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PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uranium and other reactive natural chemicals have had a bad rep in the past. This sentiment is gradually changing, as the world is shifting from fossil fuel to renewable energy resources. Uranium's long-term outlook seems promising, but the constant disruption in the ratio of supply and demand has affected the commodity's price. The industry giant, Cameco, has suspended multiple mining projects in the past to stabilize the price of uranium stocks. The top 10 countries that produce uranium are: Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia, Niger, Namibia, Russia, Uzbekistan, China. USA and Ukraine. An article in The Fintech Mag discussed whether 2022 is the time to buy uranium stocks. They said: "Uranium (U) is a heavy metallic element that has been used as a reliable source of concentrated energy for many years. It has a melting point of 1132°C. It is naturally found in most rocks with a concentration of 2 to 4 parts per million. Despite the high value associated with this metal, it is as abundant in Earth's core as other common elements like tin and tungsten. Only one kilogram of uranium can generate energy that is equivalent to the production capability of about 1,500 tonnes of coal. Uranium is a mixture of two isotopes: uranium-238 (U-238) and uranium-235 (U-235). The occurrence ratio of U-238 in natural deposits is about 99% while that of U-235 is 10%." Active companies in the markets today include: BASIN URANIUM CORP. (OTCPK: BURCF) (CSE: NCLR), Denison Mines Corp. (NYSE: DNN) (TSX: DML), Cameco (NYSE: CCJ) (TSX: CCO), Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE: URG) (TSX:URE), NexGen Energy Ltd. (NYSE: NXE) (TSX: NXE).
The article continued: "One of the major factors that increase the price of uranium stocks is the increase in the demand for nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuel. As more and more nations are shifting to greener methods for energy generation, the nuclear energy industry is gaining traction worldwide. For example, in France, there are about 56 nuclear power reactors that are currently used as primary power sources in the country. Secondly, the cost of standard fossil fuels, such as coal and natural gas, is directly proportional to the value of uranium stocks. When the price of fossil fuels increases, then this can demand a sudden increase in the demand for greener methods for the production of electricity. Market watchers are optimistic about the prices of uranium stocks in the coming years. With the increase in awareness regarding renewable energy resources, governments are becoming more inclined to approve nuclear projects in different countries."
BASIN URANIUM CORP. (CSE: NCLR.CN) (OTCPK: BURCF) BREAKING NEWS: BASIN URANIUM ANNOUNCES INTERSECTION OF SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION FROM PHASE 1 DRILLING AT MANN LAKE – BASIN URANIUM CORP. ("Basin Uranium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of a ground based gravity survey and a heliborne Mobile MT Electromagnetic and Magnetic survey at its Mann Lake project located 25 km southwest of the McArthur River Mine and 15 km to the northeast along strike of Cameco's Millennium uranium deposit.
The recently collected and interpreted geophysical data has generated new drill targets over prospective areas on the Mann Lake property. The Phase 2 drill program will test the potential for uranium mineralization along interpreted lineament or structural corridors at the unconformity and in the basement, that correspond with resistivity and magnetic lows and the margins of gravity lows.
"The summer geophysical programs identified a number of new prospective targets, in addition to refining the resolution and coverage over the Mann Lake claims." commented Mike Blady, CEO of Basin Uranium. "With the additional data, our focus will be on coincident geophysical anomalies that sum together to provide the most fertile geophysical environment along with incorporating know uranium mineralization from our phase one drilling."
Mobile MT Electromagnetic and Magnetic Survey - The Mobile MT survey successfully identified conductive zones and structures along the unconformity contact and deeper in the basement. These conductive zones are prospective for graphite and/or its breakdown products, which are considered to be responsible for uranium mineralization. In addition, deep structures within the basement allow for fluid migration, which can create pathways for the precipitation of uranium mineralization along the unconformity contact and within the basement rocks.
The purpose of the Mobile MT survey was to identify deep structures along the unconformity and in the basement, including possible alteration and mineralization zones. A total of 3 production flights were flown to complete 376 line-kilometers of the survey over a 70 sq.km area. The main conductors along the unconformity contact are shown as resistivity lows (blue) in the accompanying map. The Mobile MT apparent conductivity and magnetics data have also delineated NE and NW trending prospective structures that cross-cut the basement throughout the property.
Gravity Survey - Multiple gravity low anomalies are defined along the southern and south-eastern portions of the tenure. Gravity lows are prospective in uranium exploration, as they can correlate to a de-silicification of the rocks that may indicate the presence of a fault structures, which are prospective for graphite and/or uranium mineralization
MWH Geo-Surveys completed a 2539 station gravity survey over the southern portion of the Mann Lake tenure in July 2022. Results were merged with the historic (2006, 2008) gravity survey data, to complete the coverage over the central and southern portions of the property. CONTINUED… Read the BASIN URANIUM full press release by going to: https://basinuranium.ca/news/
In other news and developments of note in the markets this week:
Denison Mines Corp. (TSX: DML) (NYSE American: DNN) recently reported that assays recently received from exploration drilling completed at the Company's 22.5% owned McClean Lake Joint Venture ("McClean Lake" or "MLJV"), during the winter of 2022, have resulted in a significant expansion of the "new" high-grade unconformity-hosted zone of uranium mineralization discovered in 2021 between the McClean South 8W and 8E pods (see Denison's news release dated April 14, 2021).
Ten drill holes completed during 2022 by Orano Canada Inc. ("Orano Canada"), 77.5% owner and operator of the MLJV, returned notable uranium mineralization, including drill hole MCS-58, which returned 2.96% U3O8 over 15.5 metres, including 24.49% U3O8 over 1.5 metres, located approximately 54 metres to the southeast of drill hole MCS-34, which was completed in 2021 and returned a mineralized interval of 8.67% U3O8 over 13.5 metres.
Cameco (TSX: CCO) (NYSE: CCJ) recently reported its consolidated financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
"Our results reflect the very deliberate execution of our strategy of full-cycle value capture. And, we are benefiting from higher average realized prices in both our uranium sales and our fuel services sales as the market continues to transition and geopolitics continue to highlight concentration of supply concerns," said Tim Gitzel, Cameco's president and CEO.
"In the drive for a clean energy profile, policy makers and business leaders must recognize that there is a need to balance affordability and security. Too much focus on intermittent, weather dependent, renewable energy, has left some jurisdictions struggling with power shortages and spiking energy prices, or dependence on Russian energy supplies. The good news for us is that many are turning to nuclear – which provides safe, reliable, affordable, carbon-free baseload electricity while also offering energy security and independence.
Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSEAmerican: URG) (TSX:URE) recently announced that it has signed a multi-year sales agreement with a leading U.S. nuclear utility to supply uranium produced from a project owned and operated by the Company's U.S. subsidiaries, including Lost Creek.
Completing this supply agreement marks the first step of Ur-Energy's strategic product marketing plan by which the Company intends to commit a portion of its future uranium production into term sales agreements with U.S. based nuclear utilities. This initial agreement calls for the annual delivery of a base amount of 200,000 pounds of uranium concentrates over a six-year period beginning in the second half of 2023. Sales prices are anticipated to be profitable on a Company-wide, all-in cost basis and are escalated annually from the initial pricing in 2023.
NexGen Energy Ltd. (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE) recently announced drill assays from 2021 confirm discovery of a uranium mineralized zone below the known Arrow Deposit and at Camp East:
Below Arrow – multiple intersections of uranium mineralization were made significantly below Arrow, including 0.10% U3O8 over 7.0 m in AR-21-268 from 1128 m to 1135 mdown hole;
Camp East – uranium concentration of 0.10% U3O8 in RK-21-140 from 166 m to 167 m down hole in association with brittle structure and hydrothermal alteration.
Further, NexGen has commenced 2022 drilling focused on regional exploration targets at the 100% owned Rook I project (the "Project"); and an extensive geophysical program over high priority areas of NexGen's mineral tenure in the southwest Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan.
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Leading fertility treatment network deepens physician bench with local reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist
HOUSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CCRM Fertility, a global pioneer in fertility treatment, research and science, today announced Dr. Beth Zhou, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist who is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, has joined CCRM Houston following her fellowship at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla, Calif. Dr. Zhou is currently accepting new patients.
"CCRM Fertility has always been committed to building, growing and maintaining a team of physicians that share the same passion and attentiveness to personalized fertility care," said Jon Pardew, president and CEO of CCRM Fertility. "Houston's need for high quality fertility treatments has surged in recent years, so we are thrilled to have Dr. Zhou on board in her hometown enabling us to help more patients grow their families."
Dr. Zhou is a native Houstonian and attended the University of Houston where she received her bachelor's degree in biology magna cum laude. She received her M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine. She then completed subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility during her time at UCSD. Her current areas of focus include fertility preservation, oncofertility, reproductive health after chronic medical conditions, extended access to care, endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
"Helping patients make their dreams of becoming parents a reality, especially those with chronic medical conditions, is what makes me so excited about this role," said Dr. Zhou. "At CCRM Fertility, I know I am surrounded by world-class physicians and staff. I truly believe the magic our embryologists make happen in the labs is the greatest advantage CCRM Fertility has in being able to boast the best IVF outcomes in the nation."
Throughout her career, Dr. Zhou has presented scientific research at numerous prestigious national and international conferences and has received multiple awards throughout her training. Top accolades include "Outstanding Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Resident of the Year" (2017), "Outstanding Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Resident of the Year" (2018) and multiple grants to support her research in oncofertility, including from the National Institute of Health. Additionally, she has published her research in peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, such as Fertility and Sterility and Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dr. Zhou practices out of the following locations: 929 Gessner Rd., Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77024 and 7400 Fannin, Suite 910, Houston, TX 77054. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (713) 465-1211 or visit https://www.ccrmivf.com/houston/.
About CCRM Fertility
CCRM Fertility is a global pioneer in fertility treatment, research and science. Founded by Dr. William Schoolcraft 35 years ago, CCRM Fertility specializes in the most advanced fertility treatments, with deep expertise in IVF, fertility testing, egg freezing, preimplantation genetic testing, third party reproduction and egg donation. CCRM Fertility leverages its own data and a dedicated team of in-house reproductive endocrinologists, embryologists and geneticists to deliver industry-leading outcomes. CCRM Fertility has 32 locations in North America, serving patients in 12 major metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, New Jersey, New York, Northern Virginia, Minneapolis, Orange County, San Francisco Bay Area and Toronto. CCRM Fertility is a proud strategic partner of Unified Women's Healthcare, a focused women's health company that strategically operates, affiliates, or invests in businesses that drive better outcomes and experiences for patients for every milestone and moment of her healthcare journey. For more information, visit www.ccrmivf.com.
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Recognition driven by company's powerful Customer Success platform and commitment to partnership in helping its customers grow
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChurnZero, a leading platform and partner for Customer Success, has been recognized by SaaS Awards for achieving the Highest Customer Satisfaction with a SaaS Product in 2022. The award recognizes ChurnZero's commitment to customer goals and satisfaction, outstanding customer loyalty, and exceptional user feedback. ChurnZero was also named a finalist in the Best SaaS Product for Loyalty and Retention and Best SaaS Product for Product Analytics categories.
ChurnZero's Customer Success platform is purpose-built for subscription businesses to help Customer Success teams work efficiently and drive revenue through customer retention and expansion. In 2021-22, ChurnZero customers reported results including 58% reduction in churn, 100% increase in customer lifetime value, 21% increase in net revenue retention, 70% increase in user adoption, a 45-point increase in NPS and more.
"Our Customer Success platform is pivotal to what we do for subscription businesses, while our role as trusted partners, consultants, and coaches further differentiates us," said Allison Tiscornia, chief customer officer, ChurnZero. "We are dedicated to helping our customers work in the most impactful way to grow revenue, better understand their customers' needs and deliver the best possible customer experiences."
"It gives us great pride to receive such positive feedback and recognition for our approach as a platform and partner to our customers," said You Mon Tsang, CEO and co-founder of ChurnZero. "Data has shown time and time again that companies who invest in Customer Success people and technology are investing in the health, agility, growth, and future of their businesses. This is an exceptional recognition for ChurnZero and for the growing and evolving field of Customer Success."
Hundreds of organizations entered the SaaS Awards, with entries coming from across the globe, covering the Americas, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts.
"It's no accident that ChurnZero has such a loyal customer base and such excellent feedback. They put customer satisfaction at the heart of everything they do. This is ultimately what we expect from SaaS Awards winners," said Annabelle Whittall, lead judge, SaaS Awards.
ChurnZero's SaaS Award marks a continued momentum of industry recognition as the company grows in the US and worldwide. In 2022, ChurnZero was rated the Most Loved Customer Success Software by TrustRadius, and recently won Trust Radius' Best of Award for both Best Feature Set and Best Relationship in the Customer Success software category. ChurnZero has earned G2's Leader and Best Relationship Awards for 16 and 18 consecutive quarters respectively.
ChurnZero is a recognized leader in Customer Success dedicated to helping subscription businesses succeed at scale. The company is known for its powerful, enterprise-class Customer Success platform and ongoing partnership with its customers to ensure they get everything they need to improve efficiency, increase revenue, and deliver the best possible customer experiences.
Through the platform, Customer Success teams can spot potential churn risks early and identify renewal and expansion opportunities. Best-in-class automation and in-app communication make it easy to engage with customers and lead them to value.
As Customer Success professionals serving Customer Success professionals, the ChurnZero team prides itself on being trusted partners, consultants, and coaches, so customers can focus on the work that matters to grow their businesses.
Founded in 2015, ChurnZero is a remote-first company with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and an office in Amsterdam.
The SaaS Awards is a sister program to the Cloud Awards, which was founded in 2011. The SaaS Awards focuses on recognizing excellence and innovation in software solutions. Categories range from Best Enterprise-Level SaaS to Best UX or UI Design in a SaaS Product.
Finalists were selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. For more information about the SaaS Awards, please visit https://www.cloud-awards.com/software-as-a-service-awards/.
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The commitment will catalyze the development of the Center's graduate-level programming at Clark Atlanta University and advance the Center for Black Entrepreneurship, housed at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Clark Atlanta University in a partnership with the Black Economic Alliance Foundation (BEA Foundation), a national nonprofit organization that promotes generational wealth-building for the Black community, announced a funding partnership with Cisco, a leading systems technology company. The commitment includes over $4 million in grants and direct technical services toward the development of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE) and $1 million towards the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund. Cisco's generous commitment advances the future development of the CBE's graduate programming at Clark Atlanta University and expands current CBE programming at Spelman and Morehouse Colleges, supporting the next generation of Black entrepreneurial talent in the Atlanta area.
"The Center for Black Entrepreneurship and the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund are tangible solutions to advance work, wages, and wealth across the Black community," said Samantha Tweedy, President of the Black Economic Alliance Foundation. "We're thankful to Cisco for their generous support and strategic partnership in advancing the vision of the CBE and investing in Black entrepreneurs who will multiply prosperity for our community and, in so doing, grow the American economy."
"Preserving the legacy and sustainability of Historically Black Colleges and Universities is a global, companywide priority for us," said Fran Katsoudas, Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer and Executive Vice President at Cisco. "By supporting the Center for Black Entrepreneurship launch and establishing the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund, Cisco hopes to inspire Black entrepreneurs of the future from three of our nation's most prestigious HBCUs, putting our social justice beliefs into action. Today's announcement is part of Cisco's unique, sustaining commitment of over $150 million as part of our partnership with HBCU's across the country, strengthening our workforce and providing access to education and technology."
The Cisco grant evenly allots $3 million across endowed faculty positions for the expansion of CBE programming at Spelman College and Morehouse College and the establishment of CBE graduate-level programming at Clark Atlanta University—whose predecessor institution, Atlanta University, was the first in the nation to award graduate degrees to Black Americans. The investment also includes up to $1 million in financial contributions toward the BEA Entrepreneurs Fund. The Fund provides capital to Black entrepreneurs and small business owners, and a portion of it is earmarked for applicants who are graduates of the CBE. Cisco will also donate technology products and services valued at over $1 million to all three institutions.
"We are elated to join hands with Morehouse, Spelman, and the BEA Foundation to expand the impact of the Center for Black Entrepreneurship through the introduction of graduate school programming," said George T. French, Jr., Ph.D., President of Clark Atlanta University. "This new endeavor aligns with Clark Atlanta University's legacy of higher education leadership by extending access to aspiring entrepreneurs who have already completed their bachelor's degrees and are seeking to deepen their business knowledge and proficiencies."
"We're proud to be a partner in launching the Center for Black Entrepreneurship, a collaborative effort that will help prepare tomorrow's visionary entrepreneurial leaders," said Helene Gayle, MD, MPH, President of Spelman College. "Black women have been the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs, and Spelman College has had a rich history of developing Black female entrepreneurs that are making their mark on the world. We are grateful for the commitment from Cisco that will continue to fuel our entrepreneurial legacy well into the future."
"Just like Morehouse graduate Martin Luther King, Jr. articulated, Morehouse College continues to recognize that equity in our society must include economic empowerment," said David A. Thomas, Ph.D., Morehouse College president. "Our collaboration with Cisco and our sister Atlanta University Center Consortium institutions will ensure that our faculty have the resources they need to instruct, inspire, and influence the next generation of entrepreneurs who will remake our global commercial system through innovation and drive, and that the entrepreneurs we assist have tools that will help them catapult their businesses into the mainstream. At the same time, we expect those businesses to be catalysts that help enhance prosperity and quality of life for the employees, investors, customers they engage."
The announcement comes on the heels of a special event held on the campuses of Spelman College and Morehouse College, which included "demo day" presentations of compelling business concepts by students in Spelman's Innovation Lab and a roundtable discussion in the Ray Charles Center on Morehouse's campus. The conversation, moderated by BEA co-founders Dr. Tony Coles and Charles Phillips, included Dr. David Thomas, Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell (Former President, Spelman College), Melissa Bradley (Interim Director of the CBE; Founder, 1863 Ventures), Aaron Holiday (Co-Founder and Managing Partner, 645 Ventures) and Alfred McRae, (President, Bank of America Atlanta).
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Sbaez@GlobalStrategyGroup.com and Jason Kello (Cisco) at JKello@Cisco.com
The Black Economic Alliance Foundation is the nation's leading organization harnessing the collective expertise and influence of Black business leaders to build economic prosperity for the Black community. We partner with leaders across the public, private, and social sectors to champion policy reimagination, develop investment and philanthropic programs, commission research, and elevate national understanding of the inextricable link between the health of the Black economy and the entire American economy. The BEA Foundation is the 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of the Black Economic Alliance, a nonpartisan coalition of Black business leaders and aligned advocates committed to advancing work, wages, and wealth in the Black community. Learn more about the BEA Foundation at foundation.blackeconomicalliance.org.
Established in 1988 by the historic consolidation of Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869). Clark Atlanta University continues a 150-year legacy rooted in African American tradition and focused on the future. Through global innovation, transformative educational experiences, and high-value engagement. CAU cultivates lifted lives that transform the world. Notable alumni include: James Weldon Johnson; American civil rights activist, poet, and songwriter (Lift Every Voice and Sing "The Black National Anthem"; Ralph David Abernathy Sr., American civil rights activist; Congressman Hank Johnson, Georgia District 4; Kenya Barris, American award-winning television and movie producer; Kenny Leon, Tony Award-winning Broadway Director; Jacque Reid, Emmy Award-winning Television Personality and Journalist; Brandon Thompson, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for NASCAR; Valeisha Butterfield Jones, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Recording Academy. To learn more about Clark Atlanta University, visit www.cau.edu
Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a leading liberal arts college widely recognized as the global leader in the education of women of African descent. Located in Atlanta, the College's picturesque campus is home to 2,100 students. Spelman is the country's leading producer of Black women who complete Ph.D.s in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The College's status is confirmed by U.S. News & World Report, which ranked Spelman No. 54 among all liberal arts colleges, No. 19 for undergraduate teaching, No. 4 for social mobility among liberal arts colleges, and No. 1 for the 14th year among historically Black colleges and universities. The Wall Street Journal ranked the College No. 3 nationally in terms of student satisfaction. Recent initiatives include a designation by the Department of Defense as a Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM, a Gender and Sexuality Studies Institute, the first endowed queer studies chair at an HBCU, and a program to increase the number of Black women Ph.D.s in economics. New majors have been added, including documentary filmmaking and photography, and partnerships have been established with MIT's Media Lab, the Broad Institute, and the Army Research Lab for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Outstanding alumnae include Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman, Starbucks Group President and COO Rosalind Brewer, political leader Stacey Abrams, former Acting Surgeon General, and Spelman's first alumna president Audrey Forbes Manley, actress and producer Latanya Richardson Jackson, global bioinformatics geneticist Janina Jeff and authors Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones. For more information, visit www.spelman.edu.
Morehouse College is the only historically Black college dedicated to educating men. Founded in 1867, Morehouse is a private liberal arts institution and the nation's top producer of Black men who go on to receive doctorates. The College is the top producer of Rhodes Scholars among HBCUs and was named to the list of U.S. institutions that produced the most Fulbright Scholars in 2019-2020. As the epicenter for thought leadership on civil rights, Morehouse is committed to helping the nation address the inequities caused by institutional racism, which has created social and economic disparities for people of African descent. Prominent Morehouse alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General; Shelton "Spike" Lee, Academy Award-winning American filmmaker; Maynard H. Jackson, the first African American mayor of Atlanta; Jeh Johnson, former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security; Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; Bakari Sellers, attorney and CNN political analyst; Randall Woodfin, elected as the youngest mayor of Birmingham in 120 years; and U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, Georgia's first Black U.S. Senator. For more information, visit https://morehouse.edu.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CMGR) ("CMGR"), an influencer-based social media firm and digital talent management agency, today announced Dallas Chandler, model, actress, and vocalist, has joined the HoneyDrip.com platform. Honeydrip.com is a digital platform designed and owned by Clubhouse Media Group with a focus on the empowerment of creators. The site allows creators to connect with fans and sell exclusive photo and video content.
"I think Dallas will bring a ton of creativity to the site" said Danche Prokopov, General Manager of HoneyDrip.com. "Our creators are posting incredible content on HoneyDrip and the fans are loving it. We continue to see more traffic on the site month over month. I'm confident that as we grow, we will see both users and creators migrate towards our platform and away from some of the competitor sites, such as OnlyFans."
Dallas Chandler is a model, actress, and vocalist. She grew up in a small mountain town in Colorado, where she would fulfill her passion for performing through local beauty pageants, theatrical productions and singing in her choir. At the age of 18, she moved on her own to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Dallas has appeared in music videos as well as commercials for brands such as JC Penny, Roland and Bish. In 2015 she made here theatrical debut which included performances in Absolute Vow, The Madness Within, The Great Illusion and Fatale. She has also graced the covers of Playboy and B.A.D.D magazines.
"I'm really looking forward to creating content for the HoneyDrip platform!" said Dallas. "I was a fan of the company for a long time, so when I was invited to become a creator on the site, I jumped at the opportunity. I love how the platform was built by women, and the messaging behind it. It is a fan-based membership site and a safe channel for creative expression. It's also a great place to communicate, not only with my fans, but with other creators as well. I'm excited to be part of the HoneyDrip team and I'm looking forward to creating incredible content with them!"
Follow Dallas on Instagram @dallaschandler666
CMGR offers management, production, and deal-making services to its handpicked influencers, a management division for individual influencer clients, and an investment arm for joint ventures and acquisitions for companies in the social media influencer space.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSCW) ("Color Star" or the "Company"), an entertainment technology company with a global network that focuses on the application of technology and artificial intelligence ("AI") in the entertainment industry, celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the launch of its software ColorWorld Metaverse ("Color World"). In order to thank users worldwide for their support, 10 registered users will be randomly selected between 09/13/2022 and 09/30/2022 to receive gifts from a star soccer team.
Color World was officially launched on the 10th of September, 2020. It began as an app that offered celebrity-led courses, online performances and other related products. In January 2022, the app successfully transformed into the current version, a metaverse with "artificial intelligence + celebrity entertainment" as its core features. During these two years of growth and development, the app has managed to amass more than one million users worldwide. The continued support from these users has given the Color Star team confidence to continue updating the software and developing new products and features. Since transforming into a metaverse platform featuring AI technology, virtual cities, virtual communities, virtual characters, virtual headquarters, etc, Color World has been inviting many global superstar celebrities to join the platform to expand on the celebrity content by creating more celebrity masterclasses, online virtual performances, celebrity merchandise, games, and so on. This will help provide a boost to the quality of user experience.
Since launching two years ago, the support from users has been crucial and uplifting. Color Star has taken this opportunity of the second anniversary to prepare a number of celebrity goodies. From now until September 30, users can participate in the 2nd anniversary event by downloading Color World from their mobile app store (search "ColorWorld Metaverse"). The company will select 10 lucky individuals who will be notified of their selection via email.
Next, Color World will also be adding more virtual locations as well as digital products to the metaverse. Users will be able to enjoy regular fresh updates to the app, and these updates will eventually bring users a more life-like experience in the metaverse comparable to reality. Moreover, Color World hopes to attract more companies around the world to partner up and join the platform so that they can develop and grow together.
About Color Star Technology Co., Ltd.
Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSCW) is an entertainment and education company that provides online entertainment performances and online music education services. Its business operations are conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Color China Entertainment Ltd. and CACM Group NY, Inc. The Company's online education is provided through its Color World music and entertainment education platform. More information about the Company can be found at www.colorstarinternational.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: the Company's goals and strategies; the Company's future business development, including the development of the metaverse project; product and service demand and acceptance; changes in technology; economic conditions; the growth of the educational and training services market internationally where CSCW conducts its business; reputation and brand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward–looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof unless required by applicable laws, regulations or rules.
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EVERGREEN, Colo., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concert Golf Partners ("Concert Golf") is pleased to announce the acquisition of its 26th private club, Hiwan Golf Club, which sits within the affluent mountain community of Evergreen, Colorado — nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 25 miles west of Denver. Hiwan Golf Club is best known for its 18-hole, Press Maxwell Championship golf course. Hiwan Golf Club was founded in 1962 and has a rich history of golf tradition. Many of the biggest names in golf and a US President have walked its fairways. Hiwan has been home to Championship golf since its founding, including the:
- Colorado Open (1964-1992)
- The USGA Girls Junior (1965)
- USGA Junior Amateur (1976)
- Rolex Tournament of Champions (2006)
- Junior America's Cup (2011)
A small group of wealthy Denver businessmen founded the Club in 1962, and subsequently opened the investment group to others in 1966, including the family that took a controlling stake in 1979 and completed the remainder of the community development. After 56 years of successful ownership, the family partnership was ready to pass the baton. It became clear that the next generation of owners were not interested in owning or managing the Club — so when the family was contacted by Concert Golf Partners, the timing was right to consider a sale of the Club. Of Concert Golf, the owners stated, "We quickly realized that the Club would benefit from an infusion of capital, fresh ideas, and a commitment to elevating Hiwan as the premier family-friendly country club in the area…we've been impressed with the energy and excitement that the Concert Golf team has brought to the property in just a few short months."
In addition to its famed golf course, Hiwan GC boasts an array of amenities including a family-friendly resort-style pool, fitness center, library, 5 tennis courts, 3 pickleball courts, and a golf simulator. Concert Golf has identified several capital improvement projects totaling more than $2.0m and will begin making improvements immediately. "Both new and existing members are eager to see our vision unfold in the coming years, as are the former owners — who will remain honorary members of the Club. After decades of committed stewardship, being able to simply enjoy the Club while leaving the capital funding and governance responsibilities to an experienced operator was quite appealing to the family," said Matthew Hobbins, Vice President at Concert Golf Partners. He continued, "…early on, the Hiwan ownership group was clear about their key objectives in any potential transaction:
- Commitment to and further development of the staff
- Significant capital investment to elevate the Club and accelerate the desired long-term strategic plan
- A seamless transition for the membership
…we're thrilled to have earned the trust of the family to help write the next chapter of the Club's story."
"Many club owners spend years trying to find the right fit and proper succession plan for their club," said Concert Golf CEO Peter Nanula, "and they have poured their lives into the golf course and facilities. They care deeply about the staff and members, so they prioritize the need to leave everyone in capable hands — this was the case at Hiwan, and we were fortunate that the family owners were focused on leaving their Club with a quality operator with a strong track record of preserving and enhancing the unique aspects of many kinds of top clubs." When asked about the transition, Kyle Heyen, Director of Golf and 2021 PGA of America Hall of Fame Inductee, remarked, "Having spent the last 42 years of my career at this Club — I was somewhat apprehensive initially...but If I had known 6 months ago what I know now, I would've spent far less time worrying. Naturally, our staff and members were concerned what this would mean for the Club – but we are all excited about what the future holds for Hiwan."
Concert Golf Partners is a boutique owner-operator of top private golf and country clubs, formed in 2011 by Peter Nanula, the founder and CEO of Arnold Palmer Golf Management in the 1990s, and Chief Operating Officer Susan Dunnavant. Concert Golf has amassed $250 million of patient, long-term equity capital to invest in private clubs. Concert Golf is also unique for its track record of preserving the identity and traditions of historic clubs. Concert Golf's boutique collection of upscale clubs now numbers 26 nationally, including both formerly developer-owned clubs like The Club at Longview in Charlotte and Gaillardia Country Club in Oklahoma City as well as longtime member-owned clubs such as White Manor Country Club in Philadelphia and The Muttontown Club on Long Island.
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Debut of sleep effects, disorder severity reduction and real-world analysis data on AZSTARYS, first and only ADHD medication with novel prodrug of dexmethylphenidate
Report of comparison with oral donepezil and skin effects data on ADLARITY, first and only once-weekly patch for patients with mild, moderate, or severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type
BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corium, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading the development and commercialization of novel central nervous system (CNS) therapies, announces the debut of positive data on September 18, 2022, at the upcoming Psych Congress 2022 in New Orleans about its two FDA-approved medicines, AZSTARYS (serdexmethylphenidate [SDX] and dexmethylphenidate [d-MPH]) for patients six and older with ADHD, and ADLARITY (donepezil transdermal system) for patients with mild, moderate, or severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
The five poster presentations affirm Corium's progress in developing transformative medicines that improve the health of patients with CNS disorders. Among the three posters reporting new AZSTARYS findings are the debut of analysis of the medicine's effects on children's sleep, disorder severity reduction, and real-world usage. The two ADLARITY posters will report bioequivalence and safety comparisons with oral donepezil and new skin tolerability results of the transdermal formulation.
"The positive data from Corium that will be featured at Psych Congress 2022 deliver meaningful knowledge about our two CNS treatments, AZSTARYS for ADHD and ADLARITY for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease," said Charles Oh, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Corium. "Our broad participation at Psych Congress is also a significant milestone highlighting Corium's ongoing commitment and leadership in the CNS therapeutic space."
Corium's Psych Congress 2022 posters will be presented on Sunday, September 18, and Monday, September 19, from 1:30 to 3:00 pm CDT (2:30 to 4:00 pm EDT) in Hall D of the New Orleans Convention Center:
AZSTARYS, approved for patients aged 6 years and older, is the first and only once daily treatment for ADHD symptoms containing SDX, the prodrug of d-MPH. SDX is designed specifically to be pharmacologically inactive until reaching a patient's lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract, where, by design, the prodrug gradually converts to d-MPH throughout the day. This formulation provides control of ADHD symptoms both rapidly with the immediate-release d-MPH and for an extended duration with SDX. Once-daily AZSTARYS is available in the U.S. in three SDX/d-MPH dose strengths of 26.1/5.2 mg, 39.2/7.8 mg, and 52.3/10.4 mg.
ADLARITY is the first and only once-weekly patch to continuously deliver consistent doses of donepezil through the skin, resulting in a low likelihood of the adverse GI side effects and fluctuations in drug concentrations associated with oral donepezil. Donepezil is the most prescribed medication in a class of Alzheimer's drugs known as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and is the active ingredient in the oral medication Aricept®. ADLARITY is the first approved prescription drug product using Corium's proprietary CORPLEXTM transdermal technology, which has been used for years in consumer products.
ADHD is a common neurodevelopment disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inability to pay attention or hyperactivity with impulsive behaviors, or both, which interferes with functioning or development. ADHD usually is diagnosed during childhood but often continues into adulthood. Children with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), or be overly active. In the United States, an estimated 6.1 million children have received an ADHD diagnosis, including 2.4 million aged 6 to 11 years.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and irreversible brain disorder. It involves changes in brain tissue including abnormal buildup of proteins as well as loss of neuron function. The resulting damage leads to the loss of remembering, reasoning, and thinking abilities. The related behavioral changes include the loss of independence in activities of daily living and self-care. Dementia ranges in severity from mild, when it is just beginning to affect a person's functioning, to severe, when the person must depend on others for the basic activities of day-to-day life.
An estimated 6.2 million Americans were living with Alzheimer's disease in 2021, with a possible rise to 13.8 million by 2060. Globally, more than 55 million people have dementia, and Alzheimer's disease may account for 60 to 70 percent of patients with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in 2020, more than 11 million Americans provided an estimated 15.3 billion hours of unpaid care for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Indication and Important Safety Information for AZSTARYS (serdexmethylphenidate and dexmethylphenidate)
AZSTARYS is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant indicated for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in patients aged 6 years and older.
- Known hypersensitivity to serdexmethylphenidate, methylphenidate, or other product components. Bronchospasm, rash, and pruritus have occurred with AZSTARYS. Hypersensitivity reactions such as angioedema and anaphylactic reactions have occurred with other methylphenidate products.
- Concomitant treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) or use of an MAOI within the preceding 14 days, because of the risk of hypertensive crisis.
- Sudden death has been reported in association with CNS stimulant treatment at recommended doses in pediatric patients with structural cardiac abnormalities or other serious heart problems. In adults, sudden death, stroke, and myocardial infarction have been reported at recommended doses. Avoid use in patients with known structural cardiac abnormalities, cardiomyopathy, serious heart arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, or other serious heart problems.
- CNS stimulants cause an increase in blood pressure and heart rate. Monitor all patients for hypertension and tachycardia.
- Exacerbation of Pre-existing Psychosis: May exacerbate symptoms of behavior disturbance and thought disorder in patients with a pre-existing psychotic disorder. Induction of a Manic Episode in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: May induce a mixed/manic episode in patients with bipolar disorder. Prior to initiating treatment, screen for risk factors for developing a manic episode (e.g., comorbid or history of depressive symptoms, or a family history of suicide, bipolar disorder, or depression). New Psychotic or Manic Symptoms: At recommended doses, may cause psychotic or manic symptoms (e.g., hallucinations, delusional thinking, or mania) in patients without a history of psychotic illness or mania. Discontinue if symptoms occur.
- Cases of painful and prolonged penile erections and priapism have been reported with methylphenidate products. Immediate medical attention should be sought if signs or symptoms of prolonged penile erections or priapism are observed.
- CNS stimulants, including AZSTARYS, are associated with peripheral vasculopathy, including Raynaud's phenomenon. Signs and symptoms are usually intermittent and mild; very rare sequelae include digital ulceration and/or soft tissue breakdown. Carefully observe patients during treatment for digital changes. Further evaluation may be required, including referral.
- CNS stimulants have been associated with weight loss and slowing of growth rate in pediatric patients. Monitor height and weight at appropriate intervals in pediatric patients. Treatment may need to be interrupted in children not growing or gaining weight as expected.
- Based on accumulated data from other methylphenidate products, the most common (>5% and twice the rate of placebo) adverse reactions are appetite decreased, insomnia, nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, weight decreased, anxiety, dizziness, irritability, affect lability, tachycardia, and blood pressure increased.
- Adjust dosage of antihypertensive drug as needed. Monitor blood pressure.
- Avoid use of AZSTARYS on the day of surgery if halogenated anesthetics will be used.
For additional safety information, click here for Prescribing Information and Medication Guide, including BOXED WARNING.
Indication and Important Safety Information for ADLARITY (donepezil transdermal system)
ADLARITY is indicated for the treatment of mild, moderate, and severe dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
ADLARITY is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to donepezil or to piperidine derivatives or with a history of allergic contact dermatitis with use of ADLARITY.
- Application site skin reactions: Skin application-site reactions have occurred with ADLARITY. These reactions are not necessarily indicative of sensitization; however, allergic contact dermatitis may occur and should be suspected if application-site reactions spread beyond the size of the transdermal system, there is evidence of a more intense local reaction, and symptoms do not significantly improve within 48 hours of transdermal system removal.
- Anesthesia: ADLARITY, as a cholinesterase inhibitor, is likely to exaggerate succinylcholine-type muscle relaxation during anesthesia.
- Cardiovascular conditions: Cholinesterase inhibitors, including ADLARITY, may have vagotonic effects on the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes. These effects may manifest as bradycardia or heart block in patients both with and without known underlying cardiac conduction abnormalities. Syncopal episodes have been reported in association with the use of donepezil.
