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SAN FRANCISCO and MIAMI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, today announced that Ross Devor has joined the firm as a Partner. Based in Miami, he will co-lead Thoma Bravo's growth equity strategy, which focuses on minority investments in industry-leading software and technology companies. Devor's appointment reflects Thoma Bravo's expanding leadership team and underscores the strength of its growth investment platform. Devor had first joined Thoma Bravo in 2009 and served as a key member of the investment team for more than four years.
"We are thrilled to welcome Ross back to Thoma Bravo as we continue to scale our growth investment platform and capitalize on opportunities to help companies maximize their growth potential at an earlier stage," said Orlando Bravo, a Founder and Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo. "Ross's deep expertise in enterprise software investing will be an asset in helping us expand our market reach."
"I couldn't be more excited to be re-joining the Thoma Bravo team," said Devor. "The software and technology investment space has transformed in the years since I was last with the firm, and Thoma Bravo has proven to be the investor and partner of choice for companies across all sectors of the industry and at various stages of growth. I look forward to the many opportunities ahead working alongside Tre Sayle and the rest of the Growth team."
Devor previously served as a Managing Director at Insight Partners where he focused on enterprise software investments. He began his career as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley. Devor holds a BA in economics from Northwestern University.
About Thoma Bravo
Thoma Bravo is one of the largest private equity firms in the world, with more than $114 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2022. The firm invests in growth-oriented, innovative companies operating in the software and technology sectors. Leveraging the firm's deep sector expertise and proven strategic and operational capabilities, Thoma Bravo collaborates with its portfolio companies to implement operating best practices, drive growth initiatives and make accretive acquisitions intended to accelerate revenue and earnings. Over the past 20 years, the firm has acquired or invested in more than 380 companies representing over $190 billion in enterprise value. The firm has offices in Chicago, Miami and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.thomabravo.com.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 50,000 fans of comic books, pop culture, and cosplay will come together to celebrate the tenth edition of Rose City Comic Con. The iconic three-day geek culture convention presented by LeftField Media returns to the Oregon Convention Center on Friday, September 9 through Sunday, September 11, 2022.
This year, Rose City Comic Con is excited to announce a lineup of top-tier headliners including Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings), Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars), Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Diane Guerrero (Doom Patrol, Encanto), Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings), and Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, and Julie Benz.
Rose City Comic Con is proud to announce some of the comic industry's best including DC Comics Chief Creative Officer Jim Lee, five-time Eisner Award winning comic writer and artist Brian Michael Bendis, and comic industry power-couple Mike and Laura Allred.
2022 will mark the debut of Rose City Comic Con Book Fair, in partnership with The Signed Page. A book lover's headquarters, Book Fair will feature author signings from such talent at Terry Brooks (Shannara series), Robin Hobb (The Farseer trilogy), Josh Malerman (Bird Box), and more. Family-friendly programs take over Rose City Jr., in the all-new Rose City Jr. Movement Zone. Comics and book professionals won't want to miss the all-new Creator Pro track boasting portfolio reviews from DC, insider panels, and the return of the RCCC Drink and Draw.
Destination Cosplay will return this year in partnership with the Pacific Northwest Guild of Cosplayers. Fans can expect live demonstrations, meetups, photoshoots, cosplay repair, and more.
Rose City Comic Con will be following local and CDC guidelines in order to provide fans with a safe event. Proof of vaccination is not required to attend but face coverings will be required inside the Oregon Convention Center. Enhanced cleaning and additional sanitization stations will be in place throughout the convention center. The latest health and safety updates are located here.
With Rose City Comic Con 2022 hosting one-of-a-kind energetic programs, globally recognized special guests, and diverse show features branching into more fandoms than ever before, it continues to earn its reputation as a standout annual destination for comic and pop culture lovers ten years after its first edition.
WHEN:
- Friday, September 9; exhibit hall hours 1pm – 8pm, programming until 10pm
- Saturday, September 10; exhibit hall hours 10am – 7pm, programming until 10pm
- Sunday, September 11; exhibit hall hours 10am – 5pm, programming until 5pm
WHERE:
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
Headliners:
- Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings)
- Billy Dee Williams (Star Wars)
- Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad)
- Rainn Wilson (The Office, Mom, Super)
- Sean Astin (The Lord of The Rings, The Goonies, Stranger Things)
Screen Stars:
- LeVar Burton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Reading Rainbow)
- Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black, Doom Patrol, Encanto)
- Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery)
- Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery)
- Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who, The Hobbit Trilogy)
- Christopher Sabat (Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia, One Piece)
- Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel)
- Julie Benz (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter)
Comic Guests:
- Jim Lee (Artist, Writer, Editor, and Publisher, Co-Publisher and CCO of DC Entertainment)
- Brian Michael Bendis (Joy Operations, Pearl, Phenomena, Spider-Man, Avengers, X-Men)
- Mike & Laura Allred (iZombie, Madman, Silver Surfer, The X-Cellent)
- David F. Walker (Bitter Root, Naomi, Luke Cage, Powerman and Iron First, Cyborg)
- Sweeney Boo (Over My Dead Body, The Joker - Punchline, Marvel Action: Captain Marvel)
- Agnes Garowska (DC Superhero Girls, Teen Titans Go! My Little Pony, Marvel Action: Origins)
- Yanick Paquette (Wonder Woman Earth one, Swamp Thing, Wolverine Weapon X, Avengers)
- Katie Cook (Nothing Special, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
TICKETS:
Daily and 3 Day badges are available. Badges purchased before July 31 will be mailed to a provided address.
- Friday Only Admission: $45
- Saturday Only Admission: $55
- Sunday Only Admission: $50
- 3 Day Weekend badge: $85
- Kids 3 Day badge: $15. Valid for kids ages 3-10. Valid for full weekend or any day individually.
- Premium 3 Day badge: $135
- Fast Pass 3 Day badge: $280
- Club Rose Membership: $750. Limited quantity 3 Day badges which offers reserved front row Main Stage Panel Room seating, unlimited priority line access for celebrity autographs and photo ops, usage of a private lounge, and exclusive Club Rose merchandise items.
WEBSITE: www.rosecitycomiccon.com is updated regularly with the lastest announcements.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Facebook: facebook.com/RoseCityCC
- Twitter: @RoseCityCC
- Instagram: @rosecitycc
Download official logos and access photos from past Rose City Comic Con shows here
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PETAH TIKVAH, Israel, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SaverOne 2014 Ltd. (Nasdaq: SVRE) (TASE: SVRE), a technology company engaged in transportation safety solutions, today announced it has completed the first installation phase of its solution with ReadyMix Industries (Israel), a part of the Cemex Group, a global leader in the building materials industry.
ReadyMix is the leading cement mix truck company in Israel with a fleet of hundreds of cement mixer trucks and heavy vehicles. In the first phase, SaverOne successfully concluded an installation of SaverOne systems into an initial batch of ten ReadyMix trucks. The actual potential for SaverOne is in the scope of hundreds of units in Israel and a future penetration of its parent company, Cemex, grows the potential to significantly more worldwide.
SaverOne is initially focusing its efforts on its local Israeli automobile market with a target to broaden activities to global markets.
Mr. Gilboa, CEO of SaverOne commented, "This another successful agreement we have reached with an Israel-based subsidiary of an international company enabling us with substantial potential to expand our footprint. It is an additional positive step in our strategy in building relationships with multinational organizations."
About the SaverOne System
SaverOne systems can be installed in private vehicles, trucks and buses and provide a solution to the problem of driver distraction away from the road, that results from drivers using specific distracting applications on the mobile device while driving, in a way that endangers their safety and the safety of passengers. This phenomenon is considered one of the main causes of road accidents in the world. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the annual cost of road accidents just in the United States, stands at about $870 billion each year, excluding the costs of serious injury or death, with a quarter of those accidents estimated to be related to the use of the mobile device while driving.
SaverOne's technology specifically recognizes the driver area in the vehicle and prevents the driver from accessing distracting applications such as messaging while allowing navigation, without user intervention or consent, creating a safer driving environment.
SaverOne's primary target markets include commercial and private vehicle fleets, as well as insurance and leasing companies that are very interested in reducing potential damages and significant costs. SaverOne is initially addressing car fleets with focus on the Israeli, European and US markets, as well as other markets around the world. SaverOne believes that ultimately increased focus on monitoring and prevention of cellular distraction systems in vehicles, in particular driven by upcoming expected EU regulation, will likely have a dramatic positive impact on the demand for its systems in the future. The Company's longer-term strategy is to address vehicle manufacturers, to install the Company's protection technologies in the vehicle manufacturing process as an OEM.
About SaverOne
SaverOne is a technology company engaged in the design, development and commercialization of transportation safety solutions designed to save lives by preventing car accidents resulting from distraction, by the use of mobile phones while driving. The SaverOne system provides an advanced driver safety solution that can identify and monitor mobile phones located in the driver's vicinity and selectively block use of distracting applications that may become life-threatening.
Learn more at https://saver.one/
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and other securities laws that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "seek," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "target," "aim," "should," "will" "would," or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on SaverOne's current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Many factors could cause SaverOne's actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the ability of our technology to substantially improve the safety of drivers; our planned level of revenues and capital expenditures; our ability to market and sell our products; our plans to continue to invest in research and development to develop technology for both existing and new products; our intention to advance our technologies and commercialization efforts; our intention to use local distributors in each country or region that we will conduct business to distribute our products or technology; our plan to seek patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights for our products and technologies in the United States and internationally, as well as our ability to maintain and protect the validity of our currently held intellectual property rights; our expectations regarding future changes in our cost of revenues and our operating expenses; our expectations regarding our tax classifications; interpretations of current laws and the passage of future laws; acceptance of our business model by investors; the ability to correctly identify and enter new markets; the impact of competition and new technologies; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which we operate; projected capital expenditures and liquidity; our intention to retain key employees, and our belief that we maintain good relations with all of our employees; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting government actions on us; and other risks and uncertainties, including those listed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in the final prospectus on Form 424b4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2022. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and SaverOne undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ScienceMedia launches a new business model, featuring an individual licensing option for their industry-vetted, mobile-enabled disease and clinical educator, SMi Source™.
In addition to SMi Source's enterprise licensing, the platform is now offered to individuals at $69.99 per month with annual and monthly purchase options. ScienceMedia is announcing this option amid The Great Resignation, which has left many CROs and sponsors ill-prepared to train staff seamlessly and effectively in new therapeutic areas.
Chief Executive Officer, Mark Surles, states, "We have figured out a way to bring an enterprise level database to individuals who need credible microlearning courses at their fingertips. It's all about evolving to meet the customer's needs, and I am pleased to see us transforming a medical-grade database to support effortless individual consumer purchasing."
The launch of this new business model lands in the wake of multiple recent wins for the company. Not only did SMi Source hit a record-breaking four million views in 2021, but the platform also serves as the core disease training platform for five of the top ten CROs.
Currently in its tenth anniversary edition, SMi Source enriches on-the-job clinical competency by teaching complex medical science more efficiently and effectively. With over 21,000 minutes of microlearning content and more than 400 full courses, SMi Source is used by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and clinical research organizations across all therapeutic areas. It is the only disease and treatment microlearning platform for the life sciences that supports continued professional education for study teams, clinical research associates, and medical liaisons.
Content Director and co-creator of SMi Source, Margaret Harmon, adds, "This is quite an achievement for the team. Ensuring the quality and credibility that users have come to expect, our impressive group of medical, clinical writers, and instructional designers include experts across many therapeutic areas with a combined professional experience of over 150 years."
Surles continues, "We're taking a page out of Apple's playbook. It's all about convenience and we are here to give our life science community what they have been asking for quite some time now. While we will continue to support the majority of our business through enterprise licensing, this new business model is a very exciting endeavor for our fast-moving tech company."
For ongoing insight about proven disease state and therapeutic training content, follow ScienceMedia via LinkedIn or our blog.
ScienceMedia improves clinical competency through innovative multimedia learning solutions. SMi Trial™, for site-based trials, and SMi TrialD™, for decentralized or hybrid trials, are protocol compliance management solutions that mitigate clinical risk and decrease trial cost. SMi Source™ provides just-in-time, thoroughly referenced information on diseases and clinical trial topics through a mobile-enabled, cloud-based medical science library with 16,000+ microlearning topics and 400+ full courses.
Contact:
Jen Pfau
jpfau@sciencemedia.com
(805) 452-1795
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RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SilverSky, a cybersecurity innovator offering powerful managed detection and response (MDR) services, today announced that president Jason McGinnis was recognized as an Executive of the Year in the 19th Annual International Business Awards.
Receiving a bronze Stevie Award in the computer services category, McGinnis was recognized for his leadership and commitment to offering a uniquely powerful mixture of cybersecurity innovations as well as unmatched customer service around the world. McGinnis has played a lengthy role in furthering the company's international growth as well its stance as a cost-effective yet military-grade provider of proven security services.
The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process in June and July.
All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories. Winners will be celebrated during a gala banquet at the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel, in London, England, on Saturday, 15 October – the first live IBA awards ceremony since 2019.
"We're thrilled that we're able to return to celebrating Stevie winners in person this year," said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. "This year's class of honorees are as innovative, adventuresome, persistent, and successful as we've ever had. We look forward to celebrating their achievements with them during our 15 October awards banquet in London."
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.
About SilverSky
Organizations of all sizes face the same cybersecurity threats, compliance mandates, and business risk as Fortune 500 companies. SilverSky levels the playing field and enables companies, regardless of their size, to access enterprise-grade cybersecurity to meet regulatory requirements, proactively respond to threats, and rapidly reduce risk. SilverSky offers one of the most comprehensive managed detection and response (MDR) solutions in the industry. Delivered as a managed services model, SilverSky MDR makes powerful cybersecurity simple, affordable, and accessible to organizations of all sizes and across industries. Customer environments are monitored 24x7x365 by highly skilled security operations analysts in SilverSky SOCs, which were developed based on military-grade security and are powered by the latest integrated technology. SilverSky has more than 20 years of operational cybersecurity success defending thousands of customers in some of the most demanding industry sectors. Visit www.silversky.com.
Company Contacts:
Clark Easterling
Vice President, Marketing
SilverSky
ceasterling@silversky.com
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Solar Energy Company Presentation to Include Discussion of Second Quarter Financials Reporting 890% Increase in Revenue YoY
PHOENIX, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB: SING) ("SinglePoint'' or "the Company''), a solar energy and sustainable solutions provider, announced today that Wil Ralston, CEO of SinglePoint, will present at the Sidoti & Company LLC Microcap Virtual Investor Conference today, August 18th, at 1:00 PM. The virtual presentation will include recent corporate updates including the recently filed Second Quarter financial results.
The SinglePoint presentation can be accessed live at: https://sidoti.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xWnkkIRRQJ6qR4H5u-qUmg. The presentation will be available for viewing 90 days following the event.
Free registration for investors is available at https://www.meetmax.com/sched/event_85147/conference_register.html?attendee_role_id=SIDOTI_INVESTOR
SinglePoint management will also host virtual one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the conference. To register for the presentation of a one-on-one meeting, visit https://www.sidoti.com/events/august-micro-cap-virtual-conference.
SinglePoint is a solar energy ad sustainable lifestyle company currently in the solar energy and air purification markets. The Company's goal is to build the largest network of renewable energy solutions and modernizing the traditional solar energy and energy storage business model.The Company's continues to execute on it acquisition strategy and is currently exploring future growth opportunities in air purification, electric vehicle charging, solar as a subscription service, and additional energy efficiencies and appliances that enhance sustainability and healthier life. For more information, visit the Company's websites-- www.singlepoint.com, www.bostonsolar.us and www.boxpureair.com
Sidoti's mission is to provide a nexus between issuer and investor Sidoti's institutional investor clients enjoy a combination of quality equity research, a small and micro-cap focused nationwide sales effort and broad access to corporate management teams. At the same time, Sidoti provides its covered companies insightful research and the opportunity (along with other publicly traded issuers) to interact with many of Sidoti's ~500 North American institutional clients by appearing at the Company's small and micro-cap conferences. Most of Sidoti's investors and clients manage portfolios with $200 million to $2 billion of assets and have a specific interest in the small and micro-cap arena, creating a mutually beneficial forum for information exchange.
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, besides statements of fact included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding revenue projections, financing opportunities, potential plans and objectives of the Company, anticipated growth, and future expansion, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Technical and other complications, which may arise, could prevent the prompt implementation of any strategically significant plan(s) outlined above. The Company undertakes no duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
Investor Contact:
Tra-Digital IR
Investors@SinglePoint.com
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Report details SVB's work to contribute to a more just and sustainable world
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SVB, the financial partner of the innovation economy and parent of Silicon Valley Bank, today released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. The report details the company's commitments and strategies to help create a more just, equitable and sustainable world and reports on its programs and progress made throughout 2021.
"As the financial partner of the innovation economy, we support visionary companies and investors boldly addressing the biggest challenges of our time," said Greg Becker, president and CEO of SVB. "Our long history of serving this sector has enabled us to seize opportunities to build a better world, and this report highlights our efforts, progress and commitment to transparency and accountability."
SVB's ESG program centers on the positive impact its innovative clients make and is built around six strategic initiatives designed to support long-term sustainability for the company:
- Engaging and empowering employees,
- Building a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion at SVB,
- Championing inclusion in the innovation economy,
- Supporting its communities,
- Advancing the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon world, and
- Practicing responsible corporate governance.
Among the many ESG initiatives included in the report, highlights from 2021 are included below:
- $11.2 Billion Community Benefits Plan: SVB announced its $11.2 billion Community Benefits Plan that builds on the company's long-standing commitment to support small businesses, finance affordable housing, reinvest in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities in Massachusetts and California, and support charitable causes via philanthropy and volunteering. The plan will be executed over a five-year period from January 2022 through December 2026, and includes several commitments:
- $5 Billion Sustainable Finance Commitment: SVB announced its commitment to provide at least $5 billion by 2027 in loans, investments and other financing to support clients' sustainability businesses; and the company has set a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2025. SVB's Sustainable Finance Commitment aims to support companies that are working to decarbonize the energy and infrastructure industries and hasten the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon, net-zero emissions economy.
- Building an Inclusive Workplace: SVB continued to build a workplace where all employees are connected, celebrated and supported. Among its major advancements, the company implemented a diverse candidate slate mandate for U.S. senior leadership roles to ensure hiring managers are interviewing and selecting from a diverse range of candidates; SVB launched an Inclusion Index survey to understand employees' experience to further strengthen its culture of inclusion; and the company introduced its first six Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) representing Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, LGBTQ+, veteran and military, and women employees.
SVB introduced measurable diversity goals for its senior leadership positions to strengthen hiring and talent development initiatives meant to create paths to professional advancement, especially for women, Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx individuals. In 2022, SVB completed an employee assessment conducted by a third-party to advance its DEI mission, framework and strategy. SVB also publicly disclosed its 2020 EEO-1 and 2021 EEO-1 workforce demographics to promote transparency.
- Expanding Access to Innovation: Access to Innovation is SVB's signature program designed to advance inclusion and opportunity in the innovation economy, particularly for women, Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx individuals. In 2021, SVB continued to expand the program, harnessing its resources, experience and connections to address key barriers that prevent underrepresented groups from succeeding in the innovation sector. SVB aims to reach 10,000 individuals annually with access to information, education and career opportunities.
- CRA Outstanding Rating: SVB earned an "Outstanding" rating from the Federal Reserve Bank for its 2018-2020 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) strategic plan.
- $18 Million in Charitable Giving: SVB donated $18 million to charitable causes in 2021, surpassing the company's annual Pledge 1% goal. Through the Pledge 1% corporate philanthropy pledge, SVB aspires to donate at least one percent of its net income to charitable causes annually.
"Using our resources and influence to help build strong communities and contribute to economic, social and environmental progress has always been core to our business," said Craig Robinson, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility. "We are proud of the progress we have made in recent years and our annual reporting will hold us accountable to continue to learn and improve."
SVB reports its ESG data using several disclosure frameworks, including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Commercial Bank Sector Standard and the World Economic Forum's Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics (WEF), in addition to separately responding to the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and CDP. The environmental data in the report has been verified by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).
To learn more about SVB's ESG work, visit svb.com/about-us/living-our-values.
About SVB
SVB is the financial partner of the innovation economy, helping individuals, investors and the world's most innovative companies achieve their ambitious goals. SVB's businesses - Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Capital, SVB Private and SVB Securities - together offer the services that dynamic and fast-growing clients require as they grow, including commercial banking, venture investing, wealth planning and investment banking. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB operates in centers of innovation around the world. Learn more at svb.com/global. [SIVB-C]
SVB Financial Group (SVB) (Nasdaq: SIVB) is the holding company for all business units and groups. © 2022 SVB Financial Group. All rights reserved. SVB, SVB FINANCIAL GROUP, SILICON VALLEY BANK, SVB SECURITIES, SVB PRIVATE, SVB CAPITAL and the chevron device are trademarks of SVB Financial Group, used under license. Silicon Valley Bank is a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary of SVB Financial Group.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP announced that ten of the firm's lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ©2023 and two lawyers have been named to the "Ones to Watch" list.
- Steve Wolosky, partner and co-chair of the Shareholder Activism practice and the Corporate/Securities Law practice named to Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Nina Roket, partner in the Real Estate Law practice and chair of the Leasing practice named to Real Estate Law
- Andrew B. Lustigman, partner and chair of the Advertising, Marketing & Promotions practice and co-chair of the Brand Management & Protection practice named to Advertising Law
- Thomas D. Kearns, partner in the Real Estate Law practice named to Real Estate Law
- Mary Grieco, co-chair of the Brand Management & Protection practice and partner in the Intellectual Property Law practice named to Copyright Law
- Eric L. Goldberg, partner in the Real Estate Law practice named to Real Estate Law
- Thomas J. Fleming, partner in the Litigation practice named to Commercial Litigation
- Stephen L. Ferszt, partner and chair of the Employee Benefits practice and partner in the Tax & Personal Planning practice named to Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Trust & Estates
- Dov B. Brandstatter, partner in the Real Estate Law practice named to Real Estate Law
- Samuel P. Ross, of counsel in the Real Estate Law practice has been named to Real Estate Law
- Jessica Stanton, counsel in the Real Estate Law practice named to "Ones to Watch" in Real Estate Law
- Richard Quatrano, associate in the Corporate/Securities Law practice named to "Ones to Watch" in Corporate Law
About Olshan
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP, a law firm based in New York, represents major businesses and entrepreneurs in their most significant transactions, problems and opportunities. Olshan's clients range from public companies, hedge, venture capital, private equity and other investment funds to entrepreneurs and private companies worldwide. Clients choose Olshan for innovative strategies and sophisticated, game-changing advice in corporate, securities law, equity investment and shareholder activism, complex commercial, corporate and securities litigation, real estate, intellectual property, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, and advertising. Since its founding, Olshan has offered an alternative to the AmLaw 50 law firm business model with responsive, independent and client-focused legal counsel provided by the firm's senior lawyers.
Contact:
Madelaine Miller Strauss
mmillerstrauss@gmail.com
646.331.2691|
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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tris Pharma, Inc. ("Tris") a fully integrated pharmaceutical company with a robust portfolio of CNS products announced today the decision by the US District Court for the District of New Jersey to uphold the validity of various patents relating to QuilliChew ER® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) extended-release chewable tablets, for oral use, CII.
The decision further holds that a generic methylphenidate product proposed by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., incorporated in its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) will infringe the asserted Tris patents. In particular, the Court found that "Tris has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that all valid asserted claims … were infringed by Teva's ANDA product". The ruling prevents Teva from launching generic versions of QuilliChew ER until the expiration of Tris's patent portfolio providing exclusivity until August 2033.
"The decision of the District Court not only confirms the validity and infringement of our QuilliChew ER patents, but also validates the innovative nature of our LiquiXR® technology which we utilized to develop QuilliChew ER and our other branded ADHD medications." said Ketan Mehta, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tris Pharma. "This victory will confirm exclusivity for a key portfolio product and support ongoing innovation to address unmet needs in ADHD patients."
QuilliChew ER is approved for treatment of ADHD in people 6 years and older. See products' Approved Use and Important Safety Information, including Boxed Warning about Abuse and Dependence, below.
QuilliChew ER is a federally controlled substance (CII) because it contains methylphenidate that can be a target for people who abuse prescription medicines or street drugs. Keep QuilliChew ER in a safe place to protect it from theft. Never give your QuilliChew ER to anyone else because it may cause death or harm them. Selling or giving away QuilliChew ER may harm others and is against the law. See additional important safety information below.
Tris is a fully integrated, innovation-driven CNS company that provides a differentiated approach to target unmet medical needs, including the application of novel technologies designed to enhance patient benefits across therapeutic categories. Tris's CNS portfolio includes treatments for pain; addiction; spasticity in multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy; narcolepsy; and ADHD. For more information, please visit www.trispharma.com and www.trismedical.com.
APPROVED USE
QuilliChew ER is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant prescription medicine used for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in people 6 years and older. QuilliChew ER may help increase attention and decrease impulsiveness and hyperactivity in people with ADHD.
It is not known if QuilliChew ER is safe and effective in children under 6 years of age.
QuilliChew ER is a federally controlled substance (CII) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep QuilliChew ER in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse. Selling or giving away QuilliChew ER may harm others and is against the law. Tell your physician if you, your child, or any family members have ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines, or street drugs.
QuilliChew ER should not be taken if you or your child are allergic to methylphenidate hydrochloride or any of the ingredients in QuilliChew ER, or are taking or have taken within the past 14 days an anti-depression medicine called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI.
QuilliChew ER can cause serious side effects. Tell the doctor:
- if you or your child have heart problems, heart defects, high blood pressure, or a family history of these problems. This is important because sudden death has occurred in children 6 to 17 years old with heart problems or defects, and sudden death, stroke, and heart attack have happened in adults. Your doctor should check you or your child carefully for heart problems before starting QuilliChew ER. Since increases in blood pressure and heart rate may occur, the doctor should regularly check these during treatment. Call the doctor right away if you or your child have any signs of heart problems such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting while taking QuilliChew ER.
- if you or your child have mental problems, or a family history of suicide, bipolar illness, or depression. This is important because new or worsening behavior and thought problems or bipolar illness may occur. New symptoms such as seeing or hearing things that are not real, believing things that are not true, being suspicious, or having new manic symptoms may occur. Call the doctor right away if there are any new or worsening mental symptoms during treatment.
- if you or your child have circulation problems in fingers and toes (called peripheral vasculopathy, including Raynaud's phenomenon). Fingers or toes may feel numb, cool, painful, sensitive to temperature, and/or change color from pale, to blue, to red. Call the doctor right away if any signs of unexplained wounds appear on fingers or toes while taking QuilliChew ER.
- if your child is having slowing of growth (height and weight); Your child should have his or her height and weight checked often while taking QuilliChew ER.
- if you or your child develop painful and prolonged erections (priapism), seek medical help right away. Priapism has occurred with methylphenidate (QuilliChew ER). Because priapism can cause long-lasting damage, it should be checked by a doctor right away.
- if you or your child have phenylketonuria (PKU). QuilliChew ER contains phenylalanine as part of the artificial sweetener, aspartame. The artificial sweetener may be harmful to people with PKU or who are allergic to phenylalanine
- if you or your child are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if QuilliChew ER will harm your unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you or your child become pregnant during treatment with QuilliChew ER.
- if you or your child is breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. QuilliChew ER passes into breast milk. You or your child should not breastfeed while you are taking QuilliChew ER.
Common side effects of methylphenidate products include:
Talk to your doctor if you or your child have any side effects that bother you or do not go away.
Avoid drinking alcohol while taking QuilliChew ER.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning about Abuse and Dependence, and Medication Guide.
QuilliChew ER® and LiquiXR® are registered trademarks of Tris Pharma, Inc. ©2022 Tris Pharma, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Fifth consecutive annual dividend increase
HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS), which operates a multi-manager asset management business, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $1.65 per share. This is the company's fifth consecutive annual increase of its quarterly dividend and represents a 10% increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share.
"This increase in our dividend reflects the strength of our balance sheet and free cash flow generation," said George R. Aylward, president and chief executive officer. "We are committed to delivering value to our shareholders by balancing our capital priorities of investing in growth, returning capital, and maintaining an appropriate level of leverage."
The third quarter 2022 common stock dividend will be paid on November 15, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2022.
Future declarations of dividends will be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. We provide investment management products and services from our affiliated managers, each with a distinct investment style and autonomous investment process, as well as select subadvisers. Investment solutions are available across multiple disciplines and product types to meet a wide array of investor needs. Additional information about our firm, investment partners, and strategies is available at virtus.com.
This press release contains statements that are, or may be considered to be, forward-looking statements. All statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs or expectations, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as "expect," "estimate," "plan," "intend," "believe," "anticipate," "may," "will," "should," "could," "continue," "project," or similar statements or variations of such terms. Our forward-looking statements are based on a series of expectations, assumptions and projections about our company, are not guarantees of future results or performance, and involve substantial risks and uncertainty, including assumptions and projections concerning our assets under management, cash inflows and outflows, operating cash flows, our ability to expand distribution and product offerings, and future credit facilities, for all forward periods. All of our forward-looking statements are as of the date of this release only. The company can give no assurance that such expectations or forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ybrain recently received the Translational Research Award at this year's Neuroergonomics Conference and NYC Neuromodulation Conference held from July 28 to August 1 for its neuromodulation technology in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
The highly sought-after recognition was conferred to researchers who made a significant contribution to the neuromodulation field with only two out of dozens of renowned scholars of neuromodulation being awarded.
The conferences were joined together to address the state-of-the-art neurotechnology for brain-body performance and health. It focused on the latest approaches for both brain function and dysfunction including brain/body performance, depression, skill acquisition, stress and fatigue, pain, addiction and binge eating, cognition and physical recovery, eye-tracking, neuromarketing, and remote/mobile sensing. These themes were intended to encourage discussion that crossed traditional sub-domains of neurotechnology.
Ybrain's award-winning neuromodulation technology, tDCS, is designed for the treatment of major depressive disorder and tDCS caters to patients that wish to manage use of antidepressants as a form of treatment. tDCS is used in the company's MINDD-STIM+ treatment. This is especially relevant in today's post-pandemic world as COVID-19 resulted in a surge of new cases.
For some individuals, major depressive disorder can give rise to severe impairments that disrupt or limit an individual's ability to perform major life activities. It is estimated that in 2020, 21 million adults in the US had at least one depressive episode, with a higher incidence amongst females rather than males and individuals aged between 18 and 25 years. With the COVID-19 pandemic, 32.8% of American adults experienced elevated depressive symptoms in 2021 as compared to 8.5% before the pandemic.
"We hope that our 'at-home electroceutical treatment' will be used as the new neuromodulation technology to solve the mental health problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic," says Kiwon Lee, CEO of Ybrain. "With the alleged increase in the patient population with depression in the US, Ybrain's new MINDD-STIM+ hopes to bring an electroceutical alternative to patients who are averse to using antidepressants, right from the comfort of their own home."
People suffering from depression may choose to control antidepressants for one of many reasons. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a type of drug commonly used to treat depression that increases serotonin levels at nerve junctions, do not work for approximately 30% of the population with major depressive disorder. Furthermore, the prolonged use of antidepressants has made it difficult for some to call quits, experiencing dizziness, confusion, fatigue, and other common symptoms of drug withdrawal.
The 2022 Neuroergonomics Conference & NYC Neuromodulation Conference brought together visitors from academia and companies alike, paving the way for future collaborations and partnerships for Ybrain. According to Ybrain officials, treating major depressive disorder is the first step, with clinical trials for schizophrenia, dementia, stroke, and Parkinson's disease well underway. Aiming to penetrate the American market, Ybrain has submitted and expected the clearance of MINDD-STIM+ as De Novo from FDA early next year.
About Ybrain
Established in 2013 in South Korea, Ybrain develops medical devices that measure, and cure neuropsychiatric diseases based on neuroscience. The company provides wearable devices(electroceutical) based on tDCS that cure Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric illnesses with its digital platform. Led by a diverse group of experts in neuroscience, software, and electronic engineering, Ybrain aims to offer accessible mental health treatment to everyone through electroceuticals. For more information, visit https://www.ybrain.com/en/.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As children head back to school, many families lack the school supplies needed to start the school year off on the right track. The YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City teamed up with Oklahoma Complete Health to help hundreds of children of the Oak Grove community prepare for back-to-school. The event was hosted at the Oak Grove Y Clubhouse and featured Former NFL players Howard Richards, Kenny Blair, and Kenyatta Wright. The families lined up early while the children played and picked out their favorite color of backpack and school supplies.
Oklahoma Complete Health provided 300 children with school supplies including backpacks, folders, notebooks, pens, pencils, and crayons for the upcoming school year. The children and guests enjoyed a free dinner, athletic activities, and opportunities to meet the NFL players. Additionally, to support community involvement, all children were offered free enrollment in YMCA fall sports.
"Through the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City's Y Clubhouse program, we offer spaces for youth in Oklahoma City Housing Authority communities to thrive and grow through free afterschool and summer programs," said Lacy Kendrick, Executive Director of Social Responsibility for the YMCA. "Y Clubhouse is grateful to partners like Oklahoma Complete Health that allow us to not only provide a safe environment during out-of-school time hours but set our youth up for success in the classroom."
"Alleviating the stress and expense of preparing a child for school is one way Oklahoma Complete Health is investing in our community," said Clay Franklin, CEO of Oklahoma Complete Health. "We are proud to partner with the YMCA to provide the needed supplies for these children to start the school year ready to learn."
The event is part of Oklahoma Complete Health's ongoing commitment to health equity. Research shows that adults with higher education attainment live healthier and longer lives. By donating school supplies, the YMCA and Oklahoma Complete Health can help level the playing field for children that lack school resources, allowing them to pursue their education uninhibited.
Oklahoma Complete Health is a Care Management Organization that serves the needs of Oklahomans through a range of health insurance solutions. Oklahoma Complete Health serves our communities by focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals through its federal insurance marketplace plan (Ambetter) and its Medicare Advantage Plan (Wellcare). Oklahoma Complete Health is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise. For more information visit www.oklahomacompletehealth.com.
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BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. ("Zhihu" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and its interim financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2022, before the U.S. market open on August 30, 2022.
The Company's management will host a conference call on Tuesday August 30, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. Beijing Time (7:30 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time) to discuss the quarterly results.
All participants wishing to join the conference call must pre-register online using the link provided below. Once the pre-registration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, a passcode, and a unique registrant ID which can be used to join the conference call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.
Registration Link: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10170482/f41885ff42
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.zhihu.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call, until September 6, 2022, by dialling the following telephone numbers:
About Zhihu Inc.
Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China where people come to find solutions, make decisions, seek inspiration, and have fun. We have been dedicated to expanding our content and service offerings to enable our users to explore and enjoy "fulfilling content" (有获得感的內容) that broadens horizons, provides solutions, and resonates with minds. Since the initial launch in 2010, we have grown from a Q&A community into one of the top five comprehensive online content communities and the largest Q&A-inspired online content community in China, both in terms of average mobile MAUs and revenue in 2019, 2020, and 2021, according to CIC. For more information, please visit https://ir.zhihu.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Zhihu Inc.
Email: ir@zhihu.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
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Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
Email: zhihu@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
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Phone: +1-212-481-2050
Email: zhihu@tpg-ir.com
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Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner awarded $106 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages to nearly 300 people in a long-running civil suit against the judges, writing the plaintiffs are "the tragic human casualties of a scandal of epic proportions."
In what came to be known as the kids-for-cash scandal, Mark Ciavarella and another judge, Michael Conahan, shut down a county-run juvenile detention center and accepted $2.8 million in illegal payments from the builder and co-owner of two for-profit lockups. Ciavarella, who presided over juvenile court, pushed a zero-tolerance policy that guaranteed large numbers of kids would be sent to PA Child Care and its sister facility, Western PA Child Care.
Ciavarella ordered children as young as 8 to detention, many of them first-time offenders deemed delinquent for petty theft, jaywalking, truancy, smoking on school grounds and other minor infractions. The judge often ordered youths he had found delinquent to be immediately shackled, handcuffed and taken away without giving them a chance to put up a defense or even say goodbye to their families.
"Ciavarella and Conahan abandoned their oath and breached the public trust," Conner wrote Tuesday in his explanation of the judgment. "Their cruel and despicable actions victimized a vulnerable population of young people, many of whom were suffering from emotional issues and mental health concerns."
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out some 4,000 juvenile convictions involving more than 2,300 kids after the scheme was uncovered.
It's unlikely the now-adult victims will see even a fraction of the eye-popping damages award, but a lawyer for the plaintiffs said it's a recognition of the enormity of the disgraced judges' crimes.
"It's a huge victory," Marsha Levick, co-founder and chief counsel of the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center and a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said Wednesday. "To have an order from a federal court that recognizes the gravity of what the judges did to these children in the midst of some of the most critical years of their childhood and development matters enormously, whether or not the money gets paid."
