewals, and ultimately creating customer advocacy, giving CSMs more freedom to focus on more strategic, revenue-generating activities.
Today's buyers expect brands to get it right, from onboarding to renewals, and the margin for error is getting thinner. According to 451 Research's Voice of the Enterprise: Customer Experience & Commerce Report, 80 percent of businesses state they are likely to end a relationship with a company due to a poor customer experience.
Modern Customer Success teams recognize the importance of keeping customers engaged with high-touch, personalized attention to boost customer outcomes and improve retention and growth. However, capacity constraints often leave CSMs stretched too thin, each with too many customers to service, making it impossible to deliver a great experience consistently across their entire portfolio. With the average CSM managing more than 50 accounts, CSMs often get stuck in a cycle of reacting to problems rather than getting ahead of potential issues and proactively strategizing with customers to improve outcomes.
Conversica's Conversation Automation solution gives CS teams their own personalized assistants who deliver unlimited capacity for proactive communication with customers, closing the gap between what CSMs can accomplish manually and what it actually takes to deliver the experience buyers need for retention and growth.
With the new Conversica and Gainsight integration, CS teams will benefit from a digital team member that can automatically take action and conduct many of the time-consuming but necessary actions CSMs must perform manually today, including:
- Onboarding new customers,
- Acting on usage trends to drive product adoption,
- Setting up regular business reviews,
- Starting renewal, upsell, and cross-sell motions,
- Collecting critical customer feedback, and
- Obtaining customer referrals
Conversica's AI Assistants use Gainsight data such as customer health score and contract data to automatically initiate two-way conversations that are action-oriented, increasing customer satisfaction and net retention.
"This strategic integration with Conversica is a game-changer for Gainsight users," said Karl Rumelhart, Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President at Gainsight. "Using Conversica's AI Assistants to automate the follow-up on Gainsight data enables Customer Success teams to more effectively act on insights, proactively respond to customer needs across multiple accounts, and drive durable, efficient growth through renewals and expansion."
- Take the Routine out of Renewals: Conversica AI Assistants use key renewal data such as type of contract and client status to automatically tailor an outreach campaign well ahead of the renewal date, setting the groundwork for more successful outcomes.
- Automatically Address Early Signs of Poor Customer Health: Low product usage and health scores automatically trigger the AI Assistant to proactively work to resolve issues. It does this by setting up a meeting with the CSM, sharing best practices or collecting feedback for the CSMs to address.
- Harness Advocates to Drive Growth: the AI Assistant leverages health score, adoption rates and NPS data to identify and engage successful customers to participate in a case study, share an online review, initiate an upgrade discussion, and more.
"Conversica and Gainsight together empower the customer success industry to do more with less," said Jim Kaskade, CEO of Conversica. "Which CS organization doesn't want their teams to have unlimited scale? Our robust conversation automation solution leverages Gainsight data to not only tailor every conversation, but with real-time triggers that engage customers at the right time. And, thus, it does so in a proactive way that improves the health of the customer relationship, drives revenue, and allows CSMs to do what they do best. This is a must for digitally-driven organizations that are recession-proofing their businesses for future success."
Gainsight's innovative platform helps companies of all sizes and industries drive durable growth through customer-led and product-led strategies. It offers a powerful set of customer success, product experience, and community engagement solutions that together enable businesses to scale efficiently, create alignment, and put the customer at the heart of innovation. With Gainsight, it's never been easier to drive acquisition, increase product adoption, prevent churn, and grow with renewals and expansion. Learn how leading companies such as GE Digital, SAP Concur, and Box use Gainsight at www.gainsight.com.
Jordan Sher
Vice President, Corporate and Brand Marketing
jsher@gainsight.com
Conversica's AI-powered Digital Assistants supercharge revenue teams for growth. They enable Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to acquire untapped revenue through perfectly structured conversations. With billions of human interactions spanning more than a decade, Conversica's AI Assistants have learned to influence and persuade customers and prospects throughout the customer journey lifecycle. Unlike chatbots, they are powerfully human and can hold meaningful conversations at every touchpoint. They fuel the conversations that create brand loyalty and maximize every revenue opportunity. They know how to say just the right thing at just the right time to help grow revenue, improve customer experience, reduce costs, increase operational efficiencies, and build brand awareness. Conversica's Conversation Automation platform is used by leaders nationwide to get the conversation going and build the workforce of the future, today.
To learn more, visit conversica.com and follow the company on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Meriane Morselli, on behalf of Conversica
conversica@msrcommunications.com
(415) 989-9000
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DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials at ImpactLife have reinstated more than 5000 potential blood donors following new guidance issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The change comes as the blood provider to 124 Midwestern hospitals manages a period of low blood inventory brought on by a seasonal decline in the rate of blood donation and ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Donors who were previously deferred due to potential risk of exposure to Mad Cow Disease are now permitted to give blood, provided they meet all other donor eligibility criteria.
ImpactLife strives to maintain a five-day supply for all blood types but has experienced low donation rates through late July and early August, leading to just a one-day supply for O-negative and two- to three-day supply for O-positive, A-negative, A-positive, B-positive, and B-negative blood types. The blood provider asks all eligible and potential donors to schedule appointments by calling (800) 747-5401, scheduling online at www.bloodcenter.org, or via the ImpactLife mobile app (www.bloodcenter.org/app).
The new guidance from FDA removes the deferral associated with geographic risk of Mad Cow Disease for time spent in the United Kingdom (1980 – 1996); time spent in France and Ireland (1980 – 2001); and receipt of a blood transfusion in the U.K., France or Ireland (1980 – present). ImpactLife is reaching out to 5126 potential donors who were previously deferred under the former eligibility criteria. Individuals with questions about eligibility for blood donation are asked to call ImpactLife at (800) 757-5401 or see www.bloodcenter.org/eligibility.
Blood providers across the U.S. are experiencing similar challenges and are now receiving help from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which recently launched a web site and messaging campaign to help recruit additional blood donors. The HHS "Giving Equals Living" campaign features public service announcements and information on the importance of blood and plasma donation. For PSA copy and information on the campaign, see https://www.hhs.gov/givingequalsliving/giveblood.
ImpactLife is a not-for-profit blood services provider to 124 hospitals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, as well as resource sharing partners across the country. ImpactLife operates 22 Donor Centers and holds approximately 5000 mobile blood drives annually to provide blood components needed for patient transfusions at hospitals within its four-state service region (www.bloodcenter.org/hospitals). For information, see @impactlifeblood on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat or www.bloodcenter.org.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curebase, a company committed to democratizing access to clinical studies, has named veteran healthcare attorney Laura Podolsky as general counsel responsible for all legal matters.
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Curebase's decentralized clinical trial (DCT) model enables patients to participate in studies regardless of their location, while also expanding access to populations that are typically underrepresented in clinical trials. The company's virtual research sites also provide physicians with new and unique options to offer their patients interested in taking part in trials. As one of the first attorneys to specialize in DCTs, Podolsky brings a unique experience set to Curebase, as well the understanding of how to effectively support rapid business growth.
"Laura has a track record of developing legal strategies that support innovation in healthcare, particularly in the decentralized clinical trial space," said Tom Lemberg, founder, and chief executive officer of Curebase. "Her startup experience, legal expertise, and strong collaborative skills will be invaluable to us as we continue to grow our business."
Prior to joining Curebase, Podolsky was senior counsel at Nixon Gwilt Law, a firm specializing in providing legal support for healthcare innovators. She served nearly seven years as founding general counsel at clinical research company Science 37, where she developed the legal framework for DCTs and addressed legal and regulatory questions central to the field.
Before becoming an attorney, Podolsky worked in public health, focusing on labor rights and worker health and safety.
"My goal as general counsel is to solve problems, support business growth, and do the right thing," Podolsky said. "We can accomplish a lot of good by making clinical trials easier and more accessible for patients, no matter where they're located."
Podolsky earned her law degree from UCLA School of Law, a master's degree in public health from UCLA School of Public Health, and a bachelor's degree in English from Duke University.
About Curebase
At Curebase, our mission is to bring quality medical innovations to patients faster and improve human wellbeing through more efficient clinical studies. We are proving that clinical research can be radically accelerated if we empower physicians everywhere to enroll patients in the communities where they live. By applying cutting edge clinical software and remote study management techniques to the problem, we are reinventing clinical trials and research from the ground up. For more information, please visit www.curebase.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deloitte announced today that John Marcante, Vanguard's former global chief information officer and managing director, has been appointed independent senior advisor, U.S. CIO Program, Deloitte LLP, serving as the "CIO-in-residence." In this role, Marcante will serve as an independent strategic advisor to clients, practitioners and senior leadership to provide strategic guidance and perspectives in the areas of technology and tech leadership.
Marcante's responsibilities will range broadly, including associate dean and speaker at Deloitte's Next Generation CIO Academies, mentor and coach to select client executives across industries, advisor to senior leadership, facilitator for the CIO Program's transition labs, and speaker for internal strategic CIO Program sessions.
"Deloitte's CIO Program has long been recognized for excellence in guiding senior IT leaders through their most pressing obstacles and providing insight in a swiftly changing digital landscape," said Marcante. "I am honored and excited to be joining a world class team as 'CIO-in-residence' and look forward to continuing the mission of advising the technology leaders of today and tomorrow."
As Vanguard's former CIO and managing director, Marcante steered Vanguard's growth over his 28-year career to one of the world's leading investment management companies. He led the company's digital transformation and enabled Vanguard's adoption of cloud-native technology, which resulted in the modernization of legacy environments, including an agile and product-driven organization. His sponsorship of employee resource groups across the company contributed to making Vanguard an equitable and inclusive workplace.
"As the leader of Deloitte's U.S. CIO Program, I've seen firsthand the value add of an experienced senior advisor in elevating the client experience and generating opportunities for transformation," said Lou DiLorenzo, U.S. CIO Program leader, and managing director, Deloitte Consulting LLP. "John's prestigious background and experience are significant and I'm simply thrilled he has joined Deloitte as our 'CIO-in-residence.'"
Deloitte's CIO Program delivers trusted, personal experiences and relevant insights to technology leaders at the moments that matter most. The program empowers CIOs and technology leaders to deliver business value and keep pace with the latest research and emerging technologies across their career lifecycle. For more information about Deloitte's CIO Program, please click here.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dennis Godby, 66, Sacramento, California Naturopathic Doctor, will begin solo walk across USA - his third on foot across the USA – Walk USA for Health Equity (WUHE) from Myrtle Beach, SC, September 12, 2022, and walk through many North Carolina communities to Knoxville, TN.
Dr. Godby will meet media at 4:30 pm in front of city hall daily. See daily itinerary on website.
COVID's devastating impact on Americans with pre-existing, pre-disposing and often, preventable medical conditions is call to action and inspired the walk across America. WUHE will highlight: America's desperate health conditions in many communities of color, for example, one's zip code being better predictor of one's health than their genetics, teach practical ways to get and stay healthy, and advocate for health equity so that everyone has opportunity to be healthy.
Dr. Godby will walk one-fifth of the country each year. Dr. Godby is partnering with local organizations, such as North Carolina Association of Naturopathic Physicians, ministers, health equity advocates and others to host community health forums on day Dr. Godby passes through town to include topics such as: vitamin D, safe drinking water, exercise, access to nutrition, mental health issues, and safe neighborhoods. The public events may also include health fairs with blood pressure, glucose and other free health checks.
The first leg of the walk—610 miles —will end in Knoxville, October 10, 2022. The 2nd to 5th legs, include Knoxville, TN to Seattle, WA from 2023 to 2026.
To minimize cost of walk, and have more opportunities to meet people along route, Dr. Godby will not use a support vehicle, but backpack and camp. Dr. Godby will walk 22 miles per day, beginning walk 6:30-8 am, and end 4 pm, depending on planned local events, and unforeseen factors.
As a 44-year veteran of long runs and walks of conscience for health and social justice, Dr. Godby, hopes to inspire individual health improvement and systemic change.
Dr. Godby says he does these extreme endurance events putting him at risk because: "The amount of risk and vulnerability one's willing to endure for a cause is directly proportional to people's willingness to listen, open their hearts, and be inspired. This method of non-violent, direct action, often earns one the right to be heard."
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BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Karl Laskowski has joined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) as vice president and medical director of clinical programs and strategy. In his new role, Laskowski is responsible for working collaboratively to advance the company's strategy to provide quality, affordable and equitable health care with an unparalleled consumer experience.
"Throughout my career, my primary goal has been to make it easy to get the type of health care we would all want for our loved ones," Laskowski said. "Too often, getting excellent care requires superhuman effort by physicians, pharmacists, nurses, patients and their families as they wrestle with a complicated and fragmented health care system. We need to make it easier to deliver the care and the outcomes we all expect and deserve. I'm excited to join Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts because we are a leader in thinking about what health care could and should be."
Laskowski previously served as associate chief medical officer for Brigham Health/Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) as well as a practicing physician and an instructor in medicine for Harvard Medical School. He continues to care for patients at BWH part-time.
Laskowski's past clinical leadership experience also includes roles as executive medical director of ambulatory services at BWH, and associate medical director for innovation and process improvement at Brigham and Women's Physician Organization.
"Karl's deep experience introducing innovation into clinical practice will be instrumental in developing new approaches that ensure our members get the right care, at the right time, in the right setting, helping us to achieve our vision of being our members' trusted ally," said Dr. Sandhya Rao, chief medical officer and senior vice president at Blue Cross.
Laskowski received his MD and his Master of Health Science from Yale University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (bluecrossma.org) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered in Boston. We are committed to the relentless pursuit of quality, affordable and equitable health care with an unparalleled consumer experience. Consistent with our promise to always put our members first, we are rated among the nation's best health plans for member satisfaction and quality. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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The Canadian food producer and co-packer fighting food-waste has acquired two new brands as part of their expansion and mission to support sustainable food manufacturing.
TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethey Group is a collective on a mission to change the Canadian food and beverage space, offering sustainable and eco-friendly production and co-packing options. Ethey Foods, the flagship brand of the ethey Group, launched last year and is Canada's #1 zero-waste food delivery service. Now, ethey Group has expanded its focus and has started bringing new brands into the group, helping make these businesses reach a national audience on a sustainable platform. The two newest brands are Puppy Gang Fresh Foods and Blank Slate Wellness.
Puppy Gang Fresh Foods provides nutritious human grade dog food delivery across Canada, and focuses on improving dog's lives through whole foods. Each meal contains only real, whole foods, high quality and locally sourced hormone and antibiotic free meat and vegetables with no preservatives, fillers, chemicals or additives. Puppy Gang's food production is ethical and eco-focused with reusable packaging, and 1% of all sales go to dog rescue agencies, making them the ideal fit for the ethey family.
Blank Slate is the only Canadian cold-pressed juice infused with adaptogens and live raw vegan probiotics. Each juice's ingredients, along with the infusions, work to serve a purpose to the consumer, helping them move, glow, heal, and be energized or calm. Their mission to provide healthy drinks to people across Canada directly aligns with ethey's goals, and they can now do this while creating zero food waste.
Partnering with these brands is just the start for ethey Group. The Gary Vaynerchuk backed business is focused on finding more brands across Canada to bring into their group and expand their sustainable platform to every corner of the food and agriculture space.
Founded by hospitality veteran and entrepreneur, Nick Spina, ethey Group is spearheading the fight against food-waste by creating a closed-loop food system and making their food processing facility in London, Ontario an incubator for high-growth, impact-focused sustainable food brands in Canada.
Ethey Foods, which currently delivers across Canada coast to coast, offers healthy, chef-prepared, cooked meals for people who want to eat well and positively impact the planet. Ethey's zero food waste cycle ensures that every single ingredient in each meal is fully utilized, from harvest, to meal prep, to compost, to seed, back to harvest again. Their food processing facility is partnered with a local onsite worm farm that they use to recycle food scraps and turn them into high-grade fertilizer.
About ethey:
Founded in 2015, ethey ethical, sustainable meal delivery company, and Canada's #1 meal delivery service. Ethey provides healthy, chef-prepared, cooked meals for people who want to eat well and positively impact our planet for the generations of tomorrow. As leaders of the zero food-waste movement, ethey inspires a healthy relationship between our planet and its people, one chef prepared cooked-meal at a time.
Puppy Gang:
Puppy Gang Fresh Foods was founded by certified animal nutritionists Sarah Tritsaris and Marisa Hoskins in 2019 with a mission to help dogs to live longer and healthier lives. Based in Toronto, Puppy Gang offers human grade, whole pet food home delivery across Canada.
Blankslate Wellness:
Blank Slate is the only sustainable Canadian cold-pressed juice infused with adaptogens and live vegan probiotics. Their mission is to provide healthy drinks to families across Canada.
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PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ExchangeRight, one of the nation's leading providers of diversified real estate DST and REIT investments, is pleased to announce the expansion of its broker-dealer and RIA relations team with the addition of Michele Drummond as senior vice president of the South Eastern region. Drummond will serve advisors, representatives, and investors in Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Puerto Rico, with a specialization in ExchangeRight's REIT and 1031 DST platforms.
"We're excited to add an associate of Michele's caliber to our team," said Warren Thomas, one of the managing partners of ExchangeRight. "Her extensive knowledge and experience in alternative investment strategies will be of great service as we continue working to empower people to be secure, free, and generous."
Drummond joins ExchangeRight after 17 years in the financial industry, focusing on real estate and alternative investing. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois and holds Series 7 and 63 licenses with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
"I'm thrilled to be appointed to a team with the reputation of ExchangeRight," Drummond said. "From the time I first learned of the company's disciplined investment strategy I was intrigued, and the more I learned about the organization's dedication to protecting and empowering its investors, the more energized I became at the opportunity. I am thrilled to join a team of skilled, caring professionals, and look forward to helping our company steward our investors' wealth."
ExchangeRight and its affiliates' vertically integrated platform features more than $5.3 billion in assets under management that are diversified across over 1,100 properties and more than 21 million square feet throughout 47 states. More than 7,100 investors have trusted ExchangeRight to manage their capital. While all of the company's current and past offerings have met or exceeded targeted cash flow distributions to investors since its founding, past performance does not guarantee future results.
ExchangeRight pursues its passion to empower people to be secure, free, and generous by providing REIT, fund, and 1031 DST portfolios that target secure capital, stable income, and strategic exits. The company strategically syndicates net-leased portfolios of assets backed primarily by investment-grade corporations that successfully operate in the necessity-based retail and healthcare industries, as well as diversified value-add portfolios of inline and outparcel retail properties shadow-anchored by strong-performing grocery tenants. Please visit www.exchangeright.com for more information.
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Exiger enhances market leading platform with Sayari's cutting-edge corporate ownership graph data enabling government, critical infrastructure, and defense industry organizations to identify high-risk companies and entities in complex supplier networks
WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Exiger, a leading global risk and compliance SaaS company, announced today its enhanced strategic partnership with Sayari, a leading global corporate data provider. Sayari's data has been integrated into Exiger's end-to-end supply chain risk management (SCRM) platform providing increased visibility into complex and obfuscated corporate networks, augmenting Exiger's proprietary Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) risk assessment and model. Exiger's award-winning technology and expertise, boosted by Sayari's data, equip government and defense industry organizations with differentiated, real-time FOCI insights to prevent compromise, mitigate risk, and quickly identify national security vulnerabilities in their supply chains.
The partnership will be leveraged in several of Exiger's largest government contracts, including its recent $74.5M multi-year contract award from the General Services Administration (GSA) selecting Exiger as a trusted government-wide enterprise supply chain and third-party risk management platform for the entire U.S. Government.
GSA chose Exiger's solution for its tested and proven performance across multiple scenarios, including entity vetting and analytics, supply chain illuminations, supplier mapping and collaboration solutions, and support services. Exiger's SaaS platform accesses 16.8 million unique supply chains, 600 million legal entities, and 7 billion source records of supply chain installations––all risk-ranked by 200+ different risk categories and subcategories. 30+ government agencies and defense organizations have deployed Exiger's enterprise SCRM solution to date for its unmatched scalability, real-time risk analysis, and continuous monitoring.
Due to its superior data quality, as well as comprehensive graph database, Exiger recently integrated Sayari into its platform to further bolster its actionable FOCI risk insights, especially from high-risk jurisdictions. Originally developed for the intelligence community, Sayari harvests billions of corporate ownership public records, with a special focus on high-risk, hard-to-target countries, such as Russia, China, Iran, and Venezuela. Sayari aims to empower regulators and investigators to mitigate risk exposure and fight financial crime by providing instant visibility into commercial networks worldwide.
"Sayari's data will continue to differentiate Exiger's SCRM offerings and proprietary, AI-driven, risk scoring as we deliver an enhanced level of transparency and illumination into supply chain risk and ensure adversarial foreign entities can no longer hide in the shadows," said Carrie Wibben, President of Exiger Government Solutions. "This partnership ensures that our customers can be as thorough and effective as possible bringing automation to their mitigation efforts, identifying and eradicating high risk and state-owned affiliates from their supplier networks, and then moving to a proactive posture by continuously monitoring their supply networks for risk."
Sayari's flagship product, Sayari Graph, structures data in network visualizations that help investigators and analysts dig further into entities to establish linkages and find true ownership. Delivered through Exiger's platform and risk models, Sayari Graph quickly surfaces entities that raise initial flags, including Chinese state-owned enterprises and other corporations that can be difficult to investigate.
"Without utilizing the Exiger platform bolstered by Sayari data, it would be impossible to scale supply chain screening. Sayari's visualization of corporate networks worldwide enables teams to make impactful decisions and improve the efficacy of investigations," said Farley Mesko, Sayari CEO.
Exiger and Sayari will highlight their partnership and examine how security and FOCI are intertwined in defense and government supply chains during a webinar 'Security in Supply Chain Risk Management: Redefining FOCI,' on Wednesday, August 17th at 12:30 pm ET.
Exiger is revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies, and banks manage risk and compliance through its combination of technology-enabled and SaaS solutions. In recognition of the growing volume and complexity of data and regulation, Exiger is committed to creating a more sustainable risk and compliance environment through its holistic and innovative approach to problem solving. Exiger's mission to make the world a safer place to do business drives its award-winning AI technology platform built to anticipate the market's most pressing needs related to evolving ESG, cyber, financial crime, third-party, and supply chain risk. Exiger has won 30+ AI, RegTech, and Supply Chain partner awards. Learn more at Exiger.com and follow Exiger on LinkedIn.
Exiger's Supply Chain Risk Management software and services are now available to all Federal Agencies through GSA Contract #: GS-35F-0292U / Order #: 47QFHA22F0027. For more information, contact the Exiger team at SCRMenterprise@exiger.com; or register for the Exiger Webinar Series. Download fact sheet here.
Sayari empowers regulators and investigators to mitigate risk exposure and fight financial crime by providing instant visibility into commercial networks worldwide. Its flagship solution, Sayari Graph, harvests billions of public records from over 200 jurisdictions to deliver a global database of ownership hierarchies, commercial relationships, and risk analyses—available via web application, API, or data subscription. Since its founding in 2015, Sayari has earned the trust of top financial institutions, Fortune 100 corporations, and government agencies, securing a $40M Series C in 2021. Sayari is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and its solutions are used by more than 3,000 frontline analysts in 35 countries. To learn more, please visit sayari.com.
For more information, please contact:
Kody Gurfein
Global Head of Marketing for Exiger
1.914.393.0398
kgurfein@exiger.com
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LISHUI, China, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agricultural products supplier in China, announced today the recent formation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Farmmi Canada Inc., to further develop its agricultural products trading business in Canada and other international markets. The Company also announced a new sales win for its popular, flavor rich, nutritious dried Shiitake mushrooms, which will export to Vancouver, Canada.
Ms. Yefang Zhang, Farmmi's Chairwoman and CEO, commented "We are excited about this latest step in Farmmi's evolution and believe it will help Canada become an even greater contributor to our sales as we move forward. The formation of our new Farmmi Canada subsidiary reflects the critical mass we have achieved in the North American market and Canada's strategic importance to our long-term growth. As we have grown our local presence, it became clear there is an opportunity for even faster growth in Canada and other international markets we can more effectively serve from Canada."
About Farmmi, Inc.
Established in 1998, Farmmi Inc. (NASDAQ: FAMI) is an agricultural products supplier, processor and retailer of edible mushrooms like Shiitake and Mu Er, as well as other agricultural products. In addition to its offline sales, Farmmi sells its products direct-to-consumer. For further information about the Company, please visit website.
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With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 182%, Flex Payment Solutions Receives Ranking #2970 Among America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Flex Payment Solutions, which offers credit card and payment processing solutions to online and retail businesses, is #2970 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"We are honored to be included on this list, and thrilled to receive this recognition for a second year in a row," says Rob Zeitler President & Co-Founder. "Our growth has been fueled by continued investment into our people and technology, along with listening to the needs of our customers and delivering solutions that help them succeed every day."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
CONTACT:
info@flexpaymentsolutions.com
or visit
www.flexpaymentsolutions.com
Flex Payment Solutions is a St. Louis-based fintech company, which offers payment solutions to online and retail business. It specializes in niche industries including CBD merchants, tribal businesses, and consumer finance lenders, and offers a suite of payment options including credit and debit card processing, eCheck21, ACH, Instant Funding, Voice/Text Payments and more.
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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43 percent of Americans say they'll visit a retail pharmacy to get the flu vaccine this season
CVS.com and the CVS Pharmacy app allow families to schedule multiple appointments at once, providing added convenience
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) is reminding Americans that it is more important than ever to stay current with vaccinations and other routine health care needs. By getting an annual flu shot, ensuring COVID-19 boosters are up to date, and taking other proactive preventative health measures, individuals and families can help protect themselves against seasonal flu and other illnesses and do their part to help protect the overall health of their community.
Flu shots are now available at all CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations across the country with digital and walk-in appointments available for people of all ages, seven days a week, with extended evening and weekend hours. Digital scheduling offers patients flexibility and the ability to schedule multiple patients at once, which makes it easier for families and other groups that want to get vaccinated together.
According to a survey of U.S. consumers commissioned by CVS Healthi, 65 percent of people plan to schedule their appointment digitally this season. Patients can quickly and easily make vaccination appointments at CVS Pharmacy by visiting CVS.com, through the CVS Pharmacy app, or by texting FLU to 287898. Patients can also schedule an immunization appointment with a MinuteClinic provider at MinuteClinic.com. Customers who schedule an appointment digitally will receive a $5 off $20 coupon valid through December 31, 2022.ii
The survey also found that 43 percent of people intend to visit a retail pharmacy to get their flu shot this year, followed by their doctor's office (33 percent). Convenience, insurance coverage, availability, and trust were the leading factors behind respondents' intention to visit their local pharmacy. In addition to getting an annual flu shot, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the flu vaccine may be co-administered with any dose of the COVID-19 vaccine that the patient is eligible for. Additional immunizations, such as those to prevent pneumonia and shingles, can also be given at the same time as the flu vaccine. CVS pharmacists and MinuteClinic providers can help patients determine which vaccines are available to them based on their vaccination history.
"Throughout the pandemic, CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic have been trusted, local vaccination providers," said Prem Shah, Executive Vice President, CVS Health and President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, CVS Pharmacy. "The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated. To encourage people to do so, we're offering a seamless vaccination experience where patients of all ages can safely and conveniently receive this important immunization, as well as remain up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters, on days and at times that work best for them."
The CDC recommends that individuals get their flu vaccination early in the fall, before flu season begins, and ideally no later than the end of October. CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic carry multiple flu vaccine options, including the higher dose vaccine which is recommended for seniors.
"Due to weaker immune systems, seniors often bear the heaviest health burden when it comes to flu," said Angela Patterson, DNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP, Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer, MinuteClinic and Vice President, CVS Health. "This year, the CDC recommends that people over age 65 get the higher dose vaccine to ensure they receive the most effective protection possible when it comes to preventing the flu."
Businesses, senior living facilities, schools, municipalities, and other groups may also schedule an on-site flu vaccination clinic staffed by qualified CVS Pharmacy vaccinators to help make vaccines convenient and accessible to employees, staff, residents, and students. On-site flu vaccine clinics are available in all states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. More information, including the ability to schedule a vaccination clinic, is available at https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/flu/clinics.
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About CVS Health
CVS Health® is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that's managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.
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i "Flu Intention" Survey, commissioned by CVS Health in June 2022
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Limited availability remains on select 2023 itineraries; additional 2024 itineraries to be announced later this year
TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the desire for personalized, one-of-a-kind experiences continues to grow, leading luxury hospitality company Four Seasons announces the first set of 2024 itineraries for the Four Seasons Private Jet Experience.
Expertly curated to include exceptional experiences in sought-after destinations connected by transport aboard a new, fully-customized Four Seasons Private Jet, it's no surprise that demand continues to increase for much loved itineraries, as well as bold new voyages around the world.
"The Four Seasons Private Jet Experience is a testament to our commitment to innovation and the creative pursuit of the extraordinary. We continue to re-imagine the conventional limits of travel to deliver exceptional luxury experiences that are unmatched," says Christian Clerc, President, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. "We invite travel enthusiasts to explore the world with us, enjoying Four Seasons genuine care, attention to detail, and passion for excellence that has defined our brand the world over."
A key reason that the Four Seasons Private Jet Experience continues to attract new travellers and welcome back many repeat guests is that each itinerary allows for a wide range of customizations to cater to individual traveller needs and wants, and offer a few surprises along the way.
