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Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Julian Zelizer, professor of history at Princeton University, about former President Donald Trump’s strategy in the wake of the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.
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When U.S. armed forces left Afghanistan a year ago, many aspiring refugees were left behind.
NPR’s Tom Bowman talks about the state of U.S. involvement with Afghanistan and its people.
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According to the Wyoming State Historical Society, on August 14, 1981, the first camera was allowed in a Wyoming Supreme Court session. On August 17, 1878, three Laramie women ascended Snowy Range and planted the U.S. flag. Also on August 17, but much later in 1964, Lady Bird Johnson dedicated the new Flaming Gorge Reservoir on a stop at Green River while on a western tour. On August 19, 1843, explorer John C. Fremont reported finding coal in rabbit burrows near Ham Fork of the Green River. It was the first recorded discovery of the mineral in what is now Wyoming. And on August 20, 1886, U.S. Army Capt. Moses Harris arrived in Yellowstone with a company of cavalry to help run and protect the park.
The Sheridan Enterprise reported on August 17, 1914, that a baby girl had been born to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Jennings. She was the first baby born in Passaic, Wyoming.
The Cheyenne Daily Leader reported on August 18, 1907, that a train would run from Cheyenne to Wheatland to Douglas for the upcoming state fair. The fare for a round trip was $2.35. | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-08-16/monday-august-15 | 2022-08-16T19:47:14Z |
Derek Thompson, staff writer at the Atlantic, tells Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee about why he thinks the average age of our leaders — from politics to science — is getting older
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Schiff reflects on the significance of the top-secret documents seized from Trump's residence. He led the first impeachment and serves on the House's committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Schiff reflects on the significance of the top-secret documents seized from Trump's residence. He led the first impeachment and serves on the House's committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is in talks to plead guilty in a wide-ranging fraud case, two people familiar with the case tell NPR.
The move comes just days after New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan denied a motion to dismiss the case, and set a trial date for late October. Court records show a hearing for Weisselberg was just added to the court calendar for Thursday.
While discussions are still ongoing, one of the sources said, the deal could mean a relatively short jail sentence for Weisselberg in exchange for pleading guilty, without an agreement to cooperate with prosecutors.
In July 2021, Weisselberg, along with two Trump corporate entities, were charged with multiple felonies for an alleged 16-year scheme to avoid paying taxes by compensating Weisselberg with untaxed benefits like a luxury apartment, a Mercedes-Benz, and private school tuition for his grandchildren. The scheme, prosecutor Carey Dunne said at the time, "was orchestrated by the most senior executives, who were financially benefiting themselves and the company, by getting secret pay raises at the expense of state and federal taxpayers."
The case was widely seen as a prelude to a more serious case against Donald Trump, who was under criminal investigation for lying about his property values to defraud taxpayers and investors. But earlier this year, after the election of a new Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, the grand jury investigation of Trump was suspended. Bragg said in April that the criminal investigation of Trump and the Trump organization "is continuing."
A separate civil investigation of Trump's company by New York State Attorney General Letitia James is still under way, and just last week her office took a deposition of Trump, in which he invoked the Fifth Amendment hundreds of times.
Even if Weisselberg's case is resolved Thursday, the district attorney's pending criminal case against the Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll Corp. will remain. The judge also denied motions to dismiss those cases. If convicted, the corporate entities could face fines or back taxes, but no person would have to serve jail time.
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The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper is screening its new documentary "The Battle of Red Buttes" through the end of the year. According to the Casper Star Tribune, the battle ended a series of attacks by Cheyenne, Lakota and Arapaho Native Americans against the U.S. Army as part of an organized resistance against U.S. expansion and brutality.
Recent Lander Valley High School graduate Jonny Kulow took fifth place in the Boys 50 Freestyle category at a national swimming competition. According to County10, Kulow finished with a time of 22.96 seconds, which was just .46 seconds after the first place finisher.
The 307 Riders Snowmobile Club recently spearheaded an effort to clean up the widespread litter at Keyhole State Park. County17 reported they cleared around 20 55-gallon bags worth of trash and cleaned graffiti off of some of the cliffs. They hope to host the effort again next year and invite others to join.
The Natrona County Library now has a podcasting studio with professional quality equipment available for the public to use for free. According to K2 Radio News, the studio has a simple setup for two audio or video podcasters. The only equipment users need to provide is their own USB drive. | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-08-16/tuesday-august-16 | 2022-08-16T19:47:39Z |
Updated August 16, 2022 at 2:02 PM ET
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. officials announced Tuesday that two U.S. states reliant on water from the Colorado River will face more water cuts as they endure extreme drought.
The move affecting Arizona and Nevada came as officials predict levels at Lake Mead, the largest U.S. reservoir, will plummet even further than they have. The cuts will place officials in those states under extraordinary pressure to plan for a hotter, drier future and a growing population. Mexico will also face cuts.
Lake Mead is currently less than a quarter full and the seven states overall that depend on its water missed a federal deadline to announce proposals on plans cut additional water next year.
The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people across seven states in the American West as well as Mexico and helps feed an agricultural industry valued at $15 billion a year. Cities and farms across the region are anxiously awaiting official hydrology projections — estimates of future water levels in the river — that will determine the extent and scope of cuts to their water supply.
And that's not all: Officials from the states are also scrambling to meet a deadline imposed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to slash their water use by at least 15% in order to keep water levels at the river's storage reservoirs from dropping even more.
Together, the projections and the deadline for cuts are presenting Western states with unprecedented challenges and confronting them with difficult decisions about how to plan for a drier future.
While the Bureau of Reclamation is "very focused on just getting through this to next year," any cutbacks will likely need to be in place far longer, said University of Oxford hydrologist Kevin Wheeler.
"What contribution the science makes is, it's pretty clear that that these reductions just have to have to stay in place until the drought has ended or we realize they actually have to get worse and the cuts have to get deeper," he said.
The cuts are based on a plan the seven states as well as Mexico signed in 2019 to help maintain reservoir levels. Under that plan, the amount of water allocated to states depends on the water levels at Lake Mead. Last year, the lake fell low enough for the federal government to declare a first-ever water shortage in the region, triggering mandatory cuts for Arizona and Nevada as well as Mexico in 2022.
Officials expect hydrologists will project the lake to fall further, triggering additional cuts to Nevada, Arizona and Mexico next year. States with higher priority water rights are not expected to see cuts.
Reservoir levels have been falling for years — and faster than experts predicted — due to 22 years of drought worsened by climate change and overuse of the river. Scorching temperatures and less melting snow in the spring have reduced the amount of water flowing from the Rocky Mountains, where the river originates before it snakes 1,450 miles (2,334 kilometers) southwest and into the Gulf of California.
Already, extraordinary steps have been taken this year to keep water in Lake Powell, the other large Colorado River reservoir, which sits upstream of Lake Mead and straddles the Arizona-Utah border. Water from the lake runs through Glen Canyon Dam, which produces enough electricity to power between 1 million and 1.5 million homes each year.
After water levels at Lake Powell reached levels low enough to threaten hydropower production, federal officials said they would hold back an additional 480,000 acre-feet (more than 156 billion gallons or 592 million cubic meters) of water to ensure the dam could still produce energy. That water would normally course to Lake Mead.
Under Tuesday's reductions, Arizona will lose slightly more water than it did this year, when 18% of its supply was cut. In 2023, it will lose an additional 3%, an aggregate 21% reduction from its initial allocation.
Mexico is expected to lose 7% of the 1.5 million acre-feet it receives each year from the river. Last year, it lost about 5%. The water is a lifeline for northern desert cities including Tijuana and a large farm industry in the Mexicali Valley, just south of the border from California's Imperial Valley.
Nevada is also set to lose water — about 8% of its supply — but most residents will not feel the effects because the state recycles the majority of its water used indoors and doesn't use its full allocation. Last year, the state lost 7%.
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“The Stacks” creator and host Traci Thomas joins Here & Now‘s Scott Tong with her picks for thought-provoking non-fiction and fiction books that address climate change.
Non-fiction recommendations
- “All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis,” edited by Ayanna Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson
- “Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire,” by Lizzie Johnson
- “Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security,” by Todd Miller
- “Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science,” by Jessica Hernandez
- “Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future,” by Elizabeth Kolbert
- “The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming,” by David Wallace-Wells
- “A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind,” by Harriet A. Washington
Fiction recommendations
- “The New Wilderness,” by Diane Cook
- “American War,” by Omar El Akkad
- “Parable of the Sower,” by Octavia Butler
- “Salvage the Bones,” by Jesmyn Ward
- “A Children’s Bible,” by Lydia Millet
- “The Fifth Season,” by N. K. Jemisin
- “How Beautiful We Were,” by Imbolo Mbue
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Big cuts to water use are coming to seven Western states. In June, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation told Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming to devise plans to reduce their water consumption by 15% amid a worsening drought in the Colorado River Basin. The deadline for those plans looms this week.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with KUNC’s Alex Hager.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Former President Donald Trump is being investigated for possible violations of the Espionage Act, election fraud and inciting a crowd to storm the U.S. Capitol, among other things. Most Republican voters believe Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was taken from him.
Author and Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank says the rise of Trump comes from seeds planted and nurtured in Republican politics years ago. His new book is called “The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party.” He talks with Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Wyoming Public Media has organized an annual photo contest since 2012.
Below are winning photos from previous years. Enjoy!
2020 Photo Contest Winners
1 of 10
1st Place - Wyoming's Nature Category,
Kathy Milks - "I Wonder If He Even Knows I'm Here"
Kathleen Milks
2 of 10
2nd Place Wyoming's Nature Category,
Katrina Roberts - "Southwest Wyoming"
Katrina Roberts
3 of 10
3rd Place - Wyoming's Nature Category,
Tina Toth - "Stone Cold Fox"
Tina Toth
4 of 10
1st Place - Wyoming's People Category,
Stephani Madsen - "For the Love of Fair"
Stephani Madsen
5 of 10
2nd Place - Wyoming's People Category,
Chance Vance - "Guardian of the Road"
Chance Vance
6 of 10
3rd Place - Wyoming's People Category,
Katrina Roberts - "Walking the mule down a steep hill in the Shoshone National Forest"
Katrina Roberts
7 of 10
1st Place - Wyoming's History Category,
Katrina Roberts - "Mules on Hoback Canyon"
Katrina Roberts
8 of 10
2nd Place - Wyoming's History Category,
Angela Shumate - "Cowboy taken for a ride"
Angela Shumate
9 of 10
3rd Place - Wyoming's History Category,
Jason Sondgeroth - "Buffalo Bliss"
Jason Sondgeroth
10 of 10
1st Place - WPM Staff Selection,
Peter Arnold – "The Splendor of a Sandhill Crane"
Peter Arnold | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/best-of-wyoming/2022-08-16/wyoming-public-media-photo-contest-winners | 2022-08-16T19:48:03Z |
12-year-old steals minivan, leads deputies on high-speed chase, authorities say
FRESNO, Calif. (Gray News) - Authorities in central California say a 12-year-old has been arrested after he stole his family’s vehicle and led deputies on a pursuit.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reports a deputy saw a large cloud of dust at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after a minivan had hit an advertisement sign.
According to the deputy, a traffic stop was initiated, but the van failed to stop.
The sheriff’s office said the driver, later determined to be a 12-year-old boy, accelerated to speeds over 70 mph, ran stop signs and was driving on the opposite side of the road at times.
Deputies said they made several attempts to disable the minivan by setting up spike strips, but the boy was able to avoid them.
Authorities said at about 10:30 a.m., a sergeant was putting a spike strip in place and the boy nearly struck him but instead hit the spike strip.
The minivan suffered damage to a tire, causing it to stop a mile away near Santa Fe County Road and American Avenue.
Deputies said they arrested the 12-year-old driver, who told them he took his family’s vehicle and intended to drive from Sacramento, where he used to live.
According to the sheriff’s office, the boy was booked on charges of auto theft, evading police and assault with a deadly weapon.
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16-year-old arrested for stealing cars as part of TikTok challenge
SHELTON, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A 16-year-old suspect in Connecticut was arrested for stealing cars as part of a social media trend.
Police in Shelton said they were called for a report of a group of young men trying to break into vehicles early Tuesday morning.
The suspects had been in a Hyundai that had been reported stolen out of another town, according to WFSB.
Police learned that a vehicle was then stolen in the area and later found the suspected stolen vehicle driving. They conducted a traffic stop and arrested a 16-year-old from Ansonia, Connecticut.
The suspect was charged with first-degree larceny, third-degree burglary, first-degree criminal trover and operating a motor vehicle without a license. The juvenile told police that he was following a trend on TikTok regarding stealing Hyundai and Kia vehicles.
Police said that since Aug. 13, there were six reported stolen vehicles in Shelton. Five were Hyundai vehicles and one was a Kia vehicle.
Police said the social media videos demonstrate how to steal newer model Kias and Hyundais using a USB cable. The vehicles being targeted do not have a push-button start.
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6-year-old riding bike killed in hit-and-run, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A 6-year-old boy riding a bicycle was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Las Vegas, police said.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened early Saturday evening.
Witnesses told police that several children were riding their bikes near an alley that is connected to an apartment complex.
Police said the 6-year-old entered the roadway, fell to the ground and was run over by a U-Haul truck. Police said the driver, identified as 21-year-old Michael Burdick, checked on the child, but then fled the scene.
The boy was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified him as Jamall Dupree Anderson Jr. from Las Vegas.
Burdick was found the next day and booked into the Clark County Detention Center. He is charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident and with violation of probation.
According to jail records, Burick is being held without bond. He is expected in court on Aug. 23.
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Happening Tonight: A Life of Sorrow - The Life & Times of Carter Stanley
Published: Aug. 16, 2022 at 3:37 PM EDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - Happening this evening at the Bluefield, Virginia branch of the Tazewell County Public Library
Gary Reid is bringing the life of bluegrass artist Carter Stanley to life. Assistant Director of the library’s Bluefield branch, Chris Wilkes sat down WVVA @ Noon’s Joshua Bolden
to discuss what you can expect.
The event kicks off at 6 PM this Tuesday, August 16th.
The Tazewell County Library Bluefield Branch is located at 108 Huffard Drive in Bluefield, VA.
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Judge rejects plea agreements in submarine secrets sale case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife withdrew their guilty pleas Tuesday in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about American nuclear-powered warships after a federal judge rejected plea agreements that had called for specific sentencing guidelines.
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe of Annapolis, Maryland, pleaded guilty in February in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to one count each of conspiracy to communicate restricted data.
The sentencing range agreed to by lawyers for Jonathan Toebbe had called for a potential punishment between roughly 12 years and 17 years in prison. Prosecutors said Tuesday that such a sentence would be one of the most significant imposed in modern times under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Prosecutors also sought three years for Diana Toebbe.
U.S. District Judge Gina Groh said that while she generally honors plea agreements, in this case she said the sentencing options were “strikingly deficient” considering the seriousness of the charges.
Groh said the act to which the couple pleaded guilty was done “for selfish and greedy reasons, but could have caused great harm” to the Navy and others.
“I don’t find any justifiable reasons for accepting either one of these plea agreements,” Groh said.
Wearing orange jail jumpsuits and seated at separate tables, the couple then separately withdrew their guilty pleas, leading Groh to set a trial date for Jan. 17.
Prosecutors said Jonathan Toebbe abused his access to top-secret government information and repeatedly sold details about the design elements and performance characteristics of Virginia-class submarines to someone he believed was a representative of a foreign government but who was actually an undercover FBI agent.
Diana Toebbe, who was teaching at a private school in Maryland at the time of the couple’s arrest last October, was accused of acting as a lookout at several prearranged “dead-drop” locations at which memory cards containing the secret information were left behind.
The memory cards were devices concealed in objects such as a chewing gum wrapper and a peanut butter sandwich. The couple was arrested after he placed a memory card at a dead drop location in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
None of the information was classified as top secret or secret, falling into a third category considered confidential, according to testimony Tuesday.
The FBI has said the scheme began in April 2020, when Jonathan Toebbe sent a package of Navy documents to a foreign government and wrote that he was interested in selling to that country operations manuals, performance reports and other sensitive information. He included in the package, which had a Pittsburgh return address, instructions to his supposed contact for how to establish a covert relationship with him, prosecutors said.
That package was obtained by the FBI in December 2020 through its legal attaché office in the unspecified foreign country. That set off a monthslong undercover operation in which an agent posing as a representative of a foreign country made contact with Toebbe, ultimately paying $100,000 in cryptocurrency in exchange for the information Toebbe was offering.
Jonathan Toebbe, who held a top-secret security clearance through the Defense Department, had agreed as part of the plea deal to help federal officials with locating and retrieving all classified information in his possession, as well as the cryptocurrency paid to him.
The country to which Jonathan Toebbe was looking to sell the information has not been identified in court documents and was not disclosed in court.
FBI agents who searched the couple’s home found a trash bag of shredded documents, thousands of dollars in cash, valid children’s passports and a “go-bag” containing a USB flash drive and latex gloves, according to court testimony last year.
During a December 2021 hearing, Diana Toebbe’s lawyers denied prosecution assertions that cited 2019 messages exchanged by the couple in which she had contemplated fleeing the United States to avoid arrest. Instead, the defense said it was contempt for then-President Donald Trump as the reason behind the couple’s emigration plans.
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Man dies from injuries after being punched by Wendy’s employee in Arizona, police say
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (3TV/CBS5/Gray News) – A man who was punched by a Wendy’s employee in Arizona last month has died from his injuries, according to police.
Now, the Wendy’s employee accused of assaulting the 67-year-old man, Antoine Kendrick, 35, faces second-degree murder charges.
Kendrick was working the register on July 26 and took the man’s order. Police say the man complained about his order and things turned violent.
Surveillance video obtained by AZ Family shows the man hunched over, licking his Frosty when Kendrick comes out from behind the counter.
Kendrick comes up next to the unsuspecting man and immediately throws a punch, hitting the customer in the head, police said.
The man fell and hit his head on the floor.
Officers said he was knocked unconscious and flown to the hospital with critical injuries.
The man died Aug. 5, a little more than a week after the assault, according to police.
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New survey shows most Americans not saving enough for retirement
Make sure to take advantage of employer 401(k) and matching funds
InvestigateTV - A new study by Clever Real Estate shows the average American is not saving enough for retirement and 37% are not saving at all.
The survey of a thousand people goes on to report that only one in three current retirees have enough in retirement savings and that 75% carry debt.
Danetha Doe with Clever Real Estate said if your employer offers a 401(k), sign up and if your company offers a match, put enough of your paycheck aside to get it.
“Matching is when your employer will match the amount of money that you are also putting into your retirement account. So, it’s essentially free money,” Doe explained. “If you have access to that as an employee, definitely take advantage of that.”
Doe also encouraged people to take advantage of Health Savings Accounts or HSA plans. She said these accounts offer a “triple” tax advantage because you are not taxed on the money going into the account or the earnings you accrue. It’s also tax free when you pull the money out when you are ready to retire.
If you are 50 or older, the IRS allows tax-free “catch-up” contributions over regular limits on certain accounts.
If you are under 50, or just starting to save for retirement, USA.gov has a great overview of the basics of retirement planning. The Department of Labor also has a reference guide for the top 10 ways to plan for retirement.
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Snoop Dogg debuts ‘Snoop Loopz’ cereal
Published: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:04 PM EDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
(CNN) - Snoop Dogg has a cure for the morning munchies – a new breakfast cereal called “Snoop Loopz.”
The product comes from Snoop’s Broadus Foods line that was co-founded with fellow rapper Master P.
According to the packaging on the box, the cereal is gluten-free and multi-grain.
The Broadus Foods website says it helps support charities including Door of Hope, which supports the homeless community.
The cereal isn’t Snoop’s first venture into grocery stores – he also has a wine line, thanks to a partnership with 19 Crimes.
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Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of ‘Das Boot,’ dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm,” has died. He was 81.
Petersen died Friday at his home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood after a battle with pancreatic cancer, said representative Michelle Bega.
Petersen, born in Emden, Germany, made two features before his 1982 breakthrough, “Das Boot.” Then the most expensive movie in German film history, the 149-minute “Das Boot” (the original cut ran 210 minutes) chronicled the intense claustrophobia of life aboard a doomed German U-boat during the Battle of the Atlantic, with Jürgen Prochnow as the submarine’s commander. Heralded as an antiwar masterpiece, “Das Boot” was nominated for six Oscars, including for Petersen’s direction and his adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s best-selling 1973 novel.
To Petersen, who grew up on the northern coast of Germany, the sea long held his fascination. He would return to it in the 2000 disaster film, “The Perfect Storm,” a true-life tale of a fishing boat lost at sea.
“The power of water is unbelievable,” Petersen said in a 2009 interview. “I was always impressed as a kid how strong it is, all the damage the water could do when it just turned within a couple of hours, and smashed against the shore.”
“Das Boot” launched Petersen as a filmmaker in Hollywood, where he became one of the top makers of action adventures of massive cataclysms that spanned war (2004′s “Troy,” with Brad Pitt), pandemic (the 1995 ebolavirus-inspired “Outbreak”) and other ocean-set disasters (2006′s “Poseidon,” about the capsizing of an ocean liner).
Petersen is survived by second wife Maria-Antoinette Borgel, a German script supervisor and assistant director whom he wed in 1978, son Daniel Petersen and two grandchildren.
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A recent attempted attack on an FBI office has raised concern about violent far-right rhetoric, but assessing the exact nature of the threat presents new challenges.
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A recent attempted attack on an FBI office has raised concern about violent far-right rhetoric, but assessing the exact nature of the threat presents new challenges.
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Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney faces a stiff GOP primary challenge from Trump-backed Harriet Hageman. Despite his popularity in the state, Cheney has spoken out against Donald Trump throughout her campaign.
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Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney faces a stiff GOP primary challenge from Trump-backed Harriet Hageman. Despite his popularity in the state, Cheney has spoken out against Donald Trump throughout her campaign.
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The families of Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned by Russian forces have embarked on a desperate search for information after a deadly explosion at the prison where the soldiers are kept.
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The families of Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned by Russian forces have embarked on a desperate search for information after a deadly explosion at the prison where the soldiers are kept.
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12-year-old steals minivan, leads deputies on high-speed chase, authorities say
FRESNO, Calif. (Gray News) - Authorities in central California say a 12-year-old has been arrested after he stole his family’s vehicle and led deputies on a pursuit.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reports a deputy saw a large cloud of dust at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after a minivan had hit an advertisement sign.
According to the deputy, a traffic stop was initiated, but the van failed to stop.
The sheriff’s office said the driver, later determined to be a 12-year-old boy, accelerated to speeds over 70 mph, ran stop signs and was driving on the opposite side of the road at times.
Deputies said they made several attempts to disable the minivan by setting up spike strips, but the boy was able to avoid them.
Authorities said at about 10:30 a.m., a sergeant was putting a spike strip in place and the boy nearly struck him but instead hit the spike strip.
The minivan suffered damage to a tire, causing it to stop a mile away near Santa Fe County Road and American Avenue.
Deputies said they arrested the 12-year-old driver, who told them he took his family’s vehicle and intended to drive from Sacramento, where he used to live.
According to the sheriff’s office, the boy was booked on charges of auto theft, evading police and assault with a deadly weapon.
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6-year-old riding bike killed in hit-and-run, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A 6-year-old boy riding a bicycle was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Las Vegas, police said.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened early Saturday evening.
Witnesses told police that several children were riding their bikes near an alley that is connected to an apartment complex.
Police said the 6-year-old entered the roadway, fell to the ground and was run over by a U-Haul truck. Police said the driver, identified as 21-year-old Michael Burdick, checked on the child, but then fled the scene.
The boy was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified him as Jamall Dupree Anderson Jr. from Las Vegas.
Burdick was found the next day and booked into the Clark County Detention Center. He is charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident and with violation of probation.
According to jail records, Burick is being held without bond. He is expected in court on Aug. 23.
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CAUGHT ON CAM: Hammerhead shark chases stingrays off coast
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) -A hammerhead shark swimming off the coast of an Alabama beach was caught on camera chasing some stingrays Monday morning.
The video posted to Facebook has nearly 30,000 views as of Tuesday.
Catarena Peek told WALA she and her boyfriend, Alec Deshotel, come to Orange Beach every year. This time will be a trip to remember for the Texas natives.
“This is the first time we have ever seen anything like this for sure,” Deshotel said. “I look out the window … and there it is. Massive 10 to 12-foot hammerhead, whatever it is I don’t know, but it was a big one. We don’t know how big it was, but it was massive.”
The massive shark showed off its speed by chasing stingrays in the shallow part of the Gulf. In the video, the few people in the water scrambled to get out.
“There was some man down there screaming that there was a shark, and I guess they finally saw the dorsal fin and they realized how close he started getting so they started jumping out of the water as fast as they could,” Peek said.
Peek said she started recording because it was the second shark they had seen from their 10-story balcony at only 10 a.m. Her video took off on Facebook very quickly.
“I just ended up videoing it, and it was a really cool video, so I just posted to Facebook thinking a couple hundred of my friends would find it kind of cool, and then all of a sudden, I looked down at my phone and it was over 100,000 views and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty cool,’” she said.
Peek and Deshotel said the sighting didn’t keep them from getting in the water. Peek is a certified diver and said she’s swam with sharks her entire life. Deshotel said he sees sharks while deep sea fishing. Still, this was a first for both of them.
“Once in a lifetime kind of experience for sure. It was just really cool to watch,” the couple said.
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Judge rejects plea agreements in submarine secrets sale case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife withdrew their guilty pleas Tuesday in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about American nuclear-powered warships after a federal judge rejected plea agreements that had called for specific sentencing guidelines.
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe of Annapolis, Maryland, pleaded guilty in February in federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to one count each of conspiracy to communicate restricted data.
The sentencing range agreed to by lawyers for Jonathan Toebbe had called for a potential punishment between roughly 12 years and 17 years in prison. Prosecutors said Tuesday that such a sentence would be one of the most significant imposed in modern times under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Prosecutors also sought three years for Diana Toebbe.
U.S. District Judge Gina Groh said that while she generally honors plea agreements, in this case she said the sentencing options were “strikingly deficient” considering the seriousness of the charges.
Groh said the act to which the couple pleaded guilty was done “for selfish and greedy reasons, but could have caused great harm” to the Navy and others.
“I don’t find any justifiable reasons for accepting either one of these plea agreements,” Groh said.
Wearing orange jail jumpsuits and seated at separate tables, the couple then separately withdrew their guilty pleas, leading Groh to set a trial date for Jan. 17.
Prosecutors said Jonathan Toebbe abused his access to top-secret government information and repeatedly sold details about the design elements and performance characteristics of Virginia-class submarines to someone he believed was a representative of a foreign government but who was actually an undercover FBI agent.
Diana Toebbe, who was teaching at a private school in Maryland at the time of the couple’s arrest last October, was accused of acting as a lookout at several prearranged “dead-drop” locations at which memory cards containing the secret information were left behind.
The memory cards were devices concealed in objects such as a chewing gum wrapper and a peanut butter sandwich. The couple was arrested after he placed a memory card at a dead drop location in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
None of the information was classified as top secret or secret, falling into a third category considered confidential, according to testimony Tuesday.
The FBI has said the scheme began in April 2020, when Jonathan Toebbe sent a package of Navy documents to a foreign government and wrote that he was interested in selling to that country operations manuals, performance reports and other sensitive information. He included in the package, which had a Pittsburgh return address, instructions to his supposed contact for how to establish a covert relationship with him, prosecutors said.
That package was obtained by the FBI in December 2020 through its legal attaché office in the unspecified foreign country. That set off a monthslong undercover operation in which an agent posing as a representative of a foreign country made contact with Toebbe, ultimately paying $100,000 in cryptocurrency in exchange for the information Toebbe was offering.