- Nausea and vomiting: Donepezil has been shown to produce diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Although in most cases these effects have been transient, some cases lasted 1 to 3 weeks. Patients should be observed closely during initiation and titration of ADLARITY.
- Peptic ulcer disease and gastrointestinal bleeding: Cholinesterase inhibitors, including ADLARITY, may increase gastric acid secretion. Patients should be monitored closely for symptoms of active or occult gastrointestinal bleeding, especially those with a history of ulcer disease or those receiving concurrent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Clinical studies of donepezil tablets in a dose of 5 mg/day to 10 mg/day have shown no increase, relative to placebo, in the incidence of either peptic ulcer disease or gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Genitourinary conditions: Although not observed in clinical trials of ADLARITY, cholinomimetics, including ADLARITY, may cause bladder outflow obstruction.
- Seizures: Cholinomimetics, including ADLARITY, are believed to have some potential to cause generalized convulsions; however, seizure activity may also be a manifestation of Alzheimer's disease.
- Pulmonary conditions: Cholinesterase inhibitors, including ADLARITY, should be prescribed with caution to patients with a history of asthma or obstructive pulmonary disease.
The most common side effects (>3%) of ADLARITY 10 mg/day TDS were headache (15%), application- site pruritus (9%), muscle spasms (9%), insomnia (7%), abdominal pain (6%), application- site dermatitis (6%), constipation (6%), diarrhea (4%), application site pain (4%), dizziness (4%), abnormal dreams (4%) and skin laceration (4%).
Cholinesterase inhibitors, including ADLARITY, have the potential to interfere with the activity of anticholinergic medications. A synergistic effect may be expected when cholinesterase inhibitors are given concurrently with succinylcholine, similar neuromuscular blocking agents, or cholinergic agonists such as bethanechol.
For additional safety information, click here for the Prescribing Information and Patient Information.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Corium, Inc., is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that is leading the development and commercialization of CNS therapies that provide clinicians with important new treatment options for patients, their families, and their caregivers. Corium is commercializing two U.S. FDA approved products, ADLARITY and AZSTARYS. Corium has a robust development pipeline focused on addressing unmet needs in the treatment of patients with CNS conditions. In November 2018, all of Corium's outstanding stock was acquired by an affiliate of Gurnet Point Capital. For further information, please visit http://www.corium.com.
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CYPHER's NEO for K-20 Platform Honored Among the Most Impressive Solutions That Support Learning in any Environment
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CYPHER LEARNING, a leading provider of intelligent learning platforms for schools, universities and organizations around the world, today announced it is a winner in Tech & Learning's "The Best Tools for Back to School" Awards of Excellence program. The program recognizes the "most impressive products and solutions that will support [teachers' and students'] work in any learning environment."
CYPHER's NEO for K-20 platform was honored among the best tools in the higher-ed category. This is the second year in a row it has earned that distinction.
Since 1980, Tech & Learning has covered the tools and ideas that transform education. As the 2022-2023 school year kicks off in many areas, its award program is designed to help readers find the very best education technology tools and solutions.
"As we head into another uncertain year in education, technology will continue to be one of the key drivers for innovation," said Christine Weiser, Tech & Learning group publisher, in an article. "Our judges chose the winning products recognized here for their versatility, compatibility, value, and ability to help schools solve challenges and support continuous instruction."
Educational institutions all over the world rely on NEO to build and deliver engaging learning content, and manage all learning activities. A complete solution for teachers, students and administrators at all levels (K-20), NEO has an intuitive, highly visual design and flexible capabilities that support inclusive online learning. Intelligent, machine-learning features even drive personalized and competency-based learning — enabling students to take learning paths based on their goals.
This award adds to the many accolades that NEO and CYPHER LEARNING have already netted this year. NEO was also named "Best K-12 Remote Learning Partner" in the 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards, a high performer in G2'S Mid-Market Grid® Report for Learning Management Systems — Summer 2022 and more. The platform is a current finalist in the Teach Secondary Awards 2022 (hybrid learning category).
"As schools start, the right technology can help provide a foundation for learning success," said CYPHER LEARNING CEO Graham Glass. "Teachers and students have seen many changes in their learning environments the last few years, and we've been proud to support them, wherever learning takes place. Whether in the classroom, or in hybrid and remote settings, our platform is designed to drive engagement, learning continuity and retention. This recognition from Tech & Learning highlights how we partner with schools and universities to support their needs, along with our commitment to excellence and innovation."
For more information on how schools and universities use NEO to manage and enhance learning experiences, please view these success stories and testimonials.
CYPHER LEARNING provides an intelligent learning platform that is empowering schools, businesses, and entrepreneurs worldwide to reimagine online education and deliver the best learning experiences. CYPHER LEARNING has solutions for all major e-learning sectors: NEO LMS for K-20, MATRIX LMS for Business, and INDIE LMS for Entrepreneurs. Relied on by millions of users at more than 20,000 organizations, CYPHER LEARNING supports 40+ languages and has offices worldwide with global headquarters in Plano, TX. For more information, please visit www.cypherlearning.com.
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Almost half surveyed say they are using hybrid cloud or local cloud service providers as an alternative to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to meet sovereignty requirements
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scality today announced the results of an independent survey of IT decision makers across France, Germany, the U.K., and the U.S. about their data sovereignty strategies. 98% of organizations already have policies in place or have plans to implement them. To achieve data sovereignty, 49% of IT decision makers are using hybrid cloud or regional cloud service providers as an alternative to the public cloud.
137 out of 194 countries in the world have data protection and privacy legislation in place.1 As a result, many organizations must adhere to the data residency guidance and local regulations required for data collection and processing.
According to the survey — conducted by global technology market research firm Vanson Bourne — the vast majority of organizations across all four countries either have sovereignty regulations or policies in place to keep their data in specific locations (80%) or have plans to do so (18%). The report reveals minimal differences between France (where 81% of respondents have policies in place), Germany (79%), U.K. (82%), and U.S. (78%). Just 2% of respondents worldwide said they do not have sovereignty policies in place, nor do they plan to implement them.
Cloud technologies will benefit from this trend, with IT teams employing a number of data storage strategies to achieve sovereignty. Across the four geographies, of the organizations that have sovereignty policies or plans:
- 40% primarily (will) store their data on a large public cloud, such as regional offerings by AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- 36% of respondents (will) deploy a combined on-premises/public cloud solution, i.e. hybrid cloud
- 13% (will) store their data with a regional cloud service provider
- 11% (will) use an on-premises data center.
While some large public cloud providers offer options to store data in specific regions, this isn't suitable for many organizations that own highly sensitive data, or who wish to avoid vendor lock in and high data access or egress fees.
Hybrid cloud sovereignty emerges as viable strategy to meet regulations
36% of respondents opted for a solution that combines on-premises or private cloud/s with public cloud/s. This hybrid cloud approach provides the flexibility and control to store data locally for data residency and sovereignty while providing the freedom to easily migrate data to a different platform at any time.
Paul Speciale, chief marketing officer, Scality said: "It's extremely encouraging to see that such a high number of organizations in the U.S. as well as Europe are taking data sovereignty seriously and have plans in place, including a significant shift toward hybrid-cloud strategies. This can certainly help organizations prevent cloud lock-in and provide safety in having data stored locally or in multiple locations. The surprisingly high results in the U.S. could be due to growing concerns regarding China's strength in technology development."
In the survey, detailed further in this blog, IT decision makers from several industries including manufacturing, telecom, professional services, financial services, and retail, were asked: "To what extent does your organization have sovereignty regulations or policies in place to keep your data in specific locations (e.g., local, in specific countries or regions)?" Respondents that currently have or are planning sovereignty regulations to keep data in specific locations were asked: "How are you primarily storing or planning to store the data?"
Key findings in the U.S. include:
- 78% of U.S. respondents have already adopted data sovereignty policies, and 21% have plans to do so. Just 1% said they do not plan to implement them
- In the U.S., organizations from the business and professional services (90%), and the manufacturing (86%) sectors are most likely to already have policies in place
- To implement sovereignty policies, 41% of U.S respondents (will) use a public cloud service, 33% hybrid cloud, 12% a regional service provider, and 14% an on-premises data center. Interestingly, compared to the other regions, the U.S. is most likely to opt for an on-premises data center (at 14% against a worldwide average of 11%)
- U.S. respondents from smaller organizations (1,000-2,999 employees) compared to larger organizations (3,000+ employees) are more likely to select a public cloud (43% vs 39%) or regional cloud service provider (14% vs 10%), and less likely to select a hybrid cloud (29% vs 36%) or on-premises data center (13% vs 15%).
For more information on how organizations are implementing hybrid-cloud solutions, please read this recent announcement.
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Top Industry Players to Discuss Cloud Workload Security, SSE, Zero-Trust
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dell'Oro Group is pleased to announce our first virtual event in partnership with SDxCentral and titled 'Security in the Cloud-First Era'. The two-day event will be held on October 11th and 12th and is free to attend. Registration is now open.
"The first day will be dedicated to discussing the current state of SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). The discussion will seek to clarify what technologies are part of SASE and compare them against SD-WAN and SSE (Security Service Edge) solutions," said Mauricio Sanchez, Research Director at Dell'Oro and event co-host. "While SD-WAN is well understood in the market, SSE is an emerging term for cloud-based security solutions that span ZTNA, SWG, and CASB capabilities."
The second day will focus on Cloud Workload Security, including the threat landscape and the multi-disciplinary approach to securing cloud workloads. The discussion will explore the various techniques and decipher the emerging solutions, such as CNAPP, CSPM, and CWPP. Speakers from the industry's top companies will present and debate, including event sponsors Aryaka, Cisco, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, and VMware.
"The security implications are enormous in the brave new post-pandemic world of distributed work and applications," said Sanchez. "Our goal is to enlighten and enable enterprises to make the right choices."
"Today, many enterprises are recasting their internal, on-prem enterprise apps into modern, container-based workloads that live in public clouds. The security implications of this trend are enormous," said Elizabeth Coyne, Managing Director at SDxCentral and event co-host. "Our event keynotes and panelists will be highlighting the security and networking deficiencies in the classic hub-and-spoke enterprise networking model, and discussing what enterprises need to be focusing on when moving their operations to the cloud."
During Security in the Cloud-First Era, keynotes from Verizon and Google Cloud, will join sponsor keynotes and panelists to cover the most pressing challenges enterprises need to focus on today, including the threat landscape, SASE, zero-trust solutions, a multi-disciplinary approach to cloud workloads, and more.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dennis Godby, 66, doctor from Sacramento Naturopathic Medical Center, began a solo, and unsupported walk across USA - his third on foot across the USA – Walk USA for Health Equity (WUHE) from Myrtle Beach, SC, yesterday, and will walk through many North Carolina communities to Knoxville, TN.
www.WalkUSAForHealthEquity.org
Dr. Godby will meet media at 4:30 pm in front of city hall daily. See daily itinerary on website.
COVID's devastating impact on Americans with pre-existing, pre-disposing and often, preventable medical conditions are call to action and inspired the walk. WUHE will highlight: America's desperate health conditions in many communities of color, for example, one's zip code being better predictor of one's health than their genetics, teach practical ways to get and stay healthy, and advocate for health equity so that everyone has opportunity to be healthy.
Dr. Godby will walk one-fifth of the country each year. Dr. Godby is partnering with local organizations, such as North Carolina Association of Naturopathic Physicians, ministers, health equity advocates and others to host community health forums on day Dr. Godby passes through town to include topics such as: vitamin D, safe drinking water, exercise, access to nutrition, mental health issues, and safe neighborhoods. The public events may also include health fairs with blood pressure, glucose and other free health checks.
The first leg of the walk—610 miles —will end in Knoxville, October 10, 2022. The 2nd to 5th legs, include Knoxville, TN to Seattle, WA from 2023 to 2026.
To minimize cost of walk, and have more opportunities to meet people along route, Dr. Godby will not use a support vehicle, but backpack and camp. Dr. Godby will walk 22 miles per day, beginning walk 6:30-8 am, and end 4 pm, depending on planned local events, and unforeseen factors.
As a 44-year veteran of long runs and walks of conscience for health and social justice, Dr. Godby, hopes to inspire individual health improvement and systemic change.
Dr. Godby says he does these extreme endurance events putting him at risk because: "The amount of risk and vulnerability one's willing to endure for a cause is directly proportional to people's willingness to listen, open their hearts, and be inspired. This method of non-violent, direct action, often earns one the right to be heard."
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New paint brand Dunn-Edwards DURA creates color-focused and personalized paint experiences that feel good, instilling and amplifying confidence in those who DIY.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brought to market by the professional and preferred paint brand Dunn-Edwards, Dunn-Edwards DURA combines nearly 100 years of professional paint expertise with one-on-one color support, on-demand digital services, and a designer-curated color palette in order to solve the number one pain point in paint and shopping for it online: color.
The Curated Color Palette by Dunn-Edwards DURA sets it apart. Built by the experts at Dunn-Edwards, the Curated Color Palette is a collection of tried and true classics, on-trend-today and tomorrow hues, and designer favorites—all conveniently available for purchase online. With sampling options including 3x5 color cards, to peel and stick samples, a fan deck of all 210 colors, and 6 oz. wet samples, DIY painters can feel confident in their color choice.
From first click to final product, Dunn-Edwards DURA creates feel-good, color-focused paint experiences. Created for DIYers of all skill levels, the Dunn-Edwards DURA experience provides personal support to simplify every step of the DIY painting process and instill color confidence. Dunn-Edwards DURA offers a host of on-demand tools and unique support services, launching with an offering of highly personalized, one-to-one consultation options with an expert panel of Color Influencers.
"We could not be more thrilled to introduce the Dunn-Edwards DURA experience to DIYers nationwide," says Lisa Kudukis, Vice President of Marketing & Innovation at Dunn-Edwards Corporation. "With this launch, we set out to fundamentally change the way DIYers engage with color selection and the painting processes, both online and in real life. We are here to share our expertise gained through more than 500,000 consultations conducted in our stores over the last decade so that everyone can create the environment they dream of in their home."
Dunn-Edwards DURA products perform beyond cosmetics, designed to fight everyday wear and tear. Made with the highest quality ingredients, formulated for the toughest conditions, and manufactured in a LEED Gold-certified factory, Dunn-Edwards DURA products perform at every angle. The full assortment of 210 paint colors by Dunn-Edwards DURA is available at dunnedwardsdura.com and ships nationwide to the continental United States.
To celebrate the launch, Dunn-Edwards DURA is giving away $25,000 in Color Sessions and supplies to help DIYers get their projects started. Customers can visit dunnedwardsdura.com for the chance to receive a complimentary Refined 60-Minute Color Package with a Dunn-Edwards DURA Color Expert, Dunn-Edwards DURA paint in any one of the 210 colors, and a DIY kit complete with the tools of the trade.
Dunn-Edwards is one of the nation's leading manufacturers and distributors of premium architectural, industrial and high-performance paints, coatings and paint supplies. It operates over 150 company stores in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas, and over 100 domestic and 250 international dealer locations in more than 12 countries. Dunn-Edwards produces its coatings in a LEED® Gold-certified manufacturing plant. Based in Southern California, the 97-year-old company has approximately 1,800 employees. Dunn-Edwards is a wholly owned subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO 4612), one of the world's largest paint companies. For more information, visit www.dunnedwards.com.
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Convenient Online Learning Enables Therapists to Bring Their Practice to the Next Level
BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Education Resources, Inc., a leading continuing education provider for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists, is adding to the company's robust online, on-demand course catalog with: Ambulation, Activity and AFOs: Addressing the Ankle to Improve Gait and Function-ONLINE.
Taught by Amanda Hall, PT, MPT, PCS, an engaging instructor and experienced therapist who developed a framework of pediatric and neuro ankle intervention, Hall provides helpful instruction to increase treatment repertoires for the foot and ankle for both pediatric and adult patients with neurological, developmental and/or orthopedic diagnoses.
The online course, which is now available through ERI's website, was previously recorded during a live webinar and can now be taken from the convenience of home or office. Here's what one therapist has said about Ambulation, Activity and AFOs: Addressing the Ankle to Improve Gait and Function:
Amanda is wonderful. She clearly is passionate about "foot core" and applying it to physical therapy practice. She uses both research and her own personal experiences to explain concepts. One thing I found particularly helpful is applying concepts to interventions you can use in clinic next week following the course. She also has an extensive knowledge of orthotics, casting and equipment overall. I truly believe whether you're a seasoned therapist or new grad you will find some gems to take away to add to your toolbox. This course was amazing!" – Elizabeth K., PT from Connecticut
ERI is offering Ambulation, Activity and AFOs: Addressing the Ankle to Improve Gait and Function-ONLINE for $299/person. Registration includes access to the course and all downloadable handout materials for one year, earning 11 contact hours (1.1 CEUs) upon completion. Participants who register before October 3, 2022 can SAVE $30 off registration with coupon code HALLONLINE30 at check-out.
Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) is an accredited provider of continuing education that helps PTs, OTs, and SLPs transform the lives of their patients. Peruse ERI's complete list of online, live webinar and in-person courses. Visit www.educationresourcesinc.com or call 800-487-6530 for more information.
Media Contact: Laurie Goonan, ERI Marketing Coordinator – lgoonan@educationresourcesinc.com
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CHORLEY, England, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ESG, a global leader in energy SaaS solutions, and Innowatts, an intelligent energy demand analytics platform have announced their formal partnership as of 14th September 2022. They will collaborate to bring the best of both businesses (and insights from their combined 90-million meter installations) to their impressive client base.
ESG will be integrating and commercializing Innowatts platform as part of its Energy Cloud Platform in retail energy markets of North America and key markets in Europe.
Energy providers and large commercial companies face significant strategic challenges and huge commercial opportunities in managing their transition to sustainable energy in unprecedented times of change.
This partnership brings the strengths of ESG and Innowatts, already successful and well-established businesses, to the industry challenged by climate, and NetZero concerns. The approach delivers results through ESG's unique 'Energy Smart Cloud' platform.
'Energy Smart Cloud' helps energy providers unlock a new layer of value in their data, it comprises:
- ESG's integrated market and customer data management platforms, wealth of data and 20-years of experience. And
- Innowatts' renowned analytics for next generation forecasting and their net zero carbon initiatives in regulated and deregulated global markets.
Existing and new customers of both businesses can elevate their decision-making with granular analytics from the meter back through the value chain.
As Patrick Smith, Managing Director of ESG North America added:
'…Our partnership helps customers get an edge on the big decisions that they have to get right. We help them understand their customer base better, forecast with more confidence and make data-driven decisions that connect all areas of their business. Our services will deliver results for them in everything they do. From longer-term strategy such as net zero energy mix trade-offs, to day-to-day operations such as billing.'
Innowatts Founder & CEO, Siddhartha Sachdeva continued:
'This partnership accelerates energy providers efforts to leverage customer level energy data at scale to drive energy transition. It will enable our clients to seamlessly transition to using smart meter data for forecasting, risk management, profitability analysis, pricing, billing, grid-edge management and help optimize commodity risk along with improving customer lifetime value'
The partnership will launch officially at the EMC Conference in New York on 14th September 2022.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawkins Way Capital has acquired The Edge at College Hill, a 247-unit apartment community serving students in the heart of downtown Providence and conveniently located nearby institutions such as Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and Johnson & Whales University. Following a capital improvement plan to best-in-class finishes, the community will be rebranded as "FOUND Study College Hill" and integrated into a nationwide network of FOUND student housing properties totaling over 3,000 beds managed by the Hawkins Way Capital affiliated property management company.
FOUND Study College Hill is comprised of a 15-story high-rise tower and 5-story midrise historic building which offer furnished studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments to students. Amenities include a rooftop clubhouse, state-of-the-art fitness center and ground floor retail.
"FOUND Study College Hill, located on Providence's Main Street and proximate to ample shopping, dining and entertainment destinations, is positioned to provide high-value housing for local students in a market historically lacking premium student housing supply," said Ross Walker, Hawkins Way Capital's Managing Partner. "Bolstered by a return to campus and rising enrollments, the community will service students seeking turn-key, modern accommodations and priced-out of other product. In addition, this should help alleviate affordable housing supply for local residents who have been pushed out of some neighborhoods by students."
FOUND Study College Hill marks the 7th acquisition since December 2021 for Hawkins Way Capital, combining to over 2,700 new units and over $930 million in investments.
For more information please visit: www.hawkinsway.com
Hawkins Way Capital, co-founded by Managing Partners Ross Walker and Karan Suri, is a vertically integrated real estate company with over $1.5 billion of assets under management on behalf of institutions and individuals focused on value-add and opportunistic investments across various asset classes and geographies. Its disciplined approach leverages the principals' investing experience and extensive network to execute strategies that offer long-term value. Hawkins Way Capital has offices in Los Angeles and New York. For more information, please visit www.hawkinsway.com.
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Forbes, Fortune and PEOPLE honor Highspot for empowering people to excel and accelerate business momentum
SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Highspot, the sales enablement platform that increases sales team productivity, today announced perennial recognition across various publications for its business growth and culture. For the third consecutive year, Highspot has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100, the annual definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world. In addition, Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work® recognized Highspot as one of 2022's Best Workplaces for the third consecutive year, and PEOPLE honored Highspot on its 100 Companies that Care list, highlighting the top US companies that have succeeded in business while also demonstrating outstanding respect, care and concern for their employees, their communities and the environment.
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"People aren't just part of a company – they are the company," said Amy Johnson, Chief People Officer, Highspot. "At Highspot, we know that the more we can support our people to bring their full selves to work and inspire them to innovate, the better products we'll create and the bigger impact we'll have on our customers."
The Great Place to Work® Best Workplaces award is based on an analysis of survey responses from employees. In that survey, 97 percent of Highspot employees said the company is a great place to work compared to 57 percent of employees at a typical US-based company.
The recognition comes on the heels of rapid sales enablement category growth. Sales enablement is critical for increasing sales productivity, which is required in today's market. The global sales enablement platform market size was valued at $1.7 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $7.3 billion by 2028, according to Verified Market Research.
Increasing demand for Highspot's technology has contributed to the company's strong growth trajectory. This year the company surpassed 1,000 employees, launched operations in Australia-New Zealand and doubled the EMEA business. Through it all, the company has doubled down on its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging as a key lever to success, aspiring to reflect the diversity of the communities in which it operates and create an environment where employees bring their true and unique selves to work. Recent progress includes, but is not limited to:
- Increased BIPOC talent pipeline to comprise 50 percent of applications; and increased female company representation to 47 percent, 10 percent above tech industry average
- Overhauled recruiting processes to inject new equitable hiring and onboarding practices; established inclusive recruiting training curriculum for all recruiters with 100 percent completion rate
- Launched benefits to equalize access to reproductive care and gender affirmation
- Designed the annual global internal DEI&B learning conference (Stand for Change), offering more than 30 DEI&B courses
- Launched six Employee Resource Groups and an Inclusion & Belonging Council, employee-led groups that foster inclusivity and build community
- Expanded and deepened partnerships with community partners, including Ada Developers Academy, AfroTech, Rainier Scholars, Technology Access Foundation (TAF), Year Up and more
Highspot 2022 Recognition:
- Forbes, The Cloud 100
- Forbes, America's Best Startup Employers
- PEOPLE, 100 Companies that Care
- Fortune Magazine, 100 Best Medium Workplaces
- Fortune Magazine, Best Workplaces for Millennials
- Fortune Magazine, Best Workplaces in Technology
- GeekWire Awards, Next Tech Titan
- Puget Sound Business Journal, Washington's Best Workplaces
The company is growing as the Highspot team continues to innovate and deliver breakthrough software that is transforming the way millions of people work. To learn more about career opportunities and open roles, visit www.highspot.com/careers.
Resources:
- Demo Request
- Highspot Careers
- Social Media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
Highspot is the sales enablement platform that increases the productivity of sales teams by bridging the gap between strategy and execution. With Highspot, our customers turn initiatives into the actions that sales teams must execute and enable sales leaders to measure what is and is not working with deep and actionable insights. Companies like Aetna, Siemens, Staples and Yahoo use Highspot to manage content, to train and coach sellers, and to engage buyers. Executing your strategic initiatives with Highspot increases revenue, drives consistent rep performance and improves rep ROI.
Contact: Elena Edington, 206-817-4339, elena.edington@highspot.com
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Initial Indications of Interest Due November 7, 2022
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilco Streambank (www.HilcoStreambank.com) announced that it is seeking offers to acquire or license the intellectual property portfolio supporting innovative amphibious vehicles. The available assets include a sizable patent portfolio covering multiple product families worldwide, CAD files, bills of materials, test data, specifications, more than a dozen unique trademarks, and additional related materials.
Initial indications of interest are due to Hilco Streambank on or before November 7, 2022. The assets are being offered for sale or license via private transaction on behalf of the developer and manufacturer of the technology.
The covered technology is pioneering in addressing a fundamental challenge in producing high-utility amphibious vehicles, namely, achieving high speeds on both water and land with minimal transition time. The patent portfolio covers a number of territories, including the U.S., China, Europe, and the U.K., and several key technology areas, including concept and design, wheel retraction and steering, engine cooling, powertrain, hull and hydrodynamics, and more.
Hilco Streambank CEO Gabe Fried commented, "This technology is the culmination of decades of innovation and more than $200 million in research and development, representing a significant advancement in the field of amphibious vehicle technology." Fried continued, "Consumer and commercial applications of this technology are wide-ranging and should interest many potential buyers or licensees. These vehicles continue to operate worldwide as tender to yachts, rescue and patrol in coastal areas, and general recreation. There are clear paths forward to further develop markets including leisure, military, hunting, search and rescue, agriculture, luxury, and other utility applications."
Interested parties may click here to learn more and are encouraged to contact Hilco to access confidential information.
About Hilco Streambank: Hilco Streambank is a market leading advisory firm specializing in intellectual property disposition and valuation. Having completed numerous transactions including sales in publicly reported cases, private transactions, and online sales through IPv4.Global, Hilco Streambank has established itself as the premier intermediary in the consumer brand, internet, and telecom communities. Hilco Streambank is part of Northbrook, Illinois based Hilco Global, the world's leading authority on maximizing the value of business assets by delivering valuation, monetization, and advisory solutions to an international marketplace. Hilco Global operates more than twenty specialized business units offering services that include asset valuation and appraisal, retail and industrial inventory acquisition and disposition, real estate, and strategic capital investments.
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Honeywell Data Center Suite delivers an innovative user experience, increases resiliency in operations, improves worker productivity and provides visibility into critical sustainability KPIs
ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON), a global leader in connected buildings, today launched its Data Center Suite, a portfolio of outcome-based software solutions that help data center managers and owners optimize uptime, worker productivity, critical asset health and operational expenses while providing better visibility into sustainability KPIs.
Data centers play an ever more critical role in keeping the global economy productive, while closer to home they support the conveniences of daily life — from working remotely to shopping online. By digitalizing, aggregating and analyzing disparate critical systems into a unified data lake, the analytics produced by the on-premise Honeywell Data Center Suite provides operators more holistic, actionable information to help boost efficiency and decrease costs. Based on the open architecture Niagara Framework, it combines data from both operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) infrastructure, securely enhancing situational awareness at site level as well as global fleet level, enabling condition-based maintenance to reduce downtime risk and operational expenses.
Given the exponentially increasing demand – as of April 2022, hyperscale operators planned to build 314 new facilities[i] – data center managers are often forced to do more with less, while at the same time being pressured to improve uptime, reduce costs and minimize energy consumption. User-friendly tools that automate processes can help reduce the chance for human error, which caused major outages over the last three years among 40% of organizations surveyed by the Uptime Institute,[ii] often driven by ignored or inadequate procedures. It can also help improve a data center's overall efficiency.
The Honeywell Data Center Suite's tools include:
- Data Center Manager that integrates delivers situational site-level awareness of both OT (critical power and thermal assets) and critical IT assets data in a vendor-agnostic dashboard;
- Portfolio View that enables data center owners to monitor global network operations holistically via an on-premise tool across a fleet of data centers and make data-driven decisions to better achieve their uptime and sustainability goals; and
- Honeywell Forge Digitized Maintenance, a software-as-a-service solution that monitors data center assets and detects early signs of anomalous intrinsic operations before it leads to potentially costly downtime.
"Demand for data storage, transfer and processing is insatiable worldwide, which makes it more challenging than ever to run and scale these facilities effectively from a design, build and operations perspective," said Chris McLaughlin, vice president of offering management, Honeywell Building Technologies. "Honeywell is expanding its offerings in data centers to allow facility managers to derive actionable insights securely from their own data to help protect uptime, manage maintenance, reduce energy use and achieve scaling agility."
The Data Center Manager allows proactive monitoring and management of critical infrastructure by aggregating OT and IT data – which previously had to be collected manually from disparate systems – into a single source. The solution helps operators diagnose alarms and root causes of issues, execute workflows to triage situations, improve response times and reduce human error potential. Featuring a persona-optimized user experience to minimize the technician's cognitive load, it proactively generates situation-specific recommendations to better preserve uptime and maintain service-level agreement (SLA) compliance. It also provides insights into the site's energy and carbon use.
Portfolio View integrates with Data Center Manager to allows users to securely monitor a global fleet of data centers. It allows easy navigation from a fleet-level view down to individual sites, generating a KPI-based score for each site that profiles metrics such as uptime; critical sustainability KPIs such as power usage effectiveness (PUE), carbon usage effectiveness (CUE) and water usage effectiveness (WUE); space and capacity utilization; and energy consumption. Portfolio View also generates logs and reports to keep the C-suite apprised of fleetwide performance and trends, as well as individual site anomalies.
Data centers require uninterrupted power and reliable cooling systems to prevent costly downtime. Honeywell Forge Digitized Maintenance introduces a condition-based maintenance strategy to detect early, intrinsic signs of critical asset problems before it results in system downtime. It can help facility managers improve uptime and resiliency, increase asset service life, and reduce maintenance and energy costs. Advanced fault-detection analytics provide users with real-time, actionable intelligence on asset performance, pre-failure alerts and benchmarks for zone temperature control, asset availability, energy consumption and service case performance. Additionally, the cloud-based Honeywell Forge Digitized Maintenance can be coupled with remote building management to further deliver an outcome-based, service level agreement performance.
Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT) is transforming the way every building operates to help improve the quality of life. We are a leading building controls company with operations in more than 75 countries supported by a global channel partner network. Commercial building owners and operators use our hardware, software and analytics to help create safe, efficient and productive facilities. Our solutions and services are used in more than 10 million buildings worldwide.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
i Data Center Frontier, After record growth in 2021, data centers are building bigger for 2022, by Rich Miller, April 1, 2022. [Accessed July 29, 2022]
ii Uptime Institute, Uptime Institute's 2022 Outage Analysis Finds Downtime Costs and Consequences Worsening as Industry Efforts to Curb Outage Frequency Fall Short, June 8, 2022 [Accessed August 29, 2022]
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Human in Motion Robotics Inc. (HMR) is excited to announce they have been awarded a $663,000 CAD contract by Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) for the Department of National Defence Canada (DND). The contract is for the Canadian government to purchase two units of HMR's next generation lower-limb exoskeleton, XoMotion, which is a wearable robot that is designed to get people out of wheelchairs and walking again with full mobility and independence. Once delivered, the units will be deployed to a clinical testing site, which is the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, for implementation and evaluation by the DND.
HMR's patented and disruptive medical technology offers a dramatic improvement in mobility challenged persons' rehabilitation in clinics or daily living at home with a host of distinguishing and innovative features. It is essentially a self-balancing bipedal robot capable of hands-free dynamic walking and other complex maneuvers for daily use. XoMotion is a superior and intelligent medical exoskeleton device that is beyond the cutting-edge assistive robotic technologies for mobility-impaired people.
HMR received a pre-qualified innovation approval for the ISC Testing Stream funding in 2021, as part of the Call for Proposals 001 issued by Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. HMR worked with ISC and the proposed federal department innovation tester/sponsor, the DND, over the past year to finalize this contract award in July 2022.
"At HMR, we are so pleased and very excited for this opportunity by Innovative Solutions Canada to demonstrate the unique capabilities of our exoskeleton in revolutionizing physical therapy and to significantly elevate the standard of care worldwide." said Dr. Siamak Arzanpour, HMR's Co-Founder and CEO.
HMR will deliver the first unit of XoMotion to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by the end of the year to begin testing with volunteer participants.
Human in Motion Robotics Inc. is a British Columbia, Canada, based developer of the next generation wearable lower-limb exoskeleton, XoMotion. It is designed to (i) revolutionize robotic rehabilitation to elevate the standard of care in physical therapy and (ii) introduce disruptive mobility device to get people out of wheelchairs and walking again with full mobility and independence. XoMotion provides advanced articulation and superior joint range of motion, allowing for natural walking, self-balancing, and independent use. A radical improvement to the current technology, XoMotion offers revolutionary new opportunities in both rehabilitation and personal use for a wide range of mobility-impaired users.
Innovative Solutions Canada is a Government of Canada innovation procurement program that supports Canadian small businesses by procuring, testing and evaluating promising pre-commercialized technology or late stage R&D prototypes in real-life settings.
For further information
Human in Motion Robotics: Media Inquiries, info@humaninmotion.ca; Investor Relations, siamak@humaninmotion.ca.
Innovative Solutions Canada: Media Inquiries, (343) 291-1777.
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Einat Zakariya and Moti Marcus join the Board
TORONTO and GLIL YAM, Israel, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IM Cannabis Corp. ("IMC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: IMCC) (CSE: IMCC), a leading medical and adult-use recreational cannabis company with operations in Israel, Canada, and Germany, is pleased to announce that Einat Zakariya and Moti Marcus have been appointed to the Company's board of directors (the "Board"). Einat Zakariya and Moti Marcus will replace current board directors Vivian Bercovici and Haleli Barath, who have resigned from the Board to pursue other opportunities.
Einat Zakariya is the current CEO and partner in LIV collection, a brand subsidiary of Ewave Holdings Ltd. ("Ewave"), and CEO and Partner of Ewave Nadlan International Investments Ltd. Ms. Zakariya has proven expertise in the real-estate industry. She brings vast experience in CEO roles as well as strategic consulting, marketing, advertising, and sales. She previously sat on the boards of several major organizations. She studied marketing at the University of Washington, in Seattle, US.
Moti Marcus is the current CEO of Packer Quality Materials, one of the largest companies in Israel for the sale and processing of special and unique metals. Mr. Marcus has a strong track record in CFO roles, management, and mergers and acquisitions. He has sat on the boards of several institutions and is a member of the Israel Ministry of Finance "Team of Select Directors." He holds an MBA from Bar Ilan University and a B.A. in accounting and economics from Bar Ilan and Tel Aviv Universities.
"We are delighted to welcome Einat Zakariya and Moti Marcus to our IMC family," said Oren Shuster, Chief Executive Officer of IM Cannabis. "They bring to the IMC Board vast transnational experience, leadership and expertise in creating solutions to complex challenges. We are privileged to have them on our Board and are looking forward to this new chapter of the Company. We also profoundly thank Vivian Berkovici and Haleli Barath for their meaningful contributions to the IMC Board and the Company and wish them the very best as they move on to new projects."
"I am excited to join the IMC Board at such an exciting time in the Company's international growth trajectory," said Einat Zakariya. "I look forward to leveraging my experiences as a business executive and entrepreneur to provide guidance as IMC continues to establish itself as the go-to brand in the cannabis world and looks at new areas of growth."
"I am thrilled to join the board of directors of IMC, one of the most successful and influential cannabis companies in the world today," said Moti Marcus. "The Company is at an important juncture. I look forward to providing guidance to sharpen the Company's focus on further market development and innovation to expand global opportunities."
About IM Cannabis Corp.
IM Cannabis (NASDAQ: IMCC) (CSE: IMCC) is a leading international cannabis company providing premium products to medical patients and adult-use recreational consumers. IMC is one of the very few companies with operations in Israel, Germany, and Canada, the three largest federally legal markets. The ecosystem created through its international operations leverages the Company's unique data-driven perspective and product supply chain globally. With its commitment to responsible growth and financial prudence, and the ability to operate within the strictest regulatory environments, the Company has quickly become one of the leading cultivators and distributors of high-quality cannabis globally.
The IMC ecosystem operates in Israel through its commercial relationship with Focus Medical Herbs Ltd. ("Focus Medical"), which imports, and distributes cannabis to medical patients, leveraging years of proprietary data and patient insights. The Company also operates medical cannabis retail pharmacies, online platforms, distribution centres and logistical hubs in Israel that enable the safe delivery and quality control of IM Cannabis products throughout the entire value chain. In Germany, the IMC ecosystem operates through Adjupharm GmbH, where it also distributes cannabis to pharmacies to medical cannabis patients. In Canada, IMC operates through Trichome Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries Trichome JWC Acquisition Corp. and MYM Nutraceuticals Inc., where it cultivates and processes cannabis for the adult-use market at its Ontario and Nova Scotia facilities under the WAGNERS and Highland Grow brands. For more information, please visit www.imcannabis.com.