"Guest feedback continues to shape the experience, from the custom-design of the new Four Seasons Private Jet to the introduction of shorter itineraries for time-challenged travellers who want to experience more in less time," notes Clerc. "Past guests often comment that the Private Jet journey was just the beginning of an adventure that connected them to each destination and their travel companions, resulting in enduring new relationships and memories to last a lifetime."
As always, accommodations on Four Seasons Private Jet Experiences are at Four Seasons hotels and resorts. In more remote locations, guests will stay at luxury accommodations selected by the Four Seasons team.
Now Taking Reservations: The First Four Seasons Private Jet Experiences for 2024
With more to come, the first half of the 2024 calendar is now available for booking, including:
- African Wonders, December 28, 2023 – January 9, 2024
Athens – The Pyramids – Serengeti – Mauritius – Rwanda – Victoria Falls – Johannesburg
Popular with families as well as couples and single travellers, this itinerary is both educational and awe inspiring as guests visit ancient wonders, breath-taking landscapes and more.
- NEW Asia Unveiled, January 11-26, 2024
Tokyo – Bali – Maldives – Hoi An – Bhutan – Angkor Wat – Bangkok
Four Seasons has created a new, shorter trip of 16 days, taking place solely in Asia. Ideal for travellers who want to do it all within a limited time, this trip will offer a variety of cultural and culinary experiences, with just enough time for relaxation to leave guests refreshed and inspired by journey's end. Highlights and options include rafting through vine-hung gorges in Bali, a private samurai lesson in Tokyo, a turtle safari in the Maldives, a guided night out sampling Vietnam's famous street foods or a cycling tour of Cam Kim Island, a hike to Bhutan's Tiger's Nest Monastery, a day stop by private jet to explore the lesser-known aspects of Angkor Wat, and a private klong cruise through Bangkok.
- Timeless Encounters, March 23 – April 15, 2024
Oahu – Bora Bora – Sydney – Bali – Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai – Taj Mahal – Dubai – Prague – London
A perennial favourite of Four Seasons travellers, this 24-day itinerary offers a broad array of experiences in diverse destinations, from a private yacht tour of Sydney Harbour to a special day trip to the incredible Taj Mahal and sunset cocktails on the 122nd floor of the Burj Khalifa.
- World of Adventures, April 17 - May 10, 2024
Seattle – Kyoto – Bali – Seychelles – Rwanda – Marrakech – Bogotá – Galápagos Islands – Fort Lauderdale
One of the original Four Seasons Private Jet Experiences, this itinerary takes guests to remote islands including the Seychelles and the Galápagos, while also showcasing dynamic cities such as Kyoto, Marrakech and Bogotá as only locally-based Four Seasons teams can. Previously ending in Miami, as of 2024 this itinerary will conclude at the just-opened Four Seasons in Fort Lauderdale.
More to Come in 2024
The remainder of the 2024 Four Seasons Private Jet Experience calendar will be revealed in the coming months, anticipated to include new dates for several popular itineraries and a very special, all-new round-the-world journey. This will include several destinations never before included in a Four Seasons Private Jet Experience itinerary.
Limited Availability on 2023 Itineraries
For those who can't wait for 2024, there are a handful of seats available in 2023, on the following itineraries:
- African Wonders, August 1-13, 2023
Athens – The Pyramids – Serengeti – Mauritius – Rwanda – Victoria Falls - Johannesburg
- International Intrigue, March 3-26, 2023
Seattle – Kyoto – Hoi An – Maldives – Serengeti – Marrakech – Budapest – Florence - Paris
- Timeless Encounters, April 17 – May 10, 2023
Oahu – Bora Bora – Sydney – Bali – Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai – Taj Mahal – Dubai – Florence – London
- Ancient Explorer, August 16 -September 8, 2023
Miami – Mexico City – Easter Island – Bora Bora – Great Barrier Reef – Bangkok – Wadi Rum and the Lost City of Petra – The Pyramids – Taormina - Madrid
- World of Adventures, September 8 – October 1, 2023
Seattle – Kyoto – Bali – Seychelles – Rwanda – Marrakech – Bogotá – Galápagos Islands - Miami
- Uncharted Discovery, November 30 – December 20, 2023
New Orleans – Costa Rica – Machu Picchu – Buenos Aires – Antarctica – Bogotá - Bahamas
All other 2023 itineraries are currently sold out. Email fourseasonsjet@fourseasons.com to inquire about availability and waitlist opportunities.
Booking Information
For more information on how to book a one-of-a-kind global adventure aboard the custom-designed Four Seasons Private Jet, click here. Guests who book a Four Seasons Private Jet Experience can take advantage of flexible cancellation options. Conditions apply – for details, inquire at fourseasonsjet@fourseasons.com.
About the Four Seasons Private Jet Experience
The Four Seasons Private Jet Experience offers guests the perfect combination of curated experiences and the freedom to explore destinations on their own.
All itineraries from September 2022 onward will take place aboard the new, custom-designed Four Seasons Private Jet. Fully tailored to Four Seasons exacting specifications with input from previous journey passengers, the Airbus A321neo-LR aircraft offers the widest and tallest cabin in its class, featuring a 48-seat interior configured for even greater comfort. On board the custom-designed Four Seasons Private Jet, an experienced flight crew includes a dedicated Concierge, Executive Chef and Journey Physician. While visiting remote destinations, guests will stay at luxury accommodations selected by the Four Seasons team.
Both in the air and on the ground, Four Season delivers a flawless, fully immersive experience from the moment a guest books their trip to their return home. From itinerary planning and car transfers to luggage services and visas, Four Seasons staff will see to it that every detail is taken care of, allowing guests to focus on the true joys of travel, not the hassles and logistics of multiple connections, layovers and delays.
Learn more about the Four Seasons Private Jet Experience and continue to explore by following the #FSJet hashtag on Twitter and Instagram for the latest news and traveller experiences.
The Four Seasons Private Jet Experience is operated by the industry leader in private jet journeys TCS World Travel, dedicated to delivering immersive, worry-free travel experiences for the globally curious and modern luxury traveller. The aircraft is operated by Titan Airways.
All Four Seasons Private Jet Experiences adhere to the company's global health and safety program, Lead With Care.
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Partnership will enhance digital-first customer service, increase conversion rates, reduce call times and improve overall satisfaction
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glia, the leader in Digital Customer Service (DCS), and Veritran, a leading global Low-Code solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership to offer digital-first customer support to financial institutions worldwide.
The partnership integrates Glia's seamless Digital Customer Service (DCS) solution with Veritran's suite of Business Solutions to complement its digital onboarding, payments, digital wallet, retail- and business-banking offering. A simple integration between the two companies will allow financial institutions to significantly enhance digital-first customer service, increase conversion rates, reduce call times and improve overall satisfaction.
The companies complement one another, sharing a vision and focus on the financial services market. Both have a proven record of customer success and a commitment to innovation, integration, simplicity and improved customer satisfaction. Together they will deliver a best-of-class user experience that responds to the current needs of the financial industry.
"The addition of Glia's Digital Customer Service (DCS) solution is a strong fit for Veritran's offering, allowing Veritran to deliver seamless digital experiences, streamline complex processes and enhance customer service strategy," said Dan Michaeli, CEO and Co-Founder of Glia.
Glia's Digital Customer Service solution provides an online experience that meets customers and members online and keeps them OnScreen without breaking the digital connection. Through its ChannelLess Architecture, Glia enables effortless transitions across SMS, chat, OnScreen voice and video, with CoBrowsing and collaboration features to streamline engagements. Through its Enterprise Low-Code platform, Veritran speeds up and simplifies the development of digital solutions that create a top-notch user experience. The company serves the top banks across the globe, reaching millions of users and running billions of secure transactions annually. Together, Veritran and Glia can help financial institutions accelerate digital engagements, drive new efficiencies and improve satisfaction rates.
"At Veritran we believe in improving our clients' business by making customers' lives better. So, we are pleased to partner with Glia. This partnership is a great example of two companies coming together to complement each other's digital offerings and provide viable solutions to financial institutions to continue supporting them in their digital transformations," said Omar Arab, EVP of Corporate Business & Head of Global Alliances at Veritran.
About Glia
Glia is reinventing how businesses support their customers in a digital world. Glia's Digital Customer Service (DCS) solution enriches web and mobile experiences with digital communication choices, on-screen collaboration, and AI-enabled assistance. Glia has partnered with over 300 banks, credit unions, insurance companies and other financial institutions worldwide to improve the customer experience and drive business results. Named both a Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ company and a Great Place to Work (with a 97% employee satisfaction rating) for a second year in a row, Glia continues to achieve broad industry recognition and customer service thought leadership including publishing the definitive book on DCS with Wiley. The company has raised over $150 million in funding from top investors. To learn more, visit glia.com.
About Veritran
At Veritran, we believe in improving our clients' business by making their customers' lives better. Through our enterprise Low-Code platform, we speed up and simplify the development of future-proofed immersive digital channels that create a top-notch user experience. We are innovation drivers serving companies worldwide, reaching millions of users, and running billions of secure transactions annually. For more information, visit www.veritran.com
Glia Media Contact:
Maggie Wise
William Mills Agency
maggie@williammills.com
Veritran Media Contact:
Ariella Davner
BCW Global
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- First AAA GameFi MMORPG: THE NEXT CHAPTER
- Tigon Mobile P2E Game Bless Global Pre-Registration Begins — "Expanding the P2E Ecosystem"
- Introducing P2E into the Bless IP, announcing a new AAA GameFi MMORPG
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Tigon Mobile, a subsidiary of Longtu Korea, revealed its latest entry to the Bless franchise — Bless Global, the world's first AAA GameFi MMORPG that combines the Bless IP with P2E (Play to Earn) mechanisms. The pre-registration event of Bless Global begins on August 12, 2022. Players can visit the pre-registration page (http://bless.tigonmobile.com/) or follow the official Twitter of Bless Global to join the event.
Published by Tigon Mobile, the subsidiary of the Korean listed company Longtu Korea, Bless Global will be the company's first AAA attempt in the Web3 world.
Longtu Korea is said to have several AAA games for future releases. The company's signature titles, Sword and Magic and Yulgang Mobile, have received the love and support of over 10 million users worldwide. As a game publisher, Longtu Korea has been servicing more than 200 million users over the past decade.
Since its launch, the GameFi title Yulgang Global published by Longtu Korea has been well-received by over 5 million users. Bless Global, the company's latest title to be published, far exceeds Yulgang Global in terms of development scale and economic model. Therefore, the game is expected to serve a larger player base.
To bring a seamless Web3 experience to game users, PocketBuff, the collaboration effort between Tigon Mobile and Game Space, will be the platform to support NFT transactions of Bless Global.
The original PC game Bless, a medieval fantasy MMORPG developed by Neowiz, has received unanimous media accolades for its stunning visual presentation since the launch. Powered by UE4, Bless Unleashed, the 2021 remake of the original Bless by Neowiz, became another global hit on major platforms.
The original Bless has also gained widespread recognition in Asia. Longtu Game, the parent company of Longtu Korea, is the developer and publisher of Bless: Ember Storm, a newly released mobile game based on the Bless IP. Since its launch on Sept. 23, 2021, the game has ranked No.12 among the top grossing games in App Store.
Optimized for mobile devices, Bless Global also inherits the lore and story of the original Bless on PC. This medieval fantasy game perfectly illustrates a breathing magic world through the combination of grand stories and console-level graphics. The game features responsive battle feedback and an unfettered mobile combat experience, bringing an immersive and epic adventure to all players!
Aside from battles, players can mine in-game resources through the game's P2E system and trade them with other players on the platform.
According to a spokesperson from Tigon Mobile, Bless Global will be launched on multiple platforms, including mobile and PC, to ensure accessibility and continuous enjoyment for all users. As far as the P2E system is concerned, Tigon Mobile says they are dedicated to expanding the platform's ecosystem and further integrating the game's features into the platform.
Bless Global is now available for pre-registration. If you want to know more about the game, please visit the official website (http://bless.tigonmobile.com/) for more details.
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Green Giant® Restaurant Style Sides, Green Giant® Zucchini Tots and Green Giant® Veggie Spiral Skillets Offer Families Exciting New Ways to Cook With Veggies
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Giant®, the iconic brand synonymous with delicious and high-quality vegetables for families, announced today the introduction of three new category innovations: Green Giant® Restaurant Style sides, Green Giant® Zucchini Tots and Green Giant® Veggie Spiral Skillets to its growing portfolio of frozen sides and meals. All three lines of new releases will begin to appear in the freezer aisle of select grocers nationwide this month.
"The continued success of our Veggie Swap-Ins® line proves that consumers are always looking for creative new ways to cook and eat their vegetables," said Kristen Thompson, President of Frozen & Vegetables and Senior Vice President of B&G Foods. "We developed our latest innovations in partnership with highly trained chefs to help make cooking delicious, restaurant-quality veggie-based meals and sides at home more convenient – and flavorful – than ever."
The cornerstone release, Green Giant® Restaurant Style sides, are vegetable-based side dishes inspired by some of America's favorite restaurants. The hearty cuts of premium vegetables include savory sauces and come ready-to-sauté directly in a skillet or pan – providing an unparalleled restaurant-like experience right at home. The four bold and savory varieties include: Cauliflower & Fire Roasted Onions with Garlic Butter, Honey Glazed Carrots with Sage Butter, Garlic Parmesan Green Beans, and Teriyaki Cauliflower & Broccoli.
Green Giant® Zucchini Tots mark the brand's first zucchini-based tots available at market. Loaded with zucchini as the first ingredient, these versatile tots, available in Parmesan Cheese, Sour Cream & Onion, and Pizza varieties, can be enjoyed as a side dish, snack, or appetizer, and are perfect for use in air fryers.
To round out its new releases, Green Giant® is expanding its popular Green Giant Veggie Spirals® line with the introduction of Green Giant® Veggie Spiral Skillets. Chef-made sauces combine with zucchini veggie spirals and crisp vegetables to create this perfect side dish or meal starter that cooks in the skillet, or microwave, in minutes. Three varieties, Marinara, Teriyaki, and Garlic Basil, offer a new, flavorful spin on this classic favorite.
For more information about the Green Giant® brand, including Green Giant® Restaurant Style sides, Green Giant® Zucchini Tots, and Green Giant® Veggie Spiral Skillets, please visit www.greengiant.com.
About Green Giant®:
Green Giant® has been helping families find new ways to enjoy vegetables picked at the peak of perfection® for over 100 years. Through the years, the iconic Green Giant brand has introduced innovative products and become synonymous with delicious and high-quality vegetables for families. Most recently, the Green Giant brand's launch of its convenient and award-winning Veggie Swap-Ins® line, which includes Green Giant Riced Veggies, Green Giant Veggie Tots®, Green Giant Mashed Cauliflower and Green Giant Veggie Spirals®, has reinvigorated the frozen vegetable category.
For more information, recipes and videos of the latest product introductions from the Green Giant brand, visit GreenGiant.com.
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Lisa Marcellari
lisa@gilliansmallpr.com
Gillian Small PR
201.526.4977
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Leading hiring solution provider recognized for year-over-year growth as demand for talent decisioning products accelerates
BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harver, the industry leading hiring solution helping organizations optimize their talent decisions, today announced its inclusion as no. 3392 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses.
Harver's inclusion is representative of the organization's year-over-year growth since inception in 2015. The company has been committed to delivering a robust and diverse set of solutions to enable high-quality hiring outcomes for the world's largest employers without compromising on speed. This commitment has been further accelerated by the company's recent acquisition of pymetrics, bolstering Harver's ability to address a broad set of talent acquisition and talent management use cases.
"The last few years have forced global organizations to reckon with some of the most complex hiring and talent challenges imaginable," said Scott Landers, CEO, Harver. "Our recognition by Inc. is an honor and a true testament to the hard work and commitment of Harverians across the globe. We are proud to partner with so many of the world's largest global companies to help optimize talent decisions across the employee lifecycle. We are committed to building a great company for our employees and customers and are excited to continue innovating to add key customer value."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, economic hurdles, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000 list, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Harver is the industry leading hiring solution helping organizations optimize their talent decisions. Rooted in over 35 years of rich data insights, the company's portfolio of solutions enables organizations to make the best talent decisions across the entire employee lifecycle. Having processed over 100 million candidates, Harver provides trusted, flexible, and adaptable offerings making hiring better, faster, and fundamentally more fair. More than 1,300 customers including Booking.com, Peloton, Valvoline, and McDonalds trust Harver to help put purpose to work.
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N6A for Harver
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Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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HealthLynked Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results
Revenue increase of 3% from Q1 22 to Q2 22 and 67% decrease in net losses from ($8.33) Million in the first half of 2021 to ($2.76) million in the first half of 2022
NAPLES, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLynked Corp. (OTCQB: HLYK), ("HealthLynked" or the "Company"), a global healthcare network focused on care management of its members and a provider of healthcare technologies that connects doctors, patients, and medical data, reported its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
For the second quarter 2022, HealthLynked reported revenue of $1.65 million, compared to $1.71 million in the second quarter of 2021. The Naples Women's Center subsidiary experienced physician turnover that led to reduced revenues due to normal time required to establish a new physician and enroll in healthcare plans. Functional Medicine along with the acquisition of Aesthetics Enhancements Unlimited in May 2022 showed a 15% increase in year-over-year patient revenues.
Net losses increased from ($0.51) million in second quarter 2021 to ($1.59) million in second quarter 2022 due primarily to a $0.63 million one-time gain from the forgiveness of government loans in 2021 and a $0.18 million higher non-cash gains in 2021 from the change in fair value of contingent acquisition consideration associated with earn-out features prior earlier acquisitions. Compared to the first quarter of 2022, revenue increased from $1.60 million to $1.65 million and net loss increased from ($1.17) million to ($1.59) million. Shareholders' equity was $4.80 million as of June 30, 2022.
Year-to-Date 2022 Financial Results
For the first half of 2022, HealthLynked reported revenue of $3.26 million, compared to $3.50 million in the first half of 2021. Net losses were down 67% from ($8.33) Million in the first half of 2021 to ($2.76) million in the first half of 2022.
Dr. Michael Dent, HealthLynked's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "During the second quarter, we acquired Aesthetics Enhancements Unlimited to add to our portfolio of Health Services locations and our captive patient base. We continue to invest in the development of the HealthLynked Network with major advancements in our software platform. We plan to launch our pay service for Healthlynked members next quarter and integrate our services into the HealthLynked mobile application."
George O'Leary, HealthLynked's Chief Financial Officer, added, "To avoid future gaps in physician coverage we are very pleased to have signed Dr. Eduardo Maristany to an early 2-year extension through May 2025. We also have hired Dr. Sakr, a new physician, who will be joining The Naples Center of Functional Medicine. We plan to focus our attention on a concierge model for both The Naples Center of Functional Medicine and Naples Women's Center. HealthLynked's wide range of healthcare services provide an opportunity to offer a more comprehensive healthcare solution that will significantly increase future health service revenues."
About HealthLynked Corp.
HealthLynked Corp. provides a solution for both patient members and providers to improve healthcare through the efficient exchange of medical information. The HealthLynked Network is a cloud-based platform that allows members to connect with their healthcare providers and take more control of their healthcare. Members enter their medical information, including medications, allergies, past surgeries, and personal health records, in one convenient online and secure location, free of charge. Participating healthcare providers can connect with their current and future patients through the system. Benefits to in-network providers include the ability to utilize the HealthLynked patent-pending patient access hub "PAH" for patient analytics. Other benefits for preferred providers include HLYK marketing tools to connect with their active and inactive patients to improve patient retention, access more accurate and current patient information, provide more efficient online scheduling, and to fill last-minute cancelations using the Company's "real-time appointment scheduling" all within its mobile application. Preferred providers pay a monthly fee to access these HealthLynked services. For additional information about HealthLynked Corp., please visit www.healthlynked.com and connect with HealthLynked on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-Looking Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our actual results, including as a result of any acquisitions, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," "likely," "will," "would" and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by our management, and us are inherently uncertain. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are made as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable laws. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Certain risks and uncertainties applicable to our operations and us are described in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings we have made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are publicly available at www.sec.gov.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maddy Dychtwald, internationally acclaimed author, futurist and thought leader on longevity, aging and wellness, just signed a new deal with Mayo Clinic Press to author a breakthrough book with the working title AGELESS AGING: Women's Longevity Bonus and The Art and Science of Living Longer, Better. Mayo Clinic Press is a full-service, world-class publisher providing reliable health information designed to empower individuals to take an active role in their health and well-being.
The book will be targeted to women age 50+ worldwide and based on cutting-edge science, groundbreaking and trusted research in wellness, longevity and gero-science, and insider advice from leading experts. Readers will learn how they can look and feel more vibrant, energetic and ageless while maximizing the many benefits of long life, including greater self-awareness, wisdom, resilience and empowerment.
Recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 50 female futurists globally, Maddy Dychtwald has been deeply involved for more than 35 years in exploring all aspects of the longevity revolution and how it is transforming the marketplace, the workplace and our lives. A successful entrepreneur, in 1986 Maddy co-founded Age Wave, the world's leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of our aging population. Now a 72-year-old wife, mother, self-proclaimed "health fanatic," sought-after public speaker and Wall Street Journal blogger, she is the author of three previous books: Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy, Influence: How Women's Soaring Economic Power Will Transform the World for the Better and Gideon's Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings.
Maddy explains why this is the book women need now: "We are at a tipping point in history, witnessing a revolution in aging, longevity, wellness and health. Empowered with the right information, insights, tools and hacks, women can be the world's longevity pioneers." In the U.S. alone, 64 million women are already 50+ and will live an average of five years longer than men, but they often spend more time in poor health. In Maddy's words, "The sad truth is that our healthspans don't come close to matching our lifespans. With this book, I want to help more women optimize their longevity bonus by dropping outdated stereotypes, while embracing the possibility that life after 50 can be an ascent rather than a descent." For decades, Maddy has been researching and distilling a new holistic recipe that can help women age agelessly. "I'm excited," she says, "that AGELESS AGING will clear through the clutter and confusion and point women in the right direction."
According to Mayo Clinic Press Senior Editor Daniela Rapp, "When I read this proposal, I immediately knew this is a book that I and all my women friends will want to read. I can envision how millions of women could benefit from the life enhancing information and guidance that Maddy will be providing."
Maddy is partnering on AGELESS AGING with Kate Hanley, who helped write numerous bestselling health and wellness books and has also authored How to Be a Better Person, Stress Less, A Year of Daily Calm and The Anywhere, Anytime Chill Guide. Kate, a personal development coach, lives in Providence, Rhode Island with her husband, two young children and her dog Cookie.
AGELESS AGING will be published in late 2023 and is represented by Jane von Mehren, Partner at Aevitas Creative Management (NA). According to von Mehren, "Far too many of the books about wellness and aging have been written by men. Maddy's work and life experience make her the perfect guide for women seeking to optimize their longevity."
For more information about AGELESS AGING or Maddy Dychtwald's speaking or interview availability, contact: Elyse Pellman, President of Age Wave, at epellman@agewave.com or at 510-899-4006.
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—For 3rd year in a row, IDIQ earns a spot on the Inc. 5000 List, ranking No. 1036 with a three-year revenue growth of 615% —
TEMECULA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDIQ, an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring, achieved the rank of No. 1036 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America. This is the third consecutive year IDIQ has been recognized on the prestigious list.
Each year, Inc. magazine determines America's most successful and rapidly growing organizations to be recognized on the list. Businesses are ranked according to percentage revenue growth between 2018 and 2021. Additionally, the companies must be privately owned and based in the United States.
With a three-year revenue growth of 615%, IDIQ ranked No. 86 in the Consumer Products & Services category and No. 1036 overall on the Inc. 5000 list. Many leading companies such as Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia and other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees.
"It's an honor to be recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for the third consecutive year among so many leading companies," said Scott Hermann, IDIQ CEO. "We have experienced exponential growth based on our roadmap for success. Our team has been an integral part of our success and is committed to innovation and continually raising the bar to educate and protect consumers at every stage of life."
IDIQ offers the IdentityIQ®and MyScoreIQ® brands for identity theft protection and credit report monitoring and the Resident-Link® brand, which provides the added benefit of rent-payment reporting to help renters build their credit.
During the last three years, IDIQ has expanded its corporate team, hired more than 200 employees and opened additional offices in the United States while supporting more than two million members in protecting their identities and credit.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," said Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
IDIQ® is recognized as one of the fastest-growing industry leaders in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring. With the flagship IdentityIQ® and MyScoreIQ® brands, the company delivers credit report information, education and protection that benefits consumers and businesses. The company features 100% U.S.-based customer service and support. For more information, visit www.IDIQ.com.
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Public Relations, IDIQ
951.397.7595
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces a proposed $25,000,000 settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of consumers and third-party payors regarding the prescription drug Remicade. The class-action lawsuit (In re Remicade Antitrust Litigation, No. 2:17-cv-04326-KSM) claims that Defendants Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc. violated federal and state antitrust and consumer-protection laws by taking action to block competition by new entrants in the infliximab market. Defendants deny any wrongdoing. The Court has not decided who is right.
You are included in the settlement as a Settlement Class Member if you are a person or entity in the United States and its territories who indirectly purchased, paid and/or provided reimbursement for some or all of the purchase price of Defendants' infliximab (Remicade) from April 5, 2016 through February 28, 2022, and are not otherwise excluded from the Settlement Class. Information about the Settlement Class and exclusions is available at www.RemicadeSettlement.com.
The Defendants will pay $25,000,000 into a Settlement Fund to settle all claims in the lawsuit. If you are a Settlement Class Member and seek a share of the proposed Settlement, you will need to complete, sign and return a Claim Form by November 30, 2022, in order to be eligible to obtain a share of the proposed Settlement. Claim Forms are available at www.RemicadeSettlement.com.
If you are a Settlement Class Member, you may also (1) write to the Court about why you do not like the proposed Settlement, or (2) exclude yourself from the Settlement Class. The deadline for either option is November 30, 2022. Descriptions about the effects of these options, and instructions on how to exercise them, are available at www.RemicadeSettlement.com.
The Court has scheduled a hearing on February 27, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET to consider whether to approve the Settlement, any requests by the attorneys for an attorney fee award, reimbursement of expenses, and Service Awards payments to Plaintiffs, as well as any objections. You do not need to attend, but you or your attorney may do so at your own expense.
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TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The INX Digital Company, Inc. (NEO: INXD, OTCQB: INXDF) (the "Company"), the owner of digital asset trading platforms, a broker-dealer, and an inter-dealer broker, announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Investment gains/losses for any particular period as described are not indicative of quarterly business performance. Earnings of The INX Digital Company, Inc. for the second quarter of 2022 are summarized below.
- Cash and cash equivalents of $39.9MM.
- Reserve Fund maintained at $36.0.MM.
- INX Revenue for Q2 2022 at $887,000 and $2.4MM year to date, primarily from transaction fees.
- Year to date net cash used in operating activities at $10.6MM.
- Significant growth of new registrations on INX trading platforms, over 73,000 new users added during Q2 2022 compared to approximately 18,000 in Q1 2022.
- Expansion of product offering by INX Securities to customers from Chile, Estonia, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Slovakia, and South Africa.
INX reports a quarterly net income of $77.3MM. However, this number includes an unrealized gain on the INX Token issued of $78.2MM and a gain on the token warrant liability of $3.7MM, both of which are additive to net income. Additionally, the net income includes $1.6MM of equity-based compensation expense and a one-time cost of $5.9MM associated with the reverse takeover transaction that resulted in the company being listed on the NEO Exchange in Canada (listed on Jan 24th, 2022, NEO: INXD). Adjusted for the above mentioned non-cash and one-time items, the Company's adjusted net loss for Q2 2022 is $2.9MM. The adjusted net loss is a non-IFRS measure.
During the second quarter of 2022, INX Digital, the company's cryptocurrency trading platform, launched a referral program, quickly followed by the launch of a native mobile application for the trading of digital assets. The INX app is available on both Google Play and iOS app stores. These two significant initiatives, combined with other successful marketing efforts, brought over 73,000 new registered users to the INX trading platforms (compared to 17,674 in Q1 2022). To further fulfill its vision of bridging traditional and digital economies, INX continues to create new and innovative alternatives for individuals and businesses, as stated in this report.
The company received significant media coverage with the announcement on June 28, 2022, that INX had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), a non-binding agreement, with SICPA, the leading provider and longstanding partner and advisor to global central banks. Through its deep expertise in identification and security solutions for physical cash, SICPA, based in Switzerland, develops innovative forgery-proof security features that protect monetary sovereignty. Utilizing INX's technology and blockchain expertise, the planned joint venture between INX and SICPA aims to enable global governments to expand their access to payment infrastructure, facilitate cross-border digital remittances, maintain sovereign currency control through rigorous regulation, and introduce privacy and safety measures. Under the terms of the MOU, the Company will engage in a joint venture with SICPA to establish a blockchain solution for Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the supporting ecosystem to further bolster monetary sovereignty and growth for countries within the global digital economy.
The company's mission became even more critical and relevant in light of the growing economic crisis combined with volatility in the crypto markets. INX has consistently committed to adopting all regulatory requirements to create a trustworthy ecosystem. It is fully regulated on both its cryptocurrency and digital securities platforms.
In the past few months, traditional market and digital market events have highlighted the importance of both solid regulatory structures overlayed with strong liquidity risk management, the foundation on which the company was established.