Another plaintiffs' attorney, Sol Weiss, said he would begin a probe of the judges' assets, but did not think they had any money to pay a judgment.
Ciavarella, 72, is serving a 28-year prison sentence in Kentucky. His projected release date is 2035.
Conahan, 70, was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison but was released to home confinement in 2020 — with six years left on his sentence — because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Conner ruled after hearing often-emotional testimony last year from 282 people who appeared in Luzerne County juvenile court between 2003 and 2008 — 79 of whom were under 13 when Ciavarella sent them to juvenile detention — and 32 parents.
"They recounted his harsh and arbitrary nature, his disdain for due process, his extraordinary abruptness, and his cavalier and boorish behavior in the courtroom," Conner wrote.
One unnamed child victim testified that Ciavarella had "ruined my life" and "just didn't let me get to my future," according to Conner's ruling.
Said another plaintiff: "I feel I was just sold out for no reason. Like everybody just stood in line to be sold."
Another victim described how he shook uncontrollably during a routine traffic stop — a consequence of the traumatizing impact of his childhood detention — and had to show his mental health records in court to "explain why my behavior was so erratic."
Several of the childhood victims who were part of the lawsuit when it began in 2009 have since died from overdoses or suicide, Conner said.
To calculate compensatory damages, the judge decided each plaintiff was entitled to a base rate of $1,000 for each day of wrongful detention, and adjusted that amount based on the circumstances of each case. Substantial punitive damages were warranted because the disgraced judges inflicted "unspeakable physical and emotional trauma" on children and adolescents, Conner wrote.
The damages award only covers plaintiffs who chose to participate in process.
Other major figures in the case settled years ago, including the builder and the owner of the private lockups and their companies, in payouts totaling about $25 million.
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Call it a Kentucky Waterfall, a Tennessee Top Hat or a Missouri Compromise, at the end of the day it's the same iconic haircut: the mullet.
And now fans of the business in the front, party in the back hairdo have a chance to vote on their favorite styles in this year's USA Mullet Championship.
Finalists in the kids and teens categories were selected earlier this week, and it's up to online voters to decide who wins the dubious honor of champion mullet-head before polls close on Friday.
According to organizers, the contest has grown from a local competition in Michigan in 2020 to a national extravaganza of flamboyant and questionable taste. This year's participants are supporting the full spectrum of the infamous haircut from patriotic vibes, featuring a shorn-in American flag, to the classier Mozart-esque flowing curly locks look.
Contestants pay $10 to enter and CBS reports that "all of the donations are going to the Michigan Wig Foundation for kids." First place winners each take home a whopping $2,500 prize.
For those who are curious and have the time to mull-et over, below are a few of the top finalists. Who do you think deserves to win?
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As Sri Lanka negotiates an IMF bailout, another creditor waits in the wings: China. Beijing has funded infrastructure on the island, and it is poised to invest more. That makes the West nervous.
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As Sri Lanka negotiates an IMF bailout, another creditor waits in the wings: China. Beijing has funded infrastructure on the island, and it is poised to invest more. That makes the West nervous.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-federal prosecutor Elie Honig about cases against Trump and his allies — including a court hearing that will consider unsealing the affidavit in the Mar-a-Lago search.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-federal prosecutor Elie Honig about cases against Trump and his allies — including a court hearing that will consider unsealing the affidavit in the Mar-a-Lago search.
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When asked if the timing of the exhibition was deliberate — opposite the Dallas Museum of Art's current eye-dazzler, Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity, Faizan Syed laughed. Syed is the executive director of the Council of American Islamic Relations for Texas, which is hosting the show.
Actually, Syed said, there are any number of Muslim artworks on display in the area, all of them worthwhile. But The Divine Beauty was "created with living artists in mind."
It was also created to counter different stereotypes both inside and outside the Muslim community.
The Muslim community in the United States is widely diverse, Syed says — "the most diverse religious community in America." Even so, many people still see Muslims solely through the war on terror.
At the same time, two-thirds of American Muslims are immigrants. Syed says there's a very strong emphasis on entering careers in science, technology and medicine.
For many American Muslims, being an artist of any kind is low on the priority list. It's simply not practical.
"So not only are we trying to break anti-Muslim stereotypes," Syed said, "we really want them to start thinking about our community as a community that produces beauty, that produces art. And we're doing it right here in Dallas."
Another reason for the show, Syed says, is to inspire a new generation. After all, Islam has a long, wide and rich arts history to draw on.
But the works on display — and for sale — in The Divine Beauty go beyond traditional Muslim forms like calligraphy. And they go beyond expressly religious themes. The one-day show includes paintings, ceramics, jewelry, craftwork, singing, spoken-word and comedy performances.
There'll also be light hors d'oeuvres — and a children's section.
The Divine Beauty - the first Dallas Muslim Art Exhibition, is Saturday, 3 p.m.-9 p.m., at Venue Forty50 — 4050 Belt Line Rd, in Addison. 972-715-3232
Got a tip? Email Jerome Weeks at jweeks@kera.org. You can follow him on Twitter @dazeandweex.
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Nearly two dozen states have moved to restrict abortion or ban it altogether since the reversal of Roe v. Wade — meaning more people, especially those with low incomes and from marginalized communities, will be forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term.
So are states prepared to pay for the infrastructure needed to support these parents and children? The data paints a grim picture for many families: Mothers and children in states with the toughest abortion restrictions tend to have less access to health care and financial assistance, as well as worse health outcomes.
Stuart Butler, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, calls the end of Roe "a double whammy" for people who live in these states, which are mostly in the South.
"They are far less likely to have assistance for themselves and their children, and they are far less likely to have health care available to them when they are pregnant and for their children," he tells Morning Edition. "And that means that there's going to be not only more hardship, but greater health problems and maternal deaths and so on ... unless there is a fundamental change in political behavior in those states."
As NPR has reported, a large body of research shows that being denied an abortion limits peoples' education, time in the workforce and wages, with the economic consequences extending well into the lives of their children. One groundbreaking project called The Turnaway Study spent a decade comparing the experiences of people who had abortions with those who wanted abortions but were denied them, and found that those who were denied treatment experienced worse economic and mental health outcomes than those who received care.
Dr. Diana Greene Foster, the demographer behind the study, told NPR in May that the findings show that pregnant people who are unable to get a safe, legal abortion and end up carrying the pregnancy to term will experience long-term physical and economic harm.
"We haven't become a more generous country that supports low-income mothers," she added. "And so those outcomes are still the outcomes that people will experience when they are denied a wanted abortion."
Republican opposition has prevented Congress from passing nationwide measures like federally protected family leave and an extended child tax credit that would expand the social safety net, leaving various forms of support for low-income and vulnerable families up to each state.
Abortion access is now up to states too, after the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The case challenged a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which a lower court had ruled unconstitutional. As of mid-August, 14 states have banned abortions entirely, and nearly a dozen others have moved to do the same.
Even before the Dobbs ruling, the 14 states with the most restrictive abortion laws had the worst maternal and child health outcomes in the country, according to an amicus brief filed on behalf of Jackson Women's Health Organization by the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Guttmacher Institute, the Center for U.S. Policy and hundreds of public health scholars and professionals.
The brief cites poorer maternal and child health outcomes across existing risk measures, including mistimed and unwanted pregnancy, low infant birth weight, infant mortality, child poverty and adverse childhood experiences. (It also notes that Mississippi — at the center of the Dobbs case — ranked last in the Commonwealth Fund's 2020 composite score for health system performances on measures including "overall preventable mortality" and "children without appropriate preventive care.")
These findings are echoed in similar analyses by Evaluating Priorities, the Brookings Institution, the Associated Press, the New York Times and others.
NPR looked at indicators related to maternal and infant health outcomes, as well as policies states have in place to support families, in the 14 states with abortion bans in effect as of early August: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. Here's what the data show.
It's harder to get health insurance
Many of the states with abortion bans are the same ones that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid programs, leaving many people without any affordable health insurance options.
A brief refresher: A provision in the Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid to nearly all American adults with household incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level, making millions of people newly eligible for coverage. But a 2012 Supreme Court ruling left it up to each state to decide whether to participate.
Thirty-nine states and Washington, D.C., have adopted the Medicaid expansion to date, according to a tracker from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Twelve have not. That creates a coverage gap, leaving more than 2 million Americans without health insurance options because they make too much money to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to be able to get subsidized private coverage in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
The 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid are: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Eight of them have banned abortion already, while at least two others are attempting to do so.
Medicaid currently finances about 42% of U.S. births. It also covers a majority of births for people with low incomes, amounting to millions of births annually, says Dr. Laurie Zephyrin, an OB-GYN who leads the maternal health work at the Commonwealth Fund.
And Medicaid coverage provides access to all sorts of invaluable services for people of reproductive age, she adds, from prenatal care and case management services to births, doula services and some postpartum care, traditionally up to 60 days after birth.
A provision of the 2021 American Rescue Plan gives all states the option to extend Medicaid postpartum care to up to 12 months after birth. As of mid-August, 33 states and Washington, D.C., either have implemented or plan to implement that extension, according to a tracker from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Abortion restrictive states are less likely to do so, Zephyrin tells NPR.
There's more child poverty
Abortion ban states have some of the highest child poverty rates in the nation, according to a tracker from the Center for American Progress based on U.S. Census data.
Mississippi is the worst-ranked state, coming in at No. 51 with a child poverty rate of 27.9% — meaning that more than one in four children in Mississippi lives in poverty.
More than half of the states in the bottom 10 for child poverty have banned abortion: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi.
The notable outlier is New Mexico, which has the third worst child poverty rate in the country but no major abortion restrictions (and is already seeing an influx of patients from Texas and other nearby states).
More than 150 economists wrote in a Supreme Court amicus brief that access to legal abortion has led to lower rates of children in poverty, as well as mothers attaining higher levels of education and professional occupations. Researchers have drawn those conclusions by comparing the experiences of pregnant people in states that loosened abortion restrictions in the 1960s, compared to those in states that did not.
People who seek abortions are more likely to be living below the poverty line, to already have children and to be experiencing a disruptive life event, all factors that can make it difficult to care for a child, Isabel Sawhill and Morgan Welch of the Brookings Institution pointed out in a recent blog post.
They write that adverse consequences for people who were denied a wanted abortion include financial hardship and health complications as well as, in certain cases, the need to raise a child alone or remain in abusive relationships, all of which will impact their child's well-being as well as their own.
More babies are born with low birth weight
One measure of infant health is how much a baby weighs at birth.
Low birth weight is defined as when a baby is born weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces. It is most often the result of preterm birth or fetal growth restriction, though there are numerous medical and environmental risk factors.
While some babies with low birth weight are healthy despite their size, others can experience serious health problems, as the nonprofit March of Dimes explains. Some of those may require immediate treatment in the newborn intensive care unit, like brain bleeding or breathing problems, while other conditions could present later in life, such as diabetes and intellectual or developmental disabilities.
CDC data shows that many of the states with the toughest abortion restrictions are also the ones with the highest rates of low birth weight. Five of the bottom six states — Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana — have abortion bans in place, while Wyoming's near-total abortion ban is delayed by court order.
The problem is especially pervasive among communities of color, with Black babies much more likely than others to weigh less than they should at birth. For comparison, about 1 in 7 Black babies in the U.S. have low birth weight, compared to roughly 1 in 14 white babies.
Some researchers have explored a direct connection between states' reproductive rights and rates of low birth weight: One 2020 UCLA study found that women living in states with the least restrictive reproductive rights policies had a 7% lower risk of having a child with a low birth rate, and that Black women in those states had an 8% lower risk.
Looking at birth outcomes more broadly, CDC data from 2020 shows that states with abortion restrictions also tend to be the ones with the highest infant mortality rates. More than half of the 10 states with the highest infant mortality rates already have abortion bans in place (Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, South Dakota and Ohio). West Virginia has a law banning abortion after 20 weeks, though a judge has blocked enforcement of a ban from 1849.
Pregnant people have less access to care, which threatens their safety
Access to quality maternity care is crucial to the health of mothers and their babies, but is lacking in many parts of the country — and especially in states with restrictive abortion laws.
A 2020 March of Dimes report found that some 2.2 million women of childbearing age live in maternity care deserts, or places where there is no hospital offering obstetric care, no birth center and no obstetric provider. Another 4.8 million live in counties with limited access to maternity care.
An analysis from Stacker.com used federal data to calculate which percentage of a state's population lives in counties without access to maternal care, in line with March of Dimes' definition. The highest was Mississippi, where 23.5% of the population lives in a maternal care desert.
All told, eight out of the 10 states with the most people living in maternity care deserts have abortion bans: Mississippi, South Dakota, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Kentucky and Louisiana. Within the top 15, two other states — Idaho and North Dakota — have abortion bans pending — and another two — Iowa and West Virginia — have bans on hold.
And that lack of maternity care, whether due to lack of services or barriers to accessing it, poses a huge risk. People who do not get prenatal care are five times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than those who do, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The U.S. as a whole already struggles with maternal mortality, an issue that's been exacerbated by the pandemic and disproportionately affects people of color.
Even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe, states with more restrictive abortion policies tended to have higher maternal mortality rates, according to data from the CDC.
And a growing body of research has underscored the explicit connection between abortion laws and maternal mortality. For instance, a 2020 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that states that enacted laws to restrict abortions based on gestation age increased their maternal mortality rate by 38%.
"We have data already that in the U.S. healthcare system, there's failure to support the health of women and pregnant people and ensure reproductive health outcomes, particularly for Black and brown communities, for low-income communities, for people living in underserved areas," says Zephyrin, of the Commonwealth Fund. Abortion bans are "another piece that we're adding on top of these already existing structural risks and fragility."
There's less financial support for families and children
It's also important to look at what policies and forms of assistance states have in place to support families and children after they're born.
Many of the most restrictive abortion states make it harder for families to get cash assistance, take time away from work, earn a living wage and access affordable childcare, among other factors.
That's no coincidence, says Elizabeth Lower-Basch, the director of the income and work supports team at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). She tells NPR that while many of these states are reluctant to raise taxes or spend more money on social programs (which she says in itself is a legacy of institutional racism), they support banning abortion because – at least until the Dobbs ruling – it was largely symbolic, free of costs as well as consequences.
"Supporting childcare, supporting better prenatal care, supporting better schools, all that actually costs money," she says. "Voting for an abortion ban, you don't need to pay for it in the state budget even if it is going to drive up your healthcare or other costs."
One clear example: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, is harder to come by — both in terms of amount and availability — in states with restrictive abortion policies. (The federal government gives states grants to provide low-income families with financial assistance and other support services, and leaves funding allocation and eligibility for cash assistance largely up to states to decide.)
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities measures this with its "TANF-to-poverty ratio" (TPR), which calculates how many out of every 100 families in poverty receive TANF assistance each year. In a brief released earlier this year, it said that nationwide number had reached its lowest point in history in 2020 and pointed to states where access is especially limited.
Seven of the 14 states with the lowest TPR's (of 10 or less) have abortion bans, while several others have bans pending or on hold. The worst-ranking states are Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, where four out of every 100 families in poverty have access to TANF.
The Center also tracks what percentage of TANF funds each state gives as cash benefits directly to lowest-income families. That number tends to be lower in abortion-restrictive states.
Research associate Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey tells NPR over email that some states, especially those that spend less on basic assistance, use a sizable amount of TANF funds on "other areas," including after-school programs, youth and children services and short-term benefits to help families in crisis situations.
"While these are worthy and important investments, states should use funding sources other than federal and state TANF funds for them — particularly when states spend so little on providing cash assistance and supporting work for families with the lowest incomes," Azevedo-McCaffrey added.
Fifteen states spent 10% or less of their TANF funds on basic assistance in 2020, the Center found. Six of them (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas) have banned abortions, while two others (Indiana and North Dakota) have bans pending.
"Cash assistance almost might as well not exist in some of these states, it is so hard to access," Lower-Basch adds.
She said in states with such low benefit levels, and so many hoops to jump through, people may decide it's not worth the effort or insult to their dignity to apply in the first place. Some require people to apply to a certain number of jobs before considering their applications, and Lower-Basch notes that in today's economy, someone can find a job during that process and no longer be eligible for TANF, even if their salary is low.
And making a low salary is not an unlikely scenario, especially in restrictive states. Only eight of the 24 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion have minimum wages above the federal level of $7.25 per hour, Lower-Basch says. She also notes that none of the states that have banned abortion have paid family and medical leave programs — only 11 states and Washington, D.C., do.
In fact, North Dakota passed a law last year banning cities and counties from enacting local paid family leave laws. Lawmakers in the abortion ban states of Oklahoma and Tennessee have introduced — but not passed — such legislation.
Lack of paid leave can pose a sizable problem for working parents, especially if they need to find and pay for childcare for their kids not yet in school. Six states have no publicly funded prekindergarten programs at all — including Idaho, Indiana, South Dakota and Wyoming, which have either banned or moved to ban abortion.
Lower-Basch says that while the trends are "most glaring" in certain states, the U.S. as a whole is not doing enough to support families with children.
What can people do?
The data doesn't look promising for people forced to carry unwanted pregnancies in abortion-restrictive states. So what options do they have, and what can lawmakers and reproductive rights advocates do?
Lower-Basch says there is very little evidence that people are moving to states to get better economic benefits and opportunities, particularly if they want to stay close to family or don't have the money or resources to move.
Zephyrin of the Commonwealth Fund agrees, noting that the most marginalized groups are those that will feel the effects of abortion bans the hardest.
"We're assuming that people that are most affected have the resources — the time, money — to be able to up and travel to another state, and I don't think that's a realistic or fair expectation," she says. "There's also an importance to think bottom-up in terms of what are ways to get resources to people, to communities on the ground so that some of these impacts can be mitigated."
That work can include helping people access abortion funds to have more decision-making power over their own bodies, as well as investing in community organizations and health care infrastructure on the ground. There are also top-down solutions, like conducting research and changing policies.
There's also voting, Lower-Basch adds, noting that many of these states are "not as red as their legislatures" in part due to gerrymandering and voter suppression.
Abortion is shaping up to be a major issue this midterm election season. Kansans recently voted resoundingly to keep abortion legal, but lawmakers elsewhere have campaigned on the false notion that Democrats support abortion until the moment of birth.
Zephyrin stresses the need for urgency.
"We can't sit in our doom and gloom while people are just experiencing these inequitable outcomes," she says. "We have to act, and we have to act now."
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The unanimous Tuesday final vote followed tense public comments evenly split between those in favor and against the ballot proposal.
Several opposition speakers questioned the rush and the community engagement that went into drafting the ballot language. Council first took up the debate during its Aug. 2 work session.
Arlington NAACP President Alisa Simmons noted that over 11,000 people signed the 2018 term limits referendum that resulted in Arlington's current three two-year terms. She asked for the number of email respondents asking the issue be placed on the ballot.
"How many people reached out and said this is this important?" she asked.
A KERA News records request for emails to city council and mayor containing the phrases "term limit" or "term length" between July 20 and Aug. 11 returned messages from 17 people. Most were succinct statements that concurred with Larry Fowler, who sent out an email requesting people write city council about term lengths.
"The ordinance has been in place long enough that we have now been able to see its impact on our city. I believe what we have discovered is that a two-year term for our council members is too short," Fowler wrote.
Howard Porteus, who works for the Nehemiah Company, wrote back a simple "we agree." He expanded on the concurring statement Tuesday evening.
"There's no one up here that doesn't do a good job and devote a lot of time, but the process of learning what it takes to be an effective council member is deterred by having to just immediately run," he says.
Representatives with Arlington Professional Firefighters Association and Arlington Police Association also spoke in support of the ballot question.
Luis Castillo, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens' Arlington chapter, says proponents of putting the question to the voters represented business and organizational interest —not the community interest.
"To hold public office is to hold public trust," he says. "The general public doesn't trust the council, and that's why they came up with six years max."
Helen Moise, District 1 council member, says she understands where opposition speakers are coming from. However, she says council has experienced higher turnover since 2018 because people underestimated the requirements of the seat, paired with little pay and frequent reelection.
"Right now, it's a constant turnover, and I'd like to see us have a chance to work," Moise says.
Andrew Piel, who represents District 4, says he believes adding an extra year would make it easier for people to run.
"I firmly believe that if this passes, a three-year term will increase diversity on the council even more than it already has," Piel says.
Piel and Mayor Jim Ross have disagreed with the sentiment that addressing term lengths and limits has been rushed. They cited the council-appointed Term Limits Advisory Committee in 2020 as the beginning of the discussion. The committee recommended proposing four two-year terms and the option for officeholders to run again two years after being termed out.
Chad Bates, who chaired council's Term Limits Advisory Committee, agreed in an email that the city should lengthen council terms, but warned them against broaching the question during midterms.
"This November election is definitely shaping up to be a contentious election, and having the original ill conceived and restrictive language we have now on the November ballot in the past is part of the reason we have the current mess," Bates wrote.
Stephen Zimmer, a committee member, wrote the council in support of changing term lengths July 20.
Supporters of the 2018 push to institute term limits have hinted towards launching an opposition campaign to the ballot measure.
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Parole granted to last 1976 California school bus hijacker
Published: Aug. 18, 2022 at 8:27 AM EDT|Updated: 59 minutes ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California children for an attempted $5 million ransom in 1976 is being released by the state’s parole board.
Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the board to reconsider paroling 70-year-old Frederick Woods on Tuesday after two commissioners recommended his release in March.
Woods and his two accomplices kidnapped 26 children and their bus driver near Chowchilla.
They buried the children and their bus driver in a moving van east of San Francisco with little ventilation, light, water, food or bathroom supplies.
The victims were able to dig their way out more than a day later.
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Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to its Baltic exclave
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Thursday that it has deployed warplanes armed with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region, a move that comes amid soaring tensions with the West over Moscow’s action in Ukraine.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the Chkalovsk airbase in the Baltic Sea enclave as part of “additional measures of strategic deterrence.”
The ministry said the warplanes will be put on round-the-clock alert.
A video released by the Defense Ministry showed the fighters arriving at the base but not carrying the missiles, which were apparently delivered separately.
The deployment of Kinzhal missiles to Kaliningrad as Russia’s campaign in Ukraine nears the sixth-month mark appeared intended to showcase the Russian military’s capability to threaten NATO assets. The region borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
Moscow has strongly criticized the deliveries of Western weapons to Ukraine, accusing the U.S. and its allies of fueling the conflict.
The Russian military says the Kinzhal has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers (about 1,250 miles) and flies at 10 times the speed of sound, making it hard to intercept. Russia has used the weapon to strike several targets in Ukraine.
Kaliningrad’s location has put it in the forefront of Moscow’s efforts to counter what it described as NATO’s hostile policies. The Kremlin has methodically bolstered its military forces there, arming them with state-of-the-art weapons, including precision-guided Iskander missiles and an array of air defense systems.
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Parole granted to last 1976 California school bus hijacker
Published: Aug. 18, 2022 at 8:27 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California children for an attempted $5 million ransom in 1976 is being released by the state’s parole board.
Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the board to reconsider paroling 70-year-old Frederick Woods on Tuesday after two commissioners recommended his release in March.
Woods and his two accomplices kidnapped 26 children and their bus driver near Chowchilla.
They buried the children and their bus driver in a moving van east of San Francisco with little ventilation, light, water, food or bathroom supplies.
The victims were able to dig their way out more than a day later.
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Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to its Baltic exclave
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Thursday that it has deployed warplanes armed with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s Kaliningrad region, a move that comes amid soaring tensions with the West over Moscow’s action in Ukraine.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the Chkalovsk airbase in the Baltic Sea enclave as part of “additional measures of strategic deterrence.”
The ministry said the warplanes will be put on round-the-clock alert.
A video released by the Defense Ministry showed the fighters arriving at the base but not carrying the missiles, which were apparently delivered separately.
The deployment of Kinzhal missiles to Kaliningrad as Russia’s campaign in Ukraine nears the sixth-month mark appeared intended to showcase the Russian military’s capability to threaten NATO assets. The region borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
Moscow has strongly criticized the deliveries of Western weapons to Ukraine, accusing the U.S. and its allies of fueling the conflict.
The Russian military says the Kinzhal has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers (about 1,250 miles) and flies at 10 times the speed of sound, making it hard to intercept. Russia has used the weapon to strike several targets in Ukraine.
Kaliningrad’s location has put it in the forefront of Moscow’s efforts to counter what it described as NATO’s hostile policies. The Kremlin has methodically bolstered its military forces there, arming them with state-of-the-art weapons, including precision-guided Iskander missiles and an array of air defense systems.
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Russia will reward women with over 10 children
(CNN) – Russia is bringing back its “Mother Heroine” award in an attempt to fight the country’s demographic crisis.
The decree signed Monday by Russian President Vladimir Putin earmarks 1 million rubles, or nearly $17,000, to women who have given birth to at least 10 children, assuming all of them are still alive.
The “Mother Heroine” was first used by then-president Joseph Stalin after World War II, which is when the Soviet population dropped by 42 million people.
The latest information from Rosstat, the country’s statistics service, says Russia has lost about 86,000 residents per month from January through May.
Russia has also lost an unconfirmed amount of people from the Ukraine war.
In addition to the “Mother Heroine” designation, the Kremlin is also focused on promoting what it calls traditional values.
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US announces new efforts against monkeypox
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Biden administration is ramping up its efforts against monkeypox.
On Thursday, U.S. health officials announced an additional 1.8 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available.
They are planning to make the vaccine available onsite at large-scale gatherings of gay and bisexual men, a community hard-hit by the virus. They’re also outlining a plan to make treatment for monkeypox more accessible.
More than 13,500 cases have now been found in the U.S.
While intimate contact is the highest-risk form of spread, the White House says other populations could also become more vulnerable to monkeypox, including college students, sports teams and children at day care centers.
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"I'm thrilled that our new facility will accommodate the growing musical ambitions of our rapidly expanding body of students, provide musicians an intimate space to perform, and serve as a gathering place for the community."
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Jason Sagebiel, the renowned founder of Sage Music, (https://www.sagemusic.co/) announced the planned opening of their new San Antonio music school and live music facility in midtown San Antonio.
As Sagebiel points out, "we recently purchased the property at 209 W. Poplar St. in Tobin Hill and began construction to convert it into a music school, community space, and performance venue. I'm thrilled that our new facility will accommodate the growing musical ambitions of our rapidly expanding body of students, provide musicians an intimate space to perform, and serve as a gathering place for the community."
Sage Music®, founded in 2012, is the only music school in the United States or abroad, that instructs aspiring and established musicians on how to master and increase their musical skills, practice, and learning - via the scientifically developed ARPEGGIO® lesson system, which is producing spectacular results and has students everywhere raving.
ARPEGGIO® was developed through the science and psychology of learning, and by Sagebiel's experiences of re-learning music after he suffered a brain injury in the Iraq War, where he served as a U.S. Marine. ARPEGGIO® guarantees the best musical training and customer service is given for every lesson taught. It's one reason students stay enrolled three times longer than the industry average.
Sage Music® has been described as a disruption to the music education industry as it continues to transform the face of music education.
Sage Music® offers innovative and personalized music lessons to students of all ages and abilities on piano, guitar, voice, violin, viola, cello, saxophone, clarinet, flute, drums, trumpet, composition, improvisation, and more. Students include everyone from adults to kids, beginners and amateurs to Broadway performers, Saturday Night Live cast members, and Emmy Award winners. Due to demand, students from 46 U.S. States and 15 countries have flocked to Sage Music.
Mr. Sagebiel has been featured and made numerous media appearances including The Houston Chronicle, The Washington Times, New York Magazine, WPAT 930AM Radio, WNYC's Soundcheck, KUHA's The Front Row, WQXR's New Sounds, The Queens Chronicle, The Times Ledger, NY1 News and many others! He has given more than 30 world premieres and is also the subject of two books: Martin Daughtry's Listening to War, and Jon Pieslak's SoundTargets.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) was named to JUST Capital's 2022 Top 100 U.S. Companies For Workforce Equity and Mobility list, which recognizes companies that set the bar in advancing racial equity and workforce opportunity and mobility.
JUST Capital, in partnership with the Anne E. Casey Foundation, created the list by evaluating Russell 1000 companies on key areas including the opportunity for job advancement, career development programs, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, fair pay and overall worker benefits.
"AEP is honored to be recognized by JUST Capital for advancing our workforce in diversity, equity and mobility," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP's chairman and chief executive officer. "Workforce equity and mobility are a crucial part of supporting our employees and creating a culture that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We strive to create a supportive, inclusive work environment and will continue our efforts to empower our employees."
Learn more about AEP's strategy to build the workforce of the future.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner, brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's approximately 16,700 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 7,100 megawatts of renewable energy. The company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 levels by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. AEP is recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information, visit aep.com.
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Leading HVAC company strengthens local presence with new service locations in Washington
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Pros USA announced the acquisition of CM Heating, a residential heating and air conditioning company that has been proudly serving Washington across the Snohomish, South Skagit, and North King County regions since 1983. CM Heating will benefit from full operational and sales integration with the Air Pros USA platform to leverage expanded resources and continue building on nearly 40 years of service excellence.
"CM Heating has built one of the strongest reputations on their high standards and character. Together we're going to deliver dynamic solutions and unmatched customer satisfaction," said Anthony Perera, Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Air Pros USA. "It is not just an aggregation of our two teams, it is an integration of our strengths and shared goals to deliver quality care to every customer we serve."
As one of the most awarded and top-rated HVAC companies in Washington, CM Heating will continue to operate under their recognized brand as an Air Pros USA Company.
"Our customers trust us with their homes and comfort, so finding the right culture fit in a partner was a critical element for us," said John Giacomi, Co-owner and General Manager of CM Heating. "We felt that was secure when we partnered with Air Pros USA. They are an involved community member and most importantly, never sacrifice quality in their work."
Air Pros USA strengthens its local presence across Washington, having entered the Spokane market in 2020. Air Pros USA now adds multiple new service locations including Everett, Bothell, Mount Vernon, and Anacortes.
"It takes a special team to achieve what CM Heating has. We are so excited to welcome them into the Air Pros USA family," said Robert DiPietro, CEO of Air Pros USA.
Nationally, Air Pros USA has over 650 vehicles, 800 technicians and staff, and serves over 500,000 customers. Air Pros USA operates in eight states and more than a dozen metro areas including Miami, Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta, Colorado Springs, Mobile and Spokane.
The sell-side was represented by Meridian Capital, a Seattle-based leading middle market investment bank and M&A advisory firm.
For more information, visit AirProsUSA.com and CMHeating.com.
Air Pros USA was founded in South Florida on the promise of integrity, reliability, and putting our customers first. The company has quickly expanded to many metro areas within Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Colorado, Georgia, Texas, and Washington, with more locations expected to be introduced soon. Air Pros USA currently employs more than 800 experienced professionals in more than a dozen metro Service locations including Miami, Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta, Colorado Springs, Mobile and Spokane. For more information visit www.airprosusa.com.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today closed its private offering and issued $550.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the "Notes").
Each of the company's subsidiaries guaranteed the Notes, other than Dustland, LLC, Sunseeker Resorts, Inc. and its subsidiaries and certain other insignificant subsidiaries. The Notes and the related guarantees are secured by security interests in substantially all the property and assets of the company and the guarantors of the Notes, excluding aircraft, aircraft engines, real property, and certain other assets. The collateral that secures the Notes also secures the company's existing $150.0 million 8.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the "Existing Notes") and the company's new Revolving Credit Facility (defined below) on a pari passu basis. Combining the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes, the company has approximately $700 million of debt secured by such collateral.
The company used the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay the company's Term Loan B, which had an outstanding principal amount of $533 million, and to pay costs and expenses of the transaction and will use the balance for general corporate purposes.
"This debt refinancing puts Allegiant in a strong position for the future, as it gives us the liquidity profile to execute on our growth strategy," said the company's President and CFO Gregory C. Anderson. "The call feature in this transaction provides valuable flexibility as we navigate through the current interest rate environment while ensuring a robust capital structure to support our business initiatives."
The company also entered into a credit agreement that provides a senior secured revolving loan facility of up to $75.0 million (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). The Company's obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility will be guaranteed by the same guarantors that guarantee the Notes and will be secured by the same collateral that secures the Notes. The Notes and Revolving Credit Facility together provide $625 million in liquidity secured by such collateral at a current blended rate of 6.4% while undrawn.
The new revolving credit facility from Barclays, along with existing revolving credit facilities from MUFG Bank and Credit Agricole, will give Allegiant over $1.4 billion in available liquidity.
The Notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Notes and the related guarantees were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A") and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Allegiant – Together We Fly™
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is an integrated travel company with an airline at its heart, focused on connecting customers with the people, places and experiences that matter most. Since 1999, Allegiant Air has linked travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class vacation destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low average fares. Today, Allegiant's fleet serves communities across the nation, with base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic round-trip ticket. For more information, visit us at Allegiant.com. Media information, including photos, is available at http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF.
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- The AAD's update to the guideline on the management of actinic keratosis includes a 'strong recommendation' designation in the topical field therapy category
MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almirall, LLC, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on skin health, announced its microtubule inhibitor ointment, KLISYRI® (tirbanibulin), a topical field treatment for actinic keratosis (AK) of the face and scalp, received a strong recommendation designation in the AAD's American Academy of Dermatology's Focused Update to the Guidelines of Care for the Management of Actinic Keratosis.[1]
According to the newly-updated AAD AK treatment guidelines, the strong recommendation for KLISYRI® comes with a high certainty of evidence in the topical treatment of AK. KLISYRI® is the only topical AK treatment agent with this distiction.[1]
The AAD guidelines play a critical role in advancing care in dermatology and providing clinicians with unbiased and objective guidance in the selection of appropriate agents, based on best available clinical evidence.
"The recent changes to the AK treatment guidelines are particularly significant for both healthcare providers and patients," says Pablo Alvarez, President and GM at Almirall US. "For clinicians, the revised guidelines further validate the strong clinical benefits of KLISYRI® and reinforce the strong clinical outcomes seen with KLISYRI® in clinical trials."
The AAD's strong recommendation was supported by clinical outcomes that suggest the benefits of treating with KLISYRI® clearly outweigh the clinical risks based on the following critical and important outcome criteria[1]:
Critical:
- Mean reduction in AK lesion counts from baseline to assessment
- Participant complete clearance (100%)
- Participant partial clearance (≥ 75%)
- Investigator global improvement index
- Participant global improvement index
- Withdrawals due to adverse events
"The new guidelines are based on a systematic review that identified two phase III randomized, double-blinded parallel-group placebo-controlled trials, including 702 adult participants," says Brian Berman, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Dermatology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. "KLISYRI® met key clinical criteria required for its inclusion with 49% of KLISYRI patients achieving complete clearance (100%) of lesions (9% for vehicle) and no patients withdrew from clinical trials due to adverse events."[2]
Please click here for the executive summary of the updated guidelines.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Ophthalmic Adverse Reactions
KLISYRI may cause eye irritation. Avoid transfer of the drug into the eyes and to the periocular area during and after application. Wash hands immediately after application. If accidental exposure occurs, instruct patient to flush eyes with water and seek medical care as soon as possible.
Local Skin Reactions
Local skin reactions, including severe reactions (erythema, flaking/scaling, crusting, swelling, vesiculation/pustulation and erosion/ulceration) in the treated area can occur after topical application of KLISYRI. Avoid use until skin is healed from any previous drug, procedure, or surgical treatment. Occlusion after topical application of KLISYRI is more likely to result in irritation.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
The most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥2%) were local skin reactions, application site pruritus, and application site pain.
Please see Full Prescribing Information at https://www.klisyrihcp.com.
About KLISYRI®: KLISYRI® tirbanibulin ointment is a novel microtubule inhibitor indicated for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) on the face or scalp. KLISYRI® has a demonstrated efficacy and safety profile, and a convenient 5-day application period which is the shortest of any topical treatment for AK.[3] Click here to view full Prescribing Information.
About Actinic Keratosis: Actinic keratosis or solar keratosis is a chronic and precancerous skin disease that occurs primarily in areas that have been exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation for a long period of time. It is usually found on the face, ears, lips, bald scalp, forearms, the posterior part of the hands, and lower legs. It is not possible to predict which AK lesions will develop into squamous cell carcinoma, so all lesions should be treated by a dermatologist. Actinic keratosis is the most common pre-cancerous dermatological condition. AK is the second most common diagnosis made by dermatologists in the United States.[4] The reported prevalence of AK is between 11% and 25%.[5]
About Almirall
Almirall is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on skin health. We collaborate with scientists and healthcare professionals to address patients' needs through science to improve their lives. Our Noble Purpose is at the core of our work: "Transform the patients' world by helping them realize their hopes and dreams for a healthy life." We invest in differentiated and ground-breaking medical dermatology products to bring our innovative solutions to patients in need.
The company, founded in 1943 and headquartered in Barcelona, is publicly traded on the Spanish Stock Exchange (ticker: ALM). Throughout its 79-year history, Almirall has retained a strong focus on the needs of patients. Currently, Almirall has a direct presence in 21 countries and strategic agreements in over 70, with about 1,800 employees. Total revenues in 2021 were 836.5 million euros.