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Maya Lustig, Director Investor & Public Relations
IM Cannabis Corp.
+972-54-677-8100
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IM Cannabis Corp.
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WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koch Technology Solutions (KTS), a Koch Engineered Solutions company, and Ioniqa Technologies B.V. (Ioniqa) today announced a partnership to scale up and commercialize Ioniqa's advanced Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) recycle technology in the plastics industry. As part of this collaboration, KTS has committed to invest up to €30M in Ioniqa.
Ioniqa has developed an innovative process that utilizes low-grade post-consumer PET to infinitely produce a feedstock that displaces virgin raw materials used in the production of polyester products. Ioniqa has successfully demonstrated this technology in The Netherlands' 10KTA production facility.
"KTS has a long history in the polyester industry, and we recognize the value proposition of this disruptive technology that will fundamentally change how recycling is done," said Adam Sackett, President of KTS. "With an aligned vision on the future of PET recycling, we're excited to launch this partnership with Ioniqa and leverage our complementary capabilities to advance solutions which are tailored to the needs of the market."
KTS and Ioniqa's partnership will work to address the growing demand for recycled content in the 30 million metric tonnes per annum PET market. Ioniqa's technology offers a solution to PET waste that is currently non-recyclable, turning the waste into materials suitable for high quality food grade applications such as beverage bottles. KTS and Ioniqa consider the technology as a disruptor in the PET industry providing a sustainable economic recycle proposition to conventional manufacturing routes. The partnership will drive a circular process that addresses environmental impacts of the current PET industry.
Tonnis Hooghoudt, CEO and Founder of Ioniqa said "After the scaling of our technology to a 10KTA depolymerization plant in The Netherlands, this KTS partnership is a major stepping stone for Ioniqa in commercializing its technology on a global level. Our expertise in breaking down plastic waste into virgin-like monomers matches seamlessly with KTS' track record in designing and licensing PET production processes worldwide. We believe that together we can meet the strong market demand for recycled PET materials by jointly providing licenses and cleaning up the planet".
Ioniqa is a clean-tech spinoff from the Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands), specialized in creating value out of waste by using its proprietary circular technology. With a cost-effective process, Ioniqa is able to close the loop for plastics, starting with PET plastics. This award-winning innovation transforms all types and colors of PET waste into valuable sources for 'virgin-quality' recycled PET. Upcycling processes for other types of plastic are being researched and expected to be launched in the near future. More information Ioniqa.com
Koch Technology Solutions (KTS) is the technology licensing arm of Koch Engineered Solutions (KES). KTS creates value for our customers across a growing portfolio of technologies including the polyester value chain, the refining industry and 1,4-Butanediol plus its derivatives. We can combine our exclusive technologies, expertise, and capabilities with those of other KES companies to provide overall solutions to optimize your capital investments and existing manufacturing assets. More information is available at KochTechSolutions.com
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) delivers superior value in developing, integrating, and applying innovative technical and service solutions for industrial value chains. KES offers uniquely engineered solutions in construction; mass and heat transfer; combustion and emissions controls; filtration; separation; materials applications; automation and actuation. KES is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the world. More information is available at KochEngineeredSolutions.com
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The potential for dozens of new state laws and/or pending federal legislation will make reaching audiences harder
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The state of data will be significantly impacted by new state privacy laws coming into effect in 2023 and legislation that may be enacted in other states in the near future. Given the current trajectory of state-level privacy legislation, and federal legislation now being debated in Congress, managing these different legal standards will be challenging.
That's among the conclusions revealed in IAB's State of Data 2022 Part II: Preparing for the New Addressability Landscape report, commissioned by IAB and executed by MediaScience, which included qualitative, in-depth interviews with 30 senior-level, data decision-makers at brands, agencies, and publishers.
The report, to be released at IAB Audience Connect on September 13, 2022, highlights new privacy legislation, the deprecation of third-party cookies and identifiers, and platform policies that affect data collection, addressability, measurement, and optimization for digital advertising and marketing.
2022 marks the fifth year and sixth installment of this research, which aims to understand market readiness for rapid shifts around data use, privacy and addressability, and provide an overview of scalable solutions brands, agencies, publishers and ad tech firms can adopt today while protecting consumer privacy.
"While Google's decision to postpone the deprecation of third-party cookies until 2024 may feel like a reprieve, the industry is far from off the hook," said David Cohen, CEO, IAB. "The industry is already operating with significantly less signal given the changes by Apple, Firefox, and others. Consumers need transparency and control. We need addressability and measurement solutions that are privacy-by-design and fully compliant with state, Federal, and international standards."
Companies are struggling to keep up — and facing compromises
Creating consistent measures and protocols that work inside their companies and with external partners has become a major issue. In the face of rising complexity, the majority of respondents agree a "one size fits all" approach spanning multiple jurisdictions is probably necessary. But there is a significant trade-off: failing to leverage data that is fully permitted in certain states means lost opportunities.
We can advance privacy and enable advertising to reach the right consumers at the same time, but misguided legislative efforts risk harming both. The IAB Legal Affairs Council plans to roll out an MSPA (Multi-State Privacy Agreement) and Global Privacy Platform through the IAB Tech Lab as solutions.
The goal is a practical multi-jurisdictional approach to compliance that creates consistency where state laws are similar and options when requirements are unique to a state. IAB is ensuring that the essential functions of the ad-supported internet — measurement, frequency capping, engaging in programmatic and contextual ads and utilizing publisher's first party segments when consumers opt-out — still work.
Consumers know what they're giving up, but don't know what they're getting
The senior-level, data decision-makers at brands, agencies, and publishers interviewed for this study agree that consumer trust is paramount. Yet the value proposition for consumers remains unclear. While the industry is better about disclosing what data it will use, it is not doing enough to help consumers understand why gathering their data delivers real benefits.
Myopia about first party data ignores up to 80% of consumers
Investing in deterministic first-party datasets (data from their logged-in, "known" audiences) remains vital. Yet, in most instances this only represents about 20% of potential consumers. Marketers need proven, probabilistic solutions to target and measure the 80% of consumers who are not part of their first party data.
The publishers interviewed were optimistic about the use of Seller Defined Audiences (e.g., custom cohorts) as one solution for addressability. Still, for this to succeed, publishers must do more to drive buy-side awareness and adoption.
Can smaller publishers afford to keep up?
Ironically, privacy legislation may benefit platforms and publishing giants while inadvertently punishing smaller publishers who have small but intensely loyal audiences. While there are a range of third-party tools that can help power data collection and enrichment, only a handful of interviewees have the budgets to test these new approaches. The consensus is that there are too many tools and not enough resources to test or manage them all — particularly among smaller publishers.
"With third-party cookies, the sky has been falling for more than a decade. No wonder there's a deepening disconnect between how prepared senior-level, data decision-makers feel, and how prepared they actually are," said Angelina Eng, Vice President, Programmatic+Data Center, IAB. "But no matter what happens with cookies, the rising tide of patchwork regulation is already here."
Please visit iab.com/state-of-data-2022 for more information about the IAB's 2022 State of Data: Preparing for the New Addressability Landscape report
And don't miss our in-depth discussion on the findings from the report with the State of Data Town Hall Series on October 18 (State of Data Town Hall: The New Privacy Landscape) and November 15 (State of Data Town Hall: Data Collection and Addressability).
About IAB
The Interactive Advertising Bureau empowers the media and marketing industries to thrive in the digital economy. Its membership comprises more than 700 leading media companies, brands, agencies, and the technology firms responsible for selling, delivering, and optimizing digital ad marketing campaigns. The trade group fields critical research on interactive advertising, while also educating brands, agencies, and the wider business community on the importance of digital marketing. In affiliation with the IAB Tech Lab, IAB develops technical standards and solutions. IAB is committed to professional development and elevating the knowledge, skills, expertise, and diversity of the workforce across the industry. Through the work of its public policy office in Washington, D.C., the trade association advocates for its members and promotes the value of the interactive advertising industry to legislators and policymakers. Founded in 1996, IAB is headquartered in New York City.
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Addressing topics on high-speed optical transmission to diversity and inclusion in the workplace
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumentum Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum"), a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products, announced that several of its thought leaders are slated to present on a wide range of topics, including highly innovative solutions for current and future optical network applications and creating diversity, including, and belonging within the workplace, at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) in Basel, Switzerland, from September 18 – 22, 2022.
Workshops and Papers
- "Tunable optics for front-haul networks" – Moving from optical components in RAN to optical components for RAN Workshop
Sunday, September 18, 2022 from 4:35 pm - 4:45 pm CET
David Lewis, Lumentum Technologist, Optical Communications
- "Diversity in action: creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, a place for all to belong" – Special Workshop
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 from 10:45 am – 12:30 pm CET
Speaker: Janet Wong, Lumentum Independent Board Director and Panel Chair: Grace Lee, Lumentum Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Workshop Organizer: Selina Farwell, Ph. D., Lumentum Sr. Principal Chip Engineer, Transmission - "High Power, Circular Beam CW DFB Laser using BEX Layer" – Paper
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 from 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm CET
Shoko Yokokawa, Lumentum Senior Engineer, Laser Semiconductor - "Silicon Photonics IQ Modulator Targeted for 800ZR Data Center Interconnection" – Paper
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm CET
Jian Wang, Lumentum Principal Design Engineer, Telecom - "420 Gbps PAM8 Operation Using 93 GHz Bandwidth Lumped-Electrode Type EA-DFB Laser at 50°C beyond 400 Gbps/lane" – Paper
Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 8:30 – 10:15 am CET
Hideaki Asakura, Lumentum Specialist, R&D Device, Datacom - "Superior Lowest TDECQ (3.3 dB at 106 Gbps, 4.4 dB at 112 Gbps) under PAM-4 Operation at up to 85°C with High Extinction Ratio (4 dB) in 1.3 µm Uncooled Directly Modulated InGaAlAs MQW-BH Lasers" – Paper
Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 8:30 – 10:15 am CET
Kouji Nakahara, Lumentum Senior Engineer, R&D Device, Datacom
About Lumentum
Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com and follow Lumentum on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Contact Information:
Investors: Kathy Ta, 408-750-3853; investor.relations@lumentum.com
Media: Sean Ogarrio, 408-546-5405; media@lumentum.com
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Lunchbox Open accelerates restaurant integrations forward in an already advanced landscape, opening up a marketplace of streamlined integrations for operators and an entry point for new partners.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunchbox, the enterprise online ordering system that's platformed national and regional QSR brands such as Firehouse Subs, Clean Juice, and Wings Over, has announced today the launch of Lunchbox Open, an advanced open marketplace that offers restaurants to plug directly into the platform to gain access to all major integration partners and offers an entry point for new partners.
Lunchbox Open allows restaurants to consolidate their efforts into one platform that offers entry to all major ordering, processing, marketing, delivery, POS and marketplace integrations. The new offering will allow restaurants to gain entry and invite their preferred integrations to the platform, all while streamlining efforts and building beyond their current restaurant operations.
With Lunchbox Open, restaurants will gain access to the following integrative features:
- Ordering: Plugin access to top ordering integrations such as Lunchbox, Koala, and Bite, among many others.
- Processing: Plugin access to top processing integrations such as Brink, Worldpay, and FirstData, among many others.
- Marketing: Plugin access to top marketing integrations such as Google Ads, Adroll, and Facebook, among many others.
- Delivery: Plugin access to top delivery integrations such as FlyBuy, UberEats, and Doordash, among many others.
- Point of Sale: Plugin access to top POS integrations such as Toast, Brink, Revel, and Micros, among many others.
- Marketplace: Plugin access to top marketplace integrations such as Doordash, Grubhub, UberEats, and EzCater, among many others.
The product is expected to scale with Lunchbox's primary focus to be slated on capabilities that aggregate data, pull analytics, and streamline cross-functional updates.
Alongside offerings for restaurants, the new marketplace also poses opportunities for many partners in the space. Lunchbox Open allows new and eager services to launch and scale within the space, eliminating the current block on entry by legacy vendors like Olo or legacy POS.
"Our mission is to help restaurants in every avenue and the best way to do that is by giving them access to pick and choose the integrations that make sense for them and their restaurant," says co-founder Hadi Rashid, "We're also opening up the race for integration partners. We hope to see more companies emerge that project restaurants forward — and this platform gives our restaurants direct access to these companies. It's the Zapier for restaurants."
Those interested in learning more about Lunchbox Open can visit: lunchbox.io/open
Lunchbox is an online ordering system for restaurants to grow their online revenue. Lunchbox enables restaurant chains to take control of their digital growth strategy through its suite of products specializing in app and web ordering, customer loyalty, marketing, and order aggregation to increase sales and strengthen guest engagement. The company has empowered over 5,000+ restaurant locations across the country including Bareburger, Clean Juice, Fuku, Little Sesame, and Tacombi. To learn more, visit www.lunchbox.io.
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Company to Service Maryland's Most Vulnerable Populations Providing Suicide Prevention and Crisis Aid
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DMI, a global digital transformation services company, today announced that the company has received a task order to manage the Maryland Department of Health's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This comes as the U.S. transitions the original 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988 – an easy to remember, three-digit number providing around the clock crisis support.
DMI will be providing full support of 988, including:
- Standardization of call center operations
- Complaint resolution
- Quality improvement
- Data collection and analysis
- Program integration with other crisis services
- Technical implementation coordination
- Regional call center coordination
- 24x7x365 call, text, and chat coverage
- Public outreach and marketing
- Stakeholder and professional group outreach
- Coordination/diversion of 911 to 988
- Management of grant funding
- Compliance oversight
As part of President Joe Biden's strategy to address the nation's growing mental health crisis, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been working jointly to make crisis care more accessible to those in need. The Maryland 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is just one part of a more than $400 million investment from this administration to begin treating mental health as a priority.
Tracy Hobiena, general manager, state, local and education, DMI, said: "We live and breathe by our people-first, 'human at the core' approach. It is an honor to be entrusted with the critical 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which will serve some of the state's most vulnerable residents in their time of need."
DMI is a global leader in digital strategy, design, transformation, and support services. We bring together an integrated set of industry and technology solutions that combine both public and private sector expertise to deliver human-centric innovation at scale. Born digital, DMI has been delivering secure, mission-critical technology solutions since 2002 for more than a hundred Fortune 1,000 enterprises, various state and local government agencies and all fifteen U.S. federal departments. DMI has grown to 2,100+ employees globally and has been continually recognized by top industry analysts as a market leader as well as named a Top Workplace in both regional and national categories. www.DMInc.com
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jeep® brand will be charging up the Motor City with new Jeep vehicle reveals and consumer activations planned for the first-ever, indoor/outdoor Detroit Auto Show hosted by the NAIAS at Huntington Place and Hart Plaza.
WHAT: Jeep brand press conference
WHERE: 2022 Detroit Auto Show (Jeep brand booth), Huntington Place in Detroit
WHEN: Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 8:35 – 9:05 a.m. EDT
WHO: Christian Meunier, Jeep brand CEO, and Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America
WATCH: Vehicle reveals can be viewed live on the Jeep brand YouTube channel.
In addition to a scheduled press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 14 (details below), the Jeep brand will roll out several family-friendly attractions during the Detroit Auto Show, including:
- Camp Jeep: This rugged indoor test track will debut at the Detroit Auto Show for the first time, showcasing the latest Jeep brand vehicles running terrain obstacles that include a 23-foot tall mountain with 45-degree approach and departure angles (show floor, adjacent to the Jeep brand booth)
- Jeep Brand Sweet Treats: During the show's opening weekend (Sept. 16-18), consumers can sample three Jeep brand-inspired "dessert-rated" ice cream flavors, created in partnership with Detroit's own Milk & Froth Ice Cream (Jeep brand vehicle display outside of Huntington Place). More details are available in the Jeep brand newsroom.
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The Kidneys for Communities program supports living kidney donation within one of the largest farm, ranch and home retail organizations in North America
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-States Distributing LLC, a consortium of 33 privately held farm, ranch and home retail companies with over 700 locations across the U.S. and Canada, has selected Kidneys for Communities, a nonprofit and the only national community-directed donation program, to empower its members' 30,000+ associates to support living kidney donation and help save lives. Now, associates and their families can direct their kidney donation to a person who needs a kidney and is affiliated with the Mid-States community — even a potential stranger.
Chronic kidney disease is the ninth-leading cause of death in the U.S., according to George Washington University. Through Kidneys for Communities, Mid-States is now positioned to help thousands of people living with end-stage renal disease. Altruistic kidney donor and Kidneys for Communities Board Member Debbie Shearer introduced the program to Mid-States CEO and President Tom Mahlke.
"Relationships are the foundation of what makes Mid-States special with our communities, customers and each other," said Mahlke. "Our partnership with Kidneys for Communities is yet another way we can empower our members and their associates to help one another."
Kidneys for Communities will provide Mid-States the tools to educate, generate awareness and create a connective dialogue among community members to link up prospective living kidney donors and those in need of a kidney within their community, even though they don't personally know each other. Donors will remain anonymous unless they choose otherwise after the donation.
"We are more than owners, managers or team members. Our lives are intertwined with people within our communities, and we step up when someone is going through a hardship," said MaryKay Yeley, Mid-States past board member and chief operating officer of Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply, a merchant member of Mid-States. "Chronic kidney disease is a hardship that has impacted families in the Mid-States community, which spans across the country. Our partnership with Kidneys for Communities is a way for us to help those in need of a kidney transplant."
Recognizing the financial barriers associated with donating a kidney, the program works with donors to help eliminate financial or familial risk barriers to living kidney donation by partnering with organizations that provide additional protections and reimbursements throughout the donation process. Cost reimbursement includes travel and lodging expenses for the donor and companion; lost wages for missed work for surgery and recovery; child care and adult care; life, disability and complication insurance for donation; and kidney prioritization, if needed.
"Our partnership with Mid-States is a testament to how one community can change lives for the better," said Atul Agnihotri, Kidneys for Communities chief executive officer and board president. "Connecting people across one of the largest farming retailer networks in North America helps Mid-States member employees and their family members who urgently need a lifesaving kidney."
Tackling the living kidney donor shortage, Kidneys for Communities' solution has broad applicability across industry segments. The nonprofit is working with national trade and professional associations, unions, cooperatives, first responders and other organizations to increase the pool of living kidney donors in the United States.
About Mid-States Distributing
Founded in 1954, Mid-States Distributing Company has become one of the nation's largest retailers in the farm store channel. Mid-States currently has 33 members, employing over 30,000 associates, with approximately 700 store locations in 36 states and nine Canadian provinces, with annual sales in excess of $7 billion.
About Kidneys for Communities
Kidneys for Communities is a nonprofit that partners with organizations to impact the lives of their members by offering resources about living kidney donations to their membership, increasing the chances of a donor directing a gift-of-life kidney to a fellow member in need.
The community-directed donation model allows potential donors who belong to membership-based associations to direct their lifesaving donations within a community they want to support.
Addressing the shortage of living kidney donors through proactive community outreach programs, Kidneys for Communities developed the first-ever national community-directed donation program. The program unlocks connections created through membership-based communities with the goal of increasing the number of living kidney donors in the U.S.
The leadership team includes innovative leaders, kidney recipients and donors, social workers and medical experts in the field of renal transplantation — all of whom have seen this disease up close and are committed to making an impact. Learn more about donating, or connect directly with the Living Donor Connections team, at www.kidneysforcommunities.org.
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Value-engineered gate control solution designed for small, leased facilities wanting to eliminate manual processes while improving efficiency and sustainability
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nascent Technology, a global leader in Automated Gate Systems (AGS) for the container supply chain and Buckeye Mountain, Inc., an innovator in intermodal IT solutions, announce the formalization of their partnership and the release of a new joint product offering that optimizes inland container depots, warehouses, distribution centers and rail yards.
The RapidGate solution takes 26 years and over 1200 lanes of gate automation expertise from Nascent and integrates components and software from that solution into a wholly new Buckeye Mountain RapidDeploy power and communications device proven at hundreds of container facilities in North America. The new offering empowers facility operators to transition away from manually operated entry and exit checkpoints and into more automated, secure, and environmentally friendly gate operations. The fully integrated system is 100% self-contained in a solar powered 20' shipping container that is fast and easy to deploy and requires no costly physical infrastructure or permits. The future of gates is green!
"Nascent, and our sister company Envase, which provides drayage TMS platforms for over 30% of the intermodal market in North America, is committed to optimizing the supply chain ecosystem," said Larry Cuddy, CEO of Envase. "RapidGate is tailor made for small, typically leased container depots that historically have been unable to afford a traditional AGS due to all the site preparation costs."
RapidGate enables any facility to:
- Automatically identify and process 100% of gate traffic, enabling real-time billing and inventory accuracy
- Remove paper and people from the lanes
- Maintain high-security access control even during 24/7 operations
- Reduce congestion while lowering overhead costs
- Manage errors and exceptions remotely via software
RapidGate is installed quickly and without invasive trenching and underground conduit and without involving any local resources to provide AC power or remote internet connections needed for monitoring, support and exception handling. The net result is an entirely self-sustaining AGS outfitted with a solar powered battery array and redundant 5G remote internet communications that can be dropped onto any facility and be operational in a matter of days. Best of all, this affordable, easy-to-install solution has flexible lease purchase options that eliminates upfront costs.
NASCENT Technology (www.nascent.com) is the worldwide leader and pioneer in the development, manufacture, installation, and service of fully integrated, scalable hardware and software for gates, kiosks, safety, and security monitoring equipment. As one of the pioneers of Automated Gate Systems (AGS) to the industry, NASCENT has consistently led the way in new technology-based solutions, providing several innovations and industry firsts. Backed by unrivaled engineering, assembly, software development, QA, and support organizations, NASCENT continues to draw on its vast industry experience and keen focus on supply chain operations to provide unparalleled solutions.
Envase provides mission-critical, cloud-based transportation management systems (TMS) and mobile applications to the supply chain, with a core focus on the drayage trucking space. The software merges order entry, truck dispatch, container tracking, electronic data interchange document imaging, invoicing, and billing settlements, among other functions, into a single, streamlined system providing carrier efficiencies and container visibility over the supply chain. For more information, visit: www.envasetechnologies.com.
Buckeye Mountain (www.buckeyemountain.com) has delivered comprehensive technology solutions to the railroad and intermodal transportation industries for over 15 years. Buckeye Mountain services include wireless, rugged hardware deployment and support, asset tracking and specialized equipment maintenance software solutions, and highly specialized wireless networking design, implementation, and support. Through intelligent design, experienced hardware selection, and superior service, Buckeye Mountain maximizes the capabilities, efficiency, and up-time of technology in the field.
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FT. MYERS, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The illuminating new book Driven by Compassion: 8 Values for Successful Servant Leaders, by David Zechman, a leadership expert with almost forty years of experience, emphasizes the importance of focusing on the well-being of a leader's team members and the communities to which they belong. It is on sale today via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Amplify Publishing Group, and more.
Driven by Compassion is informed by the author's real-life experience with the everyday challenges and successes of leading with empathy. He reframes the popular interpretation of servant leadership as being about "hugs and kisses," in order to make it more a more practical management technique.
Zechman proves that servant leadership means living out eight core values that lead to greater engagement and fulfillment in one's career and personal life. These core values include:
- Patience
- Trustful
- Grudgeless
- Honesty and Integrity
- Communication
and more.
"Welcome to a leadership style that will help you 'remember, refresh, and renew' why you decided to accept the awesome responsibility to lead an organization's most valuable resource for success—its people," begins the book.
The servant style of leadership ensures that a leader's team feels seen, heard, and valued—ultimately leading to higher job performance and outstanding personal and organizational results. Zechman provides the knowledge and wisdom that executives need to take on a new mindset and attitude toward leadership.
David Zechman's decades of leadership experience is not confined to one field. Recognized as a Life Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Zechman's almost forty year career in healthcare led him to serving as a successful hospital CEO and then to the founding of The Zechman Group, an award-winning consulting group that offers support for leaders of all backgrounds, especially those working in healthcare. His long professional history and personal experiences have allowed Zechman to create energizing and informative keynote speeches which he delivers around the country. Driven by Compassion is his debut book.
Zechman "writes with an authentic enthusiasm that is infectious…[Driven by Compassion is] candidly written and sensitively delivered leadership advice," according to Kirkus Reviews.
Driven by Compassion is on sale now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Amplify Publishing Group, and other major retailers.
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The Clorox EcoClean™ platform is a new line of eco-conscious cleaners and disinfectants that provide a more sustainable solution for professionals to help keep public spaces clean and healthy.
PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cleaning professionals seeking more sustainable cleaners and disinfectants to help keep public facilities clean and healthy now have a new option in Clorox EcoClean™. From CloroxPro, the trusted makers of Clorox's line of professional products, Clorox EcoClean is a new product platform anchored by an EPA-certified Design for the Environment (DfE) disinfectant cleaner and EPA-certified Safer Choice cleaners, meaning the products meet stringent requirements and high standards set by the U.S. EPA that ensures all ingredients have been reviewed for human health and environmental safety.1
"The expectations of the professional cleaning industry and their patrons continue to evolve, but what hasn't changed is the need for effective products that allow people to thrive in public spaces," says Kyra de St. Paer, Senior Director of Marketing for CloroxPro. "Clorox EcoClean was made for a range of public spaces where cleaning professionals are looking for eco-conscious options to incorporate into their cleaning and disinfecting protocols with no sacrifice to efficacy."
The first Clorox EcoClean products that will be available starting this fall include:
- Clorox EcoClean™ Disinfecting Cleaner, a ready-to-use, disinfectant cleaner with a plant-based active ingredient, formulated without bleach, alcohol, phosphate or quats, that kills 99.9% of illness-causing germs in two minutes or less, including cold and flu viruses, SARS-CoV-2, Norovirus, Staph and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This is the fastest contact time to date among other EPA-certified Design for the Environment disinfectants that do not use alcohol. Tested for compatibility across more than 20 common surfaces, Clorox EcoClean Disinfecting Cleaner sanitizes hard, non-porous, non-food contact surfaces in 15 seconds.2,3
- Clorox EcoClean™ All-Purpose Cleaner, a ready-to-use EPA Safer Choice certified and USDA Biobased Certified cleaner made with 99% plant-based cleaning ingredients that break down grease, grime and dirt. Safe and effective for 20 common surfaces, including counters, appliances, stainless steel, sealed granite, chrome, cook top hoods, classroom tables, desks, hard chairs and restroom surfaces, it is perfect for use in commercial kitchens and school cafeterias.
- Clorox EcoClean™ Glass Cleaner, a ready-to-use, non-ammoniated product that is USDA-Certified Biobased and made with 94% plant-based cleaning ingredients specifically designed to cut through dirt, smudges and fingerprints, leaving glass and mirrors clean and streak-free.
The launch of Clorox EcoClean products comes at a time when consumer expectations of public space cleanliness and a company's impact on the environment is at an all-time high.
In a 2022 survey of nearly 1,200 consumers conducted by CloroxPro, 81% stated they would prefer if the public spaces they visited used eco-conscious cleaners, citing benefits to the environment. Building Service Contractors and Facility Managers in the same survey stated there is a lack of eco-conscious options. However, more than four-fifths of consumers are seeking this change and the cleaning industry is beginning to close the gap with new eco-conscious products that are just as effective as traditional cleaners and disinfectants.
"Professional cleaners today need to know the products they use in public spaces work efficiently and effectively. Yet as demands for eco-conscious products increase, professional cleaners must also consider the impact of the product on people and the environment," says Steve Ashkin, CEO and President of The Ashkin Group and known as the 'Father of Green Cleaning'. "Clorox EcoClean™ disinfectants and cleaners meet the needs of our professional cleaners and are certified by the U.S. EPA's Design for the Environment and Safer Choice Programs demonstrating that they perform well and that the ingredients meet the EPA's stringent criteria."
CloroxPro's mission aligns with The Clorox Company's purpose to champion people to be well and thrive every day. With a focus on more sustainable products and championing public health, Clorox EcoClean is an example of how the company is taking action to enhance best practices within the professional cleaning industry.
"One of the ways CloroxPro has committed to enhancing the sustainability of our products is by focusing on the ingredient alternatives used in Clorox EcoClean products," says Scott Melin, Senior Director of Research and Development at CloroxPro. "Additionally, Clorox EcoClean packaging contains a minimum of 25% post-recycled plastic."
Clorox EcoClean also can help facilities and organizations meet their own sustainability goals, including meeting the requirements set forth by several third-party organizations, such as LEED certified buildings, ISSA-CIMS – Green Buildings and Healthy Green Schools and Colleges.
More information about Clorox EcoClean can be found at www.cloroxpro.com/CloroxEcoClean.
Research Methodology
On behalf of Clorox, Ketchum Analytics conducted an online survey in April 2022 of 1,198 individuals from the U.S. General Population with nationally representative samples based on age, gender, region, race/ethnicity and income. The survey also sought input from 554 cleaning industry professionals defined as business service contractors, facility managers in education, office buildings, medical facilities or gyms, or infection preventionists in healthcare settings.
About CloroxPro
Building on a century-long legacy in cleaning and disinfecting, CloroxPro offers some of the industry's most recognized and trusted brand names for commercial cleaning, including its Clorox Healthcare products for healthcare facilities. From comprehensive surface disinfection to advanced technologies, CloroxPro is committed to meeting the demands of industry professionals and commercial facilities such as offices, schools, athletic facilities and hospitals. For more information, visit www.CloroxPro.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About The Clorox Company
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) champions people to be well and thrive every single day. Its trusted brands, which include Brita®, Burt's Bees®, Clorox®, Fresh Step®, Glad®, Hidden Valley®, Kingsford®, Liquid-Plumr®, Pine-Sol® and Rainbow Light®, can be found in about nine of 10 U.S. homes and internationally with brands such as Ajudin®, Clorinda®, Chux® and Poett®. Headquartered in Oakland, California, since 1913, Clorox was one of the first U.S. companies to integrate ESG into its business reporting, with commitments in three areas: Healthy Lives, Clean World and Thriving Communities. Visit thecloroxcompany.com to learn more.
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The next two years will see a jump in outsourcing and AI-driven technology services as firms seek to bolster expertise, support, resiliency, and uptime
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Agio, a leading cybersecurity and managed IT provider for financial services firms, published its inaugural 2022 Hedge Fund Managed IT Trends Report today. The survey, conducted earlier this year, captures the opinions and perceptions of recent, current, and future technology management and information security programs, initiatives, and readiness from 100 hedge fund practitioners across the technology, operations, cybersecurity, and compliance fields.
Survey respondents revealed that, coming out of the pandemic, firms are reevaluating their options with respect to in-sourcing versus outsourcing IT management. Looking ahead to the next two years, 89 percent of firms that currently in-source IT management said they are likely to allocate more spend to outsourced services. The driver behind this shift is a need for heightened security (54%), increased access to public cloud management and support expertise (46%), and more responsive end-user support (44%).
Of those firms already outsourcing IT management, 91 percent said they are likely to switch providers. Among the largest hedge funds that currently outsource (funds with +$5 billion AUM), nearly two-thirds (64%) reported they were likely to change service providers in the next 24 months because their current vendor is unable to support a public cloud environment.
In discussing how the managed service provider (MSP) model will change in the coming years, respondents predicted providers will employ artificial intelligence to remove service friction and increase service uptime (47%), as well as to enable support agents to be more responsive when issues do arise (47%). Most firms (51%) also predicted that MSPs will soon be measured and compensated by how well they limit break-fix issues versus how many issues they resolve.
"Viewing IT management and security operations through a single lens is essential to our vision of delivering secure, reliable, and resilient information systems," said Bart McDonough, CEO and Founder of Agio. "We also agree with survey respondents that MSPs must evolve now or perish. We've made meaningful investments in AI-driven tools that empower our support agents to deliver better client service and improved system availability. That combination of human brilliance and predictive analytics is the future of managed services."
Other topics explored in this year's report include how firms are adjusting to the impact of new regulations; what steps firms are taking to ensure system uptime and information security while supporting a distributed workforce; and how the industry is shifting with respect to managing systems on-prem, in the cloud, and across multiple cloud environments.
To download the full 2022 Hedge Fund Managed IT Trends Report, visit https://agio.com/hedgefund-managed-it-report/.
Agio is a hybrid cybersecurity and managed IT organization equipping the financial services and healthcare industries with next-generation cyber protection and technology support. Agio has extensive experience building, maintaining, optimizing, and securing IT infrastructure for the world's most prestigious client organizations. With more than 300 employees, our culture prioritizes frequent and timely communication to provide unrivaled, highly personalized service across all our solutions, including managed detection and response, 360° cybersecurity programs, virtual CISO (vCISO) support, technology hosting, monitoring, management, global service desk, desktop as a service, disaster prevention, and recovery. Agio is headquartered in New York, NY, with additional offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.agio.com.
Agio worked with Market Measurement, an independent survey administrator, to conduct the 2022 Hedge Fund Managed IT Trends Report. The survey was fielded in Q1 of 2022. A total of 100 online interviews were conducted with technology, cybersecurity, operations, and compliance professionals in the hedge fund industry to assess attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions among hedge fund executives about how they source, consume, and manage their technology solutions and programs. To download the report, please visit https://agio.com/hedgefund-managed-it-report/.
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- Bethany joins from health-tech platform Cedar, where she supported ARR growth of more than 8x over four years
- Her experience managing marketing strategy, brand development, digital marketing, and demand generation programs will help accelerate Newfront's growth
- Under Bethany's leadership, the Marketing function will raise awareness about Newfront's focus on building the platform that powers all insurance and benefits decisions to unlock global economic progress
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newfront, a tech-enabled, full-service brokerage, welcomed influential branding leader Bethany Hale as its Chief Marketing Officer in late August. Bethany will focus on developing a world-class brand strategy in alignment with Newfront's vision and overall business approach.
"We're thrilled to have Bethany as part of our leadership team as Newfront provides a transformational experience to clients," said Newfront CEO Spike Lipkin. "Bethany's impressive accomplishments at companies at all stages of growth makes her the visionary we need to bring the Newfront experience to more clients."
Bethany brings more than 20 years of marketing strategy and brand development success to lead the marketing team at Newfront. Most recently, Bethany served as Chief Marketing Officer for health-tech platform Cedar, leading the company through several funding rounds and an acquisition, while driving annual recurring revenue growth of more than eight times over approximately four years. She is a creative storyteller and thought leader who has worked with notable brands including IBM, American Express, Samsung Electronics, Hertz, and Microsoft.
"Newfront's marriage of technology and insurance as a differentiator intrigued me from the beginning," said Bethany, who resides in Brooklyn, NY. "Insurance can be a complicated process, and I look forward to helping to tell the story of how Newfront is making that experience easier for both the buyer and the broker, all while building the platform that will modernize the industry."
Newfront is transforming the delivery of risk management, employee experience, insurance, and retirement solutions by building the modern insurance platform. Transparent data delivered real-time translates into a lower total cost of risk and greater insights. Newfront makes insurance work for you.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Newfront has offices throughout the country and is home to more than 750 employees who serve clients across the United States and globally. Learn more about building the modern insurance experience here.
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Nielsen's planning and measurement products, such as Nielsen Audience Planner and Advanced Audience Posting, power brands across industries to plan, optimize and measure against segments across the media ecosystem
NEW YORK, Sept 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN), a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics, unveiled its largest and most diverse advanced audiences portfolio to date, enhancing the ability for marketers, advertisers and agencies to plan and measure their defined audiences. Nielsen has been enabling planning and measurement of advanced audiences for 10+ years and these three new collaborations add audience segments complementing the CPG, retail and 1st party categories currently available within Nielsen's products: Swoop, a leader in AI-generated audiences for healthcare marketing, Polk Automotive Solutions by S&P Global Mobility, a leading source of comprehensive automotive information and insights, and Epsilon, a global advertising and marketing technology company.
Nielsen's recently announced expansion of Nielsen ONE Alpha including advanced audiences will help deliver a single view of audiences who saw a campaign, including sales and other actions consumers may have taken. The diversification of the advanced audiences portfolio into healthcare, automotive and marketing technology will provide marketers a seamless, unparalleled view of audiences at each step of the media journey once incorporated into Nielsen ONE.
Through a recent agreement, Nielsen clients can now utilize Swoop audiences in Nielsen's planning and measurement products for its custom healthcare segments, making Swoop the first healthcare data provider to integrate its audience segments into Nielsen's solutions. This allows healthcare and pharmaceutical advertisers to make more informed media planning, over-the-air radio, audio and linear TV buying decisions by understanding the unique behaviors of these audiences. Through Nielsen's advanced audience suite, healthcare and pharmaceutical advertisers can better reach audiences across the media ecosystem.
Based on Nielsen's strategic relationship with S&P Global Mobility (formerly IHS Markit), Nielsen has integrated Polk Automotive Solutions data across certain Nielsen offerings, allowing media sellers and auto marketers to leverage data across their planning and measurement use cases. Media sellers and auto advertisers can make effective decisions about engaging automotive shoppers and assess if their campaigns are reaching desired audiences.