During the second quarter of 2022, the company added multiple cryptocurrency assets to its cryptocurrency INX Digital trading platform. In addition, a number of engagement letters with new potential global issuers of digital securities were signed, as a growing number of companies on-board the unique solution for primary offerings, token management services, secondary listing, and trading offered by INX Securities.
The number of digital security issuers is projected to grow through the end of this year.
On the advocacy front, INX became a leading member of the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association ("Global DCA") to further lead the establishment of a tokenized economy and expand its mission of bringing regulated digital asset opportunities to all investors.
In the past quarter, INX accumulated multiple money transmitter licenses, allowing it to offer cryptocurrencies to customers in 40 U.S. states and territories. It currently welcomes residents in every U.S. state for securities trading. Meanwhile, it is growing a pipeline of exclusive issuers to bring to the market as either IPOs or private offerings.
INX CEO Shy Datika: "INX has a clear mission to create access to diverse and innovative financial opportunities for all. In the past few months, we've seen this mission come to life through the adoption of new services, global partnerships, and collaborations. Furthermore, our unprecedented commitment to a regulated environment for cryptocurrency and digital securities trading has become more relevant than ever. Regulators are paying closer attention to cryptocurrencies, and current market conditions highlight the importance of regulation as a cornerstone. We are gradually establishing more avenues for responsibly accessing cryptocurrencies and digital securities. We will continue to design and strengthen INX's regulated digital asset trading ecosystem and lead the transition between traditional and digital economies."
About The INX Digital Company, Inc. INX is the holding company for the INX Group, which includes regulated trading platforms for digital securities and cryptocurrencies, combining traditional markets expertise and an innovative fintech approach. The INX Group's vision is to be the preferred global regulated hub for digital assets on the blockchain. The INX Group's overall mission is to bring communities together and empower them with financial innovation. Our journey started with our initial public token offering of the INX Token in which we raised US$83 million. The INX Group is shaping the blockchain asset industry through its willingness to work in a regulated environment with oversight from regulators like the SEC and FINRA.
In addition to operating two regulated trading platforms for blockchain assets, INX's interdealer broker, I.L.S. Brokers, plans to offer non-deliverable cryptocurrency forwards to Tier-1 banks in the future. For more information, please visit the INX Group website here.
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking information" ("forward-looking information") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking information and are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that discusses predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information. In disclosing the forward-looking information contained in this press release, INX has made certain assumptions, including with respect to the expected benefits of the joint venture with SICPA, the continuous development of the INX trading platforms, and the development of the digital asset industry. Although INX believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, it can give no assurance that the expectations of any forward-looking information will prove to be correct. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors include but are not limited to regulatory developments, the state of the digital securities and cryptocurrencies markets, and general economic conditions. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking information contained in this press release. Except as required by law, INX disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward-looking information or otherwise.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
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Email: investorrelations@inx.co
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Impressive Growth Pushed Ivy.ai to No. 1,213 on Prestigious List
BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ivy.ai, an enterprise chatbot and live chat platform for higher education institutions, today announced the company is No. 1,213 on the annual Inc. 5000 list — a prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
"Our employees are really what set us apart and allow us to continue growing year after year, and this designation is really a testament to their hard work," said Mark McNasby, Ivy.ai co-founder and CEO. "They have helped us produce a product that adds significant value in the higher education market, while also providing the amazing customer support that is essential to our mission as a company."
According to Inc., making it onto the 2022 Inc. 5000 is particularly notable given the many challenges of the past year, including supply chain woes, labor shortages and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The organizations on the list also contributed significantly to the economy. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144%. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. in light of recent economic roadblocks cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor in chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work and rising to the challenges of today."
McNasby is likewise excited that Ivy.ai has weathered the past year's challenges so effectively and looks forward to achieving even more in the years ahead.
"No one makes the Inc. 5000 without building something great from scratch. Ivy is signaling the world that we're in it to win it," McNasby said. "Being on this list is one of the highest honors in business, but it isn't the end of our entrepreneurial journey. We see this as just another milestone on the way to further success."
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018-2021. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
Ivy.ai is more than a chatbot; it's an AI-powered platform that scales communications. As the leading provider of conversational, artificially intelligent chatbots for higher education, healthcare and government, Ivy.ai's rich feature set expands access to information, reduces staff workload and increases operational efficiency by providing 24/7, multichannel support. Ivy.ai deploys state-of-the-art chatbots that leverage natural language processing (NLP) to go beyond basic support, delivering a personalized experience for each user. Ivy.ai also enhances human intervention with AI-powered tools such as Live Chat, SMS Text, Analytics and more. More information is available at https://ivy.ai/.
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The premier PR & marketing agency for the telecom and data center industries joins the prestigious list for the second consecutive year
LAS VEGAS , Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA), the preeminent provider of public relations (PR), digital marketing and event planning services for telecom and data center companies, is very pleased to announce the agency has been ranked for the second year in a row on Inc. Magazine's annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. This year, JSA ranked No. 3700 overall, rising 110 spots from 2021. JSA also ranks No. 345 amongst Advertising & Marketing companies on the list and No. 32 amongst Las Vegas-based companies.
The Inc. 5000 list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. "The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
During the past year, JSA has focused on expanding its communication channels and increasing internal training and educational opportunities to empower the agency's team members with the knowledge and tools to offer innovative marketing strategies needed to make telecom and data center brands stand out from the competition in an ever-evolving digital landscape. One such example is JSA TV Live, a live-streaming broadcast offering fresh content in real-time from interviews with top industry thought leaders to virtual roundtables, monthly news roundups, and in-person interviews at telecom & data center conferences around the world. This year JSA also spearheaded the publishing of the Amazon Bestseller Greener Data: Actionable Insights from Industry Leaders, a multi-author book that provides a variety of ways to help the data center industry reduce carbon emissions and invest in sustainable projects. The book helped spur an industry-wide movement that also led JSA to launch greenerdata.net, a unique education source for data center sustainability that also works to raise awareness and pledge commitment to creating greener technology.
"JSA is incredibly proud to join Inc. 5000's list of fastest growing private U.S. companies for the second year in a row," states Founder and CEO Jaymie Scotto Cutaia. "Our clients' innovations in network infrastructure and sustainability inspire us every day. Making this list is a testament to JSA's incredible hard work and dedication of our team, as well as the unwavering support of the data center and telecom communities over the past 17 years. This recognition is yet another reminder for us here at JSA to never stop innovating on new ways to support our digital infrastructure industry as well as the sustainability of our planet."
To learn more about JSA's full-service PR and marketing support, visit jsa.net or email sales@jsa.net to schedule a brainstorming session with the team.
About JSA
Celebrating over 17 years of success, Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA) is the preeminent provider of Public Relations, Digital Marketing and Event Planning services to the telecom, data center and network infrastructure industries. An Inc. 5000 company in 2021 and 2022, JSA has also been named one of the Top 100 Elite Agencies in the U.S. by PRNEWS, 'Best Industry-Focused Agency' of 2021 by the Bulldog PR Awards and 'Most Outstanding Telecoms PR Agency' by LiveWire for two years in a row. Our success is attributed to our skilled JSA team, our shared core values, our innovative tools, and our established media and industry relationships. Combined, these allow us to deliver the industry's gold standard in content creation, media outreach, digital marketing and brand strategy services available, orchestrated in a timely, integrated marketing plan customized for each client, to offer optimal and measurable ROI.
To learn more about how JSA can elevate your brand, visit www.jsa.net.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc revealed that Kaizen Analytix LLC, a leading provider of data, analytics, and technology solutions, is on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of America's fastest-growing private companies. This is the third consecutive year that Kaizen has been honored on this list.
The Inc. 5000 represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies in the US economy's most dynamic segment: Independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as member of the Inc. 5000.
"It is a tremendous honor to be listed among the elite ranks of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies again this year," said Krishna Arangode, Kaizen's chief executive officer. "Our consistent growth is directly attributed to our world-class associates, our "client first" culture, our portfolio of forward-thinking clients, and our business partners. We will stay laser-focused on delivering measurable value while continuing to execute on our vision for strategic growth."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Founded in 2015, Kaizen Analytix exemplifies the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit that defines the Inc. 5000. Since its inception, Kaizen has delivered actionable insights and business value for clients across the value chain.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000 can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Kaizen is a leading provider of data, analytics, and technology services and solutions. We combine our subject matter expertise with our cloud platform to rapidly uncover actionable insights and generate incremental profit across the value chain. Recognized by Gartner, NPR, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Inc. 5000 as one of America's fastest-growing private companies, we are a certified minority-owned business headquartered in Atlanta with offices in other major US cities and also a global offshore team. For more information, visit www.kaizenanalytix.com. Follow Kaizen on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter @KaizenAnalytix.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids Kicking Cancer announces a $1,000,000 pledge from philanthropists Larry and Jackie Kraft to support the buildout of a new web-based digital dojo for children with cancer and other pediatric illnesses such as sickle cell, hemophilia, GI issues, and organ transplants.
The goal of the Heroes Circle Digital Dojo is to connect pediatric patients with Martial Arts Therapeutic Mentors, as well as friends and peers all over the world. Kids will be able to participate in virtual martial arts therapy classes, access the new on-demand library of martial arts technique videos, participate in unique virtual age-appropriate events and engage with other patients through chat, blogs and gamification offerings.
"With the support of the Kraft Family, we will have the opportunity to provide a tool to children in hospitals to help lower their pain, empower them through teaching (the world) and connect them to a community of children who are also experiencing similar challenges", says Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg (Founder and Global Director of Kids Kicking Cancer). "We are determined to touch the lives of 1,000,000 children within the next several years. Building the Heroes Circle Digital Dojo is the key to fulfilling that vision."
As a result of the COVID pandemic, Kids Kicking Cancer successfully pivoted to digital program offerings across the United States and globally, resulting in increased demand for its therapeutic product. With daily requests from oncology camps, hospitals and health-based organizations requesting more robust online programming and virtual "face to face" interaction with their patients, it is evident that creating a means for increased virtual connections is integral to combating pediatric social isolation.
The effects of isolation on children and teens remains a national concern and is associated with a wide range of negative outcomes, including school drop-out, depressive symptoms, social anxiety, suicide ideation, low self-esteem, eating disorders, and sleep problems. In addition, sick children are routinely denied normal social interaction due to treatment constraints and immunosuppressant issues. The immunocompromised child is particularly vulnerable to the ill effects of isolation.
"No sick child should ever suffer the pain and anxiety of serious illness on his own," said Larry Kraft, a member of the Kids Kicking Cancer Board of Directors and owner of Serta Restokraft Mattress Co.
"That is why we are dedicated to supporting this amazing effort," said Jackie Kraft. " We have seen the power of these children teaching. That impact can be significantly replicated with the tools that we are proud to help bring to life."
Kids Kicking Cancer has hired a Detroit-based marketing agency partner, Rebuild, to help manage platform design and build. The new Heroes Circle Digital Dojo is expected to launch in 2023 along with the opening of the Kraft Digital Dojo Studio for production and broadcasting. The virtual studio will be housed near the Larry and Jackie Kraft Healing Arts Studio, dedicated in 2013, where actual classes take place with the children.
The Heroes Circle® is a global healing and wellness initiative inspired by the children of Kids Kicking Cancer. Through the use of martial arts therapy and the teachings of highly accredited Martial Arts Therapists, children and adults are equipped with the tools to lower their pain, anxiety, toxic stress and fear. Our evidence-based therapy is delivered in person and virtually throughout hospitals, medical facilities, outpatient centers, homes and schools across the United States and globally. To learn more, visit HeroesCircle.org.
REBUILD is an integrated, creative marketing agency based in Detroit, MI. In 2022, celebrating 10 years of architecting brand campaigns that deliver world-class creativity and innovation that is disruptive and memorable. They specialize in the Healthcare, Personal Finance, Travel, Retail, Gaming/Metaverse and Web3/Blockchain categories.
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KnowBe4 is offering a no-cost cybersecurity resource kit to help admins fortify their security awareness training efforts
TAMPA BAY, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today kicked off support activities for Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October with a resource kit designed to help IT and Infosec professionals improve their security posture.
KnowBe4's Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resource Kit contains a user guide and weekly training suggestions to assist in planning out the month. The kit includes user resources featuring eight interactive training modules and videos such as a new interactive training module, "2022 Social Engineering Red Flags". Additionally, the kit contains multiple security awareness infographics, hints and tips, security awareness posters, digital signage and more- all available for the first time in multiple languages.
"Cybersecurity Awareness Month provides an exceptional opportunity to share this resource kit with IT professionals and users," said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. "These resources aim to help organizations with security awareness training plans and initiatives to educate and recognize the necessity of building a security culture among users. Bad actors continue to attack organizations, small and large, frequently targeting the human as the weakest link. Therefore, using Cybersecurity Awareness Month to focus on efforts to strengthen this layer are essential to better protect our organizations, not only in the month of October but throughout the year."
The theme for this year's Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022 by the National Cybersecurity Alliance is See Yourself in Cyber. The theme empowers individuals and organizations to own their role in always protecting their part of cyberspace- from all places. If everyone does their part – implementing stronger security practices, raising community awareness, educating vulnerable audiences, or training employees – our interconnected world will be safer and more resilient for everyone.
To download the KnowBe4 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resource Kit 2022, visit https://www.knowbe4.com/cybersecurity-awareness-month-resource-kit.
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 52,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman, KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness training on security. Kevin Mitnick, an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as their last line of defense.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Kootenay Silver Inc. (TSXV: KTN) (the "Company" or "Kootenay") is pleased to announce results from the first six holes of the Phase 4 drilling program on the Columba High-Grade Silver Project in Chihuahua State, Mexico. The previously announced 15,000-meter drilling program is designed to extend known mineralization and to test additional veins across the target-rich Columba Silver Project. The results detailed below extend known mineralization at both the D Vein and F Vein targets.
D Vein
- Well mineralized zone averaging 449 gpt silver over 11.3 meters from 81.1 meters downhole.
- Highest grade intercept 795 gpt silver, 0.95% lead and 1.47% zinc over one meter.
- Extends vein mineralization 50 meters to west of nearest intercept (CDH-19-021).
- 1,395 gpt silver over 1.5 meters within 416 gpt silver over 7.74 meters.
- Highest grade intercept 1,550 gpt silver and 0.95% lead and 4.5% zinc over 0.89 meters.
- 100-meter step out below CDH-22-115.
F Vein
- 107 gpt silver over 7.0 meters
- 75 meters deeper than previously released hole CDH 21-96 with 425 gpt silver over 2.37 meters
- Remains open to depth
Link to Drill Plan and Long Sections
Kootenay Silver's President and CEO Mr. James McDonald stated "We are extremely pleased with the new results from Columba. Each of the holes was designed to extend the F and D veins beyond previous drilling, in some cases returning high silver grades which we expect from this project. As work continues to discover high grade shoots at Columba, we see increasing potential to identify a significant silver resource."
The D Vein is a northwest striking, silver-bearing epithermal vein with associated mineralized quartz stockwork and hydrothermal breccia. The D Vein remains open in all directions. Kootenay has intercepted the D Vein over a strike length of 425 meters to a depth of roughly 340 meters with assays pending. The holes reported herein (CDH-22-115, CDH-22-117 and CDH-22-119) test and extend the northwestern end of the D Vein, with a best result from CDH-22-119 of 0.89 meters grading 1,550 gpt silver, 0.95% lead and 4.5% zinc. Mineralization at the D Vein is open to depth and in both directions along strike (see drill plan and long section Figure 1 and 2). To date drillhole CDH-22-117 is the furthest step-out to the northwest on the D Vein. This drillhole intersected the target within an interpreted down-dropped fault block and thus is thought to represent a higher stratigraphic level and expected to have lower values than holes to the southeast, for example, CDH-22-115.
The F Vein is located 600 meters northeast of, and roughly parallel to the D Vein. Most of the historical production at Columba came from the F Vein which has been mapped for over 1,000 meters on surface. As at the beginning of 2022, drilling had intercepted the F Vein for over 700 meters along trend to a maximum depth of 200 meters. The three F Vein drillholes (CDH-22-114, CDH-22-116 and CDH-22-118) reported below represent 50-meter step-outs of the structure beneath previous drilling (see drill plan and long section Figure 3 and 4).
A comprehensive list of drill results completed on the Columba Property since 2019 can be viewed here: Columba Drill Results.
All technical information for the Columba exploration program is obtained and reported under a formal quality assurance and quality control ("QA/QC") program. Samples are taken from core cut in half with a diamond saw under the direction of qualified geologists and engineers. Samples are then labeled, placed in plastic bags, sealed and with interval and sample numbers recorded. Samples are delivered by the Company to ALS Minerals ("ALS") in Chihuahua. The Company inserts blanks, standards and duplicates at regular intervals as follows. On average a blank is inserted every 100 samples beginning at the start of sampling and again when leaving the mineral zone. Standards are inserted when entering the potential mineralized zone and in the middle of them, on average one in every 25 samples is a standard. Duplicates are taken in the mineralized zone, on average 1 to 2 duplicates for each hole.
The samples are dried, crushed and pulverized with the pulps being sent airfreight for analysis by ALS in Vancouver, B.C. Systematic assaying of standards, blanks and duplicates is performed for precision and accuracy. Analysis for silver, zinc, lead and copper and related trace elements was done by ICP four acid digestion, with gold analysis by 30-gram fire assay with an AA finish. All drilling reported is HQ core and has been contracted to Globexplore Drilling from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
The Kootenay technical information in this news release has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) and reviewed and approved on behalf of Kootenay by James McDonald, P.Geo, President, CEO & Director for Kootenay, a Qualified Person.
Kootenay Silver Inc. is an exploration company actively engaged in the discovery and development of mineral projects in the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico. Supported by one of the largest junior portfolios of silver assets in Mexico, Kootenay continues to provide its shareholders with significant leverage to silver prices. The Company remains focused on the expansion of its current silver resources, new discoveries and the near-term economic development of its priority silver projects located in prolific mining districts in Sonora, State and Chihuahua, State, Mexico, respectively.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
The information in this news release has been prepared as at August 15, 2022. Certain statements in this news release, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements", constitute "forward-looking statements" under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. These statements can be identified by the use of words such as "expected", "may", "will" or similar terms.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Kootenay as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, known and unknown, could cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Except as otherwise required by law, Kootenay expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in Kootenay's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Cautionary Note to US Investors: This news release includes Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources classification terms that comply with reporting standards in Canada and the Mineral Reserves and the Mineral Resources estimates are made in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. These standards differ significantly from the requirements adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The SEC sets rules that are applicable to domestic United States reporting companies. Consequently, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources information included in this news release is not comparable to similar information that would generally be disclosed by domestic U.S. reporting companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the SEC. Accordingly, information concerning mineral deposits set forth herein may not be comparable with information made public by companies that report in accordance with U.S. standards.
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Global experts gather to share knowledge, resources, and strategies to end coercive control
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 13 & 14, 2022 experts, advocates and activists from around the globe, from academia, policy, and media will gather for the second annual International Coercive Control Conference. This year's theme, Coercive Control: Oppression in Our Public and Private Spheres, will address both the intimate ways in which coercive control is used in our personal relationships, as well as the role structural gender inequalities and oppression plays in systems across our society.
Criminal behavioral analyst turned author, television producer and podcast host of Real Crime Profile and Crime Analyst, Laura Richards will deliver the keynote on Day 1. A world-leading expert in domestic abuse and coercive control, Laura draws on a decade leading Scotland Yard's homicide prevention unit, as well as spearheading law campaigns to criminalize coercive control in the UK. Ryan Hart, a survivor of coercive control, whose father murdered his mother and sister as the final act in a years-long campaign of terror, co-founded with his brother Luke, CocoAwareness, an organization dedicated to bringing greater awareness and solutions to address the impact of coercive control. Ryan Hart will open Day 2 as keynote speaker.
ICCC will feature sessions focused on the personal sphere such as "The Psychology of Coercive Control," as well as the public sphere with sessions such as "Technology-Facilitated Coercive Control," "Coercive Control and Misogyny through Family Court Complicity" to why we should treat "Violence Against Women as a Hate Crime."
Speakers hail from around the globe, spanning four continents and five time zones. Acclaimed author of Against White Feminism, Rafia Zakaria will share her own experiences navigating the system, on the panel "Poverty, Homelessness, Prison as a Coercive Control Tactic." Legal scholar and author of Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers Deborah Tuerkheimer will speak about why "Women are Not Believed" when pitted against a man in the public sphere. Former member of the cult NXIVM, documentary filmmaker Mark Vicente, will recall his own journey to free himself from "The Psychology of Coercive Control." Chinese women's rights activist Xiaowen Liang will discuss "Coercive Control in a #metoo Context," moderated by feminist business consultant CV Harquail, highlighting the ways in which coercion in intimate partner relationships, sexual coercion, and sexual harassment in the workplace, all intersect–in the United States, in China, and everywhere.
For a complete list of speakers and sessions and to register for the conference, visit: https://theccc.international.
The conference is a first step towards bringing together those working on the front lines advocating for change, modernizing legislation, conducting cutting-edge research, and changing the narrative to make visible the patriarchal nature of abuse and coercive control.
The Engendered Collective is a community of survivors, advocates, and feminists that engage in knowledge-building, collective care, healing, and advocacy to increase accountability for sex-based abuse, exploitation, and violence.
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Four-Part Video Series Aims to Empower Historically Underserved Communities
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leap Analytics Inc. (Leap), a fintech real estate investment firm with a mission to empower underserved communities to help close the wealth gap, today announced the launch of its four-part educational series designed to demystify the financial process of the homeownership. The first video educates potential homeowners on key considerations about the general home buying process.
"While research suggests that people of color will drive homeownership growth over the next two decades, these communities have been historically marginalized in the buying process," said Ashley Bete, Leap's Founder and CEO. "This incredible opportunity to mitigate generations of bias and systemic racism through wealth creation could be hampered by a lack of experience many homeowners, and potential homeowners, have regarding the nuances, details and potential complications of the homeownership and borrowing processes."
The introductory segment, published on the company's site, explores the advantages of owning a home and the financial considerations, including:
- Checking and improving credit score
- Understanding different mortgage options
- Finding a real estate agent
- Making an offer
- Scheduling inspections and closing
The remaining three episodes include:
- The Importance of Credit Scores – An in-depth discussion on credit scores, the anatomy of a credit score, and ways to maintain and improve one's credit in preparation for purchasing a home
- Navigating the Mortgage Loan Process – An overview of the various types of mortgages in detail, including the benefits and risks of each type of mortgage
- Homeownership – Discussion on optimal ways to pay a mortgage, and maintaining and enhancing the value of the home
Bete added, "Rising interest rates have eroded purchasing power for some potential homeowners. Therefore, it's critical for underserved communities to understand their financial opportunities and costs when it comes to personal finance and real estate, so they can improve their financial wellness, increase their economic power, and ultimately achieve their vision of the American Dream."
Leap Analytics, Inc. is a fintech real estate investment firm whose mission is to leverage innovative technology and institutional real estate expertise to empower underserved communities, transform the home finance marketplace, and help close America's housing and wealth gaps. The company provides purpose-built Home Equity Agreements (HEAs), and housing-related education to improve homeowners' financial literacy and wellness. Leap utilizes advanced technology to remove bias from the HEA application process and to expedite applications. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Please visit www.Leaphea.com for more information on Leap HEAs, and educational resources regarding the mortgage industry and homeownership. Follow Leap on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Security, the leader in Human Risk Management, is proud to announce its joining the list for the first time as No. 1263 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses.
"While this selection to the Inc. 5000 list solidifies our status among the fastest-growing companies, our growth at Living Security is far from over," said Ashley Rose, Co-founder and CEO. "With the recent launch of our new human risk management platform, Unify Insights, we're pioneering an entire new category in cybersecurity that puts the focus on quantifying employees' risk and changing their behaviors to reduce organizational risk levels. We'll continue to expand, hiring the best and brightest talent and investing in new emerging technologies to ensure that rapid growth continues into the future."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," said Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
More than 200 enterprises including Amerisourcebergen, MasterCard, Verizon, and Target, rely on Living Security to drive improvement in their infosec programs and organizational security cultures. Living Security's Human Risk Management platform engages each employee with innovative and relevant context and content, while simultaneously providing the ability for leadership to identify, report on, and directly mitigate the risk brought on by human behavior.
The company has raised more than $25M in capital for growth and innovation in just five years. Living Security was also recently named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Security Awareness and Training Solutions, Q1 2022.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
For more information on Living Security and its award-winning human risk management solutions, visit www.livingsecurity.com.
Living Security's mission is to transform human risk to drive dramatic improvement in human behaviors, organizational security culture, and infosec program effectiveness. With our Human Risk Management platform, Living Security engages each employee with innovative and relevant context and content, while simultaneously providing the ability for leadership to identify, report on and directly mitigate the risk brought on by human behavior. Living Security is trusted by security-minded organizations like MasterCard, Verizon, MassMutual, Biogen, AmerisourceBergen, Hewlett Packard, and Target. Learn more at www.livingsecurity.com.
Methodology
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Inc.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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Customers cite Lookout platform as valuable investment that can efficiently boost cloud and private application security governance
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lookout, a leader in endpoint and cloud security solutions, today announced it has been named a "Strong Performer" in the Gartner® Peer Insights™ "Voice of the Customer" for Security Service Edge (SSE). Gartner Peer Insights is a reviews and ratings platform for technology end users to provide candid customer feedback and for technology decision makers to learn about a company's products and services. The "Voice of the Customer" is a document that synthesizes these user reviews into insights for IT decision makers.
Gartner defines SSE as a technology that "secures access to the web, cloud services and private applications. Capabilities include access control, threat protection, data security, security monitoring and acceptable use control enforced by network-based and API-based integration. SSE is primarily delivered as a cloud-based service and may include on-premises or agent-based components." According to Gartner, by 2025, 80% of organizations seeking to procure SSE-related security services will purchase a consolidated SSE solution rather than stand-alone cloud access security broker, secure web gateway, and ZTNA offerings, up from 15% in 2021.1
Lookout's SSE solution, the Lookout Cloud Security Platform, safeguards an organizations' data, identifies and mitigates threats and facilitates secure access to the web, private apps and cloud services (SaaS) deployed in a multi-cloud environment. It combines Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Secure Web Gateway (SWG) natively in a single platform, significantly reducing the complexity, costs and number of security vendors and point solutions an IT department has to manage. It also provides the agility and scalability to keep pace with evolving, increasingly sophisticated threats.
"Lookout CASB is a great product. Out of all the products reviewed, it was the only product that allowed the data to be secured, regardless of location of endpoint or the data itself, as the security follows the data." – Security Analyst, Healthcare Industry
"I enjoy using Lookout CASB and am astounded by how comprehensive it is, from security to control and intelligence. Lookout CASB provides greater control over all our endpoints and app instances, while also allowing us to link it with our enterprise mobility management systems and to all other systems to enforce endpoint access controls. It not only efficiently boosts cloud and private application security governance but also across multi-cloud installations provides significant data finding capabilities." – Finance Consultant, Services Industry
"Lookout CASB is a valuable investment to gain visibility into shadow IT, and to add a real layer of security for SaaS apps." – Deputy CIO, Services Industry
"Lookout CASB is the only solution that lowers costs and simplifies security and access control across all touchpoints, cloud, and on-premises systems. My experience with Lookout CASB has been exactly as I had planned; it has given us complete control over access management and security." – Marketing Tech Leader, IT Services
Earlier this year, Gartner released its 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge in which Lookout was named a Visionary.2 The companion 2022 Gartner Critical Capabilities for SSE report ranked Lookout in the top three across all four Use Cases.3
"To prevent data leakage in this cloud-first, hybrid workforce era, you need an integrated cybersecurity solution that offers advanced capabilities, rapid onboarding and a seamless user experience," said Pravin Kothari, executive vice president, Product and Strategy, Cloud Security, Lookout. "There's no stronger validation of our product's capabilities and value than positive customer endorsements. Lookout employees are deeply committed to meeting the needs and objectives of our customers, and we're honored to be recognized in the Gartner Peer Insights report."
- To learn more, visit www.lookout.com.
- Sign up for a complimentary Data Risk Assessment and 90-day trial.
- Follow Lookout on its blog, LinkedIn and Twitter.
- Listen and subscribe to Security Soapbox, Lookout's podcast covering privacy, security and everything in between.
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Lookout is a leader in endpoint and cloud security solutions. Our mission is to secure and empower our digital future in a privacy-focused world where mobility and cloud are essential to all we do for work and play. We enable consumers and employees to protect their data, and to securely stay connected without violating their privacy and trust. Lookout is trusted by millions of consumers, the largest enterprises and government agencies, and partners such as AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Headquartered in San Francisco, Lookout has offices in Amsterdam, Boston, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit www.lookout.com and follow Lookout on its blog, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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1 Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge," John Watts, Craig Lawson, Charlie Winckless, Aaron McQuaid, February 15, 2022.
2 Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge," John Watts, Craig Lawson, Charlie Winckless, Aaron McQuaid, February 15, 2022.
3 Gartner, "Critical Capabilities for Security Service Edge," Craig Lawson, Charlie Winckless, John Watts, Aaron McQuaid, February 16, 2022.
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Through Exclusive Distribution in Walmart Stores, Portion of Sales From Limited WishPies Dessert Pizza Will Go Toward Granting Wishes for Children With Critical Illnesses
PHOENIX, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, supporting Make-A-Wish® will be as easy as pie.