For more information, please visit https://www.almirall.us.
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This document includes only summary information and is not intended to be exhaustive. The facts, figures and opinions contained in this document, in addition to the historical ones, are "forward-looking statements." These statements are based on the information currently available and the best estimates and assumptions that the Company considers reasonable. These statements involve risks and uncertainties beyond the control of the Company. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from those declared by such forward-looking statements. The Company expressly waives any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, goals or estimates contained in this document to reflect any changes in the assumptions, events or circumstances on which such forward-looking statements are based, unless required by the applicable law.
References:
1. Eisen DB, Dellavalle RP, Frazer-Green L, Schlesinger TE, Shive M, Wu PA, et al. Focused update to the guidelines of care for the management of actinic keratosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jaad.2022.04.013
2. Blauvelt A, Kempers S, Lain E, et al. Phase 3 trials of tirbanibulin ointment for actinic keratosis. New England Journal of Medicine. 2021;384(6):512-520
3. KLISYRI [package insert]. Malvern, PA: Almirall, LLC, 2021
4. Wilmer EN, Gustafson CJ, Ahn CS, Davis SA, Feldman SR, Huang WW. Most common dermatologic conditions encountered by dermatologists and nondermatologists. CUTIS. 2014;94(6):285-92
5. Lim HW, MD, Collins SAB, et al. The burden of skin disease in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017;76:958-72
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DALLAS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ARMM Inc. (OTCQB: ARMM) (the "Company" or "ARMM") announced today that it has entered into a binding letter of intent with Current Energy and Renewables Corp. ("CER") a supplier of renewable and traditional energy to commercial and industrial clients in deregulated markets. CER was established in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
David Coburn, CER's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "This strategic combination allows the Company to leverage select ARMM shareholders who have created significant value within the global energy spectrum and help accelerate and expand CER's footprint within deregulated energy markets."
Mark Lawson, Armm's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our existing shareholder base has deep expertise within the full energy spectrum. Sustainability and renewable energy is a key part of the energy transition story at a juncture where we are at the doorstep of a global energy crisis."
Armm's single largest shareholder, Clarion Finance Pte Ltd ("Clarion") has a history of significant value creation within the full energy spectrum:
- Clarion was an early investor in InterOil Corp (IOC) which drilled the largest vertical onshore gas well in the world, and was subsequently acquired by ExxonMobil for $2.5 billion.
- Pacific LNG Operations Ltd. was incorporated by Clarion in order to hold a direct interest in the concessions in Papua New Guinea (PNG), and subsequently sold its interest in the PRL-15 gas field in 2014 for USD $900 million plus further payments.
- Pacific Rubiales (PRE) has become the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Colombia in just five years. The company was co-financed by Clarion in 2008.
CER is supported by a multi year credit facility from Boston Energy Trading and Marketing (BETM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp of Japan. With the backing of BETM, CER is developing long term Purchase Power Agreements (PPAs) in wind, solar and storage as part of its energy transition strategy.
In 2022, CER received the Public Utilities Commission approval in Pennsylvania and is completing the licensing process with the major utilities in Pennsylvania, allowing it to execute renewable and traditional energy contracts. CER also initiated the approval process to expand an reach into New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Texas as part its national expansion strategy.
Upon closing of the transaction, the combined entity, which will retain the name of Current Energy & Renewables Corp., will be led by seasoned chief executive officer, David Coburn, Founder, and CEO of the current CER.
Transaction Overview
Under the terms of the business combination, CER will combine with a subsidiary of ARMM, and will become a publicly traded entity under the name "Current Energy and Renewables Corp." The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2022, subject to, among other things, the approval by Armm stockholders, satisfaction or waiver of the conditions stated in the business combination agreement, and other customary closing conditions, including a registration statement being declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and approval by Nasdaq to list the securities of the merged company.
ARMM intends to effect a spin-off of the Company's firearms lifestyle platform, and respective intellectual property ("IP"), through a wholly-owned subsidiary. The newly formed subsidiary, ("NewCo"), will act as the holding company for ARMM's platform and IP. ARMM intends to distribute all the common shares pro rata to the Company's and CER's shareholders of record on closing of the Transaction.
Current Energy and Renewables
Established in 2017 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Current Energy and Renewables provides large and small businesses, government agencies and residential customers with competitively priced electricity, sustainability solutions and exceptional customer service. The Current Energy and Renewables team boasts over 40 years of experience in the international energy industry and is focused on streamlining all components of energy supply.
ABOUT ARMM
ARMM is a firearms lifestyle platform focused on SELF RELIANCE and is disrupting the $51 Billion consumer firearms and rugged outdoor recreational market. The platform includes an app in which users can take safety & training course via the ARMM Academy, access firearms insurance products, firearms related apparel and accessories, and engage with like minded outdoor enthusiasts while gaining exposure to your favorite brands.
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PHOENIX, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Assisted Living Locators, a leading senior placement and referral service, set a new monthly record in franchise growth by awarding a dozen franchise agreements in August. The franchise development milestone underscores the needs of seniors, the most vulnerable population, and growing demand for more businesses that serve them.
"The needs of an aging population continue to grow and so too does Assisted Living Locators," said Angela Olea, RN Assisted Living Locators CEO. "The senior care services we provide will forever be essential. That was true during the pandemic, and it will continue into the future as we face a possible recession. We continue to experience a surge in interest from franchisee candidates who recognize the senior space growth potential. Our franchise owners and home office team have worked tirelessly to bring the best care and service to our clients as the demand for our services accelerates."
This month, Assisted Living Locators awarded 12 franchise agreements to Tracy Raymond, Olympia and Bellevue, WA; Susan and Jim Carey, Oceanside-Encinitas, CA; David and Marla Capra, Palm Springs-Coachella Valley, CA; Mary Zabian, Worcester-Framingham, MA; Kevin Smith, Boston and West Massachusetts, MA; Jennifer Thayer, Pittsburgh, PA; Jennifer and Francis McAndrews, Annapolis, MD; and Shane and Misty Clark, Dayton, Vero Beach and Jupiter, FL.
"We plan to continue growing our network supporting our mission to help more and more clients live their best life possible," explained Olea. "We offer an affordable franchise opportunity with a rising customer base, where you can make a difference in your community. We encourage qualified candidates to apply as we expand across the U.S."
Assisted Living Locators offers a no cost, nationwide senior care placement and referral service for in-home companion care, independent retirement options, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing facilities. The company has 140 franchisees in 36 states and the District of Columbia.
To learn more about Assisted Living Locators franchising, call 800-267-7816 or visit: www.assistedlivinglocatorsfranchise.com.
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DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: The Wendy's Company has rolled out a new franchise recruitment initiative, Own Your Opportunity, that creates pathways for entrepreneurs in Alabama who want to grow with the Wendy's® System through franchising. The initiative creates expanded restaurant ownership opportunities for all and advances the Company's goal of increasing restaurant ownership among underrepresented populations.
To support interested entrepreneurs, Wendy's:
- Created more competitive liquidity and net worth requirements for all new franchise applicants
- Expanded economic opportunities by working together with four preferred U.S. financial lenders: City National Bank, Huntington National Bank, Wintrust Franchise Finance and First Women's Bank
- Introduced a new global restaurant design standard that is less expensive to build, featuring innovative design elements to simplify operations and the latest technology that work together to create better returns for franchisees
- Created a Build-to-Suit development fund to fuel growth in underdeveloped trade areas, where Wendy's secures and builds restaurants and hands over turnkey locations to franchisees
WHO: Wendy's welcomes qualified Alabama residents to apply to join the Wendy's family as a franchise owner in Birmingham. To learn more or to apply today, visit https://www.wendys.com/franchising/north-america-market-availability. Once the Franchising Questionnaire is submitted, a Wendy's representative will contact you.
WHERE: Birmingham, Alabama
WHY: Wendy's is actively recruiting new franchisees in Alabama, with significant opportunity in Birmingham. The Company is seeking new single-unit and multi-unit operators who are interested in a transformative opportunity with a path to prosper and the prospect to lead within a thriving and beloved restaurant brand.
CONTACT: Jennifer Jones
Ketchum, on behalf of Wendy's
(678) 447-3746; Jennifer.Jones@Ketchum.com
Wendy's was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave built his business on the premise, "Quality Is Our Recipe®", which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Wendy's is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef*, freshly-prepared salads, and other signature items like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty dessert. The Wendy's Company is committed to doing the right thing and making a positive difference in the lives of others. This is most visible through the Company's support of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption® and its signature Wendy's Wonderful Kids® program, which seeks to find a loving, forever home for every child in the North American foster care system. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across approximately 7,000 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand. For details on franchising, connect with us at www.wendys.com/franchising.** Visit www.wendys.com and www.squaredealblog.com for more information and connect with us on Twitter and Instagram using @wendys, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wendys.
*Fresh beef available in the contiguous U.S., Alaska and Canada.
**This is not an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. Wendy's will not offer you a franchise unless and until it has provided you with any required franchise disclosure document and presented you with a legal agreement with final terms for the offer of a franchise.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AustralianSuper, Australia's largest pension fund, has boosted its New York office with several major new hires as it targets increasing its exposure to US markets.
The new staff will help the US$180 billion fund manage exceptional growth after experiencing record net cash inflows for the 2022 financial year. AustralianSuper's assets have grown an average of 19% per year over the past 10 years on the back of member contributions and strong investment performance.
Joining the AustralianSuper team are:
- Jennie Rose – Senior Investment Director, Private Debt, who joins most recently from Barings' infrastructure debt team with over 20 years' experience in private debt markets. Ms. Rose has responsibility for originating, building and managing AustralianSuper's burgeoning global infrastructure debt portfolio.
- Aaron Witte – Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, and Dominic Borrasch – Portfolio Manager, Private Equity, who both join the Fund from leading boutique private equity manager SwanCap Partners. Both Dominic and Aaron have deep expertise in the North American market, having successfully built a PE investment platform that spans PE fund, co-investment and co-underwrite activities. The duo will be focused on expanding AustralianSuper's growing North American Private Equity portfolio.
- Emilce Song – Investment Director, Infrastructure, who joins AustralianSuper from Macquarie Capital. Ms. Song has over 15 years' experience in executing and managing North American renewable, conventional power and infrastructure sector investments. At AustralianSuper, Ms. Song will focus on building and managing the infrastructure equity portfolio with a focus on power and renewables and energy transition opportunities.
- Kang Peng – Associate Director, Infrastructure, joins AustralianSuper with expertise in infrastructure investments within the North American and APAC regions, most recently with Transurban Group where he was involved in over US$15 billion in transactions. At AustralianSuper, Mr Peng will concentrate on the build-up of the North American infrastructure equity portfolio and provide coverage of various sub-sectors (including digital infrastructure, transport and energy transition).
AustralianSuper's Head of Private Equity, Terry Charalambous, is also now based in New York where he joins Head of American Infrastructure, Derek Chu.
'AustralianSuper is strategically building a team to help manage our existing US portfolio and also find new opportunities to invest to deliver long-term returns for members,' Mr Charalambous said. 'We are a growing fund looking for private market opportunities and now have a team of 15 senior investment professionals in the New York office, which was opened last year.'
The New York office is primarily focussed on investing in private markets and aims to have almost 100 colleagues within three years.
As a global active investor with a long-term outlook, AustralianSuper is seeking opportunities across the investment landscape as it grows its US portfolio. The Fund currently has US$51 billion invested in the US. This is split between US$30 billion in listed equities, US$16 billion in private markets and almost US$5.5 billion invested in fixed interest.
The opening of the US office follows the ongoing build out of the London team – which has specialist skills across private markets and is the home of the Fund's northern hemisphere trading desk. The UK team is on track to have a staff of over 150 investment professionals by 2026.
Mr Chu said AustralianSuper's growth trajectory and purpose driven approach was proving to be an attractive proposition for prospective team members.
'We've seen a lot of interest in what we are doing as an Australian fund here in New York and also globally,' Mr Chu said.
'AustralianSuper is looking for the best talent internationally to join our investment team across some of the world's most important capital markets.'
About AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper manages more than US$180 Billion (A$261 billion) in members' retirement savings on behalf of more than 2.7 million members from more than 398,000 businesses (as at 31 March 2022). One in 10 working Australians is a member of AustralianSuper, the nation's largest superannuation fund.
All figures in USD unless otherwise stated. USD/AUD – 1.45 as of 30 June 2022.
References to "AustralianSuper" or "the Fund" in this document are taken to mean AustralianSuper Pty Ltd, the AustralianSuper superannuation fund, AustralianSuper (UK) Ltd (UK company number 09949713, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority –Reference No 741471), AustralianSuper (US) LLC (a Delaware Limited Liability Company, file number 7398158), and any/or other related bodies corporate of AustralianSuper Pty Ltd.
Information included in this document is of a general nature only.
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Starting in 2023 Big Ten Conference Will Increase Distribution Coast-to-Coast Featuring Exclusive Content Across Linear Networks CBS, NBC, FOX and Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Platform, Peacock, to Dominate Saturday Sports
Agreements to Place Big Ten Football and Women's and Men's Basketball and Olympic Sports Student-Athletes on the Biggest Stage in Sports
ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference announced today that it has reached distribution agreements with CBS, FOX, NBC and NBCUniversal's Peacock. The breadth of new partners, in addition to Big Ten Network (BTN) and FS1, will place conference football, women's and men's basketball and Olympic sports student-athletes on the biggest stage and provide fans with the most exciting matchups across traditional over-the-air linear television and direct-to-consumer streaming. These landmark media rights agreements are the most comprehensive in all of college sports and further strengthen the tradition of the Big Ten Conference.
Big Ten Conference football will dominate Saturdays, beginning in the fall of 2023 on the largest broadcast platforms from morning to night, with FOX at Noon ET, CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET and NBC in Prime Time. With the addition of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) in August 2024, the conference, its student-athletes and member institutions will reach the broadest audience in the country, coast-to-coast, including the top three media markets in the country in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The media rights agreements will begin July 1, 2023, and run through the 2029-30 season.
"The Big Ten Conference media rights agreements are more than just dollars and deals. They are a mechanism to provide stability and maximum exposure for our student-athletes, member institutions and partners during these uncertain times in collegiate athletics," Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren said. "We are very grateful to our world-class media partners for recognizing the strength of the Big Ten Conference brand and providing the incredible resources we need for our student-athletes to compete at the very highest levels, and to achieve their academic and athletics goals."
"The Big Ten has been a valued partner for more than three decades and we are thrilled to expand that relationship by adding Big Ten football to our portfolio of marquee properties," said Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports. "The combination of CBS Sports' proven record in elevating college conferences to new heights, our standard of excellence and the strength and reach of Paramount Global's linear and digital platforms, will create a powerful showcase for the Big Ten and its student-athletes. Together with Kevin Warren and the team at the Big Ten, we look forward to growing the conference to the highest of levels, reaching the widest audience."
"We are proud to expand upon our long-standing partnership with the Big Ten Conference and further bolster our position as the premier rights holder of the conference," said FOX Sports Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer, Eric Shanks. "Commissioner Warren's leadership and vision have resulted in the growth and recent market expansion of the Big Ten Conference. In an ever-evolving landscape, the Big Ten remains the most storied collegiate athletic conference in the country."
"We are incredibly excited to be partnering with Kevin Warren and the Big Ten Conference on this robust package of sports," said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports. "With Big Ten Saturday Night and Sunday Night Football headlining each fall weekend in primetime on NBC and Peacock, along with our historic Notre Dame Football partnership, NBC Sports will be the home of premier games in college football and the NFL. In addition, with the rights to a wide range of Big Ten events, Peacock and NBC Sports will be a year-round destination for the best in college sports."
"The new rights agreements are an incredible achievement for our entire conference and a true testament of what can be accomplished with teamwork," stated Commissioner Warren. "I am incredibly grateful for collaborative efforts and hard work of our conference staff, specifically Laura Anderson, Anil Gollahalli, Kerry Kenny and Adam Neuman, our presidents and chancellors, athletics directors, coaches, student-athletes, and our partners at CBS, NBC and FOX Sports for solidifying unprecedented Big Ten access across transformative media companies for our fans to tune-in and follow the Big Ten content they love."
The Big Ten Conference new media agreements grant the following rights to their partners:
BTN will maintain its strong position as the home for Big Ten fans, as the network will continue to televise a full slate of football, basketball and Olympic sport competition throughout the entire year.
CBS's initial season in 2023 will include seven football games and both regular season and postseason men's basketball action, along with the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament final appearing on CBS for the first time. The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals and final will continue the tradition of airing on CBS, which they have done for 25 years. Every CBS Big Ten football and basketball broadcast will also be streamed on Paramount+, Paramount Global's direct-to-consumer streaming service.
Starting in 2024, CBS will televise up to 15 regular-season football games per season, including an annual Black Friday game in the afternoon. CBS is America's most-watched network for the past 14 years and the highest-rated college football network.
FOX has renewed its agreement to televise football and men's basketball games each season, with the opportunity to carry additional sports throughout the year. The Big Ten Conference's partnership with FOX reached its high point during the 2021-22 year, as FOX captured the #1 time slot in college football for the first time with its Big Noon Saturday platform that featured 10-14 games involving a Big Ten team, and a men's basketball season that ended with the top three most watched games in the history of FS1 all featuring Big Ten programs.
NBC will produce 14-to-16 games on broadcast television each season as it introduces college football fans to Big Ten Saturday Night. Each Big Ten game on NBC broadcast will also be simul-streamed on Peacock, NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer streaming service. NBC Sports has established the most dominant primetime franchise in television history, as its Sunday Night Football has been primetime's No. 1 show for an unprecedented 11 consecutive years – a streak that is currently active.
Peacock, NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer streaming service will deliver exclusive Big Ten football and basketball games each season, as eight regular-season football games will appear on the platform along with as many as 47 regular-season men's basketball games (32 conference and 15 non-conference) and 30 regular-season women's basketball games (20 conference and 10 non-conference).
CBS, FOX and NBC will combine efforts to televise the seven Big Ten Football Championship Games during the term.
CBS: 2024, 2028
FOX: 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029
NBC: 2026
Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men's ice hockey and men's and women's lacrosse since 2013.
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Shane Akeroyd appointed vice chairman and Eric Staffin chosen as vice president of strategic development
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueVoyant, an industry-leading cyber defense company converging internal and external security, today announced that Shane Akeroyd is joining the company's leadership team as a vice chairman. He most recently served as president, Asia Pacific and global head of account management at IHS Markit.
Also joining from IHS Markit is Eric Staffin, as vice president of strategic development. His most recent role was as chief information security officer (CISO), partner, and senior vice president. IHS Markit is an information service provider that was a $50 billion public company before its merger with S&P Global.
Akeroyd brings more than 30 years of customer-facing experience to BlueVoyant and will be based in Hong Kong. He is joining the company's leadership team with a focus on developing and maintaining senior customer relationships while driving new business opportunities with large enterprise customers. In April, BlueVoyant announced expanded Asian Pacific operations with a new regional headquarters in Singapore.
Before moving to Hong Kong for IHS Markit, Akeroyd was based in New York and held the role of executive vice president, head of sales, marketing, and sales operations. He served as an executive vice president at IHS Markit since joining the firm in 2008. Prior to joining IHS Markit, Akeroyd worked in executive level positions at RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities.
"BlueVoyant has recently expanded and grown operations, partners, and clients in Asia Pacific" said Jim Rosenthal, BlueVoyant's CEO and co-founder. "I am excited to have Shane and his lengthy sales experience on our team. Our recently unveiled cloud-native, outcomes-based platform, BlueVoyant Elements™, is specially able to help organizations across the globe with end-to-end cyber defense for their entire digital ecosystems."
On his appointment, Akeroyd said: "BlueVoyant is perfectly positioned to address a pervasive global cyber threat challenge that is only going to become more complex. Our team of experts and access to proprietary data sets will ensure that BlueVoyant will be a winner in a fragmented market that will see further consolidation assisted by regulatory tailwinds that will force all of us to get ahead of threats before negative impacts happen. I am excited to join BlueVoyant and bring the company's best-in-class services to organizations across the globe"
With a track record of building and leading high-performance teams and partnering with board members, clients, and colleagues, Staffin is a cybersecurity veteran whose mission remains focused on driving substantive and verifiable risk reduction to current and emerging threats within global companies. Prior to joining IHS Markit, he held senior leadership team roles at S&P Global, Thomson Reuters, Citibank, and Bankers Trust.
"BlueVoyant has unmatched technology and experience to help businesses defend against increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks," said Joel Molinoff, vice chairman, strategic development at BlueVoyant. "I am excited to welcome Eric to the team and know his cybersecurity expertise will help organizations proactively defend their digital ecosystems."
The Strategic Development Group works with customers, partners, and government organizations to enrich, develop, and drive business growth.
"BlueVoyant's comprehensive detection and response platform is a game-changer for improving residual risks and organizational resiliency within and across interconnected enterprises and supply chains from current and emerging cyber threats," said Staffin. "The unique combination of technology, telemetry, and talent is unparalleled, and I am thrilled to be joining BlueVoyant's world-class team at this exciting time to help drive strategic innovation, partner and channel expansion, and overall business growth."
About BlueVoyant
BlueVoyant converges internal and external cyber defense capabilities into an outcomes-based, cloud-native platform called BlueVoyant Elements™. Elements continuously monitors your network, endpoints, attack surface, and supply chain as well as the open, deep, and dark web for vulnerabilities, risks, and threats; and takes action to protect your business, leveraging both machine learning-driven automation and human-led expertise. Elements can be deployed as independent solutions or together as a full-spectrum cyber defense platform. BlueVoyant's approach to cyber defense revolves around three key pillars — technology, telemetry, and talent — that deliver rock-solid cyber defense capabilities to more than 700 customers across the globe.
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New secured credit card helps consumers to build their credit history and improve FICO® Scores
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bond Financial Technologies Inc., the leading embedded finance platform, today launched a breakthrough new Credit Builder Card that makes it simpler for fintechs and brands to offer secured credit cards to their customers.
The new secured credit card, which is powered by the Mastercard network and issued by Bond sponsor bank, Evolve Bank & Trust, gives consumers the ability to spend only funds they have with the added benefits of building a credit history that can help credit-challenged consumers take control of their financial futures.
In the U.S. alone, over 150 million individuals are considered financially at-risk, according to Experian and U.S. Census data. These financially at-risk consumers continue to face pressure when it comes to managing their finances – from high inflation to economic uncertainty. Nearly one-third of U.S. consumers have a subprime credit score, defined as between 580 to 669, including 40% of millennials, who make up "the highest ratio of subprime consumers of any generation," according to Experian. Additionally, an estimated 49 million U.S. consumers are classified as either "credit invisible" or "unscorable."
Secured credit cards allow consumers to develop a credit history which may enable them to secure mortgages, auto loans, and other financial services at better rates. In partnership with Bloom Credit, payments made with Bond's Credit Builder Card will be reported to the credit agencies just like with a traditional credit card, which can help consumers establish and improve their FICO® Score, which 90% of lenders use to evaluate a person's credit risk.
Brands offering this secured credit card will have stronger value propositions to serve customers seeking a path to greater financial stability. In fact, recent research from Cornerstone Advisors shows the majority of U.S. consumers want to secure financial products directly from their favorite brands and that 32% will spend more with brands they bank with than they did previously.
Bond has created a simple way for brands to build and offer secured credit cards with the following benefits:
- Require no consumer credit checks: Building credit does not actually require a credit check because the spend limit is secured by a balance.
- Build credit history: Monthly repayment histories are automatically sent to credit bureaus to build credit history for customers.
- Improve customer acquisition and conversion: Unsecured credit card programs could have sizable declines that impact high-value demographics such as millennials, which saw 32% rejection rates for credit products during the pandemic.
- Built-in security features: The physical card is contactless and features Mastercard ID Theft Protection™ and Zero Liability Protection designed to detect fraud and protect cardholders from unauthorized transactions in store, by phone and online.
"We're in the middle of a huge shift in access to credit," says Roy Ng, CEO and co-founder of Bond. "Historically, access to credit has been challenging — 40% of subprime scores are represented by millennials — but advances in embedded finance are fundamentally changing this dynamic. Bond's Credit Builder Card allows brands to offer a new, high-value financial product directly to their customers at a time when they may need it most. Consumers who build up a strong credit history will qualify for a traditional credit card and the ability to take out an auto loan or mortgage at better interest rates."
"Now more than ever, it's critical to provide consumers and brands with trusted, accessible and empowering payment options that meet their needs today and achieve their future goals," said Sherri Haymond, executive vice president, Digital Partnerships at Mastercard. "We're pleased to partner with Bond to make credit more accessible to consumers and deliver the Credit Builder Card at scale."
"Evolve is a passionate supporter of secured credit cards and helping to bring greater financial access to the market, especially given the volatile macroenvironment," said Hank Word, president of Evolve's Open Banking division. "We look forward to enabling brands across industries to quickly deliver Bond's Credit Builder Cards and other financial services directly to their customers and grow with them over time."
"Helping platforms like Bond innovate to better serve their clients is why Bloom Credit exists," said Christian Widhalm, CEO of Bloom Credit. "An accurate credit score is essential in a system where 34% of consumers in 2021 had addressable errors on their credit reports, 58% of millennials say their credit score cost them access to credit, and 49 million Americans are either credit invisible or unscorable. Working together on Bond's Credit Builder Card enables fintech clients to quickly launch and help consumers establish and build accurate credit scores essential to achieving their financial goals."
- Learn how to build a secured credit card with Bond's step-by-step technical guide.
- Discover what financial services consumers want to access from brands in Cornerstone Advisors' Embedded Finance Flywheel report.
- Learn more about secured credit cards in this Q&A with PYMNTS.
Bond enables any company to become a fintech. Through Bond's full-stack embedded finance platform, customers can offer personalized and compliant financial products to their end users, including high-value-add products such as consumer and commercial charge cards. Bond was founded in 2019 by industry veterans from Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, SAP, SoFi, and Twilio, with deep roots in financial services, technology and enterprise software. Bond is a remote-first company, with office locations in San Francisco, New York City and Salt Lake City. Visit http://www.bond.tech to learn more.
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Leading mobile commerce platform powers $1 billion in consumer spend during first five months of 2022 on the heels of accelerated growth from new products
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Button, the leading enterprise-grade mobile commerce platform trusted by the world's largest brands, today announced that it surpassed $1 billion in mobile commerce during the first half of 2022.
From January to May 2022 alone, the company's two core solutions, Tap and PostTap, generated over $1 billion in mobile commerce for its hundreds of partners represented across retail, travel/hospitality, food delivery, rideshare, grocery, and entertainment verticals.
Purpose-built with marketers in mind, Button's proprietary mobile conversion, identity, and decisioning technology enables brands to seize untapped growth opportunities by fixing broken mobile links and consumer experiences. Utilizing Button, these partners were able to drive hundreds of millions of dollars in incremental revenue, tens of millions of new app users, and new first-party relationships with their shoppers.
"It's been an inspiring year for Button," said Michael Jaconi, CEO and Co-Founder of Button. "From day one, our primary directive has been to build a better internet and to provide solutions that drive outcomes that matter. In 2022, we've expanded our product offering to successfully deliver outcomes for CRM, Mobile App, and Growth Marketers — while deepening our core value proposition for Affiliate Marketers, globally. Given the current economic environment, it's incredibly rewarding to help marketers spend smarter to achieve profitable growth while enabling their users to have personalized and seamless buying experiences across channels. With Button's largest customers representing the most sophisticated marketers in the world, I'm confident Button is going to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of mobile as budgets continue their march from brand spending to performance."
Button's trajectory has also driven its internal team to scale rapidly to meet market demand. The company plans to continue bolstering its team, particularly technical and engineering roles, to further innovation. Most notably, the company recently welcomed new department leads to accelerate the global adoption of Button's best-in-class solutions, including: Teresa Hill as Vice President of Marketing and Jonathan Kraft as Head of People Operations & Legal.
These strategic hires continue a year of milestone momentum for Button. Over the last year, Button announced the launch of PostTap SMS, Tap Card Linked Offers, and the formation of a strategic advisory board dedicated to supporting the explosive growth of Button's new PostTap product suite, which has seen 300% growth year-over-year. Additionally, the company earned the top spot on Built In NYC's "100 Best Places to work in NYC 2022" and was named one of the "Best Startups to Work For in 2022" by The Org.
Looking ahead, Button plans to build on this velocity by continuing to enhance its platform with new solutions and features that make it even easier for partners to generate incremental revenue, maximize ROI, and provide their shoppers the best mobile commerce experiences.
About Button
Button is the leading mobile commerce technology company trusted by the world's largest brands. Button's proprietary mobile conversion, identity, and decisioning technology supercharges mobile commerce and ad performance — underpinning the company's two core solutions: Tap and PostTap.
Tap provides card linking and online offers for fintechs seeking to build a rewards and engagement strategy. PostTap optimizes mobile traffic for the world's largest marketers through customized landing pages, deep linking, SMS marketing, and on-site optimization solutions that power hundreds of millions in incremental revenue each year.
Button has driven over $5 billion in mobile commerce to date, has been named a best place to work each year since the company's founding in 2014, and is backed by Greycroft, Redpoint, Norwest, Icon Ventures, and Capital One. To learn more about the company, visit: www.usebutton.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all sandwich lovers! Call Jacob is back with a new sandwich of his own, "The Big Check From Call Jacob." The famous Wexler's Deli is teaming up with heavy-hitting personal injury attorney Jacob Emrani and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank to offer Angelenos an opportunity to give back to their communities and chow down at the same time.
Brought to you by Call Jacob, each sandwich is $12 and all proceeds will be going to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Since this is a grand charitable event to help the less fortunate, we encourage all participants who are able to spare a little extra and share some love to donate directly to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank at two of the Wexler's Deli locations during this promotion.
Offered for a limited time and while supplies last, all proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank. Each dollar donated to the Food Bank will help to create four meals for people in need throughout our beautiful county. With two locations in downtown LA and another in Santa Monica, Wexler's Deli will be dishing out "The Big Check" sandwiches to any and all that want to enjoy.
"Food brings people together as does the spirit of giving. What better duo could there be? It's important that we come together to eat, show gratitude and remind one another of our blessings," says LA's leading attorney, Jacob Emrani.
"Wexler's Deli prides itself on being an LA classic, and Jacob is as much a part of this town as the Hollywood Sign, Jack Nicholson, or Magic Johnson. Let's just say Jacob's Big Check is the quintessential LA sandwich!" states Mike Kassar, owner of Wexler's Deli LA.
ABOUT JACOB EMRANI
For over 25 years, the Law Offices of Jacob Emrani have provided clients throughout California with the highest level of quality legal representation. From serious automotive personal injury cases to slip and fall accidents, if you or a loved one has suffered at the hands of another, the Law Offices of Jacob Emrani are there to help. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in damages on behalf of its clients.
ABOUT WEXLER'S DELI
Wexler's Deli stands for three things: tradition, craftsmanship, and quality. Born of a desire to serve classic Jewish deli food made by people who care, Wexler's uses old-school methods to handcraft our pastrami and smoked salmon. After curing in a special blend of salt and spices, our meats and fish are slowly smoked in-house over applewood and sliced by hand in front of your eyes. Our pickles don't come from a jar; we barrel ferment them in salt brine. This is the real Jewish soul food. Just ask our family.
ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has been mobilizing resources to fight hunger in Los Angeles County since 1973. To support the Food Bank's vision that no one goes hungry in Los Angeles County, food and grocery products are distributed through a network of 600+ partner agencies and through Food Bank programs serving 800,000 people monthly. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank tripled the number of people reached every month. The Food Bank is a 4-star rated charity by Charity Navigator. For more information, visit LAFoodBank.org.
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The Caregility Cloud™ and Eko Connect integration addresses virtual care gaps by providing a more comprehensive physical exam experience to care teams and patients
EATONTOWN, N.J. and OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caregility, an enterprise telehealth platform company, and Eko, the market leader in stethoscopes for telehealth, today announced an integration partnership. Caregility's cloud platform now seamlessly integrates with Eko's smart stethoscopes and software, enabling users of Caregility's iConsult application to perform high-quality auscultation (heart, lung, and other body sounds) on patients during a virtual physical exam.
"Our partnership addresses a key component missing from most virtual exams – auscultation. The ability for care teams to easily and accurately assess a patient's body sounds in real-time will have a meaningful impact on our hybrid care delivery models, including telenursing, telerounding, tele-ICU, and at-home care," said Peter McLain, Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Business Development at Caregility. "Eko's unparalleled digital stethoscope sound quality and waveform visualization software will build clinician confidence, reduce workflow friction, and ultimately improve patient outcomes."
This partnership integrates Eko Connect, Eko's suite of telehealth APIs, with Caregility Cloud™. Caregility's award-winning telehealth solution now has access to live-streaming stethoscope sounds with real-time phonocardiogram (PCG) and electrocardiogram (ECG)* waveform visualization within a familiar interface. The integration is compatible with Eko's complete line of smart stethoscopes, including the CORE Digital Stethoscope Attachment, 3M™ Littmann® CORE Digital Stethoscope, and DUO ECG + Digital Stethoscope.
During an iConsult virtual care session, care teams can quickly and easily collaborate to perform a complete stethoscope examination on a patient. Users wirelessly connect an Eko stethoscope directly with a Caregility APS telehealth device or tablet with just one touch. This streamlined workflow eliminates additional workflow complexities and allows the care team to stay within Caregility's iConsult application to focus on conducting a high-quality virtual visit.
"Caregility and Eko share a mission to provide healthcare professionals and institutions with technologies that enable them to give their patients the best care possible, in-person or remote," said Jason Bellet, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Eko. "By marrying our Eko Connect solution with Caregility's virtual care platform, we're redefining the virtual physical exam experience for hundreds of health systems, thousands of clinicians, and millions of patients."
Caregility customers and healthcare institutions interested in integrating Eko into the Caregility telehealth platform can attend an educational webinar on August 25. Learn more about the webinar and partnership at ekohealth.com/caregility.
*ECG data available only with the Eko DUO ECG + Digital Stethoscope
About Caregility
Caregility Corporation is dedicated to connecting patients and clinicians everywhere with its Caregility Cloud™ virtual care platform. Designated as the Best in KLAS Virtual Care Platform (non-EMR) in 2021 and 2022, Caregility Cloud™ powers a purpose-built ecosystem of enterprise telehealth solutions across the care continuum. Caregility provides secure, reliable, and HIPAA- compliant audio and video communication designed for any device and clinical workflow, in both acute and ambulatory settings. Caregility supports more than 1,300 hospitals across dozens of health systems with millions of virtual care sessions hosted annually. From critical and acute, to urgent and emergent, to post-acute and ambulatory, as well as hospital-to-home, Caregility is connecting care everywhere. Follow Caregility on LinkedIn and Twitter at @caregility.
About Eko
Eko, a digital health company, is advancing how healthcare professionals detect and monitor heart and lung disease with its innovative suite of digital tools, patient and provider software, and AI-powered analysis. Its FDA-cleared platform is used by hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide, allowing them to detect earlier and with higher accuracy, diagnose with more confidence, manage treatment effectively, and ultimately give their patients the best care possible. Eko is headquartered in Oakland, California, with over $125 million in funding from Highland Capital Partners, Questa Capital, Artis Ventures, DigiTx Partners, NTTVC, Morningside Technology Ventures Limited, Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health, and others. For more information visit www.ekohealth.com.
Caregility Media Contact
Bryan Schnepf, Vice President, Marketing
bschnepf@caregility.com
203.500.4659
Eko Media Contact
Alexandra Pony
alexandra@ponycommunications.com
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 2171.HK), a company focused on innovative CAR T-cell therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, announces that a case report, titled "Long Term Complete Response of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Glypican-3 Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells plus Sorafenib, A case report", has been published in Frontiers in Immunology (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.963031/full).
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common histologic subtype of primary liver cancer, which is the sixth most common cancer type worldwide. Clinical efficacies of existing therapies for unresectable HCC are still unsatisfactory. CAR T-cell therapy has been approved for a variety of hematological tumors, but there are still great challenges for CAR T-cell therapies to treat solid tumors. We firstly reported GPC3 as a reasonable target for CAR T-cell therapy and thereafter advanced it into clinic.[1,2] In order to further enhance the efficacy of GPC3 CAR T cells, we proposed a new strategy by combining the GPC3 CAR T cells with sorafenib for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma[3]. To further validate this strategy in clinical setting, we conducted an investigator-initiated clinical trial at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. The published case reported a patient with advanced HCC who achieved a complete response (CR) and a long survival period after the combination therapy of CAR-GPC3 T-cell plus sorafenib.