Nielsen has connected its advanced audience capabilities with global advertising and marketing technology company Epsilon, accelerating the ability for Epsilon's clients to harness the power of their first-party data to enhance, buy and measure campaigns with confidence. With this integration, Epsilon can give brands, agencies and publishers the ability to reach real consumers across all channels with a privacy-first approach.
"Today's advertiser needs access to quick and efficient insights that allow them to more effectively plan across platforms and reach the audiences that matter most," said Angela Girardin, SVP of Audience Intelligence at Nielsen. "By incorporating a variety of industries into our already robust advanced audience suite, advertisers and agencies will have unprecedented access to audiences that will help them better plan and execute their media dollars."
"Through this strategic relationship with Nielsen, we are able to combine the precision of Swoop's custom audiences with the scale and power of television," said Scott Rines, Chief Revenue Officer for Swoop. "Healthcare marketers are now able to leverage Swoop strategic audiences, using the same Swoop audiences they have planned with, across channels and formats. Swoop can now offer a true multi-screen solution spanning the audio, digital, social, streaming and linear universe for optimal reach and frequency, and the most advantageous media mix."
"With the explosion of content across media channels, automotive marketers need the ability to find and reach audiences that deliver vehicle sales," said Scott Hedges, head of media and retail automotive sales at S&P Global Mobility. "Our strategic alignment with Nielsen integrates automotive data from S&P Global Mobility with Nielsen data allowing users to reach best-in-class Polk Audiences with precision and measure campaign delivery against those audiences."
"At Epsilon, we're always looking for opportunities to collaborate with industry leaders that share our commitment to fostering a connected ecosystem where data is not only actionable, but respected and protected," said Gillian MacPherson, Vice President of Products at Epsilon. "Together with Nielsen, we are giving clients the ability to build the type of robust audiences needed to reach people across their screens, create meaningful connections and ultimately drive better outcomes."
Traditional reliance on demographic data only to inform linear television media strategy may not deliver the precision and optimization necessary for today's marketing climate. Nielsen's planning and audience measurement products, such as Nielsen Audience Planner and Advanced Audience Posting solutions, enable consistency, efficiency and ease for the creation of advanced audiences and provides advertisers with the same level of confidence for planning data-driven linear deals as they have with traditional age and gender buys.
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New C-suite financial pro signals step-change growth ahead for NovaCHARGE.
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) leader NovaCHARGE announced today that Jeffrey P. Hartman has joined its talent-stacked executive team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), bringing over 25 years of experience leading successful high-growth businesses and managing large-scale growth rollups.
Previously, Mr. Hartman has been CFO for public and private companies with revenues up to $1B, multiple global locations and upwards of 8,000 employees. Mr. Hartman has worked with numerous private equity groups and brings an extensive background in facilitating rapid market growth to NovaCHARGE's expanding C-level team. Some of Mr. Hartman's former CFO roles were with Signature Flight Support, Aircraft Service International Group, and Louis Berger Services Group.
Mr. Hartman holds an active CPA license in Florida with a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation, as well as an MBA from Northeastern University.
NovaCHARGE, Inc., founded in 2008, is a nationally recognized technology manufacturer and turnkey systems integrator of electric vehicle (EV) hardware and cloud software. NovaCHARGE offers innovative EV charging solutions and boasts open standards, in both its next generation ChargeUP Network and NC7000 and NC8000 Level 2 hardware lines. As a leading provider of EV networked charging solutions NovaCHARGE has architected successful deployments for thousands of businesses across the United States. NovaCHARGE is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. ChargeUP is a trademark property of NovaCHARGE, Inc. For more information, visit www.NovaCHARGE.net.
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New updates to Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM help managers better engage and support their teams
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HR Technology Conference -- Extending its commitment to helping organizations improve the employee experience, Oracle has introduced a series of new updates within Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM). The new portal for team skills, performance evaluation capabilities, and an employee listening solution will help managers engage and empower teams to achieve their fullest potential.
Over the past few years, employees around the world have reevaluated their needs, and as a result, expectations for what they want from employers have changed. A steady paycheck is no longer enough; today, individuals want to work for organizations that promote work-life balance, provide career growth opportunities, and make them feel engaged and heard. A critical part of addressing these concerns is supporting the manager-to-employee relationship. According to Gallup, as much as 70% of an employee's engagement is determined by their manager. But with managers facing evolving workplace challenges for themselves and their employees, they need better visibility and tools to understand the needs of their teams and support their success.
"Organizations and employees are demanding more of their managers than ever before. To meet these demands, these leaders need to know their teams better than anyone else in order to prevent burnout, identify skill gaps and opportunities, and provide growth and career guidance," said Yvette Cameron, senior vice president of global product strategy, Oracle Cloud HCM. "With the latest updates to Oracle Cloud HCM, we're giving employees a stronger voice and empowering managers with advanced visibility into their teams so they can take the actions needed to better guide their teams to success."
The latest updates to Oracle Cloud HCM provide managers with the ability to quickly identify and close skills gaps, equitably evaluate team performance, and support their teams' needs. Together these updates give managers the tools they need to empower their teams to deliver their best work. The updates include:
- Team Skills Center: A new capability in Oracle Dynamic Skills that provides managers with a centralized location to review, assign, and manage skills development across their team. By providing insights—for both individuals and the team as a whole— into the core skills required to meet business objectives and role-based skills for team members, the Team Skills Center helps managers quickly identify risks and close skills gaps.
- All-in-One Evaluations: A new capability in Oracle Performance Management that allows managers to see their entire team in a single view and evaluate them against expected criteria or standards. By having a single view into all team members and relevant performance measures, such as competencies and performance ratings, managers can save time and make more thoughtful and equitable evaluations.
- Oracle Touchpoints: An employee listening solution in the recently announced Oracle ME employee experience platform, that helps managers continuously capture, track, and act on employee sentiment. By providing a channel for managers and employees to regularly communicate in quick and natural ways, Touchpoints helps build commitment and trust between managers and their teams and promote an inclusive, collaborative work environment.
Natively built for the cloud, Oracle Cloud HCM is a complete solution connecting every human resource process from hire to retire. By connecting all employee data on a single platform, HR teams have access to a single source of truth to help inform their people strategy. To help HR teams further improve business operations, built-in AI acts as an advisor to help analyze workforce data and surface recommendations.
"The best models for implementing a positive employee experience start at the top with full buy-in from C-level executives, but to be successful these programs need active participation from managers at all levels. Where many of these programs fall short is when managers don't have the insights they need to fully support each of their employees individually," said Holger Mueller, vice president and principal analyst, Constellation Research, Inc. "These updates in Oracle Cloud HCM demonstrate a commitment to helping organizations overcome the challenges they are facing as employee expectations shift around the world."
To learn more about how Oracle Cloud HCM is empowering managers to elevate the employee experience, please visit: https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/applications/hcm/emet-thought-leader-solution-brochure.pdf
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Oracle continues rapid expansion with the opening of 40th cloud region
Public and private organizations across healthcare, financial services, education, and retail will benefit from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's enterprise-grade performance and security, powerful data and analytics, and multicloud capabilities
Thousands of customers across Spain and Europe are innovating on OCI, including BBVA, Grupo EULEN, Día, Grupo Piñero, and Barcelona Health Hub
Oracle now operates 10 European cloud regions that run on 100 percent renewable energy
AUSTIN, Texas and MADRID, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the opening of the first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region in Spain to meet the rapidly-growing demand for enterprise cloud services in the country. The new region in Madrid will give Oracle's Spain-based public and private sector customers and partners access to a wide range of cloud services to modernize their applications, innovate with data and analytics, and migrate mission-critical workloads from their data centers to OCI.
"Local organizations and public institutions are taking firm steps to establish Spain as a country focused on technology-driven innovation," said Albert Triola, general manager, Oracle Spain. "With the opening of the Oracle Cloud Madrid Region, we're reinforcing our commitment to help our customers take advantage of the best cloud technologies while enabling the highest security standards, availability, and performance."
The new Madrid region is Oracle's 40th cloud region worldwide and will offer over 100 OCI services, including the unique converged database capabilities of Oracle MySQL HeatWave and Oracle Autonomous Database. This complete set of cloud services provided by OCI can help organizations in Spain improve IT and operational efficiency, get faster insights from their data, and build and deploy cloud-native applications.
The Madrid region is Oracle's seventh cloud region in the European Union (EU). It will enable organizations to deploy resilient applications in multiple locations to provide disaster protection without sensitive data leaving the EU. OCI plans to offer new sovereign cloud regions for the EU in Spain and Germany in 2023.
Underscoring its ongoing focus on sustainability, Oracle has committed to powering all worldwide Oracle Cloud regions with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. Several Oracle Cloud regions, including regions in North America, South America, and—with the addition of Madrid—10 regions in Europe, are already powered by 100 percent renewable energy.
OCI's extensive network of more than 75 global and regional OCI FastConnect partners offer organizations dedicated connectivity to Oracle Cloud regions and OCI services. FastConnect provides an easy, flexible, and cost-effective way to create a dedicated, private network connection with higher bandwidth, lower latency, and more consistent performance versus public, Internet-based connections. Interxion, a Digital Realty Company, is the host partner for the new Oracle Cloud Madrid Region's FastConnect location. Partners available at launch for the Oracle Cloud Madrid Region include Colt, DECIX, Equinix, and Interxion.
"The opening of the Oracle Cloud Madrid Region is excellent news for our BELA project, allowing us to safeguard the valuable data we handle even more securely than before, and it helps us facilitate regulatory compliance, data sovereignty, and data protection," said Álvaro Gaviño, behavioral economics global leader, BBVA.
"For our information systems to align with business objectives, it is key to deliver them globally while ensuring the best local experience. The Oracle Cloud Madrid Region is fundamental as it will allow us to achieve higher application performance, improve connectivity with end users, and accelerate interconnection with other clouds in Spain and Southern Europe," said Alejandro Las Heras Vázquez, chief technology officer, Grupo EULEN.
"We believe that the opening of the Oracle Cloud Madrid Region is key to supporting communications and regulations that help us implement IT solutions in the Iberia region," said Antonio de la Torre, database manager, DIA.
"Due to the nature of our sector, our group's businesses require a variety of capabilities that can only be achieved in the cloud. Our journey to the cloud with Oracle was completed in less than a year, enabling us to maintain security and business continuity. A local cloud region will further benefit our strategy, helping us reduce service latencies, secure the regulatory framework for data, and combine a variety of cloud services to meet our business challenges," said Mateo Ramón, CIO, Grupo Piñero.
"Oracle's cloud platform is key to the development of our hub, our overall growth, and the onboarding of future members and partners. It is important for BHH to have an IT platform that ensures stable, efficient, and effective data security and operations. Oracle is part of our digital health ecosystem. We collaborate and we have full trust in their cloud services," said
Eva Rosell, general director, Barcelona Health Hub (BHH).
"One of the key drivers for success in the cloud market is to help our customers embrace the cloud to grow their businesses, offering a complete and differentiated portfolio with the support of reference partners. Our partnership with Oracle will allow us to expand our cloud services and strengthen our strategic positioning in PaaS, as well as reinforce our database and middleware applications' value proposition with one of the market leaders," said María Jesús Almazor, CEO cybersecurity and cloud, Telefónica Tech.
"The opening of an Oracle Cloud region in Spain is more than good news. We congratulate Oracle for this decision, which will greatly contribute to the innovation of new products and services in the cloud. This is a great opportunity for our joint customers and, without a doubt, a great boost for their cloud journeys," said Ramón Pérez, chief sales and portfolio officer, Capgemini.
"The expansion of Oracle's cloud offerings in Spain is a reason to celebrate, and further proof of growing demand for cloud migration as a fundamental axis of business growth in the country. Oracle's commitment to Spain is a driver of technological progress across Europe," said Noel Bravo, director, cloud and alliances, Kyndryl Spain and Portugal.
"We congratulate Oracle for opening its Oracle Cloud Madrid Region, which brings some of the most advanced cloud technology to Spain. This will be a powerful lever to help advance the business strategies of Spanish organizations and public sector entities, including Spain's universities, which rely heavily on new technologies in their pursuit of innovation," said Santos Pavón de Paula, managing director, UNIVERSITAS XXI.
Oracle provides a broad and consistent set of cloud services across 33 commercial regions and seven government regions, in addition to multiple dedicated and national security regions that span 22 countries on five continents.
Currently available Oracle Cloud regions:
- Asia Pacific: Tokyo (Japan), Osaka (Japan), Seoul (South Korea), Chuncheon (South Korea), Mumbai (India), Hyderabad (India), Sydney (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), Singapore (Singapore)
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- Primary endpoint met: ORMD-0801 was safe and well tolerated
- Secondary endpoint met: ORMD-0801 showed clinically meaningful reduction of liver fat from baseline at 12 weeks
- Strong evidence for treatment of NASH using Oramed's oral insulin
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ORMP) (TASE: ORMP) (www.oramed.com), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery platforms, announced today positive Phase 2 results from its double-blind, fully randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial to assess the safety and efficacy of its oral insulin candidate (ORMD-0801), to reduce liver fat content in Type 2 Diabetes ("T2D") patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ("NASH").
The 12-week trial enrolled 32 patients (with 30 patients completing) and demonstrated that ORMD-0801 was safe and well tolerated at 8 mg twice daily dosing, meeting the primary endpoint of no difference in adverse events for ORMD-0801 compared to placebo.
The trial also evaluated the effectiveness of ORMD-0801 in reducing liver fat content over the 12-week treatment period by observing several independent measures. These measurements included MR PDFF(%) as measured by MRI, Steatosis and Fibrosis as measured by Fibroscan, Lipids and HbA1c. All the measurements showed a consistent clinically meaningful trend in favor of ORMD-0801.
"These results paint an exciting picture for the potential of our oral insulin candidate to treat patients with both diabetes and NASH, a very serious condition with few treatment options," said Oramed's Chief Executive Officer, Nadav Kidron. "At the same time, we await the top-line data from our Phase 3 trial of oral insulin for T2D, which we expect in January 2023."
About the Trial
ORA-D-N02 is a Phase 2 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial to assess the safety and efficacy of Oramed's oral insulin candidate, ORMD-0801, to reduce liver fat content in T2D patients with NASH. The trial's primary endpoint was to evaluate the safety of oral insulin in patients with NASH and T2D, with a secondary endpoint to assess, non-statistically, ORMD-0801's efficacy in reducing liver fat content in patients with NASH and T2D.
The trial recruited 32 patients who were administered either placebo (11 patients) or ORMD-0801 8 mg twice daily (one capsule in the morning, prior to breakfast, and one capsule at night) (21 patients) for 12 weeks.
About NASH
NASH is a serious, progressive liver disease caused by a buildup of fat in the liver and accompanied by inflammation, liver cell damage, and in some cases, scarring of the liver. Over time, NASH may progress to cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure, and even death. Currently, no pharmacotherapy is globally approved for the treatment of NASH, and people with NASH are left with very few treatment options.
About Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Oramed Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq/TASE: ORMP) is a platform technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, with offices in the United States and Israel, Oramed has developed a novel Protein Oral Delivery (POD™) technology. Oramed is seeking to transform the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary lead candidate, ORMD-0801, which is being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 studies and has the potential to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. In addition, Oramed is developing an oral GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide-1) analog capsule (ORMD-0901).
For more information, please visit www.oramed.com.
Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements. For example, we are using forward-looking statements when we discuss the potential safety and efficacy of ORMD-0801 to reduce liver fat content in T2D patients with NASH, the timing of results of our clinical trials and the potential of ORMD-0801 to be the first commercial oral insulin capsule for the treatment of diabetes. In addition, historic results of scientific research and clinical trials do not guarantee that the conclusions of future research or trials will suggest identical or even similar conclusions. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Oramed only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risks and uncertainties related to the progress, timing, cost, and results of clinical trials and product development programs; difficulties or delays in obtaining regulatory approval or patent protection for our product candidates; competition from other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies; and our ability to obtain additional funding required to conduct our research, development and commercialization activities. In addition, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology and market requirements; delays or obstacles in launching our clinical trials; changes in legislation; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; lack of validation of our technology as we progress further and lack of acceptance of our methods by the scientific community; inability to retain or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the development of our products; unforeseen scientific difficulties that may develop with our process; greater cost of final product than anticipated; loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition; laboratory results that do not translate to equally good results in real settings; our patents may not be sufficient; and finally that products may harm recipients, all of which could cause the actual results or performance of Oramed to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, Oramed undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Oramed, reference is made to Oramed' s reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) ("PlantX" or the "Company"), the digital face of the plant-based community, operating a one-stop shop for plant-based products, has entered a wholesale distribution agreement with KeHE Distributors® ("KeHE") to carry its Little West cold pressed juices.
With nearly 70 years of experience, KeHE is one of North America's largest, pure-play wholesale distributors of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh food products. Based in Illinois, KeHE represents 8,500 brands and services more than 30,000 natural food stores, chain and independent grocery stores, e-commerce retailers and other specialty product retailers throughout North America.
"The distribution partnership with KeHE is another landmark achievement for Little West's expansion strategy, broadening our market reach and giving us access to new accounts," said PlantX CEO, Lorne Rapkin. "KeHE is a well-established and highly trusted distributor in the food industry. By working with KeHE, we believe we can quickly bring Little West to every state in the United States and reach markets, hotels, cafes, and other businesses that were previously unavailable to us."
"KeHE is well-positioned to enable Little West to meet growing demand by utilizing our state-of-the-art fulfilment facility, with advanced automation," commented Christopher Ondrus, KeHE's Senior Director, Digital Commerce. "Together, we will be able to expand Little West across the United States. Little West cold pressed juices are an increasingly popular choice for healthy and delicious beverages. We look forward to bringing this brand to businesses throughout North America."
Businesses interested in considering adding Little West to their offerings should contact PlantX at info@plantx.com to receive a sample pack and additional information.
PlantX is also providing an update with respect to its previously announced management cease trade order (the "MCTO") issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission on August 2, 2022. The MCTO was issued in connection with the delay by the Company in filing its audited annual financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and related officer certifications for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (collectively, the "Annual Filings") before the prescribed deadline of July 29, 2022.
The MCTO was granted pursuant to the Company's application made under National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders ("NP 12-203"). The Company requested and received an extension relating to the Annual Filings due to additional time needed to complete the Company's previously announced restatement of its annual audited comparative financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, and to implement additional internal control procedures as a result of the restatement process.
The Company is working diligently with its auditors and expects to have the audit of the Annual Filings completed, and the Annual Filings filed, no later than September 27, 2022.
In addition to the late filing of the Annual Filings, the Company has not filed its financial statements, management's discussion and analysis and related officer certifications for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022 (collectively, the "Interim Filings") before the prescribed deadline of August 29, 2022. The Company expects the Interim Filings to be filed concurrently with the filing of the Annual Filings on or shortly after September 27, 2022, subject to unforeseen delays.
The Company is providing this status update in accordance with NP 12-203. The Company reports that: (i) there are no changes to the information contained in its default announcement on July 11, 2022, that would reasonably be expected to be material to an investor; (ii) the Company is satisfying and confirms that it intends to continue to satisfy the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out under NP 12-203 and issue bi-weekly default status reports for so long as the delay in filing the Annual Filings and Interim Filings is continuing, which will be issued in the form of a news release; (iii) there has not been any other specified default by the Company under NP 12-203 (other than the failure to file the Annual Filings and Interim Filings) and no such other default is anticipated; and (iv) there is no material information concerning the affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed.
The MCTO does not affect the ability of shareholders who are not insiders of the Company to trade their securities. However, the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities could determine, in their discretion, that it would be appropriate to issue a general cease trade order against the Company affecting all of the securities of the Company.
As the digital face of the plant-based community, PlantX's platform is a one-stop shop for plant-based products. With its fast-growing category verticals, the Company offers customers across North America more than 5,000 plant-based products. In addition to offering delivery service for meals and indoor plants, the Company currently has plans underway to expand its product lines to include a juice and coffee company. The Company uses its digital platform to build a community of likeminded consumers and, most importantly, to provide education. Its successful enterprise is being built and fortified on partnerships with the top nutritionists, chefs, and brands. The Company's digital presence works to eliminate the barriers to entry for anyone interested in living a plant-based lifestyle and thriving in a longer, healthier, and happier life.
Connect with PlantX: Email | Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok
KeHE Distributors, LLC is the largest, pure-play distributor of natural & organic, specialty, and fresh products to more than 30,000 natural food stores, chain and independent grocery stores, e-commerce retailers, and other specialty products retailers throughout North America. With over 6,800 employee-owners, KeHE, a Certified B Corporation, drives its mission of serving to make lives better and bringing the next level of goodness, crazy GOOD™, throughout all aspects of its operation.
Connect with KeHE: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature may constitute forward-looking information. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "likely", "should," "would," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "potential," "proposed," "estimate," "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" happen, or by discussions of strategy. The forward-looking information contained herein includes, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's belief that no other filing defaults are currently anticipated and the Company's intention to continue to satisfy the provisions of the alternative information guidelines set out under NP 12-203 and issue bi-weekly default status reports for so long as the delay in filing the Annual Filings and Interim Filings is continuing and the business and strategic plans of the Company.
By its nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct, and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release including, without limitation: the Company's ability to comply with all applicable governmental regulations including all applicable food safety laws and regulations; impacts to the business and operations of the Company due to the COVID-19 epidemic; the conflict in eastern Europe; having a limited operating history; the ability of the Company to access capital to meet future financing needs; the Company's reliance on management and key personnel; competition; changes in consumer trends; foreign currency fluctuations; and general economic, market or business conditions.
Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company's continuous disclosure documents, which have been filed on SEDAR and can be accessed at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this press release and is based on the beliefs, estimates, expectations and opinions of management on the date such forward-looking information is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) expects to issue financial results for the third quarter at approximately 6:45 a.m. (ET), Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, as previously announced. PNC Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer William S. Demchak and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Q. Reilly will hold a conference call for investors the same day at 11 a.m. (ET).
Dial in numbers are (877) 402-9101 and (303) 223-4368 (international). The following will be accessible at www.pnc.com/investorevents: a link to the live audio webcast on the day of the conference call; presentation slides, earnings release and supplementary financial information; and a webcast replay available for 30 days. A telephone replay of the call will be available for one week at (800) 633-8284 and (402) 977-9140 (international), Conference ID 22020242.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com.
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MEDIA:
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(412) 762-4550
media.relations@pnc.com
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SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PolarityTE, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTE), a biotechnology company developing regenerative tissue products and biomaterials, today announced it will present at the H.C. Wainwright 24th Annual Global Investment Conference in New York City at 11:00 am, ET, on September 14, 2022.
About PolarityTE®
PolarityTE, Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a biotechnology company developing regenerative tissue products. PolarityTE's first regenerative tissue product is SkinTE®. PolarityTE has an open investigational new drug application (IND) for SkinTE® with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now pursuing the first of two pivotal studies on SkinTE® needed to support a biologics license application (BLA). SkinTE® is available for investigational use only. Learn more at www.PolarityTE.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They are generally identified by words such as "believes," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "intend," "plan," "will," "would," "should" and similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company's beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The Company's actual results could differ materially due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, future clinical studies, and FDA regulatory matters, which cannot be predicted, and the risk factors and other items described in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports and other filings with the SEC (copies of which may be obtained at www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release, except as required by applicable law.
POLARITYTE, the POLARITYTE logo, SKINTE, WHERE SELF REGENERATES SELF and WELCOME TO THE SHIFT are registered trademarks of PolarityTE, Inc.
CONTACTS
Investors:
PolarityTE Investor Relations
ir@PolarityTE.com
385-831-5284
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HAYWARD, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Potrero Medical announced today that the FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation for their AKI Predict machine learning algorithm, for the advanced prediction of acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) in cardiac post-surgical intensive care patients.
Joe Urban, Potrero CEO stated "We celebrate the breakthrough designation, and we are excited about what this will mean for patients, providers and health systems in the future." Urban further commented "Continuous urine output and intra-abdominal pressure are new patient parameters that, until Accuryn, have not been available to leverage as critical data streams. Combining Accuryn technology with a predictive AKI algorithm will enhance the clinical decision support we provide at the bedside."
To receive breakthrough designation from the FDA, there are several criteria that must be met. First, the device must provide for more effective treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating human disease or conditions. Next, the device must meet one of the following: 2a) it represents breakthrough technology, 2b) no approved or cleared alternative exists, 2c) it offers significant advantages over existing approved or cleared alternatives, or 2d) device availability is in the best interest of patients.
Potrero Medical, Inc. is a personalized platform transforming patient care through precision fluid management and analytics that offer clinical decision support by providing precise data from the kidney. Potrero Medical was founded with a mission to improve patient care and save health systems money with the latest advances in artificial intelligence and sensors. Potrero Medical is headquartered in Hayward, CA. For more information, visit potreromed.com
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MOUNT OLIVE, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prose Technologies, a leader in wireless antenna and coverage solutions, today announced new microwave and site solutions for wireless service providers enabling them to turn up networks faster.
Prose is now offering its microwave and site solutions in North America in addition to its base station antenna, distributed antenna systems and Open RAN products. The Prose portfolio will be highlighted in booth W2.740 at Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas, September 28-30, 2022.
The Prose microwave portfolio includes the high wind-load series, E-band 1ft/2ft reflector series, E-band array series, Dual-band series, and Class 4 series covering frequencies from 6GHz up to 80GHz.
Prose's site solutions offering brings innovative technology to service providers including feeder and power systems, fiber and hybrid cable solutions, camouflaged antennas and other cabling accessories.
"A report by Ericsson, a world leader in radio solutions, estimates that 62 percent of all radio sites will be connected using microwave by 2025, which is why we are focused on bringing our world-class microwave and site solutions to North America," said Jim Nevelle, president of Prose Technologies, North America. "Building on the strong offering Prose already has in this region for base station antennas and in-building wireless, we can now offer a full range of wireless solutions for service providers that enables them to get their networks up and running faster."
As a global leader in base station antennas, Prose offers a comprehensive portfolio including multi-port, multi-band, multi-beam, TDD/FDD hybrid, 5G small cell and Massive MIMO antennas, for 4G and 5G.
Prose in-building wireless systems include active, passive and Tetra distributed antenna systems (DAS), wireless repeaters, and RF components to help with the ongoing demand for ubiquitous wireless coverage including residential or dense urban areas.
The Prose manufacturing facility located in New Jersey supports the production of Prose's 4G and 5G antennas as well as specific solutions for partners and customers.
Prose discovers, designs and builds technologies that enable networks around the world to connect people to their families, their work and everything in between. From our antenna technologies, open RAN innovations, in-building solutions, and full cell site offerings, we help people to connect to their everyday. Find out more at www.ProseTechnologies.com.
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Leading fast-casual restaurant offers a $3 discount on a future meal for guests who donate $2 to support No Kid Hungry's fall fundraising efforts
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Knowing one in six children are at risk of being hungry, QDOBA, a leading fast-casual Mexican restaurant, today announced its continued partnership with No Kid Hungry, a national organization on a mission to end childhood hunger in America. In the company's sixth straight year of working with No Kid Hungry, QDOBA offers a "Give $2, Get $3" limited-time promotion. Now through October 10, guests who dine in-restaurant and who donate $2 to No Kid Hungry at checkout will instantly receive a coupon for $3 off for of their next entrée purchase*. Since the partnership was established in 2017, QDOBA has raised nearly $700,000 through in-restaurant and online donations, helping to provide nearly 7 million meals to kids in need.
"Many children and their families are still actively recovering from the impact of COVID-19. The reality is that many still face the challenges of food insecurities today," said Diana Hovey, senior vice president at Share Our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign. "With a like-minded partner like QDOBA that is just as committed to ending childhood hunger as us, feeding it forward has never tasted so good."
The limited-time promotion is valid September 13 through October 10, 2022, and the $3 coupon for future purchases will be valid until October 23, 2022. This year's goal is to raise $150,000 for the nonprofit. As an added bonus, for every loyalty member who places an online order on National Guacamole Day this Friday, September 16, QDOBA will donate $1 to No Kid Hungry, up to $10,000. With hand-crafted guacamole always free on entrees at QDOBA, there's no better way to support communities in need. To access your loyalty rewards, log in or create an account online or on our app.
"No Kid Hungry's dedication to finding solutions to end childhood hunger, especially after the pandemic, inspires our team year after year," Karin Silk, Chief Marketing Officer of QDOBA. "QDOBA has widespread presence in communities across the nation. Through our investment in this cause and connecting our guests and the No Kid Hungry organization, we believe we can make a meaningful impact in the lives of kids facing hunger."
For more information about QDOBA, visit www.QDOBA.com.
For more information about the promotion, including disclaimers*, visit https://www.qdoba.com/no-kid-hungry.
About QDOBA Mexican Eats
QDOBA is a fast-casual Mexican restaurant with more than 740 locations in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Committed to bringing flavor to people's lives, QDOBA uses ingredients freshly prepared in-house by hand throughout the day to create a variety of flavorful menu options. Guests can experience QDOBA's delicious offerings by enjoying one of its chef-crafted signature eats for convenience and ease, or by customizing their own burritos, bowls, tacos, quesadillas, nachos, and salads to suit their personal tastes and cravings. For four years running, QDOBA has been voted the "Best Fast Casual Restaurant" as part of the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.
Backed by 25 years of proven success in the United States, and recently Canada and Puerto Rico, QDOBA is prioritizing franchise growth in key markets such as Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania. For additional information about the QDOBA franchise opportunity, visit www.qdobafranchise.com.
Discover more at www.QDOBA.com or on the QDOBA app, which is available for download on the iTunes App Store or Google Play. Fans can also connect with QDOBA on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.
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MIAMI, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RapidPulse, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing a novel aspiration system to treat ischemic stroke, today announced that it has raised an additional $10.5 million, bringing its cumulative financing to over $25 million. The financing was led by Syntheon and Santé Ventures who were joined by Epidarex Capital, Hatteras Venture Partners, and Broadview Ventures. RapidPulse plans to use the proceeds to further advance its RapidPulse™ Cyclic Aspiration System through expanded clinical evaluation, which in turn will further the development of its platform of new catheters and aspiration pump, and to move towards FDA approval.
"RapidPulse has built an excellent team and taken great strides in developing our technology and system architecture; we've had three seminal patents issued to protect our intellectual property and we've received excellent feedback from some of the leading ischemic stroke physicians," noted Sean McBrayer, who serves as the CEO of RapidPulse as well as CEO of Syntheon. "In addition, our early clinical results have been outstanding. As disclosed at a recent industry conference, initial testing of our technology has shown first pass clot removal of up to 69% of the time, a dramatic improvement over standard aspiration. We are also particularly pleased and gratified that our established investor syndicate was enthusiastic about increasing the company's funding to build on our progress." The referenced study was a Pilot Study of 29 patients with reported First Pass Success (FPE) using mTICI ≥ 2c.
Dennis McWilliams, Partner at Santé Ventures, added, "Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide. This investment will help RapidPulse expand its clinical results and move towards regulatory approval in the United States. The RapidPulse™ system promises to be a disruptive platform in neurovascular, and it has the clear potential to improve timely first-pass clot removal, thereby significantly improving patient outcomes for ischemic stroke patients. This financing will help RapidPulse build a leading position in the emerging field of cyclic aspiration for the treatment of ischemic stroke."
To learn more about RapidPulse, please visit www.rapidpulsemed.com.
RapidPulse, Inc. is a privately held medical device company that develops minimally invasive vascular products for ischemic stroke. The company is advancing the development of the RapidPulse™ Cyclic Aspiration System, which includes a novel aspiration system to allow rapid and consistent removal of blood clots from the brain. The RapidPulse™ system is not available for sale in any jurisdiction and continues to be tested and evaluated through investigational studies. RapidPulse is a spinout of Syntheon 2.0, LLC., a medical device incubator dedicated to developing innovative products in the medical device industry. Visit www.rapidpulsemed.com for more information.
The RapidPulse™ system was developed by Syntheon, a medical device incubator focused on developing next generation medical devices. Its various products, commercialized by the largest and most trusted medical device companies in the world, have treated over 50 million patients globally in applications ranging from laparoscopic surgery, cardiovascular treatment, and flexible endoscopy. Syntheon has over 200 issued patents since its inception over 20 years ago.
Founded in 2006, Santé Ventures is a specialized healthcare and life sciences investment firm with nearly $1BN in capital under management. The firm invests in early-stage companies developing innovative new medical technologies, biotechnologies, and digitally enabled healthcare services. Recent Santé successes include Farapulse (Boston Scientific), Claret Medical (Boston Scientific), TVA Medical (Becton Dickinson), Millipede Medical (Boston Scientific), Molecular Templates (MTEM), AbVitro (Celgene), and Explorys (IBM Corp). Santé invests nationally and has offices in Austin, TX, and Boston, MA. For more information, please visit www.sante.com.
Epidarex Capital is a transatlantic venture capital firm that builds exceptional life science companies in emerging hubs in the US and UK. Epidarex's experienced team of early-stage investors partner with entrepreneurs and leading research institutions to transform world-class science into highly innovative products addressing major unmet needs in global healthcare. For more information, please visit www.epidarex.com
Founded in 2000 and based in Durham, NC, Hatteras Venture Partners is a venture capital firm with a focus on seed and early-stage healthcare investing. Through seven funds and over $750 million under management, the firm has invested in breakthrough science and entrepreneurial grit in the areas of biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, healthcare IT, and related opportunities in human medicine. To learn more, please visit www.hatterasvp.com.
Founded in 2008, Broadview Ventures is a mission-driven investment organization. Broadview's primary goal is to improve human health in the areas of cardiovascular disease and stroke through investments in early-stage companies developing innovative therapeutics, devices, and diagnostics. For more information about Broadview Ventures, visit broadviewventures.org.
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33-year-old innovative accessories provider expands capabilities
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RealTruck, Inc., the premier manufacturer and online retailer of aftermarket truck parts and accessories, announces the addition of a new manufacturing facility in Brea, Calif., for its leading powered-step brand, AMP Research, which was founded 33 years ago as a research and development firm of motocross bike parts and accessories. RealTruck, Inc., formally Truck Hero, Inc., acquired Lund, Intl., the parent company of AMP Research, in 2019 and added the brand to its portfolio of 28 aftermarket accessories product lines.
"We are committed to making high quality, industry leading products to serve customer demand,'' said Tammy Gracek, chief operating officer of accessories at RealTruck. "We are so thrilled to have our new AMP facility where we can produce, house and ship products more effectively, due to the increased space. It is our goal to exceed customer demand and expectations every time they step into and out of their vehicle."
Visionary AMP Founder Horst Leitner was an innovator and expert on motorcycles and mountain bikes. What began as a one-man operation is now a top-tier automotive manufacturer that produces running-boards, bed extenders and more. Some of AMP's most notable products on RealTruck.com are the BEDSTEP2™, BEDXTENDER HD™ and its most popular product, the POWERSTEP™, which was featured by RealTruck in its recent "first date" spot that went live earlier this year.
The new 104,000 square foot facility showcases ceilings approximately 45 feet high, allowing isles to house 12 stacked pallets for product compared to eight in its previous complex. Prior to the new build, AMP Research ran out of two separate spaces in Tustin and Fullerton. The Brea facility houses all 150 employees and office spaces, including shipping and receiving. The biggest upgrade, though, is probably increasing dock spaces from two to 10.
"We simply outgrew our previous facility to the point where production, shipping and the receiving areas were severely impacted due to the lack of space," said Richard Hamilton, vice president of operations at AMP. "At our previous facility, the shipping dock had such limited space that it caused semi-trucks to back up in our lot as they waited for a dock door. In some cases, the trucks had to wait out on the street. With our new facility, we can quickly get parts in and orders shipped out to our customers much more efficiently. It is great to have the whole team back under one roof, expand our production lines and increase capacity to serve our growing demand."
About RealTruck, Inc.
RealTruck, Inc. is the premier vertically integrated truck, Jeep® and off-road parts and accessories company in North America. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich. with over 5,000 employees and 35 locations across North America, the company is an innovative market leading online retailer and manufacturer. Realtruck.com is the ultimate source and digital destination for those who love and live a real truck lifestyle. Fueled by its customer-first mindset, RealTruck, Inc. continuously designs, develops, manufactures, and sells industry-defining products with more than 570 patents and growing. RealTruck, Inc.'s portfolio of 28 powerhouse products are #1 or #2 (in U.S. market share) in each of its primary categories. Its extensive omni-channel approach allows RealTruck, Inc. to serve customers wherever they're searching, researching, and shopping for products online at RealTruck.com or on the Truck Hero Pro Channel, which includes more than 12,000 dealer locations and automotive (OEM) partnerships. RealTruck, Inc. is engineered to deliver a seamless customer journey from idea to installation. For more information, visit realtruck.com.
