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Gifting more than $10,000 in school supply shopping sprees to educators across the country
Season Two of "Abbott Elementary" Premieres
Wednesday, September 21 at 9/8c on ABC
CARSON, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lakeshore Learning Materials, a leading provider of educational products and services, is excited to team up with seven-time Emmy-nominated ABC series "Abbott Elementary" to give back to teachers with special offers throughout the month of September.
Teachers can post a photo of their classroom (with no students, please!) to Instagram using #AbbottElementarySweepstakes and follow @abbottelemabc for a chance to win a $500 Lakeshore Learning gift card!
Then, all teachers that visit a Lakeshore store September 16-18 will receive $5 off* their purchase and "Abbott Elementary" giveaways.
Plus, Lakeshore will also be offering double Loyalty Points for all Rewards Members when they shop either in-store or online from September 16-18.
Entering its second season on ABC, "Abbott Elementary" is a mockumentary series following the lives of teachers in a Philadelphia public school. "Abbott Elementary" received seven Emmy nominations this year, including Best Comedy Series. With Lakeshore's founding mission of supporting teachers, it was a natural fit to team up with the popular series to give back to educators across the country.
"Teachers are truly at the heart of everything we do and we're always looking for ways to help them especially during back-to-school time," said Bo Kaplan, Lakeshore's president and CEO. "We're passionate about our educators and excited to invite them in store to take advantage of these fun giveaway opportunities made possible through our partnership with ABC."
In addition to developing classroom furniture and hands-on learning materials, Lakeshore also provides teachers with organizational tools and decorating essentials, such as classroom borders, bulletin board sets, posters and wall accents. Lakeshore's wide selection of teaching materials and supplies is available both online and in Lakeshore's 61 stores nationwide.
To find the nearest Lakeshore store visit the store locator on LakeshoreLearning.com. For more information about the weekend of giveaways in partnership with "Abbott Elementary," visit lakeshorelearning.com/abbottelem
Season two of "Abbott Elementary" premieres on Wednesday, September 21 at 9/8c on ABC. Season one is currently available to stream on Hulu.
Lakeshore Learning Materials is a leading developer and retailer of top-quality materials for early childhood education programs, elementary schools and homes nationwide. Since 1954, Lakeshore has offered innovative learning materials distinguished by their quality, educational merit and safety. To learn more, visit LakeshoreLearning.com.
In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible educators may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don't love the school district's less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.
*In-store only, minimum $5 purchase, with teacher/school ID, valid Fri-Sun (Sept. 16-18, 2022)
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NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter Sweepstakes between 9/7/22 at 9:00 AM PT and 10/5/22 at 11:59 PM PT. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. & D.C., who are 18+ & a teacher in a private or public school of grades of K-8 at time of entry. Limit 1 entry per person. See Official Rules www.AbbottElementarySweepstakes.com for full details on how to enter, eligibility requirements, odds of winning, prize descriptions and limitations. Void where prohibited. Sponsors: American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., 500 South Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91521 and Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC, 2695 East Dominguez Street, Carson, CA 90895.
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Proven leader with extensive experience in compliance and risk management to lead loanDepot's enterprise risk management program
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE: LDI) ("loanDepot" or the "Company"), a leading consumer lending and real estate services provider, today announced the appointment of Joseph Grassi as chief risk officer, effective immediately. He reports directly to loanDepot CEO Frank Martell.
Grassi is an experienced leader with deep expertise in legal and compliance risk management and strong relationships in the financial services industry. He will be responsible for enhancing the Company's risk management program and enterprise and loan-level risk governance policies, as well as managing potential operational risks.
"At the foundation of our Vision 2025 plan are the built-to-last principles of quality, compliance, and customer excellence," said Martell. "Responding to identified risks and continuing to effectively anticipate enterprise risks will be critical to position the Company for long-term growth and revenue generation. Joe's vision and invaluable expertise in both the residential real estate industry and regulatory arena will help enhance our risk management program, further align our quality initiatives with those of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHFA, and propel loanDepot forward during a period of enormous change in the home finance industry."
Grassi brings over 35 years of experience in real estate finance and consumer lending compliance and law, with leadership roles across a number of companies and government agencies including Celebrity Home Loans, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Guaranteed Rate, and Prospect Mortgage. He also spent time at Freddie Mac.
Notably, Grassi spent 20 years as a senior attorney for Fannie Mae, including as the lead counsel for the Multifamily and Single Family businesses. He ultimately served as the Interim General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Fannie Mae, where he was responsible for overseeing Fannie Mae's legal and government and industry relations departments and providing strategic counsel to the CEO and Board. He began his career at Philadelphia-based law firm Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel and holds both a Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova University.
"I look forward to working with Frank and his entire leadership team at loanDepot to deliver on the company's vision of becoming an increasingly purpose-driven organization," said Grassi. "loanDepot has both an incredible reputation for fostering innovation and a deep commitment to its customer-first philosophy. I'm excited to leverage the strengths of the Company and team to help make the American dream of homeownership a reality for more families."
loanDepot (NYSE: LDI) is a digital commerce company committed to serving its customers throughout the home ownership journey. Since its launch in 2010, loanDepot has revolutionized the mortgage industry with a digital-first approach that makes it easier, faster and less stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, as one of the nation's largest non-bank retail mortgage lenders, loanDepot enables customers to achieve the American dream of homeownership through a broad suite of lending and real estate services that simplify one of life's most complex transactions. With headquarters in Southern California and offices nationwide, loanDepot is committed to serving the communities in which its team lives and works through a variety of local, regional and national philanthropic efforts.
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America's #1 dimmer is joining the Caséta smart lighting control system
COOPERSBURG, Pa., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lutron Electronics, the trusted leader in lighting control and automated shading solutions, is introducing the Diva smart dimmer and the Claro smart switch to its Caséta portfolio. The Diva smart dimmer combines the distinctive look and simple user experience of the DIVA design with the Caséta portfolio, the industry's most connected smart lighting control system.
"Lutron's Diva dimmer has been a favorite of homeowners and electrical professionals for over 30 years," said Matt Swatsky, Vice-President, Residential Connected Home Business at Lutron. "We are excited to give our customers a new product that uses the DIVA design, wires virtually the same, and has the same quality that they have come to expect with the original Diva dimmer, but now, has a wireless option and connects to their smart home".
This new product gives electrical professionals and homeowners another option to deliver the best lighting experience while complementing the existing paddle switches already in the home. The intuitive paddle design adds precise dimming control with a soft-glow light bar and preset functionality to set the perfect mood.
Like the original Diva dimmer, the new Diva smart dimmer works with the home's existing wiring and doesn't require a neutral wire. Added wireless connectivity offers electrical professionals and homeowners the ability to add a second "switch" almost anywhere by simply pairing the Diva smart dimmer with a Pico smart remote- saving time and money without running wires or cutting holes in walls. The Diva smart dimmer also offers additional flexibility. It can be installed in a wired 3-way application using either an existing mechanical switch or wired accessory switch.
As with all Caséta products, homeowners can use the Lutron smart hub to unlock powerful smart features. Easily create customized scenes and schedules, like "Welcome Home" to ensure family members always return at sunset to a well-lit house; and "Movie time" that dims multiple lights and even closes the shades with a single button press to set the scene.
Caséta smart lighting controls provide flexibility and control beyond the wall switch, so you can set and manage your lights from virtually anywhere using the wireless remote, app, or even your voice. The Smart Hub uses its own ultra-fast, reliable network that doesn't rely on Wi-Fi – so your lights and custom schedules will still work, even if your Wi-Fi goes down.
The Diva smart dimmer and the Claro smart switch will be available starting September 12, 2022 on homedepot.com as well as at select Home Depot stores and Electrical Distributors
Electrical Professionals can learn more here
Homeowners can learn more here
Founded in 1961, Lutron Electronics is headquartered in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. From dimmers for the home, to lighting management systems for entire buildings, the company offers more than 15,000 energy-saving products, sold in more than 100 countries. In the US alone, Lutron products save an estimated 10 billion kWh of electricity, or approximately $1 billion in utility costs per year. The company's early inventions – including the first solid-state electronic dimmer invented by Lutron's founder, Joel Spira – are now at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC.
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lycoming College once again moved up in the U.S. News and World Report National Liberal Arts Colleges ranking for 2022-2023, leaping 13 spots to land at No. 111. U.S. News & World Report provides objective college rankings that help students and their families compare the academic quality of higher education institutions across the country. Lycoming's ascent in industry rankings over several years is evidence of the rising quality and value of a Lycoming education.
Lycoming was once again named a top performer in the U.S. News and World Report Social Mobility ranking, rising 21 spots to the No. 11 position, providing validation that the College's efforts to graduate a high percentage of Pell-awarded students has been successful.
U.S. News ranks institutions based on multiple factors of academic quality, including graduation rates, social mobility, and faculty resources. The College's investments in high-impact academic programs — including efforts to increase access to experiential learning opportunities such as internships, research, and global education, as well as improving its student-faculty ratio from 12:1 to 11:1 — have been central features to Lycoming's continued ascent in U.S. News.
"Lycoming continues to innovate, invest in our facilities and provide students with transformative opportunities, and it is gratifying to see our efforts reflected in improved rankings" said Kent Trachte, president of Lycoming College. "While rankings have their limitations, they remain a valuable resource for college-bound students pursuing a post-secondary education. I strongly encourage prospective students and their families to visit Lycoming College to learn more about how the College can positively impact their education and life."
The Princeton Review again named Lycoming one of the Best 388 Colleges and Universities and included Lycoming on its Best Value List. Lycoming also came in at No. 89 in the Washington Monthly 2022 Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking. Lycoming College's full U.S. News and World Report profile is available at https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/lycoming-college-3293.
Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is one of the nation's oldest and most respected liberal arts colleges. Today, our community of 1,200 active learners from 31 states and territories and 15 countries comprises a student body that is 35 percent domestic students of color or international, all of whom work with our renowned scholars to craft customized combinations of market-driven majors, minors and concentrations across our 40+ academic programs. Students compete in 19 NCAA Division III sports, participate in faculty-driven research, thrive in a robust program of internship experiences, and study abroad in more than two dozen countries. Lycoming College has one of the highest endowment-per-student ratios in the country. The institution is a member of the Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges and is recognized by The Princeton Review as one of The 388 Best Colleges. Lycoming College is dedicated to providing a high-quality liberal arts and sciences education for all students. Learn more at http://www.lycoming.edu.
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE:MTB) plans to announce its third quarter 2022 earnings results in a press release that will be issued before the market opens on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
Following the release, M&T will conduct a conference call and webcast at 11:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss the earnings results. The conference call and webcast may contain forward-looking statements and other material information.
Domestic callers wishing to participate in the call may dial toll free (800) 225-9448. International participants, using any applicable international calling codes, may dial (203) 518-9708. Callers should reference M&T Bank Corporation or the conference ID # MTBQ322. The conference call will be webcast live through M&T's website at https://ir.mtb.com/events-presentations.
A replay of the call will be available through Wednesday, October 26, 2022 by calling (800) 688-7339 or (402) 220-1347 for international participants. No conference ID or passcode is required. The webcast archive of the conference call will be available by 12:00 p.m., October 26, 2022 on M&T's website at https://ir.mtb.com/events-presentations.
M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T's principal banking subsidiary, M&T Bank, provides banking products and services in 12 states across the eastern U.S. from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Trust-related services are provided in select markets in the U.S. and abroad by M&T's Wilmington Trust-affiliated companies and by M&T Bank.
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Brian Klock
(716) 842-5138
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Following keynote addresses from Naomi Osaka and Abby Wambach, Modern Health announces winners of inaugural industry awards program, Modern Health Heroes
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Health, a leading workplace mental health platform supporting enterprises globally, concluded its two-day global conference Elevate this week by announcing the winners of its inaugural industry awards program, Modern Health Heroes. Aimed at recognizing HR professionals and licensed mental health care providers who have gone above and beyond to support the mental health and general well-being of the communities they serve, the 2022 Modern Health Heroes are Kelly Keegan, Vice President of People at Built In, and Carly Bassett, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Co-Founder of Moonstone Counseling.
Selected by a diverse panel of licensed mental health care professionals and HR leaders, Keegan and Bassett represent the extraordinary individuals who put the needs of others before their own in the midst of a global mental health crisis.
"I am absolutely honored to be selected as one of the Modern Health Heroes," said Keegan. "I've made it a personal mission to advocate for mental health and to destigmatize mental health support. I constantly seek out ways to support others by openly discussing my experience with therapy in front of employees and encouraging anyone to reach out to me with questions. I am most proud of fostering an environment that practices vulnerability, creates a safe space for employee voices, and brings important conversations to the forefront."
In addition to being featured in Quartz, Modern Health Heroes' media partner, Modern Health is making a donation to the winners' mental health non-profit organization of choice.
"I am so honored to receive this award and so appreciate the recognition mental health and providers have received in recent years," said Bassett. "My belief is that mental health care access is needed across the lifespan, and I especially feel called to support older adults, who are historically the most isolated and underserved group. One of my proudest accomplishments has been to be a part of building a group practice during a pandemic whose mission is to create more opportunities for clinicians to enter into practice, and in turn, create exponentially greater access for clients in my community to receive the care they desperately need."
Modern Health Heroes also recognized the following finalists and honorable mentions:
- Mental Health Care Provider Finalists:
- HR Professional Finalists:
- Honorable Recognitions:
Honoring the Modern Health Heroes aligned with the theme of Elevate 2022: inspiring cultural change in workforce mental health. With more than 5,000 registered attendees and over 60 speakers, the event featured 28 interactive sessions with high-profile individuals like Abby Wambach, Naomi Osaka, Maverick Carter, and Hill Harper. Leaders and industry experts from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), WHOOP, Atlassian, Intel, GoodRx, and Rivian joined conversations on destigmatizing mental health, breaking down barriers of access to clinical care and providing strategies to navigate the future of mental wellness in the workplace. Sessions are available to view on-demand here.
"I was blown away by the vulnerability and candor on display at Elevate this year," said Modern Health founder and CEO, Alyson Watson. "While the challenges of the past few years have shone a spotlight on mental health, it requires bravery to talk about personal struggles publicly but that bravery ultimately inspires others to come forward with their own stories. I'm eternally grateful to every person who participated in Elevate this year because it represents a commitment to drive change by talking openly about a topic that society has traditionally stigmatized."
Industry research was also released during Elevate, The State of Employee Mental Health in an Uncertain World, taking a closer look at the shift from a state of crisis to a culture of mental health in the workforce. The research, commissioned by Modern Health and conducted by Forrester Consulting for the second year in a row, set out to uncover how employers are responding to employees' dramatically increasing needs for mental health support after several years of an unrelenting global pandemic, political and social unrest, economic uncertainty, and much more.
For more information about Modern Health go to https://www.modernhealth.com.
About Modern Health
Modern Health is the comprehensive mental health and wellness platform that combines clinically validated assessments and care recommendations, self-service wellness kits, a global network of certified coaches, and licensed therapists, all available in a single app. Modern Health empowers employers to lead the charge in acknowledging that mental health is just as important as physical health, destigmatizing the conversation, and increasing accessibility of mental health services for all.
Founded in 2017, Modern Health incorporates evidence-based psychology principles and seamless technology to serve the needs of companies globally. Headquartered in San Francisco, Modern Health has raised more than $172 million from Founders Fund, Battery Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Afore Capital, MGV, Frederic Kerrest (co-founder of Okta), and 01 Advisors.
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Ecommerce site launches online superstore, delivering value and fun for millions of moms
SEATTLE, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its inception in 2010 as a digitally native retailer, Zulily has sought to deliver the best shopping experience for its core customers: moms. Each day, Zulily launches more than 100 flash sales, most lasting 72 hours or less, with thousands of new styles to browse and discover. Flash sales have and will continue to delight moms by delivering savings and the thrill of a great find, but — spurred by economic pressures that emerged during the pandemic — the value equation for shoppers has shifted, which means Zulily must play a different role in the lives of millions of moms. Thus, today, Zulily unveiled new features and functionalities that represent an evolution of its business model that is geared toward providing added value to its shopping experience.
Moms are redefining "value" to mean the sum of all the parts of a shopping experience that provides service, convenience, availability, affordability, and fun, in a way that's tailored to their specific wants, needs, and preferences. To deliver on this new concept of value, Zulily aims to provide an online superstore that invites moms to go fun shopping without breaking the bank. Featuring exclusive daily deals in conjunction with a new, always-on everyday offering, the company strives to simplify shopping so moms can feel freedom from the "to-do-list" mentality and discover fun new finds – all in the palm of their hands.
"A universal truth about moms is that they are under a lot of pressure, whether it's time, inflationary, financial, or societal, and these pressures are affecting the purchasing decisions and behaviors of moms. This is why we're changing course and strive to be a solution for all moms' wants and needs, every day," said Courtney Kissler, SVP and Chief Technology Officer at Zulily. "We know moms are still motivated and excited by our flash sales and we must create environments where discovery is personalized, well-curated and easily shoppable to optimize the decision-making process and continue to delight moms."
American households need to maximize value now more than ever before. Under an immense amount of pressure and stress, today's moms are still responsible for over 75% of household purchases – the pressures of maximizing household budgets are virtually unprecedented: 92% of moms report that inflation has impacted their spending budget, with essentials like groceries and gas feeling the greatest impact.2 Compounding this, the median U.S. household income in 2020 was $67,521, the first significant decline since 2011, while costs are increasing around every corner.
As a result, the value equation has shifted. Not only do moms want to enrich their shopping experiences through simplicity and ease; they also want an experience that minimizes their cognitive load and frees them from the endless to-do lists of daily life. By evolving its business model, Zulily aims to be the online shopping destination that's a little different and a lot more enjoyable.
To create an experience that's uniquely Zulily, new features and functionalities will include three key shopping experiences designed to help moms discover deals, create special moments for the family, and find the perfect unique items, guilt-free.
- Exclusive Daily Deals from Trusted Brands: Every day, Zulily will launch exclusively priced deals across more than 100 limited-time events, curated for each and every customer with unique and brand name items they won't find in the average online shopping experience. Zulily's exclusive daily deals enable moms to discover the best one-of-a-kind deals in retail each day.
- Virtual Brand Stores-within-a-Store: To maximize the time moms have, Zulily is introducing a new everyday offering that features an always-available selection of well-priced, quality brands names and on-trend styles. Through a series of more than 300 curated "virtual brand experiences," moms can shop throughout the year with their favorite brands, including BOGS®, Carter's®, Champion®, Burt's Bees Baby®, Fisher-Price®, LEGO®, Levi's®, Melissa & Doug, SOREL®, Steve Madden®, and more.
- Everyday Value: Ninety-four percent of customers compare prices online1 – and now, they've become even savvier. Zulily's new everyday assortment offers a wide selection of daily essentials and basics across clothing, footwear, homewares, and more, at budget-friendly prices to solve for all of moms' wants, needs, and loves.
Moms have been at the center of Zulily's universe since the very beginning, and the company remains steadfast in its commitment to understanding and anticipating their needs. Recognizing inflation is top of mind among moms, Zulily conducted a survey of 1,000 U.S. moms to gain a deeper understanding of how inflation is impacting their shopping habits and purchasing behaviors in order to better serve them.
Top findings and trends from Zulily's "2022 Brain of the Planner: Inflation Edition Report" include:
- Planning remains the name of the game among an increasing number of moms. This year, the majority of moms (97%) see the importance of planning ahead for purchases, which can reduce stress and anxiety while also saving time and money.
- Penny-pinching exists across the board, but to varying degrees. Moms are feeling the "inflation pinch" felt mostly on day-to-day essentials, like groceries and gas (72%), followed by discretionary spending on things like vacation, entertainment and dining out (25%). This holiday will impact 81% of moms' gift-giving as 33% will be buying fewer gifts for everyone this year.
- Moms find strength in numbers as they come together to share the load. In times of difficulty, moms are banding together and coming together with loved ones to find ways to save, like sharing a deal they see online or at a store (26%), buying in bulk and sharing (23%), and sharing money-saving tips, tricks, and #lifehacks (21%).
Moms everywhere can shop Zulily's new online superstore now, with free shipping on all orders of $89 and above. For more information about what's new, visit www.zulily.com.
Findings are based on a Pollfish survey of over 1,000 U.S. based moms between the ages of 25-44, with kids aged 18 or below. The survey was fielded in August 2022.
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1Source: e-tailing Group, Comparison Shopping is a Way of Life
2Source: Zulily 2023 Brain of the Planner – Inflation Edition Report
Zulily is an online superstore committed to delivering a fun shopping experience for moms everywhere, without breaking the bank. Through exclusive daily deals, brand names and on-trend styles, and everyday value on a wide selection of daily essentials across clothing, footwear, homewares and more, Zulily helps moms discover great deals, create special moments for the family, and find the perfect unique items, guilt-free. At Zulily, shopping is a little different, a little better, and a lot more fun.
Zulily is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with locations in Nevada, Ohio, and China. With expertise in technology, merchandising, creative production, logistics, marketing, customer service, and more, Zulily team members work together to deliver a different kind of shopping experience for moms – one that's built on fun, discovery, and whimsy. For more information visit, www.zulily.com or The Find by Zulily, or follow @Zulily on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter. For vendors interested in selling on Zulily, visit www.sell.zulily.com.
Zulily, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qurate Retail, Inc. (NASDAQ: QRTEA, QRTEB, QRTEP).Qurate Retail Inc. is a Fortune 500 company that includes QVC®, HSN®, Zulily and the Cornerstone brands (collectively, "Qurate Retail GroupSM"), as well as other minority interests and green energy investments. Qurate Retail Group is dedicated to providing a more human way to shop. Qurate Retail Group is the largest player in video commerce (vCommerce), which includes video-driven shopping across linear TV, ecommerce sites, digital streaming and social platforms. For more information, visit www.qurateretailgroup.com, or follow @QurateRetailGrp on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, or follow Qurate Retail Group on YouTube or LinkedIn.
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Group releases alpha list of the fastest growing companies in Utah, rankings to be announced at the Utah 100 awards event on October 17th
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) today introduced the 2022 Utah 100, its annual alpha list of the fastest growing companies in the state. In addition, MWCN announced the companies featured in its Top 15 Revenue and Emerging Elite categories.
MWCN's list of the Utah 100 winning companies, including the Top 15 Revenue and Emerging Elite honorees, are featured in alphabetical order below. MWCN will present its ranked list during the 28th annual Utah 100 Awards ceremony, which will be held on October 17, 2022 in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand America Hotel.
"The companies we recognize through the Utah 100 are representative of the amazing opportunities and wide open potential we see here in the Beehive State," said Jason Roberts, chair of the MWCN Utah 100 committee. "Even in the midst of challenging national economic circumstances, we have businesses in Utah thriving, innovating and finding ways to deliver value to their customers."
Founded in 1994, the Utah 100 Award is the flagship event for the MountainWest Capital Network and attracts thousands of the top business leaders in the state. This year's event will feature a keynote address from Tiffany Peterson, a popular speaker and international success coach who works with individuals, teams and audiences to create thriving personal lives and successful business results. Her podcast ranks in the top 1% globally.
Utah 100 honorees are ranked according to a weighted average revenue calculation of percentage and dollar growth over a five year period through December 2021, while those in the Top 15 Revenue category are ranked based on the highest total dollar growth over the same five year period. The Emerging Elite represent organizations less than five years old that show the most promise of future growth. Companies are only allowed to be recognized in one category.
The 2022 Utah 100 in alphabetical order (Ranking to be unveiled at the Utah 100 event on October 17, 2022):
1 Source Business Solutions
Abode Luxury Rentals
Alpha Warranty Services
American Eagle Ready Mix Utah, LLC
Aptive Environmental
AutoSavvy
Beauty Industry Group
Big Deal Outlet
Bike Peddler
Black Rifle Coffee Company
Blue Raven Solar
Bucked Up
Buy Box Experts
Campman
Capita Financial Network
CB SkyShare
Christensen Arms
Cidi Labs
Claravine, Inc.
Clarus Corporation
Clean Simple Eats, LLC
Coconu
Comma Copywriters
Complete Recovery Corporation
Conductive Group
Conservice
Coreform LLC
Cotopaxi
Denik
Dental Intelligence
Design Imaging
Disruptive Advertising
Domo, Inc.
eAssist Dental Solutions
ELB Learning
eLuma
Enso Rings
Evolved Commerce
Executech
Ezarc Welding, Inc.
Filevine
FireFly Automatix, Inc.
FirstMile
Five Star Franchising
Flex Fleet Rental
Foursight Capital
Freeus, LLC
Goal Zero
Health Catalyst
Huge Brands
HydroJug
Innovecture
Inside Real Estate
Intermountain Nutrition
International Products Group
J. Lyne Roberts & Sons
JobNimbus
KURU Footwear
Legacy RV Center
Legacy Tree Genealogists
Lendio
Lifevantage Corporation
Lion Energy LLC
Little Road Co.
LoanPro
Lucid Software
Made By Mary, LLC
Max Connect Digital
Motivosity
Namify, LLC
Nature's Sunshine Products
ObservePoint
Olympus Wealth Management
OptConnect
Pit Viper
Prestman Auto
ProdataKey
Qnergy
Redlist
Rocco & Roxie Supply Co.
Security National Financial
SilverOnyx LLC
Squeeze
Strike Visuals
Strong Connexions
Strut
Tech9
Telarus
Teton Sports
Transportation Alliance Bank, Inc.
Universal Accounting Center
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Company is testing technologies for animal-free dairy proteins through its recently inaugurated U.S. R+D Accelerator
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Nestlé, announced that it is exploring emerging technologies for the development of animal-free dairy protein-based products. This move complements investments the company has made in plant-based meat and dairy alternative offerings over the years to meet the growing consumer demand for nutritious, more environmentally friendly diets that also taste great.
Nestlé will pilot a novel product through the company's newly established U.S. R+D Accelerator, bringing it to the U.S. market later this year as a test-and-learn. The product is made with animal-free protein from Perfect Day. According to Perfect Day, the protein, made through precision fermentation, is identical to the whey protein found in cow's milk, offers good nutritional and functionality benefits that is suitable for vegans and is lactose-free.
The product was developed by Nestlé R&D teams in Switzerland. With expertise in both great-tasting nutritious dairy and plant-based dairy alternatives, Nestlé is well-equipped to deliver a relevant consumer solution in this emerging space in collaboration with start-ups and other external partners.
Heike Steiling, Head of Nestlé's Development Center for dairy products: "As the world's largest food and beverage company, delivering foods and beverages that are good for people and the planet is a priority. We are exploring emerging technologies that can lead to animal-friendly alternatives that are nutritious and sustainable, without compromising on taste, flavor, and texture. Bringing together our unmatched R&D expertise, innovation capabilities and scale, we are working to develop and test novel animal-free dairy protein-based products to complement our wide-ranging portfolio of plant-based alternatives."
The recently created U.S. R+D Accelerator is focused on identifying opportunities and aims to bring highly differentiated product concepts to the market in only six months.
"We are excited to pilot Nestlé's first animal-free dairy protein-based products through our U.S. R+D Accelerator," said Joanna Yarbrough, head of the R+D Accelerator. "While this category is still very young, we know consumers are looking for products that have a reduced environmental footprint, and we are evaluating this avenue as a future growth opportunity for our business."
Dairy products remain an important part of Nestlé's portfolio and provide essential nutrients, especially for young children, while milk production contributes to the economic livelihoods of farmers globally. Therefore, Nestlé continues to explore solutions and technologies to make dairy more climate friendly.
Through investing in initiatives to reduce the carbon footprint of dairy, launching more plant-based dairy alternatives, while exploring emerging technologies for animal-free dairy proteins, Nestlé will be able to transform its portfolio as a part of its broader commitment to provide food that's good for people and the planet.
Read more about the Nestlé R+D Accelerator.
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BENSALEM, Pa., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against NIO Inc. ("NIO" or the "Company") (NYSE: NIO).
Class Period: March 1, 2021 – July 11, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 24, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their NIO investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that NIO pulled forward revenue by selling batteries to a related party, which owned the batteries and managed users' subscriptions; (2) that, through the related party, NIO also recognized enormous depreciation savings; (3) that, as a result of the foregoing, the Company's revenue and net loss were overstated; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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Based on EndoClot AMP Technology, Submucosal Injection Solution (SIS) and Polysaccharide Hemostatic Spray (PHS) Systems Assist with Submucosal Lift and Hemostasis During GI Procedures
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus, a leading global medtech company providing innovative solutions for medical and surgical procedures, announced today it will distribute EndoClot® Polysaccharide Hemostatic Spray and EndoClot® Submucosal Injection Solution, two important products developed by EndoClot Plus, Inc. (EPI), which joined with Olympus in a U.S. distribution agreement earlier in the year.
Both products are based on the EndoClot Absorbable Modified Polymer (AMP®) technology. The starch-derived AMP technology has demonstrated an excellent safety profile.i The EndoClot AMP particles work by absorbing water from blood. The dehydration process causes a high concentration of platelets, red blood cells and coagulation proteins, which helps accelerate the body's clotting cascade.ii AMP particles are biocompatible, bioabsorbable, non-pyrogenic, starch derived and contain no animal or human components.
"Anything we can do to potentially eliminate secondary procedures with some of these more complex cases is important to our practice," said Kenneth H. Park, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. "We see great advantage in being able to identify the bleed and address it at the same time."
The EndoClot PHS System enables physicians to apply an advanced powder hemostat during a procedure using controlled, consistent air pressure through a portable air compressor. Used for hemostasis of nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding, excluding Forrest Ia classification of bleeding, the EndoClot PHS System:
- Is indicated for use in combination with other conventional techniques, like clipping, for large and diffuse bleeds, such as those occurring in peptic ulcers, post-biopsy, polypectomy, tumor bleeding, as well as post-EMR and ESD;
- Allows for easy irrigation with water during procedures;i
- Provides control of delivery and anti-reflux capability through the applicator design, which can prevent occlusion and treat hard-to-reach bleeds;i
- Features an Air Compressor of small, portable design and provides consistent air pressure to propel powder to the bleeding site, while helping prevent the white-out effect common with CO2 propellant; and
- Helps accelerate the body's clotting cascade: AMP particles work by absorbing water from blood, causing a high concentration of platelets, red blood cells, and coagulation proteins.
Performing hemostasis within the GI tract is a technically demanding procedure and use of EndoClot PHS and associated devices may result in patient injury including but not limited to inflammatory reaction, bowel rupture and air embolism.
The EndoClot SIS System is intended for use in gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures for submucosal lift of polyps, adenomas, early-stage cancers or other gastrointestinal mucosal lesions, prior to excision with a snare or endoscopic device. Key benefits of the EndoClot SIS solution include:i
- A long-lasting, higher lift that may create significant mucosal separation allowing for easier dissection;
- Accurate delivery to the targeted area owing to the unique spiral syringe design; and
- A lack of residual artifacts that may cause abnormalities during pathological investigations.
Use of a lifting agent during EMR/ESD/POEM and difficult polypectomy and the associated devices may result in patient injury, bleeding and/or perforation.
"Physicians are making important strides toward improved outcomes and elevating the patient experience," said Tony Sullivan, Executive Director, Core GI Solutions, Olympus Corporation of the Americas. "Our goal is to support clinicians in treating some of the most pressing challenges across the care continuum, including achieving improved levels of hemostasis. Our work with EPI is based on these objectives, and we are excited for these launches."
The EndoClot SIS and PHS Systems are commercially available today. For more information about EndoClot PHS, visit medical.olympusamerica.com/products/endoclotphs. For more information about EndoClot SIS, visit medical.olympusamerica.com/products/endoclotsis.
Olympus is passionate about creating customer-driven solutions for the medical industry. For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling by helping to detect, prevent, and treat disease; furthering scientific research; and providing public safety.
As a leading medical technology company, Olympus uses innovative capabilities in medical technology, therapeutic intervention, and precision manufacturing to help healthcare professionals deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and minimally invasive procedures to improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall costs, and enhance the quality of life for patients and their safety. Olympus' Medical portfolio includes endoscopes, laparoscopes, and video imaging systems, as well as surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services, and a wide range of endotherapy instruments for endoscopic and therapeutic applications. For more information, visit medical.olympusamerica.com.
i Data on file with Olympus as of 16/Aug/2022
ii Bustamante-Balén M, Plumé G. Role of hemostatic powders in the endoscopic management of gastrointestinal bleeding. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. 2014 Aug 15;5(3):284-92. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i3.284.
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CLIFTON, N.J., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) has completed the continuous flushing in Clifton zones 1-4. Customers in those affected areas are encouraged to flush their internal plumbing by running their cold taps until the water runs clear. If customers are still having issues, please call Customer Service at 973-340-4300 and PVWC will further investigate.
