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Stocks tumble on dashed inflation hopes
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling and disappointment is hitting markets worldwide Tuesday, following Wall Street’s sudden realization that inflation isn’t slowing as much as hoped.
The S&P 500 sank 3% in morning trading, threatening to snap a four-day winning streak. Bond prices also fell sharply, sending their yields higher, after a report showed inflation decelerated to 8.3% in August, instead of the 8.1% economists expected.
The disappointing data means traders are bracing for the Federal Reserve to ultimately raise interest rates even higher than expected to combat inflation, with all the risks for the economy that entails.
“Right now, it’s not the journey that’s a worry so much as the destination,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments. “If the Fed wants to hike and hold, the big question is at what level.”
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 853 points, or 2.6%, to 31,5247, as of 10:49 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 3.8%. Big tech stocks swooned more than the rest of the market, as all 11 sectors in the S&P 500 dropped.
Almost all of Wall Street came into the day thinking the Fed would hike its key short-term rate by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point at its meeting next week. But the hope was that inflation was in the midst of quickly falling back to more normal levels after peaking in June at 9.1%.
The thinking was that such a slowdown would let the Fed downshift the size of its rate hikes through the end of this year and then potentially hold steady through early 2023.
Tuesday’s report dashed some of those hopes. Many of the data points within it were worse than economists expected, including some the Fed pays particular attention to, such as inflation outside of food and energy prices. Markets honed in on a 0.6% rise in such prices during August from July, double what economists expected.
“This suggests that inflation expectations may be becoming ingrained,” said Gargi Chaudhuri, head of investment strategy at iShares.
The inflation figures were so much worse than expected that traders now see a one-in-five chance for a rate hike of a full percentage point by the Fed next week. That would be quadruple the size of the usual move, and no one in the futures market was predicting such a hike a day earlier.
Traders now see a better than 60% likelihood the Fed will pull its federal funds rate all the way up to a range of 4.25% to 4.50% by March. A day earlier, they saw less than a 17% chance of such a high rate, according to CME Group.
The Fed has already raised its benchmark interest rate four times this year, with the last two increases by three-quarters of a percentage point. The federal funds rate is currently in a range of 2.25% to 2.50%.
Higher rates hurt the economy by making it more expensive to buy a house, a car or anything else bought on credit. Mortgage rates have already hit their highest level since 2008, creating pain for the housing industry. The hope is that the Fed can pull off the tightrope walk of slowing the economy enough to snuff out high inflation, but not so much that it creates a painful recession.
In the meantime, higher rates also push down on prices for stocks, bonds and other investments. Investments seen as the most expensive or the riskiest are the ones hardest hit by higher rates, and bitcoin tumbled 6.6%.
In the stock market, all but 16 of the stocks in the S&P 500 fell. Technology and other high-growth companies fell more than the rest of the market because they’re seen as most at risk from higher rates.
Apple, Microsoft and Amazon all fell at least 4% and were the heaviest weights on the market. The communication services sector, which includes Google’s parent company and other internet and media companies, sank 4.5% for the largest loss out of the 11 sectors that make up the S&P 500 index.
The inflation report arrived before trading began on Wall Street, but it sent a thud through markets worldwide.
Treasury yields immediately leaped on expectations for a more aggressive Fed. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which tends to track expectations for Fed actions, leaped to 3.73% from 3.57% late Monday. The 10-year yield, which helps dictate where mortgages and rates for other loans are heading, rose to 3.43% from 3.36%.
Stock markets in Europe, meanwhile, veered from gains to losses. The German DAX was down 1.2%, and the French CAC 40 fell 1%.
Expectations for a more aggressive Fed also helped the dollar add to its already strong gains for this year. The dollar has been surging against the euro, Japanese yen and other currencies in large part because the Fed has been hiking rates faster and by bigger margins than many other central banks.
An index measuring the value of the dollar against several major currencies rose 1%
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Substitute teacher accused of offering to pay students to bully a classmate
CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA/Gray News) - A substitute teacher in Louisiana is accused of encouraging students to commit battery and bully a classmate, KSLA reports.
Aadrina Salean Smith, 24, was arrested in September on five counts of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles and one count of malfeasance in office. Her bonds total $10,000.
The incident happened during a physical education class in August at North Caddo Elementary Middle School, according to a report received by the Caddo Youth Services Division.
Detective Dennis Williams says Smith offered to pay five students $5 each to tackle their classmate.
Video of the incident shows Smith verbally communicating with five students and appearing to congratulate three who participated in the battery.
Smith sat on the bleachers while the victim laid on the gym floor and later got up. Smith never helped the victim and did not report the incident.
Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are pending.
Smith was terminated by the Caddo Parish School District.
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Sunshine returns to the region today
High pressure will bring us drier conditions for the foreseeable future
Plenty of sunshine is in store for us today as high pressure begins to build into our region. Temperatures will remain below average with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s this afternoon.
It’ll be another cool night with lows dropping into the upper 40s and low 50s. We’ll stay dry tonight with mainly clear conditions.
A mix of sun and clouds is expected tomorrow, and we’ll remain comfortable with lower humidity. Highs will stay in the upper 60s and low-mid 70s once again.
High pressure will be in control over the next several days. This will keep us dry with plenty of sunshine and temperatures will slowly climb into the 70s for most by the end of this week. Make sure to stay tuned and catch the latest on WVVA.
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Trial begins for woman accused of killing expectant mother, cutting unborn baby out of her
NEW BOSTON, Texas (KSLA/Gray News) - The trial is underway in the capital murder trial of a Texas woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and the fetus she allegedly cut out of the woman’s womb, KSLA reports.
Taylor Parker, 29, faces the death penalty if convicted of the October 2020 death of Reagan Hancock, 21, and the kidnapping of the unborn baby, Braxlynn, who was later pronounced dead at an Oklahoma hospital.
On Monday, Parker entered the courtroom to face a jury on the charges.
The day started with Parker pleading not guilty.
In opening statements, attorneys with the prosecution said Parker committed the crimes not because she wanted a baby but because she did not want to lose her boyfriend.
The attorneys also said Hancock was stabbed and cut around 100 times, with a scalpel being used to remove the fetus.
Witnesses said Parker was unable to carry a child after having a hysterectomy. According to witnesses, Parker offered them $100,000 to be surrogates.
The prosecution said Parker ordered from the internet a suit that made her look pregnant, faking pregnancy for nearly 10 months, all while hunting for a victim.
Defense attorneys said this is a complicated case, both factually and emotionally, and asked the jury to be fair.
Officials say it could take a couple of weeks to try this case.
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Twitter whistleblower brings his critiques to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former security chief at Twitter told Congress that the social media platform is plagued by weak cyber defenses, privacy threats and the inability to control millions of fake accounts.
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay out his allegations Tuesday.
“Twitter’s misleading the public, lawmakers” and regulators, Zatko said as he began his sworn testimony.
“They don’t know what data they have, where it lives and where it came from and so, unsurprisingly, they can’t protect it,” Zatko said. “It doesn’t matter who has keys if there are no locks.”
Zatko said, “Twitter leadership ignored its engineers,” in part because “their executive incentives led them to prioritize profit over security.”
His message echoed one brought to Congress against another social media giant last year, but unlike that Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Zatko hasn’t brought troves of internal documents to back up his claims.
Zatko was the head of security for the influential platform until he was fired early this year. He filed a whistleblower complaint in July with Congress, the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among his most serious accusations is that Twitter violated the terms of a 2011 FTC settlement by falsely claiming that it had put stronger measures in place to protect the security and privacy of its users.
Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who heads the Judiciary Committee, said Zatko has detailed flaws “that may pose a direct threat to Twitter’s hundreds of millions of users as well as to American democracy.”
“Twitter is an immensely powerful platform and can’t afford gaping vulnerabilities,” he said.
Unknown to Twitter users, there’s far more personal information disclosed than they —or sometimes even Twitter itself — realize, Zatko testified. He said “basic systemic failures” that were brought forward by company engineers were not addressed.
The FTC has been “a little over its head”, and far behind European counterparts, in policing the sort of privacy violations that have occurred at Twitter, Zatko said.
Many of Zatko’s claims are uncorroborated and appear to have little documentary support. Twitter has called Zatko’s description of events “a false narrative ... riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies” and lacking important context.
Among the assertions from Zatko that drew attention from lawmakers Tuesday was that Twitter knowingly allowed the government of India to place its agents on the company payroll, where they had access to highly sensitive data on users. Twitter’s lack of ability to log how employees accessed user accounts made it hard for the company to detect when employees were abusing their access, Zatko said.
Zatko also accuses the company of deception in its handling of automated “spam bots,” or fake accounts. That allegation is at the core of billionaire tycoon Elon Musk’s attempt to back out of his deal to buy Twitter. Musk and Twitter are locked in a bitter legal battle, with Twitter having sued Musk to force him to complete the deal. The Delaware judge overseeing the case ruled last week that Musk can include new evidence related to Zatko’s allegations in the high-stakes trial, which is set to start Oct. 17.
Sen. Charles Grassley, the committee’s ranking Republican, said Tuesday that Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal declined to testify at the hearing, citing the ongoing legal proceedings with Musk. But the hearing is “more important that Twitter’s civil litigation in Delaware,” Grassley said. Twitter declined to comment on Grassley’s remarks.
In his complaint, Zatko accused Agrawal as well as other senior executives and board members of numerous violations, including making “false and misleading statements to users and the FTC about the Twitter platform’s security, privacy and integrity.”
Zatko, 51, first gained prominence in the 1990s as a pioneer in the ethical hacking movement and later worked in senior positions at an elite Defense Department research unit and at Google. He joined Twitter in late 2020 at the urging of then-CEO Jack Dorsey.
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Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces on Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major gains and a stunning blow to Moscow’s military prestige.
It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly seven-month war. But the country’s officials were buoyant, releasing footage showing their forces burning Russian flags and inspecting abandoned charred tanks. In one video, border guards tore down a poster that read, “We are one people with Russia.”
Momentum has switched back and forth before, and Ukraine’s American allies, for one, were careful not to declare a premature victory since Russian President Vladimir Putin still has troops and resources to tap.
Still, the Kremlin struggled to respond to the defeat, its largest since its forces abandoned a botched attempt to capture Kyiv early in the war.
Late Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops have retaken more than 6,000 square kilometers (2,300 square miles) — an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg — in a matter of weeks.
“The movement of our troops continues,” he said.
In the latest claim, Ukraine’s border guard services said the army took control of Vovchansk — a town just 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Russia seized on the first day of the war.
While every individual claim of military success could not be verified, Russia acknowledged that it has withdrawn troops from areas in the northeastern region of Kharkiv in recent days.
Reports of chaos abounded as Russian troops pulled out — as well as claims that they were surrendering en masse. Ukraine officials have said they have captured so many soldiers that they are struggling to house them. The claim could not be immediately verified.
Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar said Kyiv is trying to persuade even more Russian soldiers to give up, launching shells filled with flyers ahead of their advance.
“Russians use you as cannon fodder. Your life doesn’t mean anything for them. You don’t need this war. Surrender to Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the flyers read.
In one indication of the blow sustained by Moscow, British intelligence said that one premier force, the 1st Guards Tank Army, had been “severely degraded” during the invasion and that “Russia’s conventional force designed to counter NATO is severely weakened. It will likely take years for Russia to rebuild this capability.”
The retreat didn’t stop Russia from pounding Ukrainian positions, however. Early Tuesday, it shelled the city of Lozova in the Kharkiv region, killing three people and injuring nine, said regional governor Oleh Syniehubov.
And Ukrainian officials said Russia kept up shelling around Europe’s largest nuclear facility, where fighting has raised fears of a nuclear disaster. The Nikopol area, which is across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, was shelled six times during the night but no injuries were immediately reported, said regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko.
Strikes have also continued unabated on the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest and one that has been hammered by artillery for months.
Zelenskyy specifically criticized Russia for targeting energy infrastructure in its attacks over the past days. “Hundreds and thousands of Ukrainians found themselves in the dark — without electricity. Houses, hospitals, schools, communal infrastructure … sites that have absolutely nothing to do with the infrastructure of the armed forces of our country.”
He said it could only point to one thing. “This is a sign of the desperation of those who contrived this war. This is how they react to the defeat of Russian forces in the Kharkiv region. They can’t do anything to our heroes on the battlefield.”
The counteroffensive has provoked rare public criticism of Putin’s war. Meanwhile, some of its defenders in Russia played down the idea that the success belonged to Ukraine, blaming instead Western weapons and fighters for the losses.
“It’s not Ukraine that attacked Izium, but NATO,” read a headline in the state-supported Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, referring to one of the areas where Russia said it has withdrawn troops.
Elsewhere, residents of a Russian village just across the border from Ukraine were evacuated after shelling by Ukrainian troops killed one person, according to Russia’s Tass news agency.
The report cited the head of the local administration in Logachevka, who said Ukrainian troops opened fire at a border checkpoint.
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Arhirova reported from Kyiv.
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What’s left as Jan. 6 panel sprints to year-end finish
WASHINGTON (AP) — With only three months left in the year, the House Jan. 6 committee is eyeing a close to its work and a final report laying out its findings about the U.S. Capitol insurrection. But the investigation is not over.
The committee has already revealed much of its work at eight hearings over the summer, showing in detail how former President Donald Trump ignored many of his closest advisers and amplified his false claims of election fraud after he lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. Witnesses interviewed by the panel — some of them Trump’s closest allies — recounted in videotaped testimony how the former president declined to act when hundreds of his supporters violently attacked the Capitol as Congress certified Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, 2021.
Lawmakers say there is more to come. The nine-member panel — seven Democrats and two Republicans — interviewed witnesses through all of August, and they are planning at least one hearing this month. Members are expected to meet and discuss some of their next steps on Tuesday.
Because the Jan. 6 panel is a temporary, or “select,” committee, it expires at the end of the current Congress. If Republicans take the majority in November’s elections, as they are favored to do, they are expected to dissolve the committee in January. So the panel is planning to issue a final report by the end of December.
What’s left for the committee in 2022:
HEARINGS
The committee is expected to hold at least one hearing, maybe more, before the end of the month. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice chairwoman, said the committee “has far more evidence to share with the American people and more to gather.”
“Doors have opened, new subpoenas have been issued and the dam has begun to break,” Cheney said at a July 21 hearing that was held in prime time and watched by 17.7 million people. “We have considerably more to do.”
It’s unclear if the next hearings will provide a general overview of what the panel has learned or if they will be focused on new information and evidence. The committee conducted several interviews at the end of July and into August with Trump’s Cabinet secretaries, some of whom had discussed invoking the constitutional process in the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office after the insurrection.
WITNESSES
The panel has already interviewed more than 1,000 people, but lawmakers and staff are still pursuing new threads. The committee just recently spoke to several of the Cabinet secretaries, including former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in July and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in August.
The committee also wants to get to the bottom of missing Secret Service texts from Jan. 5-6, 2021, which could shed further light on Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after earlier testimony about his confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol.
“We anticipate talking to additional members of the president’s Cabinet,” Cheney said at the beginning of August. “We anticipate talking to additional members of his campaign. Certainly, we’re very focused as well on the Secret Service.”
The committee has also pursued an interview with conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Lawmakers want to know more about her role in trying to help Trump overturn the election. She contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin as part of that effort.
FINAL REPORT
The committee must shut down within a month after issuing a final report, per its rules. But lawmakers could issue some smaller reports before then, perhaps even before the November elections. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the panel’s chairman, has said there may be an interim report in the fall.
The release of the final report will likely come close to the end of the year so the panel can maximize its time. While much of the findings will already be known, the report is expected to thread the story together in a definitive way that lays out the committee’s conclusions for history.
TRUMP AND PENCE
Members of the committee are still debating how aggressively to pursue testimony from Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Some have have questioned whether calling Pence — he resisted Trump’s pressure to try and block Biden’s certification on Jan. 6 — is needed since many of his closest aides have already testified. His top lawyer at the White House, Greg Jacob, testified at one of the committee’s hearings in June and characterized much of Pence’s thought process during the time when Trump was pressuring him.
The panel has been in discussions with Pence’s lawyers for months, without any discernible progress. Still, the committee could invite Pence for closed-door testimony or ask him to answer written questions.
The calculation is different for the former president. Members have debated whether they need to call Trump, who is the focus of their probe but also a witness who has railed against the investigation, denied much of the evidence and who has floated the idea of presidential pardons for Jan. 6 rioters. He is also facing scrutiny in several other investigations, including at the Justice Department and over the classified documents he took to his private club.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
Another bit of unfinished business is the committee’s subpoenas to five House Republicans, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
In May the panel subpoenaed McCarthy, R-Calif., and Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama. The panel has investigated McCarthy’s conversations with Trump the day of the attack and meetings the four other lawmakers had with the White House beforehand as Trump and his aides worked to overturn his election defeat.
The five Republicans, all of whom have repeatedly downplayed the investigation’s legitimacy, have simply ignored the request to testify. But the Jan. 6 committee seems unlikely to meet their defiance with contempt charges, as they have with other witnesses, in the weeks before the November elections. Not only would it be a politically risky move, but it is unclear what eventual recourse the panel would have against its own colleagues.
LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
The committee is expected to weigh in on possible legislative changes to the Electoral Count Act, which governs how a presidential election is certified by Congress.
A bipartisan group of senators released proposed changes over the summer that would clarify the way states submit electors and the vice president tallies the votes. Trump and his allies tried to find loopholes in that law ahead of Jan. 6 as the former president worked to overturn his defeat to Biden and unsuccessfully pressured Pence to go along.
The Jan. 6 panel’s final report is expected to include a larger swath of legislative recommendations.
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Associated Press writers Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.
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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: 2 hours 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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Today we celebrate the 1,000th concert the Tiny Desk team has captured and published, and I can't imagine a more inspiring spirit to help us celebrate than Angélique Kidjo. Originally from the West African country of Benin, the singer and activist plays a crucial role in spreading the music of Africa and the spirit of love in all that she does.
When I started the Tiny Desk series in April 2008, I never imagined its impact. So many artists' voices have been raised and shared with music fans worldwide through these performances. When Angélique was preparing for her Tiny Desk concert, she thought it would be a good idea to watch some past concerts for inspiration. It's then she saw Sampa The Great's home concert from Zambia and immediately reached out in hopes of collaborating. Now here they are, at NPR, brought together by a series that has been blessed with so much talent and a global audience with big ears and open arms.
Angélique Kidjo's band drives the energy and melody as they perform songs from her 2021 album Mother Nature and then dig back a decade to perform the song "Afirika," encouraging strength for the African people. The celebration concludes as Angélique Kidjo pays tribute to her friend and mentor Miriam Makeba by performing her 1967 global hit, "Pata Pata." It was a lovely way to shine a light on how we can impact each other's lives through music.
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 11:40 AM ET
As the week begins, here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.
What to watch this week
Ukraine's counteroffensive is expected to continue, and military analysts will watch for signs of recaptured territory, as well as Russian counterattacks and other moves.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet China's Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
What happened last week
Sept. 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and thanked him as a great friend of the Ukrainian people. The following day, Zelenskyy said he was the first foreign leader to call new Prime Minister Liz Truss. Her office said she accepted his invitation to visit Ukraine soon.
Russia added 25 Americans to its sanctions list, including Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in retaliation for Washington's sanctions against Russian citizens. Moscow banned the celebrities along with U.S. lawmakers, academics and business leaders from entering Russia.
Sept. 6: The International Atomic Energy Agency listed damage to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, in its report following an inspection. It warned military attacks at or from the plant could have catastrophic consequences, even as shelling in the area continued.
Sept. 7: Russia is allegedly buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea, according to a U.S. intelligence report, which Moscow denies.
Sept. 8: Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv. He said the U.S. will provide $2.2 billion in long-term regional security funds to Ukraine and 18 other countries including Baltic states as well as Greece and Poland. On top of that, the Pentagon also announced President Biden had authorized $675 million in arms and military equipment for Ukraine.
Zelenskyy and Putin were both among the foreign leaders to express condolences upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sept. 9: Ukrainian forces advanced in a swift offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region. By the next day, Ukraine said it had recaptured key areas including Izium, as Russia withdrew troops from the town they were reported to be using as a command and supply hub.
Sept. 10: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock paid a surprise visit to Kyiv to show support for Ukraine. Germany has sent howitzers, rocket launchers and anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine in recent weeks, and is due to send more as part of a 500 million euro security aid package.
Sept. 11: Owners of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant announced they were shutting down the last working reactor as fighting continued in the area.
In the Kharkiv region, Russia hit Ukrainian power plants and other infrastructure, sparking a big fire on Kharkiv's western outskirts and leaving Ukraine's second-largest city without electricity.
In-depth
Traumatized and displaced but determined, kids in Ukraine head back to school.
Ukrainian forces break through Russia's front lines in the east and retake key towns.
How much did Russia's war with Ukraine change in a single weekend?
Here's why the risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine has significantly increased.
The last reactor at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, has stopped.
Ukrainians prep for winter. If Russia hits heating systems, cities will freeze.
Meet the Chechen battalion joining Ukraine to fight Russia — and fellow Chechens.
Special report
Russia's war in Ukraine is changing the world: See its ripple effects in all corners of the globe.
Earlier developments
You can read past recaps here. For context and more in-depth stories, you can find more of NPR's coverage here. Also, listen and subscribe to NPR's State of Ukraine podcast for updates throughout the day.
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SAN FRANCISCO — 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 moves to ban using rape DNA for unrelated cases
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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Busted: Agents seize 250+ pounds of meth being smuggled into US
PHARR, Texas (Gray News) – Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection said they seized more than 250 pounds of methamphetamine smugglers tried to bring into the country.
“Our CBP officers relied on their experience and all available tools and resources to thwart this smuggling attempt,” Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said.
Authorities said officers found 266.75 pounds of meth concealed in a tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico. The drugs have a street value of $2.3 million, according to border patrol agents.
The case remains under investigation.
According to Field Operations Director Randy Howe, the agency has seized 2,270 pounds of meth and 72 pounds of cocaine in the past week.
He said the estimated street value of the narcotics seized is over $35 million.
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Family finds AirTag tracking device in new car, vehicle stolen days later
CARLTON, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) – A family in Oregon is warning others to be vigilant after their new vehicle was stolen with the help of an AirTag tracking device.
Casey Livingston said he bought a used BMW from a local dealership for his son’s 16th birthday.
Livingston and his wife were on their way home with the vehicle when they realized something was amiss. They received alerts on their iPhones that an unknown AirTag tracking device was traveling with them.
After searching for the AirTag, they found it buried and hidden in the BMW’s center console.
Finding the device gave the Livingstons a bad feeling, so that night, they blocked the vehicle in their driveway with hopes that thieves wouldn’t be able to steal it.
That night, nothing happened. But Wednesday morning around 2 a.m., someone stole the vehicle.
Livingston said when they bought the car, they were only given one set of keys.
“From the video we have from our neighbors, we were able to see they pulled up, unlocked the car, got in it, and just drove away,” Livingston said.
That wasn’t the last they saw of the car. A couple of days later, the BMW was involved in a hit-and-run in Vancouver, where it rear-ended another vehicle at an intersection.
“It wasn’t drivable, so they just fled the scene. It’s totaled. There’s no way that it can be fixed,” Livingston said.
The dealership where Livingston got the car said they bought the BMW at an auction, and they do thorough checks of all their vehicles. However, the person who did the inspection didn’t have an iPhone, so they didn’t receive a notification about the AirTag inside the console.
The dealership said they are cooperating with police in their investigation.
Livingston said he had insurance on the vehicle, so he is optimistic he won’t be out too much money.
He is now warning others that if you find an AirTag in your vehicle, listen to your gut and get in touch with police.
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Panel: Archives still not certain it has all Trump records
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives is still not certain that it has custody of all Donald Trump’s presidential records even after the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago club, a congressional committee said in a letter Tuesday.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform revealed that staff at the Archives on an Aug. 24 call could not provide assurances that they have all of Trump’s presidential records. The committee in the letter asked the Archives to conduct an assessment of whether any Trump records remain unaccounted for and potentially in his possession.
“In light of revelations that Mr. Trump’s representatives misled investigators about his continued possession of government property and that material found at his club included dozens of ‘empty folders’ for classified material, I am deeply concerned that sensitive presidential records may remain out of the control and custody of the U.S. Government,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, wrote in the letter.
The House committee has jurisdiction over the Presidential Records Act, a 1978 law that requires the preservation of White House documents as property of the U.S. government. The request is the latest development in a monthslong back-and-forth between the agency and the committee, which has been investigating Trump’s handling of records.
The request also comes weeks after the FBI recovered more than 100 documents with classified markings and even more than 10,000 other government documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The search came after lawyers for Trump provided a sworn certification that all government records had been returned.
Maloney and other Democratic lawmakers on the panel have been seeking a briefing from the National Archives, but haven’t received one due to the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal investigation into the matter.
But the letter notes a call between Archives staff and the committee on Aug. 24, where lawmakers were informed that documents could still be missing.
As a result, Maloney wrote, the committee is asking the agency to conduct an “urgent review” of all of the government records that have been recorded from the Trump White House to determine whether any additional records remain unaccounted for and potentially in the possession of the former president.
In addition, the committee also asked for the Archives to get a personal certification from Trump “that he has surrendered all presidential records that he illegally removed from the White House after leaving office.”
The committee is asking the Archives to provide an initial assessment of this review by Sept. 27.
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Substitute teacher accused of offering to pay students to bully a classmate
CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA/Gray News) - A substitute teacher in Louisiana is accused of encouraging students to commit battery and bully a classmate, KSLA reports.
Aadrina Salean Smith, 24, was arrested in September on five counts of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles and one count of malfeasance in office. Her bonds total $10,000.
The incident happened during a physical education class in August at North Caddo Elementary Middle School, according to a report received by the Caddo Youth Services Division.
Detective Dennis Williams says Smith offered to pay five students $5 each to tackle their classmate.
Video of the incident shows Smith verbally communicating with five students and appearing to congratulate three who participated in the battery.
Smith sat on the bleachers while the victim laid on the gym floor and later got up. Smith never helped the victim and did not report the incident.
Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are pending.
Smith was terminated by the Caddo Parish School District.
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Woman arrested after allegedly hitting Shenandoah County deputy with her car
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s office arrested a woman from Middletown Sunday.
According to a release on Facebook, 39-year-old Natasia James was reportedly parked along the side of a driveway in the Mt. Olive area inhaling something in her vehicle. As a deputy responded to the scene to investigate, James allegedly drove away and hit the deputy with her vehicle.
James was later arrested along Route 11 and taken to RSW Regional Jail where she’s being held without bond.
She was charged with the following:
Attempt to Cause Bodily Injury of a Law Enforcement Officer
Felony Eluding Law Enforcement
Driving Under the Influence
Deliberately Inhaling a Drug or Noxious Chemical Substance
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AIQ and Databricks Focus on Ubundled Approach to Customer Data Storage to Enable Greater Control for IT Organizations.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ActionIQ, the leader in customer experience (CX) solutions that deliver actionable insights from customer data, and Databricks, the data and AI company and pioneer of the data lakehouse paradigm, today announced a partnership to integrate AIQ's new HybridCompute technology with Databricks Lakehouse Platform, helping enterprise IT teams maximize the value of existing technology investments, while maintaining seamless self-service experiences for business users.
HybridCompute is a new architecture of the AIQ InfiniteCompute technology - the foundation of the AIQ CX Hub – that allows enterprise IT teams to unbundle their customer data stack and take full control over where data lives and is queried.
HybridCompute enabled on Databricks will deliver more choice and control for IT, while giving business users access to secure customer data without duplication in Databricks' Lakehouse. Additional benefits include:
- Fit with existing Databricks Delta Lake investments as a robust single source of customer data truth
- Choose where data is stored and access, thus ensuring security and fortifying governance
- Control compute cost between ActionIQ and Databricks
- Accelerate deployment of a market-leading CX Hub giving business teams the freedom to explore and action on customer data
"At Databricks, we are seeing IT successfully consolidating the data, but urgently looking to provide access to it without first duplicating this data in a new system," said Steve Sobel, Global Industry Leader for Media & Entertainment at Databricks. "The combination of Databricks and ActionIQ is a compelling solution to host customer data with full privacy settings and controls, while giving business access to the business applications they are looking for."
InfiniteCompute is the data infrastructure technology that delivers unlimited computational power, making it possible for AIQ to manage and process more data than any other solution available. And with the addition of HybridCompute, enterprise brands can reclaim complete control over their most valuable asset: customer data.
"With a growing presence in the data warehouse industry, the Databricks Lakehouse is an innovative solution for cloud data warehouse deployments, and many of our customers and prospects are looking to deploying it or already using the Databricks technology," said Justin DeBrabant, Senior Vice President of Product at ActionIQ. "Combining forces around our unique HybridCompute will allow more enterprises to take full advantage of the AIQ CX Hub to orchestrate customer experiences at scale."
More information about how ActionIQ HybridCompute works with Databricks can be found here.
See also related announcement of ActionIQ HybridCompute here.
About ActionIQ
AIQ brings order to CX chaos. Our Customer Experience Hub empowers everyone to be a CX champion by giving business teams the freedom to explore and action on customer data while helping technical teams extend and enhance existing technology investments to manage data governance, costs and performance. Enterprise brands such as Autodesk, M&T Bank, The New York Times, Neiman Marcus, Hertz and many more use our CX Hub to drive growth through extraordinary customer experiences. Learn more at actioniq.com.
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HybridCompute is industry-first to provide full control of where data is stored and queried via its native reverse ETL capabilities.
Highlights:
- ActionIQ brings the full power and flexibility of the AIQ CX Hub, including audience segmentation, journey orchestration and real-time experiences, directly into cloud data lakes via native push-down SQL and reverse ETL capabilities
- This new architecture offers improved data security and governance by allowing full control over where customer data is stored and processed
- HybridCompute enables enterprises to decide where to create their source of truth for customer data
- ActionIQ supports an agnostic approach to data storage and processing, working with leading data and analytics platforms like Databricks, Snowflake and Teradata
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ActionIQ, the leader in customer experience (CX) solutions that deliver actionable insight from customer data, today announced the launch of HybridCompute, a new feature of the AIQ InfiniteCompute technology that removes the requirement to replicate and move data, allowing enterprise IT teams to unbundle their customer data stack and take full control over where data is stored and queried. The AIQ CX Hub with HybridCompute now seamlessly integrates directly on top of cloud data lakes, helping enterprise IT teams maximize the value of existing technology investments, while empowering business users with drag and drop simplicity. .