Jonathan Toebbe, who held a top-secret security clearance through the Defense Department, had agreed as part of the plea deal to help federal officials with locating and retrieving all classified information in his possession, as well as the cryptocurrency paid to him.
The country to which Jonathan Toebbe was looking to sell the information has not been identified in court documents and was not disclosed in court.
FBI agents who searched the couple’s home found a trash bag of shredded documents, thousands of dollars in cash, valid children’s passports and a “go-bag” containing a USB flash drive and latex gloves, according to court testimony last year.
During a December 2021 hearing, Diana Toebbe’s lawyers denied prosecution assertions that cited 2019 messages exchanged by the couple in which she had contemplated fleeing the United States to avoid arrest. Instead, the defense said it was contempt for then-President Donald Trump as the reason behind the couple’s emigration plans.
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New survey shows most Americans not saving enough for retirement
Make sure to take advantage of employer 401(k) and matching funds
InvestigateTV - A new study by Clever Real Estate shows the average American is not saving enough for retirement and 37% are not saving at all.
The survey of a thousand people goes on to report that only one in three current retirees have enough in retirement savings and that 75% carry debt.
Danetha Doe with Clever Real Estate said if your employer offers a 401(k), sign up and if your company offers a match, put enough of your paycheck aside to get it.
“Matching is when your employer will match the amount of money that you are also putting into your retirement account. So, it’s essentially free money,” Doe explained. “If you have access to that as an employee, definitely take advantage of that.”
Doe also encouraged people to take advantage of Health Savings Accounts or HSA plans. She said these accounts offer a “triple” tax advantage because you are not taxed on the money going into the account or the earnings you accrue. It’s also tax free when you pull the money out when you are ready to retire.
If you are 50 or older, the IRS allows tax-free “catch-up” contributions over regular limits on certain accounts.
If you are under 50, or just starting to save for retirement, USA.gov has a great overview of the basics of retirement planning. The Department of Labor also has a reference guide for the top 10 ways to plan for retirement.
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Police: 32-year-old man, woman arrested for having sex on amusement park ride
SANDUSKY, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - Police in Ohio say two people were arrested for allegedly having sex on a Ferris wheel at the Cedar Point amusement park.
According to the Sandusky Police Department, two 32-year-olds were arrested on public indecency charges after the incident reportedly happened on Aug. 14.
Police say several witnesses told them they saw a man and woman performing sexual acts, while on the Giant Wheel ride. They also told police they felt their cart shaking while the two were above them.
“The group said the couple knew they were being watched and started laughing and continued their behavior,” a police report read.
The department said a witness told police that she was very shaken up about what she saw, saying the incident was very traumatizing.
Police said the man and woman initially denied the allegations. The woman reportedly told officers she bent over to pick up a pack of cigarettes she had dropped while the man was helping her.
However, Sandusky police said the two later admitted they had sex on the ride. They were arrested and taken to the Erie County Jail.
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Snoop Dogg debuts ‘Snoop Loopz’ cereal
Published: Aug. 16, 2022 at 4:04 PM EDT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
(CNN) - Snoop Dogg has a cure for the morning munchies – a new breakfast cereal called “Snoop Loopz.”
The product comes from Snoop’s Broadus Foods line that was co-founded with fellow rapper Master P.
According to the packaging on the box, the cereal is gluten-free and multi-grain.
The Broadus Foods website says it helps support charities including Door of Hope, which supports the homeless community.
The cereal isn’t Snoop’s first venture into grocery stores – he also has a wine line, thanks to a partnership with 19 Crimes.
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Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of ‘Das Boot,’ dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic “Das Boot” propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career that included the films “In the Line of Fire,” “Air Force One” and “The Perfect Storm,” has died. He was 81.
Petersen died Friday at his home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood after a battle with pancreatic cancer, said representative Michelle Bega.
Petersen, born in Emden, Germany, made two features before his 1982 breakthrough, “Das Boot.” Then the most expensive movie in German film history, the 149-minute “Das Boot” (the original cut ran 210 minutes) chronicled the intense claustrophobia of life aboard a doomed German U-boat during the Battle of the Atlantic, with Jürgen Prochnow as the submarine’s commander. Heralded as an antiwar masterpiece, “Das Boot” was nominated for six Oscars, including for Petersen’s direction and his adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s best-selling 1973 novel.
To Petersen, who grew up on the northern coast of Germany, the sea long held his fascination. He would return to it in the 2000 disaster film, “The Perfect Storm,” a true-life tale of a fishing boat lost at sea.
“The power of water is unbelievable,” Petersen said in a 2009 interview. “I was always impressed as a kid how strong it is, all the damage the water could do when it just turned within a couple of hours, and smashed against the shore.”
“Das Boot” launched Petersen as a filmmaker in Hollywood, where he became one of the top makers of action adventures of massive cataclysms that spanned war (2004′s “Troy,” with Brad Pitt), pandemic (the 1995 ebolavirus-inspired “Outbreak”) and other ocean-set disasters (2006′s “Poseidon,” about the capsizing of an ocean liner).
Petersen is survived by second wife Maria-Antoinette Borgel, a German script supervisor and assistant director whom he wed in 1978, son Daniel Petersen and two grandchildren.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that SkillsetGroup is No. 3,325 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"The pandemic and resulting economic turmoil created challenges for us and our clients," said SkillsetGroup founder and CEO Clint Armstrong. "With the attrition of workers across the globe, our mission of creating a culture of retention never resonated more with our clients. As companies experienced supply chain issues, lockdowns, and economic turmoil, we continued to grow by stabilizing employers' workforces."
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."
SkillsetGroup over the last year has expanded IT operations in Texas, added to its sales staff across the US, hired dozens of recruiters to service the company's many new clients and even opened a Ventura County branch office. Also in 2022, SkillsetGroup launched its owned-and-operated foundation, SkillsetGives. The nonprofit nearly doubled its investment in its first fundraiser, a golf tournament, putting it on a self-sustaining path to help build thriving communities and end homelessness.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced that it has declared the 626th consecutive common stock monthly dividend. The dividend amount of $0.2475 per share, representing an annualized amount of $2.97 per share, is payable on September 15, 2022 to stockholders of record as of September 1, 2022. The ex-dividend date for September's dividend is August 31, 2022.
About Realty Income
Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an S&P 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index. We invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. The company is structured as a REIT, and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 11,400 real estate properties owned under long-term net lease agreements with commercial clients. To date, the company has declared 626 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 53-year operating history and increased the dividend 116 times since Realty Income's public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine revealed today that Abstrakt Marketing Group is No. 2771 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list gives a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment: its independent small businesses. Abstrakt now shares a pedigree with other exceptional alumni, including Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Jamba Juice, Timberland, Clif Bar, Pandora, Patagonia, and Oracle, among others. Between all the honorees, there was a median growth of 230%, 1,179,282 jobs added, and over $317.6 billion in total revenue.
"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."
As the competition grows stronger each year, making the list gets more and more difficult. Of the tens of thousands of companies that have applied to the Inc. 5000 over the years, only a fraction has made the list more than once. Abstrakt is among 2,917 repeat honorees and this is their sixth consecutive year being honored on the list. In previous years, they have been listed as follows:
No. 4806 (2021)
No. 3627 (2020)
No. 2381 (2019)
No. 2497 (2018)
No. 3676 (2017)
No. 3645 (2016)
No. 768 (2014)
Abstrakt Marketing Group is regularly recognized as one of St. Louis's fastest-growing companies and has been continually active in expanding their products and services to support customer growth and retention. CEO Scott Scully says, "Being selected again to this list shows our commitment to the highest standards in the products and services we provide, the partnerships we foster, and the incredible culture for our team. Businesses succeed by getting, keeping, and growing both their client partners and their team members."
To learn more about Abstrakt Marketing Group, visit abstraktmg.com
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The company earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 for 2022, based on revenue growth
MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accutech Systems Corp. is growing faster than 99.93 percent of companies in the United States, according to a recent announcement from Inc. magazine.
The publication named Accutech an "Inc. 5000" company for 2022, a designation that identifies the top 5000 fastest growing companies in the nation, based on three-year revenue growth. The award represents a mere 0.07 percent of all American businesses.
"Accutech's purpose is to make great things happen for other people," President Adam Unger said. "As the company grows, so does its impact and its ability to be a force for good in the community."
Accutech was the only Muncie company to make the list. It also ranked as the 53rd fastest growing company in Indiana, and the 4,799 fastest growing company in the nation. Inc. noted that the 2022 honorees have weathered a pandemic, a labor shortage dubbed by some as "The Great Resignation," supply chain disruptions, material shortages, and market volatility.
"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.
This is the first time Accutech has earned a spot on the list. It is also the first time that a Muncie company has made the list since at least 2015.
Founded in 1987 by the late entrepreneur Ray Unger, Accutech's primary business is to make software for the financial industry. In recent years, Accutech has doubled in size to about 200 employees.
Accutech, however, is executing a plan for growth that extends beyond just hiring. It spent $5.5 million to purchase and redevelop the former Sears Building in downtown Muncie. It acquired two marketing firms, Intersection and Whitinger Strategic Services, to help address the marketing needs of growing businesses.
Accutech has also built a restaurant and entertainment venue, The Clubhouse@Accutech, in the middle of downtown Muncie with the goal of enhancing quality of life and making the city's downtown more family friendly.
"I'm putting the resources of our company into my hometown," Unger said. "I have three primary objectives for any endeavor: create jobs in our community; improve quality of place in our community; and instill pride in our community."
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.
Accutech fulfills its purpose to make great things happen for other people by delivering innovative trust and wealth management technology solutions and exceptional, personalized service to over 250 banks and wealth management companies nationwide. The company also offers outsourced operations services to its clients, handling many day-to-day "back office" tasks on their behalf. Accutech boasts over 30 years of developing innovative technological "firsts" in its industry and delivering the kind of service that results in consistently achieving over 98% customer satisfaction. The company also focuses heavily on cultivating a positive and engaging work environment and has been recognized in the top 100 places to work in Indiana multiple times, most recently in 2019.
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With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 441%, AmeriVet Receives Top Ranking Among America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that AmeriVet is No. 1465 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.
"We are honored to be recognized alongside such a strong group of businesses nationwide," stated Thomas Thill, Chief Executive Officer of AmeriVet Veterinary Partners. "We have worked diligently to ensure our Veterinary Partners are served with world-class service, which contributed to spurring immense growth, and we look forward to continuing to be a great solution for our Partners well into the future."
The prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To view the complete results, visit 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."
Brian C. Hurley, DVM - AmeriVet's National Medical Director, and first veterinary partner stated, "AmeriVet empowers its Veterinary Partners to grow their practices while supporting and streamlining their business processes without veterinarians needing to give up their passion of caring for their patients. This unique partnership model is unparalleled in the veterinary space and really sets AmeriVet apart. I am so pleased to be a part of something making such a positive impact in the industry."
For veterinarians looking to adapt and grow their practices, AmeriVet provides best-in-class resources and operational support – reducing their day-to-day burden, so they can focus on what matters most. A one-size-fits-all approach is not in AmeriVet's DNA; they want their partners to keep what makes them unique and embrace what makes them better. Unlike other consolidators, AmeriVet is the option for vets who want to remain invested in their practices, both emotionally and financially. AmeriVet's goal is to preserve the legacy of hard-working veterinarians who have spent their lives building their practices and caring for their patients.
AmeriVet has built an award-winning culture and have been recognized as the 2021 Business of the Year, 2020 Fast Track Award Winner, 2021 Fast Track Award Finalist, one of the Best Places to Work in San Antonio in 2019, 2021 and 2022, one of the 2021 Top Workplaces in San Antonio, also as the 2021 ACG Outstanding Growth Award Winner for the Austin and San Antonio region, and was ranked No. 49 on its third annual Inc. 5000 Regionals Southwest list. AmeriVet now has close to 200 veterinary partners nationwide across 31 states. For more information, visit AmeriVet.com.
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Multiple clinical data readouts expected in second half of 2022
LOS GATOS, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies for treating life-threatening infections, today reported financial and corporate results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter Highlights
- Continued enrollment in the Company's Phase 3 study evaluating AR-301 for the treatment of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Aridis remains on track to report top-line data from this study in 2H 2022.
- Continued enrollment in the Company's Phase 2a study of AR-501 targeting cystic fibrosis (CF), conducted in collaboration with funding support from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Top-line data readout from this CF study is expected in 2H 2022.
- Initiated the Company's Phase 3 trial of AR-320 for the prevention of VAP following regulatory feedback on the clinical development plans from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA). The study is conducted in collaboration with funding support from the European Commission's Innovative Medicines Initiative.
- Announced that the COVID-19 mAb cocktail AR-701 effectively eradicated virus from the lungs of SARS-CoV-2 infected macaque monkeys (non-human primates) and protected the lungs from the disease. The mAb cocktail was effective when administered by inhalation either prophylactically or therapeutically.
"The company is on track to report top-line data from the AR-301 Phase 3 study in ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and the AR-501 Phase 2a study in cystic fibrosis during the second half of 2022," commented Vu Truong, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Aridis Pharmaceuticals. "We believe these data readouts will be significant and transformative milestones for the Company. In addition, we completed the manufacturing of the clinical trial supplies and launched the global Phase 3 trial of AR-320."
Clinical Program Update
AR-301 (tosatoxumab): AR-301 is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical study as an adjunctive treatment to standard of care antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) VAP patients. The ongoing AR-301 Phase 3 study remains blinded. The independent Data Safety Monitoring Committee, which has access to unblinded data, continues to monitor study subjects and has not expressed any safety concerns. The trial represents the first ever Phase 3 superiority clinical study evaluating immunotherapy with a fully human mAb to treat acute pneumonia in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Details of the study can be viewed at www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier NCT03816956. The Company continues to anticipate reporting top-line data in the late second half of 2022.
AR-501 (gallium citrate): The Phase 2a study is actively enrolling patients with the goal of delivering top-line data readout in second half of 2022. AR-501 is being developed in collaboration with and with funding support from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a trial investigating the safety and pharmacokinetics of multiple ascending doses of inhaled AR-501 in CF patients with chronic bacterial lung infections. The FDA reviewed the Phase 1 study results and agreed that the study could proceed at all dose levels to the Phase 2a portion of the Phase 1 / 2a trial in adult subjects with CF. Based on available blinded safety data of the on-going Phase 2a study, FDA also recently agreed with the Company's proposal to include an additional higher dose cohort. We expect to complete enrollment and announce study results in the second half of 2022. Details of the Phase 1 / 2a clinical trial can be viewed at https://www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier NCT03669614.
AR-320 (suvratoxumab): AR-320 is a fully human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting S. aureus alpha toxin being developed as a preemptive treatment of mechanically ventilated ICU patients who are colonized with S. aureus but do not yet have VAP. AR-320 is active against infections caused by both methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and methicillin sensitive S. aureus (MSSA). A multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study (n=196 patients) showed that mechanically ventilated ICU patients colonized with S. aureus who were treated with suvratoxumab demonstrated a relative risk reduction in onset of pneumonia by 32% in the overall intent-to-treat study population, and by a statistically significant 47% relative risk reduction in the under 65-year-old population, which is the target population in the planned Phase 3 study. This risk reduction in the target population was also associated with a substantial reduction in the duration of care needed in the ICU and the hospital.
The Company completed successful discussions with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) via their Scientific Advisory meeting and with the FDA via an End-of-Phase 2 meeting, including obtaining agreement on the planned Phase 3 study serving as a single pivotal trial. The regulatory feedback from these agencies is incorporated in the Company's clinical study design. The Company launched the Phase 3 study (also referred to as 'SAATELLITE-2 Study') of AR-320 in collaboration with the public-private COMBACTE-Net consortium of HAP/VAP experts, funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative program of the European Commission in the amount of up to 25 million Euros. Details of the Phase 3 SAATELLITE-2 clinical trial can be viewed at https://www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier: NCT05331885.
AR-701: AR-701 is a cocktail of two fully human IgG1 mAbs discovered from screening the antibody secreting B-cells of convalescent SARS-CoV-2 infected (COVID-19) patients. Each mAb of the AR-701 cocktail neutralizes coronaviruses (CoV) using a distinct mechanism of action, namely inhibition of viral fusion and entry into human cells (AR-703) or blockage of virus binding to the human 'ACE2' receptor (AR-720). All authentic live SARS-CoV-2 Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Omicron subvariants BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, BA.5, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV tested were neutralized by AR-701 in vitro. Multiple animal challenge models widely used to evaluate COVID-19 treatments support the broad efficacy of AR-701 against the original Wuhan wildtype strain, the Delta variants, the Omicron variants, and the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus (SARS). Each of the mAbs in the AR-701 cocktail was effective in vitro against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, BA.5 subvariants. Each of the mAbs conferred strong protection against Omicron BA.1 infected animals when given either parenterally or by intranasal administration. AR-701 was also shown to be effective in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infected macaque monkeys (non-human primates) when administered by inhalation, either prophylactically or therapeutically.
The AR-701 mAbs are engineered to be half-life extended and potentially active for 6-12 months in the blood. AR-701 is being developed both as a self-administered inhaled formulation for the treatment of COVID-19 patients who are not yet hospitalized and as a long-acting intramuscular prophylactic to prevent COVID-19 infections. The potency of AR-701 and its direct delivery to the lungs by inhaled administration may facilitate broader treatment coverage and dose sparing not achievable by parenteral administration.
Aridis Pharmaceuticals recently received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate the prevention of influenza and SARS-CoV2 viral transmission using inhaled delivery of monoclonal antibodies.
Second Quarter Financial Results:·
- Cash: Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of June 30, 2022 were approximately $8.0 million.
- Revenues: Grant and licensing revenue increased to approximately $0.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to the recognition of revenue from grants from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Gates Foundation, as well as from Kermode Biotechnologies, Inc., an ʎPEX™ technology licensee. A total of $33,000 in grant and licensing revenue was reported for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
- Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses increased by approximately $1.8 million from approximately $4.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 to approximately $6.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in spending on clinical trial activities for AR-301, AR-501 and AR-320 offset by a decrease in spending on research and development activities for our COVID-19 programs, and a decrease in license and permit fees.
- General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses decreased slightly by approximately $13,000 to approximately $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 from approximately $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. This decrease was primarily due to reduction in stock compensation expense and state taxes, offset by an increase in personnel related costs and liability insurance.
- Interest Income (Expense) net: Net interest income was approximately $8,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to approximately zero interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The interest income was primarily due to interest earned on our cash-on-hand during the second quarter of 2022.
- Other Income: Other income increased to $23,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, from approximately $22,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The income was primarily due to a sublease agreement we entered into with a tenant in March 2021 to sublet a small portion of our Los Gatos facility.
- Gain on Extinguishment of Paycheck Protection Program Loan: There was no extinguishment of debt for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Gain on extinguishment of the Paycheck Protection Program loan was approximately $722,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
- Change in Fair Value of Note Payable: The fair value of note payable increased by $273,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 compared to zero for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The increase was due to an updated fair valuation calculation for our outstanding debt.
- Common Stock: During the three and six-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Company had not sold any shares of common stock under the ATM Sales Agreement. The ATM Sales Agreement facility currently cannot be used without the Company updating certain required conditions. The Company presently has no plans to update such required conditions.
- Net Loss: The net loss available to common stockholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was approximately $8.0 million, a $0.45 net loss per share, compared to a net loss available to common stockholders of approximately $5.5 million, a $0.49 net loss per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share available to common stockholders was approximately 17.7 million and approximately 11.2 million for the second quarter of 2022 and 2021, respectively.
About Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops anti-infectives to be used as first-line treatments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and viral pandemics. The Company is utilizing its proprietary ʎPEX™ and MabIgX® technology platforms to rapidly identify rare, potent antibody-producing B-cells from patients who have successfully overcome an infection, and to rapidly manufacture mAbs for therapeutic treatment of critical infections. These mAbs are already of human origin and functionally optimized by the natural human immune system for high potency. Hence, they are already fit-for-purpose and do not require further engineering optimization to achieve full functionality.
The Company has generated multiple clinical stage mAbs targeting bacteria that cause life-threatening infections such as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), in addition to preclinical stage antibacterial and antiviral mAbs. The use of mAbs as anti-infective treatments represents an innovative therapeutic approach that harnesses the human immune system to fight infections and is designed to overcome the deficiencies associated with the current standard of care, which is broad spectrum antibiotics. Such deficiencies include, but are not limited to, increasing drug resistance, short duration of efficacy, disruption of the normal flora of the human microbiome and lack of differentiation among current treatments. The mAb portfolio is complemented by a non-antibiotic novel mechanism small molecule anti-infective candidate being developed to treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The Company's pipeline is highlighted below:
Aridis' Pipeline
AR-301 (VAP). AR-301 is a fully human IgG1 mAb currently in Phase 3 clinical development targeting gram-positive S. aureus alpha-toxin in VAP patients.
AR-501 (cystic fibrosis). AR-501 is an inhaled formulation of gallium citrate with broad-spectrum anti-infective activity being developed to treat chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. This program is currently in a Phase 2a clinical study in CF patients.
AR-320 (VAP). AR-320 is a fully human mAb targeting S. aureus alpha-toxin for prevention of VAP. Statistically significant Phase 2 data in the target population of those ≤ 65 years of age was published in the September 2021 Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The Company has completed discussions with the EMA and FDA on study design and recently launched the Phase 3 study.
AR-701 (COVID-19). AR-701 is a cocktail of fully human mAbs discovered from convalescent COVID-19 patients that target multiple sites on the spike proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
AR-101 (HAP). AR-101 is a fully human IgM mAb in Phase 2 clinical development targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa liposaccharides serotype O11, which accounts for approximately 22% of all P. aeruginosa hospital acquired pneumonia cases worldwide. This program is licensed to the Serum Institute of India and Shenzhen Arimab.
AR-201 (RSV infection). AR-201 is a fully human IgG1 mAb directed against the F-protein of diverse clinical isolates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This program is licensed exclusively to the Serum Institute of India.
AR-401 (blood stream infections). AR-401 is a fully human mAb preclinical program aimed at treating infections caused by gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii.
For additional information on Aridis Pharmaceuticals, please visit https://aridispharma.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend" or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aridis' expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Aridis' current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the need for additional financing, the timing of regulatory submissions, Aridis' ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of its existing product candidates and any other product candidates it may develop, approvals for clinical trials may be delayed or withheld by regulatory agencies, risks relating to the timing and costs of clinical trials, risks associated with obtaining funding from third parties, management and employee operations and execution risks, loss of key personnel, competition, risks related to market acceptance of products, intellectual property risks, risks related to business interruptions, including the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, which could seriously harm our financial condition and increase our costs and expenses, risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, Aridis' ability to attract collaborators and partners and risks associated with Aridis' reliance on third party organizations. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, market conditions and the factors described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Aridis' 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and Aridis' other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and Aridis does not undertake any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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Moid Alwy will join ATD as the company's newest executive
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. , Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Tire Distributors, Inc. (ATD) today announced the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Moid Alwy as Chief Supply Chain Officer. In this role, Alwy will oversee ATD's sprawling supply chain and evolve the vision and strategy for the supply chain's function and innovation.
"I am pleased to welcome Moid to ATD's leadership team," said Stuart Schuette, President & CEO. "As we continue to transform our business, we are focused on creating a sustainable supply chain of the future to serve our customers and partners. Moid has a proven track record in designing network strategies and driving supply chain innovation."
Alwy joins ATD following nearly 20 years at Target, where he began as a lead analyst in 2003 and rose through the ranks to become Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Logistics. For more than four years as VP, Alwy led the Global Operational Intelligence team responsible for overall network steering, data & analytics, and critical transformation initiatives. He was part of the Supply Chain Leadership team that played a vital role in scaling Target from a $70B retailer to more than $100B over the last two years.
Prior to his time at Target, Alwy spent two years at US Bancorp where he was responsible for the successful technology integration and implementation of mergers and acquisitions.
Alwy graduated with a degree in Information Systems and Mathematics from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He holds a Lean Six Sigma black belt certification for exceptional leadership capability.
This executive role addition marks the latest transformative business strategy for ATD. "Bringing Moid on board to lead our supply chain initiatives is just one piece of our ongoing plan to optimize ATD's business and creating a truly contemporary, omni-channel, and intelligent supply chain to support our customers and manufacturer partners.," said Schuette. "Moid's efforts will be key to transforming the ATD supply chain from a traditional tire distributor to an omni-channel solutions provider."
About American Tire Distributors
American Tire Distributors is one of the largest independent suppliers of tires to the replacement tire market. It operates more than 130 distribution centers, including 25 distribution centers in Canada, serving approximately 80,000 customers across the U.S. and Canada. The company offers an unsurpassed breadth and depth of inventory, frequent delivery and value-added services to tire and automotive service customers. American Tire Distributors employs approximately 5,000 associates across its distribution center network, including approximately 600 associates in Canada. In 2022, ATD was recognized by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace.
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Aviat releases IP/MPLS and Segment Routing on its All-Outdoor Radio Platform to reduce the need for separate routers and outdoor cabinets to lower 5-year TCO by up to $15,000 per site
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviat Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNW), the leading expert in wireless transport solutions, today announced the availability of new software that enables integrated IP/MPLS and Segment Routing to be deployed out to the network edge using Aviat's WTM 4000 all-outdoor microwave, millimeter-wave and multi-band radio platform.
Avoiding the need for a stand-alone Cell Site Router (CSR), and in many cases an outdoor equipment cabinet, will result in a smaller site footprint, lower power consumption, simplified deployment and maintenance, and reduced site leasing costs – for typical savings of up to $15,000 per site over a 5-year period.
Operators will now be able to take advantage of IP/MPLS and Segment Routing on WTM 4000 to modernize and simplify their access network topology and provide 10 Gbps connectivity and VPN services for high value enterprise customers at lowest possible TCO.
This latest update to Aviat's Operating System (AOS) software extends its leadership in integrated networking for wireless backhaul and transport. AOS was originally developed to support IP/MPLS operation on Aviat's CTR 8000 Microwave and Transport Routers for aggregation, long-haul trunking and pre-aggregation applications. Aviat added High Availability (HA) routing in 2021 to support resilient network architectures for critical applications and high-capacity nodes. Aviat's ProVision Plus SDN-ready management platform completes the solution with an advanced and simple to use graphical interface to provision and manage MPLS services. WTM 4000 with IP/MPLS is interoperable with routers from other vendors, so can also be deployed at the edge of networks with existing router infrastructures.
"With this new software release network operators of any type are now able to deploy Routing services easily and cost-effectively scale their networks to meet their customer's demands," said Peter Smith, CEO of Aviat Networks. "With IP/MPLS and Segment Routing on WTM 4000 we have extended our promise to deliver solutions that simplify our customer's networks and lower TCO, all the way to the edge of their network."
Aviat Networks, Inc. is the leading expert in wireless transport solutions and works to provide dependable products, services and support to its customers. With more than one million systems sold into 170 countries worldwide, communications service providers and private network operators including state/local government, utility, federal government and defense organizations trust Aviat with their critical applications. Coupled with a long history of microwave innovations, Aviat provides a comprehensive suite of localized professional and support services enabling customers to drastically simplify both their networks and their lives. For more than 70 years, the experts at Aviat have delivered high performance products, simplified operations, and the best overall customer experience. Aviat Networks is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.aviatnetworks.com or connect with Aviat Networks on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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Investor Relations Contact: Andrew Fredrickson, Aviat Networks, andrew.fredrickson@aviatnet.com
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Nation's Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Launches National Public Education Effort in Phoenix
PHOENIX, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Janet Murguía, president and CEO UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza)—the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization—today joined with Arizona leaders to launch a national campaign aimed at raising awareness of contributions made by Latinos to Arizona's communities, economy, and culture. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Latinos now make up the largest demographic group in Phoenix, placing Arizona at the leading edge of a national trend.