PVWC would like to thank its customers for their patience as the company looks into long-term solutions to prevent this from happening again. For up to date information about flushing, please visit https://www.pvwc.com/flushing/.
For more information about this release please contact Bryan Frierson at 973-931-4512 or bfrierson@pvwc.com.
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Tickets On Sale Sept. 16 for First 16 Cities of North American Tour, Launching Feb. 4, 2023
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon and VStar Entertainment Group today announced the launch of PAW Patrol Live! "Heroes Unite," based on the top-rated animated preschool series PAW Patrol, airing on Nickelodeon and produced by Spin Master Entertainment. This brand-new production, which begins touring in the U.S. Feb. 2023, is an interactive live stage show, where members of the audience get to be heroes unleashed, helping the pups solve puzzles as honorary members of the pack, while they navigate the globe to make it back to Adventure Bay in the nick of time. Featuring stunning visual effects, captivating storytelling and a vibrant musical score that will have guests dancing in their seats and singing along, this staged extravaganza is jam-packed with action and fun for the whole family! Pre-sale begins Tuesday, Sept. 13th and select markets will go on public on sale on Friday, Sept. 16th.
"When we first teamed up with our incredible partners at Nickelodeon in 2016 to unveil our first live stage show, PAW Patrol Live! "Race to the Rescue," we knew we had something special," said Eric Grilly, President Resident & Affiliate Shows Divisions, of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. "What we didn't know, was that six years later, the PAW Patrol franchise would be as strong as ever, and we would be preparing to launch our third live stage show to the delight of an entirely new legion of young PAW Patrol fans. We are thrilled to bring this incredible new production to stages across North America in 2023!"
"Millions of fans have danced, sang along and joined the PAW Patrol pups in daring rescues as the PAW Patrol Live! shows have toured around the world to sold-out crowds," said Rachel Karpf, Vice President, Experiences and Live Stage, Paramount Consumer Products and Experiences. "As we prepare to celebrate the 10th anniversary of PAW Patrol next year, we are thrilled to team up with the phenomenal team at VStar Entertainment Group to bring PAW Patrol Live! "Heroes Unite" to the stage in 2023, giving families an opportunity to create lifelong memories and introduce kids to the excitement of live theatre."
PAW Patrol Live! "Heroes Unite" follows Ryder and the PAW Patrol pups as they face their greatest challenge yet. When Mayor Humdinger clones Robo Dog, chaos ensues all over the world. It's up to the PAW Patrol to catch the clones, rescue Robo Dog, and show that when the going gets "ruff," lending a paw makes you the ultimate TOP HERO! This new adventure is going to be PAWsome!
"Heroes Unite" marks the third VStar Entertainment Group and Nickelodeon touring collaboration under the PAW Patrol banner. Since its debut in the fall of 2016, the PAW Patrol Live! Stage shows have been seen by over 4.5 million people, providing fans in over 40 countries with an unforgettable Broadway-style production.
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Visit www.pawpatrollive.com to purchase tickets. Don't see your city? Be sure to visit www.pawpatrollive.com, as new markets will be added regularly.
A limited number of V.I.P. (Very Important Pup) Packages will be available as well in MOST markets. The V.I.P. Package includes a premium seat and exclusive photo opp with PAW Patrol characters after the show. Each adult & child (age 1 & up) in a group must have a V.I.P. ticket.
For more information or to join the Tail Mail mailing list for presale and other exclusive offers, visit www.pawpatrollive.com. Follow PAW Patrol Live! on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at @pawpatrollive, and the hashtag #pawpatrollive.
VStar Entertainment Group is a leading entertainment company and producer of unforgettable live experiences for audiences in the U.S. and internationally. From concept through activation, VStar imagines and creates custom tours featuring original content and licensed, branded tours that provide highly engaging entertainment for fans of all ages. With nearly four decades of expertise in all aspects of event production and management, VStar delivers turnkey, in-house solutions for theatrical shows, interactive exhibits and brand activations. VStar also creates custom-fabricated mascots and costumes, large-scale sets, scenery and 3-D installations, serving as a valued resource for professional sports teams, Fortune 500 companies and experiential marketing agencies. Acquired in 2018 by global live entertainment leader, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, VStar has presented more than 40,000 live performances across 40 countries and entertains nearly three million guests annually. For more information, visit www.vstarentertainment.com.
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARAA) (Nasdaq: PARA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
Spin Master Corp. (TSX: TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Hatchimals®, Rubik's Cube® and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With over 30 offices in close to 20 countries, Spin Master employs more than 2,000 team members globally. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.
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LONGMONT , Colo., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Polar Bottle® - originator of the first reusable, insulated and BPA-free sport water bottle – has launched a new custom bottle program. Designed with sports clubs, teams and leagues in mind, the new Team Sport Custom Program features low minimums, premium customization options, and a quick and easy ordering process.
"We've been designing custom branded bottles in Colorado for over 20 years and our insulated sport bottles make the perfect addition to any team uniform or kit," said Jennifer Krupey, Marketing & Ecommerce Director. "The low minimum order quantity and customization options address the unique needs for smaller teams and groups. We're excited to see our bottles in the hands of younger athletes."
The Team Sport Program enables clubs to design 24oz Insulated bottles that complement their team uniforms. In addition to unlimited color choices, the program allows clubs to add names and numbers to individual bottles at no additional cost. Bottles are available in four designs: Stripes, Fade, Jersey, and Sideline.
Teams can choose between Polar Bottle's Sport and Breakaway™ 24oz bottles with a minimum order of only 24 bottles and prices starting at $10 per bottle. Both bottles feature triple-wall insulation, keeping liquids cooler twice as long as a standard bottle. All Polar Bottle products are Made in the USA and backed by a Lifetime Warranty.
With over two decades of designing branded bottles in Colorado and numerous custom options, Polar Bottle insulated sports bottles are the perfect addition to any team uniform or kit.
For more information, go to PolarBottle.com.
Over the past two decades, HydraPak® has become the number one original equipment manufacturer of reservoirs and soft flasks in the world. The company was founded in Northern California with a mission to create flexible and durable hydration products for recreational, athletic and military use. Its owned brands, Polar Bottle® squeeze water bottles and Bottle Bright® all-natural cleaning tablets, are leaders in their categories. By offering a better way to hydrate, HydraPak has pioneered new product categories and become a trusted partner for hundreds of renowned global brand partners.
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Watch the VIDEO and sign the petition at cleoinstitute.org/floridainemergency
MIAMI, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The extreme dangers posed to the state of Florida by heat-trapping emissions are at the center of a new innovative campaign unveiled today, featuring a unique gift shop with an unexpected twist. The CLEO Institute, VoLo Foundation, and the Union of Concerned Scientists partnered with Miami ad agency Zubi to create The Emergency State gift shop, which focuses on the most critical issue the state has: the climate crisis and how it will affect tourism, the economy, and the coveted Florida lifestyle in the coming years. Watch the brief VIDEO that reveals shoppers' shocking reactions as they realize something is drastically wrong and learn the hard way how the impact of the climate crisis can affect their daily lives. For more information and to sign the petition visit cleoinstitute.org/floridainemergency .
Presented by The CLEO Institute and powered by VoLo Foundation, two nonprofit organizations that are working to solve the climate crisis statewide, in partnership with the Union of Concerned Scientists, an organization that uses rigorous, independent science to solve our planet's most pressing problems, "Florida, The Emergency State" calls on individuals via this impactful video to anticipate the effects of rising sea levels and chronic flooding in their day-to-day lives. It urges them to help tackle the climate emergency by signing a petition stating their wish and stance to put Florida on a clean, renewable energy pathway and a rapid transition to net-zero emissions.
"Floridians are already experiencing the impacts of a changing warming climate in alarming ways. Extreme weather events like hurricanes and heatwaves are claiming lives, rising living costs, claiming precious habitat and species, erasing coastlines, threatening our drinking water supply, and so much more. Sadly, these impacts are not felt equally. Lower-income Floridians, and historically marginalized community members: people of color, indigenous communities, women, and the elderly, bear a disproportionate burden. The climate emergency can no longer be ignored, and our government has a responsibility to act with urgency and implement equitable climate solutions that prioritize people over profit now," said Yoca Arditi-Rocha, Executive Director of The CLEO Institute.
"Florida is already suffering the impacts of the climate emergency. We have the technology and science to solve this crisis and protect the well-being of our communities. Our elected officials must take the necessary steps to ensure we meet a net-zero emissions and clean renewable energy goal by 2040. The moment to act is now," expressed Thais López Vogel, founder, and trustee of VoLo Foundation.
"Floridians are on the frontlines of climate change, with sea level rise, rapidly intensifying hurricanes, and astounding levels of extreme heat set to batter the state. Florida's communities deserve bold, science-based, decisive action by their leaders to protect them from these threats and limit how bad they will get," commented Dr. Rachel Licker, Principal Climate Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists.
"Florida, The Emergency State" is supported by Adsmovil, a minority-owned and certified leading pioneer in Hispanic mobile advertising and digital media; and The Invading Sea, the opinion arm of the Florida Climate Reporting Network, a collaborative of news organizations across the state focusing on the threats posed by the warming climate.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Practising Law Institute (PLI), a leading nonprofit learning organization serving the legal community, and the Legal Marketing Association (LMA), the premier organization for professionals in legal marketing and business development, have announced a new partnership.
Through this initiative, PLI will offer LMA members exclusive complimentary access to select educational programs. Curated for LMA members with their professional development goals in mind, these programs will provide legal marketing professionals with relevant, useful information on the business of law and substantive legal issues, presented by PLI's faculty of leading industry experts.
"PLI and the LMA have a shared goal of contributing to the legal industry by ensuring that professionals have access to best-in-class training opportunities," says Sharon L. Crane, President of PLI. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to connect with LMA's members and help legal marketers and business development professionals build their expertise and deepen their understanding of the legal market. Through this training, these professionals will strengthen their abilities to support attorneys, practices, and firms."
Beginning this month, PLI will make the program Improving Law Firm Profitability available at no cost to LMA members. This 70-minute, interactive online course will help legal marketers develop a basic knowledge of the key financial drivers in a law firm to understand the business of law and how a law firm achieves financial profitability. Over the next year, LMA members will receive complimentary access to programs on practice areas, industries, and trending topics, from corporate law, IP, and litigation to cybersecurity and data literacy.
"We are excited to launch this collaboration between LMA and PLI," says Danielle Holland Gorash, Chief Executive Officer of LMA. "Over two years ago, we realized the synergy of our audiences and offerings, and have been working on this partnership to bring new and elevated legal marketing education to our LMA members. We are grateful to our colleagues at PLI and look forward to building upon this successful launch."
Kirsten Talmage, PLI's Senior Director, Product Strategy & Customer Experience, and Holly Amatangelo, LMA's Education Director, conceived of and led this initiative.
For more information, visit https://legalmarketing.org/Education/LMA-PLI-Partnership and https://www.pli.edu/lma.
Practising Law Institute is a nonprofit learning organization dedicated to keeping attorneys and other professionals at the forefront of knowledge and expertise. PLI is chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, and was founded in 1933 by Harold P. Seligson. PLI provides the highest quality, accredited, continuing legal and professional education programs in a variety of formats. This content is delivered by more than 4,000 volunteer faculty, including prominent lawyers, judges, investment bankers, accountants, corporate counsel, and U.S. and international government regulators. PLI publishes a comprehensive library of treatises, course handbooks, answer books, and journals, also available through the PLI PLUS online platform. The essence of PLI's mission is its commitment to the pro bono community.
Please visit www.pli.edu to learn more.
Founded in 1985, the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) is the universal voice of the legal marketing and business development profession, a community that brings all levels together, from CMOs to entry-level specialists, from firms of all sizes, consultants, vendors, lawyers and marketers from other professions to share their collective knowledge. LMA has eight regions and more than 40 local groups across the United States, Canada and Europe, and its nearly 4,000 members hail from 48 U.S. states and more than 20 countries. More than 90 percent of the largest 200 U.S. law firms employ an LMA member. Members at every stage in their career development benefit from participating in LMA's wide array of programs, services and resources. For more information, visit www.legalmarketing.org.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quikserv, Inc. ("Quikserv") and United States Bullet Proofing, Inc. ("USBP"), today announced the formation of a new parent company, Specialty Fenestration Group ("SFG"). The new company brings together two iconic brands and renowned market leaders for high-level security and transaction systems, under one joint enterprise to streamline customer access to products and operations while extending market access across both companies.
The companies will continue to operate as two independent brands operated under one strategic direction for growth and innovation in the security space. The new company will also utilize synergies through cross-selling, product development and manufacturing to provide the most comprehensive and best-in-class line of high security aluminum doors, windows, louvers, and transaction systems available on the market for the security, glazing and architectural community.
"The creation of Specialty Fenestration Group allows us to closely integrate our companies under one powerhouse," said Jason Epps, Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Fenestration Group. "This will allow us to fortify our market position, accelerate and expand our domestic and international growth and allow us to deliver more value from the back to the front end of our businesses for the benefit of our customers."
Jason Epps will provide leadership for the new entity as Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Fenestration Group, while maintaining the same title and leadership role for Quikserv. Joining him in the SFG executive management team will also be Lisa Csikos as Chief Financial Officer, Hector Vallejo as Chief Revenue Officer, and Chris Cordle as Chief Operating Officer. Ken Sampson, founder of U.S. Bullet Proofing, will continue as leader and President.
Quikserv acquired U.S. Bullet Proofing in June 2021 and with the creation of this new parent company will provide a unified direction for both brands. Click here to read the full press release regarding the acquisition.
Specialty Fenestration Group will share its headquarters with Quikserv in Houston, TX and USBP will continue to operate in their office and manufacturing facility in Upper Marlboro, MD.
For more information on Specialty Fenestration Group, visit www.specialtyfenestrationgroup.com.
Specialty Fenestration Group continues to seek complementary strategic company partners. Specialty Fenestration Company is a portfolio company of River Associates Investments, a longstanding lower middle-market private equity firm based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Quikserv Incorporated is a premier manufacturer of pass-thru and security transaction systems based in Houston, Texas. For over 35 years Quikserv has been a market leader in transaction window and drive-thru window systems employing expert craftsmanship, custom solution designs, and exceptional customer service. They offer one of the widest product lines available for transaction windows, ticket windows, transaction drawers and bullet resistant transaction solutions. Their tagline "We Put More In - You Get More Out®" is synonymous to the quality and craftmanship expected by their customers.
Founded in 1988 for the purpose of Protecting People and Property®, United States Bullet Proofing supplies the industry the most advanced forced entry, ballistic, storm impact and blast resistant high security aluminum-fabricated product lines available on the market. They are pioneers in solutions designed and certified for the Department of State with products also commonly sourced for Federal Buildings, Military Bases, International Embassies, Police Stations, Schools and Universities, Data Centers, Banks and other Government Facilities around the world.
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One global RS brand will deliver efficiency, sustainable value, and scalability to its stakeholders worldwide.
LONDON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, today announced the uniting of its global maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supply chain solutions business into a single brand, RS Integrated Supply.
Previously trading as two separate brands - IESA and Synovos - the transition to RS Integrated Supply marks the first step in the Group's transition to consolidate its operating brands under one strong, unified RS identity, delivering global efficiency, sustainable value, and scalability to its stakeholders.
RS Integrated Supply provides outsourced storeroom management and procurement services that drive sustainable productivity and reliability for MRO supply chains. Through its global operation, RS Integrated Supply serves multi-site industrial organizations across North America, the UK, Europe and other global markets. The business has offices in Warrington, UK, and Radnor, Pennsylvania.
Procurement and storeroom solutions are built on advanced proprietary digital platforms that consolidate information and drive improvement. Standardized technology, platform integration and streamlined services improve accessibility and efficiency, ensuring consistent quality across global organizations. The platforms deliver predictive intelligence in addition to historical data, with reporting and insight provided through data collection, cleansing and standardization.
Operational excellence, sustainability and continuous improvement are built into all processes and services, optimizing the end-to-end supply chain and the relationship between maintenance data, inventory, purchasing and consumption patterns.
"Our transition to RS Integrated Supply brings the combined value of the IESA and Synovos MRO solutions to organizations around the world," commented Debbie Bowring, President, RS Integrated Supply. "As one global brand, our digitally enabled procurement and storeroom solutions and engineering skills provide unmatched reliability, consolidation, standardization and total cost efficiencies across the supply chain.
For more information about RS Integrated Supply, visit: www.rs-integratedsupply.com
RS Group plc (formerly Electrocomponents plc) is a leading global omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider to customers who are involved in designing, building and maintaining industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. We stock more than 700,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, and provide a wide range of product and service solutions to over 1.2 million customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship over 60,000 parcels a day.
We support customers across the product life cycle, whether via innovation and technical support at the design phase, improving time to market and productivity at the build phase, or reducing purchasing costs and optimising inventory in the maintenance phase. We offer our customers tailored product and service propositions that are essential for the successful operation of their businesses and help them save time and money.
RS Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with stock ticker RS1 and in the year ended 31 March 2022 reported revenue of £2,554 million.
For more information, please visit https://www.rsgroup.com/.
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EV Mobility has already deployed 4 properties in San Francisco since its approval; Chorus Apartments, The Landing, Konrad on the Park, and 923 Folsom Apartments, with many more to come
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Mobility, LLC., the leading all-electric vehicle car-sharing platform, provides electric vehicles on demand as an amenity to luxury hotels, multi-family apartment buildings, and commercial buildings through its easy-to-use mobile app. EV Mobility announced today the company was approved as a certified car-share organization with the city of San Francisco.
Per Planning Code Section 166(a)(2): A "certified car-share organization" that provides a membership-based car-share service to the public for shared use by individual and group members. To qualify as a certified car-share organization the company needs to submit a written report prepared by an independent third-party academic institution or transportation consulting firm that clearly demonstrates, based on a statistically significant analysis of quantitative data, that such car-sharing service has achieved two or more environmental performance goals in any market where they have operated for at least two years.
This Car-sharing Certification Study is then reviewed by the Planning Department for accuracy. The Zoning Administrator then approves certification of a car-share organization https://sfplanning.org/project/car-share-program#certification. There are only four car-sharing approved organizations under this program, with EVMobility being all EVs.
There are great benefits to be a certified car-share organization with the city of San Francisco. Under Code 166 properties who have built buildings under the code are required to have car-share in their building Planning Code Section 166(b)(2). Car-share spaces may only satisfy the Code requirements if they are made available to Certified Car-Share Organizations at no cost. There are currently 564 Approved Car-share Spaces required under Code 166, 347 Completed Car-share Spaces, 217 Car-share Spaces in the Pipeline.
"We are excited about being part of this program, it took more than 6 months, a lot of work and cost to get to be a certified car-share provider for the City of San Francisco," said Ramy El-Batrawi, CEO. "50% of the residences in San Francisco do not own cars, which makes it a perfect city for car-share. With the city already requiring 564 spots to have a car-share vehicle and more to come, EV Mobility can grow rapidly within the city. We have already installed chargers and EVs in 4 properties, which have quickly become some of the highest utilized and highest revenue per vehicle in our fleet. Working with the City we plan to deploy all the required car-share spaces under the code."
About San Francisco Planning
San Francisco Planning plays a central role in guiding the growth and development of our city. We work with other City agencies and the community to help balance the needs of residents, businesses, and civic leaders to protect the environment and historical resources, create inspiring and livable urban spaces, cultivate neighborhood resilience, and enforce good land use practices.
One of the challenges posed by new development is the increased number of privately-owned cars it brings to San Francisco's already congested neighborhoods. They place greater demands on the City's limited parking supply and often contribute to increased traffic congestion, transit delays, pollution, and noise.
Car-sharing can mitigate the negative impacts of new development by reducing the rate of individual car-ownership per household, the average number of vehicle miles driven per household, and the total amount of automobile-generated pollution per household.
About EV Mobility
EV Mobility is the leading all Electric Vehicle car-sharing platform that provides EVs on-demand through an easy-to-use mobile app 24/7. EV Mobility offers EVs as an amenity for luxury hotels, multi-family apartments, and commercial buildings. Through the app residents or guests access Electric Vehicles located in their building or hotel. Properties benefit from the added value they can now offer to residents or guests of a low-cost, zero emission Electric Vehicle on demand. Properties also generate an additional revenue stream, decreased parking needs, and improve resident retention. Residents benefit from having access to Electric Vehicles and by eliminating the cost of car ownership including car payments, insurance, maintenance, and cost of gas, while reducing their carbon footprint. Hotel guests benefit by not needing a rental car or paying for gas and overnight parking. EVs can be rented by the hour, daily, or with monthly incentive packages. The all-electric car-sharing service began in Los Angeles in 2021 and is expanding rapidly.
Learn more visit www.evmobility.com
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- Idefirix® becomes the first and only product recommended by SMC for the desensitization of highly sensitized patients waiting for a kidney transplant1
- SMC considers Idefirix® to be a clinically effective and cost-effective treatment within current clinical practice 1
- This is an important milestone for highly sensitized Scottish patients awaiting a kidney transplant, as NHS Scotland funding for Idefirix® will now be made available to hospitals in Scotland
- The SMC decision follows the recent positive NICE recommendation for Idefirix® in England, Wales and Northern Ireland,2 expanding access for eligible patients across the UK
LUND, Sweden, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hansa Biopharma, "Hansa" (NASDAQ Stockholm: HNSA), a pioneer in enzyme technology for rare immunological conditions, today announce the recommendation by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for its first-in-class treatment Idefirix® in the desensitization of highly sensitized adult patients prior to kidney transplant from a deceased donor. The SMC considers Idefirix® to be a clinically effective and cost-effective treatment and recognizes the significant unmet need of the licensed patient population it treats. 1
The recommendation marks an important milestone for patients in Scotland, as specialized transplant centres will be able to use Idefirix® to enable transplantation for highly sensitized patients, currently highly unlikely to receive a lifesaving compatible kidney transplant. Kidney transplant candidates are classified as highly sensitized if they have a broad and intense range of pre-formed antibodies against almost all donor organs. These anti-bodies are known as human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) Finding a match for these patients can be particularly difficult, leading to a longer average time on transplant waiting lists, and therefore have an increased risk of dying while waiting for a suitable donor.6,7
The approval of Idefirix® offers a new option to these highly sensitized patients in need of transplant to increase the chances of successful matching with a deceased donor organ.
Dr Adnan Sharif, trustee at Kidney Research UK welcomed the decision, saying "A lack of effective desensitization approaches has meant that until now, people who are classed as highly sensitized kidney patients have struggled to find a donor match, and have often had no alternative but to remain on long-term dialysis with a very poor quality of life. It is fantastic to see that the SMC has followed the direction of England and Wales to offer certain highly sensitized patients the opportunity of a life-altering transplant. The decision making around who has access to the treatment is key, and the lifespan of the transplanted kidneys will need to be carefully monitored. But success could see many patients gain freedom from gruelling dialysis treatments."
"We are thrilled that the SMC has recommended Idefirix® as the first licensed therapy for highly sensitized kidney patients in Scotland. These patients have serious disease burden and unmet needs, and this recommendation is a significant milestone for them", says Søren Tulstrup, President and CEO, Hansa Biopharma. "For Hansa, this recommendation is also encouraging as we continue to pursue our vision: A world where patients with rare immunologic diseases can lead long and healthy lives."
Hansa will work closely with Scottish health boards to support the implementation of the service in line with the SMC's recommendations.
For more information:
Klaus Sindahl, Head of Investor Relations
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About Idefirix® (imlifidase)
Idefirix® is an enzyme derived from the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes and has the ability to specifically target and cleave all classes of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies.11
Idefirix® is a promising new strategy for desensitization of transplant patients with donor-specific anti-HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigens) antibodies (DSAs).12 Highly sensitized patients have high levels of these preformed antibodies that can bind to the donor organ and damage the transplant.5 Once they are inactivated with Idefirix®, there is a window of opportunity for the transplant to take place. By the time the body starts to synthesize new IgG, the patient will be receiving immunosuppressive therapy to reduce the risk of organ rejection.
The efficacy and safety of Idefirix® as a pre-transplant treatment to reduce donor-specific IgG was studied in four phase 2, open-label, single-arm, six-month clinical trials.10,13-14
Hansa is now collecting further clinical evidence and will submit additional efficacy and safety data based on one observational follow-up study and one post-approval efficacy study. Idefirix® was reviewed as part of the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) program, which supports medicines that may offer a major therapeutic advantage over existing treatments or benefit patients without treatment options.3
Idefirix® was granted conditional European Marketing Authorization from the EMA in August 2020 for the desensitization treatment of highly sensitized adult kidney transplant patients with a positive crossmatch against an available deceased donor. The use of Idefirix® should be reserved for patients who are unlikely to be transplanted under the available kidney allocation system, including prioritization programs for highly sensitized patients.3 Conditional approval allows the Agency to recommend a medicine for marketing authorization in cases where the benefit of a medicine's immediate availability to patients outweighs the risk that not all data are yet available.
About kidney failure
Kidney disease can progress to kidney failure or End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), identified when a patient's kidney function is less than 15%.15 ESRD poses a significant global health burden, affecting nearly 2.5 million patients worldwide.14 A kidney transplant is the treatment of choice for suitable patients with ESRD because it offers improved survival and quality of life benefits compared to long-term dialysis. There are approximately 80,000 kidney patients on transplant waiting lists across the European Union.16
Full product information can be accessed via the initial Summary of Product Characteristics found here.
About Hansa Biopharma
Hansa Biopharma is a pioneering commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company on a mission to develop and commercialize innovative, lifesaving and life-altering treatments for patients with rare immunological conditions. Hansa has developed a first-in-class immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody-cleaving enzyme therapy, which has been shown to enable kidney transplantation in highly sensitized patients. Hansa has a rich and expanding research and development program based on the Company's proprietary IgG-cleaving enzyme technology platform, to address serious unmet medical needs in transplantation, autoimmune diseases, gene therapy and cancer. Hansa Biopharma is based in Lund, Sweden, and has operations in Europe and the U.S. The Company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker HNSA. Find out more at www.hansabiopharma.com.
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- Lorant T, et al. Am J Transplant 2018;18(11):2752–2762.
- Hansa. Idefirix® Summary of Product Characteristics. Available from: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/idefirix-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Last accessed September 2022.
- Winstedt L, et al. PLoS One 2015; 10(7): e0132011.
- Jordan SC, et al. N Engl J Med 2017; 377(5):442–453.
- Jordan SC, et al. Transplantation October 21, 2020 – volume online first issue.
- NIH. What is kidney failure?, 2018. Available at: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/kidney-failure/what-is-kidney-failure Last accessed September 2022.
- Newsletter Transplant 2020. pp 58–60
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Industry Veteran Joins Firm as New York Metro Region Head of Major Projects
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shawmut Design and Construction, a leading $1.3 billion national construction management firm, is pleased to announce Charles Avolio as head of major projects for its New York Metro region, the next step in its aggressive growth plan to increase market share in large-scale projects and expand into new sectors.
Shawmut's significant ten-year growth trajectory will be driven by a dedicated effort to increase market share of larger, more sophisticated projects. This includes continuing to bolster expertise in the commercial, education, healthcare, and life sciences sectors as well as adding large-scale project builders to its team. Hiring Avolio in the newly-created head of major projects role is a pivotal move to drive the New York Metro region's growth and expansion. He brings 36 years of New York experience, most recently leading Suffolk Construction's New York division as president and general manager.
"As we contribute to the fabric of New York City, it's our ethical approach to business as a 100% employee-owned company that allows us to increase the scale of our capabilities and share of work in the market," said Dave Margolius, executive vice president of Shawmut's New York Metro region. "Charlie's tenure and reputation in the industry, dedication to the highest standard of client service, deep roots in New York, and alignment with Shawmut's culture and vision made him a natural fit to drive our growth."
As head of major projects for the New York Metro region, Avolio will spearhead the pursuit and execution of large projects with a focus on the diversification of sectors. He brings operational best practices from an impressive portfolio of major projects for top commercial developments, higher education institutions, and advanced technology facilities for both private and public clients. Avolio will also serve on the regional executive leadership team.
"I was drawn to Shawmut by the people and culture of the firm who share a dedicated commitment to serving clients, partners, and the community," said Avolio. "Joining the New York Metro region at this pivotal business point is extremely energizing, and I'm looking forward to contributing to Shawmut's growth trajectory."
Avolio is actively involved in the construction and real estate industry of New York City, currently serving as a board member for the New York Building Congress. He previously served as co-chair of the Building Trade Employer's Association and was involved with The Association for a Better NY and the Regional Plan Association. His philanthropic relationships include The Salvadori Center in NYC and the Villanova College of Engineering Advisory Board. Recognized for his contributions to the New York market, Avolio was named to City & State's 2021 Construction Power 50 List and honored with the Subcontractors Trade Association's 2020 Silver Shovel Award.
Avolio joins Shawmut as it completes and progresses on marquee projects, including City Harvest's newly-unveiled Cohen Community Food Rescue Center in Brooklyn, The Diagrid Club and Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's restaurant at 425 Park Avenue, Marymount Manhattan College's new creative hub at the Judith Mara Carson Center for Visual Arts, and Brooklyn Public Library's first new branch in 40 years with the opening of the Adams Street Library in DUMBO.
Shawmut Design and Construction is a $1.3 billion national construction management firm with a reputation for completing extremely complex and logistically challenging projects. As a 100% employee-owned company, Shawmut has created a culture of ownership, proactive solution-making, and forward-thinking. Over eighty percent of its business comes from repeat clients, with a strong focus on building lasting partnerships. Shawmut has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, West Palm Beach, and Las Vegas. For more information, please visit www.shawmut.com.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division trial lawyer Ryan Sandrock has moved to Shook, Hardy & Bacon as co-chair of the firm's Antitrust Practice, effective September 12, 2022. Expanding Shook's antitrust capabilities, Sandrock will focus on litigation, transactions, investigations, and counseling with a competition or consumer protection nexus.
"Ryan brings a wealth of experience in complex antitrust litigation for technology, consumer and healthcare companies," said Shook Chair Madeleine McDonough. "In addition to his trial strength, he provides a strategic outlook for clients in this increasingly active and important area of law."
For more than two years, Sandrock served as a Digital Markets Trial Attorney in the DOJ's Antitrust Division. His most notable DOJ work included United States v. Google, United States v. UnitedHealth Group, and United States v. United States Sugar Corporation, as well as confidential civil and criminal matters.
Before joining DOJ, Sandrock was an antitrust partner in Sidley Austin's San Francisco office. He secured wins for life sciences and technology clients in antitrust cases in the Northern District of California and around the country. He also litigated FTC consumer protection matters as well as antitrust and non-antitrust consumer class actions.
"Companies are having to think about antitrust more than ever before," said Sandrock. "There is a dramatic increase of enforcement and private litigation and the possibility of antitrust legislation that would overhaul the Sherman Act. I'm really excited to bring my DOJ insight to Shook's team, which is renowned for its reputation in counseling and trial strategy."
Sandrock earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and his A.B. from Harvard University. He is also an adjunct professor at Hastings Law School, where he co-teaches Antitrust and Intellectual Property. He has written for a wide range of publications on antitrust-related topics, including pieces on the direct purchaser rule, refusal to deal standards, and predatory pricing claims.
Shook's Antitrust Practice includes counsel formerly with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, among other government agencies. This team is positioned to analyze antitrust issues, advise companies on investigation and enforcement, and develop strategies to protect some of the country's best known brands. Shook attorneys who advocate for clients in this area include Michael Cargnel, Gary Miller, Lynn Murray, Laurie Novion, Patrick Oot and Joseph Rebein. In 2021, the firm also welcomed Elliott Davis, a seven-year veteran of the DOJ, where he served as the principal deputy to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Sandrock will divide his time between Shook's San Francisco and Washington, D.C., offices.
"We've known Ryan and his outstanding trial capabilities for many years," said Shook Partner Lynn Murray, who will co-chair Antitrust with Sandrock. "We're delighted to bring him on board to expand our antitrust group and lead us to the next level of antitrust litigation and counseling services for clients."
Founded in 1889, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. has 18 offices in the United States and London, with attorneys and professional staff serving clients in the health, science and technology sectors in areas ranging from product liability defense and business litigation to intellectual property prosecution and litigation, environmental and toxic tort, privacy and data security and regulatory counseling.