InfiniteCompute is the data infrastructure technology that delivers unlimited computational power, making it possible for AIQ to manage and process more data than any other solution available. And with the addition of HybridCompute, InfiniteCompute can query data stored across multiple systems, enabling analytics anywhere data lives and post-processing that provides a consistent view of data across the entire AIQ CX Hub.
"AIQ's mission has always been to empower IT and business leaders to orchestrate personalized customer experiences at scale, and we've approached innovations in infrastructure as a key enabler to that," said Justin DeBrabant, Senior Vice President of Product at AIQ. "However, a lot has changed in data infrastructure space over the last 8 years since we started on that mission. Many companies have made investments to consolidate their customer data into a cloud data lake, and the gap to leveraging that data is less on data unification and more on simplified business access."
"We want to meet our customers wherever they are on their data infrastructure journey, and help them generate greater value on those investments by providing them scalable storage and compute infrastructure when they need it, or the ability to query the data where it is with HybridCompute if they've already done the work of data unification. And importantly, they won't need to choose all of one or the other, as InfiniteCompute will span seamlessly across any of these systems," he continued.
The AIQ CX Hub with HybridCompute gives enterprise IT teams the ability to unbundle their customer data stack, significantly streamlining resources, increasing flexibility, generating greater value on IT investments and driving accelerated CX transformation.
"By 2024, 80% of CIOs surveyed will list modular business redesign through composability, as a top-five reason for accelerated business performance," cites "Predicts 2022: Composable Applications Accelerate Digital Business" a Gartner® report published Dec. 1, 2021. The report goes on to say, "Composable digital business will use digital resources to cope with the rapid pace of business change, unfamiliar risks, diversifying customer expectations, and business, economic, societal and other uncertainties."
See also related announcements today and this week on partnerships with Databricks, Snowflake and Teradata to integrate HybridCompute and maximize value of existing investments.
Enterprise brands such as Autodesk, M&T Bank, The New York Times, Neiman Marcus, Hertz and many more use the AIQ CX Hub to drive growth through extraordinary customer experiences.
More information about ActionIQ HybridCompute and InfiniteCompute can be found here.
AIQ brings order to CX chaos. Our Customer Experience Hub empowers everyone to be a CX champion by giving business teams the freedom to explore and action on customer data while helping technical teams extend and enhance existing technology investments to manage data governance, costs and performance. Enterprise brands such as Autodesk, M&T Bank, The New York Times, Neiman Marcus, Hertz and many more use our CX Hub to drive growth through extraordinary customer experiences. Learn more at actioniq.com.
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Hudson Cutler for ActionIQ
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New Agreement to Deliver Unbundled Approach to Data Storage and Activation, Giving IT Increased Control
NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ActionIQ, the leader in customer experience (CX) solutions that deliver actionable insights from customer data, and Teradata (NYSE: TDC) today announced a strategic relationship to integrate AIQ's new HybridCompute technology with the Teradata VantageCloud analytics and data platform, helping enterprise IT teams maximize the value of existing technology investments, while maintaining seamless experiences for business users.
HybridCompute is a new architecture of the AIQ InfiniteCompute technology - the foundation of the AIQ CX Hub – that allows enterprise IT teams to unbundle their customer data stack and take full control over where data lives and is queried.
With AIQ HybridCompute enabled on the Teradata VantageCloud analytics and data platform, including Teradata VantageCloud Lake – Teradata's first product build on an all-new, next-generation cloud-native architecture – IT teams will have more choice and control, while business users will have access to secure customer data without costly duplication that can induce errors. Additional benefits will include:
- Enables a holistic, 360-degree view of the customer, regardless of where the customer data resides across an organization, with Teradata VantageCloud
- Greater control of where data is stored and queried, increasing security and fortifying governance
- Control compute cost between ActionIQ and Teradata
- Accelerate deployment of a market leading CX Hub giving business teams the freedom to explore and action on customer data
"As an enterprise multi-cloud analytics and data platform, Teradata VantageCloud is rich with every subset of customer data, providing a complete 360 view," said Lisa Stewart, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Partners and Alliances at Teradata. "By partnering with ActionIQ, we're able to seamlessly bring this complex customer data into the hands of business decision makers across the organization to help them make faster, more informed decisions."
InfiniteCompute is the data infrastructure technology that delivers unlimited computational power, making it possible for AIQ to manage and process more data than any other solution available. And with the addition of HybridCompute, enterprise brands can reclaim complete control over their most valuable asset: customer data.
"Teradata's innovation in data analytics enables clients across industries to accelerate growth of their organizations," said Justin DeBrabant, Senior Vice President of Product at ActionIQ. "With a long history of collaboration and mutual respect, Teradata amplifies AIQ's offerings and the combined infrastructure will provide IT and business users unprecedented capabilities to securely manage and activate data across their ecosystem."
More information about how AIQ HybridCompute works with Teradata can be found here.
See also related announcement of ActionIQ HybridCompute here.
About ActionIQ
AIQ brings order to CX chaos. Our Customer Experience Hub empowers everyone to be a CX champion by giving business teams the freedom to explore and action on customer data while helping technical teams extend and enhance existing technology investments to manage data governance, costs and performance. Enterprise brands such as Autodesk, M&T Bank, The New York Times, Neiman Marcus, Hertz and many more use our CX Hub to drive growth through extraordinary customer experiences. Learn more at actioniq.com.
About Teradata
Teradata is the connected multi-cloud data platform for enterprise analytics company. Our enterprise analytics solve business challenges from start to scale. Only Teradata gives you the flexibility to handle the massive and mixed data workloads of the future, today. Learn more at Teradata.com.
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Brianne Fortuna
Hudson Cutler for ActionIQ
bfortuna@hudsoncutler.com
+1-315-404-5756
January Machold
Teradata
January.Machold@Teradata.com
858-485-3049 office
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Get Real Stuff at the Airheads Fun Money Shop Where Play Money is the Only Currency
Accepted
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today more than ever, thinking about money is less fun – but that wasn't always the case. Play money, piggy banks, and plastic cash registers have historically been all the rage for children, so why not reimagine them for grown-ups, too?
It's no secret that money is stressful these days. Airheads candy is about to change that by making money fun again at a temporary pop-up shop, located at 3419 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, where only play money will be accepted. The pop-up shop will run from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 and will accept play money and toy money, but no real money in exchange for tasty and tangible items – ranging anywhere from a bag of Airheads candy, to wireless earbuds, a 10-foot balloon giraffe, a unicycle, e-scooters, and more. That's right, any and all forms of real currency are not accepted at the Airheads Fun Money Shop. Not only this, but play money could even buy you a car! Just kidding, but Airheads has partnered with the Jeep brand to give all Airheads Fun Money Shop visitors ages 18+ who qualify a chance to win a 2022 Jeep® Renegade (RED) Edition by entering into our on-site Sweepstakes.† The vehicle supports the Jeep brand's commitment to (RED) in service of the Global Fund. Images of the pop-up shop can be found HERE.
Customers at the Airheads Fun Money Shop get to take home one shop item in exchange for any amount of play money they have on hand, as no available items will have an assigned price point. Terms and conditions apply.*
"Look, even when things get tough, it's important to find moments to stay playful. That's what we're always trying to do at Airheads...besides, who wouldn't want a giant balloon giraffe for play dollars?" said Craig Cuchra, VP of Marketing at Perfetti Van Melle, maker of Airheads candy.
Not in the Chicago area? No problem. Airheads is also hosting multiple Instagram sweepstakes throughout the day of the in-store pop-up. To enter, customers can leave a comment on a sweepstakes post with a money-related emoji, include #sweepstakes, and follow the official Airheads account on Instagram, @Airheadscandy. Shop items will be awarded at random to 15 individuals on each sweepstakes post.‡
*Pop-Up Terms: Items available on first-come basis, while supplies last. Very limited availability of items shown (1 balloon animal, 4 wireless earbuds, 2 e-scooters, 1 unicycle) and certain items. One item per person. Type/denomination of fun money does not matter. All welcome, must be 16+ to exchange. No returns/exchanges. For unforeseen circumstances or abuse, Airheads may cancel, suspend, or modify promotion in whole or in part, with or without notice.
†Jeep sweepstakes abbrev. rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Open to legal residents of 48 U.S. or D.C. (excluding NY & FL), 18+. Sweepstakes begins 12PM ET and ends 7PM ET on 9/13/22. Prize: 2022 Jeep Renegade (RED). ARV: $32,175. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received during the entry period. Void where prohibited. For Official Rules visit https://airheads.com/officialrules or request a copy from Sponsor's representative at the Event. Sponsor: Perfetti Van Melle, 3645 Turfway Rd, Erlanger, KY 41018.
‡Instagram sweepstakes abbrev. rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. INSTAGRAM® ACCT. REQ'D (free). Ends 9/13/2022 at 7:00 pm EST. Open to legal res. of US (incl. DC); 18+. Limit: 1 entry/person/post. Odds vary. Void where prohibited. For restrictions, prize information and Official Rules: http://airheads.com/rules. Sponsor: Perfetti Van Melle USA Inc., 3645 Turfway Rd., Erlanger, KY 41018.
About Airheads
Airheads is a brand long loved by people of all ages for its chewy texture, tangy fruit flavors and bright colors. Invented in Erlanger, KY, Airheads are available in original bar form as well as chewy and intense bite-sized pieces called Airheads Bites. For a sweetly sour candy that packs a punch, Airheads Xtremes belts and bites are available. And, for those who want the tangy, chewy goodness in gum form, there's Airheads Gum, with micro-candies offering a playful burst of fruit sensation in each chew. Airheads are perfect for a quick treat, social gatherings and for sharing with others.
About Perfetti Van Melle
Perfetti Van Melle Benelux B.V. is a privately-owned global company established in March 2001 through the merger of Perfetti SpA and Van Melle B.V. Perfetti Van Melle manufactures and markets confectionery and chewing gum products in more than 150 countries. Today Perfetti Van Melle is one of the world's largest confectionery groups, marketing highly renowned brands such as Mentos, Frisk, Chupa Chups, Smint, Fruit-tella, Alpenliebe, Golia, Vivident, Airheads, Happydent & Big Babol. The Group has corporate headquarters in Italy and The Netherlands. U.S. operations are solely out of Erlanger, KY.
About Jeep x (RED)
The Jeep Brand is proud to be one of the first automotive brands to join forces with (RED), a leader in the worldwide fight against pandemics. Every Jeep Compass (RED) edition and Jeep Renegade (RED) edition, along with limited edition merchandise, will support a commitment to the Global Fund that strengthens healthcare systems and helps fund life-saving programs.
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Chicory's In-Recipe Commerce Solutions Send Alaska Seafood to Online Grocery Carts
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicory, the leading contextual commerce advertising platform, today announced its partnership with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), an organization fostering the economic development of the Alaska seafood industry. The partnership seeks to drive consumer awareness and online sales of wild Alaska seafood using Chicory's full suite of in-recipe commerce solutions.
"We're on a mission to help home cooks easily prepare delicious, wild Alaska seafood," said ASMI Domestic Marketing Director Megan Rider. "Chicory makes this simple, which is why they are our premier partner in our new era of digital growth. Together, through our recently launched Seafood Recipe Finder and Chicory's extensive network, we're providing seamless shopping experiences and making Alaska seafood more accessible to the everyday consumer."
As of February, all recipes on alaskaseafood.org are powered by Chicory's signature "Get Ingredients" button. The technology takes site visitors from inspiration to checkout, at over 60 retailers, in just a few clicks. ASMI also leverages Chicory's recipe network of 5,200 sites to reach 110 million additional high-intent shoppers each month: Chicory's contextual commerce advertising solutions promote seafood from Alaska in highly-relevant, in-network recipes via proprietary contextual targeting; Branded Cart prioritizes Alaska seafood products across Chicory's network, at the add-to-cart step of the in-recipe shopping experience.
"We're thrilled to have been selected as ASMI's trusted contextual commerce partner," said Chicory CEO & Co-Founder Yuni Sameshima. "In leveraging our full suite of solutions, the ASMI team is exceeding benchmarks, driving site engagement and bolstering the sales of Alaska seafood. The results from the partnership are further validation of the power of in-recipe, contextual commerce advertising."
Chicory is ASMI's first commerce media provider. The partnership comes amid rapid growth for both organizations: Chicory's recipe network more than tripled over the last few months, growing from 1,600 to 5,200 websites; ASMI recently re-launched its website and expanded its digital recipe portfolio. Learn more about Chicory's clients and solutions at www.chicory.co.
ASMI is a public-private partnership between the State of Alaska and the Alaska seafood industry established to foster the economic development of a renewable natural resource. ASMI plays a key role in positioning Alaska's seafood industry as a competitive market-driven food production industry.
Chicory, the leading contextual commerce advertising platform, transforms recipe content into commerce media. Its platform powers a network of recipe publishers and retailers that CPG brands use to reach 110 million high-intent grocery shoppers each month. Chicory's contextual advertising and shoppable recipe solutions can be found on over 5,200 websites including Taste of Home, The Kitchn, LandOLakes.com and thousands of food blogs. Sites enabled with Chicory's technology take grocery shoppers from inspiration to checkout in just a few clicks, driving products to cart for 60+ leading retailers. Learn more at www.chicory.co.
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JINJIANG, China, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited (NASDAQ Capital Market: AEHL) ("Antelope Enterprise" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used in residential and commercial buildings, and which also engages in business consulting, and online social commerce and live streaming, announced today that its annual meeting of shareholders will take place on September 15, 2022 at 8 p.m. local China time (or 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time), at the Company's principal executive offices, Junbing Industrial Area, Anhai, Jinjiang, Fujian, China. We encourage all shareholders as of the record date at the close of business on August 2, 2022 to submit their vote by telephone at 1-866-402-3905 or online at http://viewproxy.com/Antelope/2022/.
Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited is a leading manufacturer of ceramic tiles in China. The Company's ceramic tiles are used in residential and commercial buildings. Antelope Enterprise's products, sold under the "Hengda" or "HD", are available in over 2,000 style, color and size combinations and are distributed through a network of exclusive distributors as well as directly to large property developers. The Company also engages in business consulting, and online social commerce and live streaming in China. For more information, please visit http://www.aehltd.com.
Certain of the statements made in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the actual results, performance, capital, ownership or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, the continued stable macroeconomic environment in the PRC, the PRC real estate, construction and technology sectors continuing to exhibit sound long-term fundamentals, our ability to bring additional ceramic tile production capacity online going forward as our business improves, our ceramic tile customers continuing to adjust to our product price increases, our ability to sustain our average selling price increases and to continue to build volume in the quarters ahead, and whether our enhanced marketing efforts will help to produce wider customer acceptance of the new price points; and our ability to continue to grow our business management, information system consulting, and online social commerce and live streaming business. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as "may," "will," "anticipate," "assume," "should," "indicate," "would," "believe," "contemplate," "expect," "estimate," "continue," "plan," "point to," "project," "could," "intend," "target" and other similar words and expressions of the future.
All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties described in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 and otherwise in our SEC reports and filings. Such reports are available upon request from the Company, or from the Securities and Exchange Commission, including through the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date hereof, or after the respective dates on which any such statements otherwise are made.
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Annual live conference will return to the Renaissance at SeaWorld Orlando April 30 to May 3.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AOTMP® Engage 2023, the in-person annual conference for Telecom, Mobility, and IT Management professionals, will return to the Renaissance at SeaWorld Orlando. The main conference will feature thought-provoking IT procurement, IT expense management, and mobility management topics. The Industry Awards & Recognition and Association Member Meeting will take place on May 3. The first AOTMP® Women in Technology conference will follow with a celebration and reception on May 3 and mainstage presentations and panels on May 4. Early bird registration for Engage 2023 will begin October 3, 2022. Bookmark AOTMP® Engage 2023 for quick access to important conference information and updates.
Programming at the event will include
- Industry Awards Ceremony highlighting outstanding individuals and teams
- Mainstage Panels with Enterprise professionals including topics such as
- Mainstage sessions focused on thought leadership and strategies, covering topics such as
- Breakout sessions focused on best practices and success stories, covering topics such as
- Themed evening receptions
- Sponsors and exhibitors with the newest industry solutions
AOTMP® is proud to announce its top three sponsors for this event have been secured, with ProcureLogix taking the exclusive top spot as Premier Sponsor. Connectbase and Sakon hold the next two spots as the platinum sponsors. Their support helps make this exciting event possible.
Timothy C. Colwell, AOTMP® Executive Vice President, said, "We are excited to gather industry professionals at a face-to-face event where we will have the opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. As an industry support organization, AOTMP® remains ever committed to helping telecom, mobility & technology professionals drive the entire industry forward, together."
AOTMP® is a global organization, empowering professionals in the dynamic $4+ trillion telecom, mobility and IT management industry. AOTMP® delivers value through training, certifications, association memberships, events & programs, best practices, publications, resources, and professional development.
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Award-winning nanoliquid technology company delivers environmentally sustainable solutions to reduce fertilizer and crop protectant inputs while improving farmers' profits
SANDY, Utah, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aqua-Yield, the leading nanoliquid company for agricultural production worldwide, today announced the close of its Series A investment round of $23M. The round was led by the Larry H. Miller Company (the LHM Company) with participation from Penny Newman Grain Company and San Leonardo. The company will leverage the funding to accelerate the global adoption of its nanoliquid solutions.
Aqua-Yield offers a technology unlike anything else in the market, having created its own segment in the world of crop inputs. The company's award-winning nanoliquid solutions leverage sophisticated nanoparticles to make liquid agricultural products more effective at plant absorption and dramatically increase crop-yield and profits for farmers while enhancing the sustainability of the soil.
"Since 2014, the Aqua-Yield team has developed a robust patent platform. We sustainably grow profits by solving plant absorption problems and have helped thousands of growers reduce their synthetic fertilizer and crop protection inputs by 25-50 percent," said Clark T. Bell, Aqua-Yield CEO and co-founder. "The patented nano-based technology acts as a catalyst to traditional liquid agricultural fertilizers and crop protection products. This tech works with all traditional ag inputs by enhancing plant absorption of nutrients and efficacy of crop protectants. With our suite of 16 commercially available products we have an answer for nearly every crop."
"Since the beginning of the global pandemic our company has doubled in size year-over-year," added Clark. "Nanoliquid technology enables growers to stretch their ag inputs. This has been key to growth as the agribusiness industry faces supply chain struggles, product availability, and the current environmental strains that will continue to play a key role in the future."
The company's solutions work for farms of all sizes and in all regions of the United States, and is currently used on four million acres of farms, and in more than nine countries. Between 2014 and 2021, the company conducted more than 750 field trials that resulted in an average 3:1 return on investment for growers. Since 2014, Aqua-Yield's solution has reduced farmers' use of micronutrients by up to 80 percent and use of macronutrients by up to 50 percent by minimizing fertilizer and chemical applications and increasing nutrient uptake, germination rates, crop yields, and growth cycles.
"Aqua-Yield makes synthetic fertilizers and chemicals more efficient, increasing nutrient uptake and decreasing synthetic fertilizer use, resulting in more environmentally efficient and profitable farms," said David Smith, the LHM Company's chief strategy officer. "Stewardship is a core value at the Larry H. Miller Company, and we see this investment as an opportunity to improve methods that feed our planet in a more sustainable and responsible manner."
"As an original investor in Aqua-Yield, I've been impressed with how the executive team has bootstrapped and grown the company in an holistic way," said Fraser Bullock, founding partner and member of the board of Aqua-Yield. "The capital from our Series A will allow us to expand our commercial team globally and establish a strategic international footprint."
In addition, Aqua-Yield will announce additional follow-on capital from a leading agriculture investor in the Fourth Quarter of 2022. For more information about Aqua-Yield's technology, products and solutions, visit www.aquayield.com/products.
With the recent news of becoming a USDA and EPA Winner of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge, retailers and growers alike are encouraged by the benefits of Aqua-Yield® Nanoliquid® products have to offer, especially during this time of economic turmoil. Aqua-Yield offers a technology unlike anything else on the market, having created its own segment in the world of inputs. The ag industry is starting to take notice of this technology company out of Utah that recommends just 2-6 oz of its liquid technology per acre. Backed by several Universities, 3rd party trials, and several years of testing by its technical team, Aqua-Yield has given their customers across the country, and across the world, the solutions they've been looking for. From stressed out crops, to the unconquered weed problems, to the lack of nutrient availability, or just to helping maintain healthier soil. Aqua-Yield is solving big problems while being affordable, flexible, and clean. For more information about the company and its solutions, visit www.aquayield.com.
Headquartered in Sandy, Utah, the Larry H. Miller Company (the LHM Company) is a privately-owned business with operations located mainly across the western United States. As a portfolio of companies and investments, the LHM Company's focus falls within the primary categories of real estate, health care, finance, entertainment, sports, and long-term strategy and investments, as well as philanthropy. For more information about the Larry H. Miller Company, visit www.lhm.com.
Penny Newman Grain is one of the largest merchandizers of grain and feed ingredients in the Western United States. Its youngest division, Farm Products, offers a portfolio of best-in-class crop input technologies that facilitate the reduction in chemical fertilizers and crop protection products while maximizing yield potential, with the goal of fostering a more regenerative production paradigm at scale. Additional information on Penny Newman Grain may be found at www.penny-newman.com.
San Leonardo is an investment affiliate of the John and Katie Hansen Family Foundation, which was established in 2006 and is active in seeking creative, leverageable solutions for global sustainability and conservation challenges. Since inception the Foundation has been led by Katie Vogelheim, a seasoned management executive with experience in a broad range of businesses around the world.
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Constance N. Hadley and Mark Mortensen win award for best MIT SMR article on planned change and organizational development
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the editors of MIT Sloan Management Review announced that Constance N. Hadley and Mark Mortensen are the winners of the 2022 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize. The prize is awarded to the authors of the most outstanding MIT SMR article on planned change and organizational development published in the winter 2021 through fall 2021 issues.
MIT SMR awarded the prize for the article "Are Your Team Members Lonely?" from the winter 2021 issue. Hadley is an organizational psychologist and lecturer at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. Mortensen is an associate professor of organizational behavior at INSEAD.
The prize-winning article results from two studies involving nearly 500 global executives, along with informal interviews with other managers. The authors found that workplace teams are changing in today's organizations, and they are now less likely to be relatively stable, with long-lasting group member roles underpinned by close working relationships. Teams have not only become ever present in our work lives but have also grown in number and scope and become more flexible, less stable, and more time-pressed. The result is that we are often "alone together" in the organization.
The authors assert that loneliness or the lack of social connections is often thought of as an individual issue, but in organizations, it is also a structural one that can emerge from the composition, duration, and staffing of teams. Four features of current team design foster such disconnection: fluid membership, with rapid turnover in team composition; modularized roles, with members chosen for discrete skills the team requires; part-time commitment such that members can serve on many teams simultaneously; and short duration, with teams forming for short periods before disbanding. Such scenarios tend to promote transactional, limited, and shallow relationships among members.
"The authors' call for managers to exercise more responsibility for the well-being of employees and their social interconnections would resonate with Dick Beckhard," the judges say. "He was a strong advocate for the use of diverse teams in organizations and was keenly aware of the features that encourage and discourage positive intrateam dynamics."
The authors advise monitoring feelings of loneliness among employees. Leaders might create what the authors call core teams, with longer durations, stable membership, low turnover, common affinities or interests, and a shared work location.
This year's panel of judges consisted of distinguished members of the MIT Sloan School of Management faculty: Kate Kellogg, the David J. McGrath Jr. Professor of Management and Innovation; John Van Maanen, the Erwin H. Schell Professor of Management, Emeritus; and David Robertson, a senior lecturer in operations management.
One of the founders and architects of the field of organizational development, Professor Richard Beckhard was a member of the MIT Sloan School of Management faculty for more than 20 years. A longtime friend of MIT Sloan Management Review, Beckhard was known for his efforts to help organizations function in a more humane and high-performing manner and to empower people to be agents of change.
At MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR), we explore how leadership and management are transforming in a disruptive world. We help thoughtful leaders capture the exciting opportunities — and face down the challenges — created as technological, societal, and environmental forces reshape how organizations operate, compete, and create value.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At The Battery Show North America, Ascend Performance Materials will feature its new flame-retardant nylons for EV safety applications and its Trinohex® Ultra electrolyte additive, which improves lithium-ion battery safety, extends cycle life and boosts performance.
Safer, higher-performance battery chemistry
Ascend, a fully integrated producer of performance materials, will showcase its Trinohex Ultra electrolyte additive; now REACH-registered in Europe and China.
In third-party testing, Trinohex Ultra demonstrates superior cathode protection across cathode and electrolyte chemistries. This protection has been shown to reduce harmful gas generation, improve capacity retention and lower impedance growth, especially in extreme conditions.
"Battery safety, performance, cost and material availability are the biggest obstacles to mass adoption of e-mobility and renewable energies," said Mr. McNeece. "Trinohex Ultra is a drop-in solution to these challenges and can be easily integrated into existing battery chemistries and manufacturing processes."
High-voltage safety
Ascend will also debut two new polyamide technologies in its Starflam® FR portfolio: X-Protect and color-stable orange.
Starflam X-Protect is a crosslinkable, flame-retardant nylon 6,6 designed to withstand EV battery thermal runaway. Tested in accordance with SAE AS5127 (a test originally designed for aerospace applications), Starflam X-Protect was rated fireproof to 1100°C for 15 minutes.
"In open-flame tests, Starflam X-protect outperforms standard FR nylon and even aluminum," said Ian van Duijvenboode, Ascend's e-mobility director. "In the event of a catastrophic battery failure, that added protection provides the time needed to ensure all passengers remain safe."
Additionally, Ascend has developed a color-stable orange for its Starflam 525K for high-voltage connectors and cables. The new orange masterbatch ensures the material retains its color over 5,000 hours of heat aging without sacrificing performance.
"As EVs become more prevalent and age, the technicians and first responders working on these vehicles need to know where high-voltage systems are," said Mr. van Duijvenboode. "Our orange will stay orange well into the operational life of the vehicle, clearly indicating areas of high-voltage."
You can learn more about Ascend's battery products at booth 1921 at The Battery Show from Sept. 13-15.
About Ascend Performance Materials
Contact: Ally Jahn, +1 713-210-9809, ajahn@ascendmaterials.com
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MONTCLAIR, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BDP Holdings, a New Jersey-based real estate investment company, announced today that Jennifer Kolpien has joined the company as its chief financial officer, bringing nearly 25 years of experience in finance, operations and tax accounting to her new role.
As a key member of the executive management team, Kolpien will assume a strategic role in the overall management of the company. In this position she will be accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company.
"Jennifer Kolpien is a proven professional with robust financial management and reporting skills and a keen sense of accounting, finance and overall business operations," said David Placek, managing partner, BDP Holdings. "Her deep knowledge, financial expertise and strong leadership skills will help position BDP Holdings for continued success now and into the future."
Kolpien started her career with Arthur Anderson as a senior tax associate and has held a series of progressively senior inhouse and consulting roles for various size manufacturing and service industry businesses as well as for many high-net worth individuals and closely held business owners. She also served as an adjunct professor for the University of Illinois at Chicago for three years teaching a variety of senior and graduate level accounting courses. During her tenure she was a nominee for the Illinois CPA Society Outstanding Educator Award.
Kolpien received a bachelors in business administration from Miami University and a masters in taxation from Villanova.
About BDP Holdings
Led by a team with nearly 30 years of experience, BDP Holdings is a New Jersey-based real estate investment company specializing in the acquisition, development and repositioning of real estate in the New York Tri-State area and across the U.S. BDP focuses on properties in markets with high barriers to entry and then seeks to add value through the repositioning of current properties or the development of new properties and communities. BDP's executive team has invested in over $6.5 billion of value-driven real estate and acquired over five million commercial square feet in more than 30 states.
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The Makeup Date will bring a New York-inspired beauty festival to customers across the country on September 17th
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomingdale's continues its celebratory programming in honor of its 150th anniversary with a nationwide beauty festival this September. Today, the leading retailer announces The Makeup Date, a beauty festival that will bring Bloomingdale's 150th celebration to life with New York-inspired beauty activations, taking place in all stores on September 17th.
"We're excited to shine a light on our beauty category as part of our 150th anniversary celebration this fall," stated Marissa Galante Frank, Accessories & Beauty Director, Bloomingdale's. "Our beauty division continues to grow rapidly, and we look forward to surprising and delighting beauty enthusiasts across the country with some of our best-selling brands, new and emerging product discoveries, and coveted luxury offerings alike. The Makeup Date will celebrate all things beauty at Bloomingdale's in a way that embraces the hottest trends of the season."
The Makeup Date program will also present beauty trend shows at select locations and will kick-off with a digital activation on September 15th.
THE MAKEUP DATE x 150th ON SCREEN LAUNCH
Bloomingdale's will kick off its beauty festival virtually on September 15th as part of the Bloomingdale's On Screen program. The virtual event will host attendees for a conversation with Bloomingdale's Accessories & Beauty Director Marissa Galante Frank live from the retailer's New York City flagship. Marissa Galante Frank will be joined by Julee Wilson, Beauty Director of Cosmopolitan, and Jenna Rosenstein, Beauty Director of Harper's BAZAAR, for a discussion about what is new and trending in skincare and beauty.
THE MAKEUP DATE X 150TH NEW YORK CITY
On September 15th and 16th 59th Street Flagship and Soho stores in New York City will host brand lead beauty master classes with top makeup artists. Beauty customers will be invited to reserve their spot and receive a $25 Bloomingdale's gift card. Attendees will enjoy NYC bites and refreshments.
THE MAKEUP DATE x 150th ACROSS THE COUNTRY
On September 17th, all stores will host beauty festival activations for shoppers throughout the day. Customers will be given commemorative beauty festival Metro Cards that evoke the retailer's NYC flagship store heritage, along with a Beauty Map, which they can use to discover at counter events and special offerings. The activation will also feature live DJs, Manhattan-inspired branded coffee carts, customization stations, and more.
THE MAKEUP DATE x 150th BEAUTY TREND SHOW
Also on September 17th, select Bloomingdale's stores will host a Beauty Trend Show as part of their Makeup Date beauty festival programming. Top beauty customers will be invited to reserve their spot and receive a $25 Bloomingdale's gift card as well as a beauty swag bag with deluxe samples from featured brands at check-in. Attendees will enjoy a signature "little brown bag" breakfast and refreshments from Manhattan-inspired coffee carts.