The case showed a 60-year-old Asian male patient with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCC who underwent surgery in May 2018. In August 2018, the recurrence of liver cancer and pulmonary metastasis occurred after the operation, and then he received transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) to treat liver lesions and interventional ablation to treat pulmonary metastases. Two months later, he progressed and was enrolled into the clinical trial. After the enrollment, the patient underwent leukapheresis for CAR-GPC3 T-cell manufacturing. Seven days after leukapheresis, the patient started to receive 400 mg of sorafenib twice daily. The patient received 4 cycles of CAR-GPC3 T cells (CT011) treatment and each cycle was divided into two infusions. Prior to each cycle of CT011 treatment, lymphodepletion was performed. A total of 4×109 CAR-GPC3 T cells were infused.
The CT011 plus sorafenib combination therapy was well tolerated. This patient obtained partial responses (PR) from the 3rd month and achieved CR in the 12th month after the first cycle of CT011 infusion. The tumor had no progression for more than 36 months and maintained the CR status for more than 24 months after the first infusion.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case with a CR after the combination therapy of CAR T cells with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The clinical outcome demonstrated that the combination therapy of GPC3 CAR T-cell and Sorafenib may be a new promising approach for GPC3+ advanced HCC patients.
Dr. Zonghai Li, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Scientific Officer of CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited, commented that, "There is great expectation for CAR T cells to provide curative potential in treating solid tumors. When enrolled into the clinical trial, the patient in this reported case had undergone local therapies such as TACE and interventional ablation but had not received systemic therapies such as anti-angiogenesis inhibitors. Based on the finding of our earlier preclinical research, we adopted the combination therapy of sorafenib and CT011 as treatment regimens. It was very encouraging to see that the patient achieved a complete response and a long survival period without recurrence for more than two years. While directly indicating that GPC3 CAR T may be used for early-line treatment of HCC, this case report also provides new evidence supporting the adoption of CAR T cells in the early-line treatment of other solid tumors."
About CT011
CT011 is an autologous CAR T-cell product candidate with proof-of-concept clinical data for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and has the potential to be the first-in-class globally. Dr. Zonghai Li — Founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of CARsgen Therapeutics — led the world's first successful effort in identifying, validating, and reporting GPC3 as a tumor-associated target for the development of CAR T-cell therapies to treat HCC. CARsgen has completed enrollment of a Phase I trial in China.
About CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited
CARsgen is a biopharmaceutical company with operations in China and the U.S. and is focused on innovative CAR T-cell therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. The Company has built an integrated cell therapy platform with in-house capabilities that span target discovery, antibody development, clinical trials, and commercial-scale manufacturing. CARsgen has internally developed novel technologies and a product pipeline with global rights to address major challenges of CAR T-cell therapies, such as improving the safety profile, enhancing the efficacy in treating solid tumors and reducing treatment costs. The Company's vision is to become a global biopharmaceutical leader that brings innovative and differentiated cell therapies to cancer patients worldwide and makes cancer curable.
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTHR), a globally recognized fine jewelry company specializing in lab grown gemstones, will host an investor conference call and webcast presentation to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 1, 2022. The Company will release its financial results after market close the same day.
The investor conference call and accompanying presentation slides will be webcast live and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.charlesandcolvard.com/events.
To participate via telephone, callers should dial 844-875-6912 (U.S. toll-free) or 412-317-6708 (international) and ask to be connected to the "Charles & Colvard, Ltd. Conference Call" a few minutes before 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
A replay of this conference call will be available until September 8, 2022 at 877-344-7529 (U.S. toll-free) or 412-317-0088 (international). The replay conference ID is 5034150. The call will also be available for replay in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://ir.charlesandcolvard.com/events.
About Charles & Colvard, Ltd.
Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTHR) believes fine jewelry can be accessible, beautiful and conscientious. Charles & Colvard is the original creator of lab grown moissanite, a rare gemstone formed from silicon carbide. The Company brings revolutionary gemstones and jewelry to market through its pinnacle Forever OneTM moissanite brand and its premium Caydia® lab grown diamond brand. Consumers seek Charles & Colvard fashion, bridal and fine jewelry because of its exceptional quality, incredible value and shared beliefs in environmental and social responsibility. Charles & Colvard was founded in 1995 and is based in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. For more information, please visit www.charlesandcolvard.com.
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Infor Provides Simple Migration to Newest Iteration of Infor Public Sector Applications
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor, the industry cloud company, announced today the successful upgrade of Infor Public Sector (IPS) asset and work management software at The City of Calgary, based in Alberta, Canada, has successfully upgraded to the latest iteration. This upgrade will allow The City of Calgary, Mobility business unit, to capitalize on newer functionalities, including mobile applications, GIS data integration, overhauled user interface and enhanced performance. The upgrade was implemented by Infor's Consulting Services (ICS) and will assist The City of Calgary to mitigate risk on its critical assets, leading to improved outcomes for the citizens of Calgary.
"Infor has continued to work as a partner with The City of Calgary for many years, and we've been looking forward to update our software for asset and work management to take advantage of new modern features that will enable more autonomy over our assets," said Miles Dyck, Service Design Manager. "We trust that these applications will continue to help us further streamline processes and improve operations, management, maintenance and customer service."
Working alongside Infor ICS, which provides organizations with a clear, simple path for upgrading or migrating an existing Infor solution, The City of Calgary gained a completely new version of their Infor solutions - which provides the public sector-specific functionality needed to ensure efficient business operations. With this software, The City of Calgary can potentially make faster, better-informed decisions related to asset tracking and valuation, work management, preventive maintenance scheduling, work order management, and advanced asset analysis.
"Infor has a deep understanding of the very specific needs of our public sector clients, and our applications are exactly what they're looking for to excel," said Matt Breslin, executive vice president and general manager, Infor. "Knowing the vast range of challenges our clients face, including intense cost pressures and constantly shifting regulations, we've designed a simple and efficient solution with a proven track record of success. It's exciting to consider the lasting impact our solutions can have for our public sector clients far into the future."
Infor Public Sector is an industry-specific software platform that encompasses a comprehensive suite of solutions unique to federal, state and local government organizations. For more information please visit https://www.infor.com/industries/state-local-government.
About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. We develop complete solutions for our focus industries. Infor's mission-critical enterprise applications and services are designed to deliver sustainable operational advantages with security and faster time to value. Over 60,000 organizations in more than 175 countries rely on Infor's 17,000 employees to help achieve their business goals. As a Koch company, our financial strength, ownership structure, and long-term view empower us to foster enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with our customers. Visit www.infor.com
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Beaumont attorney recognized for excellence in insurance law, insurance litigation
BEAUMONT, Texas , Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brasher Law Firm founding partner Clint Brasher has been named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, his second consecutive year to earn a place on the exclusive list.
Selection by Best Lawyers is considered one of the top honors in the legal industry. Honorees are chosen in a rigorous peer-review process by other elite lawyers for excellence in particular practice areas. For the 2023 edition, Mr. Brasher is recognized for his work in insurance law and in the litigation – insurance category.
Mr. Brasher focuses his practice on first-party insurance, bad-faith insurance, and personal injury litigation. His work has resulted in record verdicts and settlements for clients over the course of his two decades in the legal profession.
"Being picked for the list again this year is just a great honor, and I'm thankful to my peers in the legal community for making it possible," said Mr. Brasher. "But for me, it is what we at Brasher Law Firm do for our clients that makes me the proudest, so this is a testament to the team around me."
Mr. Brasher, firm partner Nishi Kothari and attorney Joseph Muckleroy were recently named among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2022. Mr. Brasher himself is no stranger to professional accolades. He has been recognized by peers as a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2018 and has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell – that group's highest rating – each year since 2013. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for his work obtaining sizable compensation for his clients.
Since launching in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America has become a definitive guide to legal excellence and the top legal talent in the country. Attorneys are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be included on its lists. For more information about Best Lawyer's methodology or for a complete list of this year's honorees, visit http://www.bestlawyers.com/.
Texas-based Brasher Law Firm is dedicated to fighting for the rights and interests of its clients using its unique and passionate approach to litigation. Brasher represents individuals throughout Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma in cases involving personal injury claims, insurance claims, employment law and maritime law. For more information, visit https://brasherattorney.com/.
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- CMA CGM and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have launched a second buoy to aid in the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, one of the world's most critically endangered species.
- While preserving marine biodiversity, the buoy near Savannah, Ga., fills a critical gap along the East Coast.
- Through this new step, the CMA CGM Group strengthens its initiatives to protect the environment and preserve biodiversity in the United States and worldwide.
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SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, in partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution deployed a second acoustic monitoring buoy, aptly named CMA CGM Sea Guardian-Savannah, 39 miles off the coast of Savannah, Ga. The first was launched off the coast of Norfolk, Va., last month. The buoys are designed to increase North Atlantic right whale detection efforts along this heavily trafficked route and will thus help protect the critically endangered species.
Although North Atlantic right whales are protected under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, serious threats to their survival abound with only approximately 336 of these great whales remaining on the planet. The installment of the buoys aims to aid in right whale's survival and will fill a critical gap in monitoring along the East Coast.
The Norfolk and Savannah locations were chosen for the new systems because the ports are among the busiest in the United States, which often puts ships directly in the path of migrating whales. The Port of Savannah is one of the largest and fastest-growing container terminals in North America and a key strategic partner in the Group's East Coast operations.
In addition to the assembly and deployment of the new buoys to alert mariners of the presence of whales near critical U.S. ports, CMA CGM and WHOI will lead the development of an industry consortium focused on reducing risks to right whales from vessels and supporting the continued operation of the WHOI-developed digital acoustic monitoring buoys. This unique collaboration, started in the United States, aims to have a global impact by significantly improving marine mammal protection.
These buoy launches reaffirm CMA CGM's commitment to preserve marine biodiversity in the United States and worldwide. On the East Coast of the United States and Canada, CMA CGM requires its vessels to reduce their speed to a maximum of 10 knots in certain areas recognized as breeding grounds for cetaceans. On the West Coast, CMA CGM has voluntarily committed to the "Green Flag" speed-reduction program that was introduced in the sanctuary near the Santa Barbara Islands. Wherever possible, the Group strives to lower its speeds and thus limit the risk of collision in these cetacean-protection sanctuaries.
In addition to speed-reduction programs, the CMA CGM Group is participating in a variety of projects designed to revolutionize marine mammal protection through the development of innovative technology. Examples include:
- REPCET, a collaborative system based on the density of the mesh created by navigation that allows merchant ships to receive and transmit alerts on whale positions in real time.
- SEA DETECT, a European project that tests innovative solutions for detecting cetaceans and floating objects at sea.
- CMA CGM has also joined the LIFE-PIAQUO consortium, whose objective is to develop and test various equipment to reduce the noise of maritime traffic and its impact on aquatic biodiversity.
The CMA CGM Group, as part of its sustainability commitment, no longer carries plastic waste on board any of its ships, since June 2022. Through its partnership with WHOI and others, the CMA CGM Group continues to make conserving biodiversity one of the top priorities of its CSR policy and to develop trade that is more responsible and fairer for everyone and for the planet.
Heather Wood, CMA CGM Head of Sustainability-North America, said, "At CMA CGM, we act for the planet with a focus on advancing decarbonization and increasing biodiversity within the oceans. The launch of our two CMA CGM Sea Guardian buoys is yet another step in the Group's roadmap to preserve the health of the ocean and to slow climate change ensuring that future generations of terrestrial and aquatic species will be able to call the planet home."
Mark Baumgartner, project principal investigator and WHOI marine ecologist, said, "This buoy deployment is a great addition to the network of buoys along the East Coast that strive to protect marine life, including the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Savannah being a highly trafficked route makes it an important location to use this technology to avoid collisions and to protect the species."
Joanne Caldwell, director of risk management and sustainability for Georgia Port Authority, said, "Protecting our biodiversity in Georgia is paramount to sustaining the natural resources we enjoy. Georgia Ports commends the CMA CGM Group and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for their work to protect critically endangered right whales. Georgia Ports is proud to be a part of the industry consortium that is focused on reducing risk to right whales."
Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, serves more than 420 ports around the world across 5 continents, with a fleet of 580 vessels. The Group transported 22 million TEU containers (twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2021. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a global logistics player which transported 474,000 tons of air cargo and more than 21 million tons of inland freight, and its air cargo division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is constantly innovating to provide customers a comprehensive and increasingly efficient offering, thanks to new shipping, inland, airfreight and logistics solutions.
Firmly committed to the energy transition in shipping and a pioneer in its use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a Net Zero-Carbon target for 2050.
Each year, via the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group supports thousands of children as part of its efforts to promote education for all and equal opportunities. The CMA CGM Foundation also intervenes in humanitarian crises requiring an emergency response by calling on the Group's shipping and logistics expertise to deliver humanitarian supplies around the world.
Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs 150,000 people worldwide, including 2,900 in Marseille where its head office is located. In the United States, CMA CGM, which is headquartered in Norfolk, Va., employs more than 22,000 people. Its subsidiary, American President Lines (APL), operates a fleet of U.S.-flagged vessels and supports U.S. territories and American military stationed around the world.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a private, non-profit organization on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education. Established in 1930, its mission is to understand the ocean and its interactions with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate an understanding of the ocean's role in the changing global environment. WHOI's pioneering discoveries stem from an ideal combination of science and engineering—one that has made it one of the most trusted and technically advanced leaders in fundamental and applied ocean research and exploration anywhere. WHOI is known for its multidisciplinary approach, superior ship operations, and unparalleled deep-sea robotics capabilities. We play a leading role in ocean observation and operate the most extensive suite of ocean data-gathering platforms in the world. Top scientists, engineers, and students collaborate on more than 800 concurrent projects worldwide—both above and below the waves—pushing the boundaries of knowledge to inform people and policies for a healthier planet. Learn more at whoi.edu.
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The Coldwell Banker brand retained more than $869 million in sales volume and welcomed four new companies in Q2 2022
MADISON, N.J., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The real estate brand that has been guiding people home since 1906, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, an Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) brand, reported growth milestones in the second quarter of 2022 by extending company agreements that account for more than $869 million in sales volume. In the first half of the year the Coldwell Banker brand assisted several existing Coldwell Banker franchisees in finding successors to transition their business, thus retaining approximately $965 million in brand sales volume.
Coldwell Banker welcomed the following four new affiliated companies to the Gen Blue network in Q2 2022; three of the four companies grew their business by diversifying their Coldwell Banker affiliation and opened a commercial franchise:
- Coldwell Banker Platinum One, Latham, Md.
- Coldwell Banker Commercial Seaboard McMillan, Florence, S.C.
- Coldwell Banker Commercial Grass Roots Realty, Grass Valley, Calif.
- Coldwell Banker Commercial Griffith & Blair, Topeka, Kan.
Additionally, since its launch in 2020, Coldwell Banker has welcomed 27 companies to the brand through its Inclusive Ownership (IO) program, a program created to help increase representation of People of Color, women, LGBTQ+ and veteran entrepreneurs in the real estate industry. Coldwell Banker affiliated companies that have joined through the IO program and have been affiliated for at least one year have seen a 244% increase in agent growth and an exponential increase in sales volume growth.
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"I am so proud of the immense effort and drive our Coldwell Banker network continues to demonstrate each quarter. It is because of the countless leaders within our network that Coldwell Banker remains a top globally recognized brand within the industry. We pride ourselves in the extensive offerings we provide to our affiliated companies through innovated products and technology, networking events, training and education and the most recognized advertising in the industry. For this, we're happy to see that our affiliates continue to see us as a valuable partner in their business."
Liz Gehringer, president of Coldwell Banker Affiliate Business and COO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
If you are interested in adding the Coldwell Banker brand to power your business visit https://www.coldwellbanker.com/franchising
About Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Powered by its network of over 100,000 affiliated sales professionals in approximately 2,200 offices across 40 countries and territories, the Coldwell Banker® organization is a leading provider of full-service residential and commercial real estate brokerage services. The Coldwell Banker brand prides itself on its history of expertise, honesty and an empowering culture of excellence since its beginnings in 1906. Coldwell Banker Real Estate is committed to providing its network of sales professionals with the tools and insights needed to excel in today's marketplace and is known for its bold leadership and dedication to driving the industry forward. The brand was named among the 2022 Women's Choice Award® Most Recommended brands for customer experience and overall quality. Blue is bold and the integrity and values of Coldwell Banker give the Gen Blue network an unbeatable edge. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is independently owned and operated. To join Coldwell Banker Real Estate and unlock the possibilities of Gen Blue®, please visit www.coldwellbanker.com/join.
About AnywhereSM
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) is on a mission to empower everyone's next move. Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate – Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty® – the AnywhereSM portfolio includes franchise and brokerage operations as well as national title, settlement, and relocation companies and nationally scaled mortgage origination and underwriting joint ventures. Supporting approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021, Anywhere is focused on simplifying, digitizing, and integrating the real estate transaction for all consumers, no matter where they may be in their home buying and selling journey. With innovative products and technology, Anywhere fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,200 independent sales agents in the U.S. and approximately 136,400 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories. Recognized for eleven consecutive years as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work four years in a row, named one of LinkedIn's 2022 Top Companies in the U.S., and honored by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers 2021.
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Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club to train at TOCA Denver
COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TOCA Football, Inc. (TOCA), the world's first technology-enabled soccer experience company, announced today a player development partnership with the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club (CRYSC) in the Central Region. TOCA was founded by two-time U.S. World Cup soccer player Eddie Lewis and recently welcomed global superstar Harry Kane as a key investor.
TOCA's proprietary technology features high volume repetition focusing on movement, technical, and decision making abilities. Through this partnership, TOCA will serve over 150 male and female youth players every week.
"We are thrilled to be combining TOCA's proprietary technology with the prestige of the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club," said Eddie Lewis. "As a former World Cup player, I've seen how important technical and decision-making abilities are to a player's growth. Combined with the Colorado Rapid's Youth Soccer Club's outstanding player development, TOCA's technology will become an integral part of how young players level up and perform."
"We are excited to be partnering with TOCA to usher in the new era of technology-enabled training and continuing to raise the level of development initiatives for our athletes," said Sebastian Giraldo, Ph.D. , Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club's Central Technical Director. "TOCA's proprietary soccer training technologies are game-changing for player development and we look forward to the impact on Club organization."
TOCA's Board is led by Erik Anderson, former Executive Chairman and CEO of Topgolf; Soccer Hall of Famer Abby Wambach; TOCA Founder and former U.S. Men's National Team player Eddie Lewis; and former NFL marketing executive Julie Haddon. TOCA is the largest operator of indoor soccer centers in North America and has plans to be in every major city in the U.S. in the coming years.
ABOUT TOCA FOOTBALL, INC
TOCA Football, Inc. is a technology-enabled soccer and entertainment experience company, founded in 2016 by two-time U.S. World Cup and former MLS and EPL midfielder Eddie Lewis. TOCA has two main brands in its portfolio. TOCA Soccer operates 21 training centers across North America, using proprietary technology to transform the soccer experience and build communities that inspire everybody to play. TOCA Social is the world's first entertainment and dining experience built around immersive soccer-based games, with venues at The O2 London and opening venues in Dallas and Birmingham, UK in 2023.
ABOUT COLORADO RAPIDS YOUTH SOCCER CLUB (CRYSC)
CRYSC serves approximately 13,000 youth players ages three through 19, beginner to elite, in year-round leagues, camps, and tournaments across the Front Range of Colorado. As a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, CRYSC has been named a top 15 youth soccer club in the U.S. by Soccerwire, the top youth soccer club in Colorado by Colorado Parent Magazine, as well as a Project Play Champion by The Aspen Institute. CRYSC's mission is to provide an environment where young soccer players from diverse backgrounds are guided and inspired to reach their full potential, both on and off the field. For more information on CRYSC, visit www.rapidsyouthsoccer.org/ or contact us at info@rapidsyouthsoccer.org.
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- Company signs MOUs for all-stock deals to increase ownership stake in Dune, Inc., and WHE Agency, Inc., respectively
- The intended above-market transactions would work to strengthen the Company's balance sheet as well as help ready the Company for any potential asset spin-offs.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) ("Creatd" or the "Company"), a creator-first holding company, today revealed its plans to purchase additional shares in two of its subsidiary companies, Dune, Inc. ("Dune") and WHE Agency, Inc. ("WHE"). Following the close of the proposed transactions, the Company's ownership stake in Dune would increase to 70%, and its ownership stake in WHE would increase to 61%, thereby improving the Company's balance sheet, while at the same time helping to ready the Company to explore a variety of future financing opportunities, including the potential spin-off of certain Creatd assets.
Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with Dune, Creatd will purchase an additional 20% ownership stake in exchange for approximately $360,000 in Creatd common stock at a price of $1.32 per share, or approximately 270,000 shares. Under the terms of the MOU signed with WHE, the Company will purchase an additional 17% ownership stake in exchange for approximately the same purchase price.
Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) is a creator-first technology holding company and the parent company of the Vocal platform. Our mission is to empower creators, entrepreneurs, and brands through technology and partnership. We accomplish this through Creatd's four business pillars: Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios.
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Investor Relations Contact: ir@creatd.com
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POTOMAC, Md., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, Inc., the nation's leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents and their clients, today announced the appointment of Fazeela Abdul Rashid to its Board of Directors. Abdul Rashid is a Partner at Revolution Growth, the venture capital fund that led Curbio's $65M Series B funding round which closed in January 2022.
Abdul Rashid brings over 20 years of finance and investing experience, with a focus on growth equity, in both the private and public markets. She has been an active investor with well-known companies at the intersection of technology and shifting consumer preferences, including Duolingo, Noom, Harry's, and Impossible Foods. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Economics from Cornell University.
Abdul Rashid formerly served as Managing Director of Consumer and Americas at Temasek International, a $400B global investment firm headquartered in Singapore. There, she was instrumental in building early efforts in direct U.S. healthcare investments, leading the U.S. consumer practice and launching DE&I efforts.
"Fazeela has a wealth of experience serving as a trusted advisor to tech-enabled businesses around the globe. I am excited to welcome her to the Curbio Board of Directors, where I know she will be invaluable to us as we continue transforming home improvement for real estate," said Rick Rudman, CEO of Curbio. "Curbio has prioritized hiring a diverse leadership team –currently, a third of our board members are women of color and half of our executive team are women."
2022 has been a year of unprecedented growth for Curbio, with a total of $90M in funding being raised between its Series B round in January and its recent $25M credit facility closing. The company has expanded into six new U.S. markets, grown its workforce by 68% and invested in its proprietary technology to dramatically improve the customer experience in home improvement for real estate. Despite recent uncertainty in the market, Curbio continues to grow more than 100% year over year, with its rapid topline growth expected to exceed $100M in 2023.
"Curbio is breaking into a large untapped market with its modern, tech-enabled approach to fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution, vastly improving the customer experience. Its solution is exactly what the market calls for-- fast, reliable home updates which ensure that sellers get the most out of their home, while meeting buyer demand for move-in-ready properties," said Abdul Rashid. "I am excited to be able to help advise Curbio's seasoned executive team as they continue to transform the home improvement industry."
Curbio was founded in 2017 to transform the multi-billion-dollar home improvement industry and has quickly become the nation's leading pay-at-closing home improvement solution. The company partners exclusively with real estate agents and their clients to get any home ready for the market, allowing it to sell faster and for top dollar. Using technology to power their service, Curbio completes pre-listing home improvement projects of any size quickly and without hassle, from start to finish, with zero payment due until the home sells. Curbio is trusted by thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide, and has been continuously recognized for its exemplary solution, receiving nods in HousingWire, Qualified Remodeler and Comparably, to name a few.
Revolution Growth is a venture capital fund investing in growth stage companies around the country that are leading disruption within their industry. Led by Steve Case, Ted Leonsis, and Steve Murray, Revolution Growth has a proven strategy of partnering with entrepreneurs to build and scale category-defining companies. Revolution Growth is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and part of Revolution's family of funds, including Revolution Ventures and the Rise of the Rest Seed Funds. Visit us online at revolution.com/growth or @Revolution.
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To celebrate "Waffle Week" festivities, Dash has partnered with New York's Iconic Wafels & Dinges for waffle giveaway
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dash, the industry-leading waffle maker and healthy living kitchen brand, is leveling up National Waffle Day by introducing their first-ever "Waffle Week" beginning August 21-27, 2022. The week-long celebration will include a new product drop, deals on their best selling waffle makers, giveaways and free waffles.
To kick off festivities, Dash will expand their line of waffle makers with the first-ever Flip Belgian Waffle Maker – now widely available. Perfect for breakfast and dessert anytime any day, the waffle maker heats up quickly and evenly creates delicious, fluffy Belgian 6.5" waffles. Once heated, just pour the batter, flip and enjoy! Cleanup is also made easy with dishwasher safe Drip Tray and compact, upright storage.
"As the number one waffle maker brand*, we're excited to celebrate with waffle fans far and wide by sharing our love for these delicious treats," said Evan Dash, StoreBound Founder and CEO. "Dash is famous for its Mini Waffle Maker and continues to expand with over 20 waffle products available. With lots of creative designs and easy-to-use makers, we're sure everyone can enjoy a waffle with Dash this Waffle Week."
In celebration of National Waffle Day on August 24th, Dash has joined forces with the creator of New York's iconic and artisanal Belgian waffles, Wafels & Dinges to give away 200 waffles with any choice of the famous "dinges" (which translates to "toppings") when code "DASH" is used in-person at the Bryant Park location, at the corner of 6th Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan. The festivities can continue at home with Dash's new Flip Belgian Waffle Maker to create delicious waffles in your own kitchen and enjoy with your favorite toppings.
"We love making waffles and Dash is #1 in waffle makers – seemed like the perfect partnership. Both our brands started in New York and have garnered significant fandom nationwide, so celebrating our unique, authentic Belgian wafel dough and their best-selling waffle makers on National Waffle Day just fits!" says Thomas DeGreest, Found and CEO of Wafels & Dinges.
As an added bonus to the new Flip Belgian Waffle Maker product release and Wafels & Dinges partnership, Dash will also be surprising fans throughout "Waffle Week" with the following:
- Promotions and deals on their best-selling waffle makers on bydash.com and at retailers nationwide, including Target, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Belk and Amazon.
- A chance to win a Delish by Dash bundle, including items from the Delish by Dash collection, a Waffle Bite Maker, set of Lightweight Cast Iron pans, and more.
To stay up to date on the latest from Dash, visit www.bydash.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
About Dash
Dash is committed to helping people make healthy, unprocessed food at home. Grounded in the belief that taking small steps every day to live a healthier life and eating whole, natural foods can make a big impact, Dash provides the tools and content to help consumers make delicious and healthy meals at home. That's what living unprocessed is all about.
*According to Stackline and NPD Group Data
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Local Owner Neil Hershman Opens Third Franchised Location in NYC
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- America's favorite flash-frozen beaded ice cream treat Dippin' Dots has debuted a Times Square store that opened this month through an agreement with multi-unit franchisee Neil Hershman. The new store, at 234 W. 42nd Street, is co-branded with sister brand Doc Popcorn. Dippin' Dots was recently acquired by J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: JJSF), a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years.
"Times Square is one of the most iconic, energetic areas in New York City. It is a true crossroads of the world, now even tastier with the addition of Dippin' Dots' world-famous beaded ice cream," said Dan Fachner, President & CEO at J&J Snack Foods. "We are grateful for our partnership with Neil to bring Dippin' Dots ice cream and our fantastic Doc Popcorn product to the 50 million visitors that pass through Times Square each year."
Hershman opened a flagship Dippin' Dots and Doc Popcorn store in the Flatiron District in April 2021, followed by a second location in Downtown Brooklyn this past April. He also owns several 16 Handles frozen yogurt franchises throughout the city.
"I'm a big supporter of the cobrand and see a bright future for the addictive snack lineup. In addition to traditional retail and delivery at each of my three locations, we've seen a lot of success with our corporate catering for private events and parties in NYC," said Hershman. "Our location on the south side of 42nd Street, neighboring flagship tenants like Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the busiest movie theater in America, is second to none as thousands of New Yorkers and tourists will pass the store daily."
The store also features an outpost of Captain Cookie & the Milkman, a superhero-themed cookie and ice cream company. Customers can find favorite Dippin' Dots ice cream flavors like Rainbow Ice, Cookies and Cream and Banana Split, in addition to several popcorn flavors, including Better Butter and Caramel Bliss. Additional details can be found by following @DippinDotsNYC on Instagram.
Dippin' Dots beaded ice cream was created in 1988 using cryogenic technology to invent an unconventional ice cream that's remarkably fresh and flavorful. For the past 30 years, millions of people have fallen in love with the iconic treat, which is available in thousands of franchise locations, theme parks, stadiums, arenas, zoos, movie theaters, fairs and festivals, as well as shipped right to customers' homes. Doc Popcorn handcrafts a wide variety of fresh-popped specialty flavors of popcorn free of trans fat, MSG, artificial colors and preservatives.
About Dippin' Dots, L.L.C.
Dippin' Dots has produced and distributed its flash frozen tiny beads of ice cream, yogurt, sherbet and flavored ice products since 1988. Made at the company's production facility in Paducah, Kentucky, Dippin' Dots distributes its unique frozen products in all 50 states and 7 countries through its franchised and direct distribution network. For more information, including franchise opportunities, visit www.dippindots.com. Follow Dippin' Dots on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Doc Popcorn
Using whole grain kernels, proprietary flavor blends and other high-quality ingredients, Doc Popcorn handcrafts a wide variety of fresh-popped specialty flavors of popcorn free of trans fat, MSG, artificial colors and preservatives. Born in Boulder, Colo., Doc Popcorn started franchising in 2009 and has been consistently recognized as one of the top food franchises in the country by Entrepreneur's Franchise 500. For more information and to inquire about franchise opportunities, please visit www.docpopcorn.com.
About J&J Snack Foods Corp.
J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: JJSF) is a leader and innovator in the snack food industry, providing innovative, niche and affordable branded snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets. Manufactured and distributed nationwide, our principal products include SUPERPRETZEL, the #1 soft pretzel brand in the world, as well as internationally known ICEE and SLUSH PUPPIE frozen beverages, LUIGI'S Real Italian Ice, MINUTE MAID* frozen ices, WHOLE FRUIT sorbet and frozen fruit bars, SOUR PATCH KIDS**Flavored Ice Pops, Tio Pepe's & CALIFORNIA CHURROS, and THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes and several bakery brands within DADDY RAY'S, COUNTRY HOME BAKERS and HILL & VALLEY. J&J Snack Foods Corp. has approximately twenty manufacturing facilities and generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue. The Company has a history of strong sales growth and financial performance and remains focused on opportunities to expand its unique niche market product offering while bringing smiles to families worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.jjsnack.com. *MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company. **SOUR PATCH KIDS is a registered trademark of Mondelēz International group, used under license.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eunice Park, M.D., is a dual-board certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Long Island, NY. Named a Super Doctor in the New York Times Magazine, Dr. Park is the founder of AIREM, the first Korean beauty-inspired medical aesthetic spa in the U.S based on the concept of gwallee 관리, a centuries-old Korean principle of maintaining self-care.
AIREM offers medical-grade skincare, aesthetic treatments and plastic surgery in a luxury state-of-the-art facility designed to balance the Eastern and Western principles of beauty. The unique group beauty experience, AIREM Retreat, incorporates a traditional tea ceremony while AIREM Essentials, Dr. Park's physician-formulated, K-beauty skincare line, is designed to enhance aesthetic procedures.
"During my trip, I met with our lab on a new skincare product formulation, as well as top aesthetic doctors and research companies developing the latest in clinical K-beauty. I also filmed an episode for a series that is set to launch in late October for a global network. I traveled to Baekyangsa temple and met with world-renowned Buddhist monk and acclaimed chef of temple cuisine, Jeong Kwan and shared a meditative tea ceremony. I was inspired to bring back elements of this experience to AIREM." Dr. Park
Dr. Park Introduces Clinical K-beauty
"Many associate K-beauty with sheet masks and a multi-step skincare regimen, but clinical K-beauty goes one step further - it combines leading skincare and aesthetic technology from Korea with the best Western clinical-grade ingredients and treatments." Dr. Park
Meet Dr. Park
A native New Yorker, Dr. Park received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University before becoming a Macy Foundation Scholar. She obtained her Masters in Public Health from Columbia University and completed the Physician CEO Executive Program from the Northwestern University Kellogg Business School. Dr. Park completed her general surgery internship, head and neck surgery residency, and facial plastic & reconstructive surgery fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.
Dr. Park is frequently sought-after by beauty editors and industry outlets as an expert source. She has contributed to Allure, The Zoe Report, Huda Beauty, Purist, American Spa, MedEsthetics and Today.com, to name a few.
Dr. Park is currently booking media appearances and guest speaking opportunities for September and October. Please contact juliet@airem.com.
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Appointments Span a Multitude of Industry Sectors and Geographies
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisner Advisory Group LLC, one of the world's largest business consulting firms, announced that it has admitted 10 new partners effective August 1, 2022.
"These outstanding professionals possess a deep expertise, client-centric mindset and dedication to technology that is so critical for success in today's hyper-competitive marketplace," said Eisner Advisory Group CEO Charly Weinstein. "We look forward to these deserving new partners adding even more value for clients and are excited to have them as part of our team."
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Steven Bisciello
Steven is a partner in the Health Care Services Group, based in the Iselin, NJ, office. He has nearly 25 years of experience in operations, compliance and revenue cycle management within disparate health care sectors including but not limited to hospitals, hospital systems, physician groups and homecare organizations.
Sarah Brand
Sarah is a partner in the Real Estate Services Group, based in the Philadelphia, PA, office. She has more 20 years of experience providing accounting services for a variety of real estate clients, including private equity real estate funds, commercial and residential real estate companies, hotels and condominiums.
Jennifer Cuello
Jennifer is a partner in the Financial Services Group, based in the Dallas, TX, office. She has more than 10 years of experience serving clients in the financial services sector with a focus on private equity, venture capital, fund of funds and hedge funds.
Rebecca De Leon
Rebecca is a partner in the Financial Services and Technology Groups, based in the San Francisco, CA, office. She has more than 10 years of experience in serving broker-dealers, VC and PE funds, RIAs, technology and life science companies, and commercial entities. She also works with businesses with complex multi-tier structures and international subsidiaries.
Nina Kelleher
Nina is a partner and leads the Risk Advisory Services practice within EisnerAmper Digital, based in the New York, NY, office. She is the national leader of the Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ("SPAC") services practice. She has more than 15 years of experience in internal audit, governance, risk and regulatory compliance services.
Daniel Krauss
Daniel is a partner in the Tax Group, based in the San Francisco, CA, office. He has more than 15 years of experience providing tax controversy, equity compensation planning, QSBS and other taxation services to privately held companies, family offices and high net worth individuals.
Lindsey Layman
Lindsey is a tax partner in the Financial Services Group, based in the San Francisco, CA, office. She has more than 10 years of experience providing tax compliance and planning services to a broad range of asset management clients, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and funds of funds.
Allyson J. Milbrod
Allyson is a tax partner and co-leader of the firm's National S Corporation tax services team, based in the Iselin, NJ, office. She has more than 20 years of experience providing tax compliance and advisory services to closely held businesses, high net worth individuals and multi-generational families across many different industries, with a specialization in professional services firms.
Ling You
Ling is a tax partner in the Real Estate Service Group, based in the San Francisco, CA, office. She has nearly 20 years of experience in providing consulting services to real estate PE funds, and management and operating companies. She has deep expertise in fund structuring, exit strategy planning, multi-state apportionment, state and foreign withholdings, composite filings, effectively connected income, and UBTI.
R. Charles Waring
Charles is a partner in the Assurance and Technology Control Services Practice, based in the Philadelphia, PA, office. He has more than 15 years of experience in internal controls, IT risk management, regulatory compliance and third-party assurance/SOC reports. He is also part of the ESG Services leadership team focusing on ESG reporting.
About EisnerAmper
EisnerAmper, one of the largest business consulting firms in the world, is comprised of EisnerAmper LLP, a licensed independent CPA firm that provides client attest services; and Eisner Advisory Group LLC, an alternative practice structure that provides business advisory and non-attest services in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, standards and codes of conduct. Clients are in all business sectors and leverage a complete menu of service offerings. Our combined entities include approximately 250 partners and 2,750-plus employees. For more information, please visit eisneramper.com, and be sure to follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 18, 2022 Electromedical Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: EMED) ("Electromedical" or the "Company"), a pioneer in the development and production of bioelectronic devices designed to relieve chronic, intractable, and acute pain by using frequencies and electro-modulation, is pleased to provide its Financial and Operational Highlights for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
"We continue to drive toward scalable growth and new innovations, positioning the Company as an emerging leader in technologies that offer a drug-free path to a pain-free life," noted Matthew Wolfson, Founder and CEO of Electromedical. "Q2 delivered another quarter of robust growth in net sales. And we made significant progress in board governance and product development."
Financial Performance Highlights for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
- Net Sales increased 11% over Q2 2021 to $225k primarily due to increased unit sales.
- Gross Margin increased to 80% as compared to 75% in Q2 2021.
- Loss from operations was ($283K) versus ($525K) in Q2 2021, an 85% improvement.
- Net loss was ($536K) versus ($775K) in Q2 2021, a 31% improvement, reflecting increased gross profit and reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses and interest.