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RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sigma Defense LLC, a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital and leading provider to the national security community, today announced that it has joined Shield Capital, Calibrate Ventures and L3Harris Technologies to raise $25M in Series A funding to back Diveplane, the company keeping humanity in artificial intelligence (AI). The funds provide Diveplane with the opportunity to invest further in its award-winning AI solutions, while facilitating targeted growth to meet increased market demand. As part of the agreement, Philip Bilden, Managing Partner of Shield Capital, will join the Diveplane board of directors.
Diveplane helps businesses and government organizations concerned with data privacy to better understand and leverage the power of their data through AI tools that are trainable, interpretable and auditable. The company's solutions are designed around the principles of predict, explain and show, creating user confidence that operational decisions are built on a foundation of fairness and transparency.
Gartner, who has consistently ranked Diveplane as a technology innovator and cool vendor, estimates that the AI software market will reach $62 billion in 2022 alone, and continue to grow at a rate of more than 30 percent through 2027. Diveplane is uniquely poised to capitalize on the market opportunities with its support of multiple real world use cases -- prediction, anomaly detection, anonymization, and the creation of synthetic data – all from a single model on one platform.
"As we continue to innovate and deliver next generation technology to the DoD, the greatest opportunity to transform the battlefield is providing artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics at the edge," said Matt Jones, CEO of Sigma Defense. "Diveplane's unique position in the AI market aligns perfectly to our vision of autonomously connecting people, systems and data and discovering new insights from that data faster and more effectively."
"Chris, Mike, and the Diveplane team are building a leading technology platform to employ the power of AI while protecting privacy and explainability," said Raj Shah, Managing Partner, Shield Capital. "We are excited to partner with them as their platform is foundational for large organizations to safely implement and scale AI.
"We founded Diveplane with the mission of putting humanity back into AI, and we're succeeding," said Mike Capps, co-founder and CEO of Diveplane. "We're building trusted partnerships, with a product set that provides a holistic capability for fair and transparent decision making and data privacy. This support adds rocket fuel to our business, so we can build on our successful approach to helping companies innovate with our Reactor platform. "
Sigma Defense Systems LLC is a leading technology company serving the Department of Defense (DoD) providing systems and services for Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance since 2006. The company's software-focused approach to tactical communications accelerates information collection and sharing for faster decision making and better mission outcomes. Customers turn to Sigma Defense for engineering, program management, and data logistics services for technical solutions that encompass ground, air, and space-based systems and sensors and network and satellite communications. Sigma is headquartered in Perry, GA with satellite offices both CONUS and OCONUS. For more information visit sigmadefense.com, and follow Sigma Defense on LinkedIn for news and updates.
Founded in 2018 by Dr. Michael Capps and Dr. Chris Hazard, Diveplane keeps the humanity in artificial intelligence (AI). The company develops technology that helps businesses and government organizations better understand and leverage the power of their data through AI tools that are trainable, interpretable and auditable. Diveplane is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information on Diveplane and its product suite, please visit www.diveplane.com or follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Soundcore Capital Partners, LP ("Soundcore") a New-York based private equity firm, is pleased to welcome Matt DelBello as an Associate on the Deal Origination team.
Matt will primarily be responsible for supporting the Partners in developing investment theses for the firm and building relationships with business owners.
Prior to joining Soundcore, Matt was an Assistant Vice President at Wellington Management, covering a range of alternative investment strategies for family office and wirehouse channels. Previously, he was a sales associate at GW&K Investment Management, where he was responsible for selling their municipal bond strategies to the wirehouse and RIA channels. Matt received his Master of Business Administration from Boston College's Carroll School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Investments from Johnson & Wales University.
"We are very glad to have Matt on the team. He shows industriousness, which we value greatly here at Soundcore" said Alex Bues, Partner at Soundcore. "His relationship management, sales and marketing, and CRM experience in alternative investments, specifically in private equity, will be great assets to us as we search for high-quality companies with whom to partner."
"Over the next 12 months, Soundcore will continue growing the team significantly through the additional hires of experienced private equity professionals," said Jarrett Turner, Managing Partner of Soundcore.
Soundcore Capital was founded in 2015 by Jarrett Turner and is based in New York, NY. Soundcore is a thesis-driven private equity firm that specializes in buy-and-build investments in the lower middle-market that are headquartered in the United States and Canada. Soundcore has completed 73 acquisitions across ten platforms and focuses primarily on business & outsourced services, industrial services, specialty manufacturing and value-added distribution sectors. For more information, please visit: https://www.soundcorecap.com/home
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Responses show the majority of Minnesota seniors plan on hitting the road at least once over the next 12 months
EAGAN, Minn., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new survey from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross), the majority of Minnesota seniors plan on taking at least one trip in the next 12 months and place importance on having access to health care while away from home.
The Blue Cross survey results, which reflect more than 500 responses from across the Twin Cities metro area and throughout Greater Minnesota, found that seniors are prioritizing travel among other health and wellness goals.
- More than half of Minnesota seniors plan on traveling in the next 12 months, with 81% planning multiple trips.
- Minnesota seniors say they like to stay active when traveling, with over half (63%) exercising while on the road.
- The primary reason for travel is vacation and to visit family and/or friends, with almost three-quarters (72%) of Minnesota seniors choosing to drive their own car to get there and 54% choosing to fly on an airplane. A majority (64%) of Minnesota seniors believe that coverage for unexpected medical care or prescription medications is extremely important while traveling.
Overall, Minnesota seniors are experiencing fewer negative emotions regarding COVID-19 than they have reported in the previous two years. However, while they feel positive about their health, they intend to continue taking precautions to protect it. The survey showed subtle shifts in seniors' health goals, with an emphasis on healthy eating versus losing weight. Fewer seniors said that spending time with friends and family was a top goal in 2022. There was also a marked increase in respondents prioritizing relaxation activities to deal with stress.
"The COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on Minnesota seniors' mental health and emotional well-being," said Dr. Mark Steffen, senior vice president of medical management and chief medical officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. "Returning to much-awaited activities, like travel with the proper precautions, can be beneficial in improving seniors' overall well-being."
John Hines, a long-time Twin Cities radio personality who is newly enrolled in Medicare, recently traveled to Alaska, one of the top travel destinations for seniors. Hines has partnered with Blue Cross to raise awareness of health issues facing seniors. He agrees that there are perks to growing older.
"How I have spent my time, along with my activities and habits, have changed this last year, in mostly positive ways," Hines said. "I have felt more comfortable traveling and exercising in a gym, which has helped my physical and emotional health immensely."
The Blue Cross survey also found Minnesota seniors are still focused on promoting their health. Among Minnesota seniors, 67% are highly motivated to make their health a priority. Additionally, 70% of seniors strongly agree that quality health insurance gives them peace of mind, allowing them to focus on other areas of life.
For more information on senior attitudes about their health in 2022, visit Bluecrossmn.com/seniors.
Survey methodology: Blue Cross surveyed 515 Minnesota residents 65+ years of age. The survey was fielded July 12 to July 21, 2022.
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
For nearly 90 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (bluecrossmn.com) has supported the health, wellbeing and peace of mind of our members by striving to ensure equitable access to high quality care at an affordable price. Our 2.7 million members can be found in every Minnesota county, all 50 states and on four continents. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Rating Agency's TPR Approval Further Validates Sutherland's Innovative Mortgage Services
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sutherland, an experience-led digital transformation company, today announced that Fitch Ratings has accepted Sutherland as a Third Party Review (TPR) firm.
Sutherland's Mortgage Services business works with lenders to transform their mortgage operations by introducing smarter mortgage processing—from mortgage origination to the underwriting process, to servicing—by driving innovation through design thinking, digital solutions, AI and analytics. Being an approved TPR firm means the loans Sutherland evaluates as part of its services have additional validation by Fitch, providing extra reliance to investors that the level of risk is correct.
According to Fitch, TPR firms contribute to the market's overall perception of operational risk for a transaction and can contribute to lower credit risk. Fitch's TPR process includes both a qualitative assessment of a firm's residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) experience and involvement in industry initiatives, as well as a quantitative assessment based on a detailed review of operational performance metrics.
Based on the Fitch assessment, Sutherland is now one of only a small number of organizations that have received an "Acceptable" rating as a TPR firm. It gives investors additional validation that they can trust the RMBS ratings provided by Sutherland as part of the company's comprehensive mortgage services.
"Sutherland is focused on delivering digital solutions that make mortgage processing intelligent, efficient and agile while ultimately providing an exceptional customer experience and driving speed-to-value," said Banwari Agarwal, Sutherland CEO of Banking, Financial Services & Insurance. "Acceptance by Fitch Rating as a TPR firm is an important confirmation of the quality of our solutions and the high priority we place on meeting the needs of lenders and RMBS / MBS investors."
For more information, please visit Sutherland Mortgage Services.
Sutherland is an experience-led digital transformation company. Our mission is to deliver exceptionally designed and engineered experiences for customers and employees. For over 35 years, we have cared for our client's customers, delivering measurable results and accelerating growth. Our proprietary, AI-based products and platforms are built using robust IP and automation. We are a team of global professionals, operationally effective, culturally meshed, and committed to our clients and to one another. We call it One Sutherland.
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Lisa Picard brings 25 years of real estate experience and joins Sway Ventures as a Partner, investing in the sustainable digital transformation of the built world.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sway Ventures today announced that multi-decade commercial real estate operator and former Blackstone backed, EQ Office CEO, Lisa Picard has joined the firm as a Partner. Picard adds to the PropTech investing team at Sway Ventures, which includes Ray Wirta, former Chairman of CBRE; Doug Holte, CEO for Hines Global Innovation & ESG; Stephanie Fuhrman, former MD of Innovation at Greystar; and Mollie Fadule, Chief Financial & Investment Officer at JPI Companies; among others.
"We are so excited to welcome Lisa to Sway Ventures and are confident that her extensive experience across commercial real estate as an operator will be an asset to our investing team and portfolio companies alike," said Brian Nugent, Founding General Partner at Sway Ventures. "We have no doubt she will be a valuable contributor to Sway's PropTech investing practice." Venture Partner, Ray Wirta added, "It's rare to see such a seasoned real estate veteran like Lisa join the world of PropTech investing."
"I'm thrilled to be joining the team at Sway Ventures at a time of evolution and maturation for PropTech," said Lisa Picard. "We are witnessing a major shift in the real estate space as technology is fundamentally transforming the industry and redefining everything from the client experience, to how owners and operators manage risk. Sway Ventures was an early mover in the space nearly a decade ago, and I'm looking forward to deploying capital into the next generation of category-leading PropTech companies."
Picard joins Sway following her 25-year career in nearly every area in real estate having developed $8+ billion in complex ground-up projects (i.e., office, multifamily, hotel, and mixed-use). Most recently, she was the CEO of Blackstone's office investment platform, EQ Office, leading the 200-person organization and strategy for a portfolio valued at over $27 billion.
Picard has a track record for innovative, high-quality projects that push the market in areas of customer experience and sustainability. Picard holds two master's degrees from MIT and continues to lecture on topics including design thinking and mindful leadership, as well as driving innovation and understanding risk. Prior to Blackstone, she opened the West Coast office for Skanska Commercial Development launching four development deals in five years valued at over $3 billion (with successful exits to institutional investors).
Picard has also held leadership positions at Canyon Ranch Resorts and Hines and spent several years developing investment strategies for three different institutional funds on new and existing multifamily and industrial assets. She brings formidable asset management, innovation, and business transformation expertise to Sway Ventures.
"Lisa has been someone that founders like myself look up to when it comes to her insight and vision around the transformation of this industry," said Matt Ellis, CEO and founder of Measurabl, a Sway Ventures PropTech portfolio company. "Her addition is a further vote of confidence in the team at Sway, and we look forward to working with her."
Sway Ventures has deep roots in both the real estate and construction sectors with nearly a decade of investing expertise across all stages. They were early investors in a number of pioneering PropTech companies, including Measurabl, the ESG platform built for commercial real estate, OpenGov, the modern cloud software for government, and Camino, a next-generation platform for permitting, licensing, and remote inspections. Since 2013, Sway Ventures has invested more than $80 million in PropTech and adjacent companies.
Sway Ventures is a US-based venture capital firm that backs industry-disrupting founders from inception to exit. For nearly a decade, Sway Ventures has invested in 65+ companies across four foundational industries: Finance, Real Estate, Retail, and Supply Chain. They look for teams with an ambitious vision to sustainably lead their industry. Sway Ventures like to invest early, deliver value, and continue to back companies as they grow. For more information on Sway Ventures and its portfolio companies, please visit, https://swayvc.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AVCT, HES, FFIE, INM, and RIVN.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for NRBO, PLUG, MULN, BBIG, and MARA.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AMZN, GILD, BMY, COP, and W.
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Tomorrow.io to Provide Air Force With Global Weather and Ocean Data Under Multi-Year $19.3 Million Contract Funded Through Commercial Weather Data Pilot Program
BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2022 The Tomorrow Companies Inc. ("Tomorrow.io"), developer of a leading platform for global weather and climate security, has completed assembly and testing of its first precipitation radar and delivered the payload to Astro Digital for satellite integration. Tomorrow.io was awarded a multi-year $19.3 million contract last year from the U.S. Air Force, funded through the Air Force's Commercial Weather Data Pilot Program, to support deployment of the company's first four satellites.
Tomorrow.io selected Astro Digital's Corvus-XL satellite platform for the first two satellites of its constellation. Delivery of the radar payload, after Tomorrow.io and the Air Force conducted a successful critical design review earlier this year, puts Tomorrow.io on track to launch its first satellite in early 2023, with a full constellation expected in orbit during 2025.
Tomorrow.io will offer operational satellite data-as-a-service to the U.S. Department of Defense and governmental agencies worldwide, while also ingesting the data into its proprietary modeling suite that powers its Weather and Climate Security Platform, which is used by hundreds of organizations to proactively manage weather-related challenges.
Precipitation measurements are critical to weather forecasting and are ranked the top priority out of 152 Earth observations by the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations. Radar provides detailed observations of precipitation that no other sensor can see, yet much of the world lacks reliable ground-based radar coverage, including many areas of interest to the Department of Defense.
Tomorrow.io plans to launch a constellation of approximately 30 small satellites to provide high-resolution global coverage of 3-D precipitation and other key parameters—revisiting each point on the globe every hour on average, compared to the 2- to 3-day revisit rate of existing spaceborne radar missions.
"Global environmental data is essential to effective mission planning and execution of air and ground operations," said John Dreher, materiel leader, Weather Systems Branch, in an Air Force news release. "This satellite constellation partnership with Tomorrow.io will give Air Force weather operators a vastly improved awareness of current and forecasted weather conditions."
The constellation will enhance the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) mission to provide authoritative and accurate 24/7 global weather intelligence to the warfighter. Capabilities delivered under this contract are expected to further the Department of Defense's ability to address the Joint Requirements Oversight Council Meteorological and Oceanographic Collection Requirements and bolster weather observations around the globe.
Tomorrow.io announced earlier this year the addition of microwave sounders to its planned satellite constellation, which would create the first commercial multi-sensor weather satellite system owned and operated by a private company. The combined sensing capabilities from radars and sounders will allow Tomorrow.io to acquire multiple types of near real-time, global atmospheric data critical to improving operational weather forecasts.
Tomorrow.io is the world's leading Weather and Climate Security Platform, helping countries, businesses, and individuals manage their weather and climate security challenges. The platform is fully customizable to any industry impacted by the weather. Customers around the world, including Uber, Delta, Ford, National Grid, and more use Tomorrow.io to dramatically improve operational efficiency. Tomorrow.io was built from the ground up to help teams prepare for the business impact of weather by automating decision-making and enabling climate adaptation at scale. To learn more, please go to: www.tomorrow.io
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SaaStr Annual 2022 - Trustero, an innovator in Compliance as a Service (CaaS) for emerging enterprises, announced several enhancements to its flagship offering. The new features will make the pursuit and attainment of continuous compliance with SOC 2 easier and faster for companies seeking compliance and the auditors who work with them. The company also announced a new Private API Beta program.
Trustero Compliance as a Service is cloud-based, easy-to-use compliance automation software. It is designed to simplify SOC 2 audit readiness and enable continuous compliance. Key features include auditor-approved controls, auditor-vetted policy templates, and automated evidence gathering and validity testing. The Trustero solution also integrates with leading Software as a Service (SaaS) tools and platforms.
The new features announced at the SaaStr Annual 2022 conference and exhibition include:
- AI-Powered Evidence and Test Suggestions – Trustero Compliance as a Service uses AI to analyze controls and available evidence sources. The platform then makes specific evidence collection and test recommendations. These features complement the Trustero platform's automated evidence gathering and validity testing capabilities. They also ease and speed audits and help companies sustain continuous compliance.
- Bring Your Own Controls – Trustero Compliance as a Service now supports bulk upload of controls by users, auditors, or both. Instead of multiple iterations of "find, highlight, copy, and paste," users can consolidate information about multiple controls into a single .CSV file and upload that information all at once. Trustero then uses AI to map those controls to relevant policies and receptors automatically, with no user configuration required. This allows faster and easier integration of incumbent controls into the Trustero platform.
- A Choice of Views – Users can now create multiple individual audits with Trustero, view historical audits, and focus on the specific details that are in scope for a given audit. For example, administrators can conduct internal and external audits concurrently. Users can also easily switch between a view of a specific audit and a company-wide "continuous compliance view" of overall audit readiness. For example, an auditor or CFO might want to focus on a specific audit report, while a CEO may be more interested in a company-wide view of what's compliant and what's not.
- New Receptors – Receptors for connections to the GitLab DevOps software package and the Bitbucket source code repository hosting service are now available. Receptors speed evidence collection by automatically retrieving data from third-party service providers, processing it, and connecting it to controls to satisfy an auditor.
- New API Beta Program – Trustero also announced the launch of a Private Application Programming Interface (API) Beta Program. The program will enable developers outside of Trustero to build APIs for easy integration with Trustero Compliance as a Service. This will expand integration options for Trustero users and partners and enhance the business value of Trustero Compliance as a Service.
- ISO 27001 Support – This is a major step toward Trustero Compliance as a Service evolving into a multi-framework compliance management solution.
"These enhancements are our latest responses to requests and suggestions from customers and auditor partners, who are helping us evolve our platform," said Philip Liu, CEO of Trustero. "We are constantly looking for ways to make Trustero Compliance as a Service more valuable and easier to use and are already working on our next wave of new and improved features."
To learn more or see a demo of Trustero Compliance as a Service, visit Trustero at Booth 257 during SaaStr Annual 2022. To schedule a demo, please book here or e-mail sales@trustero.com
Trustero delivers the solutions and services that enable demonstrable, sustainable trustworthiness for emerging enterprises. Trustero Compliance as a Service establishes and manages regulatory compliance by undertaking vulnerability assessments, security risk analyses, and other measures to ensure that all business processes and systems remain fully compliant. Artificial intelligence (AI) and other modern technologies mean you have the visibility needed to gain actionable insights into your compliance across the extended enterprise. More transparency means increased trust by your customers and partners and greater operational efficiencies for your business. To learn more, visit https://www.trustero.com.
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SaaStr Annual 2022 - Trustero, an innovator in Compliance as a Service (CaaS) for emerging enterprises, announced a complete bundle for startups to get SOC ready and complete a SOC 2 report. This offering provides one place to get audit ready, conduct a SOC 2 audit, and receive a final SOC 2 report.
Completing a SOC 2 audit can be time-consuming and costly. Not having the internal resources to support an effective SOC 2 effort can make compliance even more challenging. With the combination of the Trustero Compliance as a Service for Startups and support from experienced auditor partners, Trustero takes the complexity out of gaining a SOC 2 certification.
"White Glove" Service Removes All Audit Complexities
Trustero Compliance as a Service (CaaS) is cloud-based, easy-to-use compliance automation software. It is designed to simplify SOC 2 audit readiness and enable continuous compliance. The Trustero customer success team leverages the platform to support customers quickly and effectively and take them through the entire SOC 2 audit process to a final report. Auditors have trained the Trustero team to take the guesswork out of what is needed for SOC 2 compliance. In addition, the team works with our auditor partners to ensure the path to a SOC 2 report is seamless.
"We are excited to be an auditor partner of Trustero to make SOC 2 reachable and affordable for startups," said Felipe Saboya Gomez, partner, technology risk assurance and tax for Insight Assurance. "Removing the hurdles to complete a SOC 2 will open the door to many companies without internal resources or time."
Quicker Time to SOC 2
With this new offering, Trustero can take a company from readiness to report in as little as half the time required with other approaches. Trustero Compliance as a Service increases the efficiencies for our auditor partners. This reduces the time needed to get "audit-ready" and complete an audit. Our auditor partners are trained on our platform, which increases overall efficiencies.
The Trustero solution includes auditor-approved controls and auditor-vetted policy templates. In addition, the Trustero platform uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically map controls, policies, and evidence. The platform then makes AI-powered evidence suggestions based on what has been accepted in previous peer audits. This reduces the back and forth with an auditor required with manual evidence discovery and collection and the time spent guessing what will be accepted.
Simple, Affordable SOC 2 Compliance
With Trustero Compliance as a Service for Startups, there is a single, affordable cost for an entire audit, including the actual exam and report. This means no surprises or "showstoppers" on the path to SOC 2 compliance. Additionally, for startups that already have auditors or have completed a previous SOC 2 audit, simple migration and attractive pricing for Trustero Compliance as a Service are available.
"For startups that don't have the internal resources to dedicate to SOC 2 readiness, Trustero's 'White Glove' service, in concert with the AI-powered features of our platform, will eliminate the hurdles of becoming SOC 2 compliant," said Phil Liu, founder and CEO of Trustero.
For more information on Trustero Compliance as a Service for Startups, visit Trustero at Booth 257 during SaaStr Annual 2022. To schedule a demo, please book here or e-mail sales@trustero.com.
Trustero delivers the solutions and services that enable demonstrable, sustainable trustworthiness for emerging enterprises. Trustero Compliance as a Service establishes and manages regulatory compliance by undertaking vulnerability assessments, security risk analyses, and other measures to ensure that all business processes and systems remain fully compliant. Artificial intelligence (AI) and other modern technologies mean you have the visibility needed to gain actionable insights into your compliance across the extended enterprise. More transparency means increased trust by your customers and partners and greater operational efficiencies for your business. To learn more, visit https://www.trustero.com.
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This acquisition empowers UL Solutions to help wire and cable customers optimize their product development and manufacturing processes while enhancing product safety and compliance.
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, today announced its acquisition of Cimteq Limited ("Cimteq"), a leading design support and manufacturing software provider for the global wire and cable manufacturing industry based in the U.K.
"Emerging technologies within smart cities, Industry 4.0, mobility and communications industries all rely on wire and cable to serve as the delivery backbone for new service offerings," said Jennifer Scanlon, president and CEO, UL Solutions Inc. "We are confident the acquisition of Cimteq allows us to help wire and cable customers continue to evolve and succeed as these technologies introduce new challenges and opportunities."
The acquisition of Cimteq strengthens UL Solutions' software capabilities to better serve small and large wire and cable customers across the product life cycle. Powered by state-of-the-art technology, Cimteq's innovative enterprise-level software enables manufacturers across the globe to be more efficient through improved productivity and streamlining of product development and manufacturing processes.
Cimteq's technology also helps simplify the complex management of cable design data, from the initial concept to delivering a full bill-of-materials directly to enterprise resource planning systems. With Cimteq software, UL Solutions is now able to provide wire and cable manufacturers tools to effectively plan, manage and control every aspect of the development and manufacturing process by utilizing the latest industrial Internet of Things (IoT) technology to optimize cable manufacturing operations.
"Process excellence throughout the research and development cycle is increasingly crucial to safe product deployment, especially as the complexity of design requirements increases," said Weifang Zhou, executive vice president and president of Testing, Inspection and Certification, UL Solutions. "Cimteq will enable UL Solutions to help customers optimize operations while enhancing product safety and compliance."
"Cimteq was founded to develop software solutions for the wire and cable industry and help manufacturers achieve their digital transformation ambitions while developing safe and compliant products," said Michael Braddock CEO of Cimteq. "We share UL Solutions' mission-centric safety culture and are proud to join them to help advance innovations for the wire and cable industry."
Cimteq was co-founded in 1998 by software industry veterans Ali and Amanda Shehab and is headquartered in Wrexham, Wales, approximately 35 miles south of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. In 2018, Cimteq received an equity investment from listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, Foresight Group.
The transaction closed on September 9, 2022.
About UL Solutions
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
UL Solutions offers a broad portfolio of services to companies. UL Solutions maintains separate legal entities for conformity assessment and consultancy services and has processes in place to identify and mitigate potential conflicts of interest and maintain impartiality.
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OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) issued a $600 million green bond offering to fund investments aimed at decarbonizing the company's footprint and achieving set emissions reduction targets. The bond transaction was finalized Friday, Sept. 9.
The bonds underscore Union Pacific's commitment to achieving its climate-action goals: reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and Scope 3 GHG emissions on a well-to-wheel basis from locomotive operations 26% by 2030 from a 2018 baseline, and net zero by 2050.
"Today's announcement emphasizes the importance of our commitment to building a sustainable future for generations to come," said Lance Fritz, chairman, president and CEO. "When it comes to finding ways to decarbonize our footprint, every idea is on the table. We are acting now on our most promising avenues to make progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in technology to support future initiatives."
While Union Pacific works to further reduce its environmental footprint, it is important to note railroads already are one of the most fuel-efficient means of transportation. Moving freight by rail instead of truck reduces GHG emissions by up to 75%. On average, Union Pacific moves a ton of freight 463 miles on a single gallon of diesel fuel.
"Union Pacific helped shape our nation's history and we're excited to be a leader on the path to a more sustainable future," said Beth Whited, Executive Vice President – Sustainability and Strategy.
As outlined in the company's Green Financing Framework, expenditures to be funded with proceeds from the green bond offerings may include, but are not limited to:
- New battery-electric locomotives,
- Locomotive modernizations that reduce GHG emissions and increase fuel efficiency,
- Expansion of intermodal facilities, which can promote modal shift of freight to lower-carbon alternatives such as rail,
- New sidings and siding extensions, which increase train length and reduce dwell time,
- Investment in and/or development of onsite or offsite generation and distribution of renewable energy from solar or wind sources.
Infrastructure and rolling stock for railway lines dedicated to the transportation of fossil fuels do not qualify for proceeds from the green bonds.
This press release includes statements and information regarding future expectations, outcomes or results of the company that are not historical facts. These statements and information are forward looking as defined by federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times that, or by which, such performance, targets, goals, or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements and information are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. Factors that could cause results or outcomes to differ, including the risk factors in Item 1A of the company's Annual Form 10-K, filed February 4, 2022, also could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and information. This report should be read in consideration of these risk factors.
ABOUT UNION PACIFIC
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.
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Holiday season preparedness reflects strategic investments and operational precision improvements made as part of Delivering for America, USPS' 10-year plan:
- 655,000 employee postal service workforce includes 100,000 workers converted to full time since beginning of 2021; More than 41,000 part time workers converted to full time since January 2022
- Actively hiring additional 28,000 seasonal employees
- 249 new package processing machines actively deployed since 2021 across the nation – 137 added since January 2022; daily package processing capacity expanded to 60 million
- 8.5 million square feet across 52 peak annexes and processing facilities to handle holiday volume
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Postal Service announced critical investments in personnel, technology and the postal network footprint that have been made in advance of the 2022 holiday season.
Preparations for the 2022 holiday season began in January and build on the investments and organizational strategy improvements made ahead of the successful 2021 holiday mailing and shipping season. These proactive measures are part of Delivering for America, the Postal Service's 10-year strategic plan.
"Successfully delivering for the holidays is a cornerstone of our Delivering for America 10-year plan," said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. "Thanks to the 655,000 women and men of the Postal Service, recent investments and operational precision improvements, we are ready to be the most used delivery provider this holiday season."
2022 Peak Holiday Season Preparations Include:
- 100,000 Part Time Employees Converted To Full Time Career Positions Since January 2021 (41,000 Part Time Employees Converted Since January 2022). Thanks to a strong benefits package and investments in career growth opportunities for employees across the organization, the Postal Service has converted more than 100,000 employees from part-time to full time, career positions since the beginning of 2021. 41,000 part time employees have converted into career roles since January of this year.
- Hiring Additional 28,000 Peak Season Employees; Aggressive Hiring Efforts Continue. USPS is actively hiring 28,000 seasonal employees. Across the nation, the Postal Service is hiring an additional 1,000 truck drivers, along with letter carriers and processing team members. Job seekers can find and apply for thousands of open seasonal positions by visiting usps.com/hiring.
- 60 Million Packages Processed Each Day. Thanks to investments in new package processing equipment and operational precision improvements, the Postal Service will be able to expand its processing capacity and process nearly 60 million packages every day this holiday season compared to 53 million in 2021.
- 249 New Package Processing Machines Deployed Across the Nation Since January 2021 (137 Installed this Year). These new machines are strategic investments in local community postal infrastructure enabling postal workers to sort and process packages of all sizes more quickly and reliably. By November, the Postal Service will have installed 249 new package processing machines across the nation since the beginning of 2021. This is part of the organization's $40 billion investment in new technology and facilities under the Delivering for America plan.
- 8.5 Million Square Feet Added Across 52 Annexes and Facilities. In 2021, the Postal Service signed multi-year leases on 52 peak season annexes and processing facilities which added 8.5 million square feet to the Postal Service footprint. These facilities are strategically located throughout the country to augment space shortages at existing postal facilities.
- 222,682 Fleet Vehicles Ready to Deliver the Holidays. The Postal Service's 222,682 fleet vehicles are ready to deliver the holidays. To handle holiday package volume, 1,900 additional trailers have been leased for the peak season. Additionally, precision in our processing operation enables trucks to leave on time and mail and packages to get to destination in a quicker and more cost-effective manner.
- New Technology to Expedite Processing and Delivery. In the last 12 months, more than 6,000 computer tablets have been deployed on our workroom floors to better equip processing and delivery supervisors with tracking and moving mail and packages expeditiously.
As the Postal Service prepares for the holiday peak season, service performance across all mail categories is strong and steady. On average, it takes just 2.4 days for a mailpiece or package to be delivered across the postal network.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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New creative campaign will salute employees
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vomela Companies, a visual communications leader based in St. Paul, Minn., is commemorating its 75th anniversary with a special tribute to its employees. In honor of the milestone, the company has released a new creative campaign spotlighting the craftsmanship and innovativeness of its diverse team members. The campaign is a both celebration of Vomela's 75-year history and a catalyst for continued innovation into the future.
"Becoming an industry leader takes many different talents coming together," said Mark Auth, president and CEO of Vomela. "When you work at Vomela, whatever your specialty is, we see you as a craftsperson. And on our 75th anniversary, Vomela salutes our artisans who are helping us carry on the tradition."
A national industry leader today, Vomela has grown significantly from its roots as a small manufacturing shop. The company was founded as the Vomela Specialty Co. in 1947 by a Minnesota man named John "Jack" Vomela. In its early days, the company specialized in creating gift tags.The company expanded into vinyl graphics following the hiring of Carlo Lamanna, who would become Vomela's next leader in 1980.
Vomela's next evolution arrived during the 1990s under the new leadership of the Auth family. Thomas Auth, Vomela's current chairman, and Mark Auth, Vomela's current president and CEO, transformed the company for the 21st century with cutting-edge technology.
Since the early 2000s, Vomela has grown organically and through strategic acquisitions, making the company what it is today. Through the acquisitions, Vomela has strategically diversified its offerings, enabling the company to provide full-service solutions including transportation graphics, point-of-purchase marketing and design, events and exhibits, store décor, promotional collateral and more.
As part of Vomela's ongoing innovation, the company maintains an industry-leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) program. Created in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Vomela's strategic ESG priorities include embracing the company's role as a valued supply chain partner, uniting with downstream supplier partners and aligning with other sustainable brands. The company is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership and other sustainability authorities.
About The Vomela Companies
The Vomela Companies is a full-service specialty graphics provider capable of producing a wide variety of promotional, store décor, event, fleet, OEM, commercial, and transportation graphics. The company employs more than 1,300 people in 21 cities across the U.S. and Canada.
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Transaction Provides Cash Liquidity for Watermark Lodging Trust Stockholders
CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc. ("Watermark," "WLT" or the "Company") today announced that, at a Special Meeting of Stockholders, the proposed acquisition of WLT by private real estate funds managed by Brookfield was approved by its stockholders. Under the terms of the previously announced merger transaction, WLT common stockholders will receive cash consideration of $6.768 per Class A share and $6.699 per Class T share. The transaction is anticipated to close on or about October 21, 2022; however, closing remains subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement and there can be no assurance as to the exact closing date.