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh, a leading provider of smart workplace technology, today announced it has been appointed as a Medius Cloud Partner in Australia, enabling the company to sell and integrate the Medius range of autonomous account payable solutions. Medius cloud partners are responsible for pre-sales, client engagement, deployment, post implementation and support. At the same time, they receive ongoing support from Medius to ensure the best possible end customer experiences.
The addition of Medius's solution extends Ricoh's range of digital services solutions, including optimized workflows, anytime anywhere collaboration, intelligent capture, automation and digital infrastructure. It will now offer customers the Medius suite of market-leading solutions that enable organizations to automate the process of receiving, handling, approving, and paying of invoices to support better management of spend, risk management of fraud, and optimize procure-to-pay processes.
The partnership between the two companies in Australia extends a successful working relationship forged between the two organizations in New Zealand where Ricoh has been a Medius cloud partner since 2016.
Lars Mellergaard, Managing Director Medius Australia, said: "Medius is actively growing our Australian channel partners to expand our reach and introduce a broader cross-section of customers to the benefits of AP automation. Ricoh's Australian market presence, broad customer base and expertise in the provision of digital services in the cloud makes it an ideal partner for Medius at a time when there are growing requirements for electronic accounts payable governance and compliance."
Branden Jenkins, COO, Medius, comments: "As Medius scales globally, the APAC market is a fantastic growth opportunity for the business. Building on the success of partnerships in the region, including our partnership with Ricoh is key as we look to accelerate mutual new business opportunities, and bring our technology to more businesses, as their requirements evolve and develop."
The addition of Medius accounts payable solutions will enable Ricoh to provide Australian businesses with cloud-based accounts payable solutions to meet market demands for automated solutions which are highly configurable, customized and easy to use while supporting pressures to understand, control and optimize spend.
Shane Baker, Digital Services National Manager, Ricoh says: "We were looking for an accounts payable solution that was a great fit for the Australian mid-market business, that could also scale. We also needed a solution that had a proven track record, with a comprehensive set of features and functions, including procurement, raising PO requests, onboarding suppliers and contract management. Medius's industry-leading offering was the clear choice for us. Medius has been incredible to work with in New Zealand, and customers love their products."
Baker adds, "We're laser focused on working together with our customers as they continue to push the boundaries of their own digital transformation agendas introducing them to the award-winning benefits of Medius AP automation and its operational advantages."
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rochester Fringe Festival begins today, Tuesday, September 13, through Saturday, September 24. The 11th annual festival features 500+ shows – with 130 free events – including comedy, dance, theatre, music, spoken word, visual arts, film, and children's entertainment. Performances happen at 34 venues in and around downtown Rochester, each unique venue collaborating with artists to curate a diverse, vibrant production experience.
"For 12 wonderful days, the Fringe brings the world stage to our doorstep, transforming downtown into an entertainment hub for the community to enjoy," says Festival Producer Erica Fee.
Friday & Saturday on the Fringe (September 16-17) presents world-renowned circus company The Flying Españas in Flippin' Metal Circus, an adrenaline-pumping WORLD PREMIERE which includes a flying trapeze and a 200-foot motorcycle highwire.
Fringe Finale Weekend (September 23-24) features world-famous aerial dance company BANDALOOP, which seamlessly weaves vertical climbing technology, dynamic physicality, and intricate choreography to turn the dance floor on its side. BANDALOOP performs downtown on the 21-story Five Star Plaza building. Previous engagements include Tower Bridge for the London Olympics and the Seattle Space Needle.
The festival's hub, One Fringe Place, is home to the Spiegelgarden and glamorous Cristal Palace Spiegeltent. Cirque du Fringe: Afterglow – an all-new WORLD PREMIERE from Las Vegas legends Matt Morgan and Heidi Brucker Morgan – features a cast of renowned international artists and runs 12 nights of Fringe in the historic Spiegeltent.
Late night weekend programming in the Spiegeltent includes Late & Live, an all-new, swanky cabaret showcasing Fringe artists performing highlights from their shows and hosted by award-winning physical comedian Mark Gindick (Cirque du Soleil, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and The Late Show with David Letterman). Plus, the hit Shakespeare-inspired, comedy Shotspeare returns, and Silent Disco closes out all four weekend late-nights.
Other free, outdoor events returning: Fringe Street Beat, an epic, all-styles and breakdance competition; Pedestrian Drive-In, nightly films on the big screen; Kids Day for families; and Gospel Sunday, an afternoon of beloved local gospel music.
The 12-day Rochester Fringe Festival is the largest multidisciplinary performing arts festival in New York State and one of the top three attended Fringe Festivals in the United States. More than 500,000 people have enjoyed nearly 4,000 performances and events at the Fringe since its inception in 2012.
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A new vertical for SaverOne ensuring safe transportation and delivery of critical pharmaceutical products
PETAH TIKVAH, Israel, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SaverOne 2014 Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVRE) (TASE: SVRE), a technology company engaged in transportation safety solutions, today announced that SaverOne has penetrated the pharmaceutical delivery vertical, installing an initial 10 SaverOne systems on Novolog delivery trucks. The potential is hundreds of delivery trucks in Israel. Novolog is a leading Israeli healthcare company, with a focus on pharmaceutical and medical device distribution and logistics.
Mr. Gilboa, CEO of SaverOne commented, "The transportation of critical medicines and medical devices is an exceptionally sensitive activity, where a truck accident can be very costly financially and in terms of the life risks to those who are relying on the end-products. The safe delivery of medical assets is another critical application where SaverOnes' products and service significantly reduce accidents by ensuring no driver distraction, leading to safe delivery and lower potential financial loss, and most importantly- lives saved. We are pleased to be working with NovoLog in this critical area, which publicly demonstrates a very important use-case for our technology. We look forward to expanding our relationship with Novolog, ultimately reaching their entire fleet."
Commented Meir Barav, CEO Novolog Logistics, "One of our biggest worries within medical delivery logistics is a truck accident which can cause damaging ripple effects across the entire supply chain and millions of dollars of losses. SaverOne brings a fantastic solution to the primary cause of car accidents- mobile phone distraction while driving. We see the SaverOne system as a key solution to lower some significant potential business risks by ensuring our delivery truck drivers remain focused on their driving."
About the SaverOne System
SaverOne systems can be installed in private vehicles, trucks and buses and provide a solution to the problem of driver distraction away from the road, that results from drivers using specific distracting applications on the mobile device while driving, in a way that endangers their safety and the safety of passengers. This phenomenon is considered one of the main causes of road accidents in the world. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the annual cost of road accidents just in the United States, stands at about $870 billion each year, excluding the costs of serious injury or death, with a quarter of those accidents estimated to be related to the use of the mobile device while driving.
SaverOne's technology specifically recognizes the driver area in the vehicle and prevents the driver from accessing distracting applications such as messaging while allowing navigation, without user intervention or consent, creating a safer driving environment.
SaverOne's primary target markets include commercial and private vehicle fleets, as well as insurance and leasing companies that are very interested in reducing potential damages and significant costs. SaverOne is initially addressing car fleets with focus on the Israeli, European and US markets, as well as other markets around the world. SaverOne believes that ultimately increased focus on monitoring and prevention of cellular distraction systems in vehicles, in particular driven by upcoming expected EU regulation, will likely have a dramatic positive impact on the demand for its systems in the future. The Company's longer-term strategy is to address vehicle manufacturers, to install the Company's protection technologies in the vehicle manufacturing process as an OEM.
About SaverOne
SaverOne is a technology company engaged in the design, development and commercialization of transportation safety solutions designed to save lives by preventing car accidents resulting from distraction, by the use of mobile phones while driving. The SaverOne system provides an advanced driver safety solution that can identify and monitor mobile phones located in the driver's vicinity and selectively block use of distracting applications that may become life-threatening.
Learn more at https://saver.one/
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and other securities laws that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "seek," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "target," "aim," "should," "will" "would," or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on SaverOne's current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Many factors could cause SaverOne's actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the ability of our technology to substantially improve the safety of drivers; our planned level of revenues and capital expenditures; our ability to market and sell our products; our plans to continue to invest in research and development to develop technology for both existing and new products; our intention to advance our technologies and commercialization efforts; our intention to use local distributors in each country or region that we will conduct business to distribute our products or technology; our plan to seek patent, trademark and other intellectual property rights for our products and technologies in the United States and internationally, as well as our ability to maintain and protect the validity of our currently held intellectual property rights; our expectations regarding future changes in our cost of revenues and our operating expenses; our expectations regarding our tax classifications; interpretations of current laws and the passage of future laws; acceptance of our business model by investors; the ability to correctly identify and enter new markets; the impact of competition and new technologies; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which we operate; projected capital expenditures and liquidity; our intention to retain key employees, and our belief that we maintain good relations with all of our employees; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting government actions on us; and other risks and uncertainties, including those listed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in the final prospectus on Form 424b4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2022. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and SaverOne undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
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Nashville-based fintech solution for college savings and student loans brings accessibility and crowdfunding to employee benefits
Amidst uproar around college debt crisis, SavvyFi is riding wave of interest in college savings and student loan benefits from investors, benefit consultants, and corporations
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SavvyFi, the fintech platform that is making college savings and student loan repayment plans an accessible and popular benefit for employees, today announced the completion of a $4.9M Series A funding round. The company raised its Series A to address the growing demand for its platform from employers, who are discovering the advantage of providing solutions to student loan debt at a time of unprecedented attention around this national crisis.
The funding round was led by Aligned Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm whose founders have a long track record of building successful companies.
SavvyFi will use this raise to expand its education financing platform to accommodate interest from global partners in joint partnerships that will position them favorably to customers. The product includes cashback and crowdfunding features that have captured the attention of major financial institutions, corporations, universities, media leaders, and other sponsors.
"SavvyFi fills a critical gap in the marketplace for better tools to alleviate the burden of college savings and student loan repayment," said Susan Mason, Co-founder of Aligned Partners. "SavvyFi's platform engages employees and the wider community around a solution, creating new channels of savings and financing that were previously unheard of."
As the product has gained traction in the insurance broker marketplace, SavvyFi has helped to ignite interest in a modern approach to college savings and student debt.
"So many of our employees were asking for these benefits, but we couldn't find a company that offered an easy-to-use platform while also being responsive to our needs," said LoAn Nguyen, Human Resources Manager of Blue Earth Diagnostics, a SavvyFi customer. "SavvyFi is both, and our high employee adoption rate is a testament to the interest in this benefit."
"Whether they understand this or not, every company has a vested interest in our cause," said Jeffrey Hull, CEO of SavvyFi. "The entire employee benefits industry is paying attention and businesses are stepping off of the sidelines and into the arena. This is an exciting moment, and we're proud to be at the center of a solution that is taking off."
About SavvyFi: SavvyFi is a user-friendly fintech platform that makes it easy for employers to provide college savings and student loan benefits to their employees. Because the company's platform is "zero-touch" to HR - without any complicated systems, integrations, or paperwork - SavvyFi unlocks education financing capabilities to even the smallest employers that would not otherwise be able to offer these benefits.
About Aligned Venture Partners: Aligned Partners is an early-stage venture fund focused on highly capital-efficient companies in the enterprise, mobile, and SaaS sectors. Founded by experienced investors with deep venture and operating backgrounds, Aligned Partners helps its portfolio companies achieve tight product-market fit, clear value propositions, rapid growth, and strong company-investor alignment. Aligned Partners is based in Menlo Park, California.
Savvy Financial, Inc. ("SavvyFi") is an investment adviser registered with the SEC.
Important Disclosures: Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee or indicate future results. Please consider, among other important factors, your investment objectives, risk tolerance and pricing before investing. Third Party Quotes shown may not be representative of the experience of all SavvyFi customers and do not represent a guarantee of future performance or success. Please note the context from which the quotes was taken; each testimonial is from SavvyFi leadership, its investor, or an employer customer.
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Global survey finds widespread adoption of digital twins across industries, delivering transformative business impact in product development, risk assessment, and sustainability
TROY, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), today released results from an independent, international survey, which confirms a surge in worldwide adoption of digital twin technology. The survey of more than 2,000 professionals gauged digital twin technology adoption and assessed how organizations – across all industries – are utilizing it, its business benefits, and environmental impact.
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While the survey confirmed many of digital twin technology's expected benefits, such as more accurate and accelerated product development, it also revealed this surprising prediction: Two in three respondents (67%) expect digital twin solutions to make the need for physical prototypes obsolete within the next six years.
Additionally, respondents reported an overwhelmingly strong connection between digital twins and the drive for sustainability. 85% of respondents' organizations are currently using or plan to use digital twin technology to reach their overall sustainability goals.
"There's little doubt data gleaned from using digital twins gives organizations a world of new insight, helping teams work faster, create better products, generate less waste, and find their next big breakthrough," said James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair. "But as this study confirms, we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg. The evolution toward a smart, connected everything is changing the world, and as businesses realize the untapped benefits of taking digital twins to the next level, including the convergence of simulation technology, high-performance computing, and AI, the possibilities for revolutionizing industries, business processes, and scientific research are endless."
- Breakneck adoption rates: According to the survey, businesses are adopting digital twin technology at unprecedented speeds.
- A need for deeper digital twin understanding is widespread: More than half of respondents stated they have limited knowledge about the technology or find it confusing. Many users (more than one-third) signaled they'd like to learn more about use cases, data optimization, convergence, and other aspects of digital twin technology.
- Sustainability breakthroughs: The survey found digital twins are simulating the way to a net zero future, as 92% of respondents indicated the technology has improved sustainability within their organization. Organizations use digital twin technology for a wide range of functions and reasons, with top use cases including:
- Game-Changing Impact: Respondents reported where they see the greatest impacts of digital twin technology:
Respondents also believe digital twin technology will reshape the way products are developed in the future:
- International and Interorganizational Impact: The survey also found the C-suite has bought into the power of digital twin technology, but a significant internal disconnect exists between upper management and user-level respondents:
Altair conducted the global survey between May 4 and May 24 and drew 2,007 responses from professionals employed throughout several target industries who have job functions ranging from data science, the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics, software engineering, research and development, engineering, information technology (IT)/information systems (IS), product development, and executive management. The sample consists of participants from ten countries: the United States, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Click here to learn more about the survey and view infographics that contain standout insights: https://altair.com/one-total-twin.
Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future. For more information, visit https://www.altair.com/.
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Scania makes a provision for Russia with the intention of selling of Sales and Service operations and Financial Services in Russia
SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scania has invested and developed a business in Russia for several decades and has a great responsibility for relationships with customers and, above all, for employees.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, the export restrictions and sanctions have changed the general business situation in Russia. Already in March, Scania decided to stop deliveries of both trucks and parts to Russia and halted the production in St Petersburg.
Scania Group had per 1 of September, 2022 total assets of approximately BSEK 11 related to Russia. In 2021, approximately 6% of the Group's net sales were attributable to Russia.
Scania Group has, per 13 of September 2022, made a provision for Russia amounting to around BSEK 5. This will have a negative impact on the Q3 2022 result.
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-- Siguler Guff makes significant donation to the EPAM Ukraine Assistance Fund to provide critical resources and medical care to Ukrainians --
-- Separately, Siguler Guff donates humanitarian aid to local hospital in Odesa --
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Siguler Guff & Company, LP, a leading global multi-strategy private markets investment firm with approximately $17 billion of assets under management, today announced that it has teamed up with EPAM Systems, Inc., a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company, and has made a significant donation to Ukraine through the EPAM Ukraine Assistance Fund. The funds will provide critical resources and medical care to Ukrainians affected by the tragic war and ongoing crisis in that nation. In addition to the Firm's contribution, Siguler Guff has also committed to matching any donations to the EPAM Ukraine Assistance Fund made by the Firm's employees and limited partners.
Established by EPAM Systems, Inc., the EPAM Ukraine Assistance Fund supports organizations that provide critical medical supplies, safe shelter, hot meals, hygiene supplies, transport to safe areas, counseling and other humanitarian assistance to those affected by the war.
Separately, Siguler Guff announced that it has made a meaningful donation to Into-Sana Hospital, located in Odesa, an 80-bed facility that treats local citizens on a private basis. More recently, the hospital has been treating displaced persons from war-affected regions of Ukraine and has given up one-third of its ambulance capacity to the Ukraine Defense force. All donated funds will go directly towards necessary expenses and humanitarian purposes: medical supplies, emergency procedures for those who cannot afford them and salaries for doctors and staff who have been working there without pay since the beginning of the war.
Siguler Guff has been an investor in the Ukraine region for years, specifically through EPAM Systems, Inc., GlobalLogic Inc. and other IT sector investments, and has helped to create tens of thousands of Ukrainian jobs. The Firm said it will continue to provide meaningful support for Ukrainian humanitarian causes and organizations.
"We appreciate the support of the Siguler Guff team and their generous contribution to the EPAM Ukraine Assistance Fund," said Elaina Shekhter, SVP, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at EPAM. "Our hearts continue to be with Ukraine, our Ukrainian colleagues and their families, and the Ukrainian people."
Drew Guff, Managing Director and Founding Partner of Siguler Guff, said, "As a long-time partner of EPAM, we have a deep personal connection to the people of Ukraine and remain committed to supporting our colleagues and friends on the ground with critical resources. From the onset, EPAM has been taking every action possible to help employees and their families in Ukraine. Through the EPAM Ukrainian Assistance Fund, we're proud to further this commitment by helping those most vulnerable."
To learn more about the EPAM Ukraine Assistance Fund and how to donate, click here: www.epam.com/support-ukraine-donation.
About Siguler Guff:
Siguler Guff is a leading global multi-strategy private markets investment firm, which together with its affiliates, has approximately $17 billion of assets under management, as of June 30, 2022, and over 25 years of investment experience. Siguler Guff seeks to generate strong, risk adjusted returns by focusing opportunistically on market niches. Siguler Guff's core investment strategies include opportunistic and private credit, small business private equity, distressed real estate and emerging markets. Siguler Guff's investment products include direct investment funds, multi-manager funds and customized separate accounts. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in New York, Siguler Guff maintains offices in Boston, London, Moscow, Mumbai, São Paulo, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Houston, TX. To learn more about Siguler Guff, please visit www.sigulerguff.com.
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First New Product to be Launched in U.S. Market
Sony Corporation
WS Audiology Denmark A/S
TOKYO and LYNGE, Denmark, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Corporation ("Sony") and WS Audiology Denmark A/S ("WSA") have entered into a partnership agreement and various ancillary agreements with the aim of jointly developing and supplying new products and services in the over-the-counter ("OTC") self-fitting hearing aid market, beginning with the United States.
Through the partnership, Sony and WSA will combine their respective technological and medical expertise to create solutions that will shape this new field. Toward this end, the partnership will leverage Sony's longstanding audio and product miniaturization technologies, its brand, and its broad consumer sales and service infrastructure that manages a wide array of products, in conjunction with WSA's hearing aid technology and innovation strength, as well as its distribution power in the professional channel, which has been at the forefront of providing better solutions to help people with hearing loss for over 100 years.
Going forward, both companies will pursue enhanced products and services, striving to create OTC hearing aids that can be used more naturally and comfortably. By focusing on OTC hearing aids, both companies are trying to build a world where top-of-the-line hearing aids can be obtained more easily and by all people who are seeking solutions for better hearing with easy-to-use features that personalize the hearing aid.
Sony and WSA are currently developing the first product under the Sony brand for the U.S. market, where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on August 16th, 2022, local time, published the final ruling allowing hearing aids to be sold OTC without a prescription, effective October 2022.
Details of the product will be issued closer to its launch date.
"Sony Corporation's vision is to continue to deliver Kando and Anshin to people and society across the world through the pursuit of technology and new challenges," said Osamu Hajimoto, Deputy President of New Business & Technology Development Group, Sony Corporation. "We are honored to collaborate with WSA, one of the leading companies in hearing aid field, building up the trust of users for many years. We strive to utilize our longstanding technologies to contribute to 'Anshin' in people's daily lives, and create 'Kando' by expanding the possibilities of future products and services."
*Both are Japanese words: Kando means emotion and Anshin has various meanings such as peace of mind, reassurance, reliability and trust.
"We are thrilled about this strategic alliance with Sony," said Maarten Barmentlo, Chief Marketing Officer and President OTC, WS Audiology. "Sony was founded on a passion for sound quality and a desire to push the limits of audio engineering technology, enabling music lovers and audiophiles to get the listening experience they deserve and expect. Our joint passion for the best possible sound has clearly brought us together. With Sony's renowned brand name and distribution network, we can take a big step forward to deliver on our purpose of Wonderful Sound for All."
The details of our partnership are introduced in the video. Please access to the link below.
To get the latest news and updates via email on upcoming hearing aid products from Sony visit: https://cloud.email.sel.sony.com/Test_Optin?PNAME=otc-hearingaids
About Sony Corporation
Sony Corporation is responsible for the Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S) business in the Sony Group. With the vision of "continuing to deliver Kando and Anshin to people and society across the world through the pursuit of technology and new challenges, "Sony will create products and services in areas such as home entertainment & sound, imaging, and mobile communications. For more information, visit: http://www.sony.net/
About WS Audiology Denmark A/S
WS Audiology Denmark A/S combines over 140 years' experience in pioneering the use of technology to help people with hearing loss hear the sounds that make life wonderful. With truly differentiated brands like Widex, Signia, Rexton, Audio Service and Vibe, and with diverse assets across wholesale, retail, online, managed care and diagnostic solutions, we are active in over 125 markets. WS Audiology employs 12,000 people and is privately owned by the Tøpholm and Westermann families, as well as funds under the management of EQT. As a global leader, with headquarters in Denmark and Singapore, our ambition is to unlock human potential by making wonderful sound part of everyone's life.
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Pfizer to provide therapeutics approved in late-stage cancer indications for new micrometastatic patient cohorts
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Strata Oncology, Inc. a next-generation precision oncology company enabling smarter and earlier cancer treatment, today announced expansion of its clinical collaboration with Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) in the Strata Precision Indications for Approved THerapies (Strata PATHTM) trial. Strata PATH is a prospective pan-tumor therapeutic trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of multiple FDA-approved cancer therapies in new, biomarker-guided patient populations. Pfizer will provide Braftovi® (encorafenib), Mektovi® (binimetinib), and Lorbrena® (lorlatinib) for up to six new cohorts of patients with early-stage lung, melanoma, colorectal, and other cancers who have evidence of micrometastatic disease after initial treatment. Pfizer is already providing Strata with Braftovi® (encorafenib), Mektovi® (binimetinib), Lorbrena® (lorlatinib), Talzenna® (talazoparib), and Inlyta (axitinib) for evaluation in four late-stage cohorts of the Strata PATH trial.
"The new cohorts of Strata PATH, supported by Pfizer, afford us a very exciting opportunity to move the advances we've seen in late-stage cancer into earlier stages of the disease," said Dan Rhodes, Ph.D., co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Strata Oncology. "Our goal is to deliver smarter and earlier treatment to every patient and having the support of Pfizer is a testament to the potential of the clinical trials that we are using to accelerate the impact of precision oncology."
Many of the patients for the new micrometastatic cohorts of Strata PATH will be identified through the Strata SentinelTM trial, a 100,000-patient, prospective, observational, pan-solid tumor study of Strata Oncology's highly sensitive, tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)-based MRD test. An advanced molecular therapy selection profile is created simultaneously for every patient assessed with the MRD test. This enables rapid identification of clinical trial opportunities, including Strata PATH, for patients who are positive for ctDNA.
The Strata Precision Indications for Approved THerapies (Strata PATH) trial, is a 700-patient prospective pan-tumor therapeutic trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of multiple FDA-approved cancer therapies in new, biomarker-guided patient populations. Strata PATH will enroll patients with advanced cancer, as well as patients with early-stage cancer who have evidence of micrometastatic disease after initial treatment. All therapies being evaluated in Strata PATH are FDA-approved in oncology with demonstrated safety profiles in the advanced setting. Enrollment for multiple arms in Stata PATH is based on novel quantitative RNA and multivariate algorithms Strata Oncology developed using its clinical molecular database comprising DNA mutation profiles and quantitative RNA expression data from tens of thousands of patients coupled with detailed treatment history and outcomes data. A range of therapeutic classes will be evaluated in Strata PATH including targeted therapies, antibody-drug conjugates, immunotherapies, and angiogenesis inhibitors.
Strata Oncology, Inc. is a precision oncology company dedicated to delivering the best possible treatment for each patient with cancer. The company combines molecular profiling, real-world data, and a large-scale clinical trial platform to identify and deliver optimal treatments for patients with cancer. For more information visit strataoncology.com.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), today reported preliminary month-end assets under management of $1.34 trillion as of August 31, 2022. Client transfers from mutual funds to other portfolios, including trusts and separate accounts, were $1.5 billion in August 2022 and $3.0 billion for the quarter-to-date period ended August 31, 2022. This brings total client transfers for the year-to-date period ended August 31, 2022, to $10.0 billion. These client transfers include $1.2 billion, $2.0 billion, and $6.9 billion, respectively, transferred to the target date retirement trusts during the August, quarter-to-date, and year-to-date periods.
The following table shows the firm's assets under management as of August 31, 2022, and for the prior month-, quarter-, and year-end by investment vehicle, by asset class, and in the firm's target date retirement portfolios.
(a) Preliminary - subject to adjustment
(b) The underlying assets under management of the multi-asset portfolios have been aggregated and presented as a separate line and not reported in the equity and fixed income lines.
Founded in 1937, Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price (troweprice.com) is a global investment management organization that provides a broad array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries. The organization also offers a variety of sophisticated investment planning and guidance tools. T. Rowe Price's disciplined, risk-aware investment approach focuses on diversification, style consistency, and fundamental research.
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The following table reflects the data with the underlying assets under management of the multi-asset portfolios included within the equity and fixed income lines.
(a) Preliminary - subject to adjustment
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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL, a global leading intelligent technology company, has launched the #TCLGreen campaign to showcase its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) journey, starting from a launch event in partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, the premier global media and entertainment company, in Roseto Degli Abruzzi, Italy.
The #TCLGreen campaign is a global initiative by TCL to inspire greatness and create a greener planet for all. Apart from co-hosting the launch event, Warner Bros. Discovery has documented the making of the #TCLGreen ideology in a visually stunning film.
Starting from the event, the tagline #TCLGreen has been applied globally to help amplify the significance of sustainability efforts to local and global communities.
TCLGreen: An artistic way to launch #TCLGreen
At the campaign launch event on the 10th of September, TCL profiled Kevin Chu, the artist and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, to present a ground-breaking sustainable metaphysical art installation called TCLGreen to tell TCL's ESG story in a creative manner.
Fusing sustainable physical art, interactive art and metaverse art into one, TCLGreen uses over 1,000 upcycled and discarded electronic circuit boards supplied by TCL as cladding materials and is presented in the form of digital grass blades.
The art installation integrates an artificial intelligence system so that audiences can experience it in all shapes and forms in a projected space with VR goggles. In addition, by leveraging the photovoltaic panels provided by a TCL partner, TCLGreen can turn outdoor directional lighting collected in the daytime into light sources at night.
The mayor of Roseto Degli Abruzzi, Mario Nunges, attended the event to celebrate the debut of TCLGreen. After the event, TCLGreen will be available to the public in Roseto to inspire more people to make a positive change to the environment.
Roseto is a small coastal town in central Italy with many national park nature attractions. It has adopted sustainability practices in many aspects of the town development, which makes it a perfect location for TCLGreen.
TCL is building a greener future
"The #TCLGreen campaign is a significant milestone in our ESG journey," said Tiago Abreu, Head of X-Lab Home Eco at Design and Innovation Center, TCL. "We are delighted to work with Warner Bros. Discovery, one of the most iconic brands in media, to expand this positive impact and help inspire more people to make the change that is needed now."
As a responsible corporate citizen, TCL has integrated the #TCLGreen concept into all aspects of its business, from building green factories, delivering green products, embracing green industries, to optimizing its green industry chain.
TCL adheres to green manufacturing processes throughout its entire production and operation process cycles. It has established Procedures for Air Pollution Control Management, Noise Pollution Control Management, Solid Waste Management, and Energy Resource Consumption Management adhering to ISO50001 energy management and ISO14064 greenhouse gas management systems.
TCL is dedicated to delivering green products to customers through technological innovation. TCL's 23.8-inch FHD display achieved energy consumption reduction of 45% compared with conventional products.
As an example of embracing green industries, TCL Technology reduced energy consumption by more than 2.7 billion kWh and saved a total of 45.33 million cubic meters of water in 2021, by leveraging innovative solutions, such as the installation of rooftop photovoltaic panels and pure recycling water systems.
TCL continues to optimize its green industry chain covering procurement, logistics, warehousing and financing, by working with its partners and suppliers. In 2021, TCL Technology established a new green supply chain financing model integrating carbon accounting to transform its supply chain and meet low-carbon commitments.
In Europe, TCL is a supporting mobile brand of the pan-industry Eco Rating labelling scheme, a stringent eco-rating evaluation system that covers user requirements, expectations, and regulations, from the sourcing of raw and packaging materials, manufacturing, and the recyclability of these elements, to promote a circular economy that closes the loop.
In the U.S., TCL has worked in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), state agencies and local communities to advance recycling and education programs since 2019. The TCL Take-Back Tour, a series of drive-through recycling events, offers residents free recycling solutions for electronics in underserved areas. The program has become a model in the industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic and earned TCL the first Special Sustainability Leadership Award in 2021, presented by EPA.
In the North America market, TCL recycles more than 30 million pounds (about 13.6 million kg) of electronics per year, and today it is recycling the equivalent of one TCL television every 10 seconds.
With innovative technology and clean energy solutions, TCL aims to embrace the path of sustainable development and further strengthen its commitment to creating a greener future for all.
About TCL
TCL is a leading global intelligent technology company with a mission to 'Inspire Greatness'. As a leading technology company, TCL provides diversified consumer electronics covering TVs, smartphones, audio and smart home products as well as display technology and clean energy solutions. TCL is committed to bringing smart technology experiences and healthy lifestyles to consumers around the world.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Temu, the new global online marketplace empowering consumers with more choices, will leverage on the vast network of suppliers and logistics partners built up by its sister e-commerce platform to deliver competitively priced products to customers.
Temu and its sister e-commerce company under Nasdaq-listed PDD (Nasdaq: PDD) share a strong global network of trusted manufacturers and fulfillment partners that gives the newcomer an advantage in sourcing for great value merchandise. Temu's sister company has built up a close-knit community of more than 11 million global merchants over the years and handled 61 billion orders in 2021 alone.
This strong shared network of suppliers and fulfillment partners has allowed Temu to offer industry-leading value merchandise to consumers. In addition, Temu uses innovation to improve its supply chain and inventory management, to select products that will appeal to consumers from all walks of life. At the same time, Temu uses its strong logistics fulfillment capabilities to ship products efficiently to consumers.
Launched in September, Temu features products in 14 major categories, including home and garden, women's clothing, jewelry and accessories, beauty and health and electronics.
To celebrate its grand opening, Temu is offering sitewide discounts with no minimum spending and free shipping on all purchases. Temu is available at www.temu.com and for downloading as mobile apps.
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Temu is a global online marketplace featuring the widest selection of unique merchandise at hard-to-beat prices given its sourcing and fulfillment capabilities built over the years. Created with the goal of empowering consumers, Temu works closely with its global network of suppliers and fulfillment partners to curate a range of competitively priced products that meet wide-ranging needs.
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Theom is the data bodyguard to prevent breaches in the cloud
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Theom today announced that it closed an oversubscribed $16.4 million seed funding round to expand its cloud data security solution. Ridge Ventures led the round along with M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund. Theom is pioneering a new method of securing data in the cloud and SaaS data stores by ensuring that protection always follows the asset, adapting the security as environments change.
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global cloud storage market is projected to grow from $83.41 billion in 2022 to $376.37 billion by 2029. Until now, cloud data breaches have remained an unsolved problem because existing security controls are blind to the data they are attempting to protect. This lack of visibility results in security gaps and the inability to prioritize the thousands of security alerts that are generated. Theom brings a new approach to data security that identifies high-value assets, analyzes and prioritizes risks to the assets, and ensures security controls follow the data wherever it is moved, stored, copied or transacted.
"It's very clear that we are seeing an exponential increase in data being moved to the cloud," said Yousuf Khan, partner, Ridge Ventures. "Securing this data has become a top priority and many organizations have very little idea of where their sensitive data is being stored in their cloud environments. They don't have a clear picture of what the risks are to that data and which to prioritize. The Theom solution solves these challenges today."
Theom enables organizations to gain intelligence about the risks to high-value data and ensure existing security controls are properly armed to prevent data breaches by:
- Providing security intelligence for data at rest and in motion: Theom allows customers to gain an inventory of all data inside cloud and SaaS stores, APIs and message queues. It identifies high-value data including personal identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), trade secrets, financial information and custom data entities.
- Prioritizing cloud security risks based on potential for exposure of sensitive data: Theom automatically understands the content and criticality of data assets, including the financial value of data. It prioritizes risks to data based on the impact on the business, including risks arising from over-provisioned and atypical accesses. Theom enables enterprises to enforce least privilege access to data inside cloud stores.
- Preventing data breaches with controls that follow the data: With Theom, data security, assurance, and compliance controls follow the data. Risks are quickly mitigated with guided remediations. Theom monitors the data with guardrails that are kept up to date with industry best practices and threat intelligence on recent breaches and cloud ransomware.
"For industries like financial services, healthcare and other sectors, Theom is a transformational data security solution companies are looking for," said Mony Hassid, managing director, M12. "Theom solves a fundamental challenge to data protection in the cloud. Theom's compute runs inside the customer's cloud, enabling customers to bring security to their data wherever it may be, and works with existing security controls to deliver the strongest protection against breaches – all accomplished with no data leaving the customer's jurisdiction."
Theom's leadership team has a proven track record of successfully building and bringing to the market planet-scale data, cloud and security products at Cisco, Google, Yahoo, Zscaler and IBM, with a demonstrated ability to execute on vision. By understanding both data and access identities, Theom pinpoints the biggest risks to high-value data and prioritizes remediation more effectively. Theom integrates with identity access management (IAM), infrastructure controls, security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), and ticketing systems to increase the return-on-investment of the overall security program.
"Theom's approach to cloud data security takes inspiration from how the Secret Service protects high-value assets– the president and VIPs," said Navindra Yadav, CEO and co-founder, Theom. "Theom ensures controls follow the data like a bodyguard – just like the Secret Service bodyguards do – by identifying high-value assets, assessing risks continuously, ensuring that protection always follows, and adapting the security as environments change."
Theom is an innovative data security company that is the bodyguard for data in the cloud. It identifies high-value data, prioritizes risks to data based on the impact on the business, and ensures security controls always follow the data whether it is stored, moved, copied or transacted. Theom addresses Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) and Data Detection and Response (DDR) markets. Additional information is available at www.theom.ai
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AKRO, PL, KSPN, NRBO, and ETNB.
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The two companies are announcing the start of a long-term partnership that aligns interests to
best serve ISVs looking to monetize payment processing.
DENVER, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PayFac-as-a-Service startup Tilled announced a partnership with payments technology company Aevi to further expand omnichannel and card-present functionality for its customers. With this partnership, Tilled and Aevi are positioned for long-term growth together, as both companies work to empower ISVs and vertical software companies seeking to monetize their payments.
"At Tilled, we know that if we want to empower our ISV partners to truly monetize the payments they are processing, card-present processing is a necessity. Without it, ISVs are leaving too much money on the table," says Caleb Avery, founder and CEO of Tilled. "Our partnership with Aevi will help us expand and improve our current omnichannel offerings, better serving our customers and also providing us with the ability to grow and expand as we continue to develop in the market."
"We're proud to accelerate Tilled's growth plans by connecting them to our global platform. Bringing all transactions and data together will help them to strengthen their own processing platform," Mike Camerling, Aevi's CEO stated. "We're thrilled that they believe in our mission and expertise in the in-person payments space. We're looking forward to an open collaboration delivering the ultimate holistic experience for their clients."
Beginning with both five and seven-inch Android solutions with expanded hardware offerings to come, Aevi's platform allows Tilled to further offer white-label functionality to its partners. Each terminal can be customized with a partner's branding, creating a seamless payment experience for merchants and end-users.
Aevi operates as a hardware-agnostic global platform, making them a key differentiator among their competitors as Tilled continues its global expansion.
"Aevi is a true partner with Tilled, and they have demonstrated not only that our interests are aligned, but that they are willing to grow and develop alongside us in the future," says Wimbish Potter, SVP of Payment Operations at Tilled. "Like Tilled, Aevi was built to serve ISVs, and I'm looking forward to working with a solid partner who shares our vision for the future of payments."
Tilled empowers ISVs to monetize the payments flowing through their platforms. Through Modern APIs and SDKs, Tilled's turnkey system allows software companies to be set up and running in a matter of weeks, with no upfront costs or additional headcount required. Without any of the headaches, regulatory compliance, or liabilities of becoming a fully registered facilitator, Tilled makes it easy for any software company to take full advantage of the benefits of payment facilitation. Tilled was founded in 2019 by Caleb Avery and is currently based in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, including pricing, contact information and careers, visit www.tilled.com.