"Latinos are taxpayers, job creators, and major contributors to the economic and social well-being of Arizona and this country. This campaign will open more people's eyes to the real story about what the Hispanic community means to our nation and our future. We hope to inspire people from all backgrounds to join us in recognizing our community's contributions and also work with us to address challenges that can hold Latinos and Arizona back," said Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS.
Launching ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), the Arizona launch of UnidosUS's Count On Us campaign begins a national effort to raise awareness of both contributions by the Latino community and challenges facing Latinos in education, health care, housing, and other areas.
The campaign cites contributions and challenges like these:
- Latino-owned businesses employ nearly 1 million Arizonans, according to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration. But many Latinos face barriers affecting their financial security, such as lack of affordable housing in their neighborhoods.
- More than 70% of essential workers nationally in health care, emergency services, and other fields are Latino, but many still do not have access to health insurance, according to data from UnidosUS.
- Latino immigrants pay $2.4 billion in Arizona state taxes annually, according to data from the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. But many schools do not address the needs of Latino students, such as multilingual learning options.
"The Latino community is a pillar of this state's economy. Latino businesses create over 1 million jobs in Arizona, and Latino immigrants pay $2.4 billion in state taxes annually. Updating policies, programs, and practices to expand access to real opportunity for Latinos will benefit everyone in Arizona," said Liz Salazar, Arizona Senior Policy Strategist for UnidosUS.
Several Arizona leaders spoke in support of the effort and their organizations' commitment to educate the public about Latinos' contributions.
"The Count On Us campaign is a rallying cry to strengthen our economy by working together," said Monica Villalobos, the president and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. "The hard work and creativity of Latinos help to create jobs and business opportunities for everyone. This campaign brings well-deserved attention to Latinos' contributions to our economy and quality of life."
"The Latino arts and culture community in Phoenix is vibrant and growing," said Kathy Cano-Murillo, owner of the Crafty Chica brand and one of the local Arizona residents featured in the campaign. "Latino designers and creators, musicians and muralists contribute to the vitality of the Phoenix community in so many ways. We are very passionate. We are brave. We start businesses. We share the things that we make. We embrace our heritage. Together, we make our communities strong and beautiful, and we keep our economy running."
Other Arizona residents featured in the campaign include:
- Ardell Deliz, Captain, Phoenix Fire Department
- Lupita Ley Hightower, Superintendent, Tolleson Elementary School District
- Rob Ortega, Owner, B&E Appraisal Service
- Stephanie Vazquez, Owner & President, Fair Trade Cafe
UnidosUS works with 11 Affiliate community-based organizations in Arizona to expand access to quality jobs, education, health care, housing, and other essentials:
Amistades, Inc.
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Campesinos Sin Fronteras
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.
Comité De Bien Estar, Inc.
Friendly House, Inc.
Hispanic Women's Corporation
Mexicayotl Academy
Mountain Park Health Center
Promise Arizona
Valle del Sol
For more information about the campaign, visit www.CountOnUsAZ.org.
UnidosUS, previously known as NCLR (National Council of La Raza), is the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Through its unique combination of expert research, advocacy, programs, and an Affiliate Network of nearly 300 community-based organizations across the United States and Puerto Rico, UnidosUS simultaneously challenges the social, economic, and political barriers that affect Latinos at the national and local levels. For more than 50 years, UnidosUS has united communities and different groups seeking common ground through collaboration, and that share a desire to make our country stronger. For more information on UnidosUS, visit www.unidosus.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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BRAINTREE, Mass., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Big things are happening at Crews Consulting Group—including the company's brand new name. The Boston-based management consulting firm announced today their rebrand to Crews & co., an identity update reflecting their significantly expanded resources for supporting businesses that are ready to scale.
"Our firm has always looked at an entrepreneur's journey holistically, and we're able to do that better than ever before," says Founder and CEO Eric Crews. "We are here to offer clients all of the resources they need to grow a great business. The new branding reflects the ability to serve our clients throughout that journey, from establishing a senior leadership team to selling their company, if they choose to do so."
"It can be challenging to find the right resources to partner with as an entrepreneur" adds COO Marshall Gibbs. "We have continued to build our service offerings by listening and responding to what our clients need most. Crews & co. is deeply committed to giving the companies we work with every opportunity to succeed."
For seven-figure businesses seeking their first $10M, $20M, or $50M year, Crews & co. offers its proprietary Growth Method (previously known as GROWTH), a best-in-class business operating system designed to increase revenue, profit, and salable value.
The Growth Method was a vital driver in the Crews & co. rebrand decision. Built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, the system leverages operational strength and strategic thinking to help businesses develop stronger company cultures, elevate net promoter scores, and enhance bottom lines.
"We recognized the need for a brand revitalization that expresses our passion for helping companies achieve their growth goals," says Kristen Sweeney, who runs the firm's marketing. "Crews & co. better reflects the services we're now able to offer clients and speaks to the continued growth we anticipate in the near future."
Along with its hallmark outsourced financial services, Crews & co. provides an array of additional services to help companies succeed, including recruiting, executive coaching, wealth management, mergers and acquisitions, HR solutions, content marketing, process development, and private equity partnerships.
"Our team of Growth Consultants, working in concert with specialized partners like our finance services division and other resources, provide clear pathways to better business-building," says Crews. "Through the Growth Method, we help companies improve people performance, build operational strength, develop winning go-to-market strategies, and charge their financial engines to achieve their long-term goals."
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Premiere Event to be a Celebration of International Fans' Love of Anime;
Global Fans of Anime Will Vote for the Content and Creators That Have Captured Their Collective Hearts
CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunchyroll, the global leader in bringing fans the ultimate anime experience everywhere, is announcing today that the seventh edition of the yearly, leading awards program for anime globally, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, will take place in Japan for the first time ever for 2023.
The Anime Awards live ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo and will bring together the studios, creators, musicians and voice actors behind the anime community's favorite series, film and music. The event will also be streamed on many of Crunchyroll social channels. Crunchyroll will work with Sony Music Solutions, part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., to execute the event.
Crunchyroll also announced that the 2023 edition will be a premier event full of fans, celebrities, creators, musicians, performances and more in a style that is as unique as the artform of anime. Crunchyroll's intention is to create a spectacular event that is an international outpouring of affection for anime.
"There is no better place to celebrate the Anime Awards than the birthplace of anime itself," said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. "Anime is a rich storytelling medium, capturing the hearts and minds of fans all over the world. We can't wait to showcase how much love the global anime fanbase has for the studios, creators, and our trusted partners behind anime."
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards celebrate fan-favorite anime series, characters, and creators across streaming, film and music – voted for by fans and judges from across the globe. Last year, a record 16.9 million votes were cast for nominees representing nearly 40 anime studios across a record-high eight streaming platforms.
Nominees and voting will open early next year. More information will be shared across the Anime Awards website and across Crunchyroll social channels.
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles, and manga publishing.
Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.
The Crunchyroll app is available on over 15 platforms, including all gaming consoles.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Sony Group Corporation.
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The expanded support provides visibility into query-level metrics and detailed explain plans so all Microsoft customers can benefit from Database Monitoring
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced expanded monitoring for Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure database platforms. The announcement builds on Datadog's Database Monitoring product, which launched in August of last year.
With this expanded support, engineers and database administrators can quickly pinpoint and address database performance issues such as costly and slow queries, incorrect indexes in SQL Server or Azure databases and bottlenecks in their applications.
"We launched Database Monitoring last year because we wanted to help our customers reduce database costs, troubleshoot performance inefficiencies and increase collaboration between engineers and database administrators," said Omri Sass, group product manager of Application Performance Monitoring at Datadog. "By adding support for SQL Server and Azure database services, Microsoft users are better able to accomplish these goals and discover and implement the right database improvements while saving time communicating and reconciling information."
"Microsoft Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance are fully managed database services that feature built-in security controls, automated maintenance and are always up to date," said Ramnik Gulati, senior director, product marketing, data & AI at Microsoft. "The expanded support of Datadog's Database Monitoring product further strengthens this collaboration by providing Microsoft customers with deep insights into their managed and self-hosted SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, enabling them to build and scale workloads with confidence."
Datadog Database Monitoring for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure database platforms includes the following features:
- Valuable Query Metrics: View metrics such as average latency, total execution time and number of rows queried in order to identify problematic queries and use historical query performance data to track long-term trends.
- Explain Plan Analysis: Visualize differences between multiple explain plans for individual queries to identify hotspots and seamlessly pivot from explain plans to related metrics in order to understand how inefficiencies impact performance.
- Centralized Query, Database and Infrastructure Metrics: View and monitor query-level and host-level metrics together to better understand how resource constraints affect database performance.
Database Monitoring is now generally available for Microsoft customers using SQL Server or Azure Database Platforms. To learn more, please visit: https://www.datadoghq.com/product/database-monitoring/
Datadog is the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of our customers' entire technology stack. Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation and cloud migration, drive collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, accelerate time to market for applications, reduce time to problem resolution, secure applications and infrastructure, understand user behavior and track key business metrics.
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BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DTiQ, a Digital Alpha Advisors portfolio company and the leading provider of next-generation video intelligence, analytics, and managed solutions for restaurants and retail locations, is announcing two solutions to help clients optimize revenue and retain loyal customers.
DTiQ enhances its customers' ability to influence operation excellence by adding new solutions such as speed of service and multi-lane drive through (MLDT).
Our speed of service solution provides real-time alerts and historic trend reports. These help your team identify what KPIs are being met and which are not. By using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and computer vision technology, we can continue improving our solution to help you optimize revenue and customer satisfaction.
To help ensure order accuracy, DTiQ offers a MLDT solution. It provides operators with an intuitive way of confirming order accuracy. DTiQ's solution integrates POS sales day, computer vision and artificial intelligence to match orders with vehicles. With MLDT, you'll be able to increase order accuracy, improve speed of service, and retain loyal customers.
In addition to expanding its solution capabilities, the company has also invested in growing its team and strategically hiring top talent to ensure customers get the best protection of their assets. These include:
- Steve Habermas – Chief Product & Technology Officer
- Michael Grimes – VP, Marketing
- Ted Dolan- VP, Strategy & Corporate Development
- Ryan Plescia – VP, Product Marketing
- Matt Dollard – VP, Sales Operations
- Morris Porter – VP, Enterprise Sales
- Tim Pincelli – VP, Channel Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
Lastly, the company announced that Mike Coffey is stepping away day-to-day CEO of DTiQ. Coffey has been CEO since January 2018 and has guided the organization through a period of incredible transformation, including a global pandemic. He is leaving to begin the next exciting chapter of his career. Marc Litz, who has served as CFO of DTiQ since May 2018, has assumed the role of interim CEO.
"Mike's passion for this business has led us to where we are now. It's certainly a bittersweet time, but we wish Mike all the success as he embarks on a new journey," Litz said.
"Marc has been with DTiQ just as long as I have and is very well prepared for this role. He knows each of you, our customers, our lenders, our shareholders, and that will serve all of you," Mike Coffey said.
Litz said that during the transition, DTiQ would remain committed to its employees and customers, and building products that enhance client security and protection. Those values have been the company's cornerstone and will continue moving forward.
"I'm proud to be leading such a strong company with an experienced and dedicated team. We are committed to our clients, partners, and employees and will continue to provide the highest standards of service, support and technology," Litz said.
Rick Shrotri, Founder and Managing Partner of Digital Alpha, adds, "We want to thank Mike Coffey for his leadership. We are excited about the strategy, solutions, and the impressive people that make up the company. Marc Litz has also been an integral part of the DTIQ success and we are pleased to be partnering with him in his capacity as CEO."
We offer state-of-the-art video surveillance to improve loss prevention efforts for restaurants and retail locations. With over 20 years of experience, we've successfully enhanced over eight million consumer experiences a day, all while protecting trillions of dollars in assets. We work with over 45,000 businesses, including Adidas, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Golf Town, Hard Rock Café, KFC, McDonald's, Pandora, Subway, Swarovski. Taco Bell, US Polo, Vineyard Vines and Yankee Candle. For more information, visit www.dtiq.com
Digital Alpha Advisors, LLC is an investment firm focused on digital infrastructure and services required by the digital economy with total assets under management of over $1.5B. The firm has a strategic collaboration agreement with Cisco Systems, Inc. As part of this agreement, Digital Alpha has preferred access to Cisco's pipeline of commercial opportunities requiring equity financing. In addition, Digital Alpha has cultivated strategic partnerships with other Silicon Valley technology leaders, with whom it has already executed deals. Digital Alpha believes that it is the first firm focused on making private equity investments in the significant growth opportunities required to underpin the Digital Economy, including smart cities, next-generation broadband networks, and enterprise data management and communication solutions. Digital Alpha was founded in 2017 by Rick Shrotri, former Head of the Global Infrastructure Funds (GIF) team at Cisco, and closed its latest Fund – Digital Alpha Fund II, LP – in early 2021. For more information, please visit www.digitalalpha.net.
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Innovative content-delivery solution among the nation's fastest-growing privately held companies
DENVER, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. Magazine today revealed that Edison Interactive (EI) is ranked 1105 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, a prestigious compilation of the fastest-growing private companies. EI's growth of 588 percent from 2018 to 2021 earned the company a spot on the list for the second consecutive year.
"We are thrilled to be announced to the Inc. 5000 list for the second straight year. It's an honor to be recognized alongside other innovative and disruptive companies that are changing the game in their space. The strong adoption of our Content Management System across a predominantly Fortune 500 client base has led to explosive growth," said Edison Interactive CEO and co-founder, Jeremy Ostermiller. "We are on a mission to provide a superior customer experience for digital devices and the Edison Platform is making that possible in planes, trains, automobiles and beyond.
EI has made a number of "best of" lists, including Colorado Companies to Watch. In 2021, EI ranked 144 on the Inc. 5000 list and ranked 27 on the Inc. 5000 Regional List for the Rocky Mountain Region.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Inc. Editor-in-Chief Scott Omelianuk. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Inc. 5000 2022 list companies have an average three-year growth rate of 230 percent, $317.2 billion in revenue and nearly two million jobs. Complete results can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
For more, visit www.edisoninteractive.com.
Edison Interactive (EI) is a leading out-of-home (OOH) content management system (CMS) for connected devices in golf carts, rental vehicles, hotel rooms and more. Focused on digitally transforming the customer experience, EI is known for its vast network of premium displays, digital signage and infotainment solutions. The EI platform delivers valuable back-end insights and management capabilities for businesses while providing end-users with meaningful content and features that can be monetized. Its client base is predominantly Fortune 500 companies, including Verizon Wireless, Avis Budget Group and Yahoo!. EI was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Denver. For more, visit www.edisoninteractive.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, is pleased to announce the appointment of Eileen K. Murray as an independent member of its board of directors, effective September 1, 2022. Following Ms. Murray's appointment, Broadridge's expanded Board will consist of 12 members, 10 of whom are independent.
Ms. Murray is currently the Chair of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), where she has served on the Board of Governors since 2016. Her term as the Chair and member of the Board of FINRA is ending on August 19, 2022. Ms. Murray is the former Co-Chief Executive Officer of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds. Prior to joining Bridgewater in 2009, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of Investment Risk Management LLC and as co-CEO of Duff Capital Advisors.
"Eileen is an accomplished executive with deep experience leading complex financial and technology-driven organizations," said Rich Daly, Executive Chairman of Broadridge's Board of Directors. "As the financial services industry continues to undergo a digital transformation, Eileen's expertise will help ensure that Broadridge remains at the forefront of innovation as we continue to provide the infrastructure and technologies to support our clients' growth and ultimately, enable better financial lives."
Ms. Murray began her professional career in 1984 at Morgan Stanley, where she held several senior positions over the next 18 years, including Controller, Treasurer, and Chief Accounting Officer, as well as Chief Operating Officer for the firm's Institutional Securities Group. From 2002 to 2005, she was a Managing Director and Head of Global Technology, Operations and Product Control at Credit Suisse First Boston and served on the firm's management board. She returned to Morgan Stanley and served as Managing Director, Head of Global Technology and Operations from 2005 to 2007. Ms. Murray earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Manhattan College, where she was also awarded an honorary doctorate.
"I am excited to join Broadridge at such a pivotal time for the financial services industry," said Ms. Murray. "The company is a trusted partner for change, and I look forward to working with management and the rest of the Board to ensure Broadridge continues developing and delivering the critical infrastructure technologies our clients need to keep pace with the industry's evolution."
Ms. Murray is on the boards of Guardian Life Insurance Company and HSBC Holdings, as well as the Irish Arts Center. She has also served on the board of directors of the Business Council for International Understanding and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader with $5 billion in revenues, provides the critical infrastructure that powers investing, corporate governance, and communications to enable better financial lives. We deliver technology-driven solutions that drive business transformation for banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and public companies. Broadridge's infrastructure serves as a global communications hub enabling corporate governance by linking thousands of public companies and mutual funds to tens of millions of individual and institutional investors around the world. Our technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of more than $9 trillion of equities, fixed income and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 14,000 associates in 21 countries. For more information about us, please visit www.broadridge.com.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, today announced that Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy has been appointed to the Board of Directors effective August 17, 2022.
Steve Horn, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We are delighted to have Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy join our Board. Her experience with SeaWorld Entertainment, Cross Country Healthcare and Ernst & Young will bring a fresh perspective and valuable insight as we continue to grow the company."
"I'm pleased to join Steve in welcoming Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy to the Board of Directors of National Retail Properties," said Steve Cosler, Chairman. "Her complementary skills will further strengthen our Board as we continue to move the company forward."
Ms. Castro Gulacsy has worked for SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. since 2013, where she is currently providing CFO transition services and most recently served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from May 2021. Prior to that, she served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Financial Reporting, and Director, Financial Reporting. Previously, Ms. Castro Gulacsy was at Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare staffing company, from 2002 to 2013 where she most recently served as their Chief Accounting Officer, and earlier worked at Ernst & Young LLP where she most recently served as an audit manager. Ms. Castro Gulacsy currently serves on the audit committee for IAAPA, a global association for the theme park industry. Additionally, Ms. Castro Gulacsy previously served as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund. Ms. Castro Gulacsy is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and a Masters of Accounting and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
National Retail Properties invests primarily in high-quality retail properties subject generally to long-term, net leases. As of June 30, 2022, the company owned 3,305 properties in 48 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 33.8 million square feet and with a weighted average remaining lease term of 10.6 years. For more information on the company, visit www.nnnreit.com.
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DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (EnLink) today announced the pricing of its upsized offering of $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due September 2030 (the Senior Notes) at a price of 100% of their face value. The Senior Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by EnLink Midstream Partners, LP (ENLK), a subsidiary of EnLink. The sale of the Senior Notes is expected to close on August 31, 2022, subject to customary conditions. The offering size was increased from the previously announced offering size of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes.
EnLink intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with existing corporate liquidity, to fund the repurchase of up to $500.0 million in aggregate principle amount of (i) the $502.3 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of ENLK's 4.40% senior notes due 2024, (ii) the $717.2 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of ENLK's 4.15% senior notes due 2025, and (iii) the $491.0 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of ENLK's 4.85% senior notes due 2026 (collectively, the ENLK Notes) pursuant to tender offers (the Tender Offers) that commenced concurrently with this offering, to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with such senior notes repurchases, or for general corporate purposes. The Tender Offers are being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated August 16, 2022.
The Senior Notes and ENLK's guarantee are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or to persons other than "U.S. persons" outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Senior Notes and ENLK's guarantee have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This notice is issued pursuant to Rule 135c of the Securities Act, and does not constitute an offer to sell any security, including the Senior Notes or ENLK's guarantee, nor a solicitation for an offer to purchase any security, including the Senior Notes, ENLK's guarantee, or the ENLK Notes, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, qualification, or exemption under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
EnLink Midstream reliably operates a differentiated midstream platform that is built for long-term, sustainable value creation. EnLink's best-in-class services span the midstream value chain, providing natural gas, crude oil, condensate, and NGL capabilities, and carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration. Our purposely built, integrated asset platforms are in premier production basins and core demand centers, including the Permian Basin, Oklahoma, North Texas, and the Gulf Coast. EnLink's strong financial foundation and commitment to execution excellence drive competitive returns and value for our employees, customers, and investors. Headquartered in Dallas, EnLink is publicly traded through EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE: ENLC).
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although these statements reflect the current views, assumptions, and expectations of EnLink's management, the matters addressed herein involve certain assumptions, risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual activities, performance, outcomes, and results to differ materially from those indicated herein. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements identified by the words "forecast," "may," "believe," "will," "should," "plan," "predict," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," and "expect" and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated consummation of the offering, the intended use of offering proceeds, the anticipated terms of the securities described herein, other aspects of the offering, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond management's control, including risks and uncertainties related to EnLink's business, market conditions, whether EnLink will consummate the offering, the anticipated terms of the Senior Notes and the anticipated use of proceeds, the impact of competition, and other risk factors included in EnLink's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An extensive list of factors that can affect EnLink's business are discussed in EnLink's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including EnLink's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Neither EnLink Midstream, LLC nor EnLink Midstream Partners, LP assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite the pandemic-fueled headwinds that plagued many companies the past few years, evolvedMD, a leader in behavioral health integration in modern primary care, joins the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of the "Fastest Growing Private Companies in America."
It is the first time evolvedMD has made the list, coming in at No. 1,522, ranked by percentage revenue growth over four years through 2021, and in the top 100 in Health Services.
"Making the Inc. 5000 list and experiencing the exponential growth that we have illustrates the dire need for easy access to mental health care across all segments of our society – from developing adolescents and isolated seniors to Medicare beneficiaries and private market patients," says Co-Founder and Co-CEO Erik Osland. "Many of us need behavioral health support for better overall well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated these needs even more and further spurred the growth of our company."
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.
Anchored by its mission of reimagining behavioral health for all, evolvedMD is disrupting the state of healthcare by integrating behavioral health services in modern primary care. The company's enhanced Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) delivers a comprehensive solution for primary care physicians (PCPs) that provides mental health expertise, psychiatric consultation, ongoing clinical support and case management, insurance support and navigation, business operations support, and process communications.
"By leaning on the diverse expertise of our team, we identified early on that we can provide life-altering collaborative care that improves patient outcomes and changes people's lives," fellow Co-Founder and Co-CEO Steve Biljan says. "The growth we have experienced is a testament to our innovative model and expect to see continued growth going forward."
Being an Inc. 5000 honoree continues a busy year for evolvedMD, as the company added new Arizona and Utah customers Advanced Spine and Pain Centers, HealthyU Clinics, and Premier Family Medical, and forged new partnerships with behavioral health data firm NeuroFlow and care coordination specialist Rovicare. evolvedMD also recently received a $5.4 million Series A infusion of capital from investors Waterline Ventures of Boston and California-based Conductive. The new investment allows evolvedMD to continue to build out company operations and its technology infrastructure to support both patients and additional providers.
Founded in 1979 and acquired by Mansueto Ventures in 2005, Inc. is the only major media brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies. The company, whose products reach more than 20 million each month, hosts an annual Conference and Awards Ceremony for Inc. 5000 honorees, celebrating their achievements, presenting workshops and offering networking functions. evolvedMD will receive its recognition Oct. 19-21 in Phoenix. For more information, visit conference.inc.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 inc.com/inc5000.
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CARY, N.C., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fathom Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: FTHM), a national, technology-driven, end-to-end real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings for brokerages and agents, today announced the appointment of Scott Flanders to its board of directors. He will serve as Chair of Fathom's Compensation Committee. Flanders succeeds Jeffrey Coats, who left the board to pursue other business interests.
Flanders has served in executive management positions of several high-profile public companies and is a current Fathom Holdings investor. Most recently, Flanders was Chief Executive Officer and a board member at eHealth, Inc., an online marketplace for health insurance.
Flanders is a Certified Public Accountant who began his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers as a tax and business consultant. He currently serves on several company boards. Flanders earned a B.A. degree in economics from the University of Colorado and a J.D. from Indiana University.
"We are thrilled to welcome Scott to our board. His background is impeccable, and his significant business expertise and acumen will serve us well as we continue to redefine and disrupt the residential real estate market," said Fathom Chairman and CEO Joshua Harley. "We thank Jeff for his contributions to our Company and wish him well in his future endeavors."
"As a Fathom shareholder, I am honored and enthusiastic about serving the Company as a board member," said Flanders. "I believe that Fathom is transforming the residential brokerage sector, and I look forward to contributing to its continued growth."
About Fathom Holdings Inc.
Fathom Holdings Inc. is a national, technology-driven, real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings to brokerages and agents by leveraging its proprietary cloud-based software, intelliAgent. The Company's brands include Fathom Realty, Dagley Insurance, Encompass Lending, intelliAgent, LiveBy, Real Results, and Verus Title. For more information, visit www.FathomInc.com.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," including, but not limited to, Fathom's ability to redefine and disrupt the residential real estate market, and its ability to continue growing. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including: risks associated with the Company's ability to continue achieving significant growth; risks associated with general economic conditions, including rising interest rates; its ability to continue its growth trajectory while achieving strong profits over time; its ability to generate positive operational cash flow; its ability to demonstrate sustainable profitability; and others set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Form 10-K as filed with the SEC and supplemented from time to time in other Company filings made with the SEC. Copies of Fathom's Form 10-K and other SEC filings are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), a leading provider of title and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries, announced the acquisition of AllFirst Title Insurance Agency and its various regional brands.
AllFirst and its portfolio brands, FirsTitle, Excel Title Group, Allegiance Title Company, Guaranty Title, Smith Brothers Abstract, Aggieland Title Company, and Guaranty Title New Mexico provide title examination, title plant, abstract, and settlement services for residential, commercial, farm and ranch sales, and energy projects in 121 counties throughout Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas.
"We are excited to bring AllFirst and its portfolio of strong regional brands into the FNF family of title companies to continue expanding our leadership position in the industry through our multiple brand strategy," said Mike Nolan, CEO, Fidelity National Financial. "This is a significant acquisition of an elite, well-operated, fast growing group of title companies that brings management talent and immediate revenue to FNF in markets that further expand our national footprint. Luke Strawn, the entire talented AllFirst senior leadership team, and all 500+ AllFirst employees have done an incredible job growing a portfolio of title brands with regional strength, robust title services, title automation and data capabilities, and long-term growth potential - a perfect fit within FNF."
"Everyone at AllFirst is thrilled to become part of the leading family of title companies in the industry," said Luke Strawn, CEO, AllFirst. "With a long history of strategic acquisitions that capitalize on the strength of local brands while leveraging the collective strength, data and technology capabilities, and financial strength, we felt there was no better fit or future for our company and employees than to become part of the FNF family of title companies."
The AllFirst portfolio of companies will continue to operate and service local and regional customers through their various brands. AllFirst senior management will continue to lead these brands with the charter to continue the rapid expansion and market share growth in their respective markets and regions. Luke Strawn will now report to Joe Grealish, President, Eastern Operations, Fidelity National Financial and will move into a Regional Management role, responsible for the AllFirst operations.
About Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. More information about FNF can be found at fnf.com.
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TEMPE, Ariz., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today announced that Aman Bhutani, GoDaddy Chief Executive Officer, and Mark McCaffrey, GoDaddy Chief Financial Officer, will attend the Wolfe Research 2nd Annual TMT Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 and present at the Evercore ISI 2nd Annual Technology Conference in New York City on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 12:45 p.m. ET / 9:45 a.m. PT.
A live audio webcast and post-presentation audio replay of the Evercore ISI event will be available on GoDaddy's investor relations website at https://investors.godaddy.net.
About GoDaddy
GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing all of the help and tools to succeed online and in-person. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights and the people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit www.GoDaddy.com.
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Sun Education Group Limited (the "Company" or "Golden Sun") (NASDAQ: GSUN), a provider of tutorial services in China, today announced its financial results for the first six months ended March 31, 2022.