"I would like to thank our stockholders for their support of this transaction and the entire Watermark team for their hard work and commitment throughout this process," said Michael Medzigian, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Watermark. "With this critical step now accomplished, we look forward to completing the transaction with Brookfield and delivering cash liquidity to our stockholders."
The final voting results will be reported in a Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission after certification by Watermark's inspector of election.
Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc. is a publicly registered, self-managed, non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in, manages and seeks to enhance the value of interests in lodging and lodging-related properties. Over the past decade, Watermark and its predecessor companies (Carey Watermark Investors Inc., Carey Watermark Investors 2 Inc. and Watermark Capital Partners, LLC) have been among the largest and most active investors in the lodging industry creating a portfolio of high-quality assets in high barrier to entry and growth markets. www.watermarklodging.com
The forward-looking statements contained in this communication, including statements regarding the proposed merger transaction and the timing and benefits of such transaction, are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such expectations will be achieved. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," or other similar expressions. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from future results, performance or achievements projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) risks associated with the Company's ability to obtain the stockholder approval required to consummate the merger and the timing of the closing of the merger, including the risks that a condition to closing would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all or that the closing of the merger will not occur, (ii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the parties and others related to the merger agreement, (iii) unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the transaction, the response of business partners and competitors to the announcement of the transaction, and/or potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the announcement and pendency of the transaction, (iv) the possible failure of the Company to maintain its qualification as a REIT, and (v) those additional risks and factors discussed in reports filed with the SEC by the Company from time to time, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, as updated by subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements.
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The Council Includes Perspectives from Administrators Across the U.S.
TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Xello, award-winning college, career and future readiness program, today announced a new Higher Education Council that brings together a community of thought leaders in order to better understand the intricacies of the admissions process from both sides of the application experience.
The Higher Education Council will develop innovative ideas and strategies for improving the college search, recruitment and admissions experience by facilitating well-rounded and ongoing discussions among thought leaders in K-12 and higher education. Council members will help shape how students use Xello to prepare for and make their way through the post-secondary admissions process.
Xello's academically researched and scientifically validated program puts individual students at the center of the planning experience. Students document their journey as they build self-knowledge, explore post-secondary options, create plans and continually reassess as they take in new knowledge, skills and experiences.
"Our interest in higher education is part of a bigger strategy," said Matt McQuillen, CEO and founder of Xello. "We know that every student's path looks different, and we know they and their parents are thinking a lot about their futures. The Higher Education Council will tap into that energy and generate insights into additional opportunities for students to connect and explore when they engage with the Xello platform."
Higher Education Council members include:
- Cammie Kennedy, College Career Coordinator at Wichita High School East in Kansas
- Cody Griffin, Assistant Director of College Access at WSU Tech in Kansas.
- Alan Liebrecht, Vice President for Enrollment, Marketing and Communications at Texas Wesleyan University
- Cassie Montgomery, Director of Outreach Services at Amarillo College in Texas
- Richard Owens, Managing Director of Programs at the Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership in Tarrant County, Texas
"WSU Tech has a lot of students who wouldn't find their way into higher education without a personal connection with an admissions representative," said Council Member Cody Griffin. "But getting them here is not enough. We're always trying to add new ways to ensure students not only enroll but graduate."
"At Texas Wesleyan University, our students come from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic groups," said Council Member Alan Liebrecht. "At least half of our students are first-generation and eligible for Pell grants, so we see many opportunities to support and guide them as they go through their college search process, their decision process and their college journey."
Helping solve problems that arise as students are planning for post-secondary success will be a recurring theme for the Higher Education Council. Members will also influence Xello's long-term product roadmap, keep pace with industry trends and help improve customer service and support.
"At Xello, we are committed to helping students develop confidence in their strengths and a stronger sense of purpose towards wherever their paths may lead," McQuillen said. "Our platform is used by over 8,000 schools across North America and has earned a reputation as a high-quality college and career planning solution for K-12 school districts."
Xello has won numerous awards, including an EdTech Award for best career planning solution. Representatives from Xello will be attending the National Association for College Admissions Counseling from September 20th through 24th in Houston.
Xello's mission is to help anyone, anywhere in the world create a successful future through self-knowledge, exploration and planning. With more than 20 years in the education software industry, the team at Xello has helped millions of educators and millions of students become future ready with its suite of online platforms. Based in Toronto, Canada, Xello's award-winning future readiness programs are used globally by nearly eight million students and educators. Learn more about Xello at www.xello.world.
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...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES...
.A south swell may briefly push surf heights to advisory levels
along south facing shores later today.
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
HST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Surf 7 to 10 feet.
* WHERE...South facing shores of all Hawaiian Islands.
* WHEN...6 AM HST today through 6 AM HST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Moderate. Expect strong breaking waves, shore break,
and strong longshore and rip currents making swimming
difficult and dangerous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Beachgoers, swimmers, and surfers should heed all advice given by
ocean safety officials and exercise caution.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) - Mostly cloudy to start for windward spots with morning showers likely for windward O'ahu, then partly cloudy. Mostly sunny in the morning for leeward sections, then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs 84 to 89. Trade winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight, Partly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 69 to 74. Trade winds 10 to 20 mph.
Trade winds will remain gentle to moderate this week, delivering a few showers to windward areas. Winds will be light enough to allow afternoon sea breezes to bring some clouds and showers to leeward areas as well. Shower coverage and intensity may increase from Wednesday into Friday as moisture increases and the atmosphere becomes unstable. Light to moderate east to southeast winds are expected next weekend.
High Surf Advisory for south facing shores
A small, medium to long period south southwest swell will continue to build in through the day. This swell, in tandem with the arrival of a low, medium period southeast swell, has a High Surf Advisory (HSA) in effect through 6 AM HST Tuesday. A small, medium period easterly swell from former Tropical Cyclone Kay will also move around the chain through Tuesday. The combination of these three swells will keep surf elevated along many southeast and east-facing shorelines into the middle of the week.
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Bezos rocket fails during liftoff, only experiments aboard
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos’ rocket company suffered its first launch failure Monday. No one was aboard, only science experiments.
The Blue Origin rocket veered off course over West Texas about a minute after liftoff. The capsule’s launch abort system immediately kicked in, lifting the craft off the top. Several minutes later, the capsule parachuted onto the remote desert floor.
Blue Origin’s launch commentary went silent when the capsule catapulted off the rocket, later announcing: “It appears we’ve experienced an anomaly with today’s flight. This wasn’t planned.”
The mishap occurred as the rocket was traveling nearly 700 mph at an altitude of about 28,000 feet. There was no video shown of the rocket - only the capsule - after the failure occurred. The rocket usually lands upright on the desert floor and then is recycled for future flights; clearly, that did not happen this time.
Launch commentator Erika Wagner said the capsule managed to escape successfully, with the webcast showing it reaching a maximum altitude of more than 37,000 feet (11,300 meters). Thirty-six experiments were on board, half sponsored by NASA.
“Booster failure on today’s uncrewed flight. Escape system performed as designed,” the company tweeted later.
No further details were provided.
It was the 23rd flight for the New Shepard program, named after the first American in space, Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard. The same kind of rocket and capsule have been used to carry paying passengers on 10-minute rides to the edge of space. It was the ninth flight for this rocket.
Its most recent passenger flight was just last month. Bezos was on the first New Shepard crew last summer. Altogether, Blue Origin has carried 31 people to the edge of space. The company’s headquarters is in Kent, Washington.
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The fight against an age-old effort to block Americans from voting
As a new wave of restrictions makes voting harder for people who struggle to read — now 1 in 5 Americans — people like Olivia Coley-Pearson have taken up the fight, even if it makes her a target.
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InvestigateTV - For nearly 10 hours on Georgia’s primary day, Olivia Coley-Pearson tracked down every potential voter she could find, working two cellphones as she paced the parking lot outside the polls, repeating the same message: “You need to tell all your cousins, your brothers, your sisters, your aunts, your uncles — everybody you know — to come on down here to vote.”
A third of her neighbors in Coffee County struggle to read at a basic level, and she wanted to make sure they had help navigating their ballots. In the late afternoon, she slid behind the sparkly pink steering wheel of her SUV for her final push of the day, heading down a long stretch of road where buildings gave way to fields and thickets of pine. She turned in to the Kinwood Estates mobile home park and stopped at the edge of a familiar dirt driveway just as Shondriana Jones, 30, bounded down the steps of a trailer.
“I can’t find my ID and Mama, she’s still at work,” Jones said.
Coley-Pearson has helped the family vote for years — she’s known them since she and Jones’ mother, Sabrina Fillmore, were young. Now 60, Coley-Pearson serves as a city commissioner in Douglas, the majority-Black county seat. Fillmore, 54, works at the local poultry plant cutting chickens. Neither Fillmore nor her daughter can read beyond a first-grade level, but they rarely miss an election, believing their votes can influence everything from their electricity costs to the way police treat them.
Coley-Pearson urged Jones to track down a utility bill to prove her identity at the election office just as Fillmore returned from a 10-hour shift, exhausted. With the women aboard, Coley-Pearson started the car, anxiety brewing in her mind.
Even though federal law guaranteed the two women the right to have someone help them vote, Coley-Pearson knew too well that this right was under attack. For all of the recent uproar over voting rights, little attention has been paid to one of the most sustained and brazen suppression campaigns in America: the effort to block help at the voting booth for people who struggle to read — a group that amounts to about 48 million Americans, or more than a fifth of the adult population. “How the system is set up, it disenfranchises people,” said Coley-Pearson, who blames Southern political leaders for throwing up hurdles. “It’s by design, I believe, because they want to maintain that power and that control.”
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Conservative politicians have long used harsh tactics against voters who can’t read — poor, often Black and Latino Americans who have been failed by the U.S. education system and who conservatives feared would vote for liberal candidates. Some states have required voters who needed help to sign an affidavit explaining why they need assistance; some have prevented voters who couldn’t read from bringing sample ballots to the polls and limited the number of voters that a volunteer could help read a ballot. Time and again, federal courts have struck down such restrictions as illegal and unconstitutional. Inevitably, states just create more.
Over the last two years, the myth of election fraud, supercharged by former President Donald Trump in the wake of his 2020 loss, has fueled a barrage of new restrictions. While they do not all target voters who struggle to read, they make it especially challenging for voters with low literacy skills to get help casting ballots.
Last year, Georgia passed a law limiting who can return or even touch a completed absentee ballot. Florida expanded the radius around election locations in which volunteers are prohibited from asking people if they need help. Texas passed a law prohibiting voters’ assistants from answering questions or paraphrasing complicated language on the ballot; a federal judge struck down several sections of the law in June. But the court left other provisions in place, including ones that increase penalties for helping voters who don’t qualify and require people who assist voters to fill out more paperwork. Texas did not appeal the decision.
To understand the impact of low-literacy voters going uncounted, ProPublica analyzed data on turnout from the three most recent national elections and compared it to average estimated literacy levels for over 3,000 counties. We found that as literacy rates decline, voter participation tends to decrease. (Read more about our analysis, and the data used, in our methodology.)
It is impossible to say precisely what role literacy plays in voter turnout. There are many other factors that contribute to lower participation, including some closely intertwined with literacy, such as income and education level. But to put the importance of reading ability in perspective, our analysis found that if low-literacy counties had turnout similar to high-literacy counties, they could have added up to about 7 million votes to the national total for each of those three elections.
This is meaningful, considering that some of the most consequential elections of our time have come down to the narrowest of margins:
Despite losing the popular vote, Trump secured the presidency in 2016 by winning Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan by a margin of just under 80,000 total votes.
President Joe Biden prevailed in 2020 by winning Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin by just over 40,000 votes combined.
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Coley-Pearson recognizes the importance of this moment for Georgia, which is no stranger to close elections. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp faces another challenge from Democrat Stacey Abrams, and Sen. Raphael Warnock is attempting to hold on to his seat in a race that could tip the Senate back to Republican control. But to Coley-Pearson, helping people vote isn’t only about politics or even just about their rights as individuals. It is about the future of democracy at a time when it seems like the views of the majority are being marginalized by the actions of the few.
As a child in the 1970s, she’d watched as her mother, Gladys Coley — who stood just above 5 feet and had only an eighth grade education — rose to the helm of the local NAACP and challenged the discriminatory school system and police department. Her mother begged her not to return from college in Atlanta, but Coley-Pearson wanted to fight for the people of Coffee County, too. As she headed to the polls on primary day this past May, though, she couldn’t subdue her fear that by helping Jones and Fillmore, she was putting a target on her own back.
Over the course of several years, she’d become tangled in an investigation of supposed voter fraud, which took aim at her attempts to assist voters who requested help. She had pleaded her case to television cameras and at a hearing before the state’s highest election official. She had even wound up in jail.
“Intimidation is real,” Coley-Pearson said. “If we don’t continue to vote, they’re going to have us right back where it used to be.”
Coley-Pearson was born in an era when Southern states forced convoluted literacy tests on voters to keep Black people out of the polls. In those days, local voting officials often made exceptions for white people who couldn’t read. In 1965, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act prohibiting racial discrimination at the polls. That didn’t stop white conservatives, especially in the South, from continuing to discriminate against voters with low literacy skills, who, due to centuries of oppression, were disproportionately Black.
Conservatives argued that removing barriers for voters who couldn’t read would allow the federal government to overrule states’ decisions on how to run local elections and would hand more votes to liberal candidates. Clearly, they said, voters with low reading skills would be easily swayed by anyone assisting them, leading to rampant fraud.
“Today the bureaucrats are issuing certificates to vote to people who cannot read the ballot nor even the instructions on a ballot or on a voting machine,” segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace declared in late 1965. “The left wing liberals need as many illiterates as they can get to vote in order to keep them in power.”
The Rev. Fred C. Bennette Jr., a civil rights movement organizer, right, instructs Black people in Atlanta how to fill out registration forms in 1963. (AP Photo/Horace Cort)
By 1981, voters of color, including those with low literacy levels, still faced “white resistance and hostility,” according to a U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report. “For many minority voters, the kind of assistance that they receive at the polls determines whether they will vote,” the report stated. “If minority voters who do not speak English or who are illiterate receive inadequate assistance, they may become too frustrated and discouraged to vote or they may mark their ballots in such a way that they will not be counted.”
Congress amended the Voting Rights Act in 1982 to affirm that voters who need help due to an “inability to read” could bring someone, other than their employer or union representative, to assist them in the voting booth. A string of subsequent lawsuits shows this federal action again failed to eradicate the discrimination.
In a 2001 case, the federal justice department claimed that white poll managers in Charleston County, South Carolina, were intimidating Black voters who requested assistance. According to testimony given in the case, the poll workers launched a barrage of questions at these voters, such as, “Can’t you read and write? And didn’t you just sign in? And you know how to spell your name, why can’t you just vote by yourself? And do you really need voter assistance?”
A federal judge found that there was “significant evidence of intimidation and harassment,” but said evidence of the mistreatment was too “anecdotal” to take direct action.
In 2012, the chairman of Coffee County’s board of elections filed a complaint against Coley-Pearson and three other residents, alleging that they’d assisted voters who didn’t legally qualify for help. Georgia law only allows voters to receive assistance if they are disabled or cannot read English. The secretary of state’s office, then under Kemp’s leadership, initiated an investigation.
The following summer, a 52-year-old line cook named Alvin Williams answered his phone to find a state investigator on the other end. The man had questions about the 2012 election. “It looks like you were assisted by Olivia Pearson,” said state investigator Glenn Archie, in a recording obtained by ProPublica. (Archie did not respond to a request for comment.) “It’s not marked why she assisted you and I was wondering why you needed assistance.”
The tone of the man’s voice made Williams nervous. “Because I can’t read. I’m illiterate,” Williams told Archie. He’d dropped out of school at 16 to work full time catching chickens and selling them to the local poultry plant, a job he’d skipped classes for since he was 11 to help support his family.
“I’m sure she read the candidates to you,” Archie said. “Did you get to pick the people you wanted to vote for?”
“Yes, sir,” Williams said. “I can’t read. That’s why she was helping me.”
“That’s no problem,” the investigator assured him. “She can assist you if you have problems reading.”
But the call left Williams humiliated and fearful of how his vote could be used against him or Coley-Pearson. “I don’t fool with the law,” he said in a recent interview. “And I don’t do nothing for them to fool with me.”
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Some other voters told investigators that they had requested and received help even though they could read. The investigation found that Coley-Pearson and the other volunteers neglected to verify whether some voters qualified for help and incorrectly filled out forms indicating why voters needed assistance. It also found that election workers failed to include required information on many forms and turned them in without making sure they were accurate.
Testifying at a 2016 hearing chaired by Kemp, Coley-Pearson maintained that she hadn’t broken any laws. In response to a poll worker’s claim that she’d touched the voting machine, Coley-Pearson said she’d merely accompanied voters who had requested her assistance and stood by to answer questions about the process or read names on the ballot. She said she followed the instructions of the poll workers, signing forms when directed.
“If someone asks me for help, I felt an obligation to try to assist if I could,” she testified at the hearing, stressing that she never told anyone who to vote for. Coley-Pearson suspected there was a deeper significance to the investigation and told the board, “Sometimes things are done to try to maybe dis-encourage, or whatever, other people from voting, and I don’t feel like that is fair.”
The state election board chose not to recommend her case for criminal prosecution, but a local district attorney’s office prosecuted her anyway, which made national headlines in BuzzFeed. It charged her with two felonies for improperly assisting a voter and for signing a form that gave a false reason for why a voter needed assistance. The trial ended with a hung jury. One of two Black people on the jury told a local reporter that she was the only holdout; everyone else voted to find Coley-Pearson guilty. She was tried again in a nearby county and, after about 20 minutes of deliberations, the new jury acquitted her of all charges. The district attorney’s office did not respond to ProPublica’s emailed questions.
On the day of Georgia’s primary elections in May, ProPublica followed Olivia Coley-Pearson to capture what it takes to ensure that voters who need help can get it.
Three other volunteers took plea deals in which they admitted to making false statements on forms indicating the reason that a voter needed assistance; in exchange, they got probation, after which any fines would be waived. One of them, James Curtis Hicks, said that if he had fought his case and lost, he could have faced jail time or a mountain of fines. He didn’t want to take any risks. “Around here, to me, they target the leaders, the people that are standing up for the rights of the minority,” he said in a recent interview. “To shut me and Ms. Pearson down, it would stop a whole lot of people going to the polls.”
For years, the 59-year-old truck driver had kept tabs on Coffee County voters to see if they needed help reading the ballot. But after the settlement, he stopped. “I didn’t want a focus on me to suppress anyone else,” he said. “I really felt intimidated.”
But the charges didn’t deter Coley-Pearson.
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Before Jones could vote that May afternoon, she needed to get temporary identification. Dodging the pouring rain, she and Coley-Pearson scuttled into the elections office shortly before it closed. At nearly 6 feet tall, Coley-Pearson towered over the woman sitting behind a plexiglass barrier.
“She needs a voter ID, sweetie,” Coley-Pearson said, leaning in. The woman handed Jones an application.
“You need me to do it, baby?” Coley-Pearson asked softly.
Jones nodded, “Yes, ma’am.”
The woman at the counter emphasized that Jones had to complete it on her own.
“She has trouble reading and writing,” Coley-Pearson said.
After a tense moment, the woman agreed that Coley-Pearson could fill out the form. She read the questions out loud and filled in Jones’ answers, pointing out which lines to sign and date.
Jones is in the third generation of her family that is not able to read. Her grandmother never learned how, and her mother, Fillmore, left high school in her sophomore year, after frequently being disciplined for fighting. As an adult, Fillmore briefly attended an education program to help her learn how to read, but she felt discouraged and left.
Jones graduated from high school in Coffee County but says she reads at the same first-grade level as her mother. She remembers attending special education classes with more field trips than written assignments and says teachers never diagnosed her with a learning disability or gave her one-on-one assistance. School administrators also frequently suspended her for fighting, she said. “They were trying to get rid of me.”
Coffee County has long failed to provide an equal education for students of color. In 1969, federal officials sued its school board for refusing to integrate white and Black schools. Even after the school system was integrated, Black students continued to receive fewer academic resources and harsher punishments than their white peers. A decade ago, the district acknowledged its shortcomings in reading instruction and the need to rectify its problems with literacy, which were more pronounced for Black students.
The county’s lower literacy rate is related to its high poverty rate, and since integration, the district has worked to increase opportunities for students of color, Coffee County School District Superintendent Morris Leis said in an email; he added that the district does not use discipline to “push out” children who have academic challenges, and it has reduced racial disparities in discipline after it initiated a new program in 2014. By that time, Jones had graduated.
She aspires to learn how to read through an adult education program and to eventually work at a child care center, but she cannot do so without steady transportation. She has not applied for a driver’s license; though she could take the written test orally like her mother did, she hasn’t been able to find someone who has time to help her study the examination booklet.
Ordinary tasks are often insurmountable for her. She owns a smartphone, but mining the web for information is daunting. After she fell several months behind on her electric payments, she could not read the notice that warned her lights would be cut off. She likely qualifies for low-cost internet, but she cannot navigate the instructions for accessing it. When she takes her son to the doctor’s office, she prints his first and last name on the forms but asks the staff for help with the rest. Unable to decipher her most valuable documents, like her birth certificate, she entrusts them to her aunt, who can read and helps determine what she needs for appointments and applications.
Jones worries most about keeping up with her 4-year-old son as he grows. She can read beginner books to him, but she knows his knowledge will soon surpass her own.
For Jones, the voting process itself is like a literacy test. If she changes her address, she cannot easily update her registration. If she enters the polling booth alone, she may recognize a few names on the ballot, but any unfamiliar words could confound her, particularly when it comes to the often-confusing constitutional amendments. She prefers voting by mail, which allows her more time to process her choices, but Georgia’s new election law is making that more difficult. The law has banned outside groups from mailing out absentee ballot applications that have the resident’s information already filled in, and it has limited who can submit the applications on voters’ behalf. The law does include exceptions for people helping “illiterate” voters, but experts say its limit on assistance could still discourage those voters from requesting help.
“Any law that limits assistance is going to have an impact on voters with limited literacy,” said Sean Morales-Doyle, acting director of voting rights at the Brennan Center for Justice. “Whether or not that’s the intention of the lawmakers, that’s always a difficult thing to say. But I do think sometimes it may very well be the intention.”
Across the country, people like Jones are stumbling through inscrutable election processes fraught with poor ballot design and rigid registration rules. Some are choosing not to vote at all. (Read more about how some states are trying to make voting more accessible.) “We know in general that the more barriers we put in front of people, the lower the participation rate,” said Donald Moynihan, a professor of public policy at Georgetown University. “Even if someone with lower literacy has the same desire to vote as someone reading this article, they have to overcome more barriers.”
In 2014, for example, Ohio legislators began requiring voters to fill out more complicated versions of absentee and provisional ballot forms while at the same time limiting the assistance they could get from poll workers. Minor errors in the paperwork could lead to people’s votes not being counted. In a lawsuit, the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless claimed that the laws disproportionately harmed poor, nonwhite and low-literacy voters who would be more likely to have their ballots rejected for minor errors.
Data submitted as evidence shows that thousands of forms were tossed in the 2014 and 2015 general elections for simple problems such as incomplete addresses and birthdays. Poll workers refused one form because the street name “Cuthbert” was misspelled as “Cuthberth.” Several others were rejected because birth dates were listed as the current date, an indicator that voters may not have understood the instructions.
In 2016, a federal judge struck down the measures, concluding they disproportionately harmed Black voters. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that state rules requiring perfect completion of absentee ballot forms posed an undue burden to voters. But the panel said the other measures were minimally disruptive and left in place regulations that limited the assistance voters could get from poll workers and the amount of time voters were given to correct errors on absentee and provisional ballots.
“What the case demonstrates is the indifference of officials from one political party, and of unfortunately many federal judges, to voting rights and to the need to make voting not only secure, but relatively unburdensome,” said Subodh Chandra, an attorney for the plaintiffs.
A similar law in Georgia suspended voter registration applications when the information on the form didn’t exactly match a driver’s license or social security record. (If voters didn’t correct the information within 26 months, Georgia could cancel their registrations.) When then-Secretary of State Kemp ran for governor against Stacey Abrams in 2018, his office suspended the applications of an estimated 53,000 voters, most of them Black, due to these discrepancies. Kemp won the election by about 55,000 votes.
A federal judge ordered Georgia to ease the restrictive program, calling it a “severe burden” on some voters. Politicians, academics and advocates have accused Kemp of voter suppression not only for suspending registration applications over minor discrepancies, but also for purging tens of thousands of infrequent voters from the rolls — a more aggressive effort than is made in other states.
Kemp press secretary Katie Bryd disputed the allegations and noted that Kemp had implemented automatic voter registration through the state’s department of motor vehicles in 2016, which added hundreds of thousands of eligible voters to the rolls. “Politically driven, irresponsible accusations of voter suppression alleged at Governor Kemp have been repeatedly found void of basic facts and validity,” Byrd said in an email.
Today, voters flagged for minor discrepancies in their registration paperwork can no longer be removed from the rolls, but they do have to show a photo identification before they vote.
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As Coley-Pearson parked at the polling station, her thoughts flew back to a similar day not long ago when she wound up handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser.
In October 2020 — more than two years after she was cleared of the felony charges — she was standing in a voting booth helping a young woman with low literacy skills read a ballot, as is allowed by law, when the county’s election supervisor, Misty Martin, confronted her. Martin yelled at Coley-Pearson to not touch the machines and told her she was barred from returning to the polls. Coley-Pearson said she wasn’t touching any machines. “We’re done,” she told the young woman after she finished voting. “Let’s go.”
Martin, who also has used the last names Hampton and Hayes, called the police to report that Coley-Pearson was disruptive, and the department issued a trespass warning barring her from the polls indefinitely. Later that morning, when Coley-Pearson returned to drop off another voter, she was arrested in the parking lot and charged with criminal trespassing. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into election interference claims in Coffee County, including an incident in which Martin allowed several computer experts connected with Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 results into her offices, where they may have had access to election systems; Martin resigned from her county post under pressure last year. She did not respond to ProPublica’s questions related to either incident.
The charge hung over Coley-Pearson for nearly two years; this past June, a state judge agreed to drop the case if she signed a consent order agreeing to follow election law. “There was no evidence of any crime here,” Coley-Pearson said. “It feels like you’re fighting a losing battle.”
Her daughters see how the last several years have worn her down. AiyEsha Coley said she would sometimes wake up at 4 a.m. to feed her newborn and would find her mother on Facebook, reading through disparaging comments. Her daughters have long campaigned for her to retire from city commission, scared that the stress might eventually kill her. She’s starting to come around, and she plans to leave her post next year.
Now peering into her back seat, Coley-Pearson worried her presence could interfere with Jones and Fillmore’s ability to vote. “I did not want any type of confrontation, I did not want any kind of accusations, I just didn’t want any hassle,” she said.
She told them she would not be going in with them and instructed two close friends to help them instead. “When you get through, you all come down there to the tent,” she said, motioning to where her volunteers were sitting out of reach of the rain.
Coley-Pearson watched the women shuffle into the building and fretted as she waited, leaning on her mobile walker at the edge of the parking lot with a group of volunteer canvassers. She had reminded her friends of the rules, but she knew that sometimes, following them was not enough. “They might try to look for anything they could use against them,” she said.
After nearly an hour, Jones and her mother emerged, beaming.
Coley-Pearson’s nerves settled, at least for the moment.
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Grottoes woman says custom prosthetic helps get her life back
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Virginia Prosthetics and Orthotics has helped thousands of patients by restoring their mobility and functionality.
One woman from Grottoes said the office in Harrisonburg did much more than that. They gave Gloria Munson her life back and helped her get back to doing the things she loves.
In 2020, Munson was attacked by her bull dog.
“It was a big American Bull Dog about 120 pounds. He was the love of our life. His name was Petey,” Munson said.
Petey had gone after her chihuahua. When Munson tried to break up the fight, Petey turned on her.
“He viciously mauled me and broke both of my arms. He snapped both of my arms in half, and then he proceeded to pull my hands off,” Munson said.
Munson was somehow able to call her husband, who was just five minutes away. They tried calling for help but couldn’t reach dispatchers.
Munson’s husband picked up Gloria and tried to take her to the nearby rescue squad. No one was there.
“He finally found the button. He pushed it,” Munson said. “He said my wife needs an ambulance. They said, ‘we’re two minutes away.”
When the crews arrived, they realized Munson needed to be airlifted to UVA for treatment, but due to windy conditions, they couldn’t fly.
They were finally able to make it to UVA, and Munson fought for her life in the hospital. She underwent several surgeries.
“I wanted to live, and I wanted to have life. I didn’t care what it was,” Munson said.
She did end up losing half of her left hand, but the doctors said she was lucky because it could have been much worse.
“At that point, I only had a a tiny bit of movement. I just kept pushing because I just wasn’t going to give up,” Munson recalled.
Part of moving forward for Gloria was getting a prosthetic arm. Virginia Prosthetics and Orthotics helped her get exactly what she needed.
“Gloria’s goals were to get back to her life, but also to protect her arm. She has high sensitivity from scar tissue and skin grafting along the entire side of her arm and her hand... and also having a full palm to hold things with,” Briana Gascho, a certified prosthetist and orthotist with Virginia Prosthetics and Orthotics, said.
Aside from functionality, Munson was also looking for fashion and an arm that reflected who she is.
“I like lace, and pearls, and pink, and rhinestones, and diamonds,” Munson said. “I picked out fingers, I picked out lace, I picked out colors.”
Then it was up to Virginia Prosthetics and Orthotics to make it happen.
It started by taking measurements and getting an impression of the arm. A test version was made first in order to see what other adjustments need to made.
“To meet all of those goals, it allows a person to have the best quality of life, and that’s really what we’re here to do,” Gascho explained.
Gascho said there are a number of steps needed to get a prosthesis like this, and she was with Munson every step of the way.
“I was really thankful to have the time to take to go to appointments with her with her doctor to make sure we got everything we needed in order to proceed,” Gascho said.
And when she finally got to see her new arm, Munson said she started to feel like herself again.
“She put this on me, and I had my hand again. I had my life back again. it was like I could use my arms and hands and it was beautiful and I was able to have the rest of me back,” She said.
And Munson’s grandkids got their “grammy” back.
“Life gets better, but you have to have a really good attitude and an open mind. There is going to be some pain, but it’s all about attitude,” Munson explained. “I’ve got a sparkle in it now.”
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Veteran actor Sheryl Lee Ralph has been nominated for an Emmy for her role as a tough but loving kindergarten teacher on the comedy series Abbott Elementary. With just a glance, Mrs. Howard can get an unruly class to quietly sit down or to line up single file — and Ralph is no slouch at classroom management either.
"It's about letting [kids] know that boundaries are there for a reason," Ralph says. "On set, everybody is always amazed at why the students in my 'class' are always the quietest, the best and the most engaged, and I just talk to them that way and we talk with each other and my set is always ready to go."
Ralph got her first big break in the 1977 Sidney Poitier film A Piece of the Action, and an even bigger break came in 1981 when she starred in the hit Broadway musical Dreamgirls. After the success of Dreamgirls, Ralph moved to L.A. but found there were few roles available to Black actors.
She recalls one studio casting director telling her, "'Everybody knows you're a beautiful, talented Black girl, but what do I do with a beautiful, talented Black girl? Do I put you in a movie with Tom Cruise? Does he kiss you? Who goes to see that movie?'"
But Ralph kept pushing to find a place for herself in Hollywood. She won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in the 1990 film To Sleep With Anger, and, from 1996 to 2001, played Brandy's stepmother on the popular sitcom Moesha. And then there's her current Emmy nomination for Abbott.
"Whether I get that trophy in my hand or not, I already feel like a winner," she says. "The love that has been shown to me, showered on me, the flowers that have been given to me, literally and figuratively. I feel like a winner. And forever after this, I will always be Tony-nominated, Emmy-nominated Sheryl Lee Ralph. Oh my God! I feel so good and so happy and so excited."
Interview highlights
On almost giving up acting
About 15 years ago, things weren't happening the way that I thought they might. ... And then I just happened to have a run-in with a casting director who was dropping her daughter off at the same school my daughter attended. And she said, "What are you doing?" And I said, "Well, actually, I'm not doing too much." And she basically stopped in her tracks and said, "That must be because you must not want to do too much or you've forgotten who you are." And I was like, "Wow. What a perfect moment." And it really took that moment to reexamine my career, reexamine who was representing me and get out there and get better representation, which I did with my current manager, Lisa Wright. And what she was able to do, with the trajectory that she was able to put me on, is exactly where I am, exactly where she told me I deserve to be.