Make-A-Wish announces a partnership with WiseChoice Foods, the manufacturer of the frozen pizza brand WisePies Pizza and a certified minority-owned and female-led company based in Albuquerque, N.M., to help fund more life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses through the sales of specially created dessert pizzas for the holidays exclusively available at Walmart stores across the country.
The WishPie by WisePies Pizza is a Cinnamon Apple Drizzle Dessert Pizza made from a stone-fired, cinnamon-infused traditional crust, topped with cinnamon-sugar sauce and diced gala apples. A vanilla icing packet is also included. It will be sold exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide for a limited time during the holiday season. One dollar from each dessert pizza sold between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24 will go to Make-A-Wish to grant wishes that can help children build the physical and emotional strength needed to fight a critical illness.
"We hope WishPies become a new favorite holiday tradition for families across the United States," said Richard K. Davis, president and CEO, Make-A-Wish America. "Partnerships like the one with WisePies allow families to deliver hope and healing to wish kids and their families during the holiday season in an accessible and fun way."
"WisePies Pizza is humbled and honored to offer a limited-edition dessert pizza supporting the Make-A-Wish efforts to grant more wishes to children experiencing critical illness. WiseChoice Foods encourages healthy and wise lifestyle choices through our clean-label promise for all WisePies products and our community initiatives. The goal of this partnership is to generate community involvement through the consumer purchase of a WishPie that allows more wishes to be granted directly to these children with critical illnesses, leading to more positive outcomes," said Season Chavez, president of WiseChoice Foods. "My brother was granted a wish when he was 12-years old while fighting a rare form of cancer. I know firsthand the positive emotional and physical impact a wish can have on a child and their entire support system including family, friends and their medical team. The creation and sale of the limited edition WishPies is a way this partnership can collectively give back to the community through the generous distribution from Walmart."
Cinnamon Apple Drizzle Dessert Pizza by WisePies Pizza will be available for $6.98 exclusively at Walmart stores across the country for a limited time. For more information about WishPies by WisePies Pizza, please visit www.wisepiespizza.com.
For more information about how to support Make-A-Wish, visit www.wish.org.
Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Make-A-Wish is the world's leading children's wish-granting organization, operating in every community in the United States and in nearly 50 countries worldwide. Together with generous donors, supporters, staff and more than 24,000 volunteers across the U.S., Make-A-Wish delivers hope and joy to children and their families when they need it most. Make-A-Wish aims to bring the power of wishing to every child with a critical illness because wish experiences can help improve emotional and physical health. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has granted more than 520,000 wishes worldwide; more than 350,000 wishes in the U.S. and its territories alone. For more information about Make-A-Wish America, visit wish.org.
Started in 2017, WiseChoice Foods LLC launched the revolutionary frozen pizza line, WisePies Pizza – A Smarter Way to Pizza, as a crossover between the natural foods and traditional premium pizza categories that carries a clean label, all-natural promise and is known for their Hatch green chile products. The team at WiseChoice Foods feels like delicious food can and should also support overall consumer health through better food choices by meeting the highest quality food standards and removing more than 200 unnatural and potentially harmful ingredients that can be found in other food products while maintaining the robust and hearty Italian flavors we all crave from our pizza and products.
WisePies Pizza products now include an expanded line of pizzas, calzones, pizza bites, and a new line of sauces for pizza and pasta. WiseChoice Foods is locally owned by Steven B. Chavez and operated in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the first and only frozen pizza company from New Mexico and is certified minority-owned since 2018 by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Southwest Division. WisePies Pizza is now available in thousands of grocery stores and through food service distributors across the country. Visit www.wisepiespizza.com to locate the grocery store closest to you that carries WisePies Pizza and to find out more about WiseChoice Foods, WisePies Pizza products and how we're impacting our community. Instagram - @wisepiespizzausa Facebook - @wisepiespizzausa and @wisechoicefoodsnm
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HONG KONG, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mecobit Solar, a global company with an emphasis on high-quality solar at an affordable price, announces product improvements to its Solar System products that power cryptocurrency miners and other existing miners. Mecobit Solar System products include a portable solar station, Solar Panel kits (complete), and Solar Unit M4000.
Mecobit solar system customers can now use backup energy during a grid outage to help keep indispensable appliances running or power things like home appliances, dryers, pool pumps, electric vehicle chargers, and even Cryptocurrency mining rigs.
Some cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, are created by a process called proof of work which requires computers to "mine" the currency by solving complex puzzles. Powering those computers involves large amounts of electricity. Bitcoin is infamous for wasting enough electricity to add 40 million tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere a year — but now, a growing cadre of miners around the world are developing green, and lucrative, new strategies worth a fortune all their own.
As the share of solar-powered hash rate seems likely to grow, many see the potential for renewable energy use in Bitcoin mining as a virtuous cycle — Mecobit provides unique incentives in Cryptocurrency mining, which propel operations to leverage the cheapest power possible and encourage more operations worldwide to convert to renewable energy sources, like solar.
As governments agree to reduce levels of carbon emissions and introduce additional incentives like investment tax credits, the share of mining operations using solar power will likely increase. And while solar power may be considered green and renewable, there are significant problems with solar, including the limits of sunlight hours and shipping costs. To help reduce shipping costs, Mecobit pays for shipping and import tariffs, enabling customers to acquire everything they need to get started with no further costs beyond the cost of the device itself.
About Mecobit
Mecobit was founded in 2015 with the goal of developing and marketing the world's solar-powered cryptocurrency miners, which can use either Ethash, SHA-256, or Scrypt technology. The company was the first solar-powered cryptocurrency mining enterprise in the world with the goal of revolutionizing the solar panel industry by providing more power at a more affordable price. Mecobit is headquartered in London, England, and has offices in cities across the world, including Hong Kong. The company's website, www.mecobit.com provides additional information on the company and its products.
CONTACT: Ben Lukas, ben.lukas@mecobit.com, +852-3001 1453
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WALTHAM, Mass. and BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National Grid has located robust stocks of renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen potentially available for its customers in Massachusetts and New York through the Company's first-of-its kind Northeast clean energy request for information (RFI) issued in May. Procurement of RNG and hydrogen are essential to National Grid's plan to deliver a 100% fossil-free gas network for customers who do not electrify their homes or businesses.
Through the RFI responses, the company has determined there will be at least 33 trillion BTUs (TBtus) available in the next three years, more than double the 15 TBtus needed in 2025. National Grid has determined that these fossil-free energy supplies are either immediately available or could be online within two years of contracting the projects, validating the company's vision for fossil-free heat in the Northeast.
"The RFI response alone is nearly double our 2025 need for fossil-free fuel and our analysis indicates that this initial response is not nearly the extent of RNG, hydrogen, and other innovative renewable resources that National Grid can procure," said James Holodak, Vice President, Energy Procurement, National Grid. "These results are an important proof-point that, with the right policy and regulatory support, within two years of contracting these projects, National Grid would be able to deliver an affordable and reliable clean energy transition for our customers."
National Grid is committed to helping both Massachusetts and New York achieve their climate goals. The Company is working to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the power, transportation, and building heat sectors, the latter being responsible for nearly 40 percent of total emissions in our service territory. Both RNG and hydrogen are key to achieving this net zero energy future.
RNG has proven to be a safe and reliable clean energy source that already heats homes and businesses in the United Kingdom. Further, the U.S. Department of Energy allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a scalable hydrogen economy over the next decade. National Grid will deliver these clean energies via a 100 percent fossil-free gas network, coupled with targeted electrification and enhanced energy efficiency, to provide our customers with reliable and affordable clean energy choices that leave no customer or community behind during the clean energy transition.
Renewable Natural Gas
Renewable natural gas (RNG) is an immediately available resource released into the atmosphere by decomposing materials at farms, landfills, wastewater, and other sources. RNG provides a double benefit as greenhouse gas can be captured before being released and therefore before it impacts our climate. We can then harness and purify it to flow through our existing infrastructure in place of natural gas, which is a fossil-fuel. This fossil-free energy is a double win in our fight against climate change. Nearly twenty states across the country have policies that advance RNG for heating.
Green Hydrogen
National Grid continues to lead our nation in enabling offshore wind development, and these assets can be used to develop hydrogen through the process of electrolysis. Because the only byproduct of this production process is water vapor, the hydrogen produced is carbon-free. Hydrogen is particularly valuable because it can be stored for future use when conditions are such that our wind or solar assets are not producing high levels of power. This is a fossil-free way to decarbonize multiple sectors including heat, power generation, and transportation.
About National Grid
National Grid (NYSE: NGG) is an electricity, natural gas, and clean energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people through our networks in New York and Massachusetts. National Grid is focused on building a path to a more affordable, reliable clean energy future through our fossil-free vision. National Grid is transforming our electricity and natural gas networks with smarter, cleaner, and more resilient energy solutions to meet the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) today announced the publication of preclinical data in Blood Advances, the open-access journal of the American Society of Hematology, highlighting the effects of NKTR-255, a novel polymer-conjugated human IL-15, on natural killer (NK) cell function and proliferation in multiple myeloma (MM).
"These findings published today in Blood Advances demonstrate the promising anti-tumor activity of IL-15 in engaging natural killer cell biology in indications with immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments as in multiple myeloma," said Nikhil C. Munshi, MD, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of Basic and Correlative Science at the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "Among other immune cells, the NK cell expansion and improved function induced by NKTR-255 is contributing to more effective control of multiple myeloma tumor growth, raising a potential scope for synergism with other anti-MM therapies such as anti-CD38 antibodies."
The Dana-Farber team analyzed in vitro pharmacological properties of NKTR-255 in engaging the IL-15 pathway and stimulating NK cells against MM cells. The research also looked at the anti-tumor activity of combining NKTR-255 with the anti-CD38 antibody, daratumumab, in vitro and in vivo.
"The published data demonstrate that NKTR-255 not only enhances antitumor responses of human NK cells against MM target cells, but also increases ex vivo expression of NK activating receptors and adhesion molecules. Furthermore, studies in a humanized MM mouse model show that NKTR-255 enhances in vitro antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) of NK cells and synergizes with daratumumab to reduce MM cell growth," said Mariateresa Fulciniti, Ph.D., the senior author on this manuscript at Dana-Farber. These preclinical findings support Nektar's robust clinical development program for NKTR-255 and further evaluation of the novel immunotherapeutic approach in MM, alone or in combination with monoclonal antibodies or potentially with other immunomodulatory drugs.
Key findings are summarized below:
- NKTR-255 enhances antitumor responses of myeloma derived human NK cells against MM target cells.
- NKTR-255 enhances in vitro ADCC of NK cells and synergizes with daratumumab to reduce MM growth in humanized mouse model.
- NKTR-255 increases ex vivo expression of NK activating receptors and adhesion molecules.
- Augmenting NK cell number and functions shows effectiveness against MM cells in the context of their bone marrow milieu.
The full citation of this article can be accessed here.
About NKTR-255
NKTR-255 is a biologic that targets the IL-15 pathway in order to activate the body's innate and adaptive immunity. Through optimal engagement of the IL-15 receptor complex, NKTR-255 is designed to enhance functional NK cell populations and formation of long-term immunological memory, which may lead to sustained and durable anti-tumor immune response.
Preclinical findings suggest NKTR-255 has the potential to synergistically combine with antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity molecules as well as to enhance CAR-T therapies. Nektar has initiated a Phase 1 dose escalation and expansion clinical study of NKTR-255 in adults with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma or multiple myeloma, as well as a Phase 1/2 clinical study of NKTR-255 in patients with relapsed or refractory head and neck squamous cell carcinoma or colorectal cancer. Nektar is also continuing its oncology clinical collaboration with Merck KGaA and Pfizer Inc. to evaluate the maintenance regimen of NKTR-255 in combination with avelumab, a PD-L1 inhibitor, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma in the Phase II JAVELIN Bladder Medley study. Nektar is also currently designing a Nektar- sponsored Phase II study combining NKTR-255 with approved CAR-T cell therapies in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which it aims to initiate in the first quarter of 2023.
About Nektar Therapeutics
Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company with a robust, wholly owned R&D pipeline of investigational medicines in oncology, immunology, and inflammatory diseases as well as a portfolio of approved partnered medicines. Nektar is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional operations in Huntsville, Alabama. Further information about the company and its drug development programs and capabilities may be found online at http://www.nektar.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements which can be identified by words such as: "will," "may," "demonstrate," "potential," "designed," "initiate," "aim" and similar references to future periods. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding the therapeutic potential of, and future development plans for NKTR-255 and our other drug candidates in research programs, the prospects and plans for our collaborations with other companies, and the timing of the initiation of clinical studies and the data readouts for our drug candidates. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others: (i) our statements regarding the therapeutic potential of NKTR-255 and our other drug candidates are based on preclinical and clinical findings and observations and are subject to change as research and development continue; (ii) NKTR-255 and our other drug candidates are investigational agents and continued research and development for these drug candidates is subject to substantial risks, including negative safety and efficacy findings in ongoing clinical studies (notwithstanding positive findings in earlier preclinical and clinical studies); (iii) NKTR-255 and our other drug candidates are in various stages of clinical development and the risk of failure is high and can unexpectedly occur at any stage prior to regulatory approval; (iv) the timing of the commencement or end of clinical trials and the availability of clinical data may be delayed or unsuccessful due to challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory delays, slower than anticipated patient enrollment, manufacturing challenges, changing standards of care, evolving regulatory requirements, clinical trial design, clinical outcomes, competitive factors, or delay or failure in ultimately obtaining regulatory approval in one or more important markets; (v) we may not achieve the expected costs savings we expect from our corporate restructuring and reorganization, (vi) patents may not issue from our patent applications for our drug candidates, patents that have issued may not be enforceable, or additional intellectual property licenses from third parties may be required; and (vii) certain other important risks and uncertainties set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2022. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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iQ's Digital Tools Allow Members To Apply for Loans Online
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iQ Credit Union (iQ), a member-owned, modern-day financial institution based in the Pacific Northwest, today announced a new microlending program that allows qualified small businesses located in Southwest Washington and the Portland area to apply online for loans.
"Most credit unions require business owners to contact a loan officer to begin an application for a small-business loan," Jeremy Wiersma, VP of business services at iQ Credit Union, said. "This brings a new level of convenience and speed of service to businesses seeking loans."
iQ Credit Union's new application portal allows businesses to apply online for loans under $50,000 without needing to visit a branch or set up a meeting with a loan officer. "This helps make applying for a business loan just as easy as applying for a consumer loan," Wiersma said.
Although iQ Credit Union has offered convenient microloans to small-business members to help them finance vehicles, equipment and office furniture or set up a line of credit for many years, the online application provides an overall convenient experience by expanding lending access to business owners who would have found it difficult to carve out enough time to meet with a loan officer and apply in-branch.
As the world has increasingly shifted to using digital tools, business lending hasn't kept up with the ease and convenience of consumers' online loan options. In fact, the majority of banks and credit unions, both regionally and nationally, still require business customers and members to apply for loans of all sizes by visiting a branch and speaking to a loan officer.
"Everyone is crunched for time," Wiersma said. "Businesses are looking for the quickest and most convenient financial tools. iQ's new microlending tools help close that gap and deliver an easy and convenient online solution to business owners."
ABOUT iQ CREDIT UNION
iQ Credit Union is a full-service financial institution serving the Pacific Northwest since 1940. With more than 100,000 members in Washington and Oregon, the credit union is known for its deep commitment to financial education and community engagement — and for its signature red and black buffalo plaid colors. iQ helps WAnderers and explORers reach their financial goals by offering honest and friendly advice at any of its 15 branches. More information is available at iQCU.com.
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Medication decision support helps identify potentially inappropriate medication
MOORESTOWN, N.J., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new peer-reviewed study from Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.® (TRHC) (NASDAQ: TRHC), a leading healthcare technology company advancing the safe use of medications, shows that pharmacist recommendations driven by its unique medication decision support system, MedWise® Science, can help prescribers identify and reduce the levels of potentially inappropriate medications among older adults, reducing the risk of negative cognitive and physical outcomes.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, explored the dosage levels of urinary antimuscarinic medications with high anticholinergic properties. These drugs, which are often prescribed to older adults with urinary incontinence, are associated with negative cognitive and physical outcomes, such as delirium, dementia, and falls.
Researchers analyzed data from pharmacists who used TRHC's novel medication decision support tool, MedWise® Science, to identify participants in Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) programs taking potentially inappropriate doses of urinary antimuscarinic medications and recommended interventions to prescribers. MedWise Science uses the active ingredients from a participant's complete medication list, including over-the-counter drugs, to identify the risk of simultaneous, accumulative, multi-drug interactions, and predict the possibility of medication problems.
The research involved participants from 35 PACE organizations that use TRHC's comprehensive CareKinesis® PACE Pharmacy and medication risk mitigation services. TRHC offers comprehensive clinical pharmacy services for PACE organizations that provide ongoing medication assessments, comprehensive safety reviews, medication risk mitigation interventions, pharmacogenomic application, 24/7 medication management support, and adherence packaging, among other benefits.
The pharmacist MedWise-informed recommendations included reducing or eliminating specific urinary antimuscarinic drugs; resolving high anticholinergic burden that impact non-favorable outcomes in these patients; changing these drugs to more appropriate medications; or offering a combination of recommendations that provided prescribers with multiple options.
The study found that the pharmacists' recommendations were accepted by PACE prescribers for 63% of participants. Among this group of participants, the overall standard daily dosage of urinary antimuscarinic medications decreased 65%, helping to mitigate the risk of negative cognitive and physical outcomes.
"The study serves as a proof of concept that, with the help of medication decision support tools, pharmacists can target specific medications to successfully decrease overall anticholinergic burden among medically complex older adults," said Jacques Turgeon, BPharm, PhD, TRHC Chief Scientific Officer and CEO of Precision Pharmacotherapy Research and Development Institute. "The research indicates that such targeting could help reduce potential risks posed by high anticholinergic intake. Additional research could determine the impact of the pharmacist recommendations on cognitive and physical outcomes."
About Tabula Rasa HealthCare
Tabula Rasa HealthCare (TRHC) (NASDAQ: TRHC) provides medication safety solutions that empower healthcare professionals and consumers to optimize medication regimens, combatting medication overload and reducing adverse drug events – the fourth leading cause of death in the US. TRHC's proprietary technology solutions, including MedWise®, improve patient outcomes, reduce hospitalizations, and lower healthcare costs. TRHC's extensive clinical tele-pharmacy network improves care for patients nationwide. Its solutions are trusted by health plans and pharmacies to help drive value-based care. For more information, visit TRHC.com.
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Growth fueled by global team of established ServiceNow experts driving extraordinary client results
VISTA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NewRocket, an Elite ServiceNow Partner that advises and supports clients in designing, implementing, and managing digital workflows to improve employee and customer experiences, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in 2022. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America, providing a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful independent businesses. Following the unification of six legacy companies this year, NewRocket has achieved rapid growth by partnering with customers to address their most challenging problems, cultivating talent across the ServiceNow ecosystem, leading with empathy, and delivering excellence.
"NewRocket's place on the Inc. 5000 list is a huge testament to the drive, agility, and creativity of our Crew," says CEO Matt Stoyka. "Every Crew Member has had a hand in shaping our core values, and the culture we've created together is the momentum behind the growth we've achieved in such a short period of time."
With certification badges across all four ServiceNow workflows, NewRocket is distinct in the ecosystem, with the capability to go beyond technical implementation, working end-to-end to advise, implement and operate for clients at scale.
NewRocket has significant experience advising and supporting more than 1,000 customers across all areas of the NOW platform to maximize their investment and achieve their transformation goals. Delivered by an established and growing global team of experts with industry experience, NewRocket enables organizations to maximize their ServiceNow investment and deliver extraordinary experiences.
"Building a world-class company is never easy. Our global Crew of experts has done an amazing job supporting our customers to maximize the performance and value of the ServiceNow platform. We are laser-focused on creating opportunities for our Crew to build their ServiceNow expertise and knowledge because they are the foundation of our culture, and culture fuels worlds-class outcomes," says Stoyka.
With its origins amid the remote work era, NewRocket leveraged the pandemic's challenges as an opportunity to build a remote-first, empathy-driven culture, and target ecosystem gaps in an explosively growing market. As digital transformation continues to spark growth across industries, NewRocket brings deep platform expertise, specialized industry experience, and empathetic design thinking to high-demand service areas through an agile model that is experience-centric and delivers outcomes faster to maximize clients' investments at scale.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Today, NewRocket has 520+ highly skilled ServiceNow experts worldwide, with an unrivaled depth and breadth of ServiceNow experience delivering more than 4,000 projects for 1,000 customers, including 20% of the Fortune 200. Learn more about NewRocket at newrocket.com.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
An Elite ServiceNow partner, NewRocket is recognized as ServiceNow's Americas Partner Award Winner 2021 and Global Partner Award Winner 2021. As one of only three providers with certification badges across all four ServiceNow workflows, NewRocket has significant experience advising and supporting more than 1,000 customers across all areas of the NOW platform to maximize their investment and achieve their transformation goals. Creating extraordinary experiences is at the core of everything we do. Whether we're building and implementing workflows, designing portals, managing risk, and security programs, or offering data and insights to fuel businesses, we deliver incredible outcomes for the people at the forefront of the technology. Our collaborative, experience-centric approach to problem-solving enables an empathetic experience that makes technology easy to use. NewRocket goes beyond to help confidently design and implement transformative strategies that deliver real value. Then, we help sustain a healthy, current, and highly available ServiceNow platform to continually evolve and enable internal and external customers to thrive. We digitally transform, optimize, and manage businesses - from the server room to the board room. With global reach and local presence, we bring innovative and creative solutions to customers in Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, and Technology.
For more information, please visit www.newrocket.com.
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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APP Group's brands Mackage and SOIA & KYO have adopted the NewStore mPOS and OMS to modernize their retail operations
BOSTON and MONTREAL, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NewStore, a modular, mobile-first omnichannel cloud platform for retail brands worldwide, today announced APP Group has rolled out its technology in its Mackage and SOIA & KYO stores. By replacing its legacy POS with a complete mobile POS, the company has transformed the in-store experience for associates and shoppers. Additionally, the APP Group brands now use the NewStore OMS, which will enable core omnichannel capabilities such as endless aisle, store fulfillment, and inventory management.
"Omnichannel is a game changer for our APP Group brands. We are already seeing the benefits of the NewStore platform through new features, like buy-online-ship-from-store, which are driving incremental sales and increasing revenue," said Patrick C. Elfassy, Executive Chairman, APP Group. "Our associates have also found NewStore to be extremely intuitive and they can get up and running in a few hours. In fact, spinning up a whole new store is so easy that we will be opening new locations in Europe earlier than expected."
APP Group is the Montreal-based parent company of the Mackage and SOIA & KYO brands. Both retailers offer a range of premium outerwear, handbags, and accessories that are sold throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Equipped with just an iPhone, Mackage and SOIA & KYO associates can now serve and check out customers anywhere on the store floor while accessing real-time, enterprise-wide inventory. Across the two brands, the NewStore platform is now live in 16 stores and three countries, including Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, with plans to scale in the months ahead.
"APP Group is the latest example of Canadian-born brands that are raising the bar for retail innovation," said Stephan Schambach, Founder and CEO, NewStore. "The only thing certain about the future of retail is its unpredictability. By rolling out NewStore, APP Group has set up Mackage and SOIA & KYO for whatever challenges the industry will face in the next 12 months and beyond."
Because NewStore is built on a microservices, API-first architecture, it seamlessly integrates with Shopify, APP Group's ecommerce platform, and Infor M3, its enterprise resource planning tool. This allows NewStore to be the source of truth for all customer, inventory, and order data. By giving employees access to this information in real-time, Mackage and SOIA & KYO can now:
- Access real-time customer information, such as transactions across all channels, average transaction amount, and customer purchase activity,
- Manage store inventory with guided workflows for fulfillment, receiving, transfers, and cycle counts,
- Sell inventory from any store location or distribution center so products are never out of stock,
- Increase customer convenience by combining store and endless aisle orders into a single transaction,
- Route orders efficiently to reduce fulfillment time and cost while increasing customer satisfaction, and
- Provide consistent and superior brand experiences across all touchpoints with ease.
To learn more about the NewStore Omnichannel Platform and to request a demo, visit: https://www.newstore.com/
APP Group is the Montreal based parent company of Mackage and SOIA & KYO brands. We are creators, wholesalers and retailers of luxurious and quality outerwear, handbags and accessories, sold to upscale retailers in over 20 countries throughout the world.
NewStore provides Omnichannel-as-a-Service for retail brands worldwide that want to accelerate their digital transformation. Built for speed and flexibility, NewStore allows brands to easily deliver amazing shopping experiences that store associates and consumers love. Its mobile-first, modular cloud platform includes POS, order management, clienteling, inventory, and native consumer apps. NewStore customers such as Burton, Faherty Brand, G-Star RAW, Marine Layer, Scotch & Soda, UNTUCKit, and Vince benefit from the most complete, global omnichannel retail solution available. The company is backed by General Catalyst, Activant Capital, and Salesforce Ventures. Learn more at www.newstore.com.
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Three-year deal marks the first time a streaming service will have one of its live programs measured as part of Nielsen's National TV ratings
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) and Amazon have signed a three-year agreement to measure Prime Video's exclusive NFL Thursday Night Football (TNF) telecasts, a first-of-its-kind deal where a streaming service will be included in Nielsen's National TV measurement service. Starting with the 2022 NFL season, measurement will include full coverage of the TNF broadcast - pregame, in-game and postgame programming – on Prime Video and Twitch, as well as the over-the-air stations in teams' local markets each week, and out-of-home viewing.
This will be the first time a streaming service will have one of its live programs measured as part of Nielsen's National TV measurement service, reinforcing Nielsen's ability to measure customers' changing viewing behaviors and how content owners are distributing programming. TNF will be measured and processed like all other NFL games, using Nielsen's panel, allowing for the same metrics to be reported across all other national networks, continued trending, and comparability. According to Nielsen's ratings, NFL games and shoulder programming such as pregame and postgame accounted for the top 27 live telecasts in 2021, and 47 of the top 50.
"Nielsen is the long-time leader in the measurement space, providing gold-standard currency to the media industry and we're thrilled that Amazon recognizes that and is working with us to bring a streaming service into our National TV measurement for the first time ever," said Deirdre Thomas, Managing Director, US Audience Measurement Product Sales, Nielsen, "We are committed to delivering comparable, comprehensive measurement of all audiences, across all platforms, and this agreement to measure TNF viewership is a testament to that commitment."
"Excitement is building for this new era of Thursday Night Football. We are looking forward to delivering a new viewing experience and offering brands new ways to connect with current and future fans," said Srishti Gupta, Director of Media Measurement, Amazon Ads. "Our collaboration with Nielsen will allow us to provide advertisers with familiar campaign measurement to make apples-to-apples comparisons across their multi-channel media investments. Additionally, advertisers will have access to metrics from Amazon that will provide actionable insights to understand brand awareness, engagement, and sales. This powerful combination of first and third-party measurement is something only Amazon can provide."
Nielsen will begin measuring TNF on Amazon starting with its preseason game August 25 featuring the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans. Amazon's exclusive 15-game TNF regular season slate kicks off September 15 when the Los Angeles Chargers travel to Arrowhead to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. 29 of the NFL's 32 clubs will appear on TNF this season, culminating December 29 when the Tennessee Titans host the Dallas Cowboys.
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REHOVOT, Israel, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI), a leading innovator and a key provider of metrology solutions for advanced process control used in semiconductor manufacturing, today announced that the company's management team will participate in the following in-person investor conferences in September:
- Citi 2022 Global Technology Conference
In-person one-on-one meetings with Eitan Oppenhaim, CEO & President
Wednesday, September 7th, at the New York Hilton
- Evercore ISI Technology Conference
In-person with Eitan Oppenhaim, CEO & President
Thursday, September 8th, at the Westin New York at Times Square. Fireside chat with Nova CEO & President is planned for 3:00 pm EDT on the same day.
- Jefferies Israel Tech Trek
In-person one-one-one meetings with Dror David, CFO
Thursday, September 22nd, at the David Kempinski Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel
Management will be available for one-on-one meetings throughout these conferences. To schedule a meeting, contact your Citi, Evercore, or Jefferies representative. Presentation materials will be available in the Investor Relations section on the company's website following the event.
About Nova
Nova is a leading innovator and key provider of material, optical, and chemical metrology solutions for advanced process control in semiconductor manufacturing. Nova delivers continuous innovation by providing state-of-the-art high-performance metrology solutions for effective process control throughout the semiconductor fabrication lifecycle. Nova's product portfolio, which combines high-precision hardware and cutting-edge software, provides its customers with deep insight into developing and producing the most advanced semiconductor devices. Nova's unique capability to deliver innovative solutions enables its customers to improve performance, enhance product yields, and accelerate time to market. Nova acts as a partner to semiconductor manufacturers from its offices worldwide. Additional information can be found at Nova's website link – https://www.novami.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future performance, such as statements regarding, but not limited to, anticipated growth opportunities and projections about our business and its future revenues, expenses, and profitability. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect our results, performance, circumstances, or achievements include, but are not limited to, the following: catastrophic events such as the outbreak of COVID-19; increased information technology security threats and sophisticated computer crime; foreign political and economic risks; changes in U.S. trade policies; inability to protect our intellectual property; open source technology exposure; failure to compete effectively or to respond to the rapid technological changes; consolidation in our industry; difficulty in predicting the length and strength of any downturn or expansion period of the market we target; factors that adversely affect the pricing and demand for our product lines; dependency on a small number of large customers; dependency on a single manufacturing facility per product line; dependency on a limited number of suppliers; difficulty in integrating current or future acquisitions; lengthy sales cycle and customer delays in orders; political, economic, and military instability in Israel; risks related to our convertible notes; currency fluctuations; and quarterly fluctuations in our operating results. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk Factors" in Nova's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nova Ltd. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
Company Contact:
Dror David, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-73-229-5760
E-mail - investors@novami.com
Nova website link - https://www.novami.com/
Investor Relations Contact:
Miri Segal, MS-IR LLC
Tel: +917-607-8654
E-mail - msegal@ms-ir.com
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PUEBLO, Colo., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accompanying the launch of PBR Team Series, Professional Bull Riders (PBR) announced the debut of PBR digital cards for riders who are members of the league's eight founding teams. PBR Team Series is a new league of bull riding teams competing in an 11-event season from now until November.