Aevi's mission is to build a more open world, where anyone, anywhere, can take or make any kind of payment. As the in-person payments expert, Aevi connects digital and in-person channels, orchestrates checkout flows, and sets transaction data free. Today, the award-winning FinTech Aevi operates across Europe, Australia and the US with offices in London, Prague and Paderborn. Visit www.aevi.com for more information.
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MADISON COUNTY, Ill., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TorHoerman Law Attorneys Jake Plattenberger, Steven Davis, and Eric Cracken, partnering with Alan Holcomb of Turnbull Holcomb, achieved a significant $4.4 million verdict for plant workers diagnosed with lung disease following exposure to Diacetyl at a Mane, Inc. plant in Ohio.
Diacetyl is a chemical compound, both man-made and naturally occurring in some food manufacturing processes, that mimics the taste, texture and smell of butter. Though Diacetyl is safe for ingestion in its natural state, it is dangerous when heated into a vapor and inhaled, potentially causing Bronchiolitis Obliterans, also known as "Popcorn Lung".
The THL team represented three plaintiffs with respiratory injuries from exposure to dangerous levels of diacetyl in the workplace. The employer intentional tort suit, filed in Warren County, Ohio, alleged that Mane, Inc. failed to warn of the dangers of chemical exposure, did not provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), and that chronic exposure to diacetyl vapor in flavoring components caused their lung injuries, specifically Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
The defense argued that plaintiffs were never exposed to levels of diacetyl sufficient to cause injury.
The jury found in favor of the plaintiffs, who cited peer-reviewed research, facility health audits, and expert testimony to show that the workers had, in fact, been exposed to dangerous levels of diacetyl vapor.
"This was an employer intentional tort case and the standard we had to meet was almost impossible. Employer intentional tort cases are among the most difficult civil cases to win," THL Attorney Jake Plattenberger said. "This was a complicated case with issues of toxic exposure, toxicology, epidemiology, and complicated medical issues. I am very proud of the team for an amazing result."
The jury awarded the plaintiffs $410,000 in compensatory damages and $4,000,000 in punitive damages. This is a significant and long-deserved win for our clients, and it was made possible through the hard work of our litigation team and collaborative partnership with Turnbull Holcomb.
TorHoerman Law's efforts in fighting Diacetyl exposure cases is not over. We are representing eight additional plaintiffs alleging injuries from Diacetyl in a trial set for October 2024.
About TorHoerman Law
At TorHoerman Law, our team of experienced legal experts specialize in personal injury lawsuits. If you have suffered any injury or loss from a vehicular accident, work accident, faulty drug or medical device, toxic exposure, or other negligent or tortious act, we're here to help you.
Our personal injury law firm has won more than $4 billion in verdicts and negotiated settlements for our clients. THL is a group of experienced people that believe in justice for individuals harmed through no fault of their own. To learn more, visit https://www.torhoermanlaw.com/.
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Former MLB Executive and Emmy Nominated Director Team Up to Use Film as Part of DEI Educational Programs
PHOENIX, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Arizona Diamondbacks Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Nona Lee, and Emmy nominated Filmmaker, Lauren Meyer, join forces to create meaningful change in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in corporations, sports teams and organizations across the country.
Earlier this year, Lee resigned from the Arizona Diamondbacks to follow her passion to create lasting change and has launched a consulting company, Truth DEI, for organizations wanting to confidently be empowered with diversity, equity and inclusion knowledge. Lee educates them on developing an understanding of the winning edge of having an inclusive team, along with strategies to improve their culture and increase their bottom line.
While leading DEI initiatives with the Diamondbacks, Lee brought "The Other Boys of Summer" to the organization for a Juneteenth program where she experienced the impact it had on the staff and culture of the team. When she stepped out to pursue her passion of DEI work, it was the perfect opportunity to reconnect with filmmaker Lauren Meyer and team up to include "The Other Boys of Summer" as part of Truth DEI. The film will be an integral part of educational programs for schools, corporations, sports teams and organizations and together they will create original content that amplifies diverse voices and develops strategies to improve company culture and increase revenue.
Lauren Meyer is a Director whose work has aired on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and every major broadcast network. "The Other Boys of Summer" explores the lives of the Negro League baseball players and captures what it was like to pursue their dreams in spite of racism, segregation and the lack of civil rights. It's narrated by the legendary Cicely Tyson and features exclusive interviews with the men (and a woman) who played alongside Jackie Robinson and changed America. The film premiered in 2019 and has been the centerpiece of a powerful DEI program utilized by over 60 companies, communities and organizations to date.
"The Other Boys of Summer is a powerful and moving film that captures the triumphant spirit of the Negro Leagues in winning fashion," said Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. "The film brings to light the challenges of playing baseball in a segregated America but also the joy that allowed these courageous athletes to overcome those challenges."
Nona Lee's extensive DEI education from Cornell University along with years of experience in legal work make her one of the most sought after DEI speakers and consultants across the nation. Lee is proud to have the Diamondbacks as her first consulting client with Truth DEI.
"We thank her for being the founding member of and her 22 years of service in our legal department and applaud her for being a local and national role model due to her expertise, leadership, and internal rise which ultimately made her a member of the executive leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer," says Derrick Hall, President/CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
"It's time for all of us to face the truth about diversity, equity and inclusion in our organizations and educate and empower ourselves to move towards transformative change," says Truth DEI Founder/CEO Nona Lee.
If you would like to inquire about booking the Truth DEI and The Other Boys of Summer Program, visit www.truthdei.com.
To learn more about the documentary or to inquire about a screening, visit www.theotherboysofsummer.com.
Launched in 2002, Tumbleweed Pictures is a boutique production company specializing in authentic storytelling. Lauren Meyer is the Emmy Nominated Director behind the Tumbleweed banner. Learn more at: www.tumbleweedprod.com.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 31, 2022
NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP announces that a federal securities class action lawsuit has been filed class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased TuSimple Holdings, Inc. ("TuSimple" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TSP) securities during the period from April 15, 2021 through August 1, 2022 inclusive (the "Class Period").
All investors who purchased the shares of TuSimple Holdings, Inc. and incurred losses are advised to contact the firm immediately at classmember@whafh.com or (800) 575-0735 or (212) 545-4774. You may obtain additional information concerning the action or join the case on our website, www.whafh.com.
If you have incurred losses in TuSimple Holdings, Inc. you may, no later than October 31, 2022, request that the Court appoint you lead plaintiff of the proposed class. Please contact Wolf Haldenstein to learn more about your rights as an investor in TuSimple Holdings, Inc.
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According to the filed complaint, on April 15, 2021, TuSimple effected its Initial Public Offering ("IPO"), selling 33.8 million class A common shares at $40.00 per share, generating $1.031 billion in gross proceeds.
On August 1, 2022, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled "Self-Driving Truck Accident Draws Attention to Safety at TuSimple," which brought to light a number of previously undisclosed concerns that undermined defendants' representations and omissions concerning the Company's safety. The article referenced an April 6, 2022, accident involving a truck fitted with TuSimple's autonomous driving technology, noting that regulators disclosed the accident to the public in June after TuSimple filed a report on the incident, which "underscores concerns that the autonomous-trucking company is risking safety on public roads in a rush to deliver driverless trucks to market, according to independent analysts and more than a dozen of the company's former employees."
On this news, the Company's share fell almost 10%, to close at $8.99 per share on August 1, 2022.
Wolf Haldenstein has extensive experience in the prosecution of securities class actions and derivative litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has attorneys in various practice areas; and offices in New York, Chicago and San Diego. The reputation and expertise of this firm in shareholder and other class litigation has been repeatedly recognized by the courts, which have appointed it to major positions in complex securities multi-district and consolidated litigation.
If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions regarding your rights and interests in this case, please immediately contact Wolf Haldenstein by telephone at (800) 575-0735 or via e-mail at classmember@whafh.com
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CRANFORD, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union College of Union County, NJ is announcing it has received a grant from Bank of America to elevate and accelerate the path for Hispanic students in targeted healthcare programs.
The two-year, $220,000 grant will support Hispanic-Latino students pursuing careers in healthcare through its Progresando Initiative. The program was created to help Hispanic-Latinos achieve upward economic mobility through careers in healthcare, while also helping to increase representation and address the shortage of culturally sensitive, Spanish-speaking health providers.
As part of the initiative, education firm EAB will provide research, technology, marketing, and advisory services to the participating institutions. Over the next two years, the initiative is projected to help more than 6,200 Hispanic-Latino students nationwide commit to healthcare related programs, doubling the current student rate.
The Progresando Initiative at Union aims to increase retention, course completion rates, and licensure pass rates for the Hispanic adult students in targeted healthcare programs such as Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, and Social Services. Progresando supports Union County's growing Hispanic population and the College's continued commitment to advancing non-traditional students toward high-demand careers. While nearly 40% of all Union College students are Hispanic, only 27% of students enrolled in the targeted healthcare programs are Hispanic. Moreover, despite high proportions of Hispanic residents within Union County and enrolled at the College, Hispanics represent approximately 20 percent of the county's healthcare workforce. The initiative will provide these students space to collaborate, receive resources, and access to various support networks to promote academic and career success. The initiative will focus on providing students with the following:
- Intensive cohort-based tutoring and test preparation;
- Emergency financial assistance in the form of stipends;
- A bilingual student services specialist who will serve as an advisor and mentor;
- Cultural events and activities at the Union campuses.
"At Union, we are proud to be a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution based on our enrollment of Hispanic students. Almost half of our students are Hispanic," states College President Dr. Margaret M. McMenamin. "This is a valuable opportunity to help a large, underserved group in our community, specifically in the healthcare field, a field more necessary than ever. This will be a successful partnership and of great value to our community."
"By focusing on high-demand programs in the healthcare sector, Progresando helps create a pathway for Union County's Hispanic student population toward fulfilling careers," said Alberto Garofalo, President of Bank of America New Jersey. "Demand for healthcare services will only increase in the years ahead, and through this program, we are able to help Hispanic students be part of the solution and create brighter futures for themselves and future generations."
Beginning in the fall 2022 semester, Progresando will provide students with career pathways and opportunities in the healthcare industry. Thanks to the support of Bank of America, Union's Hispanic students in these programs will receive the help they need to continue their education and get the resources and support for their continued success.
The Progresando initiative is available for current and potential students. For more information about Progresando eligibility, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Ramos, Dean of the Elizabeth Campus and Institute for Intensive English at Ramos@ucc.edu.
Union College
Union College is a public comprehensive community college providing high-quality, affordable, accessible educational programs to the greater Union County region. It is the first of New Jersey's 18 Associate Degree colleges, serving both career-minded and transfer- oriented students since 1933. Union was named as one of 25 semifinalists for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The College enrolls almost 20,000 credit, non-credit, and continuing education students and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Many programs lead to an Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or an Associate in Applied Science degree. For more information, visit www.ucc.edu or check out the College's social media platforms, @UnionCollege_NJ on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.
Bank of America
At Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), we're guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We're delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. ESG is embedded across our eight lines of business and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people want to work for, invest in and do business with. It's demonstrated in the inclusive and supportive workplace we create for our employees, the responsible products and services we offer our clients, and the impact we make around the world in helping local economies thrive. An important part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer and environmental organizations, to bring together our collective networks and expertise to achieve greater impact. Connect with us on Twitter (@BofA_News).
For more Bank of America news, including dividend announcements and other important information, visit the Bank of America newsroom and register for news email alerts.
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Margaret Ortuso, Union County College
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BEIJING, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VNET Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET) ("VNET" or the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China, announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has received a preliminary non-binding proposal letter dated September 13, 2022 (the "Proposal") from Mr. Josh Sheng Chen, founder of the Company and the executive chairman of the Board, proposing to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company for US$8.20 in cash per American depositary share, or approximately US$1.3667 per ordinary share (the "Proposed Transaction").
The Board has formed a special committee (the "Special Committee") consisting of three independent directors, Mr. Kenneth Chung-Hou Tai, Mr. Sean Shao, and Mr. Changqing Ye, to evaluate and consider the Proposed Transaction as well as other potential strategic alternatives that the Company may pursue. Mr. Sean Shao serves as the chairman of the Special Committee. The Special Committee intends to retain advisors, including an independent financial advisor and independent legal counsel, to assist it in its evaluation.
The Board cautions the Company's shareholders and others considering trading the Company's securities that the Board has just received the Proposal and has not made any decisions with respect to the Proposal. There can be no assurance that any definitive offer will be made, that any agreement will be executed or that the Proposed Transaction or any other transaction will be approved or consummated.
The Company does not undertake any obligation to provide any updates with respect to the Proposal or any other transaction, except as required under applicable law.
Additional Information about the Proposal
The Company will furnish to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a current report on Form 6-K regarding the Proposal, which will include as an annex thereto the proposal letter. All parties desiring details regarding the Proposal are urged to review these documents, which will be available at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov).
About VNET
VNET Group, Inc. is a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China. VNET provides hosting and related services, including IDC services, cloud services, and business VPN services to improve the reliability, security, and speed of its customers' internet infrastructure. Customers may locate their servers and equipment in VNET's data centers and connect to China's internet backbone. VNET operates in more than 30 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of over 6,500 hosting and related enterprise customers that span numerous industries ranging from internet companies to government entities and blue-chip enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "target," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, quotations from management in this announcement as well as VNET's strategic and operational plans contain forward-looking statements. VNET may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about VNET's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: VNET's goals and strategies; VNET's future business development and expansion plans; the expected growth of the data center and cloud services market; expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, VNET's services; VNET's expectations regarding maintaining and strengthening its relationships with customers; VNET's plans to invest in research and development to enhance and complement its solution and service offerings; international trade policies, protectionist policies and other policies that could place restrictions on economic and commercial activity; and general economic and business conditions in the regions where VNET provides solutions and services. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in VNET's reports filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and VNET undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
Investor Relations Contact:
Xinyuan Liu
Tel: +86 10 8456 2121
Email: ir@vnet.com
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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ETS President and CEO Amit Sevak announced that Wallace Dalrymple will serve in the newly created role of Chief Security Officer. Dalrymple will be responsible for the security framework and ensuring strong and cohesive strategy and governance of the organization across the areas of information security, enterprise risk management and the Office of Test Integrity.
"Security is paramount to expanding our global impact while best serving new and existing customers with innovative technologies," said Sevak. "I am confident that Wally will ensure protection that will maintain and bolster our integrity across the education and testing landscape, that is mission critical to our success."
Dalrymple, at the helm of security, will help to strengthen ETS's role as an industry leader in test security, one of the most critical pillars of the organization's end-to-end testing process that ensures scores across all assessments are valid and reliable. To advance protections across ETS, Sevak said that bringing Wallace on in the new role of Chief Security Officer underscores ETS's commitment to maintaining top-notch security and furthering capabilities in this space.
"l look forward to safeguarding security at ETS to continue enabling the creation of valid assessments, delivering reliable scores and ensuring a secure process that brings immense value to the entire education and professional world," said Dalrymple. "We have a responsibility to our customers — test takers, institutions and the many stakeholders around the globe — to continue providing the best-in-class products and offerings that they have come to expect of ETS."
Dalrymple brings nearly 30 years of information technology experience leading and enabling global companies to operate in an evolving ever-changing threat landscape. He has a proven track record of leading enterprise information security programs, driving security capabilities into customer facing brands, enabling security as a differentiator and aligning global risk management programs with organizational vision, values and goals. Dalrymple most recently served as Chief Information Security Officer at Emergent, Blue Cross Blue Shield™ of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company where he built an information security program supporting 20 plus health care organizations across the United States in a highly regulated industry. Previously, he worked in executive security leadership roles for customer insights and digital marketing at Dialog Direct and General Motors™.
About ETS
At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by providing customized solutions for teacher certification, English language learning, and elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, and by conducting education research, analysis and policy studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® tests and The Praxis Series® assessments — in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. www.ets.org
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First-of-its-kind technology simplifies use of collective investment trusts in employer-sponsored retirement plans
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilmington Trust, a leader in corporate and institutional trust services, today announced the launch of BoardingPass, a digital solution that automates and simplifies the onboarding process for collective investment trusts (CITs).
BoardingPass is a technology application that digitizes the retirement plan onboarding process and creates a simplified experience for plan sponsors, advisors and recordkeepers to effectively manage their participation agreements and make CITs more accessible and transparent to more members of the U.S. workforce.
"We are thrilled to officially launch our BoardingPass solution, which will revolutionize the way the retirement industry onboards CITs in employer-sponsored retirement plans," said Rob Barnett, Institutional Business Line Leader for Retirement and Institutional Custody Services at Wilmington Trust. "As interest in CITs continues to surge in employer-sponsored retirement plans, we see a prime opportunity to streamline the use of these investment vehicles and to provide greater access to them for plan sponsors, advisors, recordkeepers and participants."
BoardingPass' innovative new features include:
BoardingPass acts as a central hub for all plan information. It empowers users to quickly complete work that traditionally required time-consuming interactions. Instead of having to manage paperwork that can be prone to mistakes and require an average of one to five business days to submit, the app provides a secure, web-based digital platform to perform critical tasks and reduce the timeline by up to 80%.
The tool automatically pulls key retirement plan data from thousands of plans in the IRS Form 5500 database and prepopulates the correct form fields to ensure accuracy. It also prepopulates any special share classes or specialty accounts relevant to a plan. This enables the advisor to focus more quickly on CIT fund selection. Fund requests can be sent in real-time to recordkeepers and plan sponsors.
Recordkeepers can sort and filter fund requests by all pertinent variables, including fund name, family, CUSIP and others. The tool also streamlines the information collection process by automatically flagging missing or inaccurate data. The recordkeeper then can quickly alert the advisor to address any issues in the tool instead of waiting days or weeks for documents to pass between parties.
Plan sponsors also gain the benefit of real-time information sharing and a digital connection to critical service providers. They can sort and monitor all fund requests pending approval and sort by plan name, recordkeeper or even advisor name. They can view all fund requests that need action (e.g., missing signature) and quickly address them.
BoardingPass is now available for a segment of Wilmington Trust clients and will be rolled out broadly in October.
To learn more about Wilmington Trust's CIT services, visit the firm's Collective Fund Services page. To learn more about the application, please visit BoardingPass Participation Agreement Application.
Wilmington Trust, N.A. provides Corporate and Institutional Services including institutional trust, agency, asset management, retirement plan, agency, asset management, and administrative services for clients worldwide who use capital markets financing structures. Wilmington Trust provides direct trust, custody, and fiduciary services for retirement plans, companies, foundations, organizations and financial institutions.
Wilmington Trust also provides Wealth Advisory services with a wide array of personal trust, financial planning, fiduciary, asset management, and family office solutions designed to help high-net-worth individuals and families grow, preserve, and transfer wealth.
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Pat Fitzgibbons, Senior Public Relations Manager, Wilmington Trust
Pfitzgibbons@mtb.com
Wilmington Trust is a registered service mark used in connection with various fiduciary and non-fiduciary services offered by certain subsidiaries of M&T Bank Corporation including, but not limited to, Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company (M&T Bank), Wilmington Trust Company (WTC) operating in Delaware only, Wilmington Trust, N.A. (WTNA), Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (WTIA), Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (WFMC), and Wilmington Trust Investment Management, LLC (WTIM). Such services include trustee, custodial, agency, investment management, and other services. International corporate and institutional services are offered through M&T Bank Corporation's international subsidiaries. Loans, credit cards, retail and business deposits, and other business and personal banking services and products are offered by M&T Bank, member FDIC.
Collective Investment Funds ("WTNA Funds") are bank collective investment funds; they are not mutual funds. WTNA Funds and units therein are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Investments in WTNA Funds are not deposits or obligations of or guaranteed by Wilmington Trust, and are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, or any other governmental agency. WTNA Funds are commingled investment vehicles, and as such, the values of the underlying investments will rise and fall according to market activity; it is possible to lose money by investing in the WTNA Funds. Participation in Collective Investment Funds is limited primarily to qualified retirement plans and certain state or local government plans. Collective Investment Trust Funds may also be suitable investments for participants seeking to construct a well-diversified retirement savings program. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any pooled investment fund carefully before investing.
This publication is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the sale of any financial product. Investors should seek financial advice regarding the suitability of investment strategies based on their objectives, financial situations, and particular needs.
Investments: • Are NOT FDIC Insured • Have NO Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Neoxa (NEOX) token gets listed on XT.COM as a NEOX/USDT trading pair. The token is officially available for trading on September 7, 2022 (UTC), at 10:00 (UTC). Deposits have been enabled on September 6, 2022 (UTC), at 10:00 (UTC). Enthusiastic crypto traders are encouraged to discover decentralized gaming with the NEOX token.
Developers can create their own video game assets, which can then be purchased via NEOX tokens on the Neoxa Marketplace. These assets can involve the game itself, character skins, in-game items, and etc. Other use cases for NEOX tokens include but not limited to remittances, art purchases, registration fees, and etc.
Whenever a digital asset is created, NEOX tokens are burned and unique names are provided to the concerning asset. Any Digital assets created on the Neoxa Netowrk can be both traded and sold, allowing any creator to transfer ownership of their tokens to any other wallet.
With this new listing, anyone who is interested in trading NEOX/USDT will officially have the withdrawal option on September 8, 2022, at 10:00 (UTC). Take part and explore trading NEOX hassle-free on the exchange.
About Neoxa
Nexoa is a blockchain that features its native digital assets for gamers and game developers alike. It allows users to play games deployed on the blockchain while mining tokens, utilizing both POW and POG (Proof of Game). This is a new way for gamers to take advantage of blockchain technology while enjoying their favorite games. Utilizing Neoxa, gaming communities can easily work together to mine the next block, allowing gamers to profit from their gaming lifestyle.
Website: https://www.neoxa.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NeoxaNet
About XT.COM
By consistently expanding its ecosystem, XT.COM is dedicated to providing users with the most secure, trusted, and hassle-free digital asset trading services. Our exchange is built from a desire to give everyone access to digital assets regardless where you are.
Founded in 2018, XT.COM now serves more than 6 million registered users, over 500,000+ monthly active users and 40+ million users in the ecosystem. Covering a rich variety of trading categories together with an NFT aggregated marketplace, our platform strives to cater to its large user base by providing a secure, trusted and intuitive trading experience.
As the world's first social-infused digital assets trading platform, XT.COM also supports social networking platform based transactions to make our crypto services more accessible to users all over the world. Furthermore, to ensure optimal data integrity and security, we see user security as our top priority at XT.COM.
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XT.COM, the world's first socially infused exchange and one of the leading global trading platforms, lists OMAX COIN in the Main Zone. The trading is open for users from 13th September at 09:00 (UTC). OMAX is being listed on the exchange with USDT pairing.
By having OMAX listed on XT.COM, the XT community can widen its exposure to a variety of coins. The OMAX COIN is a tradable utility payment coin that is created on the OMAX blockchain, making it a secure investment choice for the users. The collaboration also offers the OMAX users to trade a large array of tokens by having the coin listed on a global exchange like XT.
Moreover, the OMAX is launching exclusively on XT.COM with its own network called OMAX chain. OMAX coin is already integrated to Wending machines and POS terminals. It also aims to get integrated with one of Europe's Travel ecommerce platforms. OMAX Chain relies on a system of PoS consensus that can support short block time and lower fees. The most bonded validator candidates of staking will become validators and produce blocks. The double sign detection and other slashing logic guarantee security, stability, and chain finality. The OMAX Chain also supports EVM-compatible smart contracts and protocols. This is the native and only usable currency in the OMAX ecosystem.
About OMAX COIN
The OMAX COIN is a tradable utility payment coin, and belongs to the OMAX blockchain. The OMAX chain supports EVM-compatible smart contracts and protocols. The OMAX COIN is the only usable currency and the native token of the OMAX ecosystem.
The OMAX COIN can be used globally for payments, making it the perfect solution for all payment needs. With the help of technology and a secure system, the coin has been successful in breaking all the financial barriers by enabling crypto payments and transfers for international transactions.
OMAX started its journey in October 2021 as an Omax token with a vision to make its blockchain a complete ecosystem with its Dapps and E-commerce utility. OMAX Chain relies on a system of PoS consensus that can support short block time and lower fees.
Website: https://omaxcoin.com/
Telegram: https://t.me/OmaxToken
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/8r6wgxqD3e
Twitter: https://twitter.com/omaxtoken
About XT.COM
By consistently expanding its ecosystem, XT.COM is dedicated to providing users with the most secure, trusted, and hassle-free digital asset trading services. Our exchange is built from a desire to give everyone access to digital assets regardless where you are.
Founded in 2018, XT.COM now serves more than 6 million registered users, over 500,000+ monthly active users and 40+ million users in the ecosystem. Covering a rich variety of trading categories together with an NFT aggregated marketplace, our platform strives to cater to its large user base by providing a secure, trusted and intuitive trading experience.
As the world's first social-infused digital assets trading platform, XT.COM also supports social networking platform based transactions to make our crypto services more accessible to users all over the world. Furthermore, to ensure optimal data integrity and security, we see user security as our top priority at XT.COM.
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Telegram: https://t.me/XTsupport_EN
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The frozen Greek yogurt brand is now the fastest growing brand in total ice cream and novelties
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yasso, the beloved frozen Greek yogurt brand, announces that it has surpassed $200M in retail sales and claimed the #4 novelty rank, following the recent release of IRI Multi Outlet data (period ending 8/21/22). With this latest milestone, the innovative, better-for-you frozen snacking brand is now the #1 fastest growing scaled brand across ice cream and novelties, and growing 5x the category.
The company credits much of its recent success to its innovation platforms, including Chocolate Dipped Bars, Sandwiches, Poppables and Mochi, complementing the brand's strong core bar business. "Yasso delivers consumers differentiated, delicious, snacking experiences that they feel good about, and has proven it has extendibility beyond just after dinner dessert occasions and into late afternoon snacking," comments CEO Craig Shiesley. "Our innovation pipeline will continue to attract incremental, new households making Yasso an incredibly valuable brand for the category and our retail customers, paired with best-in-class repeat and loyalty rates that rival top conventional brands."
On the heels of Yasso's latest milestones, the brand is on track to pass $300M in retail sales in 2023, having experienced +60% growth in the latest IRI period with its new snackable platforms contributing 9% of that growth. The company also now has the third largest national distribution footprint in the frozen novelties category, behind only Private Label and Outshine.
Yasso co-founder Drew Harrington shares, "We launched Yasso 11 years ago with a mission to fill a gap in the frozen aisle with better-for-you, superior-tasting alternatives, and the growth and evolution of the brand has been astounding." Co-Founder Amanda Klane adds, "Since day one, Yasso has been steadfast in its mission to deliver permissible indulgence and we credit much of our longevity to our consistent desire to deliver and improve consumer satisfaction. We look forward to continuing to be change agents in convenient, better-for-you snacking over the next few years."
Also unique to Yasso is its work to better its communities. The Yasso Game On! Foundation, Yasso's non-profit with a mission to inspire health and wellness in people of all ages, is embarking on its most impactful program to date. Through a partnership with PUMA and Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, Yasso is gifting 10,000 sneakers to the club members, which will put a brand new pair of sneakers on every single member these Clubs serve just as back to school season is underway.
Yasso is available at retailers nationwide and for online delivery on yasso.com. To find a store near you, or learn more information please visit Yasso.com and follow the brand @yasso.
Kindergarten friends turned entrepreneurs, founders Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane set out on a mission to create snacks that deliver on everyday indulgence with great taste, quality ingredients and superb nutritionals. Since hitting store shelves in 2011 as the first to market frozen Greek yogurt, Yasso quickly became one of the fastest-growing novelty brands, disrupting the brand ranks of deeply entrenched competitors and attracting a loyal following of brand enthusiasts. Yasso currently offers 11 flavors of novelty stick bars, four flavors of dipped chocolate bars, three frozen Greek yogurt sandwiches, three flavors of bite-size Yasso Poppables and four Yasso Mochi, all of which can be found at grocery and club stores nationwide. Yasso Inc was named one of the Best Places to Work by Inc. and Denver Business Journal in addition to garnering a spot on Inc.'s 2022 list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America. Yasso is also an active, positive contributor to the community via its Game On! Foundation which inspires health and wellness for people of all ages. To find your local retailers and to learn more about Yasso, please visit www.yasso.com and follow @yasso
Contact:
Nicole Albert
yasso@azionepr.com
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Officials at a Texas border crossing found the cheese hidden under a blanket in the backseat of a woman's car. She had declared 10 wheels of cheese, but agents found 50 more.
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Officials at a Texas border crossing found the cheese hidden under a blanket in the backseat of a woman's car. She had declared 10 wheels of cheese, but agents found 50 more.
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Ukraine reclaims more territory as its counteroffensive gains momentum. The Justice Department issues new subpoenas in the Jan. 6 investigation. Thousands of nurses strike at 15 Minnesota hospitals.
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Ukraine reclaims more territory as its counteroffensive gains momentum. The Justice Department issues new subpoenas in the Jan. 6 investigation. Thousands of nurses strike at 15 Minnesota hospitals.
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President Biden laid out his plan for a national fight against cancer, setting a goal of cutting the death rate in half over the next quarter century.
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President Biden laid out his plan for a national fight against cancer, setting a goal of cutting the death rate in half over the next quarter century.
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Behind Ukraine's dramatic battlefield push and Russia's rapid retreat is a surprise tactic. With public attention focused on movements in Ukraine's south, Ukrainian forces struck in the east.
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Behind Ukraine's dramatic battlefield push and Russia's rapid retreat is a surprise tactic. With public attention focused on movements in Ukraine's south, Ukrainian forces struck in the east.
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NPR's A Martinez talks to Sergey Radchenko, professor of Russian history at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about President Putin's supporters questioning Russia's strategy.
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NPR's A Martinez talks to Sergey Radchenko, professor of Russian history at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about President Putin's supporters questioning Russia's strategy.
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TUESDAY
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Albany County Republican Party meets: 6 p.m., Albany County Public Library.
Laramie City Council and Albany County Commission joint work session: 6 p.m., online only via Zoom, meeting ID 87511883969 and passcode 643546.
Casper Aquifer Protection Draft Plan public comment: 6-8 p.m., in-person at Laramie Municipal Operations Center at 4373 N. 3rd St. and online at Zoom; meeting ID: 81026310903, passcode: 280276.
Albany County Genealogical Society meets: 7 p.m., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3311 Hayford Ave. Free to attend and open to all. This month’s program is titled “The Tax Man Cometh — Using Tax Records to Solve Missing Ancestor Dilemmas.”
WEDNESDAY
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 3-5 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission meets: 5 p.m., Albany County Courthouse, 525 E. Grand Ave., or via Zoom. For agenda and information on how to participate on Zoom, visit co.albany.wy.us.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
THURSDAY
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 3-5 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
FRIDAY
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 3-5 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
SATURDAY
Walk to End Alzheimer’s: 9 a.m., Optimist Park, with music and food following the walk.
Higher Ground Fair: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie. A celebration of the six Rocky Mountain states and the native first nations that also call the region home. Proceeds from ticket sales (kids admitted free) help support Feeding Laramie Valley. Fore more information or to volunteer, call 307-223-4300 or email info@highergroundfair.org.
SUNDAY
Higher Ground Fair: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site in Laramie. A celebration of the six Rocky Mountain states and the native first nations that also call the region home. Proceeds from ticket sales (kids admitted free) help support Feeding Laramie Valley. Fore more information or to volunteer, call 307-223-4300 or email info@highergroundfair.org.
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
UW Faculty Recital Series free performance: 3 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. This free performance features Nicole Riner on flute and Chi-Chen Wu on piano.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
MONDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Sept. 20
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Sept. 21
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 4-6 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Sept. 22
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Sept. 25
UW Faculty Recital Series presents oboist Jennier Stucki: 3 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. Free to attend.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Sept. 26
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
America Sewing Guild Laramie Chapter meets: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Gibbon St.
Sept. 27
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Sept. 28
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Open loom hours at University of Wyoming Art Museum: 3-5 p.m., 2111 Willett Drive. Free to participate.
Sept. 29
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Sept. 30
Downtown Laramie Farmers Market: 3-7 p.m., parking lot north of Depot Park on South 1st Street.
UW Music presents Duo Cintemani: 7:30 p.m., Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts recital hall. This free performance features a critically acclaimed flute-guitar group.
Oct. 2
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 3
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 4
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 5
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Casper Aquifer Protection Draft Plan public comment: 6-8 p.m., in-person at Laramie Municipal Operations Center at 4373 N. 3rd St. and online at Zoom; meeting ID: 85445790677, passcode: 626454.
Oct. 6
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Diabetes Support Group meets: 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email questions@ivinsosnhospital.org for the link.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 8
12th annual Kids Pumpkin Walk: Noon to 4 p.m., Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site. A fun family event featuring outdoor activities, indoor games, education, candy, treats and plenty of pumpkins. Cost is $4 for adults, 17 and younger admitted free.
Oct. 9
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 10
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 11
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Albany County Republican Party meets: 6 p.m., Albany County Public Library.
Oct. 12
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Oct. 13
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 16
Walk with a Doc: 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Washington Park west shelter No. 3. Bring walking shoes and a friend. For more information, email questions@ivinsonhospital.org.
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Albany County Historic Preservation Board meets: 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month via Microsoft Teams. To attend and receive an invite, email a request to kcbard@charter.net.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 17
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Oct. 18
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 19
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Oct. 20
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 21
Albany County CattleWomen meet: 11:30 a.m., location tbd. Visit wyaccw.com in the week before the meeting for location and more information.
Oct. 22
Laramie Foster Closet Fall Fest: Noon to 5 p.m., Albany County Fairgrounds.
Oct. 23
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 24
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
America Sewing Guild Laramie Chapter meets: 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1215 E. Gibbon St.
Oct. 25
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Oct. 26
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Oct. 27
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
Oct. 30
Laramie Connections free Meet and Eat dinner and faith gathering: 4:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1517 E. Canby St.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 6:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Oct. 31
Alcoholics Anonymous meets: Daily at various times in person or on Zoom. For more information, call 307-399-0590 or visit area76aawyoming.org or aa.org.
Veterans service office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veterans Service Center at the UW Student Union, 1000 E. University Ave.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group: Meets from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Hospice of Laramie House, 1754 Centennial Drive.
Nov. 1
Prayers & Squares Quilting Group meets: 9 a.m., Room 1 of Hunter Hall at St. Matthews Cathedral.
Nov. 2
Laramie Tai Chi and Tea meets: 1:30 p.m. outdoors at Harbon Park, North 14th and Gibbon streets. For more information, visit visit laramietaichiandtea.org.
Ivinson’s women’s health team hosts prenatal education: 5:30 p.m. in the Summit conference room. For more information and registration, visit ivinsonhospital.org/childbirth.
Nov. 3
Caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia: 3 p.m., meet for coffee, pie, understanding and comradeship at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, 204 S. 30th St. For more information, call 307-745-6451.
Al-Anon Family Group meets: 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian church, 215 S. 11th St. For relatives and friends of alcoholics. For information, call Jane at 307-760-4683 or Mark at 307-760-4716.
Diabetes Support Group meets: 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Email questions@ivinsosnhospital.org for the link.
Fly fishing rod building for veterans: 7-9 p.m., Laramie Chamber Business Alliance office, 528 S. Adams St. For more information, call 307-745-4429 or 307-399-1801.
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Some lawmakers want teachers to “do a better job of looking out for the safety of our kids,” said state Sen. Affie Ellis, R-Cheyenne.
Spurred by constituent accounts of harassment and bullying by teachers and coaches, the Legislature’s Joint Education Committee debated last week how to best hold K-12 employees accountable when they behave inappropriately with students.
“I think we have instances where we need to do a better job of looking out for the safety of our kids,” said Sen. Affie Ellis (R-Cheyenne). “We need to figure out a better process so that parents and students have confidence in these institutions.”
Ellis proposed two pieces of draft legislation to address the issue. One bill would amend the Safe School and Climate Act to make clear that no person, including school and district employees, administrators and volunteers is exempt from district policies prohibiting “harassment, intimidation or bullying.”
The other, more contentious draft bill, would open certain parts of K-12 personnel files to public inspection.
Under current Wyoming Public Records Act law, personnel files are not considered public records. Ellis’s draft legislation would remove that exemption for certain components of school district employees’ personnel files.
This isn’t the first time the Legislature has considered expanding the public’s access to certain personnel records. In 2021, the Judiciary Committee sponsored a failed bill making the personnel files of high-ranking state employees public record.
The issue also came up when several Wyoming news organizations (including WyoFile) sued the University of Wyoming for personnel records related to the demotion of Laurie Nichols, the university’s former president. A district court judge ultimately ruled in favor of releasing the records to the press.