On what she learned on the set of Sidney Poitier's 1977 film, A Piece of the Action, her first big break
I learned an awful lot. ... But as I left that set, he gave me this little makeup box that had everything in it for me to be able to continue to learn how to do my makeup and all the things that we might need as young actors of color. Because he said, "They're not prepared for you. They're not ready for you. So you're going to have to be ready yourself." Hence me always saying "I stay ready" – because he really, really taught me that I had to stay ready because they weren't going to do the job for me.
On her love of '60s Black girl groups
How could I not love a good girl group? And they just kept coming at me. I loved The Supremes. I loved The 5th Dimension. I loved The Three Degrees. Oh, my God! All different shades and beauties of Black women. Just singing and a voice that I could represent and acknowledge — and I loved it. I loved their clothes. I loved their hair. I loved everything about them!
On developing anorexia during the Dreamgirls Broadway run
I think it was the fact that I started to feel like I was invisible. I started to feel like I was not really seen. As an actor, you create a full character. And then there are people who want to say, "Well, you can't sing." And it's like, it's not that I can't sing, it's that my character is not supposed to sing with the same sort of pain and feeling and power of Effie! ... I'm more pop. I'm more the cheerleader with the velvet hammer: "Let's look beautiful. Let's put on our gowns. Let's go out there and entertain the people. None of our pain needs to be shared with our audience. It's for us to just be fabulous and beautiful," which in some ways is Sheryl, too. My pain is not for the audience. My pain is for myself. And I think what happens when you develop things like anorexia, which we did not know anything about at that time, it's because you feel out of control. You feel you cannot control it and what's going on around you, but you can control yourself. And what I could control was my body and what I ate — and so I didn't eat.
On the impact of losing so many friends in the theater community to AIDS
It really was a shock to my humanity. It was a shock to the little church girl in me that people could be suffering, people could be dying, and human beings found it easy to not care, not love. You'd have families just dump their dying children off on church stair steps like they were bags of used clothing for a rummage sale — and it was OK. Great evangelists and Christians were OK with getting on TV and saying the most awful things about human beings ever just because. And to me, it was an assault to my humanity. And that's why I got involved in simply daring to care. And I was shocked that I was literally being challenged about caring for other human beings.
On her son surviving being shot in Philadelphia
My son graduated from Drexel and [went to] one of those parties before graduation, too much drinking, ended up in the wrong neighborhood. And somebody used him for target practice. Shot him three times. ... And one day I was talking with Trayvon Martin's mom and we were talking about gun violence. And she looked at me and she said, "I wish my son was still alive." And I was just so sad at that moment because you can't help but be scarred by these things. But I look at my son every day and I know what a miracle is because my son's alive. And by the grace of God, that bullet, he carries a scar on his forehead, but he still has his leg and he's alive.
Heidi Saman and Thea Chaloner produced and edited this interview for broadcast. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Ciera Crawford adapted it for the web.
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| 2022-09-12T16:46:47Z
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The Justice Department and lawyers representing former president Donald Trump continue to tussle over his request for a special master to review the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago.
It's not just that the two sides don't see eye to eye about whether a special master should be part of the proceedings in the first place — they disagree on fundamental details including who should fill the role, how long the process should take and who should cover the costs, as a joint court filing submitted on Friday reveals.
Responding on Monday to the DOJ's latest attempt to block the move, Trump's lawyers reaffirmed their call for a special master to review the recovered documents, which they said may not actually be classified.
They described the criminal investigation as a document storage dispute that's gotten out of control, and said Trump has an "unfettered right" to access those presidential records. Federal prosecutors say the special master proceedings are harming national security by preventing them from using classified material in their criminal probe.
Each side submitted two picks to be special master for the case on Friday, after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon approved Trump's request.
The Justice Department has proposed two former federal judges for the job: Barbara Jones (appointed by Bill Clinton) and Thomas Griffith (a George W. Bush appointee). Trump's picks are retired federal Judge Raymond J. Dearie (appointed by Ronald Reagan) and Paul Huck, Jr. (a conservative lawyer who has served in Florida state government).
Both parties are due to respond to each other's candidates at some point on Monday.
Essentially, the two camps will tell Cannon whether they have agreed on a candidate or whether she is going to have to make that decision, as former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg tells Morning Edition's A Martínez.
"The whole idea here — and I get what Judge Cannon was trying to do, although I don't think she did a particularly good job of it — was to give this process the imprimatur of neutrality, to find a third party, an outsider, somebody with no stake in the outcome to make a review of the documents that were seized and make certain determinations," Rosenberg adds. "I guess any of these people would be fine, but that sort of begets another question ... which is whether you need a special master at all to begin with, and I'm not sure you do."
When choosing a candidate, experience and clearance are key
Rosenberg believes there are two main criteria that Cannon will take into consideration when deciding whom to appoint as special master.
"The nominees for the job ... all strike me as okay, but experience and the ability to hold and maintain a security clearance would be foremost among their qualifications," he says.
Security clearance is important because there might be classified documents at issue. Rosenberg stresses the word "might" because the Justice Department doesn't believe that the special master should be overseeing that particular part of the case. And he says former federal judges all have experience handling these sorts of issues, which is important too.
The timeline is another point of contention
The Justice Department would like the review process to wrap by mid-October, while Trump's legal team wants it to run for 90 days (which means it would finish after the midterm elections).
If the Justice Department had its way there wouldn't be a special master at all, Rosenberg points out. He says the department wants to expedite the process so that it can resume its investigation into the obstruction and mishandling of government secrets, because "investigations don't get better with age."
"That's a way of thinking about the Trump team's position," he adds. "Typically for subjects of investigations, for defendants, delay helps because, again, cases don't get better with age."
All roads lead back to the original investigation
Cannon ruled that the Justice Department can't use the seized documents in its criminal investigation until the special master has completed their work. At the same time, she said the intelligence community can continue its review of potential national security risks.
Can those threads be untangled? The government says no. And Rosenberg, who calls this issue "probably the most important aspect" of the case, agrees.
"From my perspective ... they're one in the same," he says. "How do you do a damage assessment unless the FBI is permitted to continue its criminal investigation [into] if documents were passed, for instance? That's something the intelligence community would need to know."
Rosenberg concludes: "It seems like an artificial distinction and the most problematic aspect of Judge Cannon's ruling."
This interview was produced by Kaity Kline and edited by Nell Clark.
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Veteran actor Sheryl Lee Ralph has been nominated for an Emmy for her role as a tough but loving kindergarten teacher on the comedy series Abbott Elementary. With just a glance, Mrs. Howard can get an unruly class to quietly sit down or to line up single file — and Ralph is no slouch at classroom management either.
"It's about letting [kids] know that boundaries are there for a reason," Ralph says. "On set, everybody is always amazed at why the students in my 'class' are always the quietest, the best and the most engaged, and I just talk to them that way and we talk with each other and my set is always ready to go."
Ralph got her first big break in the 1977 Sidney Poitier film A Piece of the Action, and an even bigger break came in 1981 when she starred in the hit Broadway musical Dreamgirls. After the success of Dreamgirls, Ralph moved to L.A. but found there were few roles available to Black actors.
She recalls one studio casting director telling her, "'Everybody knows you're a beautiful, talented Black girl, but what do I do with a beautiful, talented Black girl? Do I put you in a movie with Tom Cruise? Does he kiss you? Who goes to see that movie?'"
But Ralph kept pushing to find a place for herself in Hollywood. She won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in the 1990 film To Sleep With Anger, and, from 1996 to 2001, played Brandy's stepmother on the popular sitcom Moesha. And then there's her current Emmy nomination for Abbott.
"Whether I get that trophy in my hand or not, I already feel like a winner," she says. "The love that has been shown to me, showered on me, the flowers that have been given to me, literally and figuratively. I feel like a winner. And forever after this, I will always be Tony-nominated, Emmy-nominated Sheryl Lee Ralph. Oh my God! I feel so good and so happy and so excited."
Interview highlights
On almost giving up acting
About 15 years ago, things weren't happening the way that I thought they might. ... And then I just happened to have a run-in with a casting director who was dropping her daughter off at the same school my daughter attended. And she said, "What are you doing?" And I said, "Well, actually, I'm not doing too much." And she basically stopped in her tracks and said, "That must be because you must not want to do too much or you've forgotten who you are." And I was like, "Wow. What a perfect moment." And it really took that moment to reexamine my career, reexamine who was representing me and get out there and get better representation, which I did with my current manager, Lisa Wright. And what she was able to do, with the trajectory that she was able to put me on, is exactly where I am, exactly where she told me I deserve to be.
On what she learned on the set of Sidney Poitier's 1977 film, A Piece of the Action, her first big break
I learned an awful lot. ... But as I left that set, he gave me this little makeup box that had everything in it for me to be able to continue to learn how to do my makeup and all the things that we might need as young actors of color. Because he said, "They're not prepared for you. They're not ready for you. So you're going to have to be ready yourself." Hence me always saying "I stay ready" – because he really, really taught me that I had to stay ready because they weren't going to do the job for me.
On her love of '60s Black girl groups
How could I not love a good girl group? And they just kept coming at me. I loved The Supremes. I loved The 5th Dimension. I loved The Three Degrees. Oh, my God! All different shades and beauties of Black women. Just singing and a voice that I could represent and acknowledge — and I loved it. I loved their clothes. I loved their hair. I loved everything about them!
On developing anorexia during the Dreamgirls Broadway run
I think it was the fact that I started to feel like I was invisible. I started to feel like I was not really seen. As an actor, you create a full character. And then there are people who want to say, "Well, you can't sing." And it's like, it's not that I can't sing, it's that my character is not supposed to sing with the same sort of pain and feeling and power of Effie! ... I'm more pop. I'm more the cheerleader with the velvet hammer: "Let's look beautiful. Let's put on our gowns. Let's go out there and entertain the people. None of our pain needs to be shared with our audience. It's for us to just be fabulous and beautiful," which in some ways is Sheryl, too. My pain is not for the audience. My pain is for myself. And I think what happens when you develop things like anorexia, which we did not know anything about at that time, it's because you feel out of control. You feel you cannot control it and what's going on around you, but you can control yourself. And what I could control was my body and what I ate — and so I didn't eat.
On the impact of losing so many friends in the theater community to AIDS
It really was a shock to my humanity. It was a shock to the little church girl in me that people could be suffering, people could be dying, and human beings found it easy to not care, not love. You'd have families just dump their dying children off on church stair steps like they were bags of used clothing for a rummage sale — and it was OK. Great evangelists and Christians were OK with getting on TV and saying the most awful things about human beings ever just because. And to me, it was an assault to my humanity. And that's why I got involved in simply daring to care. And I was shocked that I was literally being challenged about caring for other human beings.
On her son surviving being shot in Philadelphia
My son graduated from Drexel and [went to] one of those parties before graduation, too much drinking, ended up in the wrong neighborhood. And somebody used him for target practice. Shot him three times. ... And one day I was talking with Trayvon Martin's mom and we were talking about gun violence. And she looked at me and she said, "I wish my son was still alive." And I was just so sad at that moment because you can't help but be scarred by these things. But I look at my son every day and I know what a miracle is because my son's alive. And by the grace of God, that bullet, he carries a scar on his forehead, but he still has his leg and he's alive.
Heidi Saman and Thea Chaloner produced and edited this interview for broadcast. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Ciera Crawford adapted it for the web.
Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air.
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| 2022-09-12T17:12:51Z
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The Justice Department and lawyers representing former president Donald Trump continue to tussle over his request for a special master to review the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago.
It's not just that the two sides don't see eye to eye about whether a special master should be part of the proceedings in the first place — they disagree on fundamental details including who should fill the role, how long the process should take and who should cover the costs, as a joint court filing submitted on Friday reveals.
Responding on Monday to the DOJ's latest attempt to block the move, Trump's lawyers reaffirmed their call for a special master to review the recovered documents, which they said may not actually be classified.
They described the criminal investigation as a document storage dispute that's gotten out of control, and said Trump has an "unfettered right" to access those presidential records. Federal prosecutors say the special master proceedings are harming national security by preventing them from using classified material in their criminal probe.
Each side submitted two picks to be special master for the case on Friday, after U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon approved Trump's request.
The Justice Department has proposed two former federal judges for the job: Barbara Jones (appointed by Bill Clinton) and Thomas Griffith (a George W. Bush appointee). Trump's picks are retired federal Judge Raymond J. Dearie (appointed by Ronald Reagan) and Paul Huck, Jr. (a conservative lawyer who has served in Florida state government).
Both parties are due to respond to each other's candidates at some point on Monday.
Essentially, the two camps will tell Cannon whether they have agreed on a candidate or whether she is going to have to make that decision, as former U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg tells Morning Edition's A Martínez.
"The whole idea here — and I get what Judge Cannon was trying to do, although I don't think she did a particularly good job of it — was to give this process the imprimatur of neutrality, to find a third party, an outsider, somebody with no stake in the outcome to make a review of the documents that were seized and make certain determinations," Rosenberg adds. "I guess any of these people would be fine, but that sort of begets another question ... which is whether you need a special master at all to begin with, and I'm not sure you do."
When choosing a candidate, experience and clearance are key
Rosenberg believes there are two main criteria that Cannon will take into consideration when deciding whom to appoint as special master.
"The nominees for the job ... all strike me as okay, but experience and the ability to hold and maintain a security clearance would be foremost among their qualifications," he says.
Security clearance is important because there might be classified documents at issue. Rosenberg stresses the word "might" because the Justice Department doesn't believe that the special master should be overseeing that particular part of the case. And he says former federal judges all have experience handling these sorts of issues, which is important too.
The timeline is another point of contention
The Justice Department would like the review process to wrap by mid-October, while Trump's legal team wants it to run for 90 days (which means it would finish after the midterm elections).
If the Justice Department had its way there wouldn't be a special master at all, Rosenberg points out. He says the department wants to expedite the process so that it can resume its investigation into the obstruction and mishandling of government secrets, because "investigations don't get better with age."
"That's a way of thinking about the Trump team's position," he adds. "Typically for subjects of investigations, for defendants, delay helps because, again, cases don't get better with age."
All roads lead back to the original investigation
Cannon ruled that the Justice Department can't use the seized documents in its criminal investigation until the special master has completed their work. At the same time, she said the intelligence community can continue its review of potential national security risks.
Can those threads be untangled? The government says no. And Rosenberg, who calls this issue "probably the most important aspect" of the case, agrees.
"From my perspective ... they're one in the same," he says. "How do you do a damage assessment unless the FBI is permitted to continue its criminal investigation [into] if documents were passed, for instance? That's something the intelligence community would need to know."
Rosenberg concludes: "It seems like an artificial distinction and the most problematic aspect of Judge Cannon's ruling."
This interview was produced by Kaity Kline and edited by Nell Clark.
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The Wyoming Department of Health is concerned that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are increasing.
Comparing 2021 cases with those of 2020, there was a 23.6 percent increase in chlamydia cases, a 33.5 percent increase in gonorrhea cases and a 35.5 percent increase in syphilis cases.
Kim Deti, Wyoming Department of Health’s spokeswoman, said that increase could be related to the pandemic.
“There may have been less testing. People may not have been pursuing the testing in the same way,” she said. “We're not sure about behaviors during that time as well.”
No matter the reason, Deti said it's still important to be aware of preventive strategies like using a condom and talking to partners about their sexual history. People can be infected but have no sympotoms. If left untreated, the infections can cause some long term damage.
“We say frequently the only way to know for sure that you don't have one of those viruses or infections is to get tested. So it's a good idea for many people to get tested regularly,” Deti said.
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A 2020 Center for Disease Control report shows that Wyoming has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation. In an effort to address the growing suicide rate in the state, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is holding a two-day symposium in Cheyenne on Sept. 26 and 27. Kim Deti, spokesperson of the department, said the aim of the gathering is to bring together people who have an interest in suicide prevention and find better ways of preventing people from taking their own lives.
“We have discussions, we have speakers to kind of go over the status of those prevention efforts in Wyoming, and kind of examine the situation for our state and options for what could be done to improve the situation” Deti said.
Deti noted that the symposium will expose participants to suicide warning signs, promote help-seeking behaviour, as well as highlight mental health resources in counties and communities around the state.
“Sometimes there are people who think that there is nothing that can be done about preventing suicde. That is not true. We want people to learn what some of the options are,” said Deti. “There’s the national lifeline that we encourage people to call who are in crisis. This summer the number for that was changed to 9-8-8. But if they are in immediate jeopardy we do recommend 9-1-1.”
The public is invited to attend, but the department is targeting those who have an interest in suicide prevention, teachers, mental health workers, law enforcement representatives, clinicians, and suicide researchers. Deti noted that the symposium is a platform for learning coordination opportunity among people working to address the problem of suicide in the state.
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The owner of a ranch in southeast Wyoming said four hunters who hopped onto public land near his property caused damages that could exceed $7 million. The disclosure statement was shared with Wyofile and is part of an upcoming civil suit against the hunters.
A large part of southern Wyoming is checkerboarded with private and public land so there’s lots of private and public lands meeting at corners. One of the questions of the upcoming civil case is whether a hunter crossing a corner from one public land to another trespassed on private property.
“We certainly believe in the principle that a landowner not only owns the surface, but owns a reasonable amount of the airspace above that surface,” said Jim Maggagna, the executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. “So a corner crossing, even in the manner that these particular parties did it, is a violation of that airspace.”
The Stock Growers Association filed an amicus brief with the federal court in Wyoming in the current civil case. Maggagna said part of the issue here is that it has been assumed for many years that corner crossing is not legal.
“It's never been firmly established either in statute or through litigation. And so as we looked at this case, we see it as an intentional effort to test the principle and get a determinative legal determination of whether or not corner crossing is legal,” he said.
For Maggagana, the ultimate verdict is high stakes. If deemed legal, he said private landowners could lose control over people trespassing on their private lands in order to access public lands. He said the decision to let people cross on their land to access public lands should be the landowners decision not the governments.
But public land advocates believe otherwise. Buzz Hettick, co-chair of Wyoming Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, said the group is supporting the hunters' case because if corner crossing was made legal, access to 8.3 million acres of currently landlocked public land could open up.
“The main reason that hunters and fishermen either quit or never start hunting is because they just have no place to hunt and fish,” said Hettick. “So, anything we can do to increase that access is something that we're going to get involved in.”
Although Backcountry Hunters and Anglers is a pro-public lands group, Hettick said they also believe in private land rights.
“It's just that we believe that one property’s rights should not supersede the property rights of the other,” he said.
This same corner crossing case went through a criminal trial this past summer. The hunters were found not guilty. The civil case will likely take place sometime next summer.
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September 14th is the 56th anniversary of Wyoming Public Radio’s first broadcast. What do you consider to be the most important news story that occurred in the past 56 years?
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AdCellerant makes quality digital marketing accessible to every business.
DENVER, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AdCellerant, an award-winning digital-minded, tech-driven advertising services company, announced the release of a breakthrough email marketing product offering to their partners.
This new offering, in addition to standard programmatic email targeting, now offers access to In-Market Email Targeting, which provides the ability to reach consumers actively looking for your products and services. Their email database is grown via opt-in online surveys, e-subscriptions, e-registrations, and our extensive network of permission-based websites.
"With this new product, users are more likely to interact and convert from your promotion since we know that they were recently looking at similar websites and products you offer in the past day," said Vivienne Duclos, Director of Product Management at AdCellerant.
Since the launch of the In-Market Email Targeting product, results have indicated that performance has increased, and there is a significant increase in conversion rates. Recently, one of our residential development partners
"We are thrilled about the results we've seen so far. Our partners and their clients are seeing actual results beyond opens and clicks," said Ben Bouslog, Vice President of Business Development "They're seeing more unique visitors, time on site, page views per session, phone calls, form fills, and more! The performance is a cherry on top while we were able to keep these at affordable rates too."
AdCellerant provides businesses access to high-quality digital marketing technology and solutions through partnerships with media companies and agencies. Focused on generating results and growth for businesses of all sizes, AdCellerant offers best-in-class technology and software, award-winning customer service, expert education, and exceptional operational support to ensure customer campaign performance.
Leveraging proprietary technology Ui.Marketing, AdCellerant effectively connects businesses with their ideal customer at the right time. Harnessing an easy-to-use and nimble digital advertising tool, users can manage the entire buyer's journey from quick and accurate comprehensive proposal creation, campaign launch, and campaign performance—all within a single platform.
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Acquisition of Air Liquide Al Khafrah Industrial Gases includes liquid bulk, packaged gases and specialty gases and builds on prior acquisitions of Air Liquide's industrial merchant gas assets in the region
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co. Ltd. (AHG)―Air Products' merchant industrial gas joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia―today announced the acquisition of Air Liquide Al Khafrah Industrial Gases (ALKIG), Air Liquide's industrial merchant gases business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including liquid bulk, packaged gases and specialty gases. Financial terms are not being disclosed.
Commenting on the acquisition, Mr. Khalid Hashim, managing director, AHG said: "We are proud to have Air Products as our partner in the Kingdom. The relationship between our companies has never been stronger and continues to thrive. In acquiring this business from Air Liquide, we strengthen our capabilities even further and as we continue to grow, our customers will reap the benefits in service from a passionate local business with a strong global partnership. We welcome the talented and dedicated people who have joined our organization and the enthusiasm and expertise they bring to serving our customers."
"This acquisition, through AHG, supports our continued growth strategy for the region and builds on decades of experience working alongside and serving customers in the Middle East," commented Mr. Hamid Sabzikari, vice president and general manager, Air Products Industrial Gases Middle East, Egypt and Turkey.
In January 2022, Air Products successfully concluded the acquisition of Air Liquide's industrial merchant gases business in United Arab Emirates, including liquid bulk, packaged gases and specialty gases; and Air Liquide's majority share in Middle East Carbon Dioxide W.L.L. (MECD), for a liquid carbon dioxide production facility in Bahrain. Air Products continues to demonstrate its commitment to the Middle East, growing its industrial gas business, expanding regional capabilities and strengthening product sourcing and reliability to better serve customers.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and world-scale low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in over 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of over $55 billion. More than 20,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
About Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment (AHG)
Abdullah Hashim Industrial Gases & Equipment Co. Ltd. is one of the leading merchant industrial gas manufacturers and suppliers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the 1940's AHG was initially founded as a metalworking operation and as this operation grew, it led to the placement of the first Oxygen plant, at the first shipyard in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Since AHG's official establishment in 1954, the company shifted its focus from metalworking to becoming the safest and most reliable supplier of gases, gas related equipment, and gas services in the Kingdom. AHG still maintains its roots through its welding division where the company provides welding equipment and supplies to the market, and through the years AHG has also added a refrigerant gas division to its portfolio. In pursuit of AHG's vision, Air Products became AHG's international partner and shareholder for over 10 years. The successful partnership has been reinforced through shared values.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release and are not guarantees of future performance. While forward-looking statements are made in good faith and based on assumptions, expectations and projections that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information, actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors, including risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the assumptions, beliefs or expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any such forward-looking statements are based.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Payroll Association (APA) will provide next-generation training to leaders and future leaders in payroll at its Payroll Leaders Conference (PLC), being held in person from September 12-14 in Philadelphia, PA.
"The Payroll Leaders Conference is invaluable for payroll professionals in a management role who want to increase their leadership skills and professionals who aspire to be leaders within their organization," said Dan Maddux, executive director of the APA.
In addition, the Payroll Prism award recipients will be announced. The Payroll Prism awards recognize payroll departments that exhibit best practices in shared services, technology, management, processes, and overall best practices. Previous companies recognized with Prism awards include Home Depot, BMW Manufacturing, and T-Mobile.
The in-person conference will feature exciting keynotes from motivational speaker Avish Parashar and Stephanie Ernsting, CPP, CPA, CMA, Director of HR Shared Services at Amcor Flexibles North America. Attendees at PLC will attend one of four transformational certificate programs:
- Winning Collaborations – Be the Strategic MVP in Your Third-Party Relationships
- Strategic Payroll Practices
- Payroll System Selection and Implementation
- Advanced Global Payroll Management Certificate Program
The Payroll Leaders Conference is being hosted at The Inn at Penn in Philadelphia and is sponsored by DailyPay. Visit the APA online to view the full conference agenda.
The APA is the nation's leader in payroll education, publications, and training. Visit APA online at www.americanpayroll.org.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP) will partner with Afro Unicorn creator April Showers to release kids' graphic novels in the Spring of 2024, announced Kirsty Melville, AMP president and publisher. Showers, an entrepreneur, innovator, and founder of the lifestyle brand for kids, established Afro Unicorn, the first-ever licensed character brand about Black Unicorns, with a mission to provide a platform to uplift, promote and remind children of color how unique, divine and magical they truly are. Showers is represented by Karen Kilpatrick of the East West Literary Agency.
"We are thrilled to bring Afro Unicorns to the world of books," said Melville. "April is an exceptional visionary creator, and we can't wait for kids to revel in harnessing their inner crowns and unicorn powers in a world inhabited with such vibrant characters as Unique (the leader), Divine (the motivator), and Magical (the persuader)."
"I am so excited to partner with AMP to bring Afro Unicorn to life through graphic novels," said Showers. "When I first met with the AMP team, I felt the magical synergy and knew we would be the perfect match. I can't wait for our readers to be able to dive into the world of Afronia."
Established in 2019 with the mind frame of 'representation matters,' Afro Unicorn incorporates the brand values—unique, divine, magical–that every child of color needs to be reminded of. Showers launched her concept with a direct-to-consumer program of apparel and accessories featuring the characters, and has garnered multiple licensing partners with numerous product lines since its inception. The authenticity of Afro Unicorn appeals to a passionate and engaged following, which includes a number of accomplished Black women such as Alicia Keys and Tiffany Haddish, among others. The success of Afro Unicorn has also garnered national media exposure including Showers' appearances on CBS Mornings and GMA3. This is Afro Unicorn's first foray into books. Additional key categories in the works for the brand include toys and animated content, among others.
About AMP
Andrews McMeel Publishing is a leader of more than 50 years in humor, inspiration, and gift books, calendars, and greeting card publishing for children and adults. It is a division of Andrews McMeel Universal, an independent Kansas City-based global media company that partners with a world-class roster of creative and diverse talent. Through publishing, syndication, entertainment, and interactive experiences, AMU connects audiences to universal messages of truth, humor, and hope that have the power to connect people and change lives.
Contact: Kathy Hilliard, khilliard@amuniversal.com
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: BGH) announced its monthly dividend for September 2022 of $0.1056 per share, payable on October 3, 2022. Based on the Fund's August 31, 2022 share price of $13.74 per share, the distribution represents an annualized yield of 9.22% per share. Based on current projections through the payable date, the Fund expects that this distribution will be comprised of net investment income.
In addition, the Fund announced estimated monthly distributions of $0.1056 per share for October and November 2022.
The distribution schedule appears below:
The Fund seeks to pay a distribution at a rate that reflects net investment income actually earned. A portion of each distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net investment income, including but not limited to short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain or return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of these distributions will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its fiscal year and will be made after the Fund's year end. The Fund will send to investors a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will define how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that is managed by Barings LLC. The Fund invests primarily in short-duration, global high yield bonds with the objective of seeking as high a level of current income as Barings determines is consistent with capital preservation, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund expects to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration, including the effects of leverage, of 3 years or less.
Cautionary Notice: Certain statements contained in this press release may be "forward looking" statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date in which they are made and which reflect management's current estimates, projections, expectations or beliefs, and which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and may not be relied upon as investment advice or an indication of the fund's trading intent. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities, and may not be representative of the fund's current or future investments. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.
About Barings
Barings is a $349+ billion* global investment manager sourcing differentiated opportunities and building long-term portfolios across public and private fixed income, real estate, and specialist equity markets. With investment professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, aims to serve its clients, communities and employees, and is committed to sustainable practices and responsible investment. Learn more at www.barings.com.
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Berlin to host Yondr's 42MW data center project, deliver major network and fibre routes
BERLIN, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yondr Group, a global leader, developer, owner operator and service provider of data centers today announced its plans to develop a number of data center facilities in Berlin, Germany. The first phase of the project, located in the municipality of Ragow, is expected to deliver 10MW of capacity and is expected to be ready for service in 2024. When fully developed, the data center campus will have a total capacity of 42MW.
Yondr's latest project in Berlin will bring the company's total IT capacity in the German market to 82MW and deliver critical network routes across key German and European metros, including opening up new network routes into Eastern Europe. This announcement follows the recent launch of the company's 40MW data center facility in Frankfurt.
The German data center market size will see an investment of $6.46 billion by 2026, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 2.35 percent during the 2020-2026 period. Berlin's strength as an emerging technology hub and its proximity to major network routes makes this metro a highly attractive location for cloud providers looking for a viable alternative to Frankfurt.
"We're bullish in our growth expectations for 2022. We see significant client interests in tier II metros, closely interconnected to the FLAP markets. Berlin will bolster our German portfolio and allow us to serve a greater number of clients with growing cloud computing and connectivity needs," said Pete Jones, Chief Development Officer and Founder at Yondr Group.
Yondr's Berlin site is in close proximity to primary network routes connecting Dresden and Leipzig. The main network routes additionally connect east towards Eastern Europe, where multiple carriers such as Colt Technology Services, EXA Infrastructure, Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier), euNetworks and Zayo are present.
Berlin joins Yondr's growing European presence, with data center projects currently under development in Amsterdam, London, and Frankfurt.
Yondr Group is a global developer, owner operator and service provider of data centers. The company specialises in delivering and operating dedicated infrastructure that is engineered for scale. As an organisation, our mission 'Global capacity responsible delivery' ensures that we achieve our vision of a tomorrow without constraints. For more information, visit www.yondrgroup.com
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XenoTech specializes in providing ADME-Tox products and research services, in particular drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) and drug-drug interaction (DDI) studies
WESTBURY, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioIVT, a leading provider of biospecimens, research models and services for drug and diagnostic development, today announced that it has acquired XenoTech, a provider of products for ADME-Tox in vitro models and contract research services, from Sekisui Chemical, based in Japan. XenoTech specializes in ADME, DMPK and DDI testing of potential drug candidates.
This transaction demonstrates BioIVT's continuing commitment to provide its biopharmaceutical customers with a comprehensive portfolio of research models and services to help them reach their R&D goals faster.
"XenoTech has a well-established and excellent reputation for producing microsomes, subcellular fractions, and for designing and implementing ADME-Tox studies on a contract research basis," said BioIVT Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Richard Haigh. "The XenoTech and BioIVT product portfolios are complementary, and when combined, will enable smarter science and accelerate medical breakthroughs that enhance and extend lives by delivering personalized biospecimen solutions to life science and diagnostic industries. We are also delighted to have this opportunity to expand our highly respected scientific team with the addition of experienced researchers from XenoTech."
"My colleagues and I are looking forward to joining BioIVT and starting the next exciting phase of our corporate growth," said Dr. Darren Warren, CEO of XenoTech. "We built our business by taking a consultative approach to everything we do, whether it is helping researchers identify products with the right characteristics or recommending specific study programs. BioIVT shares our commitment to science and producing high quality products, and our desire to partner with drug researchers in their quest to develop new therapies to meet unmet medical needs."
XenoTech's product lines, which include best-in-class microsomes, complement BioIVT's portfolio of hepatocytes and other hepatic products. XenoTech's expertise also combines well with BioIVT's strengths in drug transporter research, B-CLEAR® disposition studies, long-term HEPATOPAC® models, and other proprietary methodologies and will increase BioIVT's capabilities to support and accelerate customer research.
XenoTech will continue to operate out of its headquarters in Kansas City, KS. Financial details about this transaction were not disclosed.
XenoTech has almost 30 years' experience as a specialty global Contract Research Organization (CRO) specializing in ADME/DMPK/DDI testing of potential drug candidates. Utilized by top pharma companies, biotechs, and numerous other organizations, we provide the finest tools and resources to advance the development of effective, safe drugs. By helping our clients understand as much as possible about their drugs, they have the best chance of getting to clinical trials, and ultimately to the market where patients may benefit. As a premier provider of in vitro drug metabolism and DDI studies to pharmaceutical companies worldwide, we have unparalleled experience in evaluating drug candidates as substrates, inhibitors, and inducers of drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters.
BioIVT is a leading global provider of research models and value-added research services for drug discovery and development. We specialize in control and disease-state biospecimens including human and animal tissues, cell products, blood and other biofluids. Our unmatched portfolio of clinical specimens directly supports precision medicine research and the effort to improve patient outcomes by coupling comprehensive clinical data with donor samples. And as the premier supplier of hepatic products, including hepatocytes and subcellular fractions, BioIVT enables scientists to better understand the pharmacokinetics and drug metabolism of newly discovered compounds and their effects on disease processes. By combining our technical expertise, exceptional customer service, and unparalleled access to biological specimens, BioIVT serves the research community as a trusted partner in elevating science. For more information, please visit www.bioivt.com or follow the company on Twitter @BioIVT.