PBR, with its partner SmartMedia Technologies (SMT), the Enterprise Web3 platform the future is being built on, initially introduced digital cards as collectible NFTs (non-fungible tokens) for riders in the individual-competition 'Unleash the Beast' for the 2022 season, which concluded in May.
Now, with the launch of the PBR Team Series, team versions of the digital cards are being offered to fans along with a fantasy leaderboard.
The PBR Team NFT Card Collection allows fans to choose seven riders to create a personalized fantasy team that will award them points based on the performance of riders throughout the PBR Team Series season, which began July 25 in Cheyenne, Wyoming and will conclude with a Championship in Las Vegas November 4-6.
In the 8 Second Drop challenges which launched on August 8, fans can collect collectible cards, which include exclusive still footage and 3D animation, for each team. Fans can collect up to 16 cards by completing various team-themed challenges, and can also purchase individual cards of PBR Team Series protected riders in the PBR NFT Marketplace beginning August 16th.
"We are excited to launch the new PBR Team series and expand our enterprise Web3 platform's capabilities by adding a new play-to-earn fantasy component," said Tyler Moebius, CEO of SmartMedia Technologies. "With 20K PBR wallets already under management, our partnership with PBR continues to prove how SMT makes Web3 easy and how brands can leverage it to acquire, engage and drive loyalty across a mobile-first audience."
"Adding a fantasy element to collectible digital cards that fans can engage with puts PBR on the cutting edge of NFTs for sports leagues," said John Sohigian, VP of Consumer Products, PBR. "Fans now have another way to get excited about and root for their favorite riders on bull riding teams."
To participate in the PBR Team series, visit: PBRStockyard.com
About SmartMedia Technologies
SmartMedia Technologies is the Enterprise Web3 platform the future is being built on. The SmartMedia Stack, including its self-serve, no-code, drag and drop NFT and Web3 design studio democratizes Web3 for users and Enterprise. It leverages the scale and reach of programmatic media. SmartMedia' Technologies' end-to-end solution drives engagement, acquisition and loyalty across a digital and mobile-first audience.
About PBR (Professional Bull Riders)
PBR is the world's premier bull riding organization. More than 500 bull riders compete in more than 200 events annually across the televised PBR Unleash The Beast tour (UTB), which features the top bull riders in the world; the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT); the PBR Touring Pro Division (TPD); and the PBR's international circuits in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. In 2022, PBR launched the PBR Team Series—eight teams of the world's best bull riders competing for a new championship—as well as the PBR Challenger Series with more than 60 annual events nationwide. The organization's digital assets include PBR RidePass on Pluto TV, which is home to Western sports. PBR is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company. For more information, visit PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at Twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.
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Fourth annual report summarizes findings from a survey of nearly 1,000 Americans; Results, as compared to 2021 findings, signal individual users and employers continue to utilize lax password policies and procedures; Concludes many Americans and businesses are still at high risk for falling victim to cybercrime
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American cybersecurity firm, PC Matic, announced the release of its fourth annual report analyzing users and their password habits and hygiene.
The nineteen-page report presents the results of a nationally distributed survey by which 1,000 Americans were asked about their password behaviors and tendencies. Fielded in August 2022, the findings revealed that nearly 35% of Americans aren't sure when they last changed their passwords, or never have at all. The survey also revealed the companies continue to be lax with corporate password policies since the company's 2021 survey, finding that nearly a fifth of employers nationwide still never require their employees to change their passwords.
More key findings from the report are as follows:
- Nearly 55% of those surveyed responded that they have never changed their home Wi-Fi password, or that it hasn't been changed since setup. This is down from 60% in 2021's Password Habits and Hygiene Survey.
- 40% of respondents indicated that they are using the password lockout feature on both their work and home computers. This number remains virtually unchanged since the 2021 Password Habits and Hygiene Survey.
- 46% of employers don't require their employees to utilize a Virtual Private Network (VPN). 2021 survey results showed that 44% of employers didn't require this layer of security for employees.
- More than 50% of respondents admit to checking personal e-mail accounts at work. This number remains virtually unchanged from 2021's survey results, and still presents an imminent threat to corporate networks.
"As more employees than ever participate in hybrid work environments, password hygiene has never been more important," said Rob Cheng, CEO and Founder of PC Matic. "Our 2022 Password Habits and Hygiene Report sought to understand if password practices across the nation had improved since our 2021 findings, and provides a great deal of insight into how IT professionals can enhance these practices to better protect corporate networks."
More findings and the complete report may be found here.
More information on PC Matic may be found here.
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Private Credit Ecosystem Disrupting Private Markets Experiences Record Growth in First Half of Year, as Demand for Private Credit Opportunities Spiked Amid Extreme Volatility in Public Markets
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Percent, the platform powering the future of private markets, saw record-setting volume levels across its end-to-end ecosystem in the first
half of the year, as the environment of market volatility, rising interest rates and economic uncertainty pushed more investors to search for yield stability in the private credit markets and several new borrowers joined the platform.
As of July 2022, Percent investors have earned more than $16 million in interest since the company launched its first deal in 2019. In the first half of this year alone, in the period ending July 31, 2022, investors on the platform earned $5.4 million, a 52% increase in earnings from the same time last year. Meanwhile, the historical average APY for investments on Percent's platform currently sits at 12.38%, while its current average APY is at 15.09%, presenting an extremely attractive opportunity for investors against the current market backdrop where in the first six months of 2022, the S&P 500 tumbled 20.6%.
"The first half of the year was indeed a tumultuous time for the public markets, but at Percent we maintained a strong and steady growth trajectory across all of our business lines, as our platform was designed to offer investors solid opportunities for yield in any market environment," said Nelson Chu, Founder and CEO of Percent. "Now more than ever, our private credit ecosystem is offering rattled investors a private-market alternative option that is known in the industry for having shorter-durations and higher-than-average APYs. At the same time, we are leading the industry forward by bringing public market efficiencies to the private markets."
Key Milestones and Product Launches in 1H of 2022
- In January, Percent launched Percent Underwriter, streamlining the deal-making process for both sell-side and buy-side firms underwriting private credit transactions.
- Also in January, after closing on the acquisition of proprietary portfolio surveillance and risk management technology from MidCap Financial, Percent began building and planning the rollout of its soon-to-launch, AI-driven optimization and surveillance tool.
- In February, Percent entered into a multi-tiered due diligence agreement with MTAG Services, LLC ("MTAG"). This strategic initiative is now enabling Percent to roll out collateral verification capabilities, bringing an institutional-grade layer of oversight to its risk management framework and offering investors on its platform greater confidence and more peace of mind.
- In June, Percent partnered with Anzen to offer the industry's first credit default swap protection on private credit investment offerings.
- Also in the first half of the year, Percent was named one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology. Ranked No. 16 on the list of fifty companies being spotlighted this year, Percent was recognized for creating an open and welcoming workplace within Fintech. (The annual list put out by Arizent and Best Companies Group is based on compiled survey analysis from judges as well as employees.)
"Adding to our momentum, we successfully launched Corporate Loans in the first half of the year which offers VC-backed startups a fast and seamless way to tap minimally-dilutive venture debt financing options," said Prath Reddy, President of Percent. "This is another example of our suite of solutions offering all parties involved in private credit transactions 'the right product at the right time.' This innovative offering was created as an answer for the many startups that are now facing a slowing pace of VC-funding. At the same time, it brings a new asset class to our platform while opening up venture debt opportunities to accredited investors for the first time."
About Percent
Percent is the platform powering the future of private markets. Founded in 2018, the company leverages proprietary technologies, integrations, and data to bring first-of-its-kind transparency
and efficiency to private credit transactions. Percent's innovative ecosystem enables companies of any size to raise the most flexible debt capital at a low cost through dynamic market pricing and standardized terms. To date, its platforms have powered more than $950 million in transaction volume in a multi-trillion-dollar private credit market.
For more information, visit the Percent website, and follow the company on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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JConnelly for Percent
percent@jconnelly.com
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) ("PlantX" or the "Company"), the digital face of the plant-based community, operating a one-stop shop for plant-based products, today announced unaudited monthly financial metrics for July 2022.
PlantX generated monthly gross revenue of $1.2 million in July 2022, an increase of 35% compared to $910,000 in July 2021. The increase was driven primarily by the Little West cold-pressed juice brand, which is experiencing strong sell-through across its retail distribution partners as consumers increasingly return to corporate offices, coffee shops, and other places where its products are readily available. Gross profit for July 2022 was $468,000, or 39% gross margin, compared to gross profit of $318,000, or 35% gross margin in July 2021.
"As we see continued strong topline growth that, we are sharply focused on accelerating our path to profitability," said PlantX CEO, Lorne Rapkin. "We have refined our operations especially when it comes to staffing, optimizing our marketing activities, and securing more favorable terms with suppliers. We are highly confident that these initiatives will translate into near-term further improvement in gross margins and a reduction in our net loss as our business continues to grow."
PlantX also provided an update with respect to its previously announced management cease trade order (the "MCTO") issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission on August 2, 2022. The MCTO was issued in connection with the delay by the Company in filing its audited annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and related officer certifications for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (collectively, the "Required Filings") before the prescribed deadline of July 29, 2022.
The MCTO was granted pursuant to the Company's application made under National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders ("NP 12-203"). The Company requested and received an extension relating to the Required Filings due to additional time needed to complete the Company's previously announced restatement of its annual audited comparative financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and to implement internal control procedures as a result of the restatement process.
The Company is working diligently with its auditors expects to have the audit of the Required Filings completed, and the Required Filings filed within 30 days, and in any event, no later than September 27, 2022.
The Company is providing this status update in accordance with NP 12-203. The Company reports that: (i) there are no changes to the information contained in its default announcement on July 11, 2022, that would reasonably be expected to be material to an investor; (ii) the Company is satisfying and confirms that it intends to continue to satisfy the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out under NP 12-203 and issue bi-weekly default status reports for so long as the delay in filing the Required Filings is continuing, which will be issued in the form of a news release; (iii) there has not been any other specified default by the Company under NP 12-203 and no such other default is anticipated; and (iv) there is no material information concerning the affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed.
The MCTO does not affect the ability of shareholders who are not insiders of the Company to trade their securities. However, the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities could determine, in their discretion, that it would be appropriate to issue a general cease trade order against the Company affecting all of the securities of the Company.
The financial metrics disclosed in this press release are management prepared and have not been audited or reviewed by the Company's auditors. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars.
As the digital face of the plant-based community, PlantX's platform is a one-stop shop for plant-based products. With its fast-growing category verticals, the Company offers customers across North America more than 5,000 plant-based products. In addition to offering delivery service for meals and indoor plants, the Company currently has plans underway to expand its product lines to include a juice and coffee company. The Company uses its digital platform to build a community of likeminded consumers and, most importantly, to provide education. Its successful enterprise is being built and fortified on partnerships with the top nutritionists, chefs, and brands. The Company's digital presence works to eliminate the barriers to entry for anyone interested in living a plant-based lifestyle and thriving in a longer, healthier, and happier life.
Connect with PlantX: Email | Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "likely", "should," "would," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "potential," "proposed," "estimate," "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" happen, or by discussions of strategy. The forward-looking information contained herein includes, without limitation, statements regarding the MCTO and the business and strategic plans of the Company.
By its nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct, and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release including, without limitation: receiving sufficient demand for the Offering; the Company's ability to comply with all applicable governmental regulations including all applicable food safety laws and regulations; impacts to the business and operations of the Company due to the COVID-19 epidemic; the conflict in eastern Europe; having a limited operating history; the ability of the Company to access capital to meet future financing needs; the Company's reliance on management and key personnel; competition; changes in consumer trends; foreign currency fluctuations; and general economic, market or business conditions.
Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company's continuous disclosure documents, which have been filed on SEDAR and can be accessed at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this press release and is based on the beliefs, estimates, expectations and opinions of management on the date such forward-looking information is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
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Findings show collaboration tools designed to deliver workplace equity are fundamental in today's hybrid landscape
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Poly (NYSE: POLY) today indicates that the key to a successful return to office (RTO) is reliant on an organization's hybrid work strategy. The "Journey to Hybrid Working" report highlights that getting employees back to the office in a hybrid model is being impacted by a reluctance to return, with employees citing concerns over work-life balance and productivity.
"In today's modern day hybrid working landscape, it's become imperative that organizations deliver an equitable work experience for those in the office and those working remotely," said Carl Wiese, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Poly. "To navigate a successful return to the office, employers need to take into account the total workplace experience, which consists of workspaces, preferred workstyles, and the right collaboration technology that enables employees to do their best work."
Poly research shows that the quantity of office-based workers that spend more than half of their time in the office has dropped substantially (down 25 percent). Cost-of-living and inflation has some employees questioning the value of going to the office, causing them to potentially choose between travelling to work or spending their time and money elsewhere. To navigate a successful return to office we need to embrace the culture and values of today's hybrid workforce.
"True flexibility in the world of work comes from a mix of work modes. The return to the office is an essential part of that mix," said Jeremy Myerson, Director of WORKTECH Academy. "If organizations want to properly implement a hybrid working model, then they need to move faster to bring at least some of their people back to the office."
Ultimately, the ability to deliver workplace equity, whether in-office or remote, is the key to the future of hybrid work.
To learn more about how organizations can reset their return to office efforts, please download Poly's report, developed in partnership with workplace research platform WORKTECH Academy: A Reset for Return to Office? The Journey to Hybrid Working.
Poly (NYSE: POLY) creates premium audio and video products so you can have your best meeting -- anywhere, anytime, every time. Our headsets, video and audio-conferencing products, desk phones, analytics software and services are beautifully designed and engineered to connect people with incredible clarity. They're pro-grade, easy to use and work seamlessly with all the best video and audio-conferencing services. Poly MeetingAI delivers a broadcast quality video conferencing experience with Poly DirectorAI technology which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver real-time automatic transitions, framing and tracking, while NoiseBlockAI and Acoustic Fence technologies block-out unwanted background noise. With Poly (Plantronics, Inc. – formerly Plantronics and Polycom), you'll do more than just show up, you'll stand out. For more information visit www.Poly.com.
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WORKTECH Academy is the world's leading knowledge platform and membership club exploring how we'll work tomorrow. The Academy's content on the future of work and workplace is curated in six streams: people, place, technology, culture, design, and innovation. It brings evidence, ideas, and insights from its extensive membership base to a global community of workplace professionals. For further details, please visit www.worktechacademy.com.
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HONG KONG, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- King Resources, Inc., (OTC: KRFG) and its wholly subsidiary, Powertech Corporation Limited ("Powertech"), is pleased to announce that Powertech™ has entered a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") With Smart Product Concepts who creates and owns the Team Cuisine® brand of products, a renowned German Innovative Kitchen Brand. The MOU allows Powertech™ to expand and anchor the IoT market in the future by providing a power-saving solution to achieve carbon neutrality whilst Team Cuisine® is able to expand the market capacity in Asia with their Smart Kitchen Appliance with integrated IoT solutions.
Cross Sector and Cross-Regional Collaboration in Pursuit of Revitalizing the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Upon signing a formal agreement, Powertech™ will be distributing Team Cuisine® products in the Asia markets. This partnership is to strengthen the mean of innovative implementation and achieve low carbon living to a greater extent.
The mission at Team Cuisine® is to make home cook an enjoyable and easy experience in a smart lifestyle. Powertech will provide a wide range of Team Cuisine® Smart kitchen appliances through different similar partnerships, filling the market with home appliances that can work with any cooking style, ranging from sous-vide starter sets to individual gadgets and smart appliances that can be controlled remotely. Powertech believes that everyone enjoys food and cooking, especially after the pandemic. Most people are called to develop smart eco-living. Initially we plan to bring six Team Cuisine flagship products to the Asia markets, including Smart Cooking Machine, Smart Pressure Cooker, Smart Convection Oven, Smart Air Fryer, Smart Air Fryer Oven and Smart Sous Vide Stick. These products are empowered intelligent mobiles App control, built in step-by-step guided recipes for culinary inspiration, the All-in-one multi-functional design replacing different appliances to reduce electronic waste and power usage.
A Critical Milestone in IoT for Smarter Business in Powertech in Asia
According to a report, the Asia Pacific Household Cooking Appliance Market is expected to witness market growth of 7.1% CAGR during the forecast period. Also, the China market dominated the Asia Pacific Household Cooking Appliance Market by Country in 2020. It is expected to continue to be a dominant market till 2027; by that, achieving a market value of $44,032.4 million by 2027. The Japan market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% during (2021 - 2027). Additionally, the India market is expected to unveil a CAGR of 7.7% during (2021 - 2027).
The pandemic has changed people's living habits passively and more people are becoming at-home chef due to the strict social distancing regulation. As a result, this circumstance persuades household consumers to substitute their traditional cooking appliances with smart cooking appliances, to create restaurant-quality meals. Powertech™ believes a series of smart kitchen products is able to leverage our company to grow IoT business in a good and healthy approach and merge the latest technology into the modern appliance. The desire for this high-efficiency cooking equipment is also surging, as a number of individuals have taken up cooking as a pastime and are thus buying the most up-to-date smart appliances.
Outlook of the Smart Kitchen Appliances
The global smart kitchen appliances market size to be valued at USD 43.83 billion by 2028 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.6% during the forecast period. Adjustment in living standards worldwide and a growing interest in smart connected home appliances are driving the kitchen cooking appliance industry. The demand for energy-efficient appliances with user-friendly interfaces is another factor driving kitchen appliance purchases. Antimicrobial hardware such as coppers, brasses, and bronze are becoming increasingly popular. Copper-based materials have been found to inhibit the transmission of viruses and bacteria in studies. Home appliances are increasingly making their way into shopping trolleys as individuals in the COVID world spend more time at home. While the lockdowns caused some instability in the business, overall consumer sentiment has been strong, and the prognosis is positive.
William Fu, CEO of Powertech, commented " Smart Kitchen Appliances' high-end built-in solutions utterly embedded into our existing new lifestyle, combining power saving technology with new-fangled designs to redefine the power usage in IoT experience. The growing popularity of the smart home idea signifies well for the market's growth in the coming years. Moreover, advanced technologies have resulted in the introduction of innovative home cooking manufacturers that carry touch screens, sensors and built-in cameras, as well as voice assistants and connectivity. Smart kitchen appliances that are IoT enabled can be monitored and operated remotely via the internet utilizing smartphones. Granted, this cross-sector collaboration is one step forward to anchor our IoT business together with our smart power solutions. "
Forward Looking Statements
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TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Halo Collective Inc. ("Halo" or the "Company") (NEO: HALO) (OTCQB: HCANF) (Germany: A9KN) today announces its financial and operational results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022").
- Revenue of $6.9 million, net of inter-company eliminations, down 24.8% compared to $9.1 million in Q2 2021. Revenue was impacted by a significant downturn in both the California and Oregon markets.
- Total sales were 2.0 million grams, a 59.4% decrease compared to 5.0 million grams in Q2 2021. Flower sales decreased by 6.2% to 1.1 million grams compared to 1.2 million grams in Q2 2021, sales of pre-rolls increased by 11.5% to 257,245 grams compared to 230,655 grams in Q2 2021, no trim and fresh frozen sales, oils and extract sales decreased by 68.3% to 597,088 grams compared to 1.9 million grams in Q2 2021, and edibles sales decreased by 88.8% to 24,820 grams compared to 221,134 grams in Q2 2021.
- The Company reported a gross profit of $2.1 million, or 31.9% gross margin, compared to gross profit of $2.2 million, or 24.1% gross margin, in Q2 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA[1] loss of $4.1 million compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $4.4 million in Q2 2021.
- The Company repaid $7.7 million in debt financing and raised $8.0 million from convertible debentures.
- As of June 30, 2022, the Company had unrestricted cash available in the amount of $1.6 million.
- In California, Halo has decided not to build out Ukiah Ventures and has sold the land associated with it. The sale of the land closed on June 30, 2022, resulting in a reduction of debt of $1.53 million, yielding net proceeds of approximately $588,000 including a seller note secured against the property for $400,000.
- Halo received regulatory approval to open three Budega™ brand retail dispensaries in Los Angeles, California. The first location opened in North Hollywood on March 14, 2022, followed by a store in Westwood, which opened on May 27, 2022. Halo plans to open its flagship store in Hollywood in the latter half of 2022. These stores will increase distribution and market awareness of Halo's proprietary brands and products in California.
On April 28, 2022, Halo Tek Inc. ("Halo Tek"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, filed a preliminary long form prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, other than Québec, for the purpose of qualifying the distribution of all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of Halo Tek held by Halo as a return of capital. As previously announced, on April 1, 2021, the Company intends to pursue a spin-off of certain of its software, device and intellectual property assets into Halo Tek. The spin-off of Halo Tek is expected to be completed by year end.
"The important work of defining the next phase of Halo's evolution is well underway, as we leverage our strong positioning on the West Coast to effectively execute our vertically integrated, seed-to-sale strategy," commented Katie Field, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are sharpening Halo's strategic focus, operating smarter, and have transitioned leadership to a new team who will carry out the refreshed plan. The goal is to leverage our existing assets with a focus on near-term payback, which has led us to take numerous actions across the Company to improve operations and shed non-productive assets."
"During the quarter, we ramped up efforts in our brand sales business, specifically Hush and Budega which are resonating with West Coast consumers and continued the retail rollout in Los Angeles where we opened the second of three planned dispensaries. Meanwhile, we de-emphasized other areas such as bulk wholesale flower and trim sales which generated good revenue but yielded lower profitability. And, we have made the decision to walk away from other parts of the plan altogether such as the Ukiah Ventures buildout and Canadian retail."
"Our efforts to do more with less are already paying off. In the second quarter, we maintained steady gross margins despite the downward pressure on wholesale pricing and volumes across our markets. We have also made progress reducing Halo's indebtedness through debt paydowns."
Concluded Ms. Field, "Importantly, we are transforming the Company into a focused West Coast operator amidst market conditions in California and Oregon that continue to be very challenging, but longer-term, are expected to be fertile grounds for significant growth and profitability for well-positioned companies such as Halo. I am highly confident that Halo is on the right path as a leader in these attractive markets. The initiatives we are undertaking, including those in the second quarter, will strengthen the Company and ultimately enhance shareholder value."
Revenue
Q2 2022 revenues were $6.9 million, net of inter-company eliminations, compared to $9.1 million Q2 2021, a 24.8% decrease. In Q2 2022, Oregon generated $3.8 million in revenue compared to Q2 2021 revenue of $7.5 million. In Q2 2022, the California wholesale business generated revenues of $2.1 million compared to $1.6 million in Q2 2021, an 32.1% increase. The first Budega retail location in North Hollywood, which opened in March 2022, added revenues of $289,307 in Q2 2022. Kushbar was consolidated in July of 2021 and added revenues of $687,986 in Q2 2022.
Total Q2 2022 sales were 2.0 million grams compared to sales of 5.0 million grams in Q2 2021, a 59.4% decrease. Between Q2 2022 and Q2 2021 Flower sales decreased by 6.2%, sales of pre-rolls increased by 11.5%, oils and extract sales decreased by 68.3% and edibles sales decreased by 88.8%.
Gross Profit
The Company reported a gross profit of $2.1 million, or 31.9% gross margin, compared to gross profit of $2.2 million, or 24.1% gross margin, in Q2 2021. For Q2 2022, Oregon generated $1.4 million in gross profit with a 37.4% gross margin, compared to Q2 2021 gross profit of $2.1 million with a 27.6% gross margin.
Liquidity and Cash Balance
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had available cash in the amount of $1.6 million. On March 16, 2022, the Company entered into an additional financing agreement of C$65.0 million with Global Tech Opportunities 6 in the form of convertible debentures.
Complete results are reported in the Company's consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and associated management's discussion and analysis (the "Q2 2022 MD&A").
Halo is focused on the United States West Coast, where it has vertically integrated operations covering the entire value chain from seed to sale. Halo cultivates, extracts, manufactures, and distributes quality cannabis flower, pre-rolls, vape carts, edibles, and concentrates. Halo sells these products under a portfolio of brands, including Hush™, Winberry Farms™, its retail brand Budega™, and license agreements with Papa's Herb®, DNA Genetics, and FlowerShop*. In addition, Halo has opened two dispensaries in Los Angeles under the Budega™ brand in North Hollywood and Hollywood, with plans to open one more in Hollywood in the third quarter of 2022.
In the non-THC sector, Halo is expanding into health and wellness categories, including CBD and functional supplements such as nootropic nutraceuticals and non-psychotropic mushrooms. Halo, through a series of acquisitions, has product offerings in the form of beverages (H2C Beverages), dissolvable strips (Dissolve Medical), capsules (Hushrooms™), and topical supplements (Hatshe) with proposed national distribution via a strategic agreement with SWAY Energy Corporation.
Halo has successfully acquired and integrated a variety of companies which were subsequently reorganized to create Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN), an international medical cannabis and wellness company, of which Halo currently owns 12,674,957 common shares worth approximately $12 million as of August 15, 2022. Halo has also acquired a range of software development assets, including CannPOS, Cannalift, CannaFeels, and a discrete sublingual dosing technology, Accudab. Halo intends to reorganize these entities (including their intellectual property and patent applications) into a subsidiary called Halo Tek Inc. and to complete the distribution of the shares of Halo Tek Inc. to shareholders on record at a date to be determined.
For further information regarding Halo, see Halo's disclosure documents on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure that the Company uses to assess its operating performance and does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Management defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (loss) before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization, as adjusted for non-cash items. Adjusted EBITDA is provided to assist management and investors in determining the Company's operating performance. The Company also believes that securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties frequently use Adjusted EBITDA in the evaluation of companies, many of which present similar metrics when reporting their results. As other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than the Company, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We caution readers that Adjusted EBITDA should not be substituted for determining net loss as an indicator of operating results, or as a substitute for cash flows from operating and investing activities. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, please refer to "Non-IFRS Measures" in the Q2 2022 MD&A, which is available on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
This press release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation and may also contain statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking information and forward-looking statements are not representative of historical facts or information or current condition, but instead represent only Halo's beliefs regarding future events, plans or objectives, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Halo's control. Generally, such forward-looking information or forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or may contain statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "will continue", "will occur" or "will be achieved". Forward-looking information may relate to anticipated events or results including, but not limited to the Company's plans regarding its flagship dispensary in Hollywood, including the expected opening date thereof; the ability of the Hollywood stores to increase the distribution and awareness of the Company's products; the proposed spin-off with Halo Tek and the expected timing thereof; the Company's plans regarding its strategic priorities for 2022; and management's expectations regarding the ability of the Company's strategic refocusing to enhance shareholder value.
By identifying such information and statements in this manner, Halo is alerting the reader that such information and statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such information and statements. In addition, in connection with the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release, Halo has made certain assumptions. Although Halo believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. Among others, the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information and statements are the following: inability of management to successfully integrate the operations of acquired businesses, changes in the consumer market for cannabis products, changes in the expected outcomes of the proposed changes to Halo's operations, the proposed spin-out with Halo Tek Inc., delays or unforeseen costs incurred in connection with construction, the ability of competitors to scale operations in Northern California, delays or unforeseen difficulties in connection with the cultivation and harvest of Halo's raw material, changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; and the other risks disclosed in the Company's annual information form dated March 31, 2022 and other disclosure documents available on the Company's profile at www.sedar.com. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information or statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Halo does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to Halo or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
This press release includes trademarks, such as "Budega", "Hush", "Winberry Farms" and "Hushrooms" which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and are the property of Halo. Solely for convenience, our trademarks referred to in this news release may appear without the ® or TM symbol, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert our rights to these trademarks, trade names and services marks to the fullest extent under applicable law. Trademarks which may be used in this press release, other than those that belong to Halo, are the property of their respective owners.
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Manufacturer and online retailer building IT infrastructure to support growth
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RealTruck, the premier manufacturer and online retailer of aftermarket truck parts and accessories, has hired Tom Luttrell as its new chief information officer. Luttrell will be responsible for advancing the company's information technology infrastructure to improve business capabilities at RealTruck, formerly Truck Hero, Inc.
"We're pleased to welcome Tom to our RealTruck leadership team," said Bill Reminder, chief executive officer. "Tom has a proven track record of helping build businesses and teams, as well as running successful IT projects and systems. He's a valuable addition to our company as we strengthen our customer first capabilities across our 28 manufacturer brands."