First Half of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenues from our continuing operation in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 3% to approximately $7.2 million from approximately $7.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- Gross profit from our continuing operation in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 11% to approximately $4.0 million from approximately $4.5 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021. Gross margin decreased to 55% in the six months ended March 31, 2022 from 60% in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- Net income in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 75% to approximately $0.4 million from approximately $1.6 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- As of March 31, 2022, the Company had approximately $0.6 million of cash, which represented a decrease of 48% from approximately $1.2 million as of September 30, 2021.
Mr. Xueyuan Weng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Sun, commented, "For the first half of fiscal year 2022, due to the larger costs and expenses related to expanding our market, our net profit decreased compared to the same period of fiscal year 2021. We are dedicated in our efforts to seize market opportunities to expand our business and provide high-quality services to our customers. Leveraging our extensive expertise in tutorial services, we believe we are well positioned to capture growth opportunities, expand market share, and achieve long-term development goals. At the same time, we are focused on strengthening relationships with our customers to further expand our customer base. Looking ahead, we expect to continue to invest in our business, improve our brand awareness, and build momentum towards our growth objectives."
First Half of Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
Revenue from our continuing operations consisted of: (i) tutorial services and (ii) logistic and consulting services. The following table sets forth the breakdown of our revenue for the periods presented:
Revenues in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 3% to approximately $7.2 million from approximately $7.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021, which was driven by a decrease of approximately $0.2 million from tutorial services revenue as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2021.
Our tutorial services revenue in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by approximately $0.2 million, or 3%, to approximately $6.4 million from approximately $6.6 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021. The total number of student enrollments in our tutorial programs in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 131 to an aggregate of 6,971 from an aggregate of 7,102 students in the same period of fiscal year 2021. Our average revenue recognized per student in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by $10 to $916 from $926 in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
Our logistic and consulting services revenue in each of the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $0.8 million.
Cost of revenues in the six months ended March 31, 2022 increased by 10% to approximately $3.3 million from approximately $2.9 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021, largely as a result of the additional costs incurred for new teachers hired and management fees for our non-English foreign languages tutorial program, due to the expansion of our non-English foreign languages tutorial program in fiscal year 2021.
Gross profit in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 11% to approximately $4.0 million from approximately $4.5 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021.The decrease was primary due to the increased salaries to attract more teachers in the six months ended March 31, 2022.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 4% to approximately $3.0 million from approximately $3.1 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021. The decrease was mainly due to less general and administrative expenses as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- Selling expenses in the six months ended March 31, 2022 increased by 19% to approximately $0.9 million from approximately $0.8 million in the same period of 2021. The increase in selling expenses was mainly due to higher contract acquisition costs related to the upfront fees paid to tutorial service agents to facilitate the related contracts with students for the tutorial service as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2021.
- General and administrative expenses in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 11% to approximately $2.0 million from approximately $2.3 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses represented approximately 28% and 31% of revenues in the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease of general and administrative expenses was primarily due to less consulting fees and managerial expense incurred.
Income before income tax from our continuing operations in the six months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by 40% to approximately $0.9 million as compared to approximately $1.4 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021.
Net income from continuing operations was approximately $0.4 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022, compared to approximately $0.9 million in the same period of fiscal year 2021, due to the above mention reasons.
Net income from discontinued operations was $nil and approximately $0.6 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Net income was approximately $0.4 million and $1.6 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to an approximately $0.6 million decrease in net income from discontinued operations and an approximately $0.5 million decrease in net income from continuing operations.
Basic and diluted earnings per share in the six months ended March 31, 2022 were both $0.0255. In comparison, basic and diluted net income per ordinary share in the same period of fiscal year 2021 were both $0.1122.
Liquidity and capital resource
In assessing its liquidity, management monitors and analyzes the Company's cash on-hand, its ability to generate sufficient revenue sources in the future, and its operating and capital expenditure commitments. For the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded net income from continuing operation of approximately $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively. The Company had negative working capital of approximately $8.1 million as of March 31, 2022, which was largely attributed to unearned tuition advances of approximately $4.0 million. These deferred tuition payments will be recognized as revenue in the next fiscal year when the services are provided. The Company has historically funded its working capital needs primarily from operations, bank loans, borrowings from third parties, and advances from shareholders, and it intends to continue doing so in the near future.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash on hand of approximately $0.6 million and outstanding bank loans of approximately $2.2 million. Management expects that it would be able to renew all of its existing bank loans upon their maturity, based on past experience and the Company's credit history. On June 24, 2022, the Company completed its public offering ("IPO") of 5,060,000 Class A ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.0 per share. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of US$20,240,000 from the IPO, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses.
The Company believes that its cash on hand and internally generated cash flows will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next 12 months from the date of this report.
Recent Developments
On March 27, 2022, the government of Shanghai City announced a lockdown of the city, in order to control the resurgence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Company temporarily closed its Shanghai facilities and started to provide online programs to students to minimize the lockdown impact. The lockdown in Shanghai did not impact the Company's operation results for the six months ended March 31, 2022, but, to some extent, adversely affected its results of operations for April and May 2022. Starting from June 1, 2022, Shanghai City began easing the lockdown restrictions and the Company reopened its Shanghai facilities.
On June 24, 2022, the Company completed its IPO of 5,060,000 Class A ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4.00 per share. The Company received aggregate gross proceeds of US$20,240,000 from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and other related expenses. The Class A ordinary shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 22, 2022 under the ticker symbol "GSUN." In connection with the IPO, the Company granted the underwriter warrants to purchase 379,500 Class A ordinary share at a price of $5.20 per share. On June 29, 2022, the underwriter exercised its warrants in full on a cashless basis to receive 295,491 Class A ordinary shares, which were subsequently issued to the underwriter on July 18, 2022. As of the date of this report, the Company has an aggregated 18,355,491 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, consisting of 14,325,491 Class A ordinary shares and 4,030,000 Class B ordinary shares.
About Golden Sun Education Group Limited
Established in 1997 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, Golden Sun Education Group Limited is a provider of tutorial services in China focusing on the development of each of its student's strengths and potential, and the promotion of life-long skills and interests in learning. Golden Sun has three tutorial centers, one educational company that partners with high schools to offer language classes to its students, and one logistics company that provides logistic and consulting services. The tutorial centers of Golden Sun focus on different groups of targeted students by offering different tutorial programs. As for foreign language tutoring, Golden Sun offers English, Spanish, German, French and Japanese courses to students who intend to study abroad, individuals seeking jobs that require certain proficiency in these languages, and companies or organizations whose workers need to have certain proficiency in these languages. For more information, visit the Company's website at ir.jtyjyjt.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "approximates," "assesses," "believes," "hopes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," "intends," "plans," "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" or similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company's registration statement and other filings with the SEC.
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Gabriela Montero at Prager Family Center for the Arts Brings Yuja Wang,
Paquito D'Rivera, Joshua Bell for Exclusive Musical Series in Easton, MD.
Adding a Music Education Program for Underserved Youth
EASTON, Md., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pianist-composer, Gabriela Montero, started her studies earlier than most – at just four years old – making her solo debut with an orchestra in her home country of Venezuela at age seven. She went on to receive a scholarship to attend school in the U.S., and later became a graduate and fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London. Montero has showcased her phenomenal musicality and rare improvisational ability internationally – from Carnegie Hall to the 2008 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. Come this fall, Montero will be performing, along with a selection of GRAMMY-winning musical artists, like Yuja Wang, as part of the Gabriela Montero at Prager series in the newly restored Ebenezer Theater at Prager Family Center for the Arts, Easton, Maryland. Comprised of eight concerts, beginning September 2022, and continuing through the summer of 2023, Montero and some of the most influential musicians of modern times – representing China, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Ireland, Cuba, and the United States – will bring sounds from around the world to Easton.
Season One of the series will feature Montero and seven of the music world's brightest stars, including esteemed talents like Joshua Bell, the GRAMMY-winning and Emmy-nominated violinist. Bell was selected to play for the first musical mission to Cuba commissioned by President Obama to celebrate the renewed cultural diplomacy between the U.S. and Cuba; he was named "Instrumentalist of the Year" by Musical America, and his genre-crossing collaborations – with musicians like Sting and Chick Corea – along with contributions to the Academy Award-winning film, Red Violin, have made the Indiana native a musical legend. Yuja Wang, the Beijing pianist and the youngest of the visiting artists, is known for her charismatic stage presence and her fashionable and bold attire that reflects the energy of her performances. In addition to her four GRAMMY nominations, Wang has been recognized with Gramophone's prestigious "Young Artist of the Year" award, and the Musical America "Artist of the Year" award; she's a fresh and youthful voice in the classical world. Paquito D'Rivera, with 14 Grammy awards to his name, discovered his love for the saxophone and clarinet early in his home country of Cuba, performing at age 10 with the National Theater Orchestra in Havana. Known for his ability to blend Latin jazz and classical music, he was honored with the National Medal for the Arts by President George W. Bush. Larisa Martinez, born and raised in Puerto Rico, joined the previously mentioned artist Joshua Bell in Cuba as part of the delegation sent by President Obama. The Soprano singer has toured with tenor Andrea Bocelli; she won the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Audition in Puerto Rico; and her talents were showcased on the Emmy-nominated PBS special "Live From Lincoln Center, Seasons of Cuba." Regarded as Ireland's finest tenor, Anthony Kearns toured with the acclaimed group, The Irish Tenors. Kearns performed during several of President Obama's Inauguration events and he regularly makes time to sing in support of important causes such as musical education and autism awareness. Vanessa Perez is a pianist; at age 11, she was invited to make her concert debut in Caracas, Venezuela. Today, Perez is the performance partner of actor Bill Murray, and recently played a major role alongside Murray in the concert documentary, "New Worlds: Cradle of Civilization." Her presentation at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, was filmed by director Andrew Muscato and became an official selection of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. She was interviewed by Jane Pauley on CBS Sunday Morning and has performed on the Stephen Colbert Show. The final artist joining Montero is Marc-André Hamelin, a Canadian musician who began playing piano at the age of five. Hamelin is a recording artist for Hyperion Records; with a discography that spans more than 70 albums, he has nearly 30 compositions to his name. Hamelin has received seven Juno Awards and 11 GRAMMY nominations.
Ensuring inclusivity, up to 20 seats at each performance will be allocated at no cost to underserved communities through the Access to Excellence ticket program. In addition to the performances, Montero is introducing three new programs to Easton. Back to School with Gabriela brings the world-renowned artists to community youth, with showcases at Talbot County Public Schools the day before each of their performances at the Prager Family Auditorium. The Gabriela Montero Piano Lab offers year-round mentoring to the next generation of concert pianists from across the globe. She'll be leading live, digital instruction to nine piano fellows, each of impeccable talent and skill. The 90-minute Open Door Piano Lab Sessions offered throughout the year will allow the Easton community exclusive access to observe Montero's mentoring work.
Given Paul Prager's proclivity for restoring historic buildings in Easton, Maryland, it comes as no surprise that he is behind the ambitious revival of the Ebenezer Theater, within the Prager Family Center for the Arts. The historic building of 1856 was built to house the Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church. Sold in the mid-20th century, it was the headquarters of the Historical Society of Talbot County, which initiated the transition from a place of worship to an auditorium. When Prager, as principal of Bluepoint Hospitality, acquired the property in 2014, he created something almost as spiritual as the original building - a performing arts venue. At the Ebenezer Theater, Bluepoint Hospitality has created a rich atmosphere of Victorian Gothic and Aesthetic Movement design, taking its cue from the original features like stained-glass windows and gothic arches. Period wallpapers from Bradbury & Bradbury embody the high ideals of mid-19th century interior design. The pressed-tin ceiling has been transformed by 24-karat gold leaf, hand-applied by Maryland artist Kelly Walker, who also created a dramatic celestial canopy over the stage. Thanks to the latest 21st-century technology, the auditorium's acoustics now set the stage for memorable performances. Completing the Prager Family Center for the Arts is Zachariah Hall, adjacent to the theater, adding space for programs that present literary, visual, and performing arts for the enrichment of the community. Bluepoint Hospitality looks forward to 'sharing the stage' with Gabriela Montero at Prager.
For further details and scheduling of the eight select concerts at Ebenezer Theater, please visit the website of www.bluepointhospitality.com.
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A nurse sued Providence Health & Services, Oregon’s largest hospital system, on Monday accusing the company of willfully underpaying thousands of employees.
The suit was brought by Jamie Aguilar, a Providence nurse and member of the Oregon Nurses Association, and filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court. It seeks class action status. The association said Providence employs 10,000 in Oregon, including 4,000 nurses in the union, and that 200 had signed on to the suit.
The complaint alleges Providence has underpaid nonsalaried employees since last month, when it switched to a Genesis HR Solutions payroll system. Paychecks have not included the proper rates, overtime, bonuses, all hours worked, higher payments for certain shifts or certifications, according to the complaint. It also said that deductions and withholding amounts were not correct, among other things.
The lawsuit coincides with a pay dispute between employees and the St. Charles Health System, which operates hospitals in Bend, Prineville and Madras. The company is asking employees to repay $2 million they were overpaid. Employees maintain the hospital system has not proved the overpayments, according to news reports.
In the case Monday, the lawsuit said Providence should have known paychecks would be wrong and properly vetted the system before going live.
“It would be a problem if this happened to a handful of workers,” Richard Botterill, the Oregon Nurses Association executive committee chair at Providence Portland Medical Center, said in a statement. “This is an out-and-out disaster. Providence is paying frontline nurses and health care workers pennies on the dollar and keeping the difference. This is a multi-billion dollar company cheating nurses and working families out of their hard-earned livelihoods. Robbing workers of the money they rely on for food, rent and basic needs is unacceptable.”
The suit seeks back pay and damages for all nonsalaried employees.
“While the exact amount of theft is too large to determine without a comprehensive audit, lost wages and penalties could be in the millions,” the association said.
In a statement, Providence acknowledged underpayments following its adoption of the Genesis system.
“Providence apologizes to its caregivers and their families who have been affected by recent paycheck issues,” said Gary Walker, a Providence spokesman. “We take these issues incredibly seriously and we are working daily to identify and resolve reported issues. To ensure our caregivers are kept whole during this unfortunate disruption, we are running off-cycle paycheck batches daily as needed, with the correct retroactive pay.”
Providence operates eight hospitals in Oregon and multiple clinics. It also offers hospice care and other services. If the court were to grant class action status for the suit, all class members would participate in any settlement or court-determined damages.
Concerns for months
The association said it had expressed concerns about the new payroll system months ago. Providence said it had thoroughly tested the system, the association said. Yet, the union said, employees have filed 90,000 complaints about errors.
“Nurses and workers have now gone more than three full pay periods without a comprehensive resolution,” the union said.
The association demanded that Providence:
• Reinstate the prior payroll system as a backup to ensure payroll records are accurate.
• Conduct a comprehensive audit of all time card records since the implementation of the Genesis payroll system to determine and correct all improper wage deductions and restore any lost benefits, including potential lost paid time off.
• Pay direct and indirect damages to all workers affected by Providence’s improper wage deductions, including but not limited to banking overdraft fees, fines for missed rent or mortgage payments and credit card late payment penalties.
Walker said in the statement that fewer than 2% of Providence employees still have incorrect paychecks, in particular for premium pay.
“These remaining issues are being resolved as quickly as possible,” Walker said. “Oregon Nurses Association’s suggestions that Providence is “robbing workers” and intentionally underpaying its caregivers are completely and utterly false.” | https://www.heraldandnews.com/klamath/nurse-sues-over-wages-on-behalf-of-thousands-of-employees-against-providence/article_10681fce-5493-55c1-9648-4f71c999dc60.html | 2022-08-16T20:55:25Z |
Data presented at the 2022 Thrombosis & Hemostasis Summit of North America
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio Products Laboratory USA (BPL), a leading manufacturer of plasma-derived protein therapies, today presented initial data from the Hereditary Factor X Deficiency (HFXD) in America Survey at the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA) in Chicago, IL.
The HFXD in America Survey is the first survey of its kind to directly assess the long and difficult journey from diagnosis to treatment for patients and caregivers suffering from Hereditary Factor X Deficiency, as well as seeks to better understand the significant disease burden, quality of life issues and other factors that impact overall care and well-being. HFXD is a rare bleeding disorder affecting 1 in 1 million individuals and this innovative survey provides valuable insight into this rare disease.
According to the survey's lead expert, Brian Branchford, MD, Associate Medical Director of the Versiti Medical Sciences Institute, Associate Investigator at the Versiti Blood Research Institute, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, the survey fills a critical gap in knowledge and understanding about patients and caregivers impacted by this rare orphan disease. "The impact of rare coagulation disorders on patients and their caregivers is often underrepresented. In addition to clinical data, it is critically important that we better understand how these disorders impact patients' health and well-being. The HFXD in America Survey is an important step along that path for clinicians who provide care for patients with HFXD."
The survey included a national, cross-sectional sample of patients with Hereditary Factor X Deficiency and their associated caregivers. Participants were recruited through Hemophilia Treatment Centers (HTCs), rare bleeding disorder patient advocacy groups, and social media. Overall, 30 patients and 38 caregivers completed the survey, which represents robust input from approximately 10% of the estimated patients with HFXD in the United States.
While the majority of patients in the survey reported receiving treatment after their diagnosis with HFXD, their current treatments varied significantly. Despite expert consensus recommendations advising clinicians to use single-factor replacement therapy for hereditary bleeding disorders1,2, only about half of patients in this survey reported treatment with single factor replacement therapy either as monotherapy or in combination with other treatments. Furthermore, approximately 1 in 4 patients in the survey reported receiving fresh frozen plasma (FFP). Perhaps of concern, many patients reported still having bleeding episodes in the four weeks prior to taking the survey, suggesting a need to better optimize their treatment plan.
Overall quality of life (QoL) and well-being were lower for patients with HFXD versus the general population, and caregivers also reported the negative impact of HFXD on QoL, although caregivers did also report high positive aspects of caregiving, including self-worth and inner strength.
"We have definitely come a long way in treating patients with HFXD," said Eric Wolford, PharmD, Vice President of Global Medical for BPL, "but the survey demonstrates significant gaps and opportunities to improve care and treatment."
BPL looks forward to continuing the analysis of this important data and publishing further insights that may contribute to helping improve the overall care and quality of life for patients with HFXD and their caregivers. Additional data from the HFXD Survey in America will be presented at the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) 74th Annual Bleeding Disorders Conference in Houston, Texas later this month.
1. National Hemophilia Foundation Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC). MASAC Document 272. MASAC Recommendations Concerning Products Licensed for the Treatment of Hemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders. National Hemophilia Foundation. https://www.hemophilia.org/healthcare-professionals/guidelines-on-care/masac-documents/masac-document-272-masac-recommendations-concerning-products-licensed-for-the-treatment-of-hemophilia-and-other-bleeding-disorders Accessed August 12, 2022.
2. Giangrande P, Seitz R, Behr-Gross ME, Berger K, Hilger A, Klein H, Schramm W, Mannucci PM. Kreuth III: European consensus proposals for treatment of haemophilia with coagulation factor concentrates. Haemophilia. 2014 May;20(3):322-5. doi: 10.1111/hae.12440. PMID: 24731129.
Recognizing the importance of plasma and with many years of experience in the industry, BPL supplies high-quality plasma derived medicines to meet the needs of clinicians, patients, and customers globally. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, with US offices in Durham, NC, and plasma collection centers across the United States, we are dedicated to producing medicines for the treatment of immune deficiencies, bleeding disorders and infectious diseases as well for critical care. BPL invests in the latest R&D, technology and manufacturing methods, and continuously adapts to ensure that we continue to serve all our stakeholders effectively. For more information visit http://www.bplgroup.com or https://www.bpl-us.com.
BPL consists of two operating divisions — BPL Plasma and BPL Therapeutics. BPL Plasma, headquartered in Austin, Texas and operating in the USA, collects plasma from donors in around 28 centers across the U.S. BPL Plasma employs over 900 staff to support the needs of donors and to ensure high-quality plasma collection in all their centers. Plasma collection is regulated by both FDA and MHRA, and BPL Plasma follows industry guidelines. BPL Plasma operates plasma facilities, staffed with trained personnel, dedicated to supporting donors through the process that leads to the donation of plasma. Plasma is shipped to the headquarters of BPL Therapeutics in Elstree, United Kingdom. The plasma is fractionated, purified, and filled through the efforts of our over 1,000 employees involved in production, quality, R&D, commercial, customer services, and administrative activities. BPL's plasma-derived medicines are commercially available in the U.K., USA, and 30 plus other countries around the world through our network of local affiliates and distribution partners.
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A tour of the Olene snow plow and hikes along a section of the OC&E Trail will be offered by Oregon State Parks on Saturday, Aug. 21.
Events will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from the historic snow plow located in Olene just off Highway 140. Participants will tour the plow, which for many years was used to clear snow along rail lines that carried logs from Bly to lumber mills in Klamath Falls. Tours will be led by members of the Klamath Rails to Trails Group.
Two hikes will also be offered by the Klamath County Museum. A short one-mile out-and-back will focus on the history of the former Oregon, California & Eastern Railroad while a longer 5-mile hike will end at Swedes Cut. The YMCA of Klamath Falls will provide shuttle rides back to Olene.
The tour and hikes are free. Klamath Rails to Trails will have free snacks and water. Participants are asked to park at the Olene Snow Plow pull-out or across the street. For more information, call Collier Memorial State Park — which manages the OC&E-Woods Lines — at 541-783-2471, ext. 24.
The OC&E Woods Line State Trail, which runs from Klamath Falls to Bly and the Sycan Marsh, is managed through Collier Memorial State Park. Oregon’s longest linear park, the 100-mile trail is built on the old railbed of the Oregon, California & Eastern Railroad.
Historically, Robert E. Strahorn envisioned a railroad, the Klamath Falls Municipal Railway, that would connect Klamath Falls with Lakeview, Burns and Bend. Construction began July 6, 1917. The rail line reached the community of Sprague River in 1923 and in 1929 reached Bly, which eventually became the ending point.
“The new railroad brought growth to the area,” notes the state parks’ OC&E-Woods Line brochure. “Logging camps with spur railroads sprang up almost overnight and by 1919 four lumber mills were located on the main line. The engines transported carloads of enormous pine logs to the mills, often carrying as much as one million board feet a day. In 1990, OC&E’s incarnation as a logging railroad ended. Weyerhaeuser Company railbanked the right-of-way to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the transition from a railroad to a trail began.”
Converting the OC&E-Woods Line to a path for bicyclists, walkers and equestrians was opposed by some residents along the path, especially in the rural areas, but the trail was eventually designated in 1992.
The 7.6-mile urban section from Klamath Falls, beginning at Washburn Way, to Olene is paved. The section crosses the A Canal Bike Path, crosses an 1898 steel railroad bridge, passes by Wiard Park and travels along ranch lands to Olene. It remains the most heavily used section.
From Olene to Lakeview, including the Woods Line Spur to the Sycan Marsh, is unpaved and recommended by mountain bikes and, in the winter, cross-country skiing. There have been proposals to pave the section. A bridge that previously crossed over Highway 140 was removed. Although the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles indicated it would build a higher replacement bridge, none has been built and none is currently planned. Among highlights along the trail beyond Olene is Swedes Cut, the destination for hikers at the upcoming tour. At Swedes Cut a portion of the track was cut through high ground to maintain a gentle grade. The section is named for the Swedish workers who used star drills and black powder to move more than 10 feet of boulders and hardpan soil.
The section from Sprague River to Bly includes a scenic section along the Sprague River while passing along timber and ranch lands. Trail users sometimes encounter livestock. Sections along the section have loose rock, making travel challenging.
The relatively little-traveled Woods Line Section, which begins near Beatty, goes north 27 miles to the Sycan Marsh and is also known as difficult. A major attraction, the 400-foot long, 50-foot-high Merritt Creek Trestle, burned during the 2021 Bootleg Fire. There are currently no plans to rebuild it. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/klamath/oc-e-trail-celebration-hosted-by-oregon-state-parks-on-saturday-aug-20/article_d9d561f4-a7a2-5950-961d-7f59ec8736ed.html | 2022-08-16T20:55:31Z |
ATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: TILE), a worldwide commercial flooring company and global leader in sustainability, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share, payable September 16, 2022 to shareholders of record as of September 2, 2022.
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On July 20, a tweet that prompted an Oregonian debate looked like an election horse race shocker: a projected Republican win in the state’s 4th Congressional District.
Said one tweeter, “These Oregon ratings are uh interesting.”
The tweet was a map showing Oregon’s 4th Congressional District (in southwest Oregon, including Lane and Benton counties) as a toss-up, but with Republican Alex Skarlatos favored (57.3% to 42.7%) over Democrat Val Hoyle. The map and statistics struck a nerve because Hoyle has been widely regarded as the front-runner in the race, in a district redrawn for this year to favor Democrats. Skarlatos has run and lost in the district before; Hoyle has been elected to statewide office.
“This is a garbage model,” one tweeter wrote.
It is one model among many, captured at a particular moment. A broader picture with other models and times tells a different story, about that race and others in Oregon.
The tweeters did at least consider a poll aggregator rather than a single poll. Individual polls, even when well conducted, should be only lightly relied on. An aggregator incorporating a number of polls and other data has stronger predictive value.
The arresting 4th District result came from Decision Desk HQ, which as of early August still was listing the race as a toss-up, and placed the 5th and 6th districts (in the northern Willamette Valley, on the east and west side respectively) in the same category. Oregon and Michigan were the only two states listed with as many as three toss-up House contests. Every major aggregator lists Oregon’s 1st and 2rd districts as strongly Democratic and the 2nd as strongly Republican.
But the national aggregator take on districts 4, 5 and 6 do vary.
Over on the site 270 to Win, the picture shifts. There, the Oregon 5th District contest is the only Oregon House seat listed as one of the nation’s “most competitive,” one of 25 with that ranking. Both of the other two relatively competitive districts here were listed as “likely Democratic.” The catch here is that 270 doesn’t list polling numbers and may be relying more on historical data. (Users are allowed to play with the maps interactively, however, which can be entertaining).
One of the most often-cited aggregators, RealClearPolitics, also focuses on the same three Oregon congressional districts, but ranks them differently. There, the 5th Ddistrict is listed as a toss-up, but the 4th is classed as “leans Democratic” and the 6th as “likely Democratic.” Again, not much actual polling data is listed by the site to back up the estimates.
For more data breakdown, the best source probably is the aggregator that gets more attention than any other: FiveThirtyEight. This site, founded by Nate Silver, lists few tossups and places all six Oregon districts in some kind of leaning category. As elsewhere, the 1st and 3rd are listed as solidly Democratic and the 2nd as solidly Republican. Among the more competitive districts, both the 4th and 6th are considered likely Democratic, and the 5th as leaning Republican.
Do the differences between likely and leaning matter? Statistically, they do; the chances of a Republican win in the 5th are estimated at close to two in three, but a Democratic win in the 6th better than four in five. The editors at FiveThirtyEight would be quick to note, though, that these numbers can change drastically over time.
They also would note a lack of current polling information. Historical voting patterns are factored in, and as voting registration numbers, and sometimes estimates by political observers. FiveThirtyEight lets you sift through these data sources, however; it offers prediction estimates in variations like “lite” (poll numbers only), classic (some other hard data added in) and deluxe (the kitchen sink, with pundits estimates and more factored in.) And in many House districts, reliable polling information is scarce. FiveThirtyEight is rigorous in scrounging polling information, but it lists only one recommended poll in the 5th District race (which shows the candidates just a point apart, within the margin of error), and no poll information is listed for District 6 at all.
So, fun as they can be to track, rely on even the aggregators with caution.
On the other hand, all of the aggregators are in agreement that Sen. Ron Wyden is safe for re-election.