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CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, has been named to Quartz's ranking of the Best Companies for Remote Workers 2022. Blackbaud is one of the top 20 large companies that made the list and is the largest company on the list.
"Blackbaud officially transitioned to a remote-first workforce approach in November 2021, so we are thrilled to receive this recognition ahead of our one-year mark," said Margaret "Maggie" Driscoll, chief people and culture officer, Blackbaud. "Together, with our customers, the work we do impacts millions of lives. That's why we work so hard, and why it's so important to us that our culture is one that promotes success for all."
"Companies at the vanguard of remote work helped show everyone else how to do it. Now we are seeing their best practices replicated across industries, at companies of all sizes," said Quartz executive editor Heather Landy. "The companies on our ranking are putting their remote policies to use as a recruiting and retention play, as a tool for diversifying their talent pool, and as a performance strategy. Our second annual ranking honors businesses that have gone above and beyond in ensuring that their remote workers have the tools they need, from technology stipends to wellness perks, to do their jobs effectively."
Blackbaud's remote-first workplace culture is focused on:
- Enabling people who want to drive impact for social good, alongside colleagues and customers who are working together to build a better world
- Encouraging the continuous ability to learn, evolve and grow, whether that's taking on new challenges, exploring opportunities or gaining skills, regardless of location
- Embracing diverse perspectives and experiences that help the company deliver all it can for its customers
- Supporting employees' personal and professional wellbeing, providing the flexibility and resources people need to attend to the things that matter most to them
Over the past year, Blackbaud has also been named one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, one of America's Best Mid-Size Employers by Forbes, and one of America's Best Employers by State by Forbes.
Quartz's Best Companies for Remote Workers, now in its second year, is an opt-in global ranking to recognize employers that are setting the standard for distributed work. The list is determined by employer and employee surveys conducted by the Best Companies Group, with program advisory partner Doist. Employee survey participation is optional and confidential.
Learn more about careers at Blackbaud here.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world's leading cloud software company powering social good. Serving the entire social good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations, companies and individual change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG), school management, ticketing, grantmaking, financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the industry for more than four decades, Blackbaud is a remote-first company headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, with operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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Quartz is a digitally native news organization with a mission to make business better. Our journalists around the world specialize in analysis of the global economy for an audience of purpose-driven professionals. We help our readers discover new industries, new markets, and new ways of doing business that are more sustainable, innovative, and inclusive. Quartz is the top business publication for global executives ages 25-45, and we have been a pioneer in premium, mobile-first, native advertising experiences since our founding in 2012.
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- Acquisition of EDF Energy Services (EDF ES), a leading retail power and gas provider
- Provides new opportunities for bp to enhance and deliver additional lower carbon integrated energy solutions
- Further step in bp's transformation to an integrated energy company
HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- bp today announced it has agreed to purchase EDF Energy Services, expanding bp's presence in the US commercial and industrial (C&I) retail power and gas business.
Based in Houston, Texas, EDF ES is a leading supplier of power, natural gas and related services to C&I customers across the US. Its customers are primarily large corporations and public entities, including retailers, universities, manufacturers and producers, municipalities and power generators. It does not supply residential consumers.
EDF ES has a wide geographical reach and a significant set of diverse C&I customers, expanding bp's capability to deliver energy solutions and additional services directly to large end-user customers in new and existing markets.
The acquisition also brings new opportunities for enhanced lower carbon integrated energy solutions for C&I customers, integrating with other bp businesses and capabilities that can support decarbonization goals. These could include bp Wind Energy, bp pulse, and bp Launchpad.
Orlando Alvarez, senior vice president gas and power trading Americas, bp: "bp's commitment to putting the customer first has helped make us the largest marketer of natural gas in North America for the last 20 years as well as a top power marketer in the US. This acquisition will give customers access to new opportunities across the energy value chain and allow bp to provide integrated solutions that assist them in decarbonizing, managing energy spend, and increasing reliability."
The agreement includes the purchase of EDF ES's full retail operating capabilities.
Dave Lawler, chairman and president, bp America: "EDF ES is a leading retail power supplier in the US to C&I customers. We are excited to welcome the team to bp. This is exactly the type of high calibre business that will help drive bp's transformation, giving more customers the secure, affordable and lower carbon energy they want while creating value for our shareholders."
bp's gas and power trading Americas works with partners to buy, sell, and move energy to provide solutions to more than 3,500 customers in North America annually.
Subject to regulatory approvals, the deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
About bp
bp's ambition is to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and to help the world get to net zero. bp has a larger economic footprint in the United States than anywhere else in the world, investing more than $130 billion in the economy since 2005 and supporting about 245,000 jobs. For more information on bp in the US, visit www.bp.com/us.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, high-growth clear aligner challenger Candid is stacking its leadership team, with dental giants Dr. Lou Shuman coming on as Executive Consultant and Chief Development Officer and Dr. Brian Gray as Chief Dental Officer. They join Dr. Ben Miraglia DDS, VP of GP Clinical Education at Candid Academy as major leadership additions. Under the guidance of the new leadership team, Candid will be releasing a host of new features and enhancements vaulting the Orthodontics as a Service company ahead of many of its competitors.
After shuttering its direct-to-consumer clear aligner business in December 2021 and pivoting into a full provider-based model, Candid has grown its provider base over 500% in 2022.
New Executive Consultant and Chief Development Officer Lou Shuman DMD, CAGS is the CEO and founder of Cellerant Consulting and an expert in growing dental technology companies. He was immediately attracted to Candid's tech-first Orthodontics as a Service model of partnership and support.
"Candid's innovations, technology partnerships, and delivery of a total support model is exactly what general practitioners need right now and orthodontists will benefit by in the near future," says Shuman. "Candid's commitment to state-of-the-art technology as witnessed by their new massive fabrication facility, superb management team, and focus on aligner quality, already make Candid a great choice for dentists, and our planned clinical upgrades will soon make that choice even easier."
Known for having trained nearly 30,000 dentists in clear aligner therapy over the last two decades, new Chief Dental Officer Dr. Brian Gray thinks Candid is uniquely positioned to meet the general practitioner where they are.
"I'm joining Candid because it feels like a new era in clear aligners," says Gray. "As a clinical evaluator, I've tried nearly every clear aligner product out there. Candid has unlocked the convenience and predictability that clinicians have been after for years, by empowering dentists with the deep clinical knowledge to protect their reputations while giving patients the safe, effective treatment they need."
Candid rounds out its leadership upgrade with a host of new Candid Academy Faculty members, with Drs. Tom Shannon and Geoffrey Skinner joining visionaries like Drs. Kalli Hale, and Craig Spodak.
For CEO Nick Greenfield, Candid is on the road to becoming the practitioner's choice for clear aligners.
"We're on a similar trajectory to a company like Tesla," says Greenfield. "Amazing product, top-flight tech, and outstanding design, but early Teslas could only go 100 miles on a charge. This massive tech enhancement means Candid can now take partner practices so much farther—with even more exciting developments on the horizon."
Dr. Gray concurs that Candid's expert-led Orthodontics as a Service model is poised to grab significant market share.
"I see so much in the works that I can't wait to share with my patients and colleagues," says Gray. "Candid has developed a number of game-changing product enhancements and techniques that lead the clear aligner segment into a new era. I see it as Ortho 3.0, and am excited to be part of this transformational change in dental health care."
Dr. Shuman sees even more growth for Candid on the horizon.
"Sitting in a room with Candid leadership reminded me of my work with clear aligners 20 years ago," he says, "young, brilliant visionaries coming together to create a technique poised to transform the market."
Candid offers a cutting-edge Orthodontics as a Service system that makes treatment accessible and affordable for doctors and patients. Since 2017, Candid has brought high-quality orthodontic care and patient support to dental practices and dental service organizations across the United States.
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Dr. Brian Gray has been a leader in new dental technologies for nearly four decades. He is a Master in the Academy of General Dentistry and a fellow in five other academies. He is a member of The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and The American Academy of Restorative Dentistry. Dr. Gray was one of the first dentists to use clear aligners to change people's smiles and has taught the technique to more than 30,000 doctors over the past 23 years. As an independent clinical evaluator, researcher and consultant, Dr. Gray has contributed to the development and delivery of hundreds of products used in the dental profession on a daily basis. Dr. Gray has given full-day presentations at over 30 dental schools, the Dawson Academy, the Kois Center and for over twenty years at the LD Pankey Institute, where he is currently a faculty member. Dr. Gray is a sought-after contributor to a number of dental journals, national periodicals, magazines, podcasts, and TV shows. He maintains a private, fee-for-service practice in Washington DC.
Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS, is an orthodontist and founder and CEO of Cellerant Consulting Group, dentistry's leader in growing companies of all sizes currently serving over 40 companies. He is also co-founder of LightForce Orthodontics that created the world's first fully customized ceramic 3D printed orthodontic bracket and a venturer-in-residence at the Harvard i-Lab. He also served as Vice President of Clinical Education and Strategic Relations at Align Technology for 7 years. He is the recipient of the 2021 Global Summits Institute's Doctor-to-Doctor World's Top 100 Doctors and the Denobi Pinnacle Achievement Award that recognizes an individual whose leadership and ongoing contributions have dramatically impacted the dental profession. Dr. Shuman currently also has three national columns devoted to technology in Dental Economics, Dental Products Report, and Oral Health Canada journals.
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DENVER, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Big return of CREATE Restaurant Technology event in downtown Denver. The Kiosk Association is a returning sponsor (three years now) – Sponsors this year are Johnsonville, Coca-Cola, and Tyson. Participants include iHop, Nations Restaurant News (NRN), Noodles, Denny's, Wendy's and many more top tier speakers. Registration info is here. Supporting sponsors include Revel, Stratcache, the Kiosk Association (KMA), Keurig/Dr. Pepper and Presto to name some.
Date: September 19-21, 2022
Location: Sheraton Denver
Are you a restaurant executive wanting to attend? We can help with a free pass ($500 value). Send an email to info@kioskindustry.org with your information.
CREATE: The Future of Foodservice connects together the most exciting restaurant leaders — from the biggest brands and the most exciting emerging brands — through live virtual sessions, on-demand educational resources and a one-of-a-kind in-person event in Denver. Thousands of CREATE members have already leveled up their leadership, made authentic connections and reignited their businesses.
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- The Coca-Cola Company
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Tuesday 1:15pm - 1:45pm
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Technology innovation to drive digital sales and improve customer experience
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Sponsor: Kiosk Association
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- What's the future holds for restaurant tech and digital innovation
- How technology can help create better, more meaningful restaurant jobs
- How the softening economy will impact the restaurant labor market
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In collaboration with Definitive Authentic and Shopify, Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns will auction his one-of-a-kind Nike Kobe 4 Protro sneakers at DevinBookerAuction.com with sign up for access to the auction beginning today.
These are the exact sneakers worn by Devin in the closeout game 6 against the Lakers in the first round of the 2021 Western Conference playoffs, his standout performance in the Western Conference finals scoring his first triple double against the LA Clippers, and in the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks. Influenced by Devin's close relationship with Kobe Bryant, the sneakers are memorable for featuring Devin's handwritten tribute to Kobe with the message of "Be Legendary."
"…Be Legendary, that's a reminder, a reminder to me even without that reminder it crosses my mind at least 2-3 times a day." Devin Booker
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Devin and his Nike Kobe 4 Protro sneakers with the handwritten "Be Legendary" message will be featured as the cover illustration for the NBA 2K23 Digital Deluxe Edition of the game, dropping September 9, 2022. [click here to watch trailer]
- Right sneaker handwritten messaging: "Be Legendary", Devin Booker (signature) #1, Close Out vs. LAL, 47 pts 11r 3a
- Left sneaker handwritten messaging: "Be Legendary", #mambamentality, Devin Booker (signature) #1, "6/3/21"
- Size: 14.5
- Includes yellow Nike Air box with clear plastic bag featuring the Phoenix Suns logo, and printed tissue paper with printing that reads, "1. Philadelphia 2. Toronto 3. Vancouver 4. Milwaukee 5. Minnesota 6. Boston 7. Los Angeles 8. New Jersey 9. Dallas 10. Indiana 11. Oakland 12. Cleveland 13. Charlotte"
- Devin Booker / Definitive Authentic Certificate of Authenticity
The website and auction experience is powered by Shopify, a platform that helps entrepreneurs around the world build online businesses, making these iconic sneakers accessible for anyone to bid on. To sign up for access to the auction, visit the official auction site DevinBookerAuction.com. The official auction will begin accepting bids on September 22, 2022, ending on September 29th
Devin Booker was born in 1996 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to parents Veronica Gutierrez and Melvin Booker. His father exposed Devin to basketball at an early age, as Melvin played professionally both in the NBA and overseas. In his early teen years, Devin Booker spent time in the summer in Italy, where Melvin had been playing for Olimpia Milano. Booker also has a brother, Davon Wade, and a sister, Mya Powell. With the Suns, Booker has pledged to donate $2.5 million over a five-year span to his charity "Devin Booker Starting Five," which is dedicated to impacting the lives of Arizona youth and families in need. You can follow Booker on Twitter (@DevinBook) and Instagram (@dbook).
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MIAMI, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida International University is the fastest-rising institution in the nation among U.S. News & World Report public university rankings in the past 10 years.
FIU, located in Miami, climbed six spots to #72 among public universities in the nation, according to rankings announced today.
The university also ranked among the Top 5 universities for social mobility, a testament to FIU's commitment to providing significant upward mobility to students on a path of success and prosperity.
In addition, FIU is among the Top 50 best value public universities and among the Top 15 most innovative public universities.
This year, FIU made its debut on the list for best undergraduate teaching at #16 among public universities.
Individual programs also ranked among the best in the nation with international business holding on to the #2 spot.
Computer science and undergraduate engineering moved up four and nine spots, respectively, among public universities.
In addition to the U.S. News rankings, FIU recently received two other rankings that speak directly to the university's mission:
Degree Choices has ranked FIU among the Top 25 universities nationally for the economic return on graduates' investment, along with Princeton, Stanford and MIT.
Washington Monthly College Rankings placed FIU at #32 nationally, recognizing the university's contribution to the public good in three broad categories – social mobility, research, and providing opportunities for public service.
"Our climb in the U.S. News rankings, together with these additional rankings, point to incredible momentum and put FIU among the nation's most prestigious institutions," said FIU Interim President Kenneth A. Jessell. "By focusing on academics, research, and student success, we are elevating our community and the state and creating an extraordinary return on investment for our students."
CONTACT: Madeline Baro, 1-305-348-2234, mbaro@fiu.edu
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Consumer demand continues to flatten, while the Inflation Reduction Act aims to bring costs down
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fetch Rewards, America's No. 1 consumer-rewards app, today released its August Fetch Price Index (FPI) report. The August FPI found consumer demand is remaining soft at -0.7% year-over-year. While prices remain high, consumers cannot sustain increased strains on their budgets, and are opting for cheaper options.
The August FPI report found that consumer prices are up 12.9% this month compared to last year, slightly better than the +13.3% reported in July. The Biden administration has enacted the Inflation Reduction Act to help Americans fight inflation by investing domestically, but it remains to be seen when consumers will experience the impact of this new legislation.
One of the key takeaways from the August FPI indicates that fast food is stealing wallet shares from restaurants, raising by 3.4% last month. Prices are causing fewer items to be purchased per household, and when not eating at home consumers are choosing cheaper fast food options rather than full-service restaurants.
"Amidst elevated prices, consumers are evaluating their needs more strictly than ever," said Wes Schroll, Fetch Rewards Founder and CEO. "It's essential for brands and retailers to understand that consumers are at a tipping point in terms of how much more they can cut back, and this trend will continue to force households to reevaluate their shopping carts."
The Fetch Price Index report is calculated using Fetch Rewards' proprietary 24-month user panel ending August 2022. The panel comprised 442,435 users who snapped receipts for 24 consecutive months (August 2020-August 2022). A continuous shopper panel allows for year-over-year comparison and adjusts for Fetch Rewards' user growth, reflecting true change in shopper behavior. Panel users contributed 242 million receipts across the reporting time range.
The Fetch Price Index report was created to provide further context to the findings that are published monthly in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index report. By reviewing shopper behavior at an item level, Fetch can capture, in real-time, the actual state of inflation and the impact on consumers, retailers, and brands. The report is published monthly on the Fetch Rewards blog, Unleashed.
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Founded in Madison, Wis., Fetch Rewards is the fastest-growing consumer rewards app in the U.S. Since launching in 2017, the Fetch Rewards app has amassed more than 17 million active users who have submitted more than 2 billion receipts and earned more than $450 million in rewards points. A top-ranked app in the App Store and Google Play Store, Fetch Rewards has more than one million five-star reviews from happy shoppers. To learn more, download the free app and visit www.fetch.com.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Choice Shipping, preferred partner of Amazon's Global Selling team and the "go-to" resource for Amazon FBA international expansion and growth of sellers and online brands all over the world, today announced its rebrand to Frisbi.
"Over the past 5 years, the Amazon and e-commerce world has become increasingly more and more complex. There are many tools and services that offer guidance and help with e-commerce marketplaces, but many turn out to be a strain on a seller's time and budget. We have done a fantastic job at simplifying the 'international expansion' aspect for Amazon sellers all over the world with our Technology and Expansion Specialists. But we are more than just shipping and needed a name and look to reflect that," said Ryan Cramer, Head of Marketing and Growth at Frisbi.
"I am absolutely thrilled to finally reveal that First Choice Shipping is now Frisbi! We have been working tirelessly over the last 2 years to get to this moment. Over time, we have kept our mission to 'Make it easy to grow your business internationally' clear. Now, sellers get that message loud and clear by transitioning to a name that we feel personifies us much better," said Pearl Ausch, COO at Frisbi.
Like First Choice Shipping, Frisbi will continue delivering on its tagline "Going global isn't as complicated as you think" by enabling e-commerce sellers to successfully sell all over the world with cutting-edge technology and a team of experts. Users will have access to the Frisbi360™ portal that enables users to manage global operations in one convenient, user-friendly place.
"We understand that expansion is a scary point for most sellers in their e-commerce selling journey. With that in mind, we will also be releasing a brand new state-of-the-art technology in a few short months to replace our current system to simplify things even further. We want to continue striving towards our goal of continuing to make sure that everything we do internally also represents us as a company externally," said Ausch.
For more information, visit https://www.frisbi.com/
About Frisbi
Established in 2010, Frisbi, formerly First Choice Shipping, was founded on the belief that the complex world of expanding into Amazon's global markets should be made easy. To do that, Frisbi set out to create a single digital hub from which all services necessary to expand globally could be obtained. With expertise and solutions in small parcel shipping, tax registrations, importer of record, international returns, product compliances and customs clearance, Frisbi connects small business owners and e-commerce giants alike to the entire world, on their own terms.
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NEXTGEN TV Delivers Enhanced Broadcast Video and Audio Features, Future Interactive Applications, and Upgradable Technology
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Louisville television viewers can now experience the future of broadcast television as five local TV stations join together to launch NEXTGEN TV. Block Communications' WBKI will host five stations including Block's WDRB and market partners WAVE, WHAS and WBNA; Kentucky Educational Television's (KET) WKMJ will launch on Sept. 19. Delivering more expansive audio and video options, as well as other innovative new capabilities, NEXTGEN TV delivers an enhanced live broadcast viewing experience to more than 660,000 viewers in the metro and outlying areas of Louisville.
NEXTGEN TV is the first major overhaul to the Advanced Television Systems Committee's standard for receiving over-the-air (OTA) signals in 25 years. Now broadcasting in more than 50 markets, NEXTGEN TV is expected to reach 60% of U.S. television households by the end of 2022.
Louisville—a top 50 ranked media market in the US—will now get the most out of live news, events, and sports programming, as NEXTGEN TV incorporates internet content so that viewers are informed and entertained. As Louisville is home to a unique and bold sports market spanning college and professional teams, sports fans have a lot to be excited about, as the interaction between them and their screens will be revolutionized.
"For nearly 120 years, Block Communications has reflected a diversified media group, bringing news and entertainment to our viewers," said Dale Woods, vice president of TV broadcasting, at Block Communications. "As broadcast television has fundamentally changed over the last 10 years, our team recognized that the introduction of NEXTGEN TV would do the very same, and our viewers are the biggest benefactors of this innovation. Our excitement about this new standard and the opportunities it presents the business of broadcasting today and in the future has only grown since we joined Pearl TV in this transition."
Just in time for the fall sports season and the FIFA World Cup, viewers can find NEXTGEN TV-enabled televisions from Hisense, Sony, LG Electronics and Samsung at local and national retailers, starting at $599. While features available on NEXTGEN TV will vary by device and broadcaster as commercial service launches in local markets, it is designed to be upgraded, enabling a viewer's television set to advance seamlessly with the latest technology—in addition to sophisticated day-one video and audio features.
NEXTGEN TV delivers:
- Consistent volume across channels
- Added voice clarity with Dolby's Voice +
- Stunning 4K, High Dynamic Range (HDR) video
- Movie theater-quality sound
- Enhanced internet content on demand
Associated with NEXTGEN TV is the RUN3TV web platform that brings interactive experiences and streaming content to over-the-air viewers. Built by broadcasters for broadcasters, RUN3TV's web-based platform architecture enables stations to develop, innovate, and differentiate at the application services layer, allowing a consistent viewer experience across all NEXTGEN TV devices. The broadcaster can leverage advanced advertising in live and streaming content, audience insights, and premium content distribution thanks to the new platform.
"NEXTGEN TV delivers unprecedented entertainment, information and engagement opportunities to consumers and it will revolutionize Louisville viewers interactions with their screens," stated Anne Schelle, managing director of Pearl TV. "Today and in the future, Louisville viewers will have a television experience that is more immersive, visually and audibly better, and will continue to be enhanced as more features from broadcasters and device manufacturers become available."
Louisville viewers can find five channels over-the-air on channel 16 with NEXTGEN TV: Block Communications' WBKI and WDRB (CW and Fox); Gray Television's WAVE (NBC); TEGNA's WHAS (ABC); and Word's WBNA (Independent). Shortly following will be KET's WKMJ, (PBS), on channel 34. Viewers watching these channels can look forward to enhanced television viewing enabled by NEXTGEN TV as a complement to streaming platforms, as NEXTGEN TV doesn't compete for household bandwidth with over-the-top content, but is provided as a free over-the-air service to elevate viewers' experiences.
The participating stations have worked together to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless of whether their television service is provided over-the air or by a cable or satellite company. Antenna viewers can simply rescan their TV sets to ensure full service. Rescan instructions are available at: fcc.gov/rescan. Cable and satellite subscribers do not need to take any action.
Louisville viewers can learn more about NEXTGEN TV by visiting www.WatchNextGenTV.com, which offers a guide to cities carrying the service, as well as links to available NEXTGEN TV models.
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Pearl TV is a business organization of U.S. broadcast companies with a shared interest in exploring forward-looking broadcasting opportunities, including innovative ways of promoting local broadcast TV content and developing digital media and wireless platforms for the broadcast industry. Pearl's membership, comprising more than 820 TV stations, includes eight of the largest broadcast companies in America: Cox Media Group, Graham Media Group, Gray Television, Hearst Television Inc., Nexstar Media Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group, the E.W. Scripps Company, and TEGNA Inc.
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Thanks to $1 million funding from the New York City Council and additional funding from Amazon and Google, Goodwill Industries® of Greater NY and Northern NJ is expanding the services of its Bridge To Tech program to offer entry and support for advance tech training including cybersecurity with Per Scholas and Pursuit to connect New Yorkers to in-demand tech jobs
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodwill Industries® of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. (Goodwill NYNJ) is expanding the services of its Bridge To Tech program launched two years ago to equip individuals enrolled in New York City's Human Resources Administration city-wide Career Services programs with the necessary skills to qualify for and graduate from a range of advanced technology training providers and obtain in-demand tech jobs. Thanks to $1 million funding from the New York City Council and additional funding from Amazon and Google, Goodwill's program will now offer a bridge to cybersecurity training in partnership with Per Scholas and a bridge to the Pursuit Fellowship.
Bridge To Tech, a "pre-apprenticeship" training, furthers New York City's Career Pathway system. It develops a linkage between foundational skills training and advanced training to increase overall alignment within the workforce development system and create more opportunities for deserving New Yorkers to reach middle-income jobs and careers. The training increases each person's math and literacy skills, as well as an understanding of navigating the tech industry and related careers. In addition, Goodwill NYNJ provides participants with valuable assessment, transition planning, and wrap-around services to alleviate challenges as they persist through training, credentialing and on to their next step.
The current Council advocated to continuing funding for the Goodwill bridge program within the workforce development system that Invest in Skills NYC, have endorsed. In 2022, Council members Brewer, Farias, Restler, and Rivera championed within the NYC Council the need and value of investing in bridge programs to create access to job training and economic opportunity.
Goodwill's Bridge to Tech program results show that 90% of bridge graduates increase their literacy and numeracy to qualify and join advanced training programs and 55% of year 1 participants who completed advanced trainings are employed. Goodwill expects year 2 participants to achieve credentials and secure employment in higher rates as they gain valuable experience with the advanced training partners. Participants like Nigel a 49-year-old Brooklyn resident who was unemployed, living with his parents, and receiving public assistance before coming to Goodwill. After graduating from the Goodwill Bridge to Tech program, he is now working as an IT technician for a temporary IT agency.
This bridge program will prepare students for advanced training programs such as the Per Scholas cybersecurity training, which offers the opportunity to earn the Cybersecurity Analyst Certification (CySA+). This certification equips learners with fundamental concepts in security specialties and hands-on training to enter this ever-growing field as a cybersecurity analyst. The Pursuit Fellowship provides basic coding skills as they relate to technology and the work of an IT support professional, with a target on software engineering opportunities. It provides on-ramps to career pathways, training, and evidence-based wraparound services to create successful students in full-time tech training. Credentialed graduates will be matched with tech-related jobs at employer partners in all sectors.
"Per Scholas is truly excited to build on our Bridge To Tech partnership with Goodwill NYNJ, expanding to now offer cybersecurity training. We know that the power of working together accelerates the success of the individuals who go through our training programs, helping ensure that they are able to start a career in the In-demand field of cybersecurity, leading to transformational earnings growth and impact on families, as well as across communities," stated Abe Mendez, Per Scholas New York Managing Director.
Per Scholas' education model is proven in both the short and long term at successfully training individuals and helping them get placement into stable tech careers. Through rigorous and tuition-free technology training and professional development programs, Per Scholas graduates experience a 300% salary increase on average, which has a transformational impact on our graduates, their families, and communities.
Through comprehensive and rigorous training on full-stack web development, industry readiness, and leadership and professional development, Pursuit has graduated more than 700 Fellows to date, which has resulted in approximately $700 million in incremental lifetime wage gains for low-income workers.
"At Pursuit we are excited to unlock access to opportunities like the Pursuit Fellowship and to pilot our Bridge To Tech partnership with Goodwill NYNJ," said Pursuit CEO and Co-Founder, Jukay Hsu. "If we want to have deep, long-lasting impact in our local communities, then creating pathways to economically transformative careers for under-resourced individuals is crucial, now more than ever. We believe high-paying technology jobs are an answer to this — and that people need the skills and access to networks that make those jobs possible. We look forward to training and developing local talent in becoming future leaders in tech."
Individuals interested in learning if they qualify for the program, should contact BridgeToTech@goodwillny.org
The pandemic has changed so much about life in New York City – from the rise of remote work and the embrace of open spaces to the uneven economic recovery and the lasting challenges facing small businesses. Amid all this transformation and disruption, one factor has remained a welcome constant: Technology is where the city's good jobs are growing. New research from the Center for an Urban Future and Tech:NYC publish on July 2022 reveals that New York's tech sector has been among the city's few economic bright spots since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Since the start of the pandemic, the city tech sector added jobs at a faster clip than every other major industry. The sector's recent gains build on years of striking job growth. Since 2010, the city's tech sector has added 114,000 jobs, growing by 142% – more than seven times faster than the city's economy overall – and tech roles are driving demand in industries well beyond the tech sector, including health care, finance, education, and advertising.
In 2021, Goodwill NYNJ provided employment services for nearly 10,000 people who are unemployed or underemployed, almost half of them people with disabilities. Also last year, Goodwill NYNJ placed 821 people in industry-sector jobs, including 549 individuals with disabilities, a 17% increase from the previous year, outside its stores at hospitals and health care centers, tech and accounting firms, the warehousing and manufacturing sectors, and NYC agencies.
"The tech field is booming and there is a lot of opportunity in the growing innovation economy, which includes tech start-ups, creative companies, and innovative manufacturing. Goodwill's Bridge to Tech program provides resources to ensure that there is equity in the industry. I am proud to support a program that is helping level the playing field," said Council Member District 6 Gale A. Brewer.
"Growing our workforce means growing access to benefits, pay equity, and upward economic mobility for both the City and its residents. But, we can only do this if we create strong pipelines that connect New Yorkers to our fastest growing sectors. I am proud to see that Goodwill Industries is expanding its Bridge To Tech program with the $1 million of funding they secured from the New York City Council. As the Chair of Economic Development and a member of the Budget Negotiation team I am proud to have fought for this funding which will create more opportunities for New Yorkers looking to build a stable and good-paying career. Programs like the Goodwill Bridge to Tech program are how we create access to economic stability, generational wealth, and how we continue our City on a path of equitable economic recovery," said Council Member District 18 Amanda Farías, Chair of the City Council's Committee on Economic Development.
"We still have 280,000 jobs that were lost during the pandemic that have not yet come back. We have a higher unemployment rate than anywhere else," said Council member District 33 Lincoln Restler. "We need good jobs. The solution is to invest in the training, in the skills, in the education that New Yorkers need to thrive and succeed. These great organizations, the members of NYCETC serve 600,000 New Yorkers each year to connect them to good jobs. We can actually support people out of a pathway from poverty. We need to invest in their skills, in their training, in their education. We need to invest in this budget."
"The best investment the City can make in economic development is an investment in its workers, and bridge programs, like Goodwill's Bridge to Tech partnership with Per Scholas, do just that by ensuring New Yorkers are prepared for high quality, high paying jobs in innovative sectors like tech and life science," said Council Member District 2 Carlina Rivera. "Breaking down barriers to employment is essential for an equitable recovery from COVID and addressing inequality in our city. The combination of skill development, technical training, and supportive resources gets participants ready to enter the workforce, and get their foot in the door. I am proud to have secured funding to pilot the Bridge to Tech program with Goodwill Industries, and excited to see its success continue with support from my colleagues in City Council and the advocacy of New York City Employment and Training Coalition."
"Bridge programs are a vital tool in how New York can better connect job seekers to the training and education they need for well-paying jobs while ensuring employers can pull from a strong, diverse and local talent pipeline," said Annie Garneva, Interim CEO of the New York City Employment and Training Coalition. "All New Yorkers need as much access to vocational support as possible, especially individuals who have been historically disenfranchised or denied family-sustaining career opportunities. We applaud Goodwill NYNJ, Amazon and Google for their commitment and leadership in bridging the divide while getting New York back stronger than ever before. These are the kinds of collaborative and innovative partnerships between employers, training providers and government that are urgently needed to meet market demand for local tech talent and tackle our economy's stark inequity."
Google and Goodwill NYNJ have collaborated on different projects for over a decade. Annual collection drives in the early 2000s have turned into permanent collections at Google's Meat Packing District campus in NYC, which donated 2,000 lbs. of clothing and goods in 2021. In 2018, Google began supporting Goodwill NYNJ's digital skills programs that support access to technology jobs in all sectors. Google began supporting Bridge to Tech last year.
"To prepare New Yorkers for tech jobs and the future economy, we need to ensure workforce development programs not only provide skills, but support them in all their needs to ensure success. Google is proud to support this transformative program from Goodwill NYNJ," said Angela Pinsky, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google NYC.
Goodwill NYNJ and Amazon have collaborated on projects that benefit the community, the environment, and provide jobs for New Yorkers. In 2022, Amazon sourced almost 300 candidates from Goodwill NYNJ for open positions across all five boroughs and hired nearly 100 employees. In fall 2021, Amazon supported the training and workforce readiness services at Goodwill's Jobs-Plus program specifically serving residents of housing developments in the Bronx. In Fall 2022, Amazon will have placed donation bins in 17 Amazon facilities and corporate offices across the New York City metro region.