During the show, eight participating beauty brand partners will take center stage to share what is new and trending for the season ahead. Guests will also have the opportunity to engage with presenters and enjoy exclusive offers and activations at beauty counters afterwards.
Beauty Trend Shows will be activated at select locations including the Short Hills store in New Jersey; the Chestnut Hill location in Massachusetts; the Sherman Oaks store in Los Angeles; the Chevy Chase location in Maryland; the Boca Raton store in Florida; the Roosevelt Field Mall store in Long Island; and the South Coast Plaza shop in Orange County. Beauty Trend Shows will also be hosted at other select Bloomingdale's stores later this winter.
Additional 150th anniversary campaign celebrations and special programming will be activated through the holiday season. More information will be announced this fall and details can be found online at www.bloomingdales.com.
About Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is America's only nationwide, full-line, upscale department store. A division of Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M), it currently operates 34 Bloomingdale's stores and 20 Bloomingdale's The Outlet stores, in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia, along with 1 Bloomie's location in Virginia. In addition, Bloomingdale's has an international presence with a location in Dubai. Founded in 1872, the iconic retailer is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Be sure to follow @bloomingdales on social media, become a Loyallist, and for more information, or to shop any time, visit www.bloomingdales.com
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brentwood Capital Advisors ("BCA"), one of the nation's premier independent investment banks serving growth-oriented, middle-market Healthcare Services, Healthcare Technology, and Business Services companies, is pleased to announce the hiring of Dan Beuerlein as Managing Director. In his role, he will provide strategic advice and M&A advisory services across several sectors, focusing on autism services, women's health/fertility, outpatient surgical facilities, and physician practices.
Mr. Beuerlein brings over 20 years of experience in multi-state, multi-site healthcare operations with an emphasis on building and scaling mission-driven Private Equity backed companies in the ambulatory/acute care, women's health/fertility, and behavioral health/autism industries. His growth-focused skillset has driven his success in various business development and operations executive roles.
Before joining Brentwood Capital, Mr. Beuerlein was responsible for strategic growth initiatives as Chief Development Officer for a range of healthcare providers, including Agape Care Group, BlueSprig, Vivere Health (now Inception Fertility), and Springstone, preceded by eight years in business development and operations leadership at Symbion (now Surgery Partners).
"We are so proud to have Dan join our team," states L.A. Galyon, Partner. "Dan's experience, reputation, and track record of success perfectly fit our culture and strategic initiatives."
"It's an honor and privilege to join a firm known for its expertise and commitment to quality client service," remarks Dan Beuerlein, Managing Director. "I look forward to helping BCA expand into new markets while strengthening existing relationships."
About Brentwood Capital Advisors
Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Brentwood Capital Advisors is one of the nation's premier independent investment banks, specializing in providing innovative, actionable, and no-conflict strategic and financial advice on mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, corporate divestitures, and growth capital to growth-oriented, middle market Healthcare Services, Healthcare Technology, and Business Services companies since 1999. For more information, visit www.brentwoodcapital.com.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (IDX: BBRI) collaborates with PT Syngenta Indonesia to provide financial services for farmers through the CENTRIGO™ Farming Ecosystem. The end-to-end ecosystem, aimed to support farmers' needs and increase productivity and profitability, will be launched in October 2022.
The collaboration was formally announced at the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Agus Noorsanto, Director of Institutional and Wholesale Business of BRI and Kazim Hasnain, President Director of PT Syngenta Indonesia on 13 September 2022. The collaboration involves various banking services provided by BRI for PT Syngenta Indonesia and all the stakeholders in its business ecosystem.
Agus Noorsanto said this collaboration will help improve the living standards of farmers and advance the agricultural sector in Indonesia. "All financial transaction management will be carried out efficiently through digital solutions, such as the Cash Management Platform - BRICaMS, Corporate Billing Management - BRICBM, Pasar Rakyat Indonesia - PARI, and others."
PT Syngenta Indonesia is committed to advancing agriculture in Indonesia and ensuring sufficiency as well as quality in a sustainable manner. Through cutting-edge technologies, worldwide experience, and partnerships across the value chain, PT Syngenta Indonesia believes it can help accelerate the growth of the agricultural sector in Indonesia.
"We are pleased with this collaboration and confident that BRI's wide range of digital banking services will unlock the potential of Indonesian farmers and support the growth of PT Syngenta Indonesia's business in Indonesia," said Kazim.
On the same occasion, Supari, Director of Micro Business of BRI, and Ronnie Keh, Director of PT Syngenta Indonesia, also signed a cooperation agreement on microcredits and digital solutions for farmers of the CENTRIGO™ Farming Ecosystem. In addition, A Letter of Intent (LOI) was also delivered to Amam Sukrianto, Director of Small and Medium Business of BRI, regarding business cooperations in the SME sector.
The goal of CENTRIGO™ Farming Ecosystem is in line with BRI's mission to become the champion of financial inclusion that embraces all levels of society. BRI's experience in disbursing loans from ultra-micro, micro, small and medium enterprises to the corporate segment, will greatly support Indonesia's agricultural ecosystem.
For more information about Bank BRI, visit www.bri.co.id
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The new Cars Café Coffee Shop offers premium in-store coffee service for automotive enthusiasts and coffee lovers alike featuring family-friendly event on Sept. 17
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars Café™ Coffee Shop, a premium coffee shop concept catering to coffee lovers and automotive enthusiasts will host an event full of family-friendly fun and entertainment at their grand opening in Goodlettsville this Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 am to 2 pm.
Cars Café™ is adjacent to Tint World® Goodlettsville, located at 500 S. Main St., Suite C, Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 37072. You'll know you've arrived at the right place when you smell the fresh brewed coffee and see the cool cars showcased in the parking lot.
"Cars Café offers a unique experience for patrons who love coffee, cars, or both," said Brian Weed, owner of Cars Café™ Goodlettsville. "It's a comfortable atmosphere where customers can enjoy some of Middle Tennessee's best premium roasted coffee and artisan-inspired baked goods while hanging out with friends. You can also check out the neighboring Tint World®'s customized cars and trucks!"
Cars Café™'s grand opening will include a live music performance, custom and exotic cars, and an opportunity to support Middle Tennessee's Toys for Tots, which accepts donations for its annual Bikes-or-Bust campaign providing free bicycles to area children in need this holiday season.
The first 100 Cars Café Coffee customers on Sept. 17 will receive a free Cars Café™ Coffee travel mug providing a lifetime 10% discount on future coffee purchases.
"Brian's passion and experience is quickly making the Goodlettsville Cars Café a resounding success," said Charles J. Bonfiglio, president and CEO of the Cars Café™ franchise concept. "Cars Café isn't your typical granddad's coffee shop! This is the go-to place for premium roast coffee and delicious, artisan-inspired baked goods. So, visit the new Cars Café Coffee concept to drink, eat, meetup, hangout, and enjoy in their comfortable friendly atmosphere!"
About Cars Café™
Cars Café™ Coffee opened their first location in 2022, with a mission of selling the highest-quality fresh roast coffee and delicious artisan baked goods, connecting coffee lovers and automotive enthusiasts.
Cars Café™ has plans to expand the concept throughout the United States and Canada, with franchise opportunities available in 2023.
For more information about Cars Café, visit https://www.facebook.com/carscafegoodlettsvilletn.
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Food Network host and Chef, Jeff Mauro, Kicks Off Football Season with the CESAR 7-Layer
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Game days are all about bonding with friends over football and food – and, alongside your furry best friend. This fall, the CESAR® brand has cooked up the ultimate way for pet parents and their dogs to enjoy game day fun and flavors together, by creating a pup-perfect menu inspired by fan-favorite foods.
The "Match Up" Menu serves up dog-friendly game day nibbles featuring popular CESAR Canine Cuisine meals mixed together for a home-gating feast, leading with the first-ever CESAR 7-Layer, a dish stacking together CESAR® SIMPLY CRAFTED™ Beef, Chicken, Purple Potatoes, Peas & Carrots, CESAR® Filet Mignon Flavor & Spring Vegetables Garnish Dry Dog Food and CESAR® SOFTIES™ Medley Trio Treats. The CESAR brand offers a wide range of bold recipes in a variety of textures, making it easy to mix and match meals to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. The full menu, found on CESAR.com, features wet and dry dog food product combos to create flavors like Tail-Wagging Wings, Nachos Pupreme and more for your pup to enjoy while you watch your favorite team play together.*
To unveil these new go-to game day recipes for your bestie, the CESAR brand teamed up with Food Network host, chef and author, Jeff Mauro, and his pups Pinot G and JoJo, to help fans prep for a joyful game day side-by-side.
"Food brings people together, and this football season, the spread is not complete until your dog has something to dine on too," said Mauro. "I love Chicago-style Italian Beef on game day, and the CESAR brand has inspired me to treat Pinot G and JoJo to flavor combinations that match football food favorites, giving them the touchdown experience they deserve, and the high-quality ingredients and flavors they crave."
Through Mars Petcare's, the CESAR brand's parent company, partnership with the Tennessee Titans, fans will have the chance to experience the "Match Up" Menu alongside their furry best friend at the first-ever pet-friendly watch party at Yee-Haw Brewing Co. in Nashville, Tennessee on October 9. Football legend, dog dad and cupcake entrepreneur, Brian Orakpo, will co-host the festivities, giving pet parents and their dogs a game day to remember.
"Because CESAR Canine Cuisine is designed with shared moments in mind, we wanted to offer new ways for pet parents to connect with their pups this football season through our delicious-for-dogs game day creations," said Jean-Paul Jansen, Vice President of Marketing for Mars Petcare North America. "A game of catch in the yard, piling up on the couch to root for your team, and now, sharing in your game day spread together, can help foster more mutual joy found in friendship between people and their pets."
Show off how you share game day with your pup! Share your home-gating match ups on social by tagging the CESAR brand and using the hashtag, #CESARMatchUps. To learn more about the CESAR brand's game day bites, or ways to enjoy moments of food joy with your pup, visit CESAR.com, or follow the CESAR brand on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
About CESAR® Canine Cuisine
CESAR Canine Cuisine is a high-quality line of premium dry and wet dog food and dog treats for small- to medium-sized dogs. The CESAR brand wants to transform mealtime into moments of shared joy by providing irresistible taste and unparalleled variety all dogs love. The CESAR brand offers a wide variety of irresistible wet food flavors through their classic tray offerings, including the HOME DELIGHTS™ line that features comfort food favorites. The SIMPLY CRAFTED™ range is designed to give dogs a simple and tasty meal complement, while WHOLESOME BOWLS™ meals are a healthy and culinary inspired meal or dry kibble topper. The brand's newest offering, the CESAR FRESH CHEF™ range, is a moist and flavorful human grade refrigerated dog food made with human-grade ingredients. The brand also offers three flavors in their dry food line, plus a variety of gourmet soft dog treats. To learn more, visit www.cesar.com.
About Mars Petcare
At Mars Petcare we have one purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS™. Through comprehensive veterinary care, nutrition, breakthrough programs in diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, DNA testing and pet welfare we help pets in more than 130 countries. For decades we've supported research into the incredible science of human-animal interaction at the Waltham Petcare Science Institute where scientists discover important advances in pet health and wellness. Mars Petcare is part of Mars, Incorporated, a global, family-owned business with a focus on becoming Sustainable in a Generation. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
About Mars, Incorporated
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food and petcare products and services, we employ 130,000+ dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M's®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, BEN'S ORIGINAL™, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA® and 5™; and take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses, including AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus and VCA™.
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The Inaugural Event, Happening October 23-26, Will Bring Awareness to Protecting and Preserving the World's Ecosystem
SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles Darwin Foundation, in partnership with 8th Gear Entertainment, announced today the inaugural Leaders for Change Summit to take place between October 23-26, 2022 at the captivating Galápagos Islands in Ecuador. The summit will include a number of high-profile environmental awareness and conservation advocates including the President of the Republic of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso, as well as globally recognized movie and TV stars, athletes and musicians who support ecological preservation.
The four-day summit will bring awareness to protecting and preserving the world's ecosystem and take place at the stunning Santa Cruz Island. Santa Cruz is known for its pristine beaches, large variety of vegetation, and is home to the Charles Darwin Research Station which raises endangered giant tortoises to later release them in the wild. The Enchanted Gala, named after the Galápagos Islands' nickname "The Enchanted Islands," will be held on Monday, October 24th and will award high-profile, environmentally conscious advocates.
The Galápagos Islands are the most protected archipelagos in the world. Considered a living laboratory of evolutionary processes, they were part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites' first list of regions considered to have significant value to humanity. These unique isles contain an abundance of diverse and unusual species, remarkable plant life, and a complex range of geological formations that are all known for inspiring Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
"My love for the Galapagos is immeasurable. And I know that by the influence of our guests and the blessing of the president of Ecuador this event will bring worldwide awareness," stated James Leon, President of 8th Gear Entertainment.
In a combined statement, the Ecuadorian Government stated, "The Government of Ecuador and its President, Guillermo Lasso, are happy to welcome all the participants of the 1st Leaders for Change summit hosted by the Charles Darwin Foundation in partnership with 8th Gear Entertainment, in the year in which the historical expansion of the Galapagos marine reserve was achieved. 37,280 square miles (60,000 km2) of protected area were added in cooperation with Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. This great conservation effort is worth celebrating by the whole world."
The Leaders for Change Summit will take place between October 23-26, 2022 in Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands. For more information visit lfcsummit.com.
The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to scientific research. CDF has carried out its mission in the Galapagos since 1959, thanks to an agreement with the Government of Ecuador and with the mandate to pursue and maintain collaborations with government agencies by providing scientific knowledge and technical assistance to promote and secure conservation of Galapagos.
For 60 years, CDF has worked in close partnership with the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD), the principal provincial authority for environmental management, with the goal of protection of the Islands' natural resources and the sharing of scientific results for the conservation of this living laboratory.
More than one hundred scientists, educators, researchers, support personnel and volunteers from all over the world have participated in this effort. Currently, more than 75% of the staff are Ecuadorian citizens. CDF is committed to the professional development of permanent Galapagos residents as future scientists, for the well-being of the islands and the nation in general.
8th Gear Entertainment is an emerging media company with film and television divisions dedicated to deliver cutting edge mainstream content to a global audience.
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Starting today, Chipotle Rewards members and Roblox users get early access to the new Responsibly Raised® protein
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced its new Garlic Guajillo Steak will be available at Chipotle restaurants across the U.S. and Canada, and virtually in the metaverse, for a limited time. The brand's latest menu innovation introduces an entirely new flavor profile to Chipotle's menu featuring tender cuts of steak seasoned with the bold flavors of garlic and guajillo peppers. Earlier today, Chipotle became the first restaurant brand to officially unveil a new menu item in the metaverse by debuting Garlic Guajillo Steak through the Chipotle Grill Simulator experience on Roblox.
The Chipotle Grill Simulator can be accessed at: www.roblox.com/chipotle.
The Menu Innovation
Garlic Guajillo Steak features the exciting and dynamic combination of garlic and guajillo peppers, brought to life with real ingredients and classic cooking techniques. Finished with fresh lime and hand-chopped cilantro, Garlic Guajillo Steak is a whole new dimension of steak to enhance guests' go-to Chipotle order.
"We're listening to our guests' requests for intriguing new flavors," said Nevielle Panthaky, Vice President of Culinary. "Garlic Guajillo Steak pairs the familiar craveability of garlic with the allure of guajillo into an awesome protein with a slight kick."
The Rollout
Chipotle premiered its new menu innovation on Roblox today at 7am PT with Chipotle Grill Simulator, an immersive Garlic Guajillo Steak Grill experience. Chipotle is rewarding its community on Roblox with early access to learn and taste Garlic Guajillo Steak virtually to enhance their tasting experience in real life.
In addition to the Roblox community, the 30 million Chipotle Rewards members in the U.S. and Canada have exclusive digital access to Garlic Guajillo Steak today via the Chipotle app, Chipotle.com and Chipotle.ca.
Starting September 14, Garlic Guajillo Steak will be available alongside all permanent menu items for in-restaurant, online, mobile and delivery orders in the U.S. and Canada for a limited time.
Chipotle is offering a $0 delivery fee offer on all Garlic Guajillo Steak orders placed through the Chipotle app, Chipotle.com1 and Chipotle.ca2 from September 17 through 25.
Culinary Innovation In The Metaverse
To highlight the culinary innovation behind Garlic Guajillo Steak, the brand created the Chipotle Grill Simulator on Roblox. In Chipotle's virtual restaurant on Roblox, Head Chef Nevielle Panthaky invites users into the kitchen to learn the authentic cooking techniques and unique framework of ingredients required to make Garlic Guajillo Steak. Users grill Garlic Guajillo Steak following Chipotle's exact culinary process and then virtually taste Garlic Guajillo Steak's robust flavors. The fun, in-depth introduction to Garlic Guajillo Steak in the metaverse is designed to enhance guests' tasting experience in real life.
Chipotle is also giving users who successfully cook and taste Garlic Guajillo Steak a chance to try the new menu innovation in real life. On September 13 and 14, Chipotle will drop 25,000 free entrée codes at 7am PT and 3pm PT for a total of 100,000 codes.3 The free entrée codes can only be accessed by Chipotle Rewards members in the U.S. and Canada on the Chipotle app, Chipotle.com and Chipotle.ca.
"By launching Garlic Guajillo Steak in the metaverse, we are able to share our culinary traditions and real food proposition with Gen Z," said Chris Brandt, Chief Marketing Officer. "For the first time, fans can discover our latest menu innovation from our head chef with an immersive experience that blends the best of Chipotle's digital and physical worlds."
Users who complete the experience can earn virtual Burrito Bucks⁴ and unlock new exclusive virtual items inspired by Garlic Guajillo Steak, including Chipotle's iconic Chef Coat, the Nom Nom Aura, and a Gwaa-hee-oh Tee.
How It Works: Chipotle Grill Simulator
- Chipotle Grill Simulator is a new experience located within Chipotle's Burrito Builder world. Roblox users meet Chef Nevielle and select from a variety of Chipotle uniforms.
- Users are teleported into Chipotle's kitchen to cook Garlic Guajillo Steak. The experience starts at the plancha where visitors will need to perfectly grill and season as many steaks as they can before time runs out. Users will then race against the clock to cut as many steaks as they can into tender strips. Finally, chefs in training will need to mix the savory protein with lime and cilantro until they fill the progress bar.
- After successfully preparing Garlic Guajillo Steak, users will be able to virtually taste the menu innovation with Chipotle's iconic black fork. A flavor aura will appear, highlighting Garlic Guajillo Steak's dynamic flavor profile.
- Users who successfully complete the experience will earn virtual Burrito Bucks⁴ and can unlock new exclusive virtual items.
- 100,000 Roblox users who successfully complete the Chipotle Grill Simulator will earn a free entrée code that can be used on the Chipotle app, Chipotle.com or Chipotle.ca to try Garlic Guajillo Steak in real life. Chipotle will drop 25,000 codes at 7am PT and 3pm PT on September 13 and 14.
1Higher menu prices and additional service fees apply for delivery. $10 min/$200 max, excluding tax and fees. Valid 9/17-9/25/2022. Chipotle.com or Chipotle app only; purchase of Garlic Guajillo Steak entrée required. Additional terms & conditions: http://www.chipotle.com/zerodollardelivery
2Higher menu prices and additional service fees apply for delivery. CAD$12 min/CAD$200 max, excluding tax and fees. Valid 9/17-9/25/2022. Chipotle.com or Chipotle app only; purchase of Garlic Guajillo Steak entrée required. Additional terms & conditions: http://www.chipotle.ca/zerodollardelivery
3AVAIL. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Codes available up to first 25,000 participants who successfully complete the Chipotle Garlic Guajillo Steak Minigame on 9/13/22 and 9/14/22 at the following times: 7:00 a.m. PT and 3:00 p.m. PT. Must be 13 or older. Chipotle Rewards account required to redeem Code. Codes valid at participating Chipotle restaurants in the U.S. or CAN on orders via Chipotle website or Chipotle app only until September 20, 2022. Not valid on 3rd party delivery platforms. Menu items subject to availability. Limit 1/person per transaction. Restrictions may apply to use with other coupons, promotions, or special offers. Not redeemable for cash. This promotion is not affiliated with Roblox and Roblox is not responsible for fulfillment of any codes. Additional restrictions apply, see terms and conditions at: chipotle.com/GrillSimulator.
⁴Burrito Bucks available in the Chipotle Burrito Builder experience have no monetary value and do not constitute currency or property of any type.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle had over 3,000 restaurants as of June 30, 2022, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants. Chipotle is ranked on the Fortune 500 and is recognized on the 2022 list for Fortune's Most Admired Companies. With over 100,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune has announced that Christina Farr, Principal, OMERS Ventures, and Deena Shakir, Partner, Lux Capital, will join the Fortune Brainstorm Health community as guest co-chairs of the 2023 Brainstorm Health conference. Presented in collaboration with confirmed partner to date CVS Health, Brainstorm Health brings together forward-thinking and insightful leaders in health care, technology, and business to leverage the rapid growth across these sectors and explore ways to drive meaningful change worldwide. Brainstorm Health will take place April 25-26 at the Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, CA.
Michal Lev-Ram, Editorial Director of Fortune Live Media says, "With changes in the health sector happening faster than ever, we are thrilled to welcome Christina and Deena—both of whom have a front-row seat to the biggest and most impactful innovations—to the Brainstorm Health team."
Christina Farr joined OMERS Ventures to lead the firm's activity in healthtech. She has led investments in a purpose-built social platform which aims to create a comprehensive support system for modern parenthood, and a digital healthcare company for college women. Earlier this year, she was identified as Venture Capital Journal's 40 Rising Stars and has become a regular commentator on the healthtech industry.
Of her participation in the conference, Farr says, "Fortune's Brainstorm Health event couldn't come at a more important time. As we come out of a public health crisis, we face an uncertain future for women's health and a challenging financial market for healthtech innovators. I can't imagine a better teammate than Lux's Deena Shakir to highlight the issues we are facing and discuss solutions, along with some of the most important voices in our industry."
Deena Shakir's investments span various stages and sectors, including women's health, digital health infrastructure, health equity, foodtech, and fintech. She previously was a Partner at GV, led product partnerships at Google for health, search, and AI/ML, and directed social impact investments at Google.org. Shakir also served as a Presidential Management Fellow at The U.S. Department of State under Secretary Clinton, where she helped launch President Obama's first Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
"I'm thrilled to be teaming up with the inimitable Chrissy Farr to co-chair Fortune Brainstorm Health," says Shakir. "As a prolific investor in health technology, I'm excited to convene with the disruptors, innovators, and difference-makers of the Fortune community to help advance the breakthroughs we're seeing in the healthcare ecosystem."
Farr and Shakir will be joining Brainstorm Health co-chairs Fortune Senior Writer Erika Fry, and Fortune Deputy Editor Jennifer Fields. For more information, visit https://fortune.com/conferences/.
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Silvus to provide command and control communications infrastructure for high-speed data and high-resolution video downlinks
WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commaris™, a brand of Terrafugia, Inc. delivering uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial operations, today announces its partnership with Silvus Technologies to integrate Silvus StreamCaster radios into its SEEKER UAV. The partnership will provide reliable bi-directional UAV command & control communication for high-speed data and high-resolution video downlinks in unpredictable environments for its customers. Silvus StreamCaster radios robust frequency and proprietary networking protocols provide a self-healing, self-forming mesh network that self-optimizes, requiring no operator involvement.
"We are very excited to launch our new partnership with Silvus Technologies and leverage their groundbreaking communications solutions for high bandwidth video, command and control, health, and telemetry data that will enable our SEEKER UAV to deliver unprecedented throughput, range, and robustness to UGV and UAV communication scenarios, from air to ground to sea," said Fred Bedard, Director of Sales and Marketing at Commaris.
As the world's leading developer of advanced tactical MIMO and MANET communication systems, Silvus Technologies is reshaping the tactical wireless communications landscape. Silvus StreamCaster radios deliver unmatched range, throughput, and mobility across challenging environments and continually focuses on improving the size, weight, power, and cost, all while introducing the next generation of features and capabilities.
"We're proud to partner with Commaris to deliver our StreamCaster radios and advanced MN-MIMO waveform technology to their SEEKER UAV to support their platforms utilization across multiple industries," said Paul Blackham, Silvus Director, Unmanned Systems. "Through this collaboration with Commaris, we are proud to be providing reliable communications to end-users for a variety of applications, expanding our reach as we continue to support an increasing number of mission-critical operations."
The SEEKER's innovative, electric, fixed-wing/VTOL hybrid aircraft is designed to perform a wide variety of commercial inspection operations, including law enforcement, border security and surveillance, long-line inspections, surveying and mapping, and more. It has a long-endurance capability, with up to three or more hours of flight time without a battery change, and it supports multiple payload configurations of up to 10 pounds at a top speed of over 75 mph.
To learn more about Silvus Technologies and to get in touch, please visit www.silvustechnologies.com/. If interested in partnering with Commaris or becoming a reseller of the SEEKER UAV, please visit www.Commaris.com.
Commaris™, a brand of Terrafugia, Inc., delivers unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial operations in power, gas, oil, mapping, agriculture, security, and more. Its flagship UAV, the SEEKER, provides industry-leading flight times with ultra-low noise output, fast and precise vertical takeoff and landing, and dual-GPS systems with automated route planning. The SEEKER's large payload-carrying capability is customizable with a variety of modular options, such as a 30x optical zoom EO/IR camera for inspection, a 120-megapixel high-resolution camera for terrain mapping and 3D modeling, a six-band multispectral camera designed for precision agriculture analysis, a LiDAR system, a laser methane sensor, or a corona discharge sensor, most of which will feature the ability to stream data to the operator in near-real time. Terrafugia and Commaris are members of the Geely Technology Group. For more information on Commaris, please visit https://commaris.com/
Privately held and headquartered in Los Angeles, Silvus Technologies develops advanced MIMO technologies that are reshaping broadband wireless connectivity for mission-critical applications. Backed by an unmatched team of PhD scientists and design engineers, its technologies provide enhanced wireless data throughput, interference mitigation, improved range, mobility, and robustness to address the growing needs of its government and commercial customers. To learn more, visit https://silvustechnologies.com/.
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FN Media Group Presents Microsmallcap.com Market Commentary
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first global copper outlook from energy research group BloombergNEF was recently released, taking into account demand from the technological shifts required to wean the industry off fossil fuels. The main conclusion is startling: Between now and 2040, demand for copper will rise by more than 50%. This growth trajectory is confronting a hurdle. However, it is more existential than acute. By 2040, primary copper production may rise by around 16%. It goes without saying that the increase falls short of the demand. Demand for copper may exceed supply by more than 6 million tonnes annually by the early 2030s. Further exploration and findings should be encouraged by copper's relatively predictable demand trajectory. Companies exploring for copper, like Torq Resources Inc. (TSXV:TORQ) (OTCQX:TRBMF), need to make new copper discoveries to maintain the supply for the largest miners, while companies mining copper like Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX), Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO), Taseko Mines Limited (TSX:TKO) (NYSE:TGB), and Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) need to increase production to fulfill the spike in demand.
Torq Resources Inc. (TSXV:TORQ) (OTCQX:TRBMF) is a Vancouver-based copper and gold exploration company. It is one of the few that can claim to have just discovered a brand-new copper-gold system. The Santa Cecilia gold-copper project and the Margarita iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) project are two of Torq's prime assets in Chile.
On September 13, Torq Resources announced that it has expanded its initial discovery at the Margarita Iron-oxide Copper Gold (IOCG) project in northern Chile, 65 kilometers north of Copiapo. Following up on the initial discovery hole 22MAR-013R, which intersected 90 of 0.94% copper and 0.84 g/t gold, about 190 meters to the north, drill hole 22MAR-014R successfully intercepted 98 m of 0.94 g/t gold and 0.68% copper. Results from the phase II drill program, which included 11 drill holes totaling over 4,000 m, will be available in the upcoming weeks.
The company aims to conduct an additional geochemical survey to assay for gold and a multi-element package to seek immobile trace elements linked with mineralization in light of the considerable surface leaching of copper that has been seen and is now verified in drill hole 22MAR-014R. The technical team at Torq is confident that this exploration step will produce new targets for the project in the future because gold rock chips are present in several areas around the project. In addition, Torq will examine all outcomes in the upcoming months and prepare a phase III drill program, which is anticipated to consist of between 8,000 and 12,000 meters.
On September 6, Torq Resources announced a non-brokered C$15 million private placement with Gold Fields Limited, a global gold mining firm listed on the NYSE, at a C$1.00 per share. The funds will be used to advance Torq's Chilean project portfolio, particularly its Santa Cecilia gold-copper project, where the company recently signed a 7-year social access agreement that covers the duration of the underlying option agreement. Most importantly, the funds will permit the start of drilling and other exploration activities. The company will issue a total of 15,000,000 common shares of Torq at a price of $1, which is 23% higher than the stock's 20-day average trading price on the TSX Venture Exchange for the period ended September 2, 2022. If the private placement is successful, Gold Fields will hold roughly 15.05% of Torq's issued and outstanding shares (undiluted).
Shawn Wallace, Torq CEO & Chair said: "We are very pleased to have attracted Gold Fields as a strategic investor in Torq. An investment of this size at this early stage of exploration represents tremendous confidence in our projects, our approach and our team. This capital will primarily finance the highly anticipated maiden drill program at our flagship Santa Cecilia gold-copper project, as well as additional drilling at Margarita, where we have been working to expand upon our exciting new discovery."
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Copper Miners Enter Into Agreements
Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX) stated on September 1 that it had signed a legal contract to sell Maverix Metals Inc., a portfolio of royalties, for a possible purchase price of $60 million. In total, 22 royalties on the production of minerals from mines in North America, South America, Australia, and Africa make up the portfolio. The $60 million total consideration comprises a $50 million cash payment due at the close of the portfolio sale, subject to the counterparties exercising any first refusal or buy-down rights under royalties, and three contingent payments. Following the fulfillment of customary closing conditions, the transaction is anticipated to close at the end of the third quarter of this year.