Luttrell brings substantial business and technology experience from a variety of previous roles, most recently as the senior vice president of information technology at Shiloh Industries where he focused on enterprise research planning (ERP) consolidation and the company's move to cloud-based computing. Before Shiloh, Luttrell was the chief information officer and vice president of customer care at the Masco Cabinetry business unit of Masco Corporation, and prior to that, he was with Federal-Mogul Corporation for 17 years in various leadership roles.
RealTruck recently announced its name change and rebrand with its "In The Real" campaign to motivate people to get offline and explore the outdoors.
"I'm honored to be named RealTruck's first CIO," said Luttrell. "Joining an organization that inspires people to live its brand is one of the many things that appealed to me about RealTruck. I look forward to working with the leadership team to build the IT infrastructure that will support our continued growth and success."
To learn more about RealTruck and its leadership team visit RealTruck.com.
RealTruck, Inc. is the premier vertically integrated truck, Jeep® and off-road parts and accessories company in North America. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich. with over 5,000 employees and 35 locations across North America, the company is an innovative market leading online retailer and manufacturer. Realtruck.com is the ultimate source and digital destination for those who love and live a real truck lifestyle. Fueled by its customer-first mindset, RealTruck continuously designs, develops, manufactures, and sells industry-defining products with more than 570 patents and growing. RealTruck's portfolio of 28 powerhouse products are #1 or #2 (in U.S. market share) in each of its primary categories. Its extensive omni-channel approach allows RealTruck to serve customers wherever they're searching, researching, and shopping for products online at RealTruck.com or on the Truck Hero Pro Channel, which includes more than 12,000 dealer locations and automotive (OEM) partnerships. RealTruck is engineered to deliver a seamless customer journey from idea to installation. For more information, visit realtruck.com.
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STERLING, Va., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REI Systems, a leading provider of technology solutions, was awarded the NASA Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Platform Engineering and Technology Services (PETS) contract. The NASA SBIR/STTR Program funds the research, development, and demonstration of innovative technologies with significant potential for commercialization. The program empowers small technology businesses, including underrepresented groups such as women and minority-owned businesses, to participate in federal Research and Development (R&D) efforts to drive NASA missions, provide societal benefit, and grow the U.S. economy.
REI Systems won the contract based on its long history of supporting NASA's mission and its proven success in delivering federal government's best-in-class, modern software solutions that leverage data analytics, DevSecOps, agile, and customer experience. Under the NASA PETS contract, REI Systems will utilize a "product mindset" rooted in user research and human-centered design principles to deliver a new and innovative cloud-based platform, with a hyper-focus on agile principles and open-source technologies. This new platform will enable the SBIR/STTR team to better match NASA technology needs with small businesses that can meet those needs.
REI Systems Vice President, Samidha Manu said, "We are proud to support small businesses from the start of their growth journey, from proposal through successfully transitioning their technology to meet NASA's needs." CEO Shyam Salona added, "NASA was REI's first customer, and it fills me with enormous pride that we can continue to support their mission 33 years later."
REI Systems provides reliable, effective, and innovative technology solutions that advance federal, state, local, and nonprofit missions. Our technologists and consultants are passionate about solving complex challenges that impact millions of lives. We take a Mindful Modernization® approach in delivering our application modernization, grants management systems, government data analytics, and advisory services. Mindful Modernization is the REI Way of delivering mission impact by aligning our government customers' strategic objectives to measurable outcomes through people, processes, and technology. Learn more at REIsystems.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RESAAS Services Inc. (TSXV: RSS) (OTCQB: RSASF), ("RESAAS"), a technology platform for the real estate industry, has partnered with HelloSign, a Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) company, bringing electronically-signed referral agreements to the real estate industry.
RESAAS is already used by one in four REALTORS® in the United States for facilitating brokerage-agnostic referrals between Real Estate Agents. To facilitate a secure and transparent method to electronically sign a referral agreement, RESAAS has successfully integrated HelloSign technology into the RESAAS platform.
"HelloSign is excited to partner with an industry platform with the vast reach RESAAS has across real estate," said Kelash Kumar, Vice President of Product at Dropbox. "Our ability to provide global scale that organizations like RESAAS require sets us apart. HelloSign's technology makes integrations efficient, which enabled RESAAS to incorporate electronic signatures into its existing technology platform in just two weeks."
Since implementing HelloSign, RESAAS has seen over 80% of new referrals use electronically signed referral agreements.
"RESAAS has brought trust to the real estate industry," said Tom Rossiter, CEO of RESAAS. "The addition of electronically signed agreements to the existing RESAAS referral network is what the industry has been calling for. The RESAAS referral solution has already won multiple industry awards, enabling REALTORS® to trade referral business globally. Now, thanks to electronically signed referral agreements, RESAAS Agents can set out agreed terms of referrals and ensure they collect a fee for any referral they share through RESAAS."
A case study of the partnership between HelloSign and RESAAS can be viewed here: https://www.hellosign.com/customers/resaas
HelloSign, a Dropbox (NASDAQ: DBX) company, simplifies work for millions of individuals. Customers all over the world trust the HelloSign platform – which includes eSignature, digital workflow and electronic fax solutions with HelloSign, HelloWorks and HelloFax – to automate and manage their most important business transactions. For more information visit https://www.hellosign.com.
RESAAS is an award-winning global technology platform for the real estate industry. With over 500,000 real estate agents utilizing RESAAS in 160 countries, RESAAS enables real-time industry communication, delivers new business opportunities and captures unique real estate data. Some of real estate's biggest brands leverage RESAAS to provide business intelligence to real estate brokerages, franchises and associations. For more information, please visit https://www.resaas.com.
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The statements made in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from RESAAS Services Inc.'s expectations and projections.
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- Brannon Morisoli Joins Runway as Managing Director, Life Sciences; Brings a Strong Foundation of Industry Knowledge and Existing Relationships to the Firm -
WOODSIDE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Runway Growth Capital LLC ("Runway" or the "Company"), a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, announced today that it has hired Brannon Morisoli as Managing Director, Life Sciences.
Operating out of Dallas and reporting directly to Life Sciences Managing Director, Igor DaCruz, Morisoli will focus on investments in the life sciences industry, structuring flexible debt capital solutions for borrowers that will enable them to stay focused on achieving their business goals. Morisoli aims to continue building relationships with leading venture capital firms that support top management teams in life sciences, while expanding the firm's banking and broker relationships.
"We are excited for Brannon to join Runway, where he will be responsible for identifying life sciences companies that can benefit from debt to bolster their balance sheet and fuel growth," said DaCruz. "Life sciences continues to be a strong area of focus for Runway. Brannon's sector expertise, origination experience, and vast life sciences network, makes him an ideal fit to continue growing the practice."
"I was attracted to Runway because of its rapid growth, strong brand, and reputation for being a great partner. The firm is taking all the right steps to grow the business and achieve its goals," said Morisoli. "I am excited to be a part of the life sciences team, where there is already a solid foundation in place and a tremendous opportunity for growth. I look forward to helping Igor execute Runway's vision for the Life Sciences franchise while utilizing my skills, experience and passion for the benefits that venture debt offers late and growth-stage companies.
Before Runway, Morisoli was a Director at SWK Holdings, where he focused on providing innovative capital solutions to a broad range of healthcare and life science companies. Prior to joining SWK, Morisoli was an Investment Analyst for Presidium Group, where he played an integral role in closing over $100 million in transactions for the real estate private equity firm. Morisoli has an excellent working knowledge of the life sciences and medical devices space, having started his career as a research associate where he was published in leading neurology journals. After that, he gained broad operational experience while serving as the Marketing Services Manager at Neurografix, a venture backed medtech startup.
Morisoli graduated from UCLA with a B.S., was awarded a fellowship and graduated from the University of Notre Dame with an M.B.A, and was awarded a Samson Fellowship from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he graduated with a J.D.
Runway Growth Capital LLC is the investment advisor to investment funds, including Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY), a business development company, and other private funds, which are lenders of growth capital to companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. Led by industry veteran David Spreng, these funds provide senior term loans of $10 million to $75 million to fast-growing companies based in the United States and Canada. For more information on Runway Growth Capital LLC and its platform, please visit our website at www.runwaygrowth.com.
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- Ted Cavan Joins Runway As Managing Director, Technology; Adds a Decade of Experience Funding High Growth Technology Companies -
WOODSIDE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Runway Growth Capital LLC ("Runway" or the "Company"), a leading provider of growth loans to both venture and non-venture backed companies seeking an alternative to raising equity, announced today that it has hired Ted Cavan as Managing Director, Technology.
Cavan will operate out of Boston and report directly to Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer, David Spreng. As a member of Runway's origination team, Cavan will engage with a broad array of late and growth-stage technology companies, focusing on enterprise software. He brings to Runway a decade of experience helping businesses advance their goals using venture and growth debt.
"Ted is well connected in the technology and venture communities, particularly in the Northeast. His background working with banks and specialty finance lenders will be invaluable, as he aims to leverage his network to originate new deals among late and growth-stage companies," said Spreng. "Ted has proven to be exceptional in Runway's sweet spot, working with management teams from later-stage companies to strategically deploy capital."
"I am very impressed with the Runway team and platform; the team is very thoughtful, collaborative, disciplined, and highly professional. I look forward to joining such a terrific group and helping build out their already top-notch platform," explained Cavan. "With such a robust ecosystem of universities, research institutions, and venture capital, the Northeast is an incredible market for the type of strategic capital Runway provides. Non-bank lenders can be an attractive alternative to traditional capital sources - offering borrowers flexible terms and larger loan amounts, without the governance strings associated with equity financing or the strict credit guidelines of a bank. Runway has the team, experience, and approach to help late and growth-stage businesses achieve their most critical goals."
Cavan most recently held the position of Senior Vice President at Stifel, where he led the Boston area technology practice of its Venture Banking and Lending Group. In his role, Cavan was responsible for sourcing promising investment opportunities, building relationships with management teams, crafting deal terms, and actively managing a portfolio of senior debt investments ranging from $1M – $50M. He previously worked for TriplePoint Capital as a Vice President, where he became Principal and was part of a two-person team responsible for launching TriplePoint's East Coast efforts in 2015. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at Square 1 Bank, responsible for origination, due diligence, deal execution, and portfolio management of more than $150M of loans ranging from $250K – $20M.
Cavan completed his undergraduate degree at Skidmore College, before receiving his Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.
Runway Growth Capital LLC is the investment advisor to investment funds, including Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY), a business development company, and other private funds, which are lenders of growth capital to companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. Led by industry veteran David Spreng, these funds provide senior term loans of $10 million to $75 million to fast-growing companies based in the United States and Canada. For more information on Runway Growth Capital LLC and its platform, please visit our website at www.runwaygrowth.com.
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AWS customers can Power their Digital Front Door for Patients & Researchers
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SEQSTER PDM, Inc. ("SEQSTER"), the leading patient-centric healthcare technology company, today announced it has released SeqsterOS the company's Operating System for patient registries and clinical studies, in AWS Marketplace, a curated digital catalog that customers can use to find, buy, deploy, and manage third-party software, data, and services to build solutions and run their businesses on Amazon Web Services (AWS). SEQSTER OS powers the digital front door for life science enterprises to seamlessly integrate patient-consented real world data (RWD), including electronic health records (EHR), DNA/genomics, remote patient monitoring data, and patient engagement for their clinical studies.
SEQSTER OS automates real-time RWD collection while providing the participant journey through the digital front door. This leads to better study participant engagement and retention, while connecting to longitudinal health information to effectively conduct real world evidence (RWE), long-term observational studies and health economics & outcomes research (HEOR).
SEQSTER's HIPAA and FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant OS provides an end-to-end solution for pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations (CROs) by serving as a bridge between clinical trial recruitment and the delivery of RWE.
SEQSTER OS is built with multi-region high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR) redundancy that powers all the tools you need to manage your study participants and their data from one product.
- Patient enrollment
- eConsent and eCOA
- ePRO questionnaires
- Remote patient monitoring from supported devices
- Rapid data retrieval from over 150,000 nationwide providers
- Research portal with dashboard to track patient workflow and view IRB-filtered de-identified data and matching terms
- Terminology matching for automated eligibility scoring
- De-identification & tokenization of real world EHR documents including structured and unstructured data
- Intuitive patient portal for engagement and retention, retrospective, current, and long-term data sync for outcomes and longitudinal studies
- Secure data retention for the lifetime of the study with an added layer of encryption to the already secure Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
- Secure, encrypted data delivery to life science teams immediately after deidentification for review and ongoing analytics
"Through AWS Marketplace, AWS healthcare customers can power their digital front door for patients and researchers through the SEQSTER OS," said Ardy Arianpour, CEO & Co-Founder of SEQSTER. "Life science enterprises can now benefit from more effective RWE and outcomes research while empowering patients to collect, own, and share their health data."
Learn more about SEQSTER in AWS Marketplace:
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SEQSTER has partnered with leading global pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and foundations to power their clinical studies and patient registries with real-time RWD and patient engagement for accelerated drug discovery and RWE.
Seqster is the leading healthcare technology company that breaks down health data silos at scale. Its enterprise operating system aggregates disparate health data sources into a single, 360-degree view of a patient in real-time, solving a multitude of challenges for life sciences, patient engagement and data interoperability.
Seqster has nationwide coverage of EHRs from hospitals and medical groups, genomic DNA, wearables, pharmacy and social determinants of health data. Through its customizable white-label approach, Seqster provides accelerated access to de-identified, tokenized, real-time data and comprehensive curated data to address critical needs across the healthcare continuum.
Seqster is privately held and headquartered in San Diego. To learn more about the Seqster Operating System for Patient Registries, Clinical Studies and the Digital Front Door, please contact us at info@seqster.com or visit www.seqster.com.
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- Achieves $4.5 Million in Q2 revenue Compared to $400,000 in Q2 2021
PHOENIX, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SinglePoint Inc. (OTC:SING) (the "Company," or "SING"), a solar energy and sustainable solutions provider, announced today the Company's second quarter 2022 results.
Quarter Highlights
- Record revenue of $4.5 million, up over 890% for the comparable period in 2021
- Gross profit of $3.2 Million in the second quarter compared to $0.3 million for the comparable period in 2021
- Boston Solar is Recognized as Top Contractor for 2022
- BOX Pure Air is recognized as the preeminent provider of California EANS funding to improve IAQ in schools
- Expecting multiple school orders to improve Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) for Q3 2022
Management Commentary
Wil Ralston, CEO of SinglePoint, Inc., said, "We are ecstatic with the execution of our entire team and the ensuing financial results. In our opinion, these stellar results validate everything our management, staff, and all our partners at each subsidiary have been working towards over the past year. The revenue growth is exceptional, and we expect to continue to see strong growth and further record revenues."
Ralston continued, "Significantly, we want to point out these quarterly results are not representative of the full second quarter for Boston Solar as we closed this acquisition on April 21, 2022. On a full quarter basis, we would have recognized more than $5 Million in revenue for the quarter. We expect throughput at Boston Solar to increase throughout Q3, which means more installations completed and more revenue recorded. Boston Solar has already set records for new sales throughout the quarter. Combining with the expected orders for BOX Pure Air in Q3, we expect Q3 to be yet another major growth milestone for the Company. Our Companies are well positioned in their rapidly growing markets to accelerate the adoption of our services and meet the increased demand."
Corporate Outlook
The Company's focused growth strategy through acquisitions and internal organic measures has driven significant results. Management has continued confidence to meet its guidance for the year on a total annual revenue basis and expects Q3 to demonstrate continued growth. Diversifying products, services, and revenue streams have provided relief and protection against times when either political or macro-economic concerns have arisen. Staying focused on the Company's core business units and creating a fully vertical integrated strategy increases investment returns for the Company and its shareholders. The quarter's results are proof of our continued commitment to being focused and driving growth. The Company has not been immune to political or macro-economic factors, which have resulted in supply chain constraints and the complexities of dealing with government contracts. However, with the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act Bill and its generous tax credits for solar energy, we expect tailwinds to be in SinglePoint's favor for years to come.
Upcoming Events
Sidoti – August 17th and 18th - SinglePoint Inc. to Present at Sidoti Micro-Cap Virtual Conference at 1 PM EDT, August 18 - The SinglePoint presentation can be accessed live at:
https://sidoti.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xWnkkIRRQJ6qR4H5u-qUmg
The presentation will be available for viewing 90 days following the event.
Free registration for investors is available at:
https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_85147/conference_register.html?attendee_role_id=SIDOTI_INVESTOR
About SinglePoint Inc (OTCQB:SING)
SinglePoint is a solar energy and sustainable lifestyle Company currently in the solar energy and air purification markets. The Company's goal is to build the largest network of renewable energy solutions and modernize the traditional solar energy and energy storage business model. The Company continues executing its acquisition strategy and is exploring future growth opportunities in air purification, electric vehicle charging, solar as a subscription service, and additional energy efficiencies and appliances that enhance sustainability and healthier life.
For more information, visit the Company's websites
www.singlepoint.com, www.bostonsolar.us, and www.boxpureair.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, besides statements of fact included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding revenue projections, financing opportunities, potential plans and objectives of the Company, anticipated growth, and future expansion, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Technical and other complications, which may arise, could prevent the prompt implementation of any strategically significant plan(s) outlined above. The Company undertakes no duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
InvestorContact:
Tra-Digital IR
Investors@SinglePoint.com
(212) 389 - 9782 ext. 107
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Inbound Marketing Agency's Award-Winning Client Work, Remote Work Model Support Consistent Revenue Growth
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartBug Media®— a leading Intelligent Inbound® marketing agency that assists B2B businesses, B2C organizations and D2C e-commerce businesses in growing revenue by generating leads, scaling revenue operations and building market awareness through inbound marketing, digital strategy, design, marketing automation, revenue operations, public relations, paid media and web development — today announced that it has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for the sixth year in a row. That record of sustained growth over more than half a decade speaks to a company culture that emphasizes outstanding client work while encouraging its employees to thrive.
"It is an honor to be recognized by Inc. for the sixth year in a row," SmartBug CEO Jen Spencer said. "Our consistent growth year over year is a testament to the value that we bring to our clients by helping them to grow revenue through lead generation, increasing brand awareness and building customer loyalty with technology-enabled Intelligent Inbound® marketing strategies."
From its inception in 2008, SmartBug's innovative, 100% remote model was ahead of the curve and has allowed the company to hire highly specialized and experienced marketing talent from across the nation and around the world. Employee growth and development are also top priorities supported by role-based onboarding, an internal mentorship program, clear internal career paths and regular professional development opportunities.
In addition, SmartBug's core values reflect a commitment to fostering an innovative work environment while allowing for the flexibility to spend time with family and make lasting memories. This philosophy has resulted in an impressive list of accolades over the years, including 31 Comparably Awards ranging from Best Company Culture and Best Company Outlook to Best Company Leadership and Best CEOs for Women, in addition to being named HubSpot's 2021 North American Partner of the Year.
The Inc. 5000 list represents a unique look at growth among U.S.-based private companies. According to the publication, the organizations on the list contributed significantly to the economy. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144%. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. in light of recent economic roadblocks cannot be overstated," Scott Omelianuk, editor in chief of Inc., said. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work and rising to the challenges of today."
This annual ranking, recognizing companies with the most proven track records, placed SmartBug at No. 2,750 in the nation. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region and other criteria, can be found at https://www.inc.com/inc5000.
SmartBug Media® is a globally recognized Intelligent Inbound® marketing agency assisting B2B businesses, B2C organizations and D2C e-commerce businesses in growing revenue by generating leads, scaling revenue operations and building market awareness through inbound marketing, digital strategy, design, marketing automation, revenue operations, public relations, paid media and web development.
As HubSpot's 2021 North American Partner of the Year, SmartBug® is one of its top-performing, elite global solutions partners as well as an Elite Master partner of Klaviyo.
Founded in 2008 as one of the few fully remote agencies, SmartBug is an innovator and trusted authority on creating life-work harmony for its 180-plus employees spread across 35 states and five countries. The company that implemented quarterly Certification Days to foster continuous learning and career development has won two Great Place to Work® and 31 Comparably awards. It has also been named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list for six consecutive years and the Adweek Fastest Growing Agencies list three years in a row. With hundreds of awards for client work — and a team holding a combined 1,000-plus marketing certifications — SmartBug is fully dedicated to delivering client success and an unparalleled agency experience. Its services include inbound marketing, digital strategy, design, marketing automation, revenue operations, public relations, paid media and web development. For more information about SmartBug Media, visit smartbugmedia.com.
For SmartBug Media Inquiries, Contact:
Katie Quaranta, PR Manager
SmartBug Media
kquaranta@smartbugmedia.com
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PLANTATION, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smokey Bones, the Masters of Meat, is launching All You Can Eat Wings on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Every weekday from 8 p.m. until close, wing fans can get their hands on all the wings they can eat for just $14.99, including both bone-in and boneless wings. This is for a limited time, so be sure to enjoy them before they take flight. Available at all participating Smokey Bones locations. Other restrictions may apply.
"Our wings are so craveable and we understand that it's hard to stop at just a few, so we're thrilled to introduce our All You Can Eat Wings," said Cole Robillard, Chief Marketing Officer for Smokey Bones. "Our wings make a delicious pairing with our extensive selection of cold beers and other refreshing beverages from our full bar, as well as our other featured menu items. When it comes to great flavors, we have you covered."
Smokey Bones serves up their wings three ways. Jumbo bone-in wings are served either house smoked or traditional fried style, and boneless wings have a crispy breading; all are then tossed in your choice of sauce or dry rub and delivered piping hot to your table. Each style of wings may be enjoyed the Smokey Bones Way, where the wings are dusted with house seasoning and drizzled with a sweet BBQ glaze.
The All You Can Eat Wings deal is available for dine-in only and only on weekdays from 8 p.m. to close at participating Smokey Bones locations. The offer is good for boneless and bone-in wings and while supplies last. Offer starts August 16, 2022, for a limited time only.
Smokey Bones is available for dine-in and online ordering for curbside pick-up or direct delivery from its restaurants. For more information, visit Smokeybones.com.
About Smokey Bones
The Masters of Meat Smokey Bones is a full-service restaurant delivering great barbecue, award winning ribs, perfectly seared steaks and memorable moments in 63 locations across 16 states. Smokey Bones serves lunch, dinner, and late night, and has a full bar featuring a variety of bourbons and whiskeys, a selection of domestic, import and local craft beers, and several signature, handcrafted cocktails. Smokey Bones offers a 10 % discount to active duty and veterans with ID. Smokey Bones is an affiliate of Boca Raton, FL based Sun Capital Partners.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. announced today that Social Native, a leading social content and influencer marketing solution provider, has been named an Inc. 5000 company. The list ranks the fastest-growing companies in America within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many notable names gained their first national exposure as honorees.
"We are honored to be listed alongside some of the greatest innovators and needle-movers of our generation," says David Shadpour, Social Native Founder and CEO. "Being recognized as an Inc. 5000 company is a direct reflection of our dedicated and rapidly expanding team, and the millions of talented Social Native creators who inspire us every day."
The 2022 Inc. 5000 companies have demonstrated revenue growth with resilience amid the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144%, adding more than 68,394 jobs.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Social Native offers an all-in-one social content solution for brands to power e-commerce, build consumer trust, and drive revenue. The company's products include UGC shoppable video galleries, influencer activations, AI image curation, and automated rights management.
Over 1,000 global brands like Adidas, National Geographic, and Sephora use the company's proprietary technology to create and scale content that influences purchase decisions throughout each stage of the consumer journey.
Media contact
Claire Lin
VP, Global Marketing
claire.lin@socialnative.com
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc., hosts award-winning content that reaches more than 50 million people each month. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States.
Social Native is the leading global marketplace connecting brands to the creator economy - generating an unparalleled selection of branded content. Global brands like H&M and Airbnb use Social Native to optimize ever-growing content demands across e-commerce and digital media.
Social Native is on a mission to grow and empower creator economies by building scalable content solutions.
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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- South Rampart Pharma ("South Rampart" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage life science company advancing innovative medications for the treatment of pain and fever, today announced the appointment of Josh Blacher as the company's Chief Financial Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Blacher will be responsible for the Company's finance and accounting department, as well as launch a robust corporate development effort.
Mr. Blacher brings to South Rampart Pharma over twenty years of leadership experience in senior positions in the healthcare and capital markets sectors. Hernan Bazan, M.D., F.A.C.S., CEO and Co-Founder of South Rampart Pharma and The Endowed John Ochsner Professor of Surgery at the Ochsner Clinic, commented, "We are thrilled to welcome Josh to our team. Josh brings us a valuable combination of executing growth capital initiatives as well as strategic collaborations with biopharmaceutical partners." Dr. Bazan continued, "As we ready for Phase 2 clinical trials of our novel non-opioid lead asset, adding Josh's unique skill set to our executive team is very timely to drive the Company into its next stage of strategic growth."
Previously, Mr. Blacher helped build and manage Teva Innovative Ventures, Teva Pharmaceuticals' early-stage in-licensing and investment unit. Following his tenure at Teva in Israel, Mr. Blacher served as CFO/CBO at three publicly traded biotechnology companies, the most recent of which was Inmed Pharmaceuticals. At Inmed, Mr. Blacher championed and helped execute the company's NASDAQ IPO, as well as manage its business development and investor relations departments. Earlier in his career, Mr. Blacher held senior positions in portfolio management at Deutsche Asset Management and equity research at Morgan Stanley, as well as in mergers & acquisitions at Lehman Brothers. Mr. Blacher holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School.
"South Rampart is uniquely positioned to disrupt the pain space and provide relief to millions of people without the risk of liver and kidney toxicity that current medications carry," said Mr. Blacher. "I'm elated to join the South Rampart Pharma team to help it accomplish its corporate and clinical objectives."
South Rampart Pharma's lead program, SRP-001, is a novel acetaminophen analog with a unique mechanism of action that notably lacks the liver toxicity present in acetaminophen. In development to treat acute and other forms of pain, evidence to date demonstrates that SRP-001 offers a compelling safety profile over currently available pain medications, including:
- Ability to reduce both pain and fever
- No liver toxicity despite high dose treatment
- No high dose-associated kidney toxicity
- No abuse potential given it is a non-opioid
The ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial is enrolling 60 patients in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with endpoints assessing the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of single and multiple ascending oral doses of SRP-001. Further, it will characterize the pharmacodynamics and food effect on SRP-001. The Phase 1 study is being conducted at Quotient Sciences in Miami, FL, known for its excellence in supporting the needed clinical pharmacology of Phase 1 studies.
Pain is one of the most prevalent and costly public health issues worldwide1. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 20% (50 million) of adults experience chronic pain2, and more than 76 million have suffered from pain that lasts longer than 24 hours3. Currently available medications are either highly addictive or cause harm to the liver and kidney. For example, acetaminophen hepatotoxicity remains the most common cause of acute liver failure in the U.S., and opioids were associated with more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths in 20214, a nearly 30% increase from the 78,056 deaths during the same period the year before.
William K. Schmidt, Ph.D., a world expert on analgesic drug development and Chairperson for the Annual Arrowhead Pain Summit, added, "The scientific basis underlying the pain relief and lack of liver toxicity are important mechanisms for this lead asset. I believe SRP-001 may represent a cutting-edge opportunity to treat pain effectively, and importantly, without the hepatic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, or kidney toxicity commonly associated with acetaminophen or NSAIDs."
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and STTR, collectively the Small Business Programs, are also known as America's Seed Fund. By setting aside more than $1.2 billion from its Research & Development Funding specifically for Small Business Programs, the NIH supports promising early-stage small businesses throughout the nation after rigorous review of a technology's scientific merit and commercialization potential. The STTR grant is administered through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the NIH. South Rampart Pharma's award entitled 'Novel non-narcotic analgesic for acute and chronic pain' is being conducted in collaboration with the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) Neuroscience Center of Excellence through the end of 2023.
South Rampart Pharma is a clinical-stage life science company dedicated to advancing the safe treatment of pain by developing new small molecule solutions that can overcome many risks associated with current pain medicines. The Company's pipeline of novel compounds has effectively reduced both pain and fever in pre-clinical studies without the liver and kidney toxicity of current non opioid analgesics. The Company's lead program SRP-001 is currently in a Phase 1 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics with data expected in the Q2 2023.
Please visit the Company's website at southrampart.com and connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook for more information.
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1 Relieving Pain in America. (2011). National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.17226/13172
2 Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults – United States, 2016. (2019, September 16). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6736a2.htm?s_cid=mm6736a2_w.
3 Partners for Understanding Pain. (n.d.). TOOL KIT – The ACPA Health Care Professionals September 2019. Retrieved from Tool-Kit-2019-Final-8-27-19.pdf.
4 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2021/20211117.htm
Investors:
Maxim Jacobs, CFA
Russo Partners
Maxim.Jacobs@russopartnersllc.com
(646) 942-5591
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Gideon Broshy
Russo Partners
Gideon.Broshy@russopartnersllc.com
(347) 956-7563
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Charlie Tulip to lead Enterprise Sales and Kendra Lewellyn to lead Digital Marketing
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell's (NASDAQ: STGW) PRophet, the first-ever AI-driven PR pitch platform built by and for PR professionals that predicts media interest and sentiment before you pitch, today announced the hiring of Charlie Tulip as Enterprise Account Executive and Kendra Lewellyn as the company's Digital Marketing Manager, both moves that seek to further meet customer demand for the growing AI platform.
Tulip, PRophet's latest addition to its sales team, brings over 20 years of B2B sales experience. No stranger to the technology space, Tulip has worked with a number of hugely successful, high growth software startups, and will bring his expertise to increase PRophet's growing number of enterprise customers.