"At Amazon, we have a job for every New Yorker," said Carley Graham Garcia, Head of Community Affairs, Amazon New York. "We're committed to ensuring more people have access to the skills they need to grow their careers. We're thrilled to see the expansion of Goodwill NYNJ's Bridge To Tech program and continue support their work connecting our community with opportunity, and preparing them with the foundational skills for the tech jobs of today."
"After more than a decade of grow, the tech sector is now New York City's most dependable economic engine and reliable source of new well-paying jobs. The Bridge To Tech program provides training and helps talented New Yorkers who scored below grade level to access advanced tech trainings and jobs," said Katy Gaul-Stigge, Goodwill NYNJ President and CEO. "At a time when NYC still has 173,000 fewer jobs than it did before the start of the pandemic, the tech sector will be crucial to igniting a long-term post-pandemic jobs recovery. Goodwill NYNJ works together with the public and private sectors to support employment, citywide training services, and job pipelines that connect and empower local workers. We are grateful to NYC's City Council, Amazon and Google for their donation to help us to provide comprehensive wraparound services and employment supports to ensure the success in the workplace of New Yorkers experiencing barriers."
"Goodwill works to break through barriers to employment by providing the training and resources New Yorkers need to get jobs and lead independent lives. With that mission, the opportunity to provide skills through our Bridge to Tech program, enabling New Yorkers to take advantage of strong technology training programs and ultimately gain employment in one of the faster growing areas of the economy, is particularly rewarding. We are pleased to be adding Pursuit as a partner and to continue our work with Per Scholas and our network of advance tech training providers. And we are grateful for the New York City Council for their funding, to Amazon for their new support for Bridge to Tech, and for Google's continuing support for the program," said Don Huber, Chair of the Goodwill NYNJ Board of Directors.
Per Scholas is a national organization that has been advancing economic mobility for more than 25 years. Through rigorous training, professional development, and robust employer connections, we prepare individuals traditionally underrepresented in technology for high-growth careers in the industry. We collaborate with leading employers to build more diverse talent pools, directly connecting our graduates to new career opportunities at businesses ranging from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups. With campuses in 19 cities, Per Scholas has trained more than 16,000 individuals in tech skills, building bridges to careers in technology. To learn more, visit PerScholas.org and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Based in Queens, Pursuit is a social impact organization whose mission is to create transformation where it's needed most. Each year, their work builds pathways to lucrative, long- term tech careers for hundreds of adults with the most need and potential. Pursuit's Fellows are 100% low-income, 70% Black or Hispanic, 40% first-generation immigrants, 50% women, trans, or non-binary, and 60% do not have a Bachelor's Degree. On average, Pursuit Fellows increase their annual income from $18,000 to nearly $90,000, and work at leading companies, including Citi, Uber, and Amazon. Pursuit Fellows begin their journey with a year of high-quality, intensive, and supportive training, followed by three years of career development once they've been hired. Pursuit also works directly with companies to secure hiring commitments, which results in equitable employment practices, improved workplace culture, and on-the-job support. To ensure Pursuit's training is sustainable and scalable, they have also created the Pursuit Bond, a revolutionary funding mechanism that allows nonprofits a way to tap into both philanthropic capital as well as impact investor funding. By connecting talent with opportunity, Pursuit empowers their Fellows to bring change to their families, tech companies, and communities across the nation. To learn more, visit pursuit.org.
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. (Goodwill NYNJ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates retail stores throughout the region powered by donations of clothing and household items. Goodwill NYNJ translates those donations into workforce development services for people with disabilities and those who are unemployed, and job training leading to employment. Annually, Goodwill NYNJ services build better lives for thousands of New York City Metropolitan Area residents and their families. For over 107 years, the agency's mission has been to empower individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment to gain independence through the power of work. Learn more about Goodwill NYNJ at http://www.goodwillnynj.org; follow us on Twitter: @GoodwillNYNJ; and find us on Facebook or Instagram: GoodwillNYNJ.
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- Hyundai Hope Donates $25,000 to Emphasize Commitment to Child Passenger Safety Programs
- Hyundai, Children's Hospital of Savannah, and Safe Kids Savannah to Host Car Seat Safety Check Events
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America announced its partnership with Memorial Health's Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah and Safe Kids Savannah to support child passenger and driver education programs. The Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah is the lead agency for Safe Kids Savannah, a local coalition of organizations and concerned individuals with the common goal of preventing accidental childhood injuries and deaths. Hyundai's donation will assist with consumer educational events, including upcoming car seat safety check events with Children's Hospital of Savannah and Safe Kids Savannah.
During the events, certified child passenger safety technicians will inspect car seats for expiration, manufacturer recalls, and/or proper fit of the seat for children. Families will receive a free replacement car seat, if needed. Technicians will also help caregivers and families learn how to select an appropriate child seat, install, and use it correctly.
"Proper education and installation of safety seats is critical to injury prevention of children, drivers, and others on the road," said Brian Latouf, global chief safety officer, Hyundai Motor Company. "We are proud to partner with the Children's Hospital of Savannah and share in the mission of bringing leading safety programs to make communities and roads safer for families."
According to NHTSA's Child Restraints Usage Study, an estimated 46 percent of car seats and booster seats are installed incorrectly or improperly used. Hyundai's partnership with Children's Hospital of Savannah will allow Safe Kids Savannah to help more families in need of assistance in southeast Georgia and continue its child passenger and driver safety efforts to support its goal of preventing accidental motor vehicle injuries.
Hyundai Hope
Hyundai Hope is a corporate social responsibility initiative from Hyundai Motor North America, committed to the principal of Progress for Humanity and the goal of improving the wellbeing of society. Hyundai Hope dedicates time and supplies resources to nonprofit organizations that support the health and safety of individuals and foster positive growth in communities. For more information, visit www.HyundaiHope.com.
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Hyundai Motor America focuses on 'Progress for Humanity' and smart mobility solutions. Hyundai offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs and electrified vehicles. Our 820 dealers sold more than 738,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2021, and nearly half were built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. For more information, visit www.HyundaiNews.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved way to carry and dispense hand sanitizer throughout the day," said an inventor, from Bowie, Md., "so I invented THE PORTABLE, NECK WORN, HAND SANITIZER DISPENSER. My design enables hand sanitizer to be applied right when needed."
The patent-pending invention ensures that hand sanitizer is readily accessible when needed. In doing so, it offers an improved alternative to storing sanitizer in a pocket, purse, car, etc. As a result, it increases sanitation and convenience and it provides added protection and peace of mind. The invention features a practical and portable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the general population. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Washington D.C. sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DCD-176, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an accessory to ensure that a writing utensil is easily accessible when needed," said an inventor, from Dallas, Texas, "so I invented the CONSTANT COMPANION. My convenient design would eliminate the need to stop and search for a pencil."
The invention provides an improved way to keep a pen or pencil handy. In doing so, it eliminates the hassle of searching for a writing implement. As a result, it increases convenience and it can be used with a pen, pencil or other writing implement. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households, businesses, students, etc. Additionally, a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DAL-212, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a better way for individuals with limited hand dexterity to grip and use a toothbrush," said an inventor, from Garfield Heights, Ohio, "so I invented the DENTA FRESH TOOTHBRUSH. My design could help to improve oral care without the worry of dropping your toothbrush."
The invention provides an improved way for individuals with limited manual dexterity to brush their teeth. In doing so, it ensures that the toothbrush remains firmly within the user's grasp. As a result, it helps to reduce pain and the need for assistance. It also helps to prevent the user from dropping the toothbrush. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for individuals with limited manual dexterity or compromised hand strength. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Cleveland sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DKC-145, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a structural engineer and noticed several issues with rebar connectors on construction sites, such as the need for special tools or training, long lead times for special equipment, and difficulty installing bulky connectors in congested spaces. Engineers have been adhering rebar to concrete for years, but we haven't been taking advantage of the ability to adhere rebar to steel. My invention, the BAR COUPLING SLEEVE, uses adhesive in a slim, easy-to-install steel sleeve to resolve these problems," said the inventor, from Arvada, Colo.
The invention uses adhesive in a two-chambered steel sleeve to connect the ends of concrete reinforcing bars. In doing so, no special tools or training is required for installation. It also eliminates the need to fit wrenches or impact drivers in congested cages to affix mechanical connectors. There is no need for rotation of threaded rebar or threaded couplers. Variations of sleeve sizing and adhesives can be produced to address any size rebar. With a smaller diameter than most bar couplers, this coupler can relieve congestion in concrete members. It is also simple to use and simple to inspect. A prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Denver sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DNV-404, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I have diabetes and wanted to create an improved supplement to help treat it at home," said an inventor, from Grand Prairie, Texas, "so I invented the SOOTHE-THE-BURN. My design would be easy to swallow and it would offer a natural way to optimize health."
The invention provides a holistic supplement for treating various ailments such as diabetes. In doing so, it eliminates the struggle and taste associated with consuming liquid olive oil. As a result, it could provide added health benefits and it offers an alternative to taking manmade supplements. The invention features a novel and all-natural formula that is easy to consume so it is ideal for health-conscious individuals. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DAL-206, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I was struggling to make over easy eggs. The egg yolks would break or the egg would fly out of the pan and onto the stovetop, creating a mess. My wife and I thought there could be a better pan," said an inventor, from Hillrose, Colo., "so we invented the E Z FLIP PAN. Our design would save cooks time and energy in the kitchen."
The patented invention provides a revolutionary new type of frying pan with a deceasing radius shaped like that of a breaking ocean wave. This new shape allows food to roll over onto itself and prevents food from spilling out of the pan. It would also feature two handles that can be reversed to accommodate left-handed cooks. As a result, it enables food to be flipped with minimal effort and it helps to prevent damage or mess to stovetops. The invention features a versatile, heat-resistant and durable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and commercial kitchens. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Denver sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DNV-399, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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New agreement creates expanded options for electrical customers in three Texas markets
HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Greg Baker, CEO/ President of JD Martin, is pleased to announce the firm has been selected to represent L.H. Dottie in three new markets – North, East and West Texas – as of October 1, 2022.
Baker said, "We look forward to offering our customers Dottie's portfolio and supporting a known industry leader in their continued growth across Texas."
Electrical customers across these territories can work with JD Martin as their local resource for sales and support of the entire Dottie product portfolio – which includes fasteners and hardware, anchors and kits, fittings and stampings, chemicals and tape, in addition to tools and specialty items – for well over 3,100 products.
JD Martin Company is an electrical manufacturers' representative agency that sells and markets premier lines of electrical products to OEM and MRO contractors, and end-user markets through wholesale distribution. For more than 68 years, we have supported industries such as oil & gas, mining, steel, waste water treatment, wind power generation and commercial construction. We offer impactful solutions and sell electrical products, through qualified electrical distributor channels, in over 15 states in territories that include Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, The Carolinas and Florida. To learn more about JD Martin click here.
L.H.Dottie has a longstanding reputation as a leading supplier of quality products for electrical, plumbing/irrigation, HVAC, security/low voltage, industrial, and energy professionals. We are family owned and operated since 1965. With the third generation at the helm and the fourth generation in place our legacy continues to guide our business today. Our commitment to exceptional service, industry-leading quality, and uncompromising standards stems from a longstanding foundation we've built from the ground up. From a modest warehouse in Los Angeles in the 1960's to supplying professionals in locations across North America, we've been focused on building a better brand one product at a time. Our growth over the decades has not come at the expense of our commitment to provide industry leading products and exceptional customer support. For more about Dottie click here.
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MIAMI, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveHire, the globally-leading Direct Sourcing and Total Talent platform, and Raise Recruiting continue to build momentum and exceptional results in the Direct Sourcing space for contingent workforce hiring.
LiveHire's Direct Sourcing solution has enabled Raise to leverage their clients' brands to attract and hire contingent workers through a private talent community resulting in: lower costs to their workforce program, faster placements, and improved quality of hires with an exceptional candidate experience. Raise has achieved:
- Candidate response rates as quickly as 7 minutes through LiveHire's native text message, showcasing the power of a positive brand experience and two-way texting to reduce administrative time and improve time-to-fill;
- Raise was able to make 18% of total program placements within the first 3 months of launching for a client;
- And made 44 offers in a single day at a career fair for Intuitive Surgical through the Direct Sourcing technology.
"LiveHire's sourcing technology provided an optimal candidate pool and highly successful job fair experience for Intuitive" says Wendy Patience O'Brien, Sr. Human Resources Program Manager, Contingent Workforce at Intuitive Surgical.
Raise and LiveHire are pleased to announce two new Fortune 100 clients in global IT infrastructure and global agricultural and food processing.
"LiveHire is delighted to partner with Raise to deliver significant outcomes for our clients in Direct Sourcing. Our combined strength in award-winning candidate experience and employment brand stewardship lead to exceptional outcomes in speed and quality of hire. We are truly honored to partner with Raise who creates consistent and successful case studies as the market opens up to the power of direct sourcing done right." – Karen Gonzalez, EVP North America LiveHire
"Partnering with LiveHire as a curator for the last 2 years has enabled us to create a seamless direct sourcing solution that scales quickly and efficiently exceeding client expectations. In addition, it allows for an elevated candidate experience combining high tech with high touch." – Michael Leacy Chief Sales Office and EVP Raise Recruiting
LiveHire will be showcasing their Direct Sourcing platform at the CWS Summit in Dallas, Texas on September 19-20, 2022 at booth #325.
About LiveHire
LiveHire is a globally-leading recruitment and direct sourcing platform - enabling clients to attract and engage both permanent employees and contingent workers to deliver Total Talent and Direct Sourcing solutions. LiveHire offers an award-winning candidate experience and provides talent-on-demand through its unique talent pooling and 2-way text messaging functionality, having successfully enabled end-to-end recruitment from sourcing through to hire of diverse workforces for over 200 clients across 20 verticals globally. For more information, visit www.livehire.com/us.
About Raise Recruiting
Raise Recruiting is part of the parent company, The Ian Martin Group. The Ian Martin Group has a 65-year history of staffing service delivery in contractor recruitment and management, permanent placement, direct sourcing, and Employer of Record (EOR) payroll services. They combine a people-centric strategy with business model innovation to match people with jobs across a broad range of industries and specializations. And the better the match, the better our world.
As the only staffing partner in North America that is a Certified B Corporation and PAR Committed with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, they're changing the way staffing is done—to benefit everyone. They work to benefit all our stakeholders and to meet higher social and environmental standards than the average company. That means when you engage with them as an employer, or apply for one of their jobs, you're supporting their mission to use business as a force for good.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Staffing Association today announced that LocumTenens.com's Miechia Esco, MD, has been named the 2023 National Staffing Employee of the Year. The announcement marks the beginning of National Staffing Employee Week, which runs this year from Sept. 12 to 18 and celebrates the contributions of the millions of temporary and contract employees hired by U.S. staffing agencies each year.
"From entry-level roles to the c-suite, temporary and contract employees are making a difference in our society and our economy," said Richard Wahlquist, president and chief executive officer of ASA. "This year's National Staffing Employee of the Year's and All-Stars' stories exemplify the ways staffing agencies help people of all ages and at all stages of their careers gain access to new and meaningful employment opportunities."
Sponsored by StaffPro3, a division of PMC Insurance, the National Staffing Employee of the Year and All-Star awards honor current or former temporary or contract employees with extraordinary stories of staffing success and who best exemplify one or more of the industry's key messages of bridging and flexibility. Esco will be honored during a ceremony at Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and expo, Oct. 25-27 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.
Health Care Sector All-Star
Miechia Esco
LocumTenens.com
Miechia Esco, MD, a vascular surgeon, looked to staffing to help her regain her passion for medicine. Starting to feel detached from the communities she served, she connected with a recruiter from LocumTenens.com and agreed to embark on a locum tenens contract. Her subsequent newfound ability to choose when and where she wants to work has reinvigorated her love of medicine, allowing her to travel to underserved communities where she is most needed. In addition to her locum tenens role, she also serves as the agency's chief medical resource adviser, a position created for her after she identified gaps across the health care staffing industry.
Practicing locum tenens medicine also gives Esco greater flexibility in how she spends her time outside the hospital. In addition to serving on medical mission trips, she's become a certified yoga teacher and a world traveler who's even conquered Mount Kilimanjaro.
Engineering, Information Technology, and Scientific Sector All-Star
Jeremy Denton
Airswift
For Jeremy Denton, staffing was a way to enter the rapidly growing green energy sector. A 15-year veteran of the oil and gas industry, Denton turned to Airswift to place him with renewable energy companies that could benefit from his skills as a safety professional. Airswift's help enabled Denton to pursue a career in project safety management roles to support major energy clients ranging from major electrical grid modernizations to safe seabed surveys for new offshore wind platforms. Other alternative energy projects include utility-scale solar and battery storage facilities and renewable fuel projects designed to convert petroleum refining facilities to agricultural feedstock manufacturing facilities to produce low-carbon emission fuels such as biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuels. Denton's experience has also moved him to mentor other professionals switching from careers in the fossil fuel industry to renewables.
Industrial Sector All-Star
Lisa Goodrich
Working Fields
Staffing gave Lisa Goodrich the second chance she needed in her career. As a formerly justice-involved individual, Goodrich was concerned she could never get a chance to move past a dead-end job that didn't support her financially and kept her away from her husband for long periods. Then she found Working Fields. The staffing agency not only placed her with a local cable manufacturing company but also provided her with a peer coach who met with her weekly to develop her budgeting skills and support her recovery from substance use. Soon, she had the resources to purchase a vehicle and get the necessary medical treatment she'd been postponing. Based on her hard work and dedication, Goodrich earned a full-time position with the manufacturing company where she worked.
Office–Clerical and Administrative Sector
Noel Samuels
Integrity Staffing Solutions
Partnering with Integrity Staffing Solutions provided Noel Samuels with the opportunity to support her role as a working mom. Samuels was the victim of a pandemic-driven layoff in March 2020. The single mother of two children under the age of six joined the Integrity team after hearing about their opportunities from a friend. Within a week, she had a job working for the City of Wilmington, DE. Her new role provided her with a steady income and the ability to drop off and pick up her kids from school, negating the need for costly childcare. Samuels has also taken advantage of Integrity's online job training program, completing supervisor training and earning a certificate in CNC machine printing. She's excelled in her assignment, has already been promoted, and plans to continue developing her skills with a new class soon.
Professional-Managerial Sector All-Star
LaKeatia Daniels-Owens
AtWork Personnel
Staffing helped LaKeatia Daniels-Owens find her a new industry career opportunity after experiencing tragedy and hardship. Daniels-Owens had served in leadership roles in various industries. Then she was in a car accident where she sustained serious injuries and her husband was killed. She persevered and returned to work after three months of numerous surgeries and physical therapy. Shortly after her return she learned her position had been eliminated. After a lengthy and unsuccessful job search, she turned to AtWork Personnel in Raleigh-Durham, NC. Staffing professionals worked with her to find her a new role as a human resource administrative assistant at DECI, a nonprofit warehousing and logistics provider providing employment and assistance to people with vocational disabilities. Daniels-Owens's ability to learn quickly and utilize her experience allowed her to excel in her role, and she was soon promoted to human resources manager. She now oversees more than 220 employees, has become a proud member of the Society for Human Resource Management, and is working toward a certification from the HR Certification Institute.
The American Staffing Association is the voice of the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry. ASA and its state affiliates advance the interests of the industry across all sectors through advocacy, research, education, and the promotion of high standards of legal, ethical, and professional practices. For more information about ASA, visit americanstaffing.net.
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MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MegaFood®, a B-Corp crafting quality supplements, expands their collection of digestive health products with the launch of its new Digestive Health Water Enhancers now available on Amazon.
In three delicious fruit flavors – Pineapple Mango Kombucha, Guava Passion Fruit Kombucha, and Lemon Ginger Kombucha – MegaFood Digestive Health Water Enhancers deliver refreshing gut support with prebiotics & probiotics.†
These probiotic powders contain 2 billion CFU of DE111® – a probiotic strain clinically studied to be shelf-stable and resistant to stomach acid so it can survive the journey and keep doing its job.† They also includes kombucha powder, apple cider vinegar, green tea extract, and prebiotic fiber from Jerusalem artichoke. Plus, they are Certified Glyphosate Residue Free, vegetarian, and formulated without 9 food allergens: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, and sesame.
As consumer demand for functional beverages is on the rise, with a recent study showing 73% of adults consume drinks promoting added functional benefits, this new innovation from MegaFood offers an on-the-go format that is both convenient and supportive.1
"Staying well hydrated and including probiotics in our diet are two pillars of health for overall wellness and healthy digestion." states Erin Stokes, Naturopathic Doctor and Medical Director at MegaFood. "I'm excited about the launch of our new Digestive Health Water Enhancers, as they make these healthy habits easy to build into your everyday routine, whether at home or on-the-go!"
The new line is available in travel-friendly stick packs for on-the-go consumption. Simply add to water, stir well, and enjoy. It's a simple way to get that good gut feeling wherever you go.
MegaFood exists to grow a healthier world and believes in the power of plants to make people & the planet happier & healthier. MegaFood expertly crafts supplements that pair essential vitamins & minerals with real food, and partners with farmers who share a commitment to nutrient-dense food and soil health through regenerative agriculture. Obsessed with quality, MegaFood offers 9 product certifications, like Non-GMO Project Verified and also tests for 125+ pesticides & herbicides. As a B Corporation, the company believes in doing things the right way to sow a strong foundation of health that helps people thrive. Learn more at megafood.com or follow @megafood on Instagram & @megafoodfans on Facebook.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
1. Mintel-Functional Drink US, August 2021
DE111® is a registered trademark of Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes, Inc
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The new SpinWave® R5 maps homes, vacuums and mops at the same time and features edge cleaning, making life easier for busy families and pet parents
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BISSELL, a leader in cleaning solutions for your home's floor and air care, introduces the SpinWave® R5, a new intelligent robotic cleaning machine that vacuums and mops at the same time for a 2-in-1 clean.
This latest innovation from BISSELL® is a must-have for busy households, delivering a hands-free, powerful and smart clean. New to the SpinWave® family, the R5 robot has been engineered to utilize 360-degree LiDAR technology, allowing for advanced home mapping and navigation. Complete with strong suction to remove dust and debris from carpets and hard floors and spinning mop pads that scrub sealed hard floors, BISSELL® is ensuring this new tech-forward robot provides a true clean. The SpinWave® R5 also includes a specially designed edge cleaning brush that grabs debris like hair and fine dust from along baseboards.
For a true hands-free cleaning experience, the SpinWave® R5 – which is equipped with a powerful lithium-ion battery that can last up to 110 minutes* – can be paired with the BISSELL Connect App so you can start and stop cleaning anytime, from anywhere. The soft surface avoidance sensor also ensures that when in mop mode, the robot will automatically avoid carpeting to ensure rugs stay dry.
"With its two-in-one functionality and advanced technology enhancements, the SpinWave® R5 is a daily cleaning powerhouse that offers a versatile and efficient way to clean multiple floor types in your home," said Carolyn Pearson, robotics brand manager at BISSELL. "With no supervision necessary, this intelligent robotic machine produces a thorough cleaning, allowing more time to focus on other things in life."
With the SpinWave® R5, you can clean smarter and feel good about it, as every purchase of a BISSELL® product saves pets through its support of BISSELL Pet Foundation® and its mission to help homeless pets.
*In low mode on hard floors
BISSELL is committed to helping people and their pets share happy, healthy homes. From patenting the improved carpet sweeper in 1876 to debuting the revolutionary CrossWave® wet-dry cleaning machine 140 years later, BISSELL continues to thoughtfully innovate pet-inspired products for every type of home, delivering a true clean you can see, feel and smell. Family-owned with a unique dedication to and love for pets, BISSELL® is the pet-inspired homecare brand you can feel good about purchasing. Through its support of BISSELL Pet Foundation®, every purchase of a BISSELL® product helps save a homeless pet in need. Find us on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the management team at Okuma America Corporation are pleased to announce the launch of a new 5-axis vertical machining center to its machining line-up! This new machine - the GENOS M560V-5AX - builds upon the foundation of the company's flagship vertical machining center series (GENOS M Series) by bringing 5-axis capabilities to the table! This product is making its world debut in the Okuma booth (#338500) at the 2022 International Manufacturing Trade Show at McCormick Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois, on September 12 – 17, 2022.
The new GENOS M560V-5AX is an impressive next-generation product evolved from two of the company's best-selling vertical machining centers – the GENOS M560V which has become a standard-bearer in the industry, and the GENOS M460V-5AX which launched in 2017 as an answer to a market need for an affordable, compact 5-axis vertical machine, with no compromise on the design or accuracy.
The GENOS M560V-5AX is built with a double-column machine design, affording it maximum structural integrity. The machine offers an impressive working envelope with a 500mm table and wide axis travels (X: 1,050 mm, Y: 560 mm, Z: 460 mm), while still maintaining a compact footprint of 2,515 mm x 3,750 mm. Further optimizing the machine's design, the GENOS M560V-5AX includes a trunnion table positioned parallel to the front of the machine which allows for easier access to the table and good visibility during machining. This, and other user-friendly features on the machine, reduce physical burden on the operator. Additionally, the machine comes standard with a 60 ATC (automatic tool changer) magazine and can also accommodate tools measuring up to 400mm in length.
The GENOS M560V-5AX comes standard with Okuma's Thermo-Friendly Concept, an on-board thermal and energy management technology to support both stable, high-accuracy machining and reduce energy consumption.
Key Specs of the GENOS M560V-5AX Vertical Machining Center:
- Table Size mm 500
- Max Workpiece Dimensions mm 700 x 500
- Spindle Maximum Speed min⁻¹ 15,000
- Spindle Motor Power kW 22/18.5
- Axes Travel mm 1,050 (X-axis), 560 (Y-axis), 460 (Z-axis)
- Floor Space mm (w x d) 2,515 x 3,750
- Weight kg 10,000
With its versatility and 5-axis cutting capabilities, the GENOS M560V-5AX provides shops with the ability to expand their operational possibilities. Visit okuma.com/products/genos-m560v-5ax for more details and to request a quote.
Okuma America Corporation is the U.S.-based sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world-leading builder of CNC (computer numeric control) machine tools, controls and automation systems. The company was founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan, and is the industry's only single-source provider of CNC machines, drives, motors, encoders, spindles and automation systems, all manufactured by Okuma. The company designs its own CNC controls to integrate seamlessly with each machine tool's functionality. In 2014 Okuma launched the Okuma App Store, the industry's only centralized online marketplace for machine tool apps and related content. Along with its extensive distribution network (largest in the Americas), and Partners in THINC network of enhanced manufacturing technologies, Okuma is committed to helping users gain competitive advantage through the open possibilities of machine tools today and into the future. For more information, visit Okuma.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Introducing ECO suite plus Energy Management System
CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The executive leadership team at Okuma America Corporation is pleased to announce the release of a next-generation energy management and optimization technology designed exclusively for Okuma CNC (computer numeric control) machine tools. This new software-driven technology – ECO suite plus - will be demonstrated for the first time in the Western Hemisphere on two Okuma machines (MB-80V bridge mill and MA-8000H machining center) in booth #338500 at the 2022 International Manufacturing Trade Show at McCormick Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois, on September 12 – 17, 2022.
Commitment to Sustainability
The ECO suite plus technology is the company's latest addition to a suite of products designed to support global and corporate sustainability initiatives. Initial sustainable product developments began in 1963 with the launch of the proprietary Okuma numeric control system. In 2001 the company further advanced sustainability initiatives with the Thermo-Friendly Concept, a technology design to manage thermal temperature ranges during the machining process. In 2014 the company released the inaugural ECO suite system which could monitor and control machine usage as a macro level. Today the company is pleased to unveil the next-generation technology - ECO suite plus - which builds upon the prior technology releases by providing management and control of specific machine operations and peripheral devices during the machining process and in idle mode. Both the Thermo-Friendly Concept and ECO technologies are powered by Okuma's proprietary OSP control, a Windows-based, open-architecture platform which offers maximum machining capabilities to users.
ECO suite plus Features at a Glance
The ECO suite plus technology harbors several features to aid in energy savings opportunities, including:
- ECO Idling Stop
The application's ECO Idling Stop function monitors the cooling stays of the milling and turning spindles. It will automatically turn off the coolers for those spindles when spindle temperature is stable. - ECO Power Monitor
The ECO Power Monitor feature displays the power consumption of various components directly on the machine tool's display. This includes the power consumption of spindles, feed axes and peripheral equipment, giving the operator a view of the total energy being saved at a glance, without requiring a data export or separate smart device. - Additional Optional Features
For more information on Okuma's ECO suite plus technology and to request a demo, please visit: okuma.com/eco-suite-energy-saving-cnc-control-applications.
Additional Sustainability Initiatives
In addition to sustainable product technologies, Okuma has instituted multiple corporate initiatives that support global sustainable development goals (SDGs); please visit https://www.okuma.co.jp/english/about/csr.html to learn more.
About Okuma America Corporation
Okuma America Corporation is the U.S.-based sales and service affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a world-leading builder of CNC (computer numeric control) machine tools, controls and automation systems. The company was founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan, and is the industry's only single-source provider of CNC machines, drives, motors, encoders, spindles and automation systems, all manufactured by Okuma. The company designs its own CNC controls to integrate seamlessly with each machine tool's functionality. In 2014 Okuma launched the Okuma App Store, the industry's only centralized online marketplace for machine tool apps and related content. Along with its extensive distribution network (largest in the Americas), and Partners in THINC network of enhanced manufacturing technologies, Okuma is committed to helping users gain competitive advantage through the open possibilities of machine tools today and into the future. For more information, visit Okuma.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Newest OLAPLEX Ambassador Jimmy Paul Led Creative for Hair
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OLAPLEX, the brand that singlehandedly created the bond building hair category, was excited to reveal its partnership with the iconic fashion designer, Jason Wu at his NYFW Fall '22 show on September 10th. This collaboration marks a debut partnership for OLAPLEX at Fashion Week. Professional hair stylist and newest OLAPLEX ambassador, Jimmy Paul created the hair for the show and OLAPLEX products were used to bring Jimmy's vision to life.
Models walked the runway with sleek, braided twists, with the ends sticking out, short natural textured bobs and braids. Jimmy Paul credits the 90's minimal fashion trends for inspiring the hairstyles in the show. "I wanted the hair to look purposefully messy yet put together at the same time. It's a look that can be dressed up or dressed down. To achieve the look, prep hair with a smooth, brushed out-look by combining OLAPLEX No. 9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum and OLAPLEX No. 6 Bond Smoother. Using your fingers, pull hair back into a low pony and secure. Braid the pony and secure it with elastic, then twist into a low bun and leave the ends out. Secure with bobby pins and top off the look with OLAPLEX No. 7 Bonding Oil for high shine," said Jimmy Paul, hair stylist and OLAPLEX ambassador.
Jimmy Paul's work is frequently featured in some of the most prestigious media outlets globally and he has worked with photographers of international acclaim. He is also known for curating the runway look for some of the most iconic designers both in the U.S. and around the world. He credits OLAPLEX with helping him deliver stronger, heathier hair for his clients with their exclusive bond building technology. "I've been a fan of OLAPLEX for years, as I saw first-hand the immediate transformation in the hair," Jimmy Paul shared. "All of my clients want stronger, healthier hair with more shine and manageability so I'm thrilled to be their newest OLAPLEX ambassador as well as work alongside fashion designer, Jason Wu, on the hair for this season."
"Jimmy Paul is one of the most prolific hairstylists of the 21st century. He continuously raises the bar with styling creativity, all while putting the health of his clients' hair first to ensure they look and feel their best," said JuE Wong, Chief Executive Officer of OLAPLEX. "We are thrilled to add him to our amazing team of OLAPLEX Ambassadors."
"Jimmy has such a unique talent for bringing a concept to life with hair that not only compliments the clothes beautifully; he also brings a sense of glamour to everything that he does," says Jason Wu. "I am thrilled to be collaborating with Jimmy and OLAPLEX to complete my vision this season."
All OLAPLEX products contain a revolutionary bond-building technology with over 100 worldwide patents that created the bond-building hair care category and is exclusive to OLAPLEX. This technology penetrates the hair shaft working on the entire hair structure to rebuild the hair throughout. It builds a permanent bridge between the disulfide bonds. At the same time, it lessens and/or eliminates damage caused by molecules that eat protein from the hair by working faster than the damage can occur.
Since its founding, OLAPLEX has been proud to be non-toxic, cruelty-free, and vegan. OLAPLEX is free of over 50 questionable ingredients including Sulfates (SLS & SLES), Parabens, Phthalates, Phosphates. All OLAPLEX products have The Clean at Sephora seal and are proud of their continued commitment to reduce their secondary packaging and not add to their carbon footprint.