And governor? FiveThirtyEight, which cited three polls, gives Democrat Tina Kotek 70 chances out of 100 to win, and Republican Christine Drazan 30; non-aligned Betsy Johnson didn’t register with them. (That is, Kotek gets a rating of 70 in the deluxe aggregate model; in the classic model she gets 67, and in the lite version 73.) RealClearPolitics didn’t weigh in at all.
The bottom line? As we head into late summer, little about this year’s Oregon elections is hard wired.
Randy Stapilus has researched and written about Northwest politics and issues since 1976 for a long list of newspapers and other publications. A former newspaper reporter and editor, and more recently an author and book publisher, he lives in Carlton. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/klamath/opinion-polls-that-consider-a-broader-picture-are-more-reliable-in-predicting-ballot-outcomes/article_23b7fc66-fad2-5b13-999b-425fec9f5052.html | 2022-08-16T20:55:38Z |
The analytics-led digital marketing company has once again made it to the list of America's fastest-growing private companies.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., August 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine today announced that iQuanti is on the 2022 Inc.5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies, for the eighth time. The list represents the most successful companies in the American economy's most dynamic segment - independent small businesses.
"iQuanti's achievement of being on the list of fastest-growing companies eight times is a testament to the trust our clients' repose on us, and to iQuantians who have relentlessly focused on delivering value to our clients," shared Viswanatha Sastry Rachakonda, CEO.
Founded in 2008, iQuanti helps firms drive stronger performance in digital marketing through deep data analytics. Its offerings include managing digital acquisition programs like SEO, Paid Search and Social, strategic consulting, and digital analytics. iQuanti is also unique in that it has built proprietary products and frameworks to help optimize digital marketing for global brands. Over the years, iQuanti has found success through its focus on developing innovative, industry-leading digital programs and solutions for niche verticals like banking and financial services and ecommerce.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Inc's editor-in- chief Scott Omelianuk . "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.
iQuanti ignites powerful and predictable digital marketing performance for global brands with an approach rooted in data science and deep vertical knowledge.
iQuanti has 500+ employees across New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Mexico City, London, Toronto, Bangalore, and Singapore. The company was also previously recognized in the inaugural 'AdWeek 100: Fastest Growing Agencies' and the Fast 50 Asian American Business List. For more information, visit iQuanti.com.
Founded in 1979, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today's innovative company builders. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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WASHINGTON — Attorneys general from Oregon and 19 other states along with the District of Columbia filed a brief in federal court on Tuesday, challenging Texas’ assertion that states shouldn’t have to comply with a federal law that protects doctors who end a pregnancy to save the patient’s life.
“As a border state with Idaho, we know that increased demand for abortion services in Oregon is already occurring,” Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in a statement. “Anyone who is pregnant must have access to quality care no matter where they reside, especially in emergency circumstances.”
The brief argues the judge in the case shouldn’t grant Texas’ request for preliminary injunctive relief that would stop the federal government from enforcing the law, or a pre-judgment ruling, on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
“For decades, the federal government and courts throughout the country have interpreted EMTALA to require treatment for emergency conditions relating to pregnancy that do not involve active labor and have concluded that stabilizing treatment may include emergency abortion care when necessary to treat an emergency condition,” the attorneys general wrote in the 28-page brief.
The attorneys general also wrote that “emergency abortion care is necessary to avoid serious harmful outcomes (including death) in numerous situations such as when a patient presents with an ectopic pregnancy, severe preeclampsia, complications from abortion including self-induced abortion, and other medical conditions for which immediate medical attention is needed.”
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and the District of Columbia all signed onto the brief, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Texas challenge
The current debate between Texas and anti-abortion organizations, and the federal government began in July when U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released a letter reasserting that under EMTALA “no matter where you live, women have the right to emergency care — including abortion care.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration a few days later, arguing that EMTALA doesn’t guarantee access to abortion. He said that because the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization the Constitution no longer holds the right to abortion that EMTALA is “an unconstitutional exercise of authority and must be held unlawful and set aside.”
The Texas lawsuit said that the HHS guidance would force health care providers “to choose between violating state law under threat of criminal penalty or jeopardizing their ability to participate in” federal health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
Paxton also wrote the federal law violates the 10th Amendment, which says that any powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution fall to the states and the people.
The brief filed by the 20 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday urges the federal judge in the case not to grant Texas’ request for a preliminary injunction.
The attorneys general wrote that they have a substantial interest in the case because the states themselves are health care providers for millions of people as well as regulators of health care.
They argued that their states have a “strong interest in protecting the rights of their residents who may need emergency medical care while present as students, workers, or visitors in Texas and other States that may attempt to prohibit emergency abortion care contrary to EMTALA’s requirements.”
They also wrote that “if patients in Texas are denied necessary emergency abortion care, they may travel to nearby States (including amici New Mexico and Colorado) to receive the emergency care they need.”
“These States would thus experience additional pressures on their already overwhelmed hospital systems, especially in rural and underserved areas that would be most significantly affected,” they wrote.
Reports of postponed care
The states sought to highlight the wide-ranging impact that blocking EMTALA protections for abortion would have for patients who need a pregnancy ended to avoid severe health complications or death.
The brief noted that “doctors in Texas reported postponing care ‘until a patient’s health or pregnancy complication has deteriorated to the point that their life was in danger, including multiple cases where patients were sent home, only to return once they were in sepsis.’”
“As another example, a physician at an academic medical center described how a hospital asked her to accept a patient ‘who was already septic’ after the transferring hospital, on conscience-refusal grounds, refused to perform the abortion needed to save the patient’s life, instead transferring the patient in an unstable state because the fetus had cardiac activity,” the brief states. “The physician who treated the patient after the transfer reported the transferring hospital for violating EMTALA.”
The states wrote that if Texas, or other states with severe abortion restrictions, didn’t have to comply with EMTALA it would have a significant impact on health care providers in nearby states.
“Emergency rooms in New Mexico and Colorado and other neighboring states will inevitably need to absorb the out-of-state patient need for care that Texas’s law will cause, at a time when the states continue to wrestle with an ongoing global pandemic and new public health crises,” they wrote. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/klamath/oregon-joins-19-other-states-d-c-in-opposing-texas-lawsuit-on-emergency-abortion-care/article_c0c40669-a266-5263-839c-23f12237e1a4.html | 2022-08-16T20:55:44Z |
MONETT, Mo., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY), a leading, well-rounded provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for the financial services industry, today announces results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Fiscal year summary:
- GAAP revenue increased 11% and GAAP operating income increased 19% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 compared to the prior fiscal year.
- Non-GAAP adjusted revenue increased 9% and non-GAAP adjusted operating income increased 13% for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 compared to the prior fiscal year.1
- GAAP EPS was $4.94 per diluted share for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, compared to $4.12 for the prior fiscal year.
- Cash at June 30, 2022 was $48.8 million and $51.0 million at June 30, 2021.
- Debt related to the revolving credit line was $115 million at June 30, 2022 and $100 million at June 30, 2021.
Fourth quarter summary:
- GAAP revenue increased 7% and GAAP operating income increased 8% for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022 compared to the prior-year fiscal quarter.
- Non-GAAP adjusted revenue increased 8% and non-GAAP adjusted operating income increased 13% for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022 compared to the prior-year fiscal quarter.1
- GAAP EPS was $1.10 per diluted share for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $1.04 in the prior-year fiscal quarter.
Full-year fiscal 2023 guidance:
- GAAP revenue $2,080 million to $2,087 million
- GAAP EPS $5.05 to $5.09
- Non-GAAP revenue $2,045 million to $2,052 million2
1 See tables below reconciling non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP.
2 See tables below reconciling fiscal year 2023 GAAP to non-GAAP guidance.
3 See tables below on page 12 reconciling Net Income to non-GAAP EBITDA.
Operating Results
Revenue, operating expenses, operating income, and net income for the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, as compared to the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, were as follows (all dollar amounts in this section are in thousands, except for per share amounts):
- Services and support revenue increased for fourth quarter fiscal 2022 primarily driven by growth in cloud processing revenue of 12.3% and increased implementation fee revenue, partially offset by a decrease in deconversion fees of $3,009. Processing revenue increased for the fourth quarter fiscal 2022 primarily driven by growth in Jack Henry digital revenue of 31.3%, and increased card processing revenue. Other increases were in payment processing and remote capture and automated clearinghouse (ACH) fee revenues.
- Services and support revenue increased for fiscal 2022 primarily driven by growth in cloud processing revenue of 12.0% and an increase in deconversion fees of $32,644. Other increases were in implementation fee and software usage fee revenues. Processing revenue increased for fiscal 2022 primarily driven by growth in card processing of 8.1%. Other increases were in Jack Henry digital, remote capture and ACH fee, and payment processing revenues.
- For fourth quarter fiscal 2022, core segment revenue increased 8%, payments segment revenue increased 5%, complementary segment revenue increased 9%, and corporate and other segment revenue increased 22%. Non-GAAP adjusted core segment revenue increased 9%, non-GAAP adjusted payments segment revenue increased 5%, non-GAAP adjusted complementary segment revenue increased 10%, and non-GAAP adjusted corporate and other segment revenue increased 21% (see revenue lines of segment break-out tables on page 5 below).
- For fiscal 2022, core segment revenue increased 10%, payments segment revenue increased 10%, complementary segment revenue increased 11%, and corporate and other segment revenue increased 14%. Non-GAAP adjusted core segment revenue increased 8%, non-GAAP adjusted payments segment revenue increased 9%, non-GAAP adjusted complementary segment revenue increased 9%, and non-GAAP adjusted corporate and other segment revenue increased 13% (see revenue lines of segment break-out tables on page 6 below).
Operating Expenses and Operating Income
- Cost of revenue increased for fourth quarter fiscal 2022 primarily due to higher costs associated with our card processing platform commensurate with related increases in revenue, operating licenses and fees, and personnel costs. Cost of revenue increased for fiscal 2022 primarily due to higher costs associated with our card processing platform commensurate with related increases in revenue, personnel costs, and operating licenses and fees.
- Research and development expense increased for fourth quarter and fiscal 2022 primarily due to higher personnel costs (net of capitalized personnel costs).
- Selling, general, and administrative expense increased for the fourth quarter fiscal 2022 primarily due to higher personnel costs and travel expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expense increased for fiscal 2022 primarily due to higher personnel costs and travel expenses, a smaller gain on sale of assets in the current fiscal year, and an increase in deconversion costs in line with the associated increase in deconversion revenues.
Net Income
- Effective tax rates for the fourth quarter of fiscal years 2022 and 2021 were 21.8% and 19.7%, respectively. Effective tax rates for fiscal years 2022 and 2021 were 23.2% and 21.7%, respectively.
- The Company repurchased 1.25 million shares of common stock during fiscal 2022 and 2.80 million shares of common stock during fiscal 2021. Common stock repurchases during fiscal 2022 contributed $0.02 to diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter fiscal 2022 and $0.05 for the full fiscal year. Common stock repurchases during fiscal 2021 contributed $0.04 to diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter fiscal 2021 and $0.07 for the full fiscal year.
4 Operating margin is calculated by dividing operating income by revenue.
Impact of Non-GAAP Adjustments
The table below shows our revenue and operating income (in thousands) for the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 compared to the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, excluding the impacts of deconversion fees and acquisitions, divestitures, and gain/loss.
The tables below show the segment break-out of revenue and cost of revenue for each period presented, as adjusted for the items above, and include a reconciliation to non-GAAP adjusted operating income presented above.
The table below shows our GAAP to non-GAAP guidance for fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Non-GAAP guidance excludes the impacts of deconversion fee revenue.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Review
- At June 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents decreased to $48.8 million from $51.0 million at June 30, 2021.
- Trade receivables totaled $348.1 million at June 30, 2022 compared to $306.6 million at June 30, 2021.
- The Company had $115 million of borrowings at June 30, 2022 and $100 million at June 30, 2021.
- Total deferred revenue increased to $402.2 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $395.6 million a year ago.
- Stockholders' equity increased to $1,381.6 million at June 30, 2022, compared to $1,319.3 million a year ago.
* See tables on page 8 for Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities and on page 12 for Return on Average Shareholders' Equity. Tables reconciling the non-GAAP measures Free Cash Flow and return on invested capital (ROIC) to GAAP measures are also on page 12. See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information below for definition of Free Cash Flow and ROIC.
The following table summarizes net cash from operating activities:
The following table summarizes net cash from investing activities:
The following table summarizes net cash from financing activities:
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the term used to refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting in the United States. GAAP include the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions in the preparation of financial statements. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, we have provided certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted revenue, adjusted operating income, adjusted segment income, adjusted cost of revenue, adjusted operating expenses, non-GAAP earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (non-GAAP EBITDA), free cash flow, and return on invested capital (ROIC).
We believe non-GAAP financial measures help investors better understand the underlying fundamentals and true operations of our business. The non-GAAP financial measures adjusted revenue, adjusted operating income, adjusted segment income, adjusted cost of revenue, and adjusted operating expenses presented eliminate one-time deconversion fees, acquisitions, divestitures, and gain/loss, all of which management believes are not indicative of the Company's operating performance. Such adjustments give investors further insight into our performance. Non-GAAP EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to the Company before the effect of interest expense, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, adjusted for net income before the effect of interest expense, taxes, depreciation, and amortization attributable to eliminated one-time deconversion fees, acquisitions and divestitures, and gain/loss. Free cash flow is defined as net cash from operating activities, less capitalized expenditures, internal use software, and capitalized software, plus proceeds from the sale of assets. ROIC is defined as net income divided by average invested capital, which is the average of beginning and ending long-term debt and stockholders' equity for a given period. Management believes that non-GAAP EBITDA is an important measure of the Company's overall operating performance and excludes certain costs and other transactions that management deems one time or non-operational in nature; free cash flow is useful to measure the funds generated in a given period that are available for debt service requirements and strategic capital decisions; and ROIC is a measure of the Company's allocation efficiency and effectiveness of its invested capital. For these reasons, management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its assessment and management of the Company's performance.
Non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and therefore, are unlikely to be comparable with calculations of similar measures for other companies.
Any non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in context with the GAAP financial presentation and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP measures. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to related GAAP measures are included.
COVID-19 Impact and Response
Since its outbreak in early calendar 2020, COVID-19 has rapidly spread and continues to represent a public health concern. The health, safety, and well-being of our employees and customers is of paramount importance to us. In March 2020, we established an internal task force composed of executive officers and other members of management to frequently assess updates to the COVID-19 situation and recommend Company actions. We offered remote working as a recommended option to employees whose job duties allowed them to work off-site, and we suspended all non-essential business travel. As of August 15, 2022, the majority of our employees were continuing to work remotely either full time or in a hybrid capacity. We have announced that our official return-to-office date is September 6, 2022, though employees have been permitted to voluntarily return to the office since May 2, 2022. Individual decisions on returning to the office will be manager-coordinated and based on conversations with specific teams and departments. A large number of our employees have requested to remain fully remote or participate in a hybrid approach where they would split their time between remote and in-person working. While our business travel is normalizing, we do not expect it to return to pre-pandemic levels and continue to encourage a cautious approach to business travel activities.
Customers
We work closely with our customers who are scheduled for on-site visits to ensure their needs are met while taking necessary safety precautions when our employees are required to be at a customer site. Delays of customer system installations due to COVID-19 have been limited, and we have developed processes to handle remote installations when available. We expect these processes to provide flexibility and value both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though a substantial portion of our workforce has worked remotely during the outbreak and business travel has been limited, we have not yet experienced significant disruption to our operations. We believe our technological capabilities are well positioned to allow our employees to work remotely without materially impacting our business.
Financial impact
Despite the changes and restrictions caused by COVID-19, the overall financial and operational impact on our business has been limited and our liquidity, balance sheet, and business trends remain strong. We experienced positive operating cash flows during fiscal 2022, and we do not expect that to change in the near term. However, we are unable to accurately predict the future impact of COVID-19 due to a number of uncertainties, including further government actions; the duration, severity and recurrence of the outbreak, including the onset of variants of the virus; the effectiveness of vaccines against new variants; the development and effectiveness of treatments; the effect on the economy generally; the potential impact to our customers, vendors, and employees; and how the potential impact might affect future customer services, processing and installation-related revenue, and processes and efficiencies within the Company directly or indirectly impacting financial results. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 and its possible impact on the Company and to take steps necessary to protect the health and safety of our employees and customers.
Quarterly Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call on August 17, 2022; at 7:45 a.m. Central Time and investors are invited to listen at www.jackhenry.com. A webcast replay will be available approximately one hour after the event at ir.jackhenry.com/events-and-presentations and will remain available for one year.
About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.®
Jack Henry (NASDAQ: JKHY) is a well-rounded leading provider of technology solutions primarily for the financial services industry. We are an S&P 500 company that serves approximately 7,850 clients nationwide. We provide core innovative solutions to community and regional banks; core industry-leading solutions to credit unions of all sizes; and non-core highly specialized solutions to financial institutions of every asset size, as well as diverse corporate entities outside of the financial services industry. With a heritage that has been dedicated to openness, partnership, and user centricity for more than 40 years, we are well-positioned as a driving market force in future-ready digital solutions and payment processing services. We empower our clients and consumers with the human-centered, tech-forward, and insights-driven solutions that will get them where they want to go. Are you future ready? Additional information is available at www.jackhenry.com.
Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading Risk Factors. Any forward-looking statement made in this news release speaks only as of the date of the news release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.
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As of Monday, crews with the Oregon Department of Forestry have suppressed 418 fires, burning a total of 582 acres in ODF districts. This contrasts with a 10-year average at this point in the fire season of 590 fires and over 56,000 acres scorched.
Levi Hopkins, ODF’s Wildfire Prevention and Policy Manager, largely credits Senate Bill 762, which spent $220 million to improve wildfire response across Oregon.
Those improvements included “increasing and expanding our smoke detection camera system,” Hopkins said. “And then working really close with all of our other partners in welfare suppression, making sure everyone can have access to the cameras that they need and that we can strategically put them throughout the state.”
The ODF also says 27 specialized aircraft around Oregon have helped keep fires small and few.
Meanwhile, there’s still a risk of new fires as storm activity returns to the region this week.
Hopkins is the Wildfire Prevention and Policy Manager for the Oregon Department of Forestry. He says lightning strikes can cause fires that could grow and expand, so no one can put their guard down yet.
“We’re still actively fighting fires, we’re still actively trying to prevent fires, you see smoke definitely report it. Call 911, make sure people know that it’s there and aware,” he said.
“We’ve pre-positioned engines and firefighters throughout this state as these storms come in, so we will add that extra capacity in those areas that have that more potential for lightning.”
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UCLA Anderson's Center for Impact leads groundbreaking reporting initiative and finds the average ESG disclosure rate for 300 of the nation's largest companies is 49.6%, with a minimum of 14.8% and a maximum of 74.8%
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As corporations prepare to meet the myriad challenges of climate change, company disclosures regarding ESG (environment, social and governance) metrics "remain almost entirely voluntary, resulting in incomplete and unstandardized data that make it difficult for stakeholders to collectively compare firms and assess their impact," according to a timely new report, "The State of Corporate Sustainability in 300 of the Largest U.S. Companies," published by the Center for Impact at UCLA Anderson.
Authored by UCLA Anderson Professor Magali Delmas and co-authors Kelly Clark and Tyson Timmer (both doctoral students at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability) and Moana McClellan (senior system scientist at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability), this groundbreaking initiative gathered sustainability performance information from corporate sustainability reports, websites and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) public filings.
The team gathered information that aligned with the framework developed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) around four pillars — Governance, Planet, People and Prosperity — concerning such topics as greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, diversity and inclusion, pay equality and taxes. The researchers crunched the data and concluded that, on average, firms are reporting information responsive to just under half of the WEF metrics (49.6%). Overall reporting rates ranged from a minimum of 14.8% to a maximum of 74.8%.
Not one firm disclosed 100% of the WEF's metrics; Texas Instruments Inc. held the top ranking for overall disclosure rate at 74.8%. Of the 300 companies, "only 9.2% stated that their report has been fully audited," according to lead author Delmas, who holds a dual appointment at UCLA Anderson and UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
"We wanted to provide a window into the state of corporate sustainability disclosure so that investors, policymakers and the general public could see what data is out there," Delmas said, "but also so that they could compare sectors and companies and weigh the information."
The report presents a number of key findings:
- Based on publicly shared information from 300 top U.S. firms, the average disclosure rate for information requested by WEF metrics is 49.6%. However, corporate sustainability disclosures are voluntary in the U.S. and the data provided are often unstandardized. In some instances, companies have tracked data (such as employee demographics and water usage) but do not publicly disclose them.
- The report finds that companies are disclosing information at substantially lower rates within the WEF's People (28.8%) and Planet (43.8%) pillars compared to the Governance (72.2%) and Prosperity pillars (53.6%). This deficit in reporting hampers efforts to understand whether firms are making progress in these critical areas.
- Firms appear to favor disclosing qualitative over quantitative information, even when the quantitative data are easily accessible. Firms are likelier to summarize their efforts in nonmeasurable narratives. Quantitative data are critical to evaluating firms' progress toward improving their sustainability performance.
- Companies' first step in working toward sustainability goals is sharing their data. It is critical that disclosure metrics be clear and transparent to maximize their usefulness to organizations and stakeholders.
- At present, less than 10% of the firms studied enlist third-party evaluation of their sustainability disclosures in their entirety. Without an independent third-party assessment of disclosures, companies are missing an important avenue of data reliability and accountability.
The team took about 18 months to pull together the information. According to Delmas, their goal is to publish an annual update regarding the data. "I'm a very strong believer in the power of information and transparency," she said. "In order to promote change, you have to be able to identify the extent of the problem, investigate possible solutions to it, and be willing to address it. Problem recognition is the first step toward change."
Emerging regulations may force companies to move away from the "vague promises and dodgy metrics" proliferating in sustainability reporting, Delmas pointed out. The SEC is pushing for mandated disclosure requirements, "where everyone has to disclose the same things, and the chief financial officer will have to be responsible for accurate reporting. If it happens, it's going to be a real sea change."
No matter the SEC's time frame for reform, Anderson's Center for Impact will be at the center of the conversation. The Center was founded in 2016 "to build core competency in impact measurement and support student interest in recognizing the role that they, as future business leaders, will have in shifting the norm of business' role in society," said Bhavna Sivanand, executive director of the Center for Impact. "The more we can engage and expose our students to cutting-edge topics like ESG, the more they can integrate innovation into the overall MBA experience."
UCLA Anderson School of Management is among the leading business schools in the world, with faculty members globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Located in Los Angeles, gateway to the growing economies of Latin America and Asia and a city that personifies innovation in a diverse range of endeavors, UCLA Anderson's MBA, Fully Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, Master of Science in Business Analytics, doctoral and executive education programs embody the school's Think in the Next ethos. Annually, some 1,800 students are trained to be global leaders seeking the business models and community solutions of tomorrow.
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Oregonians support abortion rights at a higher rate than the national average, a recent survey from the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center showed.
The Portland-based nonpartisan public opinion research organization surveyed 1,572 Oregonians in July about abortion, gun control, drought and their thoughts on government. It found stronger support for abortion rights than a similar national survey from the Pew Research Center: 72% of Oregonians said abortion should be legal in most or all cases, compared to 62% of all Americans.
The survey’s release coincides with a recent Idaho Supreme Court decision allowing that state’s near-total ban on abortions to take effect on Aug. 25 as legal challenges to the Idaho law continue. Portland-based Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette plans to open a clinic in Ontario, Oregon, along the Idaho border within the coming months. For now, the closest out-of-state clinics for many Idahoans seeking abortion care are in Bend or Spokane or Walla Walla, Washington.
Anne Udall, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, said the new clinic in Ontario will serve patients in eastern Oregon who have long traveled to Boise for abortion services. Planned Parenthood has been planning to provide services in eastern Oregon for more than a year and is now finalizing a contractor to begin renovations of its leased space, with no opening date set.
“We know that the Idaho law is going to impact people in eastern Oregon as it will impact people in Idaho, and we’ve been deeply committed to making sure that we can provide this kind of support in eastern Oregon. So (the Idaho court decision) doesn’t change anything for us. It only reinforces the commitment we made a year ago.”
Support for legal abortions was solid across income levels in the Oregon survey. People who described themselves as either socially or economically liberal were the biggest supporters – 93% of those respondents said abortion should be legal in most or all cases, compared to 28% of social conservatives and 37% of economic conservatives.
Urban residents were more likely to support abortion rights than suburban or rural residents, but even 61% of rural respondents said they believed abortion should be legal. That tracks with recent election data from Kansas, where voters in some Republican rural counties earlier this month rejected an attempt to remove protections for abortion from the state Constitution. Other Kansas counties voted against abortion rights but along much smaller margins than they voted for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in 2020.
An Do, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, said the support in both urban and rural areas corresponds with Oregon’s last statewide vote on abortion, a 2018 ballot measure that would have banned the use of public funds for abortion.
Small rural counties along the Oregon coast, along with Wasco County, joined the state’s more urban areas in defeating the ban in a 64%-36% vote. The eastern Oregon counties that voted for the proposed ban did so by smaller margins than they voted for Republican Knute Buehler in that year’s governor’s race or Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
“Abortion will be a hugely motivating factor here in Oregon,” Do said, referring to November’s election. “Abortion is on the ballot in every single state regardless of whether or not we’re voting on a ballot measure, because when it comes down to it, this is a states’ rights issue at this point. Who we elect to our governor’s office, who we elect to the state Legislature has enormous impact as to whether or not we are going to have a state government that will affirm people’s ability to access health care, or will work to chip away at it incrementally, as we’ve seen over the last 50 years in different states leading up to the moment when the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus. Wade in June.”
A plurality of Oregon respondents, 46%, said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will have no effect on whether they’ll vote in November. Most of those who said it will affect their decision to vote told pollsters they’re now more likely to vote.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek, who has positioned herself as the sole champion of abortion rights in the three-woman governor’s race, hopes to capitalize on that support. Her campaign welcomed the survey results, noting that Republican Christine Drazan celebrated the Supreme Court’s Roe decision and non-affiliated candidate Betsy Johnson’s outreach to Republican voters included assurances from a former Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bridget Barton, that Johnson and Drazan are “virtually identical” on the abortion issue.
Johnson, who served six years on the board of Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, describes support for abortion as a “bedrock issue” for her and has sought to depict Drazan as an extremist out of touch with the majority of Oregonians on abortion. Drazan describes herself as “pro-life” but said she will follow Oregon’s laws.
Support for abortion access decreases later in a pregnancy, the survey found. At six weeks or fewer, 70% of respondents said they supported abortion access. By the end of the first trimester, at 14 weeks of pregnancy, that fell to 64%. And by the end of the second trimester, at 24 weeks, respondents were evenly split on whether they would support or oppose abortion rights.
But if a pregnancy threatened a woman’s life, 83% of respondents said they would support abortion access.
The survey also found that the portion of respondents who had personally received an abortion or had a close friend or family member who had increased with age, from 56% of respondents in the 18-29 age range to 81% in the 65-74 age group. It fell again with people 75 or older, all of whom were adults in at least their mid-20s when the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe decision legalized abortion nationwide.
Women, Democrats and college graduates were more likely to know someone who had received an abortion than men, Republicans or people with lower levels of education. But across all demographic groups, a majority of respondents said they knew someone who had an abortion.
Open-ended responses showed that many respondents had nuanced views about abortion access. One Latina from Columbia County between the age of 30 and 44 told pollsters she might oppose abortion after 22-24 weeks if the state had universal health care, better-funded social programs and the ability to gestate a baby outside the womb.