Financial Performance Highlights for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
- Net Sales increased 21% year over the six months ended June 30,2021 to $447K.
- Gross Margin remained at 75% for both six-month periods.
- Loss from operations was ($672K) versus ($1.2M) in the six months ended June 30, 2021, a 46% improvement.
- Net loss was ($1.7M) versus ($3.3M) in the six months ended June 30,2021, a 49% improvement, reflecting increased gross profit and reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses and interest.
The Company's business model remained resilient during the quarter ended June 30 despite macro headwinds, including inflation, a slowdown in consumer spending, and continued global supply chain concerns. During the quarter, Electromedical was able to achieve top and bottom-line growth at improved margins, shrinking the Company's loss from operations by over 50% year over year, moving the Company closer to EBITDA profitability.
The Company continues to invest in expanding its sales and marketing resources as well as developing next-generation technology capable of providing scalable accelerating growth in the months and quarters ahead.
The Company was also able to shore up its balance sheet during the quarter by working with one of its most significant stakeholders to reduce debt carried by the Company by more than $600k in a debt-to-equity conversion involving restricted shares.
In addition, the Company added strong talent and experience to its Board of Directors with the addition of Lee Benson, a proven leader with an established track record of profound success in business and the engineering space.
Wolfson added, "We have reduced dilution risk, shored up the balance sheet, and added proven leadership talent to our board, building governance and strategic value into the core of the Company as we move toward scaling the business. We have a number of updates in the works related to R&D achievements and further investments in driving expanding sales. I look forward to providing additional updates soon."
About Electromedical Technologies
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Electromedical Technologies, Inc. is a commercial stage, FDA cleared, bioelectronic medical device manufacturing company initially focused on the treatment of various chronic, acute, intractable, and post-operative pain conditions. Through University collaboration agreements, the Company is working to develop a comprehensive research program in defining the effects of electro-modulation on the human body. By studying the impacts of electrical fields in cell signaling and effects on virus assembly and immune responses, the Company's goal is to reduce pain and improve overall human wellbeing. The Company's current FDA cleared product indications are for chronic acute post traumatic and post-operative, intractable pain relief.
For more information, please visit www.electromedtech.com.
Note: Nonhuman preliminary studies that we are planning to start in the near future and their applications are not related to our current product in any way and are currently not cleared in the US.
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MOORESTOWN, N.J., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elite Consulting Partners, the recognized financial services industry leader in transition consulting and business services, has crossed the impressive milestone of 50 employees with additional employees in process to join the team in the weeks ahead. This achievement was marked in tandem with the company's 11th anniversary and establishes Elite as the largest nationwide transition consultancy specifically focused on advisor and firm clients within the financial services space.
Simultaneous to their staff growth, Elite Consulting Partners opened multiple new office locations, among them Boca Raton, FL; Atlanta, GA; and two offices in Moorestown, NJ. Of note is the wealth of thought leadership represented within the Elite team, which is comprised of seasoned financial services industry veterans, former financial advisors, and wholesalers. These individuals represent a cross-section of experience garnered from the industry's most storied firms among them LPL Financial, Ameriprise Financial, Cetera Financial Group, Dynasty Financial Partners, Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, and Lincoln Financial.
Further, the impeccable industry reputation of Elite, its influence within the highest echelons of financial services, and the company's proprietary Elite Next Level transition process continue to set the organization apart and have become the standard for excellence within financial services recruiting.
Elite Consulting Partners CEO Frank LaRosa proudly states, "When I began Elite Consulting Partners 11 years ago, it was my goal to establish a financial services recruiting firm unlike any other in the industry. I am proud that not only have my team and I achieved that goal, but that we have the ambition and drive to start each day fresh in pursuit of a new level of success. This dedication and commitment are the same effort we put to work on behalf of our clients as we continue to level up as a company. I cannot begin to express how immensely proud I am to work with everyone on the Elite team."
Elite Consulting Partners is a recruiting and transition consultant, merger & acquisition, and business consulting firm focused on providing strategic advice and solutions to the financial services industry. Elite Consulting Partners prides itself on offering unparalleled service, unbiased advice, and expert guidance to both advisors and corporate clients in order to ensure each client's objectives and goals are realized during their due diligence and transition process.
To learn more about Elite Consulting Partners visit www.eliteconsultingpartners.com for further information.
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MADISON, Wis., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fetch Rewards, America's No. 1 consumer-rewards app, has surpassed 5 million daily active users, according to engagement metrics from Data.ai. Adding over 1 million to that daily active user number in the past month alone, the company is seeing widespread interest and adoption in its mission to create the world's top rewards platform, enabling consumers and brands to engage in more meaningful ways.
"We're reinventing the way people engage with brands by improving the efficiency of the relationship, and by making it fun. That's why we're seeing these numbers climb. Fetch is fun, and you save money." said Wes Schroll, CEO and Founder of Fetch Rewards. "We're looking forward to continuing to partner with brands that will offer consumers the best experience and leverage our vast amount of users to return the strongest impact for those brand partners."
With more than 17 million people using the app each month, Fetch Rewards' daily user count hit 5 million for the first time in July. Demand for the app has continued to grow aggressively as consumers increasingly look for new ways to save money on essentials amid record-breaking inflation. So far in August, the average DAU count has been around 5.32 million, peaking at 5.7 million on Aug. 6.
In the mobile-app industry, the DAU/MAU metric is sometimes called the "stickiness ratio." Utility savings apps typically see a stickiness ratio of 15-20 percent, while social apps like Instagram and TikTok typically see stickiness ratios closer to 65-70 percent. Fetch currently clocks in around 35 percent, with that number increasing.
"One thing that makes 5 million so exciting to us is that it's about a third of our monthly active users. We've seen this ratio increase, and we're now on a trend line towards social media apps, rather than utility savings apps. That's exciting to us," Schroll said.
The Starbucks app, which is widely considered to be the best example of a single-brand loyalty program, has about 3 million daily users and a stickiness ratio of 15 percent, according to Data.ai. Fetch also outperforms leading apps like Target (4.93 million DAU, 18.3 percent) SHEIN (4.03 million, 21.4 percent) DoorDash (3.58 million, 14.9 percent), Etsy (2.53 million, 12.9%) and Instacart (821K, 11.5 percent).
Capturing more than $133 billion in annualized retail sales, the Fetch Rewards platform is equivalent to the nation's fifth-largest and fastest-growing retailer. This ranking, coming in behind only e-commerce and big box giants like Amazon and Walmart, further establishes Fetch Rewards positioning within the retail industry.
Fetch's flow of data provides the backbone for a new generation of advertising tools that drive real, measurable purchasing decisions. With over 500 global brands on its roster and proven ability to drive consumer engagement with brands, Fetch represents the future of digital marketing. For partners, Fetch aids in accelerating growth and providing an enhanced understanding of customer behavior to allow for improved consumer relationships and stronger brand loyalty. On the consumer side, Fetch's frictionless experience is a new category of shopping app that creates a fun, social and rewarding experience every time a transaction is submitted, completely different from traditional shop-and-save apps.
To learn more, download the free app and visit www.fetch.com. Interested partners can visit https://partners.fetchrewards.com for more information.
About Fetch Rewards
Founded in Madison, Wis., Fetch Rewards is on a mission to help people have fun and save money. By partnering directly with the biggest brands in the world, Fetch gives consumers access to quick and easy rewards every time they snap a photo of their receipt or submit an eReceipt. A top-ranked app in the App Store and Google Play Store with more than 2 million five-star reviews from happy shoppers.
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Attorneys recognized for excellence in real estate law
HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Moody Law Group attorneys have been named to the 2023 list of Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most respected legal listings in the country. Recognized for excellence in real estate law, honorees include firm founder John S. Moody, Jr. and veteran lawyers Julie Barry, Kelly Beaudry, Tania Hovel, and Robert C. Walker.
With more than two decades of experience in real estate law, Mr. Moody is a proven leader in real estate matters involving development, sales, leasing, acquisitions, financing, and construction. He is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and was named the 2022 Houston real estate "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers.
In her inaugural year on the Best Lawyers list, Ms. Barry focuses her practice on transactions, primarily on the representation of small- and mid-sized enterprises. Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate, her work also includes the acquisition and disposition of businesses and real estate, commercial real estate loans, and leasing matters.
Ms. Beaudry has more than a decade of experience and is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate. Her practice includes real estate transactional work, including purchase and sale transactions, land development, leasing, and loans. This is Ms. Beaudry's first year to be recognized by Best Lawyers.
Ms. Hovel represents clients in all stages of commercial real estate. Her expertise lies in commercial transactions, including retail, office and industrial leasing, acquisitions, sales and development, finance, and general corporate matters. This is Ms. Hovel's second year to be honored by Best Lawyers.
Robert C. Walker is a seasoned commercial real estate attorney with decades of experience. His practice includes representation of banks and lenders in various aspects of commercial lending, including construction and mini-perm loans for real estate projects such as apartments, condominiums, and retail shopping centers.
The Best Lawyers in America honorees are selected based on confidential client and peer evaluations, as well as extensive editorial research.
"To have five Moody Law attorneys recognized this year is truly an honor," said Mr. Moody. "It's one thing to be recognized for our work, but it's really something special knowing these honors come from our peers. It doesn't get any better than that."
To read more about Moody Law Group's Best Lawyers visit: https://www.bestlawyers.com/firms/moody-law-group-pllc/57274/US
About Moody Law Group, PLLC:
Moody Law Group is a Houston-based law firm that focuses exclusively on complex commercial real estate matters. With a team composed of seasoned and board-certified real estate attorneys, the firm remains one of the most experienced and uniquely equipped teams to guide developers, property owners, financial institutions, investors, retailers, and private equity funds through their legal and real estate challenges. To learn more about Moody Law Group's commercial real estate expertise, visit www.moodylawgroup.com.
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Building on the long-term partnership with Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), Four Seasons to expand Egyptian collection with a new hotel and residential community in New Cairo Capital, a new hotel in Luxor and additional Private Residences in Sharm El Sheikh as part of its multi-million-dollar expansion
TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading luxury hospitality company Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, in partnership with real estate development corporation Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), announces plans for an extensive portfolio expansion in Egypt with the addition of new hotels, residential offerings and significant property enhancements.
Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Cairo Capital at Madinaty and Four Seasons Hotel Luxor will be introduced in Egypt through this upcoming phase of strategic growth, further building upon the latest multi-million dollar property enhancements at Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences Sharm El Sheikh, which doubled the offerings of the existing property with new accommodations, dining outlets, leisure activities, and more.
"Egypt is an important destination in Four Seasons history, as it marked our brand's entry into the Middle East 22 years ago. Our continued expansion illustrates our ongoing commitment to the region, and all that it has to offer for luxury travellers and homeowners," says Bart Carnahan, President, Global Business Development and Portfolio Management. "TMG has long been an integral development partner for our projects in Cairo at Nile Plaza, Alexandria at San Stefano and Sharm El Sheikh. We are thrilled to continue our exceptional work together, providing guests and residents in Egypt with unmatched luxury experiences through our collection of new hotel and residential offerings."
Introducing Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Cairo Capital at Madinaty
Located in the heart of the capital's new evolution, New Cairo Capital is a global destination that stands entirely on its own. Anticipated to open in 2025 and set within the extraordinary Madinaty development on 185 hectares (460 acres) of verdant parkland, Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Cairo Capital at Madinaty will be a captivating destination for those who wish to visit the ancient metropolis of Cairo and effortlessly explore the modern extension of the iconic capital city.
Each with world-class amenities and surrounded by lush gardens, the Hotel will feature 346 rooms and suites, while the Private Residences will be comprised of 107 villas and 80 luxury residences.
The villas will range from 721 to 1,847 square metres (7,761 to 19,881 square feet) with six configurations featuring a contemporary design, floor-to-ceiling windows, rooftop gardens, limestone finishings and private pools, all reminiscent of majestic Egyptian palaces, while luxury residences will range from 221 to 670 square metres (2,379 to 7,212 square feet) with five configurations.
Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Cairo Capital at Madinaty will bring to life an enchanting culinary experience for guests and residents alike. Gourmet restaurant and bar options will include a waterfront restaurant at the centre of the property with several private dining, al fresco, international and Egyptian-inspired outlets sprinkled throughout the expansive property.
The Hotel and Private Residences will also feature a standalone spa and fitness facility. Across several private treatment rooms, an extensive array of tennis and multi-sport courts, guided group classes, and state-of-the-art fitness equipment, visitors will be treated to an intentional space that has been designed for the art of wellbeing.
Setting the stage for remarkable events, the Hotel's ballroom features striking vaulted ceilings and generous outdoor event lawn space to accommodate occasions big and small among loved ones and colleagues.
Off property, the dynamic destination will offer guests, residents and their families easy access to additional gourmet restaurants, world-class golf courses, exceptional retail outlets, private schools and a full suite of attractions for all to enjoy in New Cairo Capital and Madinaty.
The property is being designed by the legendary Pierre Yves-Rochon, who has also worked on Four Seasons properties in Paris, Megève, Bahrain Bay, Doha, Florence, and more.
Introducing Four Seasons Hotel Luxor
Perched on the Nile River in the south of Egypt, Luxor is one of the country's most storied destinations and considered to be one of the world's greatest ancient sites. Best known for its history as the ancient city of Thebes and its breathtaking Karnak and Luxor temple complexes, this impressively historic city acts as an open-air museum with some of Egypt's finest artifacts on grand display throughout.
Set to open in 2025, Four Seasons Hotel Luxor will include 200 guest rooms and suites, each with views of the Nile River, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. The Hotel will be located just south of the highly acclaimed Luxor Temple, which dates back to 1400 BC.
After a day of exploring the wonders of Luxor, guests will enjoy several restaurant and bar outlets, a tranquil spa, a fitness facility, multiple pools, luxury retail, a Kids For All Seasons program and a young adults centre. For those visiting for business or to host a special event, the property will feature expansive meeting and event spaces totalling 1,300 square metres (14,000 square feet).
WATG Architects, who have helped create Four Seasons experiences in Maui, Dubai at Jumeirah Beach, Tianjin and a soon-to-come project in Hanoi will lead the design of the building, with Wimberly Interiors overseeing the interiors, who have worked on Four Seasons projects in Los Angeles and Maui.
Announcing New Four Seasons Private Residences at Sharm El Sheikh
Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences Sharm El Sheikh has introduced a new era of seaside luxury to what has been one of Egypt's most celebrated resorts since its opening 20 years ago. While the legendary service has remained the same, the property has now doubled in size following an exceptional enhancement project, with new accommodations, restaurants, recreational facilities and meeting spaces for travellers who seek a magical blend of mountains, desert and sea.
The expansion project includes the addition of 69 Private Residences to the existing collection of 77, giving luxury homeowners the very best of seaside living in Egypt. Overlooking crystal-clear waters and more than one kilometre (3,200 feet) of private beachfront, residents enjoy the property management and service expertise of Four Seasons dedicated residential team as well as priority access to the amenities and offerings of the newly expanded resort, which include twelve exciting culinary concepts, tennis courts, a golf course, fitness facilities, entry to one of the world's most renowned dive sites, and so much more.
The new residential offerings will be comprised of 25 villas and 44 chalets ranging from 195 to 240 square metres (2,100 to 2,600 square feet). The two-bedroom ensuite chalets will feature expansive living spaces with sophisticated interiors and private pools. The four-bedroom villas will include sea views, private pools, spacious open-air entertaining setups and will have a total gross area of 710 square metres (7,650 square feet). With only two in the collection, the five-bedroom villas will be custom designed to the owner's discretion and occupy expansion plots with uninterrupted views of the Red Sea.
Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Cairo Capital at Madinaty and Four Seasons Hotel Luxor will join the brand's portfolio in Egypt including Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence, Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano and Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh.
With these latest residential additions, Four Seasons will now manage more than 300 Private Residences across multiple markets in Egypt. Private Residence owners enjoy the thoughtful integration of Four Seasons legendary service along with first-class design, hotel-inspired amenities, and a dedicated residential team. Whether owners are at home or abroad, Four Seasons is on hand to secure and maintain residences, providing added peace of mind and a seamless ownership experience.
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Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts opened its first hotel in 1961, and since that time has been dedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continual innovation and the highest standards of hospitality. Currently operating 124 hotels and resorts, and 50 residential properties in major city centres and resort destinations in 47 countries, and with more than 50 projects under planning or development, Four Seasons consistently ranks among the world's best hotels and most prestigious brands in reader polls, traveller reviews and industry awards. For more information, visit fourseasons.com. For the latest news, visit press.fourseasons.com and follow @FourSeasonsPR on Twitter.
Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) Holding is a leading conglomerate with special emphasis on developing integrated communities, including but not limited to mixed-use real estate and hospitality projects across Egypt's key cities, with a land bank of 53 million square meters. Driven by a sharp vision and a unique philosophy, TMG has shaped the urban landscape by developing luxurious, self-sustained cities and communities and an array of residential, commercial and hospitality projects nationwide. TMG excels at creating a unique template for community living and is dedicated to maintaining the highest quality of standards while continuously striving to lead for a new future-proof way of life with people at its core. The group has a strong track record of 50 years in the housing and real-estate development industry, having developed over 33 million square meters of land and sold over 90,000 units. TMG topped the Egyptian companies among the Forbes global list of the 50 most powerful real estate companies in the Middle East and North Africa 2021.
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Eligible cardholders can enjoy no delivery fee from hundreds of thousands of restaurants across the country
CHICAGO and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grubhub and Bank of America today announced that eligible Bank of America cardholders can receive Grubhub+ free for one year, providing unlimited $0 delivery fees on orders of $12 or more and exclusive Perks from restaurants on Grubhub.
Starting today, eligible cardholders can activate a one-year, complimentary Grubhub+ membership trial, valued at nearly $120. Grubhub+ members also enjoy a donation match on Grubhub+ orders when they are opted into Grubhub's Donate the Change program, which raised more than $25 million in 2021 alone, benefiting more than 20 charitable organizations.
"We're excited to team up with Bank of America to provide even greater value to their cardholders and introduce them to the Grubhub Marketplace," said Launika Raykar, vice president of loyalty at Grubhub. "This is truly a win-win, with Bank of America now rewarding cardholders with deals and perks from restaurants they will love, and Grubhub tapping into Bank of America's loyal and vast customer base to drive even more orders to restaurant owners and drivers."
Grubhub+ members have placed hundreds of millions of orders on the Grubhub Marketplace to date, driving additional sales to restaurants and bringing more earnings opportunities to our delivery partners.
"Giving our clients Grubhub+ free for a year is just one of the ways we're helping them navigate their finances and make every dollar go farther," said Chris Curtin, social media and rewards executive at Bank of America. "We are always looking for ways to do more for our clients and say 'thank you,' and this partnership will bring that message right to their door."
Bank of America debit, credit and small business cardholders who are not already Grubhub+ members can activate their complimentary Grubhub+ trial by visiting grubhub.com/partner/bofa. Cardholders who are not eligible for the offer can receive $5 off their next three orders of $15 or more. More information about Grubhub+ is available at https://www.grubhub.com/plus.
About Grubhub
Grubhub is part of Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY), and is a leading U.S. food ordering and delivery marketplace. Dedicated to connecting more than 32 million diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, Grubhub elevates food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub features more than 320,000 restaurant partners in over 4,000 U.S. cities.
About Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,000 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATMs and award-winning digital banking with approximately 55 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Bank of America clients with a qualifying debit or credit card can take advantage of a year's worth of $0 delivery fees on eligible orders with Grubhub+ by enrolling before 4/20/2023. Benefits last 365 days from enrollment date and subscription will automatically renew at $9.99/mo (or the then-current rate) at the end of the trial period. Offer valid one time only. Offer valid only for eligible Bank of America credit or debit cardholders in the U.S. who do not have an active Grubhub+ membership at the time of sign up. Commercial prepaid cardholders are excluded from the offers. Subject to restaurant and delivery availability in the U.S. only. Offer only valid on purchases made through the Grubhub app or Grubhub.com.
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Four consecutive years on the list mark the leading legal consulting and technology firm's remarkable growth
CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HBR Consulting LLC (HBR), a trusted advisor to law firms and law departments, has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America, joining an elite group of organizations that made the prestigious list for four consecutive years. Based on three-year revenue growth, the list of the nation's most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success.
Earlier this year, HBR was included in Crain's Chicago Business' "Fast 50," the publication's list of the fastest-growing companies in the region, whether publicly traded or privately held. This is HBR's second year to be recognized on that list, which is based on five-year revenue growth.
"We are delighted to again be recognized on Inc. 5000's annual list," said Nick Quil, HBR's CEO. "This latest recognition is a testament to our team's hard work and our clients' trust and confidence. The pandemic accelerated an evolution in how our clients work and deliver legal services, and we are honored that they have allowed us to help them navigate those ongoing changes."
The repeat recognition of HBR reflects its trajectory of success since its founding in 2011. The firm's growth has been a combination of organic growth and several strategic acquisitions: for example, in 2021, HBR combined with Keno Kozie, a leading provider of information technology design, service, and help desk support to law firms and legal departments. The combined organization brings together more than 700 experts, making HBR the largest and most comprehensive strategy, operations, and technology consulting firm in the legal industry. In the past five years, the firm has nearly tripled the number of employees, while increasing its revenue by 352%. HBR now works with 94 of the Am Law 100 law firms and 70 of the Fortune 100 corporations' law departments.
"We are proud and humbled by this recognition," said Chris Petrini-Poli, HBR's executive chairman. "What is particularly exciting to me is that our growth has been across all areas of our business. Our success has been and will continue to be driven by our clients, whose partnership is at the core of where we are today. Our clients push us to create and seek to acquire new businesses that help meet their and the market's evolving needs, and by responding to them we have grown remarkably."
2022 marks HBR's most significant investments in the business to date across talent, systems, and technology to meet client and market demands. These investments, in turn, have supported the firm's growth. HBR has deepened its leadership bench strength in business and technology and continues to hire at all levels. HBR has invested in the integration of its IT managed services business and Keno Kozie, building on the strengths of the two organizations by investing not only in talent, but also in new and ongoing partnerships with best-in-class technology providers to provide HBR's clients with a continuously updated and monitored, safe and secure IT environment while allowing HBR's team to operate as efficiently as possible. HBR's Advisory business has seen significant growth in its teams that focus on legal organizations' strategy and operations and on data and innovation, both in the number of experts supporting those areas and the engagements they have taken on. At the same time, the business has increased the breadth of its software solutions and managed services supporting law firm procurement and library functions, as well as technology applications.
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HBR Consulting (HBR) provides law firms and corporate law departments with strategic guidance, operational improvement, and technology solutions that drive innovation while managing cost and mitigating risk. HBR's proven combination of experience, relationships, and insights—spanning the legal ecosystem—delivers sustainable financial and competitive advantages for its clients. Visit www.hbrconsulting.com and follow HBR on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --.Afghanistan faces one of the world's most complex and prolonged humanitarian crises fueled by escalating volatility and repeated natural disasters. Food insecurity, forced displacement, lack of health services, and poor access to water and sanitation have led to a sharp decline in the nutritional status and overall health of its vulnerable population.
Following forty years of instability, 60% of Afghanistan relies on international assistance. On June 21, 2022, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake further compounded its already deteriorating situation, impacting more than 362,000 people with what is considered the deadliest quake to hit the region in over two decades. The need for humanitarian aid has never been greater.
Through a new initiative beginning this September, Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) will aim not only to end food insecurity for thousands of families in Afghanistan but also to empower them with the skills needed to build and sustain a more hopeful future. The program will provide food to families for 6 months while they develop skills in computers, tailoring, carpentry, writing, and more.
Registered as an International NGO (INGO) in 2014 by the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan, HHRD is currently providing emergency assistance to victims of the earthquake through food packages, medical care—including trauma/wound care and psychosocial care—and more. Over 20,000 people have been helped since June.
HHRD's longer-term programs in the region currently are working to provide support to over 1,750 orphans (education, food, healthcare, etc.), over 24,000 people through Water for Life (water pumps, hygiene kits & training), 365 trainees through Skills Development and Livelihood (courses in computers, tailoring, writing, career development, etc.), over 72,000 people through Healthcare and Nutrition and more.
To learn more and to donate, please visit hhrd.org/Afghanistan
Ranked among the top 3% of 9,000+ NGOs, HHRD has received a perfect four-star rating from Charity Navigator for the past 10 years. To donate please visit www.hhrd.org or call 1-888-808-4357 (HELP). HHRD is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization. Tax ID# 31-1628040
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Henlius (2696.HK) announced its 2022 interim results. As a global innovative biopharmaceutical company, Henlius is committed to offering high-quality, affordable and innovative biopharmaceuticals to patients worldwide with 5 products launched in China, 1 in global, 13 indications approved and 4 New Drug Applications (NDAs) now accepted by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), focusing on oncology, autoimmune diseases, ophthalmic diseases, etc. In the first half of 2022, Henlius revenue reached approximately RMB1.289 billion, representing an increase of 103.5% YoY, which mainly benefited from the sales revenue and licensing revenue brought by the successive commercialisation of various products. While promoting the commercialisation of products at full speed, Henlius continued increasing innovation and research and development. In the first half of 2022, the company's R&D expenditure reached approximately RMB827.4 million.
Wenjie Zhang, Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Henlius, remarked: "In the first half of 2022, we worked as one to navigate the challenges of the pandemic, spared no effort to ensure operation, went all out to meet patient needs, and delivered robust growth in performance. It was a key six months for Henlius to evolve from biotech to biopharma. We launched the first innovative product HANSIZHUANG. We joined hands with Organon to achieve a breakthrough in out-licensing. We doubled commercial capacity to 48,000L. We presented ES-SCLC data of HANSIZHUANG in oral on ASCO. Going forward, we will continue to focus on clinical needs to bring more products to patients worldwide."
Accelerated sales growth in the Chinese market, comprehensive layout of the global commercialisation network
Henlius has launched 5 products in China, which have been widely recognized for their excellent quality, safety and clinical efficiency, and have established a certain brand presence in the field. The company has established a professional and efficient commercialisation team with more than 800 professionals for core products in tumour and immunotherapy and steadily advances the commercialisation of various products, actively improves accessibility, and provides high-quality clinical services with solid professional knowledge and efficient response speed to maximize the benefits of patients.
In the first half of 2022, Henlius' core anti-tumour product, HANQUYOU (trastuzumab, Zercepac® in Europe, Tuzucip® and Trastucip® in Australia) has recorded a steady growth in sales across China and Europe market, with domestic sales revenue reaching approximately RMB800.2 million, an increase of 178.2% YoY. Overseas sales revenue recorded RMB12.5 million approximately, while revenues from overseas licensing recorded RMB2.4 million, both are based on the collaboration with Accord. Up to now, HANQUYOU has been launched in more than 30 countries including China, the United Kingdom (UK), France, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia. It is the first product commercialized by the company's in-house commercial team in the Chinese market. With 150mg/60mg dual specifications, no preservatives and other differentiated advantages, HANQUYOU meets the flexible clinical needs of medication, and can be used immediately without residual liquid storage. It has been widely recognized by clinicians, patients and the industry. So far, the product has benefited more than 70,000 patients in China.
HANSIZHUANG (serplulimab) is Henlius' first self-developed innovative monoclonal antibody and the fifth product launched into the market. In March 2022, HANSIZHUANG was approved by the NMPA for the treatment of microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) solid tumours. By the end of June 2022, HANSIZHUANG sales revenue recorded RMB76.9 million. Meanwhile, the NDAs of HANSIZHUANG in combination with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of ES-SCLC and for the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC) have been accepted by the NMPA. The phase 3 clinical study of HANSIZHUANG in combination with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for patients with locally advanced/metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma also met the co-primary endpoints. The company plans to submit the NDA for this indication in the second half of 2022.
HANLIKANG (rituximab) is the first biosimilar in China. It is also the rituximab with the most approved indications in China. It has benefited more than 130,000 Chinese patients since its launch to the market. The domestic commercial sales of HANLIKANG is being handled by Jiangsu Fosun. In the first half of 2022, HANLIKANG received a profit-sharing of RMB272.1 million from the partner and licensing revenue of RMB9.3 million. In February 2022, HANLIKANG has been approved for the new indication for the treatment of adult patients with moderately- to severely-active rheumatoid arthritis. By providing low-frequency dosing and long-lasting efficacy, it can improve the quality of life for a wide range of patients.
In the first half of 2022, Henlius has closed over multiple out-licensing deals for Henlius' four biosimilars on the market and other products in development. Through commercial collaborations with overseas pharmaceutical companies, the company aimed to further promote the entry of self-developed products into the global market. In the first half of 2022, Henlius has collaborated with Getz Pharma, Eurofarma and Abbott to bring HANDAYUAN, HANLIKANG, HANQUYOU and HANBEITAI to 27 emerging market countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America such as Pakistan, Nigeria and Brazil respectively. In June 2022, Henlius entered into a license and supply agreement with Organon for the exclusive commercialisation of Henlius' independently developed HLX11 (pertuzumab biosimilar) and HLX14 (denosumab biosimilar) in ex-China countries, covering mature markets such as the United States (US), the European Union (EU) and Japan, as well as a number of emerging markets. Under the agreement terms, Henlius may receive up to a total of USD541 million including a USD73 million upfront payment.
"Self-developed products + license in", steady progress in innovative R&D layouts
The first half of 2022 saw Henlius continue its innovation and R&D initiatives, reaching 10 important milestones in clinical trials, approving 5 products and 2 combination therapies. Up to now, Henlius has accumulatively obtained more than 70 clinical trial approvals worldwide, and conducted over 20 clinical trials in China, the EU, Australia and other countries and regions.
Henlius has actively expanded its differentiated advantages for HANSIZHUANG and has launched 11 clinical trials of combination therapy worldwide, covering a wide range of high-incidence and large tumour types such as lung cancer, esophageal cancer, head and neck cancer, and gastric cancer, with over 3,100 patients enrolled globally. The company has comprehensively deployed the first-line treatment of lung cancer, carried out a phase 3 multi-centre clinical trial, also known as ASTRUM-005, for the indication of ES-SCLC in research centres in China, Turkey, Poland, Georgia and other countries, and enrolled more than 30% of the Caucasian population. The clinical trial data of ASTRUM-005 were first presented as an oral presentation at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. In April 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan-Drug Designation (ODD) for HANSIZHUANG for the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Based on the positive feedback of FDA Biologics license Application (BLA) submission for HANSIZHUANG for the treatment of ES-SCLC and the discussion results of the FDA's Class C consultation meeting, Henlius is planning to soon carry out a bridging study in the US and expected to submit BLA to FDA by the end of 2023. At present, there is no anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody approved for the first-line treatment of SCLC in the world. HANSIZHUANG is expected to become the world's first anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody for the first-line treatment of SCLC and to fill the clinical gap in the first-line treatment of SCLC with PD-1 inhibitors in the next five years.
As of the first half of 2022, HLX11 (pertuzumab biosimilar) and HLX14 (denosumab biosimilar) developed by Henlius independently has successfully completed the first subject dosing in its phase 3 clinical studies. Recently, HLX14 received clinical trial approval in Australia for the phase 3 multicentre clinical study. Moreover, first patient in Australia and the EU country Latvia was dosed in a global multicentre phase 3 clinical trial of HLX04-O, a recombinant anti-VEGF humanised monoclonal antibody injection jointly developed by the company and Essex. It has also received approval for conducting clinical trials in several countries and regions, including China, the US, the EU and Singapore. In the first half of 2022, HLX208 (BRAF V600E inhibitor) and HLX07 (anti-EGFR mAb) have entered into the phase 2 clinical trial which has the potential to create synergies with multiple products in the company's own pipeline.
In addition, the company continues to make every effort to promote LAG-3, TIGIT, 4-1BB, GARP and other innovative target products into the clinical research stage. The potential first-in-class HLX301 (anti-PD-L1×TIGIT BsAb) and HLX35 (anti-EGFR×4-1BB BsAb) has dosed the first subject in its phase 1 clinical studies in Australia and China, respectively. The investigational new drug applications (IND) of HLX53 (anti-TIGIT Fc fusion protein) and HLX26 (anti-LAG-3 mAb), both developed independently by Henlius, have been approved by the NMPA for the treatment of advanced/metastatic solid tumours or lymphomas.
Synergising the Innovation centres in China and the US, the company continues to strengthen translational medicine capabilities, with antibody technology as the core, combined with novel coupling techniques to vigorously construct various forms of antibody conjugated platform and promote differentiated innovation, and strive to meet unmet clinical needs. Henlius has also expanded its pipeline of innovative potential targets through in-licensing and partnerships. In the first half of 2022, the company has entered a strategic collaboration with Palleon Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize two bifunctional sialidase programs which will further enhance the company's competitiveness in the global oncology field.
Double the production capacity to boost market expansion with an integrated production platform
Henlius has been building an integrated and comprehensive production platform to further consolidate the company's entire industrial chain layout. The current total commercial production capacity has reached 48,000 liters, and the total production capacity in 2026 is expected to reach 144,000 liters. In the first half of 2022, the company continued scaling up production capacity. Songjiang First Plant was approved for the commercial production of HANQUYOU and has been officially put into operation, which effectively ensures market penetration and forms synergy with the Xuhui Facility with a commercial production capacity of 24,000 liters. The company's commercial production facility and supporting quality management system have been certificated by China and the EU GMP. They have also passed on-site inspections and audits conducted by the NMPA, European Medicines Agency, the EU Qualified Person, and international business partners. The 5 launched products are now available for commercial production, and can be stably supplied in the Chinese and the EU markets.
In order to meet the global commercial production needs, the company is constructing the Songjiang Second Plant, with a total capacity of 96,000 liters in the first phase. The designed production capacity for the first and second stages of the first phase is a total of 36,000 liters, and the first engineering run of the Songjiang Second Plant project is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. The designed production capacity of the third stage of the first phase is 60,000 liters. The piling work has been completed. The main structure is expected to be topped out in 2023. In the future, the company will continue delivering products with "Henlius Quality" based on international standards, ramping up capacity progress in a bid to build competitiveness with economics of scale, and driving cost reduction and efficiency by lean operation, thus spurring the evolution to Biopharma.
Henlius has always been patient-centred, continuously promoting the construction of the entire industry chain platform, enhancing the ability to integrate research, production and sales, and accelerating the company's evolution to Biopharma. In the future, the company will continue to deepen global innovation, expand production capacity, empower the commercialisation process, and bring more and better treatment options to patients around the world.
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Fairport Wealth continues its regional expansion with the addition of a $350 million team specializing in tax-aware wealth management services and retirement-plan consulting
CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hightower today announced that it has facilitated a merger for Fairport Wealth, a Hightower advisory business in Cleveland, Ohio. A team led by Brian Geary, an advisor in Buffalo, N.Y. with $350 million in assets under management (AUM), will join Fairport Wealth's growing business of wealth management professionals, bringing Fairport's total AUM to $3.3 billion.
Mr. Geary and his team specialize in tax-aware wealth management for high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan consulting for corporations. The business will operate in Buffalo under the Fairport Wealth brand name. Prior to joining Fairport, the team operated as part of Linwood Investment Advisors in Buffalo.
With the addition of Mr. Geary's team, Fairport Wealth will have 4 offices across the Midwest and surrounding regions with 55 employees, including 28 advisors, serving nearly 1700 families. Fairport Wealth serves executives, business owners and other affluent individuals to help them reach their life goals, with specific offerings for women and those in transition. Fairport President Matt Logar said, "Brian's care for his clients and their families was apparent from our very first conversation. We are excited to gain his skillset on our team and help bolster his successful practice to serve and inspire clients for generations to come."
"For the past three years, our practice has grown organically at a rate of 15%," Mr. Geary said. "It was becoming clear that, to grow it further, we needed to join a well-resourced entity that could provide us with scale, operational support and a suite of services tailored to our affluent clients. At Fairport, we'll gain access to a deep bench of investment and tax knowledge, with a direct line to Hightower's National Trust Company and estate planning services. At the same time, our business-owner clients will benefit from Hightower's support for client companies undergoing a sale, merger or capital-raise."
"Brian and the team are an excellent fit for Fairport Wealth, with its dedicated culture of supporting advisors serving sophisticated clients," said Hightower Chairman and CEO Bob Oros. "As part of Fairport and the broader Hightower family, Brian and his team will be able to put their focus squarely on serving their clients, while gaining access to institutional-class operational support and value-added services to amplify growth. It was a pleasure overseeing this transaction from start to finish."
The Hightower M&A team has professionals dedicated to helping Hightower advisory businesses execute sub-acquisitions—providing sourcing, valuation, deal structuring, due diligence, legal and regulatory, pre- and post-close integration, and capital resources for transactions. This is Fairport Wealth's third sub-acquisition in the last three years, having added to its expansion regionally. In 2021, Fairport added FMA Advisory of Harrisburg, Pa., and in 2019, Fairport added Leonetti & Associates, an existing Hightower advisory business located in Buffalo Grove, Ill.