On July 26, Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) reported for Q2 2022 net sales of $2,306.99 million, 20.4%, or $590.0 million lower than in Q2 2021 as a result of reduced copper market metal prices and silver. In addition, net sales declined due to a $173.5 million accounting change for a pricing variation for completed sales that have not yet been paid for. Q2 2022 net income was $432.3 million, a 53.7% decline from the $932.7 million reported in the prior quarter. Some unforeseen events have had an impact on Southern Copper quarterly financial results. This scenario was compounded by rising costs for fuel, electricity and some other operating materials due to inflation. In a context impacted by lower copper prices, the company recorded a significant market value adjustment at open sales. Quarterly results were also impacted by a 25,624-tonne decline in copper production from Southern's Peruvian operations, mainly due to the Cuajone outage and lower grades. To avoid an event of force majeure, the production losses were temporarily offset by copper purchased from third parties, albeit at a higher cost.
Taseko Mines Limited (TSX:TKO) (NYSE:TGB) announced on August 15 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a draft Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit available to the public for the Florence Copper Project. According to the EPA, the 45-day public comment period for the proposed federal permit will end on September 29. On September 15, a virtual public hearing will be placed. With Florence Copper, the United States will be less dependent on foreign suppliers for a metal that is thought to be essential for the shift to a low-carbon economy. Florence Copper is anticipated to have the lowest energy and greenhouse gas intensity (GHG) of any copper producer in North America.
On July 28, Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) announced that it has entered into, together with its partners Posco Holding Inc. and Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd, into a binding agreement
with ArcelorMittal to sell their respective interests in Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP).
Under the agreed terms, the transaction's enterprise value is approximately US$2.2 billion, which will be used to prepay outstanding net debt of approximately US$2.3 billion. The closure of the transaction is subject to customary corporate and regulatory approvals. Located in Ceará, Brazil and founded in 2008, CSP is a joint venture between Vale (50%), Dongkuk
(30%) and Posco (20%). It has an installed capacity of 3 million tons of steel slabs/year.
This transaction reinforces Vale's portfolio simplification strategy, focusing on its core businesses and growth opportunities, guided by disciplined capital allocation.
Torq Resources' technical team includes geologists based in Chile with invaluable local expertise and an outstanding track record of significant discoveries in the country.
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With just a click, Curbee brings the car wash to your driveway
allowing for a fast, convenient, and environmentally friendly clean
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Among the many impacts that cars have on the environment, car washing can be a major contributor to water pollution if it's not done correctly. Beyond the risk of harmful pollutants and chemicals flowing into nearby storm drains, the average driveway car wash can use more than 100 gallons of water.
To combat these drastic environmental impacts, Curbee has launched its Mobile Wash, an on-demand car wash service conducted by mechanics that delivers interior and exterior cleaning right at a consumers' home or work. Curbee uses safe products, like biodegradable multi-surface cleaners and degreasers, to help keep local water sources clean, and they use a fraction of the amount of water it takes to wash your own car at home.
- Interior and exterior hand wash
- Tire and rim cleaning with shine treatment
- Full vacuum of interior and trunk
- Glass and interior surface wipe down
- Quarterly Signature Health Check
- Optional sealant add on for $20
"We understand the importance of having a well-maintained car and while a good car wash keeps your car looking new and protects it from pollutants that can cause rust and corrosion, it can often be inconvenient and overwhelming, given the number of services many car wash facilities offer," said Denise Leleux, CEO of Curbee. "At Curbee, we keep things simple. Our professionals save you time by coming to you, and the entire service can be booked in under a minute."
Curbee's Eco-Friendly Wash costs just $79 and can be booked directly at www.curbee.com/clean. And as with all Curbee services, a complimentary, multi-point Signature Health Check, which consists of a thorough inspection of the major car components, will be performed quarterly.
Curbee's full list of services are available to consumers in the Bay Area by simply booking an appointment at www.curbee.com or calling 1-866-CURBEE-1.
Founded in 2020 by leaders and builders of Tesla and Lyft's mobile car care services, Curbee is a human-centered, mobile car care experience for busy people and businesses that want hassle-free car care. To learn more about Curbee's mobile car care service, visit www.curbee.com.
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RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curi Capital, the registered investment advisor and full-service financial advisory business unit within Curi, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Park Ridge Asset Management's investment advisory business. The acquisition marks the second such transaction for Curi Capital in less than a year, accelerating the firm's strategic growth plans and further strengthening its roster of credentialed, client-focused talent.
Park Ridge Asset Management was founded in 2008 by partners David Arthur and Keith Karlawish to provide individuals and institutions with customized planning and high-quality investment solutions.
"We are on a mission to create a world-class financial advisory firm that helps our clients build true wealth, and adding the experience and expertise of the Park Ridge team is another important milestone in that journey," said Dimitri Eliopoulos, Curi Capital's CEO. "Curi Capital is proud to be moving forward with our plans to bring our high-touch, personalized approach to even more clients as we head into the final months of 2022. This acquisition is a great complement to the strong organic client growth our team has achieved in the first half of the year."
The entire Park Ridge team has transitioned to be part of Curi Capital with this transaction, including Arthur and Karlawish, who will continue to serve as Senior Directors in the wealth advisory space. Katie Strother will join as a Wealth Advisor.
"We have a working history with members of the Curi Capital team and knew our two firms would be a great match from our very first conversations," said Arthur. "Our team is excited to join and serve Curi Capital's growing client base with the customized planning and disciplined approach to investing that we've offered our clients since day one."
"The Park Ridge team will continue to enhance the exceptional talent and personalized client service that our Curi Capital team is known for," said Jason Sandner, Curi's CEO. "We are proud to welcome them to the broader Curi team and look forward to the continued growth of our Curi Capital business."
The acquisition of Park Ridge Asset Management's investment advisory business closed on Aug. 31, 2022, and brings Curi Capital's assets under advisement to more than $1.5 billion. Curi Capital also announced the acquisition of KDI Capital Partners' investment advisory business earlier this year.
For more information on Curi Capital, visit curicapital.com.
Curi Wealth Management, LLC, dba Curi Capital (curicapital.com) is a registered investment advisor, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., that provides full-service financial advisory solutions, including personalized wealth management, retirement plan solutions, and investment guidance to high-net-worth individuals, ultra-high-net worth families, and businesses. Experienced and accessible, Curi Capital's advisors actively listen and proactively create tailored solutions that help clients build true wealth, however they define it. Curi Capital is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Registration of an investment advisor does not imply any specific level of skill or training and does not constitute an endorsement of the firm by the SEC. A copy of Curi Capital's current written disclosure brochures, filed with the SEC, which discuss, among other things, Curi Capital's business practices, services and fees, are available through the SEC's website at: www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Curi (curi.com) is a full-service advisory firm that serves physicians and medical practices. Equal parts fierce physician advocates, smart business leaders, and thoughtful partners, Curi's advisory, capital, and insurance offerings deliver valued advice that is grounded in client priorities and elevated by their outcomes. From data-driven advisory services to private wealth offerings, to tailored insurance solutions and beyond, Curi delivers performance that is time-tested and trusted—in medicine, business, and life.
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New safes for controlled substances anticipated to help reduce organized retail crime
All 213 CVS Pharmacy® locations across Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas now using time delay safe technology
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an ongoing commitment to support law enforcement and help build safer communities, CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) today announced the installation of time delay safe technology in all 213 CVS Pharmacy locations, including those in Target stores, across three states in the southern U.S. The states and corresponding number of pharmacy locations include Louisiana (133), Mississippi (57) and Arkansas (23).
The safes are anticipated to help prevent pharmacy robberies and the potential for associated diversion of controlled substance medications — including opioid medications such as oxycodone and hydrocodone — by electronically delaying the time it takes for pharmacy employees to open the safe. In addition, the safes are anticipated to benefit the safety and well-being of CVS Pharmacy customers and employees.
The company's rollout of time delay safe technology is in support of each of these states' partnerships with local and state law enforcement and the retail community to fight back against escalating organized retail crime.
"Supporting law enforcement efforts in their battle against organized retail crime remains a key focus for our company," said Thomas M. Moriarty, chief policy officer and general counsel, CVS Health, today during a news conference at a CVS Pharmacy in New Orleans. "Criminal activities that organized retail crime rings fund are a clear danger to our communities, so it is important that retailers, law enforcement and political leaders work together to solve this problem. Time delay safes can help reduce the theft and diversion of prescription medications and bring added security to our stores which creates a safe environment for our patients and colleagues."
"Crime is out of control, and it is going to take a multi-dimensional approach to help keep our neighbors safe," said Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry. "As I work to combat criminal activities, I am grateful for public and private partners like CVS who are taking proactive approaches to enhancing public safety. Together, we can and we will make Louisiana a safer place to live, work, and visit."
CVS Health first implemented time delay safe technology in 2015 in CVS Pharmacy locations across Indianapolis, a city experiencing a high volume of pharmacy robberies at the time. The company saw a 70 percent decline in pharmacy robberies among the Indianapolis stores where time delay safes had been installed. Since then, the company has introduced time delay safes across 32 states nationwide, and the District of Columbia, resulting in a 50 percent decline in robberies at CVS pharmacies in those local communities.
The time delay function cannot be overridden and is designed to serve as a deterrent to would-be pharmacy robbers whose goal is to enter and exit their robbery targets as quickly as possible. All CVS Pharmacy locations with this technology display visible signage warning that time delay safes are in use to prevent on-demand access to controlled substance narcotics.
The CVS Health time delay safe program is one of many company initiatives to help address and prevent prescription medication misuse and diversion.
Presently, the company supports over 4,300 safe medication disposal units in CVS Pharmacy locations and through local law enforcement organizations nationwide. Together, these existing medication disposal units have collected more than 4 million pounds of unwanted medications that might otherwise have been diverted, misused, or ended up in the water supply.
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About CVS Health
CVS Health® is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that's managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- dClimate, the first decentralized climate information ecosystem, today announced it has acquired Oasis Hub, a leading global data platform and aggregator for catastrophe, extreme weather, climate change and environmental risk data, tools & services. The acquisition of Oasis Hub enables dClimate to bring thousands of environmental and climate datasets, tools, and models on-chain as part of its growing immutable ledger of climate information.
dClimate is a chain-agnostic decentralized climate information ecosystem. dClimate makes it easy for businesses and builders to find, access, and utilize essential information about our planet to better understand how weather and climate impacts our communities and build data-driven technology solutions for helping communities achieve climate resilience in the 21st century.
"Adding Oasis Hub's data, products, and tools to our global climate information ecosystem opens up incredible new possibilities for builders and researchers creating resilience applications in the dClimate ecosystem," said Osho Jha, Founding Partner, dClimate. "Our mandate at dClimate is to bring critical information about our planet out from behind silos and paywalls and into a single, decentralized climate data network that makes it easy for builders to leverage data to build critical infrastructure and products for fighting climate change. dClimate users now will now have access to thousands of specialized datasets and models to better understand how our planet is changing and build life changing tools to help communities build lasting resilience."
In addition to acquiring Oasis Hub's massive data infrastructure, dClimate also gains access to its global data community of over 1500+ members from a range of sectors, including insurance, finance, engineering, and development who will become users of the dClimate network. Oasis Hub is a natural addition to the dClimate ecosystem, aligned in its mission of building a global community around the sharing of climate data as part of an open and transparent network.
Throughout its lifetime, Oasis Hub has given its members access to thousands of free and commercial datasets and tools sourced from more than 175 data providers globally. This data infrastructure now merges with dClimate's already expansive database of global climate information to give data consumers a go-to source for easily finding, accessing, and building with climate data.
Oasis Hub will continue to operate as a dClimate powered data partner and its data infrastructure will be onboarded to dClimate's decentralized data network once its flagship data marketplace is launched. dClimate's chain-agnostic tools and easy accessibility, combined with Oasis Hub's data and products, will enable dClimate to continue to strive for continuity and improve its services for all users. dClimate's marketplace will also integrate improved visualization for users over time, giving an upgrade to existing datasets for use.
dClimate is a chain-agnostic decentralized climate information ecosystem. dClimate makes it easy for businesses and builders to find, access, and utilize essential information about our planet to better understand how weather and climate impacts our communities and build data-driven technology solutions for helping communities achieve climate resilience in the 21st century. The dClimate network solves key issues around access, availability, and accountability in the climate data ecosystem with the world's first decentralized, open marketplace for participants to get and share climate data. The network then enables an open ecosystem of climate resilience applications like parametric insurance, advanced analytics and models, and tooling to be built on top of the data layer. dClimate is pioneering data infrastructure solutions for scaling global carbon markets, incentivizing regenerative agriculture practices, and bringing increased efficiency to industries affected by climate risk.
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Debiopharm Innovation Fund strategically invests in Whitelab Genomics' mission to make genomic medicine development faster and leaner for more efficient access to cancer patients in the future
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Debiopharm Innovation Fund, the strategic investment arm of Swiss biopharmaceutical company Debiopharm (www.Debiopharm.com), announced today their investment in Whitelab Genomics alongside French Venture Capital company, Omnes Capital, in a $10 Million Series A Round to advance their mission to accelerate the development of genomics medicines via technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Whitelab Genomics' computational platform reduces biotherapies' development time and cost, enabling faster access to the market and cheaper therapeutic solutions available for patients in need. Debiopharm's investment in Whitelabs Genomics contributes to the growth plan of the start-up' R&D team and US operations. Such an investment aligns with Debiopharm's focus on investing in digital health solutions that improve the cancer patient journey, transform pharmaceutical R&D, and shift healthcare towards a more patient-centric approach.
Founded in 2019 by David Del Bourgo, MBA, and Julien Cottineau, Ph.D., alongside a team of world-class data scientists specialized in AI, computational biologists, molecular biologists, and genomic medicine scientists, the start-up offers in-silico simulations customized for target discovery, vector, and payload design, genotoxicity assessment and identification of experimental protocols of in vitro and in vivo strategies.
"We're moving into a time where AI-based technology will play a critical role in drug development. With better ways to develop drugs, de-risk assets, de-risk any toxicity, and ensure efficacy, we're able to bring more personalized drugs to patients – that's precisely what Whitelab Genomics is proven to do," stated Tanja Dowe, CEO of the Debiopharm Innovation Fund.
"The value of using this AI-based platform is the potential acceleration of pre-clinical, translational stage, helping drug research companies quickly design payloads and vectors and identify the best experimental protocols for in vitro and in vivo tests," said Hamzeh Abdul-Hadi, Investment Director of the Debiopharm Innovation Fund.
"We are very excited to close this first institutional investment round with such renowned investors with deep knowledge of the pharma environment. With this funding, we can continue developing our proprietary data sets and algorithms for both payload and vectors, and develop our collaborations with our customers," expressed David Del Bourgo, CEO and co-founder of Whitelab Genomics.
About Whitelab Genomics
WhiteLab Genomics, based in Paris and Cambridge (MA) was founded in 2019 by David Del Bourgo and Julien Cottineau, experts in genomics drug development and commercialization. WhiteLab Genomics aims to revolutionize genomic therapies development using public and private data and in-house AI algorithms. Whitelab Genomics supports its clients through the in-silico development phases enabling them to quickly develop target vectors and payloads and save precious time needed to give patients access to new genomic therapies. In only 2 years, Whitelab Genomics has convinced leading European and US Biotech and pharma to use its solutions for their new drug development programs, including RNA, DNA & Cell therapies. WhiteLab Genomics is also collaborating with world-renowned INSERM and Genethon laboratories and has been selected by Y-Combinator in its Winter 2022 batch. The company has won multiple awards, including the Galien Foundation nominee for startups, the Alumni New Venture Fund from the Polsky Innovation Center at the University of Chicago, and the Future 40 from Station F.
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Debiopharm Innovation Fund, the strategic investment arm of Swiss biopharmaceutical company Debiopharm, provides strategic funding and guidance for companies with an ambition to improve the patient journey, re-imagine how clinical trials are conducted, along with companies offering digital platforms that support cutting-edge drug technologies. Since 2017 Debiopharm has invested in 14 digital health companies, typically leading the investment rounds.
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Customers Can Now Leverage Demandbase Smart Data on Snowflake Marketplace, Accelerating Go-to-Market Strategies
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Demandbase, the Smarter GTM™ company for B2B brands, today announced the launch of Demandbase Smart Data on Snowflake Marketplace through a partnership with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company.
Snowflake Marketplace, powered by Snowflake's ground-breaking approach to data in the cloud, allows companies to receive direct access to raw data products and leverage data quickly, securely, and cost-effectively. Snowflake Marketplace simplifies sharing, collaboration, and the commercialization of data, data services and applications, enabling users to unlock entirely new revenue streams and extended insights across Snowflake.
"Partnering with Snowflake is a great step forward in data accessibility for B2B companies, ensuring accessibility to first- and third-party B2B data," said Asher Mathew, vice president of Go-to-Market for Data Cloud at Demandbase. "Today's buying journey is almost entirely done digitally and anonymously. In order to scale, companies need access to data and insights that will help them to better understand accounts and power their GTM strategies. Demandbase provides world-class data and intelligence to create personalized marketing and sales experiences."
Snowflake customers can now leverage Demandbase Smart Data on Snowflake Marketplace and work with the Demandbase Data Cloud team to gain a true 360-degree view of their entire GTM from identification to close and beyond. Joint customers can now access over 55M accounts worldwide, leverage over 113M contacts, 19K technographics covering frontend and backend technologies, and more than 325K intent keywords to elevate their GTM.
"B2B data is complex and customers are consistently running into access barriers," said Kieran Kennedy, Head of Snowflake Marketplace. "Together, Demandbase and Snowflake are working to remove those challenges, helping joint customers accelerate their GTM, and hit their goals more quickly and efficiently through Snowflake Marketplace."
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EARI Beverage Group (OTC:EARI), a diversified beverage and media group, today announced the appointment of Joel Kleinfeld as Chief Operating Officer. With over forty years of experience, Kleinfeld is a proven business leader and sales executive who has a history of creating success, implementing innovative strategies and opportunities, driving substantial sales and revenue growth, streamlining processes, and reducing costs.
"We are delighted to have Joel onboard with us and have the utmost confidence in his ability to grow and consolidate our strategic business units and portfolio of brands. Joel assumes responsibility for supply chain, manufacturing, and sales, focusing on driving the efficiencies and profitability for the group," commented CEO, Bernard Rubin.
Previously, Kleinfeld held the position of President over a twenty year span at MJC, an industry leading retail clothing line, where he grew and ran the product portfolio, generating a consistent $60 Million in annual sales while managing over one hundred employees who worked at offices in California, New York, Illinois and China. At MJC, Kleinfeld also negotiated agreements with over forty licensors, including Coke, Dr. Seuss, Guinness, NFL, Anheuser Busch, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, and The Rolling Stones.
From 2014 to 2016, Joel served as Executive Vice President at Mad Engine LLC, where he developed strong relationships with Fortune 500 retailers, including Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl's, and Fred Meyer, as well as negotiated and secured multi-year license deals with Star Wars, Marvel, and Coke, which boosted sales from $0 to $12M within two years.
Most recently, Joel served as President at Hemp2o, a fast-growing beverage company focused on hemp-infused waters.
"This is a very exciting time to be in the Beverage Space and EARI has a great portfolio of brands including Heritage Brands like New York Seltzer and Cock N Bull with great history behind them. We have an impressive sales team with a wealth of experience and strong relationships with both our Retail and Distributor Partners. I am looking forward to driving the success and growth across the entire EARI network," said Joel Kleinfeld.
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The Company trades on OTC Markets with the symbol, EARI and is a diversified beverage and media group, with a portfolio of brands in the hand-crafted spirit and functional drinks categories, covering "Craft Soda, Craft Beer, and Craft Spirits". In addition, the company also owns media streaming platforms with proprietary AR/AI/VR technology that can be used to promote the beverage brands.
Company Websites
www.earigroup.com www.betta4ubrands.com www.drinkfury.com
www.whiterhinovodka.com www.neosuperwater.com www.foodytv.com
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https://4elementalspirits.com/ https://www.newyorkseltzer.com/
http://www.labottleworks.com/
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- Payments and lending will continue to be the largest embedded financial services. But these will be bolstered by the growth of adjacent value-added services, including insurance, tax, and accounting.
- Established financial institutions face major challenges from embedded finance and urged to adapt and reinvent business models to take advantage of its opportunities and growing scope
BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Embedded finance, the integration of value-added financial services into software offerings, is set to redefine how consumers and businesses build and manage relationships with financial services, according to new research and analysis from Bain & Company and Bain Capital. The swift acceleration in use of embedded finance, and its transition into the financial mainstream, is being propelled as its proposition enhances customer experience and financial access, alongside cost- and risk-reduction benefits for companies across the value chain.
The forecasts for the huge expansion of embedded finance, in a detailed new analysis of the fast-moving sector from Bain & Company and Bain Capital, show that revenue opportunities for software platforms and the enabling infrastructure providers that power these embedded offerings will more than double from $21 billion in 2021 to $51 billion in 2026. The transaction value of embedded finance also will surge $7 trillion in 2026 and account for 10% of US financial transactions.
The factors driving the expansion of embedded finance space and its implications are clear:
Embedded finance can provide a much better value proposition – and platforms are the lynchpin
Businesses and their end customers benefit from contextual, seamless experiences; platforms can unlock new use cases and often use proprietary customer data to improve financial access while reducing costs for their end customers.
Platforms are partnering across the new value chain to deliver these benefits to customers and differentiate their core services. In turn, this increases their ability to spur sales in their core business. For example, embedding payments into the native invoicing workflow improves accounting or business management software for the merchant, significantly reducing time spent reconciling payments and invoices. Embedding financial services helps platforms drive superior economics, increasing customer lifetime value. With minimal incremental customer acquisition costs, platforms can raise average revenues per user, while keeping customers longer.
Market opportunity valued at $51 billion by revenues by 2026, and payments and lending are the largest growth drivers
The forecast jump in revenues will flow from the expansion in transaction volumes and value but also from increasing penetration of embedded finance in specific industries and gains in revenue multiples seen in segments such as business-to-business (B2B) payments as well as in the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market.
Payments and lending will continue to be the two biggest segments of embedded finance. Currently, consumer payments account for more than 60% of all embedded finance transactions and this is expected to reach $3.5 trillion by 2026. B2B payments have lagged with transactions expected to reach $2.6 trillion by 2026, marking a three-fold increase on levels today. Smaller retail merchants will stand to gain the most from embedded B2B payments, helping these businesses to tackle challenges such as late or unpaid invoices. Embedded finance-driven business lending, meanwhile, is projected to grow five-fold over the next five years, from a mere $200 million in 2021 to $1.3 billion by 2026, thanks to the rise of a range of new specialist providers.
While payments and lending will constitute a significant driver for the rise of embedded finance over the next decade, the analysis also predicts growth in compliance, HR and procurement among a range of areas.
Incumbent institutions confront threats but can realize tremendous growth from reinventing business models
Disruptive digital first organisations, especially platform businesses, are best placed to take advantage of the embedded finance sector's expansion. Their access to more sophisticated technology, algorithms and data provides them with an edge in finding and targeting the most creditworthy customers. Embedded finance poses a major challenge to traditional financial institutions, threatening to separate banks from their customers and leave them with the low growth, low margin role of a regulated entity. However, there is still a significant opportunity for these institutions to use embedded finance to rethink their core business and drive growth through new services.
Adam Davis, Associate Partner in Bain & Company's FinTech practice, commented: "Embedded finance has quietly become a significant part of the way consumers and businesses make payments and access funding. In the years to come it will have a transformative effect on the relationship we have with our finances, removing friction from the sector and making financial services more contextual, accessible and helpful. Jeff Tijssen, a Bain & Company expert partner and leader of its global FinTech practice, added: "For businesses this shift is an enormous opportunity. There will be no shortage of growth finance for the sector as platforms experiment with integrating everything from tax to payroll services in the years to come."
"Embedded finance clearly provides a compelling win-win proposition. For software platforms, these products unlock new revenue streams and for end customers, they routinely increase access to financial services at lower costs compared to traditional financial institutions," said Blake Adams, a Senior Vice President at Bain Capital. "As one of the longest-tenured investors in the fintech and software spaces, we've had the privilege of helping software platforms launch and scale embedded financial offerings while supporting enabled infrastructure players to scale and attain product-market fit. This research clearly signifies that embedded finance is still in its early innings, and we're excited to support the founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders who will continue to advance and disrupt this ecosystem," added Matt Harris, a Partner at Bain Capital.
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Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today's urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new cost analysis by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), providing for the needs of illegal aliens who entered the country under President Biden adds an additional $20.4 billion annual burden on American taxpayers. This figure is in addition to the well over $140 billion a year cost burden taxpayers are already bearing to provide benefits and services for the longer-term illegal alien population.
The Biden administration has willingly released approximately 1.3 million illegal aliens into the country's interior after removals and Title 42 expulsions are accounted for. Add to this figure approximately 1 million "gotaways" according to FAIR's sources within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and it can be safely estimated that approximately 2.3 million illegal aliens successfully entered the country's interior after President Biden took office.
Based on the most recent comprehensive cost study, FAIR conservatively estimates that each illegal alien costs American taxpayers $9,232 per year.
"Even in an age in which trillion dollar spending packages are considered modest, the additional $20.4 billion the Biden Border Crisis has heaped onto the backs of American taxpayers is still staggering," noted Dan Stein, president of FAIR. "$20.4 billion could address some very important needs of the American public, instead of covering the costs of the surge of illegal migration triggered by this administration's policies."
The $20.4 billion that taxpayers will spend this year, on just the illegal aliens who have entered the country in the last year and half, could cover the cost of:
- Providing every homeless veteran in America $50,000 per year for a decade. This would effectively end veteran homelessness.
- Giving every family in America earning $50k or less a grocery voucher of roughly $410.
- Providing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to more than 7 million additional needy families.
- Funding and expanding the entire National School Lunch Program.
- Hiring more than 315,000 police officers to combat rising crime across the country.
- Hiring of 330,000 new teachers, which would easily end the long-standing teacher shortage in America.
- Construction of nearly the entire Southern Border Wall (which could prevent millions more illegal aliens from entering).
"According to another new report, 35 percent of U.S. families with a full-time worker struggle to meet their basic needs. These are the people President Biden pledged to champion. Instead, he is choosing to divert an additional $20.4 billion away from their needs, in order to fund a radical open borders agenda with no end in sight," concluded Stein.
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ABOUT FAIR
Founded in 1979, FAIR is the country's largest immigration reform group. With over 3 million members and supporters nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a rule of law that is recognized and enforced.
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U.S. News & World Report Ranking Honors School
LAKELAND, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Southern College (FSC) announced today that it has been recognized in U.S. News & World Report's distinguished college rankings guide as one of the top 10 "Best Regional Universities in the South."
One of only three schools in Florida to be listed in the top 10, FSC is the only university in Polk County. This is the 13th year FSC has received this designation.
"The incredible faculty and extraordinary students of Florida Southern have once again proven themselves to be among the elite in all of the United States," Florida Southern College President Anne B. Kerr said. "I am excited to see our talented community's hard work and dedication once again be recognized."
U.S. News & World Report utilizes surveys, data pertaining to graduation and retention rates, and faculty-to-student ratios to produce college rankings based on school groupings established by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and determined by each school's academic mission.
In addition to being recognized as a best regional university in the south, FSC was also included by the publisher on their "Most Innovative Schools" list, reflecting the College's aspirational plans for curriculum, campus life, and facilities to ensure pervasive excellence and outstanding outcomes for graduates.
U.S. News & World Report's praise of FSC continues the College's trend of accolades that highlight the school's academic excellence and focus on experiential education. The guide includes FSC's Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences, among top undergraduate business and nursing programs.
Florida Southern is also ranked at No. 11 in the "Best Value Universities in the South" category, the highest rating of any school in the state.
About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2023 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2023 Best 388 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2023." The 2022-2023 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 13 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.
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Bank Foundation Continues to Raise Funds to Achieve Greater Equality and Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs of Color
FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Freedom Bank of Virginia (OTCQX: FDVA) announced today it will be hosting its first annual Freedom Bank Foundation Gala on Thursday, September 29 at Window Plaza in the Reston Town Center. The Gala will raise funds to promote economic inclusion in the local community and build on the exciting work the Freedom Bank Foundation has engaged in with the Community Business Partnership (CBP). The Foundation teamed with the CBP to launch the NOVA Freedom Fund which provides financing and technical assistance for minorities and entrepreneurs of color in the DC Region.
"We are thrilled to host the Freedom Bank Foundation Gala at the beautiful window plaza in the newest phase of the Reston Town Center. We are very thankful to Platinum Sponsor, Boston Properties, who generously donated the amazing venue for the event. It will be a fun evening focused on raising awareness and funds to increase economic inclusion and make our communities, more vibrant, and more equitable. We have already seen the fruits of the Foundation's work with the help of the CBP through the NOVA Freedom Fund. The Fund has assisted several local business owners transform their trajectory with essential funding to help their business grow and thrive," said Joe Thomas, President and CEO. "We invite our clients, vendor partners and community members to take advantage of the numerous ways to participate in the Gala as a sponsor, live auction donor or ticket holder to help the Foundation fulfil its critical mission," continued Mr. Thomas.
The Freedom Bank Foundation is a nonprofit, tax exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. Businesses or individuals who are interested in attending or learning more about the Gala or the Foundation are asked to contact freedombankfoundation@freedom.bank or visit freedom.bank/foundation.
Freedom Bank (OTCQX: FDVA) is a next-generation community bank, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, offering commercial banking, personal banking, and mortgage banking solutions using banker expertise and innovative technology to build lead relationships with clients. Focusing on businesses, real estate owners, and professionals, Freedom Bank concentrates on key industry verticals to deliver unique, sector-specific solutions to help clients meet their goals and realize their dreams. Freedom Bank has sales office locations in Fairfax, Vienna, Reston, Manassas, and Chantilly, VA. The Freedom Bank Mortgage Division is headquartered in Chantilly, VA and the Freedom Bank Small Business Lending Division is headquartered in Harrison, NY. For information about Freedom Bank, visit our website at www.freedom.bank.
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Phone: 703-667-4161
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Leading conversion rate optimization firm joins leading marketing innovation firm
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion92, a Chicago-based marketing innovation company with offices in Chicago, Detroit and Austin, announced it has acquired Conversion Fanatics, a leader in conversion optimization services. The acquisition broadens Fusion92's capabilities and further helps clients increase marketing performance and lower the cost of acquisition through timely, data-driven experimentation and optimization that removes friction from user experiences and helps businesses make more money, faster.