A white Multnomah County man older than 75 said he wanted to maximize access to birth control so abortions were available but rare. And a white nonbinary person between 30 and 44 wanted “more pro-family laws and regulations put in place” to reduce the need for abortions while maintaining the legal right to terminate a pregnancy. | https://www.heraldandnews.com/klamath/oregonians-support-abortion-access-at-higher-rates-than-the-rest-of-u-s-survey-finds/article_483e3bd0-e7fd-5d20-96f8-22adb14ecb06.html | 2022-08-16T20:55:56Z |
Oregon lawmakers are working on bills ahead of the 2023 legislative session to help the tens of thousands of children who are suffering with mental health issues.
State Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin, who leads the Senate mental health committee, told the Capital Chronicle she’s working on legislation to improve access to mental health services by bolstering the Student Success Act. The 2019 bill invests $2 billion in public schools every two years, and a portion of that money is dedicated to funding school-based mental health services.
But a majority of students were moved to online learning during the first year of the pandemic which severely hampered the roll out of those new services.
Gelser Blouin said she wants to pass laws that help the Oregon Education Department administer those dollars effectively to prevent mental health crises and provide greater access to vulnerable children.
“We certainly have had a significant struggle with getting services to kids that are in crisis, or have very significant complex behavioral health needs,” Gelser Bouin said. “Part of the issue is that it’s very difficult for kids to get the support they need earlier on before something becomes a crisis. There’s a whole series of causes of that, from adequacy of the provider network to reimbursements from commercial insurance.”
Gelser Blouin said she’s focused on proposals that would stem youth suicides and fight bullying and racism. She’d also like children to receive in-patient care that lasts longer than 14 days, which is a typical cap imposed by private insurers. Gelser Blouin said children also need better access to mental health care outside of school so they don’t end up in emergency rooms, which are ill-equipped to handle mental health issues. One proposal that could become law in 2023 would give children greater access to in-patient treatment and therapy by supplementing their insurance to prevent carriers from denying care.
The push to improve access to mental health care coincides with the release of a study released last week showing that children in Oregon are experiencing depression and anxiety at a higher rate than the national average.
“Young people in Oregon and nationwide are struggling with anxiety and depression at unprecedented levels,” Our Children Oregon, a Portland-based nonprofit that released its own analysis on Oregon children, said in a statement.
The “2022 Kids Count” was commissioned by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a philanthropy in Baltimore, Maryland involved in supporting initiatives to help children. The study looked at four areas – well-being, education, health and family and community – to determine how kids in each state were faring. The report is based on data fromsurveys by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The report ranked Oregon, which has 860,000 children, 26 overall among the 50 states. It shows the state made progress between 2016 and 2020: Fewer kids were living in poverty and with parents lacking secure employment and more high schoolers graduated on time.
“Pre-pandemic, a lot of important new policies in Oregon, given our politics, have led to improvement in different social outcomes and services in a way that other states don’t implement and invest in the same way,” said Jyoni Tetsurō Shuler, research manager at Our Children Oregon.
But in many areas, children fared worse in 2020. Teen deaths rose and a higher share were obese. Oregon also ranks dismally in educational achievement at 41 of 50. In 2019 — the last year for which educational data was used in the study — two-thirds of Oregon’s third-graders were not proficient in reading, and 70% of eighth graders were not proficient in math. Those figures were even higher among racial and ethnic minorities: 83% of Hispanic third-graders were not proficient in reading, and nearly 90% of Native American eighth-graders were not proficient in math.
The number of Oregon children struggling with anxiety and depression also rose – from 11% in 2016 to 16% in 2020, a 40% increase from 83,000 to 117,000 kids.
Nationally, nearly 12% of children — approximately 1.5 million — experienced anxiety and depression in 2020, up from 9.4% in 2016. The study attributes this increase partially to educational disruption the first year of the pandemic.
Shuler said the study indicates that many children suffering from anxiety and depression lack access to counseling services. But economic factors such as a lack of food and stable housing also cause mental health stress, Shuler said. The study ranked Oregon 30 out of 50 in the economic well-being of its children. Oregonians of color and rural communities suffer the worst, Shuler said.
“In rural parts of our state and where there’s a large concentration of BIPOC youth, there are significant disparities that are systemic,” Shuler said, referring to Black residents, indigenous and people of color. “We’re talking about a lack of investment and about systems that have been in existence for enough time now that we’re still seeing you in certain areas not thriving and not being able to access the right resources.”
Nearly one-third of kids in Douglas, Yamhill, Crook and Jackson counties reported lacking access to counseling. In Coos, Grant and Lincoln counties, nearly one-quarter of children do not have enough nutritious food.
In Wheeler, Malheur, Harney, Coos and Curry counties, between one-fifth and one-quarter of all children live in households under the federal poverty line – $13,590 in annual income for one person or $27,750 for a family of four.
The report showed that half of families with children in Oregon face high housing costs, accounting for one-third of their income.
And while 3.6% of families with children statewide reported unstable housing situations, that percentage doubled for Black and Native American families in 2020.
“Housing is one data point that reflects how these issues are multi-pronged,” Shuler said. “There are many facets involved in the larger economic systems at play,” including exorbitant housing costs, displacement due to natural disasters like wildfires and food insecurity.
Schuler said that the Oregon Legislature’s focus on increasing spending on mental health care and substance abuse gives her hope that conditions will continue to improve for the state’s children.
Gelser Blouin said one area in which the state needs major improvement is in providing continuing care, not just at one point in time.
“We’ve never really created the systems to support people after they get through the crisis,” she said. “We can build beds forever, but until we actually invest in community services, and recognize that people experiencing mental illness need support and wraparound services for a lifetime to continue to thrive, we’re going to just keep being stuck in a crisis.” | https://www.heraldandnews.com/klamath/state-lawmakers-prepare-proposals-to-improve-children-mental-health-care/article_80a49a4b-7f4a-50d4-850a-3d126464b40a.html | 2022-08-16T20:56:02Z |
Companion diagnostic would be used following potential regulatory approval of entospletinib to screen for NPM1 mutation present in approximately one-third of all patients with AML
Entospletinib is currently being studied in the Phase 3 AGILITY registrational study, with data anticipated in second half of 2023
SAN MATEO, Calif. and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kronos Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: KRON), a company dedicated to transforming the lives of those affected by cancer, and Invivoscribe, a global provider of diagnostic kits and services for oncology, today announced their agreement to develop a companion diagnostic (CDx) for use with Kronos Bio's investigational therapy, entospletinib. Entospletinib is Kronos Bio's lead clinical compound, currently in the ongoing Phase 3 registrational AGILITY study for the treatment of newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
The diagnostic will screen for the NPM1 mutation, which is present in approximately one-third of all patients with AML.
Over the past year, the two companies have worked together to develop and advance the diagnostic and prepare to submit the Premarket Approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at the same time as the submission of the entospletinib New Drug Application (NDA). The FDA requires the validation and approval of companion diagnostics used to select patients for treatment with a specific therapeutic agent.
The agreement builds on Invivoscribe's experience in developing and obtaining approval for diagnostics used for identification of patients with genetically mutated AML. Invivoscribe markets an FDA-approved CDx for FLT3-mutated AML.
"This companion diagnostic NPM1 mutation assay development work with Kronos Bio represents a significant milestone for our company," said Jeffrey Miller, Ph.D., chief scientific officer and chief executive officer of Invivoscribe. "Companion diagnostics play a key role in the development and approval of targeted drug therapies and these kinds of partnerships are critical to improving care for patients with cancer."
Kronos Bio's AGILITY trial is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of entospletinib in approximately 180 adults who have been newly diagnosed with NPM1-mutated AML. In the trial, patients are being randomized to receive entospletinib or placebo, in combination with standard induction and consolidation chemotherapy. The primary endpoint of the trial is measurable residual disease (MRD) negative complete response. Event-free survival (EFS) is a key secondary endpoint, and mature EFS data are anticipated to be used to support potential full approval.
"The development of the NPM1 mutation companion diagnostic is a critical step in our efforts to rapidly advance entospletinib," said Jorge DiMartino, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer and executive vice president of Clinical Development at Kronos Bio. "We are fortunate to benefit from Invivoscribe's prior experience in bringing to market companion diagnostics for patients with AML."
Kronos Bio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing therapies that seek to transform the lives of those affected by cancer. The company focuses on targeting dysregulated transcription factors and the regulatory networks within cells that drive cancerous growth. Kronos Bio's lead investigational therapy is entospletinib, a selective inhibitor targeting spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) in development for the frontline treatment of NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The company is also developing KB-0742, an oral inhibitor of cyclin dependent kinase 9 (CDK9), for the treatment of MYC-amplified solid tumors.
Kronos Bio is based in San Mateo, Calif., and has a research facility in Cambridge, Mass. For more information, visit www.kronosbio.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.
Invivoscribe has focused on Improving Lives with Precision Diagnostics® for more than 28 years, advancing the field of precision medicine by developing and selling standardized reagents, tests, and bioinformatics tools to more than 700 customers in 160 countries. Invivoscribe also has a significant impact on global health working with pharmaceutical companies to accelerate approvals of new drugs and treatments by supporting international clinical trials, developing, commercializing companion diagnostics, and providing expertise in both regulatory and laboratory services. With its proven ability to provide global access to distributable reagents, kits, and controls, as well as clinical trial services through our international clinical lab subsidiaries (LabPMM), Invivoscribe has demonstrated it is an ideal partner. For additional information please visit: www.invivoscribe.com or contact Invivoscribe at: customerservice@invivoscribe.com.
Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The press release, in some cases, uses terms such as "anticipated," "designed," "following," "potential," "prepare," "will," "would" or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Kronos Bio's intentions, beliefs, projections, outlook, analyses or current expectations concerning, among other things: the potential successful development of a companion diagnostic for use with entospletinib; the potential submission of a PMA for such companion diagnostic; the potential validation and regulatory approval of the companion diagnostic and its use with entospletinib following approval; the potential regulatory approval of entospletinib; the anticipated use of mature EFS data to support potential full approval of entospletinib; the anticipated timing for data from the AGILITY trial; the design of the AGILITY trial; and other statements that are not historical fact. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation: whether Kronos Bio and Invivoscribe will be able to successfully develop a companion diagnostic for use with entospletinib on the timeline expected, or at all, including risks related to contractual performance and Kronos Bio's reliance on Invivoscribe to complete the validation of the companion diagnostic necessary to meet regulatory requirements; whether Kronos Bio will be able to initiate, progress or complete the AGILITY trial on the timeline expected, or at all, including due to risks inherent in the clinical development of novel therapeutics; risks related to Kronos Bio's limited experience as a company in conducting clinical trials; the risk that results of preclinical studies and early clinical trials are not necessarily predictive of future results; risks related to regulatory approval of novel therapeutic products and companion diagnostics, including the risk that lack of approval of a companion diagnostic (including the companion diagnostic being developed for use with entospletinib) may jeopardize approval of the novel therapeutic product (including entospletinib); and risks associated with the sufficiency of Kronos Bio's cash resources and need for additional capital. These and other risks are described in greater detail in Kronos Bio's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the heading "Risk Factors" in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as filed with the SEC on August 4, 2022. Any forward-looking statements that are made in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release and are based on management's assumptions and estimates as of such date. Except as required by law, Kronos Bio assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this press release.
Kronos Bio Contacts:
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Argot Partners
(212) 600-1902
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Real Chemistry
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CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 37th Street Bakery announced today that it completed the acquisition of the assets and rebranding of Gold Standard Baking, LLC, North America's largest manufacturer of croissants and a leading producer of dough-based, sweet baked goods. The new company name represents a homage to its legacy bakery facility on 37th Street, off Kedzie Avenue on Chicago's southwest side, where it grew over its nearly 40-year history from a small specialty bakery to among the largest in the country.
"Today marks a historic day in our journey," noted Haq Chaudary, who continues his role as President & CEO. "We are excited to complete the sale to a new ownership group that is committed to supporting our growth over the long term. We enter this new chapter with a strong balance sheet, a committed and highly competent team, and a tradition of producing delicious baked goods. We are grateful for our customers and vendor partners who have supported us through this process, but most importantly, we appreciate the commitment of our 300 plus valued and loyal team members."
Mr. Chaudary added, "While we have a new name, we are grounded in a deep passion to produce the most delicious, buttery rich, flaky, golden croissants, sweet fruit filled danish, and aromatic cinnamon rolls."
"We are thrilled to complete the acquisition," added Tricor Pacific Capital and 13th Floor Capital, two meaningful investors in the acquiring entity, in a joint statement. "Haq Chaudary leads a capable and well-aligned team and the company operates in a growing product category, in which we have meaningful experience. As long-horizon, family office investors, we are excited to support 37th Street Bakery in its next chapter of growth."
37th Street Bakery was formed by a consortium of North American family offices to acquire the assets of Gold Standard Baking. Other meaningful investors include management, led by CEO Haq Chaudary who will continue to lead the business going forward. The owners of 37th Street Bakery have deep value creation experience in a variety of industries, including food and real estate, with a long-term outlook on growing sustainable businesses.
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Transaction expands services across 36 counties
LAFAYETTE, La., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) today announced an agreement to purchase Three Rivers Home Health, a provider headquartered in Eastman, Ga. The acquisition includes nine total locations – expanding LHC Group's service footprint in 36 counties in the Certificate of Need state of Georgia.
The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. LHC Group expects annualized revenue from this purchase of approximately $12 million and that it will not materially affect its 2022 diluted earnings per share.
Three Rivers Home Health will continue operating under its current name and from its present locations. There will be no interruption in the care provided to patients.
Three Rivers Founder and President for the last 43 years, Kaye B. Smith, RN, said: "It is time for us to step aside and allow Three Rivers to become part of a larger organization. This transaction will make it possible for our employees to have greater opportunities and to continue providing the high-quality care they do every day."
LHC Group is a leading national provider of in-home healthcare services. In addition to expanding LHC Group's service area, this acquisition aligns with the company's co-location strategy to provide multiple in-home healthcare services in certain markets, as well as its strategy of retaining and operating under a family of well-known local brands.
"This is a great opportunity to serve more patients and families in Georgia with the quality in-home healthcare they want and deserve," said Keith G. Myers, LHC Group's chairman and CEO. "Our new team members at Three Rivers have earned an outstanding reputation for the service they provide. Together, we will help ensure greater access to care in the patient's preferred setting – their home."
About LHC Group, Inc.
LHC Group, Inc. is a national provider of in-home healthcare services and innovations for communities around the nation, offering quality, value-based healthcare to patients primarily within the comfort and privacy of their home or place of residence. The company's 29,000 employees deliver home health, hospice, home- and community-based services, and facility-based care in 37 states and the District of Columbia – reaching 68 percent of the U.S. population aged 65 and older. Through Imperium Health, the company's ACO management and enablement company, LHC Group helps partners improve both savings and patient outcomes with a value-based approach. As the preferred joint venture partner for more than 400 leading U.S. hospitals and health systems, LHC Group works in cooperation with providers to customize each partnership and reach more patients and families with an effective and efficient model of care.
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements and information in this press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our objectives, plans and strategies, and all statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. These statements are often characterized by terminology such as "believe", "hope", "may", "anticipate", "should", "intend", "plan", "will", "expect", "estimate", "project", "positioned", "strategy" and similar expressions, and are based on assumptions and assessments made by LHC Group's management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and LHC Group undertakes no duty to update or revise any such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments, and business decisions to differ materially from forward-looking statements are described in LHC Group's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including the sections entitled "Risk Factors", as well LHC Group's current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the July 2022 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Equity Fund. (NYSE: USA)
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
Ticker: USA
Monthly Update, July, 2022
Investment Approach:
Fund Style: Large-Cap Core
Fund Strategy: Combines three value-style and two growth-style investment managers. Those selected demonstrate a consistent investment philosophy, decision making process, continuity of key people and above-average long-term results compared to managers with similar styles.
Investment Managers:
Value Managers:
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC
Fiduciary Management, Inc.
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Growth Managers:
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP
TCW Investment Management Company
New Holdings
Merck & Co., Inc.
Starbucks Corp.
Holdings Liquidated
Chubb, Ltd.
Textron, Inc.
Walt Disney Co.
The net asset value (NAV) of a closed-end fund is the market value of the underlying investments (i.e., stocks and bonds) in the Fund's portfolio, minus liabilities, divided by the total number of Fund shares outstanding. However, the Fund also has a market price; the value at which it trades on an exchange. If the market price is above the NAV the Fund is trading at a premium. If the market price is below the NAV the Fund is trading at a discount.
Performance returns for the Fund are total returns, which includes dividends, and are net of management fees and other Fund expenses. Returns are calculated assuming that a shareholder reinvested all distributions. Past performance cannot predict future investment results.
Performance will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance information shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Shareholders must be willing to tolerate significant fluctuations in the value of their investment. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal.
Sources of distributions to shareholders may include ordinary dividends, long-term capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2022 for tax reporting purposes will be made after year end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Based on current estimates a portion of the distributions consist of a return of capital. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholder 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.
All data is as of July 31, 2022 unless otherwise noted.
Liberty All-Star® Equity Fund
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com
libinfo@alpsinc.com
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BOSTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is the July 2022 Monthly Update for the Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ASG)
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
Ticker: ASG
Monthly Update, July, 2022
Investment Approach:
Fund Style: All-Cap Growth
Fund Strategy: Combines three growth style investment managers, each with a distinct capitalization focus (small-, mid- and large-cap) selected and continuously monitored by the Fund's Investment Advisor.
Investment Managers:
Weatherbie Capital, LLC
Small-Cap Growth
Congress Asset Management Company, LLP
Mid-Cap Growth
Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP
Large-Cap Growth
New Holdings
Deckers Outdoor Corp.
National Vision Holdings, Inc.
Starbucks Corp.
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Holdings Liquidated
Burlington Stores, Inc.
Etsy, Inc.
NeoGenomics, Inc.
Walt Disney Co.
The net asset value (NAV) of a closed-end fund is the market value of the underlying investments (i.e., stocks and bonds) in the Fund's portfolio, minus liabilities, divided by the total number of Fund shares outstanding. However, the Fund also has a market price; the value at which it trades on an exchange. If the market price is above the NAV the Fund is trading at a premium. If the market price is below the NAV the Fund is trading at a discount.
Performance returns for the Fund are total returns, which includes dividends, and are net of management fees and other Fund expenses. Returns are calculated assuming that a shareholder reinvested all distributions. Past performance cannot predict future investment results.
Performance will fluctuate with changes in market conditions. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance information shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Shareholders must be willing to tolerate significant fluctuations in the value of their investment. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including loss of principal.
Sources of distributions to shareholders may include ordinary dividends, long-term capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions in 2022 for tax reporting purposes will be made after year end. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Based on current estimates no portion of the distributions consist of a return of capital. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholder 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.
All data is as of July 31, 2022 unless otherwise noted.
Liberty All-Star® Growth Fund, Inc.
1-800-241-1850
www.all-starfunds.com
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CONCORD, Mass., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorestry has been named the #1 new pregnancy and baby app for 2022 by One Fine Baby, Australia's premier online baby retailer and maternal information hub.
Lorestry, the world's first and only app to map data to the language of healthcare for consumers, is upping the bar for personal health trackers, starting with expecting mothers and children Birth-6. "By mapping data to SNOMED International, a health language library recognized by the National Library of Medicine and over 80 nations, we start to level the playing field for self-advocacy and personal empowerment with health information, starting before birth," said Lorestry designer and founder, Linda Craib, RN, MBA.
Lorestry is the only pregnancy and baby tracker that maps parent-generated data related to the social and environmental drivers of health. These conditions impact as much as 80% of a health outcome, making them critical factors for the optimal well-being of mother and baby. The Lorestry app helps parents easily communicate this information to their care teams for referrals and intervention.
Lorestry hits another first as the market's only pregnancy and baby tracker inclusive of the 1:33 children who will be born with congenital, genetic, and rare conditions. From a diversity, equity, and inclusion perspective, it is important to start addressing the needs of this growing population of children.
Lorestry, free on the App Store, creates a beautiful timeline of a child's early life and experiences. The story can start during pregnancy or at any age up to 6, and can include family history and lore. The app creates useful lists and reports as well as data visualizations designed to improve health data understanding and literacy.
Lorestry's early adopters and collaborators include Children's Mercy Kansas City where Lorestry has been made available to all children and families, and the National Head Start Association who has partnered with Lorestry for The LEGO Foundation's global Build a World of Play Challenge.
Lorestry, by Alea Diagnostics, is a free, private app available on the app store. The app empowers parents with data and their child's life story.
Alea Diagnostics, a mission-driven company, is dedicated to improving the lives of newborns and children. Alea Diagnostics works with organizations committed to improving maternal-child health outcomes, and employers whose diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts include the newborns and children of their workforce.
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ORLANDO, Fla. and CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Pacific Founders ("CPF"), an investment adviser that manages private equity funds, focused exclusively in value-based care innovation, healthcare services, and AI and tech enabled healthcare services with offices in Chicago and San Francisco, is pleased to announce that it, along with Magruder Eye Institute ("MEI") and Robson Eye Institute ("REI"; together with MEI, the "Practices"), has formed Ascend Vision Partners ("AVP" or the "Company"). As a result of the partnership, AVP becomes the administrative services provider to the Practices and Lakeside Surgery Center.
Founded in 1973, Magruder Eye Institute is a premier comprehensive ophthalmology provider in Central Florida with a longstanding reputation for providing clinically-excellent care to a diverse collection of patients within its communities. MEI recently launched Robson Eye Institute to expand its reach to patients in the Tampa / St. Petersburg / Clearwater area, bringing its total combined clinical / surgical locations and providers to eight and twelve, respectively. The Practices' Partners, including John Beneke, M.D., Donald Centner, M.D., Michael Graham, M.D., John Lehr, M.D., and Michael Pohlod, M.D., will retain ownership through AVP, enabling the Practices to remain physician-owned and continuing to provide care through their patient-centric model.
"I am thrilled to be a founder of AVP and welcome CPF as our new partner," remarked Dr. Lehr. "My partners and I are ecstatic about CPF's unique approach with founders and clinicians, and their track record of driving rapid growth and value creation."
"Our firm and team have deep experience in ophthalmology, including discussions with over 350 practices dating back to the start of this recent wave of consolidation," commented Vance Vanier, M.D., Co-Founder and Managing Partner of CPF and Chairman of AVP. "As a result, we've had the privilege of being selective in our outbound search and feel quite fortunate to partner with such a dynamic group of clinical leaders within an established practice."
Mary Tolan, a Founder and Managing Partner of CPF and Board Member of AVP added, "this is a clear example of leaders working with leaders to solidify a legacy of clinical quality, while expanding reach through affiliations with additional like-minded ophthalmologists, referral sources, and payers across the Southeastern region."
As part of establishing AVP and laying the foundation for rapid, risk-adjusted growth, the Practices' shareholders and CPF recruited Justin Simoncini to join as AVP's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Simoncini brings almost 20 years of healthcare experience. He most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer of Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, a leading dermatology practice management company with over 150 locations and over 300 providers. Prior to his time with Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, Mr. Simoncini served as a Global Vice President with Cardinal Health.
Mr. Simoncini remarked, "The opportunity to partner with such a talented group of clinicians and leading practices is not one that comes along very often. I'm excited to help the Practices' shareholders create the leading ophthalmology practice management platform by combining their track record of clinical excellence while leveraging CPF's expertise in ophthalmology, demonstrated successes in other provider-based partnerships, and deep value-based care relationships."
Patients and referring providers should expect no changes to the Practices' providers and patient-centric care model. Going forward, the Practices expect to add providers across all sub-specialties and expand their service area across Florida and the broader Southeastern region. The Practices' physicians will continue in their current roles with the organization, while maintaining a significant ownership interest in AVP with CPF.
About Magruder Eye Institute
For more than 50 years, Magruder Eye Institute has compassionately provided superior levels of comprehensive medical and surgical eye care to a diverse patient base. MEI is Central Florida's premier provider of ophthalmologic services, with providers spanning six convenient locations. Its team of eye doctors and surgeons specialize in areas such as laser cataract surgery, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma management and treatment, corneal surgery, macular degeneration, dry eyes and eyelid surgery. For more information, visit www.magrudereye.com.
About Robson Eye Institute
Robson Eye Institute is proud to provide the Greater Tampa Bay Area with exceptional eye care through two convenient locations in Clearwater and Palm Harbor. Its team of eye doctors and surgeons specialize in areas such as laser cataract surgery, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma management and treatment, corneal surgery, macular degeneration, dry eyes and eyelid surgery.
For more information, visit www.robsoneye.com.
About Ascend Vision Partners
Ascend Vision Partners is a leading administrative services provider for eye care practices, surgery centers and their providers. It provides its clients with world-class administrative services, including call center, billing, credentialing, human resources, and other services, enabling them to continue delivering best-in-class care to patients in their communities. Ascend Vision Partners is backed by Chicago Pacific Founders, a leading middle market private equity firm which focuses exclusively on partnerships with growing companies in the healthcare services sector. For more information, please visit http://www.ascendvision.com.
About Chicago Pacific Founders
Chicago Pacific Founders is a leading investment advisor that manages private funds, focusing exclusively on investments in growth companies within value-based care innovation, healthcare services, and AI and tech enabled healthcare services, and caring for aging populations. CPF believes that the most significant societal impact and investment returns from healthcare for the next decade will be generated by investment in delivery model innovation. CPF's leadership team is made up of former healthcare CEOs, senior executives and investment professionals with a passion and track record of building healthcare businesses. For more information, please visit www.cpfounders.com.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An award-winning payment processing company in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida has more than doubled its workforce during one of the nation's worst economic times.
Merchant Lynx Services has hired 47 new employees in 2022 and continues to grow rapidly. Positions in customer service, technical support, risk management, settlement, IT, social media, chargebacks, underwriting, operations, sales, and deployment are open as the merchant base has grown by 55% since 2021.
The company recently opened offices in Ohio to add to the Corporate Office in Florida and regional offices in New York and Massachusetts. There has been tremendous community outreach, including sponsoring three Red Sox events for Latin Youth in Boston, and going further to take care of employees with gas and food bonuses to help with the high prices of fuel and groceries in the US.
The company attributes its success in to winning so many awards this year, such as Newsweek Most Loved Workplace, Sun Sentinel Best Workplaces, Pan Finance #1 Merchant Credit Card Processing Company in the US and being Ranked #21 Top ISO by Nilson Report. Merchant Lynx Services is a premier employer on Indeed.com and have an incredible working relationship with the mega job site.
"Our growth and need for great talent is due to our success as the nation's leading merchant services company and not turnover. We have many ways we show our employees they are valued, and our merchant base is growing at a tremendous rate," John Kucyk, President stated. "Our award-winning culture founded on diversity and inclusion, are pivotal to our continued success," he further stated.
"The hiring process could not be easier, as candidates can onboard themselves, as well as provide fun facts about themselves that are shared with their team," AJ Cross, VP of Human Resources said.
For more information on Merchant Lynx Services and job opportunities, visit www.merchantlynx.com.
Merchant Lynx Services has provided merchant solutions and credit card payment programs for over 26 years. Family owned and privately held, the company is Headquartered in a 20,000-sf office in Palm Beach Gardens, which has won most beautiful workspaces. The office houses over 90 employees, 8 departments, a cafeteria, recreation room, vending machines, terminal display hall and stunning décor and interior.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moore Kuehn, PLLC, a securities and shareholder law firm located on Wall Street, is investigating potential claims against:
- CARVANA CO. (NYSE: CVNA)
***Please contact fmoore@moorekuehn.com only if you acquired shares before May 6, 2020
Carvana purports to be, along with its subsidiaries, an online platform that buys and sells used cars. The business model of Carvana is based on selling the cars it buys up at a higher rate than they were purchased for. Additionally, the company makes money by allowing users to finance their vehicles and charging interest fees on the issued loans.
Moore Kuehn is investigating whether Carvana or its officers and directors failed to disclose that: (i) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; and (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina.