100% free of sulfates, phthalates, parabens, or gluten. Vegan. Color-safe.
Jimmy Paul, a Pittsburgh native, was inspired by his hairstylist mother to move to New York to pursue a career in freelance hairstyling. His editorial career began while working at the Oribe Salon on the Upper West Side, Over the course of his career, his work has been featured in some of the most prestigious publications and he has worked with photographers of international acclaim. Jimmy Paul is known for curating runway looks for some of the most iconic fashion designers in the U.S. and around the world. He has also collaborated with several haircare companies across product development, education and representing brands at NYFW.
Our humble beginnings started in a California garage, and since 2014, the brand quickly became a global sensation, paving the way for a completely new category of haircare called "bond-building." Today, OLAPLEX is one of the largest independent hair care brands in the world with over 100 worldwide patents. Our exclusive scientifically proven bond-building technology restores damaged and compromised hair by repairing it from the inside out. Simply put, this first-of-its-kind ingredient works two-fold to protect the hair from damage while simultaneously also being able to re-link the disulfide bonds back together. For all hair types, it provides immediate results to repair the 5 types of damage including chemical services, heat styling, mechanical damage, environmental damage and lifestyle or physiological changes.
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new study Plastic Pipe, demand for PEX pipe is projected to rise 5.8% annually to $3.0 billion in 2026. New and replacement potable water distribution is by far the largest market for PEX pipe. A small amount of PEX pipe is also utilized in sprinkler pipe for irrigation purposes; some demand also exists in the oil and natural gas market.
Gains for PEX pipe will be fueled by:
- its flexibility, which allows it to be run around walls or other obstructions, making it easy to install and thereby saving on labor costs
- increasing construction of single-family residences with multiple bathrooms, with PEX most often specified for the associated distribution systems
- rising interest in installing radiant floor systems, which nearly always use PEX
PEX will continue to displace copper pipes in water distribution due to ease of installation and a shrinking pool of experienced plumbing professionals who can install copper pipe.
Demand for plastic pipe of all types is expected to rise 2.9% annually to $19.6 billion in 2026, a significant deceleration from the 2016-2021 period due to a notable slowdown in price growth from a high 2021 level. Demand will be driven by installation of pipe in the potable water, conduit, DWV, and storm and sanitary sewer markets as well as by the increasing use of larger diameter plastic pipes in some applications.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pistil Data, the leading cannabis market intelligence platform, is now operating in every legal U.S. state with plans to expand to Canada by the end of the year. The company, which crunches billions of data points daily to help clients sort through the complexity of their local markets, also announced today two new market intelligence products for retail dispensaries and brands, Pistil for Retail and Pistil for Brands.
Founded by executives from Google and Baker Technologies, Pistil's unique IP makes vital market intelligence accessible to cannabis companies of all sizes, helping a sector which previously has struggled with the complexity of industry data. The company's growth stands apart in an industry sector that has been affected by recent recession fears and layoffs.
Announcement highlights:
- It is currently operating in every legal U.S. state. The company was operating in 2 US states at the beginning of 2022. Pistil will launch in Canada in Q4.
- Pistil for Retail is now in general release after a six-week beta program with five U.S. retailers. The product helps retailers optimize pricing and product assortment, enabling them to attract customers, drive loyalty, and maximize profit.
- The Pistil for Brands business intelligence tool is now in general release after a four-week beta program. The product helps brands and distributors uncover market and pricing insights and improve their go-to-market strategies.
- Pistil also announced it is now collecting data in real time and updating analytics on a daily basis.
"There is a shakeout happening in cannabis right now, and there is no longer any room for error. Brands need to use their resources efficiently, position themselves strategically, and make sure they are in the stores that can make them money. For retailers, it means taking a hard look at their shelves and their pricing, to find a way to stand out to new and existing customers in their local markets", says Jeffrey Graham, CEO of Pistil Data. "This is why even In the face of an industry downturn, demand for Pistil has never been stronger."
Backed by leading cannabis venture firm Casa Verde Capital, Pistil Data has built a customer base of 1,000+ North American industry leaders with clients such as Connected, Raw Garden, Jeeter and Vapen. Pistil has developed a catalog of more than 3 million cannabis products which are used like a UPC code to match products across stores. Pistil analyzes products in more than 90% of stores in North America.
Pistil helps cannabis businesses grow. The company simplifies the complex cannabis market and gives brands and retailers new revenue opportunities. Pistil analyzes billions of data points daily, giving brands and retailers the intelligence they need to attract and retain customers.
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Tania Seger, former Bayer Crop Science lead, will guide company to commercialization of platform
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors for Plastomics Inc., a biotechnology company developing a novel trait delivery platform for the agricultural sector, has named Tania Seger as its new Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board. Seger succeeds Dr. Martha Schlicher, who will assume the Plastomics Board role of Executive Chair.
Plastomics is developing a transformative platform for trait introduction via the chloroplast that has the potential to provide new and improved solutions to enhance crop production and help growers meet the sustainability needs of a growing population. This innovative platform takes advantage of the crop's own energy-producing engine to introduce traits and solves challenges inherent in traditional gene transfer. The technology will bring a new generation of trait benefits to market sooner in a more cost-effective manner at a time when growers and Ag companies are seeking highly effective new solutions.
Plastomics is advancing the chloroplast trait delivery program in commercial row crops (e.g., corn and soybeans). The approach will provide multi-national seed companies with a transformative way to deliver valuable new traits for weed, disease, and insect control and provides a vehicle for also introducing new value-added traits. Chloroplast transformation of genetic traits provides many benefits not possible with traits through traditional nuclear transformation. This comes at a time when the agricultural industry is desperate for new solutions, including technology to overcome insect resistance to current commercial traits. These benefits include the introduction of traits with new modes of action and traits that have the potential to enhance yield, further reducing the environmental footprint of crop production.
Plastomics Inc. is a novel early-stage biotechnology company developing a new and better way of introducing biotech traits into row crops like corn and soybeans. The St. Louis based company resides in the 39 North innovation district with laboratories and corporate offices at Helix Incubator and greenhouse operations at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Learn more at www.Plastomics.com.
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CARMIEL, Israel, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American:PLX) (TASE:PLX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, production and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins produced by its proprietary ProCellEx® plant cell-based protein expression system, today announced that Dror Bashan, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will present in person on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference, a hybrid conference. The conference is being held on September 12-14, 2022 at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City. Virtual participation will also be available.
Mr. Bashan will provide a live corporate overview at the conference, a webcast of which will be available on–line. The live presentation replaces the pre-recorded presentation announced by the Company on September 6, 2022.
Live Presentation and Webcast Details:
- Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the Adams Room.
- Company Link: https://protalixbiotherapeutics.gcs-web.com/events0
Webcast Link: https://journey.ct.events/view/326342b0-083d-4eca-81f7-f93cc78d3394
The live presentation webcast and the pre-recorded webcast will both be available for replay for at least two weeks on the Events Calendar of the Investors section of the Company's website, at the above link.
The Company's management will participate in one-on-one meetings with investors who are registered to attend the conference. If you are an institutional investor and would like to attend the Company's presentation, registration for the conference is available at https://hcwevents.com. Once your registration is confirmed, you will be prompted to log onto the conference website to request a one-on-one meeting with the Company.
About Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.
Protalix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins expressed through its proprietary plant cell-based expression system, ProCellEx. Protalix was the first company to gain U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a protein produced through plant cell-based in suspension expression system. Protalix's unique expression system represents a new method for developing recombinant proteins in an industrial-scale manner.
Protalix's first product manufactured by ProCellEx, taliglucerase alfa, was approved by the FDA in May 2012 and, subsequently, by the regulatory authorities of other countries. Protalix has licensed to Pfizer Inc. the worldwide development and commercialization rights for taliglucerase alfa, excluding Brazil, where Protalix retains full rights.
Protalix's development pipeline consists of proprietary versions of recombinant therapeutic proteins that target established pharmaceutical markets, including the following product candidates: pegunigalsidase alfa, a modified stabilized version of the recombinant human α–Galactosidase–A protein for the treatment of Fabry disease; alidornase alfa or PRX–110, for the treatment of various human respiratory diseases or conditions; PRX–115, a plant cell-expressed recombinant PEGylated uricase for the treatment of severe gout; PRX–119, a plant cell-expressed long action DNase I for the treatment of NETs-related diseases; and others. Protalix has partnered with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., both in the United States and outside the United States, for the development and commercialization of pegunigalsidase alfa.
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Chuck Padala, Managing Director
LifeSci Advisors
646-627-8390
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LONDON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REVIV President and CEO Sarah Lomas announces that REVIV has partnered with Australian premium skincare brand Grown Alchemist.
Beauty and urban lifestyle brand, Grown Alchemist, have launched into the UK partnering with Nobu Hotel London Portman Square to deliver their revolutionary three phase system; Cleanse, Detox, Activate – which works to restore skin cell function for healthy, radiant skin.
Grown Alchemist's treatments have been crafted to embody the brand's values, viewing beauty in the context of overall health and wellness. Grown Alchemist are at the forefront of innovation in skincare, and alongside the typical facials and massages, they will be delivering IV drip therapy to perfectly complement the benefits of their treatments. A truly great fit for those that want a holistic approach to skincare and wellness.
Grown Alchemist partnered with REVIV, the global leader in IV drip therapy, to design a bespoke infusion. Designed by expert doctors and scientists The Grown Alchemist Exclusive IV focuses on aiding the hydration and detoxification of the body - nourishing skin, hair and nails, in addition to supporting the body's processes for energy and collagen production and digestion. REVIV's highly skilled medical practitioners will be administering our exclusive IV for a quality experience.
Jeremy Muijs, co-founder and CEO of Grown Alchemist says: "Part of being a skincare company is to find the opportunity - whatever the mechanism, to create function and health. Restoring health is anti-aging. Health restoring and anti-aging are identical. So for us, if we can do those two things – restore health and create function in the body, it doesn't matter the mechanism we employ to do it and if science moves in a better way to deliver that, we need to be there. Partnering with REVIV allows us to remain right at the forefront of innovation in beauty and wellness."
About REVIV
REVIV is a life science led provider of nutritional health solutions, and their goal is to be the only personalized nutritional health company that offers precision nutrition solutions, using big data coupled with AI, to evidence that nutrition can have a positive impact on medical conditions or disease. REVIV's vision is to pioneer the democratization of nutrition-based treatments which will reduce disease, extend life and allow people to live better and healthier lives.
For more information about REVIV Global visit our website: www.revivme.com or email Emma Robertson on erobertson@revivme.com, +44 7398 213452
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Using blockchain technology, artists can control price and access time to content and remain compatible with multiple marketplaces
BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Formless, Inc. announced that the whitepaper titled, SHARE: Decentralized distribution using peer-to-peer, pay-for-access micro-transactions on blockchain describes a revolutionary way to distribute music and other digital content, enabling creators to make orders of magnitude more money by eliminating the dependence on centralized content streaming platforms (e.g. Apple, Spotify, and YouTube).
Author Brandon Tory explained, "We've always distributed music as a standalone file, such as an MP3, and we put that file on platforms like Spotify or SoundCloud. Blockchain is a new way to distribute music, not just as a file, but as a program. Although blockchains are most widely known for digital currencies, the larger vision is that blockchains are actually programmable world computers. This is important because programs control how money flows on the internet. As artists, if we want to have any control of the way that the money moves, we have to have some say in the actual code that's associated with the song and not just the song. Blockchain technology enables us to do that. Whether you believe music should be free, or available at a non-zero price, I believe those decisions should be made by each individual artist, while remaining compatible with multiple consumer-facing streaming applications."
Using the whitepaper as a foundation, Tory and his team at Formless developed a Web3 protocol, called SHARE, that enables artists to control access terms to audio or video content and directly distribute it to consumers, or to marketplaces that interoperate with blockchain. The Alpha version of the protocol is available on the Ethereum and Polygon blockchains, with a Beta version expected later this year.
Today, content creators and developers can register to try out the first decentralized application that showcases the power of the protocol, and organizations and builders can review the protocol documentation.
Formless is a Boston, Massachusetts music technology company with the mission of creating virtual and physical experiences that enable people to live more fulfilling lives. Formless was founded in 2018 by Brandon Tory, a signed artist, former Staff Engineer at Google AI, and former Senior Engineer at Apple. Tory's story of pursuing his dreams as a musician and engineer in parallel is featured in national media that include: Forbes, CNN Great Big Story, CNBC, and Yahoo Finance.
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Electrically driven, alternative-fuels-capable pump supports vehicle electrification
DETROIT, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanadyne, a leading global fuel and air management systems supplier, has developed an electrically driven gasoline direct injection (GDI) fuel pump as part of its approach to fuel delivery system technology based on electrification. Called the "E-Pump Module," it is powered by 24- and 48-volt vehicle architectures and is decoupled from the internal combustion engine drivetrain. This enables the fuel flow and pressure to be electrically controlled to optimize and reduce fuel consumption, as the pump speed is now independent of engine revolutions per minute.
"Moving to an electrically powered GDI pump breaks from the standard design of connecting it to the engine for operation," said Stanadyne Chief Technology Officer Dr. Brad Stroia. "This is an important innovation for hybrid vehicles. Pump operation can be reduced, or even suspended entirely, when the engine has low fuel delivery demand to improve overall vehicle efficiency."
The E-Pump's compact, modular, and scalable design uses a Stanadyne proprietary controller and software. It is scalable for 250- to 500-bar fuel systems and suitable for a wide range of engine applications. The pump is compatible with E10 to E85 and M15 fuels with a top-end fueling capacity of 1000 cc per revolution (up to 100 liters per hour).
When tested on a demonstration vehicle and compared to base 200-250 bar GDI system technology on a 2.0 liter turbo engine:
- Emissions were reduced by an approximately 10 percent.
- Mechanical noise emission was reduced by approximately 9 dB(A).
- Start time was improved by approximately 0.7 seconds.
- A system pressures of up to 400 bar were achieved.
"Stanadyne's new E-Pump enables vehicle electrification by offering lower power absorption, a quieter noise signature, and features such as start-stop and on-demand fueling, providing higher system efficiency by decoupling vehicle accessories from the engine," said Stroia. "Its lower fuel consumption provides environmentally friendly emissions benefits that help reduce pollution."
Stanadyne's Electrified Gas Direct Injection Fuel Pump is the first in a line of electrified products being developed by Stanadyne to enable clean propulsion for electrified applications. It is making its industry debut at the North American International Auto Show (aka Detroit Auto Show) and will be on display at the company's Automobili-D vehicle pod during Industry Days being held September 14-15, 2022.
Stanadyne designs, manufactures, and remanufactures fuel delivery systems and components for gasoline and diesel engines, as well as low-carbon alternative fuels. Founded in 1873, the company specializes in pioneering technology for engines that move our world and remanufactured components that help keep them operating efficiently. The company provides customers with customized design, engineering, and manufacturing solutions from its United States, China, Italy, India, and United Arab Emirates locations in partnership with its global aftermarket service dealers and distributor network. For more information, visit stanadyne.com.
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L.A. Community Comes Together for the First Time in Two Years at L.A. LIVE!
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan G. Komen®, the world's leading breast cancer organization, will be holding the first in-person MORE THAN PINK Walk in Los Angeles in more than two years. The L.A. MORE THAN PINK Walk will help to raise critical funds that support breast cancer patients in the community who are in need of critical patient services including screening and diagnostics.
This year's Walk is also in a brand-new location and will be held on Saturday, October 8, at L.A. LIVE!, the premiere sports and entertainment district in downtown Los Angeles.
"We are looking forward to seeing our community and being able to offer an expansive, family-friendly location for this year's walk," said Courtney Jurado, Executive Director of Los Angeles Susan G. Komen. "Funds raised support our critical work and will support the screening and diagnostics voucher program for L.A."
"Our goal is to raise $475,000 this year to be able to provide critically needed that are in greater demand than ever," said Jurado. "We are grateful for the support to help the women and men facing breast cancer in our community and it is through our Walk we are able to raise much-needed funds to get what breast cancer patients need today."
"We are excited and grateful for our participants, Walk teams, sponsors and volunteers," said Jurado. "It is because of them, we are able to make it possible for individuals in L.A. facing breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer to receive the support they need."
Komen is pleased to welcome returning Walk sponsors this year including: Bank of America, Walgreens, KPMG, Cedars-Sinai, Capital Group, Dr. CBD, Diginicap and Don Francisco's Coffee.
Komen is excited to welcome this year's new sponsors including: FabFitFun, AndersonHoldings, Birdy Grey, KABC-TV, Trejo's Coffee & Donuts, L.A. Galaxy, Pure & Wild Co.
Additionally, Jovana Lara, KABC-TV weekday anchor will serve as Emcee of the L.A. Walk.
Participants can expect to enjoy the following at the L.A. Walk:
- Free coffee for all participants provided by Don Francisco's Coffee
- Hope Village, a place for survivors and those living with metastatic breast cancer can gather and will receive complimentary breakfast tacos and fruit juices provided by The Jonathan Club
- Free bananas and granola bars for all participants
- Recognition of survivors and co-survivors during the Opening Ceremony
- We Remember Tent where participants can post photos and messages to their loved ones.
- DJ Desi to play latest hits during the walk
- Live music provided by Johnny and Jaalene
- Pre-Walk warm up before the start
- Free swag bags in Hope Village provided by Walk sponsors
Komen L.A. MORE THAN PINK WALK
L.A. Live
800 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, California
Saturday, October 8, 2022
7:00 AM Event Opens
8:30 AM Opening Ceremony
9:00 AM MORE THAN PINK Walk Begins
Register Online for more information
www.komen.org/lacountywalk
Susan G. Komen® is the world's leading nonprofit breast cancer organization, working to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting this disease across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the U.S. and in countries worldwide. We advocate for patients, drive research breakthroughs, improve access to high-quality care, offer direct patient support and empower people with trustworthy information. Founded by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy's life, Komen remains committed to supporting those affected by breast cancer today, while tirelessly searching for tomorrow's cures. Visit komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN. Connect with us on social at www.komen.org/contact-us/follow-us/.
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Susan G. Komen
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DETROIT, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Detroit Mercy ranks among top national universities by U.S. News & World Report for a fourth year in a row, earning a No. 202 rank in the 2023 National Universities category. Detroit Mercy is the highest ranked private university in Michigan.
Other ranks include:
- Best Value Schools, National Universities – No. 40
- Best Undergraduate Business Programs, Finance – No. 44
- Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs – No. 172
- A+ Schools for B Students
"Detroit Mercy is pleased to be ranked among the top institutions of higher education in the U.S. The outstanding quality and affordability of a Detroit Mercy education is what attracts top students to the University. Our efforts to ensure their success represent the core of everything we do and I want to thank our faculty, staff, board of trustees, alumni, the neighborhood community and friends for helping us achieve these new rankings," said President Donald B. Taylor.
This year's rankings also provide an opportunity to highlight initiatives and developments that have taken place this past year.
Detroit Mercy recently opened the new Student Union, where they can complete financial aid, registration, eat, congregate and socialize. The Student Union is one phase of the multi-million-dollar McNichols Campus Renovation Project.
In February, the College of Engineering & Science received a $1-million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that allows Detroit Mercy and partners to improve access to high-quality computer science education to high school students in Detroit Public Schools Community District.
The McAuley School of Nursing (MSON) was selected as one of only 50 schools from 28 states to participate in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) project "Building a Culture of Belonging in Academic Nursing," which works to create inclusive learning environments and build a more diverse nursing workforce.
Philosophy Professor Juan Carlos Flores recently won a $295,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create the first critical edition of writings by 13th Century philosopher Henry of Ghent.
Detroit Mercy has also established programs geared toward student and industry needs.
- An accelerated 5-year Health Services Administration master's program (Health Professions).
- A Master of Science in Ethical Leadership (College of Business Administration).
- An accelerated Bachelor of Social Work geared toward transfer students that can be completed in one year.
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VALENCIA, Spain, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Thomas Axelsson, CEO of Vitrolife AB (publ), informed the Board of Directors of his desire and intention to retire and be released from his position. Consequently, the process to find a new CEO to replace Thomas will immediately begin and will be led by Jon Sigurdsson, Chairman of the Board. Thomas will remain as the CEO until the recruitment process is finalized.
"Since Thomas joined as the CEO in 2011, he has achieved a remarkable value creation and profitable growth. His outstanding leadership and engagement have been essential for colleagues, partners customers and shareholders. The Board and I want to thank Thomas for his contribution and aim to make the transition into a new leader for the Vitrolife Group as smooth as possible," says Jon Sigurdsson.
"Ever since I entered Vitrolife, I have felt the strong passion for the dedicated difference we are making for people, when we contribute to fulfilling their dream of having a baby. It has been a good journey together and while I will miss the dynamism of the business and all people involved, I have arrived at the conclusion that it is time for a new phase in life," says Thomas Axelsson.
Valencia, September 12, 2022
VITROLIFE AB (publ)
Jón Sigurdsson, Chairman of the Board
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This information is information that Vitrolife AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 6.30 pm CEST on September 12, 2022.
This is a translation of the Swedish version of the press release. When in doubt, the Swedish wording prevails.
Vitrolife Group is a global provider of medical devices and genetic services. Based on science and advanced research capabilities, we develop services and products for personalized genetic information and medical device products. We are supporting our customers by improving their clinical practice and the outcome of the patient's fertility treatment. Currently, we are approximately 1,150 people worldwide, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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The partnership will provide users with access to unique, high-quality, and up-to-date publications on international commercial arbitration
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced the renewal of Kluwer Arbitration's partnership with International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), providing users with access to vital materials on arbitration law and practice. All ICCA publications are available on Kluwer Arbitration.
Through Wolters Kluwer's relationship with ICCA, customers will have access to court reporting on key arbitration conventions, a unique set of anonymized awards from major institutions, country overviews, topical reports, and in-depth analyses of past and current issues by leaders in the field. ICCA provides arbitrators with this valuable content across its publications, including the ICCA Yearbook, ICCA Handbook, ICCA Congress Series, ICCA Reports Series, and ICCA NYC Series. ICCA's excellent content combined with technology will help arbitrators find the right arguments as they build their cases and in general, support arbitration specialists in their daily practice.
"Through our partnerships with industry leading organizations such as ICCA, we are able to provide customers with the most complete, in-depth, and up-to-date online arbitration service across the field," said Gwen de Vries, Director of Content and Market Development for the International Group within Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. "We are very proud to continue our partnership with ICCA to not only empower arbitration practitioners to develop case-winning strategies for their clients, but also support ICCA's mission to advance the use of international dispute resolution worldwide."
The International Council for Commercial Arbitration is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that seeks to promote, develop, and harmonize the use of international dispute resolution worldwide and contribute to critical debate in the arbitration field. Since its founding, ICCA has developed into a 1000-member-strong, global organization responsible for the largest regular Congress dedicated to international arbitration as well as leading publications on the subject.
"ICCA is pleased to continue our long-term collaboration with Wolters Kluwer to deliver high-quality curated resources to the arbitration community," said Lucy Reed, ICCA President. "Together with Wolters Kluwer, we look forward to expanding our collections and developing innovative products and tools that will serve the many and varied needs of arbitration specialists."
To learn more, visit: https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/kluwerarbitration/icca
About Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
Wolters Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk, and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of €4.8 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,800 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
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TB12 Co-Founded by Tom Brady and Alex Guerrero Will Offer Holistic Health and Wellness Options Focused on Performance and Recovery at Resort
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynn Las Vegas announces a partnership with Tom Brady and Alex Guerrero's TB12, a holistic health and wellness company modeled and inspired by the training regimen of the famed quarterback and his longtime Body Coach. TB12 is built on the TB12 Method, a series of healthy daily habits across five pillars: pliability, nutrition, hydration, movement, and mental fitness. The TB12 Method fully integrates these pillars, designed around muscle recovery and injury prevention to achieve longevity and pain-free living, through the help of solution-oriented Body Coach experts.
"After our successful collaboration with the Wynn for The Match back in June, it was a natural next step to make this partnership official on behalf of TB12," said Tom Brady, TB12 co-founder. "Our TB12 Body Coaches who are the heart and soul of our business and experts in the field of health and wellness will be able to provide guests the exact blueprint of the work Alex and I have been doing together all these years. The addition of the TB12 experience to the Wynn's already premium lineup of wellness-focused offerings is an incredible opportunity for our team to reach all guests looking to continue their health and wellness goals while traveling."
Located within the Encore Fitness Center, the TB12 Body Coach sessions are grounded in innovative and personalized care, connecting guests one-on-one with training experts. The Body Coaches will develop a personalized treatment plan that incorporates the TB12 Method and each of the five pillars. In addition, nutritional snacks and TB12 smoothies and supplements will be available at Encore Juice Bar.
"TB12 is expanding rapidly in the marketplace and as we looked for a new partner on the West Coast, we knew the Wynn could bring forward an integrated wellness program for their visitors of all ages and level of activity," said Grant Shriver, CEO of TB12. "We're thrilled to bring TB12 to the Vegas strip, activating at the highest level at one of the most prestigious resorts."
The newest addition to the lineup of wellness-focused experiences at Wynn Las Vegas, TB12 Body Coach sessions join onsite amenities that include five-star spa services, an 18-hole golf course, and NutriDrip by Clean Market, among others.
"The introduction of TB12 signifies a fresh approach to wellness at our resort," said Brian Gullbrants, President of Wynn Las Vegas. "Offering guests a way to maintain their wellness goals while on-the-go demonstrates our commitment to providing unique amenities not found anywhere else in Las Vegas."
TB12 Body Coach sessions will occur at Wynn Las Vegas starting Sept. 22. Guests can book appointments as of today. Sessions are available to both visitors and guests of the resort. For more information, please visit www.WynnLasVegas.com.
About TB12
TB12 was founded by three-time NFL MVP and seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady and his longtime Body Coach, Alex Guerrero. TB12's mission is to empower anyone to love pain-free and perform their personal best, regardless of age or level of athleticism. The TB12 Method is modeled after the daily habits Tom uses to perform and recover at an elite level, and it is built on Alex's theory that a holistic approach to health and wellness starts with pliability. The TB12 Method is a series of healthy daily habits across five pillars, facilitating muscle recovery, injury prevention, and improved performance for anyone with an active lifestyle. TB12 supports clients through an omni-channel approach that incorporates physical TB12 Center locations in Boston, Florida, Philadelphia, with more to come, immersive digital experiences, and innovative functional products. Information about TB12 products and services is available at TB12sports.com. To keep up with the latest TB12 news, please follow TB12 on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TB12sports), Instagram (www.instagram.com/TB12sports) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/TB12sports).
About Wynn Las Vegas
Wynn Resorts is the recipient of more Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Awards than any other independent hotel company in the world and in 2022 was once again honored on FORTUNE Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list. Wynn and Encore Las Vegas consist of two luxury hotel towers with a total of 4,748 spacious hotel rooms, suites and villas. The resort features approximately 194,000 square feet of casino space, 21 signature dining experiences, 11 bars, two award-winning spas, approximately 513,000 rentable square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 155,000 square feet of retail space as well as two showrooms, two nightclubs, a beach club, and recreation and leisure facilities, including Wynn Golf Club, an 18-hole, 129-acre championship golf course. For more information on Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, visit press.wynnlasvegas.com.
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https://www.whsv.com/prnewswire/2022/09/12/wynn-las-vegas-launches-partnership-with-tb12-offering-onsite-body-coach-sessions/
| 2022-09-12T17:18:15Z
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Amazon delivery driver helps family escape burning home
SYOSSET, N.Y. (WCBS) – An Amazon delivery driver in New York rushed into a burning home to save a family Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters arrived at the home just four minutes after the 911 call and found a family outside, thanks to the help of Kevin Rivera.
“I just saw the fire getting bigger and bigger. That’s when I rushed in,” Rivera said. “Everyone is calling me a hero.”
The Amazon driver said he was finishing his route when he saw the flames near the front of the home.
He said he saw several people inside through an open front door, including a woman and a baby who were apparently unaware of the fire.
“I just rushed in. I didn’t want anyone to die in that house,” Rivera said.
Rivera said he told the six or seven people inside about the flames, but a language barrier made it difficult for them to understand at first.
He urged them to leave through the back door, away from the flames.
Eventually, they did and then saw the house in flames.
“They just started crying,” Rivera said. “They just got emotional.”
A neighbor captured video of the fire and said it could have been a lot worse. When she heard about Rivera’s actions, she posted his story on social media to praise the driver.
“I thought it was great,” Amanda Johnson said.
Now, the neighborhood that normally thanks him for his deliveries is thanking him for much more.
“To be honest, I just feel great that I did something,” Rivera said.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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https://www.whsv.com/2022/09/12/amazon-delivery-driver-helps-family-escape-burning-home/
| 2022-09-12T18:01:27Z
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CAUGHT ON CAM: Man climbs through luggage carousel at airport
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) - A man was arrested for climbing through a luggage carousel at an airport in Ohio in July.
WOIO obtained surveillance video capturing the incident at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
The video released by the Cleveland Police Department caught the man, identified as 29-year-old Nicholas Garrett, climbing through the carousel around 4:45 p.m. July 3.
A witness said they saw Garrett enter the restricted area. They immediately called police, according to an incident report.
When they questioned him, officers said Garrett told them he noticed the zipper of his luggage had been opened and a pair of shoes estimated to be $1,000 were missing.
Officers said he also told them he noticed an employee through the carousel door after the carousel stopped, which was when he jumped through the carousel.
“What you did was a big, big no-no,” one of the officers said.
“I wasn’t trying to break no laws,” Garrett replied.
The exchange was caught on officer-worn bodycam video, provided by the Cleveland Police Department.
Police then arrested Garrett, the report said. Officers also discovered Garrett was carrying a “small amount” of marijuana.
Garrett was charged with criminal trespassing, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, according to court documents. He pleaded no contest on July 12 and was given a $198 fine, the court documents say.
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https://www.whsv.com/2022/09/12/caught-cam-man-climbs-through-luggage-carousel-airport/
| 2022-09-12T18:01:34Z
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Communication is key to staying on budget for a wedding
Define priorities first and budget around them
InvestigateTV - The average cost of a wedding in the United States is $22,500 and according to experts, the best way to save on this high price tag is to be flexible.
A venue is your biggest expense, depending on what state you live in. The average cost according to WeddingWire is $6,000
Nate Johnson, a wealth management advisor with Merrill Lynch, said while you are in the planning stages it’s important for the family members to be on the same page in terms of the budget.
Defining your priorities, be it the ceremony, the food, or the venue, will help you all know where to rein in other costs, Johnson said. He stressed how important it is for everyone involved in the planning and financing to be open and honest with each other.
Johnson said it is still traditional for the bride’s side of the family to cover the costs associated with the ceremony and the reception and the groom’s side of the family to cover the costs associated with the rehearsal dinner and maybe any excursions around the wedding weekend.
The Better Business Bureau has free resources for anyone planning a wedding along with tips on how to find reputable vendors in your areas.
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https://www.whsv.com/2022/09/12/communication-is-key-staying-budget-wedding/
| 2022-09-12T18:01:40Z
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Downed power lines in Staunton close part of Richmond Avenue
Published: Sep. 12, 2022 at 1:28 PM EDT|Updated: 32 minutes ago
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Richmond Avenue is closed from Statler Boulevard to Frontier Drive due to downed power lines.
According to Staunton Police, the downed lines are a result of a hit and run. The incident is still being investigated. No charges have been filed yet.
There are no known injuries at this time, but SPD said to expect the road to be closed for several hours as crews work to clean up the area.
Check back here for updates.
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https://www.whsv.com/2022/09/12/downed-power-lines-staunton-close-part-richmond-avenue/
| 2022-09-12T18:01:47Z
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Man accused of stealing TVs from Walmart and selling them in the parking lot, police say
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) – A man in Tennessee is accused of stealing TVs from Walmart and selling them in the parking lot of the store, according to an incident report obtained by WVLT.
Officers responded to a Walmart in Knoxville around 9 p.m. Saturday and found Donald Kirkland in possession of stolen items, the report stated.
Police said Kirkland ran from the officers but was eventually taken into custody.
Kirkland told the officers he had stolen three TVs, a karaoke machine and camping equipment from the retail store and was selling the items in the parking lot, according to the report.
A Walmart manager corroborated his story, telling officers he saw Kirkland loading one of the TVs into a cart in the store.
Kirkland was charged with theft of merchandise.
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https://www.whsv.com/2022/09/12/man-accused-stealing-tvs-walmart-selling-them-parking-lot-police-say/
| 2022-09-12T18:01:53Z
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