"A rising number of PR execs are seeing and realizing the value AI can bring to a media relations team's productivity and performance," said Andrew Meranus, EVP of Sales for PRophet. "Charlie's addition comes at a perfect time of growth for the PRophet team and of the customers we serve, and I couldn't be more excited about the future he'll help us achieve with new enterprise accounts."
Lewellyn, who comes to PRophet with a decade of digital marketing and design experience, will drive the the company's global marketing strategy across all of its digital platforms, including LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, SEM, SEO and email campaigns. Additionally, Lewellyn will be a key player in boosting subscriptions to PRophet's innovative software via its monthly 'pay-as-you-go' subscription offering, which makes the platform easily accessible to PR professionals while avoiding long-term payment commitments. Lewellyn joins PRophet after five years as the Digital Marketing Manager at software solutions company Pedigree Technologies. In that role, she led on digital marketing strategy and designed, managed, and maintained the company's websites, blog SEO/SEM, and PPC advertising programs, while also advancing the company's social media presence.
"Kendra will be key to driving demand for our monthly users, ultimately landing and expanding them into enterprise customers," said Aaron Kwittken, PRophet founder and CEO. "Her content creation, digital marketing, design and PR experience make her a perfect for for this role. We're thrilled to welcome Kendra to our team and eager to collaborate with her."
In addition, PRophet has hired its first Business Development Representative, Ian Brand. Brand will support PRophet's overall sales efforts and will advise on business strategy and planning. Before joining PRophet, Brand served as an account manager at Insight Media Labs (IML), a company specializing in digital advertising for local television stations and agencies.
Both agency and brand representatives interested in learning how PRophet can dramatically improve performance of their media relations efforts, can contact PRophet at sales@prprophet.ai to learn about subscription options and to request a demo. For more information on PRophet, visit www.prprophet.ai.
About PRophet
PRophet is the first-ever A.I.-driven data-as-a-service (DaaS) platform designed by and for the PR community that samples past stories to better predict future media interest, sentiment, and spread through natural language processing and machine learning. PRophet is a product within the Stagwell Marketing Cloud, a proprietary suite of SaaS and DaaS tools built for the in-house marketer, spanning campaign ideation to activation and analysis. PRophet is owned by Stagwell, and was founded by marketing industry thought leader and entrepreneur Aaron Kwittken alongside former political strategist, technologist, and author Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO of Stagwell. To learn more, visit prprophet.ai.
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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KWT Global
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Winners to Be Celebrated During Event in London on 15 October
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standigm was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Pharmaceutical category and a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Computer Software category in The 19th Annual International Business Awards® today.
The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories.
Winners will be celebrated during a gala banquet at the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel, in London, England, on Saturday, 15 October – the first live IBA awards ceremony since 2019.
More than 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Startup of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. This year's competition also featured a number of new categories to recognize organizations' and individuals' achievements in social media and thought leadership.
Standigm won Gold in the Pharmaceuticals category for Medium-Size Companies.
In recognizing Standigm, judges said, "One of the key [jobs] of a Pharma company is to ease the pains of patients through new drug discovery. Standigm has woven together a novel process to do it faster, and your partners' comments, like 'we are very satisfied with the results of our collaboration with Standigm,' sums it all up. First Rate Work!"
Standigm also won Bronze in the Computer Software category for Medium-Size Companies.
Judges recognized the impact Standigm's work is having in the treatment of diseases, saying, "You have built a compelling product by using emerging technologies that can have a positive impact on people's lives," calling Standigm, "a great innovation for healthcare."
"We're thrilled that we're able to return to celebrating Stevie winners in person this year," said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. "This year's class of honorees are as innovative, adventuresome, persistent, and successful as we've ever had. We look forward to celebrating their achievements with them during our 15 October awards banquet in London."
Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.
About Standigm
Standigm is a workflow AI-driven drug discovery company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and subsidiarized in Cambridge, U.K. Standigm has proprietary AI platforms encompassing novel target identification to compound design, to generate commercially valuable drug pipelines. Founded in 2015, Standigm has established an early-stage drug discovery workflow AI to generate multiple first-in-class compounds within average seven months. Pursuing full-stack, AI-driven industrializing drug discovery, Standigm has achieved the automation of molecular design workflow, and the automation effort has been expanding to the whole drug discovery process on the basis of Standigm AI platforms, including Standigm ASK™ for novel target discovery and Standigm BEST™ for novel compound generation. Learn more at http://www.standigm.com.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.
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Compliance Automation Facilitates the Government's Move to Windows 11
ASHBURN, Va., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SteelCloud LLC, a STIG and CIS compliance automation software developer, announced today the availability of scanning and remediation automation support for the Windows 11 STIG just released by DISA, (Defense Information Systems Agency).
The new Windows 11 policy is the latest in SteelCloud's ConfigOS family of Windows operating system and application STIG automation content. SteelCloud delivers the Windows 11 policy as a simple downloadable signed and encrypted XML package. Implementation of the new Windows 11 STIG policy into an existing ConfigOS system can be accomplished in a matter of minutes. This new STIG capability also takes full advantage of SteelCloud's recently announced automation that can identify every control on every endpoint where the customer's implementation of Microsoft's Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPOs) enforces non-compliant policies. Output options include data integration with other applications such as Splunk, Xacta, and eMASS.
"We are proud that we have been able to support this new important platform in almost real-time," said Brian Hajost, SteelCloud Chief Operating Officer. "Windows 11 will be the next major OS upgrade for many of our enterprise customers and ConfigOS will certainly streamline this transition. As with all of our policy content, the Windows 11 STIG automation is provided to our customers at no additional charge."
Concurrently with its STIG release, SteelCloud has also released Windows 11 CIS Benchmark automation that has been certified by the Center for Internet Security.
SteelCloud's ConfigOS software is currently implemented in hundreds of commercial and government organizations. Use cases for ConfigOS range from business, cloud, OT/SCADA, and weapon systems. ConfigOS scans and remediates hundreds of system-level controls in minutes. Automated remediation rollback, as well as comprehensive compliance reporting and SIEM dashboard integration, are provided. ConfigOS was designed to harden hundreds of system-level controls around an application stack in about 60 minutes - typically eliminating weeks or months from the RMF accreditation timeline. ConfigOS addresses Microsoft Windows workstation and server operating systems, SQL Server, IIS, IE, Chrome, and all of the Microsoft Office components. The same instance of ConfigOS addresses CISCO network devices, Apache, Red Hat Enterprise 5/6/7/8, SUSE, CENTOS, Ubuntu, and Oracle Linux. Learn more at https://www.steelcloud.com/configos-cybersecurity/.
SteelCloud develops STIG and CIS compliance software for government and commercial customers. Our products automate policy and security remediation by reducing the complexity, effort, and expense of meeting government security mandates. SteelCloud has delivered security policy-compliant solutions to enterprises worldwide, simplifying implementation and ongoing security and compliance support. SteelCloud products are easy to license through our GSA Schedule 70 contract. SteelCloud can be reached at (703) 674–5500 or info@steelcloud.com. Additional information is available at www.steelcloud.com, or contact Jamie Coffey at jcoffey@steelcloud.com.
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BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stepping Stones Group, a leading national provider of therapeutic, behavioral, and autism services to children in educational, home, and community settings, has made the Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, for the seventh time. The Stepping Stones Group has earned the rank of No. 2366 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list with a three-year revenue growth of 248%.
"Our continued growth can be attributed to our remarkable team. I am proud of each of them for showing resilience, determination, and commitment to living out our mission of transforming lives together," stated Tim Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of The Stepping Stones Group. "We are honored to be named on this prestigious list once again."
The list represents a one of a kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment, its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid -19. Among the top 500, the average median three - year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
The Stepping Stones Group is a leading provider of therapeutic and behavioral services to children including those with special needs and autism. The company serves over 1,000 clients and 300,000 children annually across 45 states. With over 30 years of experience, our team consists of over 8,000 employees including licensed clinicians and special educators, dedicated to delivering high-quality therapeutic and behavioral services. For more information: https://thesteppingstonesgroup.com/.
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Another major milestone passed as TenureX targets ambitious international expansion
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TenureX, the Israeli start-up that is fixing the broken correspondent banking industry, today announces a new partnership with TM Group, the technology management and integration experts providing trading, compliance, control rooms, and automation software to the financial services industry.
The new partnership enables TM Group to provide TenureX solutions and services - including its unique "correspondent-banking-as-a-Service" platform - as a managed service provider in the Nordics banking sector to improve compliance, productivity and scale correspondent banking services.
The new partnership marks an important milestone in TenureX's ambitious expansion strategy, adding a dedicated technology and market specialist focused on the Nordics, one of the most interesting markets for innovation within correspondent banking services.
TenureX and TM Group will continue their mutual vision of customer-first and hands-on approach, working together to fix the structural problems within the correspondent banking services.
TenureX was founded in 2020 by banking industry veterans who realised that correspondent banking was broken. The continued reliance on legacy technology has resulted in poorly executed cross-border payments, with parties in the payment chain – and even within the same organisation – unable to access the data they need to make intelligent, strategic and compliant decisions.
To fix these structural problems, TenureX developed a new platform to revolutionise the moribund correspondent banking industry by providing "correspondent banking in a box". This cloud-based digital platform provides a set of innovative solutions that enable customers to embed their risk-based approach and compliance rules into each single payment instruction, as well as digital workflows. TenureX helps customers slash the costs of cross-border transactions, eliminate cost and complexity for compliance teams, and open up a world of new revenue opportunities.
"Technology is crucial to reviving the correspondent banking industry by bringing full data visibility and a unified pre-agreed set of compliance rules to every party, but it also needs the dedicated specialist who know to speak the local language and understand the specific needs of unique banking sector and region," said Or Kapelinsky, TenureX Co-Founder & COO. "Partnering with expert technology and solutions integrators in the Nordics such as TM Group adds a vital layer of local expertise and customer service that TenureX could not offer, and we could not ask for a better fit than TM Group."
Emil Holmberg, Sales Director at TM Group said, "The Nordics are a very interesting market for innovation within correspondent banking services and we found TenureX's solution and positioning going hand-in-hand with our current knowhow and capabilities."
"This is a great opportunity for TenureX and TM Group to work together for the benefit of our mutual clients. We are looking forward to a successful collaboration".
About TenureX
TenureX was founded in 2020 by four banking experts with a wide variety of industry experience.
They know first-hand the frustrations and missed opportunities faced by non-bank financial institutions as they struggle to work together, and are passionate about making things simpler for everyone in correspondent banking.
The TenureX vision is to democratize correspondent banking by moving away from subjective, rigid, bilateral, relationship banking. Instead the company is building objective, streamlined, multilateral, transaction-based relationships.
For further information:
Izhar Arieli - CEO and Co-founder
Phone
+ 972 (0) - 73 – 326-0303 (ISR)
+1- 605 – 836-8739 (USA)
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DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The existing Texas water system has fundamental flaws that have lately surfaced, resulting in catastrophic water shortages and droughts that have harmed hundreds of thousands of Texans. Texas would need more than $80 billion in projects to meet future water demands and boost resilience, according to the state's 2022 water plan. The question is, what can we do to preserve water? We replace the natural grass in Texas with synthetic grass. SYNLawn artificial grass is recyclable, plant-based, and it is the ONLY turf on the market to be USDA-certified.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Texas saw its worst early-June drought conditions since 2013. In addition, Southern High Plains, Trans Pecos, Hill Country, and San Antonio areas have been hit with severe conditions. More than 40% of the state is suffering from severe drought.
SYNLawn is the largest US manufacturer of artificial turf across the globe. In response, we feel it is our responsibility to ensure that our products give back to the environment. The large amount of water needed to keep our lawns beautiful, the toxic herbicides and chemical fertilizers we saturate them with, and the air pollutants released by mowers releasing into our air and lungs makes having a lawn a bit more unattractive. For this reason, we have dedicated more than 50 years of research and development to provide the safest, cleanest, and greenest sustainable artificial grass for residential and commercial applications.
Statistics show that nearly 70% of residential and commercial water usage is spent on maintaining a landscape. SYNLawn products provide ultra realism and qualities of genuine grass without the maintenance. Therefore, you will be able to save thousands of gallons of water each year, in addition to saving time and money on maintenance. The day SYNLawn artificial grass is installed in lieu of your landscape, your water costs on average can drop by up to 70%.
The exclusive features and technologies of SYNLawn synthetic grass work together with our eco-friendly benefits to result in one incredible environmental solution:
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AMTD, ZY, DNA, GBOX, and IZEA.
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Threekit, the Visual Commerce Platform for Leading Global Brands Has Generated Over $2 Billion in Sales for Customers since 2018, Putting It Among the Top 2% of the Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Threekit, the leading Visual Commerce Platform for brands, manufacturers and retailers, today announced that it has ranked #80 on the INC 5,000, the annual list of fastest growing companies in the US. This is the second year in a row that the Chicago-based company has appeared on the list. The distinction places them firmly atop the growing Visual Commerce category and the go-to partner for enterprises looking to revolutionize their visual product experience.
"We believe this ranking signals the continued momentum of the visual commerce category," says Matt Gorniak, CEO of Threekit. "Visual commerce is needed now even more than ever because it helps brands differentiate, gain market share and reduce costs during this challenging economic environment. We're excited to be a key partner for our customers, helping them transform their businesses."
The growth and recognition of Threekit punctuates a big year for visual commerce. Shopper demand for better digital product experiences has never been greater and this was reinforced with "Visual Configuration" hitting the plateau of productivity in Gartner's 2022 Annual Hype Cycle.
The appeal is not strictly about visual product experiences, however. Threekit's platform has helped transform its customers' businesses with its unique combination of capabilities. First, it's a composable solution that plugs in and seamlessly integrates with other tech platforms. Second, it acts as a distribution hub that puts 3D configuration experiences everywhere a customer sells–from eCommerce sites to sales portals and even the Metaverse. Finally, it helps cut costs by streamlining arduous sales order processes and reducing returns.
Perhaps the biggest appeal of Threekit's platform is its ability to visualize and bring 100% of a custom product portfolio to market. Traditionally, industries with complex products like furniture, building materials and manufacturing have struggled to enable their customers to both configure and visualize any potential variant of a product, thus rendering as much at 60% of their portfolio "hidden" from buyers. Threekit unlocks the ability to show and sell all products, untapping new revenue streams.
Threekit customers like Crate&Barrel, Steelcase, Starbucks and TaylorMade have experienced the outsize benefits of the visual commerce platform, including as much as 40% increase in conversion, 20% increase average cart value and a 90% reduction in photography costs. B-to-B companies see an average 30% increase in qualified pipeline.
To learn more, visit www.threekit.com.
Threekit is the visual commerce platform to accelerate growth for the world's leading brands and businesses. Threekit unlocks 100% of the product catalog for brands that sell configurable products by showing products in 3D, Virtual Photographer and augmented reality. When you show more, you sell more. Leading brands like Crate&Barrel, Steelcase, TaylorMade, Starbucks, Milwaukee Tools and Lovesac use Threekit to enhance their visual product experience. Learn more at: www.threekit.com.
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With three-year revenue growth of 85 percent, the National Automotive Styling Centers™ franchise ranks among America's fastest-growing private companies
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™, a leading auto accessory and window tinting franchise, is No. 4,848 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment — its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000. Tint World® also ranks 11th in the automotive industry, 389th in the state of Florida, and 169th in the city of Miami!
"Tint World® delivers unprecedented value for franchisees and customers, as shown by our repeated rankings in this exclusive list of America's top-performing businesses," said Charles J. Bonfiglio, president and CEO of Tint World®. "The foundations of our proven growth strategy have always been providing premium automotive products and services and empowering franchise owners with predictable processes that ensure their success. As Tint World® continues to support the success of local franchisees and also expands into exciting new markets, we look forward to future appearances in the Inc. 5000."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," said Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ offer sales and installation of auto accessories, mobile electronics, audio video equipment, security systems, custom wheels and tire packages, window tinting, vehicle wraps, paint protection films, detailing services, nano ceramic coatings, maintenance and repair services, and more. Tint World® is also the leading provider of residential, commercial and marine computerized window tinting and security film services with locations throughout the U.S. and abroad, with franchise opportunities available worldwide.
About Tint World®
Founded in 1982, Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ is America's largest and fastest-growing automotive accessories and window tinting international franchise, specializing in window tinting, protective films, vehicle wraps, audio and electronics, security systems, car and truck accessories, wheels and tires, detailing and ceramic coating, and installation services.
Tint World® Mobile Services™ include marine, residential, and commercial window tinting films, solar films, decorative films, safety and security films, and protective ceramic coatings. Tint World® has locations in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, with master franchise opportunities available worldwide. To find out more, please visit www.TintWorld.com or www.TintWorldFranchise.com.
More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000
Methodology
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Inc.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, visit http://conference.inc.com/.
Tint World® Contact:
Charles J. Bonfiglio, CEO
(888) 944-8648
info@tintworld.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
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Ripley PR
hripley@ripleypr.com
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Developer-level testing tools, in one suite, that allows teams to scale their accessibility program
CLEARWATER, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TPGi is pleased to announce the launch of ARC Provider Package, a single platform supplying advanced accessibility testing tools that enable enterprise organizations with powerful capabilities to sustain their own accessibility testing and management programs. Using the same enabling technologies and methodology that TPGi has developed over the past 20 years, ARC Provider Package has been designed with the enterprise customer in mind, with the end goal to empower product teams and IT organizations to handle accessibility QA and development on their own.
"Provider Package supports a critical function in the structure of a mature accessibility program, performance of accessibility testing/QA. Leveraging ARC's single ruleset and integrated tools and platform, Enterprises have multiple levels of accessibility analysis available to them, from broad domain scans to detailed manual audits. They can share reports over consistent intuitive dashboards, expert Microsoft Office document reports, or integrate to core internal systems through low tech-touch Zapier integrations via the ARC API," said Charlie Pike, Director of Platform Success at TPGi.
ARC Provider Package is an update driven by TPGi's own extensive experience in accessibility testing and centers around ARC Capture, a browser-based extension that TPGi experts use internally to manage their own testing. Architected as a guided testing solution and packed with 20 years of remediation guidance from experts in the field of accessibility, ARC Capture enables users to launch their own accessibility QA process. Whether utilized on a standalone basis or combined with scalable service plans to help empower organizations in their pursuit of a sustained accessibility software development life cycle, ARC Provider Package continues TPGi's commitment to deliver essential and cutting-edge accessibility tools through a single, cloud-based platform.
ARC Provider Package is available for immediate subscription and use.
"TPGi's mission has always been to advance digital accessibility and to spread our knowledge from our experts to our customers," shared Travis Brown, VP, Sales & Marketing for TPGi. "One of the single biggest challenges we see organizations struggle with is making the leap towards embedding accessibility in their own SDLC process and doing so in a sustainable manner. ARC Provider Package is specifically designed to de-mystify much of the subject matter expertise required to perform comprehensive accessibility testing and put that in the digital content owners' hands."
Founded in 2002, TPGi is the worldwide leader in digital accessibility. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to designed to support organizations on their accessibility journey and achieve their digital accessibility goals, by making all digital technology accessible, enabling equal opportunity, participation, and independence for people with disabilities in the digital space.
For more information on ARC Provider Package:
https://www.tpgi.com/arc-platform/arc-provider-package
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Organic Beverage Brand Ranks No. 216 Overall and Top Ten of America's Fastest-Growing Food and Beverage Companies
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Tractor Beverage Company is No. 216 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. One of North America's fastest growing beverage brands and the world's first and only Certified Organic, Non-GMO total beverage solution for the foodservice industry, Tractor joins the ranks of other well-known names including Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, and Patagonia which gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"We're thrilled to be part of the 2022 Inc. 5000 and delighted to land in the top ten of America's fastest growing food and beverage companies," said Kevin Sherman, Tractor Beverage CEO. "We are also incredibly grateful to our partners, from seed all the way to sip, who make it possible for us to source more organic materials and provide cleaner drinks to the world. It is because of our collective commitment that we can truly live into our mission of making the world a cleaner, healthier place one drink at a time."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Among the top 500, the average median three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Tractor's offerings are Certified Organic, non-GMO, all-natural, and contain no preservatives, artificial flavors, or corn syrups. With less sugar and calories than traditional soda, Tractor serves as a powerful differentiator for eateries looking to attract a new generation of consumers and offers them a full line-up of beverage solutions. The coronavirus pandemic has led to surging demand for organic and sustainable foods, particularly among younger demographics, according to a report from Ecovia Intelligence. The Gen Z consumer has shown a preference for healthy eating, including clean beverages and better for you options that are free of additives. Restaurant operators are seeing the rapid shift in tastes and preferences and recognize that Tractor is there with a total "better for you" clean label solution, from organic agua frescas, organic frozen slushies, organic premium craft sodas and mixology.
"From the start, it's been our goal to be a catalyst for a more accessible and sustainable food system," said Kevin Sherman. "We believe business is one of the most powerful levers for meaningful change, and we're excited to lead the charge for better beverages!"
About Tractor Beverage Company
Founded with a mission to create better beverages for all, Tractor Beverage Company is the first and only Certified Organic, Non-GMO full line beverage solution for foodservice. Tractor's handcrafted drinks feature clean ingredients that deliver on taste, functionality and an innovative consumer experience. Tractor's vision is to use its beverage platform to expand organic farm practices—and, in turn, lead the way to a more sustainable and flourishing future for restaurants, consumers, and farmers. Tractor was named to Fast Company's prestigious annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies in 2021. For more information, please visit drinktractor.com or follow along on Instagram at @drinktractor.
Contact:
Chrystie Heimert, 802-338-2556
Chrystie@drinktractor.com
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ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A talent war is raging in Transportation & Logistics…period.
The battle to find the right fit for the right role has never been more intense.
What has changed is that unlike at the height of the pandemic; companies are not just hiring warm bodies.
Top talent is the name of the game and only peak performers are being considered, according to James Tolan, Managing Partner at Transgistics Talent Acquisition; an Executive Search firm focused solely on Transportation & Logistics.
Time, more than ever, is the number one enemy in the search for talent.
According to Tolan, just one month ago his team presented a slate of 5 well qualified candidates for an SVP of Operations role.
After 8 business days of foot dragging by the clients' interview team, 4 of the top candidates had accepted offers elsewhere.
"You have a half dozen companies trying to fill very similar roles and the amount of qualified top performing candidates is very limited.
Plus given the current economic situation, candidates are unwilling to contemplate a move." said Tolan.
There was a time previously early on in the pandemic when final mile and home delivery were white hot; now everything is white hot.
Companies are coming up with more creative ways to secure top talent, for example, offering 'equity' to those who would not have been offered any a year ago.
Tolan advises his clients to be very clear in the position description, concise and timely.
"If we are presenting candidates for a priority role, I expect them to be reviewed and scheduling to begin within a few days tops; weeks is weak."
He offers sound advice to other companies before considering any search …understand the market has changed, be competitive, be certain, act quickly.
Lowballing, more than ever, is a kiss of death to a search.
There is too much competition for these candidates' signatures to be "Johnny Negotiator".
Set your compensation ranges and be prepared to exceed them if the right candidate comes along.
If you are looking for Director level and above talent in Transportation & Logistics contact jtolan@transgisticstalent.com or call 407-694-3404.
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Collaboration is intended to encourage more people worldwide to unplug and have fun.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unplug Collaborative, the group behind the National Day of Unplugging — a long standing awareness campaign to encourage people to unplug themselves from their electronics and enjoy real-life — is excited to announce a new partnership with IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions).
The partnership is centered around encouraging people to do fun things while they're unplugged on the National Day of Unplugging and other days throughout the year.
Unplugging is a way to bring 'good old-fashioned fun' back into the lives of busy people around the world.
Unplug Collaborative advisor and award-winning journalist Catherine Price has been researching the question of what makes people feel the most engaged and alive.
"A lot of us are radically underestimating how important fun is to our resilience, mental and physical health, and our overall happiness," she said recently in The New York Times.
Over the past two years, Unplug Collaborative has been focused on global expansion and building international partnerships as the campaign has moved into Europe and Australia, making IAAPA the ideal partner. The opportunity to activate IAAPA's international membership of attraction venues will open up a world of fun for people looking for engaging things to do as they crave time spent away from technology.
"With a membership of more than 5,000 companies from across the global attractions industry, IAAPA supports any group that encourages family time, adventure, and play," said Caitlin Dineen, IAAPA's director of global communications. "Through this partnership, we'll encourage our members to promote their offerings while building meaningful connections in an unplugged way."
As part of the 14th annual National Day of Unplugging, community members around the world pledge to participate in fun and meaningful off-screen experiences in their homes, neighborhoods, public spaces and local businesses from sundown Friday, March 3, to sundown Saturday, March 4, 2023.
Unplug Collaborative is a nonprofit organization that supports educators, leaders, and organizers who want to see their communities elevate human connection over digital engagement.
To learn more, visit https://www.unplugcollaborative.org/.
IAAPA is the global association for the attractions industry, representing more than 5,000 facility, supplier, and individual members from 100+ countries.
To learn more, visit https://www.iaapa.org/.
Kim Cavallo
kim@nationaldayofunplugging.com
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CHICAGO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- V&V Supremo Foods, Inc., an award-winning producer of authentic Mexican cheese, crema, chorizo, and maker of Chihuahua® Brand Quesadilla Cheese, announces the launch of new packaging designs for their Crema Supremo® and *Crema Rancherito® Sour Cream Brands.
This crema segment will now align with the new look of the entire V&V Supremo® family of premium products. The combined new look will easily identify these top-quality products for the consumer browsing at grocery stores across America! By converting this crema segment, V&V Supremo® will have transitioned 98% of its entire product catalog to the new look. The company confirmed that consumers will find the same premium quality and authentic products in streamlined, modern packaging.
This is an essential step for the company as they continue to grow and expand their product offerings.
V&V Supremo® said it will support the new packaging rollout in the third quarter of 2022 with communication on shelves at grocers, as well as with advertising on social media, ensuring awareness and a smooth transition.
*Crema Rancherito® is available only in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan.
About V&V Supremo Foods, Inc.
V&V Supremo Foods, Inc., is an award-winning producer of authentic Mexican cheese, crema, chorizo, and maker of Chihuahua® Brand Quesadilla Cheese. The company was founded in 1964 by Mexican natives Gilberto Villaseñor, Sr. and Ignacio Villaseñor and is now one of the nation's oldest family-run Hispanic food businesses. V&V Supremo® services both the retail and foodservice industries.
To learn more about V&V Supremo Foods, visit www.vvsupremo.com
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CHICAGO, August 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Visibly, the developer of the world's first at-home digital vision testing platform, is excited to announce that, as of August 12, 2022, it has received 510(k) Clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its Visibly Digital Acuity Product (VDAP). Visibly becomes the first FDA-cleared online visual acuity test on the US market.
With their newly-acquired 510(k) Clearance from the FDA, Visibly's telemedicine platform can continue to expand affordable access to vision care for millions of consumers. Consumers can access Visibly's on-demand, self-administered visual acuity test using a combination of a touchscreen mobile device and computer connected to the internet. Consumers can take the test at any time and complete the entire experience in about 6 minutes. Completed vision test results are made available to Eye Care Professionals immediately and securely, helping them evaluate the best course of action for each patient.
"After many years working with the FDA, we are excited to receive this clearance …", says Brent Rasmussen, CEO of Visibly. "...We look forward to fulfilling our mission of bringing affordable, accessible vision care to the masses."
Visibly will continue to offer a convenient, affordable way to assess vision at home.
Paul Foley, Visibly's COO, commented, "We are thrilled to achieve this milestone. Our Performance Data, including our prospective, multi-center clinical study that evaluated the safety and effectiveness of VDAP compared to an ETDRS Visual Acuity Lane Test, demonstrated that the safety and effectiveness of VDAP are substantially equivalent to those of its predicate device. VDAP's clinical performance will aid Eye Care Professionals in the remote evaluation of visual acuity and connect patients with care in a way that was not available before."
Visibly is eager to accelerate its mission to partner with the leading optical organizations to equip Eye Care Professionals and their patients with a convenient and affordable way to get information about how well people are seeing from their own homes.
Visibly is a Chicago-based healthcare technology company founded in 2012, building digital vision care solutions that enable patient choice and provider capacity. Online vision testing is just the start; Visibly envisions a world where technology enables patients and doctors to connect easily and make other aspects of vision care more convenient and accessible to everyone.
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HENDERSON, Nev., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE: VNRX) ("Volition"), a multi-national epigenetics company, has announced the appointment of Mickie Henshall to its board of directors effective August 15, 2022. Ms. Henshall was also appointed as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominations and Governance Committee.
Mickie is a seasoned marketing executive with over 20 years of experience in developing and implementing marketing and sales strategies within the IVD, clinical, and life science industries. Early on in her career, Ms. Henshall served as Associate Director of Diagnostics Marketing at Illumina, Inc. and has subsequently led global marketing operations at Biotix, Inc., Accriva Diagnostics, Inc. (acquired by Werfen Life), Agena Bioscience, Inc., and WGA (Genomic Life, Inc.). Mickie is currently Chief Marketing Officer at REALM IDx, Inc., a pioneering integrated diagnostics company.
Dr. Martin Faulkes, Executive Chairman of Volition, said, "We're delighted to have attracted someone of Mickie's caliber to Volition's board. Mickie's global marketing skill set and expertise, within the life sciences sector, will be vital to us as we progress towards full commercialization and bring our transformational Nucleosomics™ technology to market."