In the draft K-12 personnel files bill, performance reviews, social security information and home addresses would still be considered protected, Ellis explained. “Investigations or disciplinary proceedings” that result in “substantiated allegations of professional misconduct,” however, would become public information under the proposal.
Wyoming Education Association President Grady Hutcherson voiced concerns about the draft bill, noting that as a male second grade teacher “all it would take to destroy my career would be one false allegation. That’s all it would take.”
Hutcherson said while he was happy to work with lawmakers going forward, he thought “that with this initial draft bill, now, that false accusation can then just be moved to the press, regardless of what the outcomes of any investigation would have been.”
“What happens in the real world is people hear the accusation, but don’t accept the exoneration, because it’s easier to gossip about the allegation,” said WEA lobbyist Tate Mullen.
Mullen testified educators and support staff face unfounded allegations. He gave the example of a teacher touching a distracted kid’s shoulder in a lunch line and asking the student to “keep the line moving.” Mullen said a parent could lodge a complaint against the teacher for “sexual touching.”
Even if the teacher was ultimately exonerated, the complaint would remain on their public record if the proposed measure became law, Mullen said.
Senate Education Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Scott (R-Casper) agreed it was an important issue to address but also noted the Legislature needed to balance “protecting people’s privacy and keeping unfounded allegations from getting out into the general public and doing considerable damage when somebody is falsely accused.”
“I don’t want false allegations to mean somebody loses their job,” said Rep. Cathy Connolly (D-Laramie). She suggested one potential solution would be to make disciplinary outcomes available to the public rather than just a procedure or investigation that was ultimately dismissed.
Sen. Chris Rothfuss (D-Laramie) said he did not want to single out educators alone, and felt it would be more appropriate for the judiciary committee to tackle the topic and “figure out how to create a universal appropriate exemption for where there is a chronic or habitual offender, and they’re being protected by their personnel records and that needs to be publicized.”
Ellis noted her draft bills still required additional work, but wanted to get initial conversations on the topic started.
The committee ultimately decided to continue discussions of the two proposed bills when it meets next in Cheyenne on Oct. 10.
WyoFile is an independent nonprofit news organization focused on Wyoming people, places and policy.
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Finding a funding mechanism for Wyoming’s growing outdoor recreation sector continues to vex lawmakers.
Legislators mulled choices anew last week during a meeting of the Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources committee in Thermopolis. Members shot down a draft bill to use revenue generated by scratch-off lottery tickets to help fund the sector, but noted the longstanding issue cannot be kicked down the road indefinitely.
“Somehow we have to address this outdoor issue,” Sen. Bill Landen (R-Casper) said. “Somehow we’ve got to share with our colleagues when we go to work this winter [during the legislative session], that we’ve got a legitimate policy challenge.”
Three members of the committee volunteered to independently research more palatable options for the group, and will likely look to other states, which employ everything from user fees to taxes and interest earnings to bolster outdoor recreation.
“We do want to have a revenue source for the Office of Outdoor Recreation, but we need to find that money elsewhere [from the lottery legislation],” committee co-chair Rep. Sandy Newsome (R-Cody), said, summarizing the group’s sentiment.
The conversation around government funding and outdoor recreation has been percolating for years.
A task force launched in 2016 by former Gov. Matt Mead led to the formation of the state’s Office of Outdoor Recreation, which aims to expand and promote Wyoming’s outdoor activities.
Meanwhile, visitation and use have grown significantly, a trend only accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Destinations as large as Yellowstone National Park and as small as Curt Gowdy State Park reported record visitation in recent years, while national forests have struggled to keep up with maintenance and infrastructure needs in the face of growing demand.
Outdoor recreation added $1.25 billion in value to Wyoming’s GDP in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. At 3.4%, that ranked Wyoming fourth among the 50 states for the share of its economy driven by outdoor rec.
But pinning down a mechanism to permanently support outdoor recreation — through funding the OOR, investing in infrastructure like trails and campgrounds or maintaining existing resources — has proven elusive.
It costs roughly $1.4 million a biennium to operate the OOR, according to Manager Patrick Harrington. That funding has been so far cobbled together with support from the Division of State Parks and Cultural Resources as well as one-time funding from the Wyoming Office of Tourism — but the OOR has a budget shortfall of about $800,000, Harrington wrote in an email.
Jerimiah Rieman, an avid mountain biker, executive director of the Wyoming County Commissioners Association and former Mead administration policy advisor, presented the committee with a spreadsheet detailing how other states generate outdoor-rec revenue. Rieman was spurred to compile and share the data as an individual with a desire for Wyoming to find a “long-term, sustainable solution,” he said. He believes a concept to raise money through biker user fees, for example, is too narrowly focused.
Wyoming, he said, can consider options implemented in other states, such as:
• Colorado Springs, Colorado, imposes a $4 excise tax on each bicycle that’s sold within the city to fund bikeway improvements throughout the community.
• Oregon has mandated that a small percentage of state highway funds goes to footpaths and bicycle trails whenever a highway road or street is being constructed, reconstructed or relocated.
• Alabama passed a constitutional amendment that requires a percentage of the interest earnings from offshore natural gas royalties goes toward outdoor recreation and conservation purposes.
“I ultimately think there is something that is in there, that could go to one or all the purposes that I’ve mentioned or even purposes that you might have,” Rieman said.
The draft legislation the committee considered would have legalized the sale of scratch-off lottery tickets, revenue from which would have funded outdoor recreation sector investments.
Reception to the proposal was lukewarm at best.
Rep. Jeremy Haroldson (R-Wheatland) supports bolstering outdoor recreation, he said. But he isn’t convinced that promoting gambling is the way to do it.
“As a pastor, I have the opportunity to see probably the dysfunction of this industry, so I’m jaded in one aspect,” he said. “And so is this the answer moving forward? I believe it isn’t.”
“I don’t think this is the vehicle either,” said Sen. Mike Gierau (D-Jackson). “The bottom-line message is you’re not thinking big enough.”
The conservation group Wyoming Outdoor Council, meanwhile, was neutral on the “mechanism itself,” WOC representative Kristen Gunther told the committee. “Our interest in this bill is mainly to support meaningful, dedicated permanent funding to support outdoor recreation in Wyoming,” she said.
Steff Kessler, who has worked in Wyoming conservation for decades, warned the committee that it can’t keep doing nothing.
“The outdoor recreation boom is here already,” Kessler said. “It may not be in every town, but it’s here. And we have a choice to either put ourselves in the driver’s seat of this boom and guide it for our Wyoming ways, or we can be run over by it.”
While members weren’t keen on the lottery proposal, they still wanted to pursue solutions. Haroldson, Newsome and Gierau volunteered to come back to the committee with new options at its next meeting.
Landen acknowledged that it’s a big challenge, but said solving challenges is what lawmakers signed up for.
“We’ve got to do better and we’ve got to think a little more globally,” Landen said.
Instead of a “silver bullet” solution, Kessler said, “there’s probably many silver BBs that we need to pull together.”
The COVID-fueled visitation spike is easing across Wyoming, land managers report.
Yellowstone National Park, which was dealt a blow by severe flooding in June, saw 596,562 recreation visits in July 2022 — a 45% decrease from July 2021, when it logged over 1 million visits.
Wyoming’s State Parks are also seeing fewer visits this year, agency Director Darin Westby said. Visitation numbers have gone from a record high of 5.8 million visitors in 2020 to 5.7 million in 2021, and this year the system is on track to see a projected 5.3 million, Westby told the committee.
Still, visitation to the state continues an overall upward trend, and other numbers indicate that interest in the sector hasn’t cooled.
The nonprofit Wyoming Pathways has circulated a survey in the state to gauge interest in, and need for, pathways and safety projects, its Executive Director Michael Kusiek told the committee.
“We’ve had roughly $100 million in projects requested through our survey from over 40 communities,” he said. “So there’s great demand for this.”
The State Parks and Cultural Resources Department, meanwhile, is overseeing the work of doling out $14 million in federal stimulus and other monies earmarked for outdoor recreation.
State Parks just closed the first round of grant applications, Westby said, and the response was significant.
There were “83 applications that came in at over $37.5 million,” he said. “If you add in any of the projects that the state parks are going to bring to the table, we’ll probably sit above 100 projects and about $50 million worth of requests.”
OOR Manager Harrington said his office takes the funding it has developed seriously, and is “looking at it as our opportunity to show proof of concept. We believe we are delivering on that every day.”
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Seven independents, seven Libertarians and three Constitution Party candidates will be on the ballot for the Legislature in November’s general election — the highest number of minor-party and unaffiliated candidates since at least 1998, according to secretary of state records.
Those numbers align with recent election patterns, according to Jim King, a professor of political science at the University of Wyoming.
Most of these candidates are running in districts lacking a two-party competition. Only one Senate race and two House races with both Republican and Democratic candidates also have an independent or minor-party candidate vying for the seat.
Some candidates say their choice to run outside the two-party system is in response to the statehouse’s declining decorum and a fractured super-majority Republican party.
Brenda Lyttle is running as an independent for House District 8, a new district encompassing much of North Cheyenne. Her sole opponent is Republican and former legislator Dave Zwonitzer, who served as a state representative from 2006-2016.
“I don’t have to worry about the party labels. I can just say, ‘Here’s me, here’s what I’m for,’” said Lyttle, who works as a private practice attorney. She previously worked for the Wyoming Department of Family Services, a job that introduced her to the Legislature.
“I saw a lot of work getting done and I saw Democrats and Republicans being able to work together,” Lyttle said. But name calling, dissension and party infighting have since gotten in the way of productivity, Lyttle said.
Lyttle is not the first to make this observation. Lawmakers expressed concern this spring that despite spending more time and money to meet, they are passing fewer committee bills into law. During the 2022 budget session, only 59% of introduced committee bills survived to become law — a 23-year low, according to the Legislative Service Office.
Lyttle acknowledged that other independents running for the Legislature may have different political views from her — education funding and Medicaid expansion would be her top priorities — but said she’s encouraged by the fact that seven are running.
“It shows that it’s not just me who is saying we need to break through some of this party gridlock and get some things done,” she said.
Jim Roscoe (I-Wilson), the Legislature’s sole independent member, is not seeking re-election this year, choosing instead to endorse another independent candidate — Bob Strobel.
Despite being a lifelong Republican, Strobel said he’s running as an independent because of the political diversity of House District 22. Before redistricting, it included parts of Teton, Lincoln and Sublette counties. It now comprises parts of the first two. But as an independent, Strobel said he’ll be able to bring together progressive types from southern Teton County with Republicans closer to where he lives with his family in Etna.
While he sees his governing approach as less about his own political opinions and more about the will of voters, Strobel said there are some issues he won’t waiver on, like public lands. He does not support turning federal lands over to the state.
Strobel will face Republican Andrew Byron in the general election.
Other independent candidates include Dan Brecht in House District 4, Todd Peterson in House District 5, Bruce Jones in House District 6 and Jeff Martin in House District 54.
After losing a Republican write-in campaign for Senate District 23, Patricia Junek will also run as an independent against Speaker of the House Eric Barlow (R-Gillette). Barlow earned 3,355 votes in the primary election, while 814 were Republican write-ins. How many of those were for Junek is unknown, according to the Campbell County Clerk’s office, since write-ins were not processed when they did not exceed the number of votes for the candidate on the ballot.
The Constitution Party of Wyoming was first organized in 2010. The 2022 general election will mark the most legislative candidates the group has ever had on a Wyoming ballot — one candidate running for the state Senate and two for the state House. All three candidates came to the party for the same reason, according to Chairman Jeff Haggit.
“They were disappointed, or upset or disillusioned, however you want to word it, with the Republican Party,” Haggit said. What sets his party apart from the GOP is a deeper commitment to “our God-given right of life, liberty and the ownership and control of property,” according to Haggit.
“We don’t try to test the winds of political change and maybe try to appease the general movement,” said Haggit, who feels the GOP has moved to the left.
Overall, the Constitution Party’s numbers in the state have not changed significantly in the last couple of years, Haggit said, but he thinks this year marks the start of something. He also believes voters have grown more open to voting outside of the two major parties.
The three Constitution candidates include Michael Ray Williams in Senate District 11, Matthew Freeman in House District 41 and Larry Williamson in House District 53.
The Libertarian Party has made greater strides as a minor party in Wyoming in recent years. In 2020, voters elected the first minor-party legislator in more than a century when Rep. Marshall Burt (L-Green River) beat incumbent Democrat Stan Blake for House District 39. Burt was also the first Libertarian anywhere in the country to win a state house race since 2002.
“Even with one of the most fiscally conservative voting records in the statehouse, I have built relationships with legislators with all ideologies to explore better ways forward,” Burt said in a July Facebook post.
During his first term, Burt was lead sponsor of Wyoming’s first “tri-partisan” piece of legislation. House Bill 81 – Operation of motorcycles-disabled persons, which is now law, updated motorcycle operation and equipment requirements to allow for use by persons with disabilities. Also a first, House Speaker Barlow allowed Burt to form a caucus for the Libertarian Party during the 2022 session, despite being the body’s only member.
Burt will face Republican Cody Wylie in the general election.
Neither Burt nor the Libertarian Party of Wyoming responded to WyoFile’s requests for comment.
Other Libertarian candidates include Patrick Gonzales in House District 15, Dennis Laughlin in House District 18, Misty Morris in House District 48, Carrie Satterwhite in House District 50, Bethany Baldes in House District 55 and Amanda Padilla in Senate District 17.
Libertarian and Constitution Party candidates are also in the running for governor and Wyoming’s U.S. House seat.
The general election is Nov. 8.
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CHEYENNE – Members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee on Monday rejected a draft bill that would have increased the penalty for hitting and killing someone with a vehicle in a crosswalk or school zone.
The bill would have created a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $10,000 or both for someone who “operates or drives a vehicle in a criminally negligent manner, and his conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another person” in a crosswalk or school zone. It failed during the first day of a two-day interim meeting in Casper.
Such a bill was first discussed during the committee’s last meeting in May, prompted by the death of 13-year-old Makaili “Mak” Evans, who was hit and killed in a Cheyenne school crosswalk last year, as well as activism by his mother, Janelle Jones, surrounding crosswalk safety and distracted driving since his death.
Kelly Lynn Gaskins, 39, of Cheyenne was later charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide in Mak’s death. Gaskins pleaded not guilty in March, and the case is ongoing.
Cheyenne legislators Sen. Tara Nethercott and Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, both Republicans, accounted for two of the draft bill’s four “yes” votes. Eight committee members voted “no,” including Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyenne. Two were excused.
Nethercott later made a motion for a bill to be drafted “appropriating $10 million as a placeholder ... for the purposes of pedestrian bridges and school safety crosswalks.” Nethercott said the appropriation amount could be debated at the committee’s next interim meeting in November in Cheyenne.
A similar motion was originally introduced by Rep. Mike Yin, D-Jackson, with the specific purpose of building a pedestrian bridge at the McCormick Junior High School crosswalk where Mak was killed. However, other members of the committee said creating a bill for such a specific purpose was unlawful.
Yin seconded Nethercott’s motion, which was adopted unanimously.
Before the vote on the bill draft that would have increased vehicular homicide penalties in crosswalks and school zones, Rep. Art Washut, R-Casper, said he didn’t like the idea of enhancing penalties in such limited scenarios. Washut, who voted “no,” made similar comments at the committee’s last interim meeting.
“I just have a hard time thinking of talking to a parent whose child gets off a school bus and is going across traffic, and a car goes past that school bus with a flashing light and strikes that child, and we say, ‘Well, that’s different than if your child had been hit in a crosswalk at school,’” the representative said. “So, it seems to me that if we’re going to address vehicular homicide, we ought to look beyond just the school zone/crosswalk scenarios, that there are equally tragic situations.”
Jones also spoke prior to the vote on the penalty enhancement draft bill. She voiced her support for making homicide by vehicle in a crosswalk or school zone a felony, as she had at the May committee meeting. She said she believes an increased penalty would help deter people from distracted driving.
She added that she has ongoing concerns about the McCormick crosswalk, where her son was killed more than 10 months ago. Jones said she’d spent many mornings at the crosswalk since school started in Laramie County, and that it was clear to her that the drivers are the problem, not the children. She said she’d almost been hit on two occasions at the crosswalk while trying to help children safely cross the street.
“I’m out there every day, yelling at drivers and telling them to slow down, because we’ve got a 20-mile-an-hour school zone, and people are going well over 20,” she said. “It’s like a suggestion to them.”
Jones said she’d recently invited Cheyenne Police Chief Mark Francisco to join her out at the crosswalk “so he can see firsthand the challenges that I am facing daily.” She attributed the issue to a lack of enforcement at the crosswalk.
The committee also heard presentations about crosswalks and alternative ways for pedestrians to safely get across roads, including pedestrian bridges or overpasses, including from the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
David Fraser, executive director of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities, was one of a few individuals during the discussion to mention that law enforcement’s manpower shortages across the state make it difficult to consistently enforce safe driving in school zones.
Hannah Black is the Wyoming Tribune Eagle’s criminal justice reporter. She can be reached at hblack@wyomingnews.com or 307-633-3128. Follow her on Twitter at @hannahcblack.
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NASA to crash spacecraft into an asteroid
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 9:05 AM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
(CNN) - In about two weeks, NASA scientists will slam a refrigerator-sized spacecraft into an asteroid called “Dimorphos.”
The crash is only a test, and the asteroid is not threatening Earth.
Scientists want to see if the collision can change the asteroid’s orbit.
It’s the first test of its kind and could be a crucial step in learning how effective a crash could be in protecting the Earth from potentially being hit by an asteroid.
The mission is expected to happen Sept. 26.
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New iOS update: iPhone messages can be edited, deleted
(CNN) - Apple’s latest software update is now available. The iOS 16 update was released on Monday.
The software has some changes users have been asking for, such as the ability to edit and unsend recently sent instant messages and the ability to mark messages as unread if users want to come back to them later.
One of the new features is the interactive lock screen. It gives users the ability to create multiple lock screens with different backdrops that can be switched out during the day.
The lock screens can feature custom fonts, new photo effects, personalized wallpapers, widgets and - perhaps the most fun feature of all - the ability to cut out the subject from an image or its background and drop it elsewhere, such as into a message.
iOS 16 works with the iPhone 8 and up. To download the new software, visit the software update section in settings.
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Stocks tumble on hotter-than-expected inflation report
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling Tuesday as Wall Street comes to the realization that inflation isn’t slowing as much as it had hoped.
The S&P 500 sank 2.1% in early trading, after rising for four straight days.
Bond prices also fell sharply, sending their yields higher, after a report showed inflation came in at 8.3% in August, instead of the 8.1% economists expected.
The hotter-than-expected reading likely means the Federal Reserve will ultimately have to raise rates higher to combat inflation, with all the risks for the economy that entails.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.44%. Stock markets in Europe swung from gains to losses after the report.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
Wall Street futures swung sharply lower before the opening bell Tuesday after new data showed inflation in the U.S. slowed moderately, but likely not enough to divert the aggressive push by the Federal Reserve to curb rising costs through interest rate hikes.
The Dow Jones swung by almost 600 points and moved into negative territory. The benchmark S&P 500 index is down 0.4% and futures for the Dow Jones industrials are now down 1.2%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite fell almost 3%.
The Labor Department reported Tuesday that sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month, but prices for food surged.
“The Fed was already in a hawkish mood and this data release will do nothing to deter that,” said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist for Capital Economics.
Markets in Europe also reversed course at midday after the U.S. inflation data was released, with the FTSE 100 in London and the DAX in Frankfurt both losing 0.3% and the CAC 40 in Paris down 0.2%.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index gained less than 0.1% to 3,263.79 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo added 0.3% to 28,614.63. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong shed 0.2% to 19,326.86.
The Kospi in Seoul soared 2.7% to 2,449.54 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 rose 0.7% to 7,009.70.
India’s Sensex gained 0.8% to 60,620.01. New Zealand declined while Southeast Asian markets gained.
Fed officials have affirmed support for substantial rate hikes and to keep borrowing costs elevated for long enough to make sure inflation is extinguished.
Consumer prices surged 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier, the government said Tuesday. Though still painfully high, that was down from an 8.5% jump in July and a four-decade high of 9.1% in June. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.1%, after a flat reading in July.
Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, so-called core prices jumped 0.6% from July to August, higher than many economists had expected and a sign of inflation’s persistence.
Investors had hoped receding inflation pressures might prompt the Fed to back off. Similar hopes earlier were dashed when chair Jerome Powell said in August rates would stay high.
Surveys show traders expect the Fed to raise rates this month for the fifth time this year and by 0.75 percentage points, three times its usual margin. After that, the U.S. central bank is expected to hold rates steady through the first half of 2023.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude fell 41 cents to $87.37 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 99 cents to $87.78 on Monday. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, lost 50 cents to $93.50 per barrel in London. It gained $1.16 the previous session to $94.
The dollar rose to 144.19 yen from Monday’s 142.73 yen. The euro slid back to $1.0052 from $1.0117.
On Monday, the S&P 500 index rose 1.1%. The Dow gained 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.3%.
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Dreyton McDonald knows he's not a regular kid and he likes it that way.
"I guess you can say, I'm a businessman, ma'am," the 12-year-old politely told NPR.
And he has been for several years now.
At age 9, he said his father, Dominic McDonald, approached him with a proposition: "My dad told me to choose between selling doughnuts or selling snow cones and I didn't want to sell doughnuts," he explained.
With that, the elder McDonald was off to buy his son a 14-by-8-foot trailer that's been converted into a mobile snow cone shop called Ice Ice Dreyton. On weekends, the trailer is set up at parks and special events across Ocala, Fla., where Dreyton and his dad live.
"I drive and I set up the generator but really, he's the one calling the shots. He does everything else," McDonald said.
That means Dreyton is responsible, not just for making the snow cones, but also choosing which flavors to offer — Dreamsicle and cotton candy are his favorites — luring in customers, and handling all of the money.
When asked what his favorite part of the job is, Dreyton said, "Making sure the customers are satisfied with their snow cones and are satisfied with the payment they made."
For his father, who runs a massage therapy business, part of the inspiration for the snow cone shop was to help Dreyton feel connected to Ocala, where he moved after McDonald got full custody of him. But it also came out of need.
"I'm a single dad," McDonald said. "It's hard to get by ... and I wanted him to learn he also has to contribute."
It helps that it also keeps his son occupied in a constructive way.
"I wanted something to keep him and his peers out of trouble," McDonald said. "It's a way they can make money so they can buy themselves things they need or want, like school clothes or toys or games, shoes, whatever. And, if I can help him and his peers do that, that means I'm helping other families and that's what I'm about."
Dreyton said that he likes being in charge and having his friends work alongside him.
"I think I'm a good boss," he said after some consideration, before adding, "That's what my friends say."
He also likes the independence of it all.
"It feels good to know I have my own money and that I can buy things I want but also my dad is saving money for me," he said, in one of his more talkative moments.
McDonald is storing the lion's share of the profits for Dreyton's college tuition or a new business venture he may want to take on in the future. So far, there are a couple thousand dollars in the bank and by the time the now-7th grader graduates from high school, there will be significantly more, he added.
That's not to say McDonald doesn't allow his son the occasional indulgence.
Dreyton recently splurged on a new school wardrobe and a coveted pair of Nike Air Jordans.
"They were $150!" Dreyton said gleefully. It's the most expensive purchase he's ever made.
Dreyton would work more if he could, he said. But with school work and basketball practice, he's limited to weekends and the rare school night special event where he gets to sling "snow cones that make people happy."
He's definitely caught the entrepreneurial bug from his father, he said. The two now talk about someday opening up a storefront that his dad would run during the day and he would take over at night. And he hopes to someday expand beyond shaved ice.
"I'm taking cooking in school this year so maybe I'll learn some recipes and I can start selling food, too," he said.
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CHICAGO — R. Kelly's lead attorney gets her chance Tuesday to deliver her closing argument to federal jurors in Chicago, a day after a prosecutor told them that weeks of evidence proved the singer parlayed his fame to sexually abuse minors and record the abuse on video.
Kelly faces charges including production of child pornography, enticing minor girls for sex and obstruction of justice by rigging his 2008 child pornography trial in state court, at which he was acquitted. Jurors were expected to began deliberating later Tuesday.
In her closing, prosecutor Elizabeth Pozolo described Kelly as a secret sexual predator.
"Robert Kelly abused many girls over many years," she said, referring to the 55-year-old Grammy winner by his full first name. "He committed horrible crimes against children. ... All these years later, the hidden side of Robert Kelly has come out."
Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonjean twice called for a mistrial Monday, complaining that closing arguments by attorneys for Kelly co-defendants Derrell McDavid and Milton Brown were grounded in the presumption that "the world now knows Mr. Kelly is a sex predator."
"The presumption of innocence has been abolished for him," Bonjean said, meaning Kelly was unable to get a fair trial. Judge Harry Leinenweber denied the requests.
Prosecutors will have the opportunity for a short rebuttal after Bonjean gives her closing argument in Kelly's hometown of Chicago, where he rose from poverty to become an R&B superstar.
Known for his smash hit "I Believe I Can Fly" and for sex-infused songs such as "Bump n' Grind," Kelly sold millions of albums even after allegations of sexual misconduct began circulating in the 1990s. Widespread outrage emerged after the #MeToo reckoning and the 2019 docuseries "Surviving R. Kelly."
Kelly and McDavid, Kelly's former business manager, are accused of fixing the 2008 trial by intimidating and paying off witnesses. Both face child pornography charges. Brown, a former Kelly associate, is accused of receiving child pornography.
Kelly was sentenced in June to 30 years in prison after a separate federal trial in New York, where he was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking. Convictions on just a few of the 13 counts Kelly faces at his current trial could add years to his imprisonment.
Pozolo focused much of her closing argument on the government's star witness, an accuser who went by "Jane" and who said Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of times starting when she was 14.
"He performed degrading acts upon her for his own sick pleasure," Pozolo said.
She reminded jurors of graphic video footage they had watched, which Jane testified depicted Kelly, at around age 30, abusing her when she was 14. The videos shown included one at the heart Kelly's 2008 trial. Jurors said later they had no choice but to acquit Kelly because Jane didn't testify.
"Who does that? Who uses a 14-year-old child to film a video like this?" she said. "This man. Robert Kelly."
Before Kelly's 2008 trial, Pozolo said, Kelly and his associates scrambled to recover multiple sex videos that had gone missing from a collection he often carried around in a large gym bag.
By doing so, she said, Kelly associates sought "to cover up the fact that ... R. Kelly, the R&B superstar, is actually a sexual predator."
In his closing, an attorney for McDavid said prosecutors had to show that his client actually knew about any abuse of Jane by Kelly in the 2000s — not just that it was likely he knew.
"Did they prove he knew ... behind a reasonable doubt?" Beau Brindley asked. "They did not."
Pozolo balked at the idea that McDavid had no inkling in the 2000s that the abuse allegations might be credible after helping to recover missing recordings and handing bags of cash to people who returned videos McDavid knew could destroy Kelly.
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Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon in New York's Upper West Side over 40 years ago, was denied parole for the 12th time.
The 67-year-old prisoner, serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York, was once again denied parole in August. The parole board has decided to keep Chapman behind bars every two years since he was first eligible for parole in 2000.
Additional details about Chapman's parole case, including the transcript, have yet to be made available through the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
When Chapman was denied in 2018, his 10th time seeking parole, the panel told NPR that releasing him would be "incompatible with the welfare and safety of society." Chapman had shown "a callous disregard" of human pain and suffering, the panel said.
Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has historically sent a letter to the parole board every two years to request her husband's murderer remain in prison, CNN reported.
Chapman traveled from Hawaii to New York to assassinate Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980, and had even met the Beatles star earlier that same day, according to the 2012 parole hearing transcript. During that parole hearing, Chapman told the panel that he had briefly struggled internally on whether to carry out the murder.
"It wasn't all totally cold-blooded, but most of it was. I did try to tell myself to leave. I've got the album, take it home, show my wife, everything will be fine," Chapman said in 2012. "But I was so compelled to commit that murder that nothing would have dragged me away from that building."
His next opportunity for parole is scheduled for February 2024, the Associated Press reported.
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A police department in Washington is conducting a criminal investigation into an alleged hazing and sexual harassment incident involving Klamath Falls Falcons baseball players at a hotel during the Babe Ruth World Series tournament in August.
An official with the Ephrata Police Department confirmed to the Herald & News that an active investigation is ongoing. The law enforcement agency declined further comment on the details and status of the inquiry.
The alleged incident occurred in early August at the Oregon team’s hotel during the baseball tournament involving players ages 15 to 18. The Falcons forfeited their last tourney game after the incident.
A 15-year-old player on the Klamath Falls team contends he was the victim of a hazing incident and sexual bullying perpetrated by a group teammates ages to 17 to 18.
The alleged victim and the alleged assailants are students at high schools in the Klamath County School District.
The 15-year-old and his mother want criminal charges brought against three of the teens, ages 17 and 18, who allegedly harassed him in a hotel room.
“He’s still a minor. In my opinion, it’s sexual assault,” said the teen’s mother of the incident in an interview with the Herald & News. “He’s going to be dealing with this the rest of his life.”
No charges have been filed in the case as the Ephrata criminal investigation moves into its second month.
The alleged ordeal included bullying, taunting and attempts at sexual humiliation, according to a copy of a statement given to police by the alleged victim. The alleged mistreatment included teammates’ attempts to pull down the teen’s pants and to put their genitals on the victim’s face. They also tried to use a pickle to humiliate their teammate, according to the statement.
The victim also said the haranguers may have also tried to take photos and videos of the bullying and sought to upload pornographic materials to his phone, according to a copy of the victim’s statement provided to the Herald & News.
The teen and his mom also want some clarity and accurate information related to the incident as they see social media conjecture and feel the pressure of small town and social media rumor mills.
“I just want people to know that I’m not in the wrong. That’s really the biggest thing I want to get out there,” said the teen in an interview with the Herald & News.
Falcons coach Pete Whisler said he was not able to comment on the investigation or the incident. Whisler is also coach of the Mazama High School baseball team and is learning facilitator with KCSD at Falcon Heights Alternative School.
The 15-year-old teen said it was Whisler who initially called local police after the incident and that he has been reaching out to him to check on him. “He was really upset,” the teen said of the coach’s reaction.
The baseball team is not affiliated with the local school district and its high school sports teams.
KCSD Superintendent Glen Szymoniak said the Ephrata police and the district’s own legal counsel have advised against suspending or sanctioning the accused players from school or high school sports teams.
“Klamath County School District is aware of an incident involving Klamath Falls Falcons baseball players that occurred in early August during the Babe Ruth World Series in Ephrata, Washington,” said Szymoniak in a statement to the Herald & News that the district has also started circulating on social media after inquiries from the newspaper.
“KCSD has confirmed that the Ephrata Police Department is handling the case. The Klamath Falls Falcons baseball team is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Klamath County School District. The district is following the advice of the Ephrata Police Department and our attorney on what actions are appropriate and legal in this situation. Safety of students remains the district’s top priority,” Szymoniak continued.
The local school district said it confirmed with the Washington police department that the incident had been reported under mandatory reporting rules for teachers and school administrators.
KCSD officials said police in Ephrata discouraged them from taking any actions against the accused students — including their continued participation on high school sports teams — during the criminal probe.
“KCSD is following the direction of the EPD. EPD informed us any involvement from the district would interfere with their investigation,” the local school district said in a statement. “People are asking us to get involved in a situation that is not our business and wanting us to punish students for allegations unrelated to any school- or district-sponsored activity. This is a legal matter, and it is inappropriate for the district to issue sanctions on anyone for incidents not related to our operations.”
Officials with EPD have not responded to requests for comment about their discussions with the Klamath County School District.
'I was so livid'
The teen’s mother, however, is very frustrated with KCSD’s handling of the situation — including her son’s interactions with his alleged attackers. The alleged victim plays on a high school sports team with one of the students allegedly involved in the hazing incident.
“I didn’t feel like there was any support or any ounce of caring about the situation,” said the teen’s mother of her frustrations with the alleged hazers remaining on local high school teams.
She questioned whether the accused students would be allowed to be in the same classrooms, halls and school sports venues as their alleged victims if they were accused of accosting a girl or assaulting someone of a younger age.
“Frankly, I’m pissed. I think it’s bull——,” said the mom of the other boys remaining on their high school teams and not facing other repercussions at school. “I was so livid.”
Her 15-year-old son agrees.
“I don’t think they should be playing. That doesn’t seem fair,” he said.
Valerie Hedrick, a local attorney representing the teen and his mother, also voiced frustrations with KCSD.
“Part of the school’s role is to help parents instill responsibility and accountability in the children in our community. The schools have failed in this instance. What they’ve done instead is shown that, at the end of the day, some people are worth more or less than others,” Hedrick said.
She said the school district did call the 15-year-old and his mother Sunday evening to have them come in Monday morning to discuss a “safety plan.”
That response is tardy and still misses the mark, Hedrick said.
“Despite being immediately aware of what happened to this boy, it was of such little consequence to them that they didn’t even bother to inquire with the victim about whether or not he was OK and what, if anything, they could do to help him,” Hedrick said. “Nor did anyone seek to prevent this boy from having to be around one of the individuals who hurt him; if he wants to continue playing sports, he will be forced to be near him. It wasn’t until the community became aware of what occurred, and expressed outrage, did the school bother to address how this child would be kept safe. Even now, the school refuses to take the perpetrators of this assault off of their teams, clearly demonstrating that allowing certain individuals the privilege of sports is more of a priority than student safety.”
Szymoniak defended the district’s positions and handling of the situation.
“This is a legal matter, and it is inappropriate for the district to issue sanctions without having results from the investigating authority. We have taken necessary steps, and will continue to take steps, to ensure the safety of all students,” the superintendent said.
“The EPD asked us not to do our own investigation because it would interfere with the police investigation. We informed the EPD that the students involved played on the same school sports teams and specifically asked if there was anything the district should do, including sanctions. We were told there was not,” Szymoniak said.
The Oregon Student Activities Association has a code of conduct that applies to high school athletes and others involved in extracurricular activities.
But the district also said the alleged hazing and potential assault happened at a non-school event outside of OSAA’s calendar year which starts Aug. 15 and runs through the academic year.
“We are waiting for the results of the investigation. If charges are filed, the district would follow all court orders. Lacking court orders, we would make a determination based on the charges and our ability to keep all students safe,” Szymoniak said.
The superintendent said in a Sept. 12 statement the district’s “primary concern is for the emotional and physical safety and well-being of the affected student.”
But the local school district and its high school sports teams could potentially be confronted with even more uncomfortable situations moving forward.
“Our protocols in situations where there are alleged victims and suspects in the same school or on the same teams include creating safety plans for all students involved, following all legal requirements and court documents when applicable,” Szymoniak said. “When possible, safety plans are developed with input from the student and parents.”
The young man, who the Herald & News is not naming or identifying because of his age and the sensitive nature of the alleged assault, said he’s traveled with the team before and this was the first time the level of behavior among the three teammates crossed the line.
Potential lawsuits and social media ire
The alleged hazing victim said the incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. after coaches and chaperones had done room checks at the hotel in Ephrata (approximately two hours west of Spokane). The Falcons forfeited their final game of the Babe Ruth 16-18 World Series after the incident.
The teen and his mom are also considering civil lawsuits related to the incident and the distress is causing them.
“We are looking into that,” she said.
Hedrick said the baseball team failed to protect its players and has also referred them to attorneys in Portland who specialize in personal injury civil lawsuits.
“The Falcons coaches failed to ensure that these boys were adequately supervised, not only when this happened to my client, but over the course of this trip and others that have occurred in the past. The inappropriate behavior of some of this year’s players was left unaddressed and their bad behavior escalated, ultimately resulting in the premature end to the regional playoffs for everyone, including my client,” Hedrick said. “Not only was my client subjected to a horrific and traumatizing assault, the adults this young man and his family trusted failed him in the most egregious way possible.”
The alleged victim’s mom is also concerned that scrutiny of the situation on social media, at school and in the local community is misplaced on her son instead of his harassers.
“I want people to know the truth. We’re not the ones you need to be giving side looks to when we walk by when we are at a football game, the store or Walmart,” she said.
The names of the accused players, who have not been charged, are also not being disclosed while the investigation is ongoing.
A group of students and others gathered for a small rally Monday, Sept. 12, near Mazama High School protesting the school district’s handling of the incident and allowing the three accused students to continue to play on sports teams.
Hedrick said the student, who was allegedly accosted, appreciates the support and others highlighting the situation. But he also wants to get on with his life and not be defined by the hazing.
Szymoniak said in a statement that increasing tensions on social media over the allegations are cause for concern on KCSD campuses.
“Our business is the safety and education of students. We currently have safety plans in place to ensure that all students involved are safe in school and at school events and activities,” the superintendent said. “The current situation on social media is extremely concerning and could cause disruption in our schools and create safety issues for students. Please respect the privacy of our students and let the legal system do its job.”