Conversion Fanatics launched in 2014 in Austin, Texas, and has optimized over 250 sites for brands across multiple industries, including e-commerce, health, financial, SaaS, apparel, home furnishings, beauty, fitness, professional services and more. Through their continuous experimentation, Conversion Fanatics improves marketing effectiveness, delivering actionable data, more conversions and higher customer value.
"Adding Conversion Fanatics further enhances Fusion92's already robust media and activation services, allowing us to provide better, faster returns for our clients with an integrated performance marketing solution with optimization that move as quickly as the market," said Matt Murphy, CEO and founder of Fusion92. "Additionally, we're pleased to continue to grow with more good people, like-minded in culture, complementing our strategic growth plan.
The acquisition supports the growth strategy of both firms, and the integration of teams delivers an all-encompassing, client-focused offering through strategy and insights; data and analytics; creative services and content; technology and innovation; media and activation; and Web3/NFT capabilities.
"Fusion92 has a shared culture and high integrity team that we're excited to bring our superpowers to so we can apply our conversion magic to help more organizations see exponential results," said Manish Punjabi, co-founder and CEO of Conversion Fanatics. "It's thrilling for us when our optimization helps clients see a quick, noticeable shift in leads, conversions and revenue. Whether it's a 1% or 2,000% shift, we've seen firsthand the doors this opens for advertisers and the value it brings to clients. We're excited to get to work and do our part to contribute to Fusion92's growing roster of happy clients."
This is the second acquisition for Fusion92 this year after scaling the firm through acquisition of Detroit's 100 plus person agency DP+ in April. Fusion92 has acquired three additional companies since 2016, broadening its capabilities and expertise now through five total acquisitions. With the addition of capital partners Serata Capital Partners and Landon Capital Partners in 2021, Fusion92 continues to seek additional acquisition opportunities with specific interest in data science, relevant SaaS and consultative marketing solutions.
Founded in 1999, Fusion92 is a Chicago-based independent marketing innovation company with offices in Chicago, Detroit and Austin forming a powerhouse that helps growth stage and enterprise brands thrive. The firm's comprehensive stack of services and products helps bring exponential returns to companies in virtually every industry and vertical. Fusion92 collaboratively partners and serves as a trusted adviser to clients on B2B and consumer engagements that span traditional and digital media, leveraging the firm's expertise to innovatively solve business challenges. Fusion92's dynamic technology, integrated content lab (Studio440), media and activation capabilities, AdTech and premium NFT studio (Mint Werx) provide a lineup of differentiated solutions that deliver data-driven results. Learn more at www.Fusion92.com.
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fyllo, the leading platform providing data-driven marketing and regulatory solutions to drive new growth, today announced a key appointment to the Asia-Pacific division, with industry-veteran Victor Cheng joining as Vice President, North Asia. Cheng will report to Robert Woolfrey, Managing Director, APAC, who recently opened operations for the company in the region.
Cheng has held technology, media, and data leadership roles for over twenty years for industry powerhouses including Comscore, Microsoft, and his most recent role as Chairman of the IAB in Hong Kong where he led the members of the Executive Committee to provide local marketers greater access to leading digital solutions. He will be responsible for the development of Fyllo's marketing and regulatory solutions in North Asia.
"As we expand internationally, we are looking for leaders who understand how digital advertising is changing," said Chad Bronstein, Founder and CEO of Fyllo. "In-depth experience and a wide, contextual point of view matters, and leaders like Victor will help us have an immediate impact at a regional level, based on his market and industry expertise. We look forward to providing in-market service and support to brands in North Asia."
Contributing $19 trillion in revenue to the world economy every year, Asian corporations now account for 43 percent of the world's largest 5,000 companies. With their robust combination of technology and specialized data solutions, Fyllo was built to uniquely address the increasing demands of Asia's booming verticals.
"Cheng is well-known in Hong Kong and across North Asia for his leadership in data and marketing transformation," said Robert Woolfrey, Managing Director APAC of Fyllo. "He is perfectly positioned to champion our growth in Hong Kong and enter new markets across North Asia."
"Fyllo is well-placed to help brands in North Asia manage complexity and deliver impact," said Cheng. "We offer something new and compelling, combining marketing, innovative targeting, and regulatory expertise, and I am delighted to join the company at a moment of accelerated growth."
About Fyllo:
Fyllo is on a mission to accelerate the economies of tomorrow. Fyllo's marketing and regulatory solutions provide the tools, data and integrations needed to drive new growth with speed and scale. Powered by a leading data ecosystem and regulatory database, Fyllo is trusted by Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands to stay competitive and compliant.
In 2022 Fyllo acquired Semasio, a pioneer in unified targeting, enabling digital marketers to seamlessly combine audience, contextual and brand fit solutions into one targeting strategy, both on the buy and the sell-side. The company is active in approximately 50 countries and its semantic analysis engine supports more than 30 languages.
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Gapcloud partners with Bright Pattern to provide cloud-based omnichannel contact center software to businesses and users, and deliver cost-effective Microsoft Teams integrations with the business's contact center operations.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Pattern, a leading provider of cloud-based omnichannel communication software for innovative companies, partners with Gapcloud to deliver contact center software solutions to businesses that are looking to deploy an omnichannel call center solution easily and integrate Microsoft Teams as part of their customer service operations. Gapcloud is based out of Australia and has been a provider of contact center technology and cloud services since 2009. Based out of Sydney, Gapcloud has delivered over 150 contact center projects across the APAC region to a broad range of different industries. Many of these projects included transitioning users from Skype for Business platforms onto Microsoft Teams. To deliver these projects cost effectively and quickly, Gapcloud relies on Bright Pattern's call center software.
Bright Pattern provides an out-of-the-box Microsoft Teams integration that is simple-to-implement. and allows Gapcloud's customers to integrate the best parts of Microsoft Teams, i.e. Active Directory, presence and collaboration, directly into their contact center platform, while maintaining omnichannel communications and support. Bright Pattern is also built on the cloud and is 100% cloud-based, lowering the cost barrier for Gapcloud customers who are more easily able to access powerful call center software technology without the burden of expensive Microsoft enterprise voice licensing.
Since Bright Pattern is based on the cloud, easy-to-implement, fast-to-deploy, and provides out-of-the-box integrations with business critical third-party software, including Dynamics 365, Gapcloud has been able to move from an on-premise model to a subscription model and grow year on year as more customers are brought on and retained on the Bright Pattern platform. With no dependency on the customer's infrastructure, Gapcloud can completely de-risk the transition to Microsoft Teams and the moving of customer service functions to the cloud. Unlocked by the seamless integration of Microsoft Teams with the omnichannel call center software, Bright Pattern is enabling a wider range of Microsoft-based organizations to enjoy the benefits of best of breed contact center as a service.
"Partnering with Bright Pattern was absolutely the right decision for our team. It gives us a premium service on which we can create an amazing contact center experience for our customers. It has allowed them to break their dependency on complex, on-premise contact center systems and it's allowed them to set up for the future." said Stuart Marsh, Regional Director at Gapcloud.
"With the rise of Microsoft Teams in the world of business communication and with the need to connect with customers on increasingly digital channels, the need for an omnichannel platform that can be easily implemented, easy-to-use, and with effective out-of-the-box integrations with important third-party technologies is more important than ever," said Michael McCloskey, CEO of Bright Pattern. "Bright Pattern integrates with Microsoft Teams out-of-the-box, is 100% based on the cloud and eliminates the need for long set-up times and complex technology systems, and allows businesses to communicate on all digital channels. We are happy to partner with Gapcloud to lower the cost barrier for customers to get access to the most advanced call center technology."
About Bright Pattern
Bright Pattern provides the simplest and most powerful AI-powered omnichannel contact center software for innovative midsize and enterprise companies. With the purpose of making customer service brighter, easier, and faster than ever before, Bright Pattern offers the only true omnichannel cloud platform with embedded AI that can be deployed quickly and nimbly by business users—without costly professional services. Bright Pattern allows companies to offer an effortless and personal customer experience across channels like voice, text, chat, email, video, messengers, and bots. Bright Pattern also allows companies to measure and act on every interaction on every channel with embedded AI omnichannel quality management. The company was founded by a team of industry veterans who pioneered the leading contact center solutions and are now delivering an architecture for the future with an advanced cloud-first approach. Bright Pattern's cloud contact center solution is used globally in over 26 countries and 12 languages.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading value-added wire, cable, connectivity and automation distributor GCG announced today the acquisition of Paige Electric ("Paige"). Paige is a premier, value-added solutions provider of wire and cable products in several specialty markets.
Founded in 1958, Paige has grown to become a full-service solutions provider with engineering and design capabilities and leading experts in the precision agriculture, irrigation, data communications, renewables and general industrial markets. Based in Mountainside, NJ Paige has additional locations in Nebraska, California, Pennsylvania, Florida, Nevada, Texas and Mexico.
"The Paige team's ability to design and develop products has set them apart in the market," said Steve Maucieri, CEO of GCG. "Paige's deep sector and application expertise combined with unique product development and value-added capabilities have established them as true partners with their customers, building strong relationships across the U.S and abroad."
GCG and Paige share a cultural commitment to utilizing associate expertise to ensure customers get the right solutions. This valuable knowledge has been cultivated in both organizations and within specialized engineering teams.
Paige President and CEO Brandon Nagler sees benefits to existing Paige customers and suppliers in GCG's national footprint and reach, as well as its breadth of offering. Nagler said, "GCG's nationwide distribution network and value-added services reflect their focus on meeting customer needs. This aligns well with the Paige culture and will allow us to expand our solution offering to existing and new markets."
Paige represents GCG's sixth acquisition over the past 18 months. GCG has previously added to its portfolio Novalight Telecom Supply, a leading supplier for the build and maintenance of fiber optic and copper networks; Allied Wire and Cable, a specialty wire and cable distributor; C&E Advanced Technologies and Advanced Controls and Distribution ("ACD") / Adcon Engineering, well-respected automation controls, robotics and cable providers; as well as Fourstar Connections.
GCG is a leading value-added provider meeting the wire, cable, connectivity and automation needs of customers across a wide spectrum of markets, including Industrial Automation, Communications and Industrial OEM. GCG also has cable assembly operations and is proud to be a leading wire and cable provider to the U.S. Navy.
William Blair served as financial advisor to Paige and Lincoln International served as financial advisor to GCG on this transaction.
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Nearly 50% of companies surveyed report increased physical security threats and incidents over the last year
LOS ALTOS, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent survey conducted by Constella Intelligence and commissioned by ASIS International revealed that organizations are confronting a staggering increase in threats against employees, executives and physical locations. Amid tensions exacerbated by political, social and economic issues, cyber-physical threats constitute considerable vulnerabilities for organizations. Reported risks included increased threats against physical facilities, co-workers and activism-related threats against business practices, while top security priorities included protecting organizations from disgruntled employees or customers, active shooter incidents and travel risks for executives. Despite these risks, nearly 61% of organizations surveyed said they do not proactively monitor the dark web for early indicators of emerging threats. Current practices are widely reactive as most organizations only respond to threats after they arise.
The report showcases the perspectives of more than 300 security professionals within the ASIS community at companies spanning 19 industries and five regions. Organizations surveyed range from 50 to more than 50,000 employees.
Constella Intelligence today presented four key insights from the survey at the 2022 Global Security Exchange (GSX), including: (1) Companies are facing increased physical security threats which are tied to the convergence of digital and physical risk, (2) physical security and cybersecurity teams are siloed, rarely operating within the same department and interacting infrequently, (3) open source and deep and dark web monitoring for early threat indicators are lagging and (4) social, economic and geopolitical unrest is tightening corporate governance.
Of the organizations surveyed, Constella and ASIS found that only about 1 in 10 (11%) have integrated cybersecurity and physical security teams into one unified department, and an alarming 52% of physical security teams don't frequently interact with their cyber counterparts.
"As digital activity and physical events continue to converge, we must consider how to protect organizations and their employees from cyber-physical risks effectively," said Constella's Director of Risk Intelligence, Jonathan Nelson. "To ensure a holistic picture of targeted, hybrid security threats, cyber and physical teams need to transcend antiquated paradigms of 'digital vs. physical,' fostering deeper cross-functional engagement and leveraging unified tools to monitor the surface, deep and dark web for early threat signals."
Through their joint analysis, Constella and ASIS identified a widespread need for deeper integration between cyber and physical security teams, as most respondents indicated their organizations would be better equipped to avoid crises if these functions were better aligned and could leverage a single unified platform to monitor potential threats. These responses evidence the relevance of comprehensive digital sphere monitoring capabilities—including coverage of the deep and dark web—to identify and mitigate emerging hybrid threats.
"I have witnessed several significant changes in the security sector since I began my editorial career nearly 30 years ago," said Teresa Anderson, Vice President of Editorial Services at ASIS. "The most fascinating part is seeing how organizations evolve to meet new needs and overcome more advanced obstacles. The increasing convergence of digital and physical risk undoubtedly presents new opportunities for cybersecurity and digital security professionals to work in tandem, perhaps for the first time in their organization's history."
Key findings from the survey include:
- Almost 50% of respondents said that the number of physical security threats and incidents at their company has increased compared with last year.
- 62% of respondents ranked dangerous threats from former employees or disgruntled customers as their top security concern.
- Physical and cybersecurity teams are siloed, as only 11% said that they are integrated into a single department; 40% said that incidents or threats could have been handled better if physical and cybersecurity teams were more tightly integrated.
- 61% of companies do not leverage a unified platform that proactively monitors the social and dark web for emerging threats, even though 70% agree that their company would be better equipped to avoid a crisis if they had one.
Among U.S. companies, 76% ranked preventing an active shooter event at one of their locations as their top security priority. The need for security advancements is widely recognized, as every respondent reported organizational plans to invest in at least one security system or activity in the next year. Security professionals can expect to see greater spending on threat assessment training, real-time monitoring and threat reporting, integrated digital and physical security practices and services from intelligence analysts or experts.
Read the full 2022 Survey Report on Managing Increased Cyber-Physical Security Threats in a Hyper-Connected World here.
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BEIJING, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in his first foreign visit since the COVID-19 pandemic, and inject more Chinese wisdom to the SCO which remains cohesive and attractive to potential new members by advocating equity, justice and true multilateralism in a turbulent and divided world.
The SCO summit in Samarkand will be the first in-person summit since June 2019 when leaders met in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are among leaders expected to attend.
According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, Xi will also pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from September 14 to 16 at the invitation of the presidents of the two countries.
First foreign visit
The SCO, the first international organization named after a Chinese city, has a unique significance in China's diplomacy as it includes China's neighbors, regional powers, key BRI partners and plays an important role in coordinating regional affairs, observers said.
At a time when China is summarizing its achievements made in the past 10 years and is ready to embark on a new journey of great rejuvenation, the Central Asia trip and the summit of a Eurasian-spanning organization composed of countries of different development paths, systems and cultures, will be an ideal occasion for China to present its wisdom in development and international relations and make contributions to the world, analysts said.
Choosing the SCO summit as the destination of his first foreign visit since the pandemic demonstrates the great importance Xi attaches to the SCO and China's focus on neighborhood diplomacy, Li Ziguo, a senior research fellow with the China Institute of International Studies, told the Global Times on Monday.
Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at the Renmin University of China stressed that the SCO, accounting for 41 percent of the world's population and 24 percent of global GDP, and which keeps attracting more countries to join, is set to play a pivot role in interpreting and showcasing new forms of international relations, new forms of international organizations, and depicting new forms of human civilization.
Zhang Hong, an Eastern European studies expert from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), said Xi's trip and attendance at the SCO summit will serve as a new booster for cooperation with Central Asian and South Asian countries to develop further, and push forward the BRI.
Given the complexity of international and regional situations, the SCO's development is an important pillar supporting true multilateralism and win-win cooperation, and the establishment of a new, democratic, just and rational political and economic international order, the expert said.
Kazakhstan is the place where Xi first proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013. As of today, over 140 countries spanning different regions, cultures and stages of development, and more than 30 international organizations, have signed BRI cooperation documents with China, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
According to official data, China's trade with BRI economies jumped 20.2 percent in the first eight months of 2022 compared to the same period last year.
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Eight countries enjoy the status of full SCO membership: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and India; four countries - Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia - have observer status, and six countries - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey, and Sri Lanka - have dialogue partner status.
One of the key agendas for the Samarkand summit is enlarging the membership. The heads of SCO states will adopt a memorandum of obligations for Iran to receive SCO membership. The SCO has also received Belarus' application and admission procedures could begin at the summit in Samarkand.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt will formally become SCO dialogue partners with the signing of relevant documents and negotiations will be held on granting Bahrain, the Maldives and other states' the status of dialogue partner.
Li said that against the backdrop of major changes in international relations, the enlargement of the SCO fully demonstrates that current members and pending partners recognize the organization and its guiding Shanghai Spirit.
Championing mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations and pursuit of common development, the SCO creates a sphere of fair and just cooperation and sets a model of a new type of international relations with win-win cooperation at the core, Li noted.
At the international level, more members mean stronger voices in global governance. When conflicts and uncertainty create havoc in the world, it is noteworthy that the SCO has cast aside the Cold War mentality, concepts such as the clash of civilizations and superiority of certain civilizations, but upholds non-confrontational principles and maintains cooperation that does not target third parties, experts said.
Zhang Hong from CASS sees the summit as an occasion for bilateral interactions where Xi and other heads of states can exchange views and enhance mutual trust. Zhang in particular mentioned possible bilateral meetings of Xi with Putin and Modi.
Xi met Putin last in February at the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics and analysts believe the two top leaders' first meeting since the Russia-Ukraine conflict will point the direction for the future development of bilateral relations.
China-Russia trade jumped 31 percent year-on-year from January to August to $117.2 billion and the two just agreed to a switch in gas payment currencies from the US dollar to the Chinese yuan and Russian ruble.
On India, Zhang said he expects a further easing of the China-India border tension through effective communication of the leaders with strategic visions. There are positive signs as the two sides just conducted a fourth round of disengagement after being in stalemate for over a year, the Hindustan Times reported Monday.
Though the SCO is more focused on security issues, observers share the consensus that the bloc has a great economic potential with more and more states of various economic structures set to join as members or partners.
Li believes the wider participation of Middle Eastern states as well as emerging manufacturing countries means the SCO has large energy consumption needs and strong supply chains, possibly changing the landscape of the energy industry in the region.
Zhao Huirong, also from CASS, told the Global Times earlier that taking into account the needs of member countries in terms of financial cooperation, the SCO may expand the scale of local currency settlements and currency swaps in the future, and study the possibility of establishing an independent payment system.
Analysts noted the SCO can be a platform for economic multilateralism and boosting regional economic integration.
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- Green Acre to invest an additional US$6 million into Joint Venture to distribute Cannabis in the United States with an initial focus on California fulfilling its rights under the previously announced joint venture.
- The Joint Venture and its resulting formation agreements are part of the previously announced Private Placement with Green Acre.
- Green Acre's investment has been funded by an option agreement with Johnson Brothers, a leading wine, spirits, and beer distributor.
- Funds will be used to accelerate Humble's expansion of cannabis distribution operations in California.
TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Humble & Fume Inc. (CSE: HMBL) (OTCQX: HUMBF) ("Humble" or the "Company"), a leading North American distributor of cannabis and cannabis accessories, announced today that, further to the Company's press releases of November 15, 2021, and April 25, 2022, it formed HC Solutions Holdings Inc., a Joint Venture ("JV") with Green Acre Capital Distribution Corp. ("Green Acre"), for the purpose of distribution of cannabis, initially focused on accelerating the Company's expansion into cannabis distribution operations throughout the United States in California. Subsequent to the formation of the JV, Green Acre previously completed a US$2 million investment directly in the JV and is now investing a further US$6 million into the JV to increase its ownership interest to 45%. Green Acre has funded its investment through an option agreement with Johnson Brothers, a leading wine, spirits, and beer distributor in the United States. Further information on the JV, Green Acre and Johnson Brothers is set out in the Company's November 15, 2021, and April 25, 2022 press releases.
"This additional investment by Johnson Brothers, through their Green Acre option agreement, is part of their ongoing commitment to our expansion efforts into the United States. Johnson Brothers is known for their operational expertise in the distribution of beverage alcohol in the United States," said Joel Toguri, Chief Executive Officer of Humble. "We are ahead of schedule in executing our growth strategy, which includes enhancing our sales capabilities and forging stronger relationships with our brand and retail partners, such as Cookies. As our business evolves and expands, we focus on sustainable profit generation and positive cash flow to deliver long-term shareholder value."
"Johnson Brothers is committed to the future of Humble & Fume and its expansion strategy of cannabis distribution operations in the U.S. states where it's allowed," said Mark Hubler, CEO and President of Johnson Brothers. "Securing a long-term distribution deal with the industry's leading brand Cookies is proof of their ability to build meaningful relationships with top cannabis brands and to build long-term value in the United States."
Humble brings an integrated approach to the sales and distribution market in the California cannabis market. California is currently one of the largest adult-use markets globally, worth approximately US$4.4 billion and expected to double over the next 10 years1. With over 6,000 cultivators and over 700 retailers, Humble believes that cannabis brands are looking for new and innovative ways to support ambitious sales targets and build strong retail relationships and brand awareness directly with consumers2.
As a result of the US$6 million investment described above, a further agreement was entered into among Humble, Green Acre, and Humble's primary lender (the "Lender") who recently provided Humble a $2 million secured credit facility (as announced on September 9, 2022). The parties agreed that, in the event of a default by Humble of its obligations under the credit facility, Green Acre would have the option to acquire all of Humble's interest in the JV and the Lender would release its security in that interest in exchange for payment in full by Green Acre, on behalf Humble, of all amounts owing under the credit facility. In addition, in that circumstance, Green Acre would also tender back to Humble all shares of Humble owned by Green Acre.
1 Source: BDS Analytics
2 Source: Bureau of Cannabis Control
About Humble & Fume Inc.
Humble & Fume Inc. is a leading North American distributor of cannabis and cannabis accessories, supported by a customer-centric sales team and a strong fulfillment infrastructure. As the only fully integrated cannabis distribution solution, Humble bridges the gap for retailers, licensed cannabis producers, multi-state operators, and cannabis consumers to maximize sales penetration, and increase financial performance. With over 20 years of North American operating experience, Humble has cultivated extensive vendor and customer relationships, distributing premium cannabis consumables and consumption devices.
About Johnson Brothers
Johnson Brothers Liquor Company is a family-owned wine, spirits, and beer distributor with headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company has been servicing its customers throughout the United States since 1953. To learn more about their story, services, and locations, please visit www.johnsonbrothers.com.
Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to, the Company's assessment of the cannabis market in the United States generally and specifically, the state of California, and the expected results for brand partners of the Company. Any such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "contemplates", "believes", "projects", "plans" and similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statements about, among other things, the potential for Johnson Brothers, through Green Acre, to increase its ownership percentage in the JV, the potential impact on brands that engage Humble for their distribution and / or sales agency and the future of the cannabis industry in California and across the United States, including the anticipated ongoing consumer demand, are all forward-looking information. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those implied by such statements. Although such statements are based on management's reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will occur as described herein. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise forward-looking information to reflect new events or circumstances or actual results unless required by applicable law. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's disclosure available on its SEDAR profile (at www.sedar.com) for information as to the risks and other factors which may effect the Company's business objectives and strategic plans.
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NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HarbourView Equity Partners (HarbourView), the global alternative asset management company founded by Sherrese Clarke Soares, has acquired Big Loud Mountain Music's publisher share of select songs from country music duo Florida Georgia Line's catalog.
Big Loud Mountain Music, an independent publishing, management, and production company located in Nashville is credited as a key player in helping to successfully launch Florida Georgia Line's career.
Big Loud Mountain Music currently has Chris Lane, Madison Kozak, Ernest Keith Smith, Sean Stemaly, Griffen Palmer, Tiera, John Byron, Jacob Durrett, Mark Holman, Mark Trussell, Rocky Block, Jordan Dozzi, Jake Worthington, Grady Block, Lauren Watkins, and Ashley Cooke signed to their roster.
Country duo Florida Georgia Line, formed in 2010 by Florida-native Brian Kelley and Georgia-native Tyler Hubbard, has more than left its mark on the American Country music space. With hit songs like "Meant To Be," "You're Country," and "Simple," the GRAMMY-nominated pair has sold over 26 million tracks and 3.5 million albums. Creating emotional songs which perfectly combine modern and traditional country styles, Florida Georgia Line received RIAA's Diamond certification to celebrate 10 million sold copies of hit "Cruise" and additionally held the longest spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for 50 straight weeks.
Among Florida Georgia Line's numerous ACM, AMA, Billboard, and CMT Music Award accolades and nominations include the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Song, ACM Award for Duo of the Year, and Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist, to name a few. Building upon their impressive repertoire, Kelley and Hubbard launched music label Round Here Records in 2019, home to country artists such as Canaan Smith and RaeLynn.
HarbourView Equity Partners has been extremely active since launching just nine months ago, acquiring nearly 40 catalogs to date. The firm's distinctly diverse portfolio features thousands of titles spanning numerous genres and decades. Most recently the company acquired the catalogs of Brad Paisley, Lady A, Hollywood Undead, Dre & Vidal, and Luis Fonsi.
Focused on investment opportunities in the media and entertainment space, HarbourView combines decades of industry experience and investing expertise, supported by an experienced team to present a fresh take on investment management, built on intellectual curiosity.
The company strives to be the standard for excellence and integrity in investing in assets and companies driven by premier intellectual property, with expertise in and around esoteric asset classes, including in music, film, TV, and sports.
Alter, Kendrick & Baron, LLP served as legal counsel to HarbourView in this transaction.
Big Loud Mountain Music was represented by Derek Crownover, Megan Pekar and John Rolfe of Loeb & Loeb LLP.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States, announced that Kate Grasman has joined the company as Chief Information Officer.
Kate comes to Heffernan Insurance Brokers with extensive experience leading IT operations, strategy, and performance management, most recently with The Clorox Company and GE Capital. Kate has her Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and looks forward to driving organizational performance and innovation within the Heffernan Group.
"As our firm continues to grow, we have found opportunities related to technology and innovation that can help us thrive in the future. Heffernan is well positioned to take advantage of those opportunities because of the great work accomplished by our IT department over the past many years," said John Prichard Jr., Chief Advancement Officer at Heffernan. "We couldn't be happier to have Kate onboard as she brings the knowledge and experience to lead the integration of IT with our business and innovation opportunities in the future."
About Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, formed in 1988, is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Heffernan provides insurance and financial services products to a range of businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Heffernan has offices in San Francisco, Petaluma, San Jose, San Mateo, Truckee, Bakersfield, Woodland Hills, Cypress, Los Angeles and Irvine, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO; Philadelphia, PA; and London UK.
Employee-owned, Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named the Top Mid-Sized Broker in the United States to work for in 2009 by Business Insurance Magazine. The firm has been among the Top Greater Bay Area Philanthropists since 2003.
For more information, visit www.heffins.com. License #0564249
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hudson Mind today announced its Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) offering. Launched in 2022 as the mental health division of Hudson Health (formerly Hudson Medical Group) Hudson Mind has pioneered a groundbreaking approach to treating symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Their Interventional Mental Health methodology pairs the expertise of anesthesiologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and pain management specialists with cutting-edge technology.
Hudson Mind Founder and Medical Director Dr. Jonathann Kuo recently partnered with leading psychiatrists Dr. Owen Muir, Dr. Dmitry Ostrovsky, and Dr. Marcel Green to incorporate a non-invasive, chemical-free treatment for chronic depression and OCD.
Introduced in 1985, TMS is clinically proven to treat symptoms of depression and OCD. The treatment uses a magnetic field to send pulses that activate neural-activity in regions of the brain that regulate mood.
Hudson Mind uses NeuroStar's TMS technology, as well as BrainsWay's Deep TMS technology. Both machines employ coil configurations designed to target regions of the brain associated with depression and OCD. The impact of TMS is staggering, as 75% of TMS patients reported improvement following treatment with 51% reporting full remission.
Hudson Mind also offers Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy (SAINT) TMS, a protocol developed by Stanford researchers as a faster and more effective method for targeting treatment-resistant cases. SAINT comprises 50 sessions over 5 days (10 treatments per day, with 50 minute breaks in between). According to a Stanford study, nearly 80% of patients who received SAINT TMS achieved rapid remission.
Dr. Jonathann Kuo believes that the implementation of TMS can close gaps in the conventional mental health landscape that have left treatment-resistant patients behind.
"Our goal is to make transformative treatments more accessible. We're thrilled to offer a solution that rapidly alleviates symptoms without inducing substantial side effects," said Dr. Kuo.
TMS is FDA-cleared and covered by most insurance carriers—though SAINT is not covered. The combined power of TMS and psychotherapy can lead to lasting cognitive changes.
About Hudson Mind
Hudson Mind is the Interventional Mental Health division of Hudson Health. Hudson Mind is led by anesthesiologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and pain management specialists who have combined their expertise to pioneer data-driven interventions for anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Hudson Mind's treatments include Dual Sympathetic Blocks for anxiety and PTSD, ketamine infusions for anxiety and depression, and advanced Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for depression and OCD. To learn more, please visit hudsonminds.com
Contact: Eva Diep, +1 646-596-7386 x0005, marketing@hudsonmedical.com
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to be more comfortable when working outdoors in the summer," said an inventor from Coral Springs, Fla., "so I invented the SWEAT COOLER. This keeps your skin cool, making you feel more comfortable in the heat."
The invention offers relief from the heat during the summer months, allowing the wearer to remain outdoors or engaged in various physical activities for longer lengths of time. It provides added comfort by keeping the individual's body cool and comfortable and reduces discomfort and irritability, keeping wearers refreshed and energized. The accessory may also reduce the incidence of heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Easy to use, effective, and affordable, it could be produced in a variety of eye-catching colors and various sizes.
The original design was submitted to the Jacksonville sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-FJK-162, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a newly designed pair of work gloves that can be used even when their palm sides become worn," said an inventor, from Wapato, Wash., "so I invented the DOUBLE FACED WORK GLOVE. My design would offer a durable and cost-effective option for anyone who utilizes work gloves."
The patent-pending invention provides a durable design for work gloves. In doing so, it offers continued use even when the gloves become worn. As a result, it helps to extend the life of the gloves and it eliminates the need to immediately discard and purchase a replacement pair. The invention features a practical design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for laborers, construction workers, do-it-yourselfers, gardeners, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Seattle sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-FED-2407, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a strain-free way to elevate the corner of a car with a scissors jack," said an inventor, from Clinton, Miss., "so I invented the JUST FOR HER. My design eliminates the need to struggle with a crank handle and it can also be used to turn the lug nuts."
The invention provides an easier way to operate a scissors jack and turn lug nuts when changing a flat tire. In doing so, it offers an alternative to manual methods. As a result, it helps to reduce struggles and strain and it saves time and effort. The invention features a portable and user-friendly design that is easy to operate so it is ideal for motorists.
The original design was submitted to the Jackson sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-JKN-244, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I invented the EDGEZZ because I wanted to grow my hair line after having hair loss due to using wigs and weaves for an extended period of time" said the inventor from Richmond TX "This new product is a specially designed kit that would create the look of natural hair, without causing damage to the user natural hair."
The appealing features of the patent-pending EDGEZZ would be its timesaving, energy-saving, practical, convenient, durable,and easy to use. The shape and size of the invention would effectively conform to the user's head shape for a more natural looking appearance. This innovative product would be safer on natural hair and would prevent hair loss or damage hair. Invention could be produced in various colors, sizes, designs, and shapes for both males and females.
The original design was submitted to the Houston, TX sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-HOF-212, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a way to vacuum various forms of mulch or ground cover matter and transfer it through a blowing method," said an inventor, from Houston, Texas, "so I invented the MULCH FERTILIZER SAND SPREADER. My design would offer an alternative to using traditional tools and hand methods that may be tiring and time-consuming."
The invention provides an effective machine for suctioning and blowing/discharging mulch and other land cover. In doing so, it increases safety and efficiency and it reduces manual labor and strain. The invention features a functional design that is easy to use and maneuver so it is ideal for landscaping services and homeowners. Additionally, it can be used with mulch, sand, soil, etc.
The original design was submitted to the Houston sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-HOF-224, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a solution for the long dark winter days with a solar powered solution" said inventor from Boston, MA "The REFRACTED SUNLIGHT BROADCASTED captures and collects sun rays and changes the direction of the rays of light."
This innovative patent-pending invention would make full use of the sun rays by capturing the beams and redirecting them to any areas determined by the user for extended use. This would be useful during the winter months when there is less direct sunlight, would provide solar panel power all year long.
Invention would be useful to homeowners, business owners, building construction contractors, home improvement specialists, landscape/garden service providers, or do-it-yourself enthusiasts.
The original design was submitted to the Fresno, CA sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-FMB-136, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Top 500 ENR Firm to Further Waterloo's Downtown Development Renaissance
WATERLOO, Iowa, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Building off of development momentum within the City of Waterloo, ISG is now the primary tenant of Art Bloc, a new mixed-use residential building overlooking the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo. ISG—a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm—reimagined the second level interior, designing a state-of-the-art office build-out to facilitate collaboration and communication and improve operational efficiencies.
One of ISG's 11 locations, the new Waterloo office features an elevated plaza and outdoor patio adjacent to the River Loop Amphitheatre, a hotspot for live music and events. Just steps away, employees can easily access Waterloo's extensive trail network, a popular riverfront amenity.
"We are excited to be situated along Waterloo's vibrant waterfront and be a part of the area's revitalization. ISG has been involved in several major downtown renovation projects, including the Waterloo Convention Center and Best Western Hotel, and is excited to add to the positive story of Waterloo's regional resurgence," says Cody Vanasse, ISG Architectural Group Leader.
Since 2018, ISG has continued to invest in Waterloo and the Cedar Valley by not only recruiting staff to the area but supporting local communities. From staff count and community initiatives to the design of transformative local projects, ISG continues to grow its presence in Waterloo. For five consecutive years, Zweig Group has named ISG among the 100 fastest growing firms, best places to work, and market excellence leader in the United States. In 2021, the firm jumped 56 spots to 250 on the Engineering News Record magazine Top 500 Design Firms list.
"We strongly believe that growth, whether within our firm or community, requires leadership, culture, and great places to perform work. ISG is looking to add top talent to our Waterloo office and feel that is best accomplished in the downtown Art Bloc location with dedicated, local leadership," states Derek Johnson, PE, ISG Executive Vice President.
ISG prides itself on giving back to the community with its time, talent, and resources. Several members of the Waterloo office team hold leadership positions on boards and committees for Main Street Waterloo, Grow Cedar Valley, and Partners in Education. Additionally, a spacious conference room in the new office is available as a resource for community groups to meet.
In 2023, ISG will celebrate 50 years of making a difference for its clients, communities, and its team. Starting as a small office and growing to over 450 employees across four states, ISG is dedicated to forging a legacy of sustainable growth and looks forward to positively impacting the Waterloo community and surrounding region.
About ISG
ISG, a 100 percent ESOP firm, has a rich history, which extends over 49 years of building trusting relationships with clients, stakeholders, and the community. As a full-service architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm with 450+ professionals in offices throughout Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota, ISG provides exceptional services, strategies, and guidance to a wide range of markets nationwide. To learn more about ISG, visit ISGInc.com.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fallen Outdoors (TFO) is a nationwide organization with dedicated chapters across the country that organize and provide outdoor adventures for veterans of all ages and from all branches of the U.S. military. With iSportsman providing services on more than 50 military bases across the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii for more than a decade, the company recognizes the important role outdoor access and opportunities play for active-duty soldiers, veterans and their families. Thus, supporting an organization like The Fallen Outdoors is an obvious choice.
The Virginia Chapter of TFO is hosting a fund-raising banquet Sept. 17 to set the stage for the 2022/2023 hunting and fishing season and promote outdoor activities available to current service personnel and veterans. iSportsman will be in attendance as a table sponsor, donating one table to interested individuals to attend the banquet at no charge.
"The impact TFO has had on so many lives is nothing short of inspirational." says Aneil Kumar, iSportsman President. "As a company that supports outdoor recreation, we are proud to extend that support and do whatever we can to help change lives and make more opportunities available."
iSportsman will be working with TFO to help them identify landowners, hunt clubs, outfitters and boat captains who share their passion for taking veterans, service members and their families outdoors and growing the number of events TFO can host.
You can find a TFO chapter to join as either a participant or volunteer, or donate to their cause following this link.
iSportsmanTM is the leading recreational program management tool in the nation, serving the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corp, Army National Guard, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife. Visit iSportsman.com for more information.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kafene, a cutting-edge digital platform used by merchants at the point-of-sale to help offer underserved consumers more flexible purchase options through transparent lease-to-own (LTO) agreements, announced today that it has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round led by Third Prime and existing investors. This round follows a Series A investment of $30 million in 2021 that was co-led by Third Prime and Valar Ventures. Kafene will use the new capital to increase headcount to meet the demand from merchants and consumers for omni-channel, technology-enabled purchase options.
Kafene's lease-to-own agreements are free of debt and structured in a way that is simple, consumer-friendly and transparent. These agreements primarily serve the underbanked, given that one-third of Americans have credit scores that limit their purchasing ability, particularly on necessary big-ticket items such as furniture, appliances, electronics, tires and other goods. In doing so, Kafene's financing platform provides retailers with a way to reach more of these consumers than they would otherwise be able to, which can meaningfully add to their customer bases.
Kafene's platform is easy-to-use, removing time and friction at the point of sale, supplemented by a high-touch approach to customer service. Beneath that is an underwriting model that leverages more than 20,000 data inputs to inform AI-driven approvals, allowing for financing to be tiered based on actual risk rather than one-size-fits-all. This enables underwriting to be more efficient and affordable for more underbanked consumers who have fewer financing alternatives, which can help merchants meaningfully expand their customer bases.
"We're extremely excited to be doubling down on partnering with merchants to offer more flexible ownership options precisely when they're needed most, and right at a time in which others have retreated and tightened their credit boxes," said Neal Desai, Chief Executive Officer, Kafene. "Kafene continues to grow in scale and valuation, and we're thrilled to have like minded investors who share our vision and belief that today presents a powerful opportunity to take our platform and relationships to the next level. We're poised not just to take market share, but to significantly broaden the market. We've only just scratched the surface "
"We're proud of the results to date from Kafene and its management team in building a superb platform with a next-gen underwriting model that delivers strong unit economics and is resilient in the face of economic headwinds," said Wes Barton, co-founder and Managing Partner, Third Prime. "We couldn't be happier to continue our support to better their ability to leverage a massive market opportunity that not only provides a way to serve the underbanked, but could also appeal more broadly as Kafene becomes the go-to point-of-sale partner for retailers big and small with consumers up and down the credit spectrum."
Kafene is a cutting-edge digital platform used by merchants at the point-of-sale to help offer underserved consumers more flexible purchase options through transparent lease-to-own (LTO) agreements that help retailers of furniture, appliances, electronics, tires and other goods meaningfully broaden their addressable market. Kafene utilizes more than 20,000 data inputs in tandem with best-in-class artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to underwrite, approve using efficient risk-based pricing, and enable payment in a near-instantaneous manner, while creating a best-in-class customer experience. To learn more about Kafene please visit www.kafene.com, and to learn more about Kafene's commitment to customer experience and consumer protection, please visit here.
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Galit Ventura-Rozen will be a keynote speaker at the Hey Girl Women's Conference on March 11, 2023 in Saskatoon, Canada.
This conference is being held by BASAC (Battlefords & Area Sexual Assault Centre March 10th to the 12th. The Centre provides free and confidential services to survivors of sexual assault and/or abuse and their loved ones as well as community support for unique communities in their service area. The organization has been providing free gender-based violence prevention and individual support services to the community for over 40 years. From one-on-one counselling to survivors of sexual violence to school-based prevention education programs from pre k to Grade 12.
BASAC is holding this conference to motivate and inspire women that have gone through trauma in their life to live their best life. They will be holding a 3-day conference. The first night will be dedicated to 2SLGBTQ+ youth and free of charge. The next two days will be focused on women. They are planning to cover topics from Boundaries with friends and family, Balance, parenting, grief, diet culture, trauma, inclusiveness and much more in our breakout sessions.
Galit will be a keynote speaker for all those in attendance on the topic "Happiness is a Choice".
Galit is a 25+ year entrepreneur, motivational speaker and author of The Successful Woman's Mindset. She is co-founder of Everyday Woman TV, which provides an online platform of shows for women by women.
"It is my passion to inspire and motivate women to stand in their power and recognize how strong they are," Galit Ventura-Rozen
As a professional speaker for over 5 years, Galit recognizes the need for women speakers that other women can relate to and learn from. As someone that lost her voice and spoke in a whisper from age 7 to 13, Galit recognizes how overcoming your challenges is the key to living your best life.
Learn more about Galit at www.galitventurarozen.com
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TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Khiron Life Sciences Corp. ("Khiron" or the "Company") (TSXV: KHRN) (OTCQX: KHRNF) (Frankfurt: A2JMZC), a global leader in medical cannabis throughout Europe and Latin America, today announced that received the Best Latin American Cannabis Company award at Benzinga's 2022 Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago.
"This award recognizes our efforts and achievements as a Latin American Company that radiates throughout our international footprint. Khiron Life Sciences is a first mover in developing a global path for medical cannabis in the region, and we are pursuing this approach worldwide. By providing access to medical cannabis for doctors, pharmacists, insurers, and patients, we have created a true end-to-end solution for the medical cannabis industry", commented Alvaro Torres, CEO and Director of Khiron Life Sciences.
Khiron has developed a proven international access business model with highly profitable medical cannabis sales in Colombia, the United Kingdom, Peru, Brazil, Germany and soon Mexico. The Company has been focused on expanding its first-mover advantage where its health center's physical installed capacity it's around 400,000 consults per year in Colombia and more than 20,000 additional annual consults from the recent launch of Zerenia Clinic in Brazil. By Q2 2022, Khiron had exceeded the milestone of selling its first 100,000 bottles in the Latin American region since beginning sales in 2020, maintaining its high gross margins and pricing structure, with a strong portfolio of THC and CBD medical cannabis products.
Khiron's CEO and Director, Alvaro Torres, will be participating on a panel with industry experts, entitled "International Momentum for Medical Cannabis" taking place on Tuesday, September 13, at 2:55pm CT on the Industry Stage, after announcing the acquisition of Pharmadrug GmbH, an EU-GMP & GDP certified manufacturer and distributor in Germany. Mr. Torres will also be presenting Khiron's corporate presentation on Wednesday, September 14, at 11:50am CT on the Investor Stage.
Khiron is a leading global medical cannabis company with core operations in Latin America and Europe. Leveraging wholly-owned medical health clinics and proprietary telemedicine platforms, Khiron combines a patient-oriented approach, physician education programs, scientific expertise, product innovation, and focus on creating access to drive prescriptions and brand loyalty with patients worldwide. The Company has a sales presence in Colombia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Peru, and Brazil and is positioned to commence sales in Mexico. The Company is led by its co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alvaro Torres, together with an experienced and diverse executive team and board of directors.
Visit Khiron online at https://investors.khiron.ca.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release may contain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All information contained herein that is not historical in nature constitutes forward-looking information. Forward-looking information contained in this news release may include statements pertaining to the expected synergies and benefits to the Company from the acquisition of the Target as well as statements as to business strategy. Forward-looking information and statements contained in this news release reflect management's current beliefs and is based on information currently available and on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, the expected benefits to be realized by Khiron's business as a result of the acquisition of the Target, and assumptions regarding market opportunities in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates and where it seeks to operate.
Although management believes that its expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, forward-looking information is always subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of management, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the following: general economic conditions, adverse conditions in capital markets, political uncertainties, counterparty risk, failing to obtain required regulatory requirements and approvals, failure to maintain required permits and licences, business integration risks, as well as those other risk factors discussed in Khiron's most recent annual information form which is available on Khiron's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
As a result of the foregoing and other risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information contained in this press release. Readers are further cautioned that the foregoing risks and uncertainties is not exhaustive, and there may be other risks and uncertainties, presently unknown to management of the Company, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Khiron disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking information disclosed herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Giving Back to our Local Caregivers!
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Giuseppe Franco, Celebrity Stylist and owner of The Legendary Giuseppe Franco Salon, home to 70+ coveted Hair Specialists, launches Giuseppe Franco Cares.
Giuseppe Franco Salon, located in the heart of Beverly Hills, is internationally famous as the Stylists to the Stars. Giuseppe is undoubtedly a force in Beverly Hills and is known as the "Boss of Beverly Hills." For over 40 years, Giuseppe consistently arrives to open his Salon at 6 a.m. - well, 5:57 a.m., paying attention to every detail. This passion, talent, and commitment names him the BEST SALON by the Hair Stylist For Life Program and Stylist Star Network Channel.
His trendsetting hairstyles, effortless techniques, and impeccable eye for style consistently stands out on Award-Winning Red Carpet Hollywood Talent. Giuseppe is in numerous magazines, including Elle, GQ. Glamour, People Magazine, and television shows such as El Entertainment News, Extra, MTV, and Access Hollywood. Today, Giuseppe is among the most recognized and respected beauty experts with devoted clients, including megastars, athletes, and musicians. But, Giuseppe treats everyone like a Star, greeting clients personally with his undeniable warm and friendly big New York Italian personality as they enter his Beverly Hills Salon.
GIUSEPPE FRANCO CARES is giving back to our everyday hardworking Caregivers! Giuseppe is asking the community and social media followers to nominate nurses, firefighters, police officers, vets, teachers, and all caregivers to receive a priceless hairstyle service at the Giuseppe Franco Salon in the heart of Beverly Hills at no charge.
Giuseppe is accepting nominees now! Anyone can nominate by submitting the online form (https://giuseppefrancosalon.com/pages/giuseppe-franco-cares-nomination-form .)
Find the Nomination Form through the Giuseppe Franco Salon Instagram Page (https://www.instagram.com/giuseppefrancosalon) and the website: https://giuseppefrancosalon.com
A nominee will be selected each week starting Friday, September 16th. The Salon will contact the chosen nominee to schedule time for a complimentary haircut and style at the Giuseppe Franco Salon. Each haircut begins with Giuseppe's personalized consultation and analysis, followed by a Stylists' magnificent shampoo with a relaxing scalp massage, rinse, cut, and style! This priceless service is a thank you to our local caregivers! Each Friday after that, Giuseppe will select a new nominee.
These last few years have been interesting; Giuseppe and his team are grateful and ready to shine their love and positivity into the community with GIUSEPPE FRANCO CARES. Please spread the love with #GiuseppeFrancoCares
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Iconic Brand Re-Releases Limited Edition Snack Flavor Perfect For Fall Snacking
HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Step aside lattes! Limited Edition Little Bites® Pumpkin Muffins are back just in time for Fall! For a limited time, this seasonal favorite is the latest addition to the Little Bites® product line that the whole family will be falling for. Now available nationwide through October 2022, Little Bites® Pumpkin Muffins are the perfect snack for pumpkin lovers and Little Bites® fans alike!
Packed in a pre-portioned pouch, Little Bites® Pumpkin Muffins are easy for kids to enjoy at home or on-the-go at school, sports or other fun fall activities. Made with real pumpkin, these muffins are baked soft and delicious without high fructose corn syrup, giving kids the taste they love and parents a snack choice they can feel good about.
"We love this time of year because it means our fan-favorite Little Bites® Pumpkin Muffins make a comeback for families to enjoy," said Moira Flood, Senior Brand Manager for Little Bites® Snacks. "For more than 20 years, we've been providing delicious flavor options that will help families create little moments that feel really big during snack time. We can't wait to hear how our Pumpkin Muffins are adding excitement to our fan's adventures this Fall!"
Limited Edition Little Bites® Pumpkin Muffins are the latest addition to the brand's line of easy, pre-portioned pouches filled with delicious baked snacks. At 200 calories per pouch and with no high fructose corn syrup and 0g trans-fat, Little Bites® Pumpkin Muffins are the perfect snacking solution for today's busy families.
Little Bites® Pumpkin Muffins are now available at most retailers nationwide through October. To find a store near you, click here, or for more information, visit the Little Bites Facebook page.
About Bimbo Bakeries USA
Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) is a leader in the baking industry, known for its category leading brands, innovative products, freshness and quality. Our team of 20,000+ U.S. associates operates more than 50 manufacturing locations in the United States. Over 11,000 distribution routes deliver our leading brands such as Arnold®, Artesano™, Ball Park®, Bimbo®, Boboli®, Brownberry®, Entenmann's®, Little Bites®, Marinela®, Mrs. Baird's®, Oroweat®, Sara Lee®, Stroehmann® and Thomas'®. BBU is owned by Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., the world's largest baking company with operations in 33 countries.
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With the new self-service Starter Plan, software developers and data scientists can automate the extraction and standardization of data isolated in silos scattered across cloud systems to begin using within minutes
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mapped, an AI-powered independent data layer for commercial real estate, today announced the availability of its groundbreaking, no-cost, self-service Starter Plan offering for software development and data science teams.
Capable of quickly discovering all devices on a network and extracting data from building systems, sensors, and vendor APIs, Mapped simplifies the data integration process down to a single API. Through this latest launch, application developers are able to connect cloud data in less than four minutes and with paid plans collect on-prem data in four hours, allowing them to fully map and integrate a building's data sources in a mere four days. With the aim of breaking down enterprise data silos, Mapped's solution frees up months of manual resources from data science teams, integration engineers, and software developers so they can focus efforts on innovation rather than integration.
Upon sign-up for the Mapped Starter Plan, users gain instant access to the Mapped platform, which has been built to automatically ingest data from an ever-growing list of cloud-based connectors that integrate with systems like Google Calendar, VergeSense, Cisco, Microsoft 365, OpenPath, and many others with an API interface. This leading-edge service instantly extracts raw data and transforms it onto an industry standard, open-source graph, Brick Schema.
Mapped's API creates an independent data layer built on Brick Schema, so data can then be fed to other analytics platforms including visualization services like Power BI, operational dashboards like Splunk, and data lakes like Snowflake. Users are provided the tools to build new interactive applications for built environments such as commercial office spaces, multi-family buildings, retail stores, and more.
"Mapped is solving a very important problem by unifying siloed data across systems, devices, sensors and applications and transforming the data from people, places, and things into an easily consumable format, thus minimizing integration challenges of rolling out new applications across different locations," said Jose de Castro, Mapped Chief Technology Officer. "We want to make this platform accessible to everyone and eliminate months of manual integration efforts by using machine learning that allows software developers to unlock value from data within minutes."
"As the independent data layer for commercial real estate, Mapped is well positioned to power the next generation of PropTech solutions that will take advantage of substantially easier access to normalized data from building systems, architecture, IoT, facilities management, and other industries."shared Shaun Cooley, Mapped Founder and CEO.
This launch comes during a strong wave of momentum for Mapped, having mapped data from over 30M+ square feet across 100+ buildings to date, with over 30,000 device types mapped. Post-launch Mapped is projecting to have mapped 50M+ data points by the end of 2022. To learn more about Mapped and get access to the newly released Starter Plan, visit their website at https://www.go.mapped.com/signup or Github at https://github.com/mapped.
About Mapped
Mapped is the independent data layer for commercial real estate. By automating the discovery, extraction, and normalization of data from building systems, sensors, devices, and vendor APIs, Mapped simplifies the integration process down to a single, standardized API. Mapped breaks enterprise data silos to empower data science teams, integration engineers, and software developers so they can focus on innovation and not integration. Learn more here or connect with Mapped on LinkedIn.
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MONCTON, NB, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The popular GeniusCash cash back program, live on creditcardGenius since 2021, is now available across 6 personal finance categories on moneyGenius. Over a year in the making, this builds on the incredible success of the original program.
GeniusCash is now available on 31 featured products across banking, credit cards, investing, mortgages, loans, and software & services – delivering more value and savings than ever before to consumers. Combined with analytics-based Genius Ratings, Canadians can make even better financial decisions and be rewarded for it with real cash.
To mark this expansion, moneyGenius is launching the Mountain Of Prizes giveaway with promises of over $20,000 worth of prizes, including a grand prize of $7,500 in GeniusCash. Canadians earn an automatic entry into the Mountain Of Prizes from each GeniusCash payout they receive. Other available prizes range from a selection of gift cards to a 65" LG Smart OLED television.
"This is a big step forward in our mission to make money easy and fun for Canadians while encouraging them to take control of their finances," said Stephen Weyman, Co-Founder of moneyGenius. "Just like with our recent Tesla giveaway, if we get people to pay more attention to the financial products they use, that leads to better financial decisions for them and their families."
Today, moneyGenius has reviewed 420 features across over 330 financial products. With rankings across a range of consumer finance products, Canadians now have a one-stop-shop to learn more about personal finance fundamentals, discover and analyze products they want, and uncover more savings and cash back.
Current GeniusCash offers are listed on moneyGenius. For details on the Mountain Of Prizes giveaway, go to the moneyGenius GeniusCash offers page.
Trusted by over 200,000 readers and subscribers every month, WeyMedia is a leading Canadian personal finance company that brings well-researched content and tools to the everyday consumer. moneyGenius was launched to provide Canadians with the tools to make every dollar count. creditcardGenius was launched so Canadians can instantly compare 126+ features of nearly 200 Canadian credit cards using math-based ratings and rankings that respond to consumer's individual needs. Their cash back rewards program, called GeniusCash, offers extra cash to anyone approved for featured credit card and product offers through their sites.
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The Leading Professional Crypto Trading Technology Provider Announces Rebrand That Will Bridge the Gap Between Professional and Crypto Trading.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury Digital Assets, the crypto trading technology built by professionals for professionals, has changed its name to Liquid Mercury.
Liquid Mercury is the #1 choice for sophisticated buy-side and institutional sell-side legacy trading professionals moving into crypto. "Sophisticated market participants will lead the next phase of growth in crypto," said Liquid Mercury CEO Tony Saliba. "Liquid Mercury was built for professional market participants moving into crypto."
World-renowned professional trader and "Market Wizard" Tony Saliba has been powering professional trading for the last 30 years. LiquidPoint (sold to Bank of New York ConvergEX in 2007) is currently #3 in highest overall execution volumes behind Citadel Securities and Susquehanna. Matrix Executions, launched in 2018, is now #5 in the overall execution volumes. The combined execution volumes of LiquidPoint and Matrix would be second only to Citadel Securities
"Liquid Mercury represents the best of the best of my last 30 years serving this industry," said Tony. "We've collected the best and brightest minds, including key management from LiquidPoint and Matrix Executions, to create the leading professional crypto trading solution in Liquid Mercury. Everything our customers trust us for - efficiency, scalability, and reliability - encapsulates this exciting rebranding effort."
"This rebranding will help us move faster and be even more responsive to customer needs," said Tony. "At Liquid Mercury, we develop and provide customizable proprietary technology to fit the client's needs ensuring anything they want can be designed, built, and delivered quickly to keep up with the competitive and fast-moving crypto assets world."
Liquid Mercury's expansive knowledge and foundation of trust with sophisticated market participants will continue to be the leading factor in their ongoing mission to power professional crypto trading.
About Liquid Mercury
Liquid Mercury powers professional crypto trading. Liquid Mercury is the #1 choice for sophisticated buy-side and institutional sell-side legacy trading professionals moving into crypto. Institutional grade infrastructure, access to deep liquidity, and best-in-class trading tools and workflow automation; Liquid Mercury was built by professionals for professionals. For more information about Liquid Mercury, visit www.liquidmercury.com.
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All Active SUNY FIT NYC Students Are Encouraged to Participate – Top Four Designers to Win Prize Totaling Up to $20,000
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the next four months, MetroPlusHealth, New York City's high-quality, affordable health plan, is partnering with the State University of New York Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT NYC) as part of its New York City rebrand. This partnership will make MetroPlusHealth the first health plan to ever collaborate with FIT NYC and the City and gives students the opportunity to design uniforms as diverse as the great City it serves.
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, MetroPlusHealth's front-line workers have worked in and with communities throughout New York City. Employees work in all-weather elements (sun, rain, snow, etc.), both indoors and outdoors. The uniforms must be durable, culturally sensitive, comfortable, trendy and represent the MetroPlusHealth brand.
To participate in this competition, FIT students must be enrolled in their 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th semester of the FIT Fashion Design program or their 7th semester of the Technical Design/Patternmaking program, in the Fall 2022 academic semester. Students must submit a mood board and digital sketches to Professor Kaye by Monday, October 10, 2022.
The top five designs will be featured on a website where MetroPlusHealth employees, FIT NYC students, and the public will vote on the best design. There will be four category winners: traveling transporters (drivers, porters, and community center support), street savers (community engagement and outreach), community connectors (community navigator and insurance enrollment), and the voice (call center support). Each winner will receive $5,000 per category, and the honorable mention winner will receive $1,000.
"Over the past year, we have been working with New Yorkers to inform our rebrand. We asked community members what they wanted to see in a health plan, and the people have spoken. New Yorkers want care that is distinctively New York and puts people over profit. Just like MetroPlusHealth and the great City we serve, the unconventional minds of FIT NYC students will bring our bold vision to reality," said Ken Louie, Senior Director of Brand Marketing and Communications at MetroPlusHealth. "MetroPlusHealth teammates are everywhere in the five boroughs, and we want to ensure that our brand is as New Yorker as it gets because that's who we are."
"There is no greater sense of accomplishment for a FIT student of fashion design than to be given the opportunity to express their design sensibilities/abilities through an open contest call for a great organization like MetroPlusHealth," said Michael Kaye, Professor in the Fashion Design Department at Fashion Institute of Technology. "What a fantastic showcase for the winning uniform designs - to be produced and worn proudly by the MetroPlusHealth workforce."
Learn more about the contest on FIT NYC's calendar of events and deadlines. To learn more about MetroPlusHealth, visit www.metroplus.org.
About MetroPlusHealth
Since 1985, MetroPlusHealth has helped the people of New York City get quality health care at little to no cost. MetroPlusHealth is the plan of choice for over 675,000 New Yorkers, and its commercial and government-sponsored plans meet the needs of individuals, families, and workforces. The MetroPlusHealth staff speaks more than 40 languages and is as diverse as the great City it serves. MetroPlusHealth is part of NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation's largest public health system. For more information, visit metroplus.org. Join the conversation on social media at @metroplushealth.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Name Experts LLC., a boutique.COM domain name brokerage firm, announces the exclusive representation of the super-premium, beachfront real estate, Aid.com.
Aid.com has no relevant trademarks and holds considerable value as a stand-alone three letter, pronounceable word.
Aid.com was first registered in 1995 and has been owned by the same entity since registered. Aid.com also has a clean SEO history and ready for your next brand development.
Aid.com had been in continuous use for many years. Recently, the owner has transitioned away from Aid.com and they no longer have a use for this domain name. As a result, this asset is now available for your next global brand initiative.
According to .com domain name expert Joe Uddeme, "Aid.com is short, brandable and super-easy to remember, making it extremely attractive to brands looking to stand out and connect with consumers."
The keyword "AID" receives on average, 441,000 global searches per month, and has a limited-profile with backlinks and authority. Uses for this global, beachfront real-estate include: Technology, Financial Aid, Financial Services, Healthcare, SAAS, and many other broad uses.
Terms of Sale:
This is a domain-name-only, acquisition. Please consult DNJournal.com for historical sales pricing. All transactions will close using Escrow.com and will required an executed contract by all parties. All offers should be submitted in writing addressed to this email.
For additional information on the bidding process, including minimum bid requirements—please click here
Name Experts LLC., is a full-service domain acquisition and divestment with more than $100mm in sales for their clients. Since 2009 Joe Uddeme has been brokering domains for both buyers and sellers. Name Experts offers complete expert valuations, market comparisons and stealth-acquisition services. We specialize in the end-user domain acquisitions, and work tirelessly to deliver exceptional results without false promises. For a free analysis, and an honest assessment of your Premium Domain(s), please contact Name Experts LLC., today to learn more.
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Premier clean energy event presents international business and policy leaders from Congress, the White House, DOE, U.S. Export-Import Bank, the Government of Quebec and more
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) today announced more than 30 distinguished speakers to the 2022 NCEW Policy Makers Symposium lineup. The sixth annual NCEW, which this year runs the week of September 26, is headquartered in Washington, D.C. but celebrated across the nation. The NCEW Policy Makers Symposium brings together a bipartisan slate of policymakers, administration officials, business leaders, advocates, investors and non-profit leaders. The 2022 event will be entirely virtual, allowing participants from across the country and around the globe to hear from those at the forefront of clean energy innovation and policymaking.
Newly added speakers to the three-day NCEW Policy Makers Symposium, September 27-29, include:
- U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
- U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)
- U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)
- U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa)
- U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.)
- U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)
- U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)
- Sylvie Barcelo, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie for the Government of Quebec
- Judith D. Pryor, First Vice President and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the U.S. Export-Import Bank
- Trisha Miller, Senior Director for Industrial Emissions at The White House
- Jigar Shah, Director of the Loan Programs Office at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- Jasjit Singh, Executive Director of SelectUSA
- Maria Duaime Robinson, Director of the Grid Deployment Office at DOE
- James L. Connaughton, Former Chair of the Council of Environmental Quality, 2001-2009
- Katie McGinty, Former Chair of the Council of Environmental Quality, 1995-1998
- Warner Baxter, CEO of Ameren
- Craig Cornelius, CEO of Clearway Energy Group
- Pedro J. Pizarro, President and CEO of Edison International
- Dan Blondal, CEO of Nano One Materials
- Heather Reams, President of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Forum
- Mary Streett, Senior Vice President of U.S. Communications & External Affairs at BP
- Emily Fisher, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President of Clean Energy at Edison Electric Institute
- Erik Takayesu, Senior Vice President of Asset Strategy and Planning at Southern California Edison
- Bill Parsons, Vice President for Federal & State Affairs at American Clean Power Association
- Dan Byers, Vice President of Climate and Technology for the Global Energy Institute at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Tom King, Managing Partner at CrossRiver Capital & Founding Director at Borincana Foundation Inc.
- Yvonne A. McIntyre, Vice President of Federal Affairs at PG&E Corporation
- Matt Porterfield, Vice President of Policy and Research at the Climate Leadership Council
- Jordan Geist, Senior Director of Metals Division at East Penn Manufacturing
- Xan Fishman, Director of Energy Policy and Carbon Management at the Bipartisan Policy Center
These experts will join NCEW's previously announced speakers to offer keynote remarks and engage in panel discussions throughout the virtual, three-day NCEW Policy Makers Symposium, with each day centered around a clean energy theme: Let America Build, Innovation and Unlock American Resources. New and previously announced panels on these days include:
- Cutting Red Tape: Removing Obstacles to Clean Energy and Emissions Reductions
- Transitioning to Clean Energy: Critical Minerals, Supply Chains and Domestic Manufacturing
- Show Me the Money: Tax and Finance Issues Facing the Energy Industry
- Innovation and Reducing Industrial Emissions
- The American Advantage: Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness
- Exploring the Role of Utilities in the Energy Transition
- Workable Solutions for Nature: A Bridge to Our Clean Energy Future
"We are thrilled to be joined by these impressive leaders from Congress, the administration, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Export-Import Bank, as well as international policymaking and business communities to our all-star NCEW Policy Makers Symposium line-up," said Heather Reams, NCEW chair and president of CRES Forum. "These thought leaders will encourage meaningful discussions about the solutions that will identify emerging points of consensus within clean energy and drive towards American energy independence, economic prosperity and a healthier climate."
NCEW programming includes both in-person events in Washington, D.C., and the free, virtual Policy Makers Symposium, September 27-29. To learn more about the Symposium, including speakers, panels, and registration, click here.
More information on NCEW sponsorship opportunities, events, and examples of how businesses and communities can show their support can be found on the NCEW website: https://nationalcleanenergyweek.org/.
National Clean Energy Week (NCEW), described by POLITICO as "a veritable who's who of the Clean Energy World," is an annual awareness week to recognize the value of clean energy including abundant job opportunities, economic growth, energy independence, consumer choice, lower energy prices, and a cleaner environment. Follow NCEW on Twitter (@NCEWConf) and Facebook (NationalCleanEnergyWeek) for event updates. www.nationalcleanenergyweek.org.
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New product pushes traditional cleaning boundaries with technology of tomorrow
NEEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- – At a time when the desire for a clean home is on the rise, consumers are searching for solutions that go beyond surface level. Shark, America's #1 Vacuum Brand[1], is constantly innovating to help people feel confident in the cleanliness of their homes, and its newest innovation, the Shark Stratos™ Cordless, is bringing Clean Sense IQ technology to vacuums for the first time.
Featuring the technology of tomorrow, the Shark Stratos™ Cordless goes beyond cleaning up everyday messes like leftover crumbs and dried mud with Clean Sense IQ technology and the strongest suction[2] of any Shark® cordless vacuum.
Using an infrared sensor, Clean Sense IQ detects dirt one cannot see, automatically increases power for up to 50 percent better[3] dirt pickup, and the LED indicator lights up to confirm the floors are clean. It goes below the surface level of carpet for a deeper, better clean. After using this lightweight vacuum, people can feel confident their floors don't just look clean.
An all-star performer for both families and furry friends, its deep-cleaning DuoClean® PowerFins® HairPro™ nozzle captures more dirt and hair[4], and the self-cleaning brushroll gets rid of hair wrap, making it easy to clean up after pets. In fact, no cordless vacuum picks up hair better[5].
"As a leader disrupting the category year over year, we are thrilled to introduce the first vacuum that features Clean Sense IQ technology – the Shark Stratos™ Cordless, which will change how people clean forever," said Danielle Lessing, Senior Vice President, Product Development for Shark. "As people continue to focus on their home's cleanliness, we are committed to helping them clean smarter and offering the tools to help them do just that."
The Shark Stratos™ Cordless brings another layer of cleaning innovation with Odor Neutralizer Technology. Gone are the days of dirty, stinky vacuums, as this new technology guards against bad odors from debris inside the vacuum to keep homes smelling fresh. The product also features an Anti-Allergen Complete Seal and HEPA Filter that traps over 99.9 percent of dust and allergens[6].
Shark will continue to integrate Clean Sense IQ technology across future cordless vacuums, including the newly redesigned Shark® Cordless Pro. The Shark Stratos™ Cordless joins Shark's lineup of air purifiers that feature Clean Sense IQ technology. Clean Sense IQ technology is a testament to Shark's commitment to helping people achieve a whole-home clean they can feel confident in – from the air they breathe to the floors they traverse.
The Shark Stratos™ Cordless is available for $499.99 at SharkClean.com and other major retailers, including Amazon and Target. For consumers seeking out a corded option, the Shark Stratos™ Upright Vacuum is part of the Shark Stratos™ family and available for $429.00. The Shark® Cordless Pro is also available for $399.99.
About JS Global
JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited (Hong Kong: 1691) is a world leading producer of small household appliances. As of Dec 31st, 2020, JS Global ranked number 3 among the small household appliance focused companies. It primarily operates three major brands: Shark, Ninja and Joyoung. The Company's success is centered around its deep understanding of consumer needs, and is built on its strong product innovation and design capability powered by a global research and development platform, marketing strengths driving high brand engagement, and an omni-channel distribution coverage with high penetration.
About Shark:
Shark® creates home appliances that inspire confidence—whether it's in clean floors, pure air, or a beautiful hairstyle. We believe that innovation is crowd-sourced. Each of our products is created with the help of consumers, through countless hours of research and testing. Shark® was founded on relentless drive and a never-satisfied attitude—and it pushes us every day to continue creating solutions that positively impact our lives, and bring confidence to our routines.
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Opptly's direct sourcing solution broadens access to clients' greatest asset: talent
HOUSTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Opptly, an AI leader and Direct Sourcing pioneer, is proud to announce its partnership with Beeline, the leading solution provider for managing the extended workforce. Opptly's advanced proprietary AI, intuitive user experience, and ever-expanding talent communities—both Opptly's own and their clients' private ones—allow companies to take full advantage of new talent sources and modernized ways of connecting talent and work.
With this partnership, Opptly delivers Beeline's clients a direct sourcing solution that broadens access to optimal talent, accelerates speed, and drives scale. The solution also works with JoinedUp by Beeline to better manage the shift-based workforce.
"Direct sourcing is a great way for our clients to manage the 'talent triangle' of right cost, quality, and speed," said Brian Hoffmeyer SVP Market Strategies, Beeline. "The partnership with Opptly provides both Beeline and JoinedUp clients with a streamlined option to manage their public and private talent communities with a provider that offers great, proprietary AI-enabled technology."
Opptly leverages best-in-class data science, skills focus search and match capabilities, and AI/machine learning to help organizations win in an intensely competitive market for talent.
"There has never been a more exciting time to effect positive change by pushing the boundaries of AI and the ways in which we influence the connection between job seekers and hiring companies," said Lori Hock, CEO of Opptly. "We are excited to address this critical demand in partnership with Beeline as we continue to leverage our combined capabilities, Beeline Extended Workforce Platform and Opptly's AI-Powered Direct Sourcing Platform, to provide maximum benefit to our clients and the workforce."
Opptly has revolutionized the way talent and work connect. With our purpose-built AI, intuitive user experience, and expert curation partners, Opptly has created a single platform that powers our direct sourcing solution and accelerates optimal matches between job seekers and hiring companies. We're changing the course of the workforce industry, using AI to effect positive change, and help companies win in an intensely competitive market for talent.
Opptly. Talent search meets talent found. Learn more at opptly.ai.
Beeline is the world's largest independent provider of cloud solutions for sourcing and managing the complex world of contingent labor, enabling companies to increase profitability and flexibility by utilizing an agile mix of employee and non-employee talent.
Our software helps procurement, sourcing, and human resources professionals optimize costs, reduce risks, and add value to their services procurement and contingent workforce programs. JoinedUp by Beeline optimizes shift-based workforce needs by filling more shifts faster. Together with Beeline Extended Workforce Platform, customers experience the most comprehensive management of their contingent workforce.
We have the deepest, most seasoned team of contingent workforce solution professionals. From our locations around the world, we deliver innovative technology, end-to-end global and localized customer engagement services, and value-added capabilities which help many of the world's largest enterprises meet their most critical talent needs. To learn more, visit beeline.com.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PACE Loan Group ("PLG") (www.paceloangroup.com), a leading provider of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, announced today the hiring of Jacob Roth, as Vice President of Underwriting. Jacob will execute underwriting for PLG's pipeline of deals, and further expand the team's C-PACE expertise.
"We're looking forward to having Jacob join our team," said PLG CEO Rafi Golberstein. "His depth of experience within C-PACE will support our underwriting team, and our increased deal flow. We're pleased to have Jacob as a resource for our underwriting staff and analysts."
Jacob brings years of experience in the renewable energy sector and recently the sustainable financing market. Jacob has been involved with C-PACE since 2018, building substantial experience in underwriting and development of PACE projects. Previously, he was the head of underwriting and project management at Dividend Finance, a C-PACE lender, where he managed projects from intake through underwriting, to closing and beyond to final permit.
"I'm excited to take this next step in my career with PLG and expand my C-PACE expertise. I'm looking forward to delving into the wide breadth and significant depth of opportunities with the PLG team." Jacob shared.
In his time at Dividend Finance, Jacob led the national C-PACE expansion of its service area. In addition, he led the underwriting and closing of the first PACE loan in Montana, which was also the first ever instance of C-PACE being used to finance a water and sewer district. The loan resulted in $10 million in savings and 300 million gallons in water conserved for Montana's Bridger Brewing's new facility.
Jacob holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the George Washington University School of Business and is an active scuba divemaster, avid skier, EMT, and runner.
PACE Loan Group (PLG) is a national leader in the C-PACE marketplace, supplying direct C-PACE financing to commercial property owners for energy-efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, and seismic projects. The PLG team has decades of experience in commercial lending and structured finance, supplying expertise up and down the capital stack. To learn more about PLG, visit our website at www.paceloangroup.com.
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Jo Ann Ross Appointed to New Advisory Role as Chairman, Paramount Advertising
John Halley Promoted to President, Paramount Advertising, Succeeding Ross to Lead National Sales Across the Company's Expansive Media Portfolio of Linear and Streaming Brands
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) today announced that Jo Ann Ross is being named Chairman, Paramount Advertising, following 30 remarkable years at the company. John Halley, who previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Advertising, will succeed Ross as President, Paramount Advertising, overseeing the company's domestic multiplatform sales efforts across its leading portfolio of broadcast, cable, digital and streaming assets. He will report to Bob Bakish, President and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount, effective immediately.
As Chairman, Ross will continue to provide her expertise and experience in a strategic advisory role to ensure a smooth transition.
"Jo Ann is a true trailblazer in our industry and a dominant force behind the success of CBS, ViacomCBS, and now Paramount Global," said Bakish. "As the world of entertainment has evolved, Jo Ann has been on the forefront of advertising innovations that have been instrumental to establishing Paramount as a trusted partner and must-buy for advertisers everywhere. Her talent and passion for this business is only matched by her exceptional ability to lead through change, building talented teams and enduring client relationships throughout her illustrious career. She has made an indelible mark on Paramount during her record tenure, and we are grateful for her continued contributions."
Bakish continued: "John is a proven leader and visionary who has driven innovations in Paramount's advertising business that have set the pace for the entire industry for years. His deep understanding of both the linear and digital businesses, and the underlying forces driving their change, has guided key advancements in our advertising products and empowered us to deliver better outcomes for our clients. Given the rapid pace of evolution in advertising, John is ideally suited to lead Paramount's sales organization forward."
Ross joined CBS in 1992 as Vice President of Olympic Sales and rose to become the first woman to serve as sales chief of a broadcast network and the longest tenured sales head in broadcast television. She shepherded transformative advertising practices for the industry that instituted the company's first-mover advantage and sustained market-leading position, from creating new ways to sell network programing and genre-defining franchises to successfully adapting to the advent of digital video and streaming platforms. Along the way, her sharp wit, ingenuity and steadfast commitment to her team and clients became a hallmark of her superlative leadership — including leveraging the company's expansive portfolio and massive footprint to advance diversity and inclusion.
As a result, Ross has been recognized with innumerable industry awards and accolades throughout her groundbreaking and storied career. In November, she will accept the prestigious Center for Communication's Frank Stanton Award, honoring individuals who not only achieve great success in the business, but who also serve as tireless advocates for a more equitable industry. She serves on the board of directors of the John A. Reisenbach Foundation, the Ad Council, the VAB, the International Radio and Television Society, and FourBlock. She also supports Memorial Sloan Kettering's Cycle for Survival to accelerate progress in rare cancer research.
Halley joined Viacom in 2007 and has led commercial and business operations in various roles for Viacom, ViacomCBS and now Paramount's advertising efforts over the last 15 years. He has worked closely with Ross to unify the sales team post-merger and drive a go-to-market strategy that has been integral to the company's extraordinary digital advertising growth. Halley's continual focus on innovation and ad effectiveness over the years has led to multiple product introductions, including the development of Vantage, the industry's leading audience targeting platform; the launch of EyeQ, Paramount's scaled, multi-billion dollar connected TV ad product; and the creation of OpenAP, the advanced activation platform for the convergent video marketplace that enables scale and transactional simplicity for new currencies. Halley currently serves as Chairman of OpenAP and is a board member of Blockgraph, the IAB, and the VAB. He is also Chairman of the New York Chapter of the March of Dimes and a board member of Literacy Inc.
About Paramount
Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution, and advertising solutions.
For more information about Paramount, please visit www.paramount.com and follow @ParamountCo on social platforms.
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Booth #1743
TEMECULA, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasturebird, a company on a mission to revolutionize agriculture by applying modern technology to ancient farming methods and make pasture raised poultry more accessible for everyone, is today unveiling bold new packaging and celebrating its launch into retail at 2022 Natural Products Expo East. Exhibiting at the show for the first time and a NEXTY Award finalist, attendees are invited to stop by booth #1743 to learn more about the brand.
Pasturebird's new packaging, designed by Pearlfisher NYC, pays homage to the company's regenerative roots, focusing on the adage "you are what you eat eats." But what's truly unique about the packaging and what sets it apart from other brands in the meat case is the flip-up sleeve, which allows Pasturebird to tell the story of who the brand is and what pasture raised is in more detail. This special sleeve includes bold callouts to Pasturebird's revolutionary production system, where birds are raised on fresh grass in a "beautiful dance" - or the daily rotation of chickens to fresh pasture daily to graze through the company's ARC and other mobile coops.
Pasturebird's chicken is also rolling out into a selection of natural and traditional grocers across the country for the first time, though with a focus on the East and West Coasts. These stores include Sprouts Farmers Market (in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey), Jimbo's...Naturally!, Raley's O-N-E Market, Nugget Market, Oliver's Market, Lassens, Vicente Foods and Frazier Farms Market. Pasturebird will also be expanding into several other retailers through the end of 2022.
"I spent a lot of time on the East Coast in the Marine Corps, so it's a dream come true to exhibit at Expo East this year and launch into the retail world on this side of the country with fresh packaging that truly embodies our mission and values," said Paul Greive, co-founder of Pasturebird. "So much of the meat aisle is about confusing labels, certifications and claims, so it's hard for consumers to know what to buy. We are bringing that big, regenerative story front and center on our packaging through beautiful imagery and messaging that helps consumers understand that our chicken is very different and even better than traditional free range and organic poultry."
To learn more about Pasturebird, please visit www.pasturebird.com.
Pasturebird is on a mission to revolutionize agriculture by applying modern technology to ancient farming methods and making pasture-raised more accessible for everyone. Believing in the regenerative power of pasture-raised chicken for land, animal and community, its goal is to improve the standard for raising animals and revolutionize farming from a man-made system of depletion back to a natural ecosystem of perpetual regeneration and replenishment. The company offers a variety of chicken products, from whole and spatchock chickens to chicken wings, drumsticks and breasts. Pasturebird is available direct-to-consumer nationwide, in regional Sprouts Farmers Market locations, Jimbo's...Naturally!, Raley's O-N-E Market, Nugget Markets, Oliver's Market, Lassens, Vicente Foods and Frazier Farms Market, and in select restaurants and butcheries in Southern California. To learn more, please visit www.pasturebird.com.
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Enrollment begins for new community of Reimbursement Opinion Leaders (ROLs) designed to improve the access-to-treatment experience for patients
MORRISVILLE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Policy Reporter, a TrialCard company, today announced the launch of Policy Reporter Partners, a community of Reimbursement Opinion Leaders (ROLs) whose mission is to improve the access-to-treatment experience for patients through professional knowledge sharing. PR Partners brings together the growing, yet often dispersed and siloed, universe of reimbursement professionals and patient advocates in a modern and compliant way. Partners can select from a variety of traditional and online settings such as group advisory boards, one-on-one interviews, and custom online surveys to share their expertise, earn honoraria, and support charitable causes.
"ROLs play a key role in ensuring patients are able to successfully access the treatments they so desperately need," said Peter Weissberg, Managing Director for Policy Reporter. "With PR Partners, these reimbursement professionals now have a vehicle to share their expertise with one another while also providing insights to our pharmaceutical, diagnostics, and device manufacturers who are continuously seeking ways to enhance their own patient support programs and reimbursement strategies. This valuable information will be instrumental as we work to create solutions for our clients within the complex and ever-changing reimbursement environment."
PR Partners is actively accepting new Partner applications. Interested individuals with the following experiences may register now at www.policyreporter.com/partners:
- Hospital/Physician Reimbursement Staff (Access Coordinators, Prior Authorization Teams)
- Health Plan/PBM Medical Director or Pharmacy Director
- Guidelines and Pathways Committee Leadership
- Patient Advocacy Organizations
- Pharmaceutical, Diagnostics, and Device Manufacturers
- Healthcare Policy Professionals
"The launch of PR Partners reflects our company's continued commitment to patient advocates and payers, as well as charitable organizations within our communities," added Tim Ogren, General Manager for Policy Reporter. "For each person that joins PR Partners, Policy Reporter will make a donation to the Ronald McDonald House, a family and children's non-profit charity dedicated to supporting families with sick children in their time of need."
For more information about PR Partners, please contact Policy Reporter at partners@policyreporter.com.
Policy Reporter provides innovative healthcare software solutions to track payer policies in near real time and a suite of consulting services to enhance market access strategies and patient support programs. Its clients include many of the largest pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics manufacturers along with leading academic institutions and organized provider groups. For more information or a free demo, please visit https://www.policyreporter.com.
TrialCard Incorporated is a full-service life sciences commercialization company that provides comprehensive solutions that span the entire biopharmaceutical value chain. In addition to a foundation of fully integrated, digitally enabled patient support services, its broader offerings include everything from late-stage clinical trial supply management to post-marketing HCP engagement services and proprietary data-as-a-service payer intelligence and insights. Founded in 2000, TrialCard provides commercialization support for more than 400 life science customers and has connected over 36 million patients with more than $22 billion in branded drug savings to date. The company is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina. For more information about TrialCard, please visit www.trialcard.com.
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VILLANOVA, Pa., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prolifagen Therapeutics, a biotech startup developing medicines for cardiac regeneration, has appointed M. Alexander Shaw, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Dr. Shaw will lead Prolifagen's efforts in bringing new medicines to market to prevent development of heart failure in patients with large myocardial infarcts.
Dr. Shaw succeeds Claudine Bruck, PhD, who co-founded Prolifagen and successfully led it through initial pre-clinical studies of its microRNA therapeutic, miR-302. Dr. Bruck will remain with the company as Chairperson of the Board. "Dr. Shaw's combination of drug development expertise along with his experience in running and growing a business makes him a perfect fit for leading Prolifagen as it begins to bring it's therapeutics through pre-clinical studies and into the clinic" said Dr. Bruck.
Bringing 15-years of drug development experience, Dr. Shaw was formerly the Chief Operating Officer at Nuventra Pharma Sciences, where he co-led the company from inception into a stable, revenue generating business prior to its sale in May, 2021. Regarding Prolifagen, Dr. Shaw notes that its patented therapeutic and delivery technology "provide a real chance for heart attack victims to recover and live normal lives largely free of the fear of subsequent heart failure."
Dr. Shaw earned his bachelor's degrees in Chemistry and Biology from Duke University, followed by his PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Washington State University. He went on to an American Heart Association post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He has spent the last 12 years co-developing Nuventra Pharma Sciences from a two-person boutique clinical pharmacology consulting shop into a 125-person full-service drug development consulting group with $22M in annual revenue, successfully exiting from Nuventra via a sale of the company.
Founded in 2016, Prolifagen is an early-stage biotech startup whose mission is to prevent the development of heart failure in patients with large myocardial infarcts. It currently has a microRNA therapeutic, PRO-302, that has been successful in inducing regeneration of heart muscle during the first month after infarct in mouse and pig models. It plans to begin clinical studies soon. Visit Prolifagen.com for more information.
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Kelly Helfrich joins from GM to lead EV practice
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Resource Innovations, a software-enabled clean energy service provider specializing in demand side management (DSM), flexible load management, and advisory services today announces the expansion of its electric vehicle practice. Former GM EV Grid Integration Manager, Kelly Helfrich has been hired to lead the team at a time when the share of electric vehicles on the road continues its upward climb, and as the need for optimizing EV charging with the grid has never been more critical.
"The transportation sector represents a vast opportunity to reduce emissions and have a net positive impact on our climate—greenhouse gas emissions from transportation account for nearly 27 percent of total U.S. emissions, making it the largest contributor in the U.S.," said Resource Innovations CEO and founder, Lauren Casentini. "With Kelly's leadership and expertise, Resource Innovations will focus on the growing transportation electrification ecosystem as a key way for our company to accelerate our positive impact on climate change."
The expanded practice will be structured to include Community Electrification, Fleet Electrification, and EV Grid Optimization and Planning services and products. Learn more at resource-innovations.com/utility-services/electrification.
"I've been fortunate to be a part of the energy, excitement, and investments made from the automotive side to get EV adoption to mainstream, and I'm thrilled to join the Resource Innovations team. We have a well-built mix of utility relationships across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., research and analysis experts, community engagement expertise, plus powerful software that will allow utilities and other stakeholders to intelligently manage their networks as EVs continue their upward trajectory," said Helfrich.
Kelly has 10 years of experience in the EV industry, most recently with General Motors since 2016. While with GM, Kelly held various roles in electrification—leading the Maven EV program deploying Bolt EVs in rideshares across the U.S. and designing public charging infrastructure partnerships, developing and implementing home and public EV charging infrastructure strategies, and vehicle-grid-integration strategy and operations. Through these roles she led partnership development, strategy, and product design. Kelly began her work in the EV space with startup Evercar, a fleet electrification company that implemented a total-cost-of-ownership EV lease utilizing the solar power purchase agreement model.
Businesses interested in partnering with Resource Innovations can find out more at: resource-innovations.com.
Resource Innovations is a nimble yet powerful organization offering software-enabled clean energy services for utilities as well as commercial, industrial, and residential energy consumers. Building on their 20-year history, their experts design and implement leading-edge solutions to support the rapidly changing industry through the clean energy transition. Resource Innovations is a women-led portfolio company of BV Investment Partners, one of the oldest and most experienced sector-focused private equity firms in North America. The company leverages diversity across its team to accelerate energy innovation and make clean and sustainable energy more available, accessible, and affordable.
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Proprietary Materials Combined with Advanced Technology Create The Most Cooling Fabric on the Market
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Transforming sleep through constant innovation in material and technology, Rest Duvet debuts its Evercool™ Cooling Comforter. Featured as one of Good Housekeeping's 11 Best Cooling Comforters as well as Better Home and Garden and Healthline's Best Comforters of 2022, the Evercool™ Cooling Comforter creates optimal sleep conditions allowing for a better night's rest all year long.
"Not only did we want to introduce a product that would transform someone's sleeping experience, we wanted to create a brand that spoke to the direct needs of consumers," said Rest Duvet Cofounder Andy Nguyen. "Whether a self-diagnosed hot sleeper, someone who has extremely sensitive skin, a woman going through various hormonal transitions in her life or just someone who likes elevated comfort, the Rest Evercool™ Comforter is designed to address it all."
The high thermal conductivity of the Evercool™ fabric absorbs and transfers heat 10x faster than cotton, creating one of the coolest and highest Qmax (cooling) fabrics available. Combined with the material consisting of ultra thin fibers that quickly absorb and remove water molecules to produce a dry and temperature regulated sleeping environment, the feel and immediate cooling effects are conducive for a perfect night's rest.
"With our direct manufacturer to consumer approach, we take real-time feedback from our customers in order to create products that make a difference in their lives while also having a positive impact on the community. This further allows consumers and manufacturers to work closer together, and for us to be more responsive to the wants and needs of individuals," added Nguyen.
The proprietary fabric is hypoallergenic and gentle on skin.The comforter's breathable fabric ensures sleepers are kept at a serenely fresh temperature all night long, and its weight keeps people cozy and snug. The comforter is also 100% machine wash safe.
In addition to The Evercool™ Cooling Comforter's original two-tone blue shade, it is now offered in a neutral two-tone gray as well, providing customers with more opportunities to incorporate it into the style of their homes.
To learn more about Rest's Evercool™ Cooling Comforter, please visit www.restduvet.com.
Rest Duvet offers a range of products that deliver customized comfort, which results in higher quality rest. By redefining the benchmarks of comfort through constant innovation in form, material and technology, Rest products are crafted with innovative materials not commonly used in bedding, to deliver a refreshing, transformative sleep experience. Through a direct-to-consumer approach, Rest Duvet offers customers premium products without the luxury price tags. The current suite of products includes down duvets, down-alternative duvets and the recently launched Evercool™ Comforter. To learn more, please visit www.restduvet.com.
Established in 2021, MTC Global collaborates with knowledgeable changemakers around the world, working with manufacturers to directly service consumers. Through advanced technology and direct relationships with top manufacturers, MTC Global allows for optimal product development while ensuring a level of modern sustainability, limiting waste and offering lower costs at any scale. The global company pushes innovation, while simultaneously connecting with people through the process.
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New documentary features narration by Emmy nominated actress Sandra Oh and original music by Grammy and Academy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In March 2021, a 21-year-old man murdered eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia. The shooting was a watershed moment in a year of increasing violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). For many, the tragic events became a galvanizing moment, reigniting a sense of collective identity and political engagement within AAPI communities. Now, as violence against AAPI people continues to surge nationwide, a new one-hour documentary chronicles the troubling escalation of hate and spotlights the movement to turn grief and anger into action. Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March premieres on Monday, October 17 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/RisingAgainstAsianHate, the PBS Video App and on the PBS YouTube channel.
Narrated by Emmy nominated actress Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy, Killing Eve) with music by Academy and Grammy Award-winning musician Jon Batiste and Grammy nominated musician Cory Wong, Rising Against Asian Hate pays tribute to the lives lost, examines the rise of anti-Asian racism and documents a growing movement to fight back and stop the hate.
Rising Against Asian Hate features interviews with Robert Peterson, son of the late Yong Ae Yue, who was killed in the Atlanta spa shootings; community leaders and organizers and politicians including Stacey Abrams (former Georgia State Representative, founder of Fair Fight and Democratic gubernatorial candidate), Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY 6th District), Georgia State Sen. Michelle Au, Georgia State Rep. Bee Nguyen, Georgia State Rep. Samuel Park and Byung J. "BJay" Pak (former Senate-confirmed U.S. Attorney and legislator); among others.
"The tragedy of the Atlanta shootings and the events of the past two years have compelled a deep reflection within the community about our place in the American polity. It has galvanized the Asian American community to speak up and speak out," said Titi Yu, Director of Rising Against Asian Hate.
"We watched in horror and shock as vicious attacks on Asian Americans were caught on camera, and we saw how this violence escalated to the killing of six women of Asian descent in the Atlanta shooting," said Gina Kim, Executive Producer of Rising Against Asian Hate. "With this documentary we hope to examine this troubling escalation of racism against the AAPI community, pay respect to the lives lost and impacted by the violence, and champion those coming together to fight against the hate."
"The rise in anti-Asian hate incidents over the past few years has been unlike anything we've seen in the 42 years that CAAM has been supporting Asian American stories," says Center for Asian American Media Director of Programs Donald Young. "With so much attention focused on the accused shooter in Atlanta, this film is a necessary, in-depth look at the stories behind the victims and the effects on the community."
"We are pleased to bring this critically important film to audiences nationwide," said Lesley Norman, Executive Producer of National Programming for The WNET Group. "It is essential to our mission to present content that reflects and represents the experiences of people across our nation. We hope this film will help to advance social justice and understanding through education."
"The shocking events that took place in Atlanta, and the acts of violence that continue to take place in communities across the country, are tragic and unthinkable," said Margaret Ebrahim, Senior Director, General Audience Programming at PBS. "Rising Against Asian Hate epitomizes PBS's mission to produce trusted, thought-provoking content that goes beyond the surface level; to provide a platform for discussion, and to foster a culture of understanding about issues that ultimately impact us all. PBS is honored to present this film."
The film is part of The WNET Group's Exploring Hate: Antisemitism, Racism and Extremism, a public media reporting initiative examining the roots and rise of hate in America and across the globe. To complement Rising Against Asian Hate, the Exploring Hate digital series be/longing: Asian Americans Now profiles Asian American trailblazers from across the country in five stories of belonging and exclusion; resilience and hope; and solidarity in the face of hate. Rising Against Asian Hate filmmakers Gina Kim and Titi Yu are the subjects of episode five of be/longing and shed light on what they discovered about the AAPI community in the face of anti-Asian violence.
Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March is produced by Repartee Films, LLC in association with the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and The WNET Group for PBS.
Gina Kim is executive producer and Titi Yu is director. For CAAM, Stephen Gong and Donald Young are executive producers and James Ott is executive-in-charge. For Exploring Hate, Eugenia Harvey is executive producer and Judy Greenspan is series producer. For The WNET Group, Lesley Norman is executive producer and Stephen Segaller is executive-in-charge. Margaret Ebrahim is the Executive in Charge for PBS.
Major funding for Rising Against Asian Hate: One Day in March is provided by the Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation/JustFilms, The Asian American Foundation, the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, and by public television viewers. The program is also made possible by The WNET Group's "Exploring Hate" initiative (for a complete list of funders, visit pbs.org/exploringhate). Additional support is provided by Sandy Gooch and Harry Lederman, and the Hansji Corporation.
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The WNET Group creates inspiring media content and meaningful experiences for diverse audiences nationwide. It is the community-supported home of New York's THIRTEEN – America's flagship PBS station – WLIW21, THIRTEEN PBSKids, WLIW World and Create; NJ PBS, New Jersey's statewide public television network; Long Island's only NPR station WLIW-FM; ALL ARTS, the arts and culture media provider; and newsroom NJ Spotlight News. Through these channels and streaming platforms, The WNET Group brings arts, culture, education, news, documentary, entertainment and DIY programming to more than five million viewers each month. The WNET Group's award-winning productions include signature PBS series Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, PBS NewsHour Weekend and Amanpour and Company and trusted local news programs MetroFocus and NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi. Inspiring curiosity and nurturing dreams, The WNET Group's award-winning Kids' Media and Education team produces the PBS KIDS series Cyberchase, interactive Mission US history games, and resources for families, teachers and caregivers. A leading nonprofit public media producer for nearly 60 years, The WNET Group presents and distributes content that fosters lifelong learning, including multiplatform initiatives addressing poverty, jobs, economic opportunity, social justice, understanding and the environment. Through Passport, station members can stream new and archival programming anytime, anywhere. The WNET Group represents the best in public media. Join us.
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The proprietary building method by Scala will be used across its campuses to significantly reduce construction time and enable the company's expansion to 15 new locations by 2023
SÃO PAULO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scala Data Centers, the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market, announces the launch of FastDeploy. Through a proprietary design and construction methodology created by its Center of Excellence in Engineering, the solution allows implementing data centers up to 50% less time when compared to the traditional model. The scalable solution is highly replicable and is based on prefabricated and transportable modular components which are integrated into buildings at the data center location keeping the same quality and security experience compared to traditional data centers.
Located in metropolitan regions, regional data centers have been gaining relevance, as they serve as a bridge between the large traditional data centers located in central regions and other locations with high population, industrial and intense economic activity concentrations. Close to high density workloads, regional data centers enable the computational processing of various services and applications that require low latency, such as the Metaverse, Internet of Things (IoT), telemedicine, self-driving cars, among others, whose implementation will be accelerated by 5G in Latin America. Currently, there are more than 87 cities in the region with a population of over 500 thousand inhabitants, 26 of which have more than 2 million inhabitants, in addition to relevant economic activity.
"With FastDeploy, our Hyperscale customers will be able to explore new regional and strategic markets in record time, with all the advantages that pioneering brings, scaling their operations as demand grows", explains Marcos Peigo, CEO at Scala. "As FastDeploy's capacity blocks are independent and can be added up on demand, this approach allows for long-term contracts with smooth ramps of growth to higher demands. It will also allow for the implementation of shared buildings, without losing the individualized customization feature that was already available in our single tenant developments, and present in high-capacity buildings", adds the executive.
The first markets to receive the FastDeploy solution will be Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre, in Brazil, where the company has already started the construction of two regional data centers with initial capacities of 10.8MW and 7.2MW, respectively. In the state of Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, the infrastructure is born within a 70,000 square-meter campus to meet the demand of a global cloud provider with expansion planned for a total of 70MW, including all phases, with the addition of two buildings. In Porto Alegre, South of Brazil, the Scala project will be officially launched in early October at an event attended by the city's mayor. The project comprises expansion in the region and is a single-tenant anchored by a large content provider. The new Scala FastDeploy data centers are expected to be operational in first quarter of 2023.
FastDeploy is made up of modular components that provide power and cooling resources ready to support varying densities, reaching more than 20KW per rack. All FastDeploy sites are born with a starting capacity of 2MW, which can be scaled by implementing additional MiniPODs delivering 60 racks per block.
Through a strategic and exclusive agreement with Scala, the smart modular structures are manufactured by Brazilian Modular Data Centers in a modern factory launched in 2022 and which has more than 20,000 square meters of area to support, especially, FastDeploy demands. The manufacturer delivers ready-made, load-tested, commissioned and TIA-942 Ready-certified modular components throughout Latin America.
FastDeploy operates on 100% renewable and certified energy, in line with Scala's portfolio. The solution is also endorsed by the ANSI/TIA-942 Rated 3 standard, which attests to electrical, mechanical, telecom, architecture and safety parameters for the construction and design of data centers. Scala is the only colocation operator in the region to work with this comprehensive standard.
About Scala Data Centers
Scala Data Centers is the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market. Headquartered in Brazil and founded by DigitalBridge, it was developed to meet and exceed the growing demand for digital access in Latin America. Scala has a highly qualified team of over 500 professionals and applies a flexible and innovative approach to providing exceptional quality colocation services to Hyperscale clients, cloud-based software and service providers, and large enterprises. We customize state-of-the-art solutions for each client in the construction of the latest generation data centers, with high availability, the best energy efficiency rates, and superior density. All this allied to the best sustainability practices guided by our ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) program. For more information, visit www.scaladatacenters.com.
About Modular Data Centers
Modular is a platform for the development and production of modular data centers and modular components for data centers which was born as a leader in the Latin American market, combining a privileged view of the market with a proven entrepreneurial capacity. We design and manufacture intelligent, customizable, and high-quality structures, aligning our solutions to clients' needs and market evolution. Our modules leave the factory tested, commissioned and TIA-942 Ready certified to support varied demands, materializing the path to a future of infinite possibilities and enabled by quality digital infrastructure. For more details, visit www.modulardtc.com.
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- Annette Clayton: "The Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changing investment in America's clean energy future"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Schneider Electric joined energy sector leaders and elected officials to celebrate the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House. Annette Clayton, CEO of Schneider Electric North America, released the following statement prior to her attendance:
"The Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changing investment in America's clean energy future," said Annette Clayton, CEO of Schneider North America. "These resources couldn't be more urgent as the country fights inflation, rising energy costs and the effects of climate change. This law jumpstarts the deployment and adoption of cleaner, more resilient energy technologies and rapidly expands domestic manufacturing to create good-paying jobs for American workers. It also democratizes access to renewable and sustainable sources of energy and energy efficiency savings. As one of the world's most sustainable companies, Schneider Electric has been at the forefront of electrifying and modernizing the nation's energy infrastructure and we are excited to help build America's clean energy future as this pivotal new law is implemented."
Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and industrial automation, has a long history of partnering with the government to advance the clean energy transition. With more than 17,000 U.S. employees and its North American headquarters in Boston, MA, Schneider Electric has operations across 48 states, including hubs in Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, and Nashville, TN. In early 2022, the company announced construction of a new 160,000 square foot manufacturing plant in El Paso, TX as part of a $100 million regional investment to increase production and speed the delivery of electrical products to customers in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Schneider Electric is also the world's leading builder of microgrids, including an energy security microgrid at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, CA to allow mission-critical operations to continue uninterrupted if the utility power grid is compromised or damaged, as well as a microgrid to enable cleaner, more resilient operations at the Port of Long Beach, the second busiest sea port in the nation.
In addition, the company has helped the U.S. Navy modernize 90 buildings and optimize its data center operations at two bases using $114 million in guaranteed energy savings. It also implemented more than $7 million in infrastructure upgrades at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Puerto Rico to enhance patient care, all delivered with no upfront capital investment through a guaranteed energy savings performance contract.
Schneider's purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On.
Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.
We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud connecting products, controls, software, and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries.
We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.
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Dozens of machines have been bought by university campuses nationwide
CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield T3, a spin out of the University of Illinois System's Discovery Partners Institute, is now providing vending machines stocked with more than 300 of its saliva-based, PCR tests for COVID-19. (Download a 3D rendering here.)
Students activate the machines with their smartphones, by scanning a QR code, at no cost to the student. The machines come with a dropbox, so a user can collect a sample and submit his or her test immediately.
Shield T3 promises results within 24 hours via text message and email. Universities are currently paying $20 to $40 per test for this service including the cost of the vending machine.
"The reality is that most campuses don't have pharmacies where students can easily access tests, much less our highly accurate PCR test," said David Clark, Shield T3's CEO. "Further tests of all kinds are expensive. This is an easy way for colleges to continue to secure affordable, high-quality testing for their students."
College administrators are able to access demand and positivity-rate data from the tests purchased from their machines via an online dashboard. It's a far more affordable way to get a read on infection rates than widespread testing.
"Outbreaks are still happening and colleges still need to ensure that in-person classes can be held safely," said Bill Jackson, Shield T3's principal officer of Shield T3. "This is a way, with little to no effort on the school's part, to protect students and gauge the number of students who are infected."
Shield T3 grew out of an easy-to-administer PCR saliva test developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2020. The company has a track record, having run more than 4.8 million saliva tests nationwide for more than 250 schools, businesses and other organizations.
To learn more about the vending machines, please visit www.ShieldT3.com or contact info@shieldt3.com.
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SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: SIFY), India's leading Digital ICT solutions provider with global service capabilities spanning Data Center, Cloud, Networks, Security and Digital services, and Aquila Clouds, a leader in cloud financial management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership that has added FinOps capabilities to Sify's industry-leading cloud management platform, Cloudinfinit.
Today's announcement marks the availability of Cloudinfinit FinOps, powered by Aquila Clouds. This technology-leading FinOps platform provides cloud asset management, performance, and cost trend analysis, cloud cost optimization and automation, budget control, chargeback, security and compliance management, and more. This FinOps addition to Cloudinfinit now enables cloud operators and finance managers to run lean, optimized, and secure cloud operations.
"We see a huge win-win situation for Sify and Aquila Clouds in this partnership," said Jitender Durairajan, Head of Cloud Engineering and Solutions at Sify Technology. "Using Aquila Clouds to power Sify's Cloudinfinit FinOps capabilities significantly shortens our time-to-market and creates immediate value for our customers who increasingly need a decipherable pattern to their cloud financials."
Besides FinOps, Aquila Clouds also powers Sify's billing operations with its BillOps platform. Aquila Clouds BillOps streamlines and automates billing operations, providing capabilities to customize pricing rules that perfectly fit Sify's' business model.
"We are delighted that Aquila Clouds FinOps solution has been included to power Sify's Cloudinfinit FinOps offering," said Desmond Chan, co-founder, and CPO at Aquila Clouds. "Being chosen by such a strong Enterprise Cloud Solutions Provider is a great testament to the strength of our solution. We look forward to creating great success for both companies in the near future."
About Sify Technologies
A Fortune India 500 company, Sify Technologies is India's most comprehensive ICT service & solution provider. With Cloud at the core of our solutions portfolio, Sify is focussed on the changing ICT requirements of the emerging Digital economy and the resultant demands from large, mid, and small-sized businesses.
Sify's infrastructure comprising 11 state-of-the-art Data Centers, the largest MPLS network, partnership with global technology majors, and deep expertise in business transformation solutions modeled on the cloud, make it the first choice of start-ups, SMEs, and even large Enterprises on the verge of a revamp.
Internationally, Sify has a presence across North America, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Sify, www.sify.com, Sify Technologies, and www.sifytechnologies.com are registered trademarks of Sify Technologies Limited.
About Aquila Clouds
Aquila Clouds is a cloud financial management solution that enables managed service providers, cloud resellers, and enterprises to manage billing and optimize cloud costs and performance. We help organizations that are invested in public clouds to monitor and optimize their cloud deployments and automate their billing operations. Our FinOps and BillOps solutions apply data analytics and AI/ML techniques to achieve continuous monitoring and continuous optimization that has delivered over 20% in cloud cost savings and reduced billing operation time by as much as 82%.
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Fruitwood Smoked Bacon Name Change Effective This Fall
CLAREMONT, N.H., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- North Country Smokehouse's Fruitwood Smoked bacon has a big following. For some, it is the bold flavor, while others lean towards the antibiotic-free, no added growth hormones, and humanely raised attributes. Any way you slice it, one thing is certain. It's GREAT bacon. So why then is North Country Smokehouse making a change to a product that has so clearly won the hearts of many? That's a good question and one the company has asked itself numerous times over the years.
The product launched as better-for-you food trends began to emerge and shoppers started opting for all-natural, preservative free meats. The company named their new certified humane offering Fruitwood Smoked Bacon to differentiate it from the traditional recipe. "We wanted to make it easy for people in search of natural and humanely raised bacon to find what they were looking for. The name made it easier to identify when customers called looking for clean-label products." says Aaron Corbett, North Country Smokehouse CEO. "With growing trends towards sustainability and our commitment to humanely raised and organic farming practices, there's less of a disparity because humanely raised and organic products are the bulk of our business."
What does this mean to the company's Fruitwood Smoked bacon fans? Probably not much since nothing changes but the name. The sweet, smoky flavor and meatiness the product is known for will stay the same. "We are not changing the recipe – it's exceptional." says Mike Kelly, Vice President of National Sales and Business Development. "The packaging is identical so the shoppers who are faithfully adding the product to their cart each week, won't even notice. New to brand shoppers might be more willing to give it a try because they're familiar with the applewood smoke flavor profile." Kelly concludes. North Country smokes all of their bacon over authentic Applewood embers, which is essentially, a Fruitwood - so the change just makes sense.
Fruitwood bacon fans take note, the name change will take effect beginning this fall.
As one of America's few remaining, family-owned smokehouses, North Country's mission is to hand craft premium, artisanal smoked meats through culinary excellence, exceptional animal care standards, and respect for the land. Located in the heart of New England, their authentic charcuterie features only the best hand-selected, natural ingredients, and small batch smoking process over embers of local hardwoods.
Available in traditional, all-natural certified humane ®, and organic varieties, the NCS product line features smoked bacon, ham, sausages, and deli meats, as well as unique offerings like smoked chicken, and Cajun Pork Tasso. Their recipes are prepared using old world, European techniques, resulting in the distinct flavor they are well-known for today.
Voted America's Best Bacon by Men's Journal, New England's Best Meat by Yankee Magazine, and The Best Bacon in America by Food & Wine, North Country has been noted for balancing taste with time honored tradition and modern food trends.
Available through upscale retailers, discerning distributors, and with custom crafted recipes in noted restaurants, hotels and resorts across the country, North Country has provided customers with better choices at the table for more than a century.
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Leader in IoT extends its portfolio for Matter, Wi-SUN, Amazon Sidewalk, and Wi-Fi 6
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Labs, the leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, today announced a slate of new products that further extend its multiprotocol-supporting, interoperability-driven, and robustly-secure portfolio with new products to advance the innovations and trends shaping the Internet of Things including Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN, and Wi-Fi 6.
In the opening keynote of Silicon Labs' annual Works With Developer Conference, Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson detailed how the era of the Internet of Things is here, and through its breadth of technologies, depth of expertise, and focus on the IoT wireless market, Silicon Labs has ascended to the leadership position in pure-play IoT.
"By 2025, it's estimated that there will be 27 billion connected IoT devices, roughly three or four devices per person on the planet," said Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson. "By focusing our Series 2 product offerings and roadmap on connectivity, interoperability, power efficiency, and security, Silicon Labs is positioned to be in each and every one of those devices."
The Series 2 SoC family was developed under the premise that as the IoT matured, instead of looking for point solutions, the market would be looking for IoT platforms that combine hardware, software, security, tools, and support. The prediction has proven true, and Silicon Labs has nearly doubled its IoT revenue since the first member of the Series 2 family debuted in 2019. Today, Silicon Labs builds on the success of Series 2 with the expansion of the family to include four new products:
- Complete Matter development solutions providing support for Matter over Wi-Fi, Matter over Thread, Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) commissioning, and Matter bridges to Zigbee and Z-Wave, all in advance of the expected release of Matter 1.0 this Fall.
- The first end-to-end development platform with complete connectivity support for Amazon Sidewalk. The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk offers differentiated security with Secure Vault™, sub-gigahertz (GHz) and Bluetooth LE connectivity, and the software and tools for Sidewalk device makers, designers, and developers to get to market faster.
- A new flagship SoC and power amplifier for Wi-SUN, the FG25 SoC and EFF01 Front End Module (FEM), respectively, which when used together, are designed to provide a sub-gigahertz (GHz) transmission range of up to 3 kilometersi in dense urban environments with no data loss.
- Silicon Labs' first Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE SoC family, the SiWx917, which is designed to be the lowest power, longest battery life Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE combination SoC in the industry.
One of the biggest drivers for the new era of IoT will be the Matter standard, which will provide a unifying application layer to bring together multiple smart home ecosystems. To accelerate the adoption of Matter and to fulfill that vision, today Silicon Labs is announcing a portfolio of hardware and software Matter solutions that provide complete, end-to-end Matter development kits for all ecosystems and wireless protocols.
Announced and made generally available earlier this year, the central component of the platform is the Silicon Labs 2.4 GHz wireless MG24 SoC for Bluetooth and multiple-protocol operations and supports Matter over Thread as a single-chip solution. The MG24 has an effective range of up to 200 meters indoors for OpenThread while enabling Bluetooth commissioning of new devices on the same chip. When the MG24 is combined with the ultra-low power Silicon Labs RS9116 Wi-Fi product, it enables development of Matter over Wi-Fi 4 with an easy transition to Silicon Labs' Wi-Fi 6 single-chip Matter SoC in 2023.
All the Silicon Labs Matter solutions bring the industry's best IoT security with Silicon Labs Secure Vault™.
The Silicon Labs Unify SDK, the only multi-protocol software development platform for Matter Border Routers, provides the tools to bridge Matter to other IoT platforms, including Zigbee and Z-Wave, and Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio and GSDK provide developers a single development environment for enabling Matter on wireless devices and seamlessly connecting them to their desired ecosystem.
So no matter the protocol – Bluetooth, Thread, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or Z-Wave – Silicon Labs offers hardware, software, and development tool solution to enable developers to bridge their products to Matter and all the major smart device ecosystems. The MG24 Matter-ready SoC, RS9116 Wi-Fi SoC, the multiprotocol Unify SDK, Simplicity Studio, and the Gecko SDK are available today for developers and designers to begin designing Matter-ready products using the wireless protocol of their choice.
Read more about the Complete Matter Development Kits in our blog post, "Silicon Labs New Matter Development Platform Simplifies the IoT Ecosystem."
Silicon Labs brings industry's first complete wireless development solution for Amazon Sidewalk
As the leader in wireless connectivity, Silicon Labs is one of the only IoT semiconductor companies to offer a complete platform, including both hardware and software, and serves as a one-stop shop for IoT development. Today, Silicon Labs is announcing they're extending that leadership with Amazon Sidewalk, the community network powered by millions of everyday IoT devices found in communities and organizations, by offering an end-to-end development platform: The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk.
The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk comprises low-power, high-performance wireless hardware for all Amazon Sidewalk protocols, including Bluetooth Low Energy, sub-GHz FSK and CSS, software SDKs, and security. The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk comes with a pre-flashed software image and AWS pre-registration, providing developers with a quick start to Amazon Sidewalk development, saving them days in setup. Simplicity Studio, the integrated development environment (IDE) for all Silicon Labs technologies, guides developers through the entire Amazon Sidewalk development journey from start to certifying finalized code into a guided, end-to-end process, maximizing innovation and working efficiency. By working together with Silicon Labs, Amazon is better able to scale their Amazon Sidewalk development from concept to launch, saving time and resources for IoT device makers.
"We're excited to work with Silicon Labs to enable developers to build devices and experiences powered by the secure, ubiquitous, and always-on community network that we are building in Amazon Sidewalk," said Tanuj Mohan, General Manager and Chief Technology Officer at Amazon Sidewalk. "The new Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk streamlines the development process, so developers can deliver innovative products with Amazon Sidewalk's enhanced connectivity at scale."
Silicon Labs is excited to be working with Oxit and New Cosmos USA Inc. on the first gas alarm running on the Silicon Labs Amazon Sidewalk platform: a connected DeNova Detect natural gas alarm that can provide real-time gas leak alerts. With Oxit, an IoT design services company based in North Carolina, New Cosmos USA Inc. will be adding this new alarm to their large portfolio of devices that help save lives. With Amazon Sidewalk, the new alarm will benefit from reliable, long-range, low-bandwidth coverage, extended battery life, and no network connectivity costs. Both Oxit's Amazon Sidewalk IoT integration platform and New Cosmos USA Inc.'s new gas alarm products will be showcased during this year's Works With Developer Conference.
While anyone can develop an Amazon Sidewalk device, Amazon Sidewalk connectivity is currently only available to end consumers and endpoint devices in the U.S. The Silicon Labs Pro Kit for Amazon Sidewalk is sampling today, with general availability planned for 2H 2023.
To see how easy it is for developers to get started with Amazon Sidewalk, read our blog "New Solution from Silicon Labs Streamlines the Amazon Sidewalk Developer Journey."
To learn more about Amazon's perspective on this news and how Sidewalk's enhanced connectivity is helping to deliver new benefits to customers and communities please read their blog, "Amazon Sidewalk unlocks new community benefits for connected devices."
To help address the growing need for intelligent, connected devices in cities and other municipal environments, Silicon Labs is announcing the new FG25 SoC and its complementary RF power amplifier, the EFF01.
Built to be the flagship SoC for low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) like Wi-SUN and other proprietary sub-GHz protocols, the FG25 SoC combines a powerful ARM Cortex-M33 processor with the most internal memory of any SoC in Silicon Labs' portfolio. This large pool of internal memory, combined with Silicon Labs' scalable Wi-SUN Field Area Network (FAN) Border Router 1.1, enables FG25 deployments to scale to hundreds of thousands of nodes. Ideal for Smart Cities, this ability to scale will allow city planners and municipal engineers to connect streetlights, cameras, weather stations, smart metering, utility transmission systems, and more together to enable data-sharing and optimization between city services to improve their efficiency, save costs, and offer more ways for citizens to interact with and get more value from municipal services.
Also launching with the FG25 SoC is the EFF01 RF Front End Module. Designed to amplify the power and transmission range of the FG25 SoC, the EFF01 FEM doubles the effective range of the FG25, allowing it to operate with minimal data loss at a range of up to 3 kilometersi in dense urban environments. The FG25 and EFF01 are currently sampling with customers and are anticipated to become generally available in Q4 2022 and Q2 2023, respectively.
To learn more about how the FG25 and EFF01 contribute to creating more intelligent cities, read the blog post "Secure Sub-GHz SoC Ideal for Wi-SUN Smart City Applications".
Deloitte's "2022 Connectivity and Mobile Trends Survey" found that the average US household has up to 22 connected devices. That number is expected to grow. But with this greater density comes additional challenges that Wi-Fi 6 is designed to address with features that provide the capacity, efficiency, coverage, and performance required by users in demanding Wi-Fi environments.
To meet those challenges, Silicon Labs is announcing the new secure ultra-low power SiWx917 Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE combination SoC, the first Wi-Fi 6 solution in Silicon Labs' portfolio. The SiWx917 is a single-chip solution that is Matter-ready, includes an integrated applications processor, and offers industry-leading energy efficiency, making it ideal for battery-powered or energy-efficient IoT devices with always-on cloud connectivity.
In addition to SiWx917's Wi-Fi 6 support for high-performance in dense wireless environments, it includes a dual-core architecture, a quad-thread ThreadArch® processor for wireless connectivity, and an ARM Cortex M4F for user application processing. It also integrates embedded SRAM, FLASH, an AI/ML accelerator, an enhanced PSA Level 2 certifiable security engine, and a power management subsystem in a single 7x7 package. The SiWx917 is a fully integrated SoC designed to deliver exceptional compute power, faster machine learning processing, best-in-class security, enough memory to run wireless stacks and applications, and ultra-low current consumption for long battery life. This can help users reduce development costs and device footprint, future-proof their applications, and accelerate time to market.
The SiWx917 is currently sampling, with general availability anticipated in early Q3 2023.
See why Wi-Fi is so critical to Matter by reading our blog, "Wi-Fi 6: Addressing the Greater Density of Wi-Fi IoT Devices".
These announcements and more are taking place during Silicon Labs' annual Works With Developer Conference, the premier developer conference for building the skills needed to create impactful connected devices while bringing together the technology brands, device manufacturers, alliances, designers, wireless standards, and ecosystem providers that are leading the way towards a more unified wireless experience.
Registration for Works With is free, and sessions are available across all time zones. Visit the Works With agenda for more information on the over 75 technical sessions, ten hands-on workshops, and 150+ subject matter experts, including executives from ABI Research, Amazon, Edge Impulse, Google, Kudelski IoT, the mioty alliance, MYSPHERA, OMDIA, Oxit, Schneider Electric, SensiML, Tigo Energy, and the Wi-SUN Alliance. Sessions will also be made available on-demand after the conclusion of Works With.
Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem, and robust support make us an ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home, and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies, and improve lives. For more information, visit www.Silabs.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MSBAI, an Air Force Techstars 2020 company, and partners Georgia Tech and the University of Central Florida, have been awarded a SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase 1 contract to adapt the GURU 'Universal Interface for Simulation' to revolutionize In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) missions.
SpaceWERX, the space-focused arm of the Air Force technology incubator AFWERX, launched the Orbital Prime program in November 2021 to explore a broad range of innovative defense-related dual-purpose technologies for on-orbit approach, on-orbit object acquisition and on-orbit object servicing. Example applications include repair and refueling of existing satellites, removing and recycling orbital debris, and manufacturing products in space. Rather than create a program of record to conduct ISAM missions, SpaceWERX director Lt. Col. Walter McMillan said he hopes to "commercialize an entire mission area," growing the Space Force's industrial base, and fostering collaboration between small businesses and university researchers.
Gabe Mounce, deputy director of SpaceWERX, said Orbital Prime is intended to help "prime the pump, if you will, on a nascent market in national security space and signal to the industry what direction the government wants to go in."
The government as a market driver in the ISAM sector is "something that's been talked about for a long time in this industry," said Meagan Crawford, co-founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm SpaceFund. With Orbital Prime, the Space Force is "finally planting a flag" and putting in real money.
GURU enables you to set up simulations in minutes, not hours so that you can get the answers you need fast enough to act on. In partnership with Professors Karen Feigh of Georgia Tech and Tarek Elgohary of the University of Central Florida, MSBAI will adapt GURU to hyper-enable operators, mission teams, and analysts to radically scale up their use of sophisticated trajectory design and mission planning software like NASA's General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) — which presently require a significant amount of time, labor, and expertise to use.
Prof. Feigh is a cognitive engineer with expertise in space situational awareness. She will focus on leveraging GURU to bring high-level decision-making down to actionable plans. Prof. Elgohary has expertise in astrodynamics, optimal control, robotics, and space situational awareness. He will research highly efficient and adaptable trajectory design and mission planning algorithms. The team will explore a novel optimal trajectory design approach that integrates constrained dynamics and optimal control theory with a data-driven scheme.
Headquartered at the Los Angeles AFWERX hub, SpaceWERX inspires and empowers collaboration with innovators to accelerate capabilities and shape our future in space.
MSBAI is a privately held small business located in Los Angeles, CA, developing GURU, so you can set up simulations in minutes.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Hosting, one of the largest providers of virtual servers and cloud-based QuickBooks and Sage hosting in the U.S. and Canada, is pleased to announce today that it has acquired Tech Commandos, another step in a 5-year acquisition plan focused on becoming the leading financial cloud hosting provider with cloud computing and Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS). The expansion will immediately grow the Summit Hosting customer base and add a new practice area focusing on ACT Hosting, further solidifying Summit Hosting as a leader in small and medium-sized business (SMB) hosting providers.
"We are excited about the Tech Commandos acquisition as we continue to expand our hosting expertise and solidify our place atop the list of cloud hosting services in the SMB marketplace," says Warren Patterson, CEO at Summit Hosting. "We would like to welcome our newest customers and look forward to providing enterprise-level security and a world-class customer experience."
Customers transitioning from Tech Commandos can expect improved security and satisfaction with state-of-the-art data centers and Summit Secure Workspace, an enterprise-level security suite, installed on each server that includes 24/7 security monitoring. They will also have immediate protection from our dedicated 24/7 Security Operations team and access to our 24/7/365 U.S.-based support team.
About Summit Hosting: Summit Hosting is a leading cloud hosting provider for financial applications, including QuickBooks, Sage, and SAP Programs in North America. We offer top-tier hosting platforms for customers worldwide, with over 8,000 servers and 30,000 end-users running in our environments. We pride ourselves on giving our customers every tool they need to make their day-to-day more manageable and allow their business to grow.
About Silver Oak Services Partners: Founded in 2005 and based in Evanston, IL, Silver Oak is a leading lower middle market private equity firm focused exclusively on service businesses. Silver Oak invests in business, healthcare, and consumer services companies in the lower middle market, typically with EBITDA of $4 million to $25 million.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for HYMC, NIO, FFIE, LCID, and MARA.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SYRS, AVCT, SPPI, RIVN, and PTON.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SHOP, TGT, COIN, WMT, and META.
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