In addition to inorganic support, Hightower offers its 130 advisory businesses in 34 states and the District of Columbia a range of services designed to catalyze and accelerate organic growth, including business development consulting, leadership and team development, talent acquisition, marketing support, technology, investment management resources, compliance, accounting, payroll and human resources. Advisors benefit from streamlined access to the Hightower National Trust Company, estate & financial planning, and business management services such as personal CFO, bookkeeping, bill pay and tax preparation for their clients.
As of June 30, 2022, Hightower's assets under management (AUM) were $108.4 billion, and assets under administration were approximately $132.6 billion.
Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower's capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their vision of "well-th. rebalanced." Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., the firm operates as a registered investment advisor (RIA). Learn more about Hightower's collaborative business model at www.hightoweradvisors.com.
Securities offered through Hightower Securities, LLC member FINRA/SIPC. Hightower Advisors, LLC is a SEC registered investment advisor.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Natural Resources Corp (OTC: HNRC) ("HNRC or the Company") updated shareholders with a summary of its recent business developments, significant year-to-date achievements, as well as provide some insight into the strategic direction for 2022 and beyond.
Dear Shareholders,
Our company is dedicated to increasing stockholder value through the development and expansion of its two majority owned subsidiaries.
Houston Natural Resources, Inc ("HNRI"). HNRI is a 100% owned subsidiary of HNRC and will be expanding the energy interests of the company. The company has begun the process of reworking its existing 83 oil wells discussed herein and acquiring additional producing oil wells. The company will also continue to seek new oil and gas and wastewater treatment acquisitions. Continue expansion of its oil & gas remediation wastewater treatment facility. The opening of additional facilities. Also continuing to focus on its strategy to invest and sponsor Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations ("SPACs") in the energy sector.
Worldwide Diversified Holdings, Inc. ("WDHI") is a majority owned subsidiary of HNRC and will be expanding the technology interest as a diversified holding company. The portfolio holds over $53 million in non-energy assets which it will spin off in 2022 as a publicly traded company. Recently the company has had an increase in revenues from advisory services that it provides to its portfolio companies. HNRC Shareholders of record prior to the end of 2022 will receive an equity dividend in WDHI based on shares owned in HNRC. WDHI expects to acquire and develop additional revenue streams in the technology sector by targeting acquisitions in the $10m to $50m range to increase its portfolio value.
The spin-off changes the focus of HNRC towards its energy reserves. HNRI has acquired 2,800 acres located in the Halff Oil Field in Crockett County, Texas. This oil field is noteworthy for several reasons:
1. Located in the most prolific oil area in the USA.
2. An existing oil field with proved reserves and 83 oil wells to be reworked.
3. Has a prolific oil zone called the San Andres formation that has not been exploited yet.
4. The primary producing reservoir is the Grayburg Sand of Permian age. The Halff Oil Field has produced about 3,900,000 barrels of oil to date from the Grayburg Sand. The original oil in place in the Grayburg Sand is calculated to be 36,900,000 barrels of oil. This Zone has been producing oil for over 50 years, expected to produce for an additional 20+ years and become a major revenue stream in the company's future.
The company intends to continue sponsoring additional SPAC investments. The company sponsored a successful $86 million NYSE listing of an energy focused SPAC during the first quarter of 2022. The company is currently focused on a second energy focused SPAC to be listed in 2022, and currently evaluating six other SPAC opportunities for listing onto major exchanges. This strategy will result in a dividend to its shareholders, after the lock up period has expired, on each of the SPAC investments. This would provide quarterly dividends through 2023 – 2024. The company expects to realize at least $3m on each of its SPAC investments to be added to its existing earnings in 2022 and 2023. This could provide shareholders with more than $0.30c per share in annual dividends.
Furthermore, the company's net earnings Q2 Revenue $5.13M +41% Y/Y, increased 38%, $0.18 earnings per share (EPS), $74M Assets, NAV $2.43/share for the first six months of 2022. The company intends to focus on realizing the value on the total of $9.67 per share in assets held by its subsidiaries for the benefit of the shareholders.
I am very excited about the tremendous opportunity we have in front of us and am confident we have the team in place to capitalize on it. We thank you for your continued support, and we wish you a prosperous balance of 2022.
Frank Kristan
President
About Houston Natural Resources Corp
Houston Natural Resources Corp (www.hnrcholdings.com) (OTC: HNRC). The Company is dedicated to increasing shareholder value through developing natural resources with state-of-the-art innovative technologies in tandem with sustainable environmental services of toxic oil field waste disposal and recycling that are environmentally safe and socially responsible. The Company, through its subsidiary Houston Natural Resources, Inc sponsored HNR Acquisition Corp, a Special Purpose Acquisition Corp (NYSE:HNRA).
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Honor places Quinones among the best criminal defense attorneys in the nation
HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston-based Quinones & Associates, PLLC announced today that firm founder Letitia D. Quinones has been named to the 2023 list of Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and one of the most respected lawyer ranking services in the country.
In her inaugural year on the Best Lawyers list, Ms. Quinones is recognized for her work as a criminal defense attorney. Board Certified in Criminal Defense by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Ms. Quinones has spent more than 20 years successfully litigating complex state and federal criminal matters.
Ms. Quinones is also well-respected in the legal community and has gained a reputation for zealous representation and a talent for connecting with juries on a personal and emotional level. Her skill and reputation are two of the reasons prominent and nationally acclaimed Houston attorney Rusty Hardin has partnered with Ms. Quinones. She now serves as Of Counsel with Rusty Hardin & Associates, and the partnership has already seen great success.
"It is my goal every day to use my skills as a litigator to ensure my clients are treated fairly under the law – that they have only the very best legal representation," said Ms. Quinones. "To be recognized for that work is truly an honor. Even more special is that this is based on reviews from my peers – I can't think of anything better."
Best Lawyers recognition is based on peer review and a rigorous vetting process. Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Those who receive high peer reviews then undergo Best Lawyers' thorough verification process. To read more about Ms. Quinones' Best Lawyers honor, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/america.
About Quinones & Associates, PLLC
Quinones & Associates, PLLC is a Houston-based law firm that specializes in providing its clients with the most aggressive and compassionate legal defense possible. Its founder, Letitia Quinones, has spent more than two decades litigating complex state and federal criminal matters and has earned a reputation for obtaining favorable results in criminal litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and personal injury matters. To learn more about the firm, visit https://www.quinonesandassociates.com/.
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. revealed its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America, and College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving® had 15 locations named on the list. 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. College HUNKS achieved a 50% growth on the Inc. list adding five locations from the previous 10 spotlighted.
"We are incredibly honored to be featured on the Inc. 5000 list and to be ranked with other amazing companies," said Nick Friedman, Co-Founder and Visionary of College HUNKS. "Our teams and franchise partners have demonstrated such fantastic commitment over the past couple of years to help not only grow our brand with new locations, but to also achieve record sales. We are delighted to share this most recent achievement with them and look forward to reaching even bigger heights with their collective support."
College HUNKS locations and rankings:
- Charlotte, NC - Jeremy & Joel Harper- 1,032
- Seattle – Karin & Magnus Olason - 2,035
- Bend, OR – Morgan Parker - 3,744
- Jacksonville, FL – Lisa & Russell Tully - 4,028
- Pittsburgh, PA – Laura Charles- 4,380
- Sarasota, FL – Brett Bailey - 2,892
- Colorado Springs, CO – Keven Elwood- 3,399
- Tampa, FL – Corporate- 4,005
- Boston South, MA – Dan Tereshko - 4,035
- Annapolis, MD – John Bates - 4,147
- Long Island, NY – Steven Nickels & Ted Panebianco - 4,264
- Kalamazoo, MI – Chad Jacob - 4,333
- Plant City, FL – Trent Lott - 4,366
- Bucks County, PA – Cos & Mary Anne Losco - 4,601
- Palm Beach County, FL – Barry Reiss - 4,742
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 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."
"We've always held steadfast to our company's core values and it's proven time and time again to be a significant contributor to our successes," added Friedman. "We are fortunate to have franchise partners who share in our vision and join us in our commitment to being a purpose-driven company that strives to build leaders within our organization and the communities we serve."
College HUNKS is an award-winning company and industry leader in stress-free solutions for moving and junk-hauling needs. Over the past two years, the company has experienced incredible growth and employee retention, as they continue their expansion in new and existing markets across the U.S. and Canada.
For more information, visit www.collegehunkshaulingjunk.com. Click here for a team photo.
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QINGDAO, China, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2022 Qingdao Land-Sea Linkage Seminar held on August 15, 2022, the International Shipping Hub Development Index -- RCEP Regional Report (2022), the Xinhua-SPG Port Commodity Index Report (2022), and the RCEP Seaborne Trade Index Report 2022 were released. Experts believed that the high-standard interconnection infrastructure for the industrial chain and supply chain could be provided by accurately depicting the changes in port commodity trade as well as achieving the efficient linkage among port shipping, commodities, and trade.
The International Shipping Hub Development Index(ISHDI) -- RCEP Regional Report (2022) compiled by China Economic Information Service was another world-class port and shipping evaluation index launched globally, with a focus on the competitiveness elements of shipping hubs based on the Xinhua -- Baltic International Shipping Center Development Index. It aims to facilitate smooth cooperation and coordinated development of hub ports.
ISHDI incorporates 17 secondary indicators dividing into 5 primary dimensions, which are infrastructure capability, operation service, network connectivity, smart & green level of ports and economic vitality of the hinterland. To study the development of the ports & hubs in the RCEP region, ISHDI project team chose 29 major shipping hubs in the members of the RCEP by scale and representativeness. As per calculation, 29 sample ports are divided into four classes, Class A-D. As the leading force, Shanghai Port and Singapore Port are Class A shipping hubs playing crucial role in the world shipping industry, Shanghai and Singapore are also the world leading shipping centers. Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, Qingdao Port, Shenzhen Port, and Busan Port were rated as Class B. These ports not only have significant advantages in infrastructure capability, network connectivity, but also have their own characteristics such as good service, leading innovation, etc.
Xinhua-SPG Port Commodity Index was jointly developed and compiled by Shandong Port Group and China Economic Information Service. It was first released in Qingdao in October 2021. And the index system included the Crude Oil Price Index, Iron Ore Inventory and Entry & Exit Index, Coke Inventory and Entry & Exit Index, Steel Billet Price Index, and Hot Rolled Coils Price Index. The Iron Ore Price Index and Coke Price Index were newly released this time, forming a comprehensive monitoring system covering the iron ore and coke commodity prices, inventories, and entry & exit states in ports of Shandong Port Group. According to the planning, the categories involved in the later index system will be further enriched, and the coverage will also be extended to other ports along the coast, gathering more information on advantageous cargo types of the ports.
The RCEP Seaborne Trade Index Report 2022 took the 14 member countries except for Laos of the RCEP as the research objects and selected six major categories of cargo, including container cargo, iron ore, coal, petroleum products, LNG, and automobiles, which accounted for about two-thirds of the RCEP seaborne trade volume, as the analysis objects to reflect the annual development trend of the RCEP seaborne trade from the two dimensions -- overall trade volume and seaborne trade volume. The RCEP Seaborne Trade Index was 101.1 in 2021, which had exceeded the highest level before the COVID-19 pandemic (2019). The report also pointed out that it would have a positive effect on the seaborne trade of goods in the region in the future, driving the RCEP Seaborne Trade Index to further go up, with the liberalization and facilitation of RCEP trade in goods as well as the continuous deepening of the rules for accumulation in the region of origin.
Sea transportation has been the main mode of transportation for global trade, and the ports are its hubs and bridges. Huang Youfang, Council Chairman of the 8th China Institute of Navigation and Vice Chairman of China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, believed that as the digital information link, the release of the three upgraded indexes would enhance the status of ports as international shipping hubs, guide the hub ports to achieve smooth cooperation, and help global ports and shipping optimize resource allocation and achieve sustainable development.
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Inpixon Experience Recognized for Innovation in the Global Real Estate Technology Industry for Helping Businesses Stay Productive, Agile, and Safe
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inpixon® (Nasdaq: INPX), the Indoor Intelligence® company, today announced Inpixon Experience has been named Coworking Platform of the Year by the 2022 PropTech Breakthrough Awards. The PropTech Breakthrough Awards honor excellence and recognize the creativity, hard work, and success of companies, technologies and products in the larger field of real estate technology.
"The workplace is forever changed, and the total impact on today's workspaces is yet to be seen. How, when, where, and why people show up to work is a driving factor," said Leon Papkoff, executive vice president of Enterprise Apps for Inpixon. "In Inpixon's State of Indoor Intelligence 2022 report, we found that 49% of enterprise organizations are looking to optimize how they use their spaces. As a result, real estate leaders are turning to Inpixon Experience to offer the connectivity, flexibility and safety their tenants need and want, to boost real-estate ROI and tenant engagement."
Inpixon Experience drives mobility in the workplace and leads with a connected device, Internet of Things (IoT) strategy to deliver immersive and contextual on-site experiences for tenants and visitors -- important components of the hybrid workplace of the future. Key benefits of Inpixon Experience for commercial and corporate real estate portfolios include:
- Occupancy dashboard: Allows management teams to see how office space is being used, leading to data-based decisions on best optimization of square footage.
- Employee communication and engagement: Stimulates collaboration and productivity through in-app news feeds, real-time notifications, event listing, polls and surveys.
- Automated desk, room, and service booking: Enables fully automated desk and room booking, facility service requests, and amenity reservations on-demand.
- Search and navigation: Offers each tenant a live, interactive in-app map of their office, so employees can easily locate their opt-in colleagues, spaces and the amenities available to them, and to navigate via step-by-step directions.
"COVID-19 launched the world into an accelerated digital transformation and a new era of the future of work -- and real estate is no exception," said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director of PropTech Breakthrough Awards. "In today's working world, employee experience is paramount, and how businesses improve it can vastly impact the viability of the business. Inpixon Experience enables commercial and corporate real estate businesses to provide tenants and their employees the tools they need to thrive and remain connected with colleagues while boosting productivity in their preferred working environment. We congratulate Inpixon Experience on winning the PropTech Breakthrough Coworking Platform of the Year award and look forward to its continued success in the real estate industry."
Learn more and request a personalized Inpixon Experience demonstration at https://www.inpixon.com/solutions/enterprise-apps/workplace-experience.
About Inpixon
Inpixon® (Nasdaq: INPX) is the innovator of Indoor Intelligence®, delivering actionable insights for people, places and things. Combining the power of mapping, positioning and analytics, Inpixon helps to create smarter, safer, and more secure environments. The company's Indoor Intelligence and mobile app solutions are leveraged by a multitude of industries to optimize operations, increase productivity, and enhance safety. Inpixon customers can take advantage of industry leading location awareness, RTLS, workplace and hybrid event solutions, analytics, sensor fusion, IIoT and the IoT to create exceptional experiences and to do good with indoor data. For the latest insights, follow Inpixon on LinkedIn, Twitter, and visit inpixon.com.
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AMSTERDAM, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Launched today, Compigram is a new and innovative digital music industry concept made for artists, labels, and music curators. The company releases compilation albums in every genre, sub-genre, mood, feel, and brand to all major digital music retailers worldwide.
Free-to-join, Compigram makes it easy for (indie) artists to be featured alongside other artists on great compilations, helping them get noticed in new markets, grow their fanbase, and get royalties for their music.
How it works:
Artists and labels upload their music onto the Compigram platform. Music curators compile this music into great, new branded compilation albums, which they release via Compigram to all major digital retailers worldwide. Both parties can join for free and get paid for every album they sell.
Why it is needed:
Many artists and labels want their music to be featured on Spotify, Google Play, and Deezer playlists. Unfortunately, this is very challenging to achieve without the right connections. Uploading their music into the Compigram system can result in placements on many different compilation albums, which in turn get distributed on streaming platforms including Spotify, Google Play, and Deezer, as well as sold on digital stores like iTunes, eMusic, and more.
For the consumer, Spotify, Google Play, and Deezer playlists can only be streamed — not bought. As Compigram releases are compilation albums, consumers are able to purchase these 'playlists.'
Additionally, music curators who have compiled these albums get paid for every stream and album sold. Current playlist creators do not earn any money for their streaming playlists.
This new and innovative setup will generate more compilation albums which will in turn offer more choices to the consumer and additional revenue for artists, labels, and music professionals.
Major artists already featured on Compigram releases include Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, Kat DeLuna, Timbaland and other major artists.
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- Unity Rd. Opens Four Cannabis Retail Stores Throughout Colorado, Oklahoma and South Dakota
- Pending Canadian Retail Acquisition Puts Company on Track To Become One of the World's Largest Cannabis Retail Franchisors
PHOENIX, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB) (the "Company") — a vertically integrated cannabis dispensary franchisor and operator that produces premium, award-winning products — continues to make significant headway toward solidifying its spot as a leader in the North American cannabis retail landscape with its cannabis retail franchise, Unity Rd.
With Item 9 Labs Corp.'s merger and acquisition activities ramping up and expansion into new cannabis markets underway, the Company anticipates its development pipeline will remain strong through the end of the year. It expects to open additional new stores across the country, in addition to assisting its franchisees in acquiring existing dispensaries across the U.S.
"Our highly scalable retail model offers local entrepreneurs expert guidance and a roadmap to operating compliantly in cannabis. On a corporate level, we can rapidly expand our Unity Rd. dispensary footprint with low capital expenditure since franchisees own and operate their locations. As the Unity Rd. retail footprint develops, we are building significant value for our shareholders with the additions of multiple ongoing revenue streams," said Item 9 Labs Corp. CEO Andrew Bowden.
Unity Rd. is the first national cannabis dispensary franchise in the U.S., to offer eager entrepreneurs seeking to enter the complex $25 billion industry with the proven guidebook and ongoing support needed to successfully open and operate a compliant dispensary in their local community.
The Company opened its first Unity Rd. franchised location in June 2021 with a father-son entrepreneur duo in Boulder, Colorado, and has since grown to four stores in operation as well as a development pipeline packed with more than 20 groups who are expanding the brand across 10-plus states. The marijuana franchise's second store is currently being rebranded to Unity Rd. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and its third location opened in July 2022 in North Denver.
Riding the wave of new openings, this past July, the Company also worked with local entrepreneurs to open the first non-tribal, state-licensed medical cannabis establishment in South Dakota – bringing the Unity Rd. footprint to four locations open in the last 13 months. Item 9 Labs Corp. anticipates entering the following markets next with its Unity Rd. cannabis franchise: New Jersey, Maine, Virginia, Michigan and New Mexico, among other states.
Item 9 Labs Corp. is also continuing to develop its Colorado Unity Rd. footprint with recent license approval to open a dispensary in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver. Item 9 Labs Corp. has build-out plans already in place for the retail storefront and anticipates the location to be fully operational by the end of 2022. Further, earlier this year, the Company signed an Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA") for a medicinal and recreational dispensary and cultivator, The Herbal Cure, in the up-and-coming Washington Park near Denver, and is continuing to progress on the acquisition. The dispensary generated revenues of $5.4 million in 2021 and will be Unity Rd.'s first future flagship location.
Bowden continued, "Our recent momentum on the retail front exemplifies our strong depth of bench across the Company. Over the past year, we have made it a focus to bring in top talent that can handle a fast-paced environment as well as the necessary skillset to achieve our projected growth plan, and our team has done a phenomenal job proving that they can execute."
In May, Item 9 Labs Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sessions Cannabis ("Sessions"), one of Canada's largest cannabis retail franchisors. Sessions currently has 44 stores throughout the Province of Ontario with multiple openings planned for the rest of 2022. The franchisor, which generates approximately CA$70 million in annual systemwide sales, has a franchise system comprised of 15-plus franchisees with Sessions stores located in prime retail shopping centers.
The transformative acquisition will fast-track Item 9 Labs Corp.'s entry into the world's second-largest cannabis market. Industry experts expect Canadian cannabis sales to climb to CA$4.7 billion by the end of 2022. The future combined retail footprint will exponentially increase Unity Rd.'s shop count across North America to nearly 50 locations. Once the Company closes the acquisition in the coming months, it will become the largest global and publicly traded cannabis franchise company and one of the largest cannabis retailers.
For more information about the Company and its brands, visit item9labscorp.com.
Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB) is a vertically integrated cannabis operator and dispensary franchisor delivering premium products from its large-scale cultivation and production facilities in the United States. The award-winning Item 9 Labs brand specializes in best-in-class products and user experience across several cannabis categories. The company also offers a unique dispensary franchise model through the national Unity Rd. retail brand. Easing barriers to entry, the franchise provides an opportunity for both new and existing dispensary owners to leverage the knowledge, resources, and ongoing support needed to thrive in their state compliantly and successfully. Item 9 Labs brings the best industry practices to markets nationwide through distinctive retail experience, cultivation capabilities, and product innovation. The veteran management team combines a diverse skill set with deep experience in the cannabis sector, franchising, and the capital markets to lead a new generation of public cannabis companies that provide transparency, consistency, and well-being. Headquartered in Arizona, the company is currently expanding its operations space by up to 640,000-plus square feet on its 50-acre site, one of the largest properties in Arizona zoned to grow and cultivate flower. For additional information, visit https://investors.item9labscorp.com/.
Unity Rd. is bridging the two previously disconnected worlds of cannabis and franchising. The industry trailblazer is the first to bring the cannabis dispensary franchise model to the United States—with duality of prowess in both industries to back it up. Built up from a collective 200 years in the legal cannabis industry and franchising, the company helps eager operators enter the complex industry with ease. The marijuana franchise pioneer offers its partners the knowledge, resources and ongoing support needed to compliantly and successfully operate a dispensary. Launched in 2018, Unity Rd. has signed multiple agreements with 20 entrepreneurial groups across the country who are developing the brand across 10-plus states. In 2021, Unity Rd. became the first member of its kind to join the International Franchise Association (IFA), solidifying its position as the first true cannabis dispensary franchise in the U.S. The franchise was also named one of the "Best Cannabis Companies to Work For" in the dispensary category for Cannabis Business Times' 2022 and 2020 lists. For more information, visit unityrd.com.
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JCET Performance Hits Another Record High in 1H 2022, Benefiting From Global Resource Optimization
Published: Aug. 18, 2022 at 9:22 AM EDT|Updated: 46 minutes ago
Q2 2022 Financial Highlights：
Revenue was RMB 7.46 billion, an increase of 4.9% year on year. A record high second quarter in the company's history.
Generated RMB 1.04 billion cash from operations. With net capex investments of RMB 0.64 billion, free cash flow for the quarter was RMB 0.4 billion.
Net profit was RMB 0.68 billion.
Earnings per share was RMB 0.39, as compared to RMB 0.54 in Q2 2021.
1H 2022 Financial Highlights：
Revenue was RMB 15.59 billion, an increase of 12.8% year on year, a record high in the company's history.
Generated RMB 2.68 billion cash from operations. With net capex investments of RMB 1.51 billion, free cash flow for the first half of 2022 was RMB 1.17 billion.
Net profit was RMB 1.54 billion, an increase of 16.7% year on year, a record high in the company's history.
Earnings per share was RMB 0.87, as compared to RMB 0.78 in 1H 2021.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, JCET Group (SSE: 600584), a leading global provider of integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing and technology services, announced its financial results for the first half year of 2022. The financial report shows that in the first half of 2022, JCET achieved revenue of RMB 15.59 billion, an increase of 12.8% year on year, and net profit of RMB 1.54 billion, with an overall solid and positive performance.
In 2022, the global IC market showed local fluctuations, and the demand growth for individual applications slowed down. In the face of these market dynamics, JCET upheld its professional and international management strategies, leveraged its rich technology insights and global resource optimization, and focused on technologies and processes such as advanced packaging and high value-added applications, ensuring steady business operations while maintaining a solid upward development trend.
At the same time, JCET overcame the adverse impact of the recurring local COVID-19 epidemic to ensure stable and orderly production while achieving a series of milestones in innovative technology development and manufacturing expansion.
JCET increased its investment in production and technology development in the field of high-performance packaging and achieved new levels of packaging capabilities for chipsets for smartphones. At the same time, revenue from the automotive electronics and computing electronics markets increased significantly compared to the same period last year, showing that the company is continuing to optimize its product portfolio while focusing on markets of high value-added applications. With the cultivation of differentiated competitiveness, the company is building new momentum for further development. JCET's microelectronics wafer-level micro-system integration high-end manufacturing project officially started construction in July, which is an example of JCET's steady advancement of its business strategy in advanced packaging technology and high-end manufacturing. This will greatly enhance JCET's innovation and manufacturing capability to better meet the needs of global customers and to build up the future growth of the company.
Mr. Li Zheng, CEO of JCET said, "Due to the superimposed impact of the domestic epidemic and the fluctuation of the global economic situation, the overheated semiconductor IC market is likely to enter a downward cycle, especially the decline of the domestic cell phone market and consumer market. This will put certain pressure on the capacity efficiency of the company's domestic plants, and the orders from relevant markets are not optimistic. The company will continue to promote lean production and optimization of our product portfolio, and continue to actively invest in technology development and advanced production capacity in the field of high-performance packaging and testing to lay a solid foundation for future stable development."
JCET Group is the world's leading integrated-circuit manufacturing and technology services provider, offering a full range of turnkey services that include semiconductor package integration design and characterization, R&D, wafer probe, wafer bumping, package assembly, final test and drop shipment to vendors around the world.
Our comprehensive portfolio covers a wide spectrum of semiconductor applications such as mobile, communication, compute, consumer, automotive and industry etc., through advanced wafer level packaging, 2.5D/3D, System-in-Packaging, and reliable flip chip and wire bonding technologies. JCET Group has two R&D centers in China and Korea, six manufacturing locations in China, Korea and Singapore, and sales centers around the world, providing close technology collaboration and efficient supply-chain manufacturing to customers in China and around the world.
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KINETIC GROUP, INC. (OTC: KNIT)
Retains International Monetary
For investor relations, capital formation, and other strategic services
MIAMI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kinetic Group, Inc. (OTC: KNIT), www.knitgrp.com, a neutral provider of passive and active telecom infrastructure, today announced that it has entered into a formal agreement with International Monetary, www.intlmonetary.com, a merchant bank based in Newport Beach, CA, who will assist KNIT in identifying new business prospects and strategic partnerships, as well as source capital so the company can continue to expand.
KNIT's Chairwoman, Ana Maria Mendez stated, "We are pleased to have signed an agreement with International Monetary and believe that this additional support will serve to put the company in position to achieve its stated goals of expanding our shareholder base, raising awareness of the company in the marketplace, and uncovering interesting opportunities going forward."
International Monetary's Managing Director, Mr. Blaine Riley added, "From the moment our team reviewed KNIT's capabilities, we immediately recognized the enormous potential for this young company and wanted to be part of what I expect will be one of the most talked about emerging growth stories. On the investor relations side, we will direct a series of initiatives to enhance shareholder value and ensure liquidity, and through our investment banking and strategic advisory arm, we will also advise the company on matters such as capital resources, structured financing, mergers and acquisitions, and advise the company's management on other strategic decisions".
About Kinetic Group, Inc.: KNIT, a publicly traded company incorporated in the state of Nevada, is focused on acquiring and managing telecommunication infrastructure in Latin America. The company is a provider of passive and active wireless infrastructure with an absolute focus on compliance, operational efficiency, sustainability and ESG. The company rents, operates and builds tower/rooftop/unconventional infrastructure, fiber optic networks, DAS, and telecommunication equipment for MNO's.
About International Monetary: Founded in 1997, IM recognized a need to provide investment banking services with the speed and precision that is required in the new internet and technology economy. IM focuses on turnaround situations and rapidly growing small companies, specializing in debt/equity financing of under $1 billion. IM is led by a team of Managing Directors that offer a number of strategic advisory services, including: sourcing capital sources, M&A consultation, int'l licensing/commercialization, product/service distribution, advertising and marketing, and shareholder enhancement services. To learn more about IM, go to: www.intlmonetary.com
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HUDSON, Ohio, Aug 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaf Home™, a leading technology-enabled direct-to-consumer provider of home solutions, has ranked number two on Qualified Remodeler's 44th annual TOP 500 remodelers of 2022.
Since 1978, the QR TOP 500 has tracked the industry's largest and fastest growing companies. In 2022, the TOP 500 represented $10 billion in remodeling sales volume on over one million jobs. The Qualified Remodeler editorial staff chose Leaf Home for meeting a set of criteria, including installed remodeling dollar volume, total years in business, industry association membership, industry certification, industry awards, and community service.
"We're honored to claim the number two spot on the TOP 500 for the second year in a row," said Chris Counahan, Chief Sales Officer at Leaf Home and President at LeafFilter Gutter Protection. "Our strong revenue growth and successful installations in thousands of customers' homes across North America are tied to our team's continued hard work and dedication. This win belongs to them."
The company, which earned over $1.4 billion in revenue in 2021 and completed over 330,000 jobs, currently operates more than 190 locations across North America through its brands; LeafFilter® Gutter Protection, Leaf Home Safety Solutions™, Leaf Home Water Solutions™, and Leaf Home Enhancements™. This is the eleventh year the company has been featured on the list.
"Based on Qualified Remodeler's analysis, the Top 500 firms tend to share several common attributes, including strong revenues, a commitment to customer service, insightful sales techniques, and strong customer loyalty," said Qualified Remodeler owner and editorial director Patrick O'Toole. "These attributes helped put the firms on this list and contribute to their success."
Additional information on the Top 500 can be found in the July/August issue of Qualified Remodeler and at www.qualifiedremodeler.com. To learn more about Leaf Home and its brands, visit www.leafhome.com.
Leaf Home™ is a leading technology-enabled direct-to-consumer provider of branded, innovative home solutions in North America. The company is on a mission to enhance the safety, enjoyment, and comfort of homeowners and their families by delivering seamless, transformative home solutions including gutter protection, home safety, water purification, and other home enhancement products. With its corporate headquarters in Hudson, Ohio, and locations across the U.S. and Canada, Leaf Home has become a trusted partner to over 1.1 million homeowners. Live Comfortable. Live Safe. Live Happy. For more information, visit www.leafhome.com.
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SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennar, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, has announced the start of sales at Morgans Meadows, offering five new home collections and premier amenities at a competitive price. The new Lennar homes will sit within the 250-acre Morgans Meadows masterplanned community, located in the western suburbs of metro San Antonio.
"Our new homes at Morgans Meadows offer all the benefits buyers look for, including beautiful floorplans with designer touches, the latest technology features, and premier community amenities. Students will attend great schools, and families will have access to close-by conveniences that make life extra enjoyable," said Lennar Division President Brian Barron. "It will be a wonderful place to make a lifetime of memories."
Homes at Morgans Meadows range from 1,016 to 3,036 square feet, with two to five-bedroom plan options. The home exteriors are designed with a selection of siding, brick, or a combination. The one- and two-story designs are from Lennar's popular Cottage, Watermill, Barrington, Brookstone, and Westfield collections. Each features generous living and kitchen spaces and resort-style master suites.
All homes are ENERGY STAR certified and come with Lennar's signature Everything's Included® program, where the homebuilder's most popular options and upgrades are built into the base price of the home. At Morgans Meadows, this includes granite countertops, designer cabinetry, GE® stainless steel appliances, and a host of other carefully curated interior touches.
Pricing begins in the $200,000s.
Residents of Morgans Meadows will have exclusive access to the community's future pool, park, and playground.
Morgans Meadows is minutes from neighborhood shopping centers, dining, and a short drive to attractions such as Sea World theme park, Medina Lake, and Government Canyon State Natural Area. It is also less than 20 miles from Lackland Air Force Base.
The award-winning Northside ISD School District will serve children living at Morgans Meadows.
The Morgans Meadows Welcome Home Center and sales office is scheduled to open this fall at 14233 Penny Run, San Antonio, Texas. For more information, call (210) 393-8095 or visit the Morgans Meadows Community Website or www.lennar.com.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation's leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar's Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar's homes and, through LMF Commercial, originates mortgage loans secured primarily by commercial real estate properties throughout the United States. Lennar's Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. LENX drives Lennar's technology, innovation and strategic investments. For more information about Lennar, please visit lennar.com.
Contact: Danielle Tocco
Vice President Communications
Lennar Corporation
Danielle.Tocco@Lennar.com
Direct Line: 949.789.1633
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HITRUST Inheritance Program Offers LightEdge Customers a Fast Track to Compliance
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With several recent project engagements, LightEdge — a leading provider of colocation, cloud and managed service solutions — and NFINIT, a LightEdge company, are expanding their footprint in the healthcare and biotech sectors, particularly in the Southwest. LightEdge is now working with Allegiance Group and Borrego Health, in addition to many other healthcare and biotech companies. More than 20% of LightEdge clients (over 150 customers) are in the healthcare or healthcare services industries.
As the leader in compliant cloud and colocation for healthcare organizations, LightEdge is one of approximately 30 organizations globally, and one of very few MSPs that are part of the HITRUST Inheritance Program. The program allows customers to inherit relevant controls for their own HITRUST compliance standards. With LightEdge's recent acquisition of NFINIT, an infrastructure solutions provider based in San Diego, LightEdge is offering its healthcare expertise and HITRUST Inheritance Program to NFINIT clients and other enterprises in the Southwest.
"HITRUST CSF is the gold standard for healthcare applications," said Robert McCabe, CIO for Allegiance Group. "In the face of mounting data breaches, companies handling sensitive data must remove all doubt by working with trusted providers like LightEdge that offer strong experience in security protocols and regulatory compliance. Allegiance Group saved time and resources by taking advantage of the HITRUST Inheritance Program, which allowed us to leverage LightEdge's assessment scores, inheriting the LightEdge controls and applying them to our own assessments quickly and easily."
Allegiance Group is one of many healthcare clients leveraging LightEdge's proven expertise in compliance-driven cloud solutions. Borrego Health, a longtime colocation customer of NFINIT, has been steadily moving applications to the cloud. LightEdge is managing the migration, while also providing Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) and Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS).
"Our consultative, white glove approach is ideal for healthcare and biotech enterprises navigating especially difficult IT requirements and concerns right now," said Michael Hannan, Chief Security Officer for LightEdge. "Healthcare and biotech companies aren't interested in cookie-cutter, low-touch technology solutions. Our expertise and proven ability to build and manage environments that enable our clients to meet HIPAA, HITRUST, and other compliance standards set us apart as a leader in delivering highly compliant and secure healthcare and biotech IT solutions."
LightEdge Solutions is the leader in colocation and private cloud services for highly regulated organizations who value always on uptime for their mission critical workloads. LightEdge owns and operates eleven purpose-built data centers primarily across the Midwest, Texas, and the Southwest. With 25 years in business, LightEdge offers full stack technology services that deliver unbeatable uptime, security, and flexibility for their clients. Their premier colocation, cloud, disaster recovery, and security solutions are designed to support complex hybrid IT deployments and audited against the industry's top security and compliance standards. For more information, visit www.lightedge.com.
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BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Luokung Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: LKCO) ("Luokung" or the "Company"), a leading spatial-temporal intelligent big data services company and provider of interactive location-based services ("LBS") in China, today announced that its operating affiliate eMapGo Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("EMG"), a leading provider of navigation and electronic map services in China, has received the Microsoft FY22 Top App Innovation Partner Award.
EMG has served as a Microsoft independent software vendor ("ISV") partner since 2019, working with Microsoft in support of promoting the commercialization process for autonomous driving and digital transformation for Chinese clients in the automobile industry.
Mr. Xuesong Song, Luokung's Chairman and CEO, stated, "We are pleased to be recognized by our partner Microsoft. Over the course of the past three years, we have established and continued to strengthen our partnership with Microsoft in areas in which EMG specializes."
Mr. Song added, "The mass production of smart cars and the development of smart transportation have presented tremendous opportunities to fuel large-scale commercialization of autonomous driving services with potential for significant growth. We believe that EMG's core competencies, in addition to Microsoft's abilities in cutting-edge fields like cloud computing, artificial intelligence and mix reality, will add strong momentum within the industry to accelerate digital transformation development for automobile customers in China. We also expect to expand our collaboration and innovation with Microsoft in areas like autonomous driving and smart transportation based on new energy and intelligent network, among others, and promote joint efforts in providing green, low-carbon, safe and efficient smart driving and smart mobility solutions."
About Luokung Technology Corp.
Luokung Technology Corp. is a leading spatial-temporal intelligent big data services company, as well as a leading provider of LBS for various industries in China. Backed by its proprietary technologies and expertise in multi-sourced intelligent spatial-temporal big data, Luokung has established city-level and industry-level holographic spatial-temporal digital twin systems and actively serves industries including smart transportation (autonomous driving, smart highway and vehicle-road collaboration), natural resource asset management (carbon neutral and environmental protection remote sensing data service), and LBS smart industry applications (mobile Internet LBS, smart travel, smart logistics, new infrastructure, smart cities, emergency rescue, among others). The Company routinely provides important updates on its website: https://www.luokung.com.