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A police department in Washington is conducting a criminal investigation into an alleged hazing and sexual harassment incident involving Klamath Falls Falcons baseball players at a hotel during the Babe Ruth World Series tournament in August.
An official with the Ephrata Police Department confirmed to the Herald & News that an active investigation is ongoing. The law enforcement agency declined further comment on the details and status of the inquiry.
The alleged incident occurred in early August at the Oregon team’s hotel during the baseball tournament involving players ages 15 to 18. The Falcons forfeited their last tourney game after the incident.
A 15-year-old player on the Klamath Falls team contends he was the victim of a hazing incident and sexual bullying perpetrated by a group teammates ages to 17 to 18.
The alleged victim and the alleged assailants are students at high schools in the Klamath County School District.
The 15-year-old and his mother want criminal charges brought against three of the teens, ages 17 and 18, who allegedly harassed him in a hotel room.
“He’s still a minor. In my opinion, it’s sexual assault,” said the teen’s mother of the incident in an interview with the Herald & News. “He’s going to be dealing with this the rest of his life.”
No charges have been filed in the case as the Ephrata criminal investigation moves into its second month.
The alleged ordeal included bullying, taunting and attempts at sexual humiliation, according to a copy of a statement given to police by the alleged victim. The alleged mistreatment included teammates’ attempts to pull down the teen’s pants and to put their genitals on the victim’s face. They also tried to use a pickle to humiliate their teammate, according to the statement.
The victim also said the haranguers may have also tried to take photos and videos of the bullying and sought to upload pornographic materials to his phone, according to a copy of the victim’s statement provided to the Herald & News.
The teen and his mom also want some clarity and accurate information related to the incident as they see social media conjecture and feel the pressure of small town and social media rumor mills.
“I just want people to know that I’m not in the wrong. That’s really the biggest thing I want to get out there,” said the teen in an interview with the Herald & News.
Falcons coach Pete Whisler said he was not able to comment on the investigation or the incident. Whisler is also coach of the Mazama High School baseball team and is learning facilitator with KCSD at Falcon Heights Alternative School.
The 15-year-old teen said it was Whisler who initially called local police after the incident and that he has been reaching out to him to check on him. “He was really upset,” the teen said of the coach’s reaction.
The baseball team is not affiliated with the local school district and its high school sports teams.
KCSD Superintendent Glen Szymoniak said the Ephrata police and the district’s own legal counsel have advised against suspending or sanctioning the accused players from school or high school sports teams.
“Klamath County School District is aware of an incident involving Klamath Falls Falcons baseball players that occurred in early August during the Babe Ruth World Series in Ephrata, Washington,” said Szymoniak in a statement to the Herald & News that the district has also started circulating on social media after inquiries from the newspaper.
“KCSD has confirmed that the Ephrata Police Department is handling the case. The Klamath Falls Falcons baseball team is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Klamath County School District. The district is following the advice of the Ephrata Police Department and our attorney on what actions are appropriate and legal in this situation. Safety of students remains the district’s top priority,” Szymoniak continued.
The local school district said it confirmed with the Washington police department that the incident had been reported under mandatory reporting rules for teachers and school administrators.
KCSD officials said police in Ephrata discouraged them from taking any actions against the accused students — including their continued participation on high school sports teams — during the criminal probe.
“KCSD is following the direction of the EPD. EPD informed us any involvement from the district would interfere with their investigation,” the local school district said in a statement. “People are asking us to get involved in a situation that is not our business and wanting us to punish students for allegations unrelated to any school- or district-sponsored activity. This is a legal matter, and it is inappropriate for the district to issue sanctions on anyone for incidents not related to our operations.”
Officials with EPD have not responded to requests for comment about their discussions with the Klamath County School District.
'I was so livid'
The teen’s mother, however, is very frustrated with KCSD’s handling of the situation — including her son’s interactions with his alleged attackers. The alleged victim plays on a high school sports team with one of the students allegedly involved in the hazing incident.
“I didn’t feel like there was any support or any ounce of caring about the situation,” said the teen’s mother of her frustrations with the alleged hazers remaining on local high school teams.
She questioned whether the accused students would be allowed to be in the same classrooms, halls and school sports venues as their alleged victims if they were accused of accosting a girl or assaulting someone of a younger age.
“Frankly, I’m pissed. I think it’s bull——,” said the mom of the other boys remaining on their high school teams and not facing other repercussions at school. “I was so livid.”
Her 15-year-old son agrees.
“I don’t think they should be playing. That doesn’t seem fair,” he said.
Valerie Hedrick, a local attorney representing the teen and his mother, also voiced frustrations with KCSD.
“Part of the school’s role is to help parents instill responsibility and accountability in the children in our community. The schools have failed in this instance. What they’ve done instead is shown that, at the end of the day, some people are worth more or less than others,” Hedrick said.
She said the school district did call the 15-year-old and his mother Sunday evening to have them come in Monday morning to discuss a “safety plan.”
That response is tardy and still misses the mark, Hedrick said.
“Despite being immediately aware of what happened to this boy, it was of such little consequence to them that they didn’t even bother to inquire with the victim about whether or not he was OK and what, if anything, they could do to help him,” Hedrick said. “Nor did anyone seek to prevent this boy from having to be around one of the individuals who hurt him; if he wants to continue playing sports, he will be forced to be near him. It wasn’t until the community became aware of what occurred, and expressed outrage, did the school bother to address how this child would be kept safe. Even now, the school refuses to take the perpetrators of this assault off of their teams, clearly demonstrating that allowing certain individuals the privilege of sports is more of a priority than student safety.”
Szymoniak defended the district’s positions and handling of the situation.
“This is a legal matter, and it is inappropriate for the district to issue sanctions without having results from the investigating authority. We have taken necessary steps, and will continue to take steps, to ensure the safety of all students,” the superintendent said.
“The EPD asked us not to do our own investigation because it would interfere with the police investigation. We informed the EPD that the students involved played on the same school sports teams and specifically asked if there was anything the district should do, including sanctions. We were told there was not,” Szymoniak said.
The Oregon Student Activities Association has a code of conduct that applies to high school athletes and others involved in extracurricular activities.
But the district also said the alleged hazing and potential assault happened at a non-school event outside of OSAA’s calendar year which starts Aug. 15 and runs through the academic year.
“We are waiting for the results of the investigation. If charges are filed, the district would follow all court orders. Lacking court orders, we would make a determination based on the charges and our ability to keep all students safe,” Szymoniak said.
The superintendent said in a Sept. 12 statement the district’s “primary concern is for the emotional and physical safety and well-being of the affected student.”
But the local school district and its high school sports teams could potentially be confronted with even more uncomfortable situations moving forward.
“Our protocols in situations where there are alleged victims and suspects in the same school or on the same teams include creating safety plans for all students involved, following all legal requirements and court documents when applicable,” Szymoniak said. “When possible, safety plans are developed with input from the student and parents.”
The young man, who the Herald & News is not naming or identifying because of his age and the sensitive nature of the alleged assault, said he’s traveled with the team before and this was the first time the level of behavior among the three teammates crossed the line.
Potential lawsuits and social media ire
The alleged hazing victim said the incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. after coaches and chaperones had done room checks at the hotel in Ephrata (approximately two hours west of Spokane). The Falcons forfeited their final game of the Babe Ruth 16-18 World Series after the incident.
The teen and his mom are also considering civil lawsuits related to the incident and the distress is causing them.
“We are looking into that,” she said.
Hedrick said the baseball team failed to protect its players and has also referred them to attorneys in Portland who specialize in personal injury civil lawsuits.
“The Falcons coaches failed to ensure that these boys were adequately supervised, not only when this happened to my client, but over the course of this trip and others that have occurred in the past. The inappropriate behavior of some of this year’s players was left unaddressed and their bad behavior escalated, ultimately resulting in the premature end to the regional playoffs for everyone, including my client,” Hedrick said. “Not only was my client subjected to a horrific and traumatizing assault, the adults this young man and his family trusted failed him in the most egregious way possible.”
The alleged victim’s mom is also concerned that scrutiny of the situation on social media, at school and in the local community is misplaced on her son instead of his harassers.
“I want people to know the truth. We’re not the ones you need to be giving side looks to when we walk by when we are at a football game, the store or Walmart,” she said.
The names of the accused players, who have not been charged, are also not being disclosed while the investigation is ongoing.
A group of students and others gathered for a small rally Monday, Sept. 12, near Mazama High School protesting the school district’s handling of the incident and allowing the three accused students to continue to play on sports teams.
Hedrick said the student, who was allegedly accosted, appreciates the support and others highlighting the situation. But he also wants to get on with his life and not be defined by the hazing.
Szymoniak said in a statement that increasing tensions on social media over the allegations are cause for concern on KCSD campuses.
“Our business is the safety and education of students. We currently have safety plans in place to ensure that all students involved are safe in school and at school events and activities,” the superintendent said. “The current situation on social media is extremely concerning and could cause disruption in our schools and create safety issues for students. Please respect the privacy of our students and let the legal system do its job.”
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Woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city.
During a search of a San Francisco Police Department crime lab database, the woman’s DNA was tied to a burglary in late 2021. Her DNA had been collected and stored in the system as part of a 2016 domestic violence and sexual assault case, then-District Attorney Chesa Boudin said in February in a shocking revelation that raised privacy concerns.
“This is government overreach of the highest order, using the most unique and personal thing we have – our genetic code – without our knowledge to try and connect us to crime,” the woman’s attorney, Adante Pointer, said in a statement.
The revelation prompted a national outcry from advocates, law enforcement, legal experts and lawmakers. Advocates said the practice could affect victims’ willingness to come forward to law enforcement authorities.
Federal law already prohibits the inclusion of victims’ DNA in the national Combined DNA Index System. There is no corresponding law in California to prohibit local law enforcement databases from retaining victims’ profiles and searching them years later for entirely different purposes.
California lawmakers last month approved a bill that would prohibit using the DNA profiles collected by police from sexual assault survivors and other victims for any purpose other than aiding in identifying the perpetrator. Local law enforcement agencies would also be prohibited from retaining and then searching victim DNA to incriminate them in unrelated crimes under the legislation, which is pending before Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Boudin said the report was found among hundreds of pages of evidence against a woman who had been recently charged with a felony property crime. After learning the source of the DNA evidence, Boudin dropped the felony property crime charges against the woman.
The police department’s crime lab stopped the practice shortly after receiving a complaint from the district attorney’s office and formally changed its operating procedure to prevent the misuse of DNA collected from sexual assault victims, Police Chief Bill Scott said.
Scott said at a police commission meeting in March that he had discovered 17 crime victim profiles, 11 of them from rape kits, that were matched as potential suspects using a crime victims database during unrelated investigations. Scott said he believes the only person arrested was the woman who filed the lawsuit Monday.
The woman filed the lawsuit under the alias of Jane Doe to protect her privacy, Pointer said The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they choose to be named.
California allows local law enforcement crime labs to operate their own forensic databases that are separate from federal and state databases. The law also lets municipal labs perform forensic analysis, including DNA profiling, and use those databases — without regulation by the state or others.
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Worker dies after being trapped in corn silo
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:03 AM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
ROSELAND, Neb. (KSNB/Gray News) – A worker was killed in a grain silo accident in Nebraska on Monday evening, according to officials.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office said 34-year-old Travis Thelander was pronounced dead upon recovery after becoming trapped inside a corn silo on the CHS property in Roseland.
Thelander was a worker for CHS, and since it is a workplace death, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified.
The investigation is still ongoing as officials work to find out how Thelander became trapped.
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Benjamin Tingo accepts appointment to committee charged with advising improvements to FOIA administration
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AINS, LLC, the leader in low-code, specialized case management software for government, today announced that Benjamin Tingo, General Counsel and Vice President of Partnerships, was appointed to the 2022-2024 NARA FOIA Advisory Committee. The FOIA Advisory Committee, comprised of FOIA experts from both inside and outside of government, fosters dialogue between the Federal Government and the requester community and develops recommendations for improving FOIA administration and proactive disclosures.
"The Freedom of Information Act is the cornerstone of our nation's commitment to transparency and a critical component of democratic participation in government. I'm honored by the appointment and look forward to finding innovative ways to make the FOIA process more efficient and effective for government professionals and the general public," said Tingo.
AINS has been a leading provider of FOIA solutions for more than 20 years, with more than 100 Federal customers across the US and Canada, and an unwavering commitment to helping agencies modernize their open government processes through the introduction of new technologies including electronic document review and artificial intelligence applications, and most recently, a partnership with Veritone to automate multimedia redactions.
"AINS is eager to collaborate with members of the FOIA Advisory Committee to improve government transparency and trust in public institutions. We look forward to expanding our commitment to the Federal FOIA community and contributing to the FOIA mission with new technologies and beyond," said Howard Langsam, Chief Executive Officer, AINS.
AINS is a global provider of adaptive case management solutions and IT services for government customers. AINS' software enables organizations to streamline processes and automate diverse workflows. The Company's software solutions span FOIA, Audits, Investigations, and other applications, all of which are purpose-built for specific government use cases. Founded in 1988, AINS is headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alabama is on track to become a national leader in cyber security with the opening of a new state magnet high school in Huntsville. The Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering will hold a ribbon cutting of its 26-acre campus located in Cummings Research Park on September 23, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. Students from across the state are eligible to attend the school, which emphasizes cyber resiliency across all disciplines.
Governor Kay Ivey is scheduled to deliver remarks at the formal opening of this first-of-its-kind high school that addresses the critical need for cyber professionals and cyber awareness in every industry.
Alicia Ryan, President of the ASCTE Foundation Board and Vice Chair of the ASCTE Board of Trustees, said the opening of the campus is the result of a multi-year collaborative effort between commercial, private, governmental, academic and non-profit organizations.
"We are humbled by the incredible momentum that continues to propel ASCTE forward as a national leader, preparing high school students with relevant knowledge that will reinforce our position in defense, security and intelligence across all industries," said Ryan. "As our students learn in this state-of-the-art facility, we are optimistic that they will drive the innovation we so desperately need for a prosperous tomorrow."
The distinctive design of the school's two buildings incorporates collaborative learning spaces, engineering workshops, cyber ranges, an accelerator space, STEM labs, high-tech classrooms, a fitness center, a salon, student common areas, conference space and a 400-seat lecture hall. Apartments for staff and residential suites for 150 students are also included in the school's almost 130,000 square feet of space.
"Our Foundation has worked tirelessly to ensure that our campus is something our state can be proud of. And here we are, with one of the most innovative high school campuses in the United States—serving some of Alabama's most promising students," said Matt Massey, President of ASCTE. "Our work here is changing the landscape of higher education and industry by producing graduates prepared both in theory and practice."
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AllAthlete, which enables NCAA D1, D2, and D3 college sports programs to discover up-and-coming athletes from high school and college, has successfully launched and acquired its first 100,000 downloads.
Prior to launch, the AllAthlete team spent almost 2 years collecting data on what criteria top athletic departments look for across 50 different NCAA sanctioned sports, and used that data to create a platform to match young athletes to athletic programs based on a number of factors.
Founded by Greg Auerbach in 2020, AllAthlete is a platform built for athletes to showcase their entire athletic resume. As a former member of Michigan's football recruiting staff, too many times Auerbach saw that the recruiting process evaluated only a small pool of high-profile athletes and the process missed the larger pool of 8 million high school athletes across the country. The large majority of high school athletes are not recruited because the athletes don't have access to the exposure or services needed to be seen by coaches and have no real pathway to get to the next level of their athletic career.
"Sports is supposed to be the true equalizer," Auerbach said. "All the stories you hear in sports are about if you work hard enough you can go from having nothing to making it big. But in reality, that's not often the case. Most young athletes don't get the opportunity, don't have the access, and don't have nearly the amount of attention or visibility they need to get to the next level."
He founded AllAthlete to help athletes of all sports, of all means, get to the next level.
The platform has already been widely adopted at Division I levels, including at Akron University, where director of player personnel Sam Popper is using AllAthlete to cut through the recruiting noise. Instead of sifting through various recruiting sites, emails and social media DMs, AllAthlete allows Popper to get the information he needs — directly from the athlete.
"With all these prospects that come in front of us, it's sometimes really hard to make yourself stick out in such a big group," Popper said. "AllAthlete is an app designed for you, the athlete, to do exactly that — stick out in a group of prospects. It allows you to show me your full arsenal of who you are as an athlete, so I can evaluate the full picture of who you are."
AllAthlete is making a real difference in the lives of high school athletes like Michigan based Clintondale High School running back and defensive back, Dacari Jenkins. AllAthlete gave him the opportunity to connect with numerous out-of-state colleges that he otherwise wouldn't have access to.
"AllAthlete has given me the opportunity to connect with and talk with numerous college coaches," Jenkins said. "AllAthlete is dedicated to helping young athletes pursue their dreams of playing sports at the next level. AllAthlete has given me the opportunity to pursue my dreams."
Bellarmine quarterback, Tristan Warner, credits AllAthlete for his recent commitment to Washington. Warner said he was having trouble making connections with college coaches because of the pandemic up until he joined AllAthlete.
"Prior to joining AllAthlete my recruitment was pretty challenging. Coming off the COVID year, college coaches were behind on recruiting and I felt like I was stuck," Warner said. "After joining AllAthlete I was instantly in contact with at least five Division I coaches and my recruitment started to take off. It can definitely help you out as long as you take the time and effort to fill everything out."
High school and college athletes, as well as athletic departments at colleges can download AllAthlete is currently available in the Apple App Store and also on the web at www.allathlete.com.
AllAthlete is a platform built for athletes and college sports programs. Athletes can use the platform to showcase their entire athletic resume, which can include things like highlights, measurables, and achievements. College sports programs can easily search athletes based on their sport, position, and metrics to meet their specific needs. This way athletes can easily be discovered by top NCAA D1, D2, and D3 college sports programs who are using AllAthlete to find up-and-coming college athletes. AllAthlete is currently available in the Apple App Store and also on the web at www.allathlete.com.
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New report by Gartner recognizes innovative companies in manufacturing operations solutions.
HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Augmentir, the provider of the world's only smart connected worker solution, today announced that it has been named a Cool Vendor in the August 2022 Cool Vendors™ in Manufacturing Operations report by Gartner, Inc.1
Augmentir is known for its unique AI-based connected worker technology. The company's solution is used to digitize and optimize frontline work based on worker capability and task complexity and add precision to workforce development by helping manufacturers identify opportunities to improve training and optimize upskilling and reskilling programs.
Gartner's Cool Vendor research is "designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products, and services." This year's Cool Vendors in Manufacturing Operations report showcases solutions for manufacturing operations leaders seeking to improve digitization, supply chain visibility, and operational excellence.
"We are honored to be included as a Cool Vendor in Gartner's Cool Vendors in Manufacturing Operations report this year," said Russ Fadel, CEO and Co-Founder of Augmentir. "At a time when labor shortages and workforce disruptions are at an all-time high, more and more companies are turning to smart digitization to help optimize the productivity of their frontline teams. Our suite of AI-based, smart connected worker tools helps manufacturers digitally transform skills, work execution, and collaboration for their teams. We believe this recognition by Gartner reinforces our position as a market-leader in smart digital solutions for industrial frontline work."
Augmentir's suite of AI-powered connected worker tools helps industrial companies deliver effective skills management, training, digital workflow, and collaboration for today's more dynamic industrial workforce. These capabilities, built on top of Augmentir's patented "Smart" AI foundation, close the loop between training and work execution to deliver the data and in-line insights necessary to continuously improve operational excellence day-over-day, year-over-year.
To learn more about Augmentir, please visit www.augmentir.com.
1. Gartner "Cool Vendors in Manufacturing Operations" by Rick Franzosa, Simon Jacobson, Scot Kim, Tuong Nguyen; August 17, 2022
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Augmentir™ is the world's only Smart Connected Worker suite. Augmentir's software is a complete suite of connected worker tools that helps industrial companies digitize and optimize processes that support frontline workforces from "hire to retire". Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir's suite of tools to deliver more intelligent skills management, training, collaboration, and on the job support for today's more dynamic, more flexible industrial workforce. For more information, please visit www.augmentir.com.
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McDowell's Book Outlines Inspiring and Proven Approaches to Transforming Bosses into Authentic Leaders and Reshaping Corporate Cultures
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyle McDowell, author, leadership coach, and inspirational public speaker, announced today the launch of his new book, "Begin with WE: 10 Principles for Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence," which is now available for purchase worldwide at major bookselling outlets such as Amazon, Apple Books, and Barnes & Noble, or wherever books are sold.
With his first publication, McDowell draws from nearly three decades of experience leading massive organizations inside corporate America. "Begin with WE" examines the root causes of dysfunction in business, highlighting the plague of a "me-oriented" paradigm, and provides the remedy with McDowell's guiding principles, "The 10 WEs." His inside-out approach aims to restore passion and purpose and turn apathy into optimism by capitalizing on the strength of the collective "WE."
"McDowell has created a framework that allows everyone on the team to come as they are and deliver their best work," said Harry Kraemer, clinical professor of management and organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, and former chairman and CEO of Baxter International. "His candid approach is refreshing and speaks to the hearts and minds of all leaders."
"Begin with WE" is the culmination of McDowell's passion for cultivating truly authentic and courageous leaders regardless of job title or seniority. This philosophy is derived from an unwavering belief that there's a better way to thrive in and out of corporate America. The book shares principles that apply to all facets of daily life and are extraordinarily relatable to anyone who possesses an optimism and eagerness to make an impact and be a catalyst for change, innovation, and excellence.
In addition, McDowell's work features colorful endorsements from well-renowned sports figures, including Major League Baseball outfielder Kevin Kiermaier and former National Football League coach Monte Kiffin. It also showcases real-life anecdotes from McDowell's former colleagues who have put these principles into practice and realized clear, tangible results.
McDowell's "10 WEs":
1. WE do the right thing. Always.
2. WE lead by example.
3. WE say what we're going to do. Then WE do it.
4. WE take action.
5. WE own our mistakes.
6. WE pick each other up.
7. WE measure ourselves by outcomes. Not activity.
8. WE challenge each other. Diplomatically.
9. WE embrace challenge.
10. WE obsess over details.
About Kyle McDowell
Kyle McDowell is an author, speaker, and leadership coach with nearly three decades of experience leading tens of thousands of employees at some of America's largest corporations, including United Health Group, CVS Health, and Bank of America.
McDowell's passion for people and proven track record for cultivating truly authentic and courageous leaders were born from an unwavering belief that there's a better way to thrive in corporate America. That passion culminated in the creation of "The 10 "WEs," McDowell's guiding principles that also serve as the foundation for his book, "Begin with WE: 10 Principles for Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence."
After successfully weaving "The 10 WEs" into the cultural fabric of several organizations, McDowell wrote "Begin with WE" and launched Kyle McDowell Inc., a global coaching, consulting, and speaking firm dedicated to improving organizational effectiveness by inspiring courageous and authentic leaders who are committed to the power of "WE."
McDowell is widely known for his inspiring approaches to transforming bosses into real leaders while reshaping corporate cultures. He is regularly invited to speak at business, educational, and nonprofit institutions and events, and has been featured in major national publications, such as The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Herald, and The Burlington Free Press. McDowell holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He lives in Tampa, Florida.
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Three parties to sign MOU on September 20 to launch scholarship and 1st The Sandbox Academy in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aventis Graduate School, an award-winning graduate school and corporate training provider headquartered in Singapore announces a US$1M ASEAN scholarship in support of Smobler Studio's Metaverse for Good initiative on The Sandbox. Smobler Studios is a leading metaverse architecture firm that builds in The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming world and open metaverse.
This initiative is the brainchild of Smobler Studios' founders Dr Loretta Chen and Ruel Sarmiento in line with their studio's IDEALS – inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility, leadership and sustainability. All NGOs, social enterprise and brands can participate in the Metaverse for Good if they pledge to support a worthy cause or charity. The digital real estate or LAND will be provided rent free for up to a year. The LAND is sponsored by the Octava Foundation, a private grant maker based in Singapore whose vision is to empower children and youth with equitable opportunities to contribute to a better world. The Foundation has a 12 X 12 LAND – a unit of virtual real estate in The Sandbox metaverse – that will be developed by Smobler Studios.
Likewise, Aventis' scholarship aims to empower working professionals across ASEAN. The bond-free scholarship will be awarded to qualified adult learners who are citizens of ASEAN excluding Singapore. The candidates will be selected based on the strength of their application, academic and professional background, overall potential and financial need. Priority will be given to needy students from developing ASEAN countries to provide relief and an added boost for those at a financial disadvantage to achieve success in life.
Samuel Teo, Chairman of Academic and Examination Board of Aventis Graduate School says, "Since our founding in 2007, education and continuous learning is always close to our hearts as it is the foundation for our learners to provide a better future for not just themselves but their family. We are dedicated to providing quality executive education to working professionals across the ASEAN region and want to use this scholarship to build deeper connections and engagement with our learners across ASEAN."
Additionally, Aventis will also enter into a tripartite partnership with Smobler Studios and The Sandbox to establish the first The Sandbox Academy in Singapore. The academy will focus on developing talent and creators for the open metaverse. For starters, the academy will provide technical courses such as Voxel Art and Game Maker Certification and will later expand into more offerings to cater to jobs that will be created in the open metaverse.
Says Chen, who is Co-Founder of Smobler Studios and a professor, "Even as we push the frontiers of technology, we must deepen our connection to society by widening access to education which are the pillars of knowledge and human capital. I am extremely heartened by Aventis' scholarship pledge to our metaverse for Good initiative and The Sandbox's support of the Singapore academy that will lead to the development of a viable career ecosystem. All of us believe in co-creating a bigger, brighter, better future for all in this open metaverse."
Sebastien Borget, who is Co-Founder and COO of The Sandbox says, "The metaverse promises a major disruption in how we will interact, communicate, play, learn, and earn. Yet, the metaverse cannot succeed without both great content and people, who are the center of this innovation. That is why we are deploying great effort to empower users, players, and creators through education to Web3 and the possibilities of The Sandbox, enabling the creation of a multitude of new jobs. This is why we are thrilled to see Aventis step in with this generous scholarship support, positioning ASEAN at the forefront of innovation."
The launch of the Aventis Metaverse for Good ASEAN scholarship and The Sandbox Academy will take place on September 20 at the Aventis campus in Orchard Road.
"This is an exciting new chapter for us and we are extremely grateful for the trust from our partners, Smobler Studios and The Sandbox. Through our tripartite partnership, we will be able to provide for ASEAN learners as well as train and place graduates to kickstart a career in the metaverse. We are actively seeking partners, educators, collaborators, and learners to join us in this exciting journey," said Teo.
The metaverse has been the talk of the town since Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021 and pledged to invest $10 billion in its Reality Labs operation in 2022. Bloomberg Intelligence envisions the metaverse opportunity reaching $400 billion by 2024. Metaverse mania has reached Singapore with the announcement of DBS as the first Singapore company and bank to seal a partnership with The Sandbox to make a foray into the metaverse.
Founded in 2007, Aventis is a graduate school headquartered in Singapore that champions human capital development. Aventis strives to make graduate and executive education affordable and accessible across Southeast Asia. With more than 60,000 learners, five esteemed university partners across USA and the UK and over 3,000 successful graduates, Aventis aims to be the leading graduate school for professionals in Asia. To Learn more, visit: www.aventis.edu.sg
Smobler Studios is a metaverse architecture and creative design agency headquartered in Singapore. It specializes in creative ideation, design thinking, brand marketing and metaverse development for The Sandbox Game. Its recent clients include Mighty Jaxx, One Group, The Food Bank Singapore and Tools of Rock NFT amongst others. It is backed by The Sandbox, Brinc and Enjinstarter. To learn more, visit: www.smoblerstudios.com.
The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is one of the decentralized virtual worlds that has been fueling the recent growth of virtual real estate demand, having partnered with major IPs and brands including Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, The Rabbids, Gucci Vault, The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Adidas, Deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Richie Hawtin, The Smurfs, Care Bears, Atari, ZEPETO, CryptoKitties, and more. Building on existing The Sandbox IP that has more than 40 million global installs on mobile, The Sandbox metaverse offers players and creators a decentralized and intuitive platform to create immersive 3D worlds and game experiences and to safely store, trade, and monetize their creations. For more information, please visit www.sandbox.game and follow the regular updates on Twitter, Medium, and Discord.
Octava Foundation is a private grant maker based in Singapore. Its vision is to empower children and youth, so they have equitable opportunities to excel as citizens and contribute to a better world, irrespective of their socio-economic background. The Foundation specifically supports organizations and programmes that enable learning attainment, skills development and or employability for underserved children and youth. It also funds projects that have promise of impact and scale and strengthen the pillars of home, learning, and society. The Foundation also provides bursaries in the form of study awards to motivated youth from underserved communities to access tertiary education.
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Adds new services to match high-performing leaders with strategic, world-class EA partners
GREENVILLE, S.C. , Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Base HQ, the modern solution for Executive Assistants (EAs), is shaping the future of work for assistants and the business leaders they support with innovative software made exclusively for EAs and a wide array of flexible service options that match leaders with strategic, high-impact, tech-enabled assistants to meet their unique business needs.
Base recently joined forces with 33Vincent to equip leaders with more impactful support to drive their business forward by utilizing Base's database of highly-qualified assistants - the largest in the industry. Base also brings career services such as job placement and excellent training opportunities to Executive Assistants. As a combined force, Base is taking the lead in the market to provide unique value to both assistants and their leaders with end-to-end service and support.
With Base, Executive Assistants enter the industry with the tools to excel from day one, and thrive in their roles with access to best-in class training, a collaborative EA community, job opportunities, and much more.
"We're equipping assistants with the tools, training and support they need to lead more impactful careers. By merging 33Vincent's tried-and-true services with Base's all-in-one workspace, we are checking every single box when it comes to supporting excellent Executive Assistants at every stage of their careers," said Paige McPheely, CEO of Base HQ.
For Executives who are tired of trying to do it all, Base has an extensive talent pool of highly-trained, motivated and talented assistants who are equipped to excel and make an impact from day one. Leaders can choose from a variety of options to fit their needs – one-time inbox management, flexible subscription EA support, or a search for their next full-time EA. Base is committed to pairing leaders with EAs who are the right fit for their business, culture and vision.
"With the largest assistant talent pool in the world, we're here to help lighten the load for busy Executives and match them with dedicated support. Our one-of-a-kind matching process allows the leader to focus on the business while we do the heavy lifting of finding the right fit," said Casey Putschoegl, President of Base HQ.
Base was built by assistants, for assistants. With 33Vincent's services now under the Base brand, Base is positioned to unlock all the potential the Executive Assistant role has to offer in modern workplaces and equip today's business leaders with the best EA support on the market. Learn more about Base at basehq.com.
Base is the modern solution for Executive Assistants. Base's platform and career services equip EAs with the tools, training, and support they need to be efficient in their roles and lead impactful careers. Learn more at basehq.com.
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The Foundation's donation and fundraising efforts will help diversify the Be The Match Registry
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of enhanced accessibility to life-saving stem cell transplants through the Be The Match® Registry, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation has made a $500,000 grant to Be The Match that will further the organization's partnerships at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
The $500,000 gift will enable Be The Match to grow its partnerships at HBCUs with focused recruitment efforts, education, awareness and internship opportunities for students; all in pursuit of increased stem cell transplant accessibility for Black and African American patients. Six new campus partnerships have already been established as a result of this gift.
"This generous gift from the Pomeroy Foundation is going to have a lasting impact on our ability to reach Black and African American communities and will make a difference for diverse patients in need of a donor," said Amy Ronneberg, Chief Executive Officer of Be The Match.
In addition, the Pomeroy Foundation donation sponsors a gift matching campaign that will help to diversify the donor registry. The matching opportunity coincides with this year's observance of World Marrow Donor Day on Saturday, Sept. 17. Donations to Be The Match throughout the month of September will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $500,000. Visit this link to donate and have your gift matched. The doubled donation will give patients a greater chance of finding a match and a second chance at life.
"Patients are most likely to match a donor of their own ethnic background," said Bill Pomeroy, Founder and Trustee of the Pomeroy Foundation. "Improving the ethnic diversity of the registry improves all patients' odds of finding a life-saving match."
Currently, the chance of having a matched, available donor on the registry ranges from 29-79%, with people of color less likely to find a match because fewer potential donors with diverse backgrounds are registered.
In 2004, Bill Pomeroy was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. He received a life-saving transplant from a fully matched donor found on the Be The Match Registry in 2005. Bill's transplant experience served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pomeroy Foundation, which works closely with Be The Match to expand recruitment efforts, especially for ethnically diverse donors. Bill is Trustee Emeritus for the Be The Match® Foundation.
To double your donation to Be The Match during this month's matching gift campaign and to learn more about diversifying the Be The Match Registry, visit: bethematch.org.
Be The Match® is the leading global partner working to save lives through cellular therapy. With more than 30 years of experience managing the most diverse registry of potential unrelated blood stem cell donors and cord blood units in the world, Be The Match is a proven partner in providing cures to patients with life-threatening blood and marrow cancers and diseases. Through their global network, they connect centers and patients to their best cell therapy options, from blood stem cell transplant to next-generation therapy, and collaborate with cell and gene therapy companies to support therapy development and delivery through Be The Match BioTherapies®. Learn more at bethematch.org.
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation® is committed to supporting the celebration and preservation of community history; and working to improve the probability of finding appropriate donor matches or other life-saving treatments for blood cancer patients. Established by Trustee Bill Pomeroy in 2005 to bring together his two greatest passions, the Pomeroy Foundation is a private, philanthropic organization located in Syracuse, N.Y. As the nation's leading funder of historic roadside markers, the Pomeroy Foundation has awarded nearly 2,000 grants for markers and bronze plaques in 46 states and Washington, D.C. To learn more about the Pomeroy Foundation, visit wgpfoundation.org.
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TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Blade, a North American commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) technology manufacturer, has been awarded a publicly procured, competitively solicited national cooperative contract (R10-1136B) from Region 10 Education Service Center, an Equalis Group Lead Agency.
This partnership allows Blade to provide its suite of indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions and technologies through Equalis, to K-12 schools, higher education entities, local governments, state agencies, and non-profits in the U.S. The available technologies include portable HEPA air purifiers, UVC supplemental air sanitization (induct and standalone options), and electrostatic polarized HVAC filters.
Aedan Fida, CEO of Blade, remarked upon the announcement, "We are very excited about our partnership with Equalis Group. We take great pride in manufacturing our unique, high-quality technologies. This partnership gives us the opportunity to supply schools, government agencies, and municipalities with our leading technologies while ensuring they are easily accessible and cost-effective."
Equalis Group delivers compliant, publicly procured cooperative agreements that public sector entities, including federal and state agencies, local governments, and educational institutions across the country can utilize to: i) quickly acquire the products and services they need; ii) receive better pricing through the collective buying power of Equalis Group Members; and, iii) save time through Equalis Group's legal and compliant alternative to conducting their own resource-consuming solicitation process.
This contract was procured and awarded in accordance with the requirements of 2-C.F.R. Part 200, commonly referred to as "Uniform Guidance". Why is that important? Because public sector entities receiving federal grant and award dollars can typically spend those dollars through Equalis Group's already-procured contracts without having to conduct their own bid or request for proposals (RFP).
Being a North American manufacturer, Blade assures quality, fast lead times, and durability with all products- a company value held high with great pride. "Equalis Group is delighted to have Blade as a supplier partner of our IAQ technology contract. We are certain that Blade will provide value to our clients by helping purchasers navigate procurement guidelines and statutory requirements while reducing costs, enabling them to concentrate on quickly securing the right solution for their IAQ needs," said Stephen Hull, CEO of Equalis Group.
This cooperative contract vehicle is immediately available to Equalis Group members. Any public sector entity within the United States can join Equalis Group and begin utilizing this competitively solicited contract by completing the membership agreement, located here. There are no dues, fees, or obligations to join Equalis Group.
Contract Information:
Contract #: R10-1136B
Effective Date: September 1, 2022
Expiration Date: August 31, 2025
Renewable Through: August 31, 2027
Blade is an industry-leading manufacturer of Canadian-made commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) technology located in Toronto, Ontario. They supply tailored, state-of-the-art indoor air quality solutions that meet the highest industry standards. Currently managing and improving indoor air quality in over 50 million square feet of building spaces across Canada, Blade is a trusted supplier and the preferred vendor of choice to the Ontario government for IAQ technology. In addition, they work with businesses and organizations across all industries.
Equalis Group is a national public sector purchasing cooperative that develops and administers a diverse portfolio of cooperative purchasing programs that cover a wide range of products and services. Each program in Equalis' rapidly growing portfolio provides its members with and a legal and compliant exemption to the traditional bid/RFP process and the ability to configure the solution that best meets their individual needs while achieving the lowest total cost.
To learn more about Blade, visit www.bladeair.ca or call (416) 701-0201.
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