Commenting on her appointment, Mickie Henshall said, "I'm joining Volition at a significant stage in the company's development with the Nu.Q® Vet test recently licensed to Heska, an industry leader, and Nu.Q® NETs achieving CE marking. I believe that there is enormous potential for Volition to revolutionize the diagnosis of life-altering diseases through its Nu.Q® product portfolio. I look forward to supporting the board and senior leadership team in realizing Volition's mission."
Volition is developing simple, easy-to-use, cost-effective blood tests to help diagnose and monitor a range of life-altering diseases including cancer in both humans and animals. For more information about Volition's Nu.Q® technology go to: www.volition.com
About Volition
Volition is a multi-national epigenetics company that applies its Nucleosomics™ platform through its subsidiaries to develop simple, easy to use, cost effective blood tests to help diagnose and monitor a range of life-altering diseases including some cancers and diseases associated with NETosis such as sepsis and COVID-19. Early diagnosis and monitoring have the potential to not only prolong the life of patients but also improve their quality of life. The tests are based on the science of Nucleosomics™, which is the practice of identifying and measuring nucleosomes in the bloodstream or other bodily fluid - an indication that disease is present. Volition is primarily focused on human diagnostics and monitoring but also has a subsidiary focused on animal diagnostics and monitoring.
Volition's research and development activities are centered in Belgium, with an innovation laboratory and office in the U.S. and additional offices in London and Singapore.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SportsGrid announced today Warren Sharp has signed a multi-year agreement to join the network as a lead pro football analyst. Sharp will provide live reports featuring his statistical insights and actionable analytics across the SportsGrid weekday and weekend live programming. Now with master control operating at its headquarters at Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ, SportsGrid's audience has more than doubled to 496,000 average daily impressions on CTV and OTT platforms over the past quarter. Live reports will include his expert commentary, breaking news, and game-specific odds and lines opportunities. Sharp, previously with NBC Sports, will be a regular contributor across the SportsGrid live programming line-up, along with providing insights and analysis to SportsGrid's content, social media efforts, and more.
The Sharp reports will cover the NFL regular season and playoffs appearing on Ferrall Coast to Coast, Pro Football Today, and In-Game Live All Access. Sharp will now headline SportsGrid's talent roster including Scott Ferrall, Craig Mish, Gabe Morency, Ben Stevens, Kevin Walsh, Andrew Andersson, and more.
"We are elated to welcome Warren Sharp to the SportsGrid team just in time for the start of the NFL season. Warren's well-known insights and deep analysis of the NFL teams, players, and betting markets have developed his reputation as one of the foremost experts in the sports betting industry. We are extremely pleased and excited to add him to our NFL coverage for multiple years," said Adam Kaplan, Chief Operating Officer at SportsGrid.
Sharp, a national media personality and leader in advanced analytics for professional football said, "When I look at the future of sports gambling coverage, I see SportsGrid as an outstanding place to reach the fans who want the NFL insight I provide on a regular basis. SportsGrid's content strategy gives me the freedom to provide that information with the personality and style that I believe resonates with NFL fans and particularly NFL fans who gamble. I'd like to thank Adam Kaplan and the rest of the team at SportsGrid for giving me that opportunity."
In addition to his hosting and network appearances, Sharp will contribute to SportsGrid's new app launch and be a contributor to the SportsGrid social media strategy, amplifying content, making picks and posting betting-related video content on his and SportsGrid's social media channels.
SportsGrid, Inc. is the multimedia content and technology platform providing innovative digital solutions for the convergence of sports content, gaming, and NextGen technology. The SportsGrid multimedia destinations include SportsGrid Streaming Video Network, SportsGrid Radio, SportsGrid.com, DailyRoto, and SportsGrid Studios. SportsGrid statistics and data sourced from Sportradar enables the network to integrate real-time delivery of news, storylines, data, odds, statistics, and betting intelligence across the daily original program schedule. For more information, please visit sportsgrid.com.
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BEIJING, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WeTrade Group Inc. ("WeTrade" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: WETG), an emerging growth company engaged in the business of providing software-as-a-services (SAAS) and cloud intelligent systems for micro-businesses, today announced the Company has entered into a strategic cooperation exclusive service agreement (the "Agreement") on August 15, 2022 with MobiLab Medical Innovatives ("MobiLab") to launch a globally unparalleled and one-of-a-kind Monkeypox Virus testing kits with combined insurance coverage products with world-leading insurance companies. MobiLab is in the business of providing smart solutions for individuals and companies of all sizes self-screening tests covering a wide range of majoy diseases, infections, viruses. With MobiLab CEO Andrew Tang's expertise and experience acquired from his more than 20 years career spearheading innovations in over 20 countries in the industry of insurance underwriting and health management, MobiLab has designed two unique insurance coverage products for the Monkeypox testing kits:
1) Infectious disease insurance including losses caused by infectious diseases, covering certain percentage of the hospitalization and inpatient expense in the event of an insured diagnosed with Monkeypox;
2) Emergency care for hospitalization or critical illness covering Monkeypox hospitalization expense.
Pursuant to the Agreement, MobiLab agreed to exclusively conduct in-depth introduction and coordination for WeTrade with several world leading insurance companies in the US, Europe and Asia, and help kicks off designing and structuring of unprecedented insurance products specially covering Monkeypox Virus patients that are tested positive with test kits distributed by WeTrade. MobiLab is committed to helping WeTrade expand into medical area where the cooperation with insurers will not only have a tremendous positive impact on WeTrade's Monkeypox products, but also WeTrade's other products on its own platform.
Wetrade and MobiLab are committed to saving lives and creating a healthier world, providing smart solutions for individuals and companies of all sizes and priding themselves on their unparalleled, dedicated service, including self-screening tests covering a wide range of major diseases, infections, viruses, and beyond. The cooperation between WeTrade and MobiLab will bridge the gap between symptoms and solutions. The cooperation will actively expand as they undergo the FDA approval process for a myriad of new at home tests.
Mr. Pijun Liu, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "After claiming our world-wide pioneer position in Monkeypox disease by securing exclusive global sales channel and a $50 million order recently, we are enthusiastic to work with MobiLab, thanks to its groundbreaking business in self-screening tests and its strong capability to help us connect with world-leading major insurance companies for Monkeypox testing kits with combined Insurance coverage products, which further consummates our spearheading position in Monkeypox testing and treatment. We expect the one-of-a-kind insurance coverage offered by Monkeypox testing kit products will bring us over US$100 million in revenue, given the considerable size of the potential market."
About WeTrade Group Inc.
WeTrade Group Inc. is a technical service provider of SAAS and Cloud Intelligent System for micro-businesses, and a pioneer in offering internationalized system in the global micro-business cloud intelligence field and a leader, innovator and promoter of the world's cloud intelligent system for micro-businesses. WeTrade Group independently developed the cloud intelligent system for micro-businesses (Abbreviation: YCloud). YCloud strengthens users' marketing relationship and CPS commission profit management through leading technology and big data analysis. It also helps improve the payment scenarios to increase customers' revenue by multi-channel data statistics, AI fission and management as well as improved supply chain system. As of today, YCloud's business has successfully landed in mainland China and Hong Kong, covering the micro business industry, tourism industry, hospitality industry, livestreaming and short video industry, aesthetic medical industry and traditional retail industry. For more information, please visit https://ir.wetg.group.
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THONON-LES-BAINS, France, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yadea, the world's leading electric two-wheeler brand, has come to France as the naming partner of the Festival International de Sports Extremes (FISE) Xperience Series BMX Freestyle Park competitions in Thonon-Les-Bains (August 13-15) and Le Havre (August 26-28), where it gets to witness the urban sports contenders from across the globe showing off their best tricks to wow the world.
Both athletes and audiences of FISE Xperience Series 2022 are greeted by some of Yadea's most popular e-scooters and given an opportunity to experience these battery-powered two-wheeler beasts firsthand, as part of the brand's efforts to celebrate the culture and spirit of action sports at one of the most anticipated competitions that unites Skateboard, Roller, Scooter and BMX riders worldwide.
Born in Montpellier in 1997, FISE is one of the biggest sports events in France, and over the past two decades, has attracted countless athletes to push the boundaries of human limits and inspire millions more worldwide.
Through the partnership with this event, Yadea aims to become another source of inspiration by bringing its latest innovations in the e-bike space that embody the fearless and adventurous spirit of youth culture. The visitors of FISE Xperience Thonon-les-Bains flocked to Yadea's booth to experience the power and speed of the C1S pro, C1S, G5, and C-Umi models that are equipped with technologies designed to unlock the new possibilities for e-mobility.
A true beast on the road, Yadea C1S electric scooter is a performance powerhouse, coupled with an elegant KISKA design that has clinched the Red Dot Design Award in 2020. The GTR 3.0 hub motor delivers exceptional acceleration power, enabling the e-scooter the reach 60km/h like a breeze. The intelligent battery management provides 9 levels of protection for the large-capacity lithium-ion battery that boasts longer range, gives riders peace of mind when traveling across a city.
Also shining under the spotlight is the G5 model which combines functionality, performance, and beauty into a classic and minimalistic structure. It features the GTR 3.0 broadband motor that is more than enough to handle maximum speed up to 45 km/h; the 220mm Hydraulic Disc Brakes that provide robust braking force; and a cold-rolled stainless-steel frame coated with electrophoresis and spray film to grant the skeleton unparalleled corrosion-resistant prosperity.
"We are proud to be a partner of FISE Xperience Series 2022 whose elements are also part of Yadea's DNA – the pioneering spirit, the perseverance to reach beyond limits, and the strong willpower that conquers challenges ahead. We are glad to take this opportunity to connect with our young audiences and reinforce those values which drive Yadea to fulfill its vision for the future of sustainable mobility," said Aska Zeng, General Manager of Yadea.
Over the past year, Yadea's name has appeared in many global sporting events, including the XLETIX Challenge Berlin held last year, as a leading e-mobility solution provider whose brand image is synonymous with speed and passion. Through partnerships with the European major sporting competitions, Yadea has established itself as an innovative and localized company. Looking ahead, Yadea will continue to advance with its international branding strategy, catering to the green lifestyles in Europe and empowering the local consumers to open up a new form of urban commuting.
About Yadea
Yadea is a global leader in developing and manufacturing electric two-wheel vehicles. To date, Yadea has sold products to 60 million users in over 90 countries and has a network of 40,000+ retailers worldwide.
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‘Flash’ actor Ezra Miller seeks treatment for ‘mental health issues’
NEW YORK (AP) — After a string of arrests and erratic behavior that spanned Hawaii to Vermont, “Flash” actor Ezra Miller said they have begun treatment for “complex mental health issues.”
The 29-year-old Miller, who identifies as non-binary, issued a statement late Monday. On Sept. 26, Miller is due to appear for arraignment in Vermont Superior Court after being cited for felony burglary in Stamford, Vermont. Authorities last week said Miller had taken several bottles of alcohol from a residence while the homeowners weren’t present.
“Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” Miller said in a statement. “I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.”
Miller was arrested twice earlier this year in Hawaii, including for disorderly conduct and harassment at a karaoke bar. The second incident was for second-degree assault.
The parents of 18-year-old Tokata Iron Eyes, a Native American activist, earlier this year filed a protection order against Miller, accusing the actor of grooming their child and other inappropriate behavior with her as a minor from the age of 12. Tokata Iron Eyes has disputed that.
Representatives for Miller have not responded to requests for comment on those allegations or previous arrests.
Miller’s personal troubles have been a particularly pressing issue for Warner Bros. and DC Films. After appearing in several “Justice League” movies as the Flash, Miller stars in an upcoming standalone film about the speedy superhero due out next summer. Principal photography on “The Flash” was completed last year. David Zaslav, chief executive of Warner Bros. has said that the studio is committed to releasing the film.
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Georgia toddler finds missing elderly woman while playing with bubbles
SENOIA, Ga. (WGCL/Gray News) - A toddler in Georgia is being credited for helping find an elderly woman who had been missing for four days, WGCL reported.
Last Friday, Brittany Moore and her son, Ethan, were playing with bubbles in their backyard when the bubbles drifted toward the family’s fence line.
Ethan and the dogs chased the bubbles, but something in the woods caught Ethan’s eye.
“I went over there and was like, ‘What do you see, buddy?’ and he pointed and said, ‘Feet,’” Moore said. “‘OK, buddy can you say that again? What did you say?’ And he said, ‘Feet.’”
Moore said she did not see anything until she crouched down to her son’s level and looked where he was pointing. It was at this point that she noticed a pair of feet.
“If you get on his level and look through, you can see some of the broken sticks and that’s where she was laying,” she said. “I didn’t know if I needed to go into fight or flight because I had my little boy out here and the other inside.”
Moore said she panicked but called for help. When first responders arrived, they realized it was 82-year-old Nina Lipscomb, who had been missing since last Monday night, according to her family.
Authorities and community members had been actively searching for Lipscomb since she disappeared. Investigators even used thermal technology to search for Lipscomb, who has early-stage Alzheimer’s. She was alive but disoriented when Ethan spotted her less than a quarter of a mile from where she was last seen.
“We pulled out every resource we thought we needed, but it was a little boy who found her, and she’s very fond of children,” Nina Lipscomb’s daughter, Karen Lipscomb, said.
Karen Lipscomb said her mother told her she left the house to go look for her deceased sister.
“Her sister lived here in this house, but she passed away in March, but growing up they lived on Glacier Road, which is just around the corner,” she said.
Monday afternoon, Nina met Ethan shortly after being released from the hospital. Her family said the toddler likely saved her life.
The families said they are forever connected all because a little boy wanted to play outside with his bubbles.
“I truly think this was something outside of what any human could do,” Moore said. “It took a child who was being worked by God. We will always teach him what he did, how he played an impact in it.”
The Lipscomb family offered to give the Moore family reward money, but they refused.
Nina Lipscomb turns 83 on Friday.
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Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
(Gray News) - First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, her communications director said Tuesday.
The result of a PCR test came back positive after she started experiencing cold-like symptoms late Monday evening. Biden is fully vaccinated, has received two boosters and only has mild symptoms, spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement.
She noted the first lady tested negative Monday as part of her regular testing and on a rapid antigen test Tuesday before the PCR result came back positive.
“She has been prescribed a course of Paxlovid and, following CDC guidance, will isolate from others for at least five days,” Alexander said in the statement. “Close contacts of the first lady have been notified.”
Biden is staying at a private residence in South Carolina, where she and the president had gone this week for vacation. She plans to return home only after she receives two consecutive negative tests for the virus.
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TUESDAY
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
WEDNESDAY
UW Board of Trustees meets: 7:30 a.m., via teleconference. On the agenda is consideration of the University of Wyoming’s supplemental budget request for the 2023 legislative session and begins with an executive session. The public part of the meeting will begin after, about 8:30 a.m. and livestreamed at wyolinks.uwyo.edu/trusteesaugust/.
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. at outdoors Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Unexpected Company Senior Theatre auditions for “Six Stages of Life”: 2 p.m., Alice Hardie Stevens Center, 603 E. Ivinson Ave. Participants must be at least 50 years old, no experience necessary.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Laramie Chamber Business Alliance Business After Hours: 5:30-7 p.m., hosted by ANB Bank, 3908 Grand Ave. Members can enjoy a pig roast and games at this family friendly event.
THURSDAY
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
FRIDAY
Open house for renovated LFD training facility: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Laramie Fire Department drill grounds, 2451 County Shop Road.
Downtown Laramie Farmers Market: 3-7 p.m., parking lot north of Depot Park on South 1st Street.
SATURDAY
‘The Legacy of Wyoming’ performed by Buffalo Bill and Dr. Jo: 5-8 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison. For tickets, call 307-745-6161.
Revive the Wyo fundraiser: 5-9 p.m., historic train depot in downtown Laramie. Enjoy a cajun-themed meal and entertainment. Cost $35 a person. For tickets, visit https://htru.io/Ssrf.
SUNDAY
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
MONDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
Aug. 23
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Aug. 24
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. at outdoors Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Aug. 25
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Aug. 26
Downtown Laramie Farmers Market: 3-7 p.m., parking lot north of Depot Park on South 1st Street.
Aug. 27
Thrown-Out Bones performs: 5:30-7p.m., Washington Park band shell, 18th and Sheridan streets. Popcorn, pretzels and beer.
UW Planetarium presents “Back to the Moon For Good”: 8 p.m., UW Planetarium. What’s up in the sky around Wyoming.
Aug. 28
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Aug. 29
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Women for Sobriety meet: 6:30-8:30 p.m. via Zoom. For meeting details, email 1093@womenforsobriety.org.
Aug. 30
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Aug. 31
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CASPER — A couple of decades ago, Leilani Martin stopped by Poverty Resistance maybe once a year. She started visiting the Casper food pantry off and on in 2018 or 2019, she said — just when money was especially tight.
Now, she drops by just about every day.
“I just hope things get better,” Martin said Thursday morning, cradling a jug of water in each arm.
As inflation drives prices up and pandemic relief programs come to an end, more and more Wyoming residents are leaning on food pantries to get by.
“We went from serving about 40 hot lunches a day to about 80,” said Poverty Resistance’s owner, Mary Ann Budenske.
Yet changes to federal funding, supply chain issues and dwindling donations have left food pantries with less inventory to go around.
Lunchtime at Poverty Resistance starts at 11 a.m. On Thursday, the main course was a Lunchable — the prepackaged lunch meal that usually comes with some deli meat, cheese, crackers or mini pizzas.
Also up for grabs: chips, cake slices and frosting (packaged separately) and onions. There were some boxes of fruit toward the back of the room, too, plus refrigerators with milk, beets, lettuce and kale.
Poverty Resistance usually has much more variety, volunteers said. But their guests were just grateful for something to eat.
Wyoming food pantries are supported in part by the The Emergency Food Assistance Program, run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The federal program got an additional $1.2 billion in federal coronavirus relief to help keep struggling Americans fed.
“During the pandemic, we had extra food,” said Corrine Livers, an administrator for the Department of Family Services, which handles the program for Wyoming. The extra funding expired earlier this summer.
Now, after a time of plenty, Wyoming’s food banks are facing what seems like famine by comparison.
Joshua’s Storehouse — located just up the street from Poverty Resistance in Casper — had to close early one day a couple weeks ago due to a lack of inventory.
“We have no cereal, no crackers,” said Stephanie Miller, president of the food pantry’s board of directors. “Dry foods, we’re really short on.”
The food pantry, like some 160 other organizations throughout the state, relies on The Food Bank of Wyoming to help keep its shelves full.
The Evansville-based organization is in charge of distributing food the Department of Family Services buys through The Emergency Food Assistance Program. The agency expects to receive $388,900 from The Emergency Food Assistance Program for the 2023 fiscal year, Public Information Officer and Ombudsman Clint Hanes said in an email.
The state got about $654,100 from the program for fiscal year 2022. Food from that program accounts for only 23% of the Food Bank of Wyoming’s total inventory, said Rachel Bailey, the organization’s executive director.
And food pantries have to opt-in to get it — just about 35 of the food bank’s 160 partners participate in The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
In other words, the dip in federal funding directly affects only a slice of organizations to which the Food Bank of Wyoming distributes.
Still, the changes have come with some unexpected supply chain hiccups. The food bank was expecting a delivery of fresh produce through the program in June, but as of early August, it still hadn’t been delivered.
All the Food Bank of Wyoming received in June from the program was grapes, Hanes said in the email.
“What’s happening on the federal level is that commodities are not being purchased because of high prices, supply chain issues and other things that are happening,” Bailey said.
Livers, the Department of Family Services administrator, said she wasn’t aware of any issues facing Wyoming’s August orders from The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Outside of the federal program, the Food Bank of Wyoming’s also getting less supply from some of its other partners, like grocery stores and food manufactures, Bailey said.
Grocery stores are keeping food on their shelves longer, for one.
Manufacturers are being more conservative, too, Bailey said.
Sometimes, the foods that end up being donated are experimental products that fail on the market. But companies aren’t testing new products as much right now, Bailey said. And they’re less willing to bin them just because they’re not popular.
In May, the organization distributed 957,004 pounds of food.
In June, the Food Bank of Wyoming distributed 766,542 pounds of food — about 20% less than the month before.
Joshua’s Storehouse relies on partners in the community like restaurants and churches to supplement what it gets from the food bank. Lately, those groups haven’t been giving as much, Miller, the organization’s board president said.
Individual donors seem to be more careful about what they part with, too. The food pantry held a food drive at a local Albertson’s grocery storehouse a couple weeks ago.
“I noticed people giving us a lot of stuff that was on sale,” Miller said.
Increased funding to The Emergency Food Assistance Program was just one part of the coronavirus pandemic safety net. Several other enhancements have since unraveled, too.
The USDA had expanded benefits for families on SNAP (colloquially known as food stamps) and relaxed some of eligibility requirements. In Wyoming, those changes officially expired in April.
Bonuses to a handful of other major federal programs — like unemployment benefits and Child Tax Credit, for instance — have also been reversed.
One pandemic relief initiative that’s still widely available in Wyoming is the federally funded Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which the Department of Family Services oversees. Under its latest wave of funding, the program has up to $152 million in assistance to give out by 2025.
Plenty of other states, however, have been burning through their pandemic rental relief funding.
The decrease in assistance come amid a year of burgeoning inflation. The Federal Reserve has hiked up interest rates in an attempt to cool down the economy, offering Americans some relief.
But as of early August, basic necessities were still well above pre-pandemic prices.
A gallon of milk, for instance, cost roughly $3 in August 2019, compared to a little over $4 in July 2022, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Low-income Wyoming residents, for the most part, have to take those price increases on the chin.
Food pantries aren’t burdened just because federal programs are cutting back, said Budenske, owner of the Poverty Resistance food pantry. It’s also partly because the state avoids weaving a robust social safety net of its own to fall back on, she argued.
“Expanding Medicaid would sure make a big difference on people that have to decide between food and medicine,” Budenske said.
It seems unlikely that Congress will step in to give food assistance programs more relief money anytime soon.
“We haven’t heard anything,” Livers said of the notion.
So what’s the state to do in the meantime? If the department runs into more supply chain issues with The Emergency Food Assistance Program, Livers said it may lean on The Wyoming Hunger Initiative, an anti-hunger program launched in 2019 by First Lady Jennie Gordon’s office.
“If there’s a truck that gets canceled or whatever, we’re going to let their office know,” Livers said. “Because they can maybe utilize some of their partnerships to fill a gap if we see one coming.”
The Wyoming Hunger Initiative has four core programs.
The first two help people donate game meat and locally grown meat and produce, respectively. Another program provides infrastructure grants to organizations that fight hunger, which helps them buy things like refrigerators, shelving and other hardware.
By the end of August, the initiative will have given out $200,000 in grants and $160,000 in groceries this summer, according to Trista Ostrom, the first lady’s chief of staff.
It also donated $50,000 worth of meat as part of a partnership with Frank’s Butcher Shop in Casper.
The initiative’s fourth program is aimed at fighting student lunch debt — which, in recent years, has been a huge problem in Wyoming, Ostrom said.
In December, it paid off nearly $100,000 worth of debt for over 3,000 students. There’ll be more work to do this fall, Ostrom said.
For the last couple of years, the USDA’s temporarily funded free meals for students as part of its coronavirus relief efforts. But that won’t be the case when kids return to school this year.
Meanwhile, the Food Bank of Wyoming is working on growing its sourcing department, Bailey said. That’ll help the food bank expand its inventory and get food out to its 160 partner food pantries more smoothly.
She called on members of the public to donate what they can. Financial contributions help more than you’d expect, she said.
“We are really able to stretch those dollars even more than if you are able to buy food at the grocery store and donate it,” Bailey said.
Wyoming residents interested in doing more can volunteer at their local hunger relief organizations or get in touch with lawmakers to draw attention to the ongoing shortages, she added. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/food-pantries-squeezed-as-more-turn-to-them-for-help/article_c530c3ce-ef0f-5998-8d9a-b3b25ec3a132.html | 2022-08-16T13:59:33Z |
Gasoline prices are falling nationwide, prices at gas stations across the state draw closer to the U.S. average, and experts say prices in many places may decline further still.
Frequent drivers also are starting to notice, according to two driving professionals with whom the Wyoming Tribune Eagle spoke by phone Saturday. They, too, were hopeful that what they pay for a gallon of gas locally will continue to fall.
Among reasons for the nationwide trend is wholesale prices for oil are falling. At the same time, motorists seem to be changing their driving habits, experts at the AAA auto association and elsewhere point out.
In Wyoming, prices are sliding so much they are on track, if the pace continues, to soon be at parity with the national average – or perhaps to even fall below it. That would conform with expectations of experts the WTE spoke with a few weeks ago. At that time, the national average retail price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas was 27 cents higher than in Wyoming.
As of Saturday, the difference was only 9 cents, with motorists elsewhere in the country on the whole still paying less, according to the GasBuddy price reporting service. In Cheyenne, the gap was just 5 cents, with prices locally averaging $3.98.
“Gas prices are dropping at varying speeds across the states,” wrote GasBuddy spokesperson Nicole Peter-sen in a Friday email to the WTE. “We’re estimating the national average will continue to drop over the next 5-10 days, and most states will continue to drop as well.”
As experts and motorists have observed in recent days, gas here and many other cities is now below the $4 a gallon threshold.
However, across Wyoming as a whole, it still is running just a tad above that at $4.02 for a gallon. In Casper, GasBuddy reports a gallon goes for just $3.39 on average.
For the driving pros whose jobs are to both transport people and run their own small taxi businesses, relief via the price readouts at the gas pump is welcome. They hope for even further declines.
Donna Marihart owns All in One Shuttle LLC. She said that in the previous six years, she never had to raise her regular rates for local trips.
In the past year, she did boost what she charges by about 50% — to about $15. That’s for a one-way, one-stop trip in the central area of town less than about 5 miles.
“It’s nice it is coming down,” Marihart said of gas costs. “It does help. And I hope it comes down a lot more.”
She described herself as having “made it through” the previous period of significantly elevated prices. “They are still high, of course,” she said of gas prices.
Locally, gas in Cheyenne hit a record of $4.70 a gallon on June 26.
Savings will add up.
GasBuddy estimates $400 million is being “saved collectively by Americans per day,” compared with where prices were just one month ago, the spokesperson wrote in her email Friday.
Her colleague, head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan, had a note of caution.
As he pointed out this past week, “while the recent drop in gas prices has been most welcomed, the issues that led to skyrocketing prices aren’t completely put to bed, and still could lead prices to eventually climb back up, should something unexpected develop.”
During this “record-breaking year at the pump,” most motorists saw price thresholds of $3, $4 and $5 broken, De Haan wrote. “Beginning in March, gas prices in the U.S. rose above $4 per gallon for the first time since 2008, as Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. Global supply began to tighten, with demand also rising into the summer.”
The previous record of $4.10 was “broken in April,” the analyst continued. “Gas prices soared to a new all-time high average of $5.03 per gallon in June.”
Like many drivers, Marihart shops around for the lowest prices. In Wyoming, showing that prices here used to be less than some national averages, the record was $4.90, reached July 1, AAA reports.
Marihart is a member of Sam’s Club, so she sometimes goes there for gas.
“I just find the cheapest in town, usually, and get my gas there,” she said. “But when the prices were getting up to $5, the prices weren’t much less than anybody else,” at whatever gas station she patronized.
On Saturday at Sam’s Club in Cheyenne, according to its website, the cost was $3.69. Safeway, another place where Marihart said she sometimes puts gas in her tank, listed a price of $3.98. That’s before applying any frequent-shopper points, which could reduce the cost.
A co-owner of Capitol City Shuttle, a new cab service in Cheyenne, estimated he and his co-owner and wife use 100 or more gallons of gas a month for their two vehicles. That meant an increase of several hundred dollars when gas was even more expensive, he estimated.
Jeff, who asked that his last name not be used because of concerns about local and national competition, said the company never had to raise fares to offset higher prices. Instead, it relied on what he called “the honor system with our clients.”
“Many of the people perceived that the costs are higher, and people were paying us a little bit more, maybe another dollar or two, so to speak, in a tip,” the driver said. Thanks to this generosity, “we never got to the point where we were losing money.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/gas-prices-down-may-fall-more-and-drivers-are-noticing/article_2fdea455-2bb4-5599-8ef8-bfb46b91f50f.html | 2022-08-16T13:59:39Z |
The Sugarloaf Fire near Laramie Peak remained at 60% containment throughout the weekend, with only nine firefighters still assigned to the area to patrol duties.
“We’re still being pretty careful in making sure it’s not going to be a danger to anyone in any way before we move on,” said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Aaron Voos.
The area experienced rainfall over the weekend that helped ease fire conditions, Voos said. Lightning caused additional fires in the area, but firefighters and rainfall put them out quickly.
The fire will likely never reach 100% containment because of the distance between it and the fire line established by crews, Voos said. A fire can only be declared “contained” if the lines were tested and proven to work by the fire coming up and stopping at the edge.
In this situation, crews used a creek as a natural line on the west side of the fire. Because of firing operations in the area, there is a buffer of a few hundred yards between the fire and the creek, making it unlikely the fire will ever reach and “test” the line and therefore making it impossible to declare the fire 100% contained.
The fire has an tentative containment date set for Wednesday, but that is merely an estimate and is likely to change, Voos said. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/sugarloaf-fire-still-60-contained/article_954f5d17-44cf-5114-baa4-2ec8a09cf710.html | 2022-08-16T13:59:46Z |
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