ABOUT EMAPGO
eMapgo, a variable interest entity ("VIE") of Luokung, is a leading provider of navigation and electronic map services in China, as well as a leading provider in Internet map services, geographic information system engineering and other A-level mapping qualifications. EMG possesses the National Class-A qualification certificates of navigable Surveying and Mapping, and actively develops autonomous driving and HD Map services. In March 2021, Luokung closed on the acquisition of EMG through the purchase of the equity interests of Saleya Holdings Limited, which, through a series of contracts between its wholly-owned subsidiary DMG Infotech Co., Ltd. and EMG, made EMG Luokung's VIE. For more information, please visit EMG's website: www.emapgo.com.cn.
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The Company:
Mr. Jay Yu
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +86-10-6506-5217
Email: ir@luokung.com
Investor Relations:
Ms. Carolyne Sohn
Vice President
The Equity Group Inc.
Tel: 415-568-2255
Email: csohn@equityny.com
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Investor Relations Analyst
The Equity Group Inc.
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Philanthropist, businesswoman and global advocate for women and girls teaches members how to develop an individualized framework for philanthropic giving that best matches their resources, values and needs
Shares never-before-heard journal entries from her travels in Tanzania, India and across the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that Melinda French Gates will teach a class on impactful giving. French Gates will guide members in examining their own beliefs and personal values to help them create meaningful change in the world by identifying the causes they care about and creating a plan that will have a lasting impact. French Gates' class is now available exclusively on MasterClass, where subscribers get unlimited access to all 150+ instructors with an annual membership.
"Melinda is one of the most prolific givers in the world. Over the last 20 years, her contributions as a philanthropist and advocate have helped cut childhood death rates in half, reduce worldwide polio cases by 99% and expand access to contraceptives for millions of women in low- and middle-income countries—accomplishments that require strategic planning and execution," said David Rogier, founder and CEO of MasterClass. "In her class, she will share how her analytical background has influenced her giving and inspire members to start their own journey of enacting positive change, whether that's through giving their time or using their voice, expertise or money."
Sharing never-before-heard personal stories and insights from more than two decades in philanthropy, French Gates will teach members how to identify and unlock their personal power through giving. She will first help members take stock of their resources and think about how they can use them to make an impact—including giving their time, donating their money, tapping into an area of expertise or using their voice. French Gates will draw from her personal story to talk about the core values that guide her own giving and offer a road map for members to use their personal values to find causes that align with their goals and beliefs. She'll also discuss the different ways one can give in philanthropy, how to create measurable giving goals and how to follow a "think, test, do" research framework that her company Pivotal Ventures uses to drive sustainable impact.
French Gates will discuss why qualitative and quantitative data are both equally important in measuring progress toward giving goals and why she believes there is no "hard data." She will also share why partnerships are essential in any giving journey; in journal entries from her travels, she will reflect on the people she's met from around the world and the lessons they taught her about listening to community needs and breaking down barriers. Lastly, French Gates will stress that failure is inevitable, encouraging members to approach this work with humility and a learning mindset. Members will leave the class understanding that anyone can be a giver, equipped with the tools to get started on their philanthropic journey.
"The most generous people in the world are not philanthropists writing big checks," French Gates said. "Rather, it's the everyday givers who use whatever resources they have available to improve the lives of those around them. Those are the people who inspire me, and I hope that this class inspires them."
In partnership with French Gates, MasterClass will be distributing free annual memberships to eight organizations in the U.S. and abroad championing issues that range from empowering young women to enter health and engineering fields to achieving gender equality in global health leadership.
French Gates is a philanthropist, businesswoman and global advocate for women and girls. As co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she sets the direction and priorities of one of the world's largest philanthropies. In 2015, French Gates founded Pivotal Ventures, a company working to accelerate the pace of social progress in the U.S. She is also the author of the bestselling book The Moment of Lift.
French Gates grew up in Dallas. She received both a bachelor's degree in computer science and economics and an MBA from Duke University. She spent the first decade of her career developing multimedia products at Microsoft before leaving the company to focus on her family and her philanthropic work. She has three children—Jenn, Rory and Phoebe—and lives in Seattle.
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ABOUT MASTERCLASS:
MasterClass is the streaming platform where the world's best come together so anyone, anywhere, can access and be inspired by their knowledge and stories. With an annual membership, members get unprecedented access to 150+ instructors and classes across a wide variety of fields, including Arts & Entertainment, Business, Design & Style, Sports & Gaming, Writing and more. Step into Nas' recording studio, Gordon Ramsay's kitchen and go behind the big screen with James Cameron. Design your career with Elaine Welteroth, get ready to win with Lewis Hamilton, perfect your pitch with Shonda Rhimes and discover your inner negotiator with Chris Voss. Each class features about 20 video lessons, at an average of 10 minutes per lesson. You can learn and discover at a pace that best serves your lifestyle—in bite-size pieces or in a single binge, on mobile, tablet, desktop, Android™ TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku® players and devices. Cinematic visuals and close-up demonstrations make you feel like you're one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable class guides help reinforce your learning. For those looking to learn by doing, Sessions by MasterClass offers a structured, 30-day curriculum where members can roll up their sleeves, get hands-on and learn meaningful skills through step-by-step guidance from world-class instructors and an active community of peers. With MasterClass at Work, companies can keep their employees engaged and boost morale and motivation with immersive, short-form lessons from the world's best.
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Q1 results driven by strong K-12 adoption performance and multiyear COVID-related fiscal stimulus available to school districts
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw Hill today reported significant growth in its Q1 fiscal 2023 results driven by strong performance in its K-12 business unit. Total Q1 billings were up 42% compared to the same quarter last year, rising to $543 million. Digital billings grew by $63 million in the quarter, demonstrating the company's ongoing digital transformation with total annualized digital billings now exceeding $1.2 billion. Adjusted EBITDA increased 59% year-over-year, rising to $203 million for the quarter.
Leading performance in key K-12 English language arts and math adoptions as well as continued benefits from multiyear COVID-related fiscal stimulus programs contributed to the strong K-12 performance.
In a seasonally small quarter, Higher Education billings declined 4%, aligned with enrollment declines nationally. Inclusive Access billings continued to grow, up 8 percent for the quarter when compared to last year as institutions look to reduce costs for students. Inclusive Access provides course materials to students by the first day of class at a cost that is as much as 70% lower than traditional print.
Billings for the company's Global Professional unit grew 10% in Q1 compared to prior year with strong sales of the 21st edition of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine and the business' digital Access subscriptions. McGraw Hill's International unit performed well with billings growth of 7% compared to prior year after adjusting for the impact of foreign exchange rates.
"It's exciting to see our business growing so robustly and our digital transformation strategy paying off," said Simon Allen, McGraw Hill CEO. "We are well positioned for the future and are continuing to invest in innovative tools that will support educators and improve students' learning outcomes for years to come."
McGraw Hill
McGraw Hill is a leading global education company that partners with millions of educators, learners and professionals around the world. Recognizing their diverse needs, we build trusted content, flexible tools and powerful digital platforms to help them achieve success on their own terms. Through our commitment to equity, accessibility and inclusion, we foster a culture of belonging that respects and reflects the diversity of the communities, learners and educators we serve. McGraw Hill has over 40 offices across North America, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and South America, and makes its learning solutions for PreK-12, higher education, professionals and others available in more than 80 languages. Visit us at mheducation.com or find us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter.
Contact:
Tyler Reed
McGraw Hill
(914) 512-4853
tyler.reed@mheducation.com
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2nd Annual PURPOSE Event Ascends Ranks of Country's Top Grossing Wine Auctions
PASO ROBLES, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wine industry and business leaders from across the country once again came together at Must! Charities' PURPOSE event with a shared passion to give back—and the results were astounding.
Indeed, in only its second year, PURPOSE doubled down and raised $2.5 million, far eclipsing the remarkable $1.3 million generated at last year's inaugural event. With this latest success, PURPOSE continues to rise in the ranks of the top 15 grossing wine auctions in the United States.
The 2nd annual PURPOSE event was held at Booker Vineyard on Saturday, August 13, 2022. The overwhelming success of the event stems from how it organically originated from small vintners who harnessed the power of allocation lists. PURPOSE was an ambition of Eric Jensen, farmer-winemaker at Booker Vineyard and a founding member of Must! Charities.
Quickly becoming renowned as "the best damn party in Paso Robles," PURPOSE is more than fine dining, luxurious auction lots and festive live performances. It is a party with a heart, dedicated to supporting critical needs in the greater San Luis Obispo County region. This year's theme was "Let's get uncomfortable," prompting guests to dig deep on behalf of those in need.
"Our little community of Paso Robles continues to show why it is the hottest and most special place in the wine world," Jensen said. "The local vintners and those who love their wines are not just in it for themselves. They are putting profits back in and building a stronger, healthier community that strives to leave no one behind."
"Fund a Need" Nets $1.3 Million
The star of this year's show was the "Fund a Need" lot benefitting the Vineyard Team's Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides academic opportunities to children of vineyard and winery workers. A total of $1.3 million was raised for this lot, with more than $1 million earmarked for the scholarship fund with the remainder being invested in upcoming projects at Must! Charities. Top "Fund a Need" contributors included JUSTIN Vineyard & Winery, Constellation Brands, Eric and Lisa Jensen, Doug and Sabrina Kruse, Law Estate Wines, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Saxum Vineyards and Southern Glazer's. These top bidders set the tone and energized more than 100 other people to raise their paddles in the spirit of giving.
"The hardest workers, those working amongst the vines and in the soil, are the ones who built the Paso wine region," said Becky Gray, Executive Director of Must! Charities. "But they aren't always the ones recognized and glamorized. It was incredibly emotional to witness the camaraderie of the crowd to come alongside these families and create opportunities in education that they may otherwise not have."
While Must! Charities has historically been a grassroots effort in the region, PURPOSE extends the organization's reach by bringing local Paso Roblans and out-of-towners together. The result allows for greater reach and leverage, increasing the impact for those who need it most. The success of PURPOSE ultimately gives Must! Charities increased capacity to move the needle on social issues.
To find out more about the MUST! Charities fundraising charitable campaigns, visit mustcharities.org or call 805.226.5788. Interviews are available upon request.
Media Contacts:
Becky Gray
Executive Director
805.674.6118
becky@mustcharities.org
Kyle Beal Flaherty
Brand Warrior
805.286.1879
kyle@mustcharities.org
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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Police Association (NPA) filed an amicus brief in support of a Preliminary Injunction against New York state's "Concealed Carry Improvement Act" (CCIA).
The lawsuit was filed by Ivan Antonyuk and Gun Owners of America.
In a quick response to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen, the state of New York passed a comprehensive gun control law, CCIA, that will eviscerate 2nd Amendment civil rights in New York if enacted.
Contrary to the decision by SCOTUS the new law prohibits permitted concealed carry in most public places and creates scenarios where carrying concealed can be an unknowing violation of the law. Further, the new law replaces the subjective standard of having to prove a special need for 2nd Amendment rights, which was struck down by the court, with the subjective standard of having to prove possession of the moral character needed for 2nd Amendment rights. Moral as defined by who?
If allowed to go into place as law, the Second Amendment will be a legal fiction in the fourth most populous state in our union, even though the nation's highest court just told us all, explicitly, that the Second Amendment is not a legal fiction but a full partner with the other "Bill of Rights" guarantees such as freedom of speech.
While firearms in the wrong hands are a serious concern for law enforcement, unconstitutionally keeping firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens seeking to provide for the safety of themselves and their loved ones is just as bad. While the National Police Association supports the police, it does not support a police state, where law-abiding citizens are at minimum prevented from self-defense and at maximum turned into criminals by way of vague and unconstitutional laws.
The CCIA is bad for safety; it is bad for public policy; it is bad for law enforcement; it is bad for the rule of law. Most importantly it is patently unconstitutional and the Plaintiff's sought declaratory and injunctive relief should be granted in advance of the flawed act's enactment date.
NPA spokesperson Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith stated, "A number of studies suggest that objective concealed carry regimes, and not the subjective, arbitrary regime put in place by the CCIA—can both lower violent crime and reduce the number of officer fatalities in many jurisdictions." For this reason, plus those articulated in the Plaintiffs, Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction, the NPA supports Plaintiffs' effort to have this Court declare the CCIA unconstitutional under the text of the Second Amendment and the principles recently articulated in Bruen.
The National Police Association is represented by Robert S. Lafferrandre of Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P., of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The NPA's amicus brief can be read here: https://nationalpolice.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Amicus-Curiae-Brief-of-National-Police-Association-in-ANTONYUK-GUN-OWNERS-OF-AMERICA-v-BRUEN.pdf
The National Police Association (NPA) is a 501(c)3 Educational/Advocacy non-profit organization. For additional information visit NationalPolice.org.
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Netsurit launches next generation of award-winning Netsurit Productivity Monitor
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global IT and digital transformation managed service provider Netsurit today announced the release of the next generation Netsurit Productivity Monitor (NPM) SaaS solution. NPM addresses the emerging challenges of the modern workplace, where remote and hybrid work has become the norm for many organizations.
Organizations are looking for new ways to support and manage remote teams as the way work gets done changes rapidly. NPM helps organizations by giving managers the tools they need to optimize work habits and employee productivity.
Gartner's 2021 survey of 10,000 digital workers found remote workers represent 32% of the workforce worldwide and 64% said they were more likely to consider a role that allowed flexible hours over one that didn't. According to research by Ladders, 25% of all professional jobs in North America will be remote by the end of 2022.
Across all industries and business sizes, implementing productive hybrid and remote work environments is undoubtedly a challenge. NPM is designed to better understand productivity trends and capacity within your company, encouraging sustainable work habits. NPM allows organizations to:
- Improve remote work management and employee productivity
- Allow employees to improve their working habits
- Evaluate individual and department workloads
- Understand and optimize an organization's meeting culture
"With more people working remotely, productivity is less visible," says Netsurit CEO Orrin Klopper. "With NPM, you can monitor your teams' productivity from wherever they are. NPM focuses on productivity awareness and insights. This enables you to support your employees while building your company culture."
New features in the latest release of NPM enable expanded visibility and analysis including:
- Meeting frequency and overload
- Focused work time
- After-hour and weekend activity
The tool is designed to foster collaboration and does not use monitoring technologies like keyboard logging, webcam recording, and location tracking.
Developed for in-office and remote working scenarios, the award-winning software is quick to deploy, easy to use, and requires no user training or interaction.
Netsurit is a global Managed Services Provider that delivers remarkable results. For organizations battling the non-stop challenges of the modern workplace but lacking end-to-end IT expertise, Netsurit ensures your business-critical apps and infrastructure are always on, secure, and resilient. Netsurit helps accelerate growth, increase productivity, and drive business excellence through digital innovation and transformation.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jointly, the cannabis discovery company, today released data supporting their newly announced "Theory of Purposeful Cannabis Consumption" which posits that cannabis, consumed purposefully, can be a partner in people's wellbeing (for people 21 and over).
The data is from more than 200,000 unique cannabis experiences that consumers have documented on the Jointly platform.
Jointly's new data provides proof and context explaining why 91% of US adult cannabis consumers report using cannabis for health and wellness purposes, according to a 2022 Harris Poll.
"We know that cannabis makes you more, not less. By building the industry's first experience-based platform for purposeful consumption, we have the data to prove it," said David Kooi, CEO, and Co-Founder of Jointly. "The Theory is a framework to free the modern cannabis consumer to pursue the better life that is possible through purposeful consumption, without guilt or prejudice, and armed with data."
Jointly's Theory is supported by what Kooi calls the "4 Laws of Purposeful Consumption" which are, in turn, supported by this new data, in combination with data from other established sources. "The data make it clear that cannabis, consumed purposefully, can be a partner in your wellbeing," said Kooi. "Though it's also important to underscore that cannabis is for adults only, is not for everyone, and that more data is needed on long-term impact."
1st Law: Plant: Cannabis is a complex plant that produces a variety of effects.
- Jointly's data show that product choice impacts the effectiveness of a cannabis experience by 40-57%.
- This truth about plant biology and human physiology is supported by an increasing library of research and scientific knowledge.
2nd Law: Purposes: People use cannabis for many different productive purposes
- Jointly users choose: relax & refresh - 22%, relieve everyday stress - 19%, improve sleep - 11%, energize & uplift - 10%, ease everyday pain - 9%, enjoy social experiences - 7%, focus & create - 7%, stimulate appetite - 6%, enhance intimacy - 3%, recover from exercise - 3%, other - 3%.
- This data is supported by a 2022 survey by New Frontier Data, in which consumers cited similar reasons for their consumption.
3rd Law: People: Cannabis affects each person differently.
- Jointly's data confirm that different people have different experiences with the same product, but that certain products perform better in statistically significant ways.
- The human endocannabinoid system, discovered by scientists in 1992, varies by individual and across populations and plays a role in memory, appetite, energy balance and metabolism, stress response, analgesia, and sleep.
4th Law: Conditions: People realize their goals with cannabis more often when they create the conditions for a good experience
- Data from Jointly show that people, on average, rate the effectiveness of their experience at 6.75 out of 10.
- Data from Jointly show that factors like setting, exercise, hydration, diet, and sleep impact the effectiveness of consumer experience by 40-50%. By refining these factors, people become more likely to rate their experience a 9 or a 10.
- Data from New Frontier Data show that 81% of consumers say that cannabis has had a "very positive" or "somewhat positive" impact on their lives, 13% mixed positive & negative, 5% no impact, and < 2% "somewhat negative" or "very negative."
The Theory of Purposeful Consumption is available HERE.
Jointly is the cannabis discovery company. Powered by a proprietary data platform, the company was created on the premise that purposeful cannabis consumption is the key to unlocking a better you. It has the industry's first - and only - experience-based app for purposeful cannabis consumption.
Cannabis enthusiasts use the platform to reflect on their experiences to reveal insights that help them reach their goals. Their authentic, unbiased experiences create Jointly's trusted product ratings, matching all consumers with the best performing products for their goals.
For additional information, visit jointlybetter.com and download the app for free on Apple / Google.
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NFL Quarterback Patrick Mahomes II to Serve as Face of NFL ALL DAY, with Free 2022 Season NFT Featuring Mahomes Available to All New and Current Users
First Public NFL ALL DAY Pack Drop Takes Place Friday, August 19
NEW YORK and VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The National Football League (NFL), the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), and Dapper Labs Inc. today announced that NFL ALL DAY – the exclusive digital video highlight NFT platform – is officially open and available to fans worldwide, just ahead of the 2022 NFL season.
"Today, we welcome fans worldwide to NFL ALL DAY, allowing them to experience their fandom in a new way that bridges the emerging technology of NFTs with our game," said Joe Ruggiero, SVP, Consumer Products at the NFL. "Last year's soft launch of NFL ALL DAY brought in a surge of early adopters who began collecting video highlight NFTs of NFL plays, and we plan to grow the number of users significantly with the official launch of the platform, especially with the addition of Patrick Mahomes as our athlete ambassador."
When fans enter NFL ALL DAY, they will find a next-generation collector experience. Here, they can buy, own and trade officially licensed digital video highlight NFTs (non-fungible tokens) called 'Moments' featuring the greatest and most sought-after NFL plays throughout the season and in NFL history. NFL ALL DAY puts fans into the heat of the gridiron, enabling them to assemble a digital video collection of NFL moments made by the players and teams they love, while also providing them with access to a passionate, like-minded community of fans through both digital and in-person experiences throughout the season.
The first public NFL ALL DAY Series 1 pack drop, dubbed Headliners, will happen Friday, August 19 at 2pm ET. The drop will feature a Derrick Henry Legendary Moment along with plays from Jalen Ramsey, Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Derek Carr and Jonathan Taylor.
"The early success of NFL ALL DAY highlights the power of creating a platform that provides long-term value to the fan experience" said Roham Gharegozlou, Dapper Labs CEO and Co-Founder. "We're excited to welcome the millions of football fans to NFL ALL DAY, and enable them to own a piece of the sport they love as well as join a strong and vibrant community of fellow fans."
As NFL ALL DAY engages the next generation of fans, it will also welcome a next-generation quarterback. Patrick Mahomes II, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, will serve as the face of NFL ALL DAY for the 2022 NFL season, helping to drive fan engagement for the platform with in-product features, events, and more.
"I've always been passionate about emerging tech and how it's improving the fan experience," said Patrick Mahomes II. "NFL ALL DAY is changing the game and I'm excited for fans to have this innovative opportunity to be connected to players in a whole new way."
New and existing users will be able to secure a 2022 NFL Season NFT featuring an image of Mahomes by signing up for NFL ALL DAY. Variations of the Season NFT, which provide proof of participation in NFL ALL DAY for the 2022 season, will be available depending on when users sign up throughout the year.
"Players are at the very heart of NFL ALL DAY's next-level collector experience, further connecting fans to their favorite athletes. Owning a Moment is sharing in the defining and historic performances of the players' careers," said Terése Whitehead, Vice President of Consumer Products & Strategy at NFL Players Inc., the marketing, and licensing arm of the NFLPA. "Along with OneTeam Partners, we're excited for the launch and another exciting season of games."
OneTeam Partners, which is the group licensing partner that leads the NFLPA's digital games licensing business, helped facilitate this deal in collaboration with all parties.
To sign up or learn more about NFL ALL DAY, visit NFLALLDAY.com.
The National Football League Players Association ("NFLPA") is the union for professional football players in the National Football League. Established in 1956, the NFLPA has a long history of assuring proper recognition and representation of players' interests. The NFLPA has shown that it will do whatever is necessary to assure that the rights of players are protected—including ceasing to be a union, if necessary, as it did in 1989. In 1993, the NFLPA again was officially recognized as the union representing the players and negotiated a landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") with the NFL. The current CBA will govern the sport through the 2030 NFL season.
Dapper Labs, the company behind NFL ALL DAY, uses blockchain technology to bring NFTs and new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world. Since it was founded in 2018, Dapper Labs has given consumer enthusiasts a real stake in the game by bringing them closer to the brands they love, building engaged and exciting communities for them to contribute to, and producing new pathways for them to become creators themselves. Dapper Labs' current studio partners include the NFL, NFLPA, NBPA, WNBA, WNBPA, LaLiga, Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, Genies and UFC. Notable investors in Dapper Labs include Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Google Ventures (GV), Samsung, and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others. For more about Dapper Labs' products and mission, visit dapperlabs.com.
OneTeam launched in 2019 as a joint venture between the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), MLB Players Association (MLBPA), and RedBird Capital Partners to maximize the collective value of athletes' rights through group licensing, marketing, media and other ventures. OneTeam represents a range of commercial business interests on behalf of the athletes of the NFLPA, MLBPA, MLSPA, U.S. Women's National Team PA, WNBPA, NWSLPA, U.S. Rugby PA, and League of Legends Championship Series PA, as well as those of thousands of college athletes. To learn more visit www.joinoneteam.com.
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- Nuvaxovid™ is New Zealand's only protein-based COVID-19 vaccine
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that New Zealand's Medsafe has granted expanded provisional approval for Nuvaxovid™ (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in adolescents aged 12 through 17.
"We are pleased to offer a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine choice as a primary series to New Zealanders aged 12 and older and as a booster for adults 18 and older," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "Providing Nuvaxovid now for adolescents may help increase vaccination rates amidst rising cases of COVID-19."
The provisional approval was based on data from the ongoing pediatric expansion of the Phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial of 2,247 adolescents aged 12 through 17 years across 73 sites in the U.S., to evaluate the safety, effectiveness (immunogenicity), and efficacy of Nuvaxovid. In the pediatric expansion, Nuvaxovid achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint and demonstrated 80% clinical efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant was the predominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 strain in the U.S.
Preliminary safety data from the pediatric expansion showed the vaccine to be generally well-tolerated. Serious and severe adverse events were low in number and balanced between vaccine and placebo groups, and not considered related to the vaccine. Local and systemic reactogenicity was generally lower than or similar to adults, after the first and second dose. The most common adverse reactions observed were injection site tenderness/pain, headache, myalgia, fatigue, and malaise. There was no increase in reactogenicity in younger (12 to <15 years old) adolescents compared to older (15 to <18 years old) adolescents. No new safety signal was observed through the placebo-controlled portion of the pediatric expansion.
In the 12 through 17 year-old population, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been granted authorization in India, the European Union, Australia, Japan, and Thailand, and is actively under review in other markets.
New Zealand previously granted provisional approval for Nuvaxovid in adults aged 18 and older in February 2022 and for use as a booster in July 2022. Novavax' sponsor in Australia and New Zealand is Biocelect Pty. Ltd.
Trade Name in the U.S.
The trade name Nuvaxovid™ has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Important Safety Information: New Zealand
- Nuvaxovid is contraindicated in persons who have a hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
- Events of anaphylaxis have been reported with administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision should be available in case of an anaphylactic reaction following the administration of the vaccine. Close observation for at least 15 minutes is recommended and a second dose of the vaccine should not be given to those who have experienced anaphylaxis to the first dose of Nuvaxovid.
- Anxiety-related reactions, including vasovagal reactions (syncope), hyperventilation, or stress‐related reactions may occur in association with vaccination as a psychogenic response to the needle injection. It is important that precautions are in place to avoid injury from fainting.
- Vaccination should be postponed in individuals suffering from an acute severe febrile illness or acute infection. The presence of a minor infection and/or low-grade fever should not delay vaccination.
- Nuvaxovid should be given with caution in individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy or those with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder (such as haemophilia) because bleeding or bruising may occur following an intramuscular administration in these individuals.
- The efficacy of Nuvaxovid may be lower in immunosuppressed individuals.
- Administration of Nuvaxovid in pregnancy should only be considered when the potential benefits outweigh any potential risks for the mother and foetus.
- The effects with Nuvaxovid may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines.
- Individuals may not be fully protected until 7 days after their second dose. As with all vaccines, vaccination with Nuvaxovid may not protect all vaccine recipients.
- The safety and efficacy of Nuvaxovid in children less than 12 years of age have not yet been established. Limited data are available.
- The most frequent adverse reactions in adolescents 12 to 17 years of age were injection site tenderness and pain, headache, myalgia, fatigue, malaise, nausea or vomiting, arthralgia, and pyrexia.
For more information on Nuvaxovid, including the Summary of Product Characteristics with Package Leaflet, Prescribing Information and Important Safety Information, adverse event reporting instructions, or to request additional information, please visit the following websites:
- Medsafe COVID-19 Vaccine Status of Applications
- Medsafe Information for Prescribers/Consumers
- Novavax global authorization website
About Nuvaxovid™ (NVX-CoV2373)
Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The vaccine was created using Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and is formulated with Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. Nuvaxovid contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.
Nuvaxovid is packaged as a ready-to-use liquid formulation in a vial containing ten doses. The vaccination regimen calls for two 0.5 ml doses (5 mcg antigen and 50 mcg Matrix-M adjuvant) given intramuscularly 21 days apart. The vaccine is stored at 2°- 8° Celsius, enabling the use of existing vaccine supply and cold chain channels. Use of the vaccine should be in accordance with official recommendations.
Novavax has established partnerships for the manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of Nuvaxovid worldwide. Existing authorizations leverage Novavax' manufacturing partnership with Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. They will later be supplemented with data from additional manufacturing sites throughout Novavax' global supply chain.
About the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) Phase 3 Trials
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) continues being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials.
PREVENT-19 (the PRE-fusion protein subunit Vaccine Efficacy Novavax Trial | COVID-19) is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine with Matrix-M adjuvant in 29,960 participants 18 years of age and over in 119 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. The primary endpoint for PREVENT-19 was the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second dose in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. The statistical success criterion included a lower bound of 95% CI >30%. A secondary endpoint was the prevention of PCR-confirmed, symptomatic moderate or severe COVID-19. Both endpoints were assessed at least seven days after the second study vaccination in volunteers who had not been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the trial, the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine achieved 90.4% efficacy overall. It was generally well-tolerated and elicited a robust antibody response after the second dose in both studies. Full results of the trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
The pediatric expansion of PREVENT-19 is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine with Matrix-M adjuvant in 2,247 adolescent participants 12 to 17 years of age in 73 locations in the United States, compared with placebo. In the pediatric trial, the vaccine achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint (non-inferiority of the neutralizing antibody response compared to young adult participants 18 through 25 years of age from PREVENT-19) and demonstrated 80% efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant of concern was the predominant circulating strain in the U.S. Additionally, immune responses were about two-to-three-fold higher in adolescents than in adults against all variants studied.
Additionally, a trial conducted in the U.K. with 14,039 participants aged 18 years and over was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded study and achieved overall efficacy of 89.7%. The primary endpoint was based on the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second study vaccination in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. Full results of the trial were published in NEJM.
About Matrix-M™ Adjuvant
Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant has demonstrated a potent and well-tolerated effect by stimulating the entry of antigen-presenting cells into the injection site and enhancing antigen presentation in local lymph nodes, boosting immune response.
About Novavax
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that promotes improved health globally through the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases. The company's proprietary recombinant technology platform harnesses the power and speed of genetic engineering to efficiently produce highly immunogenic nanoparticles designed to address urgent global health needs. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, has received authorization from multiple regulatory authorities globally, including the FDA, European Commission, and the World Health Organization. The vaccine is currently under review by multiple regulatory agencies worldwide, including for additional indications and populations such as adolescents and as a booster. In addition to its COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax is also currently evaluating a COVID-seasonal influenza combination vaccine candidate in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, which combines NVX-CoV2373 and NanoFlu*, its quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, and is also evaluating an Omicron strain-based vaccine (NVX-CoV2515) as well as a bivalent format Omicron-based / original strain-based vaccine. These vaccine candidates incorporate Novavax' proprietary saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
For more information, visit www.novavax.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.
*NanoFlu identifies a recombinant hemagglutinin (HA) protein nanoparticle influenza vaccine candidate produced by Novavax. This investigational candidate was evaluated during a controlled phase 3 trial conducted during the 2019-2020 influenza season.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements herein relating to the future of Novavax, its operating plans and prospects, its partnerships, the timing of clinical trial results, the ongoing development of NVX-CoV2373, NVX-CoV2515 and bivalent Omicron-based / original strain based vaccine, a COVID-seasonal influenza investigational combination vaccine candidate, the scope, timing and outcome of future regulatory filings and actions, including Novavax' plans to supplement existing authorizations with data from the additional manufacturing sites in Novavax' global supply chain, additional worldwide authorizations of NVX-CoV2373 for use in adults and adolescents, and as a booster, the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the potential impact and reach of Novavax and NVX-CoV2373 in addressing vaccine access, controlling the pandemic and protecting populations, the efficacy, safety, intended utilization, and the expected administration of NVX-CoV2373 are forward-looking statements. Novavax cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, challenges satisfying, alone or together with partners, various safety, efficacy, and product characterization requirements, including those related to process qualification and assay validation, necessary to satisfy applicable regulatory authorities; difficulty obtaining scarce raw materials and supplies; resource constraints, including human capital and manufacturing capacity, on the ability of Novavax to pursue planned regulatory pathways; unanticipated challenges or delays in conducting clinical trials; challenges meeting contractual requirements under agreements with multiple commercial, governmental, and other entities; and those other risk factors identified in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Novavax' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. You are encouraged to read our filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov and www.novavax.com, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the statements. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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BOSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NuvoAir, a digital health company focused on complex patients, initially targeting respiratory conditions, has shared results of its U.S. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pilot. Initial data demonstrate the value of NuvoAir's virtual-first clinical service to effectively engage patients, reduce hospitalizations, and improve quality of life.
Following its success with the National Health Services (NHS) in the United Kingdom, NuvoAir piloted this new solution in the U.S. market in an effort to better support the over 15 million people diagnosed with COPD. According to the American Lung Association, COPD is the 3rd disease-related cause of death in the U.S.; and it is costly to all those involved.
NuvoAir aims to address key challenges in COPD care by marrying technology and human touch, resulting in the delivery of continuous and proactive care. Data collected from home monitoring devices (including NuvoAir's proprietary Air Next spirometer and Aos inhaler sensor) are connected to the NuvoAir Home app, empowering patients to follow their health trends. Applying leading guidelines to algorithms, NuvoAir's clinical teams analyze results and tailor care for each patient.
The pilot, conducted from 2021-2022 with rural populations from a pulmonary clinic in Indiana and primary care clinic in Kentucky, demonstrated success in engagement and patient reported outcomes. Of patients surveyed, 80% reported fewer COPD-related hospitalizations after enrolling, 60% reported fewer exacerbations, and 87% reported improved quality of life. During the pilot, NuvoAir enrolled 74% and successfully onboarded 56% of the targeted population. On average, individuals completed a home SpO2 reading every 2 days to measure blood oxygen saturation levels, performed spirometry lung function tests every 9 days, and completed a symptom survey every 15 days, indicating strong patient engagement in the solution.
NuvoAir provides a virtual-first omni-channel clinical service experience for complex patients where COPD is the leading condition. The solution includes both clinical stratification by risk and exacerbation history as well as engagement stratification by technical capability, ensuring that even the most complex individuals without smartphones can benefit from the solution. NuvoAir Care Coordinators coach COPD patients to use award-winning home monitoring technology and provide health education and early interventions, which help to keep patients out of the hospital. Patients are managed with proven clinical protocols tailored to their individual needs. When a red flag is detected (such as a biomarker, trend of biomarkers, self-report, or medication adherence issue), they are quickly evaluated by clinical team members.
"Through our solution we capture and assess ongoing data, see signals and identify trouble spots and intervene before the patient heads to an office visit or emergency room. Our solution seamlessly supports patients through their journey with COPD. Tailored personalization of care is at the heart of our solution, all delivered at scale," said Michael Zagami, Chief Product Officer at NuvoAir.
A recent white paper outlines the numerous challenges in providing treatment and adequate patient support, which result in frequent severe—and often avoidable— exacerbations. The majority of costs are from hospitalizations due to exacerbations, driving projected healthcare costs for COPD patients in the U.S. to nearly $50 billion a year. People with COPD are also often managing comorbidities. In fact, in Medicare alone, 49% of patients with COPD have five or more other conditions.
"We are transforming the way the healthcare system better supports patients living with COPD. Our results in the U.S. validate what we have seen previously in the U.K. with thousands of patients with respiratory conditions," shares NuvoAir's Chief Medical Officer, Eric Harker, MD, MBA, MPH.
For more information about NuvoAir's COPD pilot, read the white paper here.
On August 25th, NuvoAir will lead a panel, hosted by AHIP, to further discuss the solution and pilot findings. Visit this link to learn more and register.
NuvoAir is a digital health company that focuses on complex patients, initially targeting respiratory conditions. NuvoAir offers a virtual-first clinical service solution that delivers continuous, proactive care by combining best-in-class remote monitoring technology with proprietary biomarkers, deep clinical expertise, and a data-driven infrastructure. Care coordinators and coaches from NuvoAir work in close collaboration with both patients and the care infrastructure of risk-bearing partners to integrate NuvoAir's technology and data to enable personalized care for each member. NuvoAir's patient-centric approach also underlies its clinical trials solution. By bringing the trial to the patient's home, NuvoAir can dramatically improve the experience, reducing the burden for both patients and study sites. More information can be found at www.nuvoair.com.
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Meera Montan
Community Engagement Director
meera.montan@nuvoair.com
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Continued Momentum with Second AAA-Rated Securitization of 2022 Following Strong Business Performance
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Octane® (Octane Lending Inc.®), the fintech revolutionizing the buying experience for major recreational purchases, announced that it has closed a $375 million securitization ("OCTL 2022-2") collateralized by its fixed-rate installment powersports loans. This transaction, Octane's second securitization of 2022 and sixth since launching the program in December 2019, follows a period of record-breaking success for the company.
OCTL 2022-2 issued four classes of fixed-rate notes: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D, which Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA)* and Standard & Poor's (S&P)** rated as AAA/AA(sf), AA/AA-(sf), A/A(sf), and BBB/BBB(sf), respectively in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Through this issuance, the company continued to diversify its investor base with new investors, which is a testament to the strength and growth of the program. Additionally, due to significant investor demand, Octane was able to secure an upsize of the transaction from an initial target issuance of $300 million to $375 million in notes. J.P. Morgan acted as lead bookrunner and structuring agent, with Credit Suisse and Truist Securities as joint bookrunners.
Steven Fernald, Chief Financial Officer at Octane, said: "Our ability to attract and retain such a diverse mix of institutional investor partners is particularly notable in the current market environment. We are grateful for their continued support, which also better positions us to connect people with their passions and make buying better through our revolutionary, end-to-end digital experience."
This issuance follows a period of consistent, strong performance for Octane. The company overcame inventory constraints and other headwinds to solidify its position as one of the top three non-captive lenders in the industry. During the first half of 2022, it increased originations by 67% year over year through its in-house lender Roadrunner Financial, Inc., and increased fundings in its consumer channel by 80% year over year. Over the same period, Octane entered two new markets, tractors and trailers, signed new OEM partnerships, and launched new products to increase the speed and ease of buying.