If you still own CARVANA CO. or CVNA since May 6, 2020, have information, would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Fletcher Moore, Esq. by email at fmoore@moorekuehn.com or telephone at (212) 709-8245.
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The report will help employers and policymakers be better informed on the availability and reliability of IDT products on the market as well as considerations for implementation
ITASCA, Ill., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Impairment in the workplace takes many forms, and it all presents a safety issue. Impairment from chemical substances, fatigue, medical conditions, mental distress and other factors can present a fitness for duty concern as well as impact employee wellbeing, putting employers in need of resources to identify and address the issue. Part of the solution: Impairment Detection Technology. As researched and described by the National Safety Council, IDT is technology with the potential to screen for multiple forms of impairment to aid in fitness for work assessments, and according to an NSC survey, the majority of responding employers are interested.
"Detecting when a worker is impaired is critical to the safety, health and wellbeing of an organization's workforce," said Jenny Burke, vice president of impairment practice at NSC. "When results of the survey showed 16% of employers surveyed are using IDTs, it shows a confidence in the technology, while simultaneously presenting an opportunity to research these technologies. NSC did what it does best, and the findings of that research make up this report, giving employers the resource they need to make informed safety decisions regarding these detection technologies."
In February 2021, NSC became the first national organization to call on employers to consider far more than substance use when addressing workplace impairment and to outline in policies and procedures anything that could impede an individual's ability to function normally or safely. This holistic approach includes a number of factors from chemical substances, such as alcohol, opioids or cannabis, to physical factors like fatigue, as well as mental distress and social factors like stress, all of which are claimed to be detectable by several of the IDTs included in the report.
Fifteen impairment technologies from 15 companies were eligible for inclusion in the analysis conducted by NSC. Of the 15 IDTs analyzed:
- Five of 15 companies (33.3%) claimed their technology could detect for all seven impairment types discussed (alcohol, opioids, cannabis, other substances, fatigue, medical conditions and other forms of possible mental impairment such as mental distress)
- Eight companies (53.3%) reported the ability to detect at least five impairment types
- Two companies (13.3%) provided more specialized impairment detection
In addition to IDTs, supervisors themselves have the ability to recognize and respond to perceived impairment in the workplace, and in October 2021, NSC launched a program to equip supervisors, safety professionals and other leaders with the proper training to do so. The recent introduction of the Preventing Impairment in the Workplace Act by Congressman Burgess Owens also calls attention to the importance of this approach, as the legislation authorizes a workplace training program through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to help employers recognize, respond and prevent workplace impairment while addressing increased safety concerns.
Full findings from the new NSC report as well as an IDT web tool are available free of charge. To learn more about impairment at work, please visit: https://www.nsc.org/impairment.
The National Safety Council is America's leading nonprofit safety advocate—and has been for more than 100 years. As a mission-based organization, we work to eliminate the leading causes of preventable death and injury, focusing our efforts on the workplace, roadway and impairment. We create a culture of safety to not only keep people safer at work, but also beyond the workplace so they can live their fullest lives.
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Developed over five years in collaboration with TRATON GROUP, the International® S13 Integrated Powertrain is unveiled to the North American market
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar continues its commitment to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility with the introduction of the International® S13 Integrated Powertrain. Navistar unveiled the S13 Integrated Powertrain during an exclusive live event held for dealers, customers and industry press at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Developed over five years through global collaboration with the TRATON GROUP, the S13 Integrated Powertrain will provide superior operating economy, stellar performance, and simplicity and serviceability to the North American commercial vehicle market.
"The International S13 Integrated Powertrain sets an industry standard for efficiency, profitability and sustainability," said Mathias Carlbaum, chief executive officer. "Not only is it the most efficient powertrain we have ever produced, but it is also a major milestone in our journey to zero-emissions transportation."
The S13 Integrated Powertrain features a clean sheet design with the engine, transmission and aftertreatment developed and integrated concurrently, ensuring maximum efficiency without compromising performance. In comparison to the first-generation International® A26 engine specified with the 12-speed overdrive Eaton Endurant HD automated transmission, the S13 Integrated Powertrain is the lightest weight powertrain on the market. With the same comparison when specified with the updated International LT® Series aerodynamics package, the S13 Integrated offers up to a 15% gain in fuel efficiency. It also provides improved reliability and sustainability, marking a leap in the progress toward carbon neutral transport.
The S13 Integrated Powertrain was designed using a modular system approach. Modular systems allow for mass customization of broad variant offerings and ensure a long-term competitive advantage. This equates to faster time to market and lower production costs. The TRATON GROUP modular system enables efficient cross-brand development and production, while still allowing for regional adaptation and validation of the S13 Integrated Powertrain for the North American market. This is the first Group-wide demonstration of a modular solution.
"The S13 Integrated Powertrain is the catalyst for us to provide a simple, comprehensive ownership solution," said Göran Nyberg, executive vice president, Commercial Operations. "Our new optimized powertrain paired with a comprehensive ownership solution has a long-expected product life with excellent residual value, truly resetting the standard for total operating economy in our industry."
This comprehensive ownership solution includes dealer integrated software, built-in service products, repair maintenance contracts and other solutions available for International® vehicles equipped with the new S13 Integrated Powertrain, ultimately allowing fleets to concentrate on their core businesses.
The S13 Integrated Powertrain will be manufactured at Navistar's Huntsville Powertrain Manufacturing Plant in Huntsville, Ala. For more information and to access a live recording of the event to introduce the S13 Integrated Powertrain, visit www.internationaltrucks.com/shift.
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Navistar, Inc. ("Navistar") is a purpose-driven company, reimagining how to deliver what matters to create more cohesive relationships, build higher-performing teams and find solutions where others don't. Based in Lisle, Illinois, Navistar or its subsidiaries and affiliates produce International® brand commercial trucks and engines, IC Bus® brand school and commercial buses, all-makes OnCommand® Connection advanced connectivity services, and Fleetrite®, ReNEWeD® and Diamond Advantage® brand aftermarket parts and includes a Brazilian manufacturer of engines and gensets, MWM Motores Diesel e Geradores. With a history of innovation dating back to 1831, Navistar has more than 14,500 employees worldwide and is a member of TRATON SE, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com.
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BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Breed, the premier revenue performance management firm for the world's fastest-growing companies, today announced that it has earned a place on this year's Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. This is the fourth consecutive year in which New Breed has made the Inc. 5000 list, which represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy's most dynamic segment — its independent small businesses.
"We are thrilled to earn this recognition for four years running and especially proud to join many of our clients on this list," said New Breed CEO Patrick Biddiscombe. "We are committed to helping high-growth organizations achieve their revenue goals, and we look forward to many more years of shared success."
New Breed's integrated products and managed services enable subscription companies worldwide to generate demand, acquire customers, and retain revenue through integrated managed services, applications, and technical expertise.
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."
New Breed is the premier revenue performance management firm for the world's fastest-growing organizations. The company combines integrated managed services with proprietary applications to align people, processes, and platforms and drive success for its clients. As a HubSpot elite partner and two-time HubSpot North American Partner of the Year, New Breed is a recognized leader in leveraging the inbound methodology to foster sustainable and efficient growth.
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Prestigious ranking by Inc. Magazine comes amid OOROO's plans to expand in and beyond the Tucson-metro area
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OOROO Auto, a multi-award-winning auto repair and maintenance service provider in Southern Arizona, announced today it has been named among Inc. Magazine's prestigious Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
Ranking at 3596, OOROO now joins an impressive list of well-known names that first came to national prominence as honorees on the Inc. 5000, including Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia and many others.
"This award highlights the amazing growth OOROO has experienced over the past few years and is a testament to our team's efforts in providing friendly and efficient service with honesty and heart," said OOROO Founder and CEO Jeff Artzi. "We've worked hard to create positive experiences through our customer-centric car care programs, like our Happy Car Club and OOROO at Work program, and I believe our growth is a reflection of our success achieving that."
"It's amazing to think how far we've come in eight years, and we're just getting started," Lindsey Wiederstein, OOROO Co-Founder added. "Our business model is simple, but it works, and our customers tell us every day how much they appreciate the experience when they visit one of our shops or when we provide services to them at their work or home—giving them back time in their day and week."
As a forward-thinking, tech-focused company, OOROO created its "Happy Car Club" subscription service in late 2021. Through its intuitive app, the program allows customers to pay one low monthly fee and receive a suite of auto care services, including oil changes, inspections, maintenance services, towing, and a discount on all other auto repairs. Happy Car Club has helped the company expand its mobile repair services and its lauded Client Partner program, OOROO at Work, which serves as an employee perk for companies enrolled in the program. To date, more than 36 local employers are enrolled in the OOROO at Work program, and that number is expected to rise as OOROO continues its growth trajectory in the coming months and years ahead.
"Our culture is very different than what you'd find at other auto shops—and customers notice and are very vocal about that difference. The enthusiasm expressed in our reviews is evidence of that," said Leroy Ingram, Director of Operations.
Starting with just one shop in Oro Valley, the multi-award-winning company now has three shops around the Tucson area. As an additional differentiating factor between itself and other automotive maintenance and repair providers, OOROO offers convenient online appointment scheduling and contactless payments through its OOROO Auto app. Key to its growth strategy and mission to transform the industry, OOROO has expanded its mobile service area to include Tucson, Phoenix, Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, Green Valley, Vail and Rita Ranch. Its plans include an expansion into the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. 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
For more information on OOROO Auto, please visit www.oorooauto.com or email at info@oorooauto.com.
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About OOROO Auto
Born out of the entrepreneurial spirit of CEO Jeff Artzi, who previously served as CEO of a 100- store automotive services chain, OOROO is not a typical auto care company—from its unique name to its culture-first, technology-forward approach that's rooted in honesty, trust and transparency. In addition to achieving a spot on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America, the multi-award-winning auto repair and maintenance service provider has been the recipient of numerous awards, including two Tucson Metro Chamber Copper Cactus Awards (for Best Employer and Innovation), Better Business Bureau Ethics Awards, Arizona Daily Star Reader's Choice Award, Best Auto Shop in Green Valley, and Best of the Northwest 6 years in a row.
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Inc's multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels. 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.
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 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. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
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As a first time honoree, Overhaul ranks in the top 50 for Logistics & Transportation companies
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that Overhaul, a software-based, supply-chain visibility, risk, compliance and insurance solution for the world's leading brands, has made the coveted Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Due to extraordinary year-over-year revenue growth, Overhaul ranked at No. 1003 overall, No. 90 in Texas, No. 37 in Austin and is the 41st fastest-growing company in logistics & transportation.
"It is an honor to be named on the Inc. 5000 list alongside some of the most successful and renowned privately held companies in the nation; an accomplishment that can be attributed to the heart of Overhaul, our people," said Barry Conlon, CEO and Founder of Overhaul. "Our people are at the core of Overhaul's mission to deliver best-in-class supply chain technology solutions. This incredible recognition is a testament to our team's ability to continue growing and spearheading next-generation supply chain and trucking technology amidst an ever-changing landscape."
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.
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 here. 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."
Overhaul was established in 2016 with the vision to provide a single unified view for in-transit logistics. Today, the company is moving beyond visibility with the goal of eliminating risk throughout supply chains worldwide. With customers across a variety of industries, including various Fortune 500 companies, Overhaul empowers clients to take control of risk, compliance, and insurance through better visibility.
About Overhaul:
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Overhaul is the only data-agnostic supply chain visibility and security solution. Overhaul transforms real-time visibility into risk management, compliance, and insurance solutions for its partners. Its software-based approach offers high configurability and efficient time-to-value to supply-chain organizations without heavy tech. Additionally, Overhaul's experienced team members hold thousands of years of logistics experience, partnering with each client to create a comprehensive solution for their entire supply chain. As such, Overhaul has quickly grown to be a trusted provider for Fortune 100 companies moving freight globally across industries, such as pharmaceutical and healthcare, technology, logistics, and food and beverage. Customers include Microsoft, Bristol Myers Squibb and many others. For more information, visit over-haul.com, and follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
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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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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PAN Foundation is celebrating after the president signed four key Medicare reforms into law today through the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation that will make prescriptions and vaccines more affordable for 49 million people with Part D coverage.
The legislation includes, for the first time, an annual limit on what Medicare beneficiaries pay out of pocket for their prescription medications. Beginning in 2025, people on Medicare will spend no more than $2,000 per year out of pocket for their prescription medications and they will have the option to pay monthly, tandem provisions commonly referred to as "cap and smoothing."
For years, PAN has advocated for these commonsense reforms to make prescriptions and vaccines more affordable for people with Medicare Part D insurance. Though Medicare helps adults afford their healthcare, for many—especially those with a serious illness—the out-of-pocket costs are often prohibitive, totaling in the thousands or even tens of thousands. Half of all people with Medicare have incomes below $30,000, and till now, Medicare beneficiaries have been the only insured group in the U.S. who were not protected by an annual limit on their out-of-pocket responsibilities.
Today's bill signing ceremony was the final step to enact these health provisions after the Senate and House voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act last week. With Congressional approval and President Joe Biden's signature, greater access to care and financial relief is possible for the 49 million older adults and people with disabilities who rely on Medicare Part D for their prescriptions.
The law signed today includes:
- An annual limit of $2,000 on out-of-pocket costs for people with Medicare Part D
- An option to pay costs monthly, smoothing out the financial burden throughout the year for people with Medicare Part D
- An end to vaccine co-pays for people with Medicare Part D
- An expansion of the federal Extra Help program, allowing more people in need to qualify for financial assistance
"Today marks a huge step toward expanded healthcare access. These four Medicare reforms will mean grandparents don't have to choose between groceries and prescriptions. They will mean that the price of a vaccine won't stop someone with a chronic condition from getting immunized," said PAN President and CEO Kevin L. Hagan. "Ultimately, they mean improved health outcomes for 49 million people. This legislation will change lives."
PAN's Executive Vice President Amy Niles, who leads public policy and advocacy initiatives, echoed his enthusiasm for these reforms.
"PAN has advocated for these Medicare improvements for years, and we are thrilled to see them enacted into law, particularly the annual cap," she said. "I'd also like to thank the PAN advocates who sent tens of thousands of emails to their elected officials over the last few years sharing the impact these reforms would have on their health and lives. Today, their voices have been heard."
The PAN Foundation has long advocated for cap and smoothing for Medicare Part D and other patient-first measures. Read about our advocacy work.
The PAN Foundation is an independent, national 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic, and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications.
Since 2004, we have provided more than 1 million underinsured patients with $4 billion in financial assistance. Partnering with generous donors, healthcare providers and pharmacies, we provide the underinsured population access to the healthcare treatments they need to best manage their conditions and focus on improving their quality of life. Learn more at panfoundation.org.
Contact: Liz Eckert, leckert@panfoundation.org
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Secured new eFPGA contract worth approximately $7 million, the largest to date, with the potential to increase to tens of millions of dollars
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) ("QuickLogic" or the "Company"), a developer of ultra-low power multi-core voice enabled SoCs, embedded FPGA IP, and Endpoint AI solutions, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022, ended July 3, 2022.
Recent Highlights
- On August 8, 2022, the Company signed an approximately $7 million customer contract. The Company's deliverables will be due over the course of twelve months. In addition, subject to completion of such deliverables and at the option of the customer, the total contract value could increase to tens of millions of dollars.
- Introduced the industry's first disaggregated eFPGA-enabled chiplet template solution, based on QuickLogic's Australis™ eFPGA IP Generator and chiplet interfaces from eTopus.
- SensiML deployed an endpoint AI-based vibration sensor to detect anomalies for vacuum pumps and chilling machines used in its manufacturing flow for a large multi-national manufacturer in Asia.
- Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 revenue increased approximately 58% from the same quarter a year ago.
- New product revenue up 148% from the same quarter a year ago.
Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Financial Results
Total revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $4.5 million, an increase of 10.9% compared with the first quarter of 2022, and an increase of 57.6% compared with the second quarter of 2021.
New product revenue was approximately $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 9.2%, compared with the first quarter of 2022, and an increase of $1.9 million, or 148.1%, compared with the second quarter of 2021. The increase in new product revenue from the same period a year ago was primarily due to higher eFPGA IP-related revenue, as well as an increase in smart connectivity product revenue.
Mature product revenue was $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 118.3% compared with the first quarter of 2022, and a decrease of 13.0% compared with the second quarter of 2021.
Second quarter 2022 GAAP gross margin was 56.0% compared with 60.1% in the first quarter of 2022, and 50.9% in the second quarter of 2021.
Second quarter 2022 non-GAAP gross margin was 58.6% compared with 61.5% in the first quarter of 2022, and 51.5% in the second quarter of 2021.
Second quarter 2022 GAAP operating expenses were $3.2 million, compared with $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2022, and $3.4 million in the second quarter of 2021.
Second quarter 2022 non-GAAP operating expenses were $2.8 million, compared with $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2022, and $3.3 million in the second quarter of 2021.
Second quarter 2022 GAAP net loss was $0.5 million, or $0.04 per share, compared with a net loss of $1.2 million, or $0.10 per share, in the first quarter of 2022, and a net loss of $2.1 million, or $0.18 per share, in the second quarter of 2021.
Second quarter 2022 non-GAAP net loss was $47 thousand, or $0.00 per share, compared with a net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.06 per share, in the first quarter of 2022, and a net loss of $1.9 million, or $0.16 per share, in the second quarter of 2021.
Conference Call
QuickLogic will hold a conference call at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, August 16, 2022, to discuss its current financial results. The conference call will be webcast on QuickLogic's IR Site Events Page at https://ir.quicklogic.com/ir-calendar. To join the live conference, you may dial (877) 407-0792 and international participants should dial (201) 689-8263 by 2:20 p.m. Pacific Time. No Passcode is needed to join the conference call. A recording of the call will be available starting approximately one hour after completion. To access the recording, please call (412) 317-6671 and reference the passcode 13731882.
The call recording, which can be accessed by phone, will be archived through August 23, 2022, and the webcast will be available for 12 months on the Company's website.
About QuickLogic
QuickLogic is a fabless semiconductor company that develops low power, multi-core semiconductor platforms and Intellectual Property (IP) for Artificial Intelligence (AI), voice and sensor processing. The solutions include an embedded FPGA IP (eFPGA) for hardware acceleration and pre-processing, and heterogeneous multi-core SoCs that integrate eFPGA with other processors and peripherals. The Analytics Toolkit from the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, SensiML Corporation, completes the end-to-end solution with accurate sensor algorithms using AI technology. The full range of platforms, software tools and eFPGA IP enables the practical and efficient adoption of AI, voice and sensor processing across the multitude of mobile, wearable, hearable, consumer, industrial, edge and endpoint IoT applications. For more information, visit www.quicklogic.com and https://www.quicklogic.com/blog/.
QuickLogic uses its website (www.quicklogic.com), the company blog (https://www.quicklogic.com/blog/), corporate Twitter account (@QuickLogic_Corp), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/QuickLogic), and LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/13512/) as channels of distribution of information about its products, its planned financial and other announcements, its attendance at upcoming investor and industry conferences, and other matters. Such information may be deemed material information, and QuickLogic may use these channels to comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Therefore, investors should monitor the Company's website and its social media accounts in addition to following the Company's press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, and webcasts.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
QuickLogic reports financial information in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or U.S. GAAP, but believes that non-GAAP financial measures are helpful in evaluating its operating results and comparing its performance to comparable companies. Accordingly, the Company excludes certain charges related to stock-based compensation, restructuring, the effect of the write-off of long-lived assets and the tax effect on other comprehensive income in calculating non-GAAP (i) loss from operations, (ii) net loss, (iii) net loss per share, and (iv) gross margin percentage. The Company provides this non-GAAP information to enable investors to evaluate its operating results in a manner similar to how the Company analyzes its operating results and to provide consistency and comparability with similar companies in the Company's industry.
Management uses the non-GAAP measures, which exclude gains, losses and other charges that are considered by management to be outside of the Company's core operating results, internally to evaluate its operating performance against results in prior periods and its operating plans and forecasts. In addition, the non-GAAP measures are used to plan for the Company's future periods and serve as a basis for the allocation of the Company's resources, management of operations and the measurement of profit-dependent cash and equity compensation paid to employees and executive officers.
Investors should note, however, that the non-GAAP financial measures used by QuickLogic may not be the same non-GAAP financial measures, and may not be calculated in the same manner, as that of other companies. QuickLogic does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures alone or as a substitute for financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A reconciliation of U.S. GAAP financial measures to non-GAAP financial measures is included in the financial statements portion of this press release. Investors are encouraged to review the related U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures with their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, expectations regarding our future business, and actual results may differ due to a variety of factors including: delays in the market acceptance of the Company's new products; the ability to convert design opportunities into customer revenue; our ability to replace revenue from end-of-life products; the level and timing of customer design activity; the market acceptance of our customers' products; the risk that new orders may not result in future revenue; our ability to introduce and produce new products based on advanced wafer technology on a timely basis; our ability to adequately market the low power, competitive pricing and short time-to-market of our new products; intense competition by competitors; our ability to hire and retain qualified personnel; our ability to capitalize on synergies with our subsidiary SensiML Corporation; changes in product demand or supply; general economic conditions; political events, international trade disputes, natural disasters and other business interruptions that could disrupt supply or delivery of, or demand for, the Company's products; the unpredictable and ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; and changes in tax rates and exposure to additional tax liabilities. These and other potential factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated or implied are described in more detail in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the risks discussed in the "Risk Factors" section in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in the Company's prior press releases, which are available on the Company's Investor Relations website at http://ir.quicklogic.com/, and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. In addition, please note that the date of this press release is August 16, 2022, and any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. We undertake no obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events.
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Appearing on the list for the second time, the Inc. 5000 is a prestigious recognition for RainFocus amid challenging market conditions
LEHI, Utah, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. has revealed that RainFocus™, provider of the next-generation enterprise event marketing platform, ranks No. 3713 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The placement highlights RainFocus' strong performance and growth strategy.
"It's an esteemed honor to be recognized again on this year's Inc. 5000 list," says JR Sherman, CEO of RainFocus. "This award is a testament to the hard work and commitment from our entire organization, and the ongoing trust we receive from our partners and clients to deliver a leading platform. I'm proud of the growth we've achieved and to be working with a group of resilient people who continue to propel our company forward."
The Inc. 5000 list ranks companies by overall revenue growth over a three-year period. It is a hallmark of entrepreneurial success and the place where future household names first make their mark. This year's list proved especially impressive given the challenges companies needed to overcome, including supply chain issues, 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."
RainFocus is equipped with the knowledge and expertise to navigate turbulent times. Members of the executive leadership team have led organizations through multiple previous economic downslides and have a deep history of emerging with better services and a more powerful platform.
This year's recognition showcases RainFocus' ongoing commitment to developing a flexible, scalable, and secure platform with data at the core. The company continues to invest in enhancing its platform and services; delivering confidence to clients; and developing innovation within attendee experience, exhibitor activation, and speaker enablement at its clients' world-class events.
Having just hired a new chief people officer and chief customer officer, and boasting an increased headcount of 126% over the last 12 months, RainFocus remains dedicated to the growth of its employees and clients.
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.
RainFocus is the next-generation event marketing platform built from the ground up to capture, analyze, and harness an unprecedented amount of data for significantly better events and conferences. As a true SaaS platform, RainFocus simplifies event registration, content management, and exhibitor activation seamlessly across in-person, virtual, and hybrid experiences, all from a single dashboard. For more information, visit www.rainfocus.com.
- Join the conversation with RainFocus on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
- Visit RainFocus.com to learn more about our event marketing and management platform. If you're ready to get started, request a demo.
- Discover RainFocus On Demand, the go-to learning destination for event industry leaders to discover the latest trends, thought leadership, and best practices, delivered on demand – any time, anywhere. Learn more.
- Are you interested in joining the RainFocus Partner Program? Apply today.
- Grow your career and help reshape the events industry at RainFocus. Apply here.
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jessica.johnson@rainfocus.com
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ATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Secureworks (NASDAQ: SCWX) today announced that it plans to release its second quarter fiscal 2023 financial results on Thursday, September 1, 2022, before the open of regular U.S. stock market trading hours.
Secureworks will host a conference call that day to review the results at 8:00 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the company's website at http://investors.secureworks.com. The webcast will be archived at the same location.
About Secureworks
Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX) is a global cybersecurity leader that protects customer progress with Secureworks Taegis™, a cloud-native security analytics platform built on 20+ years of real-world threat intelligence and research, improving customers' ability to detect advanced threats, streamline and collaborate on investigations, and automate the right actions.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Foundation, founded by Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), and GRID Alternatives announced the completion of multiple solar energy installations designed to help provide access to clean renewable power for environmental and economic justice communities in northern Baja California, Mexico. The solar installations serve as onsite power sources for several organizations including Rancho de los Niños, an orphanage near Ensenada, and YMCA Menores Migrantes, a youth migrant shelter in Tijuana. Organizations have seen electricity cost reductions of up to 50%, allowing funds to be reallocated to critical needs that are not typically covered by donations.
"Having personally visited one of the orphanages and the migrant shelter recently, I was able to witness first-hand the tremendous impact that these solar installations have had on the dozens of children who reside at both locations," said Molly Cartmill, chief stewardship officer of Sempra Foundation. "Energy is foundational to progress, and by providing these children with cleaner, more affordable, more reliable energy, precious resources can now be spent on medicine, books and other important necessities, helping to shape a better future for all."
Sempra Foundation provided $200,000 in funding for the projects as part of its year-long collaboration with GRID Alternatives to install grid-tied solar energy systems at seven locations: two orphanages, two Indigenous residential communities, a health center, a migrant center, and a hospice serving individuals experiencing homelessness and living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. GRID Alternatives will also provide support with equipment maintenance and operation over time.
"The impact of the installation of solar panels has been something that transcends our daily costs. Because the reality of what we've seen in the past few months is that our electricity costs have been significantly reduced," explained Valeria Ruíz Griego, general coordinator of YMCA Menores Migrantes. "And now we can use that money for other needs that aren't covered by donations, like food, hygiene products and clothing for the boys and girls."
Given the success of this project, Sempra Foundation plans to collaborate with GRID Alternatives on a second phase of solar installations. Phase two is expected to include more than 140 kW of solar energy and battery storage systems at nine different locations benefitting hundreds of residents and community members across Baja California, Mexico.
About Sempra Foundation
Founded by Sempra in 2007, Sempra Foundation has long been focused on investing its energy and resources into efforts to make a real difference for people when they need it most. Sempra Foundation invests in the issue of energy access for those who live in energy poverty, helping to advance social progress and shape a vibrant future for all. The foundation also has a long history of supporting relief efforts when disasters strike, including wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes and other events.
Sempra Foundation additionally encourages community engagement by supporting the 20,000 employees who work for Sempra and its operating companies, helping them to deliver their energy with purpose in communities by matching certain employee contributions of time and money to any eligible 501(c)(3) charitable organization they choose to support.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweet Gwendoline French Gin, inspired by the work of iconic fetish artist and publisher, John Willie, has launched in the U.S.
The gin was founded by spirits industry veteran Larry McGearty, who previously led the team that created Sailor Jerry Rum, in partnership with Dita Von Teese, "The Queen of Burlesque," whose work draws inspiration from Willie's art.
"I have a passion for the artistry associated within subcultures," McGearty said. "Sweet Gwendoline French Gin is a result of the lifelong appreciation I have for the fetish artistry of John Willie. This gin has been 10 years in the making and is now here for your enjoyment."
Distributed by Frederick Wildman, Sweet Gwendoline French Gin is now available in New York, California, Texas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, and Wisconsin, as well as online for shipping to 30 states and Washington, D.C.
The liquid is a French gin sourced in the South of France and infused with fig and six additional botanicals –– juniper, cardamon, coriander, angelica, lime, and sweet orange. French white wine provides a unique, citrus finish. Sweet Gwendoline French Gin rethinks the gin category in that it does not require an additional ingredient or mixer to enhance its unique flavor.
The brand pays homage to the whip-cracking artistry and glamour of mid-century iconoclast Willie and his wife and muse, Holly Anna Faram, while reimagining the spirit of one of their greatest creations –– Sweet Gwendoline –– for the 21st century.
Together, the couple realized their fetish fantasies during a time when expressing sexuality was narrow and binary. They belonged to a clandestine community of enthusiasts with a richly diverse and liberal view on consensual erotic pleasures.
For Von Teese, who is credited with reviving burlesque performance with her own unique style, the brand represents a full circle moment.
"John Willie is always with me in artistic spirit," Von Teese said. "He is one of my greatest inspirations, and now the playfully risque spirit of one of his greatest heroines — Sweet Gwendoline — has been brought to life in our own beautiful spirit."
A provocative and intriguing flavor and visual aesthetic, Sweet Gwendoline French Gin is a lifestyle brand with a sizable, ready-made audience who are fans of the artistry, the story, and its celebrity partner and are looking for an authentic brand experience based on glamorous, edgy pleasures.
Larry McGearty (Founder)
Larry McGearty is an entrepreneur who created his own cigarette brand, Marshall McGearty, and led the team that developed Sailor Jerry Rum. A marketing leader for 20+ years, Larry has led strategy on national campaigns for brands such as Espolon tequila, Skyy Vodka, Wild Turkey, and Abasolo.
Dita Von Teese (Partner)
Dita Von Teese is the biggest name in burlesque in the world and is credited with bringing the art form back into the spotlight with a new sense of elegance and sophistication. She originally made her mark on the world as a fetish star and was heralded by Vanity Fair for "...reconciling (fetish legend) Bettie Page and (feminist) Betty Friedan". She is a NYT Bestselling author, with a successful namesake lingerie brand, and the biggest touring shows in the history of burlesque.
Contact: Taylor Foxman, taylor@theindustrycollective.org
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teleperformance, a leading global group in digitally integrated business services, announced that its China operations received the prestigious Great Place to Work® award. By being certified as a Great Place to Work® in China, Teleperformance has helped set a high benchmark for Chinese Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry companies and companies operating in all other industries.
Teleperformance's China operations scored strong for overall trust in the company by its over 5,000 Chinese team members. It operates seven facilities in China and provides work from home services, with 10% of its staff currently utilizing them. Additionally, Teleperformance China also won the Great Place to Work® award for Women in 2020 and 2021.
Jose Bezanilla, CEO Great Place to Work® China commented, "In Great Place to Work®, we have special respect and admiration for companies and leadership teams that kept their priorities clear on their people, while navigating the tough times of the pandemic. Teleperformance is a clear example of this, making it again to the top recognition as Best Workplaces™ in Asia keeping Trust as a key element of their working culture. Congratulations!"
"On behalf of the China leadership teams I wish to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to our employees," said Joseph Wai, Executive Chairman of Teleperformance China. "This year is the 16th anniversary of Teleperformance China's establishment. With your support, we have been certified as a Great Place To Work® for five years in a row. This confirms our determination to continue to build a more trustworthy, fair, friendly, and enterprising workplace."
With a top global priority of people care, over 97% of Teleperformance employees worldwide currently work in independently certified great employer operations.
The company welcomes applicants from across the globe to apply for exciting work options. Interested applicants can go to www.teleperformance.com.
Teleperformance (TEP – ISIN: FR0000051807 – Reuters: TEPRF.PA - Bloomberg: TEP FP), the global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and related digital services, serves as a strategic partner to the world's largest companies in many industries. It offers a One Office support services model including end-to-end digital solutions, which guarantee successful customer interaction and optimized business processes, anchored in a unique, comprehensive high touch, high tech approach. Nearly 420,000 employees, based in 88 countries, support billions of connections every year in over 265 languages and around 170 markets, in a shared commitment to excellence as part of the "Simpler, Faster, Safer" process. This mission is supported by the use of reliable, flexible, intelligent technological solutions and compliance with the industry's highest security and quality standards, based on Corporate Social Responsibility excellence. In 2021, Teleperformance reported consolidated revenue of €7,115 million (US$8.4 billion, based on €1 = $1.18) and net profit of €557 million.
Teleperformance shares are traded on the Euronext Paris market, Compartment A, and are eligible for the deferred settlement service. They are included in the following indices: CAC 40, STOXX 600, S&P Europe 350, MSCI Global Standard and Euronext Tech Leaders. In the area of corporate social responsibility, Teleperformance shares are included in the Euronext Vigeo Euro 120 index since 2015, the EURO STOXX 50 ESG index since 2020, the MSCI Europe ESG Leaders index since 2019, the FTSE4Good index since 2018 and the S&P Global 1200 ESG index since 2017.
For more information: www.teleperformance.com. Follow us on Twitter: @teleperformance
Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Great Place to Work helps organizations quantify their culture and produce better business results by creating a high-trust work experience for all employees. Their unparalleled benchmark data is used to recognize Great Place to Work-Certified™ companies and the Best Workplaces™ in the US and more than 60 countries, including the 100 Best Companies to Work For® and World's Best Workplaces™ lists published annually in Fortune. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
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VENICE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that MagicLinks is No. 876 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 incredibly honored to once again rank in the Top 20% of the Fastest Growing Companies in America. We pride ourselves on empowering the world's leading brands to strategically leverage their full marketing and social commerce capabilities in partnership with more than 25,000 creators on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.
Our three-year revenue growth of 724% illustrates the tremendous impact of our team's dedication to empowering both our brand partners and creators within the social commerce space; and demonstrates that our unique mix of proprietary creator data, powerful matching algorithms, and incredible employee talent is resonating with our 5,000+ brand partners who leverage our insights to scale their businesses," said Brian Nickerson, CEO, and Co-Founder of MagicLinks.
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."
Since 2015, MagicLinks' 25,000+ influencers have driven $3B+ GMV in eCommerce transactions with over 375K+ videos, 30B+ views and 1.5B+ in fan reach.
Over the past 24 months, MagicLinks has ranked on the Los Angeles Business Journal's list of "Fastest-Growing Private Companies in LA" in 2020 and 2021. So far in 2022, the company has ranked on the Financial Times list of "Fastest Growing Companies in America", Los Angeles Business Journal's "Best Places To Work in Los Angeles" - Medium Sized Companies, and on BuiltinLA's list of "Best Small Companies to Work for in Los Angeles."
MagicLinks is an award-winning Certified B Corporation that powers social commerce through an exclusive platform for video influencers and the world's leading brands.
MagicLinks is an award-winning Influencer Marketing Platform and Certified B Corporation powering social commerce with Creators and the world's leading consumer brands. MagicLinks' proprietary technology, Match Intelligence™, provides strategic Creator matching for Brands looking to drive awareness, engagement, and sales across social media. The platform provides scalable, data-backed campaign solutions with dependable ROI and full-funnel reporting, while also providing Creators a reliable way to earn and grow their business.
To learn more about MagicLinks, please visit www.magiclinks.com.
CONTACT:
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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.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a successful year of growth in 2021, THIRDHOME's already expansive portfolio of offerings gained a massive expansion in 2022 in the form of 17 new partnerships within Q1 and Q2. The new partnerships enhance THIRDHOME's goal to offer an unprecedented range of luxury travel opportunities to its community of passionate travelers. Among the new partners are exclusive luxury homes and vacation rentals, villas of the highest caliber, award-winning travel and lifestyle brands, clubs, and, of course, trusted real estate developers.
Such partnerships allow members to carefully tailor their travel experiences to their personal needs and desires. With so many possibilities available, THIRDHOME is leading the pack in crossing traditional accommodation/category lines to offer modern travelers exactly what they need.
Since the company's founding in 2010, THIRDHOME has empowered members to turn unused time in their luxury second homes into unforgettable experiences around the world.
About THIRDHOME
THIRDHOME is the premier travel club for second homeowners who share a mindset for luxury and exploration. From jetsetters to retirees and everything in between, members can leverage unused time in their second home and earn travel credits that allow them to open the doors to a multitude of other members' private homes around the globe.
Today, the current Exchange features over 14,000 properties, across 100 countries, with an average value of $2.4 million. The Club has also expanded their business model to include luxury Rentals and one-of-a-kind travel Adventures.
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TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- a revolutionary PFP NFT called Throwing Dude Space Camp (TDSC) is coming this Fall. TDSC features next level art, astonishing rarity, and a ground-breaking road map. Click here to join the waitlist. 10,000 NFTs will be available.
Gyro Plasmic (pseudonym), Founder of TDSC says; "we are bringing the representation of throwing to the picture for profile (PFP) NFT. We studied many elite throwers to get this just right. We love quarterbacks and their whole motion that goes into throwing well. Other sports had an influence on us as well. We noticed that disc golf is exploding."
Since our Dudes are from across our Universe, some of their capabilities go way beyond just throwing mere sporting objects from earth and include galactic and even mythical throwing.
TDSC is about living the creative inspired life and pursuing the joy of throwing and the joy of exploring. Space and sports have these in common too. No matter your skill level, or where you come from in our universe, Throwing Dude Space Camp galactically celebrates the comradery of Space Camp and throwing. Click for TDSC waitlist.
We achieve greater rarity through the processes of constraining and rare information is randomly included with our Dudes. With over 70 throwing objects, rarity is deeper versus the other Picture for Profile NFT projects. Join our waitlist.
We are in it for the long haul and as TDCS gets resourced through revenue, we plan to introduce many benefits to the Throwing Dude Space Camp membership, which may potentially include: our 57 planets art reveal, exclusive member merchandise, space camping festival under our aurora borealis, release of space camp song anthem and more. TDSC will push the boundaries of what is possible for a PFP NFT and will have a lot of fun doing it. Subscribe to our waitlist.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRX), a precision oncology company targeting virus-associated malignancies, today announced that the International Association for Research on Epstein-Barr Virus and Associated Disease (EBV Association) has elected Viracta's Chief Scientific Officer, Ayman Elguindy, Ph.D., to its Governing Board.
The International Association for Research on Epstein-Barr Virus and Associated Diseases is a 35-year-old non-profit organization. The primary objective of the EBV Association is to promote research on Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and to stimulate the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and research materials among scientists throughout the world who study EBV and related diseases. The association organizes the International Symposium on EBV research; a convention that encourages cooperative activities between institutions, organizations and societies that have interests in common relating to basic and applied research on EBV and associated diseases.
"It is a great privilege to serve with the world's premier key opinion leaders on the Epstein-Barr virus as a member of the EBV Association's Governing Board," said Dr. Elguindy. "I've spent the past 25 years working to better understand virus-associated cancers, with a core focus being the identification of novel targets for drug development and I am thrilled to be applying and expanding these efforts at Viracta. I look forward to contributing to further advancements in the understanding of EBV, and the treatment of EBV-associated diseases."
Ivor Royston, M.D., President, and Chief Executive Officer of Viracta added, "I'd like to congratulate Ayman on this international recognition, which speaks to his standing as a well-recognized leader in the study of cancer-causing viruses and associated diseases."
Ayman Elguindy, Ph.D.
Dr. Elguindy joined Viracta Therapeutics as Chief Scientific Officer in July 2021. He has over 24 years of experience studying the role of viruses in cancer and spent the last decade as a faculty member at Yale University School of Medicine, most recently as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Disease, and the Department of Pathology. At Yale, Dr. Elguindy ran a laboratory focused on the involvement of oncogenic herpesviruses in the etiology and prognosis of cancer. His group studied the fundamental role of herpesvirus protein kinases in viral pathogenesis and as potential targets for drug development. Additionally, he made seminal contributions to the understanding of oncogenic herpesvirus reactivation from latent to lytic state, the process of viral DNA replication, role of virally encoded cytokines in mediating cell proliferation, and temporal regulation of viral gene expression during infection. He has been awarded numerous grants from organizations such as the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute to study the mechanisms regulating EBV gene expression and the role of viruses in cancer as both a Principal and Co-Investigator. Dr. Elguindy has authored over two dozen peer-reviewed publications and serves in editorial roles at the scientific journals Pathogens and Frontiers in Microbiology. He also serves as a reviewer for multiple journals including PloS Pathogens and the Journal of Virology. He received his Ph.D. and M.Ph. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University.
About Viracta Therapeutics, Inc.
Viracta is a precision oncology company targeting virus-associated malignancies. Viracta's lead product candidate is an all-oral combination therapy of its proprietary investigational drug, nanatinostat, and the antiviral agent valganciclovir (collectively referred to as Nana-val). Nana-val is currently being evaluated in multiple ongoing clinical trials, including a pivotal, global, multicenter, open-label Phase 2 basket trial for the treatment of multiple subtypes of relapsed/refractory Epstein-Barr virus-positive (EBV+) lymphoma (NAVAL-1), as well as a multinational Phase 1b/2 trial for the treatment of EBV+ recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other EBV+ solid tumors. Viracta is also pursuing the application of its inducible synthetic lethality approach in other virus-related cancers.
For additional information please visit www.viracta.com.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fall family fun is brewing throughout Walt Disney World Resort. This year, there are so many ways to celebrate fall and Halloween with new flavors, sights and experiences, plus the return of fan-favorite events.
Here is an overview of festive fall offerings guests can enjoy across Walt Disney World:
The return of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party kicks off a fall full of fun at Walt Disney World Resort. The special ticket event is offered at Magic Kingdom Park on select nights from Aug. 12 to Oct. 31 after normal park hours from 7 p.m. to midnight.
- Guests can dress in their happiest or most-haunted Halloween costumes to get in the spirit of the season!
- Frightfully fun entertainment abounds in "Mickey's Boo-To-You Halloween Parade," the "Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular" stage show featuring the Sanderson Sisters, and "Disney's Not-So-Spooky Spectacular" nighttime extravaganza hosted by Jack Skellington, featuring fireworks, projections, iconic Disney characters and more.
- New for 2022, partygoers awaiting "Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade" can 'Stand Out' and dance their way onto Main Street U.S.A., with a majorly awesome 90's crew led by Max Goof cosplaying as Powerline – his favorite pop superstar!
- Also new this year, guests can join Zombies and Cheerleaders at the ZOM-BEATZ BASH! as they BAMM out to music inspired by the ZOMBIES original movies on Disney Channel.
- Several classic Magic Kingdom attractions will be costumed for Halloween including Mad Tea Party, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion and Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor.
- Guests can trick-or-treat their way through the park and indulge in delicious sweets like SKITTLES, SNICKERS and M&M's.
- The most wicked snacks of the season with specially themed fall and Halloween treats are available to savor throughout the park.
- Guests can even bring home the memories with an event-exclusive, step-in photo experience, plus a reusable trick-or-treat bag and commemorative print that all guests will receive to round out the special Halloween offerings.
What's Halloween without some Disney magic? Summer transforms to the spooky season with festive fall decor at Magic Kingdom Park. Guests can stroll down Main Street, U.S.A where pumpkins and scarecrows are seemingly everywhere and where Disney characters are dressed in their Halloween best. Shops are festooned with fall foliage and garlands, and there are plenty of tricks and pumpkin-spiced treats making the season feel even more magical at this Walt Disney World Theme Park. Guests can enjoy festive fall decor Aug. 9 through Oct. 31 and other autumn-themed offerings at select locations throughout Walt Disney World Resort.
Now through Nov. 19, guests can sip, savor and repeat across six continents at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE. The festival offers new experiences for foodies and families alike as part of the "The World's Most Magical Celebration" honoring the Walt Disney World Resort 50th Anniversary.
- More than 25 festival food and wine marketplaces located throughout EPCOT celebrate the best in global food and drink.
- This year, the creative Disney culinary teams have dreamed up unique dishes as nearly one third of the menu offerings are new.
- Guests can enjoy live musical performances at the America Gardens Theatre as part of the Eat to the Beat Concert Series presented by Florida Blue Medicare. Internationally recognized artists perform Friday through Monday and local bands rock the house Tuesday through Thursday.
- New this year! From Sept. 29-Oct. 31 (or while supplies last), special Halloween fun for the whole family is available in Pluto's Pumpkin Pursuit. With the purchase of a map and stickers, guests can search around EPCOT for hidden decorative pumpkins themed to Disney characters. Whether they search for the pumpkins or not, guests can return their maps to redemption locations in the park to receive a festival keepsake.
The 2022-23 runDisney race season kicks off Nov. 3-6 with the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend presented by Shokz. The popular race weekend features a 5K, 10K and half marathon, as well as the Disney Two Course Challenge (10K and half marathon) and Post-Race Party.
- Guests can experience the blend of music, stories, and culinary delights found during the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival and the Walt Disney World Resort 50th anniversary celebration.
- The weekend features a Coco-themed 5K, a Raya and the Last Dragon-themed 10K and a half marathon celebrating the music and magic of Soul.
- Guests can also experience the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, including the opportunity to buy merchandise and gadgets for runners.
- Olympic track and field champion and reality TV star Sanya Richards-Ross will be among the thousands of competitors at this year's race weekend.
- The magical weekend will be capped off with a unique Post-Race Party at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. Half Marathon and Challenge registration includes entry to this after-hours event. Friends and family can purchase Post-Race Party tickets to join in the celebration with their favorite runners.
- The Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend is the first of four race weekends during the 2022-23 runDisney season. Next is the 30th anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend (Jan. 4-8), the 15th anniversary Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend (Feb. 23-26), and the runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend (April 13-16).
For more information on seasonal experiences across The Most Magical Place on Earth, guests can visit DisneyWorld.com and DisneyParksBlog.com.
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TORONTO, ON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WellnessLiving (the "Company"), which provides a cloud-based business management software and integrated payments platform for fitness and wellness operators, announced that the Company has partnered with McCarthy Capital to accelerate its growth. In addition to McCarthy Capital leading the $46 million minority investment, CIBC Innovation Banking has provided $20 million in growth financing, bringing the total raised this round to US$66 million.
Founded in 2013, WellnessLiving develops multi-tenant business management software to allow business owners to schedule classes, appointments and events, manage staff, process payments and increase member engagement. The Company serves an international market with customers in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
The partnership will accelerate WellnessLiving's international expansion efforts, ongoing product development and the buildout of robust features for franchises and multi-location enterprises. In addition, the Company will add to existing partnerships and pursue accretive acquisitions as the customer base expands.
"After meeting with dozens of exceptional institutional investors, we selected McCarthy Capital for their deep understanding of our space, alignment with our vision, and exemplary track record of supporting high growth companies," said Len Fridman, WellnessLiving's co-founder and CEO. "Chase Meyer and Thomas Sudyka of McCarthy Capital are valuable additions to our board. Additionally, I'm excited to announce that Brice Scheschuk, Managing Partner at Globalive Capital will also be joining as a board member and Dan Houghton, Buildertrend's CEO will be joining as a board advisor. We are particularly pleased that Mark Nashman of INcapital Ventures and Bobby Halpern of Halpern & Co. are also participating in the round, indicating their continued support and high confidence in our growth plan."
"This partnership comes at a great inflection point for WellnessLiving as we continue to add new customers at record breaking levels to our platform and help each one of them reach their performance potential and realize their entrepreneurial dreams," said Len Fridman. "McCarthy Capital has a proven history of scaling software businesses, and we are excited to further accelerate WellnessLiving's growth trajectory with their support."
"We are thrilled to partner with the management team of WellnessLiving," said Chase Meyer, Partner at McCarthy Capital. "The Company's passion for customer service is impressive. We believe their customer-centric approach is critical for long-term value creation – both for WellnessLiving and their customers. We look forward to partnering with WellnessLiving as they continue to invest in their people and product."
Koley Jessen and Fasken served as legal advisors, Armanino LLP served as accounting advisor and William Blair served as financial advisor to McCarthy Capital. GLC Advisors served as financial advisor to WellnessLiving with Goodmans serving as legal counsel.
WellnessLiving is a member management software solution which provides a single-instance, multi-tenant business management software and integrated payments platform for fitness and wellness operators (e.g., yoga, pilates, fitness, martial arts, spa and salon). The software allows business owners to schedule classes / appointments, manage staff, process payments and engage with their members.
Learn more about WellnessLiving by visiting https://www.wellnessliving.com/, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
McCarthy Partners Management, LLC is a registered investment advisor that conducts business as McCarthy Capital. McCarthy Capital, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is focused exclusively on lower middle-market companies. For more than 35 years, the McCarthy organization has been partnering with founders, families and exceptional management teams to support the growth of their companies. More information about McCarthy Capital can be obtained at www.mccarthycapital.com.
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KEAAU, Hawaii (KITV4) -- Police on the Big Island are investigating an apparent deadly accident in a neighborhood in Keaau on Monday.
Officers were called out to the Paradise Park subdivision, near 23rd Ave. and Paradise Dr., on a report of a public accident involving a car, around 6:45 p.m.
Witnesses who called police said they could see a woman standing between her car, a Chevy Malibu, and the gate post to her home. When officers arrived they said they found the woman unresponsive, pinned between the car and the post.
The victim was taken to Hilo Medical Center in critical condition. She was pronounced dead from her injuries around 11 p.m. The identity of the victim is being withheld until her family can be notified.
An autopsy has been ordered to determine her exact cause of death.
This incident is being investigated as a fatal public accident. Although foul play is not suspected, police say a coroner’s inquest investigation will be conducted to examine evidence and facts surrounding this case to determine what happened.
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President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday -- marking a major victory for his administration and the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections.
Biden said during a signing ceremony in the State Dining Room that the legislation, called the Inflation Reduction Act, is "one of the most significant laws in our history."
"With this law, the American people won and the special interests lost," Biden told an audience of Democratic members of Congress and members of the administration. "For a while people doubted whether any of that was going to happen, but we are in a season of substance."
A series of events focused on the roll out of the new law are expected to take place in the coming weeks. The White House says Biden will soon host a Cabinet meeting focused on the law's implementation, travel around the country to highlight the bill's impact on Americans and take part in a post-Labor Day White House celebration focused on the enactment of the bill.
The bill signing is the latest celebration of a major legislative accomplishment for Biden this summer, having already held bill signings at the White House last week for a bill aimed at increasing domestic semiconductor production and increasing benefits for veterans affected by toxic burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq. Biden has also chalked up wins on several other fronts in the last few months, including a bipartisan gun reform bill, ordering the successful mission to kill al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, sending billions in aid to Ukraine to help that nation defend itself against Russia's invasion and helping Finland and Sweden begin the process of joining NATO.
The act accomplishes several key Biden legislative agenda items, representing the largest climate investment in American history and making major changes to health policy by giving Medicare the power for the first time to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs and extending expiring health care subsidies for three years. The legislation will reduce the deficit, be paid for through new taxes -- including a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a 1% tax on stock buybacks -- and boost the Internal Revenue Service's ability to collect.
It will raise over $700 billion in government revenue over 10 years and spend over $430 billion to reduce carbon emissions and extend subsidies for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and use the rest of the new revenue to reduce the deficit.
Senate Democrats had long hoped to pass a signature legislative package that would incorporate major agenda items for the party, but struggled for months to reach a deal that gained full support of their caucus.
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin -- a major holdout throughout much of Biden's term in office -- played a key role in the legislation, agreeing to a deal that was announced at the end of last month. Schumer and Manchin attended Tuesday's signing ceremony at the White House.
The bill passed in the Senate earlier this month after 16 hours of amendment votes -- known as a vote-a-rama -- and the House of Representatives approved the bill along party lines this past Friday.
The bill Biden signed on Tuesday does not include several provisions that had been previously proposed as part of the President's plan, including paid family and sick leave, universal pre-kindergarten, an extension of the enhanced child tax credit, as well as provisions to lower the cost of college.
The key legislative victory comes as the White House plans a major speech for Biden after Labor Day, which is being billed as a hard-hitting kick off for midterm campaigning.
Aides are preparing a speech in which the President will tout tangible, long-talked-about wins like lowering prescription drug costs and gun restrictions while hammering Republicans for being extremists who are in the pocket of special interests.
Democrats are fighting to maintain their narrow majorities in Congress. And it's not entirely clear whether voters perceptions about the President or his party will improve in the fall following a summer of dismal polling.
A CNN poll released in late July, for example, found that 75% of Democratic voters want their party to nominate someone other than Biden to the presidency in 2024.
Now, the White House is aiming to make the most of a string of wins -- including the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act -- as part of a rush to reset his image ahead of the November elections.
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The US Food and Drug Administration announced on August 16 it has finalized a rule allowing people over the age of 18 with mild to moderate hearing impairment to be able to purchase hearing aids over the counter.
The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday it has finalized a rule allowing people over the age of 18 with mild to moderate hearing impairment to be able to purchase hearing aids over the counter.
The rule will become effective in October, the FDA said in a news release, and is expected to reduce the cost of hearing aids.
"Reducing health care costs in America has been a priority of mine since Day One and this rule is expected to help us achieve quality, affordable health care access for millions of Americans in need," said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in a statement. "Today's action by the FDA represents a significant milestone in making hearing aids more cost-effective and accessible."
The rule applies to certain air-conduction hearing aids, the FDA said in the news release. Hearing aids intended for severe hearing impairment or hearing aids for those under the age of 18 will be prescription devices under the new rule.
"Establishing this new regulatory category will allow people with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss to have convenient access to an array of safe, effective and affordable hearing aids from their neighborhood store or online," FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said. | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/fda-finalizes-rule-allowing-some-americans-to-buy-hearing-aids-over-the-counter/article_4ff6899d-b851-53d7-b394-32dd39680441.html | 2022-08-16T21:00:19Z |
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- They say every vote counts. And nowhere is that more true than in some down ballot races in Hawaii.
While the marquee races including Governor and Lt. Governor were decisive wins on Election night, several races are still down to the race days later.
The closest race in the state: the Republican primary for the District 45 House seat in Waianae. Currently, Tiana Wilbur is leading the race by only 8 votes over Cherie Oquendo for the GOP nod to take on incumbent Cedric Gates (D) in November.
Another race nearly as close: The Democratic race for the open District 35 House seat in Waipahu and Pearl City. After the lead changed hands most of the night, after the 4th printout, Cory Chun is now leading Nathan Takeuchi by just 9 votes.
The other races being recounted: Republican House races in HD-11 (south Maui) and HD-20 (Kaimuki / Kapahulu), Republican Senate race in SD-24 (windward Oahu), and the Kauai County council race.
The state says the recount must be finished by 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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CAUGHT ON CAM: Hammerhead shark chases stingrays off coast
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA/Gray News) -A hammerhead shark swimming off the coast of an Alabama beach was caught on camera chasing some stingrays Monday morning.
The video posted to Facebook has nearly 30,000 views as of Tuesday.
Catarena Peek told WALA she and her boyfriend, Alec Deshotel, come to Orange Beach every year. This time will be a trip to remember for the Texas natives.
“This is the first time we have ever seen anything like this for sure,” Deshotel said. “I look out the window … and there it is. Massive 10 to 12-foot hammerhead, whatever it is I don’t know, but it was a big one. We don’t know how big it was, but it was massive.”
The massive shark showed off its speed by chasing stingrays in the shallow part of the Gulf. In the video, the few people in the water scrambled to get out.
“There was some man down there screaming that there was a shark, and I guess they finally saw the dorsal fin and they realized how close he started getting so they started jumping out of the water as fast as they could,” Peek said.
Peek said she started recording because it was the second shark they had seen from their 10-story balcony at only 10 a.m. Her video took off on Facebook very quickly.
“I just ended up videoing it, and it was a really cool video, so I just posted to Facebook thinking a couple hundred of my friends would find it kind of cool, and then all of a sudden, I looked down at my phone and it was over 100,000 views and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty cool,’” she said.
Peek and Deshotel said the sighting didn’t keep them from getting in the water. Peek is a certified diver and said she’s swam with sharks her entire life. Deshotel said he sees sharks while deep sea fishing. Still, this was a first for both of them.
“Once in a lifetime kind of experience for sure. It was just really cool to watch,” the couple said.
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