Octane's first asset-backed securitization of 2022, OCTL 2022-1, a $375 million transaction which closed in May, also received a AAA-rating from KBRA and was upsized from an initial $275 million target issuance. The company has completed nearly $1.9 billion of asset-backed securitizations to-date.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
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About Octane:
Octane® is revolutionizing recreational purchases by delivering a seamless, end-to-end digital buying experience. We connect people with their passions by combining cutting-edge technology and innovative risk strategies to make lifestyle purchases - including powersports vehicles and outdoor power equipment - fast, easy, and accessible.
Octane adds value throughout the customer journey: inspiring enthusiasts with our editorial brands, including Cycle World® and UTV Driver®, instantly prequalifying consumers for financing online, routing customers to dealerships for an easy closing, and supporting customers throughout their loan with superior loan servicing.
Founded in 2014, we're a remote-first company with 550+ employees and over 30 OEM and 4,000 dealer partners. Visit www.octane.co.
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Paulig chooses Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage to realize its One Paulig business transformation
HELSINKI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced that Paulig, an international, family-owned food and beverage company, has selected Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. The industry-specific suite of Infor applications, delivered in the multi-tenant cloud, will support Paulig's business transformation to harmonize processes and streamline its operating model internationally.
Learn more about Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage: www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-food-and-beverage
Paulig is a Finnish family-owned food and beverage company that provides primarily coffees and beverages, Tex Mex and spices, snacks and plant-based choices to an international market. Its brands are Paulig, Santa Maria, Risenta and Poco Loco. The company has 2,300 employees in 13 countries.
"Paulig chose Infor based on its deep industry-specific functionality and having a true modern cloud solution that is always up to date. The solution enhances productivity and visibility through all operations at Paulig," says Marika Lindström, Paulig's CIO.
The solution consists of core ERP (Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage), product life cycle management (Infor PLM for Process), production scheduling (Infor Supply Chain Planning), and warehouse mobility (Infor Factory Track). Like other Infor products, the solution will be running on the Infor OS digital platform, residing on Amazon Web Services.
"Choosing Infor as a partner for our business transformation program will help our organization work as One Paulig. We need to have increased visibility into our processes, which is something that Infor provides with their modern, cloud solution in a trustworthy, industry-specific manner," says Juha Väre, Paulig's CFO. "We believe Infor's capabilities help Paulig reach a new level of efficiency in our organisation and improve services to our customers."
Malin Petterson, Infor EMEA North general manager, says, "We are thrilled to welcome Paulig as a new customer in the Infor family. Infor respects Paulig's strong heritage and brands in Europe."
Juha Levo, Infor country manager for Finland, continues, "With strong roots in Northern Europe for both companies, Infor will serve Paulig with a wide local ecosystem for cooperation and support in all the Paulig operating countries."
Paulig is a family-owned food and beverage company, growing a new, sustainable food culture – one that is good for both people and the planet. Paulig provides all things tasty: coffees and beverages, Tex Mex and spices, snacks and plant-based choices. The company's brands are Paulig, Santa Maria, Risenta and Poco Loco. Paulig's sales amounted to EUR 966 million in 2021. The company has 2,300 passionate employees in 13 countries working around the purpose: For a life full of flavour. Visit www.pauliggroup.com
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AgTech innovator taps integrated communications and marketing agency to drive global growth and brand awareness
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peppercomm, award-winning, strategic and integrated communications and marketing agency, today announced it has been named global PR agency of record for AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGRI; AGRIW), an AgTech company dedicated to advancing sustainable cultivation and crop processing to yield more nutritious food with limited environmental impact. AgriFORCE selected Peppercomm following a competitive evaluation of several firms.
Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, AgriFORCE is poised to disrupt the agriculture industry by building a portfolio of proprietary AgTech solutions to help growers achieve higher quality and more sustainably produced crops, alongside branded products and ingredients that unlock superior nutrition for consumers. With an agreement to acquire Delphy Group BV and a binding LOI to acquire Deroose Plants NV recently announced, the company's strategic and holistic approach aims to address key challenges facing the agriculture industry.
"We're pleased to work with a company that can have a real impact on our food and our planet," said Steve Cody, CEO of Peppercomm. "The global pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine have significantly affected the food supply chain and accelerated the need for solutions to address these extraordinary challenges. AgriFORCE's IP and expertise are coming to the marketplace at just the right time."
Peppercomm will help AgriFORCE build global brand awareness through an integrated approach that includes strategic counsel, messaging development, thought leadership, earned media and social media, and digital advertising.
"AgriFORCE is excited to partner with Peppercomm as our agency of record," shared Mauro Pennella, President of AgriFORCE Brands and CMO of AgriFORCE Growing Systems. "Peppercomm has strong experience across agriculture, agtech, and consumer brands, including public companies with multinational operations. We are confident that their tight-knit and senior team, with existing industry and media relationships, can bring to life the vision and purpose of AgriFORCE in the months ahead."
About Peppercomm
Peppercomm is an award-winning strategic, integrated communications and marketing agency headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco and London. The firm, which was recently acquired by Ruder Finn, combines 27 award-winning years of expertise serving blue chip and breakout clients with forward-thinking new service offerings and the freshness of a start-up. This unique mix of experience and energy enables the firm to attract and empower teams with a creative edge, drive, and passion for promoting, protecting, and connecting clients in a fast-changing marketplace. Founded in 1995, Peppercomm has received numerous accolades, including Crain's Best Places to Work in NYC 2021, PRWeek's Best Places to Work 2020, the Agency Elite 100, SABRE Award (Integrated Campaign), PRSA Big Apple (2020, 2019 Winner Integrated Campaign), Platinum PR Awards (Media Relations), PRNews Digital Awards (CSR), the Bulldog PR Awards (Media Relations) and PR Daily's Top Agencies of 2022 among others. For more information visit peppercomm.com.
About AgriFORCE
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGRI; AGRIW) is an AgTech company focused on the development and acquisition of crop production know-how and intellectual property augmented by advanced AgTech facilities and solutions. Looking to serve the global market, the Company's current focus is on North America, Europe, and Asia. The AgriFORCE vision is to be a leader in delivering plant-based foods and products through advanced and sustainable AgTech solution platforms that make positive change in the world—from seed to table. The AgriFORCE goal: Clean. Green. Better. Additional information about AgriFORCE is available at: agriforcegs.com.
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While a majority of certified technicians remain committed to their careers, many were significantly impacted by pandemic stressors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from a national survey conducted by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) show that the majority of certified pharmacy technicians remained dedicated to serving patients and advancing their careers despite pandemic-related challenges. However, the data also revealed that, of the people who reported leaving the profession, more than 25 percent noted they would have continued working as pharmacy technicians if not for COVID-19 pandemic stressors.
The online survey, which garnered more than 20,000 responses, showed that a desire to help people remained one of the primary reasons a majority of participants chose their profession. These pharmacy technicians said they were satisfied or very satisfied with their career.
In addition, 60 percent of PTCB-certified technicians consider the profession as their career–14 percent more than non-certified technicians. Nearly 40 percent of all survey respondents have been certified for 10 years or more, an increase of almost 10 percent over a similar PTCB national survey conducted in 2019. Furthermore, half of the PTCB-certified technicians surveyed have worked in the field for at least 10 years compared to just eight percent of non-certified techs.
"Having the CPhT-Adv credential is opening doors for pharmacy technicians within the physician's office and other opportunities in hospital and retail settings," said Charlie Ann Montgomery, CPht-Adv, transplant medication access coordinator. "Overall, this improves patient healthcare outcomes. I couldn't be prouder to work in this profession."
Pharmacy technicians have played an invaluable role as frontline healthcare workers during the pandemic, adding COVID-19 testing and vaccinations to their ever-expanding responsibilities. While more than 60 percent of those surveyed reported a significant increase in their workload since the start of the pandemic, nearly as many techs (53 percent) believe their work during this public health crisis had a much greater impact on patient care.
"Our survey confirms what we at PTCB always knew: pharmacy technicians are dedicated to their patients and profession," said PTCB Executive Director and CEO William Schimmel. "As technicians' responsibilities grow, they are investing in their career growth by completing continuing education programs and earning advanced credentials. Keeping our finger on the pulse of the pharmacy technician workforce ensures that PTCB continues to advance patient care and provide technicians with flexible career advancement opportunities."
Participants reported better wages, more opportunities for advancement, and an increase in responsibilities as the most significant factors that would enhance their job satisfaction - a finding consistent with the 2019 study. While certified technicians reported making higher wages than non-certified technicians, overall average hourly rates ranged from $17.63 to $23.22 depending on practice setting. Lack of pay and/or incentives was a main reason respondents said they left the profession, along with a lack of career advancement opportunities.
This survey is part of PTCB's ongoing efforts to engage and empower for technicians. Having a better understanding of techs' interests and concerns helps PTCB meet their demand for credentials in new and emerging specialties. Most recently, the organization launched its Supply Chain and Inventory Management Certificate to assess pharmacy technicians' expertise in safely and efficiently managing complex drug supply chains and inventory.
For more information about the 2022 PTCB Workforce Survey, please visit the PTCB website.
PTCB fielded an online survey to 366,850 pharmacy technicians, with 20,000 certified and non-certified pharmacy technician respondents in May 2022. Respondents represented a statistically representative cross-section of the pharmacy technician workforce, including techs in all 50 states plus Guam, Puerto Rico and DC, working in a variety of pharmacy practice settings.
The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is the nation's first, most trusted, and only nonprofit pharmacy technician credentialing organization. Founded on the guiding principle that pharmacy technicians play a critical role in advancing medication and patient safety, PTCB has established the universal standard of excellence for those supporting patient care teams through offering the industry's most-recognized credentials, including the PTCB certification for Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs).
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Gross margin improves to 27.3%
Cumulative paying users reaches over 40 million
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited ("Ping An Good Doctor" or "Ping An Health"; Stock Code: 1833.HK), announced its 2022 interim results. Since the deepening of Strategy 2.0 Continuum, the Company has steadily implemented its differentiated "managed care + family doctor memberships + O2O healthcare services" model and created competitive advantages.
During the period, Ping An Health's total revenue reached RMB2,828 million and gross margin increased to 27.3%. Gross margin of medical services increased by 13.3 percentage points as compared with the second half of the previous year. The cumulative number of paying users grew rapidly to more than 40 million in the past 12 months. The Company has served a total of 749 enterprises and cumulative consultations over 1.3 billion, driving the Company to maintain a leading position within the industry.
Actively promoting corporate health management services with the number of paying users crossing 40 million
During the period, Ping An Health remained focused on its strategy and continued to pursue an innovative business model. The cumulative number of paying users increased by approximately 2 million in the previous 12 months. As a professional, comprehensive, high-quality and one-stop corporate health management service provider, Ping An Health has launched "Enterprise EZhealth" 2+4 corporate healthcare management product system, including "Health Checkup+" and "Health Management+" to provide on-demand one-stop health management services. For example, a stated-owned enterprise has been using Ping An Health's "Enterprise EZhealth" and effectively solving the problems of inconvenient access to medical care in the regions where some employees are located reaching a total of 2.8 consultations per capita since the cooperation.
In addition, the synergy of integrated finance + healthcare is becoming more obvious. Ping An Health continues to tap into the experience, technology, client base and resources of Ping An's managed care model to better realize two-way synergy with the financial business and create heartwarming financial services. Ping An Health has strategically upgraded its one-stop healthcare service solutions and jointly launched "Ping An Zhen Xiang Run" service with Ping An Life Insurance with service satisfaction exceeding 98% following the upgrade. In addition, the Company has launched a series of services for users of Ping An Bank and other integrated financial channels such as consultation assistance from famous doctors which have assisted partner channels expand its clientele and increase customer loyalty. As of 30 June 2022, the Company has served a cumulative total of 749 corporate customers. In addition, The number of paying users of corporate employees and corporate customers reached more than 2 million and the number of paying users from financial side reached more than 33 million respectively in the previous 12 months.
Family doctor service capability steadily improves while proportion of revenue of medical services increases by 40%
Professional medical capability is the backbone of Ping An Health's services propelling user willingness to pay. As the Company is committed to building a medical and healthcare service ecosystem with family doctors at its core and specialists as pillars, number of consultations initiated for family doctor services per capita reached 14.5 in the first half of the year. While continuously optimizing membership products, the Company has been improving the diagnosis and treatment capability of family doctors and the synergy among family doctor teams empowering corporate employee health management products. As of 30 June 2022, the platform has accumulated nearly 49,000 internal and external doctor teams from 20 practices as well as fitness trainers, nutritionists and counseling psychologists which can comprehensively address users' medical and healthcare needs as proven by five-star review rates standing over 98%.
Addressing the strong demand for specialty service such as traditional Chinese medicine, dermatology, obstetrics and gynecology, Ping An Health has established 7 specialty service centers covering prevention, screening, treatment, recuperation and other scenarios during the period. The company has also partnered with tertiary hospitals and external specialist and professional resources to bring users with full-cycle and refined medical treatment management and one-stop healthcare services.
The platform has currently signed up more than 1,500 famous doctors in total complimenting specialized disease centers and jointly enhancing the professional medical service capability. During the reporting period, gross margin from medical services increased by 13.3 percentage points to 39.1% as compared to the second half of 2021 and accounted for 40% of total revenue.
Optimizing online and offline healthcare service system to establish a complete quality control system
While optimizing the online and offline healthcare service system, Ping An is launching 750 services covering five scenarios: health management, sub-health management, disease management, chronic disease management and eldercare management.
As of June 30, 2022, Ping An Health had over 3,000 partner hospitals (approximately 85% of which are tertiary hospitals), 208,000 partner pharmacies with a national coverage of over 35% and enabled 1-hour drug delivery service in more than 150 cities supporting 24/7 drug delivery service in 80 cities and with more than 100,000 partner healthcare service providers. During the period, revenue contribution from "online, instore and home-delivered" service increased to 63%.
While connecting multiple categories of medical and healthcare resources, Ping An Health has established a complete supplier management system covering the whole chain of suppliers from entry to exit to achieve efficient and accurate matching for user demand providing them with continuous and full-cycle medical and healthcare services spanning across online and offline in and out of hospital before, during and after consultation.
During the period, Ping An Health adhered to sustainable development and actively fulfilled its corporate social responsibility. The Company continued to build an effective communications bridge linking doctors and patients, empowered the development of primary care and digital society to support rural revitalization, actively promoted medial knowledge and developed diagnosis and treatment abilities. Amid the recurrence of epidemic, the Company immediately launched an online COVID-19 consultation channel and an anti-epidemic care zone to provide citizens with free online consultation and professional psychological counseling services.
Mr. FANG Weihao, Chairman and CEO of Ping An Health, said, "Looking ahead to the second half of the year, we will continue to deep dive into the needs of corporate and individual customers, optimize our products and improve our services. Meanwhile, we will assist to establish a 'Managed Care Model' which aligned with Ping An's strategy and matched with the healthcare needs in China. Under the Company's value proposition of 'worry-free, time-saving and money-saving' and vision of 'providing every enterprise with a harmonious workplace, every family with a dedicated doctor and every user with a safe and healthy life', we will continue to serve the needs for premium medical and healthcare services of society and relentlessly support the Digital China and Healthy China initiatives."
About Ping An Healthcare And Technology Company Limited
Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited ("Ping An Good Doctor" or "Ping An Health"; Stock Code: 1833.HK), is an integral part of Ping An's managed care services system and also the flagship platform of the Group's healthcare ecosystem. The Company was listed on the Main Board of HKEX on 4 May 2018 and was included in Hang Seng TECH Index in July 2020.
With its extensive payer resources, comprehensive supplier network, leading services and strong eco-system, Ping An Health has established a unique business model based on managed care + family doctor membership + O2O healthcare services. At present, the Company has become a professional, comprehensive, high-quality and one-stop corporate health management service provider.
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Greg Ivancich announced as Chief Financial Officer and Gerald Choung as Chief Revenue Officer
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Platform Science, a leading connected vehicle platform that makes it easier for fleets to develop, deploy, and manage mobile devices and applications, today announced leadership additions to its executive management team. Greg Ivancich has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer and Gerald Choung as Chief Revenue Officer.
"Greg and Gerald are proven leaders with track records of delivering results and I am proud to welcome them to the executive team," said Jack Kennedy, co-founder and CEO of Platform Science. "Their combined decades of financial leadership experience will be an invaluable addition as we continue to execute our growth strategy and onboard more and more fleet customers across the country."
Ivancich joins Platform Science from Saban Capital Group, a private investment firm where he served as CFO. Ivancich's experience prior to Saban Capital includes Logistics Real Estate investments, most recently with private equity fund EQT Exeter where he served as Principal and a founding partner of Exeter's international business. Prior to EQT Exeter, Ivancich was an investment banker covering the real estate industry and advised public and private companies on IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and public equity and debt capital markets transactions. His roles included Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Barclays and Executive Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley.
Choung joins Platform Science from ActiveState, a SaaS company that provides secure open source language solutions for enterprise customers, where he served as CRO. With prior roles at key Fortune 500 technology companies, Choung brings over 20 years of leadership experience within the high-tech industry at companies such as Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Oracle. Throughout his career, he has led executive functions for sales and marketing within multinational organizations.
The appointments of Ivancich and Choung come following the recent additions of Chas Wurster, who joined Platform Science as Chief Technology Officer, overseeing all aspects of product development, engineering, and IT at the company; and Heather Ramírez, who was named the Chief People Officer of Platform Science and is responsible for leading the people operations, recruiting and office management teams.
Kennedy continued, "As our growth accelerates, we continue to deepen our executive and management team and we're thrilled to welcome some incredibly talented new leaders. Our company's ongoing growth and success is a direct function of the incredible team of colleagues that make Platform Science such a great place to work, innovate and collaborate. These new additions will help to propel us farther and faster, as the ride continues."
About Platform Science
Platform Science is transforming transportation technology by empowering enterprise fleets with a unified, user-friendly technology platform. Platform Science makes it easy to develop, deploy and manage mobile devices and applications on commercial vehicles, giving fleets an edge in efficiency, flexibility, visibility and productivity. The customizable platform delivers an unlimited canvas to fleets and developers seeking to innovate and create new solutions as customers' needs, businesses and industries evolve. Platform Science was named by Fast Company as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2022. In 2021, Platform Science was ranked #2 in the FreightTech 25 Awards by industry news leader, FreightWaves. For more information, please visit www.platformscience.com
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A strong early-season potato stand provides opportunity for increased quality marketable yield.
GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As potato growers are working to maximize their yield potential for the 2022 harvest, it's also time to start thinking about maximizing crop potential for the 2023 season.
Potato plants encounter many threats in the early season, which is a crucial time for establishing plant health. Growers can reduce early-season risk with a management plan that addresses insects and disease at planting. Diseases like Fusarium dry rot and Rhizoctonia can infect seedlings, causing the death of stolons and stems, weakened roots and stunted plant growth. Protecting against diseases with a broad-spectrum fungicide and a neonicotinoid seed treatment, such as Cruisermaxx® Vibrance® Potato, helps control insects like the Colorado potato beetle, aphids, potato psyllid and leafhoppers, according to Syngenta. Growers can reduce early-season risk with a management plan that addresses insects and diseases at planting.
"CruiserMaxx Vibrance Potato seed treatment is an effective option for potato growers looking to start the season strong," said Brian Danaher, product marketing lead at Syngenta. "This product offers a complete set of fungicide and insecticide activity to protect young plants, whether the threat is Rhizoctonia, Helminthosporium and Fusarium or a multitude of below- and above-ground pests."
Enhancing germination, increasing vigor, and improving stand establishment is key to minimizing risk and optimizing marketable yield and quality. Ultimately, getting potato crops off to a strong, healthy start can lead to better tuber distribution and greater uniformity at harvest, both of which are important for marketability and profit potential.
"The power provided from the combination of the four active ingredients in this product is unparalleled in the market," Danaher said. "Additionally, the liquid formulation provides an easy to use option which is accurate and cost effective, so growers can trust that they are fully protecting their seed investment from day one."
Liquid seed treatments also increase efficiency by offering convenience and ease of use when it comes to application, versus a dry seed treatment.
Potato growers should develop seed treatment plans now for the 2023 season to gain advantage in achieving higher yield and profit potential. For more information about CruiserMaxx Vibrance Potato, visit Syngenta-us.com/seed-treatment/cruisermaxx-vibrance-potato. Join the conversation online ― connect with Syngenta at Syngenta-us.com/social.
Syngenta Crop Protection and Syngenta Seeds are part of Syngenta Group, one of the world's leading agriculture companies. Our ambition is to help safely feed the world while taking care of the planet. We aim to improve the sustainability, quality and safety of agriculture with world-class science and innovative crop solutions. Our technologies enable millions of farmers around the world to make better use of limited agricultural resources.
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4th Annual CMAB and VentureFuel "Open Innovation" competition finalists highlight dairy as an ingredient in everything from biomaterials and textiles to global foods and beverages
TRACY, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) announced eight finalists in the Real California Milk Excelerator, a partnership with innovation consultancy VentureFuel. The program is focused on identifying, curating, and accelerating dairy-based products – including traditional consumer food and beverage items, textiles and beyond. The competition will award up to $500,000 in prizes for startups that introduce novel benefits and drive use of California milk and dairy in formulations.
In its fourth year, the 2022 Real California Milk Excelerator advances innovation in its truest state: open. As one of the biggest dairy competitions in the world, the program seeks early-stage applicants with high-growth potential that create a 50% cow's milk-based product or working prototype.
"We launched the Excelerator to foster a culture of innovation in support of California dairy and this year's contestants certainly delivered on our high expectations. Our 'Open Innovation' finalists' focus on themes important to the next generation of consumers: sustainable sourcing and use of upcycled materials; clean labels and benefits from convenience to function; and global flavors and ingredients," said John Talbot, CEO of the CMAB. "It's exciting to take the next step with each of these candidates in preparation for the final pitch event."
The eight members of the 2022 Real California Milk Excelerator cohort are:
- Dosa by DOSA (Chico, Calif.) – Indian yogurt Lassi drinks.
- Board at Home (Chico, Calif.) – E-commerce company, offering an experience of artisanal crafted cheeses and products shipped directly to consumers' homes.
- Goon with the Spoon (Danville, Calif.) – Specialty super premium ice cream from hip-hop artist, entrepreneur, and chef Earl "E-40" Stevens.
- Mi Terro (City of Industry, Calif.) – A first-of-its kind, venture-backed synthetic biology and advanced material company that engineers biomass waste into compostable biomaterials to end microplastic.
- Neutral Foods (Gustine, Calif.) – Organic Half and Half product that has a carbon neutral footprint.
- Pariva (Boston, Mass.) – Spreadable marinated yogurt bites.
- Tres Lecheria (La Habra, Calif.) – Traditional and flavored Tres Leches cakes.
- Wheyward Spirit (Sonoma, Calif.) – A clear, specialty spirit upcycled and distilled from whey.
"This VentureFuel innovation program for CMAB was designed to uncover the many uses of dairy," said Fred Schonenberg, Founder and CEO of VentureFuel, Inc., the corporate innovation advisory firm that curated and runs the Excelerator. "Our curation of new startup solutions, especially the finalists, demonstrates the many ways dairy can innovate to connect with the next generation of consumers, showcasing sustainable options, creative packaging, new markets and direct-to-consumer approaches."
Each member of the cohort will have access to a group stipend and a robust network of resources to refine and scale their product and business. They will also participate in the CMAB/VentureFuel Mentorship Program, consisting of elite counsel from successful founders, investors, leading corporate executives, and experts across design, marketing, sales, manufacturing, distribution, farming, and processing industries.
Finalists will participate in a pitch event Wednesday, November 2nd in San Carlos, Calif. where all eight companies will present before a live audience and panel of industry expert judges.
For the first time, up to four of the eight startups will receive $50,000 each to grow and expand their product in California. One of the participating companies will win an additional $100,000 grand prize by establishing their presence in California and exhibiting the most promising growth. The competition awards have a total value of half a million dollars.
California, known for innovation, has a reputation for quality dairy products. As the number one milk producer in the U.S., California also leads the nation in sustainable dairy farming practices. More than 1,100 family dairy farms produce the milk found in fluid milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream, and other dairy products identified by the Real California Milk seal.
About Real California Milk/California Milk Advisory Board
The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), an instrumentality of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is funded by the state's dairy farm families who lead the nation in sustainable dairy farming practices. With a vision to nourish the world with the wholesome goodness of Real California Milk, the CMAB's programs focus on increasing demand for California's sustainable dairy products in the state, across the U.S. and around the world through advertising, public relations, research, and retail and foodservice promotional programs. For more information and to connect with the CMAB, visit RealCaliforniaMilk.com, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
About VentureFuel, Inc.
Founded in 2014, VentureFuel is an independent innovation advisory that helps the world's best organizations ignite change through startup collaborations. Its innovation programs include Diagnostics, Corporate Accelerators and Commercial Pilots; and focus on solving clients' biggest challenges by driving greater efficiencies across their supply chain; closing strategic capability gaps; and identifying emerging business models. VentureFuel provides organizations like Hershey's, Comcast, Dick's Sporting Goods, AARP Foundation and the States of California and New York the tools to drive transformative change with less risk, more speed, and greater proximity to the consumer than traditional innovation models. Learn more at: www.venturefuel.net, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. You can listen to The VentureFuel Visionaries podcast on Apple, Spotify or Simplecast.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Jalao NYC opens its doors at the new Radio Hotel and Tower in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood. Leading restaurant group Richard Sandoval Hospitality teamed up with Antonio Espaillat, founder of the iconic Santo Domingo restaurant Jalao, to open the first US outpost.
Jalao NYC's culinary program is led by Jalao Santo Domingo's Executive Chef, Noemi Guzman, who is working in collaboration with Jalao NYC Executive Chef Harold Breton to interpolate Jalao's renowned menu with some new dishes made exclusively for the New York market enriching it with fresh, local ingredients and nuanced flavors.
"It's every Dominican's dream to come to New York," says, Chef Guzman. "I'm beyond grateful to be working with Executive Chef Harold Breton to tell the story of migration evolution via food, similar to the story of many Dominicans coming to this country while remaining true to their heritage."
A destination unto itself, the New York outpost of Jalao provides diners the opportunity to taste and enjoy an authentic Dominican culinary experience, transporting them to the Zona Colonial (Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo). Paying homage to its original location, Jalao NYC will offer an ongoing series of live musical performances in the restaurant and courtyard, creating an atmosphere and space that reflects the Dominican Republic – vibrant, joyful, and full of flavor.
Jalao NYC's menu includes favorite items from the popular Santo Domingo restaurant as well as options that are unique to this location. The menu includes classic Dominican appetizers, or "bocaditos," including chicharrón & casabe (marinaded crispy pork), croquetas de chivo (braised goat croquets), bombones de yuca (cheddar yucca croquets) and Latin American favorites including Caribbean-style ceviche and guacamole.
The restaurant can seat 90 and also features a large 8,000 sq ft space for outdoor seating in an interior courtyard, which will act as the center of activity for the hotel and restaurant, featuring ongoing entertainment programming. Local and regional bands will provide live music while dance instructors will get the party going with merengue and bachata dancing. The restaurant is also available for private events and bookings.
Jalao NYC is located at the new Radio Hotel and Tower at 2420 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY between 180th and 181st streets. Food service is available Sunday to Thursday from 5:00pm to 10:00pm extending to 11:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays, with courtyard seating available until midnight.
For more information, please visit: http://www.jalaonyc.com/ or follow along on Instagram at @JalaoNYC.
About Jalao NYC
Led by the internationally recognized contemporary Latin restaurant group, Richard Sandoval Hospitality, and located in Washington Height's first-ever full-service boutique hotel, the Radio Hotel, Jalao NYC Jalao NYC is part of the Orgullo Dominicano, and pays homage to its predecessor, Jalao Santo Domingo, which has been serving traditional Dominican food with a modern twist in La Zona Colonial since 2016.
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Canada is a different story, with large excavator prices up 12%, while mini excavators are up 31%
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - With its August Market Trends Report, Ritchie Bros. focuses on large and small excavator sales in the United States and Canada. In the U.S., median prices for large excavators are down 9% year over year, while mini excavator prices declined 5% in the last 90 days. In Canada it is quite a different story, with large excavator prices up 12% year over, while mini excavator prices over the last 90 days have increased 31%.
After the main feature on excavators, the report turns to Ritchie Bros.' individual mix-adjusted industry indexes, which are still up over 2021, but declining on a month-to-month basis since the peak pricing achieved earlier this year. In the U.S., truck tractor pricing still leads the way, up 27% year over year, while vocational trucks, medium, and large earthmoving prices are up 18%, 15%, and 12% respectively. Meanwhile, in Canada, truck tractor pricing is up 25%, while vocational trucks, medium, and large earthmoving come in at +10%, +13%, and +12%.
"We continue to experience year-over-year price inflation for equipment and trucks in the U.S. and Canada," said Doug Olive, Senior Vice President, Pricing, Ritchie Bros. "However, as the transportation and logistics markets normalize, we have seen truck prices decline. We are seeing similar pricing trends across our other industry indexes as well, with year-over-year increases, but declining on a month-to-month basis."
Doug Rusch, Managing Director of Rouse Sales, added, "Tight supply continues to be the story in the retail market, with lower-than-typical sales volumes driving strong pricing and retail values increasing 2% in July. Excavators in particular have shown strong pricing, with retail values rising 4-5% in the past 90 days across all sizes classes. Auction values for excavators have moderated a bit since June 2022. Since then, we have seen smaller class mini excavator prices decline 6-7% percent at auction, while larger excavators have declined 2%."
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE:RBA) (TSX:RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Ritchie Bros. Energy. The Company's suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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LYNDHURST, N.J, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly released Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge technology is a self-fastening rockshield product, designed with hook-and-loop closure for quicker and less costly installation. The product protects pipeline coatings from direct impact during backfill operations.
Tuff-N-Nuff® rockshield is comprised of small diameter strands of flexible PVC to form a porous, non-woven mat that will not trap water against the pipeline. The strands are bonded together in a controlled, random pattern during production. With the new Rapid-Edge installation feature, the product is installed in two steps: the roll is placed over the pipe, then the edges are simply pressed together to continuously secure to the pipe. Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge is produced in the United States with the same durable formula as its namesake predecessor that has been on the market for over 30 years to date. "Rapid-Edge is tackling some of the Oil and Gas Pipeline industry's biggest issues by reducing cost, application time, and need for manpower, while improving jobsite safety," stated Kyle Loyd, Executive Vice President of Engineered Concrete and Waterproofing Systems from Sika Corporation. "We are very excited to be announcing this much-needed advancement in rockshield technology."
Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge offers an economic solution for the rapid installation of rockshield, along with the following features:
- Reduce installation costs by over 50%
- Eliminates the need for tape, as required by all other rockshields
- Significantly decreases personnel required in the trench during installation, resulting in a safer worksite
- Ease of installation, including arctic temperatures
- Industry-leading impact resistance with superior performance and protection capable of withstanding the impact of rocks up to 6" in diameter in our ASTM G13 Modified Impact Testing
- Most frequently specified rockshield brand in US and Canada
The product is manufactured at Sika's St. Louis, MO facility. Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge will be available in all standard rolls sizes to match any pipeline diameter up to 22".
For more information on this new product and our full line of pipeline protection materials, please contact Amanda Hanneke at hanneke.amanda@us.sika.com or visit usa.sika.com.
Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Its 25,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 9.24 billion in 2021.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Digital is thrilled to be working with Southwire on their newest office at The Battery development next to Truist Park in Atlanta, GA.
The 23,000 sq ft Class A commercial office space features flexible hybrid workspaces enabled by the best in architectural and technological design.
Sinclair Digital is responsible for the design and implementation of the PoE lighting, shading systems, and other IoT systems for the space that is targeted for completion Q4 2022.
Sinclair Digital Services, Inc. is a design and implementation firm pioneering sustainable intelligent buildings with a primary focus on DC Microgrids, Battery Energy Storage Systems, and associated Software Platforms. Named after completion of the famed Marriott Sinclair Hotel, Sinclair Digital was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit www.sinclair-digital.com
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SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 18th, 2022, SKYPlay Inc. announced that it signed a contract with Retrocat to onboard 'Project D'(TBA) on its blockchain platform, "SKYPlay" that will be released at the end of this month.
'Project D' is a maiden game by Jongbeom Lee as the CEO of Retrocat and will be available on SKYPlay within this year as an eP2E(easy play-to-earn) game.
CEO Jongbeom Lee has experience in global game development and publishing across various genres such as 'Goddess Kiss', 'Ocean Tales', and 'Galaxy Tornado on WEMIX'.
Under the leadership of the Singapore corporation, SKYPlay Inc. listed its cryptocurrency, SKYPlay Token(SKP) on MEXC, one of the global leading cryptocurrency trading platforms. SKYPlay Inc. will develop and publish a series of eP2E games based on the Polygon(MATIC) network, and will also release three games including the first game, Coin Grid within this year.
Prior to the debut of SKYPlay's platform, the global pre-registration of Coin Grid began from the 11th of this month and it is currently ongoing at SKYPlay website (skyplay.io). The game will be released with the timeline of the platform's beta release in this month.
Sang-ok Chang, the CEO of SKYPlay Inc. stated, "We are constantly pursuing partnerships with small to medium-sized game creators to establish ourselves as a globally recognized and self-reliant platform together with game developers. Please look forward to it as we internalize and implement our identity as the platform that offers entertainment with various content services in addition to games."
Jongbeom Lee, the CEO of Retrocat said, "We put all our hard work into developing games that create synergy with blockchain technology. Retrocat is pleased to cooperate with SKYPlay for our first game service release. We will deliver more valuable experience to users based on our previous development and publishing experience."
SKYPlay
SKYPlay will offer a rich variety of lifestyle content including easy P2E games, sports, education, music, and art-all of which will be provided through an easy NFT business platform optimized for mobile UI/UX.
Retrocat
The nature of the game does not change even as time changes.
Our goal is to find the pure essence of the game; develop and service based on our goal in accordance with the market's needs.
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- Session to address rapid growth in data industry and role of Solidatus in BNY Mellon transformation
- 'How data blueprints deliver sustainable business value – with Solidatus & BNY Mellon' is scheduled for 22 August in Orlando, Florida, at 6:15 pm EDT
- News follows recent appointment of Philip Dutton as Solidatus' CEO and establishment of North American HQ to satisfy 2x sales growth in the past 12 months
LONDON and HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solidatus, a leading data management technology firm, announced that CEO and Co-Founder Philip Dutton will be co-presenting a session with Eric Hirschhorn, Chief Data Officer at Bank of New York Mellon, at Gartner Data and Analytics Summit in Orlando, Florida. The presentation will highlight how the Solidatus solution is transforming data management at the world's largest custodian bank, which manages $43 trillion of client assets.
"We think this conference is a great opportunity to expand on what is meant by 'data blueprints'. It's an important concept that underpins what Solidatus brings to its users," said Dutton. "I'm delighted to be joined by a visionary from a globally significant bank who'll be able to show how our theory has become his reality. I'll discuss the conceptual 'what you can do'; Eric will be showing 'what we – or they – are doing'."
"Data is key to everything we do at BNY Mellon. Ensuring we have proper data governance is essential to how we operate. Solidatus is helping us extend and integrate the metadata repositories we use to maintain our market leading data complex. I am looking forward to discussing the challenges in our industry around this space and how Solidatus is helping BNY Mellon drive better data outcomes," said Hirschhorn.
Solidatus' growing global footprint led to opening the company's new US headquarters in Houston, Texas, to expedite Solidatus' ambitious expansion plans in North America. Launched in London in 2017, the firm's initial focus was on helping make data easier to work with for businesses in the UK/EMEA. Since then, the company has become entrenched in four of the top 10 Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs). Dutton was appointed CEO earlier this month, having been Co-CEO since Solidatus' inception.
Dutton and Hirschhorn are scheduled to speak at Gartner Data and Analytics Summit on 22 August at 6:15 pm EDT during 'How data blueprints deliver sustainable business value – with Solidatus & BNY Mellon'. For further information, those in attendance at the summit can visit Solidatus at booth 217, where Dutton and his team can field your questions.
Website www.solidatus.com ∙ LinkedIn ∙ Twitter @Solidatus_com
The Gartner Data & Analytics Summit provides insights for data and analytics leaders to enable a data-and-analytics-centric culture within their organizations by tying strategy to business outcomes and promoting the adoption of technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), while creating a resilient culture that accelerates change and where data literacy, digital trust, governance and data-driven critical thinking are pervasive.
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Solidatus is an innovative data management solution that empowers organizations to connect and visualize their data relationships, simplifying how they identify, access and understand them. With a sustainable data foundation in place, data-rich enterprises can meet regulatory requirements, drive digital transformation, capture business insights and make better, less risky and more informed data-driven decisions. Solidatus' powerful metadata management technology is seen as a critical development in data management software – one that matches the complex needs of modern business. Launched in 2017, Solidatus is the chosen data management tool for both the regulators and the regulated. Its clients and investors include top-tier global financial services brands such as Citi and HSBC, healthcare and retail organizations as well as government institutions. Solidatus has offices in the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore. For more information, visit www.solidatus